"Sir, these things were...we picked them up, we..."
In a small courtyard somewhere, Liu Quan looked a little panicked. His two little brothers were already like chaff.
The package on the ground was filled with gold, silver and jewelry. It seemed inappropriate to be in the hands of three gangsters.
Now all the gentry in the city have been arrested. Although their homes are guarded by officers and soldiers, there are still many loopholes, so it is not uncommon to attract thieves.
The three of them, Liu Quan and others, are basically ruffians, and doing some sneaky things seems normal.
"Picked it up? Where did you pick it up? Tell me the place and I'll go pick it up and take a look."
"Sir, we really picked up these things. We are just worried about how to find the owner. Now that we meet an adult, why don't we ask you to be troubled and return the things to the owner for the villain!"
Liu Quan said he was proud of his words, but in essence he wanted to use gold, silver and jewels to bribe the officials in front of him.
If things were normal, these official officials would definitely have taken the benefits and treated Liu Quan and the other three people lightly.
But today's situation is different, because these official officials in front of Liu Quan have other things to do with him.
"Your name is Liu Quan, right?"
"How do you do, sir..."
Before Liu Quan could ask questions, the arrester sternly scolded: "Speak honestly!"
"Yes, the villain's name is Liu Quan!"
"A few days ago, you were the one suing a big business owner in this county, right?"
Are you going to liquidate yourself?
Thinking of this, Liu Quan felt his heart tremble for a moment, but he still felt that he had not lived enough.
"answer!"
"It's a villain, but the villain doesn't want to sue!"
"Don't want to sue? Do you think the yamen is just a vegetable market that allows you to bargain?" The arrester's attitude became more and more severe.
"Let me tell you, this case will be heard in court in three days, and you will have to go to court to hear the verdict. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Liu Quan could only reply, his expression full of humility.
"Boy, let me remind you, don't even think about escaping. There are many people out there who want your life!"
After saying these words, the head catcher left with his men, leaving Liu Quan and Liu Quan in the same place with different thoughts.
"Brother, what should we do?"
"If we go to court, I'm afraid we will be charged and we will die!"
"Brother, why don't we run away!"
Liu Quan had a dark face. At this moment, he had a question in his mind. He was engaged in secret activities in the city. How did the official find him?
This means that someone is spying on you secretly.
Thinking of this, Liu Quan knew that it was impossible to escape, and he had to go to court honestly this time.
His status is humble, and the officials and gentry are working together to deal with him, but what can he do?
"This matter has nothing to do with you. You should leave quickly and take these treasures with you!" Liu Quan looked dejected.
"Brother..."
"Let's go!"
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Two days passed quickly, and word spread throughout Jiangxi County that the prosecutor was going to hold a court hearing on the Tianmu case.
Since this case was handled under the supervision of the emperor, the standard of the trial was raised to the highest level. Academician Xie Xiaofang, the governor's envoy, and the prefects of various prefectures would all attend.
In addition to these officials, high-ranking officials from various places in Jiangxi County were also invited to watch the trial.
Of course, in addition to these big shots, the government also allowed ordinary people to observe the trial.
This resulted in so many people attending the trial that the prosecutor's office could not accommodate them, so the trial location was arranged outside the city.
At this moment, Lin Quan arrived outside the military camp. It took him six days in total to get from the capital to Jing'an.
Behind Lin Quanquan were the commander-in-chief Huan and Jiangxi garrison eunuch Yang Zhi.
As the chief editor and supervisor, Lin Quan already had a distinguished status, not to mention that he was now an imperial envoy, so Huan was trying to flatter him.
After watching the trial scene of the Tianmu case, Lin Quan was not very interested in it, simply because this case was not under his control.
Next, under the leadership of Juan, he visited the cells in the military camp, where thousands of people were imprisoned.
Watching from a distance, Lin Quan said calmly: "There is a shortage of people in the northwest now, and they came at the right time!"
As an imperial envoy with full power, Lin Quan's words decided the fate of these thousands of people.
"These people are really guilty of heinous crimes. Being able to go to the northwest to farm alive is an advantage for them!"
Facing the imperial envoy, Juan was quite flattering, so he just followed Lin Quan's words.
After all, this is the emperor's confidant eunuch. There are endless benefits to fawning over him, but if he offends him in the slightest, he will be in big trouble.
Lin Quan was noncommittal, and Yang Zhi on the side quickly said: "Father-in-law, all the ministers are already waiting outside the city to greet you. Look..."
Regarding Lin Quan, the imperial envoy, the civil servants showed much "restraint" and only went out of the city gate to greet him according to regulations.
Even Ding Yan, who came out of Prince Yong's Mansion, could not openly violate the rules and could only wait at the city gate with his colleagues.
Only Huan, who was in the military attache system, could ignore these rules and go directly to the military camp.
After a few breaths of silence, Lin Quan said: "Then let's go!"
After leaving the military camp, Lin Quan and his party rushed to Fucheng.
The military camp and the city were not far apart, so it didn't take them long to reach the city gate.
Headed by Xie Xiaofang, the governor's yamen and the chiefs of the second department of Fan Zhen, as well as the prefects involved in tomorrow's trial, are all waiting at the city gate.
Everyone present looked calm and showed no joy in welcoming the arrival of the imperial envoy. It can be seen that they were quite resistant to Lin Quan's arrival.
This is actually normal. Civil servants do not like people in the inner court.
He interfered in local cases and seriously damaged the court system, which made the civil officials even more unhappy.
Logically speaking, whoever caused this incident should be hated, but the officials did not dare to complain against the emperor, so they could only vent their anger on Lin Quan.
Lin Quan knew what the officials were thinking without even going to the scene. He was already very experienced in this kind of thing, as he had been in Prince Yong's Mansion before.
After getting off the sedan, Lin Quan walked slowly toward the officials with his hands behind his back, a smile on his face.
Arriving two feet away from the officials, Lin Quan stopped and looked at the officials with his head raised.
Under the leadership of Xie Xiaofang, the officials present knelt on the ground together, then kowtowed and said: "I'd like to ask your Majesty's Holy Ann!"
Lin Quan was so proud, so what if he hated himself? He still had to kneel in front of him.
After waiting for a few seconds, just when the officials thought that Lin Quan was going to make some trouble, they heard Lin Quan say: "Honor, please forgive me!"
Lin Quan personally stepped forward to help Xie Xiaofang up, and Lin Quan said: "Mr. Ge, we are new here, and we don't understand many things. You should help me!"
In any case, Xie Xiaofang is a cabinet minister, so Lin Quan will naturally be more polite to him. Besides, he may also ask for help from others in the future.
"Eunuch Lin made a serious statement. Your Majesty assigned you to be responsible for investigating the case. How dare we interfere without authorization!"
Xie Xiaofang was doing Tai Chi, and the officials at the scene watched calmly, except for Hu Lizhen, who looked unhappy.
"Mr. Ge, what you said... is so disrespectful!"
A eunuch asked the cabinet minister to give him face, which made many people at the scene unhappy.
"How can he, a eunuch, know the laws of the court? How can he understand the right and wrong of the world?"
Although Hu Lizhen was complaining, he still knew how to measure his words, so he kept his voice very low so that only a few people around him could hear it.
At the scene, only Ding Yan, who was born in the royal palace, knew what it meant for the emperor to assign Lin Quan to take charge of the case.
Ding Yan felt sorry for the gentry in Jing'an Prefecture. They were unlucky to meet Lin Quan, and even innocent people would not be spared.
Lin Quan and Xie Xiaofang chatted casually, and slowly walked into the north gate of Jing'an Mansion under the eyes of a group of officials.
