Chapter 632: Void and Wrongdoing
Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army took over Zigui County, but it was only in a specific area of the city that it was sealed and controlled, and most of the other areas were still able to travel.
But the merchants and people in the city still closed their doors and stayed quietly at home, and with the arrest of the officials of the county town, the city was not quiet for the next three days.
Some of the children of the family were all arrested by the Dongshan Army, and they did not arrest people at random, but went out to arrest people according to the list provided by the detention officials.
No matter how unwilling these family heads are, in the face of the Dongshan Army with strength and evidence, they can only swallow their anger and take people away by default.
In just three days, there were more than 30 people from the family who were arrested.
In such a tense situation in the city, who can maintain the usual heart, go out and walk the streets, and chatter at will.
They are not stupid, this overseer did not put on such a big battle to intimidate the people in the city.
Instead, they were waiting for a jury of officials from the state capital, and the people had not yet arrived, but the news had already spread.
In addition to Feng Nan, the second-in-command of the state capital, the jury officials who came this time were accompanied by second- and third-in-command officers from the other eight counties.
It can be said that high-level officials from the entire Houjiu County of Dongzhou have gathered together.
With this kind of momentum, this kind of battle, it is better for ordinary people like them to stay at home obediently, so as not to affect the innocent.
Moreover, Su Qi'an has ordered the Dongshan Army to start rebuilding the destroyed civilian areas, and most of the people don't have time even if they are curious.
As the minutes and seconds passed, in the early morning of the fourth day, outside the city gate, a rapid sound of horses' hooves quickly approached.
Immediately afterwards, about seven or eight carriages quickly entered through the city gate, without any stop, and went straight to the Zigui county government.
Looking at the carriage speeding by, the people on the street knew that the jury officials of the state capital had arrived.
On this trip, there were not only seven or eight carriages, but also thousands of state soldiers who were protected.
It's just that these state soldiers did not enter the city, and were directly blocked outside the city by the Dongshan army.
It's not a difficulty, it's a rule.
There is a Dongshan army in the city to take over, so there is no need to let other armies enter the city, the strength of the Dongshan army, Feng Nan and others know.
The Dongshan army, which did not embarrass the city gate, dropped a few words, and the accompanying state soldiers were immediately stationed outside the city.
Feng Nan and other officials quickly entered the city.
In their opinion, even if this overseer set up some traps waiting for them in Zigui County, he would not be stupid enough to do something to them in the city.
If they really made a move, it was Feng Nan and other officials who were happy to see it, but unfortunately, as they entered the city, until they stepped into the county capital, there was no ambush.
This more or less made the officials a little disappointed in their hearts, and as they got off the carriage, their emotions quickly adjusted.
Under the leadership of the soldiers, Feng Nan and other officials were brought into the county hall.
Looking at him, Su Qi'an sat in the front court, next to him, Xie Cang, Fang Jingzhi, and Master Liu stood in turn, flanked by Dongshan Jun with long knives, although they did not speak, but they made people feel a palpitation.
Feng Nan didn't look at these cold-faced Dongshan Army, but what he looked at the most was a guard standing beside Su Qi'an.
This person was none other than Su Yong, who was pretending to be Su Qi'an's stand-in, and Feng Nan didn't care too much about this person at first.
After all, as long as it is a big shot, there are more or less powerful masters around him.
It was with this mentality that Zigui Juncheng was put on the spot by Su Qi'an.
On the way here, Feng Nan had already reviewed the failure of Zigui Juncheng many times, and this person named Su Yong was one of the main people who caused Zigui Juncheng's failure.
This guard, in addition to his strength, is still good at disguise, and it is precisely because of this person's disguise that Zigui County's eyes mistakenly believe that Su Qi'an and others have left Zigui County and are talking about eating and drinking with the officials of Liuquan County.
As everyone knows, it is Su Qi'an's stand-in who is staggered with them, and the real Su Qi'an has long been reconciled
After waiting outside the city for a long time, the Dongshan army rendezvous.
And calculated that the Zigui County Chenghui would act in the middle of the night, and the many black-clothed people who were let go by him left the county town with their front feet, and entered the ambush of the Dongshan Army with their back feet.
In the face of absolute strength, several local family masters such as Zigui County Lieutenant were directly taken down without accident.
It can be said that Zigui Juncheng's calculations from beginning to end are in Su Qi'an's eyes, and every step he takes has no secrets.
Therefore, the failure of Zigui Juncheng is inevitable.
It's just that for these, it's just an afterthought, and it is absolutely impossible for him to stand up for Zigui Juncheng, so he can only use these as a summary, a summary that can't be underestimated by Su Qi'an.
Although Feng Nan and other officials walked into the court, without waiting for Su Qi'an to speak, Feng Nan walked a few steps briskly with a smile on his face, and said with his fists clenched.
"It's been a long time since the official visited the Inspector."
"The lower official heard that the overseer had been attacked in Zigui County, but he was quite worried, but fortunately, the matter was resolved smoothly, and the lower official and the governor could also feel a little more at ease."
"By the way, Lord Overseer, where is Zigui Juncheng? This damned fellow is so bold that he dares to ambush you, and I think according to the law, this dog will be given the death penalty!"
"That's right, this person's immortality is not enough to make the people angry, I have been an official for more than ten years, and I didn't even find out that he is such a person, it is really a crime that deserves death! If the Overseer needs it, we will be willing to oversee such thieves for the Overseer."
Not long after Feng Nan's voice fell, all the officials behind him opened their mouths and expressed their opinions.
With that look, he looked completely unhappy for Su Qi'an, and he couldn't wait to put Zigui Juncheng to death in the next moment, so as to vent his evil anger for Su Qi'an.
Filled with everyone's righteous indignation, Su Qi'an smiled and nodded, and said softly, "The feelings of your lords, I should understand, but this thief has broken down in his heart for some reason, and he has gone crazy, even if he is executed, it doesn't make much sense, everything should be dealt with according to the law."
"Ah, I see, hey, that's a cheap dog thing."
When Feng Nan heard this, his face was still indignant, but if he looked closely, he would find that there was obviously a trace of joy flowing in the depths of his eyes.
Then the conversation changed and he said softly, "It's still the supervisor who has a large number of adults, and if he were an official, he wouldn't be so cheap if he said anything."
"Okay, let's not talk about this thief, today the lower official came with other county officials to preside over justice for the supervising envoy, and the trial of the supervising envoy is very good, and it is also worth learning from us."
"That's right, that's right, this jury trial, I must study hard, and when I go back, I must check myself, and there will never be such a bad thing as Zigui County."
The officials who sat down one after another patted their chests and assured Su Qi'an.
Su Qi'an smiled and nodded at these officials' assurances, and the scene looked quite harmonious, but behind this harmony, how much was true and how much was false, and the parties themselves knew.
With the arrival of Feng Nan and the others, Su Qi'an had a brief greeting with them.
His face recovered, he looked outside the court, and said loudly, "Come on, bring everyone up."
The voice fell for a moment, and outside the public hall, a group of people wearing prison uniforms and carrying iron chains on their hands and feet were brought in one after another by the soldiers of the Dongshan Army.
Fortunately, this public hall is large enough, and it is not a problem to accommodate forty or fifty people under the hall.
These people are not ordinary people, they are all big people with heads and faces in Zigui County.
There are local county officials, as well as the children of local families and magnates, who knelt on the ground one after another.
The dozen or so people in the front row are all old acquaintances, the first one is Zigui Juncheng, and the back ones are county lieutenants and county commanders according to the size of the official rank...
After a brief salute, these people knelt on the ground, raised their heads slightly, looked around, looked at their familiar colleagues, and showed a bit of self-deprecation on their faces.
Who would have thought that they would become prisoners one day, which may be the impermanence of the world.
A group of officials and children of the family were brought up, and these people were still relatively honest and didn't say a word, of course
, except for Zigui Juncheng, who has gone crazy.
Zigui Juncheng's hair was scattered, looking at the people in front of him, with a foolish smile on his face, he kept muttering something in his mouth, and clapped his palms loudly.
If it weren't for the Dongshan soldiers around him to control him, maybe he would have done something excessive.
Seeing Zigui Juncheng look so crazy, Feng Nan and other officials looked indifferent, but their hearts were a lot more relaxed.
Before they came, they had heard that Zigui Juncheng had gone crazy, but with a cautious attitude, everything was still doubtful before they met.
Until he saw Zigui Juncheng so crazy with his own eyes, his hanging heart was completely relaxed.
Zigui Juncheng is like this, and it is the best arrangement for him or for all the ***.
The indifference of Feng Nan and the others was all in Su Qi'an's view, and he said softly.
"Zigui Juncheng can take it down, I don't know if you have any opinions."
"Everything is in accordance with the orders of the Overseer, and we have no opinion."
Hearing this, Su Qi'an nodded slightly, and then continued, "Okay, the case of corruption and collusion between Zigui County officials and the children of the family will start now."
"You are convicted!"
As Su Qi'an's voice fell, the trial officially began, and the trial did not take long, only about half a day.
After all, before arresting them, Su Qi'an had made sufficient preparations, and it was basically all conclusive evidence, and they had no chance to defend themselves.
It is precisely because of this that the officials on trial are basically very knowledgeable and confess their guilt one by one.
Under the ironclad evidence of guilt, no matter how you justify, it is meaningless, rather than this, it is better to admit guilt honestly.
Of course, not all of these people have such an attitude, and there are some who refuse to admit their guilt.
Most of these people are the children of powerful families, and in their opinion, the crime they committed is nothing more than causing death, bullying men and women, and the object of provoking is not everyone.
It's just a low-level civilian, something like this is too normal in Dongzhou, just lose money at that time, but Su Qi'an sentenced them to ten years in prison, and even some were exiled, and even executed.
In their opinion, this is a proper unfairness, and they continue to shout and disagree in the court.
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