Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 346 Only five people can live
"Ji Ren, you took action without permission, raided my Zhou family, and trampled the law wantonly. Your Majesty will not let you go!"

In the Grand Administrator's Mansion, the hall where the newlyweds worshiped, Zhou Lin, who was supposed to be sitting in the main seat, was being escorted to his knees on the ground. He looked up at Ji Ren, who was sitting where he was supposed to be, and asked angrily.

However, as soon as Zhou Lin finished speaking, a cold light suddenly appeared.

However, Ji Ren pulled out his sword with an expressionless face and slashed straight at Zhou Lin. Zhou Lin was shocked. He never thought that Ji Ren would take action so directly, so he didn't ask himself more questions about the Sima family. Something?
Does he really know about the Sima family, or does he simply want to kill me?
For a moment, Zhou Lin had some doubts about life.

Thousands of thoughts were only in the flash of lightning. The next moment, Zhou Lin felt a warmth in his throat, showing a look of panic. He was desperate and frightened. The great cause had not been accomplished, the Zhou family had not prospered, and he was going to die like this?

So unwilling.

In panic, Zhou Lin waited for Wu Chang to arrive, but only waited for Ji Ren's taunting: "Don't pretend to be dead, I haven't killed you yet? It's not that easy to die happily if you fall into my hands." "

Zhou Lin was shocked to realize that Ji Ren's sword only scratched the skin and did not actually kill him. He was even more shocked by Ji Ren's control. He cut down with the sword and injured the skin, but it did not kill him. As long as it doesn't harm his life, this control is too terrifying.

"Do you recognize this sword?" The long sword in Ji Ren's hand danced, and the shining blade pressed directly against Zhou Lin's shoulder.

"Shang Fang's horse-killing sword?" Zhou Lin said with a frightened expression.

Looking at the group of people rushing to prove their innocence, Ji Ren remained indifferent and asked the classic rhetorical question: "Really? I don't believe it."

"Sir, we would like to swear on our wealth and lives that we have nothing to do with the Zhou family."

"Sir, the Zhou family's rebellion has nothing to do with us."

Zhang Cheng pressed hard and finally controlled his precious nephew. However, Zhang Cheng could suppress Zhang Jingshou, but he could not suppress Ji Ren.

Before leaving, Zhuge Qinglan asked Ji Ren and Zhang Jingshou to exercise restraint and not to use them lightly.

In fact, although this sword was Shang Fang's sword, Emperor Qi did not give it to him, but to Zhang Cheng.

"Sir, I found an account book from the Zhou family's study. They secretly sold official food and enriched their own pockets. Moreover, a large amount of funds from the Zhou family are missing."

"My Zhou family is pure and clean. I have never colluded with the Sima family. Ji Ren, don't even think about slandering me. God's law is clear. Your Majesty will definitely vindicate my Zhou family!" Zhou Lin gritted his teeth.

But it was obvious that neither Ji Ren nor Zhang Jingshou took this sentence seriously. Zhang Jingshou wanted to play with it as soon as he left the capital.

"Ji Ren, come at me for whatever you want to do. My son has nothing to do with this." Zhou Lin's expression changed suddenly when he heard this.

"That's right, it's Shang Fang's sword. Before I left the capital, His Majesty gave it to me. I was allowed to kill him first and tell him later. Not to mention you, I can also take down Duke Cheng Guo. If you confess honestly, I can still spare the lives of your family. Try to get exiled from the army," Ji Ren said with a cold expression.

"Father and son are one, how can Mr. Zhou be innocent for what you did? You are so old, so naive. And don't do it. It's like there is a personal grudge between you and me. I am dealing with you for official business, and I am not targeting anyone." You, I will not let anyone go, and only you can change this. Although your whole family will still be in trouble, it will be worse if you die. We'll have some time to think about it." Ji Ren waved his hand, and the Caotou Army soldiers beside him directly escorted him down, and then his eyes fell on the other Jiangxia civil and military forces.

"Very good. Selling official rations is an additional capital crime. As for whereabouts are missing, of course they were given to the rebels. Torture them one by one and find out the truth. By the way, the young master of the Zhou family is getting married today. Although his wedding clothes were stripped, he still It doesn't work if he doesn't have red on his body. Let's interrogate him and use his blood to add some red to him." Ji Ren sneered when he heard this.

So he was ruthlessly requisitioned by Ji Ren.

……

Looking at Zhou Lin, who was majestic and majestic half an hour ago, but now in a state of panic, Jiang Xia Wenwu felt terrified. Now Ji Ren watched, even more frightened. They all rushed to beg for mercy: "Sir, we didn't know that the Zhou family was rebellious. I have not colluded with the Zhou family, please tell me!"

At this moment, a grass-head army general from outside came to report.

When Jiang Xia Wenwu heard this, his tone froze, and then he begged for mercy in even more panic.

"Your Excellency, this is an injustice. I am extremely loyal to Da Qi."

"The Duke of Zhenguo has made it clear that the subordinates have no different intentions." "The Duke of Zhenguo has made it clear that the subordinates are willing to swear on their wealth and life that they have nothing to do with the Sima family."

……

"Stop, stop, stop. Don't say that your wealth and life are so important? Your wealth and life are in my hands now, and it's not up to you to decide. Who allowed you to use my things to swear?" Ji Ren looked at a group of people.

Hearing Ji Ren's words, Jiang Xia Wenwu was speechless as never before. He had never seen such an unreasonable person. His wealth and life became someone else's property.

But neither of them dared to refute.

"And don't pretend to be innocent. You are in the same county, how could you not know anything about it? Among other things, none of you are involved in selling official rations? Also, if the Sima family raises an army, the Zhou family will definitely respond in Jiangxia this week , then a single governor is obviously not enough, there must be cooperation among you. If I have to use punishment, there must be evidence under the three trees." Ji Ren said with a cold face.

"Dong Zhenguo, you are wronged!"

Hearing that Ji Ren was about to torture, Jiangxia Wenwu suddenly showed a look of fear. Sanmu was the three major torture instruments: the head shackles, the foot shackles, and the hand shackles. Many of them had used these torture instruments to torture prisoners, so they naturally knew how powerful these torture instruments were.

The so-called three trees, why can't you ask for it?

How can they, who are so pampered and pampered, endure such a punishment?
"Whether you are wronged or not is not what you say, but what I say. Zhou Lin has been in charge of Jiangxia for many years. If he says that he has no confidants among you, do you think it is possible? Does the Holy One believe it? If you really every "Everyone is innocent, so when the Holy One asks me, how should I answer?" Ji Ren asked back.

Jiangxia Wenwu was horrified when he heard this, his face turned pale, and he heard the implication of Ji Ren's words, someone must die here.

"Okay, don't say that I am unreasonable. There are seven of you now, and you must have at least two of Zhou Lin's accomplices, so only five of you can survive. Now I will give you two hours to think about it carefully. , If you confess, please give me a confession. If you are guilty, confess yourself. You are an accomplice. If the prosecution is successful and the crime is meritorious, it may not be impossible to keep your current official position.

"If you say you are innocent, report others and let me see the evidence and your capabilities. Don't tell me that you don't know anything. If that's true, then you can die. I don't care if you are an upright official. , he is still a corrupt official, but it is of no use to me. It would not be a pity to kill an incompetent official.

"As I said before, I have been ordered to handle the case and need results. In two hours, two of you will be Zhou Lin's accomplices. As for who it is, you can decide for yourself." Ji Ren said something a little uneasy. With a patient wave of his hand, the grass-head army immediately understood and dragged a group of officials who were still trying to struggle like wolves directly down and imprisoned them separately.

Along the way, the officials were terrified. When they were taken down, they were even more frightened when they saw that the young master of the Zhou family, who was supposed to be a young man today, was tied to a wooden frame, tortured, and screamed pitifully. After getting the paper, he quickly started writing his testimony.

Ji Ren can tell at a glance that he is not a good person, he is ruthless, and now he will do anything to achieve meritorious service.

Put yourself in his shoes, if you were him, you would definitely not miss this opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

He must confess as soon as possible and help him find the murderer, otherwise he will die, and his death will be in vain.

What's more, his colleagues will not let him go now.

Selling official rations is sinful, but the harm does not affect the whole family. Rebellion is different.

Each one of them hated Ji Ren and Zhou Lin in their hearts, and cursed their eight generations of ancestors angrily, but they had to try hard to recall the past, and then they wrote hard and fast, which was the fastest in their lives.

However, what they didn't know was that while they were writing furiously, their home had already been ransacked!

Testimony is important, but physical evidence is even more important.

Checking each house is the simplest and most effective method.

Those who are guilty can take it directly, and those who are not guilty can return it.

After dealing with these officials for the time being, Ji Ren turned around and went to the banquet hall, where there was still a group of Jiangxia wealthy people who needed to be suppressed.

Speaking of which, things like selling official rations have nothing to do with wealthy families like Jiangxia. How is it possible?
Just when I arrived at the banquet hall, I heard a majestic female voice: "Senior nephew Qiao, if others want to stop me, you also want to stop me? But there is still a sense of superiority and inferiority? I went to the banquet to worship the elder of Yue Palace, and someone else The reason for the seizure?”

(End of this chapter)