Chapter 2768 Do you still have to pay?
Faced with the sudden assassination case, the whole Jiangnan was in chaos.
Although Fang Jun was safe and sound after the assassination, and as expected, he did not take direct revenge. He only gave everyone a severe blow through King Li Tai of Wei, and it seemed that the losses he suffered were enough to bear.
But everyone still dare not be careless. Who knows whether this situation was achieved by King Li Tai of Wei overpowering Fang Jun? If Fang Jun hadn't sincerely said no words of revenge and just relied on King Wei to suppress him, he would have lost control at some point.
No one knows Fang Jun's tough temper better than the Jiangnan nobles. This guy has always been unreasonable and does whatever he wants. He has made the entire Jiangnan miserable.
Once a seemingly inconspicuous thing stirs up this guy's anger again at some point, Wei King Li Tai will definitely not be able to suppress it.
With tens of thousands of naval soldiers at his disposal, Fang Jun could do whatever he wanted in Jiangnan.
No one can bear the consequences of Fang Jun losing control of his anger...
Xiao Jing sat at the top, and a group of Jiangnan nobles respected him and lined up on the left and right.
There was a lot of noise in the hall. Xiao Jing put down the tea cup in her hand and tapped the table in front of her with her fingers. When the sound calmed down, she looked at Shen Lun on the side and said, "This matter, the Shen family will give it to everyone." An explanation.”
One sentence not only defines the matter, but also distinguishes the priorities.
If it weren't for the fact that you, the Shen family, had the audacity to defy the law and assassinate Fang Jun, why would the current situation be so passive? Everyone's wealth and life are hanging by a thread, and there is danger of overthrow at every turn. The main responsibility naturally has to be shouldered by the Shen family.
Shen Lun's face was pale, but he was still calm. He knelt down and leaned forward slightly. He lowered his head and said: "The misfortune of our family has implicated everyone. The Shen family feels very guilty. But now that the matter has come to this, the Shen family is willing to take responsibility. , but we still need to work together to tide over the difficulties. Unless I shirk responsibility, the Shen family simply cannot bear this responsibility.”
Although he knew in his heart that it was impossible for Shen Wei to seek death and assassinate Fang Jun on his own, not only was there someone in charge behind the scenes, there must also be some people who were secretly planning and cooperating with him. Now after the incident, it is unfair to pass all the responsibilities onto the Shen family. , but there is no other way.
This matter is too big and the consequences are too serious. If the Jiangnan nobles unanimously withdraw the Wu Xing Shen family to bear Fang Jun's anger in order to protect themselves, then the Wu Xing Shen family will be destroyed.
Only when everyone unites can there be room for resistance.
The law does not punish everyone...
Therefore, he must suppress his anger deep in his heart and pretend that he will not bite others. This will actually make those people avoid it and consciously help the Shen family.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, someone said: "Speaking of it, this matter is only the opinion of Shen Wei. The entire Shen family has suffered an unreasonable disaster. Although we, the Jiangnan gentry, have never been To avoid estrangement and friction, we should still unite at this critical moment. Is it possible that we can still watch the Wuxing Shen family follow in the footsteps of the Gu family and the Yuan family, with the whole family suffering and the family temple disappearing? "
Someone echoed: "This is reasonable. Otherwise, if the Shen family is in trouble today, we will just sit on the sidelines and ignore it. If you and I encounter something like this again in the future, who else will be willing to help?"
Everyone was buzzing with words and echoing his words.
Shen Lun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that his countermeasures were appropriate...
Xiao Jing sat in the first place, frowning, her eyes passing over the face of the master in front of her one by one. After a long time, she slowly nodded: "Since everyone agrees to help each other, let's use this to formulate a strategy and discuss it to see what happens. How can we fully understand what happened this time?”
An old man beside him said: "It's easier said than done? Although King Wei now gives everyone a chance to make money, Fang Jun is the most arrogant. What if one day he doesn't even sell King Wei's face and insists on asking for help?" What can we do to settle the score with us?”
Everyone was silent, with heavy expressions on their faces.
This is what they are most worried about...
The winter rain was pouring outside the window, but everyone in the hall was anxious.
At this moment, someone hurriedly entered the courtyard. After being stopped by the servant in front of the door, he said something quickly, and then he was let go. He quickly walked to the entrance of the main hall holding an umbrella, took off his shoes and entered.
Everyone saw that it was a child of the Xiao family who worked in the Suzhou government office. Seeing his anxious expression, they thought that some bad news must have come from the government office, and they all started to think about it.
The children of the Xiao family hurriedly came to Xiao Jing, first bowed and saluted, and then said loudly: "For the record, the head of the family, just after the meeting between the Suzhou governor and His Highness the King of Wei, he returned to the government office to interrogate Shen Wei and asked him in detail Who are the masterminds and accomplices behind the assassination? Shen Wei has already been tortured and interrogated by the navy. Before being tortured in the lobby of the Suzhou government office, he confessed one by one and signed his signature. "
Everyone’s hearts were in their throats, and some of them couldn’t hold their breath. They already asked in panic: “Can my family be included?”
Someone else said: "Who are the specific families?"
Some people also expressed disdain for their panic: "Huh, my family is very upright, but I don't believe that the governor of Suzhou dares to beat him and make arbitrary accusations?"
Everyone was shouting in confusion. Xiao Jing felt that her brain hurt. She raised her hand and waved it to suppress everyone's voices. Then she asked: "Have you seen the confession transcript? Who did you confess to?" ?”
Xiao's disciple said: "Prince Mu did not avoid others. I was in the lobby at that time and saw the confession transcript with my own eyes."
Having said this, he glanced around at the anxious crowd and said in a deep voice: "Every family and every surname is among them."
With a "boom", the hall was filled with excitement.
Everyone was shocked and angry, swearing and venting their dissatisfaction. Naturally, some of them had colluded with Shen Wei, and their faces were pale and shaky at the moment, but even those innocent people were frightened and frightened while cursing.
Once this confession transcript is sent to Chang'an, who knows how His Majesty Li Er will react when his favorite minister and son-in-law are assassinated?
Although His Majesty is diligent in governing and diligent in government affairs, and has always been fair in his dealings since he ascended the throne, he is also a person of temperament. It is entirely possible for him to be tempted by emotion and make impulsive actions.
If this is true, then the entire Jiangnan will have to face a catastrophe, and no one can survive alone...
Then someone asked beside Xiao Jing: "The Xiao family is the leader of Jiangnan, and the Duke of Song is the central pillar of the court and an important minister of the country. This time Mu Yuanzuo and His Highness the King of Wei are acting in a perverse and wanton way. Can the Xiao family be the leader of all Jiangnan noble families?" Get ahead!”
Xiao Jing sneered, lowered his eyelids without even taking a glance, and said lightly: "What you said, how do you prove that Mu Yuanzuo and the King of Wei deliberately set up a trap?"
The man said matter-of-factly: "I don't rule out that there are indeed people here who have been very close to Shen Wei, and even collaborated in committing crimes, but most of them are absolutely innocent. How can they attribute all the Jiangnan nobles as co-conspirators?"
Xiao Jing secretly cursed his stupidity and said slowly: "Whether it's a different offender or not can only be known after a trial. Since you think you have been wronged, you can go to the Suzhou government office now and ask Mu Yuanzuo or Wei If Mu Yuanzuo doesn’t believe Wang’s story about his innocence, he can ask him to examine you, so why sit here and make endless noises?”
The man's face turned red and he didn't dare to say anything.
Go to the Suzhou government office yourself to cooperate with the review?
Only a fool can do that! After all, the reason why everyone is so afraid of the confession transcript is not because they are seriously involved in the case, but because once the confession transcript is infinitely enlarged and someone makes a fuss about it and goes door to door to review it, they will inevitably find out. Something else.
The Jiangnan gentry have been entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River for generations, even dozens of generations, through clever plunder and plunder, and have now accumulated a huge family fortune. Who dares to guarantee that their family is innocent and has never committed any crime?
If you don’t check, everyone will be a noble family. If you check, they will have countless scandals and local tyrants and evil gentry...
The noise in the lobby gradually subsided, and everyone realized that the noise was useless. They all looked at Xiao Jing and the old men around him, hoping that they would come up with an idea.
Xiao Jing looked around, sighed, and said: "The only way to go now is to find out what His Royal Highness the King of Wei and the Governor of Suzhou really want to do. Do they really want to report this matter to His Majesty, or do they just want to Do you want to hold this confession transcript in your hand to coerce everyone?”
When everyone heard this, they immediately started shouting again, and everyone was filled with indignation.
Everyone has cut their flesh, drained their blood, and paid a huge sum of money and food, but His Highness the King of Wei is still not satisfied?
This is too dark! (End of chapter)