Li Li felt that his life was like a year these days, and he wanted to go crazy. Even if he knew that Jia Zhen might have a lot of means waiting for him, it couldn't affect his mood at this time.It wasn't until he was pressed down and kneeled in front of Jia Zhen by the yamen servants that Li Li regained his senses from his emotions.Jia Zhen smiled slightly, but that smile soon disappeared. With a solemn expression, she said, "What does the prisoner Li Lixiang want to confess?" For some reason, Li Li felt a little apprehensive when he saw Jia Zhen. It was from Mr. Jia in front of him, and the impression of fear of being ignored by others these days has been deeply rooted in his mind. He thought it was nothing, but seeing the instigator suddenly, this buried fear Aroused again, Li Li couldn't help shaking his body slightly, gritted his teeth, and began to think of words.

"It seems that you haven't thought about what you want to tell this officer at all?" Jia Zhen stared, her eyebrows raised upwards, and she was about to ask the yamen servant to take Li Li back to the prison. "My lord, I'll recruit anything, everything." Li Li quickly said, not caring about his previous status, kowtowing several times, but he didn't know where to start.

"Then let's start with the reasons why you were greedy for the imperial court's funds for disaster relief and resettlement of the victims five years ago, and then rose step by step, and finally came to Yangzhou." Jia Zhen squinted her eyes, breaking Li Li's fluke mentality, and let Li Li couldn't help the sweat dripping from his forehead, how could Jia Boxi know about this?

Li Li felt that what he had done at the beginning was quite secretive, but it was because he was greedy for this sum of money, and his upper and lower joints were adjusted, which made him follow the path of the fourth prince, and he was the subordinate of the fourth prince after that.Because the Fourth Prince wanted to keep a low profile, he followed the Fourth Prince's order and joined the First Prince's sect. Peng Yuduan is one of the First Prince's confidantes. He has been working under Peng Yuduan for so many years. Secretly reported the situation in Yangzhou to the Fourth Prince in detail.It was precisely because he took refuge in the Fourth Prince and wanted to lurk among the First Prince's faction, that matter had been quietly smoothed over by the Fourth Prince long ago.In recent years, the fifth and third princes have made many actions. Many officials who were involved in that incident were found out, but they themselves have never been exposed. How can Jia Boxi be able to do things that the fifth and third princes are still unable to do? Know?

Although Jia Zhen has been an official for many years, if someone hadn't told him such old and secret things, it would take a lot of effort to find out by him alone. It's just that Li Li is the fourth prince's confidant, I'm afraid Li Li himself didn't know that Qin Mu, who died in the prison, was the confidant of the fourth prince, and he had a lot of private information in his hands. How could you not know?It's a pity that Qin Mu was loyal and worked hard for the fourth prince, but it didn't end well, and these things just made him cheap for nothing.If it wasn't for Qin Mu's secret letter, how could he have known Li Li's important secret many years ago, even though he has the ability to reach heaven.

"Li Li, if you say something yourself, the final result is completely different from what I force you to say, do you understand?" Jia Zhen said slowly. "Before I say this, I want to ask my lord one thing—did you know the situation in Yangzhou clearly before you came to Yangzhou?" Li Li looked up at Jia Zhen. Everyone knows, then he probably knows the situation in Yangzhou clearly, then this person must have been watching their jokes for so many months!Li Li suddenly felt that the anger that had been suffocating all the time was extinguished inexplicably, and everyone had to admit defeat if they were not as good as everyone, and they were all played around by Jia Zhen.

"Not to mention, at least I don't know where you found those two demon monks and Taoists? As for the others, Li Li, you have been an official for many years, don't you know a truth? If you want to do good things, you must Sharpen your weapon first. If I don't know anything about Yangzhou, how dare I do this?" Jia Zhen narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at Li Li who was kneeling. "Okay, I'll recruit." Jia Zhen's words were undoubtedly the last straw that crushed Li Li. He couldn't bear it any longer. He was going to die anyway. He would rather have a quick understanding than live and suffer. good.

"So that monk came to look for you by himself, and you didn't go into the details, so you were bewitched by them to do this?" Jia Zhen raised her eyebrows slightly, and he had waited for the confession he wanted, the so-called Naturally, the rarer the monsters are, the better, and the higher the ability, the more uneasy the people above will feel.Li Li didn't think he was a good person, since he confessed, why wouldn't he drag others into the water together.Li Li has been in Yangzhou for many years. Although his official position is not high, he is very good at making money. Such an explanation is actually more than Jia Zhen's investigation in the past few months.When Jia Zhen saw the list in her hand, she couldn't help but feel a little scared. It's just Nanzhili, where the water is so deep, let alone those places where the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

"My lord, I am convinced that I fell into your hands. However, I still want to tell my lord one thing-it is normal for officials and officials in the world to protect each other. If your lord can manage Jinling and Yangzhou, can you still control the world? As long as the above People keep thinking, and this kind of thing will not end." When Li Li said this, he showed some helpless emotions. He didn't make a wrong step because of a wrong step, although he had expected that he would fail in the future. Abi hell, but I didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly. Could it be that people are doing it and the sky is watching?

Jia Zhen looked at Li Li, but didn't speak.He naturally understands what Li Li said, but soon this battle will soon be settled, as long as the crown prince is in power, it will be much better.In fact, the prince's and Emperor Wenyuan's political ideas are very different, but they are very similar to Jia Zhen's many ideas.Emperor Wenyuan respected Confucianism, and although the prince was benevolent, he preferred Legalism, and he often had disputes with Emperor Wenyuan. Therefore, Emperor Wenyuan and the prince have been a little distant these years. This is one of the reasons. If there is no queen around This pair of the most honored father and son in the world was trying to negotiate and reconcile. I am afraid that the brothers would have already smelled the smell and would rush to tear the prince apart.

Although Jia Zhen didn't stand in line, she still knew the princes very well. His selfishness was more towards the prince, not for anything else, just because of the prince's tolerance. What's more, although the fifth prince was named prince, it was only half a year ago. But as the son of the empress, he was raised according to the model of the crown prince when he was young, and he was often exposed to the practical affairs of the government, and his ability in theory was far above that of the princes.The most important thing is that Jia Zhen believes that the prince, as the successor, has already keenly sensed the sense of crisis, not the kind of crisis brought about by the rivalry between brothers, but the crisis buried under the surface prosperity of the entire court, and even the entire country, and all kinds of crises. Hidden danger.

Sunset in the rivers - this is Jia Zhen's only feeling for many years as an official. From Sheyang, to the capital, and then to Nanzhili, this cold and helpless feeling has always lingered in his heart, lingering.However, in this era of supremacy of the monarchy, it is impossible for him alone to do much. Although he has been trying his best to do something, the only person who can bring a turn for the court at this time is the prince. He is both a person involved and a bystander, a person with vested interests and a person without interests. Only the various contradictions brought about by such multiple identities can make him more sober, which is far beyond the reach of other princes.Think about Liu Shi, the prince of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Although he has a good nature, he has always opposed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's military arrogance. Is it really because of his character?A prince who was able to disagree with the emperor's opinions and ideas, and even led the only troops and the people in the city to resist his father's regular army of Emperor Wu of the Han for several days, he must have foreseen that the blindly military actions in the late period of Emperor Wu of the Han would bring Give that dynasty some serious hidden dangers and disasters, because he is the future stakeholder.

Li Li confessed, and finally an official in the cell on the other side couldn't resist anymore and begged to see Jia Zhen.Jia Zhen got Li Li's confession today, but she is not worried about others, she just said that the trial will be retried tomorrow. "Boss, what's the matter?" Gu Su was idle in the capital, but he became a coolie in Nanzhili.Jia Zhen didn't say anything, but just handed the things in her hand to Gu Su. Gu Su looked at it for a while, and his face became serious. "This Li Li himself is going to die. It's not enough to drag that dry man into the water, but he also dragged me into the water." Jia Zhen twitched her lips slightly, picked up the teacup next to her and began to drink tea.

Gu Su felt that the thing in his hand was a bit hot. If the thing was handed over, the emperor would probably depose the fourth prince and the second prince in a thunderstorm. , the emperor took care of his own son, and always wanted to find someone to vent his anger on later. "The old emperor's people are already on their way to Yangzhou. It is impossible to hide this thing. It seems that I can only adapt to the situation." Jia Zhen just thinks that the timing is not good, but it is the best for her own plan. It's just that Jia Zhen didn't even tell Chu about this plan, except for those servants whose lives were in her own hands, let alone Gu Su. "Does the master have an idea?" Gu Su thought that he had good aptitude, and his brain was very good. Why didn't he see that there was something useful for him? Could it be that the master and the people sent by the emperor knew each other?

"Prince, just letting Jia Boxi go like this, and even helping him secretly, won't it really hinder us?" The prince's confidants felt that they couldn't understand the prince's actions, even if they wanted to clean up their own family, Then there is no need to spit out the fat spots in Jinling and Yangzhou that have been eaten so hard. This is picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon. Is the prince confused?The prince couldn't help but glared at the servant who said stupid things. He probably was too eager for quick success earlier, why did he accept such a stupid thing as a staff member? It seems that this guy has to be dismissed sooner or later, or he will get himself into trouble sooner or later.

The crown prince felt that what Jia Zhen did was extremely in line with his wishes, and even if he lost a few coins, it was worth it. Sooner or later, the world would be his, and he didn't want to accept a lot of mess after he came to power. The king of Nan'an County and those small countries around him, such as Qianxiang country, are enough for him to have a headache, okay?Under internal and external troubles, he does not want to make things worse, and Nanzhili, as one of the important places of money and food for the imperial court, is undoubtedly the best to be able to govern Qingming.

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