The time has come to the fourth watch, but at this time, the Hangzhou Taishou Yamen is still brightly lit, and countless soldiers are separated on both sides, as well as a number of officials in the city are also hearing the trial in the hall.

Most of the Xie clan have been directly thrown into prison, and only key figures such as Xie Ao, Xie Yu, and Xie Meng have been brought to the court for interrogation.

This is the largest case in Hangzhou in at least twenty or thirty years, and it is also the highest-ranking group of criminals.

Xie's fame is not only in Hangzhou, but also in the whole Jiangnan, and it is also well known, and there are countless relatives and friends in the officialdom of shopping malls all over the country.

In this Hangzhou Taishou Mansion, there are several adjutants who are children of the Xie family. And they were ordered to take it down by Taishou Zeng Xian one step earlier, otherwise I am afraid that the Xie family would have received the news one step earlier.

For such a big family that has been rooted for hundreds of years and has a wide network of connections, if it weren't for the heinous crime, just for the sake of local stability, Zeng Taishou would not have attacked them easily.

But this time the case was too serious and too bad, and this Xie actually made people want to set fire to all the temples in the city during the Shangyuan Festival.

If they really let them get things done, Hangzhou would be completely chaotic, and tens of millions of people would die. This is obviously completely beyond the bottom line of Lord Taishou, so he looks very solemn when he tries the case at this time, and his face is even a little hideous.

After slamming the shocking wood, he had already shouted: "Xie Ao, can you be convicted?" ”

Although Xie Ao has become a prisoner, and he also knows that the possibility of getting rid of his guilt is very small, he still has a trace of extravagance, knelt there and whispered: "I don't know what crime my Xie family has committed, and I will be treated so rudely by the Yamen......"

"Presumptuous!" Zeng Xian was furious, and slapped the hall again, "You don't cry when you don't see the coffin, but this official has already obtained conclusive evidence, and there are many witnesses who can prove that the riots in the temples in the city today were all caused by your Xie family." ”

With this sentence, several wounded men were brought to the hall, Xie Ao turned his head slightly, and recognized that there was Gu Yaohua among them, and he was also staring at him with resentment, as if it was not him who betrayed him, but who betrayed him.

"Wait a minute, testify in front of the court, did this Xie Ao father and son let you set fire to the temple?" Zeng Xian asked the prisoners who were brought up.

"Xiao County, Fenggu Village."

Just when Gu Yaohua and the others were about to speak, Xie Ao suddenly reported such a place name first.

Before the others could react, Gu Yaohua and the others' expressions changed suddenly, and the answers that came to their mouths were also stopped by them.

These people all have a deep hatred for Buddhism and temples in the city, or their relatives were deceived by the monks in the temple and went bankrupt, or their homes were taken away by the monks by various means...... That's why he didn't hesitate to set fire to the temple at the cost of his life.

However, this kind of behavior does not mean that they really have no concerns, they are willing to take risks, not only to take revenge, but also to obtain benefits from it, at least a few people such as Gu Yaohua and others can get a good reward from the mastermind Xie family.

Not only the deposit they got before, but also the support that the Xie family gave to their families after their death.

However, Gu Yaohua still had an eye on such a matter, and on the surface, he entrusted his family early, but in fact, he still left a little blood of his own and stored it in the countryside of Xiao County, which is far away from Hangzhou City.

That's why they found out that they were betrayed by the Xie family, because they were angry and directly shouted the identity of their mastermind, because in their opinion, they were betrayed, and the previous Xie family's promise to take care of their family was naturally a scam, and their relatives were probably gone.

But who would have thought that the Xie clan would actually be a chess master, and they would have already done a deeper understanding of them, and even knew that the last bone and blood was hidden in Fenggu Village, Xiao County.

This time, Gu Yaohua and others were in a dilemma, and they were bogeyed.

They can not care about their own life and death, or they can give up those family members who have been handed over to the Xie family, but the last son is their biggest life!

After Xie Ao reported the name of the place and saw them suddenly stop talking, he was sure in his heart.

Fortunately, I still have a hand to guard against them, otherwise it will be completely over.

Zeng Xian saw this, but he changed color: "Say, tell me again what you have just confessed!" If you don't say anything, you will be punished! ”

As Lord Taishou took the case again, the left and right people took out a pile of bloody or rusty torture instruments and threw them in front of the criminal.

"Zeng Taishou, it's hard to be convincing that you plan to bend into a trick like this!" Xie Ao suddenly raised his head and said in a calm tone, "Are you planning to use this means to make them climb my Xie clan?" ”

He deliberately bit the word Xie very hard, and his momentum was many times stronger than just now.

Because he suddenly found that the situation was still for the better, and after thinking about it for a while, he finally recovered from the panic and despair at the beginning.

What kind of existence is he, Xie?

That is the Jiangnan Dawang clan that has been inherited for thousands of years, and it is now one of the nine surnames in Jiangnan.

Even if the children and grandchildren are not good, few people can be in important positions, but the network of contacts accumulated over the years is not something that a mere Hangzhou Taishou can handle at will.

If there is no conclusive evidence, if you want to convict him of such a serious crime as Xie, not to mention whether the people of Hangzhou will believe it, even the other eight families who are among the nine surnames in Jiangnan will not comply.

Although the current imperial court has long been unable to control Jiangnan, and Hangzhou Taishou can even rely on the power in his hands to make arbitrary decisions, but that is only for ordinary people.

The real family is too guarded, and they don't dare to face the enemy head-on, at least they have to have enough evidence to make people unable to find any fault, in order to be convincing!

This is the essence of the Xie family, and it is also the last hole card and confidence of his Xie Ao in the hall at this time!

And with his reaction, Xie Meng, who had already planned to directly testify against Xie Ao, also changed his mind and only knelt there silently.

Although he and Xie Ao have become fire and water, in the final analysis, it is also an internal matter of the family, and now that the Xie family is in the midst of a catastrophe, it is naturally difficult for him to betray the family again.

He still understands the truth that there are no eggs under the nest.

Zeng Xian's expression became more and more gloomy, staring at Xie Ao below, hating to torture them now, but he also knew that this was unrealistic, and that the result was unbearable.

Just when everyone in the hall fell into a short silence, a voice sounded from outside the hall: "Your Xie family wants to set fire to the temple and disrupt Hangzhou, but there are not only human witnesses!" ”

With the words, the two slowly walked into the hall, it was Sun Ning and Xiao Qian!