To refute Shi Zhongkui's written order just now, of course it is not that easy to commit suicide.

But the frightened person who was paralyzed on the ground hesitated for a few seconds, but a trace of determination appeared in his eyes.

The sentence ends with the two of them, which means that Shi Zhongkui will not continue the investigation, which is enough to ensure that his family will not be affected.

And the last sentence, those uninformed scholars and scholars will only sigh that what they did is wrong, instead of cursing them as moths.

"Thank you, sir."

But just as the man was about to stretch his neck and hit the sword that was still trembling slightly, a cold light flashed through.

He was directly hit by the scabbard and fell backwards. He rolled twice before lying on the ground and crying out in pain.

When everyone was once again frightened by Shi Zhongkui's move, they were stunned and filled with doubts.

Shi Zhongkui sneered and said, "The letter ordered Fang Lizhun to report to the official that his colleague Guan Zhenghong had embezzled food and salary and violated the imperial order. After it was found out, Guan Zhenghong committed suicide out of fear of the crime.

Moreover, many crimes in the past were committed by him alone, do you agree?"

The one who wanted to commit suicide just now was Fang Lishun, and the one who was still kneeling in a daze was Guan Zhenghong.

Moreover, the fine steel sword was inserted in front of him from the beginning.

Only then did everyone realize that the imperial envoy wanted to kill the official Zhenghong from the beginning to establish his authority.

For Shi Zhongkui, it didn't matter whether he killed one or two. It was just like Cao Cao, using people's heads to deter lawbreakers and stabilize the morale of the army.

So if I had to choose between Fang Lishun and Guan Zhenghong, of course I would choose Guan Zhenghong who didn't even care about his family and die.

Retaining Fang Lisan would not only prove that Guan Zhenghong had indeed embezzled food and salary and committed suicide out of fear of crime, but could also take advantage of Fang Lisan's weakness in the Gu family.

In the future, the work of cleaning up and digging fish channels in this camp will definitely be completed very well, and there is no need to worry about the distribution of food and salary and the maintenance of rice fields and fish farming.

After the autumn harvest, give him an excellent rating and give him a one-level or half-level promotion, and you will have a trusted confidant in the Ministry of Works.

Even if you spend some money and find some connections in the future, and transfer him to the Ministry of Industry, you will have a close confidant.

The most important thing is that if Fang Lisan is alive, the people behind him who collaborate in embezzling food and salary will not regard him as his mortal enemy.

There are so many benefits, so of course Shi Zhongkui will kill one and save the other.

More than a dozen of them had their heads set. Although the inspection team could not think as far as Shi Zhongkui did, the previous crime was to pass off inferior quality goods and disturb the morale of the army.

What is decided now is embezzlement of food and wages and disobedience to imperial orders.

Although they are both capital crimes, the former one will result in death at most.

Disobeying imperial orders is a serious crime that affects three generations.

It is absolutely consistent with common sense to say that Guan Zhenghong wanted to die and save his family.

This also prevents the outside world from saying that he killed people as soon as he took office.

Moreover, facing Fang Lizhun who dared to die to apologize, these low-level military attachés not only felt sympathy, but also looked at Shi Zhongkui with respect and fear.

It's very simple to be afraid. In addition to Shi Zhongkui's insistence on killing people, it's also because of all these things, few of them are clean during inspections.

Shi Zhongkui didn't even need to check, he knew that these people must bully the soldiers under their command and eat the soldiers' free wages.

He said just now that many crimes in the past were committed by Guan Zhenghong alone.

At this moment, all of them, the inspectors and even Fang Lishun, wanted Guan Zhenghong to die immediately.

When Guan Zhenghong was about to shout, several of them were stunned, and the inspector rushed forward.

The one who covered his mouth covered his mouth, and the one who clasped his arms clasped his arms, pressing the death officer Masahiro to the ground.

"Signed and stamped."

After writing an official document, Shi Zhongkui stared at Dutou, the inspector, and Cui Hezhong present.

Soon, even Fang Lizhun was shaking his hands and signing the official document.

More than a dozen captains and patrol inspectors didn't even have the guts to disobey, and Cui Hezhong, the embroidered guard from one hundred households, had to sign his name with numbness under the gazes of more than a dozen people.

Once you sign and pledge, you acknowledge that everything is true and you bear joint and several liability.

Moreover, Shi Zhongkui was not afraid of anyone going back on his word, because he would force these people to take action himself and strangle Guan Zhenghong to death.

Besides, the official document stated that Guan Zhenghong was not dead when he found out about it.

We are planning to imprison him in the ancestral hall until the Ministry of Works and other departments take over.

Later, Guan Zhenghong committed suicide, which was due to poor supervision at best.

Shi Zhongkui dried the ink and took the scabbard and sword that Cui Hezhong had picked up.

After sheathing the sword and looking at the capital, the inspectors said, "I am not a royal censor, nor am I a general in charge of an army, so I don't want to care about your past misdeeds.

But if anyone is perfunctory about the rice fields, or even deceives, and ruins my official errand, then don't blame me for sending you to the underworld for a while."

Some people murmured in their hearts when they heard this, but when they saw Shi Zhongkui knocking off Guan Zhenghong's official hat, and then casually pulling off his official robe, it was still on the ground.

"Guan Zhenghong, you should be lucky that you are a civil servant."

After all these problems, the inspection team responded.

I and others are not civil servants with a scholarly background.

And when civil servants kill generals, they can really be killed directly using military law.

Everyone watched Shi Zhongkui leave directly with others.

Immediately someone shouted, "Sir, this man named Guan..."

"Shut up," Fang Lizhun said in a trembling tone, "we did not manage well enough that this official actually hanged himself."

Guan Zhenghong suddenly struggled more intensely.

Unfortunately, Fang Lizhun would not give him another chance. He picked up the robe belt on the ground and threw it on the beam of the ancestral hall.

Then he shouted in a low voice, "What are you waiting for? Do you have to ask me to name them one by one and then report them to the Imperial Envoy?"

The eight or nine people who had not moved had their heads turned. When the inspection was conducted, it was obvious that there was still so much concern.

Everyone gathered around him, grabbing his hands, hugging his legs, and blocking his mouth and nose with silk scarves.

The two patrol inspectors were very experienced in instructing everyone on what to do.

After Guan Zhenghong was about to be suffocated to death, he was unconscious, but he could still breathe a little.

Lift Guan Zhenghong up and hang him on the beam of the ancestral hall.

Now even if the gangster comes, there is no way to find out the problem.

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After walking out of the ancestral hall, Shi Zhongkui looked at the sky in the distance and sighed after a while.

"It's easy to kill a few corrupt officials, but in this world, without these low-level civil and military officials, nothing can be done.

It’s sad and sad.”

Cui Hezhong said indifferently, "Sir, my family has been serving as embroidery guards for generations. My ancestors and I have seen countless corrupt officials, and you can't control them.

Moreover, I and other junior officials will rarely have the opportunity to be promoted in my life, and the only thing I care about in my heart is money.

On the contrary, officials like you who do practical things have made great contributions to the country and the people.

Besides, if you are not corrupt, then you are an upright official.

What we, the petty officials, the petty officials and the people are looking forward to is a good official like you in charge of the government."

Shi Zhongkui laughed, he was indeed not guilty of corruption.

But his family is extremely wealthy, and it seems that he has nothing to do with upright officials.

As for violating the law, people did not kill themselves.

What does it have to do with whether Guan Zhenghong dies or not?

Even after this guy dies, don't even think about going to the Lord of Hell to sue him.

I, the imperial envoy, declared yesterday that under military law, I had enough authority to execute him.

I was in charge of farm affairs and wanted more people to have enough to eat, so I had to forget about it when Bao Heizi came.

If you really want to punish yourself, you have to use the modern legal system to decide.

As for Cui Hezhong’s words that he ‘can’t control it’.

Of course Shi Zhongkui understands this truth. To put it bluntly, in ancient times, the government must be clear and transparent from top to bottom.

Why He Zhongtang could embezzle 200 million silver was not the emperor's fault.

The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty were quarreling with each other, and it was very rare for the government and the people to have the current situation.

After standing outside the ancestral hall for more than ten minutes, Shi Zhongkui, a priest of Tongyou Shentong, led the guards of the Soul-Seducing Yin Division and escorted Guan Zhenghong's soul away. Only then did Shi Zhongkui leave the village.

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The next day, when he made another inspection tour, not only the officials of the Tuntian Division in Wanping City, but also the officials of all sizes, regarded him as a savage beast.

Daxing City suddenly became more disciplined.
To be continued...