Chapter 680: The Fish Dies, the Net Breaks
"Bang Bang Bang~" With the sound of the bang on the third watch, Li Zhang couldn't help yawning, although he deliberately slept on the boat for a long time yesterday, in order to have the energy to deal with the affairs of Quanzhou when he arrived today, but at this time he still couldn't help but feel a little sleepy.
In addition, Li Zhang also knew for the first time that people couldn't help but get seasick, and people who stayed on the boat for a long time would also get dizzy when they first got on land, of course, this kind of dizziness was not serious, just because they were used to the shaking of the ship, they would be a little uncomfortable when they suddenly stepped on land, and they only needed to sleep and be fine, but Li Zhang was still waiting for a news, so he could only force himself not to fall asleep.
As soon as Li Zhang arrived in Quanzhou today, he won Ma Fengjie with lightning speed, in fact, he had already planned to do so, the Dong family tragedy could be suppressed, there must be people in the officialdom to come forward, and Ma Fengjie alone could not do this, after all, he is a eunuch, the so-called eunuch, the full name is actually the eunuch of the city of Bosi, his power is only in the sea trade, and the ability to intervene in the Quanzhou officialdom is very small, so behind this case, there must be a heavyweight of Quanzhou officialdom who is also involved.
It is precisely because of the above guesses that Li Zhang will use the means of scaring the snake as soon as he arrives in Quanzhou, if there are other people involved, the other party will definitely make some changes, so Li Zhang also sent the wild dog out and targeted an object of his suspicion, and the other party is the Quanzhou Zhizhou Sun Li he met today.
According to what Li Zhang learned, this Sun Li is a native of Jiangxi, is a Jinshi in the period of Dazhong Xiangfu, four years ago when the Dong family wiped out the tragedy, Sun Li was not Zhizhou, but served as a judge, but at that time Quanzhou Zhizhou was old and sick, and he had long been unable to deal with political affairs, so the administrative power of Quanzhou at that time was actually in charge of Sun Li, and later Zhizhou died, and he also took over the post of Zhizhou justifiably.
Of course, if it is just the above, Li Zhang can't judge that Sun Li is related to the Dong family's case, the most important thing is Dong Qing's confession, according to him, after the tragedy of destroying the door that year, he also sued everywhere, but no one dared to take it from the yamen, and at that time, there was no one else to think about except Sun Li.
Dong Qing's confession is still very credible, especially at the beginning, although the Dong family was destroyed, but the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen, the remaining power of the Dong family at that time was still not small, especially in the officialdom, there were also a lot of relationships, but even so, he was still forcibly pressed, so it can be seen that this person is also a monopoly in Quanzhou, and the only one who meets this requirement is Sun Li.
In fact, when Li Zhang asked people to take down Ma Fengjie today, he had been secretly observing Sun Li's expression, but unfortunately he didn't know if it was an old traitor or a clear conscience, anyway, Li Zhang couldn't find anything abnormal from the other party's face, but there were a few officials around him whose faces were pale, obviously having dealings with Ma Fengjie.
In fact, Li Zhang could have not arrested Ma Fengjie first, but on the surface he was false with the other party, and then slowly investigated the officials involved in the case, but Quanzhou is not the capital, Li Zhang's eyes are almost dark here, and he doesn't know who can be trusted in the officialdom, so he can only use this method in desperation, although it is a bit risky, but it can work wonders.
"Knock knock~" With a slight knock on the door, no footsteps were heard beforehand, but this made Li Zhang breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Come in!" ”
As soon as Li Zhang's words fell, he saw a wild dog dressed in black push the door and walk in, which made Li Zhang immediately ask: "How is it, did that Sun Li see anyone?" ”
"The eldest brother miscalculated this time, Sun Li went to his house to rest after he went back, and he didn't go to see anyone." The wild dog walked up to Li Zhang at this time, picked up the tea that Li Zhang had prepared for him, and drank it all.
Originally, Li Zhang came to Quanzhou today, and Sun Li and other local officials also prepared a reception banquet for him, but because Ma Fengjie was arrested, and Li Zhang said that he was very tired and wanted to rest, so he refused the reception banquet, and the wild dog also followed immediately after Sun Li and others left.
"I didn't see anyone, could it be that I guessed wrong?" Li Zhang couldn't help but muttered to himself in surprise when he heard the wild dog's report.
"Big brother don't have to doubt that although Sun Li didn't go to see others, someone went to see him, and there was more than one!" The wild dog put down the tea bowl in his hand at this time and said with a smile, since starting a family, especially after having children, the wild dog's temperament has become more and more normal, and he will even take the initiative to joke at this time.
"You kid, when did you learn to speak only half of it?" Li Zhang couldn't help but smile dumbly when he heard this, and then asked who had gone to see Sun Li, maybe Sun Li didn't go to see others, but it didn't mean that others were as calm as him.
When the wild dog told him about the people he saw going to visit, when Li Zhang met with Sun Li and these local officials today, the wild dog stood behind Li Zhang, so he also remembered very clearly when Sun Li introduced the various officials.
However, the more Li Zhang listened, the more shocked he became, because the people who went to see Sun Li today turned out to be Quanzhou envoys, secretaries, and officials, etc., almost including most of the high-level officials in the entire Quanzhou officialdom, in other words, if Sun Li really participated in the Dong family's massacre, then it also means that the entire Quanzhou officialdom is almost rotten.
"These people seem to have made an appointment secretly, and rushed to Sun Li's house in civilian clothes when it was getting late, and conspired with Sun Li in the study for a long time, I wanted to get close to eavesdropping, but Sun Li was very cautious, and arranged many guards around the study, I couldn't get close at all, I could only eavesdrop on it from a distance, although I didn't hear it very really, but I heard their conversation mention the tragedy of the Dong family!" The wild dog finally replied earnestly.
Li Zhang couldn't help but show a solemn expression after hearing this, the worst situation finally appeared, if the entire officialdom in Quanzhou was rotten, then his next actions would definitely encounter great obstacles, and even be dangerous, after all, under the dog jumping over the wall, these people might be able to do anything.
"Big brother, I also found an important thing, that is, after Sun Li and others conspired, they actually sent a servant in the mansion, it seemed that they wanted to report to someone, so I followed the servant all the way out of the city, and finally chased him to the camp of the sailor, and guess who the other party was sending the letter to?" The wild dog smiled again and spoke.
"The Sailor Battalion? Since you asked, then I must know this person, and we just arrived today, and the only one we know is the commander! Li Zhang was stunned for a moment when he heard the wild dog's words, and then said with great certainty.
"Big brother guessed right, the other party wants to see the same Commander Yu, but there are a large number of guards guarding the place where Commander Yu lives, and I can't get close, so I don't know what they talked about?" The wild dog nodded and said again.
"It's not good, the other party is going to break the net!" Li Zhang suddenly came to his senses at this time, and immediately stood up and shouted.
If Commander Yu is also Sun Li's person, then after Ma Fengjie is arrested, Sun Li and they will definitely worry that Ma Fengjie will confess them, in this case, they should fight to the death instead of waiting to be arrested in the future, if they can kill Li Zhang and them, there is still a glimmer of life, anyway, Quanzhou is their territory, and it is completely possible to fabricate that Li Zhang and others had an accident, such as a storm at sea, and then the imperial court could not find any evidence at all.
Thinking of this, Li Zhang also immediately instructed the wild dog: "Pass my order, immediately assemble the forbidden army, and inform Commander Hu to make them also ready and listen to my dispatch!" ”
When the wild dog heard Li Zhang's words, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, which made him regret a little why he didn't intercept the people sent by Sun Li on the road just now? But now it was useless to regret it, so he immediately went to inform the people on his side to assemble.
The place where Li Zhang lives is the central area of the Commander Yu, if the Commander Yu really wants to attack Li Zhang, I'm afraid that Li Zhang won't be able to run if he wants to, so after the manpower was gathered, Li Zhang immediately decided to strike first, as long as the commander Yu is controlled, then the crisis will be lifted, unless the soldiers of the entire Commander Battalion want to rebel!