No one had ever seen the situation of the official and bandit competition, and the people saw that a ring had been set up at the entrance of the county ya, and they all gathered around curiously.

Fu Xiaojiu and the others were resting in the inner courtyard, and after hearing about it, they all came out to see the excitement.

The ring is very easy to set up, but the security is very thorough.

There was a circle of guards and guards around the ring, and a circle of officials outside.

To be fair, Wan Lin let the six killers pick their own opponents.

Since it's a one-on-one match, there must be at least six games.

Wan Lin didn't panic when he saw the many onlookers, but Tong Shi was a little worried.

"I said, Lord Wan, is it proper for us to do this? If Your Majesty found out, would you blame us? Say we're not in shape? ”

Wan Lin said calmly: "If Your Majesty is really to blame, the lower officials will bear all the sins." Xia Guan did this not for grandstanding, but for the sake of sincerity. Since the lower officials promised them, they should speak up. Otherwise, we will lose our integrity as officials, and how can the people trust us? ”

Tong Shi still had some concerns, "But they are not ordinary people, they are killers!" ”

Wan Lin replied: "Even if they are killers and criminals, they cannot lose their integrity in front of them. ”

Anyway, the ring has already been built, and now it's too late to stop it, so Tong Shi had to say helplessly: "Okay, since that's the case, let's do it." As long as they don't take the opportunity to run away when the competition comes. ”

Wan Lin said confidently: "Don't you see how many people have gathered around here? Even if they run, they have to have wings under their ribs. ”

Fu Xiaojiu and the others already knew the reason for the ring, and they couldn't help but be a little worried.

Wanlin's act of upholding integrity is good, but there are certain dangers in doing so.

If these killers kill the Guards and the guards, or deliberately create chaos and take advantage of the opportunity to escape, then Wan Lin's sin will be great.

When the people learned that this was actually a competition between a suspect and a master of Ouchi, they were all amazed.

Some people say that this official is not crazy, and some people say that only by doing so can it reflect the bearing of Dachen officials and convince people.

The competition officially began in the sound of loud gongs and drums, everyone stretched their necks to watch the battle, and the small county town suddenly boiled.

Although I promised the killers to let them compete with the Ouchi masters, I couldn't indulge them too much.

In this competition, neither side can carry weapons, and it will be necessary to rely on simple hand-to-hand combat.

In this way, it can test the good of people's kung fu, no matter which side loses, they will no longer be angry.

The competition between the first group of killers and Ouchi masters ended in a quarter of an hour.

The killer fell down with a blue nose and swollen face, but the master Ouchi was almost unharmed.

Witnessed by everyone, the killer also personally experienced the strength of Ouchi's master.

The rest of the five people also ended up like this, only the most unconvinced Scarface barely managed to draw with the Ouchi master, and this time he was finally convinced.

Nothing that Tong Shi and the others were worried about happened, these six killers only wanted to win the opponent, and they had no intention of running away at all.

And after the competition, they were all injured, and they had no strength to escape.

Tong Shi didn't expect that Wan Lin's seemingly absurd move of daring to let the suspect compete with the official turned out to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

After the killers were escorted down, Tong Shi said to Wan Lin with admiration: "Lord Wan is really a good method!" Not only did these killers confess, but it also made us more prestigious in the hearts of the people, and when we escorted these killers, we didn't have to worry about them being difficult to guard. ”

Wan Lin smiled humbly, "You have won the award, the lower officials didn't think about it so much at the time, they just wanted them to confess as soon as possible and not delay our trip." ”

After resting here for the night, they continued their journey.

Since Zou Yi knew that this group of killers was actually here to kill him, he completely lost hope of escaping.

Although the killers didn't know who the person who instructed them was, Zou Yi thought that there would be no one else behind the scenes except Lian Jingwei.

Lian Jingwei must have been afraid that he would bite himself out, so he wanted to kill people.

Zou Yi hated Lian Jingwei very much in his heart, and he now had one wish left, which was to pull Lian Jingwei into the water after arriving in the capital.

This "prison robbery" was just a small episode, and the rest of the journey was very smooth and safe.

The group finally entered Beijing, and the emperor had already received an urgent letter they wrote on the road, and basically understood their situation on the road.

The emperor also thought that Wan Lin was really bold, and dared to let the suspect compete with the officials.

Wan Lin took the initiative to admit his mistake in the letter, saying that he had to do it as a last resort and promised not to be so reckless.

The emperor didn't blame Wan Lin, he just felt that he was too bold, but the young man's momentum was appreciated by the emperor.

Wan Lin and Tong Shi escorted Zou Yi and other prisoners directly to Dali Temple, and then entered the palace to face the saint.

The emperor was already a little impatient, and they left for a month, although the emperor knew everything they had done, and still wanted to hear them talk about the case with his own ears.

After listening to their stories, the emperor asked, "Who do you think will be the one who instructed those killers?" ”

Wan Lin and Tong Shi first looked at each other, Tong Shi was still hesitating, and Wan Lin replied first: "The minister guesses that this matter may have something to do with the right connection to the warp and weft." ”

Tong Shi then said: "The minister thinks the same. ”

The emperor nodded solemnly, "Actually, I am also suspicious of him." However, suspicion is suspicion, and some evidence must be presented. ”

Tong Shi took out the letter in his arms, "Your Majesty, this is the letter and silver ticket that instructed the killer." The minister thought that if he could verify the handwriting on the letter, he would know what was behind the scenes. However, this is not an easy task and can be like looking for a needle in a haystack. ”

After Tong Shi finished speaking, Wan Lin added: "Danchen and Master Tong have also discussed, we should seize the time to interrogate Lian Jingwei, if he can testify against Lian Xiangye, we will have a reason to investigate the right minister, and we can also investigate the people around him." Just ......"

Wan Lin suddenly stopped when he said this.

"Just what?" The emperor asked anxiously.

Wan Lin said helplessly: "It's just that in this way, I'm afraid that I will lose another powerful minister." ”

Wu Xuehai has only fallen not long ago, and if something happens to the new right minister, I am afraid that it will cause some turmoil in the government and the opposition again.

The emperor thought about it for a moment before saying: "Even so, we should eradicate the cancer that plagues the court as soon as possible!" If even Jingwei is really involved, even if it will cause turmoil in the court, he can't be kept! ”

In fact, Wan Lin and Tong Shi had already discussed what they should say when they met the saint, they wanted to investigate Lian Jingwei, but they were afraid that the emperor would have scruples and would not agree.

Now that the emperor has made up his mind, they have nothing to worry about.

Tong Shi and Wan Lin said at the same time: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

The emperor said again: "Then you will rest for one night first, and tomorrow the triage of the three divisions will begin, as long as Zou Yi mentions Lian Jingwei, you can do what you want." ”

After Zou Yi was escorted to Dali Temple, he was strictly guarded, and he was afraid that someone would assassinate him again.

Zou Yi also had an idea of wanting to confess actively at this time, he hated to confess Lian Jingwei immediately, so that Lian Jingwei would be ruined, and he would become a prisoner like him.

Officials from the Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the Criminal Department read the file of Zou Yi's case overnight, and the next morning the trial of the three divisions began.

Zou Yi's mouth was like a valve that had been unscrewed, and he continued to confess his crimes, and naturally involved Lian Jingwei.

How much silver he offered to Lian Jingwei every month, how many shops and fields he gave to Lian Jingwei, and how many trivial things he had dealt with for Lian Jingwei were all clearly explained.

Because of his confession, Lian Jingwei was arraigned.

After Lian Jingwei came to Dali Temple, he did not rush to shout grievances, but said something to Zou Yi that he did not expect.

"The old man admits all the things you said, but the old man wants to tell you one thing, the silver taels and so on you gave the old man, the old man handed over to His Majesty."

"What did you say?"

Zou Yi's eyes widened in disbelief.

Wan Lin, Tong Shi and others were also stunned.

Tong Shihu said suspiciously: "What's going on?" Your Majesty didn't tell us last night! ”

Wan Lin shook his head in confusion, "Don't worry, let him continue." ”

This case was handled by Tong Shi and Wan Lin, so Tong Shi was the chief judge of this case.

Although everyone else is also confused, Tong Shi has to take the lead.

Tong Shi said calmly to Lian Jingwei: "Xiangye, can you make your words clearer?" ”

Lian Jingwei said with some pride: "The old man knows that he can't persuade Zou Yi to change his ways, and he knows that sooner or later he will have the East Window incident." So the old man wrote down all the money he gave to the old man, and last night the old man presented all the account books to His Majesty. ”

"Did you take the initiative to confess your guilt to Your Majesty?" Tong Shi didn't expect Lian Jingwei to do this.

Lian Jingwei corrected him: "The old man didn't want anything from him in the first place, how can he be considered guilty?" ”

"You ......"

Tong Shi was about to reprimand him, but suddenly thought that he had already met the emperor last night, and he could stand here safe and sound at this time, did it mean that the emperor had forgiven him?

Tong Shi didn't know what to say with his mouth half-open, and the others were stunned again.

Zou Yi suddenly yelled at Lian Jingwei at this time: "Lian Jingwei, don't think that you can get away with it by doing this!" Have you forgotten that you commanded men to rob me? You are committing a felony of robbing and killing the imperial court, even if you hand over your entire net worth, Your Majesty will not forgive you! ”

Lian Jingwei snorted coldly disdainfully, "Heh, it's useless for you to say anything now!" The old man has asked His Majesty to resign, handed over all his net worth, and returned to his hometown today. ”

Only then did Wan Lin and others understand that Lian Jingwei was really a "preemptive strike".

Since he can hand over the "embezzled" silver intact and take the initiative to resign, the emperor may not pursue his crimes for the sake of the stability of the government and the opposition.

But Zou Yi hadn't given up yet, and angrily pointed at Lian Jingwei and yelled: "Do you think I'm scaring you?" ”

Who knows that even Jingwei's face still does not change, "Do you have any evidence to prove that this matter was done by the old man?" Say no more unfounded words! ”

Zou Yi roared confidently: "I have evidence!" I'm going to show you the evidence! ”