Not many people noticed Hu Yan's strangeness.

In other words, the people present no longer had the energy to care about a small criminal department official, and at this time, they were all immersed in Fang Ping's loud questioning.

Yes, why is the money embezzled by Xia Yan lower than the money he bribed?

In their view, although almost every scholar despises merchants and discriminates against them, who is not a calculating official, and who will do business at a loss?

Corrupt officials are inevitable.

In this Great Xia Dynasty, if an official has money, he can not only enjoy sufficient material supplies while having the status of a master, but also have more opportunities to obtain the resources needed for cultivation, so that his cultivation can go further, and then get more opportunities for promotion.

It's a virtuous circle.

Of course, a monk's cultivation is also linked to his own mind, talent, and learning, and it is not just a way to accumulate cultivation resources through money.

Moreover, monks who rely on their own talents and popularity to grow have a more solid foundation, a deeper background, and a higher ceiling.

For example, 3,700 years ago, in the Tang Empire, where "the palace was opened in nine days, and all countries were crowned with crowns", there was a peerless talent who penetrated the world with his own extremely high talent and achieved sub-saints with poetry, that is, the legendary poet who left more than 100 amazing works for future generations - Shixian Li Taibai.

But after all, not every monk has the opportunity to pursue the ethereal Immortal Saint Dao.

Origin, talent, chance, etc. cannot be equal.

Since there are shortcuts, there will naturally be people who take them.

And Xia Yan's mysterious operation, they couldn't understand it at all.

The so-called talent and learning refers to talent and learning, Xia Yan must not have achieved high achievements in terms of talent, after all, I have never heard of any good works in him, poetry, calligraphy and painting must have no talent, and his knowledge is also mediocre, otherwise how could he be the parent official of hundreds of thousands of people in a county?

The popularity of the people, this is not clear, but this person is from a poor background, not a child of a wealthy family, nor a disciple of a famous Confucian, and has attracted a joint appeal from a number of well-known wealthy families and wealthy businessmen in Yongchuan, and the popularity of the people should not be much better.

Therefore, it stands to reason that he should probably be a corrupt official.

But after Fang Ping's reminder, everyone quickly realized that there was something else in this case.

No corrupt official would trade at a loss.

Bribing Shangguan is a routine operation, which is not a problem, if you don't bribe Shangguan, Xia Yan's county order will not last long, and there will be little chance to make money.

However, bribing the officials with more money than they made themselves, it would be a contradiction to put the cart before the horse.

Xia Yan did this, and it was not clear to explain it if he used a corrupt official to explain it.

Because in this way he does not do any good at all.

It's not for the benefit of being a corrupt official, so what else can it be for? He doesn't owe anything to the officials.

This is indeed a big doubt!

And after bribing so much money, he hasn't been promoted for six years?

For a while, everyone began to stare and think.

As the person concerned, Xia Yan's expression became more and more complicated at this time.

He barely raised his head, meeting Fang Ping's imposing eyes, but he didn't immediately open his mouth and answer Fang Ping's question, but hesitated for the first time.

Yes, hesitation.

In the face of Zhao Bingliang and Qian Yiqian's questioning, he admitted that he was neat and neat, without a trace of hesitation, but when faced with Fang Ping's questioning that was obviously beneficial to him, he was reluctant to speak, obviously hesitating.

It seems that he didn't expect Fang Ping's focus not to be on whether he was corrupt or whether he had bribes, but on the amount of bribes.

"What? Is this question hard to answer? ”

Seeing that Xia Yan had not spoken, Fang Ping was not only not annoyed, but instead showed a hint of a smile.

"Do you need the old man to help you answer?"

Hearing this, Xia Yan knew that he couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore.

He smiled bitterly and said, "Why should Lord Fang be like this? Corruption and bribery are corruption and bribery, and no matter what the reason, no matter what the hidden circumstances are, or what the hardships are, the crimes of corruption and bribing officials to seek personal gain are all facts. ”

"The so-called law is not merciful, since the law has been violated, it is necessary to clarify the canonical punishment, so as to warn future generations not to repeat the mistakes of the past, otherwise if there is impunity, let the lawbreakers go unpunished, future generations may learn the same, numb themselves with the so-called bitterness, and then use this to exonerate after the incident, if so, where is the national law? What is the peace of the people? ”

"Therefore, this case must not be opened, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"

Hearing this, Fang Ping couldn't help but be stunned, and then gradually moved.

At the same time, the smile on his face that was originally in his hand suddenly closed, and the gaze that was looking at Xia Yan became deeper.

It's been such a time, and you can still say such words, this Xia Yan is amazing......

Xia Yan suddenly bowed to Fang Ping, and then said solemnly: "As an official of the imperial court, I should have obeyed the law and fulfilled my duties, but not only did I not discipline myself, but I knew the law and violated the law, so I should be guilty of one more degree." ”

"Please also ask Lord Fang to focus on the overall situation, don't care about those irrelevant details, enforce the law impartially, and sentence him for his crimes."

Speaking of this, he sighed inexplicably, and then glanced at Lu Chen, who was speechless, with a hint of apology in his eyes.

After retracting his gaze, he spoke again, but his voice inexplicably became a little depressed.

"If you have such an unforgivable sin, only the execution ground is the real destination, Lord Lu, I'm really sorry, after thinking about it for a long time in the next few days, I still feel that only a capital crime can atone for the guilt on my body, and I ask Lu to do it and Lord Fang to fulfill it."

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly fell silent.

They had fully reacted by this point.

Xia Yan's case is not as simple as corruption, Fang Ping and Lu Chen are right, there must be something else hidden in this case.

If he is a corrupt official, then what is he greedy for?

Money? Not a single cent of the money he had embezzled made made it to his pocket.

Position? He has been serving as a county magistrate in Yongchuan for the past six years, and he has not been promoted even one level during the Empress Dowager's turmoil, and every evaluation is average.

Fame? He had a quarrel with the gentry of the major wealthy families in Yongchuan to the point of incompatibility, and there were no wealthy families to build momentum for him.

And obviously there is something else hidden, but he insists on admitting his guilt, not only does he have no intention of getting out under the slightest excuse, but he is bent on death, according to the national law.

What is it?

This is a deep sense of righteousness!

Such a noble person, how could it be those Yongchuan wealthy people who are insatiable dog officials?

At this time, even Zhao Bingliang and Qian Yiqian were silent, only Hu Yan seemed to see a life-saving straw, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

He hurriedly stood up, and then said urgently: "Lord Fang, no matter whether there is a hidden secret in this case, it is a fact that Xia Yan was corrupt and took bribes and disregarded the law of the country!" What's more, he also colluded with the demon queen's henchmen to seek personal gain, which is a crime of death! ”

"And, my lords, have you considered Your Majesty's feelings?"

Gradually, he cleared his mind and spoke more and more clearly.

"The demon queen has been in chaos for six years, during which she often humiliates Your Majesty, fortunately, Your Majesty's genius has endured humiliation for six years, and finally with the help of the Holy King of Cangming, he was able to regain control of the dynasty, and now that the world has returned to the right, there is no place for the demon queen's henchmen in the world, if Xia Yan, the person who colluded with the queen mother's henchmen, was given a light sentence because of the so-called hidden feelings, and even pardoned his guilt, where would your majesty be?"

Hearing this, Lu Chen, who was already completely uninterested in Xia Yan's case, and just wanted to go home and turn his grief and anger into an appetite, suddenly brightened his eyes.

That's right!

In any case, Xia Yan's charge of colluding with the Queen Mother's henchmen is confirmed.

If you advocate Xia Yan's acquittal, wouldn't that offend the empress?

That's a good thing!

Thinking of this, Lu Chen's originally disgraced eyes suddenly flashed, and fighting spirit appeared in his eyes again.

And at this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside.

Immediately afterwards, an official dressed in a Zheng Sanpin court uniform, accompanied by several small officials and officials, walked over to this side.

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