Chapter eight hundred and fortieth confession and leniency
It was not convenient for Tang Ning to get involved in the Liang family's affairs, so she left full power to Liu Zheng.
A quarter of an hour ago, the four city gates of Wanzhou City had been closed tightly, and the Liang family was immediately surrounded by 500 soldiers guarding the city.
Two years ago, the Liang family had contact with people from the Wan Gu sect. It was not a big deal. After all, there had never been any friction between the Chen State and the Liang State. However, since the remnants of the Liang State rebelled in Jiangnan, they have become enemies of the Chen State.
, harboring them is challenging the bottom line of the imperial court and Emperor Chen.
The Wanzhou governor who hurried back looked at Liu Zheng and said angrily: "Master Liu, what are you doing!"
Liu Zheng looked at Wanzhou Governor, shook his head, and said: "President Liang, I never thought that your Liang family would actually collaborate with the enemy and treason, and harbor the remaining members of the Liang Kingdom..."
Wanzhou Governor's heart skipped a beat, and he forced himself to calm down and said, "If you want to accuse me of a crime, why bother? Does Mr. Liu have any evidence?"
Liu Zheng glanced at him, waved his hand and said: "Search!"
More than a hundred soldiers poured into the Liang family. No one in Wanzhou dared to provoke the Liang family, but today they could only watch others search the Liang family.
The head of the Liang family was the brother of the Wanzhou governor. After the Wanzhou governor walked into the Liang family, the two looked at each other. The Liang family head nodded slightly to him, and the latter felt relieved a little.
After a while, after everyone searched the Liang family, a young general stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, no suspicious person was found."
Liu Zheng looked at Wanzhou Governor and said: "Prefect Liang, I advise you to explain honestly and be lenient if you confess. Maybe the court can give you a lighter sentence. If you refuse to cooperate, there may be serious consequences."
The Wanzhou governor looked directly at him and said: "The Liang family didn't do anything, it means they didn't do it. Even you, Mr. Liu, can't frame the Liang family with such an unfounded crime. You are a criminal in Jiangnan West Road, but you lead the troops."
If you break into a private house without permission, I must report it to the court and let the court punish you for the crime of trespassing!"
Liu Zheng glanced at them and said to the young general: "Look at them."
Watching Liu Zheng leave, everyone in the Liang family came to a certain hall. The governor of Wanzhou looked at the head of the Liang family and said solemnly: "What is going on?"
The head of the Liang family said: "Mr. Wu's housekeeper went out once today, maybe his traces were exposed."
Mr. Wu seemed to be afraid that others would find them, which everyone in the Liang family knew very well, but the governor of Wanzhou never thought that they would actually lead Liu Zheng, who was sentenced to death on Shannan West Road, here.
He lowered his voice and said, "Where are they?"
The head of the Liang family said: "The housekeeper came back in a hurry just now and probably escaped with Mr. Wu."
"I hope they won't be caught." Wanzhou Governor said with a solemn expression: "As long as there is no evidence, Liu Zheng can't do anything to us..."
Liang Tao, who looked pale, stood aside and asked: "What if he doesn't tell the evidence?"
"No evidence?" Wanzhou Governor snorted coldly and said, "He thinks he is the right minister Tang Ning, how can he be unreasonable?"
Liang Tao glanced at him, moved his lips, and finally just lowered his head silently.
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Inside the inn, Liu Zheng looked at Tang Ning and said, "Mr. Tang, we have not found any remaining members of the Liang family in the Liang family."
Nothing was gained from the Liang family, nor was it what Tang Ning expected.
It is extremely difficult for people like Gongsun Ying and Bai Jin to catch them. No one among the ten elders is weaker than them.
However, the monks who could escape could not escape from the temple. The gates of Wanzhou City were closed. As long as they were still in the city, they would definitely not be able to escape.
He looked at Liu Zheng and asked, "Have you found the Zhao Tian family?"
Liu Zheng shook his head and said, "No."
Tang Ning looked at Zhao Yun'er behind her and said, "Why don't you go home and have a look first? The Liang family may have let her go."
Zhao Yun'er nodded and whispered: "Then I'll go back first."
After Zhao Yun'er left, Liu Zheng looked at Tang Ning and said again: "We have no evidence. The Liang family refuses to admit that they are harboring Liang Guoyu. After all, he is the governor. If this continues, I'm afraid it will cause commotion in Wanzhou."
Tang Ning walked out of the inn and said, "Let's go and see the Liang family."
He has countless ways to get people to tell the truth. The senior members of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect behind the Liang family play a vital role in his final mission out of Beijing, so Tang Ning will naturally not let him go.
The Liang family members were imprisoned in the Liang family and their freedom was restricted, but they all knew that this was only temporary. Even Liu Zheng, the executioner of Shannan West Road, could not imprison them forever.
Sure enough, Liu Zheng left and returned after less than half an hour.
There was a young man beside him. The eyes of the head of the Liang family and the governor of Wanzhou swept over the young man. Liang Tao stared at him with fear on his face.
Liu Zheng looked at Wanzhou Governor and asked: "Master Liang, have you thought about it?"
The governor of Wanzhou looked at him and said, "No matter what you say, the Liang family will not take the blame."
"I..., I confess."
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from behind him.
The governor of Wanzhou and the head of the Liang family turned around suddenly and looked at Liang Tao in disbelief. Liang Yu grabbed his shoulders and said angrily: "You are crazy!"
Liang Tao broke away from his hand, took a few steps forward, and said: "The Liang family has taken in two people, but we didn't know that they were members of the Liang Kingdom. Please give me a lighter sentence..."
"shut up!"
"The traitor!"
The two Liang family members looked at Liang Tao with angry expressions on their faces, and their eyes were about to burst.
Liang Tao looked back at them and said, "We don't know who they are or what their names are. We just call one of them "Mr. Wu" and the other is his housekeeper. Over the years, they have helped the Liang family a lot."
They are busy, so the Liang family has always let them live here..., but we really don’t know what relationship they have with Liang Guo..."
Liu Zheng looked at Liang Tao and asked, "Where have they gone now?"
Liang Tao said: "They ran away."
Liu Zheng continued: "What has he done for your Liang family?"
Liang Tao said: "Many years ago, he helped us get rid of Wanzhou's political opponents, so that my father could successfully take the position of governor..."
Seeing that Liang Tao had revealed everything about the Liang family, the head of the Liang family and the governor of Wanzhou were completely desperate, their faces were dejected, and their backs were bent.
The second young master of the Liang family was honest, and told the truth as if he were pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
The real situation of the Liang family was somewhat beyond Tang Ning's expectations.
He originally thought that the Liang family had colluded with the top leaders of the Wan Gu sect. Just like Jiangnan, they indirectly controlled Wanzhou by controlling local officials so that when the time came, they could cause chaos in the Liang Kingdom.
But in fact, no one in the Liang family, from the master to the servants, showed signs of being controlled by the poisonous insects.
This shows that the people behind them do not control the Liang family, nor do they do anything beneficial to them through the Liang family.
On the contrary, after they helped the Liang family become the largest family in Wanzhou, they also ordered the Liang family to keep a low profile and not to make a high-profile statement to draw attention to others, let alone reveal their whereabouts.
Tang Ning asked Lieutenant Ruan County to investigate what the Liang family had done over the years, and the facts were roughly the same as what Liang Tao said.
Over the years, although the Liang family is the largest wealthy family in Wanzhou, they have been extremely low-key in doing things. The government and the people are afraid of the Liang family. However, apart from opening a casino and making some money from gamblers, the Liang family does not seem to have done anything too extreme.
His reputation in Wanzhou is not bad.
Even secret spies investigate cases based on evidence. The Liang family harbored the remnants of Liang Guo's party, and their position as governor of Wanzhou was definitely unsafe. However, the Liang family did not cause any harm to the imperial court, and they could not be charged with treason.
As for their fate, they still have to wait for the court's decision, but according to Tang Ning's estimation, it will be nothing more than confiscating their property, being exiled to the army, etc...
The governor of Wanzhou was stripped of his official uniform. He glanced at Liang Tao with a dejected look and said, "Sir, are you satisfied with this?"
Liang Tao said: "If I don't do this, the Liang family will be in doom."
An unknown fire arose in the heart of the governor of Wanzhou. He grabbed his collar and said angrily: "Sir, what did you say?"
Liang Tao whispered: "He is Tang Ning."
The angry expression on Wanzhou Governor's face froze, he looked at him blankly, and asked: "Right..., right prime minister?"
Liang Tao nodded.
The governor of Wanzhou let go of his collar, pursed his lips, looked at him again, and finally said nothing more.
Although Tang Ning is not in Wanzhou, Wanzhou has always had legends about him.
He is the youngest prime minister since the founding of Chen Guo, and he is also the most ruthless official.
The Tang family that once dominated the court, Prime Minister Feng who dominated the government with one hand, the Jiangnan Party that controlled the government, the lawless powerful families, and even Prince Kang who was vying for the position of crown prince...
These people fell into his hands one by one. Wherever he went, he would bring disaster. Those who stood against him would confiscate their homes at worst, and exterminate their entire clan at worst...
If he wants to accuse the Liang family of collaborating with the enemy and treason, he doesn't need to reason at all, because he is the reason...
Just as the governor of Wanzhou was feeling overwhelmed, Tang Ning walked in from the door, looked at Liang Tao, and asked, "You captured Zhao Tian and brought her back to the Liang family. Where is she?"
Liang Tao lowered his head and said: "I let her go yesterday. As for where she went, I don't know..."
