Everything is an illusion, everything is a trap set by Yu Qian for himself! I've been tricked by myself!

When he found that he was surrounded by officials and soldiers, Yu Qian and Shi Shiran came out, Zhao Keyuan already understood everything, he was embarrassed, and his heart had sunk to the bottom at the moment - it's over, it's useless to say anything now!

Yu Qian, on the other hand, had a confident smile on his face, and there was a feeling of relief in the depths of his eyes. He knew very well that what he did tonight was actually a big risk, and once Zhao Keyuan saw the flaws early, then the case would not be investigated at all.

But he did have to use this strategy out of desperation. This is not only because the case was half a year ago, and there are no clues and witnesses to check at this time, but also because time is pressing. Lu Zhen mentioned when he met him that those guys had limited patience, and once they couldn't give an explanation from the government tomorrow, they would flee from here.

These two problems forced Yu Qian to take a risk. As long as a person who has committed evil deeds, no matter how treacherous his heart is, how arrogant he is in front of people, there will always be confusion and fear in his heart, sometimes this kind of mind may not even be perceived by himself, only in the dead of night, or when he dreams back in the middle of the night, he will be surprised.

What he took advantage of was Zhao Keyuan's weakness. Intimidating him with the words of ghosts and gods made him lose his sense of proportion early on, and then under some intimidation, everything will naturally be explained in his words.

In fact, if it is easy to use, it is most appropriate to use the means in Li Yanjiu and others who are still in prison in the palace. However, knowing that these people are all ruthless characters who have been roaming the rivers and lakes for a long time and killing a lot of people, he is worried that they will not believe this, so Yu Qian still set his target on Zhao Keyuan, who has already been exposed.

So in fact, after this evening, the Zhao family's mansion has fallen into the hands of the government. Even the wine he Zhao Keyuan drank was drugged with a light amount early to confuse his mind, which made him convinced of the changes that happened later.

As for the rest of the Zhao family, they were completely restrained by the officials and soldiers at night, so even if Zhao Keyuan exclaimed, it didn't cause any reaction, but made him believe what the ghost pretended to say even more, and felt that he was indeed no longer in the world.

Of course, in order to prevent his cry from attracting the attention of the surrounding people, they will stop it in time. As for the two people who pretended to be ghosts to scare him, one was Mu Hong beside Kang Sichuan, and the other was Yu Qian's bodyguard Hu Ge. Both of these people have excellent martial arts, so they can come and go suddenly, so that Zhao Keyuan does not see the problem, but only that he has really encountered a ghost.

After everything is broken, it looks simple, but in fact, it takes a lot of thought inside, and the cooperation of each link is also extremely important.

Fortunately, this time the whole operation was very successful, without revealing any flaws, and finally frightened Zhao Keyuan to tell the truth in a panic, and even revealed the whereabouts of the bribes he accepted.

If it were up to the government to rummage, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy. And now, everyone who had a goal quickly found a few silver tickets with a huge amount of five thousand taels on them from Zhao Keyuan's study. When all this was presented, Zhao Keyuan's face was even more white without any blood, and his eyes no longer dared to intersect with Yu Qian.

"Zhao Tongju, what else do you have to say about this?" Yu Qian's face was also quite ugly: "Dozens of innocent lives, just because of these five thousand taels of silver, were easily given up by you?" Is this the lesson of the saints you have learned from ten years of hard study? ”

Although this voice was not loud, its majesty was extremely heavy, and Zhao Keyuan was a little out of breath. After being stunned for a long time, he said in a low voice: "Next...... The lower officials are guilty, and the lower officials should not have made such a big mistake when they saw the wealth for a while! But ......"

"What, you still want to quibble?" Kang Sichuan on the side said with a gloomy expression.

He is actually the most unpleasant one, and all the officials under him have been bribed by the Cao Gang, making him empty and powerless to change all this. Now that the problem has been exposed, although he is innocent, I am afraid that the sin of a lax royal majesty is inevitable. Therefore, the words should naturally be sharper.

"Lord Yu, Lord Kang, do you really think that the criminal officer is doing all this just to be greedy for these thousands of taels of silver?" At this time, Zhao Keyuan knew that he was not spared, so he spoke a lot smoother: "The lower officials are not so unbearable. ”

"Oh? Why? Are you still doing all this for the country and the people? Kang Sichuan sneered and asked mockingly.

"The criminal officer helped the Cao Gang cover up all this, it is indeed out of a public interest. Because Caoyun is a major event in Suzhou, and it is an important matter for the imperial court, there must be no mistakes. And the rise of Nayue Nanxing, if not contained, will inevitably bring unpredictable changes to the canal, which is evidenced by today's events.

"And after the incident that day, Yue Nanxing's people suffered heavy casualties, if the yamen really took people as they were, then the crimes of the Cao Gang would be extremely heavy. As a result, there will be no one on the Suzhou Canal, which is not what everyone wants to see.

So at that time, for the sake of the stability of Suzhou and the overall situation of the imperial court, the criminal officials had no choice but to calm things down and minimize the impact of this matter. Moreover, at that time, the Cao Gang also promised the criminal officer that he would keep to himself in the future and never do such illegal things again. Therefore, in the end, the criminal officer agreed to hide all the truth for them...... I also hope that the adults will see it! ”

After listening to Zhao Keyuan's story, Kang Sichuan's face changed several times, and he didn't know how to speak. Ask yourself, if the matter really lies in front of him, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to make the best and fairest choice, and most likely he will even compromise.

If Lu Zhen is here, he will definitely feel that this practice is quite familiar. This kind of method of maintaining stability, only seeking to reduce big things to small things, and turning small things into small things, is really too similar to the code of conduct of some local officials in later generations. It can be said that in the millennium since the fall of China, the set of methods of officialdom has hardly changed much.

Faced with this statement, Yu Qian sneered: "What a clever man, you obviously made a big mistake, but now you are talking as if you are guilty of the court." This canal is not the canal of the Cao Gang, but the canal of my Ming court and my Ming people. Could it be that just because the Cao Gang can do some small favors to the government, they can let them do anything wrong in the local area? As a magistrate, have you never thought of being the master of the people?

"As for what you said about starting from the big picture, it's even more of a joke. How can a canal be mastered by a mere gang of Cao? Even if the government handles the case fairly, arrests and convicts the criminals, and gives an explanation to the people of the world, do other people from the Cao Gang dare to defy the condemnation of the world and do things that rebel against the imperial court? Even if a few people really do this out of so-called righteousness, I am afraid that the vast majority of the Cao Gang will not follow.

"This official can also tell you one thing, this canal is not a Cao gang. On the contrary, this Cao Gang is prosperous today because of the canal and because of the Cao Yun. All that you said is nothing more than a deceptive nonsense, and it is not worth mentioning at all! ”

The words were so penetrating that they pointed to the point, even Kang Sichuan was stunned. It turns out that everything is wrong with their own thinking, and it turns out that the Cao gang has nothing to worry about at all! Why didn't you think of this before?

As for Zhao Keyuan, his face was even more pale, and his mouth seemed to be open, but he couldn't say a word. Because Yu Qian's words had completely shattered his confidence, let him really know that he had made a big mistake.

"Come on, take Zhao Keyuan down for me, and bring him back to the mansion for careful interrogation!" Yu Qian ordered again. He knew that after breaking through the opponent's psychological defense, the case had been completely solved. Now Zhao Keyuan, it is impossible to speak for Li Yanjiu and them, even if there is no conclusive evidence, with his testimony, it is enough to convict Li Yanjiu and the gang of people below Li Yanjiu for serious crimes.

The officers and soldiers around him were in a trance at this time. Lord Yu's words were a little deep, and it took them a long time to gradually come back to their senses, and they were quite respectful of this adult in their hearts. It wasn't until after his order was given that they woke up like a dream, and they agreed one after another, and then stepped forward, cut Zhao Keyuan back, and then tied him up with a rope.

As for the rest of the Zhao family, they can only be taken care of and placed under house arrest first, and they are not allowed to leave the house. Before the case is finalized, the Zhao family cannot be convicted.

At this time, Kang Sichuan walked to Yu Qian's side, solemnly bowed his hand to him, and bent down deeply: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." Lord Yu, the lower officials have been taught. ”

Yu Qian's gaze became calm again at this time: "Governor Kang has a good reputation, as long as his mind is pure, anyone can see through this truth." I hope that in the future, you will be able to have a pure heart like today, and do your part for the court and the people. As for this case, the next thing is up to you. ”

Yu Qian's words made Kang Sichuan stunned at first, and then happy. This is a great credit for sending it directly. As long as the truth of the case is clarified and reported, even if it is not rewarded by the imperial court, the previous sins of the royal majesty can be offset.

Kang Sichuan, who understood this, immediately surrendered his hand: "Thank you for your help." ”

In this regard, Yu Qian just smiled and didn't say anything, only nodded at him encouragingly, and walked away.

Behind him, after taking a deep breath, Kang Sichuan also waved his hand: "Take someone back, let's try this case overnight, and save Mr. Lu and them as soon as possible!" ”