Chapter 294 - 114: Reinforcements_2
Dealing with smart people just makes things easier, Jiang Li said, "Indeed. At first, I was worried that it might be difficult for you to identify Feng Yutang, since there could be cover-ups, and it would be just your word against his. But letting you go to the East Mountain Mine Path was like him digging his own grave. He’s heading down the road to his own death, and no one can stop him."
"What do you mean?" Ye Mingyu interjected, "Not accuse Feng Yutang of his brutality, then what are we accusing him of?"
"Accusing him of mining gold without reporting to the imperial court. Although East Mountain is an abandoned mine, and everyone knows it’s impossible to extract gold from it, that was the situation over a decade ago. Many have forgotten about that. Once rumors spread that there is still gold to be mined at East Mountain, and Feng Yutang kept it a secret from the court, secretly sending people to mine for gold, his crime would be significantly escalated."
He Jun murmured, "Digging wells in secret is a capital offense that can lead to the extermination of one’s entire family..."
"Everything under heaven belongs to the emperor. Stealing from others is bad enough, let alone from the emperor himself. Such a death would not be unjust," Jiang Li said with a slight smile. "Besides, it seems that Lord Feng has someone highly skilled advising him from behind. The waters are muddy in Yanjing; who knows what Feng Yutang is mining gold for? Mining gold is mostly for the pursuit of wealth. If such a large fortune were to be used to raise troops and bribe allegiances, wouldn’t that be tantamount to suspicion of collusion and treason? Collusion and treason are major concerns. How can such matters be settled in a small place like Tongxiang? Even lodging an imperial complaint wouldn’t be excessive."
Ye Mingyu was stunned, and both He Jun and Peng Xiao were left speechless.
With just a few words, Jiang Li escalated the charges against Feng Yutang to the level of collusion and treason. And indeed, everything she said could stand up. How words could kill without shedding blood, they now fully realized.