Chapter 586: He who knows the current affairs is a hero
Chapter 586: He who knows the current affairs is a hero
The pressure was placed on the Yangzhou Sima, the highest-ranking official present.
Sima of Yangzhou suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He lowered his body, with a conflicting thought in his mind.
"Drag him out."
Wu Yanhao smiled coldly and spoke to Zhang Huan and Li Lang.
"Here!"
The two men immediately stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and carried the Sima of Yangzhou and walked out.
“No, no, no!!”
The Sima of Yangzhou was so frightened that he was shaking all over and shouting.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!"
Zhang Huan looked down on this cowardly guy who liked to pretend to be smart, and said:
"Old Li, what on earth is this idiot thinking? Since Cui Liang has confessed, Prince Ying's Mansion is naturally under our surveillance."
"He's still thinking about refusing to confess and waiting for Yuan Qi to bring the Iron Hand Group to save their lives. Isn't this a joke?"
Li Lang agreed with this, and the two of them dragged Sima of Yangzhou away.
In the main hall, everyone looked at each other in shock, frightened out of their wits.
How could they dare to believe that Cui Liang actually exposed the Iron Hand Group in order to save his own life?
At this point, they had no choice but to believe it. They all kowtowed and begged for mercy, hoping for a chance to survive.
At this moment, a scream was heard from outside the wall, followed by continuous screams and the sound of beating.
Wu Yanhao stood up at the right time and said amid the screams:
"God is merciful and kind, so I, Wu Yanhao, naturally dare not disobey. Today, I will see whether the information you have provided is useful before I decide whether to spare your lives."
"I have already said that you can report on each other, or tell us the information you know, or even report on officials from other counties in Yangzhou. As long as the information is true, I will count you as meritorious."
"Those who have made contributions may be able to atone for their sins!"
Wu Yanhao’s main character is not one who keeps his word and is just playing around.
But these officials had to do what he said.
Someone knelt down on the spot.
"Sir, I am willing to report it!"
Wu Yanhao nodded repeatedly: "Okay, you get up, come, take him to the back hall and find a place for him to write a confession!"
Another person looked up: "Sir, I am willing too!"
"Take it to the back."
"grown ups……"
"grown ups……"
"grown ups……"
With someone taking the lead, it is natural for those behind to step up.
Soon, all the officials decided to come forward and report the incident.
Wu Yanhao was satisfied. Seeing that the main hall was empty, he simply walked out of the main hall and went around to the side.
I saw Sima, the governor's mansion commander who was supposed to be pinned to the ground and beaten with a stick, was sitting sideways under the eaves watching the show, screaming from time to time.
The yamen runners holding water and fire sticks were hitting a large cloth bag full of sand on the board with all their might.
Yes, there was a big cloth bag on the board!
The sound of the board hitting the big cloth bag was almost the same as the sound of hitting the buttocks. Sima just waited for the board to fall, then he screamed immediately, then lowered his head and took a sip of the tea brought by the servant.
"Okay, that's enough. You guys go ahead and move the sandbags."
Wu Yanhao gave instructions to the two yamen runners.
The two yamen runners took the order and left dragging the sandbags.
The Sima of Yangzhou stood up and saluted towards Wu Yanhao.
"Your humble servant greets Wu Shaoyin."
Wu Yanhao waved his hand casually and said:
"It's not easy for you to stay true to yourself and not be led astray by them even though you are in so many whirlpools."
"You have taken the initiative to offer advice this time, and have made great contributions to our efforts in suppressing the rebellion. I will definitely inform His Royal Highness Duke Qin in person."
"After this case is over, Cui Liang and Wu Wendeng will be dead for sure. It's time for you, the Sima of Yangzhou, to soar to the sky."
The Sima of Yangzhou immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
"Thank you, Lord Wu, and thank you, Duke Qin!"
"You two are my adopted parents. I will follow your lead in the future!"
The reason why he took the initiative to offer advice to Wu Yanhao and cooperated with Wu Yanhao to perform today's big show well was not only to be able to make further progress in the future.
His goal was to get Wu Yanhao's personal promise.
Compared with Cui Liang and Wu Wendeng who are as stupid as pigs, he, the Sima of Yangzhou, is the truly intelligent one.
"In the future, treat the people well and remember not to be like Cui Liang and Wu Wendeng."
"I understand!"
"Well, okay, come on, sit with me in the study, and wait until these idiots confess, then we can go and provoke them."
"Okay, sir."
The governor of Yangzhou smiled flatteringly and followed Wu Yanhao, and the two went to the study together.
"By the way, Sir Sima, what's your name?"
"Your subordinate Gao Fu."
"Okay, Master Gao, let's go."
In the back hall of the main hall.
A group of officials in the provincial governor's office scratched their heads, trying hard to think about who they should report.
Soon, confessions whose real purpose was to expose accomplices were written out and handed to the soldiers beside him.
In just half an hour, Wu Yanhao received dozens of letters. He was not in a hurry to open them, but turned to Yangzhou Sima Gaofu with a smile.
"Sima Gao's plan is ingenious. These people voluntarily handed themselves over. I hope the people they turned themselves in really have problems."
Gao Fu was accompanying him and immediately said:
"Please rest assured, sir. These people are as timid as mice and as stupid as pigs. At this critical moment, they will never dare to act recklessly and will definitely give out the names of their accomplices."
"In my opinion, they will definitely reveal the names of the county officials they contacted."
"Your Excellency, if you only open the letter, you will surely see the names of countless officials from various counties in Yangzhou."
"The drama performed by you and me this time will surely scare them to death. They will never dare to cheat on such a thing."
Wu Yanhao nodded and opened the first piece of paper in front of Gao Fu.
As Gao Fu expected, the other party was indeed confessing and gave out a lot of useful names.
"There are countless rats in government offices at all levels."
He smiled coldly.
"It seems we still have to catch them one by one."
"I'd like to trouble Sima Gao to copy down the names and positions. I'll send them to the official ship and ask His Royal Highness Duke Qin to send people to arrest them house by house."
Gao Fu was just waiting for this opportunity, and now was the time to seek for progress, so he immediately spread out the paper, prepared the inkstone, and picked up his writing brush.
Gao Fu copied the names and titles of officials from the letters Wu Yanhao handed over.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and it was not until after the quarter after the evening that Wu Yanhao received a list filled with documents.
"Wu Shaoyin, after I copied it once, I read it again."
"I have discovered that there is absolutely no one left out."
Gao Fu promised solemnly.
"Okay, Leader of Shadow Pavilion!"
As soon as Wu Yanhao finished speaking, a person came in from outside the door and landed directly in front of Wu Yanhao's desk.
"exist."
"Take this and deliver it to Duke Qin as quickly as possible so that he can make the final decision."
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