Chapter 1312
Feeling sorry for the Master
Chapter 1312 Feeling sorry for the Master
As for Zheng Qianjia, she remained silent, minimizing her presence.
But Uncle Qin remembered him; he winked at General Chu and pointed at Zheng Qianjia.
General Chu said, "This student should also be taken away for interrogation. After all, he is a relative and they are inseparable. Maybe he helped Zheng Qianming cover something up."
Zheng Qianjia's face was gloomy, and she hated everyone present... Just you wait, even if I, Zheng Qianjia, die, I will use my death to smear you with a bucket of dirty water!
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Therefore, it is unreliable to believe that a person's words are good when they are about to die.
Truly bad people will never admit their mistakes or repent, even if they die, unless you can completely crush them and make them break down and self-destruct.
"Take them away!" Commander Gan waved his hand, and his centurions led their soldiers to escort Jiaming and the other man to the torture chamber.
By this time, it was already slightly light, and Mr. Tong could pretend to have gotten up early and left his residence.
Seeing that Jiaming and the other man were still being escorted, he couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Commander Li, these two students are classmates of Si Pei, right? They were staying together last night, so why are they tied up now? Have they committed a crime?"
Li Baihu: "It's Mr. Tong. It's alright to tell Mr. Tong. It's still about the case of the student killing the student. We've found out some inside information. These two are not entirely innocent, so we need to have a formal criminal trial."
The formal criminal trial of the scions of prominent families and students of Taizhou Academy has yielded concrete evidence!
Mr. Tong felt a pang of sadness, but quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for informing me, Commander Li. You've worked hard. I won't bother you any longer."
"Yes," Li Baihu nodded, leading his troops to escort Jiaming and the other two away.
Three imperial guards had been secretly observing Mr. Tong. One of them, dressed in Wei army armor, had already quietly returned to the command tent.
Soon, a Wei soldier came to invite Mr. Tong: "Mr. Tong, General Chu requests your presence in the command tent for a meeting!"
Mr. Tong was taken aback... Normally, he would be happy to stay in the command tent all day, since he could get in touch with the core battle situation.
But now, asking him to command the main tent makes him feel a sense of dread, like he's going to his execution.
Could it be that Zheng Qianjia betrayed him?
Impossible, Zheng Qianjia isn't that stupid!
"Yes, I'm coming right now." Mr. Tong said in a normal tone, and took out two flatbreads, handing one to the young soldier: "Breakfast, have some together."
After saying that, he took a bite of the flatbread in his hand and headed towards the command tent.
While everyone was still in the command tent, after some introductions and small talk, General Chu explained the purpose of his summons: "Among the evidence of collusion hidden by Commander Lin, there are some names. You are a Confucian businessman with a large family and business empire, and you come into contact with many people, so I asked you to come and see if you recognize any of these people?"
"We've already found out that Tong Simin is the secret head of the Tong Family Escort Agency."
General Chu's words struck Mr. Tong like a thunderbolt... Lin Fengwei did not burn the correspondence, but kept the communications of these five people!
Traitor, traitor! Lin Fengwei didn't trust the aristocratic family masters, so he left himself evidence to atone for his crimes!
And then there's Zheng Qianming... a short-sighted and self-righteous fool who ruined the patriarch's plans.
Do you think that the patriarchs of powerful families are constantly scheming, raising people, and causing trouble for their own benefit?
No, the Lord is doing this for all the powerful and influential families... Emperor Wuxing is no pushover; he confiscated many resources from these families as soon as he ascended the throne.
Is everyone just trying to avoid causing trouble and keep Emperor Wuxing idle, so he can continue to devour the resources of the powerful clans and squeeze out their power?
Unfortunately, the master encountered this group of incompetent young members of aristocratic families, causing his plans to fall through and resulting in the loss of a large number of supporters.
Mr. Tong was deeply saddened, feeling that the patriarch's hard work and planning had been in vain... Wait, weren't you born into a peasant family? You feel sorry for the powerful and wealthy families who take advantage of you in peacetime and cause trouble during wartime?
Damn it, you've been living too well. If we send you to the enemy forces in the Eastern Desert, you won't have time to pity your patriarch.
"Hey!" Uncle Qin shouted, startling Mr. Tong, who instinctively glared at him, but quickly suppressed his anger and softened his expression.
"Brother Qin, what are you doing?"
Uncle Qin glanced at him sideways: "We were just about to ask you what's wrong? What are you staring at? Do you know any of these names? Or did you see someone you recognize, which is why you're stunned?" What? What? As expected of a peasant scholar whom the patriarch looks down on. No wonder you became a cultivator, destined to be targeted and tripped up your whole life, enduring all sorts of tribulations without any escape!
Mr. Tong's acting skills were superb. He was cursing in his heart, but on his face he showed a pained expression. In just a few breaths, tears streamed down his face.
Uncle Qin was shocked and quickly stepped back, raising his hands to protest his innocence: "I only yelled at him once, I didn't hit him, he cried on his own!"
"Shut up, get out of the way, don't get in the way of what's important." Grandpa Qin felt deeply ashamed and missed his eldest son, youngest son, and daughter.
Yes, they are sensible and make their families worry-free.
Uncle Qin snorted and retreated behind Grandpa Qin, keeping a distance from Mr. Tong.
Mr. Tong wiped away his tears and bowed to apologize: "I am guilty. Zhou Sanfu on the list is the head manager of several branches of my trading company, Tai Zhou Mansion... I, I had no idea that he had such a collusion with Chief Lin!"
"It is due to my lax governance that such a disaster has arisen. I beg General Chu to arrest me and conduct a thorough investigation!"
Mr. Tong knelt down, stretched out his hands, and pretended to be bound.
He thought that by sacrificing himself to save the king, by voluntarily revealing Zhou Sanfu, and by making such a request to be arrested, General Chu and Prefect Zheng would certainly not arrest him.
At the very least, Wen Tao would say something in his defense: "What does this have to do with you? It's all the fault of those ungrateful wretches."
But in reality, Wen Tao remained silent, and General Chu nodded directly: "Yes, as the owner of the business, and since someone in your business is involved in the case, you should indeed be arrested and interrogated."
"Tie him up and send him to the execution tent."
Mr. Tong's expression froze at the decisiveness of the response.
That reckless fellow doesn't play by the rules!
If he were a civil official, seeing him like this, he would not arrest him. Instead, he would treat him with respect and help him up personally, comfort him, and then ask him to help with the case and arrest the villain. When the case is closed, he would be credited for his contribution.
Being neurotic and prone to excessive daydreaming is a medical condition that needs immediate treatment.
"Hiss!" Mr. Tong cried out in pain. He had been tightly bound by General Chu's personal guards, grabbed by the back of his neck, and forced to walk towards the entrance of the command tent.
Mr. Tong was filled with shame and indignation, and he held a grudge against General Chu... What an ingrate! In the days since Gu Chengyong's death, he had helped him so much with the manpower, resources, and money of his business, but this Chu showed him no mercy and treated him like this!
Just wait, once the lord ascends to the throne, once I have rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor, the first person I will kill will be you!
As I said before, being overly prone to daydreaming is a disease; get it treated promptly, don't delay.
"Good heavens, what's going on? Even Mr. Tong has been taken to the torture chamber?!"
"I don't know. Maybe he's a spy. Spy spies are really bad. They catch a bunch of them every now and then."
"This? That's actually quite possible. Otherwise, how could a farmer's son surnamed Tong have built such a large fortune? Others might not be able to accumulate such a large fortune even after several generations!"
"He is a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), not just an ordinary farmer's son!"
During Gu Chengyong's time, Mr. Tong was active in and around the city, so many people knew him.
It was dawn, the time when everyone was getting up, and many people saw him being taken away, causing a great deal of discussion.
Mr. Tong has completely lost face.
As more people were involved, the case grew increasingly serious.