After Gao Ling expressed his stance, other officials who were attached to the Lu family followed closely and supported the proposal one after another.

Liu Jingjing waited for everyone to finish expressing their opinions, then looked at everyone present with a troubled expression and said:

"Everyone has his own opinion, and I can't make up my mind. How about... let's leave today. After I think about it deeply, how about I give you an answer?"

When the officials present saw what Liu An said, they were so proud that they did not continue to pester him and dispersed one after another.

After there were no outsiders in the living room, Liu An ordered his soldiers: "Quickly investigate the details of the people who are interceding for Chang Jue!"

The soldiers left in response, and Liu An said to Jia Xu: "Sir, what's the next step?"

"Collect the evidence of the crimes of five people, including Chang Feng, and arrest them and put them in jail!" Jia Xu paused and continued in a calm tone: "Those who are not guilty or guilty and are not guilty enough to be jailed... will have Lao Ming to pay for their crimes at public expense."

I’ve been thinking about it a lot.”

As he said that, Jia Xu looked at Liu An with a half-smile.

Liu An pondered for a moment, and when he met Jia Xu's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he suddenly understood.

If there is no charge or the charge is not enough to be imprisoned, you need to fabricate the charge yourself, and you have to get both the person and the stolen goods, and you have to have both witnesses and material evidence.

Regardless of whether that person has not had time to commit a crime, has committed a crime but was not caught, or is a truly honest and good official, as long as he stands on Chang Feng's side, he is Liu An's enemy.

This is the stumbling block for him to control Zhuoxian County!

This kind of person, even if he is really a good official who benefits the people, must be eliminated!

Liu An understood what Jia Xu meant. He knew that if he wanted to be the one with the last laugh in this troubled world, he would have to face those helpless choices sooner or later.

He also knew that a woman's kindness would not achieve great things in the end.

But deep down in his heart, he still vaguely rejected such unscrupulous behavior to achieve the goal.

One year since I arrived in the Eastern Han Dynasty is not a short time, but it is definitely not a long time.

Although he had been in the officialdom for half a year, the people in Bingzhou were strong and simple, and at the same time they were much simpler than those in the Central Plains. Liu An was not used to the darkness of officialdom and the twists and turns of politics.

Suddenly, for his own benefit, he would harm innocent people against his will. Even that person might be a good person who benefits the people. He couldn't accept it for a while.

Xu Shi saw Liu An's confusion, so Jia Xu changed the topic and said: "Xu knows that Ming Gong is thirsty for talents. If he encounters talents that can be developed, he will use them for his own use. It will be a great kindness!"

When Liu An heard this, his frown smoothed away.

When Jia Xu saw Liu An showing off his face, he also smiled, but still cautiously reminded him: "But if you can't use it for your own use, I hope Ming Gong will remember... to cut the grass, you need to root it out."

Liu An also knew that Jia Xu was right, and he sighed helplessly and promised: "Alas! I understand what you mean, sir, and there will be no harm left behind."

Seeing this, Jia Xu nodded with relief.

Then Liu An walked out of the inner hall and told Jia Xu what he had said.

It takes time to collect criminal evidence. Liu An had only told the officials that it would take time to think about it, but did not specify how long it would take. This time can be used to collect criminal evidence.

At the same time, you can also take the opportunity to visit the Lu family and try to establish friendly contact with them.

In addition, it is also necessary to understand the attitude of the governor of Zhuojun, so as to determine how to deal with the enemy.

Should it be reported to the imperial court and wait for an edict, or should it be reported to the prefect of Zhuojun and let the prefect of Zhuojun handle it.

The worst-case scenario is that both sides are not on his side, so Liu An must fight quickly and find a way to deal with the enemy reasonably and quickly before the court and the prefect intervene in the matter.

But before that, Liu An wanted to go to the manor first to see what had become of the manor in the six months since he left.

Returning to the inner hall, Liu An asked Jia Xu to return to the manor with him.

Jia Xu had heard Liu An say before that those rare crops were planted in Liu's manor. After looking forward to it for so long, he finally got to see the magical things with his own eyes, so he immediately agreed.

However, Jia Xu is already over thirty after all. In this age where the average age is around thirty, he can already call himself an old man.

Therefore, although he was looking forward to it in his heart, he did not show it. He just said to Liu Ande calmly: "It's just what I want."

Before returning to the manor, Liu An found Gao Sheng again and asked him to arrange accommodation for his soldiers.

Gao Sheng served as county captain in Zhuo County for half a year. He even lived in Datongpu, the county government office, so he was very familiar with the county government office.

Although Gao Sheng is a rough guy, he has been an official for half a year and can't do this well no matter what.

Then Liu An took Jia Xu, Lu Bu and more than 20 personal guards and rode towards Liu's manor.

Half an hour later, when he was still a few miles away from the manor that Liu An had remembered, Liu An saw that the place that was still deserted when he left it was now filled with countless houses.

One hundred acres.

At the end of the house, Liu An saw thousands of people gathered, continuing construction in full swing.

On the corridor left from the middle of the group of houses, many elderly people gathered together in small groups, sitting on the huts, basking in the sun and chatting.

In addition, there were a group of half-grown children running and playing on the street.

After entering the building complex, Liu An lowered the speed of his horse to prevent him from accidentally hitting people due to his excessive speed.

When the playful children saw more than 20 people riding tall horses passing by, they couldn't help but stop. Their eyes were filled with stars, and they stared at the visitors with envy.

On weekdays, they rarely see so many people passing by on horseback, and usually only three or five people pass by together. Only when Mr. Liu Ming and Liu from the village return from their business trip, will they pass by with a large fleet of vehicles in a mighty manner.

And even the horses that Mr. Liu rode were very different from the horses these people sat on.

The more than twenty war horses were all so tall and powerful, and the people sitting on them, except for the lean middle-aged man, were all very imposing. The children couldn't help but be excited to see them, and fantasized about how tall they were.

The queen must also become such a warrior.

Different from the children, among the old men basking in the sun, a few knowledgeable old men noticed the copper-stamped black ribbon hanging on Liu An's waist that undulated with the movement of the war horse, and their expressions suddenly changed.

They stood up in panic, bowed their hands in Liu An's direction.

There were also old men who got up too hastily, and their waists suddenly slipped, and they clutched their waists and screamed in pain. Others couldn't stand firm after getting up, and almost fell down. Fortunately, others helped to prevent them from falling apart.

People who didn't know the reason learned from the mouths of these old men that the person who was leading the way was actually an official appointed by the imperial court. They also nervously bowed their hands and bowed, fearing that if those officials were in a bad mood, their own lives would be in danger.

Liu An just took a brief look at the residences of these new victims, with no intention of staying. Therefore, even if he noticed the old men saluting him, he did not pay them any attention.

If he returns the salute or stops to tell those people to stop saluting, it will not only have no effect, but may also cause panic among the civilians.

According to the imperial court's order, officials must carry their seals and ribbons with them.

It didn't matter that no one knew him during the trip. Now that he has returned to his hometown and Zhuoxian where he works, he must no longer disobey the imperial order.

If someone with an intention sees this and spreads this matter, Liu An will be punished.
Chapter completed!