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Chapter 135 Giving up

If someone didn't know and just watched Han Sheng complain, they might really believe that he was wrongly accused. His ability as a shopkeeper in dealing with all kinds of people is indeed extraordinary.

Regarding this, Han Shengcai himself thought so. Therefore, after he passionately cried out his grievances, he looked at the young emperor, hoping that things would turn around.

To his delight, the emperor actually smiled. But it seemed a bit strange. Before he had time to think deeply about the meaning behind the smile, he heard the emperor turning his head to look at a guard.

He followed the emperor's gaze and looked at the man, and was suddenly surprised: Hey, why is this guard missing one hand? Can he also be a guard? Just when he thought of this, he suddenly realized that this person seemed familiar. It seemed that he had seen him somewhere.

At this time, the emperor was heard saying to the man: "Chen Baihu, he has a unclear mind and is talking nonsense. Please help him recall his memories!"

Chen Er was missing one hand and could not clasp his fists normally to accept orders. He could only verbally agree, then took a few steps forward and came to Han Shengcai. There was a hint of ridicule in the corner of his mouth: "Shopkeeper Han, you don't know me. Yes? I was the one who knocked on the door of Yongchang Bank that night, have you forgotten?"

After hearing what he said, Han Sheng finally remembered. Suddenly, his face turned pale and he couldn't help but murmur to himself: "No, this is impossible, he has obviously left! He has not come back since, how is it possible? Absolutely..."

This thing was so unexpected, and even more unlikely than seeing a ghost during the day, that Han Sheng, who had been gritting his teeth and persisting, was a little panicked.

When Chen Er saw this, he couldn't help but feel a little happy. As soon as I showed up, I was able to pry open his mouth, which was considered a great achievement.

With this in mind, he continued to help Han Sheng and recalled: "You were shocked when you heard what I said to you. You couldn't believe it at first. It wasn't until Obai showed you his money rat tail that you couldn't believe it. You didn’t believe it unless it was shaved recently, and then quickly pulled us into the store..."

Unexpectedly, things went counterproductive. After Han Shengcai experienced the initial panic, although he heard Chen Er repeating what happened that night, his heart gradually calmed down and he was thinking of countermeasures.

"You told us not to talk, and you took care of everything, and finally sent us out of the city. Shopkeeper Han, are there any lies in what I said?" After Chen Er finished speaking, he asked with confidence in his victory.

"What, what did you say? The common people don't understand!" Han Sheng began to deny it, "The common people dare to swear to God, the master is missing an arm. The common people have never seen it before. Please don't accuse the common people unjustly!"

"You..." Chen Er was furious when he heard this. He still wanted to deny it to this point?

At this moment, Hu Guang spoke, and he said calmly: "Han Shengcai, let me tell you the truth, among the four people that day, except for the real Tatar Ao Bai, the other three were all members of the Jin Yiwei Baihu. . This Chen Baihu in front of you, I specially asked him to come back to confront you. It's just that there was an accident when he came back and he was missing one hand. I believe you know it well. "

Han Shengcai's complexion was obviously more dejected than when he had just fought, but even so, he was still denying it. Because he knew that if he admitted Tonglu, he would definitely die.

His behavior of not being afraid of being scalded by boiling water has always given Cao Huachun a headache. Now that he saw that the imperial convict was doing the same thing in front of the emperor, he couldn't help but secretly glance at the emperor to see how his face looked and whether he was angry. ?

However, what he didn't see was that the emperor's expression remained unchanged, as if he knew that the criminal would continue to deny it. He only heard the emperor say again: "You have another brother named Han Youcai, who is now the shopkeeper of a billing office in Suzhou. You two People are all sensitive to money and are good at managing money. They were snared by Fan Yongdou and married his distant niece to you. The matter of the ticket number was caused by your instigation of Fan Yongdou and other Jin people. Is this possible? "

Han Shengcai looked surprised, his mouth slightly opened, and he stared blankly at the young emperor in front of him. The previous feeling came back to him, as if he couldn't hide his secret from the emperor.

Seeing him like this, Hu Guang continued to speak calmly without waiting for his answer: "Under Fan Yongdou's operation, you also recognized the former chief minister Han Xu, a distant clan uncle, and you have a big brother." Backer. Han Xu is among the shareholders of Yongchang Bank, right?"

"Fan Yongdou, together with Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, Huang Yunfa and others, often did business with Jianlu on a large scale, or in other words, smuggled materials prohibited by the Ming Dynasty to Jianlu to obtain huge profits. Is this possible?"

"In the first year, second year, and third year of Apocalypse, Fan Yongdou and others conducted at least 6 large-scale raids on prisoners, and the profits from smuggling supplies reached more than 40 million taels of silver. Is this possible?"

Hu Guang seemed to have seen it with his own eyes, speaking out one by one, even down to the specific names of people, including the people in charge of Shanxi merchants and Jianlu, as well as the types of supplies and so on. If it was just fabricated, it wouldn't be so detailed.

Of course, these transaction information were provided by Liu Xingzuo. The information connecting Shanxi merchants and Han Shengcai was Ruhua's information obtained from Ma Fugui.

When these words were spoken, one can imagine the shock to Han Shengcai. He tried his best to deny the affair with the prisoners, but it started from the confrontation between Chen Er and him, and slowly became vulnerable. He was lying on the ground, unable to raise his head, just looking down at the ground in front of him.

Seeing him like this, Hu Guang knew that his psychological defense had been almost broken. Therefore, he no longer went into detail about the private transactions between the eight major Shanxi merchants and Jianlu, and dropped the subject: "Fan Yongdou not only sold embargoed materials, but also sold information to Jianlu. As his confidant, you naturally know this. . Therefore, when Obai suddenly appeared, although you were surprised, you did not hesitate and immediately thought of a way to help him escape from the city."

At this point, Hu Guang suddenly raised his voice and shouted with dignity: "You are talking nonsense in front of me, and you dare to say that the sky will thunder and you will die! Even if God fell asleep and missed punishing you, do you think I can't do it? What?"

Han Shengcai's head could no longer hold up, and his forehead hit the ground with a sound. His whole body seemed to have lost its life, leaving only a stinky skin.

If what Hu Guang said was just what Cao Huachun said, because of the difference in status, maybe Han Shengcai wouldn't have behaved so badly.

But these words were spoken by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Even if Han Shengcai believed that his backstage was tough, it could not be tougher than the emperor. In this case, he knew that he would definitely not escape death!

But he didn't expect that what Hu Guang said next made him raise his head and look at the young emperor in front of him with disbelief, thinking that he had heard wrong.

Thanks to Mu Yi Yin Kou for the tip!

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