Because the Yangzhou Wei Command Envoy Yamen is only two streets away from the Lianghuai Salt Road Yamen, and the distance is much closer than the Salt Merchants Association's Guild Hall to the Lianghuai Salt Road Yamen, although Li Manshan went to the Salt Merchants Association's Guild Hall first, it was indeed Zhao Wenju who was handcuffed and shackled to the Lianghuai Salt Road Yamen first.

To the surprise of Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke, although Zhao Wenju was wearing handcuffs and leg irons, his clothes were neat, his hair was neatly combed, and his complexion looked good, as if he had not suffered much in prison.

As a result, the three of them couldn't help but believe the rumors from the outside world, it seems that Li Yuntian's trial is really different, and the criminals will be treated with different procedures.

After Zhao Wenju entered the back hall, he saw Zhao Dengyu lying on the ground with bloody buttocks blurred, and he couldn't help but be stunned there, looking incredulous.

"Zhao Wenju, do you recognize this person?" Li Yuntian was very satisfied with Zhao Wenju's reaction at this time, no matter how Zhao Wenju was an old man who had been in the society for many years, he still had the ability to act on the spot, and asked quietly pointing at Zhao Dengyu.

"Gift...... Hou Ye, he ...... He was the second son of a sinner. Zhao Wenju came back to his senses when he heard this, and hurriedly replied to Li Yuntian, he was a little stuttering due to nervousness.

Then, Zhao Wenju walked a few steps quickly and knelt beside Zhao Dengyu, looking at Zhao Dengyu with a look full of concern.

"Zhao Wenju, Zhao Dengyu said that you have evidence in your hands that the two Huai Salt Roads and the Salt Merchants Association are transporting and selling illicit salt, is what he said true?" Li Yuntian stared at Zhao Wenju and asked in a deep voice.

"Testimonial...... Evidence? Zhao Wenju was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Li Yuntian with a surprised expression.

"Dad, the child has already sued Master Hou, and Master Hou promised that as long as you hand over the evidence, you will be able to atonement for the crime."

At this time, Zhao Dengyu, who was lying on the side, hurriedly said to Zhao Wenju, "Dad, you don't know what is going on outside in prison, the salt merchants' association has been seized by the Caoyun Yamen this year, since they pushed you out as a scapegoat and caused our whole family to suffer, why do you need to cover it up for them!" ”

"Caoyun Yamen seized the cargo ship of the Salt Merchants Association?" A shocked look appeared on Zhao Wenju's face, and he looked at Li Yuntian in disbelief, wanting to get confirmation from him.

"It's not the ship of the Salt Merchants Association, it's the ship of the Nanjing Household Department!" At this time, Xie Heng, who was sitting on the side, opened his mouth to correct Zhao Wenju, and asked expressionlessly, "Zhao Wenju, this official asks you, do you know about the salt accumulation in the Lianghuai Salt Road?" ”

"Accumulated salt?" Zhao Wenju looked at Xie Heng in amazement, with a dazed look in his eyes.

Seeing this situation, Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke couldn't help but glance at each other, with a meaningful look on their faces, everyone could see that Zhao Wenju didn't know about the accumulation of salt, otherwise he would definitely not look so dazed.

"Zhao Wenju, the Salt Merchants Association is involved in the sale of salt, and you are a deacon of the Salt Merchants Association, you won't be unaware, right?" Seeing that Zhao Wenju was stunned, Han Liang reminded in a deep voice that as the deputy salt patrol envoy of the Lianghuai Salt Road, he and Xie Heng naturally had to charge forward during the trial and open the way in front.

"Yes...... There is such a thing, but the sinners ...... The criminals were too busy transporting salt to pay much attention to the accumulation of salt. Being questioned by Han Liang like this, Zhao Wenju suddenly panicked, reached out to wipe some beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, and stammered to explain.

"Dad, it's all down to this point, what are you still hiding? Now those people wish we all died so that they could be punished! ”

Hearing this, Zhao Dengyu immediately became anxious, and couldn't help but say loudly, "Dad, this is the best chance for you to atone for your sins, what are you afraid of with Zhenwu Hou in charge?" ”

"Shut up!" Zhao Wenju's eyes widened when he heard this, and he scolded Zhao Dengyu in a deep voice, "Father knows in his heart about salt affairs, you don't have to talk too much!" ”

"Bold!" At the same time, Li Yuntian's face sank, he reached out and patted the desktop next to him, pointed at Zhao Wenju and shouted, "Dare to roar in the court, come to someone, and be responsible for twenty!" ”

When the brocade guard standing at the door heard this, he immediately rushed in and held Zhao Wenju crackling and beat the board, and soon beat Zhao Wenju's buttocks to blood, so painful that Zhao Wenju couldn't help moaning.

Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke watched the scene in front of them coldly, and it was obvious that Zhao Wenju was too anxious just now, so that he lost his temper in public, and he suffered this board in vain.

"Zhao Wenju, Ben Hou asks you, do you have any evidence in your hands that the Lianghuai Salt Road and the Salt Merchants Association are trafficking in illicit salt?" When Zhao Wenju finished the twenty boards, Li Yuntian looked at him with a stern expression, "Benhou is busy with official business, but I don't have time to spend here with you!" ”

"Master Hou, don't listen to the dog's nonsense, the criminals do things one by one, and they will definitely not involve the innocent." Zhao Wenju gritted his teeth and raised his head, and said to Li Yuntian with a resolute expression, "Although the criminals know about the accumulation of salt, they don't know the details because they are handled by the Salt Merchants Association on weekdays. ”

Hearing this, Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke's faces suddenly showed a look of disappointment, the three of them originally thought that they would open a gap from Zhao Wenju and get something useful, but they didn't expect Zhao Wenju to be so stubborn and have a very strict mouth.

"At this point, you must have nothing to say, right?" After getting Zhao Wenju's reply, Li Yuntian looked at Zhao Dengyu quietly and asked in a deep voice.

"Dad, the two Huai Salt Road will lose a huge amount of tax and silver every year, and now that the emperor has paid attention to this matter, those private salt businesses will be exposed sooner or later, and no one will be spared under the emperor's thunderous anger."

Zhao Dengyu looked at Zhao Wenju anxiously when he heard this, "Dad, your case was handled by Zhenwuhou, even if Er'er and the others were lucky enough to be exiled to the frontier, imagine that the nature of this case is bad, how dare the people of the Salt Merchants Association take care of the children and others?" I'm afraid I won't be able to avoid it when the time comes! ”

"Dad, the reason why the child took the initiative to surrender this time to report the private salt business of the Lianghuai Salt Road and the Salt Merchants Association is to find a way for our family to live, even if the child fails to report this time, the child's wife and children will continue to report in the future, and if it doesn't work, he will go to Beijing to sue the emperor, until he moves to those silverfish, and the child doesn't believe that the emperor will sit back and watch the loss of those taxes and silver!"

As he spoke, Zhao Dengyu's face showed a resolute look, and he said to Zhao Wenju resolutely.

"What! Did you voluntarily surrender? Zhao Wenju was taken aback when he heard this, and his expression was extremely surprised, as if he thought that Zhao Dengyu had been arrested.

"Dad, the child has already figured it out, instead of hiding outside in Tibet and being scared all day long, it is better to live in peace after atonement."

Zhao Dengyu nodded to Zhao Wenju when he heard this, and persuaded bitterly, "Dad, now that those illegal salts have been seized by the Caoyun Yamen, if someone in the court catches them and investigates them to the end, the matter will definitely be exposed. ”

"You...... You unassuming thing! Zhao Wenju's face suddenly turned blue and white when he heard this, and he pointed at Zhao Dengyu and said, as if he was quite dissatisfied with Zhao Dengyu's self-defeat.

"Come on, take the two of them down, and wait for Benhou to report to the emperor before convicting him." Hearing this, Li Yuntian waved his hand at Zhao Wenju and Zhao Dengyu, and shouted to the Jinyi guard standing aside, ready to end this informal brief interrogation.

"Dad, if you don't tell the truth now, it will be too late to explain it after the illicit salt is shipped away, and the child's hard work will be in vain."

Several brocade guards immediately stepped forward to take Zhao Wenju and Zhao Dengyu away, Zhao Dengyu saw this and hurriedly shouted to Zhao Wenju, "Dad, do you believe in the child or those outsiders, the child knows that there is no way to survive after the failure of this report, and I believe that Dad will make the most correct decision." ”

While speaking, the brocade guards had already set up Zhao Wenju and Zhao Dengyu and dragged them out of the door.

"Dad, those people now wish that our whole family would suffer, they can take the opportunity to clear up the relationship, how can they really help us in the future? Maybe they will kill people and kill people, and never suffer in the future! ”

Zhao Wenju's face turned red, and the expression on his face changed sharply, as if he was doing a fierce ideological struggle, Zhao Dengyu shouted at him quite pathetically while struggling, "Dad, you have been in the business for many years, can't you even see this little bit of human warmth?" ”

"Shut up, you are guilty of sin, and you don't want to repent and slander the officials of the six departments of the imperial court in public, it is really an unforgivable sin, and this official must punish you severely by the saint!" As soon as Zhao Dengyu's words fell, Pan Xingmin said coldly, "I have seen a lot of deceitful villains like you, and they will do whatever it takes to survive, which is extremely hateful, and not killing them is not enough to make the people angry!" ”

Li Yuntian couldn't help but glance at Pan Xingmin, who seemed to be full of righteous indignation, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of an imperceptible smile, Pan Xingmin's trick pointed out that Sang scolded Huai for playing beautifully, on the surface, it seemed that he was scolding Zhao Dengyu, but in fact, he was undoubtedly putting pressure on Zhao Wenju.

Obviously, Zhao Dengyu's previous escape must have been arranged by Zhao Wenju, which shows that Zhao Wenju is very partial to Zhao Dengyu in his heart, how can he watch him give his life?

And the reason why Zhao Wenju is holding on now is not to leave a way for his family to live, so that the people of the Salt Merchants Association can take care of them in the future, and now the two sides have completely torn their faces, plus Zhao Dengyu is at a critical juncture of life and death, it may prompt him to change his mind.

"Master Hou, the sinners have something to say, and the sinners have something to say." Sure enough, Zhao Wenju's face became very ugly in an instant, and then he turned his head and shouted at Li Yuntian.

"What do you say?" Li Yuntian stretched out his hand to make those brocade guards stop, and looked at Zhao Wenju quietly.

"Master Hou, what the dog said is right, the batch of salt seized by the Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun is indeed the illegal salt of the Lianghuai Salt Road and the Salt Merchants Association!" Zhao Wenju hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said to Li Yuntian, "Master Hou, if the criminals report this matter, can Master Hou spare the whole family of the criminals, all things are done by the criminals, and have nothing to do with the families of the criminals!" ”

"Zhao Wenju, Ben Hou reminds you, there are some things you have to think about before you talk about it, those salts have the salt of the Nanjing household department and the official documents for dealing with the accumulated salt, if you talk nonsense, Ben Hou will not be spared!" Li Yuntian's brows suddenly furrowed deeper when he heard this, and he warned Zhao Wenju expressionlessly.

"Master Hou, the sentencing people know that this matter is very important, and if there is no real evidence, they will never dare to speak falsely, and I hope that the sinner can make the decision." Zhao Wenju met Li Yuntian's gaze without fear and said in a resolute tone.

Hearing this, the eyes of Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke all showed excited looks, the scene they expected finally happened, as long as Zhao Wenju explained the evidence, then they would seize the handle of the Lianghuai Salt Road, and the people of the Lianghuai Salt Road would definitely make a lot of effort to cover it up, and they would be able to take advantage of the situation.