Participating in the raiding of large households is one of the most popular things for all officials and military officials. The officers and soldiers who drove in the middle of the night from the Gaoyou camp were all full of joy when they heard Lord Li's order, thinking that this new town was indeed interesting enough, and they gave a big gift when they met.

Li You was half worried that the Du family's father and son would take advantage of the chaos to run away one or two, and half planned to deliberately create an atmosphere of despair, and shouted loudly: "After this official's open investigation and secret visit, the Du family father and son have committed many crimes!" There is not only trafficking in huge amounts of illicit salt, but also a number of major cases of human life, which is not tolerated by heaven, and it is a repeat offense! Whoever dares to let go of a person will not be pardoned before the army is killed! ”

Those crimes will be implemented, either the head will be killed or the army will be forced to do hard labor, and the Du family's foundation will be completely destroyed. Master Du almost scolded, you just stayed in the guest room in the mansion for two hours, and you are a fart to investigate and secretly visit! Although he did do a lot of cases and considered himself not a good person, he could not find out in a moment and a half.

However, Master Du still couldn't understand why Jin Million's son-in-law wanted to rectify him and put on such a serious posture? For Master Lee, it didn't do any good at all.

First of all, he didn't offend Li You, and tonight was just a misunderstanding, he had already apologized very sincerely, and he couldn't continue to make a big move.

So for money? But Li You's father-in-law, Jin Yuanwai, is not a stingy person, and if his promising son-in-law really needs silver, he will definitely help. That's a person who claims to be a million, and there are more silver leaks than from Du Mansion, so why should Li You work hard and take the risk to collect money by looting Du Mansion?

Moreover, their Du family has been loyal and reliable for more than a million years, and they are deeply valued by Jin Yuan, if Lord Li wants to uproot the Du family suddenly, isn't he afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses after angering the old man?

Master Du had heard that he was not dealing with Lord Li and the salt merchants, and he had been trying his best to suppress the salt merchants' forces, and he thought that Li You wanted to repair the salt merchants through the Du family's case?

But his Du family is transporting private salt, and he has little to do with the official salt merchants, and he has no dealings with him, so how can he become a tool to crack down on the official salt merchants. Defeat the illegal salt barons, and the salt merchants are only afraid to clap their hands and say that they are happy.

Thinking about it to the extreme, does Master Li want to use the Du family's crimes as a basis to deal with his father-in-law's golden millions? That's even more of a joke, the Du family just took advantage of Gaoyou's geographical advantages to receive private salt from the designated salt field and transport it to the designated place, even if the Du family was turned upside down, they couldn't find out the direct relationship with Jin Yuanwai.

Even if you want to follow the vine and touch the melon, then Jin Yuanwai is not a vegetarian, how can he sit idly by and ignore such a big move? If you don't fight back, it's easy to destroy evidence and cut off clues.

Fighting the snake whiskers seven inches, if you want to deal with the golden million, people with a little level of struggle know that the place to start should be on it, and it is useless to catch small minions, so it is really meaningless to hold the Du family. What's more, with a latent force of millions of gold, how can they be framed and framed at will like small people?

The more Master Du thought about it, the more confused he became, like ten fingers scratching his heart. If he couldn't figure out Lord Li's true intentions, there was no way to talk about countermeasures, and he couldn't wait to open Li You's skull to see what was inside.

There is a saying that the ignorant are fearless, but for some people, it is the traces that make people feel at ease, and the unknown is the most uncomfortable.

If Li You knew about Master Du's psychological activities, he would definitely laugh three times, he liked such an opponent with ideas the most.

On the other hand, what Master Li fears most is a simple-minded, hot-blooded opponent, because he can't judge the opponent's next move. Fortunately, in officialdom, there are fewer and fewer such figures.

Gossip aside, the raid on the Du Mansion and the arrest of people went very smoothly, firstly, because the head of the Du family had been arrested, and the rest of the people had no backbone, so they naturally couldn't set off the storm, and several sporadic resistance of the murderers were all killed. The second is because Master Du had instructed him to hold a happy event at home tonight, so most of the people in the house did not sleep, and it was more time-saving to search and arrest.

For a time, Du Mansion suddenly suffered a catastrophe of joy and funeral, and more than 200 men, women, and children were driven to the front yard, standing under the blazing firelight, waiting for the judgment of fate in panic.

Li You glanced at the group of female dependents and saw Yu Wan'er, she really ran back from Shanruliu in advance and did not attract the attention of others.

The other ladies either bowed their heads and cried and cried and wiped their tears, or sighed with sad faces, only Yu Niangzi looked up at Master Li in a daze, which was very eye-catching in the crowd.

It's not that she can't see it, it's that the world is changing too fast. Lord Li was supposed to be a caged bird, why did Master Du go out with Master Li in a blink of an eye?

The army that she came to report in a hurry actually became Lord Li's ready-made minions, no wonder Lord Li simply let her go to report two hours ago, and deliberately said so many inconsequential words to disturb her mind... What's even more weird is that under normal circumstances, it should be extortion, seeking some benefits as compensation, and the matter will be settled, after all, there is no life and death feud, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, Master Du can admit it. Then why did Master Li mobilize the people, with a vigorous posture of wanting to eradicate the Du family?

Could it be that Lord Li really likes his appearance and wants to avenge himself? Yu Wan'er has always thought that she is a smart woman, and she has not been deceived for ten years, but at this moment she suddenly feels that her brain is a little insufficient.

Thanks to the inefficiency of mass communication in this era, fortunately, Yu Wan'er didn't know that Jin Million and Li You recognized the relationship between Weng and son-in-law seven or eight days ago, otherwise she would have fallen into the same chaotic situation as Master Du. But now it's chaotic enough, is it still lurking or not, forbearance or not?

Li Zhenfu was surrounded by officials and soldiers and stood on the steps of the lobby, and opened his mouth to the crowd majestically. "Your Du family has committed many evil deeds and repeatedly violated the law, and it should have been wiped out in all places! However, the official thinks that there must be those who are coerced, whether they are concubines, slaves, or account room thugs, and those who are willing to report and denounce can enter the house and talk to the official in person, and the official will also be pardoned and do what he says! ”

When Master Li finished speaking, he was cold... No one in Du Mansion was willing to stand up and make meritorious contributions. After waiting a few more moments, it was still the same.

There's a reason for the cold. As soon as Du Zhengjian Du came to the house, Master Ji Wei was still there, and at this time, he was also taken to the side and watched everyone, and everyone was still afraid in their hearts.

Second, everyone thinks that there are people above Master Du, otherwise why can he run rampant for so many years? In case Master Du is released again in a few days, it will be completely miserable to denounce him today.

Third, loyalty has not yet dissipated, and we know the truth that one loss is one and one is prosperous.

There is a good way to govern the family, this Du Zhengjian still has a few brushes, and there are no particularly despicable and shameless characters among the two hundred people in the house, I don't know how long I can hold on. Master Lee has always believed that loyalty is not enough because the price of betrayal is not enough.

Seeing this, Li You seemed to grit his teeth, and threatened murderously: "Do you think that the law does not blame the public and wants to share their crimes? Some of the officials are local prisoners, and 200 people in a thief's den are nothing! Death is inevitable, and so is life sin! This official's surname is jealous and hateful, and he can't see the bully of Qiangliang the most, and he has always preferred to kill three thousand by mistake than let go of one! Don't wait for a fluke, don't see the coffin and don't cry, the coffin is worth a few silver! ”

When Mr. Wu of the Yangzhou battalion and Mr. Zhang of the Gaoyou battalion heard Li Zhenfu's murderous words, they couldn't help but be stunned. I'd rather kill three thousand by mistake than let go of one, even their military attachés felt bloody when they heard it... Still no one came out, I don't know if it was because Li Zhenfu was frightened or didn't believe it.

Li You then ordered: "In this case, this official will personally order people!" ”

Thaksin pointed to a young house slave from Du Mansion below: "Take it out!" ”

A few wolf-like soldiers broke into the crowd and arrested the person pointed out by Master Li, and without saying anything, he was pressed to the open space in front of the hall and beaten up, and in a short time he was half-dead and had no breath.

Li You pointed to several casually again and again, and all those who won the jackpot were pulled out and beaten hard.

The terrifying and unspeakable emotions gradually spread among the crowd in Du Mansion, and the men's faces stiffened, lest Lord Li's fingers would touch him next, and the women and children turned from sobbing to cries in patches.

Mr. Zhang of the Gaoyou camp shook his head secretly, he could have been caught back and slowly tortured and interrogated, what were he doing here? It's inexplicable.

As if the cry had attracted the attention of Master Li, he turned his gaze to the women and children, and then raised his finger and pointed at a woman and said, "Are you the concubine of Dufu?" Come out! ”

Yu Wan'er was dumbfounded, because it was her who was pointed by Master Li's fingers. But all she knows has already been told in the guest room, and now she is asked to come out and say something? Probably wanted her to repeat the killing of her father and brother on the spot?

She walked down the steps from the crowd and said, "Woman..."

Master Li frowned and said, "There are many people, come into the house and talk!" ”

In full view of everyone, Yu Niangzi followed Li You into the hall, and vaguely saw them entering the room, and all the guards were driven out.

Time passed in a long wait, and it was a quarter of an hour, perhaps half an hour, and the east was already a little white, and the sky was cloudy, and a new day was about to be revealed.

In the silence of the courtyard, suddenly the door of the house opened, and Master Li took the lead to walk out, arrogant and arrogant.

Everyone turned their eyes behind him again, and saw that Yu Niangzi's sideburns were disheveled, and her cheeks had a touch of crimson that made people reverie, but her expression was indifferent, as if her heart was dead.

It's really reminiscent that everyone in the Lianpian Courtyard has made up countless plots with envy, and at the same time looks at Yu Wan'er with disdain, this is just selling themselves for glory.

Master Du saw it really and shouted. He was furious, he was full of anger, he was full of hatred, he struggled desperately to rush up, but he was slashed to the ground by the soldiers around him with the back of his knife, and he rolled on the ground in pain.

Li You was completely unaware of the strange eyes around him, and ordered the two generals: "Only arrest the Du family's father, son, wife and concubine as the main culprit, and never ask the rest of the threats." ”

In just one sentence, the meaning is very clear, except for Du Zhengjian, his son and his wife and concubine, all the others in the house will be let go, and they will not be held responsible!

Handmaidens, house slaves, stewards, account offices, nursing homes, servants, etc., have long been frightened and frightened by Li Zhenfu's cruelty and tyranny, and no one has a surname. It's just that today's life is hard to escape, and I have to go into the prison where I can't see the sky to suffer and be tortured, and it seems that it will be difficult to get out.

But unexpectedly, it was really dawn when it was dawn! When Master Li reappeared, he actually let them go lightly. The occurrence of this turning point is like the feeling of coming back to life after being closed by the ghost gate, and I can't believe it.

Why? The people in Du Fuzhong subconsciously focused their eyes on Yu Niangzi, she still had no joy or sorrow, and stood behind Master Li with her head bowed. But this time, there was no disdain in everyone's eyes, but full of gratitude and sympathy.

Li Zhenfu will not change his surname for no reason, look at this situation, it must be that Yu Niangzi pleaded with Master Li hard, and did not hesitate to sacrifice herself in exchange for this result.

Everyone remembered again that although Yu Niangzi was regarded as a concubine in the house, she was really guarded like jade, and even the master loved her and couldn't bear to force her. But she escaped from Li Zhenfu for everyone, and she did not hesitate to stoop to become a thief.

They are all small people who haven't read much. But Yu Niangzi's behavior, for those of them who have benefited from crawling back from the ghost gate, is the bodhisattva who sacrifices his life to feed the tiger to save the suffering and save the world. Ask yourself, is the rotten life of these despicable characters worthy of such self-sacrifice by Yu Niangzi?

Li You ordered again: "Collect the troops and return to the camp!" ”

There are more than a dozen masters of the Du family, from Du Zhengjian in his fifties to his two-year-old children, from the wife of the old man to the concubine of the eldest son, who were escorted out one by one and ready to go. is the nominal concubine Yu Niangzi who was ignored intentionally or unintentionally.

Master Du has a feeling that his heart is dead, and from all kinds of circumstances, this Li You is definitely going to be killed. He has been wandering all his life, and he has long had this kind of awareness, and he always has to pay it back when he comes out. But what I didn't expect was that in the end, I actually became a fool, what did Li You think?

At this time, Yu Niangzi suddenly passed through the crowd, ran to the front of Master Li with broken steps, and knelt on the ground with a puff and kowtowed, ignoring the dirtiness of the ground, her forehead slamming on the bricks.

She said resolutely: "Master Du buried his father and brother, adopted the people's women, and had great kindness with the people's women!" If the adult refuses to release the master, there will be no way to repay him in this life! If he deserves it, but the young child is innocent! I implore the adults to leave this bit of Du family blood and bones, and the women are willing to do their best to raise Chengren in order to repay Master Du's kindness! Otherwise, if the women endure humiliation and steal their lives, what face will they have to live in the world? Only once the king dies, he will repay his kindness in the next life! ”

Countless reverent eyes were re-intertwined on Yu Niangzi, what a great woman. Worried about her again, Li Zhenfu had already let her go, and the consequences of angering Li Zhenfu at this time would be very serious.

But seeing Master Li standing in surprise for a long time, he seemed to be shocked by Yu Niangzi's virtue. After a while, he solemnly straightened his crown, and respectfully bowed his hand: "I don't want to see the heroine Gao Yi of the female middle school today, this official is fortunate to have three lives!" Deeply respected, as you wish, with the righteousness of the whole qing! ”

For some reason, there was a continuous burst of cheers in the courtyard. Everyone has a corner of yearning for the light in their hearts, and the high righteousness of the ancients is only in the book, so how can I see this kind of scene like an ancient style with my own eyes, how can I not be lucky?

Master Du Zhengjian handed over the child to Mrs. Yu with tears in his eyes, and said with tears in his eyes: "After the Du family, please ask Mrs. Yu." He felt very guilty in his heart, his behavior of secretly killing Yu Niangzi's father and brother was really bad, and now he regrets it, but let this matter be buried in his heart until death.

Yu Wan'er hugged the little son of the Du family, and watched the long line go away with her thoughts.

At this moment, the Du Mansion is full of devastation, although there are many deacons of all kinds, but there is only a two-year-old boy left in the master's family, and the concubine Yu Niangzi, who has the grace to save the lives of all the subordinates, and is entrusted by the head of the family to be orphaned...

(To be continued)