Under the guidance of Zheng Michang, Yan Maoqing and his entourage soon arrived at the Yamen of the Political Secretary.

"My lord, please come here."

After Zheng Michang said respectfully, he led the way in front of himself.

After arriving at the door of the warehouse, as before, Zheng Michang took out the key from his arms and opened the two big locks on the door.

"Go and bring the booklet of the salt tax to the official!" After opening the door of the warehouse, Zheng Michang instructed his subordinates on the side.

"Yes, Envoy Servant!" After the subordinates finished, they took out the account book with the salt tax at a very fast speed and handed it over to Zheng Michang.

"My lord, here is the list of salt taxes paid by me in Zhejiang, totaling 1.26 million taels of silver! You see. Zheng Michang said, and handed the account book in his hand to Yan Maoqing on the side.

Yan Maoqing took the book, compared the silver taels stored in the treasury and the list in the account book, and after confirming that it was correct, there was also a smile on his face.

"Things are going so smoothly, it seems that it is a wise decision to put the first stop of the salt tax collection in Zhejiang! It's better to be your own person, there are not so many twists and turns. Seeing that the salt tax in Zhejiang was successfully collected, Yan Maoqing suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and thought so.

"Okay, the salt tax collection has gone so smoothly this time, and it all depends on the help of Lord Zheng!" Yan Maoqing handed over the account book in his hand to the accompanying officials and said loudly.

"Where, where." Zheng Michang smiled and said.

"My lord, there is still a lot of time now, shall we go over and rest for a while? How many cups of tea? After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he pointed to the hall on the side and spoke.

"Well, very good, very good." Yan Maoqing said, and kept up with Zheng Michang's pace.

Yan Maoqing understood that this was something Zheng Michang wanted to say to himself, and he didn't excuse himself, and after ordering his subordinates to count the amount of silver again, he immediately kept up with Zheng Michang's pace.

"Yan Ge Lao and they sent you over this time, presumably it's not just as simple as collecting salt taxes, right?" Zheng Michang said, pouring a cup of tea for himself and Yan Maoqing.

"Taste, this is Shifeng Longjing, the first batch of this year."

After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he didn't look at Yan Maoqing, but tasted tea by himself.

"Well, this tea is indeed good tea, and this official can't drink such good tea on the ship!" Yan Maoqing picked up the teacup, took a sip, and made an evaluation.

"What you just said, I can't hear clearly, this time the imperial court sent this official here just to collect the salt tax!" After Yan Maoqing listened to Zheng Michang's words, he sighed in his heart and began to pretend to be stupid.

"Okay, don't pretend, Yan Ge Lao and they sent you here to let you act as a vanguard and deal with those Qingliu officials, right?" Zheng Michang put down the teacup in his hand and said coldly.

"You...... How do you know? Yan Maoqing was disturbed by Zheng Michang's words, and his face was no longer calm.

"Well, see for yourself! This is the news that Yan Ge Lao and they have given to this official, and you will do your best to cooperate with me when the time comes. Zheng Michang said, and showed the letter sent by Yan Song and them in the morning to Yan Maoqing for viewing.

After reading the contents of the letter, Yan Maoqing nodded and said, "Well, no problem, just explain what you need me to do!" ”

"I need you to dispose of these people to this official." Zheng Michang said, took out a list from his arms, and handed it to Yan Maoqing.

Yan Maoqing took the list and saw that most of the officials on the list had black material in their own hands.

"Well, no problem." Yan Maoqing nodded, and then put the list away.

"Next, you accompany the official to a place."

"Where?"

"Hangzhou Mansion!"

……

At this time, the Hangzhou government had already been crowded with people who came to see the excitement, and Hai Rui was sitting alone in the public hall, with two columns of officials holding killing sticks standing next to him, looking extremely powerful.

Seeing that the hour was almost up, Hai Rui slapped the shocked wood and said in a deep voice: "Take the prisoner Wen Rong and bring it to this official!" ”

"Yes, Lord Zhixian!" Seeing this, the officials on the side hurriedly escorted Wen Rong to the public court.

At this time, Wen Rong, wearing ten-kilogram shackles on his feet, moved to the court step by step under the escort of the jailer, and then knelt down with a 'plop'.

He was wearing a tattered prison uniform, his whole body was covered with hair, and his expression was blank, and he had long lost the demeanor of the young master of the Wen family, just like the corpse of a walking corpse.

"Wen Rong, are you guilty of killing people in the street?"

Hai Rui slammed the startled wood, startling Wen Rong.

"Big ...... My lord, I didn't kill anyone, he bumped into it himself! Wen Rong was cowardly, repeating words that he didn't believe himself.

"Hmph, stubborn, bring that Zhang Shou's wife and old mother to the official! The officer wants them to confront each other on the spot. Seeing that Wen Rong still didn't let go, Hai Rui glanced at Wen Rong and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Lord Zhixian!" After receiving the order, the official on the side quickly went down.

Soon, the wife and old mother of the deceased Zhang Shou were brought to the court.

"I've seen Lord Zhixian!" Zhang Shou's wife and old mother immediately knelt down and saluted after being taken to the public court by the officials.

"Well, tell me what happened." Hai Rui nodded, and his tone softened.

"My lord, the husband of the slave family makes a living by selling calligraphy and paintings, and he is honest on weekdays, and he does not conflict with anyone, and he ...... on that day" After getting Hai Rui's permission, Zhang Shou's wife began to describe what happened.

Zhang Shou's wife was not loud, but it touched the heartstrings of everyone present, when she told Wen Rong's story of killing people on the street and their subsequent encounters, the people present only felt that a nameless fire rose from their hearts!

There were even grumpy ones, who clenched their fists and breathed rapidly, wanting to rush in and teach this little young master of the Wen family a hard lesson.

"Well, you go down." After Zhang Shou's wife and old mother finished telling the case, Hai Rui let them go down.

"Here is a report made by the deceased, which clearly states the cause of death of the deceased, as well as the murder weapon, etc., in addition, here is the testimony of other people at the scene at that time, and the human and material evidence are all there! Wen Rong, do you still want to deny it? Hai Rui said, staring at Wen Rong who was kneeling on the ground.

And Wen Rong was shocked by Hai Rui's momentum, and subconsciously said: "I recognize ......"

At this moment, there was a commotion from outside the palace, and the crowd gathered outside the government to watch the excitement automatically gave way.

"Hai Rui, this official is Guo Bin in the Zhejiang Qing Dynasty Shilang, someone has found a large amount of gold and silver treasures from your home, as many as 50,000 taels! Let's take a trip with this officer. ”

As soon as this news came out, it caused a lot of discussion among the surrounding people.

"Hmph, Xiaguan is just a small magistrate, how could someone rush to send 50,000 taels of silver to Xiaguan?" Hai Rui got up from his chair, turned his gaze to the visitor, and retorted.

"Hmph, dare to quibble when you are dying, come on, take this Hai Rui away from this official!" Guo Bin waved his hand violently, and when the guards behind him saw this, they immediately rushed into the palace and controlled Hai Rui.

"Hai Rui, you accepted 50,000 taels of silver from the Wen family's competitors to frame the Wen family's young master Wen Rong, it's really dampening! Now the official declares that the previous judgment is null and void. ”

"Take this Hai Jui away from the official!"

"I see who dares!"

(End of chapter)