In fact, it was not that Chen Zhao did not want to find actual evidence and prosecute the Li Guangdi family's land embezzlement case.

But he really couldn't find any evidence as he held the official position of the Imperial Envoy to the Imperial Procuratorate, Right Qiandu Censor, and Governor of Jiangnan.

After all, all the big landowners in the world have the same moral character. Since they annex land and property, they must at least do it legally and legally. Otherwise, wouldn't they be leaving pockets for themselves to be manipulated by officials?

Therefore, whether they have misappropriated 100,000 acres of land or millions of acres of land, the land deed is naturally in their own hands, and the government's fish scale inventory will be exactly the same as the land deed.

What's more important is that those who work in the yamen must have loyal servants of these big families to ensure that nothing will go wrong.

Of course this is not all.

There must be various thieves in the temples and forests near the prefectures and counties. They must be inextricably linked to these big families, and they often kill people and steal goods under their orders.

This is not done by one or two big families.

All the big families in the world have the same virtue.

In a feudal society, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats share the world, and the common people are exploited and oppressed. They should starve to death in peace and satisfy the scholar-bureaucrats' various luxuries.

Therefore, no matter how many and capable the officials under Chen Zhao are, and no matter how complete the various evidences provided by Shi Shilun, they cannot essentially deal with the Li family.

As an emperor who had been emperor for several times, made dynastic laws, was beaten and enjoyed in modern society, and had read dragon slaying techniques and his mentor's famous works, Chen Zhao knew this very well, so he made it clear to Shi Shilun early in the morning.

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How could Shi Shilun not know?

But he was born a slave, and if he didn't become a smelly and hard officialdom toilet, like Wei Zheng did his best to remonstrate, he would probably not be able to live in peace after his death, and his children and grandchildren would not be able to survive.

Therefore, the Li family's land embezzlement case, which attracted much attention throughout Jiangnan, seemed to have ended so hastily.

Under the watchful eyes of local officials and people, Chen Zhao has already said such words. Who dares to question it?

But at this moment, Chen Zhao suddenly spoke again: "Master Li, the Li family's occupation of the land is completely false. Then we should have some understanding of the money owed to the national treasury, right?"

"What?" Li Zhonglun's expression changed.

"The Emperor has been in power for forty-five years, and Prime Minister Li Ge has been in charge of the country for nearly fifteen years. He accompanied him on many southern tours, and borrowed a total of 1.35 million from the national treasury. Now he has accumulated debts for twenty years, and it is time to pay back the debt.

Are you ready?" Chen Zhao said calmly.

Although the tone was light, the voice spread throughout the surroundings, and all the officials and people present could hear it clearly.

"This..." Li Zhonglun never expected that Chen Zhao would come and demand money from the treasury in front of so many people.

The problem is, he is a member of the Imperial Guard, the Imperial Envoy to the Imperial Procuratorate, and the Imperial Censor. He has nothing to do with either the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Internal Affairs. My family owes money to the treasury. What does it have to do with you?

But he can't say that!

Because of Chen Zhao's official position, there is obviously the word "imperial envoy".

Does the imperial envoy understand?

Appointed by the emperor to patrol on behalf of heaven.

When people ask this question, it is basically equivalent to interrogating on behalf of heaven. How dare you not reply?

What could he say?

Can you say that the Li family has a huge business but cannot make ends meet and cannot repay it? Please ask the imperial envoy to say a few nice words in front of the emperor?

Of course he couldn't say that.

Come on, there are hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, and the annual income from a single field is hundreds of thousands of taels, not to mention other shops, businesses and the like.

Where does he have the courage to say that he cannot make ends meet?

Thinking of this, Li Zhonglun just stood up and then fell to the ground in fear: "If I go back to the imperial envoy, the Li family will do their best to pay back the money they owe as soon as possible."

Chen Zhao laughed loudly, helped Li Zhonglun up, and said with a big smile: "Okay, okay! Mr. Li knows that I am known as your Majesty's philanthropic boy. He is quite experienced in money management and has been appointed by the Holy Emperor to take charge of this matter."

, so when I saw such a wealthy family like the Li family, I couldn't help but think of the money owed to the national treasury, so I asked casually, since Mr. Li is so loyal and patriotic, and promises to pay back the money as soon as possible, I am happy and will definitely go back and tell you.

Your Majesty, your Majesty is overjoyed, the Li family will surely continue to have poems and books, and be fragrant for future generations."

When Li Zhonglun heard that it was Chen Zhao who asked arbitrarily and had nothing to do with the emperor, he couldn't help but get furious. He looked obedient on the face, but he was already disgusted with it in his heart.

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After Chen Zhao left Changzhou, Li Zhonglun immediately summoned the group of people with deep connections, such as Ru Luoyin, Gan Fengchi, Bai Taiguan and others, all gathered in his house, and all the servants withdrew, leaving only his old housekeeper.

Stand guard outside the door.

Li Zhonglun stood in the hall and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I must have known about the imperial envoy's affairs in Changzhou. He first said that I had invaded the land, which was completely false. I thought he was a good official who was loyal to the court, but he didn't

Thinking that he immediately asked me, the Li family, to pay off the money owed to the treasury, and also said that it was what he wanted to say and had nothing to do with others, this is obviously a treacherous villain."

"As we all know, when the Supreme Emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River for the sixth time, in order to welcome the Holy Emperor, each family spent money like water, and they were not allowed to borrow some from the treasury. The Supreme Emperor knew it well at that time and never asked each family to pay back the money. Today

Your Majesty is also a sage and has never mentioned this matter, but what does it have to do with Chen Zhao, the censor of the capital procuratorate and the royal censor of the capital and the royal guard?"

"It seems to me that some people in the imperial court are greedy for the wealth of our Li family. They are slandering people in the capital and in front of the emperor. People like Shi Shilun, who was born in a slave family, come here to create trouble. I thought that these more than ten years have passed.

, nothing happened anymore, who thought that Chen Zhao would come again, oh, I really don’t know what to do, I invite you all to come, and I also ask you to help me make an idea."

Hearing what he said, everyone present exchanged glances with each other. What was going on with the Li family's purchase of property? In Jiangnan, no one with a certain status knew about it, but it was enough to have an idea of ​​such things. There was no need to take it seriously.

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But this matter has been understood. The key is the debt owed by the Canghuai State Treasury. This matter is so big that it can almost affect the entire Jiangnan turmoil.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When the Emperor went to Jiangnan for the sixth time, how many large families borrowed money from the treasury?

Not just in Jiangnan, isn’t there in the capital?

The Supreme Emperor was always kind in his later years and never felt sorry for any family, so everyone has always been in debt.

Originally, this money was for him to spend!

In the past, Chen Zhao squeezed tens of millions of taels of silver from salt merchants in Yangzhou and won the reputation of a "good boy". Now he wants to do it again in Jiangnan. It is obvious that he wants to take credit and gain favor. It can be seen that he is a villain.

But every big family in the south of the Yangtze River has officials in the imperial court, and each family has a lot of power. Who wants to be oppressed by Chen Zhao like those Yangzhou salt rats?

So after Li Zhonglun said this, a wealthy middle-aged man on the left stood up and said:

"What Mr. Li said makes sense. Our families in the south of the Yangtze River were able to acquire this property through frugality. We rely on this to provide food and clothing for the whole family and allow our children to study for the imperial examinations. So we can barely survive. So.

When the national treasury owed money, wasn't it because of a big business? Who owes money because of their own family affairs? But why can't some evil villains see our difficulties, but always keep an eye on us? Mr. Li, this Chen Zhao clearly knows

It's Jiang Chong, a cruel official like Lai Junchen, who bullies us in order to take credit. If your government is forced to pay the arrears, the next step may be to stare at us! "

As he spoke, the rich middle-aged man became excited and said loudly with his face flushed:

"That bastard of mine spends our money like water, but I don't see him talking when things like this happen. Before I came here, I asked my family to send him a message. Even if he doesn't serve as the imperial censor, he still has to send a message to the emperor.

, we must also explain the plight of us people clearly!!"

"Brother Zhao, it's not easy. Don't be angry. We all came here just to discuss and come up with an idea." Li Zhonglun comforted him for a few words before the middle-aged Zhao sat down panting.

"Yangzhou is in the north of the Yangtze River. The news about Chen Zhao has never been cut off. He is a ruthless character. He did not get to this point because of Lin Ruhai. He is a shrewd character, different from those scholars who can only talk!"

One person said.

"Indeed, I originally thought that Chen Zhao was just a capable official and a pawn of Lin Ruhai, but now I see that this Chen Zhao is no small matter."

Watching the people arguing below, Li Zhonglun frowned. Monk Yin, a disciple of the former one-armed princess, a senior fellow of Jiangnan hero Gan Fengchi, and the abbot of Puyuan Temple, spoke up: "Dear donors, the poor monk is from Jianghu. I heard that this man

He bullied the salt merchants, and the members of the Giant Whale Gang and the Sea Sand Gang were cut off from their wealth, and they all hated him."

"Master Lieyin, the Giant Whale Gang and the Haisha Gang are active in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Even if the salt road in Jiangbei is cut off, they won't be able to reach out." Someone shook his head.

"I didn't expect Master Sima of Tiger Hill Villa to be so timid!" Liao Yin said calmly.

"I'm not timid, I'm cautious." The speaker was Sima Ziyi from Changle Villa in Huqiu Shuangyutang, Suzhou.

Just listen to him say: "There is news from Jinling that Chen Zhao's martial arts are unfathomable. The former Jinling detective Jin Jiuling and the iron-faced dragon king Jia Leshan of the sea are not his enemies. At this stage, the Jiangnan area can

The only one who can really deal with him is the one from Wanmei Villa!"

As soon as these words came out, the gentry who had served as officials in the court were still in trouble, but the faces of those rough and tumble heroes all changed.

The man at Wanmei Villa is a peerless swordsman with a noble character and a passion for swords. His name is Ximen Chuixue.

Ximen Chuixue blows not snow, but blood. After killing people, he likes to blow the blood off his sword, just like a person returning home at night shakes off the snow on his body.

He learned swordplay at the age of seven, and became a master in his youth. His swordsmanship is unparalleled, and he competes with Shaolin sect abbot Dabei Zen Master, Wudang sect elder Mu Taoist, Baiyun City lord Ye Gucheng, Qingyi 108th Floor general manager Huo Xiu, and Emei sect leader Dugu

Yihe is equally famous, and he is one of the six people who can truly reach the pinnacle of martial arts in the world today.

Such a person is not easy to deal with. No one can instruct him to kill people, not even the descendants of Mr. Li Ge.

Not to mention that Chen Zhao and Ximen Chuixue have no grievances. Just because they are now officials of the imperial court and come to Jiangnan to perform official duties, whether it is to investigate the land annexation by the Li family or the money owed to the Li family's treasury, they are an upright court official.

tolerance.

Even the Supreme Emperor couldn't say anything.

Ximen Chuixue is aloof and aloof by nature. He is definitely not stupid.

There are so many ungrateful people in the world that you can't kill them all. Why would you kill a court official who was on official business for no reason?

He is not idle!

So Liao Yin frowned and said: "Master Sima, aren't you talking nonsense? If Ximen Chuixue can take action, are you still thinking here? There may be people in the world who can make Ximen Chuixue take action, but they will never be in Jiangnan.
To be continued...