Chen Kuan's rank is more than a little higher than that of Cheng Yasi, but Cheng Yasi is from Nanya and is not under his jurisdiction. This time, he was forced to come in by Zhao Guangyi in the name of being seconded to handle the case. So I heard him Chen
Observing the hidden meaning behind his words, Cheng Yasi was neither sullen nor angry, but his words were also very sharp and did not let him down in the slightest.
Chen Kuan was so angry that he was contradicted by Cheng Yasi, and he was helpless. In the afternoon, he went to the west wing that had been burned to ashes and carefully inspected it. He asked in detail about the circumstances of the incident, and still found that
Nothing was found.
Returning to his residence, Chen Kuan carefully calculated for a long time. Once the account books were burned, it would be difficult for him to make an issue about Magistrate Liu's bribery. If he returned without success this time, Mr. Zhao had high expectations and would be greatly disappointed.
Yue, what should I do?
Chen Zhuan walked around the room with his hands behind his back. After pondering for a while, he studied his ink and picked up a pen, and wrote a secret letter to Zhao Pu, reporting everything that happened here. Naturally, there was a big scandal, exaggerating Cheng Yasi's involvement in the matter.
His constraints and the fire in the government office were pointed directly at Cheng Dexuan, intentionally or unintentionally. With his brilliant pen, he was very comfortable writing this kind of article, but in order to completely absolve himself, he still considered the words again and again before writing.
A letter was written after careful consideration, and had just been sealed and sealed with fire paint. Just as he was asking his confidants to send the secret letter back to Kaifeng immediately, someone suddenly reported: "Sir, the Lieutenant of Linqing County Zhao wants to see you."
Just now when he was arguing with Cheng Dexuan in the main hall of Bazhou Mansion with guns and sticks, he saw Lieutenant Zhao coming in. As soon as Lieutenant Zhao saw the two of them bickering, he slipped away quietly and told him to look carefully.
Feeling depressed, when he heard him begging to see him, he said angrily: "Tell him to come in!"
County Lieutenant Zhao came into the room with great joy, saluted him and said: "Your Majesty Zhao Jie, please see Chen Kuan."
Chen Kuan rolled his sleeves and hummed: "That's all, what's the matter?"
Zhao Xianwei said: "I searched the account books and found something important. I didn't dare to hide it, so I came immediately to report it to your lord."
Chen Kuan leaned sidely to support the case, frowning and glaring at him: "The dossier and account books have been completely burned. Where did you find this? Could it be that you haven't woken up yet and are talking in your sleep?"
County Lieutenant Zhao saw that he was not in a good mood, so he carefully said: "Master Observer must still remember that the account books of Zhutou Jieku are very confusing and difficult to check. The lower official suggested that an accounting veteran be transferred from the Ding family to return their account books.
Classify the categories and copy them in order for easy reference?"
Chen Zhuanzhu snorted and said, "So what? Huh?"
He suddenly leaned forward and said with bright eyes: "Is it possible that the account books that that person copied were not burned?"
County Lieutenant Zhao said respectfully: "Yes, when the steward of the Ding family finished copying the account books, it was the night before the Orchid Bathing Festival, and most of the government officials had already dispersed. So the following officials ordered people to store the account books in the government.
Store it in preparation for inspection after the festival."
He paused for a moment before saying, "Now that the original accounts have been destroyed, although the newly cleaned and transcribed account books were not written by Xu Muchen himself, Xu Muchen signed and stamped them page by page, so it can be used as evidence."
Chen Kuan was elated after hearing this. There were account books signed by Xu Muchen himself, which could of course be used as evidence from a legal perspective. He was overjoyed that all the evidence had not been destroyed. From what he said, it seemed that he had made a major discovery, which was even more gratifying.
, Chen Kuan immediately asked: "Zhao County Lieutenant, you said you made a discovery. What major discovery was there?"
Zhao Jie cupped his hands and said: "This official is not good at checking accounts. This account is checked by three old officials from Bazhou Prefecture. They are outside the door now. Can you please call them in to explain in detail?"
When Chen Zhan heard this, he quickly ordered to the people around him: "Quickly, please invite the three scribes to come in. Come on, show Mr. Zhao a seat and serve tea, serve good tea."
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The sky is full of stars, and in the corners of the yamen walls and in the grass in the flower beds, crickets are chirping incessantly, adding a bit of hustle and bustle to the silence. Cheng Dexuan sat in front of the plum blossom-shaped screen window and moved the lamp closer.
After reading for a while, he slowly took out a letter from his arms.
He only received this letter in the evening. He had already read it hastily, and in the dead of night, he couldn't help but take it out again.
The letter was written by Cheng Yu, the magistrate of the Nanya District of Kaifeng Prefecture. Cheng Yu was also a confidant of Zhao Guangyi. Although the words in the letter were not written by Zhao Guangyi, it can be completely understood as his own meaning. The letter stated that His Majesty the Emperor has personally conquered the country.
The civil strife in the north was endless and he had no time to look south, so he sent troops to attack the Northern Han Dynasty.
Mr. Fu Yin has informed the officials that he, Cheng Dexuan, is currently assisting in the investigation of the case in Bazhou. He is good at civil affairs and is good at arranging logistics and equipment. He is suitable for use. He can be transferred to the nearest mission. Now the officials have agreed.
He settled Liu Zihan's case in Bazhou as soon as possible. Regardless of whether he could achieve his goal, he had to rush to the northwest front as soon as possible.
Over the years, Mr. Fu Yin has worked hard to manage Kaifeng Mansion, and his tentacles of influence have spread throughout Kaifeng Mansion and the seventeen counties under its jurisdiction. Now Mr. Fu Yin continues to spread his power, making friends with court officials and generals of the imperial army, and at the same time targeting the entire world.
Spread. However, it is extremely difficult to directly exert influence on other places with the power of Kaifeng Prefecture. Now is an opportunity. Of course, Zhao Guangyi values more...
Cheng Dexuan thought carefully about the causes and consequences, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked by Lord Fuyin's long-term vision. He suspected that Lord Fuyin's move may not have been a temporary move. I'm afraid that when he was ordered to come to Bazhou to investigate the case, it was a line that Lord Fuyin had set in advance.
The real purpose is to allow himself to intervene in the civil affairs of the northwest. As for using Liu Zihan's case to make things difficult for his political opponent Zhao Pu, it is just to hunt rabbits and follow the trend. As for success or failure, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.
Cheng Dexuan let out a long breath and thought to himself: "The imperial court's order is coming soon, the government offices are in trouble, and the account books are burned. Chen Kuan can't do any tricks. I should collect some northwest geography.
Civil affairs and news from local officials should be prepared in advance to live up to the high expectations of the governor."
He took off the lampshade, put the secret letter close to the candle flame, ignited the secret letter, and watched it burning until only a corner remained, then shook it off and the secret letter curled up into a ball and burned to ashes.
As soon as the red fire went out, the room suddenly dimmed. Cheng Dexuan waved his hand and extinguished the candle. The moonlight outside the window suddenly poured in like water, reflecting his sparkling eyes, which looked like a wolf.
General bloodthirsty edge.
He sat quietly for a long time, then stood up and took off his sword from the wall, opened the door and went out, dancing with the sword under the starlight and moonlight in the sky, accompanied by the chirping of insects in the grass.
The sword light is lingering, and the moon is cold...
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The drum of the Bazhou government office has not sounded for a long time.
After Magistrate Liu was detained and returned to Beijing, Zhao Pu used thunderous tactics and almost all the officials in Bazhou Prefecture were wiped out. All the officials transferred from other places were to help handle the corruption case of Liu Zihan and local officials. Who would be willing to go to ordinary civil or criminal cases?
No matter? As a result, files piled up like mountains, leaving future successors with a mess of debts.
Today, the Shengtang drum finally started playing again. As soon as the drumstick went down, a cloud of dust bounced up from the drum surface. The two drummers looked at the official uniforms and hats, and their belts were neat. Standing in the middle of the lobby, Chen Zhuan, who was eager to try, pinched.
He held his nose and beat hard.
Cheng Dexuan got up early in the morning and practiced swordplay in the courtyard wearing only short clothes. He went back to his room, washed his face, and sat down at the table. He had just eaten eight minutes of rice porridge and side dishes when he heard the drum sound. Cheng Dexuan was surprised and hurriedly put it down.
Rice Bowl listened attentively for a moment, then left the room and said, "Go and see who is playing drums to ascend to the hall."
Before the boy in the corridor ran out, a government servant had already rushed over, saluted him, grinned and said: "Cheng Yasi, Chen Zhunzhen invites you to come to the court for the jury."
Cheng Dexuan calmed down and asked: "Which case will be tried?"
The yamen servant laughed and said, "Of course it's the pig-headed bribery case."
"Oh?" Cheng Dexuan was startled, his eyebrows slowly raised: "The case of the pig's head unlocking the treasury?"
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Today is a public trial, and there are many people outside the second gate fence who have come after hearing the news. Although the government officials who maintain order keep shouting to stop, the noise is still heard. Cheng Dexuan hurriedly arrived and saw Chen Kuan, neatly dressed, already solemnly standing behind the public case.
Sit still, it's impossible to find out what's going on in this situation.
He stopped, looked left and right, and saw some seats lined up on both sides. Some officials of various ranks were already seated. He walked to his seat, sat down, and looked at Chen Kuan carefully. He didn't know who he was today.
What kind of trick are you going to play?
Chen observed that his eyes were slightly closed and he remained motionless until all the officials from all departments and subordinates had arrived. Then he suddenly opened his eyes, slapped the gavel tree, and shouted: "Shengtang!"
"mighty……"
Three squads of government officials filed in, shouted their authority, and stood in rows on the left and right. Those with swords and batons were full of murderous intent. The surroundings immediately became silent.
Chen Kuan stood up and recounted the origins of the investigation into the Zhutou Jieku bribery case. These words were all carefully considered by him last night. What he was talking about was that when Liu Zihan was the governor of Bazhou, he colluded with the officials and took bribes.
, fish and meat place, various crimes of violating the law for personal gain. Then Magistrate Liu has been detained and returned to Beijing, who cares whether he is guilty or not. What the common people want to see is whether the richest man in Bazhou falls or not, and the government office becomes noisy again
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Chen Observer did not stop him, but speeded up the reading. When the ins and outs of the case were clearly explained, Chen Observer slapped the scaffolding and shouted in a deep voice: "After I was ordered to come to Bazhou, I have been cautious and verified in many ways.
All colleagues have worked together to handle the case seriously. Now that we have sufficient evidence, we will open a public trial today for the bribery case of Zhutou Jiejie. Come on, bring the suspect Xu Muchen... to the court!"
