Chapter 4722 4725 [A Group of Rats]

Xiang Nan then moved the sword away from Lai Da's throat.

"No, no, I said the wrong thing. I have never embezzled 40,000 to 50,000 taels of silver." Lai Da immediately denied it repeatedly, and at the same time scolded himself for being idiot in his heart. How could he tell the truth?

"Butler Lai, then say it again, how much money have you embezzled?" Xiang Nan handed over the sword again when he heard this.

"I should have embezzled 40,000 to 50,000 taels. I used this money to buy land, buy land, and donate an official position to my son Shang Rong." Lai Da hurriedly told the truth.

Xiang Nan moved the sword away again.

Lai Da hurriedly denied again, "Master, there is no such thing as a servant, no such thing as this. Master, please understand it clearly, and the master!"

Everyone present was a little surprised.

"Brother Bao, what's the point of your sword? Why did he start telling the truth as soon as you pressed into his throat?" Jia Lian asked curiously.

"This is called the 'Sword of Response', which is a magical weapon. As long as the tip of the sword is pressed into the throat, you must answer questions and answer questions. To be honest, you can't hide it even if you want to." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"What a magical weapon." Jia Lian said in surprise when he heard this.

"This is exactly the clear way of heaven and the distinction between good and evil." Jia Zheng admired the function of this artifact very much.

When Lai Da, Dai Liang and Wu Xindeng were frightened to death when they heard this, even Lin Zhixiao, Shan Daliang and Zhou Rui became embarrassed.

Who would have thought that Xiang Nan had such a magical weapon that could not hide all the little secrets in their hearts.

"Lai Da, don't you admit your mistake?" Xiang Nan asked with his sword tip back to Lai Da's throat.

"I know my fault, but I admit my mistake. I beg the master to spare me because I have been working hard for so many years," Lai Da immediately knelt down and begged.

"Write down all your sins and sign them." Xiang Nan waved his hand and turned them into a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so that Lai Da could explain it clearly.

Lai Da had no choice but to explain what he had done.

As the butler, he basically takes care of the affairs of the Jia family, and he can get all the benefits in every place.

For example, when the Jia family purchases on a daily basis, he can get the money; when the Jia family rents the Jia family, he can get the money; when the Jia family's relationships, he can also take advantage of the favors. The servants of the Jia family had to climb up, and from a servant to a manager, they had to give him money.

He even dared to take charge of lawsuits, under the name of the Jia family's butler, and helped others to make trouble. The so-called seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister, one family and two ministers in the Jia family are also well-known in the political circle.

Those local officials such as magistrates, prefectures, and prefectures were not allowed to sell their money. Therefore, Lai Da relied on the power of the Jia family to help people make trouble many times and took the opportunity to collect large benefits, which was not even as corrupt as he was in the Jia family. few.

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When Jia Zheng saw the things he told him, he couldn't help but be so angry that his eyes widened and his eyes were broken.

As a member of the Ministry of Works of the Court, he didn't dare to use his connections to help others easily. Unexpectedly, the housekeeper of Lai Da dared to take charge of lawsuits under the banner of the Jia family and abuse the law. It was simply outrageous! !

"Damn it! Bastard it! I have been busy with official duties and neglected housework in recent years. I thought you were all old people at home, mature and skilled, loyal and reliable, so I feel free to leave the matter to you.

Unexpectedly, if you do such a bad thing, will it affect me if the incident happens in the future? It is extremely hateful! ” He slapped the table and cursed.

Taking litigation and corruption and abuse of power are all serious crimes. Once the incident occurs, the emperor will remember everything that Jia Zheng does or what his servant does in private.

At that time, these two charges alone will be enough to dismiss the office, be exiled to the frontier, or even beheaded directly.

No wonder the spirit of Ning Rong in heaven said that the fortune of Jia’s family had ended, and these slaves alone were so arrogant that they were unreasonable. No matter how much merit the ancestors of the Jia family have accumulated, it is not enough for them to be so corrupt.

"Come on, send him to the government and apply for it strictly." Jia Zheng said repeatedly.

"Master, please spare me, I realized that I was wrong." Lai Da was so scared that he was half-hearted that he begged repeatedly.

If he goes to prison for his sins, he will have to die. Not to mention that the official law is like a furnace, even the Jia family will not let him live again.

"Master, don't hurry to send the official position." Jia Lian waved his hand, "Madam Lai is a member of the ancestor after all, so it's better to ask for instructions from the ancestor first."

When Jia Zheng heard this, he nodded.

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"Butler Lai has already pleaded guilty. Where are you?" Xiang Nan looked at Dai Liang, Wu Xindeng, Lin Zhixiao, Shan Daliang, and Zhou Rui again and said, "Do you still have to worry about me? Write down everything you have done."

"This..." Zhou Rui was still thinking about talking, so Xiang Nan handed the sword directly over, "Actually, I know what you think when you use your brain.

It’s just that the master doesn’t know, so I asked you to write it down. Don’t think of playing tricks, don’t think of hiding them from me. You can’t hide them from me, write them quickly! ”

Although Zhou Rui did not engrave the words on his head, it did not mean that he did nothing wrong.

In fact, Zhou Rui did a lot of bad things.

They also stole themselves in the Jia Mansion, and they stole rats and dogs.

His son-in-law Leng Zixing is in the antique business, so he manages the Jia family to buy antiques and cultural relics, and he buys them at a low price and sells them at a low price. I don’t know how many benefits he has gained.

What's even more disgusting is that he secretly replaced the authentic antiques collected by the Jia family with similar fakes, and then gave the authentic products to Leng Zixing for money.

Over the years, I have made a real profit. Although it is not as much as Lai Da, there are 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver, which is really rich.

In addition, he also did a lot of things like taking on lawsuits and taking bribes. In the book, there is a plot in which he protected the moneylender, the drunkard Ni Er. In addition, when his brother-in-law Leng Zixing was in a lawsuit, he also settled it under the banner of the Jia family.

And Dai Liang, Wu Xindeng, Lin Zhixiao, and Shan Daliang were similar.

Each of them was a thief, embezzled money, took on lawsuits, and took bribes.

Among them, Wu Xindeng and Dai Liang were the worst.

Wu Xindeng was in charge of the silver vault. By making false accounts, he moved out a large amount of gold and silver treasures from the Jia family, as much as 30,000 to 40,000 taels.

And Dai Liang was in charge of the purchase of the Jia family. He also colluded with the insiders and outsiders, bought cheap goods at high prices, and took the opportunity to make a profit. For this, he also made 30,000 to 50,000 yuan.

"Damn it, damn it, absolutely damn it. No wonder the Jia family has been getting worse and worse in the past few years, and it was ruined by you rats." After reading their confessions, Jia Zheng was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed.

These housekeepers basically stole money from the Jia family, with as much as 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, and as little as more than 10,000 yuan, which added up to more than 100,000 yuan. And the Jia family's annual income is only 20,000 yuan.

No wonder the finances have been tight in recent years, and they have to eat up the food they have earned in the next year. It turns out that these rats are stealing. Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, it's a pity they dared to do it!

"If I don't get rid of you, I won't be the master anymore, and you can do it instead!" Jia Zheng said angrily.

"Master, please forgive me!"

"Master, please spare my life!"

"Master, please have mercy!"