Because the facts of this case are clear and clear, and there are all human and material evidence, it is not difficult to hear.

After the parties finished narrating the case, they saw Zhao Zhenji nodding and commanding: "Well, you can go down!" ”

As soon as Zhao Zhenji's words fell, a servant stepped forward and helped the lame man up from the ground.

Seeing this, the lame man's wife hurriedly stepped forward, handed the homemade crutches into the lame man's hands, and admonished: "Husband, crutches, walk slowly, pay more attention to your feet!" ”

When the lame man heard this, he just nodded and didn't say anything more.

Then, the husband and wife helped each other out of the court, and the crowd saw this and automatically made way for them.

This situation and this scene deeply touched the people who were watching from the outside of the yamen.

At the same time, those people also felt extremely indignant at Yuan Kui, who was kneeling in the public court at the moment.

Just because he coveted the beauty of other people's wives, he instructed his servants to break the man's legs alive, making him a cripple and completely ruining the rest of the man's life.

The anger of the crowd was also unconsciously stirred up in the process of the previous recounting of the case by the parties, after all, no one wants such a thing to happen to them.

"Kill him!"

In the crowd, I don't know who it was, was the first to shout such a sentence.

Immediately after, the people who were watching also shouted together, and their voices were higher and higher.

"Kill this wolf-hearted thing!"

"Yes, that's right, cut off his head and seek justice for our people!"

"Kill this brute!"

Seeing that the emotions of the people watching outside the government were becoming more and more excited, and there were even short-tempered people who wanted to break through the obstruction of the officials, rush into the court, and teach this Yuan Kui a hard lesson.

At this moment, I saw Zhao Zhenji slap the shocked wood suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "Silence! ”

Perhaps intimidated by the momentum emanating from Zhao Zhenji's body, the crowd gradually quieted down.

Immediately, I saw Zhao Zhenji retract his gaze, and then said: "This is the public court, if someone commits a crime, it will naturally be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

After this, I saw Zhao Zhenji looking in the direction where Yuan Kui was, and asked: "Yuan Kui, are you guilty of instructing evil slaves and deliberately hurting people?" ”

Although Zhao Zhenji's voice was not loud, it gave Yuan Kui an irrefutable feeling.

Then, as if he had accepted his fate, Yuan Kui lowered his head weakly and said cowardly: "I...... I plead guilty. ”

Seeing Yuan Kui confess, Zhao Zhenji nodded, then withdrew his gaze, and continued: "The Ming Law stipulates that disability, fractures, bleeding, and disfigurement are serious injuries, and those who cause serious injuries will be given sixty rods and five years!" ”

"In addition, because you covet the beauty of other people's wives, you deliberately cause trouble, and instruct evil slaves to hurt people, and have a bad impact, and your crime is added to the first degree!"

"Now this official pronounced the sentence in accordance with the law of the Ming Dynasty, and the person committed Yuan Kui, instructed the evil slave to deliberately hurt people, causing people to be disabled, and the rod was eighty, and he was displaced for seven years!"

With the sound of the startling wood echoing in the public court, the case of Yuan Kui, the young master of the Yuan family, deliberately hurting people, came to an end.

After that, soon a person in charge of recording the case stepped forward and asked Yuan Kui to sign and detain.

The people, who had been waiting outside the government office early in the morning, immediately cheered and jumped for joy when they saw that the guilty had been punished by the government.

Subsequently, I saw that outside the mansion, countless people knelt on the ground in unison, and said in unison: "Lord Qingtian!" ”

Seeing this situation, Zhao Zhenji's face flashed with a hint of the emperor's color, and he hurriedly got up from the Taishi's chair, regardless of the obstruction of the officials, and personally stepped forward to help the people who knelt on the ground one by one, and kept saying.

"Everyone, please get up, this is the duty of this official, this official is your parent official ......"

Seeing this, Zheng Michang, who was on the side, quietly glanced at He Maocai, who was not far away, as if asking.

The latter's face showed a smile but not a word.

Seeing this, Zheng Michang suddenly realized in his heart that this was a double eagle with one stone for Zhao Zhenji, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, who had just taken office.

It not only established its own image in the hearts of the people, but also took this opportunity to challenge the Yuan family in Jiaxing and investigate the land annexation.

Besides, as the governor of a province, being able to avenge the people's grievances is a naked political achievement!

After that, Zheng Michang and He Maocai also joined in, and together with Zhao Zhenji, they helped the people who were kneeling on the ground one by one.

After calming the emotions of the people at the scene, I saw Zhao Zhenji and a few people sitting back in the court.

Just when everyone present was still wondering, why didn't they take the prisoner down and delay leaving the court even though the case had been tried.

I saw He Maocai glance at the official on the side, and the latter quickly understood, and then, only to hear a shout of injustice.

"Adult, small wrong!"

As soon as these words came out, they instantly attracted the attention of everyone present, and Zhao Zhenji saw this situation, and after looking around, he commanded in a deep voice.

"Who is it who shouts grievances and brings people up!"

"Yes, Governor!"

When the officials on the side heard Zhao Zhenji's words, they didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and immediately brought the businessmen who shouted grievances to the court.

After being brought to the court, the businessmen did not hesitate at all, and immediately knelt on the ground with a 'plop', and cowered: "Little ...... The little ones have seen the adults! ”

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he replied imperceptibly, glanced over the bodies of those merchants, and asked, "Why are you shouting injustice, where does the injustice come from?" ”

When the businessmen heard this, after exchanging glances with each other, they saw one of them muster up the courage to stand up and say respectfully.

"Big ...... My lord, I can't hide it, when the mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang were mature and about to produce raw silk, the Yuan family sent someone to find me and others, saying that they wanted to work together to reduce the price of raw silk. ”

"However, after the incident, the Yuan family broke up with us as soon as possible, and now we can't escape prison, but his Yuan family can be at ease, my lord, do you think it's fair?"

When the merchant said this, his face was indignant.

The businessman's words, like a bombshell, exploded in the crowd, instantly setting off an uproar.

"What, that Yuan family is actually in the same group as those previous businessmen!"

"Oh, what a bunch of shameless things, actually partnering with businessmen to deceive us!"

"What a damn thing!"

The people gathered outside the government office were filled with righteous indignation when they heard this information.

After all, in order to buy raw silk from the people at a low price, those merchants relied on the support of the Weaving Bureau behind their backs, which can be said to be doing everything, and some people were even seriously injured because of this.

He Maocai, who was on the side, heard this, and after pondering for a while, he looked at the businessman and asked, "You mean, the Yuan family also participated in the previous malicious purchase of raw silk from the people at a low price?" ”

Facing He Maocai's scrutinizing gaze, I saw that the businessman nodded, and replied categorically: "Yes, my lord, if the adult doesn't believe it, the little one has testimony to prove it!" ”

After Zhao Zhenji learned the news from the mouth of the businessman, his face suddenly became extremely cold, and immediately, he waved his hand violently and commanded: "Come on, bring up the testimony he said!" ”

"Yes, Governor!"

When those officials heard Zhao Zhenji's words, they didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and even as quickly as possible, they took the confessions of these businessmen.

"My lord, here is the testimony!"

"Hmm."

After Zhao Zhenji responded, he took the testimony from the hands of the officials and skimmed through it word by word.

After reading the testimony of those businessmen, I saw Zhao Zhenji's face gloomy, and he looked like he was about to choose someone to eat.

Immediately, I saw Zhao Zhenji put down the testimony in his hand, slammed the table, and said in a deep voice: "Not long after this official took office, he encountered such a thing, which is really unreasonable!" ”

After that, I saw Zhao Zhenji facing everyone and said in a deep voice: "No matter who is involved behind this, this official will definitely find out about this matter!" ”

"Come on, take them all down to the official, and wait for the fate!"

"Yes, Governor!"

When Zhao Zhenji's words fell, the officials who had been waiting on the side immediately stepped forward and took everyone out of the court.

"Quit!"

After Zhao Zhenji finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves, got up from the seat, and left the court directly.

Seeing this, Zheng Michang and He Mao, who were on the side, hurriedly kept up with Zhao Zhenji's pace.

At this moment, even the most nervous person can see that the newly appointed governor is clearly going to clean up the Yuan family!

"Quick, tell the master the news immediately!"

"Yes!"

……

"Well, you two, did a good job this time!"

At this moment, in the meeting hall of the Governor's Palace, I saw Zhao Zhenji put down the teacup in his hand, glanced over Zheng Michang and He Maocai on the side, and said encouragingly.

"Where, the governor is serious, this is all the credit of your strategy, if the lower officials do not have your support, they will not dare to act like this!"

As soon as Zhao Zhenji's words fell, he saw Zheng Michang get up from his seat and compliment.

Seeing this situation, He Mao, who was on the side, also followed Zheng Michang's steps, and spared no effort to pat Zhao Zhenji's ass: "Yes, Lord Governor, thanks to you this time, if you don't have your back, I'm afraid this matter will be subject to many constraints, and it will definitely not go so smoothly!" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zhenji waved his hand to stop the next words of the two.

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji facing the two of them, and said with a straight face: "No, this matter is not the official who has the final say, in the final analysis, it is His Majesty who supports us behind our backs!" ”

When Zhao Zhenji said this, he also pointed to the top of his head with a careless point.

Zheng Michang and He Maocai heard Zhao Zhenji's words, and after being stunned for a moment, they reacted suddenly, and immediately, they saw the two of them showing ecstasy, and said in a harmonious voice: "Yes, the governor is right, it is His Majesty who supports us behind our back!" ”

For Zheng Michang and He Maocai, this is one of the few opportunities to show their faces in front of the emperor.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were two capitals and thirteen provinces, and the political envoys and envoys from all over the country added up, and they had to have two hands, who didn't want to go further?

When you reach this position, there are only two ways to go, either to be transferred to the capital and become a Beijing official, or to go one step further and become the governor of a province and become a veritable feudal official.

It's just that this second path is full of difficulties, and if there is no relationship with the sky, plus great opportunities, it is basically impossible to get through.

After all, the feudal officials are generally people trusted by the emperor, and most of them are airborne.

After this, Zheng Michang seemed to suddenly remember something, looked at Zhao Zhenji who was sitting on the top worriedly, and then said: "Lord Governor, before this, the lower officials got the news that His Majesty intends to canonize the imperial concubine Shen as the queen!" ”

When Zhao Zhenji heard Zheng Michang's words, a trace of surprise flashed on his face, but after thinking about it, he was relieved again.

After all, Zheng Michang and He Maocai are the backbone members of the Yan Party, and they must have known what was going on in the DPRK and China.

When Zhao Zhenji heard this, he looked in the direction where Zheng Michang was, and after bowing his head slightly, he asked, "Well, there is indeed this news, what's wrong?" ”

Facing Zhao Zhenji's gaze, Zheng Michang carefully said after repeatedly considering the language: "Lord Governor, since ancient times, canonizing the queen has been the top priority, and when the time comes, Your Majesty will definitely issue an edict and grant amnesty to the world, in this way, I am afraid it will ......."

After listening to Zheng Michang's worries, Zhao Zhenji's whole person instantly understood.

Then, I saw Zhao Zhenji withdraw his gaze from Zheng Michang's body, and confirmed in his words: "This official knows what you mean, are you worried that the Yuan family will take advantage of the opportunity of His Majesty to canonize the queen and amnesty the world to get rid of the crime, right?" ”

Hearing this, Zheng Michang nodded, and said in response: "Well, the governor is right, the lower officials are worried about this matter!" ”

Seeing this, He Mao, who was on the side, also looked in the direction where Zhao Zhenji was with a worried face, waiting for his answer.

Zhao Zhenji took in the expressions on the faces of the two, and after pondering for a while, he waved his hand and explained: "You don't have to worry about this, before this, this official has already reported to His Majesty, you just have to act boldly!" ”

Zhao Zhenji's words, there is no doubt that they gave Zheng Michang and He Maocai a reassurance.

After all, as long as His Majesty is willing to turn a blind eye, then some things will be much easier.

And at this moment, He Maocai looks confident.

As an envoy in Zhejiang, he manages the criminal name of a province, and as long as there is no interference from the imperial court, he can easily turn the Yuan family's case into an iron case.

Seeing that all the doubts in his heart were answered, Zheng Michang had no intention of staying here.

I saw him get up from his seat, arch his hand to Zhao Zhenji, and said respectfully: "Thank you Lord Governor for solving the doubts of the lower officials, the Governor is busy with official business, and it is inconvenient for the lower officials to continue to disturb, and the lower officials will leave!" ”

After Zheng Michang, He Maocai on the side also got up from his seat and said goodbye to Zhao Zhenji.

"Hmm."

Zhao Zhenji answered imperceptibly, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and watched the two leave.

Immediately, I saw Zhao Zhenji retract his gaze, put down the teacup in his hand, and said with emotion: "These two people are quite easy to use, no wonder Hu Zongxian would recommend them to me......"

……

After walking out of the Governor's Palace, He Maocai took a greedy breath of air, and his face was full of smugness.

At this time, He Maocai was extremely glad that he had decided to move closer to Zhao Zhenji.

After all, firstly, in the triennial plan of the imperial court, he kept his position, and secondly, he was able to show his face in front of the emperor.

He Maocai's heart knew very well that he had no possibility of going up again.

Therefore, everything he did was to keep his current position, and to accomplish something along the way, so that he could atone for his crimes.

When He Mao came back to his senses, he suddenly found that Zheng Michang, who was still walking with him before, had gone away.

Seeing this, He Mao hurriedly took three steps and two steps to keep up with Zheng Michang's pace: "Lao Zheng, don't go so fast, wait for me!" ”

After catching up with Zheng Michang's pace, He Maocai saw Zheng Michang's thoughtful look, and asked curiously: "Lao Zheng, what are you thinking?" ”

When Zheng Michang heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, and after seeing that the person who came was He Maocai, the whole person breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, I saw Zheng Michang looking into the distance, and then said: "Lao He, I was just thinking, is power important in this world, or is money important?" ”

When He Maocai heard this, he responded without thinking: "Nonsense, it must be important!" ”

When He Maocai said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Don't say anything else, just talk about this Jiaxing Yuan family, even if his Yuan family has more silver, it is nothing more than a fat sheep to be slaughtered!" ”

"Although in recent years, his Yuan family has accumulated a certain amount of contacts in the court by bribing those high-ranking officials in the capital, but in the final analysis, no one in his Yuan family is an official in the court, Yuan Yongyu's eldest son, who has just been promoted in the examination not long ago!"

When He Maocai said this, his face was full of contempt, he sneered, and continued: "What's the point of just a person, even if he can enter the court as an official, he can't keep his Yuan family's property!" ”

When Zheng Michang heard He Maocai's words, he nodded, and said with emotion: "Well, Lao He, what you said makes sense, I'm afraid that only when you reach the position of Yan Ge Lao and them can you ......."

Before Zheng Michang's words were finished, he saw He Maocai shake his head and said categorically: "No, when it comes to the position of Yan Ge Lao, silver is a secondary thing......

……

Soon, the relevant news reached the ears of the Yuan family in Jiaxing.

In the room, after Yuan Yongyu learned the specific news from the housekeeper's mouth, the whole person was suddenly furious, slammed the table, and said in a deep voice: "This matter can also involve my Yuan family, this is obviously a crime that wants to be added, there is no excuse!" ”

After venting his emotions, a panicked look appeared on Yuan Yongyu's face.

Zhao Zhenji's approach made him, the head of the Yuan family, feel an inexplicable sense of crisis.

Then, I saw him retreating left and right, holding his hands behind his back, and kept pacing back and forth in the room.

Yuan Yongyu couldn't understand why Zhao Zhenji, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, who had just taken office, wanted to make it clear that he couldn't get along with his Yuan family.

You must know that even when Hu Zongxian was still in office, he would give him a little thin noodles.

"Could it be that where did my Yuan family offend, this governor who has just taken office?"

Thinking of this, I saw Yuan Yongyu sit back on the chair and began to rack his brains to search for the scattered memories in his mind.

After searching in his mind for a long time, Yuan Yongyu did not find any memory of the Yuan family offending Zhao Zhenji, and before that, the Yuan family had not even had any intersection with Zhao Zhenji.

"Or is it that when Zhao Zhenji first went to Zhejiang, the gifts sent by my Yuan family failed to satisfy Zhao Zhenji?"

The more Yuan Yongyu thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, he had dealt with these officials in the DPRK and China for half his life, and naturally knew how greedy they were.

"This Zhao Zhenji also served as the superintendent of the imperial court not long ago, but I didn't expect his appetite to be so big!"

"It's no wonder, it is said that this supervising the imperial history is a chore, and you can't get much oil and water on weekdays, but now that you have the opportunity, you naturally have to make a fortune!"

Yuan Yongyu vaguely felt that he had discovered the truth, and in his opinion, Zhao Zhenji, the governor of Zhejiang, was just trying to take advantage of this matter to knock a bamboo pole fiercely.

In this way, many things can be explained.

"No wonder He Maocai, the Zhejiang envoy, is unwilling to accept the silver I sent, Zhao Zhenji, as his top boss, confiscated it, how dare he, as a subordinate?"

When Yuan Yongyu thought of this, a look of disdain couldn't help but appear on his face, only to see him spit on the ground and silently say to himself: "I, these wolves can't be fed!" ”

At this moment, he heard a knock on the door, interrupting Yuan Yongyu's thoughts.

Seeing that his thoughts were interrupted, Yuan Yongyu frowned imperceptibly, and commanded: "Come in!" ”

The voice fell, and only a 'squeak' was heard, and the door to the room was pushed open.

Then, I saw a slave walk in, lean down, and respectfully report: "Master, the eldest young master wants to see you, saying that he has something important to discuss!" ”

After Yuan Yongyu learned the news from the slave's mouth, because his thoughts were disturbed, most of the resentment he generated dissipated, only to see him retract his gaze and command: "Well, I know, let him in!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

After the servant responded, he immediately walked away, and after a short time, he saw Yuan Cheng enter the room with eager steps.

After entering the room, Yuan Cheng subconsciously looked at Yuan Yongyu, who was sitting in the main seat at the moment, lowered his head, and said respectfully: "The child has seen his father!" ”

When Yuan Yongyu heard this, he glanced over Yuan Cheng's body, his face was full of warm expressions, he pointed to the vacant seat on the side with his finger, and commanded: "Sit down first!" ”

"Yes, Father!"

When Yuan Cheng heard this, he didn't excuse himself, and sat down on the vacant seat on the side.

After this, I saw Yuan Yongyu looking at his proud son, and took the lead in provoking the topic: "Say, what do you want to discuss with your father?" ”

When Yuan Yongyu's words fell, I saw Yuan Cheng speak without thinking: "Presumably before this, my father already knew the result of the official government, right?" ”

Hearing this, Yuan Yongyu nodded, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Well, that's right, this is simply a frame-up!" ”

When the words fell, Yuan Cheng on the side thought about it for a long time before he mustered up his courage, looked in the direction where Yuan Yongyu was, and said cautiously.

"Father, the child got the news that it will not be long before His Majesty will canonize the queen, and he will definitely give amnesty to the world at that time, so that the case of the third brother and our Yuan family can get out!"

"Yes, why didn't I expect it, when the time comes, we just need to delay as much time as possible!"

When Yuan Yongyu said this, his face was full of hindsight.

"By the way, the capital can't relax, you have to let them know that my Yuan family is not easy to mess with, so I should teach them a lesson!"

"Yes, father, the child knows what to do next!" (End of chapter)