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"Lord Qiqi, my Zhen family has never violated the decree of the Duke of Qin!" Zhen Rong stood up proudly and said: "Since the Duke of Qin entered Jizhou, my Zhen family has closed all the businesses of grain, salt, ironware, horses, etc., and only operates the projects allowed by the Duke of Qin, such as cattle and sheep, tea and other businesses. If you don't believe it, you can check the account books www.biquge.info of my Zhen family! ”

"Since you said that you didn't run a grain and grass business, why did you find so much grain and grass in the Zhen family's warehouse?" The whole thing was caused by the fact that there was a lot of grain and grass in the granary of the Zhen family, and Tian Feng had to ask.

"The little girl doesn't know!" Zhen Rong really didn't know where the grain and grass came from, but her honest answer caused some people to sneer.

Although Tian Feng felt that something was wrong, Zhen Rong's answer made him not very satisfied, and he couldn't help asking: "Miss Zhen, please answer truthfully!" ”

"Lord Qiyu, the concubine really doesn't know!" Zhen Rong smiled bitterly: "Although the warehouse belongs to the Zhen family, it is not used by the Zhen family. Other families in Yecheng, sometimes with too many goods, will also store the goods in the warehouse of the Zhen family, and the Zhen family is the same! The Zhen family's warehouse will also lend some small traders and hawkers to store goods temporarily, so it is impossible to tell the source of the goods in the warehouse! ”

"Since it is your Zhen family's warehouse, is there no one from the Zhen family to take care of it?" Tian Feng was so smart, he immediately understood what Zhen Rong meant, but he also had a trace of doubt.

"Not only are there people in charge, but there are also guards watching! But at that moment, the personnel of the Zhen family's warehouse suddenly disappeared, and even the guards were knocked unconscious. The most strange thing is that before we even found out about the warehouse, someone invited Lord Thorn Shi and the army! Zhen Rong sighed and shrugged her shoulders very helplessly, the expression on her face actually made everyone feel a trace of loss in their hearts, which shows how charming she is!

"According to what you say, someone framed the Zhen family?" Tian Feng frowned, he looked at Liu Zhang lightly, Liu Zhang nodded at him, his heart was suddenly panicked, and his face showed a hint of enlightenment!

"My lord, I don't dare to say whether anyone has assassinated the Zhen family, I can only say that the grain is not the Zhen family!" Zhen Rong knew that there were some things that could not be brought up by her, so she said a very cunning answer.

"What a clever girl!" Tian Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he asked with a smile: "Since the grain and grass are not your family's, why don't you explain it to Lord Jizhou Thorn Shishi?" ”

"This..."Zhen Rong hesitated for a moment and said, "It's not that the concubine didn't say it, but..."

"What? Could it be that Lord Shi indiscriminately detained this crime on the Zhen family's head? Tian Feng frowned, he knew that Liu Zhang trusted Shi Tao very much, because Shi Tao was friends with Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, and he didn't believe that Shi Tao would bend the law for personal gain!

"No, no!" Zhen Rong hurriedly said: "It's not Lord Shi's fault, but the Zhen family can't prove that the grain and grass are not ours!" Master Shi couldn't judge, so he could only report it to Duke Qin! ”

"I see!" Tian Feng nodded and asked, "Since the Zhen family can't prove the source of grain and grass, how can it be said that the Zhen family is hoarding grain and grass without permission, and has bad intentions?" ”

"Someone came out and said that the Zhen family used to sell food!" Zhen Rong gritted his teeth and said: "The Zhen family started by selling grain and grass, and naturally there is evidence of selling grain and grass in the hands of some ill-intentioned people. But since Duke Qin took charge of Jizhou, my Zhen family has indeed not bought and sold grain and grass anymore! Please be aware of it! ”

"Where is the evidence, show it to me!" Hearing that there was evidence, Tian Feng immediately looked left and right.

"Yes!" Hearing Tian Feng's order, someone immediately brought the evidence, which turned out to be a certificate for doing business with the Zhen family!

"Just the evidence?" Seeing the voucher sent by the officer, Tian Feng smiled dumbly and said: "This thing can also be used as evidence, it's ridiculous!" Ladies and gentlemen, these documents are obviously forged, and although the signatures are genuine, they should not be consistent with the previous contract! ”

After listening to Tian Feng's words, the messenger hurriedly brought the evidence to everyone to see, and many smart people saw through the authenticity of the evidence at a glance. Of course, it's not that Shi Tao is not smart enough, but that he hopes that this matter can be personally exposed by Liu Zhang. However, he forgot one thing, when Liu Zhang uncovered this conspiracy, it would set off another bloody storm!

"It seems that the Zhen family's private hoarding of grain and grass and plotting against it are indeed planted by someone!" Seeing that the matter was clear, Liu Zhang stood up and said with a smile: "Since Zhen Yi did not break the law, this is the end of today's matter..."

"Slow!" Another person stood up and said, "Gong Qin, although there is no evidence to prove that the grain and grass were hoarded by the Zhen family, there is no evidence to prove that the grain and grass are not from the Zhen family, and Zhen Yi still cannot escape suspicion!" ”

"Who are you?" Liu Zhang took a closer look, this person was more than seven feet tall, wearing a Confucian robe, with a square face and three strands of long hair under his forehead, which looked very elegant.

"In Xiaqinghe, Cui Yanzi, the head of the Cui family, has seen Duke Qin!" The Confucian priest saluted, which startled Liu Zhang.

"It turned out to be Mr. Cui!" Cui Yan is very prestigious, and Liu Zhang has to respect him. However, Liu Zhang also understands that Cui Yan is a powerful figure in the family, not his own people!

"In the next grass people, what qualifications do you have to let Gong Qin be called Mr.?" Cui Yan is also a character who has just committed crimes, but unfortunately he does not have Tian Feng's talent and loyalty, otherwise he would be a good hand!

"Do you think it's a bit hasty for me to handle this matter?" Seeing Cui Yan's face full of pride, Liu Zhang didn't care, since he was not his own person, he must be an enemy, and he didn't expect Cui Yan to give him a good face.

"That's right!" Cui Yan said: "Groundless wind may not be without cause!" Qin Gong only relied on some useless evidence and the confessions of the three sisters of the Zhen family to acquit Zhen Yi, and it is difficult to ensure that outsiders will not think that Qin Gong has selfish intentions! ”

"Is this selfish?" Liu Zhang smiled and asked, "Cui Yan, what selfish intentions do you say this father-in-law has?" ”

Cui Yan said lightly: "These three girls have good faces, it is difficult to guarantee that Qin Gong is not moved." If he bends the law for a woman, Duke Qin will definitely be famous through the ages, just like King Su and King Zhou You! ”

"Good! You can say that again! Liu Zhang laughed and said, "Even if I take a fancy to the third daughter, what can I do?" Do you know that two years ago, the youngest sister of the three daughters promised her father to repay her kindness! And Xiangshi Lu Liuliang once said that this woman has the life of the queen! Cui Yan, my father asks you, does a woman who has already set a name with her father need to hoard grain and grass with the intention of rebelling? ”

"This..."Cui Yan frowned and asked, "Duke Qin, you didn't make up this matter to protect Zhen Yi, right?" ”

"Of course not!" Liu Zhang sneered: "Zhen Mi is the queen's life, and most of the officials from Jizhou have heard of it. As for her wanting to make a personal promise, it is because her father-in-law once asked Zhang Ji to save Zhen Yi's surname! Ben Gong is not only Zhen Yi's brother-in-law, but also Zhen Yi's life-saving benefactor, do you say Zhen Yi will rebel? The most important point is that in order to cooperate with his father's policy, Zhen Yi handed over all the money, grain, land, and house slaves in his hands. Now, he hoards so much grain and grass to rebel, but how can he use it? ”

"If that's the case, there's nothing to say below!" Seeing that there was nothing to do, Cui Yan hurriedly sat down!

"Hmph, you don't have anything to say, but I do!" Liu Zhang sneered: "You think that my father doesn't know, some people took a fancy to the Zhen family's status in my father's mind, so they sent someone to contact Zhen Yi, but Zhen Yi was loyal to his father and refused to go along with it, so he was framed!" As for the person who murdered Zhen Yi, stand up now, and my father can let you move out of my father's rule! Of course, it's just that people move out, and everything has to be left behind for my father! ”

After listening to Liu Zhang's words, everyone looked at each other, they didn't expect that it was obviously a trial meeting, but it turned into a Hongmen banquet. But no one knows how much Liu Zhang has mastered, so no one has come forward. Seeing this, Liu Zhang couldn't help sneering: "You must not be lucky, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind!" ”

Quiet, there was silence in the lobby, and everyone was staring at Liu Zhang, but many people had fear in their eyes. After a long time, seeing that no one made a sound, Liu Zhang sighed and said: "My father-in-law gave you a chance, but if you don't cherish it, don't blame my father-in-law!" Jia Xu! ”

"The minister is here!" Jia Xu paced out of the dark corner, and he said with a sneer on his face: "Cui Yan, do you have a younger brother named Cui Lin?" ”

"Exactly!" Cui Yan asked in surprise, "What's wrong with my brother?" ”

"Not much! It's just that he is connecting with the family in Jizhou and wants to rebel against the Duke of Qin, but he has been taken down by our army's spies! Jia Xu said: "The evidence shows that you don't know about this matter, so Duke Qin doesn't want to hold you responsible, are you preparing to move the Cui family out of Duke Qin's rule, or do you want to atone for your crimes!" ”

"I..." Cui Yan was stunned, he thought for a long time before he said with a wry smile on his face: "Even if I want to stay, presumably Duke Qin will not let me go, I'd better leave!" ”

"That's not it, the Qin Guild has arranged for you!" Jia Xu said gloomily: "Of course, for you, leaving is the best choice, because there is no place for the family to develop under the rule of Duke Qin!" ”

"I understand!" Cui Yan walked out of the lobby with a face full of unwillingness, in fact, he knew about Cui Lin, but he couldn't say more, because he wanted to leave hope for the Cui family.

"That's it!" Jia Xu asked with a smile; "The only innocent person is gone, the rest of you, are you still ready to resist? Since you don't speak, I'm going to start the roll call! Jizhou Guo family, trial family, Feng family, are the three heads of the family here? ”

"Come... Here we are—" The three heads of the family stood up tremblingly, and seven or eight guards rushed in from outside the hall to take them down. The three of them yelled, "Why do you take us if we are not guilty?" ”

"Framing the hero, dare to say that he is not guilty?" Jia Xu sneered with the information: "In May, June, and July this year, the grain consumption of your three families was twice as much as half a year ago, but the population of your three families has not increased, where did that grain go?" ”

"We—" the head of the three families argued, "can't it be that our food is getting bigger?" ”

"But why does your growing amount of food match the amount of grain and grass planted by the Zhen family?" Jia Xu asked coldly, the three heads of the family suddenly collapsed on the ground, and the guards immediately pulled the three out of the lobby, but Jia Xu glanced at the crowd again...

(To be continued)