Bao Zheng's men had already controlled all the exits of Liu Chenggui's house at dawn. When the people from the Liu Mansion got up early and wanted to go out for a walk, they discovered that there were groups of government servants carrying sharp knives at the door.
This is incredible! Who dares to gather a crowd to cause trouble in front of the Minister of Industry? Someone immediately went to the inner hall to report, and a moment later Liu Chenggui rushed out with anger on his face, shouting and supporting. When Liu Chenggui saw Bao Zheng with dark circles under his eyes, his expression changed slightly. He immediately changed his face to a smile and stepped forward and said, "Who did I think led someone to block the door of my Liu Mansion? It turned out to be Bao from Kaifeng Mansion." Sir! I wonder what Mr. Bao has to do when he comes to the Liu Mansion so early?" []
Bao Zheng said seriously: "I think Liu Shangshu must know better than me as to why I came to Shangshu's house."
A look of surprise flashed across Liu Chenggui's face at this time, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "How could I know why Mr. Bao wanted to surround me. But I am also a minister of the imperial court. You are just a magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture and surrounded me. Shang Shufu, this is beyond the rules!"
Bao Zheng said coldly: "Normally, Bao would not dare to be so bold, but Mr. Liu's son has committed the serious crime of confiscating his home and is now on the run. As the biological father of the criminal, Mr. Liu must be involved. Bao Zheng, as a Court officials have the responsibility to control the Liu family, otherwise if you run away again, who will Bao arrest to hold you accountable?"
Liu Chenggui felt a trace of cold sweat break out on his forehead after listening to Bao Zheng's words. Of course he knew everything about Liu Jiwu's prison robbery, but that matter was well planned. How could Bao Zheng find out about Liu's family so quickly?
At this time, Bao Zheng said coldly to the government officials next to him: "Look out for me. No one from the Liu family is allowed to leave today. Until the emperor gives the order!"
Liu Chenggui said harshly at this time: "Bao Zheng, don't go too far! You brought people to disturb me without any evidence. I will report to the emperor that you framed Zhongliang and exceeded your official authority."
Bao Zheng replied: "Since Mr. Liu wants to see the emperor, let Bao Zheng accompany you. It just so happens that Bao Zheng wants to go too!"
Just as Bao Zheng was speaking, he heard the sound of neat footsteps coming from behind him. Bao Zheng looked back and saw a handsome official riding a horse with a group of officers and soldiers holding spears running over.
The official walked up to Bao Zheng, got off his horse, and said with cupped hands: "This should be Mr. Bao, the general judge of Kaifeng Mansion! I am the person sent by Mr. Kou and the Crown Prince to support Mr. Bao. Mr. Kou demands everything from me. Follow Master Bao¡¯s instructions.¡±
Bao Zheng asked: "Where is Lord Kou?"
The young man replied: "Master Kou learned of the message sent by Master Bao last night and rushed to the palace to ask for instructions from the emperor. Master Kou also sent troops to arrest hundreds of officers and soldiers at the west gate of the city."
Bao Zheng nodded after hearing all this, and turned to Liu Chenggui: "It seems that you don't have to go see the emperor this time, because he will order your arrest soon. Come! Bring everyone in the Liu family together Everyone gather at this gate. No one is allowed to let go!"
After listening to Bao Zheng's words, the young man immediately sent the five hundred Imperial Guards and soldiers behind him into the Liu Mansion to drive them out.
After half a stick of incense, everyone in the Liu family gathered at the gate. Liu Chenggui was filled with righteous indignation and said: "Bao Zheng, you sent people into my residence without the emperor's will without permission. I must go to the emperor to sue you!"
Bao Zheng ignored Liu Chenggui and just said to the Nianqin officer on the side: "Record all the people in the Liu family one by one! See if anyone escapes."
After waiting for another two sticks of incense, everyone was counted and recorded. There were more than 200 people in the Liu family. Except for Liu Jiwu, who escaped, no one else escaped.
Bao Zheng thought to himself: This Liu Chenggui is really bold. He planned such a big thing as a prison robbery, but he didn't even leave himself a way out. If it were him, he would have escaped before the prison robbery.
Bao Zheng knew that the main reason why Liu Chenggui was so confident was because he calculated that he would not be able to react so quickly, nor would he know about Liu Jiwu's secret opening of the city gate. If the prison robbers were caught, even if Bao Zheng made all the people confess, Liu Chenggui would still be able to get away with it without any solid evidence, so there was no need for him to escape. But God is not as good as man. Bao Zheng used a large array of weapons in an instant to capture all the prison robbers alive. He also used psychological tactics to get them to confess as quickly as possible, and actually captured Liu Jiwu. Sacrifice to martial arts was instantly burdened with the three major sins of robbing a prison, tearing open city gates, and colluding with the defenders. Now even if Liu Chenggui has huge power, he can't even think about excusing himself.
After a while, a eunuch came with a group of people. When he opened the imperial edict in his hand, he said loudly: "Bao Zheng takes the edict!"
Bao Zheng and a group of people set off immediately??Receive the order respectfully.
The eunuch then read: "I would like to inform you that the son of Liu Chenggui, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, committed a series of crimes such as robbing a prison and opening the city gate privately. As a father, Liu Chenggui, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, is jointly and severally responsible for the crime. I remember that Liu Shangshu was the great leader of the Song Dynasty. Dongliang, and has always been loyal to the imperial court. I have specially ordered that the people of the Liu family be put under house arrest in the Liu family until everything is found out before making a decision. Therefore, I hereby give you an edict. I would like to know more!" After the eunuch finished speaking, he The imperial edict in his hand was handed over to Bao Zheng.
Bao Zheng now has the Holy Spirit at his disposal, so naturally he will not be so cowardly. However, in accordance with the imperial edict, Liu Chenggui was kept at home first. It seemed that Liu Chenggui still had some weight in the eyes of the emperor.
Liu Chenggui shouted at this time: "I am going to see the emperor now. Bao Zheng is slandering me!"
The eunuch who delivered the order raised his voice and said: "Master Liu! What is the truth of the matter? The emperor will naturally send people to investigate. You should stay in the house honestly these days, otherwise you will anger the emperor. Liu Mansion Everyone above and below will suffer.
Liu Chenggui saw the eunuch's attitude at this time and immediately understood. It seemed that if he wanted to rely on the emperor to gain hope, he couldn't even think about it. At the critical moment, Liu Chenggui thought that he could only get out of trouble by going to Ding Wei and Wang Xinruo.
Bao Zheng sent people to escort all the people from the Liu Mansion back to the Liu Mansion. Now that the names of these people have been registered, as long as they surround the Liu Mansion, they will not be able to escape. Liu Chenggui saw that Bao Zheng was on guard and there was no chance of asking for help from his comrades, so he could only walk into Liu's house with a lonely look on his face.
Although Bao Zheng had not slept all night and was already extremely sleepy, how could he rest before the emperor's subsequent orders? At this moment, there was a sudden loud bang in the Liu Mansion, and a dazzling firework soared into the sky. The firework exploded in the air, forming a strange color cloud. Although it was broad daylight, that The clouds also look extremely eye-catching.
Dong Xianxian, who was on the side, fell into deep contemplation for a moment after looking at the fireworks. She pursed her lips and said, "I seem to have seen these fireworks somewhere before!"