The warden ate a few more mouthfuls of food and pressed the wine, then put down his chopsticks, looked left and right, and then began to speak:

"That case back then was really similar to your case in Juzhou. Most of Yancheng County is saline-alkali land, there are seven or eight large and small salt farms in the county, and stove households account for four-five tenths of the number of households in the county, but there is not much land that can be cultivated, and there is a shortage of grain every spring. Therefore, every year, the county government will entrust grain merchants to purchase grain in Jiangnan. In the spring of the fifth year of Hongzhi, a grain merchant surnamed Yan was found to have illicit salt when his empty boat walked to the Huai'an wharf, so all the people on board were arrested and imprisoned, and all the ships were detained. ”

"Then how could this matter involve Yu Zhixian at that time?" He Zhiyuan asked.

"The grain man tortured him before he finally confessed. According to the confession of the salt merchant, he went to Jiangnan several times a year to buy grain, and later colluded with Yuzhi County to sell illicit salt by buying grain. At that time, this case was all over the world, and the fifth year of Hongzhi happened to be the year of salt reform, and when such a big case occurred, the saint was furious, and ordered to investigate and deal with it strictly and quickly, and the people involved were strictly dealt with regardless of their official positions and assets. As a result, not only Yuzhi County, but also many officials in the county government were involved, and under great pressure, the Huai'an government office worked overtime and completed the trial of the case in less than a month. ”

The warden took another sip of wine and said with a look of horror: "Oops! Back then, I killed dozens of people, it was really a lot of people, the scene was so scary, I finally knew what it meant to be a river of blood. ”

As soon as these words came out, Liang Wenhui's face turned white with fright, and he asked suspiciously: "Isn't there only three packs of salt?" How did it become a shocking case? ”

The warden glanced at Liang Wenhui and said with some disdain: "Why can't you figure it out?" How can three packets of salt become a big case? The three bags of salt were just an introduction, and later the investigation found that several salt farms in Yancheng County were missing a total of more than one million catties of salt. ”

He Zhiyuan said seemingly casually while pouring wine: "I heard that this matter is still related to the Lu family in Yangzhou?" ”

The warden shook his head and said, "That's all the people's guesses." At that time, the Lu family and the Yan family were both grain merchants in Yancheng County, but the grain merchant surnamed Yan and the Lu family competed with each other because of business, and it was true that the two families had some contradictions. But that also does not prove the relationship between this case and the Lu family. ”

"Big brother, this case was also handled by Lord Yue back then?" He Zhiyuan asked again

The warden replied: "At that time, Lord Yue was still the commander of the salt factory, and it was he who first discovered that three packets of salt were missing, and then the salt department traced it and brought out such a big case. Lord Yue made meritorious contributions because of this, and he rose all the way to his current position. ”

"Yu Zhixian has smuggled so much salt, a lot of family property must have been confiscated, right?" Liang Wenhui asked the warden again.

The warden showed a puzzled expression and said: "This case is to blame here, at that time, even Yuzhi County's hometown was copied, and only a few hundred taels of silver were copied. However, after checking how to close the case with hundreds of taels of silver, I finally heard that the property of several merchants was transferred to the name of Yuzhi County and reported tens of thousands of taels, so I barely managed to deal with it. ”

When the two of them heard the last words of the warden, they were shocked, there was still such a ghost operation? The fact that the money was not copied out means that there is a major grievance in this case, how can other people's money be transferred to his name and reported! This is the canon

The type of grass Kan human life!

Talking about this, He Zhiyuan combined with the news he heard these days, and from a comprehensive analysis, nine times out of ten in this Yuzhi County was wronged, and the initiators of this unjust case are likely to be the Lu family and Yue Tongzhi.

After eating with the warden, and then sending the drunken warden home, the two returned to the inn.

Now the situation has become very clear, the problem is still with the Huai'an branch Si Yue Tongzhi, as for what made him change his mind immediately, it is still unknown. He Zhiyuan discussed with Liang Wenhui for a long time, and felt that the biggest possibility for Yue Tongzhi to change his mind was the Lu family, and it must be the Lu family who guaranteed him. In this case, it will be difficult to make the surname Yue come into line, so he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and he will see Yue Tongzhi again tomorrow to see what his attitude is.

On the morning of the next day, He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui came to the Yamen of the Huai'an Branch to meet Yue Tongzhi.

This time, Yue Tongzhi was very enthusiastic, and he did not have the arrogance and coldness of last time. After the cold noise, He Zhiyuan went straight to the point: "Lord Yue, last time you said that you could release people in a day or two, but now it's been three or four days, why haven't you released people yet?" ”

Yue Tongzhi's face was still filled with a warm smile, and he said enthusiastically: "The two sons are calm and don't be impatient. I am also very concerned about this case, and I also want to conclude the trial as soon as possible, but the Huai'an Mansion said that there was a little surprise, so I have to verify it again. ”

He Zhiyuan continued to ask: "You said a misunderstanding last time, what do you want to verify now?" ”

"The last time the Huai'an government interrogated a smuggler of salt, he confessed that he had transferred the smuggled salt from the ship to your grain ship, which caused a misunderstanding. But the man suddenly retracted his confession and said that he had not been transferred to your grain boat, but had been thrown into the canal. So the matter was put on hold for the time being. Yue Tongzhi paused, and then continued: "Don't worry, the two sons, things will always come to light, and I promise to return everyone's innocence." Please go back and wait patiently. ”

He Zhiyuan looked at his fat face that was good at acting, and he couldn't go up and beat him all over the place, but he knew that it was useless to be rough at this time, but he couldn't let him talk nonsense. So he decided to expose his lies: "Lord Yue, please stop fooling us. I heard that you sent someone to inform the Huai'an government and ask you to postpone the trial of this case. ”

When Yue Bingqian heard this, his nose glowed red again, and he denied excitedly: "Who is this spreading rumors outside?" There is absolutely no such thing. This case was personally supervised by Su Yushi of the Yangzhou Salt Supervision Yuan, and I have already urged the Huai'an Mansion to expedite the trial, how can there be any postponement of the trial. ”

Then he added: "Su Yushi is a messenger sent by the imperial court to supervise the salt affairs of the two Huai, how dare I disobey the meaning of Su Yushi?" ”

Seeing Yue Tongzhi trying to pretend to be righteous and angry, if someone who didn't know really believed him like that, but how could He Zhiyuan believe this person again?

He decided to add a little more fierce material and give him a little warning: "I heard that Lord Yue was still the sixth commander of the salt factory eight years ago, because he was the first to discover and report the smuggling of salt in Yuzhi County, and he made a contribution to this case, and then rose all the way to his current position. Lord Yue won't take this case to make new contributions, right? ”

When Yue Tongzhi heard this, he was overwhelmed

With a smile on his face, he froze suddenly. The eyes of the two dead fish protruded slightly, as if they were about to attack. However, Lao Jianghu is Lao Jianghu, this expression is fleeting, and he turned his face up, and said: "As the same person of the Huai'an Branch of the Huai'an Branch of the Two Huai Salt Divisions, I have the right to fight against private salt and protect the salt tax of the imperial court. As for the salt smuggling case in Yuzhi County eight years ago, it was a big case appointed by the emperor, and this case has long been decided. I hope that He Gongzi will stop talking about this case! This official is not coerced by anyone, and this official has no handle to let people be coerced! ”

Liang Wenhui, who had not spoken, saw that Yue Tongzhi was about to turn his face, and hurriedly came out and played a round with a smile: "My lord, He Gongzi has no intention of coercing, please don't misunderstand." ”

Yue Bingqian snorted coldly and stopped talking, and the atmosphere was stalemate for a while.

Since he was about to tear his face, He Zhiyuan had no worries, and said with a cold snort: "I have no intention of blackmailing Lord Yue, but the turbid ones are turbid, and the clear ones are self-purifying, and there will always be a day when things will come to light." A large number of officials in our state, large and small, have served the public and are dedicated to the people, and they will never allow those who are maliciously framed to succeed. Didn't the adults send a bullet to Beijing? Since adults like to get this case to the sky, let's take this case to the big one! ”

Yue Bingqian was shocked again, and the blood on his nose that had just receded turned red again. How much energy does this person really have? How does he know everything? Looking at He Zhiyuan's young and confident face in front of him, he once again felt not only fear, but also an indescribable sense of oppression. He asked in a low voice, "You, what do you really want?" ”

He Zhiyuan knew from the expression on his face that this person was scared, so he decided to give him another reassuring pill: "I only ask Lord Yue to really urge the Huai'an Mansion to conclude this case as soon as possible, release people and boats, and don't make any more trouble." As for the rest, I don't care! ”

Yue Bingqian said with a constipated face: "I have said, I will pay attention to and urge this case, as for when the case will be concluded, it will also depend on the progress of the trial of the Huai'an Mansion." ”

He Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Don't be sloppy with me again, I know very well what the reason for this case is." ”

After saying this, Yue Tongzhi was not allowed to answer, and he continued: "You just said that the case of Yu Zhixian is a major case, and it has already been decided. But what I learned was that Yu Zhixian's family only copied a few hundred taels of silver, so greedy, there was only this bit of silver in the family? If there is no doubt, can the ministers of the DPRK and China believe it? ”

"You are sure that the Holy God has approved this case today, and it is impossible to overturn the case. But let me tell you, today's saint is a rare generation of saints, and it is not impossible for him to know his mistakes and change them. The emperor is just deceived and doesn't know. Not long ago, 1,000 households in our state also received the emperor's holy decree, which clearly stated that 'it is really my fault and the fault of the imperial court'. This decree is enshrined in the homes of those thousand households, and if you don't believe it, feel free to inquire about it! ”

After saying this, he got up and walked out of the signing room with Liang Wenhui, and when he arrived at the door, he turned back to Yue Tongzhi who was sitting in the chair and said, "Lord Yue is doing it himself, we will wait for good news in the inn!" ”

After speaking, the two got up and arched their hands to Yue Bingqian, changed careers and walked out of the signing room, and resolutely left.

(End of chapter)

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