jdhmnovel Chapter 672 Did you hear what this person said?
Chapter 672 Did you hear what this person said?
Faced with Yang Shaofeng's blatant threat, Gu Chengzhi finally lost his temper: "You, Yang the Madman, are also a scholar! You!"
Before Gu Chengzhi could finish speaking, Yang Shaofeng sneered and said, "The books I read are different from the books you read."
"What I learned from books is to establish a livelihood for the people; what you learned from books is family learning for being an official."
"It's different, it's completely different."
Gu Chengzhi had no interest in listening to Yang Shaofeng's nonsense.
No matter what I say, Yang the Madman is a disgrace to the intellectuals!
Gu Cheng spat angrily, his eyes red, and shouted at Yang Shaofeng, "If I confess honestly, can you, Yang the Madman, protect my parents, wife, and children?"
Yang Shaofeng smiled again and said, "Save your parents, wife, and children?"
"Don't be silly, at most I'll just make sure they leave more easily."
"Want to live?"
"The laws of the Ming Dynasty do not allow it either."
Gu Chengzhi was speechless with anger.
You, Yang the Madman, were the one who didn't take the Ming Dynasty law seriously just now.
Now you, Yang the Madman, are the one who keeps saying that the Ming Dynasty law forbids it.
So whether the Ming Dynasty law is effective or not is entirely up to you to decide?
Looking at Gu Chengzhi, who was panting heavily with anger, Yang Shaofeng continued to attack his morale: "Fine, what can I do? I'm just too kind-hearted."
Upon hearing this, not only Gu Chengzhi completely lost his composure, but Hu Weiyong, Wang Guangyang, and Xia Yu also almost lost their composure.
Correct.
You, Yang, are a kind-hearted madman.
That's way too kind.
You weren't the one who just threatened to tear someone's parents, wife, and children to pieces, were you, Yang the Madman?
Even Yang Qing, who was treating Gu Chengzhi's injuries, couldn't help but want to complain a bit.
I'm already past fifty, yet I'm still working like a slave for your son-in-law at Dengzhou Medical College. Is that what you call kindness?
Yang Shaofeng ignored their expressions and said to himself, "If you confess honestly, I will act according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Your parents, wife, eldest son, and second son are doomed, but your youngest son is under seven years old and can live."
"If you continue to resist to the end, then I will show you the methods of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It's just a matter of abusing private punishment. It's a trivial crime. I can take the blame. At worst, I'll just have my salary deducted for half a year."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I usually have money but nowhere to spend it. Even when I do spend it, it's from the Prince Consort's mansion. The little bit of salary the court gives me is usually given to the two princesses as pocket money."
"Don't even mention a six-month salary deduction, I wouldn't care even if it were a year or two."
As Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, everyone in the hall, from the bloodied and mangled Gu Chengzhi to Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang, was almost brought to tears by their anger.
Have you heard what this person said?
Gu Chengzhi was so angry that he was panting heavily. After a long while, he finally said resignedly, "Fine, I confess!"
"I, Gu, am indeed one of the Nine Wanderers of the White Lotus Sect. The other eight Wanderers are Meng Butong, the Three Water Wanderer of Shandong Province, Lin Jingcheng, the Qingyun Wanderer of Fujian Province, Wang Ergou, the Black Heart Wanderer of Zhejiang Province, and the Five Dharma Kings above the Nine Wanderers. I only know the Golden and Silver Dharma King Shen Shichang of Yuhang. I have never met the other four Dharma Kings. I only know that there are the Cangmu Dharma King, the Black Water Dharma King, the Red Fire Dharma King, and the Yellow Earth Dharma King."
"As for the left and right protectors above, I have only heard the voice of the left protector. He is probably thirty or forty years old."
"I've never even heard of the leaders above me."
"..."
Selling one White Lotus Sect member is the same as selling another Wang Baobao.
After catching his breath and recovering slightly, Gu Chengzhi continued, "Just as the Prince Consort said, I am indeed the Grand Steward of Shandong Road appointed by Wang Baobao. However, I only had time to develop Yang Yuanqing and his son Yang Zhongyuan into Grand Stewards and Commanders of Ten Thousand in Ji'an Road. I haven't had time to develop the others yet."
"I don't know any of the other chief stewards or those who have official titles and ranks given by Wang Baobao."
"Furthermore, Yang Zhongyuan only obeyed the orders of the villain after being coerced by him, while Yang Yuanqing is now thinking of bypassing the villain and contacting Wang Baobao directly."
"If the prince consort were to be subjected to severe torture, perhaps more information could be obtained."
"And Tu Jie."
At this point, Gu Chengzhi looked up at Hu Weiyong again and said, "Tu Jie is completely unaware of this, and I have had no dealings with him over the years."
Hu Weiyong breathed a huge sigh of relief, but Yang Shaofeng sneered and said, "Do you think I would believe that?"
Gu Chengzhi said, "Whether Your Highness believes me or not, I have already confessed honestly. If Your Highness does not believe me, please have someone investigate."
At this point, a look of confusion appeared on Gu Chengzhi's face again.
"That's strange to say."
“In previous years, I could easily see Tu Jie, and he would accept the occasional gifts I gave him.”
“But since two years ago, no, it should be three years ago, I have rarely seen Tu Jie except when I visit my sister and brother-in-law during holidays.”
"Even if you meet Tu Jie, he will pick and choose the gifts you give. He will accept anything that is not valuable, but he will not accept anything that is even slightly valuable."
"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have been able to come up with the story of Tu Jie being recruited into the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
"..."
After recruiting a large number of people, Gu Chengzhi looked at Hu Weiyong and said, "I have received a lot of help from Magistrate Hu in the past, but now things have turned out like this. I am really ashamed to have failed Magistrate Hu's kindness."
Hu Weiyong immediately became wary.
Don't say that a dying person's words are always good.
Even if a scoundrel like Gu Chengzhi were to turn into water or ashes, he would never have a shred of kindness in his heart.
So, this scoundrel is really trying to trap me, wanting me to suffer along with him!
That's absolutely outrageous!
Hu Weiyong cursed wildly in his heart, but his eyes unconsciously glanced at Yang Shaofeng.
To put it bluntly, whether Gu Chengzhi digs a pit or not is no longer that important.
The important question is whether Yang Dianfeng can realize that Gu Chengzhi is setting a trap for me.
What if he can't tell...
Just as Hu Weiyong was feeling uneasy, Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "Gu Chengzhi, I don't know whether to praise you for being smart or to call you stupid."
Gu Chengzhi's expression changed slightly, and Yang Shaofeng continued, "I praise you for being clever because you confessed, but not completely. I call you foolish because even on your deathbed, you didn't forget to betray others, and even betray those who had been kind to you."
"A heartless scoundrel like you is truly a rare find in this world!"
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng stared at Gu Chengzhi and asked, "I ask you, where are those children?"