The governor personally ascended to the court to try the case, and the people who had been persecuted by the magistrate heard about it, and they flocked to it and gathered outside the county yamen.

However, these people have been persecuted by the magistrate and the Wenju people, and they do not trust the government from the bottom of their hearts, and they did not beat the drum to voice their grievances at the first time, because they are not sure whether the lord who ascended to the court will help them redress their grievances.

"My son, my son was wronged, my son didn't steal Wenju's goose, my son was wronged."

A woman in the crowd holding a cloth tiger struggled again and again, but she still gritted her teeth and rushed through the crowd, came to the yamen and beat the drum.

For the sake of her mother, for the sake of her son, she has to try it no matter what.

"Whatever grievances you have, let it come."

"My lord, Wenju falsely accused my son of stealing his goose, but my son didn't even know what the goose looked like, he was convicted by the magistrate just by picking up a goose feather on the side of the road.

They took my family's land and took my son into slavery, and asked the adults to be the masters of the grass people! ”

When the woman finished speaking, she shook her head on the ground.

"Someone come, bring the child servants in the county government, and take the fish scale atlas of the county."

Geng Ruqi said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Within a moment, someone brought child slaves and a fish scale atlas of Shouyang's land details.

"Son, son, why are you so thin." The woman began to weep with a thin, slender, swarthy child in her arms.

"Mother, they beat me, let me work, and I didn't have enough to eat."

"My son~"

Geng Ruqi raised his head and wiped away the tears in his eyes, opened the fish scale atlas, and said, "Come on, come on, look for your field." ”

"My lord, it's just a few acres of fertile land by the whirlpool."

Although the woman was illiterate, she knew her own field, and she identified it after turning a few pages.

Geng Ruqi looked at the large tracts of fertile fields with the names of Wenju people written on them, and his heart sank even more.

Especially after he saw that the name of the magistrate was written on the fertile field by the cave whirlpool, he was even more furious.

"Come, make a new book for this woman, and bring her home."

"Order."

A moment later, the woman was escorted home by the sergeants with the new title deed and her son in her arms.

"Lord Qingtian, our county is here for Lord Qingtian!"

The woman stood in the middle of the sergeants, holding the title deed, and dancing with joy.

"Your Excellency..."

"Wronged..."

"Knock knock~"

Seeing this, the people gathered around the gate of the county government no longer hesitated, and shouted that they were wronged and began to complain.

While Geng Ruqi was trying the cases, he classified these cases into categories and wrote them down.

It was busy until noon, and someone came to report.

"Report, Wang Xi, the general of the Imperial Forest Army, came to Shouyang to rest with 100,000 taels of Yuxian Disaster Relief Emperor Silver."

This batch of disaster relief funds was made up by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and Chongzhen's use of the imperial silver in his private collection, but the name of the disaster relief can only be the imperial silver.

Geng Ruqi put aside the written case and the fold, tidied up his official uniform, and went to meet him.

Wang Xi was not worthy of his reception, but he was ordered by the emperor to come to relieve the disaster, and he had to meet him in person.

"Wang Xi, the general of the Royal Forest Army, has seen the governor."

Although Wang Xi is a partial general of the Imperial Forest Army, he still has to pay his respects first when he sees Geng Ruqi, who is a second-class member of the imperial court.

"Hurry up, please get up, the general will escort the disaster relief food, the journey is tiring, the official will set up a banquet, and the general will receive the wind and wash the dust."

Geng Ruqi actually has his own careful thoughts, he doesn't want the news of the rudimentary people in Yuxian County to ravage the township to reach the capital so early.

After all, he is the governor of Shanxi, and he is also responsible for the rebellion of the displaced people in Yuxian County.

Therefore, the affairs of Yuxian County can be delayed for a day.

"The lower officials obey the order."

Wang Xi was indeed tired from the journey, and he had long wanted to drink wine and eat meat.

"Yo, the Royal Foresters, so mighty..."

"Lord Forest's armor is so exquisite..."

In the best restaurant in Shouyang County, Geng Ruqi arranged the wine and food and female prostitutes as soon as he learned that Wang Xi had arrived.

"Ahem... It's not Lord Wang, it's called Lord Wang. ”

Wang Xi pretended to say to the female prostitutes who came around.

"Hello Lord Wang..."

"Oh, it turns out that the general's surname is Wang..."

The prostitutes dragged Wang Xi to the wine table.

"Lord Wang, try this..."

"Lord Wang, take a sip of wine..."

"Master Wang, come and be happy..."

Geng Ruqi looked at Wang Xi, the general of the Royal Forest Army, who was addicted to wine, and retreated with interest.

According to his temperament, he disdains to do such flattering things, but the stakes are very important for the displaced people in Yuxian County to gather to rebel, and he has to be cautious.

Geng Ruqi returned to the county office again, hurriedly ate two mouthfuls of food, and continued to try the unjust case.

"My lord, Mrs. Zhixian has been recruited."

As soon as he finished eating, the chief soldier Zhang Honggong came to pay a respect.

"Oh? Are you waiting for torture? ”

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Although Geng Ruqi imprisoned Mrs. Zhixian, he did not dare to lynch her.

In fact, Mrs. Zhixian knew that she was guilty of her crimes, so she took the initiative to confess, hoping to escape punishment.

"Mrs. Zhixian confessed that during the Apocalypse, Zhixian befriended Wei Biao and others, and bribed jade worth 10,000 gold, which is an account book and correspondence."

Geng Ruqi's expression was sharp, he took the account book and the letter boy and looked at it carefully for a long time, and after reading it, he slapped it on the table.

"Eunuchs first-class, damn it!"

Geng Ruqi especially hated Wei Gelding, and he was once deeply affected by it.

"Have all the soldiers' salaries been repaid?"

"It's all sent."

Geng Ruqi withheld part of the money and grain confiscated from the mansion of the magistrate, the county magistrate, the chief bookkeeper, and the inspection officer, and repaid the sergeants' salary for six months.

The rest of the money and grain was used to hand over to the imperial court.

"How much money did you pay?"

Geng Ruqi was a little surprised, the imperial court couldn't take out the money and food of these 8,000 soldiers, and this small Shouyang City could still get the food and salary of these 8,000 soldiers for six months.

"500,000 taels of silver, 800,000 stones of grain."

Geng Ruqi was shocked, he had only heard that these people were looting people's fat and people's ointment, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

When he knew the number, it was still hard to believe.

You must know that ordinary people, a family of three can't use 30 taels of silver a year, and food can't eat 20 stones.

"How many more?"

Geng Ruqi means that there is still much money and grain left, after all, the money and grain handed over to the court cannot be too small.

"Three hundred and thirty-six thousand taels of silver, and seven hundred and twenty-two thousand stones of grain."

In fact, the salaries of the sergeants were not much, each person was three taels of silver per month, and the grain was three buckets with one stone.

Even if six months' salary is paid, there is still a surplus of what has been handed in.

Geng Ruqi stroked his beard and thought for a moment, looked straight, and said.

"Shouyang Zhixian and others, named Ming officials, actually secretly conspired for peace, and met with Wei Biao and his party in the imperial court, they were a group of national thieves wearing the imperial flag.

The governor has now ascertained that the magistrate of Shouyang, the county magistrate, the chief bookkeeper, the patrol inspector and others have deceived the monarch and betrayed the lord, colluded with Wei Eunuch and his party, bullied the people, and brought disaster to the country and the people.

The governor has raided his house and seized 200,000 taels of silver and 500,000 stones of rice and grain, which will be delivered to Gyeonggi in the near future.

Wen Juren conspired to rebel, and the emperor Shengming had condemned Jinyi Wei to kill 100 households, and exterminated 106 rebels.

This secret recital is 800 miles urgent, and I will do it immediately. ”

"Yes."

Zhang Honggong's face was happy, he was happy that Geng Ruqi was not a rigid person, if he handed over all the money and grain, and the court could not get the food, the sergeants would mutiny.

"My lord, the governor of Shanxi confiscated the income of the family, 500,000 taels of silver, 800,000 stones of grain and rice, and they privately intercepted some, the specific amount is unknown."

When Geng Ruqi ordered troops, Li Ruolian discovered his movements and immediately arranged for someone to follow him.

In the afternoon of the same day, the spies were given the specific amount of food and wages seized by Geng Ruqi.

"Immediately 800 miles will be expedited to the capital."

Li Ruolian has seen a lot of things like intercepting grain and grass.

In fact, it is good to confiscate the family property and intercept it, but the most hateful thing is to withhold food and salary, and exploit it layer by layer.

However, he is a brocade guard, and he has the duty to supervise hundreds of officials and report truthfully.

He couldn't hide it just because the sergeants hadn't been paid for six months.