Chapter 148 My Rules Are Rules

Pan Yucheng frowned and said, "This is against the rules."

Ning Chen said word for word: "My rules are rules...The evidence I have now is enough to kill Zhang Yuancang ten times."

"Come here, prepare a room and come out."

Ning Chen asked someone to clear out a room.

Immediately, he pointed at Zhang Yuncang and said: "Bring him in, I will interrogate him personally."

"General Ning, setting up a court in private is not in compliance with Daxuan laws. This is a serious crime... You have no right to interrogate us privately."

An official said tremblingly.

Ning Chen took out his sword directly.

"His Majesty Yujian is here. Seeing Yujian is like His Majesty's presence in person!"

All the officials were so frightened that they knelt down and shouted: "I will see your Majesty!"

Ning Chen said coldly: "Your Majesty gave me the sword, and I have the right to kill first and then report... The place where the sword is located is the court."

He stared at the official who jumped out to question him and said calmly: "Be prepared, you will be the next one to be tried!"

The latter was trembling with fear.

Ning Chen pointed at Zhang Yuancang and said sternly: "Bring him in!"

Zhang Yuancang was brought into the room.

Ning Chen waved his hand to signal the soldiers to go down.

There were only him, Pan Yucheng, and Zhang Yuancang in the room.

Ning Chen walked up to Zhang Yuancang, squatted down, took out the dagger, played with it in his hand, and then asked casually: "Master Zhang, how did my mother die?"

Zhang Yuancang's eyes widened suddenly, his face full of shock.

He thought Ning Chen would ask about the gold mine.

Pan Yucheng was also surprised.

"I, I don't understand what General Ning means?"

The dagger in Ning Chen's hand stabbed hard into his thigh.

"ah..."

Zhang Yuancang's screams echoed in the room.

All the officials outside heard it and were frightened to death.

Ning Chen turned the dagger and said calmly: "Li Ji has already taken action. You once told him that my mother was killed by someone...Who is this person?"

Zhang Yuancang's facial features were distorted and he said in a trembling voice: "I, I don't know what General Ning is talking about?"

Ning Chen's eyes were cold, "You won't tell me, right? It doesn't matter, I will bear this debt on your head."

"You killed my mother, is it not too much for me to kill your whole family?"

"Now your life is in my hands. I can kill your whole family for any reason, and I guarantee that not a single one of your family members will be left alive... What reason should you find? Conspiracy, yes, this is a good reason, what do you think, Mr. Zhang?”

Zhang Yuancang roared: "You are setting up a false accusation."

"Is this important? I have the final say on how to write your charges... If I say you are treasonous, you are treasonous. No one will care. The people behind you want you to die in order to protect themselves."

"Master Zhang, is it worth risking your own family for others?"

Zhang Yuancang roared: "Don't scare me with this... stealing gold mines privately is a serious crime that can be executed by everyone."

Ning Chen said calmly: "Yes, you did commit the serious crime of being executed...but you were ordered by others, not the mastermind. If I write down your crime a little lighter when writing the charges, maybe things will be better There is a turning point.”

"You are dead...but your family may survive. The women may be put into the Jiaofang Department and the men will be exiled, but at least they can still survive."

"Master Zhang, do you want your whole family to die, or do you want to find a way for your family to survive?"

Zhang Yuancang was silent.

Ning Chen sneered, "Mr. Zhang is really a loyal dog. You don't know, but you think the person who instigated you behind the scenes saved your father's life? It's worth your whole family's life to protect him."

"If that's the case, then I'll make it happen for you!"

"Someone's coming."

Two soldiers pushed open the door and entered.

Ning Chen said calmly: "Zhang Yuancang is secretly digging gold mines, training private soldiers, and intends to rebel... You go to Mr. Zhang's house now, kill the old, weak, women and children, and make sure no chickens or dogs are left behind."

"yes!"

Just as the two soldiers were about to take the order and leave, Zhang Yuancang suddenly shouted in panic: "Wait a minute, wait a minute..."

Ning Chen looked at the two soldiers, "Go out and stand by!"

After the two soldiers went out, Ning Chen squatted down and said, "It seems that Lord Zhang has changed his mind?"

Zhang Yuancang stared at Ning Chen, "If I take action, can I really save my family's life?"

"I can't guarantee you this, but I'll be lenient if you confess, and stricter if you resist... If you do it quickly, I can help you intercede with His Majesty. If you don't say anything, then I guarantee that your family will Die Jue.”

Zhang Yuncang hesitated for a moment and said: "Okay, I will tell you everything I know...but please also ask General Ning to keep his promise and intercede for my family."

Ning Chen nodded.

"The person who killed your mother is named Ma Kaicheng. He is from the Zuo Xiangfu."

Ning Chen's eyes shrank. It seemed that his previous guess was correct. It was indeed the left prime minister.

But at that time, he and his mother posed no threat to the Left Prime Minister, and the Left Prime Minister would not notice little people like them... Why did he kill his mother?

Suddenly, Ning Chen thought of someone... Chang Ruyue.

Perhaps Chang Ruyue learned of his mother's existence, and out of jealousy, fear, or other reasons, she begged the Zuo Prime Minister... That's why the Zuo Prime Minister sent someone to kill her.

If that's the case, then why not kill yourself as well?

When Ning Chen was thinking wildly, he heard Pan Yucheng say: "Ma Kaicheng, I know this person."

Ning Chen was startled and looked at him, "Do you know him?"

Pan Yucheng nodded, "Not only do I know him, you know him too... He was the man you almost beat to death in Zuo Xiangfu. He also hit you with his carriage."

"He?"

Ning Chen's eyes were cold.

He lowered his head and looked at Zhang Yuncang, "Go on."

Zhang Yuancang trembled and said, "Your mother is weak and often sick... Ma Kaicheng bribed the doctor and made some mistakes when giving your mother acupuncture, which aggravated her condition."

"That doctor was also killed by him afterwards!"

Ning Chen was furious, but he was still confused, "My mother is just a weak woman. With Ma Kaicheng's skills, why bother so much?"

"Also, if that's the case, why didn't he kill me too?"

Zhang Yuncang shook his head, "I don't know about that!"

Ning Chen said angrily, "Then how did you know about this?"

"When Ma Kaicheng came to Lingzhou, he lived in my house... When he came "At that time, he also brought a few strange people from the underworld. These people have the ability to divide gold and locate the tomb. The gold mine was found by those people."

"I sent someone to eavesdrop on your mother's murder while they were drinking."

Ning Chen frowned, "If the gold mine was discovered at that time, it has been seven or eight years, why is it being dug now?"

Zhang Yuancang shook his head, "I don't know, I just followed orders."

"Is it the order of Zuo Xiang? Are there any secret letters?"

Zhang Yuancang said: "No, every time it was Ma Kaicheng who brought the message."

Ning Chen's face was livid. If this was the case, then there was no way to convict Zuo Xiang... He could put all the responsibility on Ma Kaicheng, or kill him to silence him, leaving no evidence.

Suddenly, Ning Chen's mind flashed, and he thought of a way.

That is to send someone back to Beijing secretly, let Geng Jing take down Ma Kaicheng with thundering means, then let Zhang Yuancang testify against Ma Kaicheng, and finally let Ma Kaicheng testify against Zuo Xiang.