"If you want to ask what this house means, you'll know later!" Yue Su raised his voice violently and shouted: "Yinjiang County, which one is Ma Han and the Mountain Tiger under his rule?" ”

Yinjiang County Ling Qian Zhi trembled and said: "The mountain tiger died some time ago, and it was his lady Qin ...... who came," he said, pointing to a middle-aged woman sitting in the back, and then pointing to a lean middle-aged man like a hemp rod, "He is Ma Han." ”

"Pull these two out of here!"

When the officer was instructed, he stepped forward and writhed, but the two men knew each other, and before the officer came near, he lifted his buttocks, walked to the front and knelt down.

"Grass people, Ma Han, see the adults." "Grass people, Guo Qin's family, see your lord." ……

Yue Su nodded slightly, and said: "Some time ago, someone went to the house to report anonymously, saying that Ma Han and the Mountain Tiger were fighting for the mine on the Tongyin Mountain, and the two sides were fighting, and the Mountain Tiger and its men nearly 200 people were all killed, is this true?" ”

As soon as they heard Yue Su say this, Ma Han and Qian Zhi's faces twitched, and they really couldn't imagine that this matter would reach the ears of the prefect, and they would say it in public today. How good is that?

Ma Han hesitated, and immediately said: "My lord, this matter is pure nonsense, the mountain tiger died of a violent illness, and it has nothing to do with the villain at all, and I hope that the adult will find out." ”

"Yes, yes, yes......" Qian Zhiye immediately got up from his chair, bowed down and said: "My lord, this is purely a rumor, the mountain tiger died of a violent illness, how can there be a weapon fight." Qin, did your husband die of a violent illness, you should truthfully explain it to the adults! The last sentence he said was in a threatening tone.

The Qin clan rushed up and kowtowed, and said, "Lord Hui, my husband did fight with Ma Han for the mine on the Copper Seal Mountain, and the two sides fought with each other, resulting in his death. Human life is at stake, and I hope that the adults will avenge my husband! ”

The day before Qin received Qian Zhi's summons and went to Tongren together, a stranger came to her house. After meeting with the visitor, the man got straight to the point, only asking him if he wanted to avenge his husband, Qin is also a pungent master, she and the mountain tiger husband and wife are in love, and they hate the ungrateful Ma Han to the core. As soon as he heard what the visitor said, he immediately asked how to take revenge, and the person who came only told him one sentence, and when he arrived in Tongren, he would know.

In the past few days on the road to Tongren, the Qin family has been pondering what the person said, and now when he heard the prefect ask about it, he immediately understood. How can you still be afraid of Qian Zhi's intimidation, and tell the truth immediately.

"Okay, you have a straight money, sit back and watch hundreds of people on both sides fight, not only don't ask, but also intimidate witnesses, intending to deceive the government, how do you have intentions. This government asks you, to mine the copper ore on Tongyin Mountain, there can be a decree issued by the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven can send a mine supervisor. "The Ming Dynasty forbade private mining, mineral source mining, which required the approval of the imperial court and sent mine supervisors to collect taxes.

When Yue Su asked like this, he was so frightened that Qian Zhi was full of urine, and he couldn't say a word.

"Qian Zhi, you connived at the local people to fight privately, ignored the unauthorized mining of the people, and bent the law for bribes, and your crime is unforgivable. Come on, take off his black yarn and put him in prison, and this government will go to you tomorrow. ”

Yue Su's words directly made Qian Zhi collapse to the ground, and four messengers came up, carried him away, and put him in prison.

The other three county magistrates and a group of local tyrants and gentry were all stupid when they saw this scene. Unexpectedly, this Lord Yue was really resolute and easily won Yinjiang County. I don't know who it will fall on, and they are all trembling.

Yue Su looked at Ma Han and the Qin clan who were kneeling below, and said, "Ma Han, you are mining privately, disregarding people's lives, and you still don't truthfully invite the facts of the crime!" ”

Ma Han has nothing to say now, Rao is he is thoughtful, but at this time, there is no way to quibble. He smiled bitterly and said, "Since the adults already know, why bother asking again, Ma Han confesses his guilt." ”

"Come on, let him sign and draw!"

The clerk's office briefly wrote a confession, listed the crimes, and asked Ma Han to draw the confession. After signing and detaining, Yue Su pronounced the verdict, "Ma Han disobeyed the ban of the imperial court, mined without permission, and disregarded people's lives, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, he was raided and destroyed." Come on, take Ma Han down first. Tieqiu, you go to the garrison yamen with a license, and ask the Niu garrison to quickly send troops to Yinjiang, confiscate Ma Han's family property, and capture all the people involved. ”

Ma Han was put in prison, Yue Su looked at the Qin family, and said: "Opening a mine without permission is a crime to destroy the door, this mansion reads that your husband has died, and your widow lives at home, and I can't bear to destroy the clan again." In this way, you will hand over most of your family property to the treasury, and the government will give you extrajudicial grace and spare your life. ”

"Thank you, sir." The Qin family also knew about her husband's crimes, she was a widow and guarded her son, and she really didn't need so much money. donated to the imperial court, and it should be bought for his son's life.

"In this way, you can go back to Yinjiang with Tieqiu." Yue Su waved his hand and asked her to go down with Tie Qiu.

Yue Su had already explained to Tie Qiu that as long as Ma Han and the others were captured, he would go to Niu Qian to send troops and go to Yinjiang to raid his home. Who are the people involved in the case, and they all confess, and none of them can escape. Repeating it now is just a formality. Tie Qiu received the order and immediately rushed to the garrison yamen with the Qin clan. At the end of the garrison yamen, he received an order from Yue Su this morning and assembled on standby, but he didn't know where to go. Tie Qian arrived at the garrison yamen and explained the purpose, Niu Qian ordered a thousand generals to rush to Yinjiang with soldiers and horses to Yinjiang to copy his home.

Yue Su smiled again, looked around, and said, "With the net worth of this Ma Han alone, it is estimated that it is enough to serve as a military salary." ”

"Yes, yes......" Everyone didn't know how to answer at this time, so they could only echo casually.

Yue Su said again: "However, the report received by this government is not only against him, there are several others. Songtao County, which is the Songtao Three Tyrants under your rule. ”

As soon as he heard the words Songtao Sanba, Songtao County Ling Zheng Guangyou almost didn't slip off the chair. "Big, my lord, there are no Songtao Three Tyrants under the rule of the lower officials...... It must be a rumor...... Rumors......"

"Really?" Yue Su sneered and said: "I remember that there is a Changxiu regular member who collects road tax, and this mansion passed by your realm a few days ago, and paid a total of nearly a dozen dollars in taxes, which is really a good way to make money." There is also a Wei Gang Wei Yuan who collects safe silver, this house goes to the inn to stay, just see someone to collect safe silver, people don't give it, he is going to smash people's shops, it's really a good means. The last one is Tian Chongtian, who sells illegal salt, the imperial court relies on the salt tax to raise soldiers to defend the country, you even robbed the imperial court's business, your courage is no smaller than Ma Han just now......" Speaking of this, Yue Su shouted angrily, and looked at the shocked wood, "What a Songtao Sanba, this mansion wants to see and understand today, how dare you have to do anything under the rule of this mansion, is it possible that you have three heads and six arms!" ”

Seeing that Yue Su knew in such detail, Zheng Guangyou was so frightened that he couldn't move, and sat down in his chair in a daze. The Songtao Sanba sitting behind him is also stupid now, the fate of Qian Zhi and Ma Han just now, everyone can see it, and the lessons from the past are vivid. "It seems that this adult is crazy about money, and in order to raise money, he is simply playing with his life. If you convict you and raid your home, you won't have anything. ”

The three of them muttered in their hearts, and then they heard Chang Xiu shouting: "My lord, Xiaomin is willing to donate three thousand taels." ”

"My lord, the small people are willing to donate four thousand taels." "My lord, the little people are willing to donate five thousand taels."

As soon as Chang Xiu took the lead, Wei Gang and Tian Chong were not ambiguous, and immediately expressed their willingness to donate. But at this time, how could Yue Su give them another chance.

"It's late!" Yue Su shouted loudly and said, "In the fish and meat township, there is no king's law, how can you donate a few silver to save your surname." Come on, bring the three of them together with Zheng Guangyou. ”

At that moment, eight messengers stepped forward, pulled the four of them up, and pressed them in front of Yue Sugong's case.

"Zheng Guangyou, you have violated the law, connived at cover-up, and accepted bribes, what else do you have to say at this moment?"

"I hope that the lord will be gracious, and the lower official is willing to donate all the family property, invite himself, and hope that the lord will stay in his humble position and have a way to live." Zheng Guangyou cried and said.

"I knew it now, why bother in the first place. How to condemn you, the court will make its own decree. Get them to sign for it. Yue Su was not in the mood to talk nonsense with them now, so he made a list of charges and asked the four of them to sign and detain.

At this time, you don't deny it, and the prefect of the house has been charged a toll tax, what do you say can be useful. If you dare not admit it, what awaits you is the board. The four of them only promised, and finally signed and signed.

"Changxiu is rampant in the township, collecting taxes privately, and beheading according to the law. The property was confiscated to finance military supplies. Wei Gang was rampant and couldn't, forcibly expropriated Ping'an silver, ignored the law of the country, and beheaded according to the law. The property was confiscated to finance military supplies. Tian Chong sold illicit salt, and the crime was extremely heinous, and he was beheaded according to the law. The property was confiscated to finance military supplies. The county commander Zheng Guangyou, acting for the tiger, connived and shielded, accepted bribes, took off the black veil, and was suspended from his post to be participated. Put all four of them in prison together! ”

Yue Su didn't have the time to investigate the other crimes they had committed now, because these were enough to take their heads. Moreover, after the house is raided, the accomplices will be arrested and interrogated, and all kinds of previous lawlessness can also be known.

"Jin Chan, you quickly hold the license, go to the garrison yamen, and ask Niu Qian to send troops to Songtao County, confiscate the property of these three people, and arrest them on the spot as soon as they become accomplices."

"Subordinates obey." Jin Cicada agreed and set off immediately. Yue Su also explained to him yesterday, and sent an errand officer who accompanied Dang Yue to Songtao to follow Jin Chan, if there is any omission, you can go to the small shop where Dang Yue stayed to find the guy to ask.

After listening to Yue Su's sentence, Wei Gang was the first to shout: "Lord Yue, my cousin Wei Shu is the imperial historian in the court, if you dare to kill me, be careful of your future!" ”

"Lord Yue, my cousin is the head of the Department of Rites in the court, if you dare to touch me, you will lose your official position!" Chang Xiu did not show weakness and moved the backer out.

"Wait, are you intimidating this mansion? This government is the country at the top, and the people at the bottom, and everything is based on the law of the country, which is worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth. If the children of the official eunuchs are the same as you, the country will not be a country. Reward him with forty boards, and then put them in prison! ”

"Yes!"

The messenger stepped forward, pressed the two to the ground, and beat them with forty boards, and then put them in prison together.

After solving these four people, Yue Su smiled again and looked around at the crowd.