Lu Ruoteng brought Niu San and others back to the Chief Envoy's Yamen and dismissed everyone in the hall.

Niu San didn't understand what he meant, and looked at the middle-aged civil servant in front of him with some doubts. His loose robe seemed to be a bit ill-fitting, and he was sitting in front of the case. The wrinkles on his forehead were like ravines.

The two just looked at each other, Lu Ruoteng didn't ask any questions, and Niu San didn't take the initiative to speak.

There was silence in the hall, and a few naughty sparrows landed in the courtyard, jumping and chirping.

In this way, about a stick of incense passed.

First Ma Shiying hurriedly arrived, then Zhu Dadian, and even Zhang Bingzhen, the right minister of the Ministry of War who had been on leave, came to the Chief Secretary's Yamen.

Following closely were the inspector-general Ren Tianan and the commander Lin Wude.

Lu Ruoteng looked at the dignitaries sitting down and felt a sigh of relief in his heart, especially Zhu Dadian. He said he was just a small flag officer, but yet he made big shots like them care deeply.

The draft blew through the hall, and the pages on the case were gently blown up. Lu Ruoteng stretched out his hand to hold it down and asked: "Niu San, tell me, who is your contact?"

"My family has been poor since I was a child. My father died early. I relied on my mother to cultivate a few acres of thin farmland to barely support my four brothers and sisters. However, those squires bullied our orphans and widowed mother, and together with the subordinate officials, they tampered with the yellow records and occupied my family's land. Several acres of thin farmland saved me.

, he was robbed alive."

Niu San told the story in a sad and unhappy manner. He did not expect that so many important officials would come here today. These people used to disdain to look at him, but today they can sit here and listen to him speak. They have lived for thirty years.

,This is the first time.

No one in the hall interrupted Niu San's words. Ma Shiying sat on the left side and looked at the little flag official in front of him quietly, feeling a little nervous. Niu San's confession could cost his life, and Duduo's belief in him would never stop him.

I don’t know how it was delivered to my house. Now it seems that it is most likely this person.

Not to mention Zhu Dadian, his mind is in confusion now, and Qi Biaojia's words make him feel uneasy.

Chen Hongfan, standing at the end, looked like he was watching a show.

Lin Wude in the command room was like an eggplant beaten by frost, with his head hanging down and very frustrated. Before, he had opposed a thorough investigation of the city's military commanders, but now everyone was caught and their faces were slapped.

Thinking of King Lu's chilling words, Lin Wude's face turned even more ashen.

Zhang Bingzhen came here after hearing the news. He is the right minister of the Ministry of War. Now that Zhu Dadian is involved in this matter, he came to see if there was any chance. It was like seeing a fly in the crack of an egg.

"We sued the officials several times, but we were suppressed. There were also thugs sent by unknown people to threaten us. Later, we lost our land and it was really impossible to survive. I had no choice but to join the army and make a living. At first, I worked in Luzhou Huang

He worked in the general barracks, but for some reason, he was transferred to Commander Lin to farm the land. Later, because he farmed well, Shangguan gave him a small flag officer position and was transferred to the city cao army to guard the city gate."

Speaking of this, Lu Ruoteng looked at Lin Wude. He could guess the inside story without asking. In order to raise money and food, many generals would trade some of their troops and horses with those greedy superior officers. These soldiers

Being traded like goods.

Huang Degong obtained money and food from Lin Wude, and Lin Wude would squeeze these illiterate soldiers to make money and create more value.

At this time, Lin Wude's head had almost been stuffed into his crotch, and he did not dare to look at Lu Ruoteng at all.

"Later, with a little money, the president's family finally didn't have to beg on the streets, and could barely survive. Later, the Tatars captured Nanjing, and Yingtian Mansion was also occupied. I was worried about my family, so I took leave of absence and secretly returned to my hometown.

, but I didn’t expect that as soon as I returned, I would be exposed by the old man Gouxiang who surrendered to the Tatars, and asked the Tatars to arrest me. They knew that I was guarding the city gate, so they did not kill me and detained my family.

I put it back."

After Niu San finished speaking, two lines of clear tears flowed down from his black and yellow face.

Everyone in the hall had different expressions and they were all thinking about their own affairs. No one cared what Niu San said.

Only Lu Ruoteng asked with concern: "Are they still alive?"

"They all died of hunger. They starved to death in the paddy fields full of rice." Niu San stood with his hands down and said with a wry smile: "That was originally my family's field, but later I found out that the Xu family of Wei Guogong Xu Jiujue took a fancy to it.

The land in Chunhua Town was forcibly enclosed by the government!!!"

There was no anger, no yelling, just words as plain as boiled water, but they seemed to be sprinkled on Lu Ruoteng's heart, making it so hot that he could not calm down.

Just when Lu Ruoteng was thinking about how to speak, Ma Shiying asked coldly: "Who is your contact? You said that you sent a letter from the Qing army to Ben Fu. What evidence is there?"

Niu San ignored Ma Shiying's inquiry, knelt down and kowtowed to Lu Ruoteng: "I just want a quick death!"

"You Qiu Ba, how can you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air?" Zhu Dadian said angrily.

Lu Ruoteng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Zhu Butang, don't get excited."

"Niu San, if you have evidence, just bring it out and you will die, right?" Lu Ruoteng persuaded gently.

The eyes of everyone in the hall instantly focused on Niu San, and even Lin Wude raised his head. He had just figured out that he was just getting free wages, and at most he would be charged with squeezing soldiers and neglecting supervision, but now this

There is one chief and one assistant, and if it is verified, it is a serious crime of collaborating with the enemy, and maybe I can get away with it.

The birds in the courtyard started in fright. Niu San slowly knelt up and looked at Lu Ruoteng with red eyes.

After a long time, Niu San seemed to have figured out something, so he took out a folded square piece of coarse cloth from his arms, handed it over with both hands, and said: "This is the list of spies who have contacted me, as well as some of my contacts.

The list, as well as the hiding place of the Tatars in the city. Just catch them and ask them, and you will have evidence."

Whoops, everyone in the hall was startled, their eyes focused on the rag.

Lu Ruoteng took three steps and two steps at a time, ran to Niu San, took the piece of cloth, then turned around and knelt in front of Niu San. Under the shocked eyes of everyone, he loudly said: "See the prison country!"
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The legs of everyone who had just been startled instantly became weak. Ma Shiying and Zhu Dadian walked into the hall tremblingly, and fell to their knees as if they had lost their souls.

At this time, Zhu Changzi walked out of the wing on the side of the lobby and slowly came to the public case.

Li Bao presented the pile of coarse cloth in Lu Ruoteng's hand, and Zhu Changzi took it with one hand, sat in front of the case, glanced at Niu San, and then at Zhu Dadian who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and then said: "Zhu Shangshu

,Why are you shaking?"

"Go back to the prison country, I... I shake off the lice on my body." Zhu Dadian felt regretful now. He was so greedy that he still didn't spend a penny of the money. Now his life may not be saved. It's really

What a sin.

Li Bao, who stood quietly behind Zhu Changzi, struggled to hold back his smile.

At this time, Zhu Changzi slowly opened the piece of coarse cloth, ready to see whose names were on it.

But when he unfolded it in front of his eyes, he looked at Niu San with lightning eyes.
Chapter completed!