Shao Xi thought that what was recorded in the account book must be evidence of the corruption of some officials in the county, but he never thought that these officials had been corrupt to such an extent, colluding with bandits and bandits in their own jurisdiction, mutilating the people, and amassing money.

"Purple Kite, since you already have this account book in your hand, why do you still go to Jiaku to steal the forged fake account book?"

Ye Ziyuan bit her lip and said hatefully: "What these corrupt officials have done, even if they are cut with a thousand knives, it is not enough to atone for their sins. The account books in my hands only prove that they colluded with the bandits and brutalized the local people and passing merchants, and if I also get the forged account books, I will be able to compare the money and grain that the government treasury pretends to transfer to the counties every time, but in fact it is the thief's money for the purchase of weapons and horses provided by those bandits. In this way, what they committed was the felony of deceiving the imperial court, embezzling public silver, and raising self-esteem, which was enough to send these dog officials to the underworld and the Shura Hell. Only in this way can we get true justice for the people of Qingshan County. ”

"They provided the treasury silver of the imperial court to the thieves as thieves' capital, and then these thieves used the money to buy weapons and horses and then robbed the territory, and then divided the looted money with the county officials, so the account book in your hand records the detailed records of the money transactions between them, but is this?"

"It is precisely in this way where the actual flow of the treasury silver actually goes every time it goes out; How much the robbers gave to the county each time; how much was returned to the treasury; The records of how much was privately divided by the county officials, the date, the amount, and the whereabouts of the money were very detailed, but it was a pity that if there was no account book in the first treasury as a comparison, the account book in my hand would be called a forgery by them, and they would turn around and bite me, saying that I had falsely accused them. ”

Shao Xi raised his hand and shouted, "Old Wu." ”

Lao Wu immediately understood, took out the entry and exit records of the treasury silver from his arms, and handed it to Shao Xi.

"This is the record of the money in and out of the treasury that we have obtained from the treasury, and with this record in your book, you will be able to prove that what is recorded in the account book is true, or at least that they colluded with bandits from all walks of life, and if you had consulted with us earlier, you would not have had to take this risk tonight."

Ye Ziyuan sighed softly, "I didn't know that there was such a record before, so because the account book of the first treasury was burned, after breaking up with you last night, I sneaked into the county office and overheard that the county guard and the officials also shared a private treasury to store their share of the spoils, and this private treasury is stored in a private account, which records in more detail who they have divided the money, how much each person has received each time, and how much silver money is stored in the treasury for each person, and this private treasury is under the rockery in the back garden of the county guard's mansion." ”

"You sneaked into the county guard tonight for this book?"

"Exactly! It is a pity that they seem to have noticed it and set up an ambush in advance, otherwise if they had taken this account book, these dog officials would no longer be able to deny it. ”

Shao Xi looked at Ye Ziyuan in front of him, a woman can still care about life and death for the people of Qingshan County, but now that her legs are broken and she is in prison, what reason does she have to stand by?

Shao Xi gently patted Ye Ziyuan's hand and said, "You just have to take care of your injuries, and leave the rest to me." Believe me, I will definitely think of a way to get you out, don't forget what you promised me, without you, I will be very boring to walk the rivers and lakes. ”

Ye Ziyuan smiled, nodded lightly at Shao Xi and said: "With you and your predecessors willing to help, I don't have to worry about this matter, I believe that I can finally return the people of Qingshan County to a bright blue sky, if you really encounter any danger, you can leave yourself, leave me, remember, remember." ”

Ye Ziyuan's words Shao Xi's heart was sour, at this time, she was still worried about her own safety, such a girl, how could he abandon her and leave alone.

Just when Shao Xi wanted to tell Ye Ziyuan what he thought, he heard a voice from outside, and the sound came from far and near, and someone came in as soon as he heard it. Shao Xi motioned to Ye Ziyuan to close her eyes and pretend to be asleep, and he would deal with the people who came, and Ye Ziyuan also closed her eyes in understanding, pretending not to wake up.

It was none other than Cai Cheng, who was ordered by Chen Mohuai to sabotage the arraignment. After Shao Xi saw Cai Cheng who turned from the corner of the entrance wall, he got up and took the initiative to greet him.

As soon as Cai Cheng saw Shao Xi and the others, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The lower official learned that the two adults came to the palace prison to interrogate the prisoners, and specially rushed to help. ”

Shao Xi sneered: "I didn't expect Lord Cai to be such a warm-hearted person, and Lord Cai specially rushed over to interrogate the criminals, and you, the officials of Qingshan County, are really thorough in everything." ”

"My lord has praised me, the two adults are my honored guests in Qingshan County, and now they have helped me a lot in Qingshan City, how dare the lower officials slack off? It's just that I don't know if the adult's arraignment of the prisoner this time will go smoothly? Did the man confess something? ”

"Humph! The prisoner has been beaten so badly by you that his legs have been broken, how can he wake up so easily? Now that I have arranged for the jailer to take care of him, he will be arraigned when he wakes up, and if there are any further beatings in the meantime, don't blame me for asking you for trouble. ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the lower officials will definitely urge the prison to take good care of this person, and will never delay your next arraignment."

Cai Cheng heard that the person hadn't woken up yet, that is, he hadn't asked anything yet, and he was a lot more relieved at this time. In this way, I will also have an explanation with Chen Mohuai, and I will not be ineffective.

Shao Xi returned to the cell and glanced at Ye Ziyuan, Ye Ziyuan secretly opened her eyes and nodded to each other in tacit understanding, then closed her eyes again, and Shao Xi also turned around and left the cell.

Before leaving, Shao Xi called Cai Cheng and Zheng Jiansheng, the prison guard, to the front of him, and said to the two of them in a slightly threatening tone: "I will only say this once, I arranged for Zhang to inspect and purchase a lot of things, and if there is any mistake during my absence, I suggest that you say goodbye to your family." ”

After speaking, Shao Xi turned around and walked out of the prison without looking back, leaving Cai Cheng and Zheng Jiansheng standing behind trembling.

These two guys who see the wind and rudder are not stupid, they naturally understand what it means to say goodbye to their families, what they don't understand is why this Lord Shao attaches so much importance to this person? But they didn't dare to talk about it, and they didn't dare to ask.

After walking out of the prison, Shao Xi was confused. At this time, he didn't know where to go, and he didn't know what to do, Ye Ziyuan's arrest made him a little confused at this time.

Lao Wu patted him on the shoulder behind him and said softly: "Young master, you are still young, there will be a lot of similar things like this in the future, don't panic, it's man-made, let's go back and discuss it." ”

Shao Xi nodded, I have to say that in Shao Xi's heart, Lao Wu's existence has always been his confidence, in his eyes, there is no problem that Lao Wu can't solve, and his dependence on Lao Wu is more like the unconditional trust and dependence on his relatives.

After tossing for most of the night, the two finally returned to the inn.

After entering the room, Lao Wu suddenly asked Shao Xi inexplicably, "Young master, find that private account for the people of Qingshan County to get rid of this group of corrupt officials and rescue the purple kite girl, if you were asked to choose only one, which one would you choose?" ”

Shao Xi was confused by Lao Wu, why can he only choose the same? It was you, the old guy, who said that children make choices, why do you ask such questions now?

"To tell the truth, I'm not a hero with the world in mind, if I had to choose, I would definitely choose to rescue the purple kite, but the purple kite is not me, she was born here, grew up here, she has the people of Qingshan County in her heart, if we can't punish the corrupt officials, even if we rescue her, she still won't leave with us."

Lao Wu also began to scratch his head, and said helplessly: "But at the moment, I can only think of one way, if I want to do both things, I really can't think of any way for a while." ”

"Let's talk about it first! What's your idea? ”

"If you want to get that private account, it is not difficult to rely on the skills of you and me, but once Chen Mohuai finds out that the private account is lost, he will definitely think that it is the Purple Kite Girl and other accomplices, so it will be really difficult to rescue the Purple Kite Girl. If you give up that private account, it will be much easier to just rescue the purple kite girl, with your identity as the 'Jing Cheng Division' four products supervision and inspection history, just say that you have taken a fancy to this girl's ability, and you want to bring back the 'Jing Cheng Division' to cultivate, and leave it for future use. According to the past practice, no one has dared not to give the people that the 'Jing Cheng Division' wants. ”

"Didn't they always want to get that book back? And I still want to kill the purple kite to extinguish my mouth, how can I easily hand over people to me. ”

"Speaking of which, the purple kite girl is just an account book in her hand, if Chen Mohuai and the officials at all levels in the county refuse to admit it to death, and only say that it is forged, a single certificate will not convict them, so if you force him to hand over the person as 'Jing Chengsi', he will also choose to hand over the person to you after weighing the pros and cons."

Shao Xi suddenly thought of the entry and exit records of the treasury silver, and said excitedly: "Why did I forget? We also have a record of the entry and exit of the treasury silver, which together with the ledger in the hands of the purple kite can be used as complete evidence, so that there is no need to steal the private account again, we only need to rescue the purple kite, and I don't have to make a choice. ”

Being reminded by Shao Xi like this, Lao Wu suddenly remembered this matter at this time, slapped his thigh and said: "In this way, we can not only rescue the Purple Kite Girl, but also fulfill the Purple Kite Girl's wish, so that she will not be unwilling to leave with us, so many problems will be solved." ”

Thinking of this, both of them became excited, and after most of the tossing and turning, they finally found a solution to the problem.

So the two agreed that after dawn, they would go to the county guard mansion to ask for someone, and after getting the person, they took the account book and left Qingshan City together, and went to the state government yamen to file a complaint.

But will things really go that well?