In front of the court hall of Leizhou Mansion, the people in the city have gathered, all paying attention to the majestic and solemn court hall.

Is Tang Buyuan fake?

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was completely stunned. The dignified Ming Dynasty magistrate from the sixth grade was actually a fake. How dare people believe it? It is simply unbelievable.

"How is this possible? Is Shen Liu kidding?"

"That's right! This is what Magistrate Tang looked like when he first took office!"

"Tangzhi County is a rare good official. How could this be false?"

…

The people in the hall looked at each other, and then shook their heads. They did not accept Shen Qing's inference, and still gave Tang Buyuan a vote of confidence. In addition, this matter was indeed ridiculous, and they could not accept it for a while.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I have never heard of such a ridiculous thing, and the court officials can actually fake it.

Although Lin Haoran thought the matter was incredible, he did not blindly deny the inference, but looked at Tang Buyuan solemnly.

This seems to be the most absurd conclusion, but it explains a lot of doubts. If Tang Buyuan is not the real magistrate of the sixth grade county in the Ming Dynasty, it can be explained why he ignored his own future and chose to commit such a crime.

criminal behavior.

In particular, Sherlock Holmes once said: After eliminating all impossibilities, no matter what is left in the end, even if it is impossible, it must be the truth.

"You... don't talk nonsense!" Tang Buyuan's face was horrified, and he pointed at Shen Qing and shouted angrily. However, he didn't know whether it was fear or anger, but the finger was trembling slightly.

Shen Qing no longer paid attention to Tang Buyuan, but bowed to Lin Haoran and said: "Your Excellency, the little girl has tested the authenticity of Tang Buyuan for you, and then you can know the truth by interrogating Master Han."

It turns out that this was all the prefect's plan.

When many people heard that this was a plan set by the prefect, they felt a little shaken and no longer trusted Tang Buyuan that much.

Lin Haoran's performance so far is obvious to all. First, he fell out with Jia Bao in order to rectify the fish market, and now he has repeatedly committed unjust cases and even sent the number one tycoon in Leizhou City to prison.

Everything now is reasonable and well-founded. Tang Buyuan may really be a fake. This is also the reason why Mr. Fu Zun put Tang Magistrate into prison.

Lin Haoran met Shen Qing's gaze and found that this pretty girl still left her some face.

In fact, he did not know about all the changes today. He didn't even know that the letter was perjury and was "played" by Shen Qing. However, Shen Qing's rhetoric was a way of returning all the credit to him.

Putting aside personal likes and dislikes, I have to admit that this woman is indeed very powerful. First she used a piece of perjury to ask questions, and then when Tang Buyuan showed his flaws, she took off Tang Buyuan's mask naturally.

Of course, everything must be based on the fact that Tang Buyuan is a fake, otherwise he will also have to bear certain political responsibilities.

Lin Haoran chose to believe Shen Qing, who was well-founded, and at the same time adopted her suggestion. Instead of expending all his efforts to pry open Tang Buyuan's mouth, it would be better to start with the little people around him, snap the gavel, and say in a deep voice: "Password

Master Han!"

The county government office and the government government office were only separated by a government school. After a while, two government officials went to the county government office to find Master Han.

Mr. Han is about fifty years old. He is wearing a light blue student uniform. He is a thin old man. He looks decent, has a kind face and looks like a bad person.

When he was summoned to the court, he was trembling, looking extremely frightened, and was about to salute Lin Haoran.

"Come here, give me a beating!"

Uncharacteristically, Lin Haoran didn't ask any questions and gave the order as soon as he was stunned.

ah?

Master Han seemed very scared at first, but when he suddenly heard these words, he was stunned. All the luck in his heart seemed to disappear at this moment.

Although the officials on both sides didn't understand why the master of the palace suddenly had such a strong smell of gunpowder, they could not disobey the official order, so several officials immediately came out. They pulled off the skinny Master Han's pants, held them down and started to play.

"Master Fu, why is this happening? Why is this happening?" Master Han asked in great panic as he was beaten inexplicably.

Lin Haoran was stunned and asked in a deep voice: "You are so brave! It's just an attempt to murder Tang Zhi County, but you dare to come to Leizhou City with his clerical certificate to harm the people. Are you the principal culprit or an accomplice?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall fell into silence.

Everyone realized that Lin Haoran's clever method was to hold back his attraction, and his eyes fell on the beaten Master Han.

Even Mrs. Jiang, who was hiding behind the screen and eavesdropping on the interrogation, pricked up her ears at this time, wanting to hear Master Han's answer. She had to admit in her heart that this little man was really impressive. He was definitely not the nerd he first thought.

"Oh... stop fighting, I'll do it! I'll do it!" Master Han thought that the matter was completely revealed, so he said with a painful runny nose: "I am an accomplice! Sir, it is clear that I am just an accomplice, and I was coerced by them!"

"Oh my God! Tangzhi County is really fake!"

"This is too bold! Are you pretending to be an official of the imperial court?"

"Pretending is the second best thing, they actually killed the real magistrate of Tang County!"

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The extremely quiet hall suddenly burst into an uproar. Although there had been speculations, but now it is confirmed, it is still unbelievable. For a moment, the hall was as noisy as a vegetable market.

Their county magistrate turned out to be a fake. What a strange news this is. This matter will definitely spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.

Sure enough!

When Lin Haoran heard Master Han's answer, he was extremely shocked. Among the two major cases of the murder of the Chen family and the charred corpse of the Prime Minister of Li County, there was actually the murder of Tang Zhixian and the incredible case of pretending to be a county magistrate.

This confusing Leizhou City seems to be gradually becoming clear. Behind the bully Jia Bao, there is a very deep fake magistrate hidden.

After Master Han confessed, Tang Buyuan was brought back to court.

Tang Buyuan found that everyone looked at him differently, which made him feel confused.

Originally, he wanted to deny it even to death, and wanted to keep the talisman of the magistrate, so that Lin Haoran would be afraid. But after learning that Master Han confessed, he was like a defeated country chicken.

In fact, once Shen Qing pointed out that he was not Tang Buyuan, he knew that everything was over and all his struggles were in vain. Once his identity was verified, there was no way he could escape, as there were too many flaws in his body.

"Do you want me to punish you, or do you want to do it honestly?" Lin Haoran was stunned and looked at Tang Buyuandao in the hall with cold eyes.

thump!

Tang Buyuan couldn't hold on any longer. He knelt on the ground, tears bursting from his eyes, and began to confess his crime.

His original name was Liu San. He followed five other people to occupy Jiming Mountain as bandits and gradually became a powerful force. Because it was located at the junction of the two provinces, it did not attract a large-scale encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers.

This group of people is known for being ruthless and ruthless. They mainly rob merchants traveling between Guangxi and Guizhou. The merchants they rob are never left alive.

But somehow, God seems to have guided them here.

During an operation to rob a caravan transporting smuggled salt, their fourth son was killed in a fight, which made them secretly remember this period of hatred for the Chen family, a salt merchant in Leizhou City.

Not long after, they looted an ordinary business trip. However, when checking the identity, they discovered that one of them was an official of the Ming Dynasty, and the place where he worked was Leizhou City.

The crime of killing an official of the imperial court is definitely not low, and it may even lead to an encirclement and suppression by the officers and soldiers.

After some discussion among the five brothers, they decided to find Liu San, who best suited Tang Buyuan's appearance, to pretend to be Tang Buyuan, and together they went to Leizhou City to take up the post.

It's not that they didn't know the huge risks involved in doing so. If Tang Buyuan's relatives and friends discovered their identity, they and their group would die without a burial place.

However, after their analysis, they found that Leizhou Fucheng was different from the inland Fucheng. Leizhou Fucheng was located at the southernmost point of the Ming Dynasty, and very few officials happened to "pass by", which greatly reduced the possibility of them being discovered.

When they first took office, they were indeed worried for a long time, and Liu San even suffered from insomnia for a time.

In particular, a master surnamed Song came to their door, which almost frightened them out of their wits. However, they had always been decisive and ruthless in their actions, so they turned that master Song into an unidentified charred corpse.

Gradually, they discovered that Li Daitao's plan was very successful. No one could see through their true identity, and they also took control of the Haikang County Government.

But they know that this kind of thing cannot be hidden forever, and sooner or later the matter will be exposed one day.

Just like this, with revenge and greed, they targeted the Chen family, the richest businessman in Leizhou City, and formulated a cruel plan to rob the Chen family.

The plan went very smoothly. They successfully massacred the Chen family, avenged their fourth son, looted the Chen family's treasury, and successfully obtained a fortune far beyond their imagination.

But things still went a little awry. One of Li Xian Cheng's friends seemed to have mentioned something about Tang Buyuan in the letter, which made Li Xian Cheng doubt Liu San's identity.

It was a coincidence that Li Xiancheng overheard the looting and extermination of the Chen family.

Fortunately, they also discovered Li Xian Cheng eavesdropping on the spot, so they chose to kill Li Xian Cheng and burned his body in Xihu Mountain.

After the bloody massacre of the Chen family, their original plan was to flee to the sea with their belongings, but they suddenly faced tremendous pressure.

Firstly, Jia Bao had noticed their existence and wanted to get a share of the money; secondly, the new prefect suddenly arrived and asking them to transfer money might be exposed.

For the sake of safety, they did not choose to flee rashly, but lurked again, hoping to eliminate these two major hidden dangers before leaving Leizhou City.

After some discussions, on the one hand they hoped that the new prefect could help them get rid of Jia Bao, on the other hand they wanted to get rid of Lin Haoran.

After confirming this goal, they took the initiative to spread unfavorable remarks about Jia Bao, blaming Jia Bao for the death of Li County Prime Minister, and set fire to the stables of the post where the new prefect stayed, and then put a bloody riding crop in his room.

On the table, he provoked the young and energetic new prefect to deal with Jia Bao.

Sure enough, the newly appointed young prefect pointed the finger at Jia Bao, and the two had a conflict at the fish market.

In the following development, the young prefect focused his main energy on dealing with Jia Bao, and used Ruan Yaoer's case to launch an attack, thus helping them contain Jia Bao.

When Lin Haoran imprisoned Jia Bao, their first goal was achieved.

At this time, their previously sophisticated plan could finally be launched, hoping that the fake woodcutter would get rid of Lin Haoran.

What they never expected was that Lin Haoran was already alert, causing the woodcutter's operation to fail. This exquisite layout not only failed to get rid of Lin Haoran, but also put Liu San at risk of being exposed.

Subsequent developments have plunged them into greater passivity.

First, the mute Shen Qingming revealed his identity, allowing the new prefect to point the finger directly at Liu San, and imprisoned Liu San resolutely.

However, they knew that the most effective way to solve the current predicament was to try to get rid of Lin Haoran.

That's why they accepted Jia Wu's "employment". Following Jia Wu into the government office, they wanted to take the opportunity to kill Lin Haoran, so that Liu San could regain power as the magistrate of Haikang County.
To be continued...