The three of them bumped into a familiar face in front of the academy entrance.
"Are you back?"
The scholar surnamed Wang looked at Ye Chongwen and Chen Ping and sneered, "How dare you say there is no evidence of corruption and bribery?"
Chen Ping looked at the two or three servants behind him.
Everyone is carrying baggage and carrying book boxes, which should be packed luggage.
Unexpectedly, the news spread so quickly, and some people were already preparing to draw a clear line.
Chen Ping, "It seems you are well prepared."
"It's not early enough!"
The scholar surnamed Wang said disdainfully: "If I had known that Wang Pingchuan and Ye Wenchang were collaborating, I should not have come to Huating Academy!"
"Magistrate Wang hasn't been found yet, and the matter hasn't been resolved yet," He Qingxuan said angrily, "You can't say anything dirty."
The scholar surnamed Wang sneered: "I have already received the official documents from the imperial court, and you still want to deny it?"
"I said He Qingxuan and Wang Pingchuan are gone now, why are you still currying favor?"
"You, the He family, are a lowly merchant, so you should learn to be wise and protect yourself."
Chen Ping's heart moved and he asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean?"
The scholar surnamed Wang nodded at Chen Ping and Ye Chongwen from the air, "What can I mean? I just want to remind He Qing, for the sake of classmate friendship, not to get too close to you."
He turned to face the academy and said loudly: "I also advise everyone, if you have connections, you should make plans in advance, and don't spend the rest of your life here."
He Qingxuan didn't say a word, but his eyes cut out like knives, "The matter of dropping out of school is not a trivial matter and needs to be decided by Dean Wang."
"Huating College has a strict academic style and is even more meticulous in its daily teachings to you and others. Are you going to leave without saying goodbye?"
Going out like this is clearly a slap in Wang Juren’s face.
It is tantamount to telling everyone that Huating Academy is filled with filth and evil, and even the students are unwilling to stay for a long time. Doesn’t this make those rumors even more solid?
If this is the first of its kind, Huating Academy may lose its reputation.
The scholar surnamed Wang sneered: "Those who take bribes and commit corruption will be punished! So now that Wang Juren can't protect himself, can he still control me?"
The expressions of the three people changed drastically.
Yesterday at the county government office, I was so anxious to get angry that I didn’t even listen to all the contents of the official document.
Wang Juren and Wang County Magistrate are brothers. If his younger brother commits an crime, how can he stay out of it?
......
There was a huge crowd in front of the palace gate, and the angry people came and blocked the street in front of the palace.
Chen Ping and the others arrived just in time to see the plaque on the palace gate falling heavily, raising dust all over the ground.
Mr. Huang is wearing a tiger-like official robe and is directing everyone to move things out.
Some boxes seemed to have been opened deliberately, revealing gold, silver, copper plates, calligraphy and painting antiques, silk fabrics, etc.
These things are of great value to ordinary people, making them increasingly hostile.
"This is evidence of the Wang family's corruption and bribery!"
"Who knows how much these many things are worth? If they are used to build river embankments, my children will not have to die!"
"Wang Pingchuan wasted no time on human life. He is dead, but his brother is still alive, so he should pay for it with his life!"
Voices of excitement rose one after another.
Chen Ping pushed through the crowd and squeezed in, but bumped into a government official blocking the way.
"What happened here," he asked, "Isn't this Wang Juren's home?"
Before the official spoke, the people next to him sneered, "How can there be a king now?"
"Wang Pingchuan took bribes, his house was confiscated, and he was dismissed from his job. Now he is a family member of a prisoner!"
"If you can't survive the punishment of the rod, you will be a lonely ghost tomorrow."
Chen Ping stared straight at the steps of the Wang family gate and asked, "Is the new county magistrate Huang County Cheng?"
The official rolled his eyes and did not answer.
Magistrate Huang was talking to someone when Leng Buding heard the noise and glanced this way.
His eyes flashed, and he actually raised his hand, signaling to leave a way for the three children.
The three of them ran directly into the gate and immediately saw the Wang family lying in the courtyard.
Wang Juren was soaked with blood above his knees and lay motionless on the ground.
Ye Chongwen felt a lump in his throat and came to him with empty steps, "Dean?"
He raised his hand and tried the old man's breath.
It took a moment for my cold fingers to feel a little warmth, and a big stone hanging in my throat suddenly loosened.
Chen Ping calmed down and stretched out his hand to slowly lift off the blood-soaked clothes at Wang Juren's waist and hips.
With just one glance, he took two steps back and suddenly changed color.
Wang Juren's legs were bloody and bloody, his knees were almost broken, and the skin and flesh on his waist and back calves were torn, and the minced meat was stained with cloth, which looked horrifying.
Even if he doesn't know the art of interrogation, Chen Ping can still identify it.
When the Yamen attacked, he must have used secret strength to attack the muscles and bones.
This is preparing to kill him!
"What's going on!"
He Qingxuan's eyes were straightened, a scream escaped from his throat unconsciously, and he glared fiercely at the Yamen holding the cane next to him.
However, Chen Ping carefully discovered that all the officials in the mansion were strangers.
And Zhao Jin is not among them.
Several government officials gathered together, the execution sticks in their hands were stained with blood.
One of them grinned at him with a provocative expression, "The rod punishment is an order from the imperial court."
Chen Ping clenched his fists and asked: "Is it the imperial court's order or the order of Huang?"
"Children, be careful what you say. Mr. Huang is now the county magistrate of Yongshun County, and you will be punished for talking nonsense!"
The Yamen official was too lazy to argue with the child and directly slammed the execution stick on the ground and looked at him with a sneer.
Wang Pingchuan disappeared, Ye Wenchang died, and the entire Yongshun County fell into the hands of the Huang family. The others were just insignificant waves.
At this time, Li Yang also brought several people to the palace.
The blood on the ground entered his eyes, and Li Yang's vision went dark, and he shouted sadly: "Friend!"
The servants behind him hurriedly supported Li Yang.
When the subordinate officials on the side saw this, they were very puzzled and said: "I said those few must be restless. Why did the county magistrate let them in?"
"That's right, I would say that Huating Academy should not be kept."
"It's a pity that the superiors only allowed Wang Pingchuan's family to be copied, which gave them an advantage."
Magistrate Huang shook his sleeves and chuckled: "It would be strange if Huating Academy didn't come. I have worked with Wang Pingchuan for several years, and I really can't bear it."
The subordinate official immediately flattered him and said, "Your Majesty, the county magistrate, ignores past grievances and remembers old friendships. This is indeed a model for our generation."
Magistrate Huang's mouth curled up, enjoying it very much.
Li Yang calmed down, pointed at County Magistrate Huang with wide eyes and asked angrily, "Brother Wang is not a judge, but he is also the dean of our Huating Academy. You...how can you do this to him!"
County Magistrate Huang was waiting for him to ask, with a stern look on his face: "Wang Pingchuan took bribes, and the Wang family enjoyed the benefits, which made the court furious. Now he is just punished with a stick. How is it compared to the eighteen lives lost in the flood?" "I am just following orders. Li Yang, as a scholar, don't you even know the words "enforce the law impartially?"
Li Yang pointed at him and cursed: "You are just avenging your personal revenge. When Mr. Wang found out that you had colluded with the landowner to line your own pockets, you always hated him!"
"But don't forget, you were..."
Before he finished speaking, County Magistrate Huang cut off the conversation and said, "Well said!"
He took a step forward, lifted up his brand new official robe, and said helplessly to everyone: "If you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself. In the past, my subordinates were not strict, and they were deceived and framed by their subordinates.
Big mistake. I am ashamed of myself and feel ashamed of my parents and fellow villagers, so I have resigned from office for one year and do not dare to come to the county government again."
He raised his hands and bowed to the north, and continued, "I am guilty of dereliction of duty by reporting the truth to the court! But it is a fact that Wang Pingchuan is corrupt. The court has published a list, how can it be denied?"
Li Yang was almost unsteady on his feet, "You! You...you...despicable villain!"
At this time, a pair of thin and firm hands supported him steadily.
Chen Ping's eyes were as bright as fire, with a hint of bloodshot eyes, and he asked: "Are the official documents from the imperial court necessarily correct?"
Magistrate Huang was stunned, "How dare you question the court!"
Chen Ping raised his head and held out his chest, "What I question is justice!"
He slowly looked around, looking at the sarcastic expressions on the faces, and then asked, "If the standard for judging right and wrong is not based on real evidence, but just a piece of official paper, where does the axiom come from?"
"Is it justice for those who collect firewood for others to freeze to death in the ice and snow?"
"You are right, if you want others to not know, you have to do nothing yourself."
"Everything leaves a trace."
"I will one day prove that those who are clean will self-clean."