Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Li Xing and Zhao Si hid in the bushes not far away, discussing countermeasures in low voices.

"If you want to enter the cave, you must first lure away the guard at the door." Li Xing muttered.

Zhao Si suggested: "I think we can make some noise to lure them over to investigate, and then take the opportunity to sneak in."

Li Xing nodded and said, "What a good idea. Let's find some rocks and throw them over. We can certainly distract their attention."

So the two searched around and finally found several large rocks not far away.

Li Xing instructed Zhao Si, "When I count to three, we will throw the stones at the same time, and then take advantage of the chaos to quickly enter the cave."

"Understood!" Zhao Si clenched the stone and stood ready.

"one two Three!"

The two shouted in unison and threw the stones with all their strength.

Just two loud "dong dong" sounds were heard, and rocks fell heavily on the other side of the valley.

"Wha, what's the sound?" The servants at the entrance of the cave immediately became alert.

"Go and take a look!" the leader of the servants ordered.

The servants raised their swords and walked warily towards the source of the sound.

Taking this opportunity, Li Xing and Zhao Si quickly sneaked into the cave.

There were bright lights inside, and various tools, ores, and sand were scattered all over the floor.

The servants of Li Mansion are working hard, digging and mining.

"Oh my God, this is Li Mansion's secret mine!" Zhao Si exclaimed in a low voice.

Li Xing said in a deep voice: "It seems that our guess is correct. The Li Mansion actually mined minerals privately. The evidence of the crime is here!"

The two of them didn't have time to take a closer look. They were afraid that the guards would come back, so they hurriedly left the scene and returned to the Yamen.

After hearing the report, Chu Ze was furious and said: "You are really audacious! You mined the mine without authorization, and the Li family has rebelled!"

Having said that, Chu Ze immediately started drafting a memorial, describing in detail the evidence of the Li family's private mining of mines.

Chu Ze thought to himself: "Thieves like Li Mansion who deceive the emperor, I will use their blood to wash away the shame! When the imperial army arrives, see how I can kill you!"

At the same time, inside the Li Mansion.

Li Yue was still immersed in the thrill of acquiring the mine, and said to Li Kuo proudly: "The output of this mine far exceeds my expectations, hahaha, my Li family's money bag is about to bulge!"

Li Kuo flattered, "I am wise and mighty. The discovery of this mine is really an opportunity for my Li family to prosper!"

When Chu Ze saw that the memorial was written, he immediately ordered people to summon the government officials and government forces, and quickly gathered them together.

At dawn, Chu Ze personally led a hundred officers and soldiers and fifty government servants to quietly come to the valley on the outskirts. From a distance, he saw the servants of the Li family standing guard at the entrance of the cave.

Chu Ze whispered to his subordinates: "You should take cover in the surroundings first, wait for me to lure away the guards at the door, and then quickly control the entrance of the cave."

After speaking, Chu Ze asked several government officials to pretend to be wandering Taoist priests, and slowly approached the cave with him, pretending to be passing by.

The guard at the door immediately stopped them vigilantly and said: "Who are you, approaching the forbidden area of ​​​​the palace without authorization, do you want to die!" Chu Ze said with a look of surprise: "There is actually a place for others hidden in this valley? Is it true? I'm extremely sorry. We were just passing by and had no other intentions. Please let us go."

The guard looked suspicious and approached a few steps closer with his knife: "Who are you? Tell me quickly!"

At this moment, Chu Ze suddenly shouted: "Go!" Hearing the sound, the officers, soldiers and government officials around him rushed out and quickly rushed to the entrance of the cave to annihilate the guards.

The guard was caught off guard and was quickly subdued to the ground.

Chu Ze went into the cave to check in person and saw that the lights were bright inside. The people of the Li family were working hard to mine the ore, and the ground was filled with mined minerals.

"Traitor! You illegally mined the imperial mines and deserved death!" Chu Ze shouted angrily.

The people under Li Mansion were frightened and fled in all directions, but were soon subdued by officers and soldiers.

Chu Ze was furious and interrogated one of them personally: "Do you know your crime? If you mine the imperial minerals privately, you will all be beheaded in public!"

The man's legs were so frightened that he begged: "Your Majesty, Mingjian, we are just mining according to the order of the family master. We have no intention of rebelling against the court. Please forgive us and let us live!"

Chu Ze put the captured Li Mansion miners in the Zhizhou Mansion Office and monitored them separately to prevent them from colluding with each other, and then summoned them one by one for interrogation.

Zhang Wang, the miner who was summoned first, was frightened and began to tremble when he saw Chu Ze.

Chu Ze said in a deep voice: "What is your name? What kind of work are you responsible for in the mine?"

Zhang Wang murmured: "Hui, Hui Wang, my name is Zhang Wang, and I am responsible for digging ore in the mine..."

Chu Ze narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you know that privately exploiting the imperial mines is a major treasonous crime?"

Zhang Wang was so frightened that he begged: "Your Majesty Mingjian, we are only mining under the orders of the family master. How dare we think of betraying the imperial court! Please be merciful to your Majesty and let us poor people live!"

Chu Ze sneered and said: "The rebellious heart of the Li family is obvious. Do you still want to escape with excuses? Tell me quickly, how long have you been stealing the mine? Where have all the ores been transported?"

Zhang Wang realized that Chu Ze was resolute, so he had no choice but to confess honestly: "Back to your lord, we have been mining this mine for almost more than a year. All the copper ore we dug was transported back to Li Mansion for storage.

He then summoned other miners for questioning one by one, and all obtained similar confessions.

These confessions can be used as ironclad evidence that the Li family stole the mine privately.

Chu Ze compiled the miners' confessions and was about to draft a military order to capture the Li Mansion. A yamen officer hurriedly came to report: "Reporting to the commander, we just received a tip. There was a commotion from the Li Mansion. It seems that it was learned that When the news came that the mine had been destroyed, the informant who went to check it out said that the Li Mansion was in chaos, and that Mr. Li and his family fled in a carriage overnight! "

Chu Ze was furious and said: "What? Li Yue, a traitor, actually chose to run away after the incident? Hurry, gather your officers and soldiers and surround Li Mansion immediately!"

Li Xing and Zhao Si quickly gathered their men and headed to Li's Mansion fully armed.

The door was closed tightly, and the people of the Li family were busy moving their belongings. The scene was extremely chaotic.

"Slaves of the Li family, let them be arrested!" Li Xing shouted violently, and his officers and soldiers immediately picked up weapons and rushed into the Li Mansion.

The Li family servants were caught off guard and were quickly subdued to the ground.

Chu Ze also arrived later and interrogated the Li family steward in person: "Your master Li Yue has escaped, the rest of you should stop struggling in vain! Hand over the key to the Li family's dungeon, plead guilty sincerely, and you can still escape intact!" "

The steward was frightened out of his wits. He handed over the dungeon key tremblingly and said: "Your Majesty, we are all deceived by our master. We are not really rebelling against the court. Please show mercy to your Majesty..." (End of this chapter)