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In fact, Wang Wende didn't stay in Xiuyiwei's cement house for too long, only five days.

But Xiuyiwei's endless interrogation day and night kept straining his nerves and almost caused him to collapse.

Therefore, he really told Xiu Yiwei everything he knew.

He didn't even miss the fact that he secretly watched his father's concubine take a bath when he was a child.

Of course, the reason why he confided everything was because he was proud that the two generations of the Wang family had a good family tradition. Although they did some illegal things, the worst they could do was not destroy the family.

I guess the most they can do is confiscate their homes and send them into exile.

However, in the last two days of the interrogation, Wang Wende finally figured out that Xiuyiwei was indeed not prepared to destroy the Wang family.

Otherwise, Xiuyiwei should have the means to make him confess some unfounded matters...

Wang Wende met with the servants, guards, and sedan bearers in the courtyard of the Xiuyi Guard Camp Headquarters, and went out in the sedan as he had come.

After walking some distance from the gate of the Xiuyi Guards Camp, Wang Wende quickly called a reliable old servant to the sedan to ask.

"How have you been spending these days?"

The old servant said, "Except for being called to ask questions by Xiu Yiwei a few times, I spent the rest of the time eating and sleeping."

Wang Wende was speechless after hearing this.

I thought, why is there such a big difference in treatment between master and servant?

Then he asked: "What did the embroidered guard ask?"

The old servant said, "I asked about everything, but mainly about the salt trade."

Wang Wende was a little worried after hearing this and asked, "Xiuyiwei didn't ask you to forge a confession, right?"

After hearing this, the old servant's face was full of injustice and grievance, "Master, I don't know about others, but my family has served the Wang family for several generations and regards the Wang family as my own. I even watched the master grow up. Even if I die, I won’t betray the Wang family!”

Wang Wende saw that the old servant's expression did not seem to be hypocritical, and he also knew that this question was not suitable to ask further, so he said: "Don't blame me, I am not doubting you, I am just worried that Xiuyiwei wants to destroy our Wang family."

He Laodao said, "This old servant doesn't understand the affairs of the imperial court, but he feels that if Xiuyiwei wants to destroy the Wang family, how can he let me go back?"

"Indeed." Wang Wende nodded.

After a while.

The group returned to the Wang family's main residence in Yangzhou.

Then he saw a lot of security soldiers outside, seemingly surrounding his home.

Fortunately, the door was not sealed.

Asking the servants to knock on the door, Wang Wende and others entered the house. There were cheers everywhere in the Wang family's mansion, as if something festive had happened.

However, in these days, it is indeed a happy event to be able to come out of prison in one piece.

Not to mention that Wang Wende was suddenly taken away by Xiu Yiwei on his way home.

In this festive atmosphere, after Wang Wende completed a series of customary rituals such as crossing the fire pot and taking a bath, he had time to ask his wife Pan about some events in the past five days.

Pan's family comes from a large merchant family in Huizhou, and is also considered a scholarly family.

After being a wife for decades, she has managed to keep her domestic and external affairs under control in the past few days.

He also actively inquired about various information and wanted to rescue Wang Wende.

So I know a little bit about all the things that happened in the past five days.

She said: "On the night when the master was arrested by the Xiuyi Guards, the Cheng family, Fang family, Wu family and other big salt merchants in Huizhou were all arrested by the Xiuyi guards one after another."

"I heard that Fang Mingrui dared to resist arrest and let his guards confront the embroidered guards. As a result, several guards and servants were beaten to death in the street."

"In the next two or three days, the homes of several large salt merchants including the Fang family were confiscated, and many other families related to salt merchants in the city also had their homes confiscated and confiscated."

"When the security forces outside first came, I was shocked. Later I saw that they were just waiting to put me under house arrest, so I felt a little relieved."

"The government allowed my family to send one person out for shopping every day, but they sent several security guards to follow."

"So the servants who are out can only find out the news that is circulating on the street, and they can't find any way to find out about you."

"I don't dare to let my servants go out to take risks and do other things. I'm afraid it will cause trouble, so I can only wait. Fortunately, my husband, you are finally back and safe and sound."

After Pan said these words, although she didn't shed tears, her eyes were red.

It can be imagined that the past five days have been extremely stressful.

Wang Wende looked at her again and couldn't help but feel that although this wife who had been with him for decades had lost her youthful appearance and was not as good-looking as the upright official he met that night, she looked particularly pleasing to the eye and made people feel reassured.

He immediately said in a warm voice, "You are right to do that - the government asked the family to send people out to do shopping. There were only a few security troops following them on the surface, and there were probably embroidered guards secretly."

"If you let your servants take risks and do certain things, they might play into the hands of the officials and take the opportunity to convict our family of more serious crimes."

After returning home, Wang Wende's mind was clearer than in the cement room of Xiuyiwei.

After thinking about everything in the past few days, I feel that the imperial court is not only trying to rectify the salt industry, but also intends to target several large salt merchants from the Ming Dynasty.

The wealth of their salt merchants is known to the world.

The former Ming court was tempted, the warlord leaders were tempted, and the local officials were tempted, so naturally the Damei court would be tempted as well.

The difference between the two is the food phase.

Judging from the current experience of his Wang family, the Da'ei imperial court should be one of those who have reasons to spend time and eat relatively well.

Thinking of this, Wang Wende held one of Pan's hands and said, "Just wait, our family should be able to survive this disaster, but the family fortune will definitely lose a lot."

Pan nodded, "It doesn't matter if the family has less money, as long as the master and his family are safe."

The next day.

Someone from the government came.

Although he was just an official, everyone in the Wang family did not dare to neglect him at all.

However, this official was very capable. Not only did he not want the money, but he didn't even want to sit down and have a drink of tea. He just sent an invitation.

"Our Huaiyang Salt Company will be headquartered in Yangzhou and is scheduled to open its office in three days. At that time, we will hold a celebration and convene an important meeting with various salt merchants."

"The Wang family is one of the officials and merchants of Huaiyan. Please be sure to attend the meeting. If Mr. Wang has no other questions, I will go back and resume my duties."

Wang Wende said, "I do have some questions."

After chatting with the official for a few words, Wang Wende sent him out of the house.

If this official is willing to drink tea, he doesn't mind lowering his status and sitting and chatting with others.

The problem was that he was clearly in a hurry to go back, and he might have some official business to attend to, so it would be unwise for him to force him to stay.

Back in the study, Wang Wende looked at some words on the invitation and couldn't help but murmured: "Huaiyang Salt Company? Headquartered in Yangzhou? Since you sent an invitation to my family, it should be regarded as recognizing my family, right?"

Another day passed.

The government came again.

However, the five major government offices of the Yangzhou Prefecture, the Taxation Bureau, the Criminal Trial Bureau, the Supervision Bureau, the Patrol Bureau, and the Xiuyi Guard, came one after another, with dozens of people in total.

That momentum frightened everyone in the Wang family into panic, fearing that the government would confiscate their property and exterminate them the next moment.

Although Wang Wende was also quite surprised, he felt a little confident when he thought of what he had explained at Xiuyiwei and the invitation he received the day before yesterday.