Zheng Mansion, the head of the Zheng family has just returned from Chenghou Mansion. After they learned the news about the grain release in the Governor's Mansion, they had already gathered together to discuss it carefully.
In the end, we came to a unanimous conclusion: Hu Hai's move was a recipe for suicide.
First of all, Hu Hai released grain without permission, which is a serious crime. As long as the matter spreads to Chang'an, His Majesty and the Prime Minister will definitely be angry.
This case cannot be taken. Even though Hu Hai had a distinguished status and could avoid death, it was inevitable that he would be removed from his post and transferred back to Chang'an.
Today, in front of everyone, the old lady of the Ba family arranged for a secret envoy to rush to Chang'an to report the matter. In less than a month, when the people from Yushitai come down, Hu Hai will probably have to run back to Chang'an in despair.
At that time, the land of Shu was still dominated by aristocratic families.
Secondly, even if Hu Hai allowed the official warehouses to release grain at a fair price in an attempt to stabilize the people's sentiments, it was just a poison to quench thirst. There were aristocratic families operating behind the scenes, arranging his men to grab grain frantically, and the limited grain reserves in the official warehouses could not last more than a few days.
After the grain in the official warehouses is robbed, the people will surely rebel and cause chaos due to their resentment. In this case, it is also a serious crime for Hu Hai to force the people to rebel.
The head of the Zheng family couldn't help but sigh: The old lady of the Chenghou Mansion is indeed very scheming. She easily caught Hu Hai's key. The Ba family's position in Shu is unshakable. It seems that I and the other three families will have to unite to deal with the Ba family.
Just be careful.
The head of the Zheng family remembered that the official position belonging to the Zheng family was occupied by others, and couldn't help but secretly resented: A group of untouchables are trying to take advantage of the opportunity to rise to power? When Hu Hai leaves, how will I deal with you?
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As soon as the head of the Zheng family returned to the Zheng Mansion, the Intelligence Department arranged for people to follow him around the Zheng Mansion and immediately sent the news back to the Governor's Mansion.
In the Governor's Mansion, Hu Hai was sitting paralyzed in his office, bored. Lin Ze came over early in the morning and said that there was something important to do today and he needed to personally take action. However, he waited for half a morning and there was no news.
Without Lin Ze accompanying him, Hu Hai thought he would go crazy.
When the information came from the Intelligence Department, Hu Hai stood up with excitement on his face and said: "Let's go, follow my master to confiscate your home and exterminate your clan."
After saying that, he took all the retainers and guards and left for the Zheng Mansion.
Lin Ze followed and quickly ordered: "Send an order to Han Xin to lead the Sirius army to surround the Zheng family. Not a single dog can be let go. Yu Ziqi was also ordered to lead the soldiers to search the Zheng family manor and arrest everyone who resisted.
, shoot without mercy."
After saying that, he followed Hu Hai and left.
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Zheng Mansion, the guard at the door saw Hu Hai coming with a large group of people, and immediately felt something bad. While asking someone to report back to the owner of the house immediately, he smiled and greeted him: "My lord, I don't know why you came to Zheng Mansion.
Your Majesty, please wait a moment, my master will come out to greet you soon."
Hu Hai ignored the Zheng family guards in front of him and just stared at the gate of Zheng Mansion with a sneer on his face: "When you neglected me, did you ever think that today would happen?"
The Zheng family guards also tried to talk to each other, but Lin Zedi, who was very self-conscious, waved the guards to detain them and wait for disposal.
While Hu Hai was talking, Han Xin arrived with the Sirius Army, surrounded the Zheng Mansion, cocked their bows and crossbows, and faced each other with long swords.
After receiving the notification from the guards, the head of the Zheng family immediately rushed to the door with his people. Seeing Hu Hai in this posture in front of him, he felt extremely uneasy: Could it be that Hu Hai knew that he would not be spared and wanted to burn both jade and stone?
The head of the Zheng family forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, bowed to Hu Hai and said, "The common people are paying homage to the Governor. I wonder why the Governor brought troops to the Zheng family's residence?"
Hu Hai turned to look at Lin Ze, indicating that it was his turn to take action.
As Hu Hai's number one henchman, phew, Lin Ze, a capable subordinate, took a step forward, straightened his voice and said: "Master Zheng, something happened to your Zheng family. If you know better, the whole family can be captured without any help, and there may be a glimmer of hope."
The head of the Zheng family looked at Lin Ze in confusion.
Lin Ze calmly took out a volume of documents and read: "In the autumn of the 480th year of Emperor Qin's reign, the Zheng family sent people to disguise themselves as bandits, intercepted and killed merchants from Nanhu Province, robbed a batch of goods worth three hundred thousand gold, and killed
There are two hundred merchants."
"In the summer of Emperor Qin's 481st year, the harvest in Shu was poor and the grain tax was heavy. The Zheng family sent powerful slaves to buy and sell at low prices on the pretext of paying taxes. They surrounded tens of thousands of acres of fertile land outside the capital of Shu, so that thousands of
People become refugees and become homeless.”
"In the winter of the 482nd year of Emperor Qin's reign, a son of the Zheng family fell in love with the daughter of a restaurant manager in the city and wanted to take her as a concubine. The shopkeeper flatly refused. The Zheng family child became angry and sent someone to snatch her back and kill the shopkeeper.
One family. Afterwards, the shopkeeper’s daughter couldn’t bear the humiliation and hanged herself.”
After reading a few paragraphs, a cold murderous intent appeared on Lin Ze's face, and he said in a cold voice: "Master Zheng, do you need me to continue reading? The evidence above is enough to destroy your Zheng family. Are you going to
Should we surrender and seek a lighter punishment, or should we fight to the end and be charged with rebellion?"
The head of the Zheng family's face turned completely gloomy. It seems that Hu Hai came here prepared today and is determined to cause trouble for my Zheng family. What should I do?
When the head of the Zheng family saw Hu Hai's body surrounded by fourteen sixth-grade experts and soldiers who were waiting in full formation, he knew that the Zheng family alone was definitely no match for him. Unless the Ba family joined forces with other aristocratic families to fight, perhaps
Only then can he have the strength to fight.
After a long time, the head of the Zheng family spoke up and said: "If you want to accuse me, there is no need to hesitate. According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, I have the right to appeal, and I will not tolerate you convicting me just by talking empty words."
Lin Ze said with disdain: "So what if I give you a chance to appeal? If the evidence is conclusive, how can you still turn the world upside down? Master Zheng, I will give you a quarter of an hour to lead the tribe to surrender and accept the trial of the Governor's Mansion. After a quarter of an hour,
I will order a strong attack, and when the time comes, the sword will have no eyes, and it will not matter life or death."
When the head of the Zheng family heard this, a glimmer of light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he said to Lin Ze: "Please allow me to enter the house to discuss with the rest of the family. Within a quarter of an hour, I will definitely give you the result."
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "Master Zheng, this is not possible. There is a secret passage in the house. What if you lead someone to escape? Just think clearly here. Choose to resist to the end and die, or to be captured without mercy.
?”
The head of the Zheng family fell into silence. If he surrendered, he could only place his hope on the Ba family. But if the Ba family did not save him, the Zheng family would be completely doomed.
If they resist to the end, the entire Zheng family, except for a few sixth-grade warriors, will have no hope of escaping.
When Hu Hai and Lin Ze didn't speak, everyone looked at the head of the Zheng family quietly, waiting for his decision.
As time passed by, the head of the Zheng family had never felt that a quarter of an hour was so short, and the cold sweat on his forehead kept flowing.
A quarter of an hour was about to pass, and with a little time left, Lin Ze suddenly raised his right hand and whispered softly: "Ten breaths, nine breaths..."
As Lin Ze counted down, the head of the Zheng family became obviously more nervous. When he counted to "two", he made a decision and said decisively: "The Zheng family is willing to surrender and accept the fair trial of Da Qin Law."
Lin Ze showed a smile on his lips and said: "Then please cooperate with the Zheng family. Come, go in with the Zheng family to arrest people. No one can be left behind. But if there are resisters, kill them, and those who escape, kill them."
After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Sirius Army rushed in like wolves and tigers. The Zheng family and the guards resisted instinctively, but the head of the Zheng family scolded them and told them: "Don't panic, we, the Zheng family, will definitely do it."
Safe and sound."
Half an hour later, all the people in the Zheng Mansion, including the four sixth-grade warriors, had their cultivation levels sealed and were arrested.
Lin Ze asked someone to count the list and compared it with the household registration information and found that there were still some missing persons, so he sent another person to arrest them.
As for the things belonging to the Zheng Mansion, Lin Ze had already arranged for Qianyuan to take people to collect them. All the resources in the Mansion were loaded onto the prepared carts and driven to the Governor's Mansion one by one.
Even the treasure house built underground by the Zheng family was not spared. The door was forcibly broken open and some good things were looted.
The head of the Zheng family looked on and felt like vomiting blood. He was filled with hatred and thought: When my Zheng family escapes this disaster, I will definitely come back with double the revenge.
There was a problem with the Zheng family. Lin Ze said to Hu Hai: "I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Why don't we take this opportunity to solve the other two families as well?"
Hu Hai nodded repeatedly and said: "Let's go to the next house."
Lin Ze called Chen Ping and said: "You lead a team of Sirius troops to escort the Zheng family back and lock them in a dungeon outside the city. Remember, it must be a dungeon."
Chen Ping's heart tightened and he asked: "Uncle Master, do you mean everything?"
Lin Ze said "hmm" imperceptibly.
Chen Ping felt relieved and mobilized a thousand veterans of the Sirius Army to escort the young and old of the Zheng family away.
After leaving the capital city of Shu, Chen Ping led his people further and further away. The head of the Zheng family, who was being escorted, suddenly felt frightened and asked: "Where are you taking us? This road is not the way to the prison cell, right?
?”
Chen Pingping said expressionlessly: "I have been ordered by my uncle to send you off to the underworld. Since the head of the Zheng family is so impatient and likes to be here, let's send the Zheng family on their way here."
Then Chen Ping loudly ordered the Tianlang Army: "According to the order of the military advisor, the Tianlang Army will kill the Zheng family rebellious party and execute them on the spot."
The soldiers of the Sirius Army were stunned for a moment, then looked indifferent. Just like they had killed prisoners several times before, they skillfully drew out their weapons and killed the people of the Zheng family who were being held in front of them.
The head of the Zheng family looked at it with eyes split open, and shouted loudly: "Bastard, who asked you to order the killing? According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, the situation of the Zheng family requires approval from the Prime Minister and His Majesty, how dare you? What's more, the situation of the Zheng family requires the approval of the Prime Minister and His Majesty.
Your chief officer clearly said that you were imprisoned in a dungeon to await trial? How dare you ignore the order? You deserve to die."
Chen Ping just sneered: "Uncle Master's original words were that he would be imprisoned in a dungeon outside the city, but there is no dungeon outside the city of Shu. Doesn't the head of the Zheng family understand?"
After saying this, Chen Ping stopped explaining and chopped off the head of the Zheng family head with his own hands.
Subsequently, hundreds of members of the Zheng family died here, and the martial arts family that had existed for hundreds of years was destroyed.