Red Mansion Royal Cat

Chapter 62 Interrogation
Habayashiro and his group of murderers are not only brutal on the battlefield, they are also first-rate experts in torture.

The whip soaked in salt water lashed Cui Xuanye's body fiercely, and the tingling pain spread all over his body in an instant.Habayashiro, who is holding a whip, will ask each time he hits the whip: "Should I say it? Say it or not?"

Cui Xuanye, who was hung up, was dying, but this group of Habayashi were so cruel that they took high-quality ginseng soup to hang their lives, and even asked Li Shiqian for a prescription for hanging their lives, intending to dig out the secrets in Cui Xuanye's stomach .

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"Speak or not?"

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"Speak or not?"

"I say!"

Snapped!
"Speak or not?"

"I said! Stop hitting!"

Snapped!
"Speak or not?"

"Grandpa, stop beating! Stop beating!"

"Then say it!"

"Then you should ask!"

"Huh? Didn't Grandpa ask?"

"Sixth Master, you really didn't ask!"

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Cui Xuanye, who was dragged to the study room, was indeed only half-lived, and there was not a piece of good skin on his body.

Jia Amnesty and Lin Ruhai sat on both sides, while Niu Ben was in charge of the interrogation.

Cui Xuanye saw the situation clearly, and when he entered the study, he knelt down and begged for mercy: "Mr. She, Mr. Lin, I will recruit anything. I only ask the two adults to rescue the family members of the subordinate officials!"

Niu Ben whispered a few words in Jia She's ear, and the original cynicism on Jia She's face disappeared instantly, and he looked at Niu Ben solemnly.

"But really?"

Niu Ben nodded: "Mr. She, the latest news sent back from the Huai'an Mansion by the sons and daughters will not be wrong."

Alas, those people are really crazy, aren't they afraid of being punished by heaven?
Jia She closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then said quietly: "Cui Xuanye, I don't intend to lie to you either. Since you were arrested, your house caught fire the next night. Except for one of your concubines and your youngest son who escaped." , and the rest died in the fire."

"What? How is this possible?"

Cui Xuanye almost passed out when he heard the bad news suddenly.Fortunately, Niu Ben had quick eyes and hands, and after supporting him, he stuffed a pill into his mouth.

Cui Xuanye, who had regained his strength, was laying on the ground whining in pain. While Niu Ben felt sorry for the pills he finally begged from Li Shiqian, he stepped up his psychological breakthrough against Cui Xuanye.

"Master Cui, to put it bluntly, Master Cui knows who the murderer is. If it weren't for the vigilance of my subordinates, your concubine and youngest son would have been buried in the flames. What should I do?" Master Cui think about it carefully, after all you also want to see your little son again, don’t you?”

Cui Xuanye raised his head abruptly when he heard the words, his lifeless eyes stared fiercely at Niu Ben's half-smiling face.

"I know that capital crime is inevitable, and I only ask for one thing!"

"If you beg your concubine and young son to be safe, I can promise you a promise to give him a stable life."

Lin Ruhai's words seemed to give Cui Xuanye confidence, he stood up struggling and bowed deeply to Lin Ruhai: "Master Lin, I believe in you!"

Then he bowed down to Niu Ben: "Thank you General Niu, there is no repayment in this life, only the next life to be a cow or a horse to repay your kindness."

Although he and Lin Ruhai are their own masters, and the two have often fought against each other before, Lin Ruhai's reputation can be said to be extremely convincing in Shilin official circles.

Without waiting for Lin Ruhai to ask questions, Cui Xuanye explained the whole story in detail, including the bandits and bandits that appeared in various places in the south of the Yangtze River these years, the smuggled maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, the grain tax and salt tax in Jianghuai and Liangjiang, everything He told everything he knew.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Amnesty were terrified when they heard this, and finally looked at each other, not knowing how to describe their feelings at this moment.

Unexpectedly, this incident not only involved the Zhen family in Jinling and other big families in the south of the Yangtze River, but also many relatives of the Jia family's [-]th house in Jinling.

Even in the Rongguo Mansion far away in the capital, there were two people who knew something about it.

"Mr. Pardon, the second wife of your mansion once wrote to me asking me to make it easier for Jia's merchant ships. Otherwise, the tax that your mansion has to pay in the past few years alone would have been tens of thousands of taels of silver!"

Huai'an Mansion is an important gateway for the canal to go north and south, and the imperial court set up a gateway to collect water taxes. Cui Xuanye has used this to make friends with the major families in the south of the Yangtze River and the capital over the years.

After all, it only takes a small favor from Cui Xuanye to save tens of thousands or even 10,000+ taels of silver. Who can be tempted?
Mrs. Wang, who was short of money, was one of them. She took advantage of the Rongguo Mansion and the Wang family's influence to leave tens of thousands of taels of silver for herself, and hid it in her dowry.

Jia She rubbed the wrench on his finger with a sullen face, remaining silent the entire time.Instead, Lin Ruhai asked: "I have something that I don't understand? It stands to reason that the water tax is to be handed over to the Water Transport Yamen and sent to the capital. Mr. Cui made it easier for so many people, and the water tax was reduced. How did you explain it to Mr. Pei?" ? Could it be that Mr. Pei has also joined forces with you?"

Cui Xuanye sneered: "Master Lin, not everyone is as unassuming as Master Lin. This water transport is like a table of good food, and everyone wants to share a piece of it. Lord Pei really doesn't want to get involved in the matter of seizing the heir. But who can refuse the money given to you? After all, the Pei family is not as rich as the Lin family!"

Pei Weisheng came from a really poor family, and was promoted by the Supreme Emperor Liu Ji from the Huotou Army.

This person was brave and fearless in battle, and although he was a bit greedy and lustful, he could be said to be loyal to Liu Ji.

With Cui Xuanye's explanation, whether it was Jia She, Lin Ruhai or Niu Ben, they all basically believed that he was not lying.

Because Pei Weisheng is indeed very likely to be involved with this group of people because of money. He has a similar criminal record. If the Supreme Emperor hadn't been lenient at the time, Pei Weisheng's head would have moved.

I only heard Cui Xuanye continue to say: "As long as it is not related to the Longshou Palace, Mr. Pei has always turned a blind eye. Only when the Zhen family lost their minds and robbed the salt tax this time did Mr. Pei realize that something is wrong. It’s overdone, so I hurried to the capital to get a copy. Otherwise, I just need to report to the Ministry of Households that the flood has affected the water transportation, and who will come to the south of the Yangtze River to make troubles.”

Lin Ruhai made a point. The money from the taxation sounds like one million taels of silver every year, but apart from keeping it in various places, the amount sent to the capital is only a few hundred thousand taels of silver.

Pei Weisheng is the favorite of the Supreme Emperor, no one would conflict with such a person for a few 10 taels of silver.

Let's figure out the salt tax and silver first!

"What about the salt tax money that was robbed by you? Did Mr. Pei know about it?"

Hearing Lin Ruhai's question, Cui Xuanye responded with a cold snort: "The Zhen family's idiots, for some reason, are suddenly short of money, so they all focused on the idea of ​​this year's salt tax. Without telling me, they robbed the tank boat and took the money away. Secretly hid in the manor on the east side of Huai'an Mansion. This matter was hidden from Pei Weisheng. After all, the salt tax was lost, and the responsibility was first on the water transport, and second on you, Mr. Lin. Pei Weisheng would not carry such a big pot for the Zhen family. !"

"Then where are you going to send the money?"

"Where else could it be? Of course it's the Zhen family. To be precise, the Zhen family is raising money for King Zhongxin!"

Cui Xuanye said coldly: "Pei Weisheng went crazy and searched around, and the Zhen family didn't dare to take the risk of sending out the money at this moment. Zhen Yingjia came to me in person and explained the matter to me, and wanted me to find a way to get the money out." Send it out of Huai'an. Although he didn't explain to me the use of the silver, I also heard some news that King Zhongxin is short of money to build ordnance, after all, building ordnance is a waste of money!"

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