Everyone present was watching. When Lin Fan said that there was no refined salt sold in Yongning Mansion, Xiongfeng looked nervous. There was obviously something going on!
Could it be that Zhang Xiongfeng is really not as kind as he appears, but a villain?
"This... Your Highness, there are some things that cannot be said openly. There are a lot of fishy things involved."
Zhang Xiongfeng whispered in Lin Fan's ear.
"Haha! There are a lot of tricks in it?
I think you colluded with the gentry in Yongning Mansion to not allow my prince’s refined salt to be sold here.”
"Hmph! According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, private production of salt is not allowed. I heard that there are two salt fields in Yongning Mansion. They are not under the control of the government, but are in your hands!"
"Zhang Xiongfeng, can you admit this crime?"
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
hiss!
Zhang Xiongfeng had already realized that something was wrong. His Highness the Crown Prince was definitely not looking for trouble for him casually, but wanted to kill him all at once!
wrong!
His Highness the Prince mentioned refined salt. Could it be that he was so angry because he did not allow refined salt to be sold here, which affected his business?
Damn it!
How could I have forgotten this? His Highness the Prince is the Marquis of Emperor Wu and holds a large number of soldiers. Although the income from this refined salt goes to the Ministry of Household Affairs, His Highness the Prince must secretly withhold some to support those soldiers.
I tampered with His Highness the Crown Prince's cake. It would be strange that His Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't be angry.
Zhang Xiongfeng learned from the pain, gritted his teeth for the last time, and said: "Your Highness, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on the villain. It was done by those gentry. The villain wanted to dissuade him, but he was weak alone and was no match for them."
"Haha! You are the leader of the League of Heroes, are you a match for those people?"
Lin Fan asked with a sneer.
"Your Highness, you don't know something. Although those gentry are not skilled in martial arts and have no thugs, their business skills are far inferior to mine."
"In this huge League of Legends, there are so many martial arts knights who need money, but they are all funding it. I can only turn a blind eye or close an eye."
Zhang Xiongfeng explained.
His explanation can be said to have put him in a position where he was forced by the gentry, and moreover, he was forced by the martial arts knights.
All the heroes present spoke for Zhang Xiongfeng, saying: "Your Highness, you really cannot blame Alliance Leader Zhang for this matter. When we need financial support, Alliance Leader Zhang has never been stingy."
"Your Highness, please forgive me, Alliance Leader Zhang, for this matter. You want to allow refined salt to be sold in Yongning Mansion. We will do our best to help you and deal with those gentry and nobles!"
"Yes, this is all the fault of the gentry and nobles. Leader Zhang was just forced to do nothing!"
The martial arts knights all speak for Zhang Xiongfeng.
Lin Fan was not angry but happy. Although Zhang Xiongfeng was quibbling, he admitted that what he said was true. As the saying goes, there are only three things. He only needs one more true thing. The fourth thing, these people will believe it.
No doubt.
"Haha! Zhang Xiongfeng, if you just committed these things, I would only need to discuss it with you in private. Why would you say it in public?"
"Not only did you allow your subordinates to bully men and women, hurt innocent people, and shut out refined salt, so that the people of Yongning Prefecture could not eat a grain of refined salt, your biggest crime was that you robbed official silver!"
Lin Fan first sneered, then scolded angrily.
Lin Fan once checked the records of the Ming Dynasty and found that when Li Zicheng started his rebellion, Yongning Mansion lost one hundred thousand taels of official silver.
This amount of money was nothing in the prosperous times of the Ming Dynasty, but in the troubled times, it was life-saving money for the people. At that time, the Jin Yiwei could not find out who had robbed it.
But now, Lin Fan doesn't need to check anymore. Apart from this majestic peak, he can't find anyone else.
hiss!
Zhang Xiongfeng was trembling a little at this moment, but he was the leader of the League of Heroes after all. Even if Lin Fan really brought the evidence of crime in front of him, he would still have to pretend to be calm and composed.
What's more, Lin Fan hasn't produced evidence yet. Zhang Xiongfeng took a deep breath and thought about how to deal with it next.
'His Royal Highness has convinced me. The evidence he has in his hands will probably make me die ten thousand times. If he takes it out, our League of Heroes will be disbanded.
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'However, His Highness the Crown Prince has not produced evidence yet. This is giving himself an opportunity. He has hindered the refined salt business. His Highness the Crown Prince is going to punish himself severely.
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'I understand! Your Highness the Crown Prince wants to submit to you! Hiss, this method is too cruel, forcing yourself to bow your head. As long as you don't bow your head, I'm afraid thousands of Jinyi guards will appear soon!'
At this time, Zhang Xiongfeng was breaking out in a cold sweat. He knew very well that Jin Yiwei's strength might not be as good as the thugs and apprentices he had trained in terms of martial arts.
But once the numbers increase, and with the guns in their hands, those of them are no match at all.
"Ahem! Your Highness, the robbery of official silver is indeed related to me."
Zhang Xiongfeng coughed twice and said.
What!
Everyone present looked shocked. The three thousand heroes were stunned. Zhang Xiongfeng had actually robbed official silver!
Zhang Songling was shocked. His Highness the Crown Prince's methods must have been too high. He actually investigated Zhang Xiongfeng thoroughly and found out everything about the robbery of official silver.
Lin Fan was overjoyed in his heart, this Zhang Xiongfeng must be too stupid, he just deceived him, and he confessed: "Huh! It was a time when thieves were raging, and one hundred thousand taels of silver, do you know how important it is to the court?
"
"Robbing official silver at that time was tantamount to rebellion and pushing thousands of people into a pit of fire!"
call!
Zhang Xiongfeng took a deep breath, and then let out a long breath. His Royal Highness even knew the amount of official silver and the time when he was robbed. It seemed that he had indeed found all the evidence.
"Your Highness, this matter is related to me, but it was not done by me, but by one of my disciples!"
"I only found out about this some time ago. I was extremely angry and scolded him angrily and ordered him to return the official silver. However, he had already spent all the official silver!"
"Alas! In anger, I shot him to death. I originally planned to collect 200,000 taels of silver and send it to the capital to personally plead guilty to His Majesty. Who would have thought that His Highness the Crown Prince will arrive today!"
"Your Highness, although this matter was done by my disciples, it was because of my incompetence as a disciple and I bothered the prince to make a trip. I am willing to take out 300,000 taels of silver and present it to the court to make up for my mistake!"
Zhang Xiongfeng said in a deep voice.
Three hundred thousand taels of silver was just something he could grit his teeth on. After all, after occupying Yongning Mansion for many years, he had earned more than a million taels of silver.