Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 593
Several yamen runners pounced on him like wolves and tigers, restrained Mr. Wang, and stuffed his fingers into the pliers one by one.

Even though the torture is made of just a few wooden sticks and two ropes, the fingers are connected to the heart and few people can survive this torture alone.

After being tortured, the prisoner's ten fingers would most likely be disabled.

Young Master Wang turned pale with shock and shouted, "Let my father go. I will take the punishment."

But as soon as he moved, two yamen runners poked him on the knees with water and fire sticks, and he fell to his knees with a thump.

Then four water and fire sticks came across and pinned him to the ground, preventing him from struggling to get up.

A yamen runner with a full beard viciously stuffed Mr. Wang's fingers into the pliers one by one.

When he was young, Mr. Wang was a brave and aggressive man of the world. Although he has lived a life of luxury and gained weight over the years, he still has courage.

Although his face turned pale, he still gritted his teeth and held on.

At this time, the bearded yamen runner said in a thin voice: "The Marquis asked me to bring you a message..."

Mr. Wang looked up in astonishment and looked at the bearded man with wide eyes.

The bearded yamen runner whispered to him while clamping his ten fingers, then handed the other end of the torture pincer to the yamen runner opposite him and took a step back.

Liu Yiguan grinned and said, "Torture!"

Just as the two yamen runners were about to pull the tongs, Wang Yuanwai screamed, "I confess, I confess, I confess..."

"Ah? Dad..."

Young Master Wang, who was struggling, suddenly stopped and looked at Mr. Wang in surprise.

Is my father so spineless? You should at least be punished a little, and then confess when you can't bear it anymore. Wouldn't that make it sound better if it gets out?

No, what is my father going to confess? Could it be that the fake Jiaozi was really made by my family? Dad, please don't use the fake Jiaozi to deceive your son...

While Young Master Wang was imagining things frantically, Mr. Wang over there looked extremely frightened, his legs weak and drooping on the ground.

Seeing this, Liu Yiguan couldn't help but groan, and looked around at the two supervising judges, Teng Teng and Wu Yichen, and said, "I thought he was very courageous, but it seems that he is just this brave."

Teng Teng said excitedly: "Wang Liansheng, since you don't want to suffer any more physical pain, then confess quickly. Did you print this fake meeting, or is there someone else behind you?"

Wang Yuanwai said with a sad face: "What fake Jiaozi... I was really fooled. This was all done by the people who opened the fake meeting place. It has nothing to do with me."

Wu Yichen was stunned and asked, "Then what do you want to recruit?"

Wang Yuanwai said dejectedly, "Let me find out where that huge sum of money came from and where it went."

Liu Yiguan was immediately cheered up. He had always felt that Mr. Wang was the accomplice in creating the fake meeting.

Large amounts of wealth whose origin and destination are unclear mean that a corresponding large amount of money will flow into the market.

If these currencies are fake, they are just used in the payment and receipt of these bulk goods. Only such bulk commodity transactions can easily digest so many fake currencies.

Doesn't this coincide with the phenomenon that it is now circulating in large quantities in the market, leading to rising prices in Lin'an?

Liu Yiguan said grimly: "Then tell me, what happened to your huge amount of wealth whose source and destination are unknown?"

Wang Yuanwai said, "I am just working for someone. I bought this large amount of goods from various places for him, and then I gave them to him. Then I bought some rare goods from overseas and sold them to different parties. I just made a profit from the difference."

Liu Yi was secretly shocked when he heard this. He said to Teng Teng and Wu Yichen with a gloomy face: "You two, I didn't expect them to have such means. It seems that the fake Huizi has already flowed into various places in large quantities. It is even more difficult for local people to distinguish the authenticity of Huizi. The economy of our Song country will definitely suffer a heavy blow because of this."

Wu Yichen from the Imperial City Department said with some hope, "Maybe not. As far as I know, the copper plates they used to print the fake notes have been recovered by the court."

Teng Teng said: "The problem is that we don't know how many fake Jiaozi they had printed and how many fake Jiaozi had circulated before those copper plates were seized."

Liu Yiguan nodded solemnly and said, "What Fujiteramasa said is exactly what I am worried about. Wang Liansheng, I want to ask you, who is the person behind you?"

Mr. Wang then stammered out the names of three people.

……

The merchant ship from Japan is about to arrive in Lin'an.

Due to the military aid trade with Xinjin, the Dun'en City line and the Jiulian City line have been opened up, so the Jin family of Goryeo and Fujiwara no Himeka of Japan are now each focusing on the operation of one trade line.

The prices in Lin'an have skyrocketed recently, which has had a great impact on the procurement of materials that Fei Yuye is responsible for.

Although the sale of "arms" has always been highly profitable, if the cost is high, wouldn't the government's "sealed warehouse" earn less money?
Moreover, if merchants judge that prices will continue to rise, they will be reluctant to sell, and Fei Yuye will find it difficult to purchase sufficient goods.

Fortunately, with the help of Wang Yuanwai, they were able to establish trade networks in many areas through the water network, which barely offset the impact of soaring prices and resulting shortages of supplies in Lin'an.

Fei Yuye did not dare to be careless. She was about to continue to deal with the procurement of military supplies today. However, she was stopped by her mother before she even left the house.

Fei Yuye's mother, Ms. Tan, was a very traditional woman with a gentle temperament and virtuous character.

Her husband Fei Tianlu was originally a veteran general in the army. Later, he was appointed to the Privy Council's Skinning Office. He was a person that even his colleagues were wary of, as he had been used to being strong all his life.

In front of her husband, Tan just fulfilled her duties as a good wife and mother, worked hard and never dared to interfere with her husband's work.

Her daughter was also very capable. At a young age, she was favored by the wife of the internal minister of the palace, Mrs. Zhe, who not only adopted her as her goddaughter, but also supported her to work as a female official in the Jisufang.

Therefore, Tan never interfered in her daughter's affairs. After all, she couldn't give her daughter any advice based on her knowledge.

But, another spring has come, and my daughter is already twenty years old!
Her husband has changed his status and is staying in the northern country to fight on the battlefield. It is unknown when he will come back or whether he can come back. If she, as a mother, still doesn't care, what will happen to her daughter? She has become an old maid!

Therefore, no matter how weak-willed she was as a mother, she had to muster up the courage to intervene.

Tan wanted to find a husband for her daughter. The fat girl from the "Moshanghua" embroidery workshop was famous for her appearance and character. Who didn't know her? Matchmakers had almost worn out the door.

But her daughter never considered her lifelong affairs, and her husband doted on her, so she didn't dare to say anything. Now that her husband was not at home and her daughter was 20 years old, Tan's sense of crisis suddenly became serious, so she stopped her daughter and wanted her to meet a matchmaker, maybe there would be someone she liked.

But Fei Yuye's mind was now fully occupied with the issue of raising goods, so she had no time to think about this and immediately refused.

Tan's tears immediately flowed down.

Fei Yuye was helpless when she saw this, so she had to beg for mercy: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to mother, I'll see you, isn't it okay for me to see you?"

Tan was overjoyed, and hurriedly wiped her tears with her sleeves, saying, "Really? Then mother will arrange it for you right away..."

Fei Yuye said, "I have something to do today, and tomorrow... tomorrow won't work either. How about the day after tomorrow? See you the day after tomorrow, okay?"

"That's fine. But... my daughter, you are no longer working in the Speed ​​Room, and you are still leaving home early and coming back late. You are an unmarried girl, and people will gossip about you..."

"Mom, if you keep talking, I won't see anyone."

"Okay, okay, mother, I won't say anything more..."

When Tan saw her daughter getting angry, she immediately softened and quickly agreed.

Fei Yuye said, "My daughter really has something to say, and it's a big deal. This will be of great help to Daddy. This is all I can say. Mother, I'm going out first."

Fei Yuye walked to the door of the flower hall and just as she opened the door with a "crash", four red tasseled spears were pressed against her chest.

Wu Yichen, the third commander of the Imperial City Division, stood calmly behind four Imperial City Division officials. Behind him were a large group of soldiers and constables from Lin'an Prefecture.

Fei Yuye frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

Wu Yichen said coldly: "Fat girl, your incident has been exposed, come with us!"

Wu Yichen waved his hand and shouted, "Catch him!"

Immediately, a bailiff rushed forward and with a loud bang, put the chain around Fei Yuye's neck.

……

On Houshi Street, a large number of people gathered in front of the "Sanyuan Jewelry Store" to watch the fun.

Dalisi Zheng Teng Teng stood outside the store with his hands behind his back. The detectives drove out the shopkeeper, accountant, and clerks inside, and then sealed the doors and windows one by one with seals bearing the government's bright red seal.

"Bang!" The last door was closed and locked first, and then two seals were cross-stuck on it.

Teng Teng looked at the boxes of account books that had been searched out, and calmly ordered: "Leave eight detectives here to guard them, and take the account books, the shopkeeper, and the accountant back to Lin'an Prefecture!"

The group of people escorted the suspects, carried a box of account books, and walked out of the crowd, and left. …

In Renmeifang, many families have people standing at the front door, looking up at the extremely eye-catching "Sanyuan Jidi" top scholar archway.

The closest place to the Marquis' Mansion is Luo's Medical Clinic. At the entrance of the clinic, Luo Cheng'an and Yan Qingyu stood side by side on the steps, stretching their necks to look towards the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.

A team of detectives from Lin'an Prefecture had surrounded the mansion. Liu Yiguan, dressed in his official uniform, stood solemnly under the open vermilion lacquered door.

There was no expression on his face, and the lines on his face were as sharp as if they were carved by a knife or an axe.

Wang Liansheng confessed that there were two women hiding behind him.

One of the two women was Fei Yuye, who once worked in the Privy Council's Machine Room but has now been dismissed and become a commoner.

The other one is Xue Bingxin, who, like Fei Yuye, was once a female official in the Jisufang, and is now Yang Yuan's concubine.

The man behind these two women is Yang Yuan, the new upstart in the court.

It's a shocking truth, but it makes perfect sense when you think about it.

If they did not have such identities and backgrounds, how could they have stolen the copper plate from the "Xingzai Huiziwu" and have the ability to produce special ink and mulberry paper for printing Huizi?

However, considering Yang Yuan's current identity, Liu Yiguan secretly visited Tang Shitui again before arresting him.

When Tang Shitui heard that the case involved Yang Yuan, his eyes suddenly lit up like an eagle seeing its prey.

He asked Liu Yiguan anxiously, "How sure are you that the person behind Wang Yuanwai is the one who made the fake meeting?"

Liu Yiguan thought about it and said in a deep voice: "Sixty percent!"

After hearing this, Tang Situi frowned slightly.

Yang Yuan was a new upstart in the court, and both the emperor and the Prince of Jin highly regarded him. Moreover, his reputation was too high. Once they arrested him and it was proved that he had nothing to do with the case, they would be in a passive position.

He did not have a good relationship with this new noble in the court. Once it was proved that Yang Yuan was wronged, he, as a prime minister, would at least not be able to escape the reputation of taking revenge for personal gain.

A 60% chance of success... is still too small for him.

Because he is now actively planning to become prime minister, caution is the first priority during this period.

Seeing that he was hesitant, Liu Yiguan said, "Even if Yang Yuan had nothing to do with the fake Huizi case, he has committed a serious crime."

Tang Situi perked up and asked hurriedly, "What do you mean?"

Liu Yiguan smiled and said, "The bulk of the money and goods were transferred in secret accounts, which means that he evaded taxes, and evaded a lot of taxes!
Mr. Tang, although the exact amount of tax evasion by Yang Yuan has not yet been determined, a conservative estimate is that it is enough for the death penalty."

In ancient times, the punishment for tax evasion was very severe.

For example, during the Tang Dynasty, if someone evaded taxes by 100 wen, he would be beaten with 60 sticks and fined 2,000 wen.

Anyone who smuggled more than 300 kilograms of tea would be sentenced to death.

During the Song Dynasty, "smuggling one tael of salt would be punished with fifteen strokes of the cane, and selling more than ten kilograms of salt would be punishable by death."

How much is the corresponding tax for 300 kilograms of tea and 10 kilograms of salt?
Liu Yiguan said, "I have already found out that Yang Yuan holds the majority of the shares in Sanyuan Jewelry Store, so he also holds the majority of the tax evasion. The current rough estimate of the amount of tax evasion is enough to kill him a hundred times."

"Then there's no problem!"

Tang Shitui smiled and said, "Catch him! Catch him immediately."

Liu Yiguan said, "Prince Jin has always valued Yang Yuan. Should we report this to him first? Anyway, the evidence of his crime is solid and he cannot escape. It is not easy for Prince Jin to protect him anymore. Let's report this to Prince Jin first, so that he won't be offended by you, my Lord."

Tang Shitui hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Our King Jin is lawless, who knows what he will do?
It is better to arrest the person first, and then report to the King of Jin after he is put in prison.

By then, the facts would have been established and known to everyone. Even if the King of Jin wanted to excuse him, it would be difficult for him to do so. "

So Liu Yiguan personally led people to surround Yang's mansion.

Yang Yuan came out of the mansion.

Not only did Yang Yuan come, but Luxi, Dan Niang and other wives and concubines all came to the gate in their best attire.

Liu Yiguan forced a smile on his stiff face.

"Your humble servant Liu Yiguan greets Her Royal Highness the Princess and Marquis Yang."

Liu Yiguan clasped his fists and bowed deeply, then stood up straight and said slowly, "There is a major case in Lin'an Prefecture that involves the Marquis and his wife, Miss Xue. Please follow me to Lin'an Prefecture to be questioned."

When Liu Yiguan surrounded the marquis's mansion and sent someone in to pass on the message, he had already stated his purpose.

Therefore, Yang Yuan did not ask him why he came. He stepped forward and looked at Liu Yiguan, who had once worked with him to help Qin Hui find the cat and later served in the same government office. He bowed and said, "President Liu, my concubine is pregnant. Do you have to go to the government office as well?"

Liu Yiguan was stunned and asked in surprise: "Miss Xue is already pregnant?"

He glanced at the women behind Yang Yuan. The weather was getting warmer and they were wearing thinner clothes.

With his keen eyesight, he could see at a glance that there were four beautiful women who were pregnant, but he didn't know which one of them was Xue Bingxin.

Liu Yiguan was shocked and couldn't help but secretly admire Yang Yuan.

No matter how many concubines someone has, it does not necessarily mean that he or she will have children every year.

This Yang Zhuangyuan is really amazing. He is also the number one in giving birth to children. All four concubines are pregnant at the same time! In the animal world, this would be a big deal.

Xue Bingxin took a step forward, stood still, and said, "I am Xue Bingxin."

Before coming out, Yang Yuan had already explained everything to them in the flower hall, so the girls were not at all panicked about their current situation.

Liu Yiguan frowned slightly and said to Yang Yuan: "Lord Yang, if a woman is pregnant, she can be guilty but not punished. If she gives birth within 100 days, she can be sentenced to death but not executed. However, she should still go to the court to hear the case..."

Yang Yuan said, "She only holds one-hundredth of the shares in Sanyuan Jewelry Store. I gave her the dry shares. She doesn't participate in the management and knows nothing. What can she do there? Please ask Judge Liu for leniency."

After hearing this, Liu Yiguan couldn't help but lower his head.

The people he brought were all officials from Lin'an Prefecture. In other words, Yang Yuan was also their direct superior.

How would they see themselves if they were too unkind?
Furthermore, even if she went to the government office, they could not torture her, and the more important people had already been arrested, so she, Miss Xue, would be of little use.

Thinking of this, Liu Yiguan raised his head and said, "Okay, Miss Xue doesn't have to go, but from now on, Miss Xue, please stay in your residence and don't go out, so as not to embarrass me."

After hearing this, Lu Xi said, "Don't worry, Judge Liu, I will guarantee her."

Liu Yiguan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the Princess is too kind, Lord Yang?"

Yang Yuan turned around, glanced at Lu Xi, and walked down the stairs, saying, "Let's go!"

Yang Yuan was originally an official from Lin'an Prefecture, and all these officials knew him.

When Yang Yuan walked forward, the constables and officials quickly dodged to the left and right. When he strode past them, they followed behind him, holding shackles and chains, swords on their waists, and water and fire sticks under their arms.

There were no torture instruments, not even any tying him up. Looking at the situation, it looked like Yang Yuan was leading his men to clear the streets.

Yang Yuan walked forward with big strides, and when he reached the entrance of Luo's Clinic, he suddenly stopped, waved to Luo Cheng'an who was standing at the entrance of the clinic, and said:

"Pharmacist Luo, when my niece came to give me acupuncture, she refused to treat me unless I saw her. Tell her that when I come back, I will read her a book three times a day and make up for what she owes me."

Luo Cheng'an grinned, not knowing whether he should smile.

Later, Liu Yiguan heard this and sneered secretly, "You still want to come back?"
Hehe, for the princess’ sake, maybe... your body can be returned!
Yan Qingyu watched Yang Yuan being escorted away by the brigade of detectives and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Luo, has Yang Yuan committed a crime?"

"Well..., judging from the situation, it's not a small matter."

Yan Qingyu touched his chin and said with a sad face: "Then...if he is sentenced to prison, don't we have to jailbreak him?"

Luo Chengan's lips twitched a few times, and he said, "If he is sentenced to death, we will have to rob the execution ground."

Yan Qingyu sighed and said quietly, "To be our enemy is like a scorpion shitting, unique and poisonous!"

(End of this chapter)