Shangshu began to wipe the sweat from his forehead: It is clear that Zhu Yuanzhang does not plan to punish Li Shanchang, so even if he supports Zhu Bai to investigate to the end, it will not hurt Li Shanchang at all, but it will only cause me to have endless small shoes in the court in the future.

But if you don't let Zhu Bai investigate, Zhu Bai will go to Lao Zhu to complain at this time, I can't tell you to stop cooking today......

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhu Bai asked in a slightly raised tone, "Huh?!" ”

Shang Shu hurriedly said: "This person has made meritorious contributions, and he will be punished lightly and sentenced to hard labor in Yingtian Outer City." He decided to follow the little Yama first, and see what he could find out in the end.

Zhu Bai nodded slightly: "This king still has to say a few words to Lan Tian alone, and no one else is allowed to be present." I'm tired of helping you arrange it. ”

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After half a pillar of incense, Lan Tian was tied to a chair in the torture room.

The others retreated and closed the door.

Lan Tian closed his eyes and pretended to be dead, intending not to say anything no matter what Zhu Bai asked.

Now he only hates himself for underestimating this child, and only cares about dealing with Zhu Li, and as a result, the "business" that he has worked hard for several years has been uprooted.

Zhu Bai climbed into the chair opposite him and sat down, silently watching him silently.

Lan Tian thought he was asleep, but Zhu Bai suddenly said, "Lord Lan, you are not the mastermind, because you don't even have the power to set prices." You want to be willing to sacrifice yourself to keep Li Shanchang and Li Cunyi, so that they won't trouble them even if they don't take care of your family in the future. ”

Lan Tian didn't hear it.

Zhu Bai said again: "But you are wrong. Li Shanchang and Li Cunyi both felt that this matter had nothing to do with them. So, if you die, you will die in vain. ”

Lan Tian still didn't say anything.

Zhu Bai jumped down from the chair, walked over, and whispered in his ear: "In the past few years, you have given Li Shanchang and Li Cunyi more than one million taels of silver, and they have not received a single piece of broken silver. ”

Lan Tian opened his eyes and glared at him.

Zhu Bai paused and said, "Oh, that's not right, except for the gifts you sent to the door with others during the New Year's holiday. ”

Lan Tian stared at Zhu Bai.

Zhu Bai said: "Because it is not Li Shanchang or Li Cunyi who sends you blank vouchers and price lists every month, you have been tricked." ”

Lan Tian lost his voice and said: "Impossible, the handwriting on the price list is that of Master Li Cunyi, and I have personally confirmed it with Li Cunyi." ”

Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked, "Is it face-to-face confirmation?" ”

Lan Tian realized that he had slipped his mouth and closed his eyes again.

Zhu Bai said: "Is there a possibility that someone else is pretending to be Master Li. That man is now hiding somewhere, waiting for you to be killed, and after this is over, he will take the money that dozens of you have exchanged for several years of hard work and life, and fly away to live a happy life. ”

After Zhu Bai finished speaking, he couldn't help but curse in his heart, damn, if I have a million taels of snowflake silver, where do I need to interrogate prisoners on death row, and I will also go out to get away.

Lan Tian twisted his eyebrows and pondered about this matter.

Zhu Bai said again: "In fact, the emperor also thought that Li Cunyi and Li Shanchang were the masterminds behind the scenes, but he only fined them 60,000 taels of silver. So your insistence doesn't make any sense. ”

Lan Tian suddenly cried: "The minister is wronged, the minister is wronged." The ministers were also instructed and forced to do this. ”

Zhu Bai: "Don't panic. You speak slowly. If you can really help the king get him out, I may be able to reduce your sentence. ”

Lan Tian: "The villain was taken to the side hall by a servant at Lord Li Cunyi's family banquet a few years ago, and then Lord Li instructed me how to act through the screen. ”

Zhu Bai: "So, you didn't discuss this matter with him face-to-face. ”

Lan Tian: "Yes, later Master Li will send someone to take the silver ticket, and then put the blank voucher and price list at the place we have agreed." ”

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Zhu Bai came out of the punishment department, looked up at the clear and sunny sky above his head, and it was best not to come here again.

If you stay here for a long time, you will be psychopathic if you are not sick or injured.

He was a little depressed, and after an afternoon of interrogation, he seemed to know a lot, but he didn't seem to know anything, because this information was of no use to find the mastermind.

There is a rice shop next to it, and the price is being changed.

Zhu Bai stopped and stared at the price: good white rice and eight coins of silver for one stone.

In his mind, Zhu Li's confident offer suddenly appeared in his mind.

This mastermind knows the price very well, and he is still a person who can go in and out of the Midtown Terracotta Division at will without being suspected.

Moreover, he will definitely not be implicated, otherwise it will be useless to do so many hands and feet.

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News came out from the Criminal Department that Lan Tian committed suicide in fear of crime.

Zhu Yuanzhang scolded angrily in the morning: "This thief is a big rat who steals the treasury, and he is innocent!" He is smart and knows how to commit suicide, otherwise we will have to cut him with a thousand knives to relieve his hatred. ”

The main culprit committed suicide, and this matter is basically conclusive, waiting for the Dali Temple to complete the review, and it will be over.

A few days later, at night, a figure quietly appeared in the courtyard next to the temple in Nancheng.

The dark shadow fell silently, lit the candle in his hand, and went to the lobby to pry open the floor, revealing the box inside.

The chest was full of gold, glittering in the candlelight.

The man sighed: "It's a pity that I can't take you all away, I can only wronged you to stay here for a little longer." ”

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the door was kicked open from the outside.

This kick is extremely imposing, and it looks like it's been held back for a long time.

The man immediately turned around and was about to run over the wall, when a circle of torches lit up outside the wall.

Surrounded, nowhere to run.

Zhu Bai came in slowly with his hands behind his back: "Gu Cheng, this king advises you to tie up your hands and arrest it." We waited for you for a month, how could we let you escape. ”

Gu Cheng didn't speak, but Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded in the courtyard: "Bastard." Gu Cheng is the inside line we arranged. Why are you making your own decisions, and don't you get out of the way? ”

The soldiers were stunned and turned their heads to look around.

Gu Cheng took advantage of this gap and rushed towards Zhu Bai, clearly wanting to hold Zhu Bai hostage so that he could escape.

Zhu Bai had already prepared, and unhurriedly took out a gun and pointed it at Gu Cheng.

Gu Cheng had heard about the power of this thing, changed his direction, and ran towards the door.

Zhu Bai picked up a silver ingot weighing ten taels and threw it at Gu Cheng.

The silver ingot hit the back of his leg.

Gu Cheng threw himself forward, was held down by the soldiers, and tied up firmly.

Bi

go！

Zhu Bai walked over slowly, looked at Gu Cheng condescendingly, and said, "Originally, I wasn't sure, but you just used ventriloquist to learn my father's speech, and you explained all the doubts." ”

Gu Cheng shouted like crazy: "Damn, you hairy boy, you actually yin me!" ”

"That's right, Lan Tian didn't die at all, the Criminal Department and my father are cooperating with me." Zhu Bai was triumphant, "What's wrong with you, this Wang Yin?" Hehe. Who let you yin first, I should be hundreds of thousands of people and the treasury of the Ming Dynasty. ”