Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

The next day, when Yuan Zhen brought people to the Tang family to search the house, Lord Tang couldn't believe it.

"Sir Yuan, Mr. Tang wants to see Sir Zhou." Sir Tang said hurriedly. They have already reached a settlement, so why arrest him?

Did he lie to him before?

Yuan Zhen sneered, "Master Tang, you have failed Master Zhou's trust in you and wasted an opportunity to atone for your crime. Master Zhou said that you and your family should understand what happened."

Lord Tang was suspicious and didn't understand what was wrong.

However, when all the members of the Tang family were escorted to Yushu Bay by Yuan Zhen, Lord Tang collapsed to the ground.

"Please spare my life, sir. I will never dare to do it again." Sir Tang thought of the 20,000 taels of silver he had just obtained, which were obtained from the water conservancy project in the Yushu Bay section.

Zhou Jin stood up, took a hammer and smashed the newly repaired dam himself.

After a few hits, there were rotten branches all under the stone.

Based on the water flow records of previous years, Lord Tang felt that nothing would happen even if there were old materials here, so he agreed to do so.

This was done by his confidant and was not handed over to outsiders. Lord Zhou, do we know about this?

Just when Lord Tang was puzzled, several people were brought up.

Lord Tang's face changed drastically when he saw this. These people were all his trusted subordinates.

At this time, they were all escorted here with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel on the ground.

"Please spare us, sir. We don't want to do this either. It was sir Tang who forced us to do this!"

Hearing this, Lord Tang trembled all over, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't ask you to do this!"

"The 20,000 taels of silver note I sent you yesterday morning has my mark on it!" the confidant said quickly, "We originally wanted to put these materials to good use, but you said that they are not needed here and we can keep the money."

"This is all Lord Tang forcing us! Not only did he embezzle the money for the new water conservancy project, he also colluded with those bandits and accepted money from them many times!"

"I also know that in the secret room of Lord Tang's study, he has hidden all these years' gold, silver and jewelry!"

……

In order to save their own lives, these confidants are now telling everyone everything about Lord Tang.

Even if Lord Tang had ten mouths, he couldn't explain it clearly. These things are addictive.

Originally, the Tang family thought that Zhou Jin deliberately framed them, but now it seems that is not the case.

Zhou Jin has already obtained evidence of the Tang family's crimes, and now the Tang family is doomed.

Lord Tang fainted immediately, and the other members of the Tang family also cried and wailed, knowing that it was all over.

Yuan Zhen confiscated Mr. Tang's property and took away 190,000 taels of silver, 13,000 taels of gold, and more than a dozen boxes of pearls, jade and precious stones.

Zhou Jin was also shocked when he learned about so much money.

"This amount of silver is almost as much as the silver in Black Dragon Village! No wonder this Tang guy is unwilling to leave and stays here!"

"It's said that three years as a clean official can earn you 100,000 silver coins. It's just right for this Tang!"

Yuan Zhen quickly added: "Brother Zhou, this is just the gold, silver and jewelry we collected from Lord Tang's house. Take a look at this pile!"

Zhou Jin was slightly stunned. He took it and looked at it, then slammed the table angrily.

"This big rat named Tang is so greedy! He has ten shops in Yunzhou alone! In Qingshui County, he has two mines and even 5,000 acres of land!"

Yuan Zhen sighed, "After my interrogation, I found out that these were all collected by Tang over the years. Originally, he had 10,000 acres of land, but later people fled Qingshui County and some became bandits. No one farmed, so many fields were abandoned and sold by him."

Zhou Jin gritted his teeth, "This Tang guy deserves to die!"

Yuan Zhen asked: "After the death of Mr. Tang, I am worried that General Wu will make some unusual moves!"

Zhou Jin shook his head, "Don't worry, General Wu will not act on his own!"

Yuan Zhen was suspicious, "Why is this?"

Zhou Jin sneered, "Because I went to see General Wu yesterday and told him that I was going to deal with the Tang guy!"

"I have already given him a chance to concentrate on water conservancy. If he can do a good job, after a few years, he may be let off after making up for his crime."

"But he should never have embezzled the money for repairing the water conservancy project! This place may not suffer a major disaster, but if the water from the snow mountain melts too much, this place will definitely be impacted."

"Maybe the common people will not be affected by the disaster, but the land that has been reclaimed will be affected! In short, this is a mistake. Tang was too greedy, and that is why he is in this situation today."

After hearing this, Yuan Zhen pondered for a moment, "Sir, General Wu will kill people to silence them, right?"

Zhou Jin smiled and said, "Then you really underestimated General Wu! He won't kill to silence someone. This Tang guy will definitely not survive!"

Yuan Zhen thought for a moment, "Will General Wu threaten Lord Zhang?"

"That's right, let's wait and see!" Zhou Jin nodded, "In this way, General Wu will not act hastily, and will not go against us."

Just as Yuan Zhen and Zhou Jin were talking, a man came into the cell.

This person is none other than General Wu's confidant Jiang Cheng. "Lord Tang, things have come to this point. You only have one way out now!"

Lord Tang knelt on the ground with a plop, "Lord Jiang, please tell General Wu to come and save me!"

Jiang Cheng shook his head when he heard this. "If you had only made a minor mistake, it would have been fine, but you actually embezzled 20,000 taels of silver. The county magistrate gave you a chance, but you didn't seize it."

"General Wu has asked me to tell you that if you talk nonsense, none of your family will survive."

After hearing this, Lord Tang completely collapsed on the ground, unable to speak anymore.

Jiang Cheng asked, "Master Tang, do you know what to do?"

It took Lord Tang a while to recover. "I will end my life. Can you please ask the general to save the lives of my family?"

Jiang Cheng nodded, "Don't let your family suffer! The Tang family has been raided, and all the gold, silver, and jewelry you have saved for half your life have been confiscated."

"General Wu can only guarantee their lives. Once things are settled, I will give them some silver! Find a safe place to live out their days."

Upon hearing this, Lord Tang sighed, "It's already very good to be able to do this. Thank General Wu for me. I know what to do now!"

Jiang Cheng nodded, "Master Tang, Jiang will definitely convey your words, and the general will keep his word and protect your family."

Lord Tang made a bitter face and said, "Thank you very much."

Lord Tang remained motionless as he watched Jiang Cheng leave.

After eating all the food in the evening, Lord Tang hanged himself with his belt and died.

The next day, Wang Shiwen came to interrogate Lord Tang and was shocked to learn that Lord Tang was dead.

"Brother Zhou, it must be murder to silence the witness." Wang Shiwen didn't want to take responsibility, so he hurried over to report.

Zhou Jin had just finished his work. When he heard Wang Shiwen's words, he smiled and said, "Brother Wang, remember, I never killed anyone to silence them. I committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"