SFS Chapter 475 Taking Down the Chen Brothers
Chapter 475 Taking Down the Chen Brothers
Chen Shou and Chen Shao were already injured, and after several days of torture, they were completely limp.
If they were not being held, they would not even be able to stand.
Luo Zheng couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw the Chen brothers like this.
He looked at Madam Cao, the dark-faced man, and the men they brought with them, and asked curiously, "Did you torture them?"
The dark-faced man smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Your Excellency, we were forced to do so. The boat on the island suddenly disappeared, and we suspected it was a conspiracy by these two people. So in order to get them to tell the truth, we had to use some means."
"Really?" Luo Zheng smiled, "Did you find out anything?"
The dark-faced man immediately said indignantly, "This Chen Shao is truly despicable! Not only is he a bastard who has usurped the throne, he's even trying to scheme against you, my Lord! So he deliberately found a young man who resembles you, intending to impersonate you as his son!"
Luo Zheng naturally knew the young man. After he got ashore, he had someone interrogate the young man's identity and sent people to the young man's hometown to investigate.
The men he sent had already thoroughly investigated the boy's identity, so he directly sent the boy back to his hometown and did not keep him by his side.
Although the young man was innocent, he had nothing to do with him.
But after all, with a face like that, if you stay here for a long time, the other party will inevitably have other thoughts.
He has a son and a daughter, so he doesn't need such a fake son, and he will not allow anyone to have any ideas about his son.
"I see." Luo Zheng glanced coldly at Chen Shou and Chen Shao, who were being forced to kneel on the ground, and suddenly smiled meaningfully, "Come here! Take these two traitors away and interrogate them carefully!"
Four Black Kirin guards immediately came out, grabbed Chen Shou and Chen Shao and were about to take them away.
Chen Shao suddenly raised his head and looked straight at Luo Zheng: "Luo Zheng! I know a lot of secrets. I am willing to follow your lead and use my merits to atone for my sins!"
Luo Zheng raised his hand to stop the Black Qilin Guard from making any further moves. He looked at Chen Shao calmly and asked, "Are you really willing to atone for your sins with your merits?"
Chen Shao's voice was hoarse: "As long as you give me this chance..."
Luo Zheng interrupted him: "If you really want to atone for your sins, then show your sincerity. I don't want to hear nonsense, I just want to see how much sincerity you can show."
After saying this, he waved his hand lightly, and Chen Shao and Chen Shou were taken away by the Black Kirin Guards.
Seeing this scene, the black-faced man and his four men couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but Mrs. Cao who was sitting next to them looked calm.
Luo Zheng looked at Madam Cao: "Are you Cao Xuehai's daughter?"
Madam Cao stood up and bowed: "My name is Cao Wanning, and my father is Cao Xuehai. I am honored to meet Lord Luo."
"Sit down." Luo Zheng waved his hand calmly and asked, "I heard that you and Chen Shaoyu have a son?"
Mrs. Cao frankly admitted, "He is six years old and has always lived on the island. He doesn't know what's happening outside."
At this point, she took out another thick envelope and continued, "This is a list of those who have had contact with Chen Shao, as well as a maritime trade list.
I am willing to hand these lists over to you, my Lord, and I will follow your orders. I only ask that you speak a few good words for me before Your Majesty, and spare my life and that of my son."
Feng Xinyi personally took the envelope for Luo Zheng and carefully opened it to check.
After making sure there was nothing unusual, he handed it to Luo Zheng.
Luo Zheng read through the book quickly, and when he finished, he looked at Madam Cao with approval: "Madam is truly an extraordinary woman.
I will present the names you have produced to His Majesty truthfully. However, Chen Shao is a traitor after all, so whether or not to spare your lives depends on His Majesty's will."
"I understand." Madam Cao remained calm. "If Your Majesty is unwilling to forgive me, then it is my fate. I cannot blame you, my Lord."
Luo Zheng said, "Your Majesty has always been kind and lenient. You were coerced, not sincerely following the enemy. Your Majesty will certainly not blame you harshly."
Madam Cao smiled faintly: "Your Majesty is indeed kind and magnanimous."
Although she didn't believe that Emperor Taihe was truly merciful, he was the emperor. Could she still refute him?
After exchanging pleasantries, the two of them formally discussed the issue of recruiting the emperor.
The black-faced man wanted to be recruited, but he was not willing to be an ordinary citizen and be slaughtered by others from now on.
Luo Zheng agreed to appoint him as a seventh-rank military general. Although the black-faced man felt that the rank was too low, they had lost all their ships and were now a group of trapped beasts. Once the imperial court surrounded the island, they would be at the mercy of others.
So I had no choice but to accept it.
Luo Zheng saw his reluctance, so he continued, "If you can capture all the remnants of the Chen family on the island, I will credit you with a merit. When the time comes, I will reward you accordingly and will not let you down."
The dark-faced man hesitated. "The Chen family has been operating on Langhuan Island for many years. There are many members of the Chen family on the island, and many of them have received favors from the Chen family. I'm afraid..."
Luo Zheng said coldly: "Since you have accepted the amnesty, you should be loyal to His Majesty and share His Majesty's worries. The Chen family has killed innocent people and committed many massacres in order to plunder property. Their crimes are heinous!
The daughter of the Chen family is even more treasonous, harming the royal heir! You are a smart person, how could you be buried with such a traitorous minister of the Chen family? "
The dark-faced man's expression changed, and he quickly bowed and said, "Your Excellency is right. I will go back and capture the remnants of the Chen family!"
Luo Zheng looked at Madam Cao: "Madam, do you want to go back with us?"
Madam Cao said calmly, "I am just a woman. I can't help with this matter, so I won't go."
There will inevitably be a fight on the island, so why should she go and watch?
Luo Zheng then ordered his men to escort the black-faced man and others off the ship.
There are actually not many people on the island who truly have Chen family blood.
So after the black-faced man returned, it didn't take him too long to capture all the members of the Chen family.
Except for a few of the Chen family members who resisted fiercely and were sent to reincarnate, the rest did not dare to resist at all and almost surrendered obediently.
Then everyone was tied up like dumplings and taken onto a big ship.
Luo Zheng just glanced at these people indifferently and didn't take them to heart.
His people will investigate clearly to find out whether there are any remnants of the Chen family hiding, so he doesn't need to worry too much about it.
Compared to these Chen family members, he cared more about the gold mines on the island.
So after accepting the amnesty, he moved all the islanders back to the land as quickly as possible, and then sent people to look for gold mines.
After digging more than four meters deep, his men indeed found traces of gold mines.
After Luo Zheng received the news, he immediately reported the matter to Emperor Taihe and proposed that the remnants of the Chen family should mine to atone for their sins.
In addition, he also ordered the Chen Shou brothers and several key figures of the Chen family to be sent to the capital to be dealt with by Emperor Taihe.
Before these people left, Luo Zheng specially met with the Chen Shou brothers.