Chapter 675 Liu Quede!

I am not a fisherman, and none of my family members have been injured. I have absolutely no selfish motives. I am just thinking about the safety of the people in our Tingcheng. Now that the water monster has been eliminated, I am extremely excited and grateful. I don't have to offer sacrifices to the river god anymore, which is even better.

I am also grateful to the court and the two wise and powerful regents. As for the River God's bride, I didn't force her. Her father offered her up voluntarily..."

Jiang Lianzhu frowned. This man was too good at sweet talk.

It seems that these back-up plans and excuses were thought out in advance.

If you don't teach him a lesson, he won't tell the truth.

Jiang Lianzhu moved her fingers, and a needle of truth serum flew out of her palm and accurately hit the short and fat body of Mr. Liu.

"Mr. Liu, if you do too many bad things, you will be struck by lightning. There will be no good end for you. I advise you to tell the truth! I'm giving you a chance to tell the truth and repent!"

Mr. Liu wanted to defend himself, "Sir, I didn't lie... I..."

Suddenly, his eyes rolled around and then became stiff and lifeless.

He kowtowed loudly to Jiang Lianzhu, and not only to Jiang Lianzhu, but also to all the villagers present.

"I tell you, I tell you, I did lie. I accepted money from others and deliberately staged a ceremony to marry off the river god's daughter. I pretended to be doing it for the benefit of the people, to increase publicity and raise their expectations. In reality, I deliberately used delicious offerings and fresh and delicious girls to lure the water monster to our Tingcheng. The water monster is a beast that only eats people. The so-called river god is just a cover. Once the water monster has tasted the sweetness here and doesn't leave, it will often come to our Tingcheng, and more people will die..."

At this point, the people of Tingcheng were shocked.

They were all cursing, cursing Mr. Liu, that bastard! What a vicious heart!

The crowd was so furious that they could spit at Mr. Liu to death.

"This bastard! What a vicious heart he has!"

"Liu Quede!"

"Let's spit on him to death!"

Liao Jiu waved his hand and said, "Fellow villagers, don't get excited yet. Let him finish what he has to say."

Jiang Lianzhu continued to ask, "Mr. Liu, why did you do this? Is there some deep hatred between you and the people of Tingcheng?"

Mr. Liu said, "No, the people of Tingcheng have no grudge against me. I just took money to do something that attracted the water monster. After the water monster killed more people, we followed the requirements of the sponsor and spread rumors and caused trouble, putting the blame for the water monster eating people on the new emperor, saying that the new emperor is immoral, unjust, and his ascension to the throne is not in accordance with the will of heaven, which is why he is causing so much suffering to the people. If another virtuous person ascended the throne, such a thing would definitely not happen. This is God's warning to the people of Da'an. The new emperor's ascension to the throne will make the people suffer for no reason, so that the people will rise up in rebellion, overthrow the new emperor, and support virtuous people in high positions..."

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As soon as these words were spoken, the people, who were originally excited, fell silent.

This was obviously beyond their expectations.

Some people gasped and couldn't utter a word.

Spreading rumors and causing trouble is a serious crime! Your entire clan will be exterminated!

This Mr. Liu is using the common people as pawns, trying to harm them and destroy the Nine Executions!

Not only did he want to commit suicide, he also wanted to use them as pawns. Before this, everyone thought that Mr. Liu was a good man who cared about the country and the people.

Now that they knew his sinister intentions, the people around him were frightened and moved a few steps away from him.

I was afraid of being infected with some disease or virus from him, and it was hard to tell if I stood close to him.

The governor of Tingcheng City never imagined that such a huge conspiracy and scheme would happen right under his nose.

He was sweating profusely as he addressed Liao Jiu and his wife, "My Lords, I am guilty. I didn't realize Liu Dawei had such sinister intentions, committing such a heinous crime of exterminating nine generations of his clan in our Tingcheng. I am guilty. I will severely punish Liu Dawei, raid his home, exterminate his entire family, and investigate the individuals who bribed him. I will also report this to the imperial court and will not tolerate this traitor!"

Liao Jiu and his wife had no expression on their faces.

Liao Jiu said, "Zhao Chengshou, you really failed to observe."

Zhao Chengshou wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide in. The look he gave Liu Yuanshang was as if he wanted to be cut into pieces.

Jiang Lianzhu seemed to have anticipated this incident long ago. She continued in a calm tone, "Mr. Liu, which virtuous person bribed you? How much money did they give you?"

Liu Dawei knew everything. "Your Excellency, I don't know who it is. I just received a deposit of three thousand taels of silver. If the matter is successful, there will be a balance of three thousand taels in a few days. When the time comes, the person who bribed me will tell me how to make up a folk song and include their master's name in it. The general meaning of the folk song is that a water monster is harming the people. It is the new emperor's lack of virtue that has brought about the disaster, and a virtuous person is needed to save the people..."

The truth serum was effective on all eunuchs, and it was even more effective against the ordinary person Liu Dawei. He couldn't wake up after several hours.

Now, every word he says should be true.

This shows that people who act in secret are quite cautious.

Take one step at a time.

It hasn’t reached that stage yet, so I won’t disclose the follow-up details for now.

When everyone heard this, they all despised Mr. Liu.

"Bah! The new emperor is so good, we all love him. What a virtuous man! The new emperor is the most virtuous man!!"

"These shady rats, who live in the dark, have dirty thoughts all day long and use us people as obstacles. Our new emperor was passed down from the previous emperor, and it is perfectly legitimate. Although he is young, he is virtuous and responsible, cares about the people, and can do practical things for them. That is the best emperor. If those messed-up people appear in the future, we will not recognize them."

"That's right, long live the new emperor, long live the regents!!!"

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The case has been tried up to this point. The truth serum on Liu Dawei should still be effective for a while, so we can just hand it over to Zhao Chengshou to try the next matter.

Who on earth bribed him with money? There must be a source. Even if he disguised himself, there would always be some clues.

When they return to Beijing, ask one of the four commanders to come over and conduct a detailed investigation.

It is no longer appropriate to conduct a thorough interrogation in public.

The public's support for the new emperor was high enough, and the effect was achieved. His reputation skyrocketed, and the trip was worthwhile.

Liao Jiu ordered Zhao Chengshou to take Mr. Liu to jail, and not a single person around Mr. Liu was spared.

The Taoist priests who were jumping rope were also arrested.

The dragon head was finally handed over to Zhao Chengshou, who hung it at the gate of Tingcheng. After being exposed to the sun day and night for three days, it was burned.

The onlookers thanked Liao Jiu and his wife again and again.