Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1417: Only the culprits will be investigated
The Jiangning civil uprising did not happen by chance.

As a person who has lived two lifetimes, Li Qinzai certainly cannot be so naive.

First of all, the rumors that are spreading more and more in various places in Jiangnan are very abnormal. Someone behind the scenes must be deliberately spreading them to create panic among the people.

Secondly, for a large-scale civil uprising, it is not possible for someone to stand on a high place and wave his arms, and the people will happily follow suit. If there is no one behind the scenes, fueling the flames, hiding in the crowd and fanning the flames, the civil uprising is unlikely to happen. .

Looking at the whole Jiangnan, there are not many people who can do this. It just so happens that the heads of several prominent families in front of them have this ability.

After the report, the faces of several family heads present suddenly changed, and their expressions suddenly became frightened.

There was no need for interrogation at all. Li Qinzai could tell who was involved with just a glance.

When Baiqisi reported that the six family heads gathered at the Gu family's ancestral house in Wu County, they didn't know what they were discussing in the secret room. They must have discussed this matter.

Looking around at everyone with a smile, Li Qinzai said leisurely: "The civil uprising in the south of the Yangtze River was stirred up, and the blame was put on me, the imperial envoy, and it was said that I, the imperial envoy, was the one who forced it. The news spread to Chang'an, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty participated in the impeachment. The emperor had no choice but to put the blame on me, the imperial envoy." I summoned Chang'an to question the crime..."

"Tsk, what a cruel heart! I have obviously brought benefits to you, why do you still want to harm me? You have really broken my heart..." Li Qinzai sighed sadly.

The words made the family heads even more frightened and uneasy. Everyone's expressions were abnormal, except for Lu Songxi.

Lu Songxi looked around and immediately stood up and said: "Mr. Li, this matter has nothing to do with my Lu family in Wu County. Lu swears in the name of his ancestors that no unscrupulous descendant of the Lu family will participate in the conspiracy. Otherwise, humans and gods will share the truth." Kill them!"

Li Qinzai smiled and nodded.

In fact, the information has been grasped for a long time. The people who participated in the conspiracy at the Gu family's ancestral home were indeed not Lu.

As soon as Lu Songxi finished speaking, the other family heads seemed to be inspired and hurriedly stood up to defend themselves.

"I, Mr. Yu from Kuaiji, have only heard about this matter. There is no clear evidence yet, so I have not reported it to Duke Li."

"I, Mrs. Zhang of Wu County, have only heard about it and have never participated in it. Lord Li County has learned from it!"

"I, Mr. Kong from Kuaiji, just heard..."

"Me too!"

Everyone present defended themselves, but Gu Chengzhang's face became paler and his eyes were full of disbelief.

Everyone was clearly discussing the conspiracy together, but now they just turned around and picked it all off?
Sure enough, in the face of huge interests, moral integrity is more fragile than the love between a patron and a prostitute.

Li Qinzai laughed and said: "You don't have to be like this, I was just joking. I believe this matter is a misunderstanding. Every injustice has its own debtor. I will only blame the culprit in this matter and will not be implicated."

After hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of guilt on their faces.

As for the conspiracy, they did participate, but it was just a conspiracy. In fact, they did basically nothing but conspiracy. Spreading rumors and inciting civil unrest were all done by Gu Chengzhang.

Saying that he has nothing to do with this matter is probably the truth... right?

Li Qinzai remained calm and the expression on his face remained friendly and cordial.

If the civil uprising is really pursued to the end, no one here except Lu Songxi will be able to escape.

But even though Li Qinzai was an imperial envoy, he was not so powerful as to kill all the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River. If he really did this, not to mention him as an imperial envoy, even Li Zhi's position would be unsafe.

The world's noble families will not allow the imperial court to exterminate all the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River.

So, of course, I choose to forgive.However, forgiveness is forgiveness, but the mastermind of this matter cannot be let go.

Li Qinzai glanced at Gu Chengzhang quickly, and said with a smile to Bu Qu next to him: "The mastermind of the civil uprising will talk about it later, stand down."

Bu Qu bows down respectfully.

Li Qinzai held up the wine cup to everyone with a smile and said: "Today we are talking about business, and there are many things to discuss next. Everyone, please drink a full cup first. I respect all the heads of the family."

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More than fifty miles northwest of the camp outside the city of Suzhou, there is a low-lying land on the bank of Taihu Lake. This place is nameless, with fertile land, abundant water and grass, willows by the lakeside, and the sound of birds and flowers all around. It is a typical Jiangnan scenery.

Nearly ten thousand people gathered for the civil uprising. They walked from Jiangning to the bank of Taihu Lake overnight and were stopping in this low-lying land to rest temporarily.

The leader of the democratic revolution was Sun Housheng, a middle-aged man in his forties. He was originally a small landowner in a village on the outskirts of Jiangning.

"Small landowner" means that the family is well off, but not rich. When natural disasters strike, there is food in the family, so that the whole family will not starve to death.

Sun Housheng has about [-] acres of land in his name and more than [-] tenants. He is a kind of village bully in the local area. He has no use outside the village.

This civil uprising was instigated by Sun Housheng because officials from Jiangning City came to his house to measure the land, and nearly a hundred acres of land under his name had been concealed. To conceal the land in the past, he only needed to pay a small bribe to the officials. The government created it. The book can be concealed and no one will pursue it.

Unexpectedly, this time Li Qinzai ordered a re-measurement of the land. With Baiqisi watching, the officials did not dare to falsify anymore. Sun Housheng had no use for the money, which meant that he had to spend a lot more money and food every year and gave it to the government in vain. tax.

So Sun Housheng was very dissatisfied. When the small landowners gathered nearby, he complained a few times. Then he found that the small landowners quite agreed with his complaints, so the complaints became more and more frequent and the words became more and more fierce. .

A few nights ago, a mysterious figure found him and promised him the benefits of a thousand acres of fertile land. What Sun Housheng had to do was to gather the nearby landowners and farmers, and with a few words of incitement, they all asked Jiangning to be the governor. Petition, requesting the court to stop measuring land and reduce or exempt farmland taxes.

One thousand acres of land was a huge benefit to Sun Housheng, and he couldn't refuse it.

Impulsively, Sun Housheng agreed.

However, when the nearby landowners and farmers were incited, Sun Housheng gradually realized that the situation was not good. The whole thing was no longer under his control. For some reason, nearly ten thousand people gathered inexplicably, as if there was a pair of invisible big hands behind his back. Helping him rapidly expand his power.

The local landlords and common people gathered together, and some people in the crowd shouted to march to Gusu City. After meeting the emperor's imperial envoy to petition, Sun Housheng finally realized that he seemed to have caused a civil uprising with his own hands.

A civil uprising is equivalent to a blatant rebellion, aiming to kill the Nine Tribes.

Sun Housheng couldn't handle the situation and wanted to escape with his family.But he found that he could no longer escape.

As the people's revolution team marched towards Gusu City, some mysterious figures appeared inexplicably around him, staring at him all the time. The whole family was also separated from him, and he was not known to be under the supervision of someone.

Now that things have developed, Sun Housheng can no longer control himself.

He inexplicably became the leader of this civil uprising. Of course, he knew better that once the imperial court suppressed it, he would be the first to be stabbed.

When the team marched to the bank of Taihu Lake, Sun Housheng suddenly realized that a turning point was coming.

A strange armored knight came running to deliver a message to him.

The emperor's fourth prince, His Royal Highness King Xi, has arrived in person and is currently ten miles ahead of the people's rebellion team.

His Highness King Xi is going to meet with Sun Housheng. His Highness swears in the name of the Tian family that he will never harm Sun Housheng in the slightest.

(End of this chapter)