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

With the death of Li Yang, there were almost no obstacles to the disaster relief work in Yecheng, Jiangzuo.

Today, the entire Yecheng has regained its recent prosperity.

Water conservancy construction continued and the market reopened.

"Sir, the memorial has been sent back to the capital by the Thousand Cavalry Division."

Ma Hengwei versus Jiang Zuodao.

"Very good, then my mission is accomplished."

Jiang Zuo stretched and immediately felt relaxed.

In that memorial, Jiang Zuo had already asked the empress for instructions, and the disaster relief was almost completed. If Her Majesty approved, Jiang Zuo would soon be able to leave Yecheng and return to his loyal Anding County.

"Sir, my respect for you is as great as the mighty river."

Although Ma Hengwei is usually serious, he couldn't help but admire at this moment.

"Why does this sound a little familiar?"

Some memories suddenly emerged in Jiang Zuo's mind.

"Sir, you pretended to be seriously injured and deliberately let Li Wenjian seduce Li Yang. Was this all part of your plan?"

Ma Hengwei had to admire such a meticulous plan.

"If God wants to destroy someone, he must first make him crazy. Li Yang is so arrogant that it is not surprising to get rid of him."

Jiang Zuo said calmly.

"So what should the Jiangnan Li family do now?"

Ma Hengwei thought of this key issue again.

In fact, Jiang Zuo already had the answer in his heart.

The Jiangnan Li family is not just Li Yang's family. Li Yang is only the head of the entire Li family. There are other family members under him. If they are scattered all over Dayan, if this matter is not handled properly, it may cause resistance from other Li family clans.

The most important thing now is to choose another suitable agent.

"Pass it on to Li Wenjian."

Jiang Zuo ordered.

After a while, Li Wenjian came to Jiang Zuo.

His forehead was bandaged at this time and he looked a little weak.

"Greetings, Lord Jiang."

Li Wenjian said respectfully.

Compared with Li Yang, Li Wenjian appears more mature and stable.

It was because of the lack of planning that Li Yang was able to seize the position of the boss.

"I called you here today for two reasons. First, your arrogant second brother was assassinated in the street. I want to make it clear that it was not done by our government."

Jiang Zuo said calmly.

Li Wenjian sighed and was silent for a moment before he said, "Li Yang has fallen to this point because of his own fault. Since he became the head of the family, he has brought the Li family into the abyss. If he had listened to me, he wouldn't have come to this point."

Obviously, Li Wenjian had long been dissatisfied with Li Yang, otherwise he would not have been able to collect evidence of Li Yang's crimes and wanted to go to the capital to file a complaint many times. However, the Li family had great influence in the court, and the evidence of Li Yang's crimes could not be handed over to the emperor at all.

Now that Li Yang is dead, it will inevitably cause a huge wave.

At the very least, someone in the court will be implicated.

Jiang Zuo looked at Li Wenjian's expression and found that his lament was not false. Then, Jiang Zuo said, "The second thing is that the position of the head of your Jiangnan Li family is now vacant..."

Jiang Zuo paused deliberately when he said this to observe Li Wenjian's reaction.

Li Wenjian really had no other ideas, and only said: "Don't worry, sir, I will carefully inspect other members of the family and recommend suitable candidates."

"No need to choose, just you."

Jiang Zuo said.

"Me?" Li Wenjian's face showed a little more surprise. He quickly shook his head and said, "No, I have been away from the Li family for many years and I am no longer able to control the entire Li family."

"You can't control it, the government will help you."

Jiang Zuo said this, and his words made it clear.

Li Wenjian is definitely a suitable person.

The reason is simple: he is relatively upright and easy to control.

The imperial court did not want the Li family to die out. What the imperial court wanted was a controllable Jiangnan family.

"But sir, I..."

Li Wenjian was a little hesitant. The intrigues in the early years made him feel exhausted. Now Li Wenjian just wanted to have a quiet life.

Jiang Zuo said: "Don't refuse. I have already reported to the emperor. I believe that the position of the head of the family belongs to you."

Li Wenjian was surprised. He didn't expect Jiang Zuo to be serious. He said quickly, "Thanks for your trust, sir. I will give it a try."

"You stay in Yecheng for the next few days. I believe that His Majesty's decree will arrive soon."

"Then thank you for the recommendation."

Li Wenjian said respectfully.

Compared with other aristocratic gentry, Li Wenjian is not only polite, but also a moral model.

"Sir, I have something for you."

Li Wenjian said again, then took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Jiang Zuo.

"what is this?"

Jiang Zuo was curious and slowly opened it. Inside, there was a name list and a secret letter.

The content of the letter shocked him.

There were some names among which he was totally afraid to pronounce.

"Is this true?" Jiang Zuo asked.

If the contents of the letter are true, it will definitely cause a stir in the court.

Li Wenjian nodded and said, "It is absolutely true. This is the evidence I have collected for many years. It is absolutely not false."

Jiang Zuo quickly put away the letter, sealed it, and handed it to Ma Hengwei, whispering, "Send it back to the capital immediately and hand it over to His Majesty. I don't trust anyone else, so please trouble Ma Fusi to take it back personally."

Seeing Jiang Zuo's surprised expression, Ma Hengwei immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. Without hesitation, he quickly put the letter in his arms and leaned over to say, "I will prepare it right away. Take care, sir."

"Well, have a nice trip."

Jiang Zuo had some complicated thoughts in his heart at this moment.

I wonder what kind of storm this secret letter will cause when it is sent back to the capital.

He was still worried, and said, "Ma Fusi, wait a minute. I need to write another letter and you will hand it to the emperor in person."

Ma Hengwei wanted to turn around and leave, but after hearing Jiang Zuo's words, he nodded and stopped where he was.

At this time, Master Guo came to Jiang Zuo with the accounts. He wanted to speak, but when he saw Li Wenjian was also there, he stopped talking.

"Li Wenjian, you go back first." Jiang Zuo understood and let Li Wenjian leave first.

Li Wenjian leaned forward and said, "Master Jiang, I will take my leave first."

After he left, Master Guo said, "Sir, the Thousand Cavalry Division is ready and can raid Li Yang's house any time now."

The matter of confiscating property was extremely important. Even though the emperor's order had not yet been issued, everyone was curious about how much wealth Li Yang, the head of a prominent family in Jiangnan, had.

"Wait, let me write a letter first. Please sit for a while, sir." Jiang Zuo said, and picked up the pen to write the letter.

Master Guo nodded and sat aside.

After a while, Jiang Zuo finished writing the letter, handed it to Ma Hengwei, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Ma Hengwei nodded, took the letter, and said, "Sir, Master, goodbye."

"Ma Fusi, where are you going?" Master Guo asked puzzledly.

"Go back to Beijing."

After Ma Hengwei finished speaking, he turned and left.