Several official horses galloped towards Yongshun County.
An official document has arrived from the court!
Since the disappearance of County Magistrate Wang, Huang County Magistrate has once again ignored county affairs and the Yongshun County Government has been without a person in charge for more than two months.
The people in the county beat drums to complain about their grievances, but the government officials were afraid of getting into trouble, so they all avoided it.
Some people even claim to be sick at home and ignore their routine routine.
However, on this day, officials from all levels of Yongshun County gathered together, all dressed in official uniforms, looking solemn and meticulous.
Chen Ping and the others received the notice from Zhao Jin. It seemed that the imperial court had concluded everything, so they came in a hurry.
When we arrived, people were already standing outside the county government office.
They were stopped outside the door and could only see a man in official uniform standing in the lobby from a distance.
"Are we all here?"
The man held a yellow leather folder in his hand, glanced left and right, and his tone was extremely impatient.
Zhao Jin replied solemnly, "Sir, everyone is here."
The man looked at him expressionlessly, "A county government can be so lazy and lazy in doing things, huh, no wonder it caused such a big disaster!"
As soon as these words came out, the officials and others could not help but be frightened, and Chen Ping's heart sank.
Without waiting for anyone to react, the man opened the fold, spoke harshly, and coldly rebuked: "I heard from you that Yongshun was hit by floods and the embankments were destroyed and people died. I blame the county magistrate!"
"The official Wang Pingchuan, who is a respected official in the county, has forced donations, used it to cover up public affairs, neglected his duties, colluded with traitors, wasted people and money, what a great achievement!"
"The weight of the young embankment for ten years has caused floods, leaving corpses lying bare, and injuring innocent people. When the court heard this, they were furious and took away his robes. He will not be allowed to take the imperial examination for three generations!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was chaos inside and outside the county government office.
It’s actually an official accountability document from the imperial court!
Chen Ping's hands and feet became weak and he subconsciously supported the people around him.
He Qingxuan and Ye Chongwen looked in disbelief.
This official document actually denounces Magistrate Wang for his personal corruption, which has caused the Yongshun County dam to be in disrepair for many years, causing floods.
According to the court's opinion, the flood discharge channel was not built by Magistrate Wang for the safety of the people, but rather to conceal the truth about the dike being in disrepair.
Although rumors have been flying around in recent days, no one has any real evidence.
Even thinking about Magistrate Wang’s generosity and benefits when he built the road, most people in the county were still skeptical.
However, the appearance of this official document coincides with the content of the rumors.
This is tantamount to telling everyone that Magistrate Wang is indeed corrupt, and that the flood happened because he wanted to cover up the situation.
Eating a meal without a corpse, forcibly accepting donations, using private interests to harm the public, neglecting duties, colluding with traitors, wasting money and wasting people, so happy to have great achievements.
What a severe rebuke!
So who is Ye Wenchang, who has the same aspirations as County Magistrate Wang? An accomplice?
The official accountability document hadn't been read yet, but the man looked cold and spoke loudly.
But Chen Ping couldn't hear a single word clearly, and felt a chill in his heart.
Veins suddenly burst out on his face, and the muscles in his hands tightened, and the resentment he had accumulated over the past few days suddenly exploded.
"That's not the case!"
He suddenly rushed forward and shouted: "Magistrate Wang is a good man and an upright and upright official!"
Ye Chongwen finally stopped being depressed and roared, "You must have not checked clearly. Every account of the county government is recorded. The county magistrate has not committed corruption, and there is no such thing as a vegetarian meal!"
Those accounts were all checked by his grandfather personally, and there was absolutely no possibility that they were falsely serving the public good for personal gain.
Who is the traitor? Who is colluding?
This is obviously throwing dirty water on his grandfather!
The imperial court did not send anyone to conduct a detailed investigation, so why did it make such a conclusion?
"You've made a mistake, you've made a mistake!" He Qingxuan grabbed the Yamen servant's hand, staggered and shouted, "How could Mr. Wang be corrupt?"
"When there was a torrential rain at night and the floods were overwhelming, it was County Magistrate Wang who personally led his people to rush there overnight, and even stood on the embankment regardless of the danger. His whereabouts are still unknown!"
"An upright official like him, who devoted himself to serving the people and worked hard without caring about his own life, did he get a "great success" in exchange?"
The clerk at the door could not understand what he heard. He only knew that the man who read out the official document had an unkind look on his face.
It can be imagined that the matter of accountability has long been expected. With so many people dead, the court will never let it go.
However, the flood discharge channel prevented the flood from raging. Even if there were some losses, it can be regarded as making up for it, right?
But as soon as he heard He Qingxuan's words, he realized what he said, widened his eyes and said in a voiceless voice: "Corruption? That's ridiculous!"
The person who read the official document heard the commotion, and his face became more and more unhappy.
"Who is making a noise outside! Are you dying?"
The landowner looked back in the hall and saw the faces of the three boys. He rolled his eyes and was about to speak.
Zhao Jin immediately took over the conversation, "My lord, please forgive me, but that was just the mischief of naughty boys from this county. I have a low position and will have them kicked away!"
The landowner looked sideways and saw that Zhao Jin's nose was flaring, his fists were tightly knuckled, and he was glaring at him fiercely.
He instantly became frightened and quickly buried his head in silence.
The government officials reacted quickly and stepped forward to cover the mouths of Chen Ping and others.
"Little Ancestor, don't be impulsive. This is someone from above. It would be a big deal if you collide with me."
"Xiao Xianggong Ye, go out quickly, it won't look good if it makes a big fuss."
"Send them back and close the yamen!"
Several government officials were afraid of angering the superior, so they dragged the three of them out.
Chen Ping didn't care, he knew that if the matter was finalized, the teacher's reputation would be completely ruined.
He struggled hard and squeezed the Yamen's hand with his fingers.
"Master Wang is not corrupt. You have not investigated clearly. He is innocent..."
Ye Chongwen rushed in as hard as he could, "He is unjust, sir. Zhao Dutou, let me in! Zhao Jin!!!"
After all, they were just children. No matter how hard they struggled, the yamen officer easily ushered the three of them out of the yamen.
With a "bang", the door of the county government office was closed in front of the three people.
The three children were so anxious that they had tears in their eyes and felt extremely sad.
Heavy rains, floods, and rumors never extinguished their inner fire, but this official document drove them into the abyss.
They swore that "the one who is clean will be clean", but in the end everything turned out to be a foregone conclusion.
The gate of the county government office is like a chasm, separating two worlds.
The people watching the excitement outside the door were exploding like boiling water.
"What do you mean, County Magistrate Wang is really corrupt?"
"Unfortunately, I thought it was a rumor before, but I didn't expect that the court had already investigated clearly. Wang Pingchuan sent people to dig ditches just to cover up the fact of his corruption!"
"Not only that, the official document also said that Wang Pingchuan colluded with traitors. Is it Ye Wenchang who was making false accounts for him?"
Ye Chongwen stood up, staggered two steps forward, and glared: "My grandpa will not cheat!"
The man shrugged, "He is a master of arithmetic. Who can tell that he is making false accounts?"
Chen Ping was covered in ashes and got up to argue, "This matter has not been investigated clearly..."
"Is there anything else unclear?" A sharp voice came in, "The official documents are here! Could it be that the imperial court could deliberately wrongfully accuse a small county magistrate?"
"It's pity that my son died in the flood at such a young age. God has no eyes, God has no eyes!"
"A conspiracy!"
The crowd surrounded the three children, venting their dissatisfaction for many days.
Facing the hostile gazes, Ye Chongwen was like a thousand arrows piercing his heart.
Chen Ping opened his mouth, but he didn't know where to start and couldn't argue.
He Qingxuan stood in front, glaring at everyone.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the matter is clear when the imperial court issues an official document.
This is the fact. Wang Pingchuan sought wealth and killed people, took bribes and committed corruption, while Ye Wenchang helped him do evil and was a hypocrite!
Their belief in the imperial court made their already wavering hearts completely sway to one side, and right and wrong were determined from this.
An official document with no basis or evidence.
In this way, two clean and honest people were wiped out.