Chapter 545
Chapter 545
"Ok?"
Hearing this, Yan Peng's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he rushed into the alchemy room that was about to be turned into ruins.
He was not interested in the death of a few people. What really worried him were the leverage hidden in the darkroom that could be used to control the local nobles, as well as the unique pieces he had collected over the years.
'Wow! '
"It hurts me too!"
Looking at the many valuable calligraphy and paintings that had become fragments in the darkroom, Yan Peng roared.
"Father, I took a rough inventory. The gold, silver, and jewelry are all there, they're just blackened by the smoke."
"But the information we kept about those officials and the children of the noble families was destroyed just like this calligraphy and painting."
After he finished speaking, Yan Peng turned his head away, not caring about being sad, and said in silence: "How can it be such a coincidence?"
"Father, do you suspect something fishy is going on? But the remaining ashes of evidence are all here. There's also plenty of gold, silver, and jewelry."
After hearing what his son said, Yan Peng dispelled his suspicions.
"Remember, this matter must be kept secret both internally and externally."
"Don't let any of this information leak out to the outside world."
Yan Peng knew that at this critical juncture, if he lost these evidences and handles...
The Suzhou Prefecture, which seems to be a solid block, is likely to stage a drama of "everyone runs away when disaster strikes".
"understood!"
……
Lin Ke, who had been unconscious for who knows how long, opened his eyes and struggled to stand up.
Slapping his head, he first glanced at the dark night sky outside the window, and then tried hard to recall something.
He only remembered that someone rescued him and mentioned 'Lord Xu'!
In the small inner hall, the bright light behind the screen prompted Lin Ke to get out of bed and walk over.
Before he arrived, he heard a voice that was extremely familiar to him.
"Master Lin, are you awake?"
"Ah? Envoy Xu?"
Lin Ke, who was passing by the screen, blurted out after seeing Xu Shan flipping through something at the desk.
"Surprised?"
"No, no, I, I..."
"Come, help me look at this information and filter out which ones can be kept and which ones cannot."
"Ok?"
In response to Xu Shan's call, Lin Ke cautiously approached the desk.
When he took the information and read several copies at a glance, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
"This, this is..."
"These are all the treasures that Duke Qing has kept in his closet!"
"It is precisely because of this information and evidence that the Suzhou government has united as one."
"Hey, this is yours, Lin Ke."
"Dying ten times isn't too much, right?"
Lin Ke took the information handed to him by Xu Shan with both hands, and sat there slumped as if all his energy was drained away.
But he also knew that Xu Shan's risking his life to save him and showing him all these things definitely did not mean he was kind or respected him.
But there is a plan!
"Yan Peng is unkind, and the Lin family is unjust!"
"The Donglin Party even collectively submitted a petition, demanding that your entire family be exterminated to appease public anger."
"Be it your sister-in-law, your son, or your daughter... they have all been taken to the capital."
Hearing this, Lin Ke's face instantly became distorted and he roared, "These beasts."
After saying this, Lin Ke changed his posture, knelt in front of Xu Shan, and kowtowed, saying, "Master Xu, I, Lin Ke, do not deserve to die. I beg you, Master Xu, to save the lives of my wife, children, and elders."
Facing Lin Ke's plea for mercy, Xu Shan raised his head and said meaningfully: "I have a plan called 'Death Knell'."
"Master Lin, I want you to be the bell ringer."
"Of course, you're not the only one. The officials and nobles mentioned in the information are all possible."
"Help me sound the 'death knell' of the Donglin Party, and I will ensure that your family, young and old, will live worry-free for the rest of their lives!"
For Lin Ke, this is his last value.
If you give up...
There is no way that his wife, children and elders who were sent to the capital could survive.
"Lin Ke, I am willing to serve the Emperor Xu at my utmost."
"I just hope that Envoy Xu can fulfill his promise!"
Hearing this, Xu Shan smiled calmly and said, "I, Xu Shan, may be a bit shameless, but have you ever heard of me breaking my promise?"
Even Lin Ke, who was in Jiangnan, had heard of this!
You can call him Xu Shan shameless and unscrupulous...
But every word he spits out is like a nail!
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