Liu An glanced at Xing Shangzhi and smiled, "Xing Shangzhi, don't be impatient. This time, Dongchang and the Imperial Bodyguard are working together. Is it just for the Zhou Family?
Or the Qian Family of Hejian Prefecture? "
Liu An was very arrogant when he said this. His tone showed that he did not care about the Qian Family at all.
Xing Shangzhi and Wang Zhong were stunned. They glanced at each other and realized that they had been driven into a dead end previously.
Now that Liu An had said this, they understood that if it was to deal with the Zhou Family or the Qian Family, there was no need at all!
This time, the two did not look at Liu An, but turned to Cao Yikui.
When Wang Zhong and Xing Shangzhi left the capital, they had received instructions from their superiors. This time, Cao Yikui was in charge of this matter.
The Emperor had also given Cao Yikui a secret order to listen to Cao Yikui.
Seeing that the two were looking at him, Cao Yikui remained expressionless and said softly, "This time, we are going to deal with Marquis Xining Residence!"
Although they were prepared, both Wang Zhong and Xing Shangzhi felt that it was unreal when Cao Yikui said it. Deal with Marquis Xining Residence?
Didn't His Majesty want to use the Imperial Court's Honours?
Why did he want to deal with Marquis Xining Residence now?
Of course, Cao Yikui knew the cause of this matter. He also knew that Marquis Xining Residence was just killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
The Emperor had spent so much effort and made so many arrangements to deal with a mere Marquis Xining Residence. It was like killing a chicken with a butcher's knife.
However, Cao Yikui would not tell them. As for whether they could understand it or not, it was all up to them.
"Boss Liu, I'll leave it to you!" Cao Yikui turned to look at Liu An after finishing his sentence.
Although this was mainly due to the cooperation between Dongchang and the Imperial Bodyguard, Cao Yikui was after all a civil servant. He had not reached the stage of friendship with Wang Zhong and Xing Shangzhi. This was only a preliminary cooperation. He would not communicate with them if he could.
Liu An nodded and said with a smile, "The Zhou Family's crime is easy to convict. The Zhou Family's illegal salt trafficking is not only the Zhou Family's business."
"Here's a list of names. All of them are merchants who sell illicit salt to the Zhou Family!"
Then Liu An took out a list and placed it on the table. Then he began to say, "From tomorrow onwards, the two of you will start arresting people."
"The testimonies and evidence from these 16 shops are enough to prove that the Zhou family sold illicit salt."
Xing Shangzhi and Wang Zhong took the name list. They didn't expect Liu An to have such a powerful weapon.
"After capturing these people, we will force Zhou Feng to reveal the Qian Clan. If he doesn't say it, then we will capture the Qian Clan's next family. It's not like the Qian Clan only has the Zhou Clan as their next family.
Cao Yikui glanced at the three excited people and said with a gloomy face, "Gentlemen, let me remind you not to make a big deal out of this."
"If we really arrest people like this, the whole North Zhili will be in chaos. None of us know what will happen.
Capturing these sixteen families will definitely cause a storm. It's best to make Zhou Feng confess as soon as possible. "
In fact, Cao Yikui was very uncertain. After all, the matter was so big. If it really caused a ruckus, it would be difficult to handle!
After hearing Cao Yikui's words, the three of them calmed down. They nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord Cao. We understand."
"Let me remind you again. When you arrest people, don't kill them. Of course, don't hold back if you encounter resistance. However, don't hurt the old, weak, women, and children.
If someone dies, we will be causing trouble for the emperor. "
"When the time comes, the emperor will have no choice but to punish us. This is a small matter, but if we ruin the emperor's plan, we will all suffer."
"We understand!" Xing Shangzhi and Wang Zhong nodded again. These words were obviously meant for them.
Ever since the imperial envoy came to Cangzhou City, the entire city had fallen into an undercurrent. The arrest of Zhou Feng seemed to have become the fuse of this matter. There seemed to be many people in the city pushing it, and the matter went in an even more uncontrollable direction.
On this morning, the Imperial Bodyguard and the people of Dongchang once again scattered in all directions.
Some left Cangzhou City, while others made their moves inside Cangzhou City. For a moment, the entire Hejian Prefecture was in chaos.
This time, the imperial envoy's guards also moved. Many people were dumbfounded, but even more people were terrified.
The people in Cangzhou City were the first to learn of the situation. The Imperial Bodyguard and the people of Dongchang began to arrest people.
Many people were forced to the imperial envoy's residence. There were even fights that broke out, and many people were shot to death. The entire Cangzhou City could be said to be in an uproar.
Among this group of people, the first to make a ruckus were naturally the students.
It was unknown who took the lead, but many students directly rushed to the imperial envoy's residence.
Inside the imperial envoy's residence, Sun Piyang felt a headache when he heard the shouting outside. He already knew that this wasn't a good job, but he didn't expect it to be this bad.
Glancing at Wang Yongji and Cao Yikui who were sitting to the side, Sun Piyang felt a wave of bitterness.
"Sirs, it's so noisy outside now. Aren't you going to say something?" Sun Piyang saw the two of them looking so calm and collected. He couldn't help but speak first.
"Say what?"
Cao Yikui raised his head to look at Sun Piyang and said, "Their resistance is the will of the students. This is very good!"
"Daming the flourishing style of learning. This is the embodiment of the students' patriotism. This is a good thing!
They are resisting and expressing their will. This is their freedom. How can we suppress them? "
Sun Piyang looked at Cao Yikui. 'Are you talking like a human?'
Suppressing his anger, Sun Piyang said, "Are we just going to watch like this?"
Without waiting for Cao Yikui to speak, Wang Yongji spoke first, "Sirs, it's the students' freedom to resist. We have our own rules for handling cases. There's no conflict!
They can resist their own, and we can handle our own cases. What's wrong with that? "
Cao Yikui glanced at Wang Yongji, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled.
Sun Piyang could no longer hold back his anger. He pointed outside and said, "There are so many students outside. What if something happens?
What if someone secretly tampered with them?
Have you thought about it? "
The two of them put down their teacups. Wang Yongji nodded and said, "Sirs' words make sense. How about this? Let's invite those students in and then arrange a courtyard with some tables and chairs.
"Let's treat them to tea and snacks. We can also have an exchange.
"Explain to the students and also appease the public. Sirs, what do you think?"
Sun Piyang was stunned. He thought for a moment and then nodded, saying, "That's good too!"