Chapter 477: Iron Evidence
In the main hall, Li Yi changed his seat and sat quietly.
Behind him, a man who looked like a salt ding and a butler stood with his hands behind his back. He heard the sound of cannons outside, and both of them trembled all over, but they soon recovered.
The butler listened to the shouts of killing that were getting closer and closer outside, and lowered his head and said:
"The boss, it seems that the officers and soldiers have broken through the wall and are coming here. You are right. They have indeed attacked in."
Li Yi nodded slightly, his face was still calm, he took a cup of tea and asked:
"How is it burning?"
Yan Ding quickly replied: "I don't know yet, but I have ordered people to light the backyard and the salt field, and the books and official documents are burning very quickly."
Li Yi said "um" and sat there with his eyes closed.
As soon as he finished speaking, a brief shout of killing came from outside, and the screams of more than a dozen salted dicks came in, followed by the sound of footsteps that were rushing and uneasy.
Shaoqing, the face of a young general appeared in the hall.
The visitor was Yang Zhaoji's son, and now the guardian of Yidu, Qingzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province.
He was followed by several Qianmai, and after entering the door, he didn't ask the master, and led the officers and soldiers into the room and arrested all the people he could see.
The salt dings didn't resist for long, and their combat effectiveness was not proportional after all, which might be the only thing Li Yi didn't expect.
Maybe it was because this official army had too strong combat power, or maybe it was because Li Yi overestimated the brave and cruel people under his command who only knew how to bully the people. Anyway, when the official army came in, except for the slightest resistance from the gate, everything else was natural.
The more than 300 salt diced in Haiyang in the past were almost powerless when facing this official army with only more than 2,000 people.
He thought he could buy some time for himself.
Now it seems that he can only let God do what he should do. He can no longer care about what he can burn and how much he can burn.
"Search it for me! I don't believe that Li Lian is the only one, and there must be other conspiring accomplices..." Yang Yufan put away his knife, looked around the hall for a few times, and said loudly:
"There are ones that count and one. I searched out all these bed bugs in the area that were against the court. Once the evidence of the crime was found, the stolen persons were seized and handed over to the Minister of Salt Administration for disposal!"
The two thousand generals shouted the order and each took their servants down.
At this time, Yang Yufan turned his head and looked at Li Yi, without saying anything, waved his hand and said, "Take it down!"
After the words came to the ground, the two servants stepped forward and tied up the servant and the butler behind Li Yi, without any affection.
Li Yi didn't say anything, because it was useless to say more at this time.
He was still holding the cup of tea in his hand, but the faint ripples echoed on the tea surface mean that his heart was not as calm as he seemed.
"Little Yang Shuai, my Haiyang Salt Field is responsible for the government's salt!"
"Now you force yourself into my salt field, kill me, and bully the coastal people. If you can't find anything, do you know how serious the sin you will be?"
Li El looked at Yang Yufan who had no reply and sneered:
"You don't know. It seems that Yang Shuai didn't teach you how to deal with people like us. You are not only sending yourself to a dead end, but also burning your father's years of hard work!"
"A such a sin is impossible to escape death even if Qi Jiguang is alive!"
Yang Yufan only glanced at Li Yi, saw the coercive and seductive look on his face, and smiled, found a seat beside him, and said:
"You talk to me about the father-in-chief?"
"Then let me tell you, I am here today. If my father and coach come, he will not say a word to you, and he will do this!"
"I oppress the coastal people? Li Ying, Li Da Shanren--!"
"For a long time, you salt farm owners are the ones who bullied them, and you still need local tyrants, right?"
Yang Yufan slapped the table with his hand, put Saul on the tea bowl on the ground, and said loudly:
"These people knew nothing, just wanted to sell salt to survive. The court promulgated a new salt law to integrate the old salt administration that had been decaying for many years, so as to give people everywhere a way to survive."
"You are good to spread rumors and try to use the people to fight against the court and incite the people to cause trouble, so as to be cannon fodder for you to save your lives."
"If Your Majesty is not arbitrary and the officials in the court dare to take responsibility, I am afraid that you will be able to wait!"
Speaking of this, Yang Yufan even slapped his hands, turned his back to Li Yi and stretched out his hand:
"You don't have to talk to me anymore. Even if there is no evidence today, I will be responsible for the crime. Yidu Guard Yang Yufan alone bears the responsibility!"
As he said that, he turned his head and stared at Li Yi, with murderous aura on his face:
"But if you find evidence, I promise to report these evidence to the court without any fault and ensure that your entire clan is destroyed!"
Hearing this, Li Yi understood.
This Yang Yufan was not an impulse. Although he was only fifteen years old, he clearly understood the consequences of doing this.
"Little handsome!"
At this time, a Qianmai ran back, followed by four or five servants, carrying a large box, and said excitedly: "We have found all of them in the treasury!"
"When we went there, some people were burning official documents and books, and they asked us to cut them off. They were all here!"
Li Lian was shocked when he heard this, but he didn't know what he found, but he still sat on the chair and stretched out his neck to look over there.
Yang Yufan immediately went over and ordered people to open the box, squat down and pick up the books and official documents to read them. He saw a few of them clearly marked.
"In the 20th year of Wanli, I lost 300,000 stones of official salt with the Zhao family..." Yang Yufan saw this and turned around and asked, "Is the Zhao family the Zhao family in Laiyang?"
Mr. Qian nodded, a little confused.
"Xiaoshuai, as far as I know, Zhao's family did not attract salt merchants. This is probably because Li Yi privately used official salt to make profits. With this, he could be convicted!"
Hearing this, Li Yi trembled all over and finally collapsed on the seat.
"In the 28th year of Wanli, I have been able to get 140,000 stones of green salt..." Yang Yufan picked it up and saw that it had burned down and could not see it. He turned around and asked:
"Li Yi, where are these green salts?"
Li Lian looked here silently, but did not reply.
Yang Yufan turned around and threw the account book on Li Yi's face, sneered: "The evidence is now conclusive, and whether you say it or not will have no effect!"
"I can't kill you yet, but I'm ordered to guard the salt field and have the right to arrest people!"
Yang Yufan turned around and left, saying as he walked, "Spread a notice to the coastal people, just saying that Li Yang was a human face and a beastly heart, and used the gimmick of managing official salt for the court to do his own business."
"For many years, the Li family has bought and sold privately and hoarded countless official salts. This announcement from the court on the Salt Law was also changed by him, not the real new salt law."
Mr. Qian seemed a little hesitant and confirmed:
"Xiaoshuai, can you say such words directly? It's better to wait until the official documents of the Salt Administration Minister arrived!"
Yang Yufan glanced at him and said:
"At present, the people will be worried when they see such chaos. If they do not quickly issue a notice to the people, they will be in chaos sooner or later. Do you still not understand the meaning of Your Majesty's imperial edict?"
"All generals from all over us have the right to issue a new notice!"
Chapter completed!