"Ladies and gentlemen, let's take a look." Glancing at the account book that Zhao Li was holding in both hands, Li Yuntian shook his head a little helplessly, and then said to everyone present in a deep voice.

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Yuntian is now in a dilemma, and although Zhao Dengyu knows the whereabouts of these account books, Li Yuntian deliberately has not interrogated him, obviously to avoid being involved in the smuggling salt case.

But now not only Deacon Chen took out his account book, but even Zhao Li also presented Zhao Wenju's account book, which undoubtedly made Li Yuntian indifferent in the face of these evidences, otherwise it would be his dereliction of duty, so he had to face the matter of the two Huai Salt Road private salt.

Chen Wenren, Pan Xingmin and others immediately flipped through Zhao Wenju's account book, and whispered to each other, the time, process and final dividends recorded in the account book were the same as Deacon Chen's account book, which was too much of a coincidence.

Li Yuntian casually looked at one of the account books, although the account books of Zhao Wenju and Deacon Chen recorded different private salt businesses, they undoubtedly confirmed each other, and also implicated more people to come in, which undoubtedly revealed more clues and flaws.

"Master Hou, these accounts are obviously fake, and they are a trick by Zhao Wenju and Chen Youcai to cover up their desire to make money, in an attempt to slander the Lianghuai Salt Road and the Salt Merchants Association, so as to reduce their criminal responsibility." Suddenly, Zhang Sheng snapped and closed the account book in his hand, and said to Li Yuntian with an expressionless face, he knew that the severity of this matter was naturally to be denied desperately.

"Master Hou, as long as you check the people and things in the account book, you will know the authenticity of the account book, and the women believe that they can't cover up all the evidence of the crime."

Hearing this, Zhao Li did not argue with Zhang Sheng, and said to Li Yuntian after touching his head to the ground, "It is rumored among the people that Hou Ye is a master of solving cases, and he must be able to find out this case, which not only saves the emperor the tax money lost on the salt road, but also gives justice to the people's women and father-in-law." ”

"These account books involve the salt affairs of the Lianghuai Salt Road, and Benhou, as the salt patrol envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Road, will naturally not ignore them."

Li Yuntian couldn't help but glance at Zhao Li when he heard this, and said quietly, he now somewhat understands why Zhao Wenju handed over those account books to Zhao Li instead of Zhao Dengyu, Zhao Li's mind is obviously more careful than Zhao Dengyu, and he is safe, referring to Zhao Wenju's trust.

"The folk woman thanked the Hou Ye." After kowtowing to Li Yuntian, Zhao Li looked up at Li Yuntian and asked, "The folk woman heard that the Hou Ye has always had clear rewards and punishments, if the folk woman's report is true, can she atone for her guilt and save the folk woman's family from exile?" ”

"If it is true, this is the earth-shattering case of the Ming Dynasty, and Benhou can exonerate your family from implication." Li Yuntian groaned for a moment when he heard this, and nodded to Zhao Li.

"Master Xie." Zhao Li hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuntian again to thank him, Li Yuntian has always been true to his word, since he gave her a promise, he will definitely do it.

"Hou ...... Master Hou, can the villain also reduce his responsibility? At this time, Deacon Chen, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but light up in front of him, and asked tentatively.

After all, the ants are still stealing their lives, and although Deacon Chen is bent on revenge, he still doesn't want to give up if there is hope of surviving after revenge.

"Of course, if what you say is true, according to the merits of your report, you can be spared death, and his family will be spared exile." Li Yuntian's brows furrowed, and he replied quietly.

In fact, not all of Deacon Chen's family members were killed, he had concubines in Hangzhou and Nanjing, and he also had children, and according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the concubines and concubines were also implicated by him, at least exiled.

The reason why Deacon Chen wants to fight Chen Wenren and others to the end is to avenge the dead family is to protect the concubines and concubines in Hangzhou and Nanjing, otherwise once he is framed as the murderer of Zhao Wenju, coupled with the crime of transporting and selling smuggled salt, the children of the concubines and concubines will be cut off their heads.

As a result, Zhao Li's words reminded Deacon Chen that he was taking the initiative to report and expose, and the punishment could be reduced according to the law.

"Xie Hou Ye, Xie Hou Ye." Deacon Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and hurriedly kowtowed to Li Yuntian, he believed that Li Yuntian would not lie to him, this was the only thing he could do now for those concubines and concubines.

The salt merchants at the scene couldn't help but glance at each other when they saw this, they had also heard of Li Yuntian's clear rewards and punishments, and those who took the initiative to confess their crimes would usually be punished with a reduced penalty, and now it seems that what they said is true, otherwise they would not have promised Deacon Chen and Zhao Li in such a big matter as private salt in court, and their courage can be seen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that there is new physical evidence, it is really difficult for the Marquis to make a decision now, so he is ready to send eight hundred miles into Beijing to report to the emperor and ask the emperor to decide this matter." Li Yuntian glanced around at the scene, groaned for a while, and solemnly said the decision in his heart.

Obviously, he can turn a blind eye to the matter of Lianghuai Yandao, but he can't carry this black cauldron, so the best choice at this time is the word "push", pushing this matter to Emperor Xuande, which is a tried and tested method in the officialdom to shirk responsibility.

"Master Hou, it's a long way to the capital, and the emperor has a lot of opportunities, and the round-trip journey will take a lot of time, and I can't afford to wait for those accumulated salt!" Chen Wenren's brows suddenly frowned when he heard this, he couldn't afford it now, and hurriedly complained to Li Yuntian.

"Master Hou, Lord Chen is reasonable, you can't let these two tricky people destroy those accumulated salt." Zhang Sheng then echoed and said, if you wait for Emperor Xuande to reply to the letter, you will miss the time of the delivery of private salt, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"What do you think, three adults?" Li Yuntian naturally knew the psychology of the two, and after thinking about it, he asked Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke, and unconsciously dragged the three of them into the water step by step.

"Master Hou, the emperor is busy with government affairs, and this official feels that there are many strange things in this matter, so it is better not to bother the emperor." Of course, Pan Xingmin didn't want Li Yuntian to stab this matter to Emperor Xuande, otherwise there would be nothing to do with him, wouldn't this be an empty joy? Therefore, he said in a deep voice.

"Master Hou, it is not difficult to check the authenticity of those account books, as long as you verify the people involved in the Yangzhou boundary in the account books." Zhang Tao had the same thoughts as Pan Xingmin, and dissuaded Li Yuntian from reporting the matter to Emperor Xuande.

"Master Hou, this official also means this." Qin Ke also opened his mouth to echo it, making a big deal out of him would not do him any good, it was better to take this opportunity to sell Chen Wenren a favor.

"The three adults are reasonable, so let's investigate this matter first, and then report to the emperor after the case is clarified."

Li Yuntian had already guessed the intentions of the three of Pan Xingmin, and after listening to the words of the three of them, he bowed slightly, and then turned his words, looked at the three of them quietly and said, "In order to close the case as soon as possible, Ben Hou hopes that the three adults can assist Ben Hou to check the authenticity of these account books, I don't know what the three adults think?" ”

"Master Hou, the affairs of the Lianghuai Salt Road are not the responsibility of this official, and it is really inconvenient for this official to get involved." Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke were taken aback when they heard this, the three of them didn't want to be implicated in the illegal salt case, Li Yuntian's move was obviously to push the responsibility for the illegal salt to them, so Pan Xingmin didn't want to think about it, and immediately opened his mouth to refuse.

"Master Hou, I just came here this time to be a witness, and I still hope that Lord Hou will decide on the matter of salt affairs." Zhang Tao and Qin Ke naturally would not be involved in the smuggling salt case, and then they also rejected Li Yuntian's proposal.

Li Yuntian saw that Pan Xingmin and the three of them shirked, and there was a sneer in his heart, the three of them just wanted to take advantage and were unwilling to take the slightest responsibility, where in the world is there such a good thing? Did you really think that he would let the three of them calculate?

"Since it is inconvenient for the three adults, and Benhou's energy and manpower are limited, I can only ask the emperor to send someone to help investigate this case."

Therefore, Li Yuntian raised his head and glanced at the crowd at the scene and solemnly announced loudly that it was obvious that it was impossible for him to carry the private salt case for the two Huai Salt Roads, wouldn't that be asking for trouble.

Chen Wenren and Zhang Sheng's faces suddenly became very ugly when they heard this, and Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke showed shocked expressions, the three of them originally thought that Li Yuntian would deal with the case in a low-key manner, and the big things were turned into small things, and the small things were turned into small things, and they never imagined that the young and vigorous Zhenwu Hou would retreat in this matter.

"Master Hou, it is not difficult to find out about those account books, as long as Master Hou gives the official three days, the official will definitely be able to come up with evidence to prove that those account books are forged."

Soon, Chen Wenren came back to his senses and said loudly at Li Yuntian, he knew that Li Yuntian had no obligation to block the private salt case for the Lianghuai Salt Road, so he could only save himself at this time, and three days was enough time for him to operate this matter.

If it is left in June, Chen Wenren will definitely welcome the emperor to send others to investigate the case, because the person sent by the emperor must be a member of the Sixth Camp and will naturally help cover up the illegal salt case of the Lianghuai Salt Road.

But the key is that time waits for no one now, even if Li Yuntian immediately reports the matter to Emperor Xuande, it will be a month before Emperor Xuande sends his subordinates, and the time to investigate the case will take at least a month, and those illicit salt seized by the Yamen of Caoyun, the governor of Caoyun, will be seized until mid to late November, where will there be time to reach the destination?

Therefore, Chen Wenren must prevent Li Yuntian from reporting the case no matter what, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Lord Chen, this case involves your Nanjing Household Department and Lianghuai Salt Road, it is better for you to avoid it." Li Yuntian glanced at Chen Wenren lightly when he heard this, and said quietly, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Wenren and Zhang Sheng must avoid the verification of those account books.

Chen Wenren was stunned for a moment, he was patronizing the matter of suppressing his personal salt just now, and he actually forgot that he wanted to avoid the case, he knew that Li Yuntian was not making things difficult for him but acting in accordance with the law, otherwise Li Yuntian would be responsible for this.

"Three adults, those account books were obviously forged by Zhao Wenju and Chen Youcai, in an attempt to confuse the public, how can the three adults, as the hall officials of the three law divisions, allow the two of them to slander the innocence of the two Huai Yandao?"

Although he felt flustered in his heart, Chen Wenren had been up and down in the Huan Sea for many years after all, so he quickly stabilized his mind, bowed his hand to Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke, and said in a deep voice.

At this moment, the only people who can help the two Huaiyan Dao are Pan Xingmin and the three, and Chen Wenren has no other way but to ask the three for help.

Li Yuntian couldn't help but show a subtle smile at the corner of his mouth when he heard this, Pan Xingmin and the three of them obviously knew how to protect themselves, and this time Chen Wenren fell into an unprecedented predicament.

In fact, Li Yuntian didn't need to use any special means against the Lianghuai Salt Road, he only needed to use the word "drag" to force Chen Wenren to be at a loss, the reason why he had waited so long was to find an opportunity to report the case of private salt to the imperial court, so that he could "drag Chen Wenren to death", and now he finally waited for this moment.