Volume Three, Chapter One and Two
Yang Cong looked at Chen Wenjie's back as he was taken down and felt a sense of emotion in his heart. Time passed so quickly.
A few years passed in a flash. At that time, he was just a useless family member. Now, he is already a vain official in charge of the country.
The encounters in life are so wonderful. When he came here, he never thought about how to escape the evil hands of Chen, a man from Longxi. At this moment, he had already stepped on the wealthy maritime merchants of Chen, a man who was trampling the wealthy family of Chen, under his feet.
The past scenes came to his mind, the hard work of the imperial examination, the intrigue in the capital, and the day and night in Shanxi. In recent years, he has never relaxed for a moment. Otherwise, it might not be Chen Wenjie who became a prisoner today, but himself.
This person has to work hard and struggle. If you work hard and struggle, everything is possible. If you don’t work hard, don’t struggle, and just think about the pie falling from the sky, then your life will basically be over.
He secretly sighed for a while, and then took out a list from his arms. These were all explained by Lin Changshui and other officials from the Nantai Shipyard. Those who helped pirates and Japanese pirates customize warships include the Chen family in Longxi, the Lin family in Zhangpu, and even the Xie family in Yuyao and the Tu family in Ningbo.
However, this time, he was only going to clean up the Chen family in Longxi and Lin family in Zhangpu. As for the Xie family in Yuyao and Tu family in Ningbo, it was difficult to clean up now, so he could only wait and talk about it later.
He directly read out the names of the managers and shopkeepers of the Chen family in Longxi one by one according to the list, pronounced one, arrested one, and arrested one. Soon, the managers and shopkeepers of the Chen family were arrested more than half.
The man was almost done as soon as he was caught. He didn't expect to kill all the officials like the Chen family in Longxi in one go. After all the people on the list were caught, he took the man away in a swagger.
The arrest was quite successful. Due to the excessive confidence of Chen in Longxi, none of the managers and shopkeepers on the list were escaped and were caught. The only strange thing is that the old man of Chen in Longxi had never appeared, just like he was dead.
Of course, the old man of the Chen family was not dead. He was so angry that he was so angry that he was so angry that the Chen family had a few maritime merchants in Zhejiang and Fujian. When did he be bullied like this? Zhejiang Zhizhi Governor Yang Cong not only led his army to surround the Chen family's mansion, but also arrested the eldest son Chen Jiudao whom he sent to negotiate without saying a word. When the old man of the Chen family heard the reward from the doorman, he fainted immediately.
Too much bullying, too much bullying!
Indeed, Yang Cong clearly came to bully the Chen family of Longxi. His arrests with such a big fanfare shocked the entire Zhangzhou Prefecture and even the entire Fujian.
The Chen family in Longxi is a famous maritime merchant family. It is a lateral existence in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. Although the court has been shouting to eliminate pirates and Japanese pirates, the wealthy maritime merchant family like the Chen family in Longxi has never been affected at all.
This governor is so fierce. He actually brought people to surround the Longxi Chen family's mansion and rushed in to arrest people. The arrests were all well-known managers and shopkeepers. Even Chen Wenjie, the eldest son of the Longxi Chen family, were arrested. Is this wealthy maritime merchant family going to fall?
Immediately afterwards, news came from Zhangpu that while the Governor led his army to Longxi Chen family to arrest people, Tang Shunzhi, the doctor of the Ministry of War, also brought people to surround the residence of the Lin family in Zhangpu, and most of the manager and shopkeeper of the Lin family in Zhangpu were arrested.
This time, the local tyrants and gentry in Fujian were even more shocked. Judging from this attitude, is the sky in Fujian going to change?
The weather in Fujian is about to change, but it is not so easy to change the weather in Fujian. Yang Cong would not foolishly think that he would catch someone. The Chen family of Longxi and Lin family of Zhangpu are finished. Yan Song and the people from the wealthy maritime merchants must be preparing to fight back. He must confirm the charges of these people's affair with Japanese pirates, otherwise, Yan Song and the people from the wealthy maritime merchants may overturn the case at any time.
The next step was to trial the case. Yang Cong simply took all the people to the Nantai Shipyard to promote the yamen and started the trial directly in the yamen lobby.
Why did he run so far and pull everyone to the Nantai Shipyard?
It's very simple, because someone confronts you, all the officials of Nantai Shipyard are afraid of him. They can do whatever they want, and even ask them to slander others. He will naturally not leave such a useful "tool".
The manager and shopkeeper of the Chen family in Longxi and Lin family in Zhangpu were not hard-working. Officials from all over the Nantai Shipyard confronted each other on the spot, but they could not argue. Yang Cong used both soft and hard work. Soon, the charge of helping pirates and Japanese pirates contacting the Nantai Shipyard to build warships was confirmed one by one. In the end, Chen Wenjie, a person who seemed to have nothing to do with the case, was not interrogated.
Chen Wenjie has been in trouble for eight lifetimes. Who is not easy to provoke? He just wants to provoke Yang Cong. Yang Cong said at the beginning that he was causing disaster for the Chen family in Longxi. Sure enough, this sentence came true now. Perhaps, if he didn't bully Yang Cong, the Chen family in Longxi would not have suffered this "unrestrained disaster".
You know, if it weren't for his slap, Yang Qingfeng wouldn't have traveled to the Ming Dynasty.
Do I still want to thank you for your knocking?
Yang Cong looked at Chen Wenjie who was kneeling below, and the scenes of the past appeared in his mind. After a while, he shook his head and asked seriously: "Chen Wenjie, do you think you paid for the Japanese pirates to murder me?"
What do you care about? At that time, you were just a low-key businessman? What kind of officials are not?
This crime cannot be admitted. If you have an affair with Japanese pirates, you will have to be beheaded. Even if Chen Wenjie is stupid, he will not admit that he is beheaded.
He shook his head quickly and said, "Sir, this is not true. I have never thought about murdering you, nor have I seen Japanese pirates."
Oh, he was still stubborn, Yang Cong said coldly: "You don't know, right? It's okay. I don't want to be so cheap. You have to choose the same one first. Let's try these painless ones first. If you are still interested, we will try the others."
Damn, this guy is so poisonous, plywood, whip, and killing stick are still not painful. How do you want to torture me!
Chen Wenjie was almost scared, but before the thing was put on, he would not have confessed the crime of beheading. He still gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, it's unfair. I really didn't think about murdering you!"
Seeing this, Yang Cong suddenly picked up the gavel and slapped it hard, and then sternly said: "Chen Wenjie, I will ask you again, are you going to do it?"
Chen Wenjie was so scared that his whole body trembled, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted: "Sir, it's unfair."
When Yang Cong heard this, he snorted coldly, and then shouted: "Come here."
ah!
Is this going to be sentenced?
Chen Wenjie was so scared that his hands and feet were weak and collapsed to the ground.
Unexpectedly, Yang Cong did not ask someone to take the torture instrument, but shouted: "It is said that Ye Zongman."
Soon, Ye Zongman walked in quickly, bowed to Yang Cong, and then smiled and said to Chen Wenjie: "Mr. Chen, long time no see."
Isn’t this guy the leader of the Japanese pirates?
Chapter completed!