Zhao Wenyuan left in a graceful manner. Later, Master Bai, who had just arrived, witnessed with his own eyes how the local officials frantically covered up the facts and deceived the emperor in a small place far away from Emperor Shangao. His courage and rampant behavior are simply outrageous!
Huazhi County was "crazy", because the doctor still needed to confirm and issue a written certificate, so it was delayed for several days, and now all the evidence is complete. For this crazy Hua Zhixian, the officials seemed to have never despised him. They did not hesitate to use any compliments, and completely pushed the cause of Hua Qingfeng's illness to government affairs. How worried about the affairs of the country, how Hua Zhixian forgot to eat and sleep, and finally lost his mind due to exhaustion...
Zhang Dianshi died of a serious illness. He died of a sudden and serious illness. As for what caused his serious illness, this question was solved in a stroke of Spring and Autumn. The time was vague, it seemed that it was two days earlier than Hua Zhi County’s madness, and the location of the onset did not need to be changed, it was the second hall of the county government. In this way, Zhang Dianshi became ill from overwork and died on duty.
If nothing else happens, the imperial court will reward this kind of situation, and it is the right thing to give the deceased a higher rank. Zhang Dianshi finally realized his lifelong dream, turning from a low-level official to a high-ranking official. You can serve as an official and enter the soil with a more dignified identity.
What is really troublesome is how to explain the death of Zhao Xin, the great Amu of Bozhou, and the death of Qian Qingqing, Zhao Yicheng's wife. How to reasonably explain the deaths of these two people is the time to really test the collective wisdom of the officials.
In fact, there is nothing difficult to explain about Zhao Xin's death itself. The problem is that if the truth is told about Zhao Xin's death, then Qian Qingqing's death is an unsolved case. To investigate this unresolved case, a series of problems cannot be covered up. Fortunately, Zhao Wenyuan has tacitly allowed them to operate at will, so they have a place to use their skills.
The officials didn’t think there was anything wrong with Zhao Wenyuan’s choice. For Zhao Wenyuan, the only thing he could not let go of was his father’s death, but there was no doubt about his father’s death. The patricide could not be found to hold him accountable.
As for his wife... In exchange for the "Prime Minister" of Zhao Xin's tribe and the lord of the Four Caves and Fifteen Banners, it is understandable that he no longer pursues the cause of a woman's death, not to mention that the current situation is not good for him. The lady has a serious suspicion, if she really wants to pursue it, the loss may not be worth the gain.
Therefore, with regard to the deaths of Zhao Xin and Qian Qingqing, the final discussion results were as follows: Zhao Xin, the grand amu of Bozhou, went to Hu County to visit his son Zhao Yicheng, Zhao Yicheng and his wife accompanied Zhao Xin to go hunting on the mountain, and Zhao Yicheng's wife He accidentally touched the hunting crossbow and shot Zhao Xin. Zhao Yicheng's wife killed her father-in-law, she had no face to live on, so she committed suicide.
Well, in this way, both Qian Qingqing's death and Zhao Xin's death have been perfectly explained. As for whether Bozhou believes it or not, that is Zhao Wenyuan's business. Presumably, as long as he insists on this statement, Bozhou will not believe it. Believe it or not, Zhao Wenyuan is Zhao Xin's own son.
Only in this way, it is impossible to investigate the unsolved case of why Qian Qingqing sneaked into Ye Xiancheng's bedroom with a murder weapon. In this case, they still need to seek Ye Xiaotian's opinion. If Ye Xiaotian insists on investigating the case thoroughly , Everyone has racked their brains to come up with all the solutions that have to be overthrown.
After earnest persuasion by all the officials, and repeated analysis of the pros and cons, Ye Xiaotian finally "reluctantly" agreed, and everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Everyone was deeply moved by Ye Xiancheng's ability to take care of the overall situation.
After the discussion was over, all the officials left one after another, and began to deal with the aftermath according to the division of labor. Among them, Gu Jiaoyu was publicly recommended to go to the post station, and he was responsible for notifying Zhao Yicheng of the results of the discussion. Everyone worked together to calm down the chaos. turmoil.
Ye Xiaotian returned to the mansion, there is only one thing he needs to do now, which is to strictly instruct the family and servants in the mansion not to speak nonsense to the outside world, so as not to reveal the truth of the matter. Li Qiuchi walked beside Ye Xiaotian, with a resentful expression on his face, it seemed that he couldn't show his demeanor through the lawsuit, which made him extremely regretful.
Seeing this, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help laughing and said: "Sir, why is this so? You were originally a lawyer. Naturally, the more lawsuits the better, the bigger the lawsuit, the better. Now it's different. Since you are my staff, everything has to be done from my point of view. Think about it, sometimes it’s not that the lawsuit is won, and we will definitely get benefits.”
Li Qiuchi said: "Students understand that even if this lawsuit is won, there will still be all kinds of rumors in the market, which will ruin Dong Weng's reputation. Now Dong Weng can get the most benefits. Moreover, Zhao Wenyuan now has the handle in Dong Weng. In Weng's hands, it might be possible to use it for Dong Weng in the future."
Ye Xiaotian said happily: "Mr. is a smart person, as expected he knows everything."
Li Qiuchi frowned, and said: "But Zhao Xin came to Hu County with more than a dozen guards. Since he was shot to death by mistake, Zhao Wenyuan must not kill all his guards. Isn't he afraid of them? Will you leak the news after you go back?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "They are all the Zhao family's private soldiers and slave children, and they will always be the Zhao family's private property. So what if Zhao Wenyuan forged his father's will? Once this matter is leaked, at most he will lose what he wants. His identity and status have little influence, so what would it matter if he killed a few guards and wives just to vent his anger?"
"However, helping Zhao Wenyuan to hide the truth must have their benefits. They just have a lower status, so they don't even have such a brain. They will understand how to choose. As for that high-ranking Yang Tianwang..."
Ye Xiaotian stopped suddenly, looked at the green hills in the distance, and said thoughtfully: "I used to hear people talking about history, and they often talked about some great figures who were once extremely wise and powerful, but were easily deceived by others later. One or two often remain in history, which I cannot understand.
Now that I more or less have a certain identity, I have a little understanding. I think those people may not be old and confused, maybe because of their repeated success, they have become too conceited and self-confident. What's more: being so high up made his eyes and ears useless.
When a person's status is high, it is impossible to experience many things personally. What he hears can only be told by others, and what he sees may also be pretended by others, so others know everything clearly. But he can only be blinded by it. Such people have existed in the past, exist now, and will exist in the future. "
Li Qiuchi looked up to the sky and sighed: "Officials often scold litigators for being shameless, but in fact, the heart of an official is darker!"
Ye Xiaotian patted him on the shoulder, and said cordially: "The black-hearted me and the shameless you, we will definitely succeed!"
When Ye Xiaotian returned to the mansion, he saw Ye Lao standing under the screen wall, stretching his neck waiting for him to come back. Ye Lao looked forward to it eagerly, and when he saw Ye Xiaotian appearing, he immediately went up to meet him, greeted happily and said: "Venerable, I have been waiting for you for a long time, is that Gu corpse a new Gu species refined by the Venerable? I don't know Which types of poisonous insects are used to match it?"
Ye Xiaotian was stunned, he didn't expect that Ye Lao cared most about the bug when he was in a state of desperation. Ye Xiaotian wondered and said: "That Gu worm can poison people to death, it is far less powerful than the other Gu worms I taught, what is the difference that deserves your attention?"
Ye Lao said happily: "No, no, the lord doesn't know. In terms of toxicity, that Gu worm is really nothing special, but I found that there is another strange thing about that Gu worm, it can make the corpse not rot, Standing forever for a thousand years!"
Ye Xiaotian was stunned again, surprised and said: "It really has such a miraculous effect? Isn't it the legendary Dingyan Pill?"
Ye Lao happily said: "Exactly! If there is a way to prepare this kind of Gu worm, it can be secretly sold to rich and powerful families in the future. Presumably countless powerful people are willing to pay a lot of money to buy it. This will be a very important thing I teach in the future. A fortune."
This guy is quite economical! Ye Xiaotian looked him seriously, and said: "This... I don't know where that Gu worm came from. Maybe it escaped by refining Gu with Elder Dong before. How to refine such a Gu worm? Also completely unaware.”
"Is that so?"
Ye Lao was very disappointed, so he turned around in a hurry, Ye Xiaotian shook his head, turned around and walked back, not far away, Ye Lao hurriedly caught up again, calling out: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this alien Gu worm is very It's important, the subordinates need to use potions to verify repeatedly, or they can find out the method of breeding."
Ye Xiaotian stopped helplessly, and said: "Then you go and verify it, I never stopped you."
Ye Lao said: "But I need a poisonous corpse to verify. I wonder if the Venerable can get the corpse. If you can't get the whole corpse, only one leg is fine."
Ye Xiaotian thought helplessly, why are all these elders in the Gu religion obsessed with this. The Gu worm is important evidence and has been confiscated by the government, but the case is over, so it would be fine to bring the Gu worm back, but it is a sensitive moment after all... Will asking for important material evidence attract suspicion
Seeing Ye Lao's earnest eyes, Ye Xiaotian said: "It really only needs one leg?"
Ye Lao nodded repeatedly, and said: "That's right, only one leg should be enough, and my subordinates will definitely be able to verify the origin of this Gu poison."
Ye Xiaotian nodded and said: "Okay then, I'll help you get a leg back tomorrow."
Yelao was overjoyed, he quickly thanked Ye Xiaotian, and reminded him again and again: "Then I will thank the Venerable. By the way, I still need an axe, no, no, no, it is best to use a saw. Please also ask the Venerable to order someone to prepare it." it's..."
Ye Xiaotian wondered, "Why does Elder Ye want an ax and a saw?"
Ye Lao said: "Saw the leg, this kind of verification has to be tried several times, since the venerable can only get back one leg, then the subordinate can only saw off one piece at a time, save a little, and it will be enough."
Ye Xiaotian was full of confusion, a cricket leg and a knife are all that's needed, and a saw is needed? Could it be the legs he was talking about... Ye Xiaotian suddenly widened his eyes, looked at Ye Lao in horror and said: "Elder Ye, the legs you are talking about... what kind of legs are they?"
Ye Lao asked strangely: "That little lady's thigh, what kind of leg can it be?"
Ye Xiaotian was taken aback, and said: "Crazy! Crazy, you are simply crazy!"
Ye Lao looked bewildered: "My lord?"
Without further ado, Ye Xiaotian turned around and left. After walking not far, he stopped suddenly, turned his head and told Li Qiuchi, "Hurry up and arrange some people to watch Ye Lao closely, this old lunatic, don't Go digging graves and looting corpses, that would really make me miserable!"
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"This is not enough to make people live a good life!" Zhang Zhifu slapped the desk heavily, and the fat under his jaw suddenly trembled.
What annoyed him was the rebellion of Mercury Mountain. The rebellion of Mercury Mountain has now changed from a four-party dispute to two parties. The Yang brothers have temporarily stopped their disputes, and the Zhan family is no longer aggressive. However, the Ji family developed from occasional disputes to daily fighting.
However, the Tixi Yu family and the Liangyuegu Guoji family are both tribes in Tongren, and they are both under the jurisdiction of Prefect Zhang. If these two tribes are allowed to continue to entangle, the prestige of Prefect Zhang will be greatly reduced A very serious blow.
But Fatty Zhang is to a certain extent like Zhou Tianzi in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although he is the nominal co-owner of Tongren Mansion, not every tribe is willing to buy him.
There is no need to mention Liangyue Valley, just like those tribes between raw seedlings and mature seedlings, Liangyue Valley is a relatively closed tribe, but not as isolated from the world as the tribes who live in seclusion in the mountains, the government treats them influence is very limited.
Although Tixi Yujia is not as independent as Liangyue Valley, it is a branch of Tongren Yujia. Tongren Yu's family is second only to Zhang's family. This generation's chieftain Yu Junting probably attributed to being a daughter, he was not very enthusiastic about government affairs and never constrained his decision-making.
Now that the Yu family has disputes, even if it is reciprocal, Zhang Duo has no reason to embarrass the family. But he couldn't be harsh on his family, and the Liangyuegu Guoji family didn't buy into him, so how could he, prefect Zhang, mediate the dispute between the Yu family and the Guoji family
So Fatty Zhang feels very troubled recently, he can't eat well, can't sleep well, and has lost several taels of weight. He couldn't think of a way, so he had to oppress his left and right hands, asking them to advise him. Fatty Zhang's left and right hands are Zhou Tong and Zhou Juan.
The state is the same as Dai Chonghua, and the state judge is called Yulong. The surname of Yuzhou judge is relatively rare. For laymen who are not familiar with the officials of the magistrate's yamen, his official position is easily confused with Li Junting's general judge. In fact, the two are not the same thing at all.
As long as the prefect is responsible for the affairs, the general judge can intervene, and his signature is required to take effect, just like the imperial decree of the current emperor, which must be countersigned by the cabinet to take effect. All sentences are all sentences, and he also has the right to supervise all officials in the state.
The prefect is the assistant of the magistrate, and the magistrate will divide the work for them. He and the Tongzhi are in charge of specific affairs such as grain affairs, water conservancy, and patrolling.
"You two trash, seeing the Guoji family and the Yu family are getting more and more violent, but you have been helpless. No matter what, you have to come up with a solution for this house!"
Dai Chonghua said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the two of us will definitely come up with a proper way to share your worries today."
Fatty Zhang nodded, and just as he was about to leave, Li Jing sent an urgent official document from Huxian County. Zhang Zhifu opened it and saw that he was crazy at that time. Let people have a good life!