It was already dawn. After being tormented by these two rat demons all night, no one could sleep much. They sympathized with everyone's hard work, so they did not set off immediately. Instead, they ordered everyone to rest from the inn until noon, and then set off after lunch.

It was already past the time for giving out porridge, but a large number of victims gathered near the porridge. They all heard about what happened last night and wanted to see what the high official of the court who killed the rat demon looked like.

At this time, the county magistrate also came after hearing the news. Worried about disturbing the rest, he did not visit and disturb others. Instead, he waited outside the inn with everyone, waiting for the people to come out before he came forward to greet them and speak.

He had a brief conversation with the county magistrate, asked about the disaster situation in the county, and then told the county magistrate to open a good porridge restaurant to ensure that the hungry victims could survive the lean spring and summer.

On the road again, he didn't talk to Datou and the others anymore. Seeing that he was still thinking, Datou urged his horse to get closer and spoke to him, "Sir, are you still thinking about what the rat spirit said?"

nodded.

"Do you think it's reliable?" Datou asked.

"How do you feel?" I asked casually.

Datou thought for a while and said, "Looking at what he said is well-founded and true, he shouldn't be talking nonsense."

"I think so too," he said. "Its words are not only in line with the yin and yang of the universe, but also correspond to the earthly branches and five elements. If it lies temporarily to survive, there will be no flaws."

"What are your plans?" Big Head asked.

Taking a deep breath, he turned and said, "Even if what it says is true, we don't have time to look for the golden dragon to save the country and prolong our life. The government must seize the time to rectify it. If corrupt officials are allowed to bend the law for personal gain and enrich their own pockets, they will

It will lose the support of the people. Moreover, we have to rely on us to raise supplies for the next three new armies. Only I can do this, and others really can't do it well."

He paused briefly at this point, then continued, "Let's put this matter aside for now, and don't talk about it to others. In my opinion, whether the country's destiny will last for a long time

Depending on the support of the people and the success or failure of the war, the Golden Dragon and the Twelve Earthly Branches may really exist, but I feel that they are too illusory and cannot be used in a desperate and desperate situation. I don't want to take the wrong approach and play against their ideas."

Hearing the words, Datou knew what he was saying, nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir."

Yu Yi was not far away from the two of them. She heard their conversation and answered them. She only said that the matter would be kept secret and would not be mentioned to others.

If you have something to say, it will be long, but if you don't say anything, it will be short. Since we set off at noon, everyone did not stop at the inn in the evening and traveled all night. Everyone arrived at Jeju Mansion at dawn the next day.

At this time, the city gate had not yet been opened. He revealed his identity and forced the soldiers guarding the city gate to open the city gate in advance. Then the troops divided into three groups and led 30 police officers to rush directly to the Jeju Yamen. Da Tou led 10 police officers to rush there.

Ping County, under the jurisdiction of Jeju, arrested the county magistrate, county magistrate and others, while Yu Yi led ten policemen to Yunshui Township, where the Zhang Wang family belonged, to arrest Xiang Zheng and others.

When he led the policemen to the Jeju Yamen, the Jeju Yamen was in the process of raising the hall. With an order, a group of policemen from the Yushitai rushed into the lobby and tied up the Jeju governor who was solving the case.

The officer in the yamen didn't know the reason and wanted to step forward to stop him. He didn't pretend to be mysterious and hid his identity. He directly showed his official seal as the imperial censor, walked up to the north seat, and sat on it.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Zhang Wang's family had complained for many days, and most of the government officials in Jeju Prefecture recognized them. Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law appear in the court, everyone immediately understood why the official official from Yushitai suddenly arrived.

After taking the throne, he immediately ordered the arrest of a series of officials and officers related to Zhang Wang's injustice, including the governor of Jeju in charge of prisons. At the same time, he ordered the government officers to notify the county magistrates and county magistrates of all counties in Jeju.

, rush to Jeju Prefecture before midnight tomorrow to wait for orders.

At the same time, officers were dispatched, notices were posted outside the city, and gongs were sounded throughout the city to inform hundreds of people.

The surname, tomorrow at midnight, the Zhang family’s unjust case will be retried at the Jeju government office. All the people can come and watch.

The Zhang family and his son are currently not in the prison of the state capital. They are originally from Ping County. After being arrested by the state, they have been taken back to Ping County and are currently being held in the prison of Ping County. No one is sent to the prison of the county to pick up people because Datou is there.

This matter will definitely be mentioned when the county magistrate and county magistrate are arrested, and the Zhang family and his son will be brought back to Jeju Prefecture.

Although he was in Chang'an, he was already well-known. The governor of Jeju had also heard of some of his deeds. Seeing him arrive in person, he knew that a disaster was coming. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and trembled like chaff. He voluntarily admitted the Zhang family without waiting for interrogation.

The matter was not handled properly. Although the Zhang family appealed for redress of grievances and ruined Jeju's reputation, they should have tried to dissuade him because he had no intention of doing evil, instead of convicting him of provoking troubles and imprisoning him as a matter of business.

He is a censor, so he is naturally familiar with the laws of the dynasty. The basis for conviction of this crime of provoking troubles is broad and vague. The initiative is completely in the hands of the government. If the government doesn't like any of the people, it can just find a small fault and make a fuss out of it.

He was convicted of provoking trouble and imprisoned.

I don't buy the reflection of the Jeju governor. This is completely avoiding the important and minimizing the serious crime of harming the people by misinterpreting it as a flaw in handling the case.

While waiting for the return of Datou and others, he ordered the head of Jeju to move all the account books of the state for the past three years to the lobby and check them in person. He had already made murderous intentions and was determined to kill chickens and scare monkeys. However, according to the laws of the current dynasty, Jeju

The actions of an official are not worthy of death. If you want to convict them of the death penalty, you must find another crime, and bending the law for personal gain and corruption are the best choices. But few officials are completely innocent. If you arrest any one for interrogation,

Almost all have corruption problems.

The penalty for corruption of officials in this dynasty is calculated in terms of silk. One piece of silk is equivalent to one dou of rice. The price of one dou of rice is about three taels of silver. Embezzlement of thirty pieces of silk can be punished with death. Converted into silver taels, it is basically embezzlement of one hundred taels.

Just behead him.

I read these account books very carefully, and from time to time I circled any questions with a brush.

He had already earned a reputation as a cruel official when he was purging the eunuchs, and he didn't care anymore. The emperor asked him to do the job of taking the blame. As the saying goes, strong medicines are used to cure serious diseases, and heavy codes are used to cure troubled times. Since he has the intention to kill

If the chicken scares the monkey, you must kill a few more, otherwise it will not be enough to cause a sensation and deter corrupt officials.

These account books involve many people, not only the governor himself, but also the chief officials who are the governor's deputy and many subordinate officials. While reading and drawing, by the end of the afternoon, all the account books have been read, and the officials involved in the case have embezzled more than 100 taels of ink. There are more than 20 people, and half of the ninth-rank and above officials in Jeju Prefecture will be beheaded.

At Shenshi, Datou escorted a group of officials from Ping County back to Jeju Prefecture. Also brought back were some people involved in the case and the Zhang family father and son who were imprisoned in the prison.

The Zhang family and his son were imprisoned for many days. They were tortured in prison and became so thin that they lost their appearance.

When the family gathered together, it felt like a lifetime ago. Thinking of the injustice they and their family had suffered due to the government's distortion of right and wrong, everyone in the Zhang family hugged each other and cried.

Yu Yi came back relatively late, and successfully captured Xiang Zheng of Yunshui Township, and also tied up the bully who had occupied the Zhang family's property.

In the evening, he discussed privately with Datou and Yu Yi. They agreed with him that what Jeju did was extremely abominable and must be severely punished.

The next day, a large number of onlookers gathered outside the government office. County officials and county magistrates from other counties under Jeju's jurisdiction also came. There were no less than a thousand onlookers.

Sit in court in person, review the Zhang family property case, uphold justice for the Zhang family, bring order to the chaos and hold relevant officials accountable. As officials, we cannot easily label people as unruly people, especially those who have been wronged and want to seek justice. People should not slap names or accuse them just because their actions in seeking justice have tarnished the local government and caused chaos.

The interrogation took two hours, and more than 60 people were involved in the case, all of whom were sentenced to death.
Chapter completed!