The officials were even more confused. They actually reported Shen Ming. The reporter was most likely from the Zuo Xiang’s party. Could someone have betrayed them
Shen Ming read the letter of complaint while cursing.
"It's fake! There's no such thing!"
"Bullshit! Bullshit!"
Shen Ming read quickly, but halfway through, he suddenly threw the anonymous letter to the ground, and the papers scattered everywhere.
Fang Yun remained unmoved by any circumstances and sat firmly on the chair.
Some officials bent down to pick up the papers in front of them. County Magistrate Tao Dingnian also picked up an anonymous letter and took a look. He suddenly said, "May I ask County Magistrate Fang why you don't disclose the identity of the anonymous person? If this anonymous letter is fake, wouldn't it be an injustice to Shen Zhubu?"
"Whether it is unjust or not, we will investigate each case one by one. As long as it is proven that Shen Zhubu is wrongly accused, I will put the person who falsely accused him into jail." Fang Yun said.
"Sir, the conviction was based on rumors, and the arraignment was anonymous.
This is all nonsense, I hope you will consider it carefully! "
Tao Dingnian endured for a long time.
Seeing Shen Ming in trouble, he decisively extended a helping hand.
The county magistrate is actually the deputy county magistrate. Many county magistrates who have been operating in the local area for many years are often able to compete with the new county magistrate. The hidden power they have is unimaginable.
What's more, Shen Ming is also a relative of Liu Shan and is worthy of help.
County Court Lord Wen Gu then said: "Lord Tao is right. I hope Lord Fang will think twice."
Chief Constable Lu Hong said: "This matter... should wait a little longer."
The other officials tried to dissuade him.
Yu Bachi became a little anxious when he saw this scene.
With Nongdian stepping in and Yunlou descending, the officials of Mizhou had originally lost the opportunity to impeach Fang Yun. However, if Fang Yun forcibly tried Shen Ming just because of an anonymous letter of complaint, then they would take this opportunity to jointly impeach Fang Yun, which would not only save Shen Ming, but also accuse Fang Yun of having a chaotic administration, making it difficult for him to get a higher rating in the administration department, even if he was not demoted.
Yu Bachi hurriedly and secretly sent an urgent letter to Fang Yunfa.
"Sir, don't fall for Tao Dingnian's evil scheme! He appears to be taciturn, but he has been in the officialdom for many years. If he were not so old, he would surely have become a county magistrate. His methods are very sinister, and he is very likely to use provocation to force you to interrogate Shen Ming! If you do this, the officials of Mizhou will surely unite. Please think twice."
Fang Yun remained calm, and waited until all the officials had finished speaking before asking Shen Ming, "Does Chief Shen have anything else to say?"
"False accusation! This is a blatant false accusation. I would never do such a thing!" Shen Ming became more confident when he saw the officials coming to his aid.
"oh."
Fang Yun agreed casually. His voice was very soft. Seeing Fang Yun's casualness, everyone guessed that Fang Yun had given up.
However, Fang Yun's eyes suddenly changed, and he shouted in a low voice: "Come here, take the chief clerk Shen Ming to the main hall. I want to go to the court to judge the case!"
The officials of the Nong Palace said nothing, but there was an uproar in the place where the officials of Ning'an County were. Yu Ba Chi looked at Fang Yun in surprise. Could it be that Fang Yun began to swell? Fang Yun did suppress Geng Ge. But that was with the help of the Nong Palace. Now Shen Ming's matter has nothing to do with the Nong Palace. Does the Nong Palace want to intervene again? It makes no sense. If Fang Yun really asks the Nong Palace to intervene, it would be overdrawing favors, which is really a bad strategy.
Ao Huang was also surprised, thinking how could Fang Yun be so careless when even I knew about it. Could there be another secret
Yu Ba Chi was the Dianshi, in charge of the county's criminal justice system, and he stood up in a hurry. He stared at Fang Yun and said slowly and seriously, "Master Fang, do you really want to interrogate Master Shen?"
"I have made up my mind." Fang Yun said.
"I obey your command!" Yu Bachi had to go and prepare.
The four yamen runners walked up to Shen Ming hesitantly, not knowing whether to arrest him or not.
When Shen Ming saw the yamen runners approaching him, he flew into a rage and pointed at Lu Hong and said, "How can you, a police chief, run things? Why don't you get these four slaves to leave? Do you still want to be an official in Mizhou?"
All the officials felt a headache. Shen Ming was okay at ordinary times, but once he made a mistake, he would say anything. He was not suitable to be a county chief clerk at all. But he was a relative of the left prime minister after all, and no one could do anything to him.
Lu Hong also wanted to save face, and was not afraid of Shen Ming at all. He said, "If County Magistrate Fang was not here, I would command these yamen runners. Since County Magistrate Fang is here, I have no right to deny his command over the yamen runners."
"You... you are such a good fellow, Lu Hong. I will remember this. Let's settle this account step by step. Also, you four dog yamen runners, what's the matter? Do you think I'm in trouble? Let me tell you, as long as the left prime minister is not defeated, I will be a flag in Ning'an County! Come on, come on, let's see who dares to touch me, come on!"
Shen Ming puffed out his chest, and the four yamen runners became even more embarrassed and did not dare to touch Shen Ming.
Fang Yun's face darkened, and he said, "This county has issued orders repeatedly, but the four of you have been shirking your duties. Come, take off your uniforms and send you to the jail for trial. Where are the private soldiers of this county?"
"I'm here!"
Dozens of private soldiers outside the door responded loudly. There were barbarians and humans. The barbarians were at least handsome, and the humans were at least juren. Each of them was extraordinary and had an astonishing aura.
"The Ning'an County yamen runners are useless, and Shen Ming is breaking the law. You are going to bring him to court!"
"Yes, sir!"
Then four Ma Manshuai, with blood and energy burning all over their bodies, rushed straight to Shen Ming.
"You are looking for death! Look at my chief clerk's official seal!" Shen Ming was about to activate the power of the official seal, but Fang Yun snorted coldly, and saw a black word "seal" appear above Shen Ming's chief clerk's official seal, and then turned into a black chain, locking the chief clerk's official seal.
The four Ma Manshuai rushed to Shen Ming without any hindrance, skillfully dislocated Shen Ming's shoulder and knee joints, and escorted him to the main hall like a chicken.
Shen Ming didn't expect Fang Yun to treat him like this, and he cursed: "Fang Yun, you dog official, I..."
"Slap him!" Fang Yun suddenly shouted, and the two Ma Manshuai kicked Shen Ming's face with their horses' hooves without hesitation, one on the left and one on the right.
Shen Ming screamed and was kicked unconscious.
That was a pretty cool hoof. Even if it was just a light kick, it was almost equivalent to an adult man swinging a hammer with all his strength and hitting Shen Ming in the face.
Everyone present felt a pain on their cheeks. Today they had witnessed a different kind of slap in the face. Not to mention Shen Ming, even the Grand Secretary would probably not be able to withstand a few hits.
Geng Ge was furious and secretly cursed Fang Yun for being such a terrible person. Longma kicked Hanlin and Manshuai kicked Zhubu, and he simply didn't treat them as officials.
County Magistrate Tao Dingnian slammed the table and stood up, glaring at Fang Yun and said, "Since County Magistrate Fang insists on having his own way, you can't blame me for writing a letter to report to you, my Lord! I'm leaving now and will see you at the cabinet's desk tomorrow!" After saying that, he left angrily.
Officials from the left-hand side of the government immediately stood up and left.
Soon, only officials from the Agricultural Palace and a few others were left in the meeting hall.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "I am sorry that Mr. Xu laughed at me for not being strict with my subordinates."
"No, no, these officials should have been severely punished. Fang Xusheng knows how to do things in moderation, so I won't bother you anymore. I will go back to Yunlou first and discuss cooperation matters in detail after you finish the Medical and Literary Conference!"
"Okay, Mr. Xu, have a nice journey, please."
Yu Bachi felt a little ashamed, thinking that the great scholar was indeed capable and trusted Fang Yun, unlike himself who worried about nothing.
Fang transported the people from the Farm Hall away, and immediately returned to the main hall. (To be continued...)