Chapter 65: The Treacherous Man
After being silent for a while, Li Chang took a deep breath before raising his hand and said:
"Keep looking, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death!"
There was a slight tremor between the words that he had not even noticed.
It's better to die, and save him from doing it again.
The henchman left, and Li Chang poured several pots of cold wine in a faux puff.
only to suppress the hidden uneasiness for a while.
And in the Chencang County Mansion, Tingwei had just entered the seat.
And some of them came to report it,
"The county magistrate and the county lieutenant ask to see you."
Tingwei immediately let people come in to help Su suppress bandits, and it was Chen Cang who got the greatest benefit.
When the county magistrate came to see him at this time, he must have something important to discuss.
As soon as Bai Fu and the county lieutenant came in, they knelt straight down at the court lieutenant.
"My lord, the lower officials and others have come to ask for guilt!"
Ting Wei was shocked and said:
"What are you two adults doing, please get up quickly, if you have something to say, just say it."
Bai Fu and the others did not get up, knelt on the ground and raised their heads and said:
"The lower officials came to report the prison Shi Li Chang and colluded with the mountain thieves for many years."
"During the period, I collected money and food, and misbehaved, and the people of Chencang suffered for many years."
Tingwei stood up and said in surprise:
"The county magistrate is serious about this, is there any evidence?"
Bai Fu's face was full of shame, and he said abruptly:
"There is no evidence, this matter was accidentally discovered by me and the county lieutenant three years ago."
"After the prince of Fusu came to Chencang, the lower official told him, but unfortunately the prince didn't have time yet."
"Just ......"
Bai Fu didn't say anything, but Xiang Qiming understood.
Fusu knew about this, and he would definitely return it to His Majesty truthfully.
I also think of Li Chang's murder with mountain robbers, if this matter is true, the motive for the murder is clear at a glance.
After all, Tingwei is the supreme judge of Daqin, and Rao was hit by a series of things.
Still calmed down quickly.
He didn't have half a flaw, and solemnly stared at Bai Fu and said:
"This matter is not trivial, if there is no evidence, how can the county magistrate make the official believe you."
Bai Fu was sweating as soon as he was nervous, and he was wiping his sleeves non-stop.
The county lieutenant then told him what he had seen and heard three years ago.
"Three years ago, Xia Guan led the government soldiers to arrest a fugitive who served in the army."
"When I went to Chifengling, I accidentally saw Lord Shi, who was supposed to be in the palace, and the carriage was hidden in the mountains and forests."
For the sake of prudence, the lower officials let the soldiers go back first.
"Wait behind a big tree to see."
"Not long after, Xia Guan saw the prison Yu Shi coming down the mountain with another person."
"After getting closer, I found that the person turned out to be Yao Er, the thief leader who had been a headache for the lower officials for a long time."
"The two are very separated, and they talk happily, obviously old acquaintances."
"Chen Cang's theft drama supervisor Yu Shi is aware, but I have reported it many times, but he has not moved."
"Only then did the lower official understand that everything was deliberate, because the mountain thieves were clearly his people."
"Since then, the lower officials have been paying more attention."
"Until late in the middle of the night, I happened to hear the conversation between the prison and his henchmen."
"They ......"
Speaking of this, the county lieutenant was extremely sad and indignant.
"How are they?" Tingwei spoke abruptly.
"They are actually discussing how to distribute half of the silver grain they have taken from the county government this year with the mountain thieves!"
The county commander and the county lieutenant looked painful at this time, for the food that was taken away from the people every year.
Rao is always calm, and Ting Wei also gasped.
How can this matter be described as audacious, it is simply outrageous.
A supervisor responsible for supervising the local history, an important member of the court.
actually colluded with the mountain thieves who had robbed houses, burned and looted houses for many years, and did all kinds of evil on Chifeng Ridge.
not only covered up and concealed it, but also took this opportunity to enrich his own pockets and hoard grain.
What is hidden is still half of the grain tax paid by the people of Chencang every year.
If the grain supply is halved, the amount of silver and natural disaster relief will inevitably be halved.
Chen Cang said this, he damaged the foundation of Great Qin.
Ting Wei only felt his blood surging and angry.
He turned around to calm down for a while, and then suddenly turned back and pointed at Bai Fuhe and the county lieutenant:
"Since you already knew about it three years ago, why did you keep it a secret!"
"Why, you have also reaped the benefits of it."
"The adults are wronged, how dare the lower officials." The two fell to the ground in fear.
"How could the lower officials not want to report, there is no way to report it!"
"I'm just a small county official, and the only people we can get in touch with are the county keeper and this eunuch."
"Every year, the county warden sends his subordinates to inspect neighboring counties."
"But the county guard also has to be constrained by the prison history, and every time he sends someone down, he is given some good food by the prison history."
"What we say is just perfunctory, and I don't care."
The two of them shirked the blame, not mentioning that they themselves were threatened by Li Chang.
He did not dare to suppress the bandits, let alone expose Li Chang's crimes.
Ting Wei glanced at the two of them coldly.
"Then why dare you now?"
Bai Fu looked embarrassed and failed to answer.
The county lieutenant reacted very quickly, and said sadly:
"We respect Gongzi Su, but Gongzi was poisoned by mountain thieves, and there is only grief and anger in my heart."
"I must fulfill the trust of my son before his death, and inform Li Chang, a traitorous person, to others."
"Besides, Lord Tingwei came in person, and the subordinate has a chance to talk about it."
Ting Wei's face was slightly pale.
Suddenly hit by several pieces of information, before he had time to make it clear.
He closed his eyes tightly, pinched his eyebrows, and said tiredly:
"The official knows, the two adults will go down first."
The two looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and left immediately.
Chen Cang's theft, Xiang Qiming also heard about it after he came to Chen Cang.
Such a rampant and cunning person was annihilated by Fusu, which was very happy.
At first, he was sad and indignant because Fusu Gongzi died after such a thief.
But I didn't know that this matter was a traitorous conspiracy from beginning to end.
From colluding with mountain thieves to killing people.
Its dissent is obvious and hateful.
What Li Chang did, all the piles and piles, were enough to shake the court and make the first emperor angry.
There is also a Li Si behind Li Chang, and this matter is not trivial.
Xiang Qiming thought for a moment and immediately decided.
Bring Zhang Chengshou, Bai Fu, Fan Qi and other cadre certificates.
When he went to Xianyang, he was tried by the left and right two prisoners together, and then His Majesty was the pro-prisoner.
Until then, there is one more person to deal with.
"Li Chang."
"Someone!"
Ting Wei shouted sharply, his eyes full of indignation.
Subordinates walk in.
He commanded in a cold voice, "Where is Li Chang?" ”
"My subordinates don't know, Lord Li went out in the afternoon and never returned."
"When Li Chang comes back, you immediately lead someone to take him down, don't give a reason, and don't allow him to resist."
"My lord, this ......"
After all, Li Chang is an important member of the court, and he took it rashly, which is not in accordance with the rules.
"What the official says, you just do."
"Yes."
As soon as Li Chang entered the door, he was hugged by several jailers and slammed to the ground.
He didn't know why, and described him as embarrassed and angry.
"You are bold, this official is the eunuch of the imperial history, and you are doing this to carry out the court staff."
"I'm sorry, my lord, but my subordinates are just doing what they are told."
"Commanded, who gave you the guts. Don't let it go yet! ”
"Lord Tingwei."