Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Yue Dapeng looked quite proud when he saw this, but on the contrary, Tian Qing's face turned ugly.

"Why are you standing there in a daze? Master Li has an order, but you dare not obey it. Do you want to imitate Wu Xing?"

Tian Qing scolded angrily.

When all the government officials heard this, they were immediately shocked. A magistrate of Wuxing County was immediately arrested. If these young government officials dared to disobey orders, with the behavior of the prince-in-law, they might not even be able to eat in prison. It will directly endanger your life.

Thinking of this, the officials did not dare to hesitate any longer and immediately rushed forward.

"What are you doing? You dare to arrest me. Aren't you afraid that Mr. Zhang will blame you?"

Yue Dapeng's face changed drastically and he shouted loudly. In the past, as long as he showed Master Zhang's name, no one would dare to touch him, but today the situation is different.

Although the government officials also had scruples in their hearts, their men kept moving. Two people went up and held him down.

Seeing this, the followers behind Yue Dapeng also fled in panic.

Yangzhou is different from border places like Yunnan. The people there are fierce and resisting the imperial court is common. However, since Yangzhou is close to the capital, ordinary people like them do not dare to directly confront the government.

When Tian Qing heard Yue Dapeng shouting Zhang Cheng's name, he became even more angry and said viciously: "Take him to prison and take good care of him!"

"Yes!" The officer escorting Yue Dapeng respectfully accepted the order.

Yue Dapeng struggled hard and kept shouting in a hurry: "Let me go, if you dare to catch me, Master Zhang will not let you go lightly!"

Listening to his incessant shouting, the officer couldn't help but feel a little angry, and his strength suddenly became much stronger, causing him to scream in pain.

At this moment, the old head of the Yue family, Yue Wenxiong, also rushed over with two servants. When he saw this, he was shocked and quickly stepped forward to stop him:

"Master Prefect, why is this so?"

Yue Wenxiong handed over his hand and his attitude was quite polite. After all, he was the head of the family. As he got older and had rich experience, he had long since lost the youthfulness and recklessness of his youth. He knew very well that a good man should not suffer the consequences of the present.

Tian Qing glanced sideways at Jiang Quan, who understood and nodded lightly.

Tian Qing's face suddenly darkened and he shouted: "How dare you obstruct the official business of the imperial court. Come and arrest him too!"

When Yue Wenxiong heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded.

"No, no, no, I haven't. Sir, if you want to acquire the land, you can do it. I will never stop you. Please let me go!"

Yue Wenxiong waved his hands in fear, it doesn't matter if the fields are conquered, nothing will happen to him!

Tian Qing was startled when he heard this. He didn't expect that Yue Wenxiong was quite generous.

After pondering for a moment, he remembered what Mr. Li had said before setting off, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Master Li said that anyone who dared to say no would be arrested directly. You just said three things. How audacious! Come on, give it to me. Catch him!"

"What?" Yue Wenxiong looked confused. He couldn't figure out why for a moment, and Li Wei was not here, so he couldn't explain it to him mercifully.

When the government officials heard that this was Master Li's direct order, they did not dare to hesitate and immediately stepped forward to arrest Yue Wenxiong who had not yet reacted.

After Tian Qing arrested the father and son of the Yue family, he couldn't help but smile on his face.

In the past, he was unable to accomplish anything despite obstacles, but now with Mr. Li's support, everything is different!

After the father-in-law and his son were arrested, the Gu family also got the news, and they were suddenly too frightened to show their faces. With Yang Laosan's personal testimony and the forcible eviction by the government officials, the Gu family's tenant farmers also left obediently.

Tian Qing then went to the Yue family to ask for the land deed. The Yue family did not dare to resist without the head of the family and the eldest master. The Gu family was even more sensible and sent someone to deliver the land deed early.

After Tian Qing and Jiang Quan returned to the government office, they reported the matter clearly to Li Wei and handed over the land deeds of the two families to him.

Li Wei looked at these land deeds and couldn't help but sneer. These people really don't eat and drink as fines. It was so good to sell three acres and one acre of land, but they had to stumble him. Now it's better, the land is gone, and they don't have a penny. No money was made either.

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At Zhang Cheng's house, various local wealthy families in Yangzhou sent people to see Zhang Cheng. In addition to the Yue family and Gu family who were the victims this time, there were also the Dong family, Fan family, Meng family, etc.

This series of actions by Li Wei made them panic, fearing that their property would also be expropriated, and even people would be imprisoned. They came here to inquire about information from Zhang Cheng and seek asylum.

"Master Zhang, you must save my father and my brother!" Yue Shaoying, the second eldest son of the Yue family, said anxiously.

Among many families, his family was hit the hardest. Not only did they lose their land, the head of the family and the eldest young master were also arrested, which made everyone in the family worried.

Although the other family members did not speak, their eyes were fixed on Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng looked around at the crowd and was in a dilemma. He could not have such great power in the local area without the support of these local powerful people. If he ignored it this time, these powerful people might desert him.

But he no longer cares about these people. Wu Xing is still in prison. He is afraid that Wu Xing will reveal all the evidence of his crimes. When the time comes, whether Li Wei or Tian Qing get these evidences, they can write a letter of impeachment. , with His Majesty’s harsh methods today, I’m afraid he will not end well.

"I know this. I have already written a letter to impeach that Li Wei. His Majesty will not let him act so recklessly. Don't worry, everyone!"

Zhang Cheng spoke to comfort him.

"But I heard that Mr. Li is the Prince Consort. Will Your Majesty really blame him?" the head of the Gu family said with some suspicion. "Yes, he is the consort, and His Majesty will definitely be partial..."

Several other family heads also agreed.

Zhang Cheng frowned, raised his hand and said, "No need to worry, His Majesty is wise and powerful, and he will definitely uphold justice for you!"

After everyone heard this, they were still frowning.

They asked themselves, if someone in their own family committed something, they would definitely try their best to protect it and use themselves to push others. It is expected that His Majesty will do the same today.

It is ridiculous to say that they are a group of corrupt officials and powerful people, but they expect the emperor to be selfless and help them to uphold justice. It is really strange.

However, this is a helpless reality. Just as the people can only hope that they can be kind when facing them, they can only beg for the emperor's mercy when facing the imperial power.

After Zhang Cheng dismissed them perfunctorily, he began to quietly plan his own affairs.

Wu Xing is in prison, and he may be sold out at any time. The sooner he can be silenced, the better.

The murder of a court official must be done with extreme caution. Zhang Cheng once again invited Zhang Jingju to plan carefully with him.

This idea originally came from Zhang Jingju, and he would definitely not let this great scholar stay out of it.

In fact, it is not difficult to do this. He has been operating in Yangzhou for many years. It is too easy to kill someone in prison. However, because of Wu Xing's different status, he must be more cautious this time.

After agreeing on the plan, he ordered people to take action quietly that day!

In prison.

Wu Xing's face was pale and silent. In front of him, Tian Qing, who was in charge of the interrogation, looked helpless.

After Wuxing was taken to prison, he was not treated badly. As the saying goes, a doctor cannot be punished. Although he was only a small county magistrate, according to the imperial decree, he could not be punished.

Not only cannot he be punished, but even if the evidence is conclusive after the trial, he still has to write to the court and wait for His Majesty's decree before he can be convicted. Therefore, he refused to explain when faced with Tian Qing's questioning, hoping that Zhang Cheng would find a way to rescue him.

With a creak, the prison door opened, and Li Wei walked in with Wu Yong and others.

Tian Qing quickly bowed and saluted: "Master Li!"

Li Wei nodded, glanced at Wu Xing who was silent, frowned and asked, "He still doesn't say anything?"

"Yes, my lord!" Tian Qing nodded, feeling a little ashamed that he had failed to do what the lord asked him to do.

Li Wei couldn't help but feel a little irritable in his heart. He was 100% sure that Wu Xing and Zhang Cheng were definitely colluding with those powerful people, and they were definitely guilty of corruption and perverting the law to oppress the people.

But although he arrested Wu Xing, he couldn't find out the reason. If this continues, he won't be able to do anything to Zhang Cheng.

"Is there any other way?" Li Wei asked softly.

Tian Qing shook his head slightly when he heard this. If he couldn't use torture, he had nothing to do.

Li Wei frowned and said nothing. Officials in the feudal era had privileges everywhere. Sometimes he even envied the unborn Jin Yiwei. Only those people could deal with these corrupt officials without any scruples.

After thinking about it, he didn't have a good solution. If it didn't work, he would just catch a few more. Someone would always say that there might be something about the father and son from the Yue family.

"If you can't come out on trial, just lock him up for now. Sooner or later, you'll have to give an explanation."

Li Wei said lightly.

He was still busy building the city, so there was no rush for this matter. As long as Zhang Cheng and the others stopped causing trouble, it would be okay to put it on hold for now.

After Tian Qing agreed, Li Wei left the prison, and Tian Qing did not stay any longer, since he could not be tried anyway.

The cell door was closed, leaving only two jailers guarding it. Wu Xing looked at the jailers outside, feeling a little uneasy.

It had been several days, but there was no movement from Zhang Cheng's side. He had been locked up like this. Tian Qing came to interrogate him every now and then. If this continued, he really couldn't hold it any longer.

Although there was no punishment or ill-treatment, being locked up in this dark prison was very stressful.

It was getting late, and the prison was unusually quiet. The two jailers looked at each other, and then inspected the entire prison. After confirming that all the prisoners were stunned by the ingredients in their soup, they came to the door of Wu Xing's prison. Convergence.

"They're all asleep, like dead pigs. Where are you?" A jailer was the first to ask his companions.

The other jailer also nodded: "It's time to take action!"

"it is good!"

After saying that, one of the jailers took out the key and opened Wu Xing's cell door.

Wu Xing's cell was relatively clean. He had also drank the soup that the jailer had added to his cell, and he also slept soundly.

One of the guards kicked him and saw that he had no reaction. Then he felt relieved and reached out to unbuckle his belt... (End of Chapter)