Chapter 103 Business War (8) The Killing Game
The faint moonlight shone directly on the ground from the window, and the dim fire flickered in the prison, and a dagger was burned red by the charcoal fire, Zeno picked up the fiery dagger and dangled back and forth in front of their eyes, and swiped lightly on the arm of one of them, only to hear a "squeak", and then there was a scream, Kang Ze held down a person's hand, and then looked at Zeno: Zeno, which finger should you cut him
Zeno blew at the dagger: "If your little finger is easy to cut, cut his little finger."
After saying that, Zeno sliced the fiery dagger into his little finger, followed by a scream "Ah-I said-I said"
Li Yang waved his hand, and Kang Ze and Ze Nuo stepped aside: Say, why do you want to set fire to my granary
"You have to promise us one thing before we say it."
Kang Ze is a big-eared melon seed in his hand: he dares to answer the conditions
Li Yang: It depends on what happens
"Don't embarrass our family"
Li Yang: You don't have to worry about the disaster that won't happen to your family, I will take care of your family and keep this secret for you
"The granary fire was done by Dong Qing and the three of us"
Li Yang: Tell me which Dong Qing is directing you to be specific
"Dong Qing, the big housekeeper of Deyi Chamber of Commerce"
When Li Yang heard the name Dong Qing, he immediately became interested: How did Dong Qing find the three of you, or did you three know Dong Qing for a long time
"Do you still remember that time when you were besieged by Dong Qing and several splashes in the yamen of the state capital?"
Li Yang: How could this be forgotten?
"After you left, a few of us taught Dong Qing and Splashy a good lesson, until two months ago when we went to the city to sell grain and came back, we happened to pass by the gambling house, this has money in our hands and wants to go in to play two to try our luck, go in and think about playing 500 Wen Qian lost and left, but not so good luck that day won 200 taels of silver, the guy saw that a few of us had good luck and won a lot of money, so let us go to the private room to play
It's only the rich and big families who can get in
A few of us thought about it, anyway, the 200 taels of silver also won, then go in and play, only six won 1,000 taels of silver, I lived for half a lifetime, I still see so much money for the first time, this money is enough for our next generation to enjoy the blessings, we will collect the silver and prepare to leave
A gambler in the private room raised his hand and slapped it on the table, "Come on, stop them", and more than 20 thugs rushed in from outside the private room, and I asked the gambling guy, "Why won't you let you go if you win?"
Man: You may not know our rules, it's not that you won't let you go if you win, but that the game hasn't been cleared yet
"What a door?"
Guy: Door Qing is the person on the gambling game to give the loser a chance to turn over, the guest officer, you have to leave if you win the money, this is not very fair to the person who loses, the door is the losing side without silver, the gambling game can not go on, don't say that 1,000 taels of silver is 10,000 taels of silver, you can also take it out, but now you and other guest officers still have silver in their hands, the game has to continue
Until the next morning we had won 3,000 taels of silver, so sleepy that we couldn't open our eyes and wanted to go back early, and one of the big men said that we wanted to play a big game, and this is the one that won or lost, so the people on both sides bet all the silver on this hand, and it was this one that made us lose all the silver
Seeing the white flowers on the table piled up like a mountain of silver is really unwilling, lost a year's expenses back home can not explain to the family, just when we are dangling back and forth in front of the gambling house, a guy came to us and gave us an idea, that is, to borrow some silver from the gambling house, and wait for the money to be returned
As soon as we got the money, we hurried home and handed over the money to the house, and before we got to the gambling house, we lost all the borrowed silver, and the guys at the gambling house saw that we had lost and immediately called more than 20 thugs to ask us to pay back the money, and several of them were taught a bad lesson, and they swarmed up and dragged the three of us to the backyard and beat us up
The man took the IOU and urged us to pay back the money, and you can write on the IOU, if you don't pay the money, you will use the deed-field-wife and children to pay off the debt, and it is all your own name on it, and no one forced you
When Li Yang heard this, he sighed lightly: How much silver did you borrow from the gambling house?
"100 taels"
Li Yang: The wife and children can be used to pay off debts, if this person lives like you, what consciousness does he have when he lives?
"The three of us are confused, and we won't do this kind of evil thing, when we borrowed money, we saw it clearly, and the IOU was written on the IOU to borrow 100 taels of silver, but when the guy took out the IOU, there was another IOU under it, and he told Dong Qing about it, and it was at that time that Dong Qing found us
Dong Qing let us set fire to your granary, otherwise let the splash sell our wife and children to the brothel, after the matter was completed, Dong Qing helped us repay the gambling debts and gave us a thousand taels of silver, this time to set fire to the cave is also Dong Qing he instructed us to do"
Li Yang: For 100 silver, you made me lose 100,000 taels of silver, the first time you set fire to protect your family, the second time you set fire for
"If we don't pretend that Dong Qing will shake out the matter of setting fire to the grain, as long as your Li family falls, Dong Qing will give us money that we can't spend for a lifetime, weigh it again and again, this is also our only way out, one person does things, one person should say what should be said, please don't embarrass our family"
The whole thing has been figured out so far, and the official has recorded all the testimony of the three people on the side, confirmed that it is correct, and then asked them to press their handprints and draw a seal, and the next thing to do is to go to the door to arrest people
Han Juzheng took the testimony and read it carefully: Brother Li can go to the door to arrest people with this testimony, and I have to report the fact that Dong Qing lives in Taizhou City to the yamen of the state capital, and I will go back to Taizhou City and hand over this testimony to Lord Sun early tomorrow morning
Li Yang: Juzheng, then you will have to work
The Korean drama is asking the officials to put the three of them in prison, no one is allowed to contact the three of them, all the officials are not allowed to leave the county government for half a step, and after everything is arranged, he rushed to Taizhou City in a carriage overnight
The next day, Han Juzheng came to the yamen of the state capital early in the morning to ask to see Lord Sun, and after identifying himself, the official did not stop him, but led him to the main hall of the government office, and Han Juzheng sat on the chair and then poured him a glass of water: Han County Order has already asked people to inform you, wait here, Lord Sun will come in a while
Han Juzheng arched his hands towards the official to show his gratitude: It's hard work
The official bowed respectfully: Then I will step back first
As soon as Sun Yuanwu entered the main hall, Han Juzheng hurriedly got up and saluted: The student greets the prefect
Sun Yuanwu was also enthusiastic: Juzheng is exempt from those false courtesies of outsiders - sit quickly
Han Juzheng: Adults and students are here this time because there is a case that will be transferred to the state capital Yamen
Sun Yuanwu: "Oh" Juzheng, what case should be transferred to the state capital yamen
Han Juzheng presented the testimony of the three to Lord Sun, and told Lord Sun the ins and outs of the whole incident of the granary fire: My lord, Dong Qing is the housekeeper of the Deyi Chamber of Commerce and the mastermind of the granary fire case, whether the Deyi Chamber of Commerce is related to the granary fire remains to be verified, and Dong Qing's residence in Taizhou City is not under the jurisdiction of Alan County, so the students implore that the granary fire case be transferred to the state capital Yamen
Sun Yuanwu looked at the testimony and pondered for a while: You did a good job in Juzheng, but I didn't expect that the first case you handled was a big case, and the government would personally supervise the grain fire case and hand over the evidence and people involved in the case to the state government yamen
Han Juzheng: Students receive orders
Sun Yuanwu held the testimony and shouted softly outside the hall: Someone's coming
As soon as the words fell, a servant walked in: What do you command?
Sun Yuanwu: Go and call Zhong He to the mansion
"It's an adult"
Soon Zhong He came to the main hall: Zhong He, the head of the arrest department, had met the prefect
Sun Yuanwu: Zhong He's mansion ordered you to arrest Dong Qing, the housekeeper of the Deyi Chamber of Commerce
"Zhong He Commands"
After Zhong He left, Sun Yuanwu looked at Han Juzheng: Juzheng's granary caught fire twice, and Li Yang lost how much grain he lost
Han Juzheng: Brother Li lost 200,000 quintals of grain due to two fires
Sun Yuanwu "um", Ju Zheng went back to tell Li Yang about it, and the government would give him justice
Zhong He took more than 30 people to rush towards the Deyi Chamber of Commerce, rushing in front of the fast and constantly waving to passers-by "get out of the way-get out of the way" The pedestrians on the road quickly gave way when they saw this, and as soon as they arrived at the Deyi Chamber of Commerce, they surrounded the entire Chamber of Commerce outside, and Zhong He came to the Chamber of Commerce with two fast catchers
As soon as the guy saw this formation, he hurriedly greeted him, and he didn't dare to slack off: If a few officials need something small, they will go and prepare it for you
Zhong He glanced at the guy with a straight face: Dong Qing
Man: Steward Dong is counting the goods with the shopkeeper in the backyard, so I'll go to the backyard and ask Steward Dong to come over
Zhong He put his hand on the man's back and gently pushed it forward: No need, I'll go with you
Before Zhong He could figure out who Dong Qing was when he arrived in the backyard, the guy next to him waved his hand at Dong Qing and shouted: Steward Dong, these officials are looking for you
Zhong He followed the man's line of sight and looked at Dong Qing, he raised his hand and waved forward, and the two catchers rushed up quickly, grabbed Dong Qing and escorted him to Zhong He
Zhong He: Zhong He, the head of the Taizhou Mansion's arrest department, was ordered to come to arrest you
Dong Qing: Zhong Zhutou, what the hell is going on?
Zhong He: You'll know when you get to the government
Zhong He took Dong Qing away from the front of the shopkeeper in this way, Dong Qing was scared and fainted as soon as the front foot was taken away, the guys saw this and hurriedly carried the shopkeeper back to the room to rest, and went to the pharmacy on the street to invite a Lang Zhong to check the pulse of the shopkeeper, Lang Zhong touched the goatee and diagnosed it for a long time and did not see anything wrong, so Lang Zhong prescribed him two pairs of tranquilizers in the morning and evening, and the next day the bag shopkeeper came together and the meal was ready, but he really had no appetite, This heart disease is also a heart, and the shopkeeper of the medicine bag is worried about whether Dong Qing will confess him
Han Juzheng submitted the evidence and the people involved in the granary fire case to Taizhou Mansion, and Dong Qing, the main commander of the granary fire case, has also been arrested and brought to justice, Sun Yuanwu attaches great importance to the granary fire case, he personally went into battle to preside over the case, picked up the shocking wood and slapped it on the table, and the case was officially opened, and the officials kept knocking on the ground with both hands and shouting "ascend to the hall"
The three people involved in the case and the main finger Dong Qing were escorted to the public court, and Sun Yuanwu picked up the shocking wood and slapped it on the table: Han family, why did you set fire to the Li family's granary, and who instructed the official to recruit him from the truth
The three of them knelt on the ground and told the whole story 1510, and the master recorded the oral statements of the three of them and the testimony sent by Han Juzheng, and the master handed over the two confessions to Sun Yuanwu: The statements of the three people in the hall were almost the same as the confessions sent by Han County
Sun Yuanwu picked up the shocking wood again and slapped it on the table: Dong Qing, you are guilty
Dong Qing knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: Adults and Xiaomin are wronged, you have to be the master of Xiaomin, my lord, according to Xiaomin, the three of them are members of the Alan County militia group, and the three of them must have received money from the Li family to frame Xiaomin here
Sun Yuanwu: Dong Qing's mansion asked you why they wanted to frame you
Dong Qing: Revenge - this is definitely revenge, the adults must have been in the way of the Li family's affairs because of the small people's grain collection
As he spoke, he looked at the three of them: If you are persecuted by the Li family and frame Dong, I don't blame you, this is the government hall, you say it, and the adults will definitely administer justice for you
Sun Yuanwu looked at the three of them: You are being persecuted for this testimony
The three people who were originally firm were a little shaken when they heard Dong Qing say this, if they bit back, the spearhead pointed at the Deyi Chamber of Commerce would turn to the Li family, the moment Dong Qing opened his mouth, Sun Yuanwu had already seen through his thoughts, he raised his hand and slapped it on the table: How can you be allowed to make nonsense in the public court, and dare to commit perjury
The three of them are not fools, no matter how the situation develops, they will not end well, and the confession is only beneficial to the Deyi Chamber of Commerce, and it is not good for us at all, once the confession is retracted, those people of the Li family will never give up: the words of the adults and the small people are true, and they dare not deceive half a sentence
Sun Yuanwu looked at the three of them "um"
Dong Qing was anxious on the spot when he saw the three of them: How much money did you charge from the Li family to frame Dong so much, so that I can buy you, can you come up with evidence
"My lord Dong Qing gave us three mansions, which are in the alley in the east of the city, and the guys from the gambling house and the splash were also there to witness at that time."
With these two clues, Sun Yuanwu postponed the trial of the case until the afternoon, and asked Zhong He to investigate who owned the three mansions before and who bought them from them
When the case opened in the afternoon, Zhong He presented the results of the investigation to Lord Sun: Your Excellency has already found out that the three mansions were all sold to Dong Qing, and your Excellency found out from the house for the record, and the name on it is all Dong Qing
After Sun Yuanwu confirmed, he picked up the startling wood and slapped it on the table: Dong Qing, what else do you have to say
Dong Qing: My lord, someone must be impostoring
Zhong He looked at Dong Qing and sneered: Who would be so stupid to steal your name to buy you a mansion, and this mansion is worth 500 taels of silver
Dong Qing: Zhong Zhutou, I'm just a housekeeper with 2 taels of silver per month, where did I get so much money to buy so many three houses, don't say that 500 taels is 100 taels, I can't afford it, and please Mingjian
Seeing that Dong Qing did not admit it, Sun Yuanwu wanted to make a breakthrough from the gambling house guy and Splash Pi, but the guy and Splash Skin had never seen these three people and did not know Dong Qing, Sun Yuanwu analyzed the evidence currently in his possession, the granary fire case must be related to Dong Qing, and the three mansions are the best evidence, as long as you follow this clue, it doesn't matter if you don't know each other, then go back
Zhong He walked to Sun Yuanwu's side, bent down and made a suggestion: My lord, I don't think this Dong Qing will be punished if he doesn't need to be punished
Sun Yuanwu pondered that what he said seemed to have some truth, so he asked the officials to take the witnesses and Dong Qing into the prison, and in the middle of the night, four arresters rushed into the prison and dragged out the sleeping Dong Qing and tied him to the torture pile, and then the arrester poured a bucket of water on him and drenched his whole body
Zhong He walked up to Dong Qing: Dong Qing is not the Li family's granary that you instructed the three of them to set on fire, so as not to suffer from your flesh and skin
Dong Qing: I was wronged
Zhong He: The deed is all in your name, you still dare to quibble, it seems that you won't be able to recruit if you don't suffer a little, the brothers gave him two hands to let him see and open his eyes
The two catchers brought a basin of water and then put a stack of paper into the water to soak, and the catcher quickly fished up the paper from the water and pasted it on Dong Qing's face one by one, Zhong He leaned his head to Dong Qing's ear and whispered: The torture you are being received now is called a thousand-layer arhat, do you feel that your chest is about to be suffocated, and your eyes are dizzy, don't worry, this is not dead, when the chest is not suffocated, it is not good
After speaking, he waved his hand lightly and took away the paper on Dong Qing's face, Dong Qing widened his eyes and breathed the air in a big gulp, and before he could slow down, he quickly pasted the paper on his face again, this time Dong Qing shook his head desperately with all his strength, his limbs continued to twitch and struggle, and after repeated twice, Dong Qing was tortured and fainted
Catch quickly picked up a bucket of water and splashed it on Dong Qing's body, which woke him up, but this time he woke up and found that he was chained to a wooden board, and before he could react, he pinched his mouth and inserted a funnel into his mouth, and the other catcher quickly picked up a bucket of water and followed the funnel to put the water into Dong Qing's mouth, and if he didn't drink the water, he would splash into his nasal cavity, but if he drank it, his stomach would swell like a ball
Zhong He squatted on the ground and looked at Dong Qing's painful appearance, he enjoyed it very much: This is called high mountains and flowing water, this is my favorite torture, if you don't drink water, you will be choked to death by water, but if you drink water, you will be raised to death, but don't worry, I won't let you die, but you will beg me to let you die happily
As soon as the words fell, Zhong He stood up and pressed his hands on Dong Qing's stomach and pressed it down, and even the water and rice gushed out of Dong Qing's mouth together, making his face all over his face, Zhong He patted Dong Qing's leg with his hand and laughed: This is called the water column rushing to the sky, this is the first time the water comes out of the mouth, wait a minute, I will press the water hard to the next time, and it will gush out from behind you, brothers, don't hurry up to greet Steward Dong
As soon as the water was halfway there, Dong Qing fainted again, and he still used a bucket of water to wake him up, but this time he was tied to a chair, and he twisted his hands and wrapped his right hand from his armpit to his back, and his left hand from his left shoulder to his back
Zhong He: This trick is called the scholar to carry the sword, and after a while, I will let them slowly break your two arms, and you have seen this pain, and after a while, it will start to hurt even more, and after the torture is over, your two arms will be abolished, Steward Dong listened to my advice, you still recruit it, even if you break the law, you will not be guilty of death, we have a total of 8 sets of torture in the Arrest Division, and this is the third set, and the one behind it is more cruel than the other
Saying that, the two catchers quickly broke Dong Qing's arm back, and with an "ah" scream, Dong Qing squatted on his feet: I move-I move, I ordered the three of them to set fire to the Li family's granary, but all this was instructed by the shopkeeper to do it
Zhong He: Why did the shopkeeper instruct you to set fire to the Li family's granary?
Dong Qing: The shopkeeper wanted to snatch the military businessman from Li Yang's hands, and set fire to the granary so that the Li family could not make it impossible to pay to the government and monopolize the grain in Taizhou, so that the shopkeeper could become a military businessman