The main entrance of the Yamen Hall of Ning'an County is open to the south, and there are only two people sitting in the lobby.

Both of them were wearing jinshi uniforms, one was sitting on the main seat in the main hall, about forty years old, it was the newly appointed prefect of Qingwu Prefecture and Fei Chang, the deputy governor of Ning'an County, who was smiling and looking at Ji Zhibai, who was sitting on the left.

"Brother Ji, I don't think you can sit here with me, and I'll listen. Although I have been a jinshi for many years, I have only served as some adjutants in the state yamen and the capital, and this is the first time I have been in charge of a place. However, you once presided over Ning'an City, and you held an important official position in the Ministry of Officials, and your experience is far better than mine. ”

There is no trace of blood on Ji Zhi's white face, and the blow of the shattered gall has not healed so far, and there is a faint sadness between his eyebrows.

Ji Zhibai smiled slightly and said, "Brother Fei is polite." Although I was in a good place back then, the Holy Court had ruled that I would not be an official for eternity, I would not be allowed to enter the Holy Academy, let alone enter the Hanlin Palace, and the chances of being promoted to the Hanlin Temple were pitiful. In addition, my courage is damaged, my future is broken, and I can only be a staff member at present, Brother Fei should not look at me with the old eyes of the past. ”

How do you know that Fei Changyan said seriously: "Brother Ji's words are wrong. Back then, I offended my predecessor and was demoted to the Qingshui Yamen, where I became the laughing stock of everyone, and I stayed for three years. Fortunately, you, a little fellow, saved me from fire and water, not only let Lord Zuo Xiang entrust me with important tasks, but also directly appointed me as the prefect of Qingwu Mansion this time, becoming an important minister and glorifying my ancestors. This great grace, I Fei Chang will never forget, you are in my heart, you will always be the one who knows it. ”

"Alas......" Ji Zhibai shook his head lightly.

Fei Chang said: "Fang Yun is dead, then the ban of the Holy Court will inevitably be loosened, and in three or five years, the Zong family will definitely let you make meritorious service for your crimes and lift the ban." Furthermore, Fang Yun is dead, and the Holy Way of the Sect Sage will inevitably be unimpeded, once the Sect Sage is promoted to a sub-Sage. Amnesty to the world, I am afraid that a holy word can restore your courage. ”

A flash of joy flashed in Ji Zhibai's eyes, and then he smiled: "Yes, Fang Yun's scourge is finally dead! As long as he dies, everything will be resolved." The teacher has decided that all the affairs of Ning'an County will be handled by me, and once there is a chance to recover, he will definitely continue to reuse me. ”

Fei Chang's eyes flashed with melancholy, and he said: "Fang Yun is extremely popular with the people in Ning'an City, so Liu Yu was set up by him...... In his words. It is a typical character and role model. Defeating Liu Yu can indeed hit Fang Yun's reputation, but ...... If it is not handled well, it is likely to trigger a mutiny. ”

Ji Zhibai shook his head lightly and said: "Back then, there was a Hanlin who said at a literary meeting that it was very simple for the government to govern the people, and it was enough to govern with the people not rebelling as the bottom line. We are not cutting off their livelihoods, nor are we depriving them of food and clothing. At most, they will wait and see for a while, and once we sit firmly in Ning'an County, they will gradually extinguish their resistance. What's more, our punishment of Liu Yu is well-founded. Conclusive. ”

"What you said is that the evidence is genuine, whether it is the Holy Court or the Jingguo Three Law Divisions, they will admit it. ”

Right now. The officials outside escorted Liu Yuli in front of the main gate.

Fei Chang was officially promoted, and then motioned for the officials to escort Liu Yu in.

Fei Chang was shocked and shouted: "Who is the person set up by the hall!"

Liu Yu is dressed in a children's uniform. His beard and hair are all white, his face is dull, and his eyes are red and swollen, but his eyes are unusually bright.

"If you don't know who I am, how did you arrest me?" Liu Yu sneered.

"Presumptuous!" Fei Chang was furious.

Liu Yu snorted coldly and said: "Your intentions are very clear, isn't it because of Fang Xu's Holy Fall, and you want to take revenge on him? Yes, Lao Tzu is his subordinate! He is alive, and I will serve him as the Lord in this life; He is a Holy Fall, and I will be a cow and horse in the next life! Lao Tzu has no time to waste time here with you, so judge the case quickly." ”

Fei Chang suppressed the anger in his heart, looked at Ji Zhibai, and said: "This government doesn't know the style of Ning'an County, so I ask my staff Ji Zhibai to assist this government in trying the case." Ji Zhibai, hard work. ”

Ji Zhibai nodded and said, "You should obey your orders." ”

After speaking, Ji Zhibai looked at Liu Yu and said indifferently: "Liu Tongsheng, let me ask you, Fang Yun arrested a large number of cotton workshop owners back then, one of them is named Hong Liao, do you remember?"

"Of course, I remember that I heard that this Hong Liao has a good relationship with some officials. By the way, when the old man heard this rumor, it was still when the county commander was in office. Liu Yu looked at Ji Zhibai sarcastically.

Ji Zhibai said: "That Hongliao depreciated and scrapped a batch of eighty percent of the new organs, and then secretly sold them to private workshops to earn eight thousand taels, is this true?"

"It is true. Liu Yudao.

"Yesterday, someone reported that you worked with Hong Liao, and once received black money from Hong Liao to help him embezzle county organs, but is there such a thing?"

"Nonsense! Because of this matter, the old man has not seen Hong Liao for a long time!" Liu Yu said.

Ji Zhibai smiled coldly and threw a stack of documents at Liu Yu.

Liu Yu hurriedly took a closer look, and there was a confession from Hong Liao on it, after Hong Liao was greedy for eight thousand taels, he took out half of it for dotting, of which twenty taels were given to Liu Yu and his apprentice.

After reading it, Liu Yu was angry and anxious, and said angrily: "The twenty taels of silver are obviously a reward given to me by the county workshop that year, how can it be said to be a bribe?"

Ji Zhibai threw out another stack of papers.

Liu Yu hurriedly checked, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

These documents are all confessions, and they are the confessions of Liu Yu's apprentices, and someone said in front of Liu Yu that these are Hong Liao's hush money, but everyone can't twist their arms and thighs, so they can only ignore it by default.

Liu Yu's face turned blue and white for a while, sighed heavily, and said, "This matter ...... The old man did hear that his family was seriously ill and had no money, so I ...... It's okay, it doesn't matter how you convict the old man, but the old man has a clear conscience for the twenty taels of silver!"

After speaking, Liu Yu straightened his spine.

"A clear conscience? Ridiculous! What about these?"

Ji Zhibai said, and threw some documents at Liu Yu.

Those documents were the confessions of Liu Yu's apprentice, who once took some scrapped materials from the workshop home and turned them into furniture or farm tools, and sold them himself.

Liu Yu was silent for a moment and said, "Those scraps will be transported away and discarded, and they are not worth much in themselves, so I picked some usable things." You say I'm greedy for ink workshop materials, and I have nothing to say. ”

"These, these, you can see for yourself!" Ji Zhibai didn't say anything, and threw a thick stack of paperwork in front of Liu Yu.

Liu Yu read quickly, his eyes were dark, and he remembered many things, because he saw that one of his apprentices was pitiful, and he entrusted him to a more profitable workshop, and he also made mistakes in his work, which caused some organs to be damaged......

After reading less than a third, Liu Yu threw the documents in his hand on the ground and said, "You can convict, these are all facts, and the old man can't quibble." ”

Ji Zhibai said: "You are obviously full of mistakes and omissions, and you are extremely despicable, but you join forces with Fang Yun to deceive the world, it is really a great crime! However, I think that you are old and frail, and your family has a large population, so you only need to write a confession, admit that Fang Yun is for the sake of political achievements and for the sake of the imperial examination, and you are not to blame for all the old things!".

(To be continued.) )