The largest number of people in the Great Zhou Dynasty were farmers, and the land law was one of the most widespread laws in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
They may not be literate, but farmers and common people will understand the laws related to farming and production, and the government will try its best to popularize them.
"It's not yet July, and most people won't come here to cut down trees. However, illegal cutters are doing it for profit. Will anyone risk heavy fines to cut down such a few branches? And looking at the size of these branches,
They are not used to make coffins. Then why would someone cut down these branches?!"
Then Yang Qingyuan pointed to the gap, "Master Qinglong is an expert in using knives. Besides seeing that this is the gap left by the hatchet, what else did he see?!"
"..."
Qinglong felt that his IQ was a little behind. What else could be seen from this? Isn't this just a gap caused by a hatchet?
Yang Qingyuan explained, "Judging from this gap, the cutting was too simple! Every branch was cut off with one knife! If Tian Ding, an ordinary villager, came here to chop firewood, he could cut off these branches every time.
Only use one knife?!"
"..."
Because these branches were not thick, Qinglong subconsciously felt that these branches were not difficult to cut down, but he forgot that ordinary people simply did not have such strength and energy to cut off the branches so cleanly.
"Although these people were deliberately careful and even used hatchets specifically to create a scene that seemed like it was done by ordinary people, they were still not careful enough in handling the details."
Yang Qingyuan said with certainty, "Although I still don't know what the other party's purpose is? But I can be sure that this so-called underworld soldier is a big show directed by someone, and its ultimate purpose must be to steal salary services.
of."
"Moreover, it is very possible that there was no problem with the salary in the silver box at that time, and it should still be in the box. Otherwise, the other party would have no reason to put so much effort into setting up such a scene."
From the descriptions of eyewitnesses of this big scene where the Yin soldiers took advantage of the passage, the scenery and sound effects were all huge projects. It is estimated that there was a special props master for the fog. Such a real-life set-up was very expensive.
It can’t be just to scare people!
Yang Qingyuan immediately took action and cut off all the gaps in the trees. These are all physical evidence.
"This place has obviously been cleaned up. If we look further, we won't be able to find any evidence." Yang Qingyuan said to the people on the side.
After on-site investigation of the place where the incident occurred, it is not completely fruitless. At least for now, it is confirmed that the so-called Yin soldiers' corridor is actually an artificial stage.
After cleaning up, the group of people rushed towards Yuezhou.
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Li Xunhuan and Di Zhiyuan had already arrived at Shanyin Mansion, the administrative center of Yuezhou.
Wang Hua, who had just been promoted to the position of Dual Governor of Yuezhou and Yangzhou, had also rushed from Yangzhou City, the seat of Yangzhou, to Shanyin Prefecture, the seat of Yuezhou.
This governor did a really hard job!
Wang Hua had just solved the problems left by the wealthy businessmen and corrupt officials in Yangzhou. Before he could take a breath, he was informed by the imperial edict that he should concurrently serve as the governor of Yuezhou and continue to deal with the new mess in Yuezhou.
Fortunately, this time Wang Hua came here only to preside over the political situation, clean up and stabilize Yuezhou's officialdom. The ones who really came to investigate the case were Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Brother Dehui! We meet again!"
Li Xunhuan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Wang Hua!
The two of them had just handled a wealthy business case together in Yangzhou, and now they went to Yuezhou together to track down the missing salary.
"Where is Qingyuan?! Isn't he the deposed envoy of Yuezhou?! Why didn't he come with you?"
"Qingyuan went to the place where he met the Yin soldiers in the corridor that day. He wanted to see if he could find out any clues, so he asked me to lead a large team of people to get here. Logically speaking, they are small and should be one step ahead of us."
"Perhaps there is a delay in finding something!" Wang Hua expressed that he was not worried at all. "With the skills of Qingyuan and Miss Liu, with their two swords combined, there are not many people in the world who can pose a threat to them!"
When Li Xunhuan heard Wang Hua's words, he was as shocked as if he had seen Yang Qingyuan finish three bowls of wine in a row without getting drunk.
Although Wang Hua was born in Confucianism and was also skilled in martial arts, he followed the six arts of a Confucian gentleman: etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.
Wang Hua still didn't care much about the affairs in the Jianghu. His attitude towards martial arts and warriors was consistent with that of the veterans in the court. They used force but did not respect it.
The fact that he can say these words today is different from the Wang Hua of the past.
"You don't have to have this expression. Ever since I was surrounded and killed by the Japanese pirates that day, I have become more and more aware of the importance of martial arts! If I could have martial arts like Qingyuan or you, I wouldn't have fallen into that situation that day.
middle."
If Yang Qingyuan hadn't arrived in time, Wang Hua and his family might have died at the hands of Japanese pirates that day.
"So, when Shouren is older, I want him to become a disciple of Qingyuan, or go to Wudang to become a lay disciple."
Li Xunhuan could see that the attack by Japanese pirates that day had a great impact on Wang Hua.
"By the way, this is for you!"
Wang Hua threw out a pamphlet from his sleeve!
"What is this?"
Li Xunhuan opened it and saw evidence that dozens of officials in Yuezhou had committed corruption, accepted bribes, and neglected their duties and violated the law.
"Brother Dehui, where did you get this?!"
Li Xunhuan couldn't understand why such detailed evidence and circumstances were in the hands of Wang Hua, the governor of Yangzhou?!
Looking up at the smile on Wang Hua's brows, Li Xunhuan suddenly realized that Wang Hua was from Yuezhou, and the Wang family was a wealthy local family in Yuezhou, with extremely extensive connections throughout Yuezhou.
A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake, and the Wang family's familiarity with Yuezhou is even higher than that of the intelligence department.
"By the way, you can take this thing as your own, but don't say that I gave it to you. Just think that you found it yourself and it has nothing to do with me!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The relationship between local powerful people is intricate. For example, the Wang family is related by marriage to the Qian family, Yu family and other families in Yuezhou.
When officials from wealthy families enjoy the benefits brought by their families, they must also bear all kinds of troubles caused by family members. Due to the patriarchal system, the crimes committed by family members will also implicate the officials themselves.
There are countless powerful officials and noble families who died at the hands of pig teammates.
"There's one more thing! I'll let you know in advance. After that, I might not be able to withstand the pressure and bring people to you to plead for mercy. You just pretend that you don't know me and enforce the law impartially, so that you can arrest people.
, I’ve sold my face again, and I won’t let go of those who shouldn’t be let go!”
Although Li Xunhuan's family is also an heir of poetry and calligraphy, compared to the Wang family, they have a more unrestrained and unrestrained family style, and have less involvement with people in the officialdom.
Li Xunhuan's father and brother had already resigned when Li Xunhuan was in high school. In order to allow Li Xunhuan to prepare for the exam with peace of mind, he was not allowed to participate in the family's interpersonal relationships. Li Xunhuan was not familiar with such entanglements.
"There's still pressure that Brother Wang can't stand!?"
Wang Hua smiled bitterly and said, "My father, my family, and my ancestors, what can I do if these people beg for mercy?! Moreover, when I was studying, the Yu family and the Qian family had borrowed ancient books, and they had in-laws, so how could they
Is it so easy to refuse?”
Later generations of Blue Star reorganized the legal system spread in China and called it the Chinese legal system.
The Chinese legal system is based on traditional thought and combines the essence of Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, and Yin-Yang theory. It has a long history and is unique.
It has had a profound impact on the laws of the entire East Asia and Southeast Asian cultural circles.
An extremely important feature of the Chinese legal system is that it is family-oriented, so the Chinese legal system recognizes the privacy of relatives.
The power of the family clan is extremely powerful, and even a person like Wang Hua cannot resist the pressure from the family.
So he had no choice but to pretend to do his best.
The people recorded in this book are all extremely corrupt and evil people who committed serious crimes. Wang Hua would definitely be unwilling to let them go due to family pressure.
You must know that allowing Wang Hua to serve as the inspector of schools and governor of Yuezhou shows the absolute trust of the emperor and the cabinet in him.
According to the express provisions of the imperial court's "Three Mutual Laws", people from the marriage family and the two states are not allowed to serve as officials interchangeably, and officials are not allowed to hold official positions in their place of origin or neighboring counties. Sometimes they even have to avoid places where they have property.
This incident happened suddenly, and Wang Hua had no choice in terms of ability and character. He was also a native of Yuezhou, so he was familiar with the situation in Yuezhou and could get started as soon as possible, so he chose to let Wang Hua take on the concurrent role.
By doing this, Wang Hua can resolve the pressure from the family, and Li Xunhuan can arrest people smoothly.
Although Wang Hua will be complained about, he has worked hard after all, and his in-laws and friends can’t say anything!
"Brother Dehui! I didn't expect that you, who is so upright and has thick eyebrows and big eyes, can do such little tricks! I admire you! I admire you! Hahaha!"
As the two looked at each other and laughed, the fate of a group of corrupt officials was doomed in advance.
There is no obvious evidence for the salary, but it must be related to people within the Yuezhou Governor's Office.
While eradicating corruption, you might get unexpected clues.
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Two days later, Yang Qingyuan and his party also arrived at Shanyin Mansion.
The reason why he arrived late was because Yang Qingyuan walked in the opposite direction along the escort route of the army.
While walking, Qinglong and Cheng Lixue were asked to recall whether there was anything unusual on the escort road. They were investigating along the way. It was only two days late.
Unfortunately, although Yang Qingyuan tried his best to search for clues, he still could not find any useful information.
When everyone returned to Shanyin County, Di Zhiyuan had already begun interrogating the soldiers released by the Shenwu Army.
If it had been premeditated, then ordinary soldiers would have discovered something, or their accomplices might have been involved.
This is what Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan have wanted to do before.
But after all, they are three thousand elites, veterans of many battles. If they are rashly interrogated collectively, it is very likely to cause a mutiny.
That's why Di Zhiyuan and Yang Qingyuan chose to go to Shanyin Mansion for separate trials. For this reason, the Shenwu Army also sent a fourth-rank Ningyuan general, Wei Biansan, to deal with this matter specifically.
But this behavior angered Cheng Lixue.
After arriving, he learned that his brothers were isolated and subject to scrutiny by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple one by one. Cheng Lixue was furious at that time. He didn't care about the imperial envoy, deposed the imperial envoy, and immediately rushed to Yang Qingyuan's imperial envoy.
In the middle of the journey.
"This time I would like to thank General Wei for coming here to help us investigate this matter!"
In the study room of Yang Qingyuan's imperial envoy, General Wei Biansan of the Shenwu Army and General Ningyuan was communicating with Yang Qingyuan.
"What did Mr. Yang say?! This time was originally caused by our Shenwu Army's negligence. Now Mr. Yang is equivalent to helping our Shenwu Army solve the trouble. How dare we complain?! The Governor gave the order before I came,
If you need anything, Master Yang, just ask, and I will do my best to help you!"
"General Wei, you're welcome. Such a major case is now the time for us to work together."
While the two were talking, there was a dispute outside.
"This is the residence of the deposed envoy, please do not trespass!"
"You all, get out of my way!" The person coming was none other than Cheng Lixue.
But those responsible for guarding the palace, in addition to the Imperial Guards composed of the Royal Forest Army, were also members of the Anti-Theft Department of Dali Temple.
"Keng!"
"Keng!"
"..."
The four members of the Dali Temple Anti-Theft Department who were responsible for the escort drew their swords one after another when they saw Cheng Lixue insisting on forcing his way in!
"I'll say it again, this is the residence of the deposed imperial envoy. If you break in again, we won't be polite!"
Those who can follow Yang Qingyuan out to do things are naturally the best in the anti-theft department. These four people have already reached the same level.
"Then I'll say it again, if you dare to stop me from seeing Mr. Yang again, I won't be polite! Once I get angry, it won't be easy for me even if the King of Heaven comes!!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cheng Lixue is a veteran on the battlefield, has experienced hundreds of battles, and is a master of the Yuan Hua realm. Naturally, he will not be afraid of these young guys with the same bloodline.
Just as the two sides were at war with each other, an angry shout with a Sichuan sound came from the study.
"Cheng Lixue, you son of a bitch! Which one are you going to be rude to? Which one do you think won't work?!"
Wei Biansan had just promised Yang Qingyuan that the Shenwu Army would definitely help in this investigation, but Cheng Lixue jumped out to cause trouble.
This made Wei Biansan feel pain in his cheek! This slap in the face came so unexpectedly!
Hearing this voice, Cheng Lixue, who was originally aggressive, was also startled.
"General Wei?! You...why are you here too!?"
Wei Biansan is not only Cheng Lixue’s boss, but also Cheng Lixue’s big brother!
Of course, when Cheng Lixue first joined the army, Wei Biansan was already the leader of the team, and has been Cheng Lixue's direct superior for these years.
Cheng Lixue did not care about Yang Qingyuan's status as imperial envoy when his brother was being bullied, but in front of Wei Biansan, Cheng Lixue did not dare to lose his temper no matter how strong his temper was.
"Why am I here?! You have the nerve to ask me?! If you hadn't made such a big mistake, I would be here?! I'm sorry!"
Cheng Lixue was so scolded by Wei Biansan that her head shrank.
"But... our brothers are being interrogated by people from Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They are all heroes who have lived and died for the country in the southwest, should they be treated like this?!"
When Cheng Lixue said this, Wei Biansan became even more angry!
"You also know that our brothers in the Shenwu Army are going through life and death in the southwest! If you, a turtle, hadn't lost the brothers' hard-earned money! Would I come here?! Would Mr. Yang come here?! You turtle!
son!!"
Cheng Lixue was scolded by Wei Biansan so much that she had no room to refute.
Losing eight million taels of salary was originally a serious crime! If the King of Chu had not saved Cheng Lixue, he would have been escorted to Beijing to be questioned!
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Yang Qingyuan on the side also said, "General Cheng! I am not a rotten scholar with no knowledge of military affairs. When I was in the northern border, I killed the enemy and served the country with my brothers from the Tiance Army."
"I know that General Cheng and the brothers of the Shenwu Army will not feel comfortable when they are under review, but this is a necessary procedure. After all, this is a total of 8 million taels of salary lost, which is related to the stability of the southwest border, and even more to the Shenwu Army.
The hard-earned money of our military brothers.”
Yang Qingyuan was very particular about his words.
First of all, let yourself step down from the position of a purely civil servant. This is a civil servant who has led soldiers and fought in wars.
This immediately resonated with Cheng Lixue!
Then describe the seriousness of the matter.
"General Cheng, can you guarantee that there is nothing wrong with these three thousand Shenwu Army brothers?!"
Cheng Lixue was silent!
This step directly expresses the need for review.
"So we are reviewing not only to understand the truth of the matter, but also to prevent the brothers from being unfairly accused!"
Cheng Lixue was completely convinced.
Yang Qingyuan and Wei Biansan, one was a white-faced person and the other was a red-faced person, and they immediately suppressed the furious Cheng Lixue just now.
"Master Yang, please rest assured! All brothers, including me, must cooperate with Dali Temple to recover the lost salary!"
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After solving Cheng Lixue's problem, Yang Qingyuan handed over the review work to several supervisory censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and then brought Di Zhiyuan and Cha Haosi's field staff to the Yuezhou treasury.
The salary money was taken from the bank under the jurisdiction of Yuezhou Governor's Mansion. Maybe there are clues here.
The treasury of Yuezhou Governor's Mansion was built in the west of Shanyin City. It is usually guarded by 1,500 elite soldiers of the Shenwu Army, including a Shenwu Army general of Yuanhua Realm and a six-door master of Yuanhua Realm.
These people have no direct affiliation with the Yuezhou Governor's Office, and the Yuezhou Governor's Office cannot mobilize them.
If you want to take out the treasury silver from it, you must have a clerical warrant from the Yuezhou Governor's Office or even a higher level. Otherwise, even if the Yuezhou Yincao in charge of the treasury comes in person, he will not be able to take out a piece of treasury silver from it.
Yang Qingyuan took out his official certificate from his sleeve.
"I, the Chief Minister of Dali Temple and the deposed envoy of Yuezhou, are here to check!"
The stationed Shenwu Army obviously knew about this. As soon as the pay was lost, the governor of Yuezhou came here to check, but heard nothing.
Then this place was surrounded by the Shenwu Army, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
"The last general, Zhao Yu, the captain of the Shenwu Military Academy, and the six-door Chasing Fengshen, Qian Xuduo, are here to depose the envoy!"
"You two don't have to be polite! I have been ordered to investigate the case and came here to inspect the bank. Please open the door!"
"yes!"
Under the guidance of Zhao Yu and Qian Xuduo, Yang Qingyuan and others came to the gate of the bank.
Then Zhao Yu and Qian Xuduo each took out a key, and Yin Cao, who followed, also took out a key. The three keys were inserted into the three keyholes and twisted in sequence.
With the sound of machine gears ringing, the door of the Yuezhou Bank slowly opened.
