Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 840 of the main text of the Ruyi Young Master, Confessing Cong Kuan. It was not convenient for Tang Ning to get involved in the affairs of the Liang family, so she left full power to Liu Zheng.

A quarter of an hour ago, the four city gates of Wanzhou City had been closed tightly, and the Liang family was immediately surrounded by 500 soldiers guarding the city.

Two years ago, it was not a big deal that the Liang family had contact with people from the Wan Gu sect. After all, there had never been any friction between the Chen State and the Liang State. However, since the remnants of the Liang State rebelled in Jiangnan, they have become enemies of the Chen State. , harboring them is challenging the bottom line of the court and Emperor Chen.

The Wanzhou governor who hurried back looked at Liu Zheng and said angrily: "Master Liu, what are you doing!"

Liu Zheng looked at Wanzhou Governor, shook his head, and said: "President Liang, I never thought that your Liang family would actually collaborate with the enemy and treason, and harbor the remaining members of the Liang Kingdom..."

The governor of Wanzhou felt a thump in his heart, and he forced himself to calm down and said: "If you want to accuse me, why bother? Does Mr. Liu have any evidence?"

Liu Zheng glanced at him, waved his hand and said, "Search!"

More than a hundred soldiers poured into the Liang family. No one in Wanzhou dared to provoke the Liang family, but today they could only watch others search the Liang family.

The head of the Liang family was the brother of the Wanzhou governor. After the Wanzhou governor walked into the Liang family, the two looked at each other. The head of the Liang family nodded slightly to him, and the latter was relieved a little.

After a while, after everyone searched the Liang family, a young general stepped forward and said with cupped hands: "My lord, no suspicious person was found."

Liu Zheng looked at Wanzhou Governor and said: "Prefect Liang, I advise you to confess honestly and be lenient. Maybe the court can give you a lighter sentence. If you refuse to cooperate, there may be serious consequences."

The governor of Wanzhou looked directly at him and said: "The Liang family didn't do anything, it means they didn't do it. Even you, Mr. Liu, can't frame the Liang family with such an unfounded crime. As a person in charge of punishment in Jiangnan West Road, you lead the troops." If you break into a private house without permission, I will report it to the court and let the court punish you for trespassing!"

Liu Zheng glanced at them and said to the young general: "Look at them."

Watching Liu Zheng leave, everyone in the Liang family came to a certain hall. The governor of Wanzhou looked at the head of the Liang family and said solemnly: "What is going on?"

The head of the Liang family said: "Mr. Wu's housekeeper went out once today, maybe his traces were exposed."

That Mr. Wu seemed to be afraid that others would find them, which everyone in the Liang family knew very well, but the governor of Wanzhou never expected that they would actually lead Liu Zheng, who was sentenced to punishment on Shannan West Road, here.

He lowered his voice and said, "Where are they?"

The head of the Liang family said: "The housekeeper came back in a hurry just now and probably escaped with Mr. Wu."

"I hope they won't be caught." Wanzhou Governor said with a solemn expression: "As long as there is no evidence, Liu Zheng can't do anything to us..."

Liang Tao, who looked pale, stood aside and asked: "What if he doesn't tell the evidence?"

"Don't talk about evidence?" Wanzhou Governor snorted and said, "He thinks he is the right minister Tang Ning, can he not be reasonable?"

Liang Tao glanced at him, moved his lips, and finally just lowered his head silently.

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Inside the inn, Liu Zheng looked at Tang Ning and said, "Mr. Tang, we have not found any remnants of Liang Guo's party in the Liang family."

Nothing was gained from the Liang family, and it was not as expected by Tang Ning.

It is extremely difficult for people like Gongsun Ying and Bai Jin to catch them. No one among the ten elders is weaker than them.

However, the monks who could escape could not escape from the temple. The gates of Wanzhou City were closed. As long as they were still in the city, they could not escape.

He looked at Liu Zheng and asked, "Have you found the Zhao Tian family?"

Liu Zheng shook his head and said, "No."

Tang Ning looked at Zhao Yun'er behind her and said, "Why don't you go home and take a look first? The Liang family may have let her go."

Zhao Yun'er nodded and whispered: "Then I'll go back first."

After Zhao Yun'er left, Liu Zheng looked at Tang Ning and said again: "We have no evidence. The Liang family refuses to admit that they are harboring Liang Guoyu. After all, he is the governor. If this continues, I am afraid it will cause commotion in Wanzhou."

Tangning walked out of the inn and said, "Let's go visit the Liang family."

He had countless ways to get people to tell the truth. The senior members of the Ten Thousand Gu Sect behind the Liang family played a vital role in his final mission out of Beijing, so Tang Ning was naturally unable to let him go.

Everyone in the Liang family was imprisoned in the Liang family and their freedom was restricted, but they all knew that this was only temporary. Even Liu Zheng, the executioner of Shannan West Road, could not imprison them forever.

Sure enough, Liu Zheng left and returned less than half an hour later.

There was a young man beside him. The heads of the Liang family and the governor of Wanzhou swept their eyes over the young man. Liang Tao stared at him with fear on his face.

Liu Zheng looked at Wanzhou Governor and asked, "Master Liang, have you thought about it?"

The governor of Wanzhou looked at him and said, "No matter what you say, the Liang family will not take the blame."

"I..., I confess."

As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

The governor of Wanzhou and the head of the Liang family turned around suddenly and looked at Liang Tao in disbelief. Liang Yu even grabbed his shoulders and said angrily: "You are crazy!"

Liang Tao broke away from his hand, took a few steps forward, and said: "The Liang family has taken in two people, but we didn't know that they were members of the Liang Kingdom. Please give me a lighter sentence..."

"shut up!"

"Treason!"

The two Liang family members looked at Liang Tao with angry faces and bloodshot eyes.

Liang Tao looked back at them and said, "We don't know who they are or what their names are. We just call one of them "Mr. Wu" and the other his housekeeper. Over the years, they have helped the Liang family a lot, so the Liang family has always let them live here..., but we really don't know what relationship they have with the Liang Kingdom..."

Liu Zheng looked at Liang Tao and asked, "Where are they now?"

Liang Tao said, "They ran away."

Liu Zheng continued, "What did he do for your Liang family?"

Liang Tao said, "Many years ago, he helped us get rid of the political enemies in Wanzhou, so my father could smoothly take the position of governor..."

Seeing that Liang Tao had revealed all the things about the Liang family, the head of the Liang family and the governor of Wanzhou were completely desperate, their faces were depressed, and even their backs were bent.

The second young master of the Liang family was honest and told the truth like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

The real situation of the Liang family was somewhat beyond Tang Ning's expectations.

He originally thought that the Liang family had colluded with the top leaders of the Wan Gu Cult, just like in Jiangnan in the past. They indirectly controlled Wanzhou by controlling local officials, so that when the time was right, they could cause chaos in Liang State.

But in fact, from the master to the servants of the Liang family, there was no sign of being controlled by the Gu worm.

This shows that the people behind them did not control the Liang family, nor did they do anything beneficial to them through the Liang family.

On the contrary, after helping the Liang family become the largest family in Wanzhou, they also ordered the Liang family to act low-key, not to be high-profile and attract other people's attention, and not to disclose their whereabouts.

Tang Ning asked County Lieutenant Ruan to investigate the Liang family's actions over the years, and the facts were roughly the same as what Liang Tao said.

Over the years, although the Liang family was the first wealthy family in Wanzhou, they did things extremely low-key. The government and the people were afraid of the Liang family, but the Liang family did not seem to do anything too excessive except opening a casino and earning some money from gamblers, and their reputation in Wanzhou was also okay.

Even when spying, they have to rely on evidence. The Liang family harbored the remnants of the Liang Kingdom, so the position of the governor of Wanzhou was definitely lost. However, the Liang family did not cause any harm to the court, and they could not be charged with treason.

As for their fate, they had to wait for the court's judgment, but according to Tang Ning's estimation, it was nothing more than confiscation of property, exile, etc.

The governor of Wanzhou was stripped of his official uniform, looked at Liang Tao with a dejected look, and said: "Rebellious son, are you satisfied with this?"

Liang Tao said: "If I don't do this, the Liang family will be doomed."

The governor of Wanzhou felt a nameless anger in his heart, grabbed his collar, and said angrily: "Rebellious son, what did you say?"

Liang Tao whispered: "He is Tang Ning."

The anger on the face of the governor of Wanzhou froze, stared at him blankly, and asked: "Right..., Right Prime Minister?"

Liang Tao nodded.

The governor of Wanzhou let go of his collar, pursed his lips, looked at him again, and finally said nothing more.

Although Tang Ning is not in Wanzhou, there has always been a legend about him in Wanzhou.

He is the youngest prime minister since the founding of the State of Chen, and also the most ruthless official.

The Tang family that once dominated the court, Feng Xiang who was all-powerful, the Jiangnan party that controlled the government, the lawless powerful and wealthy families, and even the King Kang who was competing for the position of crown prince...

These people fell into his hands one by one. Wherever he went, he would bring a disaster to that place. Those who stood on the opposite side of him would have their property confiscated at the least and their clan exterminated at the worst...

If he wanted to put the hat of treason on the Liang family, there was no need to talk about reason, because he was the reason...

Just as the governor of Wanzhou was in turmoil, Tang Ning walked in from outside the door, looked at Liang Tao, and asked: "Zhao Tian was taken back to the Liang family by you, where is she?"

Liang Tao lowered his head and said: "I released her yesterday, as for where she went, I don't know..."