The words caused an uproar, and everyone was talking about it at the moment, and the rapid change in the direction of the situation was too unbelievable. Zhang Zhixian, a Qing official they always thought he was, turned out to be a corrupt official who embezzled money.

And Ye Yu, the corrupt official in front of him who wantonly collected his wealth, does not seem to be as insatiable as the legend at the moment.

This kind of thought and concept slowly grew in the hearts of everyone, and after a short uproar, everyone tacitly stopped whispering, but listened to the truth of the matter with their ears sideways.

Zhuo Fengkai was caught off guard by this sudden change, and his left hand behind his back trembled secretly, but his face was fierce, and he said strongly: "Lord Ye, everything must pay attention to human and material evidence!" ”

"Even if you are holding Ding Chengju's paper, what does that mean? The old man put him in prison, and it is not impossible for him to bite back and frame the official! ”

"You brute, kill my father, and you are still reversing right and wrong here......"

As soon as Ding Peng heard that Zhuo Fengkai had framed his father like this, his anger rose sharply, and he was about to go up and tear up with Zhuo Fengkai. However, he was stopped by Du Shuangyu on the side, which also made Ye Yu secretly relieved.

"Ding Peng, if you move him, he falls to the ground and says that he is sick and bedridden, and he refuses to go to court at that time, then, will your Ding family's grievances still be rehabilitated?" Ye Yu looked at the manic Ding Peng and admonished in a low and cold voice.

Ding Peng, who suddenly realized "......", said ashamedly: "What the adults said is extremely true! The villain is guilty! ”

Ye Yu waved his hand, motioned for Ding Peng to step back for the time being, and then sneered at Zhuo Fengkai: "Zhuo Gong really did supervise the imperial history, but since you talked about physical evidence, then the official will let you take a look at the physical evidence!" ”

“……”

"Anfeng County built a canal, private funds and government appropriations totaled 100,000 taels, but half of the canal cost a total of 53,000 taels, and where the remaining 47,000 taels are now, presumably Zhuo Gong knows better than this official. Otherwise, you wouldn't have sent a family member to guard here, would you? ”

"You! Ye Yu, you! ......" Zhuo Fengkai didn't expect that Ye Yu had just come to Anfeng County and knew so many things.

Ye Yu glared at Zhuo Fengkai coldly, and then said coldly: "Move three steps to the left under the corridor of the east wing, and there are six jars of silver buried under the bonsai in the garden, a total of eight thousand five hundred taels!" ”

Then he pointed to the north and said in a loud voice: "There is a flower well on the right side of the north wing, and there is a horizontal cave hidden along the wall, which hides six jars of silver, totaling 8,500 taels!" ”

Pointing to the lotus pond in the courtyard for the last time, he sneered: "Zhuo Fengkai, you thought about it for a long time, and you didn't expect Ding Chengju to hide the silver in this pool, right?" There are 30,000 taels hidden in this pool! ”

Ye Yu seemed to be pointing out the country on the court steps, but every time he said the place where the silver was hidden, it was like a heavy hammer hitting Zhuo Fengkai's body.

"Someone!"

"In!"

"Bring out the silver for the official!"

"Yes!"

The officials of the county government acted separately, and in a short time they moved the silver from the three places to the courtyard. As Ye Yu said, a total of 47,000 taels of silver!

Zhuo Fengkai watched the silver from this altar move out, and he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.

"Zhuo Fengkai, since you know that Ding Chengju is good at water conservancy, you should know that if he wants to hide the silver taels, he will definitely not make a move according to common sense!"

When Ye Yu said this, he also laughed at himself and said: "But I don't blame you, if this official doesn't have the instructions on this paper, I'm afraid it will take some time to find it!" ”

At this time, Du Shuangyu took out a thing wrapped in oil paper from a half-empty jar and handed it to him with his own hands, Ye Yu knew that this was the account book that Ding Chengju said on the manuscript paper.

"This is the general ledger of the construction of the canal back then, and every expenditure is clearly remembered! This is enough to show that Ding Chengju did not embezzle the money back then, but someone had bad intentions! ”

"This ...... It's not about old age......"

"Nothing to do!? Do you think anyone will believe your word? Someone's coming! Take Zhuo Fengkai down to this official and send him to the county jail to listen to the trial! Ye Yu was too lazy to talk to Zhuo Feng Kai at the moment, and directly ordered the officials to take him down.

Zhuo Fengkai, who was erected, struggled and roared: "Ye Yu, you are a bastard, you are a little magistrate, what qualifications do you have to detain me, let me go!" ”

"But a retired superintendent of the imperial history dares to be so disrespectful!"

Ye Yu said as he grabbed a silver ingot from the jar on the side and walked directly towards Zhuo Fengkai's front door.

When!

The silver ingot stamped Zhuo Fengkai's mouth, and then several times turned and fell to the ground. And with the silver ingots dropping, there are also Zhuo Fengkai's few old yellow teeth.

Zhuo Fengkai covered his bleeding mouth, and scolded in unbearable pain: "You, you Ye Yu, you are so arrogant, you are lynched, I am not done with you!" ”

"Oh, Zhuo Gong, you misunderstood, didn't you tell the official that day, don't you like to drink that rootless silver soup the most? I'm worried that you will be inconvenienced when you enter the cell, so wouldn't it be nice to give you silver? ”

Ye Yu picked up another piece of silver ingot, played with it in his hand and mocked: "But this silver is too hard, you can't gnaw it!" You can't blame the official! However, the rootless golden tea in the prison cell, this official can provide a large amount! ”

Burst!

The officials present heard Ye Yu talk about rootless golden tea, and they remembered the scene when they were in Zhuo's Mansion, and said in their hearts that this county magistrate was really wonderful. Most of the prisoners in this cell are male prisoners, and there are so many 'teapots'......

Zhuo Fengkai was already in unbearable pain, and his speech was slurred, and he was ridiculed by Ye Yu's ridicule, and he was even more angry and speechless. Ye Yu didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, so he asked the officials to take him out directly.

Everyone watched Zhuo Feng Kai being escorted down, but their hearts were very complicated.

Ye Yu looked around at everyone, and then said in a deep voice to the squires and celebrities in the courtyard: "The second matter discussed with you is this matter of rebuilding the canal!" When the official first came to the county to serve as the magistrate, you funded and helped the official to build the canal......"

"Your righteous act of fundraising has really touched the official! On behalf of the county's fathers and villagers, thank you! Here is the list of funds you raised, a total of 11,321 taels! ”

Ye Yu signaled to Sun Juyang as he spoke, and hung the big red list that had already been written in the courtyard! The names on it are the ones who gave the gifts. Not only that, but the silver and money that everyone gave as a gift were clearly marked.

Sun Shuyi read to everyone: "Ye Yu of Anfeng County, tell the people of the county!" Our county has suffered from drought repeatedly, the construction of canals is a top priority, the county celebrities and gentlemen are more good deeds, voluntary donation of silver 11,321 taels, for the appropriate inscription of the monument to leave a name, now the donation list is included below: Wang Tongyuan, donate 600 taels! Shen Weihua, donated 380 taels ......"

"Isn't this a gift from me?"

"There's me too......"

As the names were pronounced one by one, the celebrity squires present were among them! As everyone's discussion gradually calmed down, everyone finally understood the good intentions of this Xinzhi County.

It is no wonder that no gifts are accepted, only cash is accepted, so that the silver can be counted more effectively, and the suspicion of embezzlement and corruption is also indirectly cleared. After all, it is not a gift of cash silver, and it is difficult to evaluate the original value, so naturally it is not as clear as cash silver.

"The canal was half-built, but it had been abandoned for a long time and could not be rebuilt, so it had to be rebuilt!"

Everyone present was whispering again, thinking that Ye Yu was going to raise funds again, but then Ye Yu smiled and said: "But please rest assured, with the original 47,000 taels, there are nearly 60,000 taels, and no matter how much the remaining silver taels are needed to build the canal, this official will bear it!" ”

Ye Yu's seat made everyone present feel ashamed, originally thought that this Xinzhi County was a corrupt official, but he never thought that he was a good official who served the people.

And Zhang Zhixian, who they have always thought is a good official, is a corrupt official who secretly embezzles and conspires to kill people! After everyone sighed, they were also full of praise for Ye Yu, the magistrate.

In the face of everyone's praise, Ye Yu just smiled and said nothing, until everyone quieted down, Ye Yu spoke: "Everyone, two matters have been discussed, and the last one is to invite you to have a drink!" ”

Drink?

At this time, the official of the county government had already brought the wine jug, distributed the wine glass to the people present, and sent the official to fill it one by one.

"Everyone, please!" After Ye Yu finished speaking, he took the lead in drinking the wine in the cup.

The squires and celebrities present naturally didn't dare not drink, and then they drank it all. But when he drank the wine in the glass, he found that the wine in the cup was tasteless, like cool well water.

Ye Yu looked at everyone's puzzled expressions and said solemnly: "This cup is not wine, but the water from the well of the Ding family's mansion!" Ding Chengju has been unjust for many years and even his family is ruined, this is the behavior of corrupt officials! ”

Speaking of this, Ye Yu suddenly felt an inexplicable indignation: "Now the truth is revealed!" Drink the water in this cup, and do things for the people like Ding Chengju! This official will also be like the clear water in this cup, honest and honest, and a blue sky! ”

Everyone looked at each other, and then said in unison: "Follow the teachings of the adults!" ”

As soon as the voice in the courtyard fell, there was already a boiling outside the gate, and then the chaotic voice gradually became whole: "Thank you, master!" ”

"Thank you, sir, for giving my Ding family justice!" Ding Peng had mixed feelings, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times in a row.

"No need to be polite! Don't forget to promise the official! This water conservancy project can be entrusted to you by the official with full authority, and the necessary money and money do not have to be scarce! If you can make a bumper harvest of 10,000 acres of fertile land for a hundred years, the official will not spend this money unjustly......"

"Adults can rest assured, the villain has followed his father since he was a child to specialize in water conservancy design, and he will definitely live up to expectations.

As soon as Ding Peng's words fell, many squires and celebrities in the courtyard volunteered to donate money, and actively organized family servants to help repair the canal. The people outside the gate could not hold back the excitement in their hearts, and crowded into the queue to petition to participate in the construction of the canal.

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Ye Yu smiled with satisfaction......