Not to mention anything else, just looking at Granny Li's maintenance of Fan Yu, you can see that she really treats Fan Yu as her own child.

Bao Zheng shook his head secretly, but what he was thinking about after returning to Beijing.

The identity of this lady Li is really tricky. And Fan Yu's existence is also a troublesome matter.

If this Mrs. Li is really the biological mother of the official family, then Fan Yu's identity as the queen mother's righteous son will also rise. But there is one thing, didn't Fan Yu become the righteous brother of the official family?

Fan Yu also lent a helping hand when Mrs. Li was in trouble, the two mothers were filial to their sons, how should the official family deal with it? If Fan Yu's son is ruthless, he can completely disappear in this world. But the official family's conduct is also benevolent and filial, otherwise Yang Shufei, who had followed her when she was a child, would not be honored as the queen mother. Fan Yu is gracious to Empress Dowager Li and to the official family, and the official family, as the lord of the world, naturally cannot do such a ruthless and unrighteous thing.

It's just that the official family has an extra godbrother, and this kind of thing is in the heavenly family, so it's a big deal. The most terrible thing is the people's discussions, which produce some bad rumors. If someone says that the Queen Mother lives in exile and has children with ordinary people, it is also a loss of face.

The balance between them will definitely make the official family a dilemma.

Bao Zheng frowned and thought, but he didn't hear what Fan Yu said just now.

It was Gongsun Ce who saw that Bao Zheng's mind did not belong, and reminded him again, which attracted Bao Zheng's attention.

He looked at Fan Yu and said, "Fan Yu, you said that you have a way to prove your innocence." Now you can say it, let the official listen to it, whether there is any merit. ”

When Fan Yu saw Bao Zheng asking, he said to Bao Zheng: "Bao Qincha, to find out whether Jia Zhixian is greedy, it is not enough to let the squires identify it. The squires have been under the official authority of the magistrate for a long time, how dare they disobey if they have an order? If Jia Zhixian had already greeted the squires, they would not dare to disobey Jia Zhixian for the sake of their own safety. ”

Bao Zheng frowned and said: "According to what you said, this Jia Zhixian and Wang Feng have already greeted the squires and changed the amount of money and grain they donated?" It's a possibility. However, the number on the account books of the county treasury can also match the account books in the hands of the squires, how can this be said? ”

The squires before also brought the account books, and Gongsun Ce had checked them one step in advance. When the case was identified, it was confirmed again.

Fan Yu said with a smile: "Since Jia Zhixian can let these squires change their words, naturally they can also change their account books." He must know that Bao Qincha is selfless and meticulous, so he will try not to leave any flaws, so as not to be really punished by Bao Qincha. ”

"You've said all this truth, isn't there no evidence to be credible?" Bao Zheng couldn't help sneering: "The account books are not credible, and the witnesses are not credible, you can't let this official go to treat Jia Zhixian's crime out of thin air." If you can't prove your innocence, you won't be able to escape the case! ”

Bao Zheng stared at Fan Yu and made up his mind in his heart. If Fan Yu can't tell the reason, he will be punished for his crime and sent him to the border, which will save the official family from being difficult to deal with in the future.

As a minister, he naturally wants to share his worries for the king, and Bao Zheng has this idea. Of course, if Fan Yu really had a way to prove his innocence, Bao Zheng would not have deliberately wronged him. If Mrs. Li is really the biological mother of the official family, and she wants to clean herself up with the reason of wronging the queen mother's righteous son in the future, it will not be worth it.

"Bao Qincha." Fan Yu clenched his fists and bowed and said, "The method I said is simple, but it is a bit laborious. Although the squires could change their words, and changed the books. But the squires all hired tenants, and they paid grain and rent, and it was impossible for them to change themselves. The squire's family is rich, and changing the number does not hurt the fundamentals. If those tenants change the amount of rent, will they not cost the life of their family? If Bao Qincha had found all the tenants of these squires and checked them one by one, he would have been unable to match the squire's accounts. It's a stupid idea, but it's also very real. ”

Bao Zheng glanced at Gongsun Ce, Gongsun Ce nodded and said, "Bao Qincha, as Fan Yu said, tenants will not change their accounts. Even if these tenants are illiterate, and the livelihood of the family is at stake, there is no mistake about this. ”

"In this way, let's start outside the Qin Yuan." Bao Zheng is also a resolute person, and immediately asked Zhao Hu to go out and call someone in.

Qin Yuanwai's father and son were called in, and first glanced at Mrs. Li, and their hearts were unusually entangled.

"Bao Qin is called, I don't know what to command." Qin Yuanwai's father and son bowed to Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng looked Qin Yuanwai's father and son up and down twice, and then muttered: "Qin Yuanwai, today you asked you to identify the donated accounts in front of this official, but the verification is correct?" ”

As soon as Qin Yuanwai heard that this was the case, he hurriedly nodded and said, "There is no discrepancy in this matter, it is consistent with the account book of the king lord Bo." ”

"Wait a minute, call all the tenants of your Qin family, and the official will check the summer grain rent they have paid one by one, if it does not match your account book, it means that there is a discrepancy between what you said. At that time, the official will no longer show mercy and will punish you for the crime of perjury of deceiving the superior. Bao Zheng stared at Qin Yuanwai's expression, and asked again, "Do you understand?" ”

Qin Yuanwai's heart sank, this matter he really listened to Jia Zhixian's change of account books and changed the number. originally thought it was just a trivial matter, but who knew that Bao Qincha would threaten himself for this matter.

He quickly calculated in his heart, Bao Qincha and Jia Zhixian, which one is the official? Apparently it was Baucin Chap. But although Bao Qin is big, Jia Zhixian is his own current management, and it is not easy to offend. I was entangled in my heart for a moment, knowing that if I couldn't pass Bao Zheng's level, I was afraid that I would be unlucky immediately.

"Bao Qin Cha Mingjian." After Qin Yuanwai thought clearly, he bowed down and said, "I'm just halving the amount I donated, but it's a lot of donations." This is a good deed and not a name, Bao Qincha must not cure my Qin family's crimes. ”

Bao Zheng glanced at Fan Yu, and was really right by Fan Yu. In this matter, it seems that Fan Yu was almost cheated by Jia Zhixian. But the result is not bad, and Fan Yu also came up with a way to deal with it.

Gongsun Ce shook his head, took a pen and recorded a confession on a piece of paper, and called Qin Yuanwai's father and son to sign it.

Bao Zheng called all the people outside in, glanced at them, and said, "Today's matter about Mrs. Li, you can't wait for a word to be exposed." If the news leaks, I will definitely wait until you are sent to prison. ”

Fan Yu supported his stepmother, Granny Li, and was also very worried in her heart. Bao Zheng didn't know what it meant, he just hoped that there would be no more twists and turns.

Next, Bao Zheng started a new arrangement, ordering Wang Dynasty and Ma Han to find Jia Zhixian and Wang Feng tomorrow. Zhang Long and Zhao Hu couldn't be idle and went to inform those squires.

It's easy to arrange, but it's not so easy to do.

After the arrangement, Bao Zheng asked everyone who had nothing to do with it to go out, leaving only Fan Yu's mother and son and others.

"From today onwards, Mrs. Li and Fan Yu will not be allowed to leave the official." Bao Zheng said in a deep voice: "You understand. ”