The current situation in Dantu County seems a bit tricky.
Whether it is the magistrate's office, other places, or even the chamber of commerce under Zhu Ying, it seems that it has been completely infiltrated.
At this time, Dantu County is like a hedgehog, making it difficult for people to start.
As the eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty and the great grandson of Ming Dynasty.
Naturally, Zhu Ying could not use violent means and trample on the law to forcibly arrest the magistrate here.
As a result, it seems that it will become even more chaotic.
The only advantage is that although the other party knows about his arrival, he does not know his identity.
Is it possible to do some kind of secret investigation, incognito private interviews, or even risk one's life to expose the dirty behind the magistrate's back, like in the previous film and TV show?
Apart from anything else, the amount of time it took was not acceptable to Zhu Ying.
"Master, we have already brought you."
"Let him in."
Zhu Ying was too lazy to write ink, so why did he do so many tricks? What he wanted was evidence, not some process of obtaining it.
As long as you can be sure that these things actually happened and how the evidence was obtained, there is no need to care too much.
I will also investigate whether it is necessary.
Following Zhu Ying's instructions, the person in charge of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce in Dantu County was brought in directly.
The person in charge was obviously still in a state of confusion. After entering the door, he bowed and said: "I don't know what to call this lord. Liu is not talented. He is the great shopkeeper of Dantu County under the Qunying Chamber of Commerce under His Highness Taisun."
"If there is any offense, please bear with me. I will never hesitate to help you when I can."
Bang!
Song Zhong, who was next to him, aimed at shopkeeper Liu Da without hesitation and hit him with a stick until he knelt on the ground.
Liu, who was kneeling, grimaced in pain, but he endured it and did not cry out, as if he still had some sense of integrity.
Zhu Ying drank tea without raising her eyelids, obviously not intending to speak.
Next to him, Uncle Zhang came out at the right time and scolded: "What a shopkeeper Liu Da, do you know who is in front of you?"
"It's exactly what you said. Your Highness, now that the rightful master is in front of you, please tell me honestly if you have made any mistakes."
"If the explanation is clear, you will be the one to die because of your contribution. If the explanation is not clear, everyone in the family will be killed!"
The arrogant shopkeeper Liu Da just now opened his eyes wide when he heard this.
The whole person was stunned as if struck by lightning.
Then, he kowtowed loudly on the floor: "I don't know that His Highness Taisun's presence in person is a capital crime for ordinary people."
"It's just that ordinary people don't know what's wrong with it. I would like to ask His Highness the Grand Sun to show me."
"The common people have always been loyal to the Chamber of Commerce. They have never done anything harmful to the Chamber of Commerce. Please be aware of this, Your Highness."
Zhu Ying laughed angrily at these words: "You are so stubborn when you are about to die. Do you want to drag your parents, wife and children with you to hell?"
"Let me tell you honestly, regarding the Liu family members and the county magistrate Liu Bingyuan, they secretly colluded to harm people's lives."
"I don't want to hear any more nonsense from you. If you say one more nonsense, all nine tribes will be destroyed!"
"Think about it before you speak."
Zhu Ying said calmly, with a calm expression, without any disturbance, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.
Shopkeeper Liu Da, who was kowtowing below, was trembling all over. Beads of sweat fell from his forehead. He subconsciously wanted to speak out and quibble, but he forcefully swallowed the words that came to his lips.
As his throat rolled, all the air in his body seemed to have dissipated.
"Your Highness, I...I said."
Zhu Ying nodded, as if there was nothing surprising.
"Write what you know on paper. When writing, think carefully and don't forget anything."
As Zhu Ying explained, the people next to him immediately sent pen and ink.
After shopkeeper Liu Da took it, he spread the paper on the ground, lay down on his stomach, and started writing with trembling hands.
It took a full stick of incense to finish writing.
Then he held up the paper and said: "The guilty people have finished writing, please review it."
Uncle Zhang next to him went over, took it, and handed it over to his employer.
After Zhu Ying took it, he began to examine it.
Zhu Ying frowned slightly. Zhu Ying also knew the dirty things written here, and they were definitely not all of them.
But these alone were beyond Zhu Ying's imagination.
Sure enough, when all the power of a county is in the hands of one person, the private use of public power will have terrible consequences.
"Go ahead and mobilize the Xuanjia Guards into the city and arrest the county magistrate Liu Bingyuan and bring him to justice."
"Follow the order of His Highness Taisun."
Zhu Ying had no intention of letting Liu Bingyuan take the opportunity to make any trouble.
Although imperial power is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, for some evil people, it has reached the edge. When evil arises from the edge of courage and madness, there is nothing that cannot be done.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, now that we have the evidence, we can just press the army directly.
It seems that relying solely on the words of shopkeeper Liu Da and his family seems a bit unreliable.
However, among them, there is an account book, which contains some private transactions with Liu Bingyuan. The amount involved alone has reached thousands of gold coins.
Nowadays, corruption of ink can be punished by death for a few guan of money. Thousands of guan of treasure money can be peeled off and turned into grass.
....
In the magistrate's yamen.
Liu Bingyuan didn't know why, but he always felt flustered.
While I was thinking about it, a government servant came in and reported: "Sir, there is news that shopkeeper Liu Da has been kidnapped."
Liu Bingyuan paused and immediately said: "Do you know who robbed you?"
The yamen servant immediately replied: "It seems that he is from out of town, the steward of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce."
Liu Bingyuan was about to send someone over, but he was suddenly startled.
He felt that something big might have happened to the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
Shopkeeper Liu Da has stored a lot of evidence. Once it is exposed, he will undoubtedly die.
Thinking of this, Liu Bingyuan shouted and asked: "How are you going to act? Don't you just snatch the shopkeeper Liu back?"
The officer was a little aggrieved: "Sir, my subordinates meant the same thing at first, but the people over there have blunderbuss in their hands, and they are all very skilled in martial arts."
"Several brothers were beaten directly without even a chance to fight back."
"Sir, why don't we quickly mobilize our manpower and surround them first? I think these people are most likely to be tough bandits in the mountains."
Hearing what the yamen officer said, Liu Bingyuan felt bad all over.
Qunying Chamber of Commerce, field managers, and guards with firecrackers.
What is the concept of a fire gun? It is an armament that only the garrison has, and it is all under the control of the capital commander.
Now they are brought openly into the county, and it is designated as having bad intentions.
After only a brief hesitation, Liu Bingyuan replied calmly: "Send an order from this county to immediately bring all the government officials and surround the other party's location with me."
"Don't worry about what the other person says. Don't let anyone out until you are sleepy."
"I still have some important things to arrange here. Before I arrive, you just need to keep an eye on me. All matters will be discussed after I arrive."
After hearing the order, the yamen servant was already a little resentful, but he was immediately overjoyed: "I got the order."
After saying that, he went outside to mobilize manpower.
Watching the government officials leave, Liu Bingyuan's actions suddenly became impatient.
"Old Chen, hurry up, prepare a car and bring all your valuables with you."
After hearing the master's instructions, the old housekeeper seemed a little confused.
"Why are you so stunned? I'll go first. Lao Zhang, pack your things immediately, catch Madam and the others, and leave immediately for Liu's hometown."
After Liu Bingyuan finished speaking, he said no more, picked up his legs and ran towards the back door.
Only then did the old housekeeper react: "It's a disaster, it's a disaster."
Then he hurriedly began to scold the servants, wrapped up the valuable things, and at the same time went to find the eldest lady and eldest young master in person.
As for the concubines, send someone to notify them. If you can catch them, they will be caught. If you can't catch them, they will be thrown away.
The master is in such a hurry, something big must have happened.
Suddenly, the office was in a state of chaos.
But Liu Bingyuan couldn't care less. He took out a small wooden box from the house, went straight to the carriage prepared at the back door, and drove away.
After being a county magistrate for so many years, even if he had the opportunity to be promoted, Liu Bingyuan used money to suppress it in order to remain the magistrate of Dantu County.
Over the years, he, who appears to be upright and upright on the surface, has done many evil things, but only he himself knows best in his heart.
Once he is accused, given His Majesty's character today, he will definitely die without a burial.
Ever since he started to be greedy, Liu Bingyuan has been frightened every day, and he can't even sleep well at night.
I'm afraid that one day, someone will suddenly find out.
Greeding three taels of silver is death, and three thousand taels is also death. Once you get started, the only way to get greedy is to get more.
A long time ago, Liu Bingyuan had thought about how he would escape if such a day came.
Therefore, his treasures are always stored together for easy portability.
On this day, Liu Bingyuan actually felt relaxed.
He didn't want to test the truth of this matter. Even if there was only one tenth chance, he couldn't afford to bet.
Why don't you run away first?
If it's fake, it won't be too late to come back then.