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

Inside the government office, everyone was talking about it and there was a sudden noise.

"quiet!"

Jiang Zuo slammed the table and then turned his gaze to Li Yang, saying, "Suspect Li Yang, why didn't you kneel when you saw me in the court?"

Li Yang, however, looked disdainful and said, "I am the assistant of Jiangnan Salt and Tea Bureau, why should I kneel?"

Jiang Zuo sneered and said, "Return to Jiangnan, this is Jizhou Prefecture, you are just a suspect, kneel down in front of me immediately."

Li Yang was not in a hurry. He took out something from his arms and shouted loudly: "This is the imperial token bestowed by Emperor Gaozu on the Li family! With this token, even if you are an imperial envoy, I don't have to kneel down."

Hearing this, the others were immediately surprised.

"Imperial token?"

This is unheard of in Jiangzuo.

In the past, the Li family assisted Emperor Gaozu in conquering the world. In order to repay the Jiangnan family, they rewarded them with this imperial token and granted them great power.

"Master."

Jiang Zuo winked.

Master Guo understood, walked up to Li Yang, looked at the imperial token, and immediately returned to Jiang Zuo and said, "Sir, that is the real imperial token. Seeing it is like seeing the emperor. You don't have to kneel..."

Li Yang laughed strangely and said, "What? Who dares to make the Li family kneel?"

"I dare you! Kneel down!"

Jiang Zuo suddenly gave an order, his voice full of authority.

Li Yang was shocked, but remained calm and refused to kneel down.

"Come here, Li Yang is unwilling to be decent, you help him kneel down decently."

Jiangzuo Road.

As soon as he finished speaking, the bailiffs stepped forward and forcibly restrained Li Yang.

Li Yang was completely unable to resist and simply knelt on the ground.

This kneeling was seen by all the people present.

It has always been the common people who have knelt before these masters. Never have I seen these masters kneeling on the ground in such an embarrassing manner.

The people cheered in their hearts.

Li Yang had the imperial token in his hand, but Jiang Zuo was so tough, which was really admirable.

"Liang Qi, tell us your grievances."

Jiangzuo Road.

Liang Qi nodded and said, "Your Excellency, I want to accuse Li Yang of occupying my family's land and sending people to beat my old mother, causing her to be seriously injured and die. Please help me!"

When these words were spoken, the people could not help but feel angry.

These local gentry and wealthy families often oppressed the people. Many people had their families broken up and their lives destroyed because of them, but they had no way to seek justice. Now that Lord Jiang was upholding justice for them, naturally everyone applauded. At this moment, the people of Yecheng could not help but praise Jiang Zuo as an upright and honest lord.

"Li Yang, do you plead guilty?"

Jiang Zuo said sternly.

Li Yang sneered again: "Confess? Why should I confess? It's ridiculous. I don't even know this person. How can I occupy his land? Don't slander a good person casually."

He was not pretending to be stupid. After all, the Li family had seized the land of so many people that Li Yang naturally could not remember the appearance of any one of them. Moreover, these things were usually done by the Li family's lackeys, and Li Yang rarely needed to show up in person.

"Liang Qi, do you recognize this suspect?" Jiang Zuo asked.

Liang Qi nodded and said, "He is Li Yang. I definitely recognize him."

"Was he present that day?"

Jiang Zuo asked.

Liang Qi shook his head in embarrassment, "He was not there that day, but I remember that those villains were from his Li family, and it was Li Yang who personally ordered them to do it!"

Hearing this, Jiang Zuo suddenly felt something was wrong.

As expected, Li Yang laughed again, "Your Excellency is too naive to want to convict me based on the slander of a troublemaker, isn't it?"

He was quite proud at the moment.

"Those people from the Li family, do you remember what they look like?"

Jiang Zuo asked again.

Liang Qi nodded and said, "Remember, they are Hong Er and Ma Zi from the Li family, and a few thugs. They are the ones who killed my mother. They are all from the Li family."

Jiang Zuo turned to look at Ma Hengwei, who understood and immediately ordered the Thousand Cavalry Division to arrest these people.

As long as it is proved that these people are from the Li family, Li Yang will not be able to escape accountability.

Hearing the two familiar names, Li Yang was not panicked and said, "Even if they are from the Li family, it cannot prove that I ordered them. Haha, Lord Jiang, it is too far-fetched to convict me based on this alone."

Although Li Yang was calling him Lord Jiang at this moment, he was already cursing Jiang Zuo as a bitch in his heart.

"Don't worry, you have other crimes. Wait until you go to jail and then you can slowly feel proud."

Jiang Zuo said calmly, "Liang Qi, tell me, there is one more thing."

Liang Qi said hurriedly: "Sir, I also want to report that Li Yang bribed the court officials, colluded with officials and businessmen, and bought and sold government land at low prices."

Hearing this, Li Yang was shocked and felt a sense of crisis.

Liang Qi added: "When I was the chief clerk of Jizhou Prefecture, I secretly wrote down the crimes of these people."

Jiang Zuo immediately asked: "Present the evidence."

There was a hint of uneasiness in Li Yang's eyes.

Liang Qi continued, "The evidence is in the hands of my eldest son. Since the Li family came to cause trouble that day, I was afraid that they would find these items, so I asked my son to take the items to the north and return to Yecheng tomorrow."

tomorrow?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zuo immediately ordered Ma Hengwei to send people to find and escort Liang Qi's eldest son back to Yecheng.

After learning the characteristics of Liang Qi's son, the Thousand Cavalry Division immediately went out.

These evidences are of top priority in getting rid of the Jiangnan families and the corrupt officials in Jizhou Prefecture and must not be lost.

"Who else is involved in this matter? Tell them all and interrogate them one by one." Jiang Zuo said.

Hearing Jiang Zuo's words, Liang Qi overcame his inner fear and said directly: "Liu Sheng, the head of the Liu family in Jiangnan, and Zheng Shouye, the former governor of Yecheng, Jizhou Prefecture..."

Jiang Zuo immediately ordered: "Send Liu Sheng and Zheng Shouye."

A moment later, Liu Sheng was brought over. Looking at Master Li kneeling on the ground, he was immediately filled with confusion. Before he could react, he was forced to kneel on the ground.

Looking at the scene before them, the people couldn't believe their eyes.

Now the heads of the two major Jiangnan families were kneeling before them.

How majestic is Lord Jiang.

"Liu Sheng, you bribed the imperial officials and stole and sold government land. Do you know your crime?"

Jiang Zuo's question made Liu Sheng even more confused and stunned.

"Boss Liu, please be careful with your words and actions."

Li Yang on the side hinted at this time.

"I didn't tell you to talk, shut up!"

Jiang Zuo ordered.

Liu Sheng looked at it blankly and said, "I don't know anything."

The scene suddenly froze.

Since there is no substantial evidence, Jiang Zuo is unable to convict these two people based solely on Liang Qi's words.

"Where is Zheng Shouye?" Jiang Zuo asked anxiously. Now he could only find a breakthrough from this person.

"Already looking."

After waiting for an incense stick of time, there was still no sign of Zheng Shouye.

Then, Ma Hengwei hurriedly walked up to Jiang Zuo and said, "My Lord, Zheng Shouye has disappeared and is on the run!"

Jiang Zuo was not surprised.

This further confirmed the guilt of Li Yang and others.