"Lord Yuqincha, the prefect Wang Jian, and Li Qishang, who guards the thousands of households, have all confessed!"

After learning the news, the mood on Hai Rui's face did not change much, he just nodded and responded imperceptibly.

Regarding Wang Jian and Li Qishang's choice to confess, Hai Rui had long expected it.

After all, long before he came, he had already learned about the relevant human and material evidence, and the confessions from the "traitor" Huang Qing and the soldiers who had rebelled together were enough to convict them.

The reason why they chose to be put in prison and interrogated strictly was to complete the process and deter these officials in Songjiang Prefecture.

Besides, even if they want to resist to the end, after trying the punishment of Jinyiwei, they will still confess obediently.

Immediately, I saw Hai Rui come back to his senses, turn his eyes to the guard in charge of torture, and ordered: "Take this official over to have a look!" ”

"Yes, Chincha-sama!"

Regarding Hai Rui's request for the minister, the guard did not dare to have any slackness, and immediately leaned down and said respectfully.

Subsequently, escorted by many guards, Hai Rui went to the prison where Wang Jian, the prefect of Songjiang, and Li Qishang, the prefect of Songjiang, were imprisoned.

Perhaps because he had not been exposed to sunlight for a long time, as soon as Hai Rui entered the prison, a disgusting musty smell came to his face, and in the cracks of the stone bricks on the ground, there were still dark red blood stains that could not be cleaned up.

Led by two jailers, Hai Rui and his party walked through the narrow corridor.

And those prisoners who were held in the cell, seeing Hai Jui's arrival, seemed to grasp the life-saving straw, and their faces showed a look of hope, desperately lying in front of the door of the cell, shouting injustice.

"Adult, the little one was wronged, and the little one was framed, so he was locked up in a prison cell!"

"Adults, small ancestors have been ordinary people who have been farming for generations, how can they collude with bandits?"

"Adults, the little ones have never stolen anything, they are the ones who have made ...... tricks"

At this time, looking at the prisoners who were shouting injustice, the faces of the two jailers who were responsible for leading the way in front couldn't help but flash a trace of panic.

After all, the one in front of him, but the minister sent by the imperial court to investigate the case, if he offended him, even if they had ten lives, it would not be enough to cut him.

If this matter had been put in normal times, they would have gone up to clean up this group of prisoners a long time ago.

At present, due to the presence of Hai Rui, the minister, the two jailers had to stop and persuade each other with a humble face.

Seeing this, Hai Rui cleared his throat and said in a deep voice in front of many prisoners present.

"This official is a minister sent by the imperial court to investigate the case, if there is a grievance, even if it is reported, someone will avenge you when the time comes."

"If someone wants to use this to get away with it, the crime will be increased by two degrees, and they will all be punished according to the Ming Law!"

When Hai Rui's resounding words fell, the faces of the prisoners who were imprisoned in the cell were full of grateful, and many people couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, and immediately knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "Lord Qingtian!" Lord Qingtian! ”

……

After Hai Rui and his party came to the cell where Wang Jian, the prefect of Songjiang, was imprisoned, they happened to meet Zhu Qi, who had finished transcribing his confession and was about to leave.

At this time, Zhu Qi was dressed in black, and behind him, there were two Jinyi guards who were also dressed in the same clothes.

Seeing Hai Rui coming, he saw Zhu Qi step forward, arch his hand to Hai Rui, and take the lead in greeting: "Lord Hai!" ”

When Hai Rui heard this, after bowing his head slightly, he returned the salute to Zhu Qi: "Your Excellency is polite!" ”

When the rest of the people saw this, they knew that the identities of these people dressed in black were not simple.

Immediately, I saw a trace of hesitation flashing on Hai Rui's face, looked in the direction where Zhu Qi was, and asked, "My lord, ...... this?"

Then, as if he suddenly realized something, Hai Rui hurriedly changed his words: "If it's inconvenient to disclose, the adults have the right to say nothing." ”

But Zhu Qi didn't mean to shy away, just waved his hand and explained: "It's not a big deal, it's just a copy of the confession, and it's just a good deal when the time comes!" ”

When Hai Rui heard this, his whole person relaxed, and after a few words of greeting between the two sides, Zhu Qi casually made an excuse and left the prison with the two brocade guards behind him.

And after that, Hai Rui also saw Wang Jian, the prefect of Songjiang, who was shackled on his limbs, covered with scars, embarrassed, and depressed, and Li Qishang, who guarded thousands of households.

Judging from the scars on their bodies and the remaining bruises on their faces, these two men suffered a lot before they came.

At this time, the two were huddled in the corner, shivering, and the lingering smell of blood filled the cell.

After receiving the confession from the officials on the side, Hai Rui quickly skimmed through the contents of it.

After going through the confession in general, Hai Jui motioned to the waiting jailer, opened the door of the cell, and then entered the cell under the escort of the guards.

The moment he saw Hai Rui, Wang Jian didn't care about the pain coming from all over his body, and immediately knelt on the ground with a 'plop', begging Hai Rui with tears in his eyes.

"Lord Qincha, the lower official knows that he is guilty of a lot and will not escape death, can you please let go of the lower official's wife and children?"

After Wang Jian, Li Qishang also knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Hai Rui, hoping that Hai Rui would be able to release his wife and children.

In the face of the request of the two, Hai Rui did not rush to agree, but sat on the opposite side, and said unhurriedly: "Just now, the official read the confessions of the two of you, let's say, tell everything you know, especially this part related to the Xu family, the official wants to listen to you personally." ”

When Hai Rui's words fell, I saw a trace of entanglement flashing on the faces of Wang Jian and Li Qishang.

Then, the two of them bit their lips, as if they had made up their minds, and replied respectfully, "Yes...... Yes, my lord! ”

"Lord Qincha, here's the thing, all along, the Songjiang Xu family has ......"

After listening to the narrative of the two, Hai Rui also understood the ins and outs of the matter.

Wang Jian and Li Qishang's statements are very different from what he has learned.

In recent years, the Songjiang Xu family has relied on the power of Xu Jie, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, to forcibly seize the land in Songjiang Mansion and annex the fields in the hands of the people by unscrupulous means, and the people are extremely resentful.

However, due to the status of the second assistant of the Xu Jie's cabinet, even if some people in the court knew about it, they did not dare to speak out, so they could only turn a blind eye.

Not only that, but the Xu family also extended their hands to the military field of the guard, which was nominally occupied by officers at all levels, but in fact, they were just the white gloves of the Xu family.

Even when the imperial court had not lifted the sea ban, the Xu family had a very close relationship with the smuggling families on the southeast coast, and by participating in the smuggling, the Xu family could be said to have made a lot of money.

In addition to the large-scale annexation of land, the Xu family also owned more than 5,000 looms, and hired a large number of weavers to work for the Xu family.

Perhaps with the attitude of breaking the jar and breaking it, Wang Jian and Li Qishang no longer had any scruples, and simply shook out several murders that they had helped the Xu family cover up.

When Hai Rui heard this, he turned around, looked at the officials on the side, and commanded: "Record!" ”

"Yes, Chincha-sama!"

When the official heard this, he immediately lowered his head and replied without thinking.

After that, I saw Hai Rui take the confession from the hands of the officials.

After a general glance, he looked in the direction where Wang Jian and Li Qishang were, and then said: "Although you can rest assured, although your sins are unforgivable, this official will not embarrass your wives and children." ”

"Thank you, Lord Chincha! Thank you, Lord Chincha! ”

Hearing Hai Rui's words, Wang Jian and Li Qishang's faces were full of gratitude, and they kowtowed three times on the ground and couldn't stop talking.

Hearing this, Hai Rui withdrew his gaze from the two of them, and after answering the question, he left the cell without looking back.

What awaits them next is only the ending of killing the head.

……

Soon after Hai Jui left the prison and returned to the palace escorted by the guards, the guards soon reported that there were many officials who were out asking to see him.

After learning the news, Hai Rui knew that he didn't have to worry about anything next, he just needed to follow the steps.

As the saying goes, the wall is pushed by everyone, and the current Xu family is in this situation.

If these officials want to protect themselves and strive for leniency from the imperial court, they can only rush to report and expose the Songjiang Xu family.

In addition, in recent years, the Xu family has unscrupulously annexed the land in the hands of the people, which has made the people's grievances boiling, and naturally no people have stood up to speak for them.

On the contrary, seeing that the Songjiang Xu family has a tendency to collapse, these people will scramble to step on it.

Today, Hai Jui asked the guards to post notices all over the city, and it was for this purpose.

By putting Wang Jian, the prefect of Songjiang, into prison and listening to the news of the fate, he announced to the people of Songjiang Mansion that from today onwards, Songjiang Mansion will change!

The next foreseeable situation is that there must be an endless stream of people who come to the government to seek justice.

Then, I saw Hai Rui suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his heart, looked in the direction where the guards were, and commanded: "Well, the official knows, let them come to see the official one by one!" ”

"Yes, Chincha-sama!"

When the guards heard Hai Rui's words, they immediately looked stunned and answered in a deep voice.

Then, according to the instructions of Hai Rui, the minister, many officials lined up, went in to meet him one by one, and told him everything they knew.

Time passed slowly, and by the time the last official had left tremblingly, it was already late at night.

The bookcase on the side was already full of files, and what was recorded in the files was what these officials had revealed to Hai Rui, and there were also their signatures on it.

As Hai Jui had predicted, these officials, in order to obtain leniency, told everything they knew.

The vast majority of them are related to the Songjiang Xu family.

Whether it is participating in smuggling, buying murder, or conniving at evil slaves to hurt and disable people, in short, all kinds of crimes emerge one after another.

Looking at the file that was piled up on the bookcase, which was nearly more than a person high, I saw Hai Rui rubbing his temples with his hand, and said to himself silently: "It's almost, you can get ready to do it." ”

Hai Rui knew very well in his heart that with the evidence in his hands, it was enough to deal with the Songjiang Xu family.

He is ready to start early tomorrow morning, send troops, raid the Xu family in Songjiang, eradicate this cancer, and return the people here to a bright future.

After the raid of the Songjiang Xu family, the local officials will also be punished by the imperial court one after another, and these people will either be imprisoned, demoted to other places, or lose their official positions and never be used.

The vacancies they left behind would soon be filled by new officials sent from the imperial court.

In short, their career is completely over.

However, it is fortunate to be able to save a life, and it is much better than the ending of the whole family being escorted to the execution ground.

After ordering his subordinates to mobilize the troops of their peers and raid the Xu family in Songjiang early tomorrow morning, Hai Rui relaxed.

At this time, everything that had happened recently kept flashing through Hai Rui's mind like a slide.

First, Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet, suffered from "dementia" and died at home, and then, the government and the opposition agreed that Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, should take over Yan Song's position next, and even Hai Rui thought so.

However, at this critical juncture, the previous case that occurred in Songjiang Mansion Shouyu Qianhu Office, the East Window Incident, caused Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet, to be imprisoned and take care of himself.

Hai Rui only knew that the people behind the scenes wanted to borrow his hand to bring down Xu Jie, the first assistant of the cabinet.

Hai Rui has long guessed the identity of the person behind the scenes, but Hai Rui has not been able to make a conclusion about the motives of the people behind the scenes.

In the dossier sent at the beginning, there were detailed records of many cases of the Songjiang Xu family, disregarding the law, causing trouble to the village, wantonly annexing land, and participating in smuggling, buying murder, and so on.

In Hai Jui's view, what is recorded in the dossier is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to achieve this point alone.

After thinking about it, the only one who is the most suspicious and motivated is Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet.

"Suppose that Yan Ge Lao deliberately pretended to be sick, the purpose was to relax Xu Ge Lao's vigilance, and then give a fatal blow at the right time."

"But why did Yan Ge Lao do this, although he and Xu Ge Lao are political enemies and have a long-standing grudge against each other, His Majesty uses them to balance the forces in the court, in other words, none of them can do without anyone!"

"If you bring down Elder Xu Ge, the position of the first assistant of the old cabinet of Yan Ge will not be able to be kept!"

When Hai Rui thought of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and a question that he had ignored resurfaced in his mind.

"By the way, if Yan Ge Lao has the idea of Zhishi, then everything will make sense!"

"Only by defeating Xu Ge Lao can he guarantee that he will not be liquidated after Zhishi!"

(End of chapter)