The collapse of the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion took only two days.
Before Luo Jinhu could be tried, it took three full days just to search his house and sort out his valuables. People on the street saw carriages loaded with boxes of gold, silver and other valuables being transported from private homes in the city or farms outside the city to the government office. The heavy carriages left ruts on the road.
More than a dozen corpses were found in a place named in Luo Tianhao's indictment, and some were thrown into a mass grave many years ago, and there was nothing left of them.
There were people pointing and cursing on the roadside.
"He has so much wealth, yet he is still so heartless and exploits the blood and flesh of us people. His heart is so evil that it has no boundaries."
"The Luo family has never had a heart of gold. I heard that all the money was taken during the war, and they even sent people to pretend to be bandits!"
"God and Heaven, how much blood did they drink?"
"Compared to this, the people his son killed are nothing compared to him!"
"They are all worthless. The powerful treat the lives of ordinary people like us as nothing. They kill and rob at will."
"We must not let the emperor go easy on them this time. We must not appease the people's anger without beheading them."
The emperor was also very surprised when he received Luo Tianhao's accusation. He always thought that Luo Hou had fought quite well in several border defense battles. Although the losses were not small, he tried his best to fight back and did not let the foreign enemy gain much advantage.
For this, his father and he had given the Luo family many rewards. Recently, because there was no war in the west, they had been quite peaceful in the imperial city these years. When he was taking back the military power, he didn't set his sights on Luo Hou. I didn't expect that~
Because a small thief actually dug out such a big secret, he felt grateful to him. Otherwise, if such a big termite existed for a long time, it would cause a lot of public resentment to his Liang Dynasty.
Even after seeing so much gold and silver being sent back, he still didn't feel any better.
Just by looking at it, you can imagine how many people were robbed to accumulate so much. This is what is left from the underground palace that has been taken away by the thieves.
After the trial, his crimes must be made public and announced to the world, so that everyone knows that those who do evil will eventually perish, and such people have only one way out, which is death.
Marquis Cheng'en and his son were also a little panicked at this time. Marquis Cheng'en and the prince were having a secret conversation in the study.
"Father, what do you think about the arrest of the Marquis of Zhenxi?"
Just two days ago, he was full of confidence in using the Luo family to defeat Bai Zhiyue, but now he collapsed immediately, which made them worried and scared.
"It's all because he went too far, was greedy, and killed too many people. Luo Tianhao went too far!"
"The Luo family was able to keep the matter secret for decades, which shows how cautious they are. If Luo Tianhao hadn't revealed the matter himself, it wouldn't have been exposed."
"Luo Tianhao's situation is a bit strange. Not only did he castrate himself, but he also insisted on confessing his guilt!"
"Is it possible that he's been bewitched or possessed?"
"It's not impossible, that thief is not simple!"
"The Li family was destroyed because of him, and the Luo Mansion was also destroyed by him. Even the Bai family couldn't catch him. It is indeed very difficult. I have already ordered people to strengthen the inspections in the mansion."
"Well, we have to be careful. We must not let the thief succeed in my house. But I trust you to do things. Fortunately, you are here. I don't have to worry about you like Zi Tong."
He first looked like a child who was very happy to be praised by his parents, but then he suddenly became worried.
"But I'm worried that the Luo family's affairs will involve my second brother, after all, they are often together."
"That's a problem. I'm afraid your second brother can't avoid it!"
"Yes, they have been searching and sorting through the Luo Mansion's belongings these past few days. There has been no trial, and we can't find out what the charges are. Even if Luo Tianhao didn't point out the second brother's crime, once the trial begins, his men will definitely testify against the second brother, and it will be difficult for us to save him then."
"Why save him? You'll have to bear the consequences of your own actions. We didn't interfere with your second brother's affairs. The problem isn't serious. We can just push him out when the time comes. It won't have much impact on us."
"Is this okay? I'm afraid mother won't agree!"
"It's all because of her pampering. If she hadn't been giving him money privately, how would he have gotten the money to buy a house and support a whole family?"
Marquis Cheng'en didn't know that Zhang Zitong had actually killed many people. At first, his son just had a preference for both men and women, but he didn't care much about it. After all, he was the youngest son and didn't need to be outstanding.
Later he developed a new hobby, which I only found out about recently. I just thought that he was timid and wouldn't do anything big.
What you don’t know is that she acts like a cat seeing a mouse in front of him, but once she enters that yard, she will become a completely different person and vent all the dissatisfaction and resentment hidden in her heart on those people.
He hated that his father only liked his eldest brother, and hated that his eldest brother was better than him in everything and always got praise from others and was compared to him.
He even hated his mother, the only one who was good to him. He hated her for spoiling him like this. If she had been well educated when she was young, would he have become a person like his elder brother?
Because he was the youngest son, he didn't need to be outstanding and couldn't be better than his older brother, so his path was blocked from a young age.
The Marquis of Cheng'en and his wife didn't know, but the Crown Prince did. He had always known that his brother hated him. Except in front of his parents, he couldn't hide the hatred in his eyes when he saw him outside.
So he knew everything his brother did in the outer yard, and he also knew that several people had died there, but he never told his father.
Of course, he would not think it was a trivial matter like his father did. At most, he would lose his reputation, be beaten with a stick, pay some money, and be released from jail for a few days. It would not have much impact on the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.
If he were caught, he would most likely not be able to come back, which was exactly what the prince wanted.
Prince Zhang is now testing his father's attitude towards his second brother.
"But if we don't help, my second brother will be sad!"
"What's there to be sad about? He only knows how to eat, drink and play. He should be content with being supported all the time. Do you really want to suffer for him?"
"But I don't know if Luo Tianhao told anyone about my second brother's advice last time. If anyone knew about it, it would be bad for the Marquisate. The Bai family is not a tolerant family."
"Luo Tianhao shouldn't be that stupid. Besides, he didn't do anything. He was just a few people who drank too much and complained to each other. Even if others knew about it, it would be their business and had nothing to do with the Chengen Marquis' Mansion."
At this moment, there was a noise outside
"Who's outside?"
The father and son quickly opened the door and went out to see what was happening, hoping it wasn't the thief, as they were most afraid of him now.
"Why is it you!"
Marquis Cheng'en saw that the person standing outside the window was his youngest son.
"What do you want to do quietly?"
When Zhang Shizi saw his second brother, his heart tightened. His father might not be able to hear what he said, but would his second brother...
"Since you're here, let's go inside and talk!"
"What are you talking about? About how you gave up on me, or about how everything has nothing to do with you and is my sole responsibility?"
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