County magistrate Song Zhili and county magistrate Chen Houlu stood in the hall with their hands lowered. They looked extremely respectful, but they could not hide their nervousness. Chen Houlu even started to tremble.
Looking at the top position, there is an official in his fifties with a round belly sitting on the side seat. He is Cai Jin, the governor of Daguan County.
The land of the Daxuan Dynasty was vast, and the administrative region was divided into three levels: state, county and county, which is equivalent to today's provinces, cities and counties. The so-called county governor is equivalent to the mayor.
At this moment, County Sheriff Cai Jin was holding Qiu Batian's indictment sheet in both hands, looking at it carefully. However, the more he looked down, the tighter his brows became.
And sitting in the middle seat was a tall, middle-aged man with a stern face. This man was Sima Xin, who joined the army in Songzhou!
In the Daxuan Dynasty, the post of joining the army was in charge of the prisons of a state, which was equivalent to the director of the provincial public security department. He was the third-in-command in the entire Song state, and he could be said to have a prominent official position.
Sima Xin had learned about the incident and now had a livid expression on his face. He was obviously very dissatisfied with Song Zhili's operation.
"So..." At this time, the county magistrate Cai Jin asked Song Zhili and Song Zhili after reading the indictment, "The evidence is conclusive, the criminal confessed, and the case has been concluded?"
"Yes," Song Zhili said, cupping his hands, "Qiu Batian has done many evil deeds and has cruel methods. He must be punished severely to quell the resentment of the people!"
When the time comes, they will know how foresight I am!
However, with such gossip, Song Zhili naturally could not explain it clearly. He could only shake his head and express that there was no objection to the case.
"Lord Sima," after hearing this, Song Zhili became stubborn and said without timidity, "In Song's opinion, Qiu Batian despised the king's law and took lives. If he can be spared just because of his background.
, that is really hard for the common people to complain about, and it goes against my Daxuan Iron Law!"
"Alas," Sima Xin sighed, "It's okay to say that these unscrupulous people are complaining. What I'm worried about is that they are already paraded in the streets, which will not be easy to deal with!"
However, how did they know that the Minister of Civil Affairs had already crossed the river and could not save himself!
"Yes," Cai Jin said while rubbing his hands, "Such a serious crime, I'm afraid it will take some thinking!"
Song Zhili's heart was as clear as a mirror. He knew that Sima Xin came not to handle the case this time, but to mediate.
"I understand, I understand," Cai Jin nodded, "Don't worry, let me leave this matter to my subordinates! It's getting late, Lord Sima, please rest early!"
Song Zhili secretly thought that these two adults did not know that the Minister of Civil Affairs had been suspended from his post for investigation.
"I see, you are clearly looking for trouble! Now," Sima Xin scolded angrily, "you still have to ask the governor to wipe your butts. Tell me, what are you doing?"
"Sir," Song Zhili hurriedly explained, "I did want to solve it internally at first, but Qiu Batian is arrogant and domineering, despises the government, and refuses to cooperate. We can't stop him at all!"
"Yes, yes..." Cai Jin hurriedly agreed, "I didn't expect that there would be such a stubborn county magistrate. Don't be like him. The top priority is that we should suppress this matter first! Now the most important thing is
What's important is how to stabilize those unruly people who complain and stop them from causing trouble."
"You have to settle the troubles you have caused yourself," Cai Jin said angrily, "I don't care, if you can't settle the situation, I will remove you from your post first, huh..."
Bang!
Unexpectedly, Sima Xin had such a hot temper that he slapped the table and snorted: "Humph! That's so unreasonable! Let me ask you, even if you didn't stop the unruly people who complained, there's no need to do it so cruelly, right?
“It’s okay to arrest people, why do we still need to put up notices and parade them through the streets!?”
At ten minutes in the middle of the night, in a room deep in the Yamen, County Governor Cai Jin was reporting the situation to Sima Junjun.
"Huh, what a stupid person," Sima Xin said angrily, still angry, "The minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs dares to offend me, I really don't want to live!"
It seems...
"Sir Sima," the man held a letter in both hands and reported to Sima Xinhui, "I was just patrolling outside and accidentally found a letter, which said that I need Lord Sima to open it personally!"
It is obvious that Cai Jin knows that Qiu Batian's backstage is the high-ranking minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If the case is pronounced like this, it may not be easy to explain.
"Don't worry, I have already warned him," Cai Jin said, "asking them not to try the case for the time being until they ask the Minister of Civil Affairs what he wants."
Chen Houlu felt like the world was spinning and he knelt down.
The two explained this, obviously trying to put all the blame on Qiu Batian.
What?
Song Zhili was stunned and said to himself, this is a serious crime of beheading, how can he be punished with a small punishment?
"Okay," at this time, Sima Xin couldn't hold back his temper anymore and immediately waved his hand and said, "I'm a rough man, so I won't tease you literati! Magistrate Song, you can handle this matter...
It’s really bad!”
"But...this..." Cai Jin looked at Song Zhili, then at Sima Xin, and said tactfully, "Isn't there any objection here?"
Looking at Chen Houlu next to him, his face was already pale with fright and he was shaking like chaff.
"You!? You, you, you..." Sima Xin stood up and cursed, "What a bastard! I think you are at the end of your career as a county magistrate. You are really asking for your own death. You don't know what is good or bad, huh..."
"Yes, yes," Chen Houlu quickly agreed, "if it weren't for Qiu Batian's murder and silence, which aroused public anger and made them mistakenly think that our government was protecting us, those people would not have gone to the county government and the state government to file a complaint. Please, sir.
It’s clear!”
"But..." Song Zhili pointed outside, "Those people who complained..."
After saying that, he also walked away.
this……
Looking at the direction in which the two officials were leaving, Song Zhili's eyes were gloomy, he gritted his teeth secretly, and said in his heart: "Humph, don't look at you two showing off your power now, when you turn around, you will have to rush to thank me!"
After saying that, Cai Jin said goodbye and left.
However, as soon as Cai Jingang left, one of Sima Xin's men knocked on the door and entered.
…
On the other hand, the governor of Songzhou must be actively contacting the Minister of Civil Affairs, and all matters must be dealt with after asking the Minister of Civil Affairs.
this……
"Why didn't you stop those who complained? Now that even the governor knows about it, how can we deal with it?" Sima Xin complained.
this……
After saying that, Sima Xin walked away with high spirits...
Although Song Zhili had a good heart, he was criticized by his boss as soon as he came up, which made him feel a little flustered.
"It's better... to find a reason to postpone it first," Sima Xin pondered and said, "Just say that we are still investigating, so we can't go to court to deal with it first. Once it is raised to court, there will be no room for change."
"Tsk tsk... that's right," County Sheriff Cai Jin complained, "You are too inexperienced. If this is a big deal, you can just close the door and solve it internally!"
However, Song Zhili's face turned red and he was obviously dissatisfied.
"Oh," Cai Jin glanced at Sima Xin again and said cautiously, "In this matter, Qiu Zhennong did indeed go a bit too far. He should be punished a little, right?"
"Huh? Sir Sima..." Cai Jin quickly chased after him. After realizing that Sima Xin had gone far, he angrily asked Song Zhili, "Are you having a brain attack? Even a man who joins the army dares to contradict me.
?You have served as a county magistrate for so many years in vain. You really think of yourself as the great master of Qingtian, huh?
"You..." He pointed at Song Zhili's nose and scolded, "Listen carefully. This Qiu Zhennong cannot move. We will wait until word comes from above before we make a decision. Do you understand?"
"oh?"
Sima Xin was greatly surprised and hurriedly took the letter and opened it.
As a result, just after he took a few glances at the contents of the letter, his eyes suddenly widened and his mood became extremely excited...