A businessman with unknown origin suddenly appeared, not only promised countless gold, silver and treasures, but also "kindly" gave Li Dan an idea. No matter how stupid Li Dan was, he knew that the origin of the merchant was suspicious.

It was also with such suspicion that he ordered people to investigate in private. Who knew that this investigation would not matter, but the truth found made him frightened. It turned out that the plague was not a plague, but a man-made one.

Li Dan followed the clues and found out that he naturally knew about the bad rice. However, at this time, he was excited as if he saw a mountain of gold.

Judging from the businessman's actions, the person who does this business must be a big boss, in other words, he will never be short of money.

Li Dan consciously took the handle of the master and wanted to use this to ask for more gold, silver and treasures. This was also the purpose of his stay with many villagers including Lijia Village and others to survive.

He even sent people to guard day and night without rescue, but would send food and water to raise them, so that the villagers would not be well or die immediately. His purpose was very clear. As long as one person survived, he could use this to control the merchants.

And his goal was indeed achieved. The merchant understood his meaning only after he gave a little guidance. Not only did he not bother, he even agreed to his request without hesitation.

Li Dan thought he had found an inexhaustible mine and was so happy that he took three concubines. Now, he was just happy with his second concubine. Before he could enjoy it enough, he was told that a high-ranking official came to the city.

After learning about Liao Weizhang's identity, he was even more scared and went out of bed. He never expected that his remote small township would attract such a large official. And this great master was dominating his life and death at this moment.

Li Dan lay on the ground and pretended to be dead. It can be seen from his slightly beating eyelids that this person was carrying out intense ideological activities.

He didn't know why Liao Weizhang understood the matter so clearly. Perhaps someone spread the news and alarmed the city. This place was under the jurisdiction of Kyoto, so it was possible to attract Jingzhao Yin.

But when I thought about it, I was not confused about doing things myself, and I didn’t think anything went wrong.

Let me first say that the businessman could not spread the word by himself. Even if he was dissatisfied with his blackmail, he would definitely do such a thing that would be defeated by death.

Secondly, those guards sent by him were all confidants, not to mention that the families of these people were still within their own knowledge, and these people were not afraid to betray him easily.

Finally, let’s talk about the villagers. He sent people to guard them every day, and he had to count them when he was dusk every day. He was carried to the back mountain and buried them. The living were fed some medicine to keep his life. These people were definitely unable to say anything.

Then why did this adult understand the matter so clearly? Or did he have no evidence at all, just speculation?

If the latter is really good for Li Dan. Without evidence, his life will be at least not hindered for the time being. If he wants to save his life, he will keep silent and endure it, and it will be hindered. On the contrary, if he tells the truth, that is the end of his life.

Liao Weizhang carefully explained the crime Li Dan committed according to his own vision, and judging from the latter's reaction, he knew that what he said was almost exactly.

However, Li Dan still pretended to be stupid. He was determined that he had no evidence. Liao Weizhang smiled: "No matter how you collude with the Fan brothers, one thing is that Fan will give you a lot of bribes. It seems that what I will do next is clear."

Li Dan, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, couldn't help but tremble when he heard the sound, and kept comforting himself: No, it's impossible, he hid so deeply that no one could find it.

Those who accept bribes are all wary of this. The money they receive will not be stored in the warehouse casually. Li Dan collected a lot this time, so he had already saved the money.

Liao Weizhang knew what he was thinking and sneered: "The place is only so big. I have a lot of time. Even if I dig three feet of the ground, I vow to find your dirty wealth."

If he was still holding on just now, Li Dan was so scared that he could not speak out. He knew that he had encountered a very hard bone this time.

Liao Weizhang ordered someone to take Li Dan to the cell and lock him up. When Li Dan was dragged, his butt hurt so hard that he grinned, but he still kept calling for injustice.

After Li Dan was taken away, Liao Weizhang relaxed his shoulders and leaned on the back of the chair, staring at the gavel on the table in thought. In fact, he didn't have much time. After the morning of court this morning, Eunuch Liu personally gave him a dictatorial to the emperor, ordering him to give an answer within three days and not to alarm anyone.

Three days later, Liao Weizhang frowned. When Li Dan was taken to court, he ordered his yamen runners to search. Obviously, he had nothing to find now, and he could not really dig three feet to find the money he had bribed, let alone let Li Dan point out the Fan brothers. If he could not achieve this goal, nothing would be useful.

At this time, Liao Weizhang could completely conclude that the people behind the scenes were Fan Tie and Fan Qing, but he had no idea how to get these two brothers out.

Shan Chajing stood for a moment before slowly speaking: "Sir, since Li Dan has collected countless gold, silver and treasures, if he were the lower officials, he would not have left his money too far away from him. The lower officials would choose a place he is most familiar with to hide.

For Li Dan, besides the yamen, it is his residence. However, in these two places, the officials heard that many residences will have secret rooms, and perhaps Li Dan also dug a secret room for himself."

Liao Weizhang nodded slightly: "I have thought about it too, but time is urgent and I cannot help but feel anxious. As one day is about to pass, and there are still two days left, I am only afraid that I will let down the trust of the emperor."

"The emperor has a young and proficient vision to recognize the hero. He has promoted the adults, but he also affirmed the adults' abilities. The emperor does not need to worry too much. The subordinates believe that the emperor should have his own decision in his mind. He should take every step forward, even if he cannot submit a job for three days, he can give the emperor an explanation."

Liao Weizhang's eyebrows raised slightly, which was a awakening that was pointed out by a single word.

Yes, this matter involves the Wu family. Since the emperor has sent oral instructions to him in private and even clearly stated that he hopes to keep it confidential, he must have his own plans.

Although Liao Weizhang did not understand the complex relationship between these officials and the court, it did not mean that he could not understand it.

The Wu family is no better than ordinary people. Even if he can't figure out what the emperor thinks, he can still know that as far as the emperor is concerned, the handling of this matter is not simple.

Perhaps the emperor just wanted to find out the truth, but it was not that important whether the prisoner was actually arrested.

Liao Weizhang has always been grateful for Zhuang Yan's emphasis, so he worked very hard, for fear that he would not do well enough to let the emperor down. This also made him want to give this matter a clear conclusion.

After Shanjian's reminder, he realized that he only needed to give an answer. As for what happened later, the emperor's young man was wise and naturally had his own decision.

After thinking about this, Liao Weizhang suddenly felt much more relaxed. He stood up, rectified the official uniform, and ordered the official hat to the yamen runners on the side: "Everyone takes turns to search all night. You can't let go of any of the yamen and Li Dan's mansion. Pay close attention to whether there are secret rooms." Of course, it is best to find it.

The yamen runners took the order to retreat and arrange it. Liao Weizhang saw that it was too late and he had to go back to the city, but he could not leave the host here.

Shan Cha immediately stepped forward and said, "It's okay for the Xiaguan to stay alone. Please feel free to go back to the city. Xiaguan will take care of everything here. Once there is a result, I will notify the lord as soon as possible."

Liao Weizhang Yue liked Shan Cha, and was both guilty and grateful: "I have worked hard for the chief clerk like this."

"My lord is so serious, but the responsibilities of the subordinates are just here."
Chapter completed!