Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 511
The quiet needle drop could be heard in the room.

Several members of the Zheng family, listening to these words of their elder, looked at his old face, looking a little haggard and pale.

But just a few breaths ago, Zheng Taigong's face was still full of anger because of what Chen Zhi had done. He was still waiting for Chen Zhi to give an explanation, but in the blink of an eye, he had to bow his head. .

Everyone in the Zheng family was surprised by this sudden change, but they were not surprised when they thought about the series of changes before.

On the first day of August, Zheng Gong's actions gave Chen Zhi an opportunity to take advantage of. Then Chen Zhi reported many dates. It is not difficult to understand the logic behind it.

I'm afraid each of these dates represents a disaster no less than the one before.

Moreover, these dates not only involved Zheng Shi, Zheng Lin and Zheng Gong, there were also people directly involved in the direct lineage of the Zheng family present, and their expressions were equally bad.

For all these reasons, others felt an unusual aura, and their hearts slowly sank one by one.

Zheng Taigong's words became the last straw that broke the camel's back, making the atmosphere in the room suddenly feel miserable.

But while they were sad for the spring and sad for the autumn, they were also wondering. Even the Zheng family didn't know much about these things. How did Chen Zhi know about it?

Could it be that...the new governor has already bribed informants within the Zheng family, built his own intelligence network, and has spies?How long has it been?

But no matter how they guessed, no one dared to ask him face to face. The arrogance of the Zheng family members had been suppressed, and they all looked at Chen Zhi tremblingly.

Then Zheng Dun simply begged for mercy and changed quickly.

But Chen Zhi did not respond. Ran Zhan, who was guarding the door, saw this scene and listened to everyone's words. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Gentleman, look at these people. They were so arrogant just now. What are they called?" Oh, by the way, isn't that what you said before, gentleman, arrogant and domineering? The result is, look at how long it has taken for it to become like this. This Zheng Dun usually shows off his power in the city, but now he can't see any majesty at all. Okay, what is this called? By the way, being arrogant in the front and respectful in the back is not what a villain does, right?"

His words made everyone in the Zheng family blush. Several of them couldn't help but glare at Ran Zhan, wishing to eat his meat. However, Ran Zhan looked at him without fear and showed a provocative look.

However, there were also a few members of the Zheng family who looked ashamed and lowered their heads, as if they wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Taigong Zheng looked as usual. He had seen too many storms and waves in his life, so he would not be angry or ashamed. All he could think about was to preserve the family and continue the bloodline, so he said directly: "Prefect Chen, my Zheng family has done something wrong. It’s over, but you have made some contributions to Dai County after all. If you are willing to stay with the Zheng family, we will definitely go to pieces to be loyal to the prefect!"

"These words of the elder are admitting a crime?" Chen Zhi looked at Zheng Taigong with a smile, "Don't worry that Chen is just using some words to deceive you? Maybe I don't have any actual evidence at all."

"In the past few days, even the people inside my Zheng family don't know much, let alone a few who know everything. In the end, you, the prefect, are very precious. There is no need to say more, not to mention, there are many things in it. There is no need for empirical evidence at all, as long as we investigate my Zheng family's properties, shops, and motorcade movements, we can find the traces we need, and there is no way to cover them up."

When Zheng Taigong spoke, his face became more haggard and pale, but his tone gradually became calmer and his thoughts became clearer. There was no sense of drowsiness like the old man at all.Chen Zhi said with a smile but not a smile: "In this case, the evidence of your Zheng family's crimes is solid, how can I let it go?"

Zheng Taigong's eyelids twitched and he glanced at Zheng Lin. The latter immediately understood and stepped forward and said: "Prefect, you know the power of the Zheng family in Dai County. Now you have a conflict with the border guard. The general also has a misunderstanding. The key is Wu Jie. He wants to use the Zheng family to attack the prefect, but the prefect can also turn the Zheng family into a sharp knife in his hand and subdue Wu Jie, Wang Quan and others. As long as I The Zheng family..."

"But this is only temporary," Chen Zhi smiled slightly, "The Zheng family obeyed for a while, but how can they not rebel in the future? You and Wang Quan had made a good promise before, and you wanted to plot against Chen. Now because you were threatened, you If you turn the gun around and deal with Wang Quan for me, how can you guarantee that no one will get your evidence in the future and let you deal with Chen?"

"No way!"

Zheng Lin heard a strong murderous intention from Chen Zhi's calm words. His whole back was immediately covered with cold sweat. His mind was spinning with thoughts, thinking about how to convince Chen Zhi to believe in himself and the Zheng family, but he kept thinking about it. Looking at it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Before, I was thinking about how to make the governor pay the price, but now I have to find ways to get him to agree to his family's allegiance.

This allegiance is not that simple. It is completely tied to Chen Zhi. Everything in the Zheng family must be turned into Chen Zhi's help and reduced to a vassal.

This is really a difficult decision for a noble family that has been passed down for decades or hundreds of years, but what frustrates them even more is that Chen Zhi doesn't seem to intend to agree to such a request!

Because the incident happened suddenly, and he didn't expect that Chen Zhi would know so many secrets. In this moment, even if Zheng Lin had some wisdom in the past, how could he explain it to Chen Zhi?
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Chen Zhi then said: "Okay, this matter has its own explanation. It's not up to me to decide how the Zheng family will deal with it. Now that the evidence of your guilt is clear, you shouldn't think about getting out. You should stay in prison first." , so that you can understand your sins!"

When Zheng Shi heard this, he immediately became furious, but he suppressed his anger and roared: "How can it be like this! I am a direct descendant of the Zheng family!" With such an identity, it was completely unfair to be taken away from him and put into prison. How can they be willing to obey if their majesty and face are ruined?

Chen Zhi was not polite. He suppressed his smile and said seriously: "I am not discussing with you, but informing you of my decision. You must understand the current situation!"

These words made everyone in the Zheng family look even more ugly, but they also understood their own situation. People like themselves really had no bargaining chips.

So, despite all their reluctance, they were eventually forcibly escorted out.

At the same time, the exhortation team headed by several other major families was about to arrive at the government office.

The leaders, Tang Dian, Wang Huo and others, had serious expressions on their faces and furrowed their brows. In their understanding, Daijun was about to usher in a bloody storm.

"I'm afraid that the Zheng family is completely furious at this time. It's really hard to predict how they will deal with the aftermath!"

(End of this chapter)