Shen Lang said quietly from the side: "Father-in-law, Xu Wenzhao must be killed!"
As soon as these words came out, several people present were a little shocked.
Xu Wenzhao, who was hugging Shen Lang's thigh, froze suddenly.
The Earl really rarely kills, especially an old man like Xu Wenzhao.
Even if he had embezzled so many gold coins, at most he would have ransacked his home and sent him to the countryside to spend the rest of his life.
And Shen Lang actually directly spoke out to kill someone.
Old Master Lin said: "Master, this Xu Wenzhao is not a servant of my Earl's Mansion, but an employment relationship. Our Earl's Mansion has no right to kill him. At most, we will hand him over to the City Lord's Mansion."
This is also one of the new policies of Yue State.
No noble has the right to interfere in civil affairs. Apart from disposing of slaves who have signed a contract of sale, they are not qualified to judge subordinate officials, let alone kill them.
Shen Lang said: "This Xu Wenzhao not only embezzled a large amount of gold coins, but also colluded with foreign enemies. If he is handed over to the City Lord's Mansion, he will be at large in a few days and go to a place beyond the reach of the Xuanwu Earl's Mansion."
When Xu Wenzhao heard this, his liver trembled.
Okay, little white-faced beast, I beg you like a dog, but you still bite me?
He couldn't help hissing: "Shen Lang, don't spout blood."
Shen Lang said: "You have embezzled nearly 30,000 gold coins in total, but you only have 11,000 gold coins in your treasury. You have purchased so many properties and mansions. Your family lives an extremely luxurious life, but the total of these is only 5,000 gold coins." That’s it. Adding in the men you bought the cashier, it’s at most two thousand gold coins. Then there’s more than ten thousand gold coins, where are they going?”
As soon as these words came out, the Earl shrank his eyes.
Shen Lang said: "If I'm not wrong, you gave all these gold coins to the City Lord's Mansion, the Prefect's Mansion, where did your second son go if he wasn't in Xuanwu City? I'm afraid he went to the capital, if I guessed right, go down A martial arts examiner in the first division, he will be among them."
"Xu Wenzhao, you are not only greedy for money from the Earl's Mansion, but you are also scheming inside and outside, colluding with the enemy, and planning to deal with me, Earl Xuanwu's Mansion, both inside and outside." Shen Lang said lightly: "So, you are not only greedy for money, And it's a complete betrayal."
Xu Wenzhao said sternly: "You have no proof, don't even think about framing me."
Shen Lang slammed the secret account book hidden in the treasury on Xu Wenzhao's face and said sternly: "Open your eyes and take a look. You remember every gold coin you paid for bribes clearly and clearly."
The Earl took the ledger.
Sure enough, every bribe above was clearly remembered.
However, instead of naming them by name, they were replaced by numbers one, two, and three.
But you can guess with your toes, which forces No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 are.
The earl closed his eyes, calmed himself down, and asked slowly: "Xu Wenzhao, why? Is there anything I have done wrong to you over the years?"
Faced with irrefutable evidence, Xu Wenzhao knew that he had no room for quibbles.
On the contrary, he gained a bit more strength. He straightened up and said coldly: "Your Majesty, the Earl, is so forgetful. Three years ago, I wanted to recommend my second son to become a member of the Earl's Mansion private army. You They all rejected it, have you forgotten?"
It turned out to be because of this? Are you going to betray me?
The Earl said: "I gave him a chance, but he failed the martial arts test and the literary test. How could I let him serve as a hundred households? The Earl's private army is the foundation of my Jin family's century-old foundation. How could I Abandoning fairness and justice? My own nephew wanted to join the private army, but I refused."
Xu Wenzhao sneered and said: "I have been loyal to you for more than twenty years, and you are not even willing to give my son's future. What is this? Why should I die together? Wouldn’t I find another way out?”
The Earl asked: "Does your search for another way out mean betraying my Jin family?"
"Those who achieve great things don't care about small details." Xu Wenzhao said.
"I'll kill you..." The earl suddenly pulled out his giant sword.
"Lord Earl, you can't kill me!" Xu Wenzhao said with a smile: "I gave away so many gold coins not only for my son's future, but also for today. I am just your employee, not a slave of the Jin family. , no matter what crime I committed, you have no power to deal with me, let alone kill me. Otherwise, it is interfering in local civil affairs and violating national law. Besides, I also have the reputation of transcending the country."
Old Master Lin hurriedly hugged the Earl.
"My lord, you can't kill him." Old Master Lin said: "If you kill Xu Wenzhao here, it will be a huge problem. Don't forget how the Earl of Donghai died at the hands of Zhang Chong."
Shen Lang said: "Father-in-law, this thief should be killed, but he can't be killed now, not here."
He personally killed Xu Tian just now, but without anyone noticing, his body was burned to ashes and thrown into the sea.
And now Xu Wenzhao is in the Earl's Mansion, with countless pairs of eyes staring at him. If the Earl kills him, it will be a violation of the New Deal. I am afraid that the monarch's order to reprimand him will come down in a few days.
Seeing this scene, Xu Wenzhao suddenly became more confident and said: "Your Excellency, you are the most disciplined person, so the only thing you can do is to transfer me to the city lord's palace or the prefect's palace, and then corrupt me." Submit the evidence and let the prefect's house judge me."
Once it is handed over to the prefect's mansion, you can imagine what will happen with your toes.
Find a criminal with a similar face to kill, and Xu Wenzhao continues to be at large.
Xu Wenzhao said loudly: "No one can kill me in Earl Xuanwu's mansion, otherwise it will be a violation of national law."
Shen Lang showed a confused smile and said: "No, we can kill you, and it will not violate the national law at all."
"Dreaming." Xu Wenzhao laughed loudly: "Now the prefect's mansion and even the Governor's Mansion are watching you, waiting for you to make mistakes. If I die in the Earl's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion will send people down to investigate thoroughly within two days."
Shen Lang said: "Xu Wenzhao, why are you like this? What I said is true. We can really kill you."
"Dream your daydream." Xu Wenzhao said with a sneer.
Shen Lang said: "Old patriarch, it's your turn to clean up the family."
Then, several figures walked in.
When Xu Wenzhao saw it, he lost all blood in an instant, and almost urinated.
Because the patriarch of the Xu family came in, along with three elders and several young men from the family.
Shen Lang knelt down and said: "Xu Wenzhao, the Earl's Mansion cannot kill you. But... the family rules of the Xu family can beat you to death!"
The old patriarch of the Xu family bowed to the Earl and said: "My Xu family has relied on the Earl's Mansion for so many years, but there is such a wolf-hearted dog who eats inside and out. It's all because of our lax discipline, and I apologize to the Earl. "
After saying that, the old patriarch knelt down directly.
"It's absolutely impossible, it's absolutely impossible!" Lord Earl hurriedly helped the old patriarch of the Xu Clan to his feet.
The old patriarch said coldly: "Come here, bring Xu Wenzhao, this evil animal, back to Xu's ancestral hall, and beat him to death!"
Xu Wenzhao struggled desperately and hissed: "Why? Even if I committed corruption in the Earl's Mansion, I did not violate the family rules. The family ancestral hall has no right to kill me."
Shen Lang walked over and said: "Xu Wenzhao, the crime of killing you is not corruption, but seducing auntie, the crime of adultery!"
As soon as these words came out, Xu Wenzhao was completely stunned.
This matter is very secretive. Why did Shen Lang know about it?
Although this woman is Aunt Xu Wenzhao, she is actually only in her thirties, and she still has charm.
"Xu Wenzhao, not only do you have financial problems, but you also have problems with your lifestyle. You really have failed your family and the people's training and expectations for you." Shen Lang said: "But I really underestimate you. You are like you who are engaged in mathematics. At this age, he has long been unable to get hard, but he is still able to seduce young and beautiful women."
What can't be hooked up? Money can turn ghosts around.
Money can also make a woman grind soybean milk with a jade plate under her waist.
Having money can make a woman speak from the bottom, and of course it can also make her speak from the top and sell Xu Wenzhao.
The key is to see who pays more.
Of course, only a small number of women are like this. A considerable number of women are still pure, reserved and noble.
Xu Wenzhao was heartbroken and said sternly: "That bitch dared to betray me. Aren't she afraid that she would be paraded through the streets and beaten to death?"
Shen Lang said: "If I give her a sum of money to reconcile with her useless husband and fly away, of course she will be willing to talk."
"Drag this evil beast away." The old patriarch of the Xu family said.
Xu Wenzhao shouted at the top of his lungs: "My lord, spare your life, spare your life, I am willing to bite you, I am willing to confess, I bribed the city lord's palace, I bribed the prefect's palace, I also bribed the people around the governor!"
The count's expression changed.
Shen Lang shook his head and said: "It's useless. The city lord will not collect his money personally. Zhang Jin also asked the Xu family to collect the gold coins, then clean them at the Xu family, and then send them to the Zhang family in the name of dowry. Besides, we got Xu Wenzhao's bribe Who should I complain to when making a confession? The prefect? The governor?"
At that time, this scene will appear.
Who is in the hall, why sue this official? !
Will you hand this confession to the king?
The monarch will immediately think, what do you mean by Uncle Xuanwu? So eager to overthrow the chief official in your fief, this is against the administration, is this dissatisfaction with the widows?
In the current environment, economic problems cannot be solved by a prefect, not even a city lord.
In front of Xu Wenzhao, the steward of the earl's mansion, he was clearly charged with corruption, but he wanted to kill him with the charge of being a man and woman.
What a great irony.
The earl sighed and gave up this plan.
Xu Wenzhao's whole body was dragged out, and almost urine and feces came out.
"My Lord Earl, I have a big secret to tell you."
"Uncle Shen Lang, Grandpa Shen Lang, I have money, I still have money..."
"Master Shen Lang, someone wants to harm you, Tian Heng wants to harm you!"
A few hours later!
Xu family ancestral hall.
Xu Wenzhao was stripped clean, and his thin and sagging body was floating in the wind.
Then…
In front of hundreds of people, he was beaten to death!
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