I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 792 The truth comes out
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, the prefect Wang Jian, and the Qianhu Station guard Li Qishang have all confessed!"

After hearing the news, Hai Rui's expression didn't change much. He just nodded and responded in a subtle way.

Hai Rui had already anticipated Wang Jian and Li Qishang's choice to confess.

After all, he had already learned the relevant personal and material evidence before he came. The confessions from the "rebel" Huang Qing and the soldiers who had made the rebellion together were enough to convict them.

The reason why they were chosen to be imprisoned and interrogated strictly was to complete the process and also to shock the officials of Songjiang Mansion.

Moreover, even if they want to resist to the end, they will still confess obediently after trying the punishment of Jin Yiwei.

Immediately, Hai Rui came back to his senses, turned his gaze to the guard in charge of the torture, and ordered: "Take me over and have a look!"

"Yes, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"

The guard did not dare to show any indifference to the imperial envoy's request, and immediately leaned down and said respectfully.

Later, under the escort of many guards, Hai Rui went to the prison where Wang Jian, the prefect of Songjiang, was imprisoned, and Li Qishang, who was guarding Qianhu Station.

Perhaps it was because he had been out of the sun for a long time. As soon as Hai Rui entered the prison, a disgusting musty smell hit his face, and there were still dark stains that could not be cleaned away in the gaps between the stone tiles on the floor. Red blood stains.

Under the guidance of two jailers, Hai Rui and his group walked through the long and narrow corridor.

When the prisoners in the cell saw Hai Rui's arrival, they seemed to be grasping at straws, with a look of hope on their faces. They desperately leaned in front of the cell door and shouted their injustice.

"Sir, the younger one was wronged. The younger one was framed, and that's why he was locked up in the cell!"

"Sir, my little one has been farming for generations, so how can he collude with bandits?"

"Sir, the little one has never stolen anything before. It was because of them that they surrendered..."

At this time, looking at the prisoners who were crying out for injustice, the two jailers who were responsible for leading the way couldn't help but have a look of panic on their faces.

After all, the person in front of them is an imperial minister sent by the imperial court to investigate the case. If they offend him, even if they have ten lives, it will not be enough to kill him.

If this matter were normal, they would have gone up to deal with this group of prisoners.

Due to the presence of Hai Rui, the imperial envoy, the two jailers had no choice but to stop and persuade each other with humble expressions.

Seeing this situation, Hai Rui cleared his throat and said in a deep voice in front of many prisoners present.

"I am an imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to investigate the case. If you are wronged, just report it to the police. Someone will redress your grievances when the time comes."

"If anyone wants to use this to escape from the crime, the crime will be increased twice, and they will all be punished according to the Ming Law!"

When Hai Rui's powerful words fell, the faces of the prisoners in the cell were filled with tears of gratitude. Many of them could not suppress their inner excitement and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Master Qingtian! Lord Qingtian!”

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After Hai Rui and his party arrived at the cell where Songjiang prefect Wang Jian was imprisoned, they happened to meet Zhu Qi who had finished copying the confession and was about to leave.

At this time, Zhu Qi was wearing black clothes, and behind him were two similarly dressed guards.

Seeing Hai Rui's arrival, Zhu Qi stepped forward, bowed his hands to Hai Rui, and took the lead in saying hello: "Master Hai!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Rui nodded slightly and then returned the salute to Zhu Qi: "You're welcome, sir!"

When the remaining people saw this situation, they knew that the identities of these people in black were not simple.

Immediately, a trace of hesitation flashed across Hai Rui's face. He looked in the direction of Zhu Qi and asked, "Sir, what is this..."

Then, as if Hai Rui suddenly realized something, he quickly changed his words: "If it's not convenient to disclose it, you can just pretend that you didn't say anything."

But Zhu Qi didn't mean to avoid it. He just waved his hand and explained: "It's not a big deal. I just made a copy of the confession so that I can make a good deal with you later!"

Hai Rui relaxed after hearing this. After the two parties exchanged a few words, Zhu Qi casually found an excuse and left the prison with the two Jinyi guards behind him.

After that, Hai Rui also saw Wang Jian, the prefect of Songjiang, whose limbs were shackled, his body covered with scars, in a miserable state, and his soul was lost, and Li Qishang, who guarded the Qianhu Station.

Judging from the scars on their bodies and the remaining bruises on their faces, these two people had suffered a lot before he came.

At this time, the two were huddled in the corner, shivering, and the cell was filled with a lingering smell of blood.

After receiving the confession from a subordinate on the side, Hai Rui quickly browsed through the contents.

After briefly browsing the confession, Hai Rui signaled to the waiting jailer to open the cell door, and then entered the cell under the escort of the guards.

The moment he saw Hai Rui, Wang Jian ignored the pain all over his body and immediately fell to his knees on the ground, begging Hai Rui with tears streaming down his face.

"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I know that I have committed a serious crime and will inevitably die. Can you please let me spare my wife, children, and children?"

After Wang Jian, Li Qishang also knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Hai Rui, hoping that Hai Rui would let his wife and children go.

Faced with their request, Hai Rui did not rush to agree. Instead, he sat across from him and spoke slowly: "I just read your confessions. Tell me everything you know." , especially this part related to the Xu family, I want to listen to you personally. "

When Hai Rui finished speaking, a trace of confusion flashed across the faces of Wang Jian and Li Qishang.

Then, the two of them bit their lips, as if they had made up their minds, and respectfully responded: "Yes...yes, sir!"

"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, the thing is like this. For a long time, the Songjiang Xu family..."

After listening to the two men's accounts, Hai Rui finally understood the whole story.

What Wang Jian and Li Qishang said was very different from what he learned.

In recent years, the Songjiang Xu family has relied on the power of Xu Jie, the second minister of the cabinet, to seize land in Songjiang Mansion and annex the land in the hands of the people at all costs, causing great resentment among the people.

However, due to Xu Jie's status as the second assistant in the cabinet, even if someone in the court knew about it, they did not dare to speak out and could only turn a blind eye.

Not only that, the Xu family also extended their hands to the military fields of the guard station. The military fields of the guard station were nominally occupied by officers of all levels, but in fact, they were just white gloves of the Xu family.

Even before the imperial court lifted the maritime ban, the Xu family had very close ties with the smuggling families on the southeast coast. By participating in smuggling, the Xu family made a lot of money.

In addition to annexing land on a large scale, the Xu family also owns more than 5,000 looms and employs a large number of weavers to work for the Xu family. The silk in the warehouse is piled up like a mountain. Even if it is described as being as wealthy as a country, it is not an exaggeration. Perhaps with the attitude of breaking the pot, Wang Jian and Li Qishang no longer scrupled, and simply revealed the several murder cases that they had helped the Xu family cover up.

Hearing this, Hai Rui turned around, looked at the subordinates on the side, and ordered: "Record it in the record!"

"Yes, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"

When the subordinate official heard this, he immediately lowered his head and responded without thinking.

After that, Hai Rui was seen taking the confession from the subordinate.

After browsing it roughly, he looked in the direction of Wang Jian and Li Qishang, and then said: "Don't worry, although your sins are unpardonable, I will not embarrass your wives, children, and children."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy! Thank you very much, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"

After hearing Hai Rui's words, Wang Jian and Li Qishang's faces were filled with tears of gratitude. They kowtowed heavily on the ground three times and couldn't stop talking.

Upon hearing this, Hai Rui looked away from the two of them, and after saying yes, he left the cell without looking back.

What awaits them next is beheading.

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Not long after Hai Rui left the prison and returned to the government office under the escort of the guards, guards soon came to report that many officials were outside seeking to see him.

After hearing the news, Hai Rui knew that he didn't have to worry about anything else and just had to follow the steps.

As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down, and the Xu family is currently in this situation.

If these officials want to protect themselves and win leniency from the court, they can only rush to report and expose the Songjiang Xu family.

In addition, in recent years, the Xu family has unscrupulously annexed land in the hands of ordinary people, which has caused public resentment. Naturally, no ordinary people have stood up to speak for them.

On the contrary, seeing that the Xu family in Songjiang is on the verge of collapse, these people will rush to step on it.

Today Hai Rui asked his guards to post notices everywhere in the city for this purpose.

By widely publicizing the news that Wang Jian, the prefect of Songjiang, was imprisoned and awaiting his fate, he announced to the people of Songjiang Prefecture that from today on, Songjiang Prefecture will change!
What can be foreseen next is that there will be an endless stream of people coming to the government office to redress their grievances.

Then, Hai Rui suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, looked in the direction of the guards, and gave instructions: "Well, I know, let them come to see me one by one!"

"Yes, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"

When the guard heard Hai Rui's words, he immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.

Afterwards, many officials waiting outside lined up according to the instructions of Hai Rui, the imperial envoy, and went in to see him one by one, and told everything they knew.

Time passed by slowly, and by the time the last official left tremblingly, it was already late at night.

The desks on the side were already piled with files, and what was recorded in the files were the information disclosed by these officials to Hai Rui, with their signatures and signatures on them.

Just as Hai Rui had predicted, these officials told everything they knew in order to seek leniency.

Most of them are related to the Xu family in Songjiang.

Whether it is participating in smuggling, paying for murder, or allowing evil slaves to hurt people and cause them to become disabled, in short, there are endless crimes.

Looking at the files piled up on the desk, which were nearly a person tall, Hai Rui rubbed his temples with his hands and said silently to himself: "It's almost done, you can get ready to take action."

Hai Rui knew very well that the evidence he had in hand was enough to deal with the Songjiang Xu family.

He plans to take action early tomorrow morning, dispatch troops to inspect the Xu family in Songjiang, eradicate this cancer, and bring peace to the people here.

After the inspection of Xu's house in Songjiang, local officials would be punished by the court one after another. These people were either imprisoned, relegated to another place, or dismissed from their posts and never used again.

The vacancies left by them will soon be filled by new officials sent from the imperial court.

In short, their career was completely over.

But it was lucky to be able to save one life, and it was much better than the ending of the entire family being taken to the execution ground.

After ordering his subordinates to mobilize the accompanying troops to inspect the Xu family in Songjiang early tomorrow morning, Hai Rui relaxed.

At this time, everything that had happened recently flashed through Hai Rui's mind like a slideshow.

First, Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet, suffered from "dementia" and was ill at home. Then, everyone in the government and the public agreed that Xu Jie, the second minister of the cabinet, should take over Yan Song's position. Even Hai Rui thought so.

However, at this critical juncture, the previous case that occurred at the Songjiang Prefecture's Qianhu Office came to light, causing Xu Jie, the second assistant to the cabinet, to be imprisoned and unable to take care of himself.

Hai Rui only knew that the people behind the scenes wanted to use his hand to bring down Xu Jie, the chief minister of the cabinet.

Hai Rui has already made guesses about the identity of the person behind the scenes, but has been unable to come to a conclusion as to the motives of the person behind the scenes.

The files originally sent contained detailed records of the Xu family in Songjiang, who violated the law, brought trouble to the village, wantonly annexed land, participated in smuggling, hired murderers, and many other cases.

In Hai Rui's view, the things recorded in the files were absolutely impossible for ordinary people to achieve.

After much thought, the only person with the greatest suspicion and motive is Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet.

"Suppose Mr. Yan Ge deliberately pretended to be ill in order to relax Mr. Xu Ge's vigilance, and then deliver a fatal blow at the right time."

"But why did Mr. Yan Ge do this? Although he and Xu Ge have always been political enemies and have had a long-standing grudge against each other, His Majesty uses them to balance the power in the court. In other words, no one can do without them. Who!”

"If Mr. Xu Ge is overthrown, Mr. Yan Ge's position as chief minister of the cabinet will not be preserved!"

When Hai Rui thought of this, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and a question that he had ignored resurfaced in his mind.

"By the way, if Mr. Yan Ge holds the idea of ​​becoming an official, then everything will make sense!"

"Only by bringing down Mr. Xu Ge can he guarantee that he will not be liquidated after he becomes an official!"

(End of this chapter)