Zheng Haichuan secretly glanced at Lin Jinxiao, who was sitting upright, and saw that his expression was still lifeless, and he was obviously not satisfied with his confession.
His eyes paused slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Ten years ago, a plague occurred in Wujia Village, Tong County. At that time, nearly 1,500 people in three nearby villages died from the plague."
Lin Jinxiao felt a little impatient when he heard this, and narrowed his eyes angrily: "If you continue to say irrelevant things, I will kill you immediately."
"This is not an insignificant matter."
Zheng Haichuan hesitated and said: "This thing, this thing was exactly what Wu Enrong ordered people to do."
"Wu Enrong?"
Chu Nanzhi's expression suddenly changed.
Lin Jinxiao's sinking expression gradually softened a lot.
"This incident was not caused by the plague. It was Wu Enrong who ordered people to poison and kill those innocent people in order to conceal the identity of his eldest sister."
Zheng Haichuan replied meticulously.
"How could such a tragic thing happen?"
Hearing this, everyone was extremely shocked:
"It's just crazy."
Seeing everyone's chest-beating expressions, Chu Nanzhi took a long breath and said slowly: "How did you learn about this?"
"When my godfather was still alive, I once got drunk with Du Sankui, the boss of the Yulong Gang, and I overheard the two of them talking about this matter."
Zheng Haichuan's expression also looked a little solemn: "Du Sankui was still a junior member of the Yulong Gang back then. It was because he helped Wu Enrong solve this problem that my godfather entrusted him with the management of the Yulong Gang and the Donghua River Water Transport.
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At this point, he couldn't bear to close his eyes: "It was Du Sankui who personally led people to Tong County back then. He checked door to door and killed all the survivors."
"Just to conceal one person's identity, more than a thousand people from several villages were mercilessly killed."
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but sneer, thinking of the evil things Wu Enrong had done, she wanted to go to the county jail immediately and cut him into pieces.
"It's simply worse than a pig or a dog."
Chen Chuan clenched his fists bitterly.
I never expected that there would be someone more vicious than myself.
Zheng Haichuan looked at everyone's angry expressions and was afraid of offending himself, so he quickly explained:
"This matter has nothing to do with a humble position. Back then, my godfather learned that Wu Enrong was about to be promoted to the prefect of Pingning County. It happened that my godmother was also from Tong County. She learned about Wu Enrong's family affairs, so she discussed this strategy with him.
Afterwards, Wu Enrong took advantage of his position to attribute the deaths of all the villagers in the three villages to the plague. After that, the matter was ignored. Even Beizhi and Du Sankui, who knew about the matter, were threatened. If they dared to speak out about the matter, everyone in the family would be threatened.
No one’s life is guaranteed.”
"It's really unworthy of me to be a parent official of a county."
The resentment in Lin Jinxiao's heart also climbed to the extreme.
No wonder that when Du Sankui was captured, Wu Enrong secretly dispatched the garrison in Beibu Gulf for this purpose.
No wonder Du Sankui dared to be so confident and blatantly rebel. With Wu Enrong's protection, there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do.
It's just that Du Sankui's foul mouth is as tough as a rock, so it may be difficult to pry out the words for a while.
Moreover, ten years have passed since this incident, so it is difficult to identify Wu Enrong based on the confessions of these two people alone.
Examining Zheng Haichuan, Lin Jinxiao asked thoughtfully: "Do you have any other evidence that can identify what happened back then?"
Seeing that his attitude finally softened, Zheng Haichuan knew that there was a chance of saving his life. He secretly rejoiced for a while and replied suspiciously: "There is an old nun who practices on behalf of Puo'an. She knows about this and can come out to testify."
"The old nun from Puluo'an?"
Chu Nanzhi looked surprised.
She still had some impressions of this place, which was specially used to store the corpses of women who died tragically before being given haircuts.
The others were also surprised when they heard this: How could an old nun still know about this?
Zheng Haichuan looked at the confused faces and quickly explained: "This old nun is none other than Wu Enrong's biological mother Qin Xiaoniang. It is said that in order to cover up his eldest sister's life experience, Wu Enrong even gave birth to his eldest daughter-in-law.
He was poisoned to death, and only his biological mother survived in the whole clan."
"It turns out that the famous prefect is also the son of a concubine."
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but sigh.
In my heart, I roughly guessed why Miss Qin did not follow her son to the county to enjoy the blessings, but escaped into Buddhism and raised such a crazy evil disciple. I was afraid that as soon as I closed my eyes at night, countless innocent souls would come to seek revenge.
Life.
Zheng Haichuan didn't know why she was so curious about this matter, and he replied solemnly: "It is indeed a concubine, but the daughter of the wife of the Wu family unfortunately died in infancy, and later adopted Wu Enrong into his own name. Wu Enrong was married for this reason."
With the title of legitimate son, and the later support of Zhao Taigong and the Qi family, he successfully made friends with the nobles in the capital and took the position of the prefect of the county."
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but sneer after hearing this.
This person's counterattack went beyond the Qi family and Zhao Taigong. He completely used all the resources around him.
It is unparalleled that people can be selfish to such a level.
Looking at Lin Jinxiao, who was sitting silently above him, she felt extremely warm in her heart, as if she saw a layer of majestic glory shrouding him.
Lin Jinxiao stood up casually, walked slowly to Zheng Haichuan, and asked solemnly: "Do you know anything about the death of Han Zhang, the former magistrate of the county captain's house a few months ago?"
Zheng Haichuan shook his head blankly: "I know that His Highness is the mastermind behind the tax and bank case that was framed by you, but I really don't know about this. Even if Wu Enrong trusts me, I will not tell him about such a major matter."
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After a pause, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said happily: "However, Han Zhang does know something about his humble position. I heard that he is the biological brother of Wu Enrong's concubine Yu Xiaoniang. As long as Wu Enrong is interrogated, he will definitely be able to find out some clues."
Lin Jinxiao raised his eyebrows, nodded and said: "Clearly write down the amount of all the money you have received from Wu Enrong and the Qi family over the years, and then list the remaining unexplained crimes. No concealment is allowed."
Zheng Haichuan responded repeatedly: "Yes, the parties involved in the humble appointment will be clearly explained in every detail, and I will never deceive His Highness and Princess again."
Lin Jinxiao finally showed a look of relief, took out some plasters and gold sore medicine from his arms and threw them in front of him: "Not only will I not punish you, but I will protect the lives of your family. What happened today should be a lesson. If
If you dare to disrespect me and my princess again in the future, I will still not forgive you lightly."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Zheng Haichuan looked bitter.
How dare he disrespect this cunning and clever princess now? He had already learned her clever tricks before Chu Wenyu was born.
Chu Nanzhi looked at his innocent look, suddenly thought of something, and finally asked: "Zheng Duyou, why did you suddenly change your mind today, but someone secretly informed you?"
"Um."
Zheng Haichuan gritted his teeth and responded softly.
"Then by the way, please write down a list of all the gaps in the counties that you know are located in Luyan Port."
Chu Nanzhi demanded in a strong tone.
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Thinking of what happened in the mourning hall that day, Zheng Haichuan was a little confused in his heart. He raised his eyes and looked at her and asked weakly: "What happened in front of Brother Wen Yu's funeral that day has made me still very scared. I want to ask."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Jinxiao cast a stern look: "How can you interfere with this matter?"
Zheng Haichuan was so frightened that he immediately buried his head and did not dare to say a word.