Chapter 511 So, everything makes sense!
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The Xuanjia Army soldiers, who wield swords year-round, have a strength that Huang Wanchang, a pampered man, could not withstand.
Not to mention that the slap loosened Huang Wanchang's teeth and caused his mouth to bleed;
Huang Wanchang still felt dizzy and disoriented, as if one of his ears had been knocked deaf!
"Huang Wanchang!"
Li Shiyue looked at Huang Wanchang, whose mouth was bleeding but whose eyes were still filled with resentment, and smiled again as he said to him word by word: "I am Li Shiyue, the fifth-rank Ningyuan General!"
I have been ordered by the Prince of Zhenbei to come to Jian'an to thoroughly investigate the Japanese pirates' landing!
I'm giving you a chance. If you honestly confess your collusion with the Japanese pirates, I might spare your family.
After all, it's truly a pity that these young children would die along with you.
Li Shiyue looked behind Huang Wanchang and saw a woman holding a baby who looked to be about two years old.
It's unclear whether this child is Huang Wanchang's son or his grandson.
"However, what if you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit?"
Then don't blame this general for being cold-blooded and ruthless!
Li Shiyue's gaze was too obvious; Huang Wanchang didn't need to turn around to know that Li Shiyue was looking at his youngest son.
However, before the blade falls on his neck, who would really believe that Li Shiyue is telling the truth?
Huang Wanchang had indeed heard of Li Shiyue's reputation in Jian'an.
He knew that Li Shiyue, being a woman, could be praised by two generations of Zhenbei Kings, so she must have extraordinary abilities.
Even so, so what?
Huang Wanchang had not learned about Li Shiyue's deeds in detail.
After all, why should a mere governor of Jian'an have to concern himself with the generals of Jinzhou?
Moreover, Li Shiyue was a female general, and even now, Huang Wanchang still didn't take her seriously.
Huang Wanchang knew that he only needed to fool the Prince of Zhenbei when he came to inspect the border.
They paid their taxes to the higher authorities every year.
They also gained control of the local garrison;
Therefore, Huang Wanchang is the emperor of Jian'an Prefecture!
So, Huang Wanchang endured the pain, his cheeks swollen, and with his neck stiff, he shouted at Li Shiyue with a righteous and aggrieved look: "General Li, don't make false accusations!"
As the Prefect of Jian'an, how could I possibly collude with Japanese pirates?
I am a fifth-rank official appointed by the imperial court. Even if you, General Li, are working for the prince, you have no right to interrogate me!
I want to see the prince!
I want......"
Looking at Huang Wanchang's sophistry and deceit, Li Shiyue immediately lost interest in talking to him.
"Break one of his legs."
After saying this, Li Shiyue picked up the teacup on the table and started drinking tea.
Hei Zi glanced at the soldier who had slapped Huang Wanchang earlier, and the soldier understood and stepped forward again, walking towards Huang Wanchang.
Under Huang Wanchang's terrified gaze, the soldier raised his foot and kicked Huang Wanchang's knee hard!
After a "crack" sound, Huang Wanchang let out a loud roar that sounded like someone slaughtering a pig for the New Year.
Huang Wanchang's leg was broken; it was crushed while he was still alive.
As Huang Wanchang cried out in pain, a soldier in black armor walked in from the doorway. "General!"
He presented a delicate little wooden box with both hands: "This was found in a secret compartment in Huang Wanchang's study."
Inside was an account book that recorded the details of his transactions with the Japanese pirates.
Among them were several letters he exchanged with the Japanese pirates.
Kneeling on the ground, Huang Wanchang couldn't care less about the pain of his broken leg. He looked up in disbelief at the small wooden box in the soldier's hand!
It really was the wooden box he had hidden!
He couldn't believe it; it couldn't be!
He hid it so carefully, how could he have been found so quickly?
We have to thank Sun Xiaoliu for this.
As the advance team sent by Li Shiyue, Sun Xiaoliu and his group had been secretly keeping watch in the governor's mansion for a long time. Almost every day, they wore black clothes and braved the cold wind to lie on the rooftops of various places in the governor's mansion to spy on the various lives inside.
The reason this small wooden box was found so quickly was, of course, because Sun Xiaoliu personally witnessed how Huang Wanchang took the small wooden box out of the study step by step.
Sun Xiaoliu mentioned this point in a secret letter he wrote to Li Shiyue.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the soldiers were able to find the wooden box so quickly.
Meanwhile, Sun Xiaoliu's ability to track down the governor's steward and find out about their human trafficking was also the result of his staking out of the governor's mansion day and night.
At this moment, Li Shiyue took the account book and immediately began to look through it. The more she looked, the more intense her anger became.
The ledger clearly records every transaction: on a certain date, how many maidens were sent out, and how many taels of silver were received in exchange;
On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, how many strong men were sent out, and how many taels of silver were received in return?
Moreover, in addition to human trafficking, there were even records of buying and selling ironware, weapons, and even grain!
Li Shiyue even noticed that the higher-ups remembered that on one occasion, a certain port was opened to Japanese pirates, and a certain amount of gold was received in return.
What does this tell us?
This proves that the local coastal garrison was also involved!
Otherwise, if the garrison did not agree to open the port, how could the Japanese pirates have landed without anyone noticing?
This also explains the case that Li Shiyue had only half-investigated before!
The bandits who caused trouble at Zhao You's house were people who were forced to leave their homes after the Japanese pirates landed!
That makes sense!
Why did this case eventually fall apart?
Before Li Shiyue left with the silver, he handed the case over to the local garrison!
But even after a long time, Liu Tan's news channels still reported that the Japanese pirates in Jian'an had not been completely eliminated!
Therefore, Jian'an Prefecture is completely rotten!
From civil affairs to military affairs and even finance, everything is rotten from top to bottom!
Moreover, starting from the first transaction in this ledger, up to the batch of "goods" recorded on this last page, it is the very transaction that Sun Xiaoliu wrote about in his secret letter to Li Shiyue!
Three whole years!
Three years and two months!
Thousands of women and strong men were transported out of the port as cargo and became slaves of the Japanese pirates!
"Huang Wanchang!"
Li Shiyue's voice was deep and thunderous, "Do you know what crime it is to collude with Japanese pirates to sell innocent people?"
Huang Wanchang's face turned ashen; he was no longer the arrogant and confident man he had been moments before.
He was trembling all over and finally broke down: "I...I was forced!"
Yes! I was forced into this situation!
Those Japanese pirates threatened to kill my whole family!
General Li, I had no other choice but to...
"So you became an accomplice to evil and harmed the people?"
Li Shiyue slammed her hand on the table and stood up. "Guards! Take them all to the prison. Tomorrow at noon, I, the general, will hold a public trial of Huang Wanchang at the gate of the government office!"
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