diskusbooks Chapter 21 Evidence in hand, Gongsun Wan'er arrives
Chapter 21 Evidence in hand, Gongsun Wan'er arrives
Hearing this, Shen Changgong laughed again and continued,
"Okay, now you can tell me where this money comes from."
Hearing this, the prince was startled and asked,
"Don't you want money? Why do you care where the money comes from? If it can be obtained by any means, it must be by plundering the people's blood and sweat."
"How did you loot it? How did your father do it? Tell me everything."
After hearing this, no matter how stupid the prince was, he understood what was going on.
Shen Changgong's goal from the beginning was not him, nor his family's money, but...
His father is the Duke of England!
This was not a sudden fight, nor was it an attempt at kidnapping and extortion, but a long-planned political struggle!
He wants to take this opportunity to bring down the Duke of England!
The prince knew very well that as long as his father was still alive, he would be fine even if he committed murder and arson.
But if his father is brought down, his whole family will suffer!
The struggle in the imperial court is a bloody one, with people being eaten without leaving any bones behind.
"My father is an upright man and has never done anything illegal!"
The prince's eyes were red and he spoke in a serious voice.
Shen Changgong smiled even more brightly.
He picked up a pair of thick and heavy scissors beside him, clamped the prince's right thumb, and said,
“Start with your fingers, then your toes, then your khumba, and finally your eyes, nose, and ears.
For every illegal act you bring up, I will cut one less.
First thing, let’s get started.”
"I...I don't know. My father has never committed any crime. If you dare to cripple me, you will be killed without a burial place in the morning court tomorrow!"
"The first one."
Shen Changgong closed the scissors without hesitation, and a thumb fell off instantly.
"what!!!"
The prince let out another heart-wrenching cry.
Then, Shen Changgong moved the scissors to the other person's index finger.
"The second one."
"I said, I said!"
The prince screamed.
Escape this disaster first. At worst, you can ask other powerful people to help plead for mercy.
Under the constant mentality of taking chances, the prince's psychological defenses collapsed and his bottom line kept retreating.
"My father sent his servants to forcefully buy Yuanyang Tower, threatening the other party's family's lives and buying it for 10% of the market price."
"Okay, go on."
Shen Changgong moved away from his index finger and placed the scissors on his middle finger.
The smile on his face became brighter and brighter, even a little crazy.
From the moment he offered his advice to the Empress, he had already embarked on the crazy road of no return called "a lone minister".
To succeed, you must first go crazy and rush forward regardless of the consequences.
Either the powerful and wealthy will die, or he will die.
"My father sent relatives to buy the farmers' land. Those unruly people refused to buy it, so we beat one person from each family to death, and then they agreed."
"My father's Central Army has only 8,000 men, 20% of whom are paid for nothing. Of these, 3,000 have become his slaves, helping him farm and grow mulberry trees!"
"My father sent relatives to acquire 800,000 acres of fertile land."
"My father supported Prince Rong and helped him frame court officials, resulting in the confiscation of property and the extermination of many loyal officials."
"My father also participated in the destruction of the Gongsun family!"
"Oh? Destroy the Gongsun family?"
Hearing this, Shen Changgong became interested.
He remembered that the empress vaguely mentioned that Gongsun Wan'er, that bitch, had an irreconcilable feud with the powerful and wealthy.
If I could get the truth and evidence of the annihilation of the Gongsun family, wouldn't I be able to control that bitch?
interesting.
"Tell me more about the Gongsun family."
Shen Changgong looked at the clerk again and said,
"This case opens a new chapter."
In fact, the Prince of England didn't know much about this matter. At most, he only heard his father mention it occasionally. His father was just an accomplice. It was mainly Prince Rong who masterminded it. Probably, the Gongsun family was too powerful at the time, and the nobles framed and slandered the Gongsun family for their own interests, bringing down the Gongsun family and wiping out the entire family.
It seems that the main thing is to interrogate the Duke of England, and later Prince Rong.
At present, in addition to the civil service system, the nobles in the court are mainly divided into two major systems, one half is headed by Prince Rong and the other half is headed by Prince Gong.
These people commanded an army of 150,000.
According to the ideas of Shen Changgong and the empress, they should first destroy Prince Rong's group, appease Prince Gong's group, and give up appropriate interests. When dealing with Prince Rong, they should let Prince Gong's people stand on their side.
Once Prince Rong is brought down, the remaining Prince Gong group will be unable to stand on its own.
After obtaining the evidence that Duke Yingguo had committed a crime, Shen Changgong kept the part about the Gongsun family separately.
At this moment, someone outside the door reported,
"Reporting to the Grand Commandant, Duke Ying led nearly a thousand servants to the main camp gate, causing trouble and demanding the release of the Crown Prince."
Hearing this, the prince immediately became energetic and laughed out loud.
"Shen Changgong, you're done. My father is here, and you're definitely going to die tonight. It won't be long before you're the one tied up here.
Hahahaha, you are so arrogant now that you have achieved success! You won’t be able to keep jumping around for much longer.
Shen Changgong turned his head, looked at him suspiciously, sneered, put the testimony in front of him, and said,
"Do you think your father can walk out safely tonight? He just walked into a trap."
"Just based on these, you dare to arrest my father?"
The prince said in disbelief.
"No, no, no, not only your father, but your whole family, young and old, all have to come in."
Shen Changgong watched as the prince's face grew paler and his whole body trembled, and the smile on his face grew brighter.
"Be good, tell me, how many bowls of jelly did you eat?"
"I……"
The prince looked at Shen Changgong as if he saw a devil crawling out of hell.
Could it be that just because of a bowl of jelly, the once powerful Duke of England is going to fall?
Shen Changgong left with a big laugh.
After coming outside, he returned to the military camp and saw a large group of people holding torches and making trouble at the gate.
The five captains of their security forces also came before him together.
"Everyone listen."
"The general is here!"
"Zhang Yide and Wang Zhong, lead our two thousand men and surround the people outside. Do not take any action, and no one is allowed to escape, until I give the order.
If the other party resists or dares to escape, kill them without mercy.
The Duke of England cannot die, nor can he be allowed to leave."
"As ordered!"
"Zhou Hu, Qian Yong! I'll give you three addresses. Lead your troops there immediately and transport everything inside back to the main camp."
"As ordered!"
"Zhao Long! Come with me to the Duke of Ying's mansion to confiscate his property!"
"As ordered!"
Following Shen Changgong's order, the entire security army camp was put into motion.
At this moment, a group of people came in from the back door of the southern government office, led by Gongsun Wan'er, who was dressed in a dashing white dress.
"Shen Changgong."
Gongsun Wan'er shouted.
"Your Majesty sent you to find me?"
Shen Changgong looked at her and asked with a smile.
"Huh? How do you know?"
Gongsun Wan'er was surprised.
"Did His Majesty ask you to bring anything?"
"Huh? You know again?"