The three of them agreed on their faces, but left with curses in their hearts. They were still restless when they returned home.
The relatives at home were about to have a falling out, and they were all urging them to rescue the person as soon as possible. What kind of place is the Inspector's Office? If you go there for a day, you will have to shed a layer of skin.
Just as they expected, the servants they sent heard screams coming from inside the Yamen outside. Also paying attention were other officials from the Inspectorate, who were all begging at the door to be let in.
The common people also gathered around to watch. They had long heard that this Muda man made decisions for the people when he was in Anping Mansion and was a very good official. Before, they thought he was not as good as the rumors, but now they finally saw it.
In one day, they arrested more than 20 notorious bullies who used their power to bully others, and they also used severe torture. There was no rule in the Daxuan Dynasty that torture could not be used in trials, so the confessions they produced were counted.
The officials outside were panic-stricken. They knew earlier that they should not have joined forces with the three people above. But now, they have offended the inspector, and now their relatives have suffered, and they feel that this is just the beginning.
In the Prosecutor's Office, all the arrested people knelt in the entire atrium. In front of everyone, there was a confession drafted by Master Qian with documents. Some of them had already signed it after the first round of questioning and irrefutable evidence.
There were still some people who were stubbornly resisting. Mu Qianyu was not afraid of offending anyone and served them all with sticks. At this time, seven or eight people were being tortured with sticks.
Mu Qianyu sat at the front and said slowly while trimming his nails: "I have plenty of time. If we don't sign, we will waste it like this. Don't expect anyone to save you. Who will be allowed to enter this gate today?"
I think I lost."
Her attitude was really naughty. Those who didn't know better thought this place was a bandit den, but they never imagined that this was the No. 1 government office in Jiangning Prefecture.
"You're just subduing yourself." A young man in his early twenties yelled angrily.
"Mr. Zhang, right? You know whether you have done these things or not. Just relying on your loud voice is useless." Mu Qianyu replied lazily.
"You think I don't know, you just want to use me to threaten my father!"
"You have done something wrong and you have to pay the price, and so does your father." Mu Qianyu put away the small file when he was almost done, stretched out and said, "I'm tired, you continue to fight, I'll go back and take a rest."
"Sir, the adults outside the door are petitioning to see you." A soldier reported: "The more people gather, the more people gather. I'm afraid it won't be good if we don't see you again."
"Come in if you want, but to avoid suspicion, only family members of those who have confessed can enter." Mu Qianyu stood up and said, "I will go to the front hall to meet them."
Those who didn't plead guilty looked at each other, wondering if there was any need to go on.
In the front hall, the officials knelt together. They were not so humble when they met Mu Qianyu on the first day, and now none of them dared to straighten up.
After this incident, they still didn't know that this Shangguan was a ruthless person. With his relatives in his hands, he could trace the clues to find out about him at any time. They had been officials for many years and dared not say that he had made any serious mistakes, but who could be completely clean?
Mu Qianyu looked at these people condescendingly and said, "I just want to say one thing: Fan Er and other relatives who have committed serious and egregious crimes will not be forgiven."
Only a few of the two people in the crowd changed their minds.
"I will never condone small mistakes when they come into my hands. I will judge how the law is formulated. I will not condone or magnify the crime. If you come to plead for mercy, you can leave."
Her voice is calm and penetrating, exuding a majestic aura that belies her age.
Everyone thought it was just a beating, but they didn't expect it to be serious. However, they felt a little more at ease after hearing the sentence that the crime was not magnified, because most of them had minor faults. If they could get the forgiveness of the parties involved, they could be given a lighter punishment.
Some.
But this is obviously the result of them coming to pledge their allegiance. If they didn't come, they might be traced.
"Your Excellency is wise, we are definitely not here to plead for mercy. We also want to thank you for teaching the children of my family." A supervisor said quickly.
The others were not stupid either, and they all held up their hands and said in unison: "Your Excellency is wise, and we will definitely follow Your Majesty's lead in the future."
Mu Qianyu looked at the people kneeling on the ground, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, stretched, stood up and left.
These people dispersed voluntarily, and felt a little more at ease in their hearts. At least the fire was no longer burning their heads.
Hearing that Mu Qianyu had met with some officials, Zhang Luzheng couldn't sit still. He went to knock on the door that afternoon, and then met Xu Hai and Tong Wenxiu on the road who came at the same time.
Relatives of the three people could no longer bear the punishment and were sentenced to imprisonment.
Mu Qianyu had dinner, and when he saw them again, they were still in the front hall, with kind and simple smiles on their faces.
"See my lord."
"Well, if the three of you come to me to plead for mercy, you will be exempted. If the charges are true, it will be difficult for me to deal with them." Mu Qianyu leaned on the chair and said with a sincere face.
"Sir, what you said in the morning about escorting the officials of Anping Prefecture to the state will be done immediately. I guarantee that they will be delivered to you before tomorrow morning." Tong Wenxiu said his position immediately without saying a word.
No matter what you say at this time, you have lost. What else can you do besides giving in?
"Oh? It won't take more than three, five, seven days?" Mu Qianyu looked surprised.
"Yes, the humble job can be processed on an urgent basis."
"Then thank you, Mr. Tong." Mu Qianyu nodded slightly, and Tong Wenxiu immediately gave instructions to leave.
"Sir, before I came here, I had already sent an inspector to Anping Mansion to supervise his malicious tax inspection. He must not be allowed to do anything wrong," Xu Hai said.
"Sir, you think it's reasonable for me to investigate the crimes of various officials in Anping Prefecture, so I personally led people to investigate." Zhang Luzheng said not to be outdone.
"It's rare that you two adults have the same idea as me. I am so united in the inspection department, which really makes me happy." Mu Qianyu said and then said: "If nothing happens, you two adults can retreat."
"Sir..." Zhang Luzheng hesitated for a moment, wanting to plead for mercy but seeing that it was of no use, he all retreated.
Mu Qianyu had a good sleep that night, but Governor Li was extremely angry. The man who had raised him for so many years had rebelled just because he said he was rebelling.
But what makes him even more angry is that he doesn't dare to question him openly, otherwise with Mu Qianyu's temperament, he would be able to arrest half of his entire clan tomorrow.
This missed step made him feel very bad. If Mu Qianyu could use this to open the door, all their previous efforts might be in vain.
On the afternoon of the next day, a group of jailed officials from Anping Prefecture were escorted to Mu Qianyu. They all looked like they had been severely tortured. They were all covered in bruises and blood. In just two days, they were almost dead after being tortured.
This torture was much harsher than hers. She looked at the people who had been drunk to see her off two days ago, and her anger was raised again.