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Chapter 536 Is it a coincidence, or is it intentional?

Full of expectation, Lu Chengqi asked Wang Yuanshi to name this person, and then he was so furious that he asked the supervisory department to investigate immediately, catching him off guard.

After all the calculations, Wang Yuanshi actually said a word, which made Lu Chengqi extremely depressed: "Your Majesty, the criminals have no power and power, so how do they know who this person is? The criminals only know that this person is in a high position and Never exposed any clues..."

"It seems that my prediction was correct. There is indeed a traitor in the court, and he hides it very deeply!" Lu Chengqi nodded thoughtfully, thinking to himself, "This person hides so deeply and stirs up the situation. What is the reason? Logically speaking, as long as he continues to do it safely, I will not pursue anything. Is he afraid of something, is it because he is afraid that the supervisory department will find out his past crimes?"

"However, Your Majesty, the criminal has a piece of evidence that can put him to death..." Wang Yuanshi's words made Lu Chengqi suddenly refreshed.

"Say, what is the evidence?"

Seeing this majestic son of heaven, he was so excited that he couldn't calm down. Wang Yuanshi was a little surprised, but he still said truthfully: "The royal family of Taiyuan has always transported well salt and green salt from Chengdu Fu Road and Tupan Road. , and someone needs to take care of it. There are thousands of porters and livestock. Your Majesty also knows that if you want to make money, you must keep costs down. Chengdu Fu Road and Tupan Road are thousands of miles away from Taiyuan Mansion. It’s for money. You can’t save this animal, so naturally you have to work hard on the porter...”

When Lu Chengqi heard this, he already sneered.This is a typical capitalist method, using capital as a threat to exploit labor and squeeze its value.What Lu Chengqi was thinking at the moment was, should we add this article in "Da Shun Law", if the wages are not enough to maintain life, can the employer be sued?
"... Later Liang Zhongwen found out about this, so he sold a group of children to me to serve as leg strength..." After Wang Yuanshi said this, he realized that Lu Chengqi's face became ugly.

It never occurred to Lu Chengqi that this person in court was actually the mastermind behind the kidnapping and trafficking of children.What is leg strength?This is the ancient name for the servants who pass the documents or the people who carry the goods. Some children are used as legs, and only these devoid of conscience can think of it.

Seeing that Wang Yuanshi stopped talking, Lu Chengqi said angrily, "Speak on!"

Wang Yuanshi quickly said: "Most of these children are eleven or twelve years old, skinny. It took the criminals a lot of time to nurse them back to strength. Although the price is cheap, the cost on the road is not small..."

Lu Chengqi knew that there was a lot of blood hidden in Wang Yuanshi's words.He said lightly, during the journey of thousands of miles, not to mention a teenage child, even a mature man is likely to get sick and die.With the lonely nature of the Wang family, how could they invite a doctor to see a doctor?Life and death depend on fate, whether you can survive it depends entirely on luck.It can be said that countless innocent people died on the way of transporting salt.

Lu Chengqi hated the Wang family, regardless of human life; even more hated the person who kidnapped and trafficked children.Lu Chengqi is not a fool, he didn't connect these few things together before, and he didn't think there was any connection between them.After hearing this now, Lu Chengqi's heart brightened.No wonder the black hands behind the scenes want to do everything possible to make troubles. It turns out that they are afraid that this scandal will be exposed to the world!No wonder he wanted to kill Wang Yuanshi to silence him because he wanted to completely conceal this matter!
It is appalling to say that a member of the imperial court actually engaged in child abduction and trafficking.It's just that Lu Chengqi can't figure it out, who has such a great ability, who has been able to call the wind and rain for so many years without showing the slightest sign?
It can also skillfully surround Lu Chengqi, so that Lu Chengqi can start the ten-rank official system when the conditions are not sufficient.Then he encouraged all the talented scholars in the world, leaving Lu Chengqi at a loss for what to do.What's even more powerful is that he actually managed to get Liang Zhongwen, the governor of the government, to stay in Taiyuan Mansion for several years.You know, Dashun officials change every three to five years, this is a custom.This person can turn the world around, it really makes people feel a chill in the bottom of their hearts.

It seems that this person has already learned that Lu Chengqi secretly authorized Su Shi to investigate the case. Otherwise, what purpose does he have in doing so?The purpose is to muddy the water, so that he can continue to lurk in the muddy water, waiting for the opportunity to move.

Good scheming, good strategy!Lu Chengqi had to admire such forbearance and calculation, if it were him, he would definitely not be able to do this.It's a pity that this person didn't figure it out after all the calculations. Wang Dalang was moved with compassion, and he didn't poison Wang Yuanshi.It was the survival of a key person like Wang Yuanshi that Lu Chengqi could obtain the connected information from these several incidents, that is, this person has committed many evils, and his flaws have actually been exposed.It's just that he disguised himself so well in court that not only Lu Chengqi didn't notice it, but even his colleagues didn't notice it.

According to the memorial passed down secretly by Su Shi, this person has been abducting and trafficking children for some years, at least ten years or more.In the past ten years, Lu Chengqi did not dare to estimate how much black money this person has made against his conscience.How many children are in exile, dead or disabled, and what is even more tragic is that these children originally had a complete family, but from the moment they were trafficked, their lives were all tampered with.

Perhaps in the brothel, it is these poor children who laugh and accompany drinks.Perhaps it is these children who are doing coolies on the pier every day...

Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi burst into anger: "You are helping the evildoers, what should you do?"

Wang Yuanshi was still kneeling on the ground at this moment. Hearing this, he repeatedly kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, the sinner deserves to die, but please let the Wang family go! The sinner is coerced by others and has no choice but to do it. Over the years, although the Wang family has made money Many, but most of them are still in the pockets of Liang Zhongwen and that person..."

Lu Chengqi said in a deep voice, "Is what you said true?"

Wang Yuanshi said bitterly: "From the moment they wanted to kill me, I have already given up on them. Do you remember, as early as in Jinyang City, someone wanted to assassinate the criminals. The criminals really wanted to write about this group of people. I have never had a chance to accuse him of crimes. If he said it in person, I don’t know if that person would go mad and kill the entire Wang family..."

Lu Chengqi said: "I'll trust you for now. Come here!"

Gao Hao, who was outside the hall, heard Lu Chengqi's loud voice, and hurried into the hall, "Here!"

"Take this person down and temporarily put him in the prison of the Supervision Department. I will deal with it after I find out the case!"

Gao Hao walked to Wang Yuanshi's side and said, "Let's go, what are you still doing here?"

Wang Yuanshi kowtowed again, followed Gao Hao out of the Chui Gong Hall, and then went back and forth with his shoulders crossed under the "watch" of the two imperial guards.

"Come out!" Lu Chengqi said lightly towards the side hall.

As soon as the words fell, a person turned out from the side hall and said to Lu Chengqi, "Your Majesty!"

"You heard it just now, let me tell you what you think..." Lu Chengqi picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and then said slowly.

(End of this chapter)