God level swordsman

Chapter 14 Blackmail 2
Li Yuan and Yang Heyue came out of Zhao's house and ran straight to Jiang's house.On the way, Li Yuan's eyes were calm, he glanced at Yang Heyue intentionally or unintentionally, and asked softly: "Heyue, please tell me the matter from beginning to end."

Yang Heyue was taken aback, not understanding what Li Yuan's move meant. He didn't dare to think about it, so he had to repeat the rhetoric he had rehearsed in his mind several times.

"Why do you think the people from the Jiang family wanted to kill the servants? If they only wanted to snatch the sacred land, why bother to kill the servants? Isn't this intentional to cause trouble for the upper body?"

Yang Heyue was quite calm, and explained: "At the time we went in, we happened to see that gang of thieves robbing the sacred land. Two government officials rushed up to arrest them but were killed. It's all due to the villain's improper command and being too eager for quick success. Please punish me."

"With two against five, it was indeed a lack of command. Was Master Zhao by your side at the time?" Li Yuan asked.

There were thorns in Li Yuan's words, but Yang Heyue's expression was impressive, hesitating for a moment, before avoiding the important point: "Yes."

"Since Mr. Zhao was there at the time, wouldn't it be easy to kill these five people with his martial arts, so why let the yamen servants do it?"

"This is... the villain wants to show off in front of Mr. Zhao, so it's like this. Please forgive me, my lord."

Li Yuan snorted softly and stopped talking.Yang Heyue said that he could make it through with a full fight, but he didn't believe it. The death of the two yamen servants was too strange. If he guessed correctly, they should have died at the hands of the Zhao family.And his subordinates are very likely to be caught by Zhao Yangyun, otherwise how dare they accuse the Jiang family?

Among them, Li Yuan didn't want to delve into the right and wrong. The most important thing now is to calm the matter down. Whether Yang Heyue lives or dies has nothing to do with him.

The two arrived at Jiang's other courtyard, and were quickly invited into the main hall.

Jiang Wenbai and Jiang Wudao were sitting in the living room drinking tea, and when they saw Li Yuan's sudden visit, a look of surprise flashed in their eyes.

"Ah, Mr. Li, what brought you here?" Jiang Wenbai got up with a smile on his face, and quickly invited Li Yuan to take a seat.

Li Yuan stood in the hall with a cold face, and said in a deep voice, "What is the wind? You know what you are doing!"

Jiang Wenbai froze for a moment, restrained his smile, and asked, "What does Master Li mean by that?"

"Send people to the Zhao family to snatch the sacred land, is there such a thing?"

The astonishment in Jiang Wenbo's eyes disappeared in a flash, he and Jiang Wudao looked at each other, and immediately understood why his subordinates hadn't come back for so long, it seemed that things went wrong, and they might all be caught.

"What kind of divine soil? I don't know about it next time."

Seeing Jiang Wenbai's denial, Li Yuan sneered, "I don't know? The five people who died in the Zhao family were the guards of your Jiang family. They acted so boldly that they even killed two government servants. The magistrate was furious and ordered me to investigate this matter thoroughly." case."

"Killing the yamen servant? That's a serious crime. You can't talk nonsense about it. Does Mr. Li have evidence?" Jiang Wenbo was relieved when he heard that all five people were dead.

"Evidence? Lift people up."

Li Yuan waved his hand, Yang Heyue backed out, and after a while, ten yamen servants brought in the five corpses.

The five corpses on the ground all stared angrily, and their faces were pale. They were the five people Jiang Wudao sent out to snatch the sacred land.

"Let's see, I don't think I need all of you Jiang family to stand up and confront them? Then you will be afraid that you will have trouble with your face."

Jiang Wenbai had a gloomy face. Although he was the head of the family, he did not dare to pat his chest to ensure that there was not a soft bone in the family. He gritted his teeth and said: "These people are indeed servants of my Jiang family, but I don't care about this matter." Really don't know."

"Even if I believe this, can the magistrate believe it? Bystanders will know at a glance that someone ordered them. Otherwise, how dare they go to the Zhao family to rob them? How dare they kill the officials?"

Jiang Wenbai's face sank like water, and Li Yuan's attitude was too tough, which was never seen before.Their Jiang family provides a lot of money to the government every year, and Li Yuan, as a judge, can also get a lot of money. He is usually very kind and polite, but now he is aggressive.

"Did the Zhao family spend a lot of money to ask the government to take action? It shouldn't be. The government is full of white-eyed wolves who can't get enough to feed. The long flow of water is king. If our Jiang family is destroyed, they will lose their gray income. There should be room for things to change. Otherwise, Li Yuan would not be an ordinary government servant." Jiang Wenbai thought to himself.

Sure enough, Li Yuan pinched his fingers, his expression relaxed, and he said kindly: "The magistrate attaches great importance to this matter, you have to explain to me."

Jiang Wenbai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that Li Yuan wanted to take the opportunity to seek benefits, so things would be much easier to handle.He squeezed out a smile: "Please sit down and have a sip of tea first, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. My son and I will discuss it first."

"It's up to you whether to check or not. I just want the result." Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said lightly.

Jiang Wenbai nodded slightly, motioning for Jiang Wudao to come out with him.

When the two walked to the backyard, Jiang Wudao couldn't wait to say: "Father, this matter is really weird. How dare our people kill the government officials? The Zhao family must have framed them. Li Yuan was blindfolded by money and wanted to take advantage of this Opportunity lions open their mouths, and we must not agree."

"Confused." Jiang Wenbai pointed at his nose with hatred, "It is unwise to go against the government. Things that can be solved with money are not a big deal. You can just find a servant to be the scapegoat right away so that others can be killed." Li Yuan pays the bills. In addition, go to the accounting room and get two hundred and five hundred taels."

"It's easy to do for the dead ghost, but is 500 taels too much? It's worth the silver taels we handed over to the government for a year." Jiang Wudao's face was not angry. 500 taels are enough for ordinary people to eat for a lifetime. Taking out so much money for a small matter, the loss is too great.

"Short-sighted!"

Jiang Wenbai's face was serious, "It's okay if we don't give the money, and the government can't do anything to us, just push one person to the back. But if we do this, our Jiang family will have a bad relationship with the government, and we can still have good fruits in the future Is it? Unless we move our family and go elsewhere to make a living."

Jiang Wudao was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head, this was the first time he was scolded so severely.

Seeing Jiang Wudao like this, Jiang Wenbai's heart softened. After all, this is his only son, even if he is not good enough, he is still his son. Who told him that Jiang Wenbai's subordinates should not live up to expectations.His face softened, and he said in a gentle voice: "Wu Dao, you are still young, and you will gradually understand in the future. If you want to play the game, you must abide by the rules, otherwise you will be kicked out. The government is a giant that can determine our life and death. The entire imperial court is an enemy, otherwise we can only choose to obey."

"Obedience? I don't believe that there are no shady things in the hands of the magistrate and those small officials. As long as we take advantage of them and find out for our benefit, the government will still be used by us."

Jiang Wudao showed disdain. As the saying goes, money can make ghosts turn the clock. If it is really urgent, he can send a killer to harass the magistrate every day.

"The magistrate is surrounded by masters in the imperial court. He will not be a match if we try our best. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. It is good to have money. Even if you can spend a lot of money to hire an assassin to kill the magistrate, But the court is still there, if you kill one, the next one will come. As long as the court does not fall, you will always live under their shadow." Jiang Wenbai explained one by one earnestly.

(End of this chapter)