Chapter 226: Repaying the Favor
Shen Yangui hurriedly asked, "Where to go to the water?" β
"The file room is full of all kinds of case file evidence."
There are so many houses in the county government, but the file room caught fire, but I am afraid that someone did it deliberately?
"Who can you see arsoning?"
"How did Madame know that someone had set it on fire?" Na Kuai was obviously stunned for a moment, "The person guarding the file was knocked unconscious, the key was taken away, the fire was lit from the inside, and when we found out, it was too late." β
"What do you mean it's too late?"
Hurry up and spread his hands, "The file can't be rescued." β
The magistrate, who was tied to the table, suddenly laughed, "It burns well, it burns wonderfully!" There is no evidence, see how you still punish the sins of the judges! β
Shen Yangui looked at his big face and the plate was a kick:
"I can kill you right now!"
"I advise you that you better not! Otherwise, let the regent know that with his old man's temper, he will definitely dig out the eighteen generations of your ancestors, and scatter them to ashes! β
Shen Yangui glanced at Mo Chengying and couldn't help laughing:
"Where do you get your confidence? Why do you think the Lord Regent will help you? β
"I naturally have my own skills!" The magistrate put on the sole of his shoe, "If you don't believe it, you can invite the regent." β
Mo Chengying also felt ridiculous, "You said please, please?" β
"Humph! Of course! Zhixian's chin raised slightly, "You just need to send someone to the regent palace to say, his Qingqing is here, and the prince will naturally rush over non-stop!" β
Tarzan didn't even know him when he stood in front of him, and he was just bluffing people to delay time.
Shen Yan was about to speak, when another voice came from outside:
"Oh noβ"
Caught up and hurriedly ran in, panting:
"Two or two, two strong men, you go outside and see, it seems that there is a fire on the Cheng family's side!"
Shen Yangui and Mo Chengying walked out of the court, and when they looked out, the southeast was full of fire.
They originally thought that the Cheng family only had deep daughters left, and if the news from here could not be transmitted, there would be no moths over there, and when people were freed up tomorrow, they would be able to directly confiscate the Cheng Mansion.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Mansion also caught fire at this time.
Cheng Yuanwai was stuffed with a ball of rags in his mouth, and he whimpered and struggled.
Shen Yangui turned around, but saw that there was also a fire in the west, and Father Yang patted his thigh and came from behind.
"That's my homeβit's my home!"
The houses on the Yang family's side are connected to the houses, and there are many people living there, but they are afraid that they will all be burned.
Mo Chengying asked Poshan to take the two of them and followed Yang's father to Yang's house to put out the fire, but fortunately, the next-door neighbor got up at night, saw the fire, and fetched water to extinguish the fire.
Unfortunately, the rhubarb in the yard was killed, but fortunately, the mother and daughter of the Yang family were not at home.
It's different on the Cheng family's side.
In addition to Mrs. Waiwai and her grandmother, the fire also killed three family members and burned two servants who were fighting the fire.
During the day, Cheng's house was raided, and all the silver tickets, house deeds, land deeds, calligraphy and paintings were all burned, leaving only some gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques.
That's it, more than a dozen people, and they moved for a whole day.
In the afternoon, people from the Criminal Department and Cheng Jingxian rushed to the front and back.
The president of Chunshan Academy and several stewards of the college were sent to prison pending trial, but in order to avoid panic, the college continued to teach as usual, but there was no official order to allow unrelated personnel to enter or leave.
The people of the criminal department sorted through the files overnight, and because of the lack of key evidence due to the fire, they chose to postpone the trial for one day after consulting the regent.
The next day, a notice was posted in the city, indicating the time and place of the trial of the magistrate, Cheng Yuanwai and others, so that all the people who had been oppressed could go to the designated place on time and confront each other in court.
The magistrates and Cheng Yuanwai, who had not been interrogated all day, thought that they were their nobles, and they had achieved results in dredging themselves outside.
At dawn on the second day, several people were escorted out of the government office, passing through the streets, and the people smashed rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at them, following and scolding them all the way.
Several of them were shackled and shackled, and ropes were attached to their waists, and they could not dodge.
It's just that the more this road goes, the more wrong it becomes.
Cheng Yuanwai was a little panicked: "Where are you going?" β
The city gate waited for his eyes to roll left and right: "Why do I look like I'm going to the Dharma field?" β
The magistrate said: "Impossible! From ancient times to the present, there has been no reason to judge first and then behead! The people of the criminal department did not dare to do this. β
Cheng Yuanwai: "But this is not the capital, and now I am a fish and a man, a knife, kill first and try first, don't you all depend on them?" β
"Impossible." Zhixian's tone weakened, "Do you know who the noble person who helped us is?" β
"I don't know."
"Queen Mother! It's the Queen Mother! The Queen Mother, the Prince Regent's favorite. β
The matter of the imperial palace is still spreading more and more crookedly in the capital, and it has been transmitted here across the mountains and rivers, and I don't know what the truth is.
As early as a few years ago, Feng Yuqing spread the word regent's love for himself to the whole world through various means.
Pingwu Zhixian had previously received the news that the Queen Mother had died of illness, and the imperial court had not held a big funeral, and these foreign officials were all reluctant to be regents.
That Feng Yuqing came to Pingwu City, three points true and seven points false, saying that he was killed by a traitor, and was rescued by a divine doctor, and now he is thinking about returning to Beijing.
The little emperor is still there, she knows everything about the government, and at that time, there was a vague order from the capital to find the queen mother.
Zhixian naturally believed her.
Cheng Yuanwai held a head of rotten vegetable leaves, and said happily: "So, the Queen Mother rode out of the city on the eve of the previous night, did she go to the capital?" β
The magistrate's face was full of yellows: "Nine times out of ten!" β
A few people became hopeful.
After about two cups of tea, they really came to the Dharma field, and now they all calmed down, struggling one by one, refusing to go inside.
"Do you still have a royal law in your eyes?"
"Let go! I am an official of the imperial court, you can't kill me for no reason! β
The number of counties above the head here is the most fierce, "I want to see the regent!" I will sue you to the Lord Regent. β
(To be continued)