When the top boss Chen Tinghuang, the prefect of Songjiang, suddenly appeared in front of him in civilian clothes, Yuan Zubi already vaguely felt that things were not good, but with the support of the governor's seat, Yuan Zubi didn't panic much at first, and forced a smile to inquire about Chen Tinghuang's intentions, Chen Tinghuang told Yuan Zuhuang directly, "The old man came here for the murder of the Shanghai parishioners, and the foreigners ran to Songjiang to beat the drum and voice the grievances, accusing you of favoring the murderer of the parishioners, so the old man had to come." ”

"Fuzun, wronged, wronged." Yuan Zubi shouted loudly and said: "The foreigner is nonsense, framed out of thin air, you have to be the master of the lower officials!" ”

"Lord Yuan, if you are really wronged, of course this official will give you justice." Chen Tinghuang said expressionlessly: "But there is no way, Yang Futai will give me three days to investigate the case, severely punish the murderer, and give an explanation to the foreigner who complained, so this official can't help but track down your involvement in this case, from now on, this case will also be taken over by this official, and you must also accept the official's interrogation according to the rules." ”

Yuan Zubi's face was full of disbelief, Chen Tinghuang also knew that Yuan Zubi would not believe that it was Yang Wending who personally ordered him to be investigated, so he took the initiative to show the official document signed by Yang Wending, and seeing the familiar handwriting and seal, Yuan Zubi was simply struck by lightning, and said in a lost voice: "How is it possible? How could a teacher give such an order? Also, how did the teacher know about this case? ”

Screaming here, Yuan Zubi suddenly shook his whole body, and immediately guessed the reason, and said in a lost voice again: "Could it be that the foreigners still went to Suzhou to complain?" ”

Seeing Chen Tinghuang nodding silently, Yuan Zubi almost collapsed on the ground, his teeth trembled for a long time and he couldn't make a sound, Chen Tinghuang said again: "Lord Yuan, now understand how serious the matter is, right?" Don't waste any time, get all the files on this case, and the government will consult them immediately. ”

Yuan Zubi agreed with a sad face, and hurriedly sent someone to bring all the case records to Chen Tinghuang, and Chen Tinghuang, who was barely competent, immediately looked at the records carefully. However, as Chen Tinghuang expected, although even ordinary Shanghai people knew that the culprit of this case was Xiao Fujian, which was secretly supported by Yuan Zubi, Chen Tinghuang put all the charges on a few small characters of the Bird Party in the case record, and tried his best to exonerate Xiao Fujian, and he was biased and protected to the extreme everywhere. So after reading these records, Chen Tinghuang also told Yuan Zubi directly, saying: "Lord Yuan, your interrogation conclusion on this case may not matter in normal times, but now, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass this hurdle." ”

"Fuzun, the records of the lower officials' inquiries about this case are true." Yuan Zubi cried out in a desperate struggle, and said: "If Lord Fuzun doesn't believe it, you can immediately interrogate those criminals, and if their confessions do not match the records, the lower officials are willing to ...... and ......." ”

Yuan Zubi's quibbling voice became weaker and weaker, because Yuan Zubi saw that his immediate boss Chen Tinghuang's face had become more and more attractive, and after Yuan Zubi shut up by himself, Chen Tinghuang also said coldly: "Lord Yuan, if you really want this official to interrogate the criminal, of course it is not impossible, but if those bitter masters still bite that Chen Ming to death, and pull out the private relationship between you and Chen Ming, then next, if the official also orders you to be taken down on the spot, I am afraid there will be no way to explain to Yang Futai and the imperial court, right?" ”

Yuan Zubi's face changed, and then he realized that Chen Tinghuang must have known the truth of the matter a long time ago - in fact, it is exactly like this, hundreds of thousands of people still killed people, if Master Qu can't find out the truth, he will really take Chen Tinghuang's money for nothing. And Chen Tinghuang glanced at Yuan Zubi, and then said coldly: "Lord Yuan, this case is not small, but it is not big, if it is not for the foreigners who insist on interfering, it is not impossible for you to prevaricate in the past." But the foreigners are so entangled, the official has no choice, after all, this matter is also related to the official's top ribbon. ”

Yuan Zuwei's whole body trembled even more, and under extreme cowardice, Yuan Zubi suddenly knelt down on Chen Tinghuang's knees, crying and screaming with a sad face: "Fuzun spares his life, the lower officials are confused for a while, and make a big mistake. ”

screaming, Yuan Zubi hurriedly ordered someone to take out five thousand taels of silver tickets, and held them with both hands to present them to Chen Tinghuang, Chen Tinghuang did not accept it with a straight face, Yuan Zubi insisted on sending it, and simply cried out in anxiety. Although Chen Tinghuang was reluctant to get involved in this case, he considered that if he really confirmed Yuan Zubi's crime of covering up, he would not only offend the notoriously small-eyed Yang Wending, but there would definitely be no words on the official examination at the end of the year, so after sighing, Chen Tinghuang pushed the silver ticket away again, and said in a deep voice: "You keep the silver ticket first, the official will give you a day, and tomorrow the official will be promoted to the court to ask the case. ”

"But Fuzun, how do you wash the lower officials?" Yuan Zubi asked with a sad face.

"You are still a scholar, haven't you even heard the sentence that you need to tie the bell to the bell?" Chen Tinghuang scolded with a straight face, and said: "Who did you have a grudge with, and who secretly instigated foreigners to sue everywhere, you know it in your heart." If you can ask for his forgiveness and let him stop instructing foreigners to continue making trouble, then this official will have a way to excuse you. ”

Yuan Zubi suddenly realized, and hurriedly kowtowed to Chen Tinghuang to thank him, but inevitably kept complaining in his heart, "It's miserable, I just offended that old immortal to death, and now I want to run to beg his subordinates for mercy, this official has to suffer this time." ”

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It's time to take a look at the situation on the side of the old Wu family, when Yuan Zubi cheekily ran to the door of the Wu Mansion to ask for a meeting, Wu Jianzhang and Wu Chaoyue's ancestors and grandsons happened to be having dinner, and Liu Lichuan, who was hiding in the Wu Mansion for treatment, also happened to be present, and heard the Menzi report that Yuan Zubi asked to see, Wu Jianzhang and Liu Lichuan were once surprised by Yuan Zubi's intention, Wu Chaoyue was eating the four-gill perch that had become extinct in the 21st century, and said casually: "Sure enough, it's here, it's quite smart, and I know that the bell needs to be tied to the bell." ”

"Beyond, what do you mean by that?" Liu Lichuan asked in surprise.

"I said that Yuan Zupi is quite smart and knows who to ask for mercy." Wu Chaoyue smiled and said: "If I guessed correctly, it must be Father Mai and they have already filed a complaint in Suzhou, Yang Wending was afraid that the matter would be big, and forced Yuan Zubi to explain to the foreigners, Yuan Zubi had no way out, and knew that if we didn't nod the foreigners, they wouldn't stop, so they ran to beg for mercy." ”

Wu Jianzhang and Liu Lichuan were overjoyed when they heard this, and they both said that it must be so, and then when Wu Jianzhang hurriedly ordered a summons, Wu Chaoyue hurriedly stopped: "Wait, grandpa, don't see him, find an excuse to send him away." ”

"Why?" Wu Jianzhang turned back to ask his baby grandson in confusion.

"Because after meeting, grandpa, you are embarrassed to refuse." Wu Chaoyue explained: "It's very simple to kill Yuan Zubi now, just ignore him, don't give him a chance to kowtow and beg for mercy, then in a few days, Xiao Fujian will have to get his head to the ground, and Yuan Zubi will be dismissed from office and get out of Shanghai at the lightest, if it's heavy, it's not impossible for the head to land." ”

Wu Jianzhang was taken aback, and asked in surprise: "Grandson, do you still want to kill Yuan Zubi together?" ”

"Of course!" Wu Chaoyue replied without thinking about it: "Cutting the grass does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows." We have such a big enmity with Yuan Zuyi, if we don't seize this opportunity to kill him completely, then even if he temporarily bows his head and begs for mercy, he will only continue to hold a grudge, as long as there is a chance, he will definitely retaliate, and it will only be more difficult for us to deal with it at that time. So the best way is to seize this opportunity to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, completely kill Yuan Zubi, so that he will never have a chance to seek revenge on us! ”

After a few years of fighting in the officialdom, Wu Jianzhang knew very well that what his baby grandson said was the truth, but Wu Jianzhang thought about it more comprehensively than his grandson, shook his head after thinking about it, and said: "Grandson, grandpa knows that you are right, and grandpa can't wait to cut that Yuan Zubi with a thousand knives and put Ling Chi to death." But there is no way, this Yuan Zupi is Yang Futai's protégé, and Yang Futai is my top boss, I insisted on killing Yuan Zupi, which is equivalent to offending Yang Futai to death, and I will be even more difficult to mix in the officialdom in the future. ”

"Grandpa, if you let Yuan Zubi go now, will he be grateful to you? In the future, when he has the opportunity, can he not think about revenge? Wu Chaoyue retorted and reminded: "Also, grandpa, when you went to beg him a few days ago when Yuan Zu let go of the double knife meeting, how did he treat you, did you forget?" He did the first year of junior high school, why can't you do fifteen? ”

Wu Jianzhang smiled bitterly when he heard this, and said in his heart: "Of course Yuan Zubi dares not to give me face, because my backer suddenly died of illness last year, even if he doesn't give me face, it will be difficult for me to do anything with him." But his backer Yang Wending, the old man can't afford to provoke him no matter what. ”

At this time, Liu Lichuan next to him also spoke up and said, "Uncle Shuang, if Yuan Zubi really came to beg for mercy, then it would be good to take this opportunity to end this matter." We sell such a big favor to Yuan Zubi, and it will be much more convenient and easier to do things in Shanghai in the future. ”

"Uncle Yuan, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand officialdom." Wu Chaoyue was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Officialdom is not the rivers and lakes, it is a good thing to emphasize righteousness in the rivers and lakes, but in the officialdom, to emphasize righteousness is to find death, Yuan Zubi can't spare it, he can only cut the grass and eradicate the roots!" ”

"Beyond, I'm good for your grandfather." Liu Lichuan shook his head and said: "This incident, the loss of our Double Knife Society is already miserable, and if the matter drags on, your grandfather and our losses will only be greater." And we also have a handle on this matter, those who were killed and arrested are actually fake religious people, if this is found out by the imperial court, then it will be your grandfather's turn to be in big trouble. ”

"Whatever they want." Wu Chaoyue waved his hand; said confidently: "Not to mention that the current imperial court may not dare to investigate deeply, even if it does, what if it is investigated?" Father Martin will certainly only help us, not others. ”

Liu Lichuan still objected, insisted on persuading Wu Jianzhang to get off the donkey, settle the matter, and Wu Chaoyue almost didn't quarrel on the spot, and finally Wu Jianzhang waved his hand and said: "That's it, anyway, it's not sure whether Yuan Zubi is here to beg for mercy, the old man will go to see him first and see what he is trying to do." ”

When Wu Chaoyue heard the complaint, he quickly objected to Wu Jianzhang going directly to see Yuan Zubi, but Wu Jianzhang didn't listen at all, insisted on changing clothes and went to the living room to meet Yuan Zubi, Wu Chaoyue was helpless, so he could only remind Wu Jianzhang not to be soft-hearted, and at the same time went to the window with Liu Lichuan to eavesdrop.

It's a pity that although Wu Chaoyue guessed Yuan Zubi's intention and plan, he still seriously underestimated Yuan Zubi's brazenness - as soon as he met Wu Jianzhang, Yuan Zubi didn't say a word, and immediately knelt down on Wu Jianzhang's knees, kowtowed and paused, crying as if he had just died of his own mother. When Wu Jianzhang got into the middle of the plan and hurriedly went to help Yuan Zubi in person, Yuan Zubi beat the snake with the stick, took the opportunity to beg Wu Jianzhang to let him go, presented rich gifts and made all kinds of promises, wept bitterly and pleaded for mercy, and finally simply hugged Wu Jianzhang's legs, howling and saying that if Wu Jianzhang did not agree, he would die in front of Wu Jianzhang.

During this period, Wu Chaoyue wanted to rush into the room several times to stop it, but he was stopped by Liu Lichuan, who did bad things with good intentions, and opened his mouth to remind Wu Jianzhang that he was also covered by Liu Lichuan's hand, and when Wu Chaoyue finally broke free of Liu Lichuan, Wu Jianzhang, who had no courage to kill Yuan Zuchuan, had already softened his heart, and agreed to let Yuan Zubi go, Wu Chaoyue was both angry and helpless when he heard it, so he could only stomp his feet and rush back to the back hall, letting Wu Jianzhang and Liu Lichuan go and toss with Yuan Zubi.

Wu Chaoyue did not give up completely, when Wu Jianzhang sent Yuan Zubi away and returned to the back hall, Wu Chaoyue tried to persuade Wu Jianzhang in front of Wu Jianzhang, asking Wu Jianzhang to break his promise and continue to put Yuan Zubi to death. However, it is still a pity that Wu Jianzhang not only couldn't listen to his grandson's contrary advice, but also persuaded him in turn: "Grandson, forget it, you have to forgive people and spare people, your grandfather and I donate classes, and my foundation in the court is too shallow, and it is not good for me to make enemies everywhere, and it is not good for your future." Grandpa let Yuan Zubi go, also for your own good. ”

After that, Wu Jianzhang also told Wu Chaoyue that Liu Lichuan had arranged for someone to give an order to the bitter master of the Shuangdao Congregation, so that they would change their minds and stop climbing Yuan Zupi, and only target Xiao Fujian and the Bird Party. Wu Chaoyue was even more helpless when he heard this, and he could only shake his head and sigh: "Grandpa, this is your own fault, if you raise a tiger in the future, don't blame me!" ”

"No, how can a grandfather be willing to blame a grandson like you who is as smart and sensible as you?" Wu Jianzhang is also very good at feeding sweet dates to his baby grandson, patting his baby grandson's head and laughing: "By the way, when this matter is over, your Uncle Ayuan will have a surprise for you." ”

"What surprise? What surprise can he give me? Wu Chaoyue asked suspiciously.

"You'll know when the time comes." Wu Jianzhang laughed loudly, laughing extremely happily, and said: "In short, it's a good thing, a great thing, you kid just wait to steal the fun!" ”

On the morning of the next day, Chen Tinghuang, the prefect of Songjiang, opened the court as promised to retry the murder case of the Shanghai parishioners. Xiao Fujian had no way to deny it, so he could only plead guilty and draw a confession, and honestly carry all the black pots.

Then, Chen Tinghuang sentenced Xiao Fujian to a summary sentence, reported to the Criminal Department for approval, and severely punished several important accomplices of Xiao Fujian, ordered the dissolution of the Bird Party, confiscated the Bird Party property, and exchanged it for cash to compensate the bitter master, and released nine innocent arrested members of the Shuangdao Society on the spot, and dismissed Yuan Wuba, the head of the government service team who abused his power, and completely put an end to this Shanghai teaching case that caused a sensation in Songjiang and Suzhou. At the same time, Yuan Zubi was also reprimanded by Chen Tinghuang in court because the previous investigation was unclear and the delay was delayed, which led to the expansion of the situation, and Yuan Zubi honestly pleaded guilty, in exchange for Chen Tinghuang announcing that he would report to the Yamen, the governor of Jiangsu, to give Yuan Zubi a one-year fine and a penalty of demerits in the assessment.

After many twists and turns, this matter finally came to an end, Wu Jianzhang and Liu Lichuan, who won a big victory, were of course overjoyed by this, and they were full of praise and admiration for Wu Chaoyue, who completely manipulated the matter, but Wu Chaoyue was not happy, and said to Wu Jianzhang: "Grandpa, do you dare to make a bet with me?" Xiao Fujian will not live to be beheaded on the street, and before that, he will definitely die in prison! ”

"You mean, Yuan Zubi will kill people?" Wu Jianzhang heard the sound of his baby grandson.

"It's a foregone conclusion." Wu Chaoyue sneered and said: "Xiao Fujian is so happy to carry all the black pots, needless to say, Yuan Zubi arranged it behind his back, and Yuan Zubi must have promised to let Xiao Fujian out after a while." But this matter has reached this point, it is definitely impossible for Yuan Zubi to quietly let Xiao Fujian go, and the only way is to let Xiao Fujian shut up forever! ”

At first, Wu Jianzhang was still a little skeptical about his baby grandson's words, but the next morning, Wu Jianzhang was stunned to hear the news, saying that Xiao Fujian had died violently in prison! And after opening his mouth and stammering for a long time, Wu Jianzhang inevitably had some drumming in his heart, and said secretly: "Yuan Zubi is so ruthless, the old man let him go, could it really be a legacy of raising tigers?" ”