"My lord, since the child disappeared, County Captain He has used various names to extort money, and these little things have been recorded in the account book. There are still weak accounts of County Captain He's use of power for personal gain over the years. Please take a look at it."
Father Wu plucked up the courage to give it a go. He knew that taking this step would mean that he couldn't turn back. According to He Xianwei's viciousness, he would never let his family go. But things had come to this, and he had to take the risk.
Since Wu Baosheng's accident, the Wu family has been possessed by the vampire He Xianwei, and he has been squeezed dry by various excuses. Especially when Wu Baosheng came back and was discovered by He Xianwei, it became even worse, making the Wu family who was originally wealthy almost unable to get rid of the pot. Wu's father had known for a long time that a greedy person like He Xianwei would not let them off easily. Now they are still worth being used. If they really become penniless, I'm afraid that County Captain He will have another face, and then it will really be a bad day for their Wu family.
In order to leave a way out for himself, he was planning to leave Meixian County while collecting criminal evidence of County Captain He. Lieutenant He Xian is a local snake in Mei County, and no one dares to provoke him. In private, he does not know how many insidious things, which made everyone dare not speak out. And this person also has his own shortcoming, which is arrogance. And Wu's father is also an old man in Mei County, so he naturally has his own channels, and found out a lot of useful things, one of which is the account book of He Xianwei accepting bribes and blackmailing others.
Originally, he wanted to use this account book as a life-saving thing for leaving Mei County, but now that it has reached this point, and seeing that the new county magistrate is not comparable to before, Father Wu is willing to take the risk, even if he is dying, he has to be backed. If he made a contribution, there might be a turning point.
He Xianwei's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and he said angrily, "How courageous! How dare you frame me!"
As he said that, he rushed over directly. If it wasn't for the quick-sighted and quick-handed yamen servant, Wu's father would have been kicked away by now.
Zhuang was furious, and he patted the gavel forcefully, "Captain He! You dare to be so arrogant above the court, I'm afraid you don't know how to be so rampant in private."
"My lord, the lower official has a straight temper, and usually has the most reputation. Hearing this, he was really annoyed, so he lost control." County Captain He didn't have the slightest remorse, only hated that he didn't kill the old man before, and didn't expect him After running rampant for so many years, he was tricked by such an old dog.
At this time, Zhuang Zhong no longer entrusted him with the false snake, and directly ordered He Xianwei to be suppressed. Naturally, He Xianwei refused to accept it and quarreled in the court.
"My lord, are you trying to make use of this to push me away so that you can take control of Meixian? I, He, have been working hard for the court for so many years. Is this how you treat us heroes, making the entire Meixian feel chilled?"
Zhuang Zhong snorted coldly and said: "The hero is still the criminal, let's talk about it later, just because you despise the court, I have the power to suppress you."
"I am the official of the imperial court, and I am the magistrate of Meixian County. You are just a county magistrate, and you have no right to treat me like this!"
Although the county magistrate is at the first level of county lieutenant, in Dayou County lieutenant also plays the role of supervising the county magistrate, and sometimes crosses the county magistrate to report to the higher level. There is no county magistrate in Meixian County, so the county magistrate has even greater power, and his status is close to that of the county magistrate. In the Dayou official system, the county magistrate existed to supervise the county magistrate. Although he could not control it, he played a restraining role. In some places, there is even a phenomenon that the power of the county magistrate of local origin is greater than that of the county magistrate, but in Meixian County, the actual power of the county magistrate has always been greater than that of the county magistrate.
Therefore, Lieutenant He County was full of confidence when he said this, and he no longer had the humble appearance of a humble job just now.
"The county magistrate can't suppress you, so what about this king?" Feng Huan slowly walked in through the door, looking at County Captain He with a half-smile.
Captain He's heart skipped a beat, remembering the rumor that Feng Huan had a lot to do with Zhuang Zhong, but he didn't expect that he would even intervene in official affairs. He Xianwei hurried forward to salute, his attitude was much more respectful than when facing solemnity.
"I don't know if the lord has lost his way here, please forgive me."
Feng Huan only glanced at He Xianwei lightly, and said mockingly: "The official is not big, but the prestige is not small."
County Captain He was worried but he didn't dare to show it. Feng Huan was not solemn, and his black cavalry were not vegetarians. Moreover, the current Holy Majesty loves him even more, and he can't afford to offend him no matter what. Since King Sizhao came here, not to mention Mei County, the bandits in the entire Yunzhou were almost wiped out. Crushing all the way, people have no power to fight back, which is incomparable to the former frontier army.
"The next official is just arguing with reason."
Feng Huan snorted, then said solemnly, "Your lord is here today to preside over this case?"
Feng Huan waved his hand, "Your Majesty Zhuang, you don't need to think too much. This king is just here to defend justice. I heard that the case is complicated and complicated. Since this king is guarding this side, I will naturally come here to ensure that this place is clear."
Smiling solemnly, he cupped his hands and continued the trial of the case. Feng Huan would come here because the two had discussed before, Mei County is different from other places, if there is no strong backer, at most this time they can only give He County Captain's minions, but they can't move his muscles. Zhuang Zhong didn't want to use his brains to refuse Feng Huan's kindness in order to prove his ability, one more day for a person like He Xianwei to stay would be one more day of harm to the people of this side. Besides, if it was someone else, they would seek help from Feng Huan whenever they had the opportunity, so he didn't need to worry about the relationship between the two of them.
As soon as Feng Huan came, Captain He really didn't dare to be arrogant anymore, because he hadn't been convicted yet, he didn't have to kneel, but stood in the hall to hear the trial. And Feng Huan sat on the sidelines as a spectator, and the home court was still controlled by Zhuang.
Wu Baosheng lowered his head, and couldn't help shivering. Where did he come from in the first place, but he provoked these two plague gods! But if it weren't for this, he might have been buried in flames now, and seeing him again now has mixed feelings. But these two people are obviously close in private, but now they pretend to be like something, this county captain He is afraid that he will be in trouble.
Seeing Feng Huan's arrival, Wu's father was even more delighted, and hurriedly told him where the account book was located. The place where the account book is hidden is quite secret, and Father Wu needs to lead someone to find it.
He Xianwei didn't expect that Zhou's case would be burned on his own head. He hates that he can't pass on the news in the hall now, and the yamen servants in the yamen are all unknown to him. He suddenly understands that Zhou's case will be tried today The case was probably just an excuse, but it was actually aimed at him!
At this moment, a group of people were brought up, and County Captain He felt another jump in his heart when he took a closer look.
This group of people were the ones who went to Wu's Villa to commit murder yesterday, among them the man in black was the one who wanted to put Wu Baosheng to death, and the other group were the robbers nearby. He Xianwei felt that something was wrong before he heard the news, but he didn't expect it to come true.
Zhuang Zhong looked at He Xianwei, "He Xianwei, do you recognize these people?"
Cold sweat broke out on He Xianwei's forehead, but he said calmly: "These people are the Langtou Mountain robbers wanted by the government! They have a long history of viciousness, and they have been suppressed several times before. Success, I didn't expect that the adults would catch them all."
After a pause, he thought of something again, "Could it be that the capture of these robbers is the work of the prince?"
No one responded in the hall, and looked solemnly at the man in black, "Who is your last name, where is your home, why did you want to attack Wu Baosheng last night?"
The man in black said in a low voice, "My name is Wang Wu, and I live in Fengtian Village. I didn't know Wu Baosheng before, but I just used people's money to eliminate disasters for others."
"Who hired you?"
The man in black obviously paused, with a very reluctant expression on his face, but when he heard the sound of Feng Huan tapping the table with his fingertips, he finally closed his eyes and said, "It's the second dog from the neighboring village. I owed a lot of money from gambling recently He said that as long as I kill Wu Baosheng, he can help me settle those debts."
"Er Gouzi is the elder brother of Third Aunt Wei of He County?"
"Yes."
Zhuang Zhong looked at He Xianwei, "He Xianwei, your concubines are better than each other."
He Xianwei was still arrogant and even showed off, "There are too many concubines in humble positions, and there are inevitably more things. The humble position never asks about the affairs of the back house. I never thought that there would be so many troubles. It is a humble discipline. Not strict, this time from now on, all the concubines will be dispersed, and there will be troublesome women."
Zhuang nodded, "Hexian Lieutenant really has to disperse your dozen or so concubines. According to the law of Dayou, officials who are not of the fifth rank or above are not allowed to take concubines, unless they are still childless at forty. Power takes concubines."
County Captain He choked, although Dayou had always had such a law, but few of them really obeyed it. Especially the Yunzhou sky high emperor far away, even more unscrupulous. Of course, this can't be used as an excuse, after all, his concubines have not passed through the Ming Road, so it is very convenient to deal with.
Zhuang Zhong looked at the bandit leader again, and said with a slightly teasing tone: "Which concubine's elder brother of the County Captain He would go to Wu's manor to rob?"
The bandit leader is also a cunning guy, even though he was severely punished last night, he still didn't have a straight face and said: "Sajia is different from this kid, it has nothing to do with this concubine's room."
"Oh? Then why do you suddenly want to go to Wu's Manor?"
The bandit leader snorted and said, "The Sa family heard from a steward of He County Wei's family. The Wu family is a wealthy family in Mei County. Beating his family is enough to feed us for a year. Especially after arresting a pregnant woman in the house, we will be more serious in the future." It is delicious and spicy."
When Wu's mother heard this, she couldn't hold back and howled, "You murderer killed my eldest grandson, and I want you to pay for it!"
In the courtroom, Mother Wu naturally couldn't find the bandit leader to settle accounts, and besides, she didn't have the force value.
The bandit leader was overjoyed when he heard this, "People outside said that the wife of the Patriarch of the Wu family was pregnant, but you said it was your grandson. There is really a lot to say here!"
Mother Wu blushed immediately, and hesitated for a long time without uttering a word.
It turned out that Wu's mother was not pregnant, but the maid specially assigned to Wu Baosheng by Wu's mother was pregnant. To the outside world, Wu Baosheng is dead, and the Wu family has no heirs. If he does not establish an heir, the property will belong to the Wu family after his death, but if he does, it will also be cheaper for outsiders. Therefore, Wu's mother and Wu's father came up with this idea, not only to prevent Wu Baosheng from being exposed, but also to solve the problem of the heir.
This is a good idea, but it's not as good as it is, the robber entered the house and no one was hurt, but the maid fell in a panic and lost the child. Now that Wu Baosheng has been exposed again, why doesn't the Wu family know about it in the future, maybe they really are going to die! Wu's mother and Wu Baosheng only hoped that the account would be useful. Now they can see that the good times of County Captain He are probably coming to an end.
The person in the hall is King Sizhao, and no matter how powerful Lieutenant He is, he can't surpass him, not to mention that the bandits in the vicinity are almost wiped out by King Sizhao, and they can't use black or white methods.
"Lieutenant He, your house is really lively. If there are any cases in Mei County in the future, it seems that you only need to check the people in Lieutenant He's family to understand."
He Xianwei hated secretly in his heart, but said righteously on his face: "My lord, please don't spitting blood, it's just a coincidence, and a humble job can't afford such a big hat."
Zhuang Zhong just sneered, and exchanged glances with Mr. Tong. Mr. Tong didn't know what he said to the yamen servant beside him. Lieutenant He's eyelids twitched, but he still showed a calm look, without any trace of panic, but if you look closely at his fists hidden in his sleeves, you can see that he is trembling slightly.
After a while, two yamen servants carried the stretcher covered with white cloth to the court.
"He Xing, at the beginning Zhou's Zhenniang was brought to court by Wu Ming, and you tortured her if you didn't investigate, Zhou Jizu was beaten to death, Zhou's father died unjustly in prison, and even Zhou's mother's death was vaguely mentioned. With these three points, I can punish you severely! Use it as a warning to others!"
"My lord, it is true that the supervision of the humble position is not effective, so Zhou's father and Zhou Jizu died of punishment, but Zhou's mother committed suicide and died, which has nothing to do with the humble position."
"Death by suicide? Then your eyes are really white on your face!" Zhuang Zhong walked down and lifted the white cloth, and there was a skeleton lying inside.
Zhenniang, who was sitting by the side, suddenly understood what was going on, and rushed over and burst into tears. This corpse was Zhou's mother, and Zhuang Zhong had greeted Zhenniang before, so Zhenniang guessed it at a glance.
"Mother, I'm sorry for you, mother!"
Zhuang Zhong was not in a hurry to let Zhenniang be pulled away, but he also did not let her touch the corpse, in case he got excited and accidentally damaged it.
After a while, he ordered someone to take Zhenniang away, pointed to the corpse and said, "If it was drowning, where did the head injury come from?"
Zhou's mother has been dead for more than two years, and now she has turned into a skeleton with a hole-shaped fracture on the right back side of the skull. The crack is very large, the size of a woman's fist, and the bone falls off when she touches it lightly, forming a skeleton. Big hole.
Seeing this, Wu's mother and Wu Baosheng were scared to death. The two families knew each other well. They never thought that they would meet at such a time, and the other party turned into a scary skeleton.
"The deceased died from a severe blow to the head, not from drowning."
County Captain He argued: "When the body was picked up, it was indeed found that the head had been knocked over. Maybe it was knocked when it fell into the well..."
"You are still quibbling when you see such a large impact surface! The wall of the well is round, so it is impossible to have such a small trauma on the force-bearing surface, and there is water at the bottom of the well, and the stone at the bottom of the well does not have such a strong force to cause such a large impact. Wound. This injury is clearly the mark of the impact on the back of the axe. Because the area hit is small, the fracture area is larger than the back of the axe. Mother Zhou did not commit suicide, but homicide!"
Zhenniang cried even more sadly when she heard this, she knelt down, "My lord, please seek justice for my mother!"
Lieutenant He's back was covered in sweat, and his face was no longer as calm as before. "I don't know how to be educated in a humble position. I don't see it. My lord, I admire you."
Zhuang Zhong ignored him, and said again: "The head of the Zhou family and his step-heir all died in prison, and Zhou's Zhenniang was also sentenced to death for murdering her own husband. At this time, Zhou's mother was also killed. Since then, there are no descendants. The Zhou family is also a wealthy family in Mei County, but the entire Zhou family is small in number. Once an accident happened to the Zhou family, the property fell to Zhou Qian, the same surname who was abducted to unknown places. And this Zhou Qian is the elder brother of County Captain He's wife, County Captain He, just now I said that the case in Mei County has always been related to you, it seems that you have not been wronged!"
He Xianwei was sweating coldly, and kept wiping his forehead with his sleeve.
"Speaking of which, besides the same surname, other irrelevant relationships can also inherit the Zhou family business. Among them, there is also a great relationship with He Xianwei. If it weren't for He Xianwei, you would not be able to inherit the money from the week of your activities! The biggest benefit in the murder case The perpetrator is often the murderer, County Captain He, you are inseparable from this case!"
At this time, Wu's father's account book was also presented, a thick account book as high as an inch high, solemnly flipping through it casually, and immediately flew into a rage.
"He Xing, you are so courageous! You really think you are the emperor of the land, and you can't treat Meixian as your home! The land tax collected is actually dozens of times what you paid. If the official doesn't punish you today Already, I will wear this black gauze hat for Wang Ba!"