This move, not only Ran Fang, but even Fusu was surprised.

They got up at the same time, trying to help up the middle-aged man who looked like he was suffering, but unfortunately this person was very stubborn, so he knelt on the ground and couldn't get up.

His tears fell on Fusu's hands, and there was still some expectation in his desperate eyes.

"Just let me, old bones, kneel and say."

Seeing that he was so persistent, Fusu glanced at Ran Fang, and had no choice but to let go of his hand and sit back on the couch.

Seeing that the two of them were willing to listen to themselves, the man stabilized his breath and slowly said his grievances.

"The younger one is Qi Cao, and the adult of my family is the newly appointed Xianyang Ling, named Lian Liangcai."

"My family is diligent and diligent, he only has the society and the people of Daqin in his heart, and he will never do those corrupt things, but yesterday for some reason, Zhonglang General Meng Yi suddenly broke into the house, saying that my family was arrested for corruption."

"And I found five chests of gold in our house, which are not my family's!"

"If my family is corrupt, he won't be so old for so many years, and he still eats coarse tea and light rice, and the best clothes are official uniforms!"

"Sir, please save my family!"

"He really is dedicated to the people!"

"I also have no choice, I heard that there is a capable person in Xianyang Prison, I only come to beg him, my family still has a chance to live, I really can't think of a way, I can only come to you!"

"Please......"

As he spoke, he began to kowtow again.

Seeing this, Ran Fang's expression was also a little helpless.

"Get up and talk back!"

Ran Fang's words were a little tough, Qi Cao's movements were stunned for a moment, and when he raised his head, he met his slightly angry eyes.

"Sit down, or I won't say anything."

Seeing this, Qi Cao sat down stiffly, with gratitude in his eyes.

After seeing him sit down, Ran Fang asked, "You just said that Meng Yi went to raid the house?" ”

"Yes," Qi Cao didn't know why Ran Fang asked, but he nodded sincerely.

Then he continued: "Later, I went to inquire, and the matter of raiding the house was done by Master Meng and Zhao Gao. ”

"But Lord Meng just raided the house, and didn't embarrass those officials."

"But my family was wronged, he wouldn't do that kind of thing!"

"I know why Zhao Gao did this? On the day he went to the house to announce the decree, he wanted to buy my family, but unfortunately my family refused. ”

"He still wants to go to the house to drink tea, and my family also refused, so Zhao Gao must have a grudge."

"How difficult it is for Zhao Gao to be by His Majesty's side, he is deeply trusted by His Majesty, whoever he says is corrupt, then His Majesty will naturally listen, so my family will be slandered indiscriminately."

"However, my family is lucky, but the house was raided, and those who were raided by Zhao Gao are different, I heard that they were all beaten half to death."

"The people around Master Meng have been stopping them, but they haven't stopped them."

Qi Cao told Ran Fang everything he had investigated.

He hoped that Ran Fang could know that Zhao Gao was communiquing his personal vendetta.

Otherwise, with the temperament of an adult in his family, he would never be corrupt.

Ran Fang didn't rush to say anything, but Fusu, who had been listening, couldn't sit still.

As soon as he heard him say that Yingzheng was not, Fusu immediately retorted: "If Lian Liangcai is really not corrupt, then Your Majesty will give him justice." ”

"If he's corrupt, you don't know?"

"Why do you say he was wronged?!"

"Is it just your mouth?!"

Stunned by Fusu's words, Qi Cao was stunned, and didn't know what to say for a while.

He sat there, his eyes were very anxious, he wanted to say something but didn't know where to start, he could only look at Ran Fang, hoping to hear a glimmer of hope from his mouth.

Ran Fang was also thinking in his heart, this Lian Liang had just taken office, and he was exposed to be a corrupt official, and this matter always felt strange.

Moreover, it was Meng Yi who went to raid the house, which means that His Majesty personally instructed him.

A Xianyang Order, who has just taken office, is it worth His Majesty to use his cronies?

He didn't want to care about this kind of thing, but seeing Qi Cao kneeling and kowtowing at such an old age, he really couldn't bear it.

And from Qi Cao's words, it can be heard that Lian Liang is a good official, and if he is really wronged, it is a good thing that he can help.

"Did you notice anything unusual a few days before your house was raided?"

Seeing Ran Fang's question, Qi Cao immediately lowered his head and thought.

From Lian Liangcai's sudden canonization to Meng Yi's door-to-door raid yesterday, he has thought carefully about every detail.

After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't think of anything that had happened.

After a while, he hesitated and said, "Does it matter if my family suspects that the assassin has something to do with Zhao Gao?" ”

"Assassins?" Fusu said in surprise.

"That's right," Qi Cao nodded, not showing any emotion at all because of Fusu's words just now, but said anxiously, "A few days ago, Xianyang City has been tracking down two assassins, and has also posted portraits in Xianyang City. ”

"One is bearded, and the other is a young man, some people said at that time that they were the people of the former Xianyang Ling Yan Le, and this matter was boiling in Xianyang City."

"Originally, he didn't care about my family's affairs, but he didn't think that since it happened in Xianyang City, he had to intervene, and then he went to Lord Meng's mansion and said that he wanted to discuss it."

"Later, I don't know what happened, and after entering the palace, I was locked up."

"If I knew this was the case, it would be better to be a prison history, so as not to be slandered."

After speaking, he felt that his words were a little excessive, Qi Cao smiled on his face, and quickly stopped talking.

He raised his head again, cautiously seeing that Ran Fang was not unhappy, and then he was relieved.

Ran Fang didn't care about this, he was just thinking about what Qi Cao said.

"You said the gold wasn't yours, where would that come from?"

Qi Cao's old face showed anxiety, and he waved his hand in a panic: "I really don't know." ”

"At that time, Lord Meng went in empty-handed with people, and suddenly said that he had found stolen money, and the old slave was also shocked."

"My lord has just moved over this house, and it was given to Xianyang by the imperial court."

"We have few servants in the house, so we haven't had time to clean it up, and I really haven't seen where the gold came from."

Hearing him say this, Ran Fang had some guesses in his heart.

If what Qi Cao said is true, then this is a frame-up against Lian Liangcai.

But if it was Zhao Gao who did it, he still had some doubts in his heart, was it just to vent his anger?

"If it is really as you said, Lian Liang is the one who is slandered, and the gold is not his, then there is always a place for this gold."

"If you can find where he came from, you can clear your suspicion of being an adult."

"Think about it, who else has Lian Liangcai offended?"

Qi Cao thought about it seriously, a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he looked at Ran Fang embarrassedly.

"My family is straightforward, and sometimes it's easy to offend people by talking and doing things."

Listening to his evaluation of Lian Liangcai, Ran Fang knows some of his character, he has a stubborn temper, he doesn't know how to be tactful, and it is not so easy to buy him.

"You go and find it first."

Qi Cao stood up and saluted respectfully, and said in a very respectful tone, "Thank you, sir." ”

With that, he turned and left.

When he walked to the door, he happened to bump into a person, he lowered his head in some panic, saw the official boots, and hurriedly apologized: "My lord, atonement." ”

He was relieved to hear a "it's okay" from above his head.

Raising his head, he recognized that this person was Tingwei Feng Xiao, and he had some doubts in his heart, why did Feng Xiao come to Ran Fang?

With doubts, he limped out of Xianyang Prison, after all, what was at stake now was the affairs of his family.

It was Feng Xiao, who didn't recognize who this person was, and entered the cell with a casual wave of his hand, and greeted Ran Fang familiarly.

"Sir, this is a new wine, specially given to you to taste."