As he spoke, he waved his hands outwards hurriedly. But when Hu Biao really saw this, his eyes gradually narrowed and became narrower. He pressed his hand on the armrest to exert force, and then he waved his sleeves tremblingly and was about to have an attack.

"Sir, sit down for a moment and have a sip of hot tea." Tingwei Zuofu handed over the tea with sweat on his forehead, "It's raining heavily outside, so there's no rush."

Tingwei Youfu also nodded hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes, yes, now that Daizhou Mu Fen Chengyue has died at the South Gate, the prison manpower is too thin, and this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

"Humph, long-term plan? How to take long-term plan?" Hu Biaozhen said sarcastically, "I am just a Ting Weiping. The Taiwei has great achievements and is a busy man. Feng Chengyue is dead now. Tomorrow!" He raised his crutches heavily.

Suddenly there was a loud banging sound, "Tomorrow your Majesty will personally examine the letter case. When the time comes, what do you want me to say? The witness died at the south gate. If your Majesty asks, how did he die? Do I have to say,

I didn't notice the person and asked him to flee to the south gate and be killed by the Jianghu gang?" He narrowed his eyes and looked around at Ting Weifu and Ting Weifu, and said in a deep voice, "This is a crime of dereliction of duty, and the crime should be executed on the spot!"

Tingwei and his assistants trembled when they heard this and bowed down. Then they raised their sleeves and wiped the white sweat from their foreheads.

Chen Jinqiu turned to Ting Wei and Fu. He suppressed his smile and said slowly: "As for the crime, there was such a flaw in the prison. As the right prisoner of Ting Wei, I have no shirking responsibility."

Hu Biaozhen clenched the armrest and said, "It's no wonder that Mr. Chen San is responsible for this. The guards on duty in the prison actually let the prisoners escape. This is the responsibility of the lower officials. It is up to the lower officials to explain it to His Majesty."

Chen Jinqiu waved his hand and said, "My eldest brother once warned me when he was far away in Yanzhou that official matters should be handled by the public and the law should come first."

Hu Biaozhen looked ashamed, lowered his hand holding the cane, and said: "Master Chen Qiusheng is still sensible. When he was here, the guards in this prison did not dare to make such mistakes, but this time he actually

Such a huge mistake is really strange."

Baiyi took a teapot and poured tea into the tea cup in front of Tingwei Zuofu, and said in a chatter: "I don't know, sir. The third master has to ask the younger one to go to the prison every day to deliver orders, warning the jailers to strictly monitor the Yanzhou prisoners."

A repeat offender. Every day when the young man went to the prison, he would bring some money given by the Third Master to buy some food for his brothers. But when he went there today, he found that the jailer in the cell had poured a large amount of it, all over the room.

The smell of alcohol was so bad that I almost fainted. And..." He turned to Tingwei Youfu, poured tea and said, "There is no one in the prison, and the prisoners are all crying out that they are hungry."

"Speaking of this wine, the common people have also seen it." Gao Cheng interrupted, adding more and more jealously, "This Dongmen Street is close to the prison. These days, the common people often see the jailers coming to the wine shop to drink, and they will stay up until midnight after eating. They are very generous and generous.

.”

Tingwei, the left and right assistants all turned pale when they heard this. They glanced at each other secretly, and then they all lowered their heads tremblingly.

"I have to report today that the food and drinks brought to the prison room were all drugged with perspiration medicine. I also took it to the drug store to check the dosage. It was enough to make a buffalo faint to death." Hu Biao glared at Tingwei and his assistants with an unyielding hatred.

The two of them said, "You guys, Mr. Chen Yuwan, I have never seen you so irritable and impetuous, and now you have caused such a big disaster. Tomorrow, I have to step down and apologize, so that I can serve as a warning to others and save the Chen family."

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Hu Biaozhen spoke impassionedly, his face flushed with excitement.

"Sir, this, this is the fault of this official, it has nothing to do with you!" Tingwei Zuofu knelt down. He looked at Hu Biaozhen and said with sobs, "Such a serious mistake has happened in the prison.

It is hard for an official to absolve himself of the blame. Mr. Hu trusted us and handed him over to the prison. How can we ask Mr. Hu to take the crime of beheading on our behalf!"

"That's right!" Tingwei's right assistant followed him and knelt down. He said sadly, "Master Hu has dedicated his whole life for the prison. It's because we have failed to live up to your expectations. Tomorrow, I will take off my robe and bear the thorns, and go to the Golden Palace to kneel and kowtow."

Please forgive me!"

"You two plead guilty, why don't you let me watch helplessly?!" Hu Biaozhen leaned on a cane and glanced at the two of them sternly, "It is the law of the State of Zheng that if a subordinate official breaks the law, his punishment will be increased! If you two are beheaded,

, I am guilty of breaking up a chariot, and Mr. Chen Qiusheng, who is far away in Yanzhou, must rush back immediately to receive the punishment of being quartered with five horses!"

Tingwei Zuofu suddenly raised his head when he heard this, his eyes gradually became warm and filled with tears. He said sadly: "This is our sin. We must not let Mr. Chen Qiusheng suffer for us!"

Tingwei Youfu was so sad that he choked with tears.

, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Sir, we are all students from a poor family supported by Master Chen Yuwan. Without the Chen family, we would not be as graceful as we are today. We deserve to die. We have harmed the entire family of the Chen family. We, etc.

, I’ll wait!”

As he spoke, he stood up hastily and slammed head-on into the wooden beam!

Gao Cheng had sharp eyes and quick hands, and grabbed him by the back of his collar. He immediately helped him sit back on the seat and said, "My lord, you are facing a disaster right now. How can you just think about seeking death? You should think about how to remedy the situation."

That’s it.”

Tingwei's right assistant burst into tears and said hoarsely: "What else can be done? The disaster has come to this, and I will not regret waiting for death."

"Adults, don't be anxious." Yuanji stretched out his hand to wipe away the water stains on the table, "There is a remedy for this matter."

Ting Wei Zuo Fu immediately looked at Yuan Ji, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, and asked urgently: "How to remedy it? Tell me, tell me quickly."

"The two of us are here today to inform Mr. Chen about this matter." Yuan Ji held the case with one hand and traced it with his fingertips on the table, "We are all members of the East Gate Julong Gang, and we have been with Baima recently.

There are conflicts between the gangs. Both sides are quite worried about this. But this morning, the grassroots heard the report from their subordinates that several money gang members carried food from the wine shop to the prison. As you all know, the wine shop has always been opened by Ximen.

The Huo Niu Gang makes a living, but a few days ago the White Horse Gang was defeated, and the wine shop also changed its owner. The common people were very frightened after hearing this, so they sent people to follow them."

When he said this, Gao Cheng crossed his steps with his hands behind his hands and continued: "Those men from the White Horse Gang went to the prison with wine and food. The people behind them realized that something was fishy, ​​so they followed in. Isn't this the case?

You know, I was really shocked when I took it seriously, this group of people actually killed people in prison!"

He spoke so vividly that Yuan Ji was afraid that he would be the one to blame, so he continued: "Later, all of these people were killed by my Julong Gang. This happened suddenly. I hope you will forgive me."

Upon hearing this, Hu Biaozhen immediately raised his eyes and said loudly: "In this case, there is a reason for this crime. We only need to find out where the killers came from, and then they can be blamed."

Gao Cheng grinned and looked at Yuanji.

"But Feng Chengyue is dead, and Ma Fu has been murdered by the White Horse Gang." Tingwei Zuo Fu said with a sad face, "Tomorrow your Majesty will personally interrogate Jiang Zimo. The file also records the details of the Yanzhou trial. Once it is submitted, it will definitely be

Call witnesses. We can’t escape the responsibility for this crime.”

"Without the witness, Jiang Zimo's case has become an unsolved case." Tingwei Youfu was filled with worry, "His Majesty Long Yan is furious, Mrs. Chen, I'm afraid you will not be able to escape the blame."

Hu Biao really lost his temper. He relaxed his shoulders in frustration, as if he was glued to the seat and went limp. He murmured: "What should we do..."

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and peered at Chen Jinqiu, who had been listening silently.

"Things happened for a reason. The prisoner escaped from the prison and the soldiers found him. However, the gangsters from the White Horse Gang attacked him in the street. The prison force was weak and outnumbered. This matter is being debated in the Golden Palace, and we can argue with reason.

"Chen Jinqiu stood looking at the rain for a while, then turned sideways and said, "As for the jailer being drugged, is the killer's body still there?"

Yuanji nodded and said, "They are all still in prison."

He moved his arm, revealing the word "power".

"Instruct your subordinate Cao Cao to carry the corpse to You Cao's headquarters, verify the roster, find out the names and household registrations, and then inspect the large and small drug stores in Chongdu to confirm the source of the Mongolian sweat medicine." Chen Jinqiu's eyes quickly glanced at the words on the table, "This happened.

It will not be difficult to conduct a search soon, and the guilt can still be compared with the crimes committed by the White Horse Gang and below, my lords."

Tingwei and his assistants both looked at him and shouted in unison: "I'm here."

"The matter will be handled like this. You two can handle it immediately after you leave the house. As for..." Chen Jinqiu looked solemn, "You two are the assistants to the Tingwei, acting on behalf of the Tingwei, supervising the left and right and co-managing the prison. The incident happened suddenly

, I will temporarily absolve you two of your guilt until everything is settled and confirmed. I will ask your Majesty to punish you two for dereliction of duty. Do you two understand?"

The Tingwei and his assistants all knelt down to him, bowed solemnly and said, "I am sincerely convinced, here you go."

"Master Hu, as for you, I have only one thing to say." Chen Jinqiu said, gazing intently, "You just said that if a subordinate breaks the law, his/her punishment will be increased by one level, but is that so?"

Hu

Biao Zhen raised his turbid eyes and looked at him. Ting Wei and his assistants both raised their heads and looked up. During this brief confrontation, both of them swallowed hard unconsciously.

"Yes, this is the law of the state of Zheng." Hu Biaozhen looked directly at it and said, "The world follows it."

Chen Jinqiu said sternly: "Well, you are the king of Weiping, and you cannot be exempted from the blame for this mistake in the prison. When everything goes smoothly, I will report to your majesty and punish you for dereliction of duty."

Hu Biaozhen's eyes were calm and his expression showed no anger or resentment. Under the gazes of the Tingwei and his assistants, he nodded and said slowly: "I understand, I understand."

After hearing this, the assistants of Tingwei immediately spoke out to argue, but suddenly Chen Jinqiu said: "Same, as I am the right prisoner of Tingwei, my crime will be increased to one level. Tomorrow, after His Majesty personally examines the letter case, I will

Please forgive me so that you can take off the hat of the Xie Zhi, clean up the evil, and clarify the law."

Tingwei's assistants and assistants stared wide-eyed as they listened, and the words that came to their mouths suddenly became muffled in their throats and turned into silent sobs.

"Lord Chen San, you are fair and just." Hu Biaozhen stood up, put down his crutches, and bowed respectfully to his subordinates, "I have no objection, I will obey your orders."

Chen Jinqiu nodded slowly and said, "So, let's conclude that it's raining heavily outside -"

Hu Biaozhen took his cane, interrupted him and said, "I'll excuse you now."

After Hu Biaozhen finished speaking, he rubbed Chen Jinqiu's shoulder and walked out, followed by two dejected Tingwei and his assistants.

Yuan Ji was still writing on the desk, but when he looked up, Chen Jinqiu was gone.

The heavy rain outside has turned into a steady drizzle, and the green patter is like a silent sigh, making the steps of Hu Biaozhen and the three of them become quite heavy.z.br
Chapter completed!