The silence and noise inside and outside the public hall were in stark contrast, and as time passed minute by minute, Mo Qi, who was silent, spoke.

He stood up, looked at Su Qi'an with a calm face, and said softly.

"The old man is only interested in being virtuous, and he has an arrogant personality, but he didn't expect that when he was old, he would be used as a pawn and overturn the boat in the gutter, and the old man recognized it."

"As a great Confucian, even if he has been sent to the office, but the harm to the people of Dongzhou is inevitable, the old man will immediately write to the court, asking His Majesty to punish him, of course, if the supervisor wants to hold the old man accountable, the old man will suffer together, and there will be no complaints."

"That's right, there are three of us, and we are willing to take responsibility together." The three of Qin Xiao beside him got up at the same time.

Qin Xiao looked at Su Qi'an and added, "The four of us will leave Luyue County from now on and return to the mountains and forests until we die of old age, and we and the other four will make up for the damage they have done to the people of Dongzhou."

After saying that, Mo Qi and Qin Xiao bowed their hands to Su Qi'an, and then turned to leave.

The departure of the four great Confucians, and everyone present did not stop them.

The weight and identity of these four people are not something that anyone can stop, and the four of them have already made a statement.

To tell the truth, the attitude of the four of them was quite ruthless, and they personally wrote to the court and asked for accountability, and this attitude of taking the initiative to admit guilt was enough for Su Qi'an to admire.

Not only that, but after the punishment, the four of them will give up everything in Dongzhou, become a real seclusion in the mountains and forests, and swear that they will not die of old age.

This is equivalent to completely severing all contact with the outside world, and giving up the many honors and honors that he has won for so many years.

The fact that they were able to make this determination shows that the four of them are truly repentant.

According to the identity and status of the four people, there is no need to do this at all, they did not take the initiative to participate in the plot to kill the people of Dongzhou, if they really want to say that the mistakes they made, they were just being used, under their banner, and the benefits they received were only daily rations.

Even if you tell the imperial court, you will remember that he has paid for Daliang for many years, and he will not be punished for his hard work.

Like Su Qi'an, it is even more impossible to put Mo Qi and Qin Xiao in prison and give them heavy punishments.

If these four people are all imprisoned, then Zeng Mo, Han Cheng and others under the court will not be cut with a thousand knives?

This is not a troubled time, so as not to use such a strict criminal law, as long as the four great Confucians do not really hurt the innocent and persecute the people, other things are trivial, and they themselves have immunity from criminal law.

Mo Qi and Qin Xiao knew it, but even so, they were still in the deepest self-punishment for themselves.

This is the real Confucian, worthy of their Confucianism.

Mo Qi and Qin Xiao punished themselves, Su Qi'an did not stop them, even if they stopped, it was useless, with the temperament of the four of them, they had their own arrogance, and no one could change what they decided.

The four of them did this, in addition to a punishment for themselves, they also had another intention, using the four of them to kill chickens and monkeys, deter officials from top to bottom in Dongzhou, and invisibly build momentum for Su Qi'an, which can be regarded as the four of them turning back in time to provide Su Qi'an with the last bit of help.

The meaning of Mo Qi and Qin Xiao, Su Qi'an naturally understood, and he was very grateful in his heart.

Before arranging this game and triggering the four elders of Dongzhou, Su Qi'an muttered a little, he was afraid that the four elders would insist on going all the way to the black, if this was the case, he was afraid that he would really tear his face with the four elders completely.

Su Qi'an was even ready to take out the master's order and force the four elders, but now it seems that the four elders still remember their identity as Confucians.

Turning back in time and helping himself, Su Qi'an's hanging heart can be regarded as completely letting go.

The most feared person in this purge of the Houjiu counties in Dongzhou is not the local officials, let alone Zhou Zibin and Feng Nan, it is these four elders who are fortunate to have successfully resolved this matter in the end.

Seeing the four elders leave, the atmosphere in the court is obviously much more depressing, these four elders are their hole cards.

Originally, there was still a little hope, but who would have thought that the fourth elder would be so cruel to himself, not only punishing himself and admitting his guilt, but also giving up all his honors, and never came out of the mountain.

When the four elders left, Feng Nan's heart was half cold, he knew that if he continued to drag on, it would only become more and more unfavorable to them, and it was time to make a decision.

He stared

Flickered, and after a short silence, he looked at Su Qi'an and said.

"I didn't expect that in Dongzhou, the place we manage, such an unbelievable evil thing would occur, which is really a shame for the officials of Daliang."

"Since the inspector has evidence of his guilt, how to deal with the eight county guards, we will definitely cooperate, of course, as a state minister, the people below, I am also responsible for this incident."

"This official is willing to accept all punishments, and there is no complaint."

"We are also willing to be investigated by the Inspector, and if we are guilty, the lower officials will plead guilty!"

Not long after Feng Nan's words fell, after a while, all the jury officials around him got up one after another, and then knelt down to Su Qi'an and expressed their attitudes.

Not to mention how sincere that look was, even if Su Qi'an killed them, these officials had no resentment.

After the jury officers knelt down and expressed their opinions, the anger outside the court obviously subsided a lot.

When did they see this scene, these officials in the public court at least accounted for more than eighty percent of Dongzhou.

If all of them are really convicted, it will not only be a huge sensation for Dongzhou, but it is estimated that the news will cause a shock when it reaches Kyoto.

If it was just a simple shock, it would be nothing, but if Su Qi'an really did this, the nine counties in Dongzhou would definitely fall into turmoil immediately.

At such a critical juncture, replacing all eighty percent of the officials in the rear in one breath will cause chaos.

Su Qi'an would not be stupid enough to do such a thing, and he worked hard to set up a situation for so long, but this is not the purpose.

Cleaned it all in one go, it was too cheap for them, and these people were still useful to Su Qi'an at present.

In a certain aspect, Feng Nan's move was indeed very high, and he took the initiative to take responsibility, which reduced his pressure.

He also knew that if Su Qi'an cleaned them up in one go, Dongzhou would definitely fall into chaos, in order to be able to take the initiative a little and not fall into too passive situations.

Taking the initiative to admit guilt is the best policy.

Although this trick is somewhat risky, I have to say that Feng Nan made the right bet this time.

Seeing everyone's statement like this, Su Qi'an showed a look of relief and hurriedly said.

"Lord Feng and my colleagues, I am very pleased to have such an attitude, but this matter has to be dealt with in the long run, for now, we still have to deal with the corruption and perversion of the law by Zeng Mo and the eight county guards of Hancheng, you see how it goes."

"Since the Overseer has spoken, we will obey your command."

Feng Nan clenched his fists and nodded repeatedly.

The officials behind him also said they had no opinion, and then got up one after another.

The atmosphere in the public court was obviously much more harmonious.

The tension dissipated as if nothing had happened.

Not only that, as a group of officials got up, Su Qi'an and Feng Nan expressed their positions in front of the people outside the court.

The evil things done by the eight county guards in the local area will definitely not be tolerated because of how deep his background and how high his status is, and he will investigate to the end, and he will judge how he should be judged, and he will definitely give you justice.

The crowd of people was agitated and shouted.

Compared with the excitement of the people, Zeng Mo and Han Cheng, who were controlled in the public court and couldn't speak, had already thoroughly understood that they were sold by Feng Nan.

In order to preserve themselves, they were sold outright.

The eight people were very angry, emotional, and constantly struggling, no matter how they struggled, it was in vain after all, under Su Qi'an's instructions, Zeng Mo and Han Cheng were taken away directly from the public hall by the soldiers of the Dongshan Army.

Along the way, the people were insulted, and some lost vegetable leaves, and in the crowd of scolding, the figures of eight people were gradually drowned...

With the eight people being taken away, the public hall was not so noisy, Feng Nan retracted his gaze and said to Su Qi'an.

"Inspector, I think this matter is almost handled, if there is nothing to do, the lower official will retire, and I have to inform the state pastor of this matter."

"Well, yes, by the way, don't you say that the envoy has forgotten, the envoy really has something to trouble Lord Feng."

Su Qi'an spoke

Relaxed, but Feng Nan's heart tightened when he listened, but his face did not change, and he arched his hand, "If there is anything to do with your lordship, as long as the lower official can do it, you will definitely do it."

"The envoy's inspection during this period of time, in addition to finding out the illegal things of the eight county guards such as Zeng Mo and Han Cheng, he also found the granary they had built privately, and roughly tapped it, no more, no less than 100,000 stones, I don't know what Lord Feng thinks..."

"Xia Guan feels that the 100,000 yuan of grain and grass is illegally obtained and should be returned to the state capital, but at present, the war on the front line is urgent, so I think it is better to requisition it and transfer it to the front line, which can also be regarded as making up for it in the rear."

Feng Nan's eyes flashed, and he almost didn't hesitate, and directly gave a solution.

"Is this really good? I don't know if you have any opinions." Su Qi'an said thoughtfully.

The officials behind him shook their heads again and again, their expressions were serious, and they said, "The front line has paid too much, and the rear should provide some food and herbs, so how can there be any opinions."

"That's right, if anyone has an opinion, the lower officials will be the first to oppose it, and I hope that the inspector will make the adults not worry, we fully support this matter."

"In that case, the envoy will follow what your colleagues said, but it's really troublesome for you."

Feng Nan and other jury officials hurriedly shook their heads, all of them were on Su Qi'an's side, and the negotiation between the two sides was called a harmony.

Who can participate in the jury trial, who doesn't know how to observe words and feelings, saying that it is a discussion, but it is just ***, just trying to pull them into the water.

This water is really, they have to go down if they don't go down, and the eight county guards are found to be corrupt and pervert the law, and it is foreseeable that it will definitely shake Dongzhou.

If they continue to investigate, will they still be able to run? Although Feng Nan took a risk just now and resolved the crisis, half of it was Su Qi'an's initiative to give in, and so far, giving them a chance to breathe.

This opportunity is not given in vain, it has to be returned, it has been paved for so long, and what I have been waiting for is now.

If they stupidly refuse, not to mention far away, at this moment, they will definitely not be able to get out of this court.

The ruthlessness of this supervision envoy is not for fun, after seeing the attitude towards the four elders of Dongzhou just now, they are somewhat afraid of Su Qi'an in their hearts.

This overseer has something in his hands.

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