Volume 4 The Boat Goes Against the Tide Chapter 170 The End (II)
Listening to Qian Cong confess that he was the leader of the Pink Swallows, and explain why he had to take risks to do all this, Sun Tu not only sighed at his loyalty, but also had some problems.
If it was just for money, why did he make the organization of the Pink Swallow so huge, and the core leaders of it were all people from Jiangnan Province? The most important thing is that he is a subordinate of the Hou Mansion, even if he is a steward, it is impossible for these many people to work for him to such a situation, and even after being arrested by the government, he will not hesitate to die to keep the secret behind it. What can make these people die without hesitation can only be secrets that cannot be known, and those people can never be for Qian Cong, a Hou Mansion manager!
That's why Sun Tu gave a slight reminder behind Tong Guan, and the latter reacted quickly, threatening the other party at the moment. Qian Cong's originally impassioned expression suddenly stiffened after Tong Guan's words, and he wanted to make a statement, but after meeting the other party's gaze, he couldn't speak, and even a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
Tong Guan didn't understand it at this time, and he didn't want to say much to him, so he only looked at Qian Mo's body: "Marquis Shunde, now it seems that there is still a hidden story in this case, so I can only offend you and the people in the palace to go to the Imperial City Division with this official." ”
After hearing the three words of the Imperial City Division, Qian Mo's already pale face became more and more pale, his body trembled and he was about to fall, and immediately shouted at Qian Cong: "Qian Cong, what else do you have to hide, tell the truth." Ben Hou has always been kind to you, do you really want to watch my Qian family being killed? ”
"Master Hou......" Qian Cong's expression was even more entangled, but the answer was difficult to say when it came to his mouth.
At this moment, a calm man in his thirties suddenly flashed outside the hall, ignoring the obstruction of several guards guarding the door, stretched out his hand to remove the steel knife they were blocking in front of him, and walked in with his head held high. He looked straight at Tong Guan and said, "Tong Shumi, you don't have to ask Qian Cong anymore, the real mastermind behind Pink Swallow is me!" ”
This time, before Tong Guan and Sun Tu could react, Qian Mo had already lost his voice and exclaimed: "Jizong, how can you have anything to do with Pink Swallow......
The one who suddenly broke in and confessed to the crime was Qian Mo's second son, Qian Jizong. And his appearance really surprised Qian Mo, so that he couldn't even care about being afraid, but said loudly: "This is impossible!" You have always been sensible and obedient, and you are low-key, how could you do such a hurtful thing? ”
Although Tong Guan had some doubts in his heart, he still had an indifferent look on his face: "If you want to take this charge to keep your home, you have to get some evidence to be convincing." ”
Qian Jizong smiled slightly, reached into his arms, and then a wooden plaque engraved with the wings and flying swallows was held in his hand: "Tong Shumi, can this waist card that can make the pink swallow go up and down enough to make you believe in my identity?" With a shake of his hand, he threw the waist card to Tong Guan, but Sun Tu grabbed it first, and after seeing that there was no problem, he handed it over to Tong Guan.
Tong Guan squinted his eyes and looked at the wooden sign a few times, and then said in a calm tone: "So, you are the real head of the Pink Swallow?" ”
"Yes, but I did all this from my father, and even the people in this Hou Mansion who know my identity are only Qian Cong."
"Childe, why are you ...... this" Qian Cong came back from his shock at this time and said with despair.
"The pink swallow has almost been uprooted by them, even if I am alone, what can I do in the future? Besides, I can't let my father, mother, and other people in the house suffer just because I want to protect myself. Qian Jizong looked quite indifferent, and there was a faint smile on his face when he said this.
"Rebel, why are you doing this? Do you know what the Pink Swallow man did in the dark? Qian Mo had accepted this fact at this time, which made him even more angry, walked up to his son, raised his hand and slapped him in the face.
was slapped in public by his father, and Qian Jizong neither parried nor dodged, but accepted it calmly. With a snap, his face was already marked with red palm prints, and the corners of his mouth were broken, and a wisp of blood flowed out, but he didn't see a little panic, just smiled bitterly: "Father, you don't know what we Jiangnan remnants think at all, you are willing to be belittled, but we can't ......"
With just one sentence, Qian Mo, who still wanted to continue to scold his son, was silently speechless, obviously he had understood something, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes.
At this time, Qian Jizong had already let everything out, but there was resentment buried in his calm expression, and his eyes were staring at Tong Guan: "Tong Shumi, do you know how my Qian family came over all these years?" Be cautious and ingratiate yourself with every official of the DPRK and China, for fear that if you say the wrong thing, you will be ruined. So even if a small official came to my shop and asked for a bribe, we had to meet his demands. For this reason, Qian Cong tried his best to raise money, so that the entire Hou Mansion would not be without food and clothing, and only then would I make the Hou Mansion of Shunde look like a Hou Mansion.
"But after all, these days will not last long, and we must find another way. So when Qian Cong proposed the idea of abducting and selling women in Beijing, I agreed. Moreover, I also thought of borrowing the name of my Shunde Marquis Mansion to put these women and children in our carriage and transport them out of the city, so as to avoid being found by the officials and soldiers. Who would have thought that it was this decision that would lead to the final exposure. ”
Sun Tu understood what he meant as soon as he heard it, and he also wondered why the people of Pink Swallow would be so careless to use a carriage with the seal of the Qian family to kidnap Ya'er. Now that I think about it, the other party used this vehicle for the sake of insurance and wanted to send people out of the capital safely, but they didn't expect that a cadre would be completely captured, and even the carriage fell into their own hands.
The expression of regret only flashed on Qian Jizong's face: "In the past few years, we have really gained a lot from this, not only in money, but also in people's hands." It wasn't until then that I found out that although my Wu Yue Qian clan had been dead for a hundred years, there were still people in the south of the Yangtze River who missed their homeland. When they found out who we were, they swore allegiance to me and helped me reap more benefits in the city of Tokyo. ”
"You...... It's crazy! In the face of his son's words, Qian Mo didn't know what to say about him, so he could only point his finger at the other party, with a face full of regret: "Do you know how miserable those women who were taken captive by you were?" How did your father teach you from a young age? In order to be on the right path in the world, you must not harm others......"
"Father, you feel that your child is harming the people by doing all this, and it is an unforgivable sin. But in the eyes of the child, what those people in the court did in my hometown of Jiangnan are the real disasters to the country and the people! In order to curry favor with the current emperor, Zhu Mian expropriated and extorted in the land of Liangzhejiang, collected the so-called Huashi Gang, and destroyed how many innocent people's families were destroyed.
"Father, do you know that the people of Jiangnan have long hated the court to the bone, and this is the key to those people who will miss the old country and be willing to use it for my Qian Jizong. Because I once told them that one day, when we have a strong enough force, we will be able to stir up the storm in this Tokyo city, so that the people of the Zhao family can taste the same! In order to achieve this goal, they willingly took the risk of abducting and selling women and children in the city, but kept all the money they had obtained.
"Also, father, have you forgotten how the Zhao family treated our Qian family at the beginning? When Gaozu came to vote for the whole country, he was not in fear one day, and in the end he was killed by Emperor Taizong of the Great Song Dynasty with a cup of poisonous wine. But our children and grandchildren didn't even dare to mention half a word about it, and they had to tremble all the time, lest they get into trouble. Children have had enough of these days......"
These words made the atmosphere in the hall suddenly tense, and no one could have imagined that Qian Jizong would say such a rebellious thing, which was completely rebellious. Sun Tu sighed thoughtfully, yes, the current Great Song Dynasty has long been full of internal and external troubles because of various mistakes, but the monarchs and ministers of the court don't know, or pretend not to know. Today, Qian Jizong has just opened up a corner of the contradiction that was deliberately covered up by everyone.
"Father, children are not filial." Qian Jizong continued to say in a deep voice: "But the child knows that what he did is not wrong, even if I fail, someone will one day make this Zhao Song Dynasty pay the price!" As he spoke, he let out a low cry, but his body slowly softened.
"Oh no, he also hid poison in his mouth!" Sun Tu immediately understood, and just wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Tong Guan waving his hand. The Great Song Dynasty privy envoy, who had been silent since Qian Jizong admitted his identity as the leader of the Pink Swallow, just watched Qian Jizong die in pain after convulsions with calm eyes, and then pointed at Qian Cong: "Come on, take down this culprit for me!" ”
In Sun Tu's somewhat strange look, the guards outside the door had quickly pounced, pressing Qian Cong, who was also distraught because of Qian Jizong's death, to the ground, making him unable to move.
Then, Tong Guan stood up and said: "After investigation by this official, the culprit who instructed the Pink Swallow Thieves to abduct and sell women and children in Tokyo City, and the culprit of the repeated killings is Qian Cong, the steward of the Shunde Hou Mansion. It was in the name of the Hou Mansion that he was able to collect a group of Jiangnan thieves and commit many injustices. During the period of taking the thief, Qian Cong even hijacked Qian Jizong, the second son of the Marquis of Shunde, in an attempt to escape. As a result, the head of the thief was taken by the official army, and Qian Jizong was also killed by him. Shundehou, you saw all these facts with your own eyes, right? ”
Qian Mo was distracted by his son's sudden suicide, and it wasn't until Tong Guan said it again and slapped him on the shoulder again, and the Marquis of Shunde came back to his senses. There was a heavy sadness in his eyes, but he breathed a sigh of relief: "What Tong Shumi said is that all this was done by Qian Cong!" ”
Sun Tu quickly understood after being surprised at the beginning. This should be the best result for Tong Guan, for the imperial court, and for the Qian family of the Shunde Marquis Mansion. For Tong Guan, this will be a great achievement, and for the imperial court, it will also save face, otherwise if the Qian family is really identified as a rebellion, it will inevitably bring a chain effect. As for the Qian family, this not only kept the name of the loyal minister, but also saved the lives of the whole family.
Tong Guan really deserves to be a powerful figure who has stood in the court for many years, and this move alone has completely solved the originally complicated game. However, in Sun Tu's view, this is just a palliative treatment and a whitewash of the peace.
But in any case, as Tong Guan finished saying this, it means that this turmoil of eradicating pink swallows has come to an end!
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