Wang Zhi was in Yancheng County for a few days, sitting in Yuancheng County, and dealt with Sun Wolf's case.

Wu Xingfang, the acting county commander of Yancheng, seized the opportunity of the fall of this ancient literary dictionary and purged all the thirteen clans and landlords of the big and small families in Yancheng County.

According to Wang Zhizheng's benefit, there were a total of six families that had a relationship with the ancient texts, all of whom were imprisoned for the crime of collusion and rebellion, and the remaining seven, Yu Guwendian, Bai Jigui and others had no direct contact with them, and they were also imprisoned, but they were not imprisoned for the crime of treason, but for the crime of oppressing the people's livelihood, or the crime of supporting the army.

From the arrest to the trial, it took only seven days to make a quick decision, and in these seven days, Wang Zhizheng was not idle, sitting in the public court every day to listen and testify to Wu Xingfang.

On the seventh day, Wu Xingfang handed over the verdict to Wang Zhizheng.

Wang Zhizheng looked at the verdict:

The seven family names that are related to the ancient texts were all sentenced to the crime of treason, and the head of his family was sentenced to Ling Chi, the male members of his family, those over 16 years old and under 60 years old, all of whom were sentenced to be beheaded, and the rest of the young and old were assigned to Lingnan, and all the female dependents were given official slaves.

The rest of the ancient texts did not collude directly, but colluded with local officials or local forces, and all the heads of their families were sentenced to exile, their homes were confiscated, their family property was confiscated, and their families were all driven out of Yancheng County to fend for themselves.

Wang Zhizheng looked at it carefully, thought about it again, frowned and said to Wu Xingfang: "Lord Wu, for the few families who have colluded with the ancient classics, the sentence seems to be lighter, and for the few families that have not colluded with the ancient classics, the sentence seems to be heavier! You see, this Gu Mingchun, although he is the youngest son of the head of the family, is a distant family of the ancient classics, but he once killed more than 30 people because of the competition for shares, and the previous county commander did not dare to deal with it. There is also Liu Zhengzheng, who embezzled land and raped and murdered more than a dozen people, and should also be changed to Ling Chi, so I suggest that all the men of the seven families involved in the ancient texts should be Ling Chi, the female dependents should be accepted as official prostitutes, and the young and old should all be beheaded! As for the other six families, they are all Xiao Haoqiang, killing people and buying and selling goods, they didn't do it, they just helped Da Haoqiang to do dog legs, don't exile, just sentence the head of the family to life imprisonment, and the rest of the men are all released, and all the family property is confiscated! The relative of the Huai'an prefect, the dead fat man who was beaten by me, he has several lives on his hands, although he has no connection with the ancient classics, Yu Huai'an Mansion's brother-in-law, but such a gangster, the exile is light, it should be Ling Chi, and the three clans will be punished! Well, the rest is fine! Of course, I'm just putting forward an opinion, how to judge it specifically, because it is your county's internal affairs and does not involve Jinling, so you can be sure!"

Wu Xingfang held Bai Xu and thought for a moment, thinking: It seems that Wang Zhizheng is taboo about those who are involved in ancient texts, and those who have murders in their hands, this part should be severely punished, and the rest will be forgiven if they can be forgiven.

So he nodded and smiled: "It's still Hou Ye who is thoughtful, and do what Hou Ye said, I will draw up a verdict." ”

Wang Zhizheng laughed and said: "This matter is too messy, you are not tired, now the business in Chengcheng County is in order, I am not worried, the Commercial Tax Department has also successfully collected the autumn commercial tax, which is enough to pay to the imperial court, okay, you hurry up the judgment, don't delay, announce the verdict today, execute tomorrow, don't fall after, after a long time, the deterrent effect will be light!"

Wu Xingfang smiled slightly and said: "What Hou Ye said is very true, the sooner the execution, the Hou Ye can return to Jinling as soon as possible, there are still a bunch of things over there, oh, by the way, Miss Minmin's redemption has been done, I have already sent someone to send her to your residence, hehe." ”

Wang Zhizheng laughed and bowed down and said, "Thank you, Lord Wu!

Wu Xingfang waved his hand and said, "Master Hou, the lower officials also have some personal matters, I want to ask Master Hou if he can help with it!"

Wang Zhizheng smiled: "Say it." ”

Wu Xingfang smiled bitterly and said: "Master Hou knows, I am old and frail, I can't be an official for a long time, and the acting county order is to help Lord Wang Dianqing sweep the tail, can I close Lord Wang Dianqing's case before the new county order comes!"

Wang Zhizheng nodded and said: "You are a loyal person, what you say, I can't refuse, Wang Dianqing just listened to the instructions of the ancient texts, this case is now being tried by Dali Temple, that Sun Wolf because it involves the ancient texts and is the imperial court, so it cannot be disposed of by you in Yucheng County and must be handed over to Dali Temple, both cases are tried by Dali Temple, I will explain the situation to Mao Yilu Shen Shaoxian, you can rest assured, Wang Dianqing will not be in danger, but the career is estimated to end here!"

Wu Xingfang sighed and said, "If I can save his life, I will be content!"

Wang Zhizheng nodded and said: "However, after the arrival of the new county order, you may not be able to be idle, I have already recommended you to the ministry, if nothing else, you may have a heavier burden!"

Wu Xingfang asked in surprise: "What is the arrangement of Master Hou?"

Wang Zhizheng said: "My younger brother Wang Zhiqi came to Jinling, he took the emperor's acceptance of you, you are estimated to have to run for the court for another twenty or thirty years!"

Wu Xingfang smiled bitterly and waved his hand and sighed, was silent, and then said: "Master Hou, I am old, I have dedicated my whole life to Wang Dianqing to marry, and now I am over half a hundred, like a squeezed bean, can I still squeeze out a few drops of oil?"

Wang Zhizheng comforted: "The eldest husband was born in heaven and earth, learned literature and martial arts, should be with the emperor's family, my Wang Zhizheng is not looking down on the staff guests, but the court is the time to employ people, the boss must not give up on himself, while he is still in the prime of life, he should share worries and solve problems for the society! But don't I also play every day, running around for the court, solving problems for the monarch, and seeking some benefits for the world?"

Wang Zhizheng's words have come to this point, where does Mr. Wu dare to resign.

He stood up, bowed to Wang Zhizheng three times and said: "Drifting for half a lifetime, now that I have been able to meet a confidant, Wu is also content, where do you dare to refuse!"

Wang Zhizheng nodded with satisfaction, then helped Wu Xingfang up and said: "Lord Wu just let it go, you are not from the family, and the emperor will definitely treat you more seriously than those children of the big clan with complex backgrounds!"

I also understand invisibly that what Wang Zhizheng said cannot be underestimated, and he represents the emperor.

Everything Wang Zhizheng said came from the emperor's heart, so he also felt a burst of amazement.