Wei Chong came back from prison, took a nap, and when he woke up, he saw that the sky was slightly bright, and the air was covered with a layer of mist. He had heard that there were a few more 'death criminals' in prison, but it didn't matter in the big picture, and the dust was about to settle. Wei Chong took those officers and soldiers back to the palace and went to Hu Qi to hand them over.

Hu Qi was still bored at the table to give instructions, and when he saw Wei Chong coming back from a busy night, he motioned for him to sit down and rest.

"I'll keep them waiting outside for that troop," Wei Chong asked for a cup of tea, "Thank you for your help." ”

Hu Qi's face was like a flat lake, and he quickly graded a few words on the paper: "How many are you caught?" ”

"More than 20 people, just enough for me." Wei Chong said lightly.

"This soldier is not in my hands," Hu Qi snorted dissatisfiedly, "what did you do...... I'm not responsible. ”

"Of course you don't have to be responsible, it's all a small assertion......" Wei Chong didn't dare to contradict, so he had to swallow these words.

"Anything else?" Hudge asked impatiently.

"One more point," Wei Chong smiled a little apologetically, "When I went to arrest Wang Liangguan, I had some misunderstanding with the guards of the granary, and I was rough and died, and the third or fourth person died, what do you think should be done?" ”

Hu Qi raised his head in shock, his anger rising, and he scolded: "What a good thing you have done for me! ”

Wei Chong didn't say a word. Then Hu Qi calmed down and had to sigh: "Forget it." I can help you hide it for the time being, but paper can't contain the fire after all, and the people in the granary have complaints about us, and maybe they will poke this matter out, and we need to have a perfect plan. ”

"This is not a villain, I have come to ask you."

Hu Qi pinched his nose and pondered for a moment before he spoke: "In this way, you go to the king of Wanjun and persuade him to take care of the dead and wounded, and ask the king to assist the thief party, and deserve to take away the official position and not recover." This combination of grace and power may work. ”

"Shang Shu is wonderful! In the next step, he went to the palace and advised the king of the county. Wei Chong said.

"Then you go, I'll wait for your good news." Hudge picked up the pen again.

Wei Chong's actions at night can be described as high-speed soldiers, Ye Yongjia didn't even know how many new people had been added to the cell, only the capture of Mao was heard from Jiang Inspector.

He wanted to go to the cell to have a look under impulse, but because Liu Dang had not yet expressed his position, if he entered the prison without permission, saw Ma Si, and saved it or not, it would be a little difficult to ride a tiger.

After all, he is the prefect of Nanjing City, and he should not regard this as child's play and make rash moves. It's best to wait and see what happens.

Ye Yongjia walked into the study of the yamen, and wanted to ask Wei Chong a few questions, but he couldn't find anyone. I had to ask the little official to hold the paperwork, but I saw him take half a step back, as if he had something to say. He was feeling irritated and asked, "What's the matter?" Tell me something. ”

"Governor Chen of Yangzhou has written a letter to you," the little official took out a letter from his bosom, "and the person he sent told me to transfer it to the study...... It's not just the coincidence that you've arrived. ”

"Is the man gone?" Ye Yongjia asked.

"I guess I'm out of town." He replied.

Ye Yongjia looked at the letter handed by the little official, pondered for a long time, and finally took it hesitantly, opened it, and read the text on it in a low voice:

'Yangzhou Chen comrade respects Nanjing prefect Tinglong Xian: I haven't seen him for many days, and I don't know if I'm healthy? How's your home? The robe was very thoughtful. As for the robe, the governor is protecting each other, and the lower is favoring the clan, and the situation is not difficult. The pawnshops of the Hunan people are becoming more and more prosperous, and many places have opened, and Lu Jifu has recently contracted a disease, which is a good thing. When Jifu is killed, the Lu family will be annexed by the family, and Chen will have a peaceful day. The undercurrent is surging in Tinglong, and I am afraid that it will not be determined overnight. If there is something difficult, but with the heartfelt outpouring, the foolish brother should discuss it for the first time. ’

Ye Yongjia picked up the pen, wanted to reply something, and hung the pen in the air, unable to decide. Subsequently. He dipped in ink several times, and only wrote 'It's okay, Brother Chen doesn't have to worry', just a few words.

At noon, Wei Chong came out of the palace and was ordered to first go to the family of the food soldier who was killed by mistake, give him a generous gold silk to show mercy, and give a posthumous gift to the deceased, etc., without going into details. Then he went to the granary, and gave the grain and soldiers money and silver, which was called the money to soothe the mood. He also severely reprimanded Wang Liangguan for his illegal behavior in front of the public, and acted according to Hu Qi's plan. The grain soldiers have the money, and they rejoice; and knew that the king and the grain official were really guilty, so they did not dare to make a mistake.

Wei Chong saw that the turmoil was calm and did not stay long, so he hurried to the number room, and saw that the cell boss took out a confession, and the paper was densely covered with red palm prints, which looked shocking.

"Master Wei, this is a night of interrogation, and you can hand over the more than 20 Ma Si with the party to know." The head of the cell looked like he was going to ask for credit, and said with a smile.

Wei Chong laughed heartily and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, the credit is indispensable!" ”

He took out this confession, which represented the settlement of the dust, put it in front of Ye Yongjia, and then stepped aside and bowed.

"This is ......" Ye Yongjia shivered when he saw those blood-red handprints.

"Ma Si's comrades confessed." Wei Chong said with a smile.

Ye Yongjia grabbed this so-called real evidence with a few fingers, and made a crisp sound of 'rattle'. "More than 20 people, do you want to kill them?"

"Among them, Wang Liangguan, Cai Shuyi, and Liu Ya have been officials for many years, but they don't have to be killed; But the vast majority of these people are outlaws from elsewhere, who killed people and set fire to Ma Si, and robbed their homes and houses, and they should be killed. What's more......" Wei Chong's eyes sharpened, "these death row prisoners, not killing them is not enough to be angry!" ”

When Ye Yongjia heard this, he slammed the table, shaking the confession to the ground.

"Have you arrested these people with the consent of me, the prefect of Nanjing?" Ye Yongjia's voice was fierce, "You say! Where did these people come from, and when! ”

Wei Chong was also forced to be anxious, and pointed his finger at the sky: "The emperor has a decree, calling for the dismissal of redundant officials and the rectification of officials, Lord Wangye don't forget!" ”

Ye Yongjia's face turned red with anger, and his eyes widened: "Layoff? The emperor didn't give you the right to arrest or kill people! ”

Wei Chong sneered with contempt: "Lord Ye...... Not only the emperor, but also the king of Wanjun and Lu Yue Gong also gave me the right to check people, since I can check it, I can check it to the end! ”

"I ask you where these people came from, don't give me a rambling!" Ye Yongjia shouted loudly.

"Donkey Skin Alley," Wei Chong pulled his beard, "There are a lot of thieves hidden in this alley, and I searched and searched them out from house to house." ”

"Thieves? Sling the bull! Ye Yongjia stood up suddenly, grabbed Wei Chong's collar, and almost tore it off, "You almost said blatantly, you are obviously taking ordinary people out to blame, yes or no?!" ”

Wei Chong's face showed a sinister smile, and he generously admitted: "Yes." ”