"Bandits are rampant in Qinghe County, and the county order is Li Hongcai...... (A period of burial), in view of his diligent political affairs, he was specially appointed as Qinghe County, and he admired this. After Li Sheng finished reading, he handed over the holy decree to Li Hongcai.

"Minister, Li Hongcai, Emperor Xie."

After Li Hongcai took the holy decree, he held the holy decree in his hand and said, "What else does Your Majesty want?" ”

Li Sheng was stunned for a moment and said, "There should be no more." ”

"It seems that Your Majesty has not received a note from the minister."

Li Hong got up and walked towards the desk, but the housekeeper hurriedly stopped him and whispered a few words in his ear. After Li Hongcai listened, he turned his eyes to look at Li Sheng and said, "Third uncle, don't say it again, I have made up my mind." ”

Li Hongcai shook off the housekeeper, took out an account from the bed, and walked towards Li Sheng.

"Master Hou, this account book is the account of the Cui family in Qinghe County and the big and small bandit gangs. It was found from a housekeeper of the Cui family when I was suppressing bandits some time ago. Please watch. ”

Li Sheng took the account book and looked through it. Cheng Huaimo was also on the side, stretching his neck to watch. Li Sheng only flipped through two pages before closing the account book.

"Lord Li, the team escorting Cao Jinshui is almost here, let's go to the hall first."

To be honest, Li Sheng didn't want to get up with Qinghe Cui's family so early, and Li Sheng's character was also a kind of character that could be passed. However, Li Sheng is still a strong temper, if the people of the Cui family are like Cui Qingyuan who Li Sheng saw when he just came out of Tongguan. Seriously, Li Sheng didn't bother to provoke them, and it was no good to provoke them, in addition to incurring right and wrong for himself, he had to guard all day long.

But Li Sheng has seen from the performance of the bandit Cao Jinshui that the robbery of the ferry was planned by the Cui family, and Li Sheng can also think that Bacheng was planned by Cui Wenguang. Li Sheng's temper of eating soft and not hard, can he spare him?

Hou Jie was not slow, and in less than half an hour, the team escorting Cao Jinshui entered the county seat. Hou Jie was afraid of an accident, so he sent Fang Wuyi and his party to the medical hall, and he didn't dare to stop on the way to the county office.

"Master, something is wrong."

Cui Heng was sitting in the study drinking tea, and in the hall outside the study, more than a dozen account rooms were in full swing to check the accounts. The housekeeper Cui Liu ran over and screamed in his throat.

Cui Heng said angrily: "Kill talents, the old man is not deaf yet, I can hear a small voice." ”

Cui Liu stopped at this time and said, "Master, Cao Jinshui has been arrested, and a team of sergeants has escorted him to the county office. ”

"Humph! Li Hongcai has been dismissed from office, what are you afraid of? Cui Heng leisurely adjusted the tea, a furnace of tea soup has been boiled twice, it is the time to drink.

"Master, it's not Li Hong who wants to be tried, the new county order has arrived."

"What do you say? Li Sheng arrived. ”

Cui Heng was stunned for a moment, and in an instant, his face became ugly.

"Did the fourth master go to the county office?"

"No, the fourth master rested in the Huichun Pavilion yesterday, and he hasn't gotten up yet."

Syllable!

The tea set stove on the table was staggered in an instant, and the tea soup flowed all over the ground. Cui Heng said with an angry face: "Don't hurry up and inform him." Rubbish! ”

Cui Liu didn't know this "waste", he was talking about himself or the fourth master, so he hurriedly walked out of the study and ran to the Huichun Pavilion.

Boss Cao no longer has the brilliance of yesterday, and knelt down in the hall decadently, looking very scared.

"Cao Jinshui, look up, what you plundered yesterday was this official?" Li Sheng looked at Cao Jinshui under the hall and said with a smile, a little proud.

Li Hongcai saw Li Sheng, who was dressed in an official robe, actually showing a child's temper in the court, and shook his head helplessly. Although Li Sheng is the emperor's own seven-grade main hall, Li Hongcai also appreciated Li Sheng's old spiciness, but he still has some contempt in his heart. Now seeing Li Sheng asking like this, he showed a smug look and became even more contemptuous. Although Li Hongcai is a son of a poor family, he is a Jinshi from a serious family, and he still looks down on a fortunate minister like Li Sheng.

"The villain doesn't know!"

Li Sheng saw Cao Jin's sound like a mosquito, and knew that this guy was deceived by someone, and he didn't tell him his identity when he robbed him.

"Tell me, who told you to do it? If you are honest, this official will probably spare your life. ”

As soon as Li Hongcai heard this, he was reluctant, got up and said: "Li County Order, this person has committed a big crime of killing his head, you can't make a promise lightly, otherwise the law will be lost." ”

Li Sheng had an urge to kill Li Hongcai at this time, Lao Tzu called inducement. This thing is already scared to death, and I give him some hope that I will be able to get evidence out of his mouth. It's good for you, I've uncovered all the words for Lao Tzu, how can I judge it?

"Li Xiancheng, there is a way to be lenient in confession and strict in resisting. Could it be that Li County wants to use torture to extract confessions in this county? Li Sheng didn't give him a good look, this thing was confused when he read and read. The more he is given face, the longer he grows, and he can't get used to it.

Li Hongcai was very uncomfortable by Li Sheng's words, and organized his language and said: "The law is the law, and no one can change it." ”

"And what sin do you say he has committed?"

Li Sheng is welcome, as soon as he came up today, this goods made a stumbling block for himself, if he couldn't get him down, maybe something would happen in the future.

"Gather crowds to rob and kill, assassinate court officials, and raze the three clans!" Li Hongcai also saw that Li Sheng was unhappy, but the issue of principle could not be changed.

"According to what you mean, that is, don't try it, pull out all his family, and cut it directly. Isn't that so? Li Sheng said with a sneer.

"What Li County's order said is also not right, this matter should first require this person to confess, issue corresponding human and physical evidence, and then report to the imperial court, and the imperial court can only be executed after the imperial court has given instructions." Li Hongcai, like a few family treasures, explained the process of handling the case.

"That means I should ask for his confession now, shouldn't I?"

"Yes!"

Li Sheng smiled and said to Cao Jinshui: "Have you heard Li Xiancheng's words, if you recruit it, you will die, if you don't recruit it, you will die, will you recruit it?" ”

After hearing Li Sheng's words, the people in the hall were all stunned. Li County Ling won't be dizzy! Talk to the prisoner like this, damn it, who will recruit it.

Cheng Huaimo sat on the side and laughed. The four of Lu Kui couldn't help laughing. Li Hongcai's face was flushed, and he sat there with a huff, panting heavily.

Li Hongcai stood up abruptly and said angrily: "Since this is the case, the lower officials will not be accompanied." Li County ordered you to judge it alone! ”

"Hey! Lord Li, how can you do this! If this reaches the ears of the emperor, the emperor will still think that I am arbitrary. Li Sheng said with a smile.

Hum!

After a cold snort, Li Hong threw off his robe and left.

Cheng Huaimo said on the side: "I said Li Sheng, you kid is too bad. ”

"You have all seen it, I can persuade him, he left on his own, I didn't chase him, you have to testify to me." Li Sheng didn't answer Cheng Huaimo's words at all, and said to the officials in the hall.

Whoever dared to talk to these people was silent.

Li Sheng was not embarrassed, and asked Cao Jinshui: "You have also seen that this official has offended the county lord for your little life." If you still don't tell the mastermind, don't blame the official for being polite. ”

Cao Jinshui has lived so much, and he has never seen Li Sheng as an official. Where is this trial, it is the child playing at home. However, Li Sheng's identity is still there, if he really doesn't recruit him, maybe this unreliable child will really toss himself to death.

"My lord, you promise not to kill me?" Cao Jinshui still wants to be sure.

"As long as you say it as it is, and provide the corresponding evidence to the official, the official promises not to kill you." Li Sheng said affirmatively.

Cao Jinshui looked at Cheng Huaimo who was sitting on the side, Cheng Huaimo glared at him, and he turned his head suddenly, as if he had made a big decision.

"I said, Cui Wenguang asked the villain to do this, and he sent his subordinate Cui Liang to pass on the word. said that on Fang Wu's boat, three people beat Cui Wenguang, and he wanted to take revenge. gave the villain 10,000 yuan and asked the villain to kill the people on Fang Wu's boat. The villain really doesn't know that there are adults and grandfathers of small countries on the ship, if he knows, he will give the villain a hundred guts, and the villain will not dare to take this deal. Cao Jinshui said it all at once, and after finishing speaking, he still had a look of chagrin on his face.

"Good! Hou Jie sent someone to bring Cui Wenguang and Cui Liang. ”

Li Sheng had not yet handed over at this time, and it was not easy for him to be instructed by the officials to arrest him, so he ordered Hou Jie.

Hou Jie was refreshed, received the order, and said: "Master Hou rest assured, you can get the matter of capture." It's just a bit far away and it takes a few days. ”

Li Sheng looked indifferent and said, "It's okay, give you a month." ”

Hou Jie couldn't understand what medicine was sold in Li Sheng's gourd, so he had to say: "There is no problem for a month." ”

Li Sheng looked at Cao Jinshui and said, "There is a problem with this official's trial, so I won't ask more." I like the criminals to say by themselves, and if what they say is not in line with the official's intentions, the official will just beat me until I am satisfied with what he says. Do you think I'm good or bad? ”

Cao Jinshui's face turned black in an instant, this is too damn tricky, how can there be such a trial, you don't ask me what to say.

Before he could finish thinking about it, he heard Li Sheng say: "Cao Jinshui, it seems that you don't understand the rules, so it's better to spare you this time." You listen to the official, and from the beginning of the official's words, you will begin to confess the crime, and if you stop or can't satisfy me, the official will start to beat. You can tell. ”

Cao Jinshui was completely stunned, it was the first time in history that he had seen such a trial. Cao Jinshui was thinking about where he started to explain. Before he could figure it out, Li Sheng had already spoken.

"Come on, hit the top ten boards first, and give him a wake-up call."

When Li Sheng spoke, he had already given Cheng Huaimo a look, and this time Cheng Huaimo came to his senses. Before Li Sheng's words fell, he hurriedly walked to the front of the official and snatched the big board from his hand.

"I'll fight!"

Cao Jinshui was frightened, and hurriedly said, "My lord, I'll move!" I'm recruiting! ”

Li Sheng said: "Rules are rules, I have already reminded you, I can't spare you this time." Let's talk about it! ”

Syllable! Yes! Syllable! Yes!

In the public hall, there will be a scream when there is a bang. In Cheng Huaimo's hands, there is light and heavy, and the strength to get off the board is real. Ten boards down, Cao Jinshui couldn't get up. If you play ten more boards, you won't be able to save your life.

"Say it! I'm sure you won't make it to the next ten. Li Sheng said.

Cao Jinshui was completely scared, what Li Sheng said was not wrong, he was suffering ten boards and guaranteed to die. Cheng Huaimo, a killer, is too energetic, every time he goes down, he feels like he has been smashed by a mountain once, who can stand it.

"The villain is also from a banker, but he is a little good at gambling, and the villain lost a lot of money the year before last. Cui Liu, the housekeeper of the Cui Mansion, found the villain and said that he was giving him one hundred and ten people, and asked the villain to go to the Yongji Canal to rob the merchants to repay the money owed to him. At first, the villain didn't dare to agree, but then they came to my house and wanted to take my wife and daughter to pay off the debt. The villain really had no choice, so he had to agree. In this way, the people of the Cui Mansion will come to inform the villain and plunder the ships they have designated. As long as the government comes to clear it, someone will come to inform the villain to take refuge. In this way, the villain worked for three years, but because he carried his life, he couldn't get out, so he had to rely on the Cui family to survive. The villain has no way, it will be like this, please spare the villain! The villain doesn't want to either! Please spare your life! ”

Cao Jinshui didn't know what to say, so he had to tell the reason why he was a bandit, hoping to escape from Li Sheng's men.

"Is there any evidence for what you say?"

"Yes, the villain has IOUs and account books for his dealings with the Cui family." When Cao Jinshui heard that Li Sheng didn't hit the board, it was like grabbing a life-saving straw, and he hurriedly said.