Han Xiufeng didn't know the situation outside, and he was too busy to care about what was happening outside.

The imperial court has a tradition of judging people by their appearance from top to bottom, such as picking up people by their appearance, and those with poor appearance and indecent behavior can't be picked no matter how good their knowledge is. The same is true for lawsuits, if you are sloppy, dressed in tatters, and don't steal anything, those officials will think you are like a thief, so as soon as you enter the "class room", you are busy washing. Not only did he Han Xiufeng have to take a bath, shave his face and change his clothes, but Du San, Pan Er, and Datou had to clean up.

A few veterans called by Wang Qian were very busy, one brought a guy to help shave his face, one helped comb his hair, two were busy sending the water that was boiling outside to the inside, and then took away the dirty water that had been washed, and one helped to clean up the dirty clothes that had been changed so that they could be taken out together to help wash.

It was the first time that Pan Er and Datou were served like this, and they were uncomfortable. Thinking that I might have to pass the hall later, I was a little nervous and scared.

"Young master, will the big head and I be beaten?"

"As long as it's honest, it won't."

"How dare I be dishonest, I am ...... I'm worried that the big men will think I'm not honest. ”

Han Xiufeng realized that they had never experienced this, and couldn't help laughing: "Don't look around when you are rumored to be in the hall, don't be oily and slippery, kowtow as soon as you see the eldest master, kowtow while shouting grievances, and then ask the eldest lord to help you make the decision after shouting grievances." ”

Pan Er asked with a bitter face: "Don't you say anything else?" ”

"Of course, you have to say, you can say whatever the master asks."

"What will the lord ask?"

"You can say whatever the master asks, tell the truth, don't try to hide it."

"What happened in Ba County is also true?" Pan Er asked in surprise.

Han Xiufeng didn't think that there was anything unpleasant about Ba County, and he didn't want to make the final confession wrong because of concealment, so he confirmed: "As long as you ask, tell the truth, don't say it if you don't ask." ”

Du San was also nervous, and couldn't help asking: "Second brother, do you estimate that Futai will judge that transport official?" ”

"The government will not judge."

"Won't be judged?"

"Well," Han Xiufeng stood up and straightened his clothes, and muttered, "It is estimated that it is thunder and rain, I don't believe we can bet." ”

Du San asked puzzledly: "What's wrong with not judging this matter?" ”

Han Xiufeng explained: "It's not that Futai doesn't want to judge, but that he doesn't have the right to judge. The laws and regulations of the Qing Dynasty stipulate that all officials in Beijing, big or small, who have committed public or private crimes, shall be issued by the department for the purpose of issuing a reason, and shall not be allowed to inquire without authorization. ”

"Pick up that turtle son and ask for a decree!" Du San's face was incredulous.

"No matter what he says, he is also an official of the imperial court, even if he is the governor, he can only give him a suspension to be served, let alone the prefect. Besides, he is not our official in Sichuan, and it is not even convenient to deal with him. ”

"So we're not tossing in vain?"

"It's not in vain, although the Kuizhou prefect has nothing to do with Zhou Zhi County, he can clean up his younger brother, and he can clean up Tuesday! Whoever falsely accuses another person of being flogged shall be punished with a second degree of false accusation; Whoever falsely accuses another person of imprisonment, exile, or caning is to be added to the crime of the false accusation in the third degree. He falsely accused us of stealing official copper, and if the prefect of Kuizhou wanted to clean him up, he would at least have to be roded for a hundred and three thousand miles. ”

Du San asked: "Will the Kuizhou prefect clean up Tuesday?" ”

Han Xiufeng was stopped by Du San, thought about it and said helplessly: "There are two possibilities now, if the prefect of Kuizhou wants to make money, and the Yunguan surnamed Zhou can get the silver, then this case will be turned into a big and small matter; If the prefect of Kuizhou is honest and wants to benefit the local government, it will not only be prosecuted on Tuesday, but will also submit a document to the Taiwan Yamen, asking for the impeachment of Zhou Zhixian in Taiwan. ”

Du San thought that he could take the opportunity to make a fortune, but he didn't expect that it might be the result, and said with a sad face: "Second brother, I estimate that the prefect of Kuizhou will ask for silver." ”

"If you want silver, you need silver, it has nothing to do with us anyway."

"It doesn't matter, we were almost framed, and two people died in my uncle's camp!"

"What do you mean that we were almost framed, almost yet, even if there are big men who have returned our innocence, it's already very good that you didn't suffer an injustice, what do you still want? As for the death of two soldiers in your uncle's camp, it is really nothing in the eyes of the old man, at most let the Copper Heavenly King pay some silver. ”

"If I knew it would be like this, I wouldn't ......"

"What?" How could Han Xiufeng not know what he was thinking, and patted him on the shoulder: "Big brother, in fact, I wanted to remind you not to have too much hope, but after thinking about it, I still didn't say it, because I thought it was okay for you to know about it later." You are different from me, when you arrive in the capital, you will soon be able to fill the vacancy, and you will soon be able to take office, after experiencing this matter in front of you, you will know how to be an official in the future, at least you will no longer think about seeking skin with the tiger. ”

Pan Er finally understood why Han Xiufeng didn't report to the eldest lord of Ba County when he was cleaning up Zhouzhi County in Ba County, but went to find the "shaking head master" Tao Master Bo, because looking for the county master is to seek skin with the tiger, and in the end, I am afraid that I will not even be able to drink the soup.

Du San also realized Han Xiufeng's good intentions, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Second brother, I made you laugh." I...... I'm obsessed, I should have thought of it a long time ago. ”

……

Just when the three of them were whispering in the "class room", the Kuizhou prefect, who had just arrived for a short time, was sitting in the hall listening to the report of Huitu, a member of the Kuiguan Committee, Tong Zhu and Zuo Yingqian. The Kuiguan superintendent sits on the left side of the lower head, the Fengjie Zhixian sits on the lower head, and the deputy general of Kuizhou sits on the right side of the lower head.

The prefect of Kuizhou put down the tax stamps, looked at everyone and asked, "Everyone, it's not complicated to say this?" ”

Vice General Liu arched his hand and said: "Fuzun, I think that it is a frame-up or not, and I will know if I bring all the relevant people to the hall to ask once." ”

"It's okay, but you don't need to bring all the trouble to the hall, just bring a Yunnan official to ask."

"It's good to ask first, save the delay, Wang Erqiang, send a Yunnan servant."

"Huh!" Mr. Wang Qian bowed first, and then immediately received the order to go to the "class room" to pick up people.

The prefect of Kuizhou took a few sips of water with a tea bowl, and a servant was dragged to the hall by Wang Qian and the two generals, and there were four big officials sitting in front of him, and the official was suddenly frightened, and his legs fell to the ground with weak legs.

The prefect of Kuizhou didn't want to waste his tongue with a servant, so he said lightly: "Fengjie County, you ask." ”

"Huh!" Xing Zhixian relieved himself, sat up straight, cleared his throat, and shouted: "Who is in the hall, report your name!" ”

"Back to the old man, the little surname is Yang, the name tree, my mother happened to be under a poplar tree when she gave birth to me, and my father gave me this cheap name."

"Ask what to reply to, less nonsense!"

"Yes......"

Xing Zhixian looked back at the prefect, and then asked, "Yang Shu, who are you?" ”

The official was so frightened that he didn't dare to raise his head, so he knelt on the ground and drooped his head and said: "Back to the old man, the little one is from Dingyuan County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan." ”

"Yang Shu, how did the eight hundred catties of Yunnan copper get to other people's ships?" Xing Zhixian didn't want to delay the efforts of the people of Futai, and reminded: "Since you are on an errand in the yamen, you should know the rules of the yamen. ”