jdhmnovel Chapter 673 That bastard will ruthlessly swindle Hu Weiyong.
Chapter 673 That bastard will ruthlessly swindle Hu Weiyong.
Gu Chengzhi is indeed a ruthless person.
Even knowing that he was doomed to die, he still couldn't resist dragging Hu Weiyong down with him.
Unfortunately, Yang Shaofeng simply did not believe that Hu Weiyong would get involved with Gu Chengzhi and his group.
Hu Weiyong was power-hungry, not money-hungry.
Even when he was serving as a sub-prefect in Ji'an, Hu Weiyong was preoccupied with how to advance his career.
Even after he arrived at the Secretariat, Hu Weiyong was still thinking about how to compete for power with Li Shanchang, and even replace him.
Before you reach a high enough position, it won't matter how much money you put in front of Hu Weiyong.
Therefore, Yang Shaofeng didn't care about the trap Gu Chengzhi set for Hu Weiyong, and instead went straight to the heart of the matter.
Where did those children go?
Gu Chengzhi's pupils contracted slightly, and it took him a while to speak: "Some of those children were sold by Yang Yuanqing and his son Yang Zhongyuan. I don't know which workshop or which illegal kiln they were sold to."
"If Your Highness wants to know where they went, you still have to interrogate Yang Yuanqing and his son Yang Zhongyuan."
"Another part was taken away by people sent by the Left Protector."
"I don't really know what use these children are to the Left Protector."
"However, there's nothing new under the sun."
"The people sent by the Left Protector specifically target young children and those who are easy to fool. They are either harvesting and mutilating animals or training them to become assassins."
Yang Shaofeng hummed in agreement and then continued to ask, "And how much were you involved in the outflow of ironware?"
Gu Chengzhi was silent for a while before saying, "I don't know much about the outflow of ironware. It's mainly because I'm too lazy to get involved in such matters. I leave it all to Yang Yuanqing and his son Yang Zhongyuan."
Yang Shaofeng's expression darkened slightly, and Gu Chengzhi quickly added, "However, I know some names of the gentry, officials, and garrison officers involved."
“The Jiangzhe region, Shandong Provincial Administration Commission, Henan Provincial Administration Commission, Fujian Provincial Administration Commission, Guangdong Provincial Administration Commission, as well as the Jiangzhe region, Longjiang Guard, Yingyang Guard, Guangwu Guard, Xi’an Guard, Tianchang Guard and Guangyang Guard, etc., are all involved.”
Although he already knew that the officials of the Ming Dynasty were quite wild, Yang Shaofeng still almost broke down as Gu Chengzhi revealed one official position and name after another.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
On average, each provincial administration commission along the coast could implicate two or three officials of the fourth or fifth rank, and some could even implicate one or two officials of the third rank.
So, just how unpopular was Old Deng?
Or rather, when Old Deng knew that so many officials were involved in the child abduction case and the ironware outflow case, could he still withstand it?
Yang Shaofeng even began to question the meaning of life.
Do I have any special physical constitution?
How come he manages to commit so many major cases wherever he goes?
Or perhaps, in the eyes of these officials and local gentry in the Ming Dynasty, these major cases were simply not a big deal?
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's bewildered expression, Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang felt a great sense of relief.
Alright, finally, Yang the Madman's headache is here!
The two exchanged a glance, and Hu Weiyong couldn't help but laugh as he asked, "Your Highness, what do we do next?"
Yang Shaofeng waved his hand, signaling Chang Xiaojiu to have Gu Chengzhi taken away, then sighed softly and said, "What else can we do?"
“These bastards are incredibly audacious, not only causing one major case after another, but also involving the White Lotus Sect and Hu Yuan.”
"The only option now is to continue the investigation."
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng continued, "I will first organize the statements from this period of time. I will also need to trouble Commander Xia to continue to allocate manpower to arrest these bastards."
……
When Emperor Zhu saw the confession compiled by Yang Shaofeng, he almost collapsed.
"What did we do wrong to make them hate us so much?"
A look of confusion appeared on Emperor Zhu's face. His fingers unconsciously rubbed the memorial in his hand, and he muttered to himself, "Even if they hate us, what have the people done wrong? They talk about benevolence and morality, but in reality they treat the people like dirt. Aren't they afraid of being retaliated against one day?"
A certain scoundrel once pointed out incisively that you can say these officials and local gentry are bad, but you can never say they are stupid.
But are they really not stupid?
If they weren't really stupid, would they disregard the lives of ordinary people like that?
If we really force the people to rebel, what good will it do them?
Can't figure it out.
I really can't figure it out.
"And them."
Emperor Zhu forced a smile, but it looked more like a grimace: "We've given them fame, we've given them profit, what else do they want from us?"
"What exactly did we do to offend these so-called old brothers that they're stabbing us in the heart again and again?"
"And they even said we've spoiled that bastard too much."
"But if we don't indulge him, are we supposed to indulge them?"
At this point, the bewilderment on Emperor Zhu's face gradually faded.
"Where do they get the audacity?!"
"They are frantically digging up the roots of our Ming Dynasty, and our son-in-law is frantically trying to cover it up for us. They still have the nerve to turn around and blame us, saying that we spoil our son-in-law too much?"
"I'll enter their mother!"
Seeing that Emperor Zhu was starting to get angry, Empress Ma finally felt relieved.
It's good to get angry.
It's always better to vent your anger than to bottle it up inside.
Emperor Zhu cursed and pointed at the sky and the ground for a while before finally letting out a cold snort and saying, "Damn it, ever since that bald man..."
Zhu Huangdi wanted to curse the bald monk, but then remembered that he had once been a monk himself. So he spat angrily and said, "Ever since that Shihang confessed about the White Lotus Sect, our son-in-law has sent half of the men from the centurion's office that we recruited to the capital. He also transferred fifty guards from the Imperial Son-in-Law's Mansion and even specially transferred some guards from the Imperial Son-in-Law's Mansion to Ningyang County. Why shouldn't we indulge our son-in-law?"
After praising him a couple of times, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but curse, "However, this scoundrel is something else. Threatening people is something Xia Yu should have done. Why did he jump out in such a hurry? He's a worthless scoundrel who can't even hold two ounces of sesame oil in his belly!"
"And Hu Weiyong, he's a brainless idiot too. If it weren't for that bastard, Hu Weiyong would have been screwed over and killed!"
Empress Ma was finally completely relieved.
This is right.
This is the real Zhu Chongba.
Empress Ma patted Emperor Zhu's hand with a smile and said, "Alright, you know what kind of person your good son-in-law is, and this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Hu Weiyong."
After a slight pause, Empress Ma added, "Actually, it's a good thing that Gu Chengzhi wanted to frame Hu Weiyong."
Emperor Zhu was slightly taken aback and asked, "Why?"
Empress Ma rolled her eyes and retorted, "What do you think?"
"What did Hu Weiyong ask you for before he went from Ningyang to Jinan?"
"After being tricked by Gu Chengzhi, your good son-in-law will at least show some mercy."
"If Gu Chengzhi hadn't tricked him, wouldn't your good son-in-law have gone to great lengths to ruin Hu Weiyong?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhu chuckled and said, "Sister, you've misspoke this time."
"That bastard is nothing but a greedy pig that only eats and doesn't excrete."
“That bastard is still holding a grudge because we, Tiande, and Boren took a piece of his thunder before.”
"Now another guy, Hu Weiyong, has appeared and wants to snatch people from him. But this case is getting more and more complicated, and that bastard is just at the point where he has nowhere to vent his anger. Do you think he can let Hu Weiyong off easily?"
"So, whether Gu Chengzhi or not, that bastard would still try to kill Hu Weiyong."