Half an hour later, the catcher who went to search the Yuelai Inn walked in from outside.

"Lord Xu, we found this package in Xu Feiyang's room at Yuelai Inn." Catch fast Zhen He said.

"Xu Feiyang, do you have anything to say?" Xu Feng asked.

"My lord, I pawned the silver." Xu Feiyang said.

"What did you pawn? How much silver do you get? Xu Feng asked again.

"Xiaosheng pawned a piece of jade pendant and got fifty taels of silver...... A tael of silver was used, plus three hundred and eighty copper coins. Xu Feiyang said.

"Open the package and see how much silver is inside!" Xu Feng said.

"Lord Xu, there are one hundred and forty-eight taels of silver and six hundred and twenty copper coins in it." Zhen He said after inspecting it.

"Xu Feiyang, why is there an extra hundred taels of silver in your package?" Xu Feng asked.

"Big, big, small, small, I don't know why this is happening." Xu Feiyang said in a panic.

"Officials and businessmen colluded to bully a thirteen or fourteen-year-old minor, and not killing them was not enough to vent their anger." Chen Yu was furious in his heart, found the warden of Erqiao County, and after showing the official seal, he asked the other party to mobilize fifty people to catch the ......

After another half an hour, Wei Cai and the four catchers returned to the county office from outside.

"Lord Xu, we followed Wei Cai and found this dagger under a big tree outside the city." Zhang Hu said.

"Check if the dagger is a murder weapon?" Xu Feng said.

Zhang Yuancheng took the dagger, made a few strokes on the corpse, and then said, "Lord Chen, this dagger is the murder weapon." ”

"The human and material evidence is there, Xu Feiyang, can you plead guilty?" Xu Feng shouted.

"My lord, I didn't kill anyone, I didn't kill people......" Xu Feiyang said incoherently.

"Pull it down and beat him until he confesses." Xu Feng said.

"Do it!" Chen Yu shouted.

"Yes, Prefect." Geng Zhong, the warden of Erqiao County, responded, and motioned to the surrounding arresters to arrest people quickly.

"What? What do you do? Suddenly caught by two catchers, Xu Biao asked in disbelief.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Biao, Wei Cai, Xu Bo, Xu Feng, and Xu Jiang were all arrested and taken down.

"Wei Wu, do you want to rebel?" Xu Feng shouted, he is the magistrate of Erqiao County, the entire Erqiao County, in terms of his highest official rank, his subordinates are fast, and the public actually took him down, isn't it a rebellion?

"The prefect has arrived!" Geng Zhong shouted loudly.

"Lord Prefect?"

"The prefect is here?"

"When did the prefect come?" The people inside and outside the hall looked puzzled.

Chen Yu strode in, sat on the chair in the hall, picked up the startling wood and patted it, and said coldly: "Xu Feng, Xu Biao, Xu Bo, Xu Jiang, Wei Cai, are you guilty?" ”

"Lord Chen, what is the crime of the lower officials?" Xu Feng gritted his teeth and asked.

"Drag him down and beat him until he confesses!" Chen Yu said.

"Yes!" The two officials responded, dragged Xu Feng out of the hall, and vigorously waved the water and fire sticks, and fought fiercely.

"Ahhh Screams came from outside the hall.

"Xu Biao, are you guilty?" Chen Yu asked.

"My lord, the grass people have not broken the law." Xu Biao said.

"Drag it out until he confesses." Chen Yu said.

"Yes!" Two more cousins walked out and dragged Xu Biao out.

"Xu Bo, are you guilty?" Chen Yu asked.

"My lord, the grass people have always been law-abiding......" Xu Bo said slowly.

"Drag him out and beat him until he confesses." Chen Yu said.

"Yes!" The two cousins took Xu Bo out.

"Xu Jiang, don't you admit guilt either?" Chen Yu asked with a smile.

"My lord, the grass people have not broken the law." Xu Jiang said, the old man didn't admit his guilt, how could he admit his guilt?

"Okay, drag him out and beat him until he confesses." Chen Yu said.

"Yes!" The two officials nodded in response.

"Wei Cai, what have you done, the official knows it clearly, think about it carefully, if it weren't for the fact that the official had the evidence of the crime, would he have done something to a magistrate?" Chen Yu asked with a smile.

Wei Cai's heart tightened, and he said indistinctly: "Great, my lord, I, I confess." ”

"What has been done, it is recruited from the truth." Chen Yu said.

"My lord, Xu Biao gave me five taels of silver and asked me to come out of the court to identify Xu Feiyang for killing Zhang Erqiao." Wei Cai said.

"Where is the silver?" Chen Yu asked.

"Xu Biao gave the grass people two taels, and said that after the matter was completed, he would give the grass people three taels, and in addition to me, he also hired three people." Wei Cai hurriedly took out two taels of silver from his arms.

"Bring those three men in." Chen Yu said.

"Yes!" Geng Zhong nodded, showed surprise and brought the other three in.

"Who's in the hall?" Chen Yu shouted.

"Li Dahu, a grass man, has seen the prefect."

"Wu Aman, a grass man, has seen the prefect."

"Zhou Dayin, a grass man, has seen the prefect." The three young men said in trepidation.

"What has been done, it is recruited from the truth." Chen Yu said.

"About an hour ago, Xu Biao gave me two taels ......of silver," Li Dahu said.

Wu Aman and Zhou Dayin echoed.

"Get them to sign and sign it." Chen Yu said.

"Yes!" Bo Li Yuantu, the county lord of Erqiao, nodded in response.

"Lord Chen, this is the evidence collected by the lower officials...... "Zhou Zhengxian, the county magistrate of Erqiao County, took out a booklet.

Looking at the contents of the booklet, Chen Yu said, "Geng Zhong, you take someone to verify it." ”

"Yes, Master Chen." Geng Zhong nodded, and ordered the arrester and the official to investigate.

Half an hour later, more than 100 people came to the county office one after another to inform the county Xu Feng.

"The magistrate of Erqiao County knows the law and violates the law, and pretends to be public and private...... All of them will be put in prison, and tomorrow at three o'clock in the afternoon, they will be decided! Chen Yu said.

"Lord Chen, the lower officials know their mistakes, ask for your grace!" Xu Feng begged for mercy weakly.

"What's the use of knowing mistakes? Can the dead be resurrected? As the prefect of the Northwest Prefecture and the Northwest Marquis of the Great Xia Empire, how could this official allow heinous criminals such as Er to be at ease within the jurisdiction of this official? Chen Yu said coldly.

"Why don't you take them down?" Geng Zhong shouted.

"From now on, the magistrate of Erqiao County will be temporarily replaced by Zhou Zhengxian, the county magistrate. The county of Erqiao County was temporarily replaced by the main Bo Li Yuantu. The lord of Erqiao County was temporarily replaced by the warden Geng Zhong. The warden of Erqiao County was temporarily replaced by the head-catcher Weiwu. Chen Yu said.

"Yes, Prefect!" The four of them responded happily.

"In half a year, whoever can be qualified for the current position will officially become the magistrate, county officer, chief officer, and warden." Chen Yu said.

"Yes, Prefect!" The four nodded.

From now on, who dares to be greedy for the silver treasury, who dares to blackmail the people, who dares to collude with merchants, and who dares to fake the public for personal gain...... All will be strictly handled in accordance with the law, and the official will do what he says. Chen Yu said in a deep voice.

"The lower officials don't dare." The four of them hurriedly said.

Leaving the county office, he returned to the inn for one night, and before dawn the next day, Chen Yu took two maids and left from the west gate of Erqiao County.

When he returns from winter to spring, he has to rush back to the government office to preside over the annual government examination.

The imperial examinations of the Great Xia Empire were divided into county examinations, state examinations, government examinations, and palace examinations.

Pass the county test to become a child, pass the state test to become a showman, pass the government test to become a lifter, and pass the palace test to become a jinshi.

The chief examiner of the county examination is the magistrate, the chief examiner of the state examination is the prefecture, the chief examiner of the prefectural examination is the prefect, and the chief examiner of the palace examination is the emperor.

The unlucky ghost Chen Fengfu was promoted to Jinshi in the palace examination, but because he gave too little money, he was appointed as the magistrate of Jinghe County.

After becoming a jinshi, you will get an official position, and those who have not passed the palace examination can still be an official as long as the money is sent to the position.

Every year, there are only three first-class jinshi who pass the palace examination, only a few dozen second-class jinshi, and only one or two hundred third-class jinshi.

The Great Xia Empire, which has a huge territory and a large population, needs thousands of public officials every year, how can one or two hundred jinshi be enough?