After Fang Yun finished speaking, he immediately sent a letter to the Criminal Court.
Many officials showed some fear. As expected of the mad king Fang Zhenguo, he actually went straight to the Punishment Hall. This was the most terrifying counterattack.
Shen Ming said with a guilty conscience: "Mr. County Magistrate, this matter should normally be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation. It would be inappropriate to directly use the Criminal Court, right?"
"There's nothing wrong with it. If you want to harm my family, you must be prepared to have your entire family buried with you!" There was no expression on Fang Yun's face.
Shen Ming shook his head slightly and said, "Everyone says that the county magistrate is a cruel official. I didn't believe it, but now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I believe it. Your family is safe and sound, without any injuries. You actually want to kill someone else's family. This is really against the way of benevolence and righteousness!"
"Master Shen must be joking. If Fang was just a Jinshi, then I would have my own culprit. If anyone wants to kill me, I should pay for my life with my own death. But Fang is a false saint! If you plot to murder the family of a false saint, the whole family will be executed. The law clearly states this. Could it be that Master Shen thinks that the Palace of Rites and the Palace of Punishments are against the principles of benevolence and righteousness?"
"Your Excellency the County Magistrate, your words are too harsh. I believe that everyone has compassion, and Xu Sheng should give lighter punishment and more emphasis on education," Shen Ming said.
"Okay, this will not happen again. After Shen Zhubu's family is killed and the murderer is caught, I will give a lighter punishment and focus on educating them." Fang Yun said.
"As a great saint, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world for saying this?" Shen Ming counterattacked.
Fang Yun sneered, "If a great saint like you can't even protect your own woman, you will be laughed at by the world! I will risk my life for your beloved and will make sure that the murderer and his entire family are killed without mourning!"
"Well said!" Ao Huang nodded vigorously!
"Oh oh oh!" Nunu supported loudly.
Yang Yuhuan looked at Fang Yun with deep affection in her eyes. However, Su Xiaoxiao did not look at Fang Yun, but at Yang Yuhuan, full of envy.
The fear in the eyes of many officials became even stronger, and the only person who dared to say so in public was Fang Yun.
Shen Ming was obviously afraid, but he pretended to be tough and said, "You can be forgiven for doing this for Yang Yuhuan, but you actually want to kill the whole family and not allow anyone to wear mourning clothes. This is too much!"
Fang Yun showed a strange smile and said, "I know that Qi Yi from the mail room has committed suicide by taking poison. Without witness testimony, and without the ability to use the semi-saint's name, you should tell the truth. Even the Criminal Court cannot trace the source, and at most they can only kill Qi Yi and the two guards' clans. However, within two months, you will know that the net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it. Those who harm Fang Yun will inevitably be retaliated! Moreover, that revenge is only the beginning!"
Shen Ming couldn't help but shudder. He had known Fang Yun for several days, but he had never seen Fang Yun reveal such a cold smile. That smile seemed to have sentenced him to death long ago.
Shen Ming then understood that Fang Yun had guessed that the person who could allow Yang Yuhuan to come without any defense was naturally the person in the mail room who was responsible for conveying orders. Then he checked the mail room with the official seal and found that Qi Yi had disappeared. Finally, he searched with the official seal again, and he was afraid that Qi Yi's body would be found soon.
"The county magistrate is just angry. Since it has nothing to do with me, I will take my leave now." Shen Ming turned around. Sweat had soaked through his clothes on his back.
"The disease must be treated well." Fang Yun said.
Shen Ming said without even turning his head: "Thank you for your concern, sir."
"After you recover, join me in supervising the execution in a few days!"
Shen Ming's body shuddered and he left quickly.
As soon as Shen Ming left, the officials from the Criminal Court who were secretly protecting Fang Yun showed up one after another, saying that they had received orders from the Criminal Court to thoroughly investigate the matter.
After expressing his gratitude, Fang Yun went home with his family. He took a day off today and stayed at home with Yang Yuhuan.
In the afternoon, personnel from the Criminal Court came to the county government office and announced the preliminary results of their investigation.
The clerk named Qi Yi first forged an official document from the head of the police station and personally handed it to the two guards guarding the east gate, asking the two guards to allow Yang Yuhuan and others to enter. He also said that after the success, the left prime minister would guarantee that the two guards would be safe and would give them great benefits. The two guards agreed to cooperate.
Afterwards, Qi Yi returned to the county government office and falsely conveyed Fang Yun's order. Finally, Qi Yi committed suicide by taking poison.
Fang Yun read the document several times and asked the Jinshi of the Criminal Hall in front of him, "Those two guards are not scholars, and we don't know what will happen after the incident. It is understandable that they did this. But Qi Yi is a student, and although he has just entered the mail room, he must know that if he does such a thing, the Criminal Hall will execute his entire family. Doesn't he care about the life and death of his family at all?"
The Jinshi of the Criminal Hall said, "Qi Yi was born to a concubine in the family. The concubine had a grudge against the Qi family's wife. After the concubine died, Qi Yi's status in the family was extremely poor. Although he passed the examination to become a student, his brother passed the examination to become a scholar. Qi Yi was often humiliated before he passed the examination to become a student. Even after he became a student, he was still belittled by his brother. Even his wife was chosen by the Qi family's wife. After investigation, it was found that he had cursed the whole family when he was drunk."
Fang Yun suddenly asked, "He was transferred to the important mail and mail room only after I decided to come to Ning'an County to serve as the acting magistrate. Who ordered the transfer?"
"A few days before the Xuemei Literary Conference, County Magistrate Tao Dingnian issued this transfer order. At that time, it was not confirmed that you would go to Ning'an County to serve as the acting county magistrate."
Fang Yun fell into deep thought, then said: "I remember Qi Yi has a son. Doesn't he care about his son's life or death?"
The Jinshi of the Criminal Court said, "Your Excellency, Qi Yi and his wife have only one son, but they have two illegitimate children outside! The two illegitimate children and their mother, Qi Yi's mistress, were taken to Qing State a month ago. Qi Yi's mistress was taken as a concubine by a member of the Zong family's side branch, and the two children changed their surnames to Zong! The documents for the surname change are in Qi Yi's mistress's home, and the people of the Criminal Court of Qing State have already found it."
Fang Yun never expected this result.
The people around were also shocked and suspicious. Ao Huang asked in a low voice: "If the whole family was executed, Qi Yi's concubine and two illegitimate children should have died. But now Qi Yi's concubine remarried early, and the two children changed their surnames, so the Criminal Court can't kill them?"
"According to etiquette, the Criminal Court cannot execute the three of them, mother and two of them." said the Jinshi of the Criminal Court.
Fang Yingwu on the side sneered and said disdainfully: "There are probably many people whose wives and children leave Jing Country and settle down in Qing Country. Lord Zuo Xiang is really calculating."
Fang Yun did not say anything. It was very obvious that Qi Yi must be a spy cultivated by the Left Prime Minister in Jing State. Even the family's abuse of Qi Yi was instructed by him. Qi Yi's mistress was probably a spy from Qing State.
Now everyone knows that Qi Yi was a spy trained by the Left Prime Minister, but Qi Yi is dead and all the evidence has been destroyed. Even the Criminal Court can do nothing to the Left Prime Minister.
Fang Yun said slowly: "I request that the Criminal Court interrogate Qi Xi's former mistress and former illegitimate son in Ning'an County."
"The request is reasonable. The Qing State Criminal Court personnel will bring the three people to Ning'an County as soon as possible."
"What about Qi Yi's other family members and the families two doors away?"
"The house has been raided!"
.(To be continued..)