Chapter 95 Sanctioning Corrupt Officials
In the past few days, Nangong Keqing has been going to Old Man Liu's residence, taking medicine, taking injections, fortunately, Old Man Liu's son Liu Song finally survived, and now he is in good spirits, his unkempt face is cleaned up, and Old Man Liu is not an old man, he is just a middle-aged man about fifty years old after tidying up, and he is honest and loyal.
The first thing Liu Song did when he woke up was a thousand thanks, lying on the bed and kowtowing.
"Although the leg is saved, it will be a little lame in the future, but it can also work, just don't be tired, take care of it, the meat on the leg needs time to grow up little by little." Nangong Keqing comforted.
Old man Liu cried profusely...... couldn't express it in words, so he could only kneel, and Nangong Keqing hurriedly helped him up.
"County Lord, your great kindness is like regenerating parents, the little one can survive is a life given by the county lord, and you will repay the county lord for the rebirth grace when you go to the soup and fire in the future." Liu Song was so excited that he didn't know how to thank the county lord.
"Okay, if you really want to repay, you don't have to go to the soup, when you are well, the county lord really needs your help!" Nangong Keqing comforted.
Old man Liu was excited, and immediately asked, "The county lord is very gracious, Xiaomin will go all out, I don't know what the county lord needs my father and son to help?" ”
"Uncle, I heard that you opened a jewelry shop before?" I've heard them talk about it before, so I'll make a note of it.
"Yes! Xiaomin has been open for a few years......" Old man Liu was puzzled, he was really reluctant to talk about the shop.
"What about gold jewelry?"
Old man Liu is very confident, "Xiaomin has learned this craft since he was a child, whether it is gold, silver or jade ornaments, he also wanted to be independent, so he opened such a small shop, but I didn't expect it to be ......"
"It's enough to have your words, the county lord will fund, you will be the part-time goldsmith master of the shopkeeper, the size of the shop, you can open it for me as big as it is, preferably the kind of two-story building, how about it?" Nangong Keqing's words can make Old Man Liu and Liu Songzhen's eyes look like stars.
"County Lord......" Liu Song is incredible, has he taken advantage of all the good things in the world? Liu Song called the county lord a little uncertainly, for fear that he had heard it wrong.
Nangong Keqing looked at their incredible faces and said seriously: "Don't worry, when you are ready, you and your father will be in charge of the business of the shop together." ”
"Dad, thank you! Where is the county lord asking us to help! It's helping us! Liu Song cried again.
"Okay, the man doesn't flick his tears again, the county lord is waiting for you to find a good shop for the county lord and recruit people!"
Old man Liu was excited, "Yes, the county lord Xie will not give up, and the small people will not let the county lord down, and operate it as if it were his own shop." ”
"Well, the lord of this county likes to hear this the most."
At the post station, Li Jiaotou sent the book of the people and Lord Du's statement, and ruthlessly collected some effective evidence of Lord Qiao.
On this day, Li Prison Boss went to the government under the escort of the county lord, and when the people learned that the county lord had retried the case of Lord Du, all the people also came to listen to the hall, and they all wanted to know what happened to the officials and lords who had done all these bad things.
Nangong Keqing entered the mansion, didn't talk nonsense with him, and directly ordered Chongyang to arrest him on the spot, and ordered Chongyang to arrest Lord Qiao with the county lord token in his hand, and Nangong Keqing mainly dealt with this Lord Qiao.
Chongyang escorted Master Qiao to the case, and he was heard shouting loudly in the palace, "County Lord, why are you arresting this official?" Master Joe asked angrily.
Nangong Keqing sat in the high hall of the county ya, and was shocked, "Lord Qiao, this is the first complaint: you framed the former county magistrate Lord Du for colluding with the bandits; These two complaints: You are in cahoots with Lord Wei and bandits, exchanging news with businessmen, and kidnapping businessmen; These three complaints: You protect each other with Lord Wei's officials, buy and sell officials. Are you guilty? ”
Lord Qiao was shocked, but Zhuan Shun calmed down again, "Falsely accusing the court officials, the crime is not small, and you can't afford it, the county lord." ”
"Joke, are you afraid that there is no evidence for this county to punish you? Come. Nangong Keqing raised his voice to summon.
The head of the hall Li came over and said respectfully: "My subordinates see the county lord." ”
"Boss Li will tell you everything you know." Nangong Keqing said majestically.
"Yes." Li Jiaotou replied.
"The subordinates have been in the Yamen for the longest time, and often see Lord Qiao and Lord Wei conspiring, last year, the subordinates heard Lord Wei say that there was a merchant surnamed Jia who came to the county to do business, and then Lord Wei told the news to the bandits. This is what his subordinates have heard. And also...... This year's ......" Li Celltou said all the piles and piles made Lord Wei who was kneeling next to him break out in a cold sweat.
What does this mean? Did you hear that there was evidence? What's more, Cell Boss Li has always said that Lord Wei ......," Lord Qiao defended disdainfully.
Nangong Keqing hooked her lips and smiled slightly, "Okay!" Bring Du-sama. ”
At this time, Master Qiao was a little frightened, but he still didn't show it.
Lord Du knelt down respectfully, and truthfully talked about how Lord Qiao lobbied him to collude with bandits, and when Lord Du finished speaking, the people at the door were all indignant.
Master Qiao flatly denied it, "This is his one-sided statement. ”
"This is the people's book of the people, which one thing has wronged you? Are you embarrassed to use strong words and quibble? Nangong Keqing's sharp eyes shot at Master Qiao.
"If the official is not convinced, the official will confront him." Master Qiao looked at Lord Wei, who was trembling with fright.
"Lord Wei...... You are the only one who did this, and this official will not admit to this trumped-up charge. Lord Qiao's eyes glared at Lao Yuan, and he yelled at Lord Wei.
Since he was in the hair, Lord Wei's children were all taken away by Lord Qiao, so he didn't dare to testify, "Lord Qiao didn't know about this. ”
Nangong Keqing snorted coldly, "What you said about not knowing is collusion with bandits to secretly communicate news, or buying officials and selling lords?" ”
"Xiaguan...... Xia Guan ......, "Which of these is a capital crime!" Lord Wei even trembled when he spoke.
"Come on, bring people to prisoners, bandit leaders." Nangong Keqing called the nickname unprofessionally.
At this time, the jailer in the cell crawled and panicked to report, "County Lord...... Bandits, bandits committed suicide by poisoning overnight. ”
Master Qiao showed a smug smile, "The bandit committed suicide in fear of crime, and you can't convict this official without evidence." ”
At this point, Lord Qiao finally showed the appearance of a villain, very rampant, and shouted unconvinced, "County Lord, according to the law of Liuli Kingdom, there is no evidence, you can't convict, a county lord dares to convict the court officials, and the officials want to sue and meet the emperor." ”
Nangong Keqing narrowed her eyes, and her cold gaze made people feel stunned, "Master Qiao, how did you conclude that these bandits committed suicide in fear of crime?" Are you sure you're not killing people? ”
"This ...... What is this not suicide in fear of sin? Master Qiao said with some humility.
"It's really the Lord who doesn't cry when he doesn't see the coffin. Okay, the lord of this county will let you die clearly, what is the death of a bandit? If you want to play death with the lord of this county, you are not qualified. ”
Master Qiao was a little frightened, he didn't know what bad things were going to happen next.
At this time, Nangong Keqing threw the letters that were ruthlessly turned out of Lord Qiao's mansion one by one in front of him, "This is the evidence of your collusion with Lord Wei in exchange for Shang Jia's information." Master Qiao reached out and picked up a letter, this was the letter in the secret room of his study, how could it be in the hands of the county lord?
"If not enough, there are still ...... here It's all evidence of your collusion with the bandits. Nangong Keqing said as she took out dozens of letters in her hand, and the name of Lord Qiao, Qiao Fengshan, was written impressively.
This is still the secret letter I received from Heizi last night, which is mixed with letters, but Nangong Keqing laughed badly, God help me!
"It's all fake." Master Qiao kept shirking, but he didn't admit it.
"Don't admit your guilt, do you! Okay, the lord of this county will show you someone. ”
At this time, the six sons of the secret guard walked in with a person and said, "My subordinates have been guarding outside the cell for five nights, and finally my subordinates have caught the poisoner."
Liuzi kicked down, "It's him, he is Qiao Fengshan's personal guard, he has been sneaky twice, this is the poison that his subordinates found from him." ”
"Master Joe, do you know this person? Dare you say that it is a bandit who committed suicide in fear of crime? Where did he get the poison? Explain to the lord of the county. Nangong Keqing knelt on the table and looked at him with a sneer.
Master Qiao broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to look at it with his eyes closed, so he flatly denied it, "This official ...... I don't know. ”
"Master Joe...... Lord Qiao, save your subordinates! The guards were a little frightened and asked for help.
"Your adults don't know you...... Then you can only think that you deserve to be unlucky, come on, drag it out and behead ......" Nangong Keqing threatened.
"Help, my lord, the villain is doing something for you! You can't ignore the villain! Didn't you let the little ones cast this poison? The villain doesn't want to die......" The guard cried and shouted.
At this time, Master Qiao couldn't support it a little, and shouted to the kneeling guards: "You dare to slander the imperial court officials...... Say, "Who commanded you?" ”
The guards trembled, looking at the strange Lord Qiao in front of them aggrievedly, unable to speak.
Nangong Keqing looked at Lord Wei who was trembling on the side, and asked in a long voice, "Wei ...... My lord? ”
"The lower officials are recruited, and the lower officials are recruited...... Lord Qiao and Lord Qiao tied up the children of the ministers, and the lower officials didn't dare to identify them......" Lord Wei cried and said it all.
Nangong Keqing stood up suddenly, her eyes were extremely sharp, and her voice was cold and solemn: "As an official of the imperial court, you don't do anything, but do such a thing that hurts heaven and reason, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and you are still stubborn when you die, what does the court want you to do?" The Book of the People, framing the court officials, and colluding with bandits, which is not a capital crime? Not to mention the crime of buying officials and selling knights. Someone comes, press down the two adults, and behead them at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon. ”
Master Qiao panicked, scared, and shouted in anger, "You don't have the right to kill the imperial court officials, this official has to face the saint." ”
"Oh! The lord of this county forgot to tell you that before leaving, my father put the northern county under the jurisdiction of Rong'an County, and now, the lord of this county is the lord of the entire northern county and Rong'an County, and he can formulate laws to sanction court officials, you, why not accept it? "In other words, now North County is subordinate to Rongan County, and the county is the largest.
Qiao Fengshan was completely stupid and sat on the ground.
Nangong Keqing slapped the shocked wood and said sharply: "Drag it down." ”
The people watching all cheered.