Lingyuan South City, the county guard.

Today's county guard mansion is free of the usual hustle and bustle, replaced by a little silence and solemnity, and against the backdrop of the light snow, it shows a trace of desertion.

There was no one outside, but when you looked inside, it was overcrowded.

I saw that in the conference hall, a total of 16 officials of the county guard mansion of more than 500 stones, including Ji Shi Peng, Song Shi Peng, Shaofu Shi, Menxia Yicao, and the county guard chief, gathered here.

In addition to the annual meeting, on ordinary days, it is not difficult to gather these people.

Looking at this battle, it is not small.

It is also a coincidence that there is snow today, and hundreds of workers are hidden in winter, so the officials are nested in the county guard's mansion Maodong, and the county guard of Huaxing County should be aware that the slaughter of Zhangjia Village needs to be decided, so he summoned all the officials to the hall.

But as soon as these officials arrived, they should have regretted it.

After the empire experienced two large-scale chaos of the rebellion of the kings and the rebellion of the clans, the current emperor Liu Yan learned a lesson and decided to strengthen the centralization of power, so with the help of the prime minister of the current dynasty, Lü Zheng, revised the "Han Law". The newly revised "Han Law" clearly stipulates that the power to appoint and dismiss officials with more than 500 stone in the county government is in the hands of the state minister, not in the hands of the county guard.

Therefore, the sixteen officials in front of them are not all cronies who should be known.

Among these sixteen powerful officials, there are those who are close to the world, those who are corrupt and pervert the law, those who are loyal and upright, and those who live in gangsters.

However, since they have been called, you should know that you should simply settle down and listen to everyone's opinions on this matter.

At this moment, you should know that you are sitting in the main seat, holding the delicately trimmed mustache with your left hand, tapping the table with your right hand, staring at her triangular eyes, and saying in a deep voice, "Everyone, the spies have come to report, the head of the Liu family is coming in a royal car, and it will arrive in a short time." The sudden visit of the old Liu Xing, who has never been here on weekdays, must be for the recent rumors of Liu Ruisheng, the second son of Liu, slaughtering the village. ”

Ying Zhi paused, looked around at the people in the field, and said, "Everyone here, all of you are my confidants, Liu Xing talked about the matter of Zhangjia Village, how should the county guard deal with it, and please speak freely, in a cup of tea, you have to get an idea."

After that, the old monk sat in the banquet and stopped talking.

In fact, you should know that when you just said these words, you have already guessed the result of today's public discussion.

That's the result of public discussion.

Since it didn't work, he didn't bother to speak.

After a while, Wang Dali, the county health chief, took the lead in speaking, he was a straightforward and fast-talking person, and opened his mouth to say, "My lord, I found Liu Ruisheng's personal jade pendant in Zhangjia Village, which is enough to prove that Jiang Ruisheng is inextricably linked with the case of the slaughter of the whole village in Zhangjia Village. Today, the old master of the Liu family came in person, he must be a thief and try to exonerate his son, and this just confirms the fact that Liu Ruisheng slaughtered the village from the side. The last general thought that it was better to take advantage of this opportunity for the tiger to come out of the mountain, and the last general would lead a team of men and horses to Liu's mansion to get people. ”

Wang Dali is a wise and brave man in the armor realm, just because he was born at the wrong time, and there is no chance to splash the sky, so he has not made an inch of success in middle age, and he is still just an ordinary centurion under the county government.

And Wang Dali's suggestion made Ying Zhi's lips move inadvertently, Ying Zhi's expression was limited to this, and soon, he returned to normal.

Wang Dali's voice fell, and Cao Huangyan, the subordinate of the door, immediately got up and said, "Lord County Guard, Lord Wang's move is too impulsive. The Lingyuan Liu family is a century-old family in Huaxing County, and it is feared that it will be a big mistake to arrest people rashly. Besides, although the Jairian Sheep Fat Jade is an ordinary product in the world, it is not unique, and with a small jade pendant, I am afraid that we can't convict Liu Ergongzi, right? ”

As everyone knows, Huang Yan is Liu Xing's guest, he is good at greeting, he is a real wall grass, as the saying goes, take people's money and people to eliminate disasters, Huang Yan, who received a lot of money from the Liu family, naturally wants to exonerate the Liu family.

"Lord Huang's words are wrong, the so-called brave man knows righteousness, the wise man is benevolent, my Han family sons and daughters take benevolence and righteousness first, and Lingyuan Liu's family, as a family, should set an example. The day before yesterday, Liu Ruisheng committed this unrighteous and unkind thing, and he was not punished harshly and not punished by the law! The always strong chronicle Peng Cao Zhi arched his big hand, and his tone was generous, "The county guard, the Liu family is entrenched in Lingyuan, the branches are intertwined, there are giant eunuchs to support, there are wealthy marriages, there are bully squires under it, bad things are done, adults are settled in Lingyuan, the county government and the county government work together in the same city, which is already quite restricted, and in the eight counties of Huaxing, Lingyuan Liu's, Xuanhuai Zhao's, Fengyi Huang's are all deep-rooted, and the people's grievances are very high. ”

Cao Zhi swallowed his saliva and continued, "My lord, in recent years, Your Majesty has pushed the Han law and the Ming criminal law, but if the law is not fair, the people's hearts will be uneven. ”

The audience was silent, and everyone looked at each other.

Although Cao Zhi's words were vague, he already had the meaning of expressing his heart directly.

As Cao Zhi spoke, he pretended to be calm, casually squinted at the expressions of the people sitting down, and after a round of glances, he already had a full insight into the attitude of each official towards the slaughter of Zhangjiacun.

And everyone's attitude also made him think about the Zhangjiacun case.

It should be known that he thinks he is an upright county guard, and many years ago, the Son of Heaven Liu Yan airlifted him from Chang'an, Gyeonggi, to this place, and did not let him come here to enrich his private pockets to spend his old age, but he should know that the foundation of the Lingyuan Liu family is far from being shaken, and he intends to use the Zhangjiacun incident to get rid of the Liu family, and he is afraid that he will fail.

So, you should know that he pretended to be annoyed, spat at the mouth, and scolded with a spear, "Fart, Cao Zhi, what kind of bastard are you talking about, Lingyuan Liu and other big families are the people's livelihood, and being able to work with them is the blessing of the county, you are good, what is the purpose of making a big fuss here, picking on the inside and out?" If it weren't for the sake of you being my nephew, I would have beaten you out today!" Roll on! Get out of here! ”

As if the group had been amnestied, the wind under their feet dispersed, only Cao Zhi turned around in three steps and slowly walked out of the pavilion.

Looking at Cao Zhi's reluctant figure when he came and was full of ambition when he left, he should know that there was an inexplicable sense of pathos in his heart.

Our generation will live this kind of virtue.

What I hope will be in the hands of your generation is a Huaxing County with blue skies and white clouds.

At the right time, a servant approached Ying Zhi and whispered, "Master, Liu Xing, the head of the Liu family, has arrived!" ”

It should be known that his eyebrows were raised slightly, and his face revealed three points of anger, three points of ruthlessness, three points of warmth and one point of nostalgia. ”