Things happened so coincidentally, before Deputy Cui went to Hu Zhengchu to ask about the crime, Hu Zhengchu came to the Yamen by himself.

The next morning, Cui Duzheng was discussing with Xiao Huaifei and several staff members how to deal with Hu Zhengchu, when he suddenly heard a commotion in the front office.

Immediately afterwards, the drum was beaten, and Cui Du didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly put on a crown and asked Xiao Huaifei for instructions: "Lord Xiao, wait a minute, wait for the lower official to go to the front to see what happened." ”

Xiao Huaifei tapped his palm twice with a folding fan in his hand: "The official is on the side to take a look, Master Cui will go." ”

Cui Du was busy saying yes, and when he came to the front of the hall, he saw several tall and strong men, all dressed in brocade clothes, standing in front of the hall with horizontal eyebrows.

Under the lobby was a weak scholar, tied up and lying on the ground, and it was evident from the tattered condition of his clothes and the blood stains on his body that he had been severely beaten.

Before Cui Du sat down, the group of strong men had already greeted him, and the first one pointed to Cui Du and asked, "Are you Cui Zhicha's envoy?"

Cui Duqiang replied angrily: "Exactly!"

The strong man dropped a post and said: "On the order of Hu Qianhu, the Jinyi guard, a thief was sent, and the thief dared to sneak into Hu Qianhu's mansion late at night and steal a huge amount of property. ”

Fortunately, he was discovered by the soldiers of the patrol court, and the stolen goods were found, and the Lord of the Thousand Households ordered the prisoner to be escorted to the Yamen of the inspection to ask for the crime. Now the stolen goods have been recovered by thousands of households, and a list of the stolen goods has been opened, and the criminals will be handed over to you for disposal. ”

The more the strong man spoke, the more arrogant he became: "In the dignified capital of Zhejiang, someone actually went to the imperial court to steal from the yamen, what kind of system did it become?" If this case is clear, forget it, if there is a slight difference, I say Cui Zhentai, watch your head!"

These arrogant words almost made Cui Du stunned, but after all, he is a person who has experienced more than 20 years of vicissitudes, not to mention that Xiao Huaifei is still beside him, and he has no need to have a seizure.

Instead, he said with a smile on his face: "Since both people and stolen goods, this case is very easy to handle, and I will return to the government for a while, and when the trial is clear, I will report to Lord Hu in the palace." ”

Seeing Cui Du's humble attitude, the brocade-clothed guards became more and more domineering, throwing a list of stolen goods on the ground and walking away.

Cui Du kept watching the strong men walk out of the yamen before turning his face to the scholars who were escorted.

I saw that he was haggard, but he couldn't hide his delicate temperament, his face was bookish, and he looked like a well-informed official child.

Seeing that he was covered with stick wounds, Cui couldn't help but feel pity for a while, so he asked in a calm tone: "Who are you from, why did you go to Xu Qianhu's house late at night to steal?"

Only then did the scholar reply in a trembling voice: "Master Cui, the student is really wronged. ”

Cui Du said in his heart, I don't need to shout injustice, I know that you are wronged, considering that Xiao Huaifei is still here, he saluted in the direction of Xiao Huaifei: "Lord Xiao, look? ”

Xiao Huaifei didn't come forward, but just said loudly: "I'm tired of Lord Cui bringing him over." ”

Cui knew that Xiao Huaifei didn't want too many people to see him, otherwise if he leaked the news, he would only give others a chance to explore.

asked someone to bring the scholar to the back hall, but the scholar didn't figure out the situation for a while.

When I looked up and saw Xiao Huaifei, who was handsome and didn't talk like a person, I was a little overwhelmed for a while.

Didn't Cui try the case according to the prosecutor, how did he bring himself to the back hall, and who was sitting in the upper seat?

Cui Du saw that he was stunned, and hurriedly urged: "Don't say it quickly, whether I can exonerate you or not, it's all up to this adult." ”