Chapter 310 Before I knew it, I was already a big boss
Outside the house.
Seeing the prisoners being escorted out one by one, especially when Yang Zhirou was dragged out directly, Yang Jiaben felt weak and almost fell down.
This time no one dared to come over to help him, because he was not pretending, he was really going to fall.
To catch thieves and seize stolen goods, Yang Zhirou was caught harboring thieves in the house and was caught directly. Such a major case is bound to cause shock to both the government and the public.
The higher the position, the worse the nature. This is the minister of household affairs and a direct descendant of the Hongnong Yang family. Once this case comes out, it will not only affect him, but also the entire Hongnong Yang family.
All will be affected.
Yang Jiaben's cloudy eyes rolled, his lips trembled, and he was still trying his best to make up for it: "I didn't expect that the whole Yang family, who is loyal to the country, would be unfortunate enough to have such a scum... How can I have the face to see your majesty again? Goodbye, your highness?"
The old man wants to return to the palace to beg for his body..."
Before he finished speaking, Zheng Rentong suddenly came over: "Don't get excited, Mr. Yang! Don't get excited! If you don't come over, help Mr. Yang back home!"
The two men stepped forward to hold the prince Zhan Shi, and Yang Jiaben's expression changed slightly: "Prince Zheng, I want to go to the palace to see the prince..."
Zheng Rentong waved his hand: "Take Mr. Yang back and take good care of him without making any mistakes!"
The cronies of the Governor's Mansion took the order, half-supported and half-supported, and sent him back to the mansion to take good care of him.
Pei Judao watched these people leave: "Mr. Zheng, is this case going to be expanded?"
Zheng Rentong said coldly: "General Pei, I will speak frankly. My son was almost poisoned by thieves. He is my only son! Now the evidence is conclusive. It is related to the Yang family. Gong Siye was the poisoner and instigated it behind the scenes.
He is the culprit, and I will never let the thief get away with it easily!"
Pei Judao frowned: "The thieves should be severely punished, but the disaster has not yet calmed down and the situation has just stabilized, so we can't go to war!"
Zheng Rentong was unwilling to give in: "Relieving disasters and maintaining stability is on the one hand, and eradicating thieves in Luozhou is on the other. This case must be investigated in depth!"
Both of them knew very well that a new round of conflict was about to break out between gentry groups divided by region.
Zheng Rentong is so radical. On the one hand, he avenges his son, and on the other hand, he also sees an opportunity for Zheng to get deeper into the current situation.
You must know that the Zheng family in Xingyang did not live a good life in the early Tang Dynasty. After all, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, their family followed Wang Shichong in Luoyang, and later they were on the wrong side and had close contacts with the prince Li Jiancheng. The person who compiled the story of Li Shimin's underworld pointed out
Maybe there was the Zheng family in Xingyang.
Of course, during the Li Zhi dynasty, in order to curb the dominance of the gentry in the pass, many olive branches were given to the Shandong gentry. Now that the political center has moved eastward, the Shandong gentry and the Jiangnan gentry are even more interested and have responded one after another.
No matter how the situation changes, struggle is the eternal theme in the officialdom. The Yang family has done such a big evil, and they still don’t know how many official positions can be vacated. How can they miss the opportunity?
Zheng Rentong was clearly prepared to attack. After speaking, he bowed his hands and left in a hurry. Pei Judao thought about it and also went to the house.
Li Yan was finishing the work and captured all of Yang Zhirou's confidants.
He deliberately waited for Yang Zaiwei and Jin Zhizhao to live in Yang Mansion for a period of time before arresting them. As a result, the two would need servants to take care of them every day, and the number of witnesses suddenly increased.
When did she move in, what supplements did she take every day, how many secret medicines did the Yang family provide, and when Jin Zhizhao was appointed as Silla's maid just now, who changed her makeup and clothes...
If all the details like this are clarified and a complete chain of evidence is formed, the evidence will be conclusive and the verdict cannot be overturned.
After Pei Judao entered, he saw that Li Yan was very patient in directing the inner guards to do these things, and he admired him a little: "Li Jiyi is really not impatient, he has a beginning and an end!"
Li Yan smiled: "General Pei, thank you very much for your help this time. Otherwise, the internal guards alone may give the thieves an opportunity to take advantage of you."
Pei Judao waved his hand: "This is my duty, why should I say thank you? It's just that Yang Zhanshi was unwell just now and was brought back to the house by Zheng Governor..."
Li Yan immediately knew that Yang Jiaben saw that the situation was not good and wanted to beg his body to escape, so he said calmly: "If Yang Zhan cares about things, it will cause chaos. It would be a bit rude."
When Pei Judao heard this, he also knew that Li Yan was not ready to give up. He sighed: "The disaster has not been over, and this disaster happened again. It is really a troubled year!"
Li Yan said seriously: "General Pei, there is a famine in the pass, disaster relief is the first priority, some things can be postponed, but some things cannot be avoided!"
"This case is related to the Beiya Baiqi, the water transportation of the Eastern Capital, and is inseparable from the Beishi slave meeting place. It is also implicated in the poisoning case of Zheng Governor's son!"
"If such important cases can be easily dropped, how will the court's prestige be maintained?"
He always grasps the big and lets go of the small when doing things, and knows the priorities.
For example, in order to prove his role, the Beimen bachelor wanted to help the prince suppress the aristocratic family and improve the status of the poor family. Li Yan advised Miao Shenke to give up the idea because it was not appropriate to do those things at this time, and to make disaster relief the first priority, etc.
After the world is at peace, it is not too late to resolve internal injustices and hidden dangers.
But this group of thieves acted so badly that even when facing a famous sect such as the Hongnong Yang family, they must use thunderous means to serve as a warning to others!
Pei Judao nodded: "What Li Jiyi said is reasonable, but what is the attitude of each house in the Li family? Do they also think like Li Jiyi?"
Li Yandao: "I have never cared about family affairs..."
Pei Judao stared at him deeply: "Li Jiyi, you are already the leading figure of the Li family in Longxi. It is your responsibility to control the overall situation for the clan. You must not ignore it!"
"What I say next is not pleasant to listen to, but this time it is also a lesson. What if the accident happened not to a member of the Yang family in Hongnong, but to a member of the Li family in Longxi? Can Li Jiyi completely stay out of the incident?"
"Now that the world situation is gradually changing, and if I, the Pei family, have stepped forward to govern for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and bring peace to the people, Li Jiyi should also speak out for the Li family!"
Li Yan was thoughtful and bowed his hands: "Thank you, General Pei, for reminding me."
This reminder is indeed timely.
Before he knew it, he had become a big boss.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! From Cui Xiuye and Huang Zhen’s show of support, to the arrest of Yang Zhirou, from entering the palace for an audience, to besieging the mansion to arrest people, he was completely the leader, and in the past
Taking down Li Jingxuan and Cui Shouye are very different.
Seeing that the storm was coming, the leading figures of the major families had to meet first and reach a relatively tacit consensus to prevent the situation from getting out of control. Only then would Pei Judao go in and meet him.
In this regard, Li Yan himself was not well prepared.
The bottom line is that compared to the high-ranking gentry who protect each other, he doesn't regard the Li family in Longxi as his own family. The only one he cares about most is Li Derjian's family, and he doesn't care about the others who also come from the Danyang family.
However, what Pei Judao said is right. If something goes wrong with the Longxi Li family, they will be implicated. There will be dirty things within the big family. It is impossible for other families to have trouble. Only the Longxi Li family is clean.
Li Yanke still remembered that what Gong Siguang said before was that it was a common phenomenon among the big families in Guan Nei to recruit a man as an official.
He thought for a moment and thought of his uncle Li Jingxuan.
After returning from his mission to Tubo, Li Jingxuan stayed in Chang'an. After all, the old man traveled back and forth to Tubo, which was quite hard.
Now it is necessary to invite this great uncle, who is old and strong and has deep prestige, to take this opportunity to straighten out the family tradition.
"If you can discipline yourself, discipline yourself, so as not to be like this Yang and be severely taught by outsiders!"
Li Yan walked out of the Yang Mansion gate and saw the Zhumen slamming shut. He waved his hand and the inner guard immediately stepped forward and put a big seal on it.
With a full harvest, he returned to the imperial city. Under the awed eyes of officials on both sides, Li Yan returned to the inner guard station.
When he saw two chubby figures standing in the front yard, he was immediately delighted: "Huaiying, Shenji, you came at the right time."
Di Renjie and Qiu Shenji saw him and came up to him. Qiu Shenji couldn't wait to say: "Liu Lang, I just saw that Yang Zhirou was taken to the inner prison. When are you going to interrogate him?"
Li Yan said: "There are three main prisoners this time, Yang Zhirou, Yang Zaiwei and Jin Zhizhao. Among them, Yang Zhirou's interrogation is the least difficult. If you take action, it will appear that you are overqualified."
Qiu Shenji is very enthusiastic about his work: "I can review three at once..."
Li Yan laughed: "That's really powerful. By the way, has Zheng Sanlang from Beiya Baiqi told you about the head?"
As soon as these words came out, Qiu Shenji's face changed immediately, and Di Renjie's eyes also became serious. Li Yan understood immediately when he saw it, and brought the two of them into his office. With no one around, he asked: "Tell me, whose head is that?"
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Qiu Shenji groaned, a little afraid to say, but Di Renjie said bluntly: "According to Zheng Sanlang's account, that is the saint's head! But it is obviously false. We have sent internal guards back to Chang'an to confirm that the saint lives in the Daming Palace and is just a dragon.
He is in poor health and still feels groggy all day long, with no other abnormalities."
Li Yan's face changed after hearing the first half of the sentence, but he regained his composure after hearing the second part: "So, the thief beheaded an innocent man who resembled a saint and prepared to use his head to create panic? This method is to imitate the heroes of the late Sui Dynasty.
, the battle between Wang Shichong and Li Mi?"
Qiu Shenji knew this period of history and said suddenly: "My father told me about this before. There were several battles between Wang Shichong and Li Mi. In the first few games, Wang Shichong was defeated. Until the last game, Wang Shichong reversed the situation.
In the first battle, the Wagang Army was crippled, and later Li Mi had no choice but to defect to the Tang Dynasty."
"During that battle, Wang Shichong found a man who looked very similar to Li Mi, beheaded him in public, and then shouted that Li Mi was dead. As a result, the Wagang army, which was already in defeat at that time, heard this, and its morale was even worse.
Collapse, defeat like a mountain..."
Li Yan frowned slightly: "This routine is very useful, but it does not apply to everyone. Why did the thief carry out this vicious plan? Huaiying, what do you think?"
Di Renjie was a little helpless and could only stroke his beard and say: "There must be something fishy about this matter. It's not as simple as it seems on the surface."
Li Yan looked at Qiu Shenji politely.
Qiu Shenji said: "I definitely can't analyze it unless you interrogate him directly. It's a pity that the village leader was about to ambush and he ran away. Otherwise, if we catch this person, everything will be revealed."
Li Yan was a little solemn: "There are hundreds of horses setting up an ambush in the stronghold. How can the leader of the stronghold escape?"
Qiu Shenji said: "This man has extremely strong martial arts skills, sharp reflexes, and is familiar with the terrain. He is able to escape from the encirclement of Baiqi."
Di Renjie's brows moved slightly, he looked at Li Yan, and suddenly whispered: "Liu Lang, I also found that the village leader's style is quite familiar before. Now that I think about it, the sword skills used by that man are not the same as those you usually use in the martial arts training ground."
The ones seem somewhat similar.”
"Yum Knife Technique? Huaiying is really observant and meticulous. This clue is very timely!"
Li Yan looked at the inner prison cell, where a few people were hanging, and smiled slightly: "I know where the village master went..."