The list provided by Mrs. Korea is very detailed, not only Bingzhou, but also the list of officials and aristocratic families involved in the entire Hedong Province.
Now that the net has been torn open, Li Qinzai does not need to worry. The officials in the Chang'an court let Li Zhi make the decision, but the officials involved in the Hedong Road must be taken down.
Li Qinzai temporarily recruited 10,000 soldiers from the Ningshuo Governor's Mansion, divided them into more than 20 small teams, and sent them to various cities in Hedong Road.
Their mission is to capture everyone involved in the case, whether they are criminals or family members, and escort them to Chang'an.
Li Qinzai was only the governor and had no right to question other state and county officials.
But he also has another identity, that is, he is ordered to investigate cases. The reason why Li Zhi appointed him as governor of the state is to investigate the case of raising grain prices. Now that the case has come to light, anyone involved, regardless of state or county officials, can be questioned.
The soldiers went to various cities on Hedong Road to ask the prisoners what kind of panic they were having. Li Qinzai didn't know. He only knew that the city of Bingzhou was already in a panic.
Without any warning, the governor's office suddenly arrested people, and all of them were officials and members of the famous family. The Wang family in Taiyuan was even more unlucky, and most of the family members they captured were children of the Wang family.
Two hours later, Bingzhou City became increasingly chaotic, with hundreds of officials and family members captured.
The officials were all under the rule of Li Qinzai. After being taken to prison, they felt guilty and had nothing to say.
But the people of the Shi family didn't want to do it. Bingzhou was a Bingzhou owned by the imperial court, but it was also the origin of the Wang family in Taiyuan. Li Qinzai was questioning their clansmen on their territory. How could he teach him what he wanted?
Hundreds of prisoners had just been imprisoned, and when the common people were gathered around the governor's house in shock and disbelief, the Wang family of Taiyuan came to ask for their prisoners.
The head of the family is Wang Xingchen, and behind him there are hundreds of clan members and Confucian scholars.
The officers on duty in front of the Governor's Mansion nervously stopped them, but did not dare to take any serious action.
Each of these hundreds of people was of high status, and every one of them held an official position. The officers only dared to stop them, but they did not dare to drive them away. Instead, they turned around and ran into the house to report the news to Li Qinzai.
Not long after, the door of the Governor's Mansion opened, and Li Qinzai walked out surrounded by his subordinates. The moment he stepped out of the threshold, Li Qinzai's eyes collided with Wang Xingchen's eyes in mid-air.
Wang Xingchen, whose face was ashen, still did not forget the etiquette and magnanimity of his family. He cupped his hands towards Li Qinzai and said, "In front of Li Qinzai, I have admired him for a long time."
Li Qinzai also smiled and returned the greeting: "Master Wang has admired you for a long time, why are you gathering in front of the Governor's Mansion today? Is it because you are dissatisfied with me?"
Wang Xingchen's face became even more livid: "Why did Governor Li ask questions even though he knew the truth? His Majesty asked dozens of members of the Wang clan of Taiyuan for no reason. Did the Governor want to give the Wang clan of Taiyuan a killing blow?"
Li Qinzai blinked: "What did the head of the Wang family do? Why do you ask even though you know it? Why do I question the Wang family members? Do you need me to explain clearly?"
Wang Xingchen couldn't help but said angrily: "How can you slander my Wang family without evidence?"
"Evidence? Yes." Li Qinzai said nonchalantly.
Wang Xingchen was stunned, then took a step forward and said coldly: "If Governor Li has evidence, you might as well show it. If the evidence is really irrefutable, I will accept the blame."
"There's no rush. We just took the person. The owner of the house will wait for two days. When I get the confession from the prisoner, I'll have the evidence."
Wang Xingchen laughed angrily: "Get the person first, and then collect the evidence? What's the point? With Li's perverse actions, does he think he can block the sky in Bingzhou with one hand?"
Li Qinzai stretched out his little finger to pick out his ears and said calmly: "I'm sorry, this is my first time as a governor and I have little experience in handling cases. Let's get familiar with it slowly. Anyway, the criminal has been captured. After asking for the confession, he will send it to the Chang'an Criminal Department.
The rest is a matter for the Ministry of Justice."
"If the head of the Wang family feels that he has been wronged, he might as well leave for Chang'an, ask the Ministry of Punishment to ask for someone, and then go to His Majesty to testify against my lawlessness. How about that?"
Wang Xingchen was furious: "Prince Li, don't be so unreasonable just relying on His Majesty's favor!"
Li Qinzai suddenly said: "You brought so many people to surround my governor's office, so you planned to reason with me... I thought you were attacking the government and had evil intentions."
These words were a bit serious. Wang Xingchen's expression changed immediately and he took a step back unconsciously.
Li Qinzai's eyes gradually became sharp, and he stared at Wang Xingchen and said: "I am the governor of Bingzhou, and I set the rules of Bingzhou. The Wang family of Taiyuan had better behave their duty, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
Reaching out and taking the horizontal knife from Liu Asi's hand, Li Qinzai slowly drew a line in the open space in front of him. The harsh sound echoed in the air along with the sudden murderous aura.
Pointing to the line drawn under his feet, Li Qinzai said coldly: "If you want to make trouble, feel free to make trouble, but don't cross this line. Anyone who dares to cross the line will be treated as an assassin and treasonous and will be killed on the spot!"
Throwing the horizontal knife to Liu Asi, Li Qinzai raised his voice and said: "Asi, you guys stay at the door. Remember what I just said. As soon as you cross this line, no matter who it is, shoot and kill!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a young clan member of the Taiyuan Wang clan stood up. Wang Xingchen was shocked. Before he could stop him, the young clan member had already stepped out and crossed the line.
"Li Qinzai, don't go too far! If you don't hand over my Wang clan members today, we will..."
Before he finished speaking, a cold light flashed in Liu Asi's eyes, and then he raised his knife and dropped it, and the snow-white light of the knife passed over the young tribesman's neck.
The young man's words stopped suddenly, and he stood there with wide eyes. A red line suddenly appeared on his neck, and then blood spurted out. The young man fell softly to the ground and made no sound.
There was a commotion in the crowd, and everyone looked at Li Qinzai in shock.
I didn’t expect that he would really dare to kill someone! The people he killed were members of the Wang family in Taiyuan!
The sky is about to be broken!
The clan members of the Taiyuan Wang clan were so frightened that they retreated one after another. Several shrill cries came from the crowd, but their mouths were quickly covered.
A suppressed and suffocating murderous intention, accompanied by a thick smell of blood, became increasingly dense in the air.
Li Qinzai stared at Wang Xingchen expressionlessly. At this moment, Wang Xingchen's face was pale. He stared blankly at the dead tribesmen on the ground. The bloody scene made him forget to speak for a moment.
After a long silence, Li Qinzai said slowly: "Master Wang, you know better than me about the case of raising food prices in Bingzhou, whether the Taiyuan Wang family was involved in the case, and whether the people I questioned were unjustly accused..."
"Moreover, the head of the family is not that innocent yourself. I did not order you to be put in jail today because I took the face of the Taiyuan Wang family into consideration. I hope that the head of the Wang family will not make the same mistake over and over again and force me to take action."
"If I were you, I would go back and arrange the aftermath without saying a word, and then think carefully about how to defend myself in front of the emperor. You can't protect yourself. Who gave you the courage to come to my governor's house to cause trouble?"
Li Qinzai smiled at him and said, "That's it for now, the head of the family can take care of himself."
Li Qinzai raised his head and looked around, his tone became colder: "I still say the same thing, anyone who dares to cross this line will be killed without mercy! This is the rule I set in Bingzhou City."