It wasn't long before he and the others rested and started to move again. Shi Xun first called Tu Xiancheng, said that he wanted to retry Ning Ke's case, let Ning Ke be escorted to the side room where he was resting, and sent Wu Zhen to lead a house slave to search Ning's house and Lao Wang's house next door, and at the same time, sent Lu Hong to check the official warehouse and current accounts.

After Ning was escorted, Shixun simply asked him about his name, age, and property. The Ning family does have a lot of property, there are three in the Zhuangyuan alone, and hundreds of hectares of fields - although most of them were abandoned because of the yellow turban last year, but these real estate properties will not grow legs and run away by themselves - accounting for family wealth should be more than one million yuan. It was Xun Xin who said that no wonder the Huang County Lieutenant, who had not yet met, was drooling, and if he changed himself, he would have such a chance to swallow up the brother-in-law's industry, which had no blood relationship with his wife, and maybe (kěndìng) himself would be tempted......

According to Geng County's order, because the county was going to dredge several ditches next to Jishui before spring ploughing, a small labor force was temporarily levied, and Huang County Lieutenant went to supervise it, and it was estimated that he would not be able to return until at least evening.

Shi Xun didn't ask Ning Ke much about the case, because even Ning Ke himself was confused - why did I just punch Lao Wang next door a few times, and he suddenly became my father? Why did the eldest young master in the former brocade clothes die and fall into prison, and it is said that he was still beheaded? I collided with which Tai Sui caused this flying disaster!

It was Xunguang who asked him why he didn't marry a wife even after he was too old. Rather replied that he had set a family affair, and he didn't want his sister to just get married the year before last, and his father was infected with the disease and died, so he delayed it in order to keep filial piety, and then last year there was a yellow scarf, and his fiancée's whole family suffered, and none of them ran out.

It's Xunxin who said that you are unlucky, all the unlucky things are put on the stall by your brother, this time if I save your life, you quickly scatter all your wealth to find a broken temple to be a monk - well, Buddhism has just been introduced in this year, and it is not yet popular, so I haven't seen a Buddhist temple since I crossed......

He followed the above while thinking crankily and stalling for time. would rather kneel on the ground, with a handful of snot and tears, just begging the lord to save his life. It took a while for Xun to take his thoughts back, he looked at Ning, and then looked at the contract and judgment file placed on the case, and said in his heart that whether your kid is dead or alive has nothing to do with me, but even if he can find out the fault of Geng County, at most let them be suspended pending investigation, it is impossible to take their lives, and when it comes to ~ the million family wealth has to fall into their hands...... It's extremely uncomfortable to think about!

He had nothing to do, so he looked back and forth between the judgment paper and the contract several times, dipped his fingers in the water in the cup by the way, and practiced calligraphy on a few cases for a while—well, the words on the contract were like a dog, and the words on the judgment paper were not bad, but they were only seven or eight points worse than himself...... I don't know what kind of scribe wrote Lu Dao, or is it Tu Xiancheng's own handwriting?

The reason why he deliberately detained Ning Ke was because he was afraid that Geng County Commander and Tu County Cheng would play a desperate plan to kill people and destroy their mouths. When the case has not yet been decided, let alone approved by the county government, if the prisoner suddenly dies in prison, then the relevant persons must bear the responsibility for lax management; But now that the county has approved the beheading, it is better that even if they are suddenly hung up for no reason, the responsibility of those guys is much lighter, at most a penalty of one or two catties of copper. I can swallow millions of people's fortune by relying on them, do you still care about the punishment of this small money?

He sent Wu Zhen to search the Ning family and the old Wang family next door, because it stands to reason that the contract should be in triplicate, and the contractors on both sides should each hold one copy, and then copy one copy for the record in the government. Now that the contract of the government has been deleted, if you can find those two, you can prove that it was indeed a child born by borrowing seeds, and it should not be executed. Of course, looking at Geng County's cleverness, both Shixun and Lu Hong suspected that the two contracts had either been destroyed or had been deleted and altered—the most likely to be ruined. But I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what happens, especially if I don't know that my father has made this kind of contract with someone else, so where is the contract hidden at home, or it has already been destroyed by Daddy Ning Tong, he is confused at all, maybe Geng County ordered them to not find it, and maybe he was lucky, and he was searched out by Wu Zhen this time.

But do you really have this kind of good luck? Well, even if the contract was really found and Ning Xiao's life was saved, at most, Tu County's case was unclear, and there was no way to prove that he had colluded with Huang County Lieutenant to rob other people's family property. If he made a mistake in a case, even if he almost sent an innocent person to the guillotine, this crime would not strip him of his official uniform, and the most hateful Geng County Order could completely get away with it. It's not cool, it's not cool, it's not cool no matter how you think about it!

When it was close to dusk, Wu Zhen and Lu Hong came back empty-handed. Sure enough, Wu Zhen couldn't find the contract, and he also reported that the day after Lao Wang next door first reported that he would rather beat his father, the county office had already sent someone to pick it up. As for Lu Hong, he said that there were many deletions and changes in the accounts, and that the Geng County Order still prevaricated on the grounds that the local area was poor, and even the government had to often use the old money to prevaricate, and although there was little money and grain in the treasury, it was barely worth the accounts. In a word, Geng County's order did not leave any handle for them to arrest.

Although it was all expected, the three of them still inevitably felt depressed. In the end, Shixun had no choice but to say to Lu Hong: "It can only depend on whether Mr. is right." As soon as the words fell, someone outside the door greeted: "The county respects the Shangguan to go to the back hall for dinner." Shi Xun raised his voice and said, "Just bring the meal here." The man outside the door hurriedly said: "Shangguan is coming from afar, and the county has specially prepared a banquet to invite Shangguan, please don't quit." ”

Shi Xun glanced at Lu Hong, who stroked his beard and nodded with a smile. So Shi Xun instructed Wu Zhen and Guan Si to take good care of Ning Ke, don't let the people in the county take him away first, take Lu Hong with him, go out and go straight to the back hall.

It was a sumptuous feast. Of course, the meals of these years, even if they are rich, are not delicious, mainly because they have not invented stir-frying, whether it is fish or vegetables, either boiled or grilled, the cooking method is too simple, and the variety of spices is not rich...... Shi Xun was not a foodie in his previous life, and he was barely a food seeker, but in this life, he was about to get tired of eating similar things over and over again. He sometimes thinks about it, "The Book of Victory" says that "beans have ointment", it can be seen that vegetable oil can be squeezed out in these years, why did he inquire for a long time, no one knows this technique as far as he meows? If you have vegetable oil and ask someone to make an iron pot yourself, won't you be able to stir-fry?

While pondering, he was perfunctory with Geng County Ling and Tu County Cheng, complimenting and admonishing each other insincerely. Wait until the wine has passed three rounds, the dishes have passed the five flavors, and seeing that everything that can be said is finished, and then it can only be cold, and then I can only be cold, I saw Geng County Ling Zhao Tu County Cheng gave a look, Tu County Cheng nodded knowingly, and then raised his wine glass: "Dare to be Shangguan Shou." ”

Shi Xun picked up his wine glass and smiled: "Guicheng has been for a certain birthday many times, is there anything fresh?" "Fresh? Yes, yes," Tu Xiancheng hurriedly put down the cup and slapped his palms, "Shangguan is far away, our county is poor and poor, and the hospitality is not good, so I have to prepare some local products, and ask Shangguan to smile." ”

It was Xun Xin who said it, just waiting for your trick, so he smiled and didn't speak. The time was not long, and I saw two native soldiers carrying a large bamboo box, and looking at the heavy footsteps of the native soldiers, the weight of this box should not be light. Before putting the box on Shi Xun's table, Tu Xiancheng personally came over and opened the lid of the box, and while checking it, he introduced: "It's all some rural products, not a tribute - this is the famous fine linen ...... in our county."

I saw him lift a sackcloth, which was colorful underneath, and there were clearly a few brocades hidden in the unknown way.

"There is also the famous bacon ...... in our county" I saw him lift two bacon, and the golden light below flashed, which was clearly a gold ingot.

"There is also a famous pu fan in our county......" I saw him lift a few pu fans, and there were thousands of clouds below, which were clearly a few pieces of white jade.

All the native products were only installed on the top layer, and Tuxian Cheng lifted it slightly, revealing the wealth underneath, and then covered it again. When Shi Xun saw these belongings at first sight, he almost instinctively raised his sleeves to wipe his saliva, and his mouth was clear: "Ah, I don't want Guicheng to know that I like to eat bacon the most." Is Chengyang's bacon famous? You'll have to taste it carefully. It's just that...... Guicheng's gift is too heavy, half of it is enough......"

"This ......" Tu County Cheng raised his head slightly, looked at Shi Xun's expression, calmed down in his heart, and hurriedly said, "It's not mine, there is also the county honor's, a box is sheng, and Shangguan also carries it." ”

"That's it," Shi Xun hurriedly made a gesture to Geng County's order, and Geng County's order left the table and was polite, "so it's disrespectful." It's a pity that I can't see Huang County Lieutenant today......"

"County Lieutenant Huang should be able to rush back in the evening," Tu County Cheng thought he understood the intention of the post superintendent, and hurriedly said, "I believe he will also have a heart." ”

"This is too annoying, hahahahaha~~" Shi Xun laughed and was conflicted in his heart: This gift, should Lao Tzu accept it or accept it?

Lu Hong told Shixun during the day about the plan of "guarding the plant and waiting for the rabbit": "People can be fearless only if they have no desire, and those corrupt officials are trembling all day long, not only afraid that their official positions will not be secured, but also that their goods will be confiscated." It is because some counties supervise postal offices, so they put up umbrella covers, take Chinese cars, enter the house without checking the official treasury, and wait for a county magistrate to send bribes to the door......"

Is Xun Xin saying that isn't that Cheng Li's first law in the county? This old man understands, what do you want to say? listened patiently at the moment, only to hear Lu Hong say again: "Although the chief is honest and pragmatic, different from those scum, the corrupt officials in the county can't tell the difference. Now the chief is holding on to the case again, I'm afraid that in the eyes of those filthy officials, it is to ask for a bribe......"

Hearing this, Shi Xun finally came back to his senses: "You mean, as long as I wait here, they will naturally send bribes to the door?" Lu Hong nodded: "Yes, when the time comes, it will be possible to impeach them for bribing Shangguan." With Cao Jiyin's wisdom and his trust in the chief, the impeachment must be approved, so that these corrupt officials can be punished. ”

Shi Xun hadn't said anything yet, Wu Zhen first asked beside him: "In this way, is it possible to save Ning Ning's life?" Lu Hong shook his head: "I'm afraid not." Shi Xun asked Wu Qian: "Do you want to help someone eradicate silverfish that harm the people, or do you just want to save one person?" Does that have nothing to do with you? When Wu Zhen heard this, his face turned red, and after a while, he replied in a slush: "It's not related, but they all live in the same township, they are of the same age, and they met when they urinated, and they really can't bear to see him innocently killed......

As soon as Shi Xun flicked his sleeves, he came to the words of the future (Northern Song Dynasty): "How can a family cry like crying all the way?" But on second thought, there seems to be no necessary connection between the two. Rather, rather, you can go in peace, Lao Tzu will avenge you...... But wait, how to get revenge? Even if he bribed the officials, it seemed that the heaviest thing was only to fine copper and remove from office, and then those few goods turned their faces and went to enjoy the Ning family's wealth with a smile......