In fact, this method also came to He Shen's mind suddenly.I remember one time when fourth master pressed He Shen on half of his body at night, He Shen was worried that he would wake him up, so he didn't dare to move.Who knew that half of his body was numb at first, then itchy, and then he felt unspeakably uncomfortable.He thought he had good willpower, but he still couldn't hold on after only half the night.

It feels so bad to be curled up and unable to move.

The box he asked Liu Quan to prepare was just big enough to put a big man in it, and Zhao Yiheng must be able to hold on for a while, but what if it was a day or two?What if ten days and eight days?Can Zhao Yiheng persist?

…………

In order not to arouse Li Shiyao's suspicion, He Shen still took He Wu and the others on a tour in the next few days.

It was faster than He Shen imagined, within two days, He Shiwu sent the news that Zhao Yiheng was willing to recruit.

When He Wu and the others got Zhao Yiheng out of the box, even though they were mentally prepared, they were still surprised.

Zhao Yiheng's face was so pale that he couldn't move at all.Where is the high-spirited look of the past few days?

Xu was locked in the box for a long time, but when Zhao Yiheng came out, he closed his eyes tightly, looking scared.

He Shen smiled slightly and said, "Steward Zhao, have you considered it clearly?"

Zhao Yiheng was terrified of He Shen right now, when he opened his eyes and looked at He Shen's handsome face, he felt that he was more terrifying than a ghost.

He Shen was lazily sitting on the chair at this moment, his fingers still tapping the table slowly.

After hearing He Shen's questioning just now, Zhao Yiheng did not dare to hesitate and said: "The villain is willing to say anything, and he is willing to say anything!" While speaking, his body was still shaking, and the experience of the past few days was simply unbearable to look back on.

After hearing Zhao Yiheng's words, He Shen was secretly happy, but on the surface he still smiled lightly, "Mr. Zhao recognized the situation earlier, so he could have suffered less? Come and show Mr. Zhao a seat."

Zhao Yiheng's whole body was itchy now, he couldn't sit still, so he could only smile wryly and said: "My lord, it's fine for the villain to lie here."

After finishing speaking, he told everything he knew.

In fact, when he was just caught, Zhao Yiheng wanted to resist desperately at first, but refused to admit it, but later he really couldn't stand the torture of this kind of punishment, it was too uncomfortable, it was even more unbearable than the torture of the Ministry of Punishment.

Although he was released now, he couldn't move for three to five hours.I feel terrible all over.In order not to suffer anymore, he could only betray his master.

Looking at Zhao Yiheng's confession, He Shen laughed.However, in order to avoid having long nights and dreams, He Shendang even asked Liu Quan to send people to invite the officials under Li Shiyao.

Liu Quan was quick to do things, and within an hour, all the people who should have arrived had arrived.

He Shen said with a smile: "Master Li Shiyao's crimes, I think you all know in your heart. Accepting bribes, corrupting the law, selling officials and nobles...there are countless."

How could Li Shiyao's subordinates be willing to tell the truth, they all lowered their heads and remained silent.

He Shen didn't embarrass them, but just said with a smile: "Liu Quan, didn't Manager Zhao Yiheng tell us some interesting things just now? You pick up a few and read them to all the adults here.

The following people are scattered all over Yunnan as officials.Official positions are not necessarily high, but most of them hold real power.

Li Shiyao has placed those close to him in important positions over the years, and these people are naturally grateful to him.

These people are scattered all over Yunnan and Guizhou, forming a large network.Li Shiyao, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, can cover the sky here with one hand by relying on this net.

He Shen rubbed the fingers on his hand, quietly listening to Liu Quan start to read Zhao Yiheng's confession.

"In the 44th year of Qianlong, Li Shiyao extorted silver taels from his subordinates in the name of offering tributes and sending people back to the capital to repair houses; he sold pearls to his subordinates, and after collecting the silver taels, he demanded the pearls back, extorting a total of more than 3 taels of silver from his subordinates. This is Mr. Zhao remembers what happened just a few years ago, so he is the first to explain it. The following is the general details of many years.

Over the years, Li Shiyao has collected 901 bribes, including gold and silver, jewellery, foreign goods, and famous paintings, whose value is incalculable.

in……"

Just as Liu Quan was about to describe the details, He Shen waved his hand and said, "Save some face, my lords, and you don't need to read the following."

He Shen looked at the shock on the faces of the people below, and felt a little proud in his heart.

So what if Li Shiyao covered the sky with one hand?The tree fell and the monkeys scattered, and those people under him could drive him into the dust as long as they opened their mouths.

These officials who were originally loyal to Li Shiyao heard Liu Quan's narration and looked at the long complaint, knowing that they could not bear it by force.Zhao Yiheng accepted many of them when they offered bribes. It would be self-deception to say that Zhao Yiheng didn't know.

Now, Jian Heshen has all the evidence and knows that it is meaningless for him to resist, so he might as well resort to the truth, and maybe he can be punished lightly.

So these officials turned against Li Shiyao one after another and came forward to accuse Li Shiyao of various crimes. Even those officials who had bribed Li Shiyao cried and complained that they were forced to bribe Li Shiyao because of Li Shiyao's coercion.

He Shen listened with a smile on his lips.It seems that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed.

The next day, He Shen set up a public case in the middle of the hall of the Governor's Mansion and formally interrogated Li Shiyao.

He Shen did not speak harshly, but smiled brightly, "Master Li, have you thought about it seriously these few days?"

Li Shiyao saw that He Shen was on trial, and his mind gradually settled down.Now Kaning'a and Qian Fengyuan have made no progress in investigating the case.With a little peace, can you still bring yourself down?

Squinting his eyes, Li Shiyao snorted coldly and said: "What is my crime? I, Li Shiyao, are loyal, and the sun and the moon can learn from each other. I used to be the governor of Guangdong, Guangxi, Huguang, and Yunnan and Guizhou. I am sorry for the common people! My officer, what is wrong with it?"

He Shen shook his head and said, "Master Li, it is not up to you whether you are guilty or not. However, you must be aware of the crimes of Master Li. Embezzling money, accepting bribes, extorting subordinates, and embezzling ink tributes, you can Is there a matter?"

"No!" Li Shiyao was furious, "I have always been a clean and honest official since I became an official, how can I allow you to slander me?"

He Shen shook his hand, "Li Shiyao, whether you are innocent or not is not up to you. You, Mr. Li, are stubborn, but it doesn't mean that other people can bear it. There are more than one or two people who know about your affairs."

"If you want to commit a crime, why is there no excuse?" Li Shiyao said with a clear conscience. "My sage, the emperor, will surely know my grievances. A villain like you, if you frame an official in the court, aren't you afraid of retribution?"

He Shen let out a long sigh and said with regret: "It seems that Mr. Li doesn't want to recruit anymore, so I have to find someone to confront you."

"Come here, announce Zhao Yiheng to the hall."

Li Shiyao was shocked immediately.Zhao Yiheng is his confidant and knows everything about him.If Zhao Yiheng betrayed him, it would be really difficult to stand up today. "

He Shen observed Li Shiyao's thoughts by looking at his words.He said: "Li Shiyao, all the evidence of your crime has been collected. I just want you to say it yourself, so that you can be punished lightly. If you keep refusing to plead guilty like this, then the judge will not be able to forgive you lightly."

Li Shiyao was lucky at first, thinking that Zhao Yiheng had always been loyal to him, so he shouldn't betray him.

But who would have thought that every time He Shen asked a question, Zhao Yiheng would reply stiffly, one by one, all of his corruption and perversion of the law were covered up.

Li Shiyao suddenly felt that the situation was over.He is also a man, and when he reached this point, he no longer stubbornly resisted, and directly pleaded guilty.

But before He Shen took him into custody, he yelled at Zhao Yiheng: "Did they torture you?"

Zhao Yiheng smiled wryly and said: "Master, if torture is used to extract a confession, the slave will not dare to betray the master even if he fights to the death. Really, it is worse than death..." Speaking of this, Zhao Yiheng looked unbearable to look back, bowed his head in disbelief. No more words.

Li Shiyao originally planned to sue He Shen for torture, but unexpectedly this road was also blocked.

He Shen sent the trial process to the capital quickly, and Hongli's imperial decree was issued soon: "As a scholar and successive governor, Shiyao is full of thoughts and greed, and I can't dream of it." Seizing the official, arresting Capital."

In Heshen's report to Hongli, he also mentioned that Yunnan's official administration was abolished, and the government, prefecture, and county government treasuries were short of silver, which should be checked and rectified urgently.

Hongli originally planned to appoint He Shen as the governor of Yunnan to solve the problems in Yunnan. However, considering that Li Shiyao, the former governor of Yunnan, was investigated by He Shen, it is not appropriate for He Shen to replace Li Shiyao. Outside, Fukang'an took over as governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Hongli thought very well in his heart, Zhizhai and Yaolin (Fukang'an's word) have always been at odds with each other, and this callback should make a stable life for a while.

Unexpectedly, the world is unpredictable, and He Shen's mind is very small. It can only be Hongli's wishful thinking to let him let Fu Kang'an go.Of course, this is something for later.

He Shen has no objection to Fu Kang'an's succession as governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. He has been away from Beijing for a long time and misses Hongli very much.After receiving the order, he set off for Beijing.

On the way back to Beijing, He Shen received another order.He was appointed Minister of the Household Department, Minister of State Affairs, Minister of the Imperial Palace, Minister of the Guards, Chief Executive Officer of "Siku Quanshu", and Minister of the Fanyuan.Heshen's eldest son was named Fengshen Yinde, and he was rewarded with double-eyed feathers; he was married as Princess Hexiao's forehead.

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