King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Chapter 126 King Lu, if you dare to be arrogant and arrogant, we will destroy your relatives for justice!

Zhu Tan's eyes met Lao Zhu's without any dodge.

Instead, he asked: "Father, how do you want to deal with the current confession in Guo Huan's case?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and snorted.

"We asked you first, but now you want to ask us!

However, we are not afraid to tell you! Of course, keep pursuing it!

All the people Guo Huan has confessed will be investigated and no one will be spared!
  Since they dare to be so bold and collusive, they must be prepared to be punished by us!

In our eyes, there is no law without culpability!
  We are not afraid to pull out the carrot and bring out the mud!

No matter how many people there are or what level they are, we will pursue those who dare to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty to the end and not let anyone go! "

Zhu Biao's heart sank when he heard his father's murderous words.

This clearly means not letting anyone go!

How long has it been since the Kongyin case and the Hu Weiyong case?
  Even until recently, there were rumors from time to time that noble ministers colluded with Hu Ni and were implicated.

Now, will the Guo Huan case set off a new bloody storm in the Hongwu Dynasty?

Ugh.
  After the death of the queen mother, the father's murderous intention seemed to become more and more serious.

the other side.

Zhu Tan was not surprised when he heard Lao Zhu's words.

in history.

This is what Lao Zhu did.

The killings were killing people all over the country, people were panicking, and the courts were empty!
  Zhu Yuanzhang said this.

Feeling a little excited again.

Then he gritted his teeth and said, "We were so poor back then that we couldn't live any longer!
  These rich and powerful people are colluding with each other to oppress the people!
  In the end, this was how the previous dynasty was brought to ruin!
  Now, how many years has the Ming Dynasty been established?

These people are back again!
  They start again!

The left hand is greedy and harms the people; the right hand empties the national treasury and enriches the private pockets!
  This time, we are going to kill!

Kill him cleanly and create a bright future!

We killed so many people back then, wasn't it just to bring peace to the world?

Now they dare to block our way and want to hollow out our Ming Dynasty from the inside!

it is good!
  Then let's have a good fight with them!
  The official ration is seven million stones short, where can it go?
  It's nothing more than being embezzled by those damn rich households! Sold!

it is good!
  Since they dare to buy it, we will investigate it step by step!

Let them return the stolen goods and pay compensation!

Let them steal the chicken but lose the rice!

If you dare to steal our official food, we will see if these bastard teeth will break! "

Zhu Biao heard this.

I was even more shocked!
  this.
  Not only do we need to track down the government, but we also need to implicate big business owners?

If this is the case, the impact will be huge!

Even far more than the previous two major cases!
  After all, although the first two major cases also killed many people, at least the scope was limited to officials and nobles.

This time, it will be expanded infinitely!

When Zhu Tan heard this, he sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, it is no different from what happened in history.

but.

If everything in history happens as usual.

So, what's the use of yourself?

Zhu Tan suddenly looked up at Lao Zhu, with piercing eyes, and asked: "Father, since the two confessions of the son-in-law are not enough to bring down a third-grade and a fourth-grade, why is Guo Huan's one confession enough? It affects hundreds of officials from the six ministers, ministers, and even the twelve chief envoys of the Ming Dynasty!"

The words fell.

In the Xuanzheng Hall, there was no sound for an instant.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Tan with astonishment on his face, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

tenth brother
  He was so brave today and dared to contradict his father. Did he really think that his father would not get angry?

This silly boy!
  Is it stupid to be a feudal king in a foreign country?
  How was Li Wenzhong, Duke of Cao, back then?
  He has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and is a mighty warrior in this world!
  He is also his father's nephew and adopted son!
  How favored is that?

Just because I contradicted my father several times and warned him not to get involved too much. What was the result?
  Being ignored and reprimanded, he died in depression!

Although the tenth brother is different from Li Wenzhong.
  But in this situation, you are too bold!
  the other side.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Tan.

Suddenly he smiled coldly.

"Old Shi, there is a word called arrogance based on favor, you should know it, right?
  Do you think you can do whatever you want with a little merit?

We are not such a dim emperor!
  Don't force us to kill our relatives out of justice! "

Zhu Tan frowned and said: "Father! I just don't want the imperial court to be used by traitors. Guo Huan is just a third-grade Minister of Household Affairs. How can he collude with people from six ministries or even as many as twelve chief envoys?" Commit rape and crime together?
  If other crooked or corrupt officials do something, he wishes only he knew about it!
  Where is Guo Huan?
  According to his confession, everyone knows!

is it possible?

The Guo Huan case spanned two or three years. My father's royal guards monitored hundreds of officials. Didn't they find anything after so long?

If so, I request to investigate Jin Yiwei!

Er Chen suspected that Jin Yiwei was also colluding with Guo Huan!

Also, with a shortfall of several million dan at every turn, is it possible to deceive Your Majesty with such a huge amount, since the entire household department and the world's granary have become monolithic?
  Even so, when it is time to use food, whether it is the local government opening a warehouse to provide relief, or the court wants to send troops and needs food and grass, has it been that all this food and grass has not been used for so long? Is it possible to avoid revealing the truth?

I can't believe it! "

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tan and frowned.

Senran said: "The confession investigation is so clear, and the witnesses and material evidence are all there, do you still want to speak for those thieves?
  Zhutan! We warn you for the last time!

We have determined this matter!

Guo Huan's traitor caused unprecedented losses to the court!

In this situation, the court's first priority is to punish corruption and recover stolen money and property!

Rather than some trivial suspicion!
  And your worthless confession! "

Listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's decisive voice.

Zhu Tan knows.

Lao Zhu is almost reaching his limit.

If the fight continues, I am afraid that I will be in trouble.

Zhu Biao also advised: "Tenth brother! Stop fighting! Just listen to your father!"

Zhu Tan looked at Zhu Biao and found that his eyes were full of anxiety.

My heart suddenly felt warm.

He can tell.

This eldest brother, the prince, is really worried about himself and is really doing his own good.

unfortunately
  I can't listen to him anymore!

No matter how you look at it, the Guo Huan case is an unprecedented disaster in history!

Although it is aimed at wealthy businessmen and officials.

But in fact, the turmoil and losses caused to Ming Dynasty were not small at all!

not to mention.

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  Zhu Tan shook his head and said: "Brother! Do you still remember what I said? If you want to benefit the country's life and death, how can you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings!
  The Guo Huan case involves so much, a river of blood will flow if you are not careful, and the world will be shocked!

If I turn a blind eye, turn a blind eye and watch the Ming Dynasty suffer this disaster because I am afraid that my father will be angry, then I am not Zhu Tan! "

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Tan, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Old Shi, do you really want to take care of this matter?"

Zhu Tan nodded and said: "You must take care of it! Father, give me five days! If you can't find out the gangster behind Guo Huan's case, I will give up!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

"Three days! We only give you three days!"

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Zhu Yuanzhang hummed again: "We thought you were a little clever before! Now I see you are very straightforward! Get down!"

If no problem can be found within three days, don’t even think about reforming the imperial examination!

From now on, just be a prince in your vassal! "

Zhu Tan listened and nodded.

"My son, please retire!"

Watching Zhu Tan's back leave.

Zhu Biao breathed a long sigh of relief.

boom--!
  Suddenly something was thrown into my ears.

Zhu Biao was startled.

Turn around sharply.

Only to find that it was Zhu Yuanzhang who threw the memorial in his hand.

"Old Shi! We are really pissed off! This bastard! Call him stupid, but he can find out Wu Qingchen!

If we say he is smart, why doesn't he understand our thoughts? "

Zhu Yuanzhang roared for a while.

He shook his head helplessly and ordered Old Eunuch Chen: "Pick up the memorial for us!"

Zhu Biao looked at his helpless father, feeling both amused and helpless.

On the way back to the Prince's Palace.

Zhu Tan frowned and thought about Lao Zhu's words.

In fact.

For Wu Qingchen.

Don't say three days.

Even if he proposed five days, even if he wanted to catch it, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Now, I know something about Wu Qingchen.

Either he was a salt merchant, or he was the shopkeeper of Zhang's cloth shop and the woman who painted the boat.

Zhu Tan ordered guard Chen outside the sedan: "Organize people and ask the group of salt merchants who were controlled in the mansion if they have the whereabouts of Wu Qingchen!
  In addition, shopkeeper Zhang and the woman who painted the boat were re-interrogated! He also asked about the whereabouts of Wu Qingchen! "

Guard Chen took the order and left.

Zhu Tan sighed quietly.

In fact, he knows.

There is almost no possibility for these people to know the whereabouts of Wu Qingchen!
  Wu Qingchen would not leave such obvious flaws to others!
  suddenly.

Zhu Tan thought of someone.

A sudden slap on the thigh.

"Why did you forget him! Stop!
  Go to the Ministry of Justice! "

soon.

The entrance to the criminal department.

Zhu Tan got off the sedan chair.

at this time.

There were two groups of people standing at the door.

One group is the police officers from the Criminal Department Yamen.

The other group is the Jin Yiwei.

After a while.

Wang Huidi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, and Sun Zhengang, a member of the Jinyiwei Qianhu, joined forces.

In fact.

Wang Huidi doesn’t want to come either.

The Criminal Department shall not interfere in this case.

But Zhu Tan was a prince, and Wang Huidi had to come out to greet him when he came to his yamen.

Zhu Tan looked at Wang Huidi and said hello.

Then he ordered him to continue his errands.

Sun Zhengang's face was full of surprise.

He couldn't help but ask Zhu Tan: "Your Highness, I wonder why you came to the Punishment Department."

Zhu Tan said: "I want to personally interrogate Guo Huan!"

Sun Zhengang was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Highness, these records have been completed. Isn't it necessary?"

Zhu Tan said: "I have discovered a new clue! Lead the way and don't delay!"

Sun Zhengang was a little confused: "Your Highness, you also know that our Jin Yiwei has always been a little too aggressive when trying cases. Guo Huan is basically a useless person now, and the scene is still a bit bloody."

Zhu Tan glanced at Sun Zhengang and asked, "Just tell me, can we still go to trial?"

Sun Zhengang laughed dryly and said: "It's possible, but it's just an eyesore! It's too bloody!"

Zhu Tan snorted and said: "I am in the vassal territory. I have never seen anything or killed anyone! What is blood? Lead the way quickly without delay!"

Sun Zhengang slapped his forehead.

Yes!

The Ming vassal kings competed with each other in cruelty!

I heard that the kings of Qin and Jin were also very cruel in the vassal territory.

The King of Qi even killed all his subordinate officials.

Which of these people is a fuel-efficient lamp?
  What did you say was bloody?
  In terms of bloodiness, His Highness King Lu might be bloodier than himself.

soon.

Zhu Tan walked into the gloomy cell.

Groans, cries of injustice and screams could be heard from time to time.

Zhu Tan couldn't help but shake his head.

In my previous life, I had read countless descriptions of Jinyiwei's prison, and they all said that it was a purgatory on earth.

But now it seems that this prison cell of the Ministry of Punishment is not that good!
  The innermost cell.

At the door, stood two guards in royal robes.

not far away.

There are also three Jinyi guards sitting on a small table.

Seeing Zhu Tan and Sun Zhengang coming, he stood up in a hurry.

"grown ups!"

Sun Zhengang asked: "Is the prisoner still alive?"

The leader smiled and said: "I'm living well! It's just that I may have never suffered so much before! I keep crying out in pain."

Sun Zhengang nodded.

Pointing to the groaning man lying in the cell, he smiled and said, "Your Highness, that is the prisoner Guo Huan!"

Zhu Tan frowned and looked.

at this time.

Guo Huan was facing him.

With the help of torches.

Zhu Tan saw clearly inside.

I almost vomited it out!

Guo Huan was lying on the ground. There was not a single piece of intact skin on his body. His skin was covered with scars, and some of his bones were deeply visible. The blood and pus were mixed together, exuding an unbearable smell of blood and stench!
  His clothes had been stained beyond recognition with blood, and the original color was almost unrecognizable.

His hair was messily scattered around his face and shoulders, and some of it was stuck in the blood. It looked extremely miserable!
  Zhu Tan looked a little pale when he looked at Guo Huan's appearance.

"How can you treat a prisoner like this? If you don't give him clean clothes and clean his wounds, what if he dies if he gets so dirty?"

Sun Zhengang was stunned when he saw Zhu Tan's appearance.

I couldn't help but shake my head and smile bitterly.

Your Highness, Emotional Highness, was bragging just now.

He immediately ordered several royal guards to take care of Guo Huan.

Soon he was in an interrogation room.

Zhu Tan met Guo Huan.

At this time, Guo Huan's eyes were blurred and a little dazed.

He just murmured: "I feel sorry for you, I know you are guilty."

Zhu Tan frowned and said, "Guo Huan, do you know Wu Qingchen?"

"I know that I have sinned, please forgive me."

Guo Huan continued to repeat with a numb expression. Zhu Tan frowned and looked at Sun Zhengang.

"What's wrong with Guo Huan?"

Sun Zhengang laughed dryly and said, "During the interrogation, I was a little cruel. I guess I went crazy."

crazy?

Zhu Tan's face was full of suspicion.

Why didn't he go crazy sooner rather than later, just when he was about to be interrogated?
  In fact, Zhu Tan also had doubts about Jin Yiwei.

After all, Guo Huan's confession was interrogated by Wu Yong, Wang Pingquan, and Sun Zhengang.

This confession did not mention Wu Qingchen at all, but instead implicated the six ministries and bureaucrats at all levels across the country.

Judging from this point alone, Jin Yiwei may not necessarily be clean.

"I know I'm guilty. Please spare me. It hurts so much."

Guo Huan continued to tremble, his lips repeating his words meaninglessly.

Zhu Tan frowned and thought.

Sun Zhengang looked at Guo Huan, sighed and said:

"Your Highness, this man has been defeated and now everyone is crazy. This trial may be difficult."

Zhu Tan sighed.

"How can such a good person become so stupid?"

Sun Zhengang smiled bitterly and said: "Guo Huan refused to attack him at first, so the brothers were more ruthless. Although they did attack him later, he was also disabled. Your Highness, this cell is dark and damp, why don't you go up first? Anyway, this Guo Huan Huan is already dead, there is no need to waste time on him."

Zhu Tan shook his head and suddenly said: "This Guo Huan is already useless anyway, so it is better to use it as waste.

Sun Qianhu, put this Guo Huan to death and let me see how many tricks you Jin Yiwei have! "

The words fell.

Zhu Tan clearly saw Guo Huan trembling all over.

Sun Zhengang was completely stunned.

I couldn't help but lost my voice and said: "Your Highness, this person is already like this, so there is no need for this, right?"

Zhu Tan smiled.

"What are you afraid of taking care of a useless person? If anything happens, I will be responsible for it!

Don't use those ordinary methods, such as cracking a whip or hitting a board, it's too boring.

If you want to come, go to the high-end one. I am here to see the world today! "

Sun Zhengang smiled bitterly.

"Your Highness, there is no one from our Jin Yiwei who would take action in this jail of the Ministry of Punishment. Indeed, they are just ordinary methods."

Zhu Tan snorted.

He can probably guess it now.

There must be something wrong with the Jin Yiwei in front of him.

At the same time, Guo Huan is by no means really crazy. There is a high possibility of pretending to be crazy.

Zhu Tan thought about the top ten tortures of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in his mind for a long time.

Finally, I got some impression.

Zhu Tan looked at Sun Zhengang and hummed: "Thankfully you are still a Jinyiwei! Don't you know how to act according to the opportunity?
  You go and prepare ten very thin bamboo sticks. I will let Guo Huan try playing the pipa first! "

Sun Zhengang was stunned and asked: "Your Highness, what is playing the pipa?"

Zhu Tan was also stunned.

Wasn't this thing invented by Jin Yiwei? Why doesn't he know now?
  Then I thought about it again.

Maybe, this punishment was invented by Jin Yiwei in later generations.

Sun Zhengang is just a first-generation Jinyiwei, so it's normal to be unclear.

Zhu Tan had to explain: "To play the pipa, you insert ten bamboo sticks into the gaps between Guo Huan's ten fingernails. After inserting them, pull them out. If he doesn't move, just keep inserting them!"

Sun Zhengang's expression changed, showing a look of intolerance.

"Isn't this a bit too cruel?"

Zhu Tan frowned and said, "You can try another method, heat up a red iron plate and let Guo Huan step on it.

If he still doesn't move, let him put his hand on it too. "

Sun Zhengang hesitated and said, "Your Highness, this."

How come His Royal Highness Prince Lu is more ruthless than our Jin Yiwei?
  This punishment is scary enough just to hear it!
  He even had such an elegant name, Play Pipa!
  Zhu Tan glanced at Sun Zhengang and said with a half-smile: "What? Sun Qianhu wants to disobey this king's order? If you can't bear to let Guo Huan suffer such a crime, then you will suffer it yourself!"

Sun Zhengang couldn't help but change his expression when he heard this.

Immediately said: "Your Highness, forgive me! I will do it now!"

After saying this, Sun Zhengang ordered people to prepare the torture instruments.

Zhu Tan looked at Guo Huan in front of him and smiled.

"This is the first time that I have seen someone willing to suffer twice before death.

After all, we are all going to die. Why do we have to live a life worse than death until we die? "

Guo Huan trembled all over.

He continued to murmur: "I know that I am guilty and I will die."

soon.

Ten extremely thin bamboo sticks were prepared, and a red-hot iron plate was placed in front of Guo Huan.

Zhu Tan looked at Guo Huan and sneered: "Guo Huan, I will ask you one last time, do you know Wu Qingchen?

If you keep pretending to be crazy and acting stupid, don't expect me to be merciful and ask you to stop after you receive this punishment! "

The words fell.

Zhu Tan suddenly poured the tea in front of his desk onto the iron plate.

laugh--!
  The water fell on the red-hot iron plate and vaporized instantly, and a stream of steam rose in front of Guo Huan!

Guo Huan was trembling all over, but he still murmured, "I know the crime, I know the crime!"

Zhu Tan no longer hesitated and ordered.

"Put the prisoner Guo Huan on top barefoot!"

The words fell.

A Jinyi guard held down Guo Huan.

The other person lifted Guo Huan and pressed him on the iron plate!

next second.

Guo Huan screamed.

"Your Highness, the guilty minister is recruiting! The guilty minister knows Wu Qingchen!"

Zhu Tan sneered.

"I thought you were some kind of hero! Did you just recruit like this?

Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided!
  Putting one of his feet on the iron plate was his punishment for deceiving the king! "

After the words fell, a Jin Yiwei put Guo Huan's feet on the iron plate.

In an instant, screams and the "sizzling" sound of the iron plate resounded throughout the cell!

At the same time, a smell of burnt meat and meat filled the cell.

Even Jin Yiwei who was standing aside was a little frightened when he saw this scene.

Zhu Tan ordered people to rescue Guo Huan, who was about to collapse, and asked:
  "What is the relationship between Wu Qingchen and you?"

After Guo Huan was burned, he became even more depressed, but he was afraid that Zhu Tan, the living king of hell, would put his other foot on the iron plate again.

He said hurriedly: "I have known him for ten years! This person arranged for someone to contact me intentionally when I joined the household department doctor! After that, he helped me get promoted one after another, until I got to this point!"

Zhu Tan nodded.

Guo Huan's answer was as expected.

What these Shanxi merchants are best at is investment officers.

Play the long game to catch the big fish.

What's more, Guo Huan is in the household department and manages the world's finance and taxation. It will be useful sooner or later. Investing early will definitely not make a loss.

Zhu Tan smiled.

"Guo Huan, you have been corrupt and corrupt over the years. Wu Qingchen should know all about this, right?"

Guo Huan said honestly: "Yes! Your Highness! Not only did he know clearly, but he also gave me many pointers! Tell me how to exploit the loopholes of the Ministry of Household Affairs! For example, change the numbers, split the east to make up for the west, and cleverly create names. At the same time, in some places, the natto and grains go into the water. , and I secretly instigated it because those wealthy households would give the subordinates a lot of money in return every time."

Zhu Tan snorted coldly.

With so many people implicated in the Guo Huan case, I don’t know if they were unjustly accused, but Guo Huan really deserves to die.

The Ming Dynasty implemented a tax payment system in kind.

Basically, whatever production you were engaged in before, you pay the tax.

For example, those who grow rice pay tax on rice, those who grow millet pay tax on corn, and those who raise silkworms pay tax on silk.
  The so-called "grain into water" and "natto into water" means that when large grain and bean growers and rich households pay grain tax and bean tax, they add water to the grain and bean tax to increase the weight and thereby achieve the purpose of paying less tax. .

But the consequences of doing so are extremely serious.

In addition to paying less tax, the court will lose part of the tax revenue. More importantly, when these grains or beans mixed with water enter the warehouse, the water will evaporate, and then the entire grain and beans in the warehouse will rot!

However, Guo Huan's fate has been determined, and he will definitely be sentenced to death.

In previous dynasties, beheading was the capital punishment.

But in the Ming Dynasty, the so-called capital punishment was only one kind of punishment.

That's Ling Chi who makes people's faces change when they hear it!

Those who were punished by Lingchi had to be cut with 3600 knives for three days and three nights before they died.

Zhu Tan looked at Guo Huan and said with a smile: "Guo Huan, do you know why you were caught here?"

Guo Huan laughed miserably and said: "There is no airtight wall in the world! No matter how secretive I am, I will inevitably make mistakes.
  What's more, Jin Yiwei monitors the world, and something will happen sooner or later. But I didn't expect that the court would have so much evidence. "

Zhu Tan smiled and said: "These evidences were not found by the imperial court itself, but the king received a report from someone. Who do you think that person is?"

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Zhu Tan stood up and sneered: "Guo Shilang, do you think there is anyone in the world who knows everything about what you have done and can easily report it to me? Guess who it is?"

Guo Huan raised his head suddenly.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Wu! Qing! Chen!"

Zhu Tan nodded and said: "Exactly! I still don't know why he wants to report you!
  But he really screwed you up!
  Now your whole family, young and old, has been thrown into prison, and sooner or later they will accompany you to the execution ground!

Now, you actually want to cover up your relationship with Wu Qingchen!
  Guo Huan, you are the number one idiot in the world! "

Hearing this, Guo Huan immediately roared crazily: "Wu Qingchen! This old man! Even if I die, I will take him with me!"

Zhu Tan asked: "Do you know where he went?"

Guo Huan said without hesitation: "I know! He was implicated in the salt merchant case, escaped from Yangzhou Mansion, and hid in my house! He took a boat to sea the next day!
  He told me!
  If he wanted to leave, he would either find Japanese pirates in the east to go to Dongyang, or find Fujian merchants in the south to go to Nanyang!
  But I feel that nowadays the Japanese pirates are greedy and vicious, and the East is wild and chaotic.

Presumably they are more likely to go to Fujian merchants!
  After all, although Nanyang is a bit wild, at least the Han people can be safe there! "

When Zhu Tan heard this, he frowned and said, "You are very familiar with these two places."

Guo Huan sighed and said, "At the beginning, I wanted to escape too."

Zhu Tan snorted.

After committing corruption and bending the law at home, he wanted to escape abroad and enjoy life!
  These officials are really dirty and shameless in their minds!
  When asked here, Zhu Tan basically had no problem.

However, he was a little disappointed with Wu Qingchen's matter.

If it is true as Guo Huan said.

The hope of catching Guo Huan is very slim!
  Whether it's the East or the South, it's beyond my reach!
  Zhu Tan nodded and stood up.

He said to Sun Zhengang, the Qianhu of Jin Yiwei beside him: "Sun Qianhu, let's go!"

soon.

Zhu Tan came to the entrance of the criminal department.

Suddenly he looked at Sun Zhengang.

"Sun Qianhu, I did not see your interrogation of Wu Qingchen in Guo Huan's previous confession!

As the whistleblower in this major case, Wu Qingchen, you didn’t even ask?

Did you intentionally ignore it or did you review it but didn’t remember it? "

When Sun Zhengang heard Zhu Tan's question, his eyes were in a trance.

Then he immediately said: "Go back to Your Highness! At that time, we were only anxious to ask about the case and did not think about Wu Qingchen!
  After all, he is just a businessman. "

Zhu Tan nodded.

"How much property was confiscated from Guo Huan's home?"

Sun Zhengang said: "About two million strings!"

Zhu Tan sneered and said: "This person colluded with everyone and was recorded in his confession, but he robbed the treasury of seven million shi of grain!

Converted into silver, 350 million taels!

Converted into Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, it is 1400 million yuan!

Where are the other 1200 million yuan?
  You didn't even ask about this in your confession!

What happened again? "

Sun Zhengang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "After all, this case involves complex matters, a huge amount, and many officials involved!
  All this money may have been swallowed up by those people."

Zhu Tan smiled.

"Perhaps? Sun Qianhu, are you Jin Yiwei so careless in handling cases?"

Sun Zhengang was speechless when asked and did not dare to speak.

Zhu Tan said calmly: "Sooner or later, the truth of the matter will come out!
  If this case sets off a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, I feel that even your little life, Sun Qianhu, will be involved! "

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Zhu Tan entered the sedan chair.

Sun Qianhu stared blankly as Zhu Tan's sedan left.

There were mixed emotions on his face.

a long time.

Take a deep breath.

"His Royal Highness King Lu, what a powerful method!"

The Palace of the Kings.

Zhu Tan looked at the middle-aged man in front of him.

This person is the shopkeeper of Lu Shang Salt Store in Yingtian, named Liu Zaiting.

at this time.

Liu Zaiting's face was filled with fear.

After all, it was the first time to see such a noble person.

Nervous, he wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his hands from time to time.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Tan laughed.

"Relax, I would like to know, how is your relationship with Fujian merchants? Can you contact me?"

In fact.

This is Zhu Tan's last resort.

Since Guo Huan mentioned it, Wu Qingchen most likely went to Nanyang with the help of Fujian merchants.

Then, if you contact the Fujian businessman, you may have a chance to know his whereabouts!

When Liu Zaiting heard the question, he smiled and said: "Fujian merchants, you know better! But those people are too courageous and do things that violate the laws of the court. The last time I found the villain, I promised benefits, but I As soon as people heard it, they thought it was inappropriate and rejected them!”

Zhu Tan was stunned and asked, "What are they looking for you for?"

Liu Zaiting smiled and said: "Salt! They want a lot of salt. Logically speaking, it doesn't matter how much salt people in this world buy as long as they give money!

But these people said that they wanted the villain to sell the salt and then write off the account, without revealing that they were the buyers.

A villain really can't do this. "

When Zhu Tan heard this, he had an idea.

Yes!

Fujian merchants!

These people have always been the main force in going to sea in the Ming Dynasty!

Of course, not only in the Ming Dynasty, but even now, Fujian people have always been keen on overseas trade.

The salt from Changlu Salt Farm is of such high quality that it will definitely be very popular overseas.

And because the sea is now banned, if they can sell this salt overseas, they will definitely make huge profits!
  No wonder they wanted Liu Zaiting to destroy this part of the sales records.

After all, if a caring person discovers that they purchased a large amount of salt but did not use it anywhere, but the salt disappeared out of thin air, their smuggling will definitely be traced.
  Zhu Tan smiled.

If this is the case, then the Fujian merchants have something to ask for themselves.

in business.

Although the sea ban was ordered by Lao Zhu.

But Zhu Tanke has never rejected overseas trade.
  In this way, not only can we get the whereabouts of Wu Qingchen, but we may also get a lot of benefits for nothing.

Zhu Tan immediately ordered: "Go and contact the Fujian merchants as soon as possible! I will see them today!"

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