Listening to Qian Cong admitting that he is the leader of Pink Swallows and explaining why he took such risks to do all this, Sun Tu not only lamented his loyalty, but also raised some questions.
If he was just seeking money, why did he make Pink Swallow's organization so large, and the core leaders were all from Jiangnan Road? The most important thing is that he, a servant of the Hou family, even if he is a steward, cannot let so many people work for him to such a situation, and even risk his life to keep the secret behind him after being captured by the government. What can make these people die without hesitation can only be a secret that is even more unknown, and there is no way those people are doing it for Qian Cong, a steward of the Hou Mansion!
That's why Sun Tu gave a brief reminder behind Tong Guan, and the latter quickly reacted and immediately threatened the other party. Qian Cong's originally somewhat impassioned expression suddenly froze after Tong Guan's words, and he wanted to make an argument, but after making eye contact with the other party, he was speechless, and there was even a flash of light in his eyes. Panic.
Tong Guan didn't understand why at this time, and didn't want to talk to him. He only focused on Qian Mo: "Shunde Marquis, it seems that there is something hidden in this case, so I can only offend you and your family." Everyone has gone with me to the Imperial City Division."
After hearing the words "Huangchengsi", Qian Mo's already pale face turned paler. His body was shaking and he was about to fall down. He immediately shouted to Qian Cong: "Qian Cong, what else do you have to hide? Tell the truth quickly. I have always been very kind to you, do you really want to see my whole Qian family being killed?"
"Master Hou..." Qian Cong's expression was full of confusion, but the answer came to his lips but it was difficult to say it.
At this moment, a calm man in his thirties suddenly appeared outside the hall. Ignoring the obstruction of several guards guarding the door, he stretched out his hand to push away the steel knife they were blocking in front of him, and walked away with his head held high. Come in. He looked straight at Tong Guandao: "Privy Tong, you don't have to ask Qian Cong anymore. I am the real person behind Pink Swallow!"
This time, before Tong Guan and Sun Tu could react, Qian Mo had already screamed: "Jizong, how come you are related to Fen Yanzi..."
The man who suddenly broke in and confessed his crime was Qian Mo's second son Qian Jizong. His appearance was beyond Qian Mo's expectation, and he could no longer care about his fear. He just said loudly: "This is impossible! You have always been sensible and obedient, and behaved in a low-key manner. How could you do such an evil thing?" What's going on?"
Although Tong Guan had doubts in his heart, he still had a calm look on his face: "You want to take this charge to save your family, but you have to provide some evidence to convince others."
Qian Jizong smiled slightly, put his hand into his arms, and then he held up a wooden sign with the image of a flying swallow in his hand: "Privy Tong, this waist sign that can command the pink swallows to wait is enough." Do you believe my identity?" With a shake of his hand, he threw the badge to Tong Guan, but Sun Tu caught it first. After seeing that there was no problem, he handed it over to Tong Guan.
Tong Guan squinted his eyes and looked at the wooden sign for a few times, and then said in a solemn tone: "So, you are the real leader of Pink Swallow?"
"That's right, but I did all this without telling my father. Even the only person in the Hou family who knows my identity is Qian Cong."
"Young master, why are you doing this..." Qian Cong finally recovered from the shock and said with despair.
"Pink Swallow has been almost uprooted by them. Even if I stay on my own, I will still be able to survive in the future."
what to do? Besides, I can't let my father, mother, and other people in my family suffer just because I want to protect myself. "Qian Jizong seemed quite indifferent, with a faint smile on his face when he said this.
"Guizi, why are you doing this? Do you know what those Pink Swallow people have done secretly?" Qian Mo had already accepted this fact at this time, which made him even more frightened and angry. He walked to his son In front of him, he raised his hand and slapped him hard on the face.
When Qian Jizong was slapped by his father in public, he neither resisted nor evaded, but accepted it calmly. With a snap, there were red palm prints on his face, and the corner of his mouth was broken, and a stream of blood flowed out, but he did not show any panic, he just smiled bitterly and said: "Father, you don't understand us at all. What are the Jiangnan survivors thinking? You are willing to be looked down upon, but we can’t..."
With just one sentence, Qian Mo, who wanted to continue scolding his son, was speechless. It was obvious that he had understood something, and there was a trace of fear in his eyes.
At this time, Qian Jizong had risked everything, but there was resentment in his calm expression. He stared at Tong Guan with a burning gaze: "Privy Tong, do you know how the Qian family has come to this place over the years?" Is that so? We are cautious and want to please every official in the DPRK and the Central Government. We are deeply afraid that if we say the wrong thing, we will be in trouble. So even if a petty official comes to my shop and asks for a bribe, we have to satisfy his request. For this reason , Qian Cong worked hard and tried every means to raise money, so that the entire Hou Mansion would not be deprived of food and clothing, and only then would my Shunde Hou Mansion be like a Hou Mansion.
"But we can't last long like this. We have to find another way out. So when Qian Cong proposed the idea of abducting women from the capital and selling them to other places, I agreed. And I also thought of borrowing the name of my Shunde Marquis Mansion. Head, put these women and children into our carriages and transport them out of the city, so as to avoid detection by the police and the army. Who would have thought that this decision would lead to the final exposure."
Sun Tu understood what he meant as soon as he heard it. He also felt strange that day as to why Fen Yanzi's people were so careless and used a carriage with the Qian family's mark to kidnap Ya'er. Thinking about it now, the other party used this vehicle for safety reasons and wanted to transport people safely out of the capital. However, they did not expect that the whole group of people would be completely missed and captured, and even the carriage would fall into their hands.
The expression of regret only flashed across Qian Jizong's face: "Over the past few years, we have indeed made a lot of money from this, not only in terms of money, but also in people's hands. It was only then that I discovered that it turned out that Although I, the Qian family of Wuyue, have been subjugated for a hundred years, there are still people in Jiangnan who miss our homeland. When they knew our identities, they swore allegiance to me and helped me gain more benefits in the city of Tokyo. "
"You... are really crazy!" Faced with his son's words, Qian Mo no longer knew what to say to him. He could only point at the other person with a look of regret on his face: "Do you know those people who were kidnapped by you? How miserable would a woman be? What did your father teach you when you were a child? In order to be alive, you should follow the right path and never harm others... "
"Father, you think that the child is doing all this to harm the people, which is an unforgivable crime. But in the eyes of the child, what those people in the court did in my hometown in the south of the Yangtze River is the real disaster to the country and the people! In order to please today's The emperor levied violent taxes in the two Zhejiang provinces, collecting the so-called Huashi Gang, and ruined the lives of many innocent people. Compared with them, what was the small evil the child did in Tokyo
"Father, do you know that the people in Jiangnan now hate the imperial court to the core? This is the reason why those people will miss the old country and are willing to do it for me.
The key point used by Qian Jizong. Because I once told them that one day, when we have a strong enough power, we can stir up troubles in the city of Tokyo and let the people of the Zhao family taste the same! To achieve this goal, they were willing to risk abducting and selling women and children in the city, but kept all the money they gained.
"Also, father, have you forgotten how the Zhao family treated our Qian family in the first place? After the great ancestor came to vote for him, he lived in fear every day. In the end, he was poisoned by Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. Drinking kills people. But our children and grandchildren dare not even say a word about it, and we have to be afraid of getting into trouble all the time. The children have had enough of this kind of day... "
These words made the atmosphere in the hall suddenly tense. No one could have imagined that Qian Jizong would actually say such treacherous and completely rebellious words. Sun Tu sighed with deep understanding, yes, today's Song Dynasty has long been plagued by internal and external troubles due to various mistakes, but the emperor and ministers in the court did not know it, or pretended not to know. Today, Qian Jizong just revealed a corner of the contradiction that everyone had deliberately covered up.
"Father, the child is unfilial." Qian Jizong continued in a deep voice: "But the child knows that what he did was not wrong. Even if I fail, someone will make the Zhao and Song Dynasty pay the price one day!" As he spoke, he said He shouted softly, but his body slowly softened.
"No, he also hid poison in his mouth!" Sun Tu understood immediately. Just as he was about to step forward, Tong Guan waved his hand to stop him. The Privy Councilor of the Song Dynasty, who had remained silent since Qian Jizong admitted his identity as the leader of the Pink Swallows, just watched Qian Jizong die in pain after convulsions with calm eyes, and then pointed at Qian Cong: "Come on, come on. I got this culprit!"
In the strange look on Sun Tu's face, the guards outside the door quickly pounced on him and pushed Qian Cong, who was also haunted by Qian Jizong's death, to the ground, making him unable to move.
Afterwards, Tong Guang stood up and said: "After investigation by my officer, I found that the culprit who instigated a group of Fenyanzi thieves to abduct women and children in Tokyo and kill many times was none other than Qian Cong, the steward of the Shunde Marquis Mansion. He was the culprit on the pretext of In the name of the Marquis Mansion, he was able to gather a group of Jiangnan thieves who committed many unjust crimes. During the process of capturing the thieves, Qian Cong even held Qian Jizong, the second son of Shunde Marquis, in an attempt to escape. As a result, the leader of the thieves was captured by the officers and soldiers, and Qian Cong Ji Zong was also accidentally killed by him. Marquis Shunde, you saw all these facts with your own eyes, right?"
Qian Mo was reeling from his son's sudden suicide. It wasn't until Tong Guan said it again and slapped him on the shoulder that the Shunde Marquis came back to his senses. There was deep sadness in his eyes, but he breathed a sigh of relief: "What Privy Tong said is that all this was done by Qian Cong!"
Sun Tu quickly understood after being surprised at the beginning. This should be the best result for Tong Guan, the court, and the Qian family of the Shunde Marquis Mansion. For Tong Guan, this will be a great achievement, and for the court, it will also save face. Otherwise, if the Qian family is really found to be treasonous, it will inevitably have a chain effect. As for the Qian family, this not only preserved their reputation as loyal ministers, but also saved the lives of the whole family.
Tong Guan was truly worthy of being a powerful figure in the dynasty who had stood firm for many years. With just one move, he had completely solved the complicated situation. However, in Sun Tu's view, this is just treating the symptoms rather than the root cause and whitewashing the peace.
But in any case, as Tong Guan finished speaking, it meant that the storm of eradicating Pink Swallows had come to an end!
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