I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Faced with the threat from Jiangzuo, Liu Sheng was speechless at this moment.

Jiang Zuo stared at Liu Sheng with a sharp gaze, and then shouted: "I suspect there are criminals hiding in Liu's mansion, search them carefully."

"Yes! Your lord!"

The Tiger Army's voices were uniform, loud, and majestic.

"This……"

The guests at Liu's residence looked at each other, at a loss as to what to do.

As the master, Liu Sheng could only allow the Huwei Army to search Liu's mansion.

No matter how much wealth and powerful backing these Jiangnan families had, they dared not directly confront the imperial court.

A governor-general of Jiangzuo can actually directly dispatch the Tiger-Power Army directly under His Majesty. This power is so great that it is hard not to make people feel afraid.

In addition to anger, Liu Sheng also felt a bit regretful.

Why was I so stupid as to provoke Jiang Zuo so obviously!

At least do it behind the scenes and don't be so ostentatious.

The point is, Jiang Zuo humiliated Liu Sheng in front of everyone in the Liu Mansion. If this were to get out, Liu Sheng would become a joke.

The Huwei Army searched for a long time but didn't find anything.

Jiang Zuo didn't really want to find out evidence of Liu Sheng's guilt, but to disgust him.

"withdraw!"

Jiang Zuo ordered.

The Huwei Army lined up in an orderly manner and left Liu's mansion.

At this moment, only Liu Sheng and the guests he invited were left in Liu's mansion.

"Master Liu, I remember that I have some things to do at home, so I'll leave now."

"Master Liu, I will go back first."

"Boss Liu, see you next time."

The guests dispersed, leaving only Liu Sheng with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

Everyone else left, leaving only Zheng Shouye.

As Liu Sheng's loyal lackey, Zheng Shouye whispered to Liu Sheng: "Don't worry, Boss Liu. Jiang Zuo's complacency won't last long. I have already sent people to the capital to sue Jiang Zuo for his crimes. I believe that in a few days, he will be in trouble..."

Liu Sheng stared at the Huwei Army that had just left, snorted, and was quite dissatisfied in his heart: "This Jiang Zuo, he is using chicken feathers as a token of authority. Well, he will follow our Liu family first, let's see how much capital he has!"

If an ordinary citizen had offended the Liu family in Yecheng, he would have disappeared long ago.

Liu Sheng silently bore a grudge in his heart and was ready to retaliate against Jiangzuo at any time, but now that the Huwei Army was in Yecheng, they dared not be too ostentatious in anything.

……

"Have you heard? Today, the Chief Governor personally came to Liu's house and scolded Liu Sheng so much that he dared not raise his head. Wow, this Chief Governor is really powerful!"

"why is that?"

In Yecheng, someone spread the rumor that some people were already discussing Jiangzuo's angry rebuke of Liu Sheng.

“Could it be related to the burning of the granary?”

"It must be. Alas, after all, they are the Liu family from Jiangnan. I don't think this governor-general can deal with the Jiangnan family."

The people discussed the matter quietly, not daring to make it too public.

After all, they couldn't afford to offend either the Liu family or the governor-general.

But when he heard the Governor-General Jiangzuo angrily scolding Liu Sheng, he immediately felt relieved.

The people of the Liu family have always been tyrannical, lawless and oppressive to the people in Yecheng.

These ordinary people have long accumulated resentment, but because the Liu family is quite powerful and even has backers in the court, the people dare not offend them. They can only hope that the new governor-general can eradicate all these bullies. If this can really be done, then thank God.

"That may not be the case. I heard that the Tiger Power Army was dispatched, and it frightened Liu Sheng so much that his legs went weak."

"The Tiger Power Army, the Tiger Power Army around the emperor?"

Others were shocked.

"How could a governor-general mobilize these troops?"

"I think this Lord Jiang is definitely not an ordinary person. He has only been in Yecheng for half a month, but he has done so many good things, even making the Liu family suffer."

"When has Boss Liu ever been wronged like this? I think Lord Jiang can't stay in Yecheng any longer."

"I think Jiang Zuo is a capable person."

"Yes, this Lord Jiang is indeed capable..."

As a result, almost the entire Yecheng was talking about Jiang Zuo and Liu Sheng.

All of a sudden, all kinds of sounds appeared.

The reputation of the Liu family in Jiangnan began to slowly weaken.

yamen.

Jiang Zuo ordered the arrest of hundreds of criminals suspected of participating in the burning of the granary and handed them over to the Qianqi Division for interrogation.

The interrogation method of the Qianqi Division has always been to torture first and then ask questions.

It seems that these unlucky guys who were pushed out by the Liu family to take the blame are in great danger.

After dealing with some things, Jiang Zuo immediately went out of the city to supervise the construction of the reservoir.

After what happened in the past two days, the Qianqi Division and the Huwei Army began to provide close protection for Jiangzuo to prevent any accidents.

"Sir Jiang, in my humble opinion, this Liu Sheng will not stay still."

Ma Hengwei said with some concerns.

Jiang Zuo didn't care, he just said: "He is restless, I will do it for his dignity."

Ma Hengwei was still quite puzzled and asked, "Since we have the Tiger Power Army to help, why don't you just capture Liu Sheng right away to prevent him from causing trouble again?"

This is indeed true.

Jiang Zuo could have used the Huwei Army to wipe out the Liu family in one fell swoop. No matter how powerful the Liu family was in Yecheng, they would not dare to turn against the Huwei Army on the spot. Otherwise, they would be charged with treason, which would be punishable by confiscation of property and execution.

But the reason why the Liu family was able to become a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River was because of its powerful influence, which had penetrated into every aspect of the imperial court.

Jiang Zuo knew very well that he had to deal with more than just the Liu family.

"It's useless. Pushing them too hard will only cause more trouble. To deal with people like this, you need to kill them and destroy their hearts."

"Killing and killing people?"

Ma Hengwei didn’t quite understand.

Jiang Zuo explained: "Instead of killing him, it is better to destroy his heart."

With the thinking of military officer Ma Hengwei, he has always been decisive in his actions and never beat around the bush like this.

Jiang Zuo added: "Killing Liu Sheng will not solve the problem, but will give us something to talk about. We are here to provide disaster relief under the orders of the Emperor. If we attack the Jiangnan family directly, what do you think the ministers in the court will think?"

After hearing this, Ma Hengwei suddenly understood and said repeatedly: "Your Excellency is very thoughtful."

If Liu Sheng and his accomplices were killed directly, they would probably be slandered by some court officials, who would accuse Jiang Zuo of killing innocent people indiscriminately.

Because of the "Empty Seal Case" and the incident with the former prime minister, Empress Chen Qingyun has removed a large number of officials, leaving almost no one available in the court.

The court now seems peaceful on the surface, but secretly various factions have already been stirring.

As the governor-general appointed by the empress herself, Jiang Zuo must not be caught by anyone.

"In the court, I am afraid of the emperor, but in Yecheng, the people are afraid of the Jiangnan family. What I have to do is to destroy the prestige of the Jiangnan family, and then gradually erode their power, and finally completely eliminate these cancers."

"But, my Lord, what shall we do?"

Ma Hengwei asked.

Jiang Zuo fell into deep thought.

If you want to deal with this feudal force, you must rely on a force.

The power of the people...