eurekapd Chapter 202: Not a Bad Person Who Has Lost All Humanity
Chapter 202: Not a Bad Person Who Has Lost All Humanity
[It's true that this man is a smart man. He knew that his actions would eventually be exposed, and he had already done enough illegal things. However, his parents were still in the hands of the Governor of Zhejiang. He had no choice and could not let his parents die just for himself.]
Until Yan Cheng arrived in the capital, they wanted him to leak the questions to Yan Cheng. Yang Shilin knew this might be a good opportunity to break free from the Zhejiang Governor's control. If he disobeyed the Zhejiang Governor's orders, he would die. If the court discovered him, he would also die. Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well drag the Zhejiang Governor into the water.
When Yan Cheng came to him, he didn't reveal the question to Yan Cheng. Instead, he thought of a way to change the name and told Yan Cheng. Yan Cheng foolishly thought it was a good idea and agreed directly, not knowing that he had fallen into Yang Shilin's trap.
Yang Shilin had carefully researched the students taking the exam and knew Ai Qing had excellent abilities. Even if he couldn't secure a top three, he would certainly secure a Jinshi. So, he chose Ai Qing. However, Ai Qing didn't realize his exam paper had been switched, and the incident remained undisclosed. Yang Shilin felt deeply disappointed, even guilty, and sorry for Ai Qing. He arranged for a large sum of money to be sent to Ai Qing's family home after a while. Unexpectedly, the Emperor made a mistake and posted the essay, leading Ai Qing to learn that his paper had been switched.
Because Yang Shilin had gone to the dock early in the morning, he had no idea the article swap had been exposed. However, when he saw Zhongfeng and his men approaching, he knew something had definitely been exposed. He was even afraid the smuggled salt vendors might flee and use this tactic to accidentally expose the smuggled salt on the ship and alert Zhongfeng.
[Zhongfeng originally only wanted to arrest Yang Shilin, but after seeing the smuggled salt, he immediately seized all the items and handed them over to the Imperial City Bureau for trial.]
[After being taken to the palace, he confessed everything without even being interrogated.]
Yang Shilin was not a completely devoid of humanity, unlike the Governor of Zhejiang.
[He was threatened to some extent, but he did indeed do those evil things, so it's difficult to judge such things.]
Yang Shilin's trick surprised Xie Ci'an. "How long have you been smuggling salt with the Governor of Zhejiang?"
"Five years later, not long after I entered the Imperial Academy, the Governor of Zhejiang contacted me about smuggling salt. I didn't want to agree at first, but since my family was in his hands, I had no choice but to agree."
"Every time the smuggled salt is delivered to the capital, it is sent to the East Market for sale. The people living there are all poor people and people from other countries, so it is relatively easier to sell. There is also a den there with a blacksmith shop outside. All the goods sold there are smuggled goods, in addition to smuggled salt, there are also some weapons."
"Lord Yan discovered an iron mine in Zhejiang. To keep it secret from the court, he secretly mined it. He then brought it into the capital along with the contraband salt and sold it from the blacksmith shop in the East Market. He made a fortune by reselling the weapons to foreign countries and bandits. I have an account book in my home that records the details of the resale. It's under the third tile under my bed."
"I have been keeping it secret, hoping to hand it over to the emperor one day."
[Fuck, I managed to eat such a big melon.]
Lord Yan is not a good man. He is a corrupt official who is willing to kill for money. The iron mine was originally a horse ranch owned by a local tycoon. He wanted to buy the ranch from the tycoon, but the tycoon was unwilling. So he devised a plan to get the tycoon to give him the ranch as a dowry.
He deliberately arranged for the rich man's son to fight with a young master over a prostitute, and he ended up accidentally killing the young master. He immediately imprisoned the man and then sent someone to spread the word to the rich man, saying that if he would marry his daughter to her and provide a generous dowry, he would release the rich man's son. The rich man only had this one precious son, and to save his son, he did not hesitate to agree to the request made by Lord Yan, even though it was so excessive. He prepared a generous dowry for his daughter and stuffed his daughter into Lord Yan's courtyard in the middle of the night.
The daughter of a wealthy man had been married to the Yan family for only five days when Lord Yan poisoned her to death. He then announced to the public that his concubine had died of illness. Not long after, the wealthy man's family also fell ill and died. Later, a fire destroyed all the servants in the household.
Lord Yan is trying to silence the witness in advance, fearing that others will know what he has done.
[Then he kidnapped some beggars from the city and forced them to work illegally in the mines. Those beggars were already orphans, so even if they disappeared, no one would notice. They didn't have to be paid, and if they didn't want to be employed anymore, they could just kill them to silence them. So during that time, the beggars throughout the city were terrified. Even now, they're so poor that they don't dare to beg on the streets, fearing they'll be the unlucky ones kidnapped.]
When it comes to enslaving the people, Lord Yan is no better than the King of the Southwest. The people all know the King of the Southwest is a bad guy, but Lord Yan is a smiling tiger, but in reality he is a wicked villain. Such a person should be cut into pieces, and who knows how many lives he has caused in his pursuit of wealth.
After all, she had never met Lord Yan, and she got to know these melons through the connection between Yan Cheng and Yang Shilin.
After hearing the Queen's thoughts, Xie Ci'an slammed the table hard, his face looking extremely ugly.
Yang Shilin has already confessed, so there is no need for her to remind the emperor.
"I never thought the Governor of Zhejiang would do so much behind my back. Chongfeng is leading a search of Yang Shilin's household account books. He's also sending people to the East Market to seize the iron shop. Not a single fly will be spared. All will be brought before the Imperial City Division for interrogation."
"Send Shuangjiang to Zhejiang to arrest the Governor of Zhejiang and all officials involved in the case. Also, strictly investigate all the cases committed by the Governor of Zhejiang in recent years, as well as the cases he has supervised. All problematic cases will be strictly investigated." Just after solving a problem in Lingnan, they didn't expect such a big mess to happen in Zhejiang again.
Shuangjiang has the same position as Wenzhu and others. He is a full-time investigator in the Imperial City Bureau, and the emperor rarely calls on him.
It's just that there are not enough manpower now. There have been so many troubles in the court. Wen Zhu has important things to do, and Chongfeng needs to stay in the capital, so he can only send Shuangjiang to Zhejiang to get people.
The Governor of Zhejiang seems to be a member of the Empress Dowager's staff. His success in the capital is largely due to the Empress Dowager's support, especially with the resale of weapons. He also pays a large tribute to the Empress Dowager every year.