Lonely non-good minister

Song Yuan raised his eyebrows and remained silent, usually when he said nothing would go wrong, something would happen.

When the autumn harvest was approaching, thunderstorms became irregular. The sky was clear during the day, and thunder and lightning flashed at night. The strong wind wanted to blow off the trees in the yard. Come here, I don't know how much rain I have held back.

"The weather is changing really fast." Wei Yan came in with hot water for washing: "Master, go to bed early."

Smelling the earthy smell mixed in the wind, Song Yuan lay on the window sill: "All ready?"

"Don't worry, son, it has been arranged."

Song Yuan then closed the window: "I hope I made a mistake in my prediction, I'm good, everyone is good."

She washed up and went to sleep with a sweet dream, and turned a deaf ear to the thunderstorm outside.

Outside the city, a large herd of cattle and sheep rushed out of the pen during the thunderstorm, and were driven by several black shadows to the farming area on the hillside. The cattle and sheep were frightened by the thunderstorm and rushed forward desperately. The horse refusal posts had been removed in advance, and the villagers guarding the intersection also returned home early because of the thunderstorm.

Cattle and sheep went up the mountain without fear, and in the lightning flash, mature soybeans and sweet potatoes appeared in pieces. After a few days, these things can be harvested. Except for the field tax paid to the court, the rest It is a family's rations for the whole year.

"Hurry over!" A black shadow roared, waving the whip in his hand high and lashing at the leading scalper, the thunder and lightning jumped again, and in a flash of light, the black shadow raised his right hand high, and his head had disappeared.

The black figure next to him looked over, screamed in fright, and was almost overturned by the equally frightened horse. He pulled the rein nervously, opened his mouth wide, and stared at the front with wide eyes. The next moment, a The rope ring was thrown from an unknown direction, directly dragging him off the horse.

He fell into the mud pit, and before he could jump up, a big knife was across his neck. The guard standing in front of him had a stern face, holding a head with his mouth open in one hand.

The torrential rain also stopped at dawn, and Song Yuan squatted on the porch to rinse his mouth. He heard footsteps from a distance, and looked up, and saw Wei Yan walking quickly, his face flushed, and he saw that there was good news.

"Young master, everyone has been caught."

Song Yuan spat out the water he rinsed his mouth: "It's not ruined, is it?"

"No, we did it in time, that is, people got all the stolen goods and didn't waste the crops." Wei Yan couldn't hide his joy: "The interrogation has made it clear that they are not from the rich gentry of Leping, but they were ordered to take advantage of the rainy night. The cattle and sheep ran up the mountains and trampled on the crops, and they could get 500 taels of silver after the work was done."

Song Yuan scooped up clear water to wash his face: "Do you know who ordered it?"

"I didn't ask." Wei Yan confessed honestly.

"The question came out, it was instigated by those rich gentry." Song Yuan wiped his face calmly: "Go."

Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, then responded.

When the sky was bright, the mountain people also found the cattle and sheep scattered on the hillside. Based on the imprints on the cattle and sheep, they determined who belonged to them, and they directly dragged them to report to the officials. Disposal, reported to Huo Ying, Huo Ying hurried to deal with it without breakfast.

"Lord Huo." Wei Yan caught up with him at the gate of the yamen: "The people who drove the cattle and sheep to trample on the cultivated land yesterday have all been captured. This is a confession."

Huo Ying looked at him dubiously, took the confession and didn't rush to read it, but asked: "Master Juncheng knew that someone would play tricks?"

"I have to guard against it. After all, there are quite a few people who want to see our young master give up all his efforts."

This is the truth, and Huo Ying didn't ask any more questions. He carefully read the confession, and immediately found something wrong. He looked at Wei Yan meaningfully: "I understand."

Wei Yan pretended to be calm, but he had many questions in his heart: What do you understand?

Huo Ying didn't explain to him, and took people out. They rushed to the county government office. The rich gentry involved in the incident had already been quarreled by angry mountain people. When he saw Huo Ying, the rich gentry turned pale and shouted for grievances. .

"My lord, my lord, I really don't know how my cattle and sheep ran out, my lord, please look into it."

Immediately, a mountain dweller jumped out: "How come you don't know? Those are your cattle and sheep, and they are guarded. How could they run so far into the mountains in good condition? My lord, the footprints along the way are full of pits and pits. The horse-rejection posts on the mountain road have been removed in advance, if it is said that the cattle and sheep got lost unintentionally, then the cattle and sheep have no hands and feet to carry that thing."

"No, the villain really doesn't know." Fushen almost died of fright.

He is too clear about what these crops that are about to be harvested in autumn mean, even if he is given a hundred guts, he would not dare to make trouble for himself at this juncture.

"My lord, here are the guards of the stables." The yamen servant threw the three men, whose bodies were softened into mud by the smell of alcohol, to the ground.

When the rich squire saw it, he was furious immediately, and he went up and kicked his feet fiercely: "You trash, you are asked to guard the pen, and you are drinking like this?"

The yamen servant immediately stopped him, and Huo Ying squatted down and sniffed it carefully: "It's not that he's drunk, it's because he was drugged."

"Ah?" Fu Shen was stunned.

The yamen servant brought a bucket of cold water and poured it directly on them. After being so excited, they woke up slowly, but their eyes were dull, and they didn't respond to any questions.

"The dose is too high, I'm afraid I won't be able to ask anything." The county lieutenant beside him still has some experience.

Huo Ying stepped up to a high position: "It's not a precaution. The people who drove the cattle and sheep to trample on the cultivated land have been caught. According to their account, they have received favors from others, so they specially opened the pens on rainy nights to drive the cattle and sheep to trample on the land. crops."

Fushen's complexion improved a bit, this matter has nothing to do with him, he is also a victim, he was anxious to explain, but Huo Ying suddenly asked: "You haven't offended anyone, have you?"

Fushen was stunned. He knew very well who he had had conflicts with on weekdays, so he couldn't deny it. This matter related to his innocence. If he didn't make it clear, he would have to bear the crime for others.

"Think about it carefully. If you can't remember it, I can remind you." Huo Ying took out the confession and put it on the case.

A lot of things flashed through Fushen's mind. He deduced carefully and ruled them out one by one, and finally set his target on three of them.

"It was your cattle and sheep that caused the accident, and it was your own people who didn't take care of them. Although they didn't waste too much crops, according to the law of my dynasty, they will be severely punished. If the murderer cannot be caught, then you will have to bear the burden." .”

Fushen's complexion changed drastically again, and he immediately knelt down: "My lord, I have doubts about the candidates, my lord"

Huo Ying stopped him: "You write it up, this is another matter, now let's explain to the mountain people first, your cattle and sheep have trampled on their crops, I will punish you to pay them a pick of corn, who is it?" You are doing bad things behind the scenes, and when I find out, I will naturally make the decision for you."