Chapter five hundred and fortieth straight to the point
Yao family.
After Zhao Jin ordered Chu Xiao, the Minister of Punishment, to take charge of the Cui Nong case together with Fu Yin, Fu Yin immediately ordered someone to deliver the news to the Yao family.
After receiving the news, Yao Chengyu immediately called Yao Qiran.
"Dad?" Yao Qiran was still a little confused when he came over, because he was going to take part in the national examination this year, and everyone in his family would be careful not to let him get distracted by other things.
"Qi Ran, two years ago, did you rob the fields and houses of a Cui family?"
As soon as Yao Chengyu said this, Yao Qiran was even more confused. He thought about it and said, "It should be so."
In the past two years, he collected a lot of land, and there seemed to be a family named Cui among them.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
Yao Chengyu frowned, "What did my father tell you? Don't leave any consequences for your actions. Now Cui Nong, the son of the Cui family, has already filed a lawsuit with the government!"
"Cui Nong?" Yao Qiran was obviously not very impressed by this matter. Hearing the name, he even thought about it for a moment before vaguely remembering it.
"Dad, this Cui Nong must have slipped through the net at that time. I didn't see him at that time, and I never saw him appear later. I thought he was afraid and had escaped, so I didn't care about him anymore."
Now it seems that the other party may have been holding back and looking for opportunities to take revenge.
Yao Qiran let out a light "tsk", "Dad, this governor didn't take his case, right?"
In fact, Yao Qiran didn't take it too seriously. He was just a governor, so he didn't dare to offend the Yao family.
"Huh." Yao Chengyu snorted, "He doesn't dare to answer."
Before Yao Qiran could breathe a sigh of relief, Yao Chengyu slammed the table, "But His Royal Highness wants him to come next!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Yao Qiran, who was startled by Yao Chengyu's actions, just recovered and was stunned by the other party's words.
It's just a trivial matter, how come it has anything to do with His Highness the Crown Prince?
"His Royal Highness the Prince happened to be passing by for some reason at that time, so he came to the government office to take a look, and bumped into Cui Nong playing drums to express his grievances."
"This is too coincidental." Yao Qiran blurted out.
Yao Chengyu nodded, "This Cui Nong may have been found by His Highness the Crown Prince."
Suddenly, Yao Qiran thought of how Zhao Jin had been discussing the scientific examination reform with various wealthy families these days.
Once the scientific examination reform is successful, this year's scientific examination may be affected.
Yao Qiran's face was not very good-looking, "So, His Highness the Crown Prince picked the Yao family to attack?"
Hearing this, Yao Chengyu also had anger on his face, but he didn't say too much, letting Yao Qiran know too much, which affected him instead.
"Did you clean it up before?"
Yao Chiran nodded, "Dad, there shouldn't be any flaws left."
Yao Chengyu pondered for a moment and waved his hand, "You should go back first. Don't think too much. This matter is not so much that Cui Nong wants to take revenge on our Yao family, but rather that His Highness the Crown Prince will use the Yao family to gain prestige."
They all understand that their real enemy is not Cui Nong, but Zhao Jin.
Yao Qiran took a breath, understanding the importance in his heart. No matter how much he interfered, he couldn't help, "Yes."
After Yao Qiran left, Yao Chengyu called his confidants and whispered a few words in a low voice.
"First find out what evidence Cui Nong has, and then seal the mouths of the people in the village."
Yao Chengyu guessed that Cui Nong had no evidence, otherwise Zhao Jin would have already taken action directly and would not give Fu Yin another chance to tip them off.
Then, the other side’s biggest reliance should be witness.
How could people in the same village know about this kind of thing, even if it wasn't a big fuss.
"yes."
The confidant hesitated for a moment and asked: "Sir, can you give Cui Nong directly to..."
He raised his hand and wiped it on his neck.
"No, Zhao Jin must have sent someone to protect Cui Nong. If our people attack Cui Nong directly, it will easily leave Zhao Jin with clues."
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When the Minister of Punishment learned that Chu Xiao was sent to assist Fu Yin in investigating Cui Nong's case, he remained silent for a long time.
After a while, he sighed heavily: "It seems that His Highness is really determined."
Although Chu Xiao was the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he came from a poor family.
This time, Zhao Jin's proposal was supported by all the officials from poor families in the court. Even now, almost all of these officials from poor families are on Zhao Jin's side.
Although there are not many scholars from poor families, they can still stay in the court despite being squeezed out by aristocratic families. They are all excellent people, let alone the minister of punishment who has reached the position of third-rank official.
The Minister of Punishment felt helpless. This time, he was afraid that the family would lose.
The next day, after Chu Xiao handed over the matters within the Ministry of Justice in advance, he went to the government office in Bianzhou City.
Fu Yin had been waiting for Chu Xiao to arrive for a long time.
The two of them were both third-rank imperial officials, but Chu Xiao was in the sixth ministry and was naturally different from him, who was the governor of the same government office.
There are so many noble people in Bianzhou City, and the governor's job is a hard job.
"Chu Shilang!" As soon as he saw Chu Xiao, Fu Yin immediately raised his smile and went to greet him.
Chu Xiao returned the salute and said quietly: "Master Chen."
The governor's surname is Chen, and the Chen family is also a large family, but it is still inferior to the first-class families in Bianzhou City.
"Did Cui Nong submit any evidence?" Chu Xiao got straight to the point and asked directly about the case without any nonsense.
Fu Yin's face was slightly stiff, "Mr. Chu, why don't we go in first, have a good understanding of the case, and then discuss how to handle it?"
Hearing this, Chu Xiao frowned slightly, "I already understood the entire case overnight."
That's why he hit the nail on the head and directly asked for the most critical evidence, because he didn't find that Cui Nong had any evidence.
Even so, Chu Xiao was not dumbfounded because he didn't understand anything. He raised his feet and walked inside, following Fu Yin's wishes.
The two came to the side hall and after sitting down, Chu Xiao asked: "Mr. Chen, what evidence do we have now? Does the Yao family know about this?"
"This evidence, wow!" Fu Yin sighed heavily, "The problem is that Cui Nong didn't hand over any evidence."
"As for the Yao family, they probably don't know yet. His Highness the Crown Prince has asked people not to leak the news." Fu Yin opened his eyes and told lies.
Chu Xiao pondered for a moment, "There is no evidence, what else can he say besides that? Even if he has no evidence, he should know some clues."
"He said that everyone in the village knew everything about what happened back then. If we ask, we will find out."
"There is a witness, so that's okay."
Chu Xiao immediately said: "Then let someone go to Cuijiacun to collect the evidence quickly!"
Fu Yin laughed twice and quickly stopped Chu Xiao, "Master Chu, this matter needs to be discussed again, discussed again!"
"Oh? Mr. Chen, do you have any better suggestions? You might as well tell me."
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