Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 470: Settlement of Accounts after Autumn

Now that Zhao Zhongji has come to his door, he must be trying to settle the score with Qiu Hou.

Yang Yanzhang is not a fool. He already felt the strong murderous aura.

"You don't know? As a royal guard, do you just let this gang of unruly people do their harm?" Zhao Zhongji asked.

"Of course I have no control over these gangsters killing people. But it was my house they burned down." Yang Yanzhang sighed.

"Oh? You are the master of the Yang Mansion, right? Yang Wenzhao is the one to blame for the murder." Zhao Zhongji said coldly.

Yang Yanzhang felt heavy, but refused to give in. He argued forcefully: "I am Yang Wenzhao's grandfather, how could I let him do such a heartless thing? There is something fishy about this matter, and I will definitely investigate it."

"Okay. Since you are not convinced, I will give you time to investigate. When are you going to deal with these bandits?" Zhao Zhongji asked.

Yang Yanzhang hesitated. He still needs time.

"All members of the Yang family are under my control. I advise you to cooperate with me in handling the case and don't try to play tricks. Otherwise, I will kill you first and then cut off your head!" Zhao Zhongji said fiercely.

"I don't agree! I want to see His Majesty the Great Emperor, I want to see His Majesty!" Yang Yanzhang said angrily.

"Haha, you can't see His Majesty, and you can't see the rest of the Yang family if you meet His Majesty. Yang Yanzhang, this matter was the eldest prince's idea." Zhao Zhongji said with a cruel smile.

"What? Is this the eldest prince's idea? You were instructed by the eldest prince to deliberately frame him." Yang Yanzhang shouted loudly: "I want to see your majesty, I want to see the emperor."

"Shut up!" Zhao Zhongji yelled, pulled out his sword and put it on Yang Yanzhang's neck, "Yang Yanzhang, this is what the eldest prince wants, do you dare to resist?"

"You! What are you doing?" Yang Yanzhang was shaking and sweating profusely. He had never seen anything like this. Although he is bold and bold, he is also a scholar. Now that Zhao Zhongji is holding a long knife to his neck, of course he will be scared.

"I'm going to kill you!" Zhao Zhongji said through gritted teeth.

"Mr. Zhao, please wait!" A low and hoarse voice came over.

Yang Yanzhang turned around and saw a man wearing black clothes and a hat walking over.

"Eunuch Li?" Zhao Zhongji said in surprise.

It was Li Degui, the eunuch of Dongchang, who came. Li Degui's status is respected, second only to Concubine Wan Gui. How dare Zhao Zhongji be negligent?

"Zhao Qianhu, your Majesty has a decree to see Yang Yanzhang. Your Majesty wants to interrogate him alone." Li Degui said lightly.

Zhao Zhongji hesitated for a while, and finally took a few steps back to let Li Degui enter the cell.

"Yang Yanzhang, your Majesty will interrogate you personally this time." Li Degui said seriously: "Yang Yanzhang, our family does not want to torture you. But if you want to survive, tell the truth."

Yang Yanzhang's wife quickly said: "We don't want to kill anyone. The Yang family's business is so big. How much tax do you pay every year? If something happens, the Yang Group will definitely be severely damaged."

Zhao Zhongji raised his eyebrows. The Yang family's business is indeed not easy to collapse. Yang Yanzhang is the backbone of the Yang family and nothing can happen to him.

Zhao Zhongji looked at his wife, son and family of three, and felt sad in his heart. Their family worked as officials in Jiangxi and enjoyed great glory. The result was walking on thin ice.

Li Degui saw that Yang Yanzhang did not refute. You know that he acquiesced to what his wife and children said.

"Zhao Qianhu, Yang Yanzhang is the backbone of the Yang Group. If something happens to him, the Yang Group will definitely fall apart. You are the commander of the Jinyi Guards. You must understand the Yang family's situation, right?" Li Degui said with a smile.

Zhao Zhongji pondered for a moment and then said: "Eunuch Li, don't worry, Yang Yanzhang will not reveal any information."

Li Degui nodded and said, "Zhao Qianhu, our family is looking forward to hearing your good news."

"Yes! Eunuch Li, go slowly." Zhao Zhongji said respectfully.

After Li Degui left with everyone from the Yang family, Zhao Zhongji immediately called his men and ordered: "Go find the Yang family members immediately. Escort the Yang family to Beijing."

"I obey." "Wait a moment." Zhao Zhongji suddenly said. "You take a few brothers and come with me to the Yang Mansion to arrest the Yang family. I suspect that the Yang family is harboring thieves."

Zhao Zhongji is the emperor's confidant. The Yang family is Yang Wenzhao's maternal family and is also related to the royal family.

Now, Yang Wenzhao is plotting regicide, how can his family be spared? Zhao Zhongji will naturally not miss such an opportunity.

Yang Yanzhang's family was quickly captured by Jin Yiwei.

"What do you want? What law have we broken?"

"Zhao Zhongji, you can't arrest us! We are the Yang family, officials of the imperial court, not criminals."

The Yang family members roared angrily.

Zhao Zhongji didn't bother to talk nonsense with these people, and directly ordered all Yang Yanzhang's family members to be imprisoned in prison, and then tortured severely to see if there were any accomplices behind them.

After the Yang family was captured, Zhao Zhongji reported to the palace. The Yang family's guilt will naturally be decided by the emperor.

Yang Yanzhang was tortured in prison to extract a confession.

"I really don't know." Yang Yanzhang said sadly, his face extremely pale.

"Don't know? You obviously knew just now." Zhao Zhongji said grimly.

"Sir, have mercy on me! I really don't know. I'm just a commoner." Yang Yanzhang knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. His intestines are now full of regret.

Why hadn't he discovered that Yang Yanzhang was such a cunning person before? He should have killed Yang Yanzhang when he was still an adult.

"Hmph!" Zhao Zhongji snorted coldly.

"Zhao Qianhu, my husband really doesn't know, please spare him." Yang Yanzhang's wife said quickly.

"Go away! This is His Majesty's will. No one can plead for mercy." Zhao Zhongji said coldly.

Yang Yanzhang's wives and concubines looked at each other. In the end nothing was said.

Zhao Zhongji's wife and son were both taken away by Jin Yiwei.

Yang Yanzhang was in prison, kowtowing constantly. He knew that the Yang family was doomed. This time he really couldn't get rid of it even if he jumped into the Yellow River. Zhao Zhongji was a member of the Imperial Guard and was deeply trusted by the emperor.

He has been targeted by Jin Yiwei. With Jin Yiwei's behavior, Yang Yanzhang may be dead.

If Yang Yanzhang wants to survive, he can only be honest and honest.

Yang Yanzhang told Zhao Zhongji his plan.

Zhao Zhongji suddenly changed his color.

"Yang Yanzhang, how dare you deceive me? Do you know the consequences?" Zhao Zhongji shouted.

"Sir, there is nothing the villain can do. The villain is just a small official who is as sesame as a mung bean and has no influence on His Majesty's decision. If the villain does not do things according to His Majesty's will, I am afraid he will not live long." Yang Yanzhang cried.

Zhao Zhongji frowned and said, "What is your Majesty's intention?"

"His Majesty asked you to go to the north to quell the chaos."

"You lied! Your Majesty has already had a plan to quell the chaos." Zhao Zhongji shouted sharply.

(End of this chapter)