Han Xiufeng didn't know what was going on outside and was too busy to care about what was happening outside.

The imperial court has a tradition of judging people by appearance from top to bottom. For example, if you lose the position, you will not be selected if you are not good-looking or behave appropriately, no matter how knowledgeable you are. The same is true for lawsuits. If you are slovenly and dressed in rags, you will not be selected.

, those officials will think you are like a thief if you haven't stolen anything, so they are busy washing up as soon as they enter the "class room". Not only Han Xiufeng has to take a shower, shave and change clothes, Du San, Pan Er and Datou also have to clean up.

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Several veterans called by Mr. Wang Qian were very busy. One came with a guy to help shave his face, another helped comb his hair, and the other two were busy bringing the water boiled outside inside and then washing them.

The dirty water was carried away, and there was also a person who helped to pack the dirty clothes that he had changed so that they could be taken out together to help wash them.

It was the first time for Pan Er and Da Tou to be served like this, and they felt uncomfortable. Thinking that they might have to go to court later, they felt a little nervous and scared.

"Master, will Datou and I get slapped?"

"As long as you stay honest, you won't."

"How dare I be dishonest? I am... I'm worried that the big men will think I'm dishonest."

Han Xiufeng realized that they had never experienced this before and couldn't help laughing: "Don't look around when you are called to the hall, and don't be glib. When you see the eldest man, kowtow. While kowtowing, you cry out for grievances. After you cry out for grievances, you can ask the eldest master to help you make the decision."

That’s fine.”

Pan Er asked with a grimace: "You don't need to say anything else?"

"Of course you have to say it, you can just say whatever the old man asks."

"What will the elder ask?"

"You just say whatever the old man asks. Tell the truth. Don't try to hide it."

"Do you tell the truth about what happened in Ba County?" Pan Er asked in surprise.

Han Xiufeng didn't think there was anything shameful about what happened in Ba County, and he didn't want his final confession to be inconsistent because of concealment. He confirmed: "Tell the truth if you ask, and don't tell if you don't ask."

Du San was equally nervous and couldn't help but ask: "Second brother, how do you think the government will judge the official?"

"The government will not judge."

"You won't judge?"

"Well," Han Xiufeng stood up, straightened his clothes, and murmured, "I guess the thunder is heavy but the rain is light. If you don't believe me, we can make a bet."

Du San asked in confusion: "What's wrong with not judging this matter?"

Han Xiufeng explained: "It's not that the government does not want to judge, but it has no power to judge. The laws of the Qing Dynasty stipulate that if any official, big or small, in Beijing or outside the country commits a public or private crime, the department will issue a cause and actually seal the report and ask for the decree. They are not allowed to seduce without authorization.

ask."

"You still need to ask for an order to deal with that little turtle!" Du San looked incredulous.

"No matter how you say it, he is an official of the imperial court. Even the governor can only suspend him pending his appointment, let alone the prefect. Besides, he is not our official in Sichuan, and it is not convenient to deal with him even in Taiwan."

"So our efforts were not in vain?"

"It's not in vain. Although the magistrate of Kuizhou has nothing to do with the magistrate of Zhou, he can deal with his brother, and he can deal with Tuesday! False accusations are reversed. Anyone who falsely accuses others and is flogged will be punished with the second degree of false accusation; falsely accusing others will be imprisoned and exiled.

, whoever is punished with a cane will be charged with the third degree of false accusation. He falsely accused us of stealing official copper. If the prefect of Kuizhou wanted to deal with him, he would at least be caned for a hundred and three thousand miles."

Du San asked: "Will the prefect of Kuizhou deal with Tuesday?"

Han Xiufeng was stunned by Du San's question, and after thinking for a while he said helplessly: "Now there are two possibilities. If the prefect of Kuizhou wants to make money, and the official named Zhou can get the money, then this case will be a big deal.

Make it a trivial matter; if the prefect of Kuizhou is an upright official and wants to benefit the local area, he will not only bring justice to Zhou, but also submit a document to Zitai Yamen, asking Zhitai to write a memorial to impeach the prefect of Zhou."

Du San thought he could take this opportunity to make a fortune, but he never thought that this might be the result. He said with a sad face: "Second brother, I guess the prefect of Kuizhou will ask for money."

"If you want money, just give it. It has nothing to do with us anyway."

"It doesn't matter, we were almost framed, and two people died in my uncle's camp!"

"What do you mean by almost being framed? It's almost like we haven't yet. Even some great men have cleared us up. It's already good that you didn't suffer injustice. What else do you want? As for your uncle's death in the camp.

Two soldiers are really nothing in the eyes of the big men. At most, the Copper Heavenly King will pay some money."

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have..."

"Nothing?" How could Han Xiufeng not know what he was thinking and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother, actually I wanted to remind you not to have too high hopes, but after much deliberation I still didn't say it because I felt that you

There is nothing wrong with knowing it later. You are different from me. When you arrive in the capital, you can quickly fill the vacancy and take office soon. After experiencing what you are doing now, you will know how to be an official in the future, at least not

No more thinking about seeking skin from a tiger."

Pan Er finally understood why Han Xiufeng did not report to the grand master of Ba County when Ba County was cleaning up Zhouzhi County, but instead went to the "Shaking Master" Tao Zhubo, because going to the county grand master was to seek skin from a tiger, and in the end he might not even be able to drink soup.

Can't drink.

Du San also realized Han Xiufeng's good intentions and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Second brother, I made you laugh. I...I am obsessed with it, but I should have thought of it a long time ago."

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Just as the three of them were whispering in the "class room", the prefect of Kuizhou, who had just arrived, was sitting in the hall listening to the report of Kuiguan Commissioner Tong Zhu and Zuo Yingqian, the Kuiguan Supervisor.

On the left side, the magistrate of Fengjie sits on the lower side, and the deputy general of Kuizhou sits alone on the right side.

The prefect of Kuizhou put down the tax stamp, looked at the crowd and asked: "Everyone, do you think this is not complicated?"

Vice General Liu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think I am framed up. I will bring all the relevant people to the court and ask them. We will find out."

"That's fine, but there's no need to go to the trouble of bringing everyone to court. Just bring a Yunnan government official to ask."

"It's better to ask first to avoid wasting time. Wang Erqiang, please send a message from a Yunnan government official."

"Hey!" Mr. Wang Qian bowed his hands and saluted, and then took the order to go to the "waiting room" to pick up the person.

The prefect of Kuizhou drank a few sips of water from his tea bowl. A yamen servant was dragged into the hall by Mr. Wang Qian and two bosses. In front of them were four high-ranking officials. The yamen servant was frightened and fell to his knees on the ground.

The prefect of Kuizhou didn't want to waste time with a government official, so he said calmly: "Fengjie County, you ask."

"Hey!" Magistrate Xing regained his composure, sat up straight, cleared his throat, and shouted: "Who is in the hall? Please tell me your name!"

"To tell you what I'm saying, my little one's surname is Yang, which is named after a poplar tree. My mother happened to be under a poplar tree when she gave birth to me, so my father gave me this nickname."

"Ask what you ask, answer whatever you ask, stop talking nonsense!"

"yes……"

Magistrate Xing looked back at the magistrate, and then asked: "Yang Shu, where are you from?"

The yamen servant was so frightened that he did not dare to raise his head, so he knelt on the ground with his head hanging down and said: "To tell you what I'm saying, the younger one is from Dingyuan County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan."

"Yang Shu, how did eight hundred kilograms of Yunnan copper get to someone else's ship?" Magistrate Xing did not want to waste Mr. Futai's efforts, and reminded: "Since you are on duty in the Yamen, you should know the rules of the Yamen. If you do not confess truthfully, you will be punished.
Chapter completed!