The development of the matter did not surprise Hai Rui, after the county magistrate Zhou Wande of Jiaxiang County sent people to spread the news, it soon set off an uproar in the local area, and the people all talked about it.

At this moment, next to a tea stall outside Jiaxiang County, several customers began to discuss this matter.

"Hey, have you heard, the lord sent by the imperial court to investigate the case took people away in front of the Zeng family patriarch in the Zongsheng Temple today!"

"What, did that adult eat the bear's heart and leopard gall? Dare to go against the Zeng family, where did he get the confidence, you know, this Zeng family is not simple! ”

"Yes, that's right, this Zeng family not only has people in the court, but also has a good relationship with Yan Shenggong!"

"Hmph, superficial, do you know who the lord sent down to investigate the case by the imperial court this time, let me tell you, that lord is a senior official from the Inspectorate, it seems to be called Hai...... Hai Jui is coming? ”

Just when the local people were discussing this topic in full swing.

On the other side, the remaining members of the Zeng clan also heard the news that Hai Rui was interrogating those Zeng clansmen who were taken away through various channels.

At this moment, in the room, after taking Zeng Hong's pulse, the doctor turned around, looked at the Zeng clan member who was full of concern not far away, and admonished.

"You must recuperate during this time, and you must not let him suffer any more stimulation, understand?"

"Okay, doctor!"

Seeing this, the doctor immediately withdrew his gaze and said to himself.

"Next, I'll prescribe a prescription for you, you just need to grab the medicine according to it!"

"Angelica three coins, deer antler velvet six coins, schisandra two coins......"

Before the doctor could finish his sentence, he heard a rush of footsteps outside.

After a while, the door of the room was vigorously pushed open, and several panicked Zeng clan people rushed in, and immediately turned their eyes to Zeng Hong, who was resting on the bed, and reported breathlessly.

"Clan...... Patriarch, no...... Oh no, that Hai Rui sent someone to release the news, saying that our Zeng family is related to the White Lotus Sect, and everyone involved in it has been escorted to the prison by him, and now he is interrogating our clansmen in the county government of Jiaxiang County! ”

When the doctor heard this, his face suddenly changed, and as soon as he wanted to say an admonition, he saw Zeng Hong, who was originally lying on the bed, and sat up from the bed suddenly.

After listening to the report of the clansmen, Zeng Hong's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and an endless anger filled his chest, only to see him clenching his teeth and struggling to get up from the bed.

After repeated attempts to no avail, I saw that he barely supported half of his body and said in a deep voice.

"Hai Rui, my Zeng family will never spare you, I must let you understand the fate of angering my Zeng family!"

Seeing this situation, the Zeng clan members who came to report the news wanted to ask Zeng Hong about the next countermeasures.

It's just that before they could speak, they saw Zeng Hong suddenly vomit blood from his mouth, and his spirit was visibly sluggish, and after losing support, Zeng Hong fell back on the bed.

Seeing this, everyone panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to ask for the doctor's help.

"Doctor, the patriarch vomited blood, please save him!"

"Patriarch, don't be fine!"

"If something happens to you, our Zeng family will be finished! Doctor, quick, save the patriarch ......"

……

Just when the Zeng family was in a hurry, the county government of Jiaxiang County was in prison.

Since the Zeng clan led by Zeng Xian, the patriarch of the Nanzong branch, was brought into the prison of Jiaxiang County, what awaited them was the torture of Jinyiwei.

Especially Zeng Qing, who had left his name on the confession before, was given special care by Jinyiwei.

At this moment, in the prison, after being tortured by Jinyiwei, Zeng Qing's whole person had become dying, only to see his hair scattered and his head hanging weakly.

The red blood ran down his chin and kept dripping to the ground, making a 'pop' and 'pop' sound.

Seeing this situation, Guan Rui, the hundred households of Jinyiwei, immediately gave instructions to Jinyiwei, who was in charge of the torture on the side.

"Wake him up and continue to torture!"

"Yes, sir!"

As early as before, after undergoing the punishment of Jinyiwei, Zeng Qing's whole person had already been tortured to the point that he was not human, and there were not a few pieces of good meat left on his body.

Not only that, but there were various scars all over his body, and some of them were oozing blood.

After that, soon a brocade guard stepped forward and poured a bucket of cold water mixed with salt on Zeng Qing's head.

The moment the salt water touched his body, Zeng Qing's whole person suddenly woke up, and the hot pain from all over his body almost made him crazy, because his hands and feet were tied to death, he used all his strength to break free, but to no avail.

Suddenly, Zeng Qing's mournful wail resounded in the prison, making people shudder.

And Guan Rui, a hundred households in Jinyiwei, has been watching coldly from beginning to end.

Seeing that Zeng Qing's voice gradually calmed down, Guan Rui immediately stepped forward and asked.

"What, is Jinyiwei's punishment acceptable, do you want to say it?"

When Zeng Qing heard this, he didn't respond, just drooped his head and kept repeating the previous sentence.

"I ...... I don't know anything, I'm wronged......"

When Guan Rui heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and he snorted coldly, and then spoke.

"Hmph, I really don't cry when I don't see the coffin, let you taste the taste of the "Hades Three Needles"! ”

Guan Rui said as he unhurriedly took out the steel needle from his arms and explained to himself.

"Do you know how the name "Hades Three Needles" came from, which means that no matter how hard a person you meet, if you go down with three needles, you will open your mouth! ”

After Guan Rui finished speaking, he slammed the steel needle in his hand into Zeng Qing's spine, and in an instant, Zeng Qing only felt an indescribable sharp pain gradually spreading, Zeng Qing burst into tears in pain, and frantically tilted his head back and hit the pillar that tied him, wanting to relieve the pain.

But because his hands and feet were tied tightly, Zeng Qing was not able to do so, and then, as the amplitude of his struggle became greater and larger, the sharp pain became more and more clear, the expression on Zeng Qing's face was extremely hideous, his eyes were full of begging, and his mouth was still whimpering.

Seeing this, Guan Rui quickly pulled the steel needle out of Zeng Qing's spine, and after a while, he saw that the indescribable pain was relieved, and the expression on Zeng Qing's face became calm again.

At this moment, Zeng Qing's clothes were already soaked with sweat, and he was seizing this rare opportunity to breathe, gasping for breath.

Just when Zeng Qing thought that he would be able to breathe a sigh of relief next, Guan Rui's joking voice sounded in his ears again.

"How does the "Hades Three Needles" taste, do you want another injection?"

After Guan Rui finished speaking, he was about to prick the steel needle in his hand, Zeng Qing saw this situation, his pupils suddenly contracted, he shook his head like a rattle, and whimpered.

"Please, don't pierce again, I say, I'll say it all!"

Guan Rui saw that Zeng Qing couldn't resist the punishment in the end, and chose to give everything to him, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, and he immediately spoke.

"Hmph, wouldn't it have been like this earlier?"

After that, I saw Guan Rui turn his gaze to the Jinyi guard who was in charge of recording the confession on the side, and commanded.

"I'll write down everything he said later, word for word!"

When the brocade guard on the side heard this, his expression immediately turned grim and he replied in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir!"

After instructing the Jinyi guard, Guan Ruixuan turned his gaze to Zeng Qing and said unhurriedly.

"Tell me everything you know!"

"My lord, here's the thing, I ...... half a year ago"

After listening to Zeng Qing's narration, Guan Rui couldn't help but sneer: "Hmph, your Zeng family is doing a businessless business, you only need to stand on the platform secretly, and you don't have to take too many risks, you can easily squeeze all the remaining property in the hands of those people!" ”

After Guan Rui finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the Jinyi guard who was in charge of recording on the side, and asked.

"Is it all on the books?"

When the brocade guard heard this, he immediately got up from the seat, immediately lowered his head, and handed the recorded confession to Guan Rui with both hands, and said respectfully.

"My lord, it's all on the books, please check it out!"

"Hmm."

Guan Rui replied imperceptibly, and immediately took the confession from the hand of the brocade guard.

After he examined it carefully and confirmed that it was correct, he turned around and pointed with his finger, Zeng Qing, who had fallen into a coma, and commanded.

"Let's draw a charge, and watch him well, don't let him die!"

"Yes, sir!"

After that, Guan Rui planned to take a confession and go to Hai Rui to report the matter.

At this moment, the door of the cell was pushed open, and a brocade guard hurriedly entered the cell where Zeng Qing was being held with a confession.

The moment he saw Guan Rui, he lowered his head and handed out the confession in his hand without thinking.

"My lord, that Zeng Xian also confessed, here is the detailed confession!"

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Guan Rui immediately took the confession of Zeng Xian, and when he saw the content recorded above, he couldn't help frowning, and said to himself.

"This Zeng family is not only secretly supporting the White Lotus Sect, but also has a connection with those coastal smuggling families at the beginning!"

"Hmph, what an out-and-out bunch of worms!"

After Guan Rui finished speaking, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately left the prison with these two confessions, and met Hai Rui in the county hall of the county government.

……

In the hall of the county government of Jiaxiang County, Guan Rui looked around, turned his gaze to Hai Rui, and said in a deep voice.

"My lord, here is Zeng Qing and Zeng Xian's confession, please check it!"

"Well, I'm tired!"

After Hai Rui finished speaking, he took the two confessions from Guan Rui's hand and began to meticulously browse the content on them.

After Hai Rui finished browsing all the contents recorded above, he slammed the table and said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, what a Zeng family, most of the land in Wucheng County and several surrounding counties has fallen into the hands of the Zeng family!"

"This group of damn moths, not to mention colluding with the White Lotus Sect, is actually connected with the coastal smuggling family, they are lying on the body of my Ming Dynasty to suck blood!"

Zhang Yuan, the commander of the capital who was closing his eyes and recuperating on the side, was taken aback by Hai Rui's sudden action, and after he reacted, he hurriedly got up from his seat and comforted him.

"Please calm your anger!"

When Zhang Yuan's words fell, Zhou Wande, the county magistrate of Jiaxiang County on the side, also followed up and admonished.

"Yes, Lord Du Yushi, if you are angry about this, it will not be appropriate!"

After this, I saw that Hai Rui's emotions gradually calmed down, and after putting the confession in his hand aside, he turned his gaze to Guan Rui and commanded in a deep voice.

"This matter is not trivial, maybe the remaining six families are also implicated, and you must inform Your Majesty of this matter immediately!"

Guan Rui also deeply agreed with Hai Rui's words, nodded, and followed with his words.

"Your Excellency is right, the problem is getting more and more at the moment, and you must inform Your Majesty as soon as possible, so as to prepare for the next step as soon as possible!"

"Well, okay, let's do it, wait for this official to write a letter to His Majesty, along with these two confessions, and send it to His Majesty together!"

Zhou Wande, the county magistrate of Jiaxiang County on the side, immediately got up from his seat, turned his gaze to Hai Rui, and said respectfully.

"Please also ask Lord Du Yushi to go to the study with the lower officials!"

"Hmm."

After Hai Rui responded, he and his personal guard Xiao Er, under the guidance of Zhou Wande, the county magistrate of Jiaxiang County, came to the door of the study.

"My lord, this is the county government's study!"

When Hai Rui heard this, he bowed slightly to Zhou Wande, and then spoke.

"I'm tired of Lord Zhou!"

After that, Hai Rui didn't say much to each other, but went straight into the study.

After entering the study, he went straight to the bookcase, and after studying the ink, he spread out the pen and paper and wrote on the letterhead.

"Your Majesty, Weichen Hairui, since you sent Jinyi Wei to assist Weichen in investigating the case, you have gained a lot!"

"According to the confessions of those White Lotus Sect disciples before, Wei Chen successfully locked down, Zeng Qing, Zeng Xian and others of the Zeng clan, and learned the truth of the matter from their mouths."

"The Zeng family not only colluded with the White Lotus Sect, but also had an inexplicable ambiguous relationship with those coastal smuggling families.

"Not only that, most of the land in Wucheng County and the surrounding areas has fallen into the hands of his family, according to Weichen's conservative estimates, there are at least 100,000 acres of land!"

"In addition, Wei Chen is worried that this matter may involve the remaining six families, so he took the liberty to write a letter to His Majesty, and hoped that His Majesty would forgive him!"

When the last word fell, I saw Hai Rui put the brush in his hand back in place, and after browsing the content from beginning to end to confirm that there were no errors or omissions, Hai Rui was relieved.

After the ink on the letter paper had dried, Hai Rui solemnly put it in the envelope, pushed the door open, and walked out of the study.

(End of chapter)