"I and the Jin Yiwei will definitely compile a set of stories for Master Cao. In any case, we can help Master Cao win a quota to kill the Nine Tribes."

Song Zhong said in an understatement, as if such a thing came out of his mouth like a normal conversation.

Cao Zixing stiffened when he heard that the Nine Tribes were being punished.

On the surface, he has no sons, but in fact, he has two sons.

And these two sons were already there before he took the imperial examination.

However, when his second child was born, his first wife died in childbirth. Due to some special relationships, his two sons were adopted to his cousins ​​before going to the imperial examination.

At that time, the founding of the Ming Dynasty was not long ago, so the village kept this matter a secret.

When the government checked the household registration, it was naturally not recorded.

Song Zhong didn't know this.

But it doesn't hinder the execution of the Nine Tribes, and they are also included in it.

"If I tell you, can you just kill me and spare my wife and daughter?"

After a long time, as if he had admitted defeat, Cao Zixing said slowly.

But when Song Zhong heard this, he was not excited or happy, but instead frowned.

Something is wrong.

Having been exposed to interrogations for many years, Song Zhong immediately noticed something was wrong.

Because Cao Zixing's compromise was too sudden.

However, it was naturally impossible for Song Zhong to guess the reason at once.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Master Cao will not be able to get out of this prison alive. If I can get some credit for what Master Cao told me, maybe my family members can survive."

"Of course, if Mr. Cao's explanation is of great use and can be of great merit, I can give a few words to His Highness Taisun regarding matters related to his wife and daughter."

"His Royal Highness Taisun is kind-hearted and kind-hearted. I believe Master Cao also knows that."

Hearing this, Cao Zixing's heart dropped and he breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, the life and death of his wife and daughter, or being sent to the Jiaofang Division, made Cao Zixing angry at most, but it was absolutely impossible for him to compromise.

Only his two sons are his lifeblood.

It sounds a bit unhuman, but this is the way the world is today in the Ming Dynasty.

Furthermore, his wife was not from Shanxi at all, but was a wealthy woman who had passed the imperial examination.

At this time, Song Zhong, who had been staring closely at the expression on Cao Zixing's face, felt something in his heart.

He was aware of what just happened.

What Cao Zixing cares about seems to be someone in the clan.

He did not say that his wife and daughter could escape from Jiaofangsi, but Cao Zixing did not pursue this issue.

So looking back just now, what made Cao Zixing change his mind and compromise was because of the sentence of "killing the nine tribes."

In fact, no matter who they are, people are selfish.

In the eyes of many prisoners, there is not much difference between the execution of a whole family and the execution of nine clans. It is just that others find it very miserable, and it is mostly used to frighten the clan.

Anyway, the incense has been cut off, and the life and death of the clan members are not that important.

This is what most people really think.

However, Cao Zixing's behavior was the opposite, and something was wrong.

Song Zhong was keenly aware that there was definitely someone in Cao Zixing's family whom he cared about very much.

Some details of the dossier flashed through Song Zhong's mind.

Cao Zixing was not very fond of women. Apart from the wife of the capital, he did not have any side wives or concubines.

After giving birth to two daughters, there has been little movement in recent years, and it seems that she has no idea of ​​​​continuing to have more children.

There is a saying from ancient times: There are three types of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is not having offspring.

Cao Zixing, who has no male partner, doesn't seem to be in a hurry.

This goes against common sense.

Unless, he already has a son, but no one knows about it.

Thinking of this, Song Zhong's eyes flashed and he felt confident.
Chapter completed!