Xichang Yamen.
Despite Lu Yun's coercion and inducement, many grain merchants remained stubborn and kept their mouths shut, refusing to reveal the truth.
However, their men could not withstand the temptation and punishment.
These people from the Western Factory have mastered many interrogation methods and have already created huge psychological shadows on the prisoners. If they don't tell the truth, they will be skinned alive.
This is not an exaggeration, but a true thing.
Last night, all of them were arrested in a swarm, including these guys, who naturally did not get the news in advance.
They have not received any professional training and they say whatever they want. If you can't handle it anymore, why would they care about you?
But this only asked a small part of the questions, just a few people.
They just said that their boss was just acting and the food was not really stolen.
Or maybe they only knew a little bit of information, that is, the food was stolen, but the shopkeeper didn't seem particularly sad.
In this way, the identity is still in progress, but some people are just being stubborn.
At this time, Lu Yun directly gave them a devastating news.
"Everyone, don't hold on here any longer, and don't think that anyone will come to rescue you. Don't overthink it. No one can just come into my West Factory!"
"I am telling you something in secret. Some people want me to let you go, but I will not let you go easily, and His Majesty will not let you go either.
Don't wait for your reinforcements to come and help you, he can't even protect himself right now."
"Think carefully, do you want to live or die with him? If you tell the truth, there is still a glimmer of hope. I can promise you that I can let you live!
My words are my bond and I won't go back on my word easily, but you guys should be careful."
"That's all I have to say. I hope you can think carefully about what to do next, instead of just hiding like turtles and leaving me guessing."
For a moment, many people were confused after hearing his words, and at the same time, they were a little bit unconvinced.
Just as he said, there must be some people among them who have relatively deep backgrounds.
Naturally, they all thought that this was not really about finding a way out for themselves. If the people supporting them really couldn't help them, they should really think carefully about whether to betray them.
Of course, not all of the grain merchants who were arrested were bad people, and not all of them had connections with certain people.
It's just that they are taking advantage of the situation and think that as food prices are rising, their prices must also rise.
Lu Yun could still tell this. He just needed to ask his men and observe their specific situation.
Another day passed, and the man still hadn't been released. All the officials were confused. Hadn't he already agreed? Was he lying?
Even Imperial Tutor Liu was extremely angry. After entering the court, he shouted angrily, "Your Majesty!"
"Didn't the eunuch surnamed Lu say that he would release the person immediately? How could this happen?!"
"Why hasn't anyone come out yet? Can we let those grain merchants remain imprisoned forever? Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
Lu Yun was in the hall. He took a look, glanced around casually, and explained to Tutor Liu.
"Oh, Master Liu, what you said is not right. I said I would release him, but when did I ever say I would release him immediately?"
"The person must be released, but I didn't specify a specific time. So, Master Liu, don't blame me for not releasing him. We already agreed on this."
When Taifu Liu heard this, he almost vomited blood in anger. How could he play like this? But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that he had never said when to release the person!
This Lu Yun is so hateful. How can such a shameless person exist!
He became extremely angry when he thought of Master Liu. He even wanted to rush forward and give this guy a good beating.
“You you you!”
"This Mr. Lu, you are shameless!"
"You clearly said you would release him, but now you're playing tricks like this."
Lu Yun spread his hands and put on a rogue look, explaining to Master Liu.
"Sir Liu, Grand Tutor Liu, I certainly didn't say when we would release him. Don't push me like that. He must be released. We can't keep him locked up in our government office forever!
After all, we only have so much space in our government office, what can we do if they take it all?"
“You you you!”
Tutor Liu was indeed very angry. He took a deep breath and his breathing looked a little uneven.
Lu Yun, on the other hand, looked indifferent.
He doesn't care about anything and just says whatever he wants.
"Alright, alright, then let your Majesty judge what should be done about this matter. You said it yourself, and now you deny it."
Imperial Tutor Liu then looked at Liang Jing and said, "Your Majesty, this Lu guy is too shameless to actually play such a trick. Your Majesty, please judge for yourself. He clearly said he would release the people, but now he has denied it."
Liang Jing smiled lightly, "Grandmaster, Eunuch Lu did say he would release the people, but he didn't specify a specific time. He can release them whenever he wants.
It would be nice to let them suffer in prison and experience this kind of life, wouldn't it? I don't think it's a big deal."
It was only then that Taifu Liu realized that His Majesty must have discussed this with the eunuchs long ago.
Damn it!
Is it possible that I really have no solution at all?
No, this is absolutely not possible!
When he thought of this, Master Liu became a little angry.
But now His Majesty is not on my side. This eunuch named Lu is too rampant. It seems that I really need to think of a way to deal with him.
…
After the court was dismissed.
Taifu Liu said coldly while sitting in the carriage, "Damn Eunuch Lu, everything is because of him. All my plans have been extinguished because of this guy named Lu."
"As long as he dies, everything will be solved. But it's really difficult to kill him. He has a great master by his side."
Next to Master Liu sat a middle-aged man with a gloomy expression. He said coldly.
"This eunuch is protected by a Grandmaster, so it's really hard to get close to him, but we can poison him and kill him."
"Taifu Liu, I wonder if this eunuch has any hobbies, or if there's any chance I can get close to him so I can take advantage of it and poison him."
"I'll have to look for this carefully."
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