So Daotong adhered to the spirit of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and asked Zhu Xian and Xu Benya more and less questions every day, and then simply didn't ask, and tortured the two of them to death.

Especially the latter, after all, he is a scholar, not as rough and thick as the former, and he couldn't bear the torture in a few days, and his nose and face were swollen and he begged: "Don't fight, don't fight, what do you want to know, I can't recruit it." ”

"My lord, are you still fighting?" Zhou Sijian hurriedly whispered for instructions.

"Nian has a good attitude, so I won't fight today." Daozhi County said benevolently: "Change Zhu Xian to be beaten." ”

"No, you don't ask......" Xu Benya asked weakly.

"Don't worry, I'll talk about it in a few days." Dao Tong said in a deep voice.

"You just want to beat me up......" Xu Benya saw it.

"You still want to kill me." Dao Tong said angrily: "Don't think of this official as you, just interrogating you as an old criminal is like letting the sixtieth nail vomit sand, there is not enough time, and you can't vomit cleanly." Got it? ”

"You're the clam......" Xu Benya closed his eyes in resignation, he already understood the other party's intentions.

People are not in a hurry to get his confession to Zhu Xian at all. Because the ins and outs of things are all obvious. You don't need their confessions to know it clearly.

Their backstage is nothing more than Yongjiahou; What they colluded with was nothing more than the local tyrants of Guangdong; They shelter nothing more than those smuggling maritime merchants.

Things have come to this point, and everything is like lice on a bald head, obvious.

The purpose of interrogating them was nothing more than to obtain evidence of the crimes of those local tyrants and smugglers in Guangdong.

But it seems that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is not in a hurry to meet the daggers, but intends to use the two of them as a deterrent to coerce those Guangdong tyrants and smugglers to comply.

So in the end, whether or not to submit their confessions depends on the performance of those Cantonese guys.

If they obediently comply, then they will know something, and they will have to treat it as if they don't know. So it's better not to ask, and when you can save it, you have to help destroy the evidence of the crime, and you can't make trouble for yourself?

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Obviously, Xu Benya is very good at understanding Shangyi, and thought of going with Zhu Zhen.

But those Guangdong tyrants don't know whether they are fearless or slow to react, in short, no matter how His Royal Highness the King of Chu flatters, several days have passed, and they still have no reaction......

"Fuck, these Cantonese barbarians, don't cherish the opportunity for them!" In the Wind Pavilion from all sides, His Royal Highness the King of Chu scolded unhappily and said, "Do you really think that this king will not dare to touch them?!" ”

"Your Highness is angry." Lin Zhongmo hurriedly comforted: "These Guangdong tyrants are like this, they are welcome to do business with them; Officialdom is never the case. I'm afraid I don't understand His Highness's painstaking ......"

"This is wrong, they understand." Dao Tong shook his head categorically and said: "The subordinates of the lower officials reported that the day before yesterday, the big families in Guangdong gathered in Baiyun Villa and discussed it behind closed doors for a day. ”

"What kind of place is Baiyun Villa?" The sixth asked.

"It's He Zhen's second brother He Di's other business, in Baiyun Mountain, the wind and the water, it's very luxurious." Lin Zhongmo replied: "He Zhen was an official in other provinces before, and He Di was in charge of the affairs of the He family. After He Zhenzhishi, he concentrated on studying Confucianism, so the affairs of the He family are still in charge of He Di......"

"At least on the surface." After a pause, he added: "Actually, He Di still has an identity, and he is the leader of Guangdong's maritime merchants. In the past few years, Fujian maritime businessmen have reported to them for warmth, so they also listen to He Di. ”

Zhu Zhen couldn't help laughing: "Then he's quite busy, he must feel good about himself." ”

"I really let His Highness say it." Lin Zhongmo and Dao Tong smiled bitterly together: "Actually, He Zhenren is really good, he understands the overall situation and is very reasonable. ”

"But this He Di is a lot of fucked up." Dao Tong continued: "I thought that Guangdong belonged to the He family all day long, and formed a gang with those local tyrants, secretly opposed the province, and would not take the county in his eyes. ”

"Don't say that." Lin Zhongmo smiled bitterly at Dao Tong and said: "They are actually quite jealous of your strong order, but they are only respectful to this official, and they don't take me seriously in their hearts." ”

"Hmm." After listening to the explanations of the two, Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "Then when they go to He Di's place for a party, they will definitely not discuss anything else." ”

"His Royal Highness is right, it is said that it is to discuss whether to accept Zhao'an again and let Guangdong maritime merchants join the city," He Zhen, the magistrate of the county, is quite well-informed.

"The result?" Zhu Zhen's face was a little ugly, and he didn't need to ask to know what the result was.

"It's almost overwhelming that you shouldn't join the city." He Zhen said in a low voice: "I think His Highness recruited them just to annex them......"

"They habitually think of the court in a bad way......" Lin Zhongmo said softly.

"It's really kind to be a donkey's liver and lungs!" Zhu Zhen spat depressedly and said: "Although most of the time, it's not wrong to think like this, but what this king said to He Zhen is clear enough, right?" I'm going to make them bigger and stronger, not to eat them! ”

"He Zhen can't control his younger brother...... Lin Zhongmo said, and added: "Of course, if you insist on managing it, you will definitely be able to manage it, but I'm afraid that he will deliberately ignore it." ”

"He Zhen once dominated Guangdong, and he can be regarded as a generation of heroes with both civil and military skills, how can he not manage He Di?" Daotong didn't believe it. "He just doesn't want to care!"

"Aren't they afraid that the king will be mad?" King Chu said with a dark face.

"Maybe they think they can withstand it, and it's like sitting in a well and watching the sky." Dao Tong was a little snarky.

"Then give them some extraterrestrial shock, let them know that the sky is high and thick!" Zhu Zhen pondered for a moment and said coldly: "This king has decided to launch a one-month strike hard operation in Guangdong from now on!" ”

"Operation Strike Hard?" The two officials understood somewhat, but not completely.

"It's an action to crack down on criminals." His Royal Highness the King of Chu said in a deep voice: "We must deal with a group of criminals who are angry and guilty of great anger and sin strictly, as well as the protective umbrella behind them, and return the people to a prosperous future!" also let them know and know who is in the world of Guangdong today! ”

"Great idea!" Dao Tong immediately stroked his palms and praised: "The people of Guangdong have suffered deeply, and they should have come to such a scene a long time ago to vent their anger!" ”

"Indeed." Lin Zhongmo nodded and said: "These days, according to the judges, I have found countless unjust, false and wrongful cases. The sufferers are all ordinary people. ”

"That's just the right time to mobilize the people to crusade against Huang Shilang together!" Zhu Zhen slapped the table and said, "Post the notice tomorrow and let the people report it enthusiastically!" Not only the bitter master, but anyone who knows can sue, provide useful clues, and get a reward! ”

"Yes!" The two hurriedly replied in a loud voice.

(End of chapter)