The Young Emperor and the Fearless

He Li squeezed the gavel in his hand, and asked, "Where are those children? Where did they get them?"

Zhen Ling said: "Almost all the children were taken to Nudi City by them. According to them, the disobedient ones have been dealt with, and the tired ones have been thrown away."

He Li said: "How did you deal with it?"

The town order said: "Killed and buried. Because I was worried that these children would talk nonsense, I didn't let any of them go."

He Li said: "Who threw away the child named Zhiyuan last time in the abandoned mansion outside the town?"

Zhenling said: "The child was given to Zhang Guangping to play with. Zhang Guangping probably thought he was interesting and wanted to keep it, so he was sent to me for me to watch, so I locked him there. In an abandoned house. But Zhang Guangping probably forgot about his existence, and didn't mention taking him away."

He Li's pupils shrank, and he said again: "What about Li Yuzhen's younger brother, who was also killed by you?"

Zhen Ling said: "Zhu Changyuan caught Li Wang and originally wanted to give it to Chang Chao, but Chang Chao saw... he fell in love with you, Mr. Yuan, so he asked someone to send Li Wang to Zhang Guangping. Is Li Wang dead or not?" Life, I don't know, but there are more bad luck than good luck. The behavior of Chang Zhang and Zhang is not hesitating, especially the lives of inferior people."

He Li was so angry that he dropped the gavel, and said, "You guys have committed a heinous crime!"

The town order stuck his neck and blushed for a long time before he said, "I'm obsessed with money. I shouldn't take money from them, and I shouldn't let them do evil in the land under my jurisdiction. Mr. Yuan, Mr. Zhou, I... I Tell me everything I know, I beg you to be merciful and let me go! I will definitely serve the people wholeheartedly in the future, and I will never do this again."

show mercy?

He Li rolled his eyes and was too angry to speak.Ju Xie gently rubbed his head, and he calmed down a little.

After listening to the town order, Zhou Fu probably understood the ins and outs of the matter.He bowed his head and said respectfully: "This matter involves several lives, and there are huge implications behind it. I have heard about the two Changzhang families. They are well-known in Nudi City, so they are not easy to move."

He Li said: "Why can't you move! In this case of missing children, all those who commit crimes should be imprisoned and sentenced."

"Huang..." Zhou Fu almost called out his honorific title, but fortunately he stopped in time and said, "It's complicated, and I won't be able to explain it clearly for a while."

He Li said: "I'm surprised. The laws of my Yuanzhi Kingdom are clear, and it's only natural to pay for murder. Zhou Fu, according to your opinion, I can't let the two surnames Zhang and Chang die?"

"That's not the case." Zhou Fu wanted to explain, then glanced at the people in the hall, and said, "I ordered Li Tianyuan and others to be detained. How to judge them is of course up to you, but there are some ties to it. , I will explain to you later, how?"

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Speaking of the largest granary merchant in Yuanzhi State, it is the Zhang family in Tundi.In the capital, they are all over the streets and alleys, and they even supply the rice in the palace.

The Zhang family can grow so big, not only because of their shrewd business minds, but also because they are very good at curry favor with officials and know how to clear the way.Many ministers in the court received rice grains from them every month. Of course, to avoid suspicion, the officials would willingly give a little money, but the amount of money was several times less than what they sold to the common people.

This unwritten rule is well known among officials in the capital, but everyone has benefited from it and habitually keeps silent.

The Zhang family in Nudi City is a distant relative of the Zhang family, and they have many contacts on weekdays, and the relationship is very close.If Zhang Guangping committed a crime, his relatives in the capital would of course have to help. If other officials were to deal with it, they would naturally look at their family's face and make a difference.

There is also the Chang family who opened a bank in Nudi City. Although they are not as large as the Zhang family, their status in Nudi City is no less than that of Zhang Guangping's family.The two companies have a good business relationship, and the road on the official road is also very smooth.

But the point is, the two of them fell into Heli's hands, so it's hard to say what will happen to them.

The courtroom of the government office has cleared out irrelevant people.The yamen servant can be regarded as general knowledge. After the town order committed a crime and was imprisoned, there was no one in charge, so he listened to Zhou Fu's arrangement and did whatever he was asked to do.

After the people left, only our own people were left in the courtroom.

Zhou Fu retreated to the center of the hall, and respectfully greeted He Li as a monarch and minister.Seeing this, his followers followed suit.

He Li originally wanted to help him up, but when he walked in front of the person, he bent down and felt pain, so he straightened up and said, "There's no need to be polite, get up."

Zhou Fu saw that he was unwell, and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with your body?"

He Li waved his hand: "It's okay. Zhou Fu, what did you mean by taxation?"

The Zhang family and the Chang family, who have a large family and business, pay tens of millions of taels of gold to the national treasury every year, which is a very important income for the national treasury.However, He Li didn't know the meaning of it.

Zhou Fu said: "Although taxes are collected from the people, after all, the common people can pay very little. The combined taxes paid by the Zhang and Chang families are several times higher than that paid by all the people in Nudi City. This means that they are very useful to the imperial court, and they have deep roots and cannot be easily moved."

He Li was confused: "Even so, it cannot be confused with the crimes they committed."

Zhou Fu said: "What the emperor said is true. But if their crimes are spread and known by the common people, their business will definitely be affected. Then this year, the silver taels handed over to the treasury will be greatly reduced. Let me tell you an unlucky example. If the common people encounter disasters repeatedly and urgently need funds from the national treasury for disaster relief, the national treasury will definitely not be able to provide the same amount as before, and it will be difficult to ride a tiger."

He Li didn't take it seriously: "It's only tens of millions of gold, these silver taels, can they be worth the lives of so many children?"

Zhou Fu said: "No and no. This is not just a matter of tens of millions of gold. From now on, this sum of income will be lost every year."

He Li said: "In your opinion, do you want to let those two go?"

Zhou Fu said: "No, of course it is necessary to punish them, but it should not be made public. It is best to fine the two of them with money."

Now He Li understood that Zhang Chang and Zhang Chang had to apologize with death, but in order not to affect the family behind them, they only had to pay for their lives with a fine.

He Li was so angry that his face turned green: "Zhou Fu, I didn't expect that even you are a person who disregards the law and walks in crooked ways."

Zhou Fu has always been bold and outspoken this week, and he did not deny He Li's statement, but asked instead: "I dare to ask the emperor, is the lives of countless people affected by the disaster important, or the lives of a few children in this town?"

He Li said: "How can you compare unwarranted things!"

Zhou Fu said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Yuan must have told you that you should be prepared for danger in times of peace, so don't think too much about it. When the time comes and you really meet, I'm afraid you will regret it later."

He Li snorted coldly: "I really don't believe it. I want to kill two people, and there are still others I can't kill."