Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 190 Zhang Zheng asks Chen Zhi to leave Luoyang quickly

Three days, 150 seven cases.

Such efficiency, such rumors, and Yu Liang's previous deliberate and unintentional efforts to build momentum all made him feel like he was riding a tiger.

Yes, the reason why the rumors of Chen Zhi's verdict spread so quickly and so widely was because it was Yu Liang who was behind it.

Yu Liang's purpose is very simple to say. It is best to use Chen Zhi to intimidate everyone in Pengcheng. It is best to use it for his own purposes, and then take the lead. His achievements will surpass those of the official Zhang Ruo, and he will win a complete victory.

Unfortunately, something went wrong in one of the middle links.

"Chen Zhizhen completed the judgment of more than 150 cases? In only three days?" Yu Liang is very clear about the role of people's hearts. "I let people promote rumors just for comparison, so that others can see my judgments and then use them." He compared it with Chen Zhi's low-key style, but I didn't get any results, but Chen Zhi made such a big noise, didn't I just shoot myself in the foot?"

The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, especially after hearing the man's report for a long time, which was all insignificant and trivial. The dissatisfaction in Yu Liang's heart finally broke out: "What information are these thieves talking about? I am concerned about the so-called remnant soldiers hiding in What? What I want to know is the real motive behind the attack on Zhuge Yan. Did he, Wang Mi, come to Zhuge Yan for no reason?"

His subordinate quickly bowed and replied: "Censor, calm down, we are also investigating, and I believe the results will be out soon."

"That's what you said yesterday," Yu Liang stood up, paced back and forth a little anxiously, thinking about countermeasures, and finally nodded sharply, "Use heavy punishment! Give those thieves punishment, don't have any worries , they are rebellious anyway, if they still protect Wang Mi and are unwilling to tell the truth, just send them to see Wang Mi directly!"

The subordinate's expression changed slightly, but looking at Yu Liang's expression, he did not dare to refute and nodded in agreement.

On the second day, there were screams in the cell where the thieves were held. Whether they were newly captured or those who had been trapped in the prison before, they were all greeted with severe punishments.

Before the special envoy arrived, the local officials did not dare to use excessive punishment for fear that if someone died, the matter would not end well. But Yu Liang had no such scruples. He killed people as long as they were not dead or had consequences. , no one will hold him accountable.

However, after interrogating for a whole morning, there is still no result. These thieves either really don't know, and they are just like the rebels, or they are stubborn to the end, even if they are tortured to death, they still won't reveal anything.

After a lot of busy work, Yu Liang became more and more upset.

When his subordinate saw it, he came over to comfort him and said, "Yu Shi, it's not that we learned nothing. At least we can see that this Wang Mi definitely didn't do it on the spur of the moment. There was someone behind the instructions. Moreover, these thieves are not monolithic, but divided into two groups." part!"

"Do you still need to remind me?" Yu Liang's tone was not kind, but he knew that his subordinates had good intentions, so he did not blame him too much. However, as he walked, he listened to the conversation between two prison guards not far away, and he could vaguely understand. Young Master Chen had already inquired about what he heard and knew that the thieves belonged to two groups. He didn't expect that it would take so long for the imperial envoy to find out.

The voice of these words was very soft, but the prison pays great attention to feng shui and ventilation. The two stood at the wind outlet, and the voice came intermittently, just in time for Yu Liang and his subordinates to hear it. The expressions of the two men immediately changed, but they did not go Ask for details.

After leaving the prison, Yu Liang summoned several local officials one after another to inquire about the situation. However, during the questioning, he noticed a slight change in the expressions of several people looking at him.

After a few people left, Yu Liang thought for a while and then ordered: "Let me ask, how is the progress at Chen Zhi's side?"

He knew very well that as soon as the rumor came out yesterday, Chen Zhi was officially in the ring with him. No one would think that Chen Zhi's style was low anymore, because his efficiency in handling cases could already ignore these factors.

Although he was mentally prepared, Yu Liang couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when the news about Chen Zhi actually came.

"Have you started to get involved in county government backlog cases?"

It turned out that according to news feedback, Chen Zhi had officially contacted the county government file in the name of co-organizer.

"How could Yang Yong allow it? Didn't it mean that the county jails are full and there is no room for them?"

Yu Liang couldn't help muttering, but he also understood that with Chen Zhi's prestige putting pressure on Yang Yong, it would be difficult for the latter to refuse. What's more, more than 100 cases in three days proved Chen Zhi's ability and pushed him to the top of the list at once. With his status as the master of case resolution, it is natural for his influence to penetrate into the county government with this momentum.

If such a famous person is not invited to help, the public opinion of the nobles and the people will be unfavorable to the government.

But in this way, the competition between the two becomes more obvious.

Sure enough, at the end of the day, Chen Zhi solved thirteen more cases in the county government. This news spread in the city and attracted many scholars to discuss and compare it with Yu Liang.

Chen Zhi, as a local nobleman, started with rural affairs, tried crimes and grievances, and the effect was astonishing. In contrast, Yu Liang, who had the name of the court and had many helpers, could not find anything about the case except for catching a few thieves who slipped through the net. Progress, the difference between superior and inferior, gradually grows in people's hearts.

The more this happened, the more anxious Yu Liang became, which was directly reflected in his behavior, that is, he urged the interrogation of the thief more and more, even the subordinates around him couldn't stand it anymore, and it was true that nothing useful could be found in the interrogation.So, a subordinate suggested privately: "Censor, otherwise, let's just find any reason and convict him first. At least we have to make progress in the case."

Yu Liang narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "Are you asking me to commit fraud? Or do you think I can't find the key to the case?" The sinister tone in those words suddenly shocked his subordinates, who quickly confessed.

Yu Liang did not hold him accountable, but his face became more and more gloomy. Suddenly, he shook his head.

"I was a little too hasty this time, and now I have exposed my flaw to Zhang Ruo."

At the same time, Zhang Ruo, the special envoy who was talked about by Yu Liang, was sitting in the room. After listening to the report of his subordinate officer, he suddenly said: "We have been in Pengcheng for a while, and I have a certain understanding of the case. It’s time to break the situation.”

When the officer heard this, he was a little surprised at first, and then became happy.

His Shangguan was nominally the official of the special envoy, but he kept a low profile after setting off from the capital. Until he arrived in Pengcheng, it was only Yu Liang's group who was seen being arrogant, while their group of official officials had gone silent. .

Now, Zhang Ruo has finally made some noise. According to the assistant officer's understanding of Zhang Ruo, as soon as this person makes a decision, everything will be planned later.

"Please give the order, sir."

Zhang Ruo nodded and said: "This case involves all parties. We are new here and don't know enough about the situation. Especially since Yu Yushi has been searching like this in the past few days, we haven't found much. It can be seen that the case is complicated, so we need someone to understand the situation." Someone who knows is there to help.”

The assistant officer heard the sarcasm towards Yu Liang at first, but after hearing it, his heart moved.

"Huh? Does this mean that you need to find someone for help?"

Sure enough, Zhang Ruo said next: "Pengcheng Chen Zhi, I have called him here before, he is a man who knows the facts of the case and is good at judging the case, he is the most suitable candidate, pass on my order, I asked Chen Zhi to come over, give him the responsibility of handling the case, and invite his help. Remember to be polite when you go, this is not a summons, but a request for his help."

"Yes, my subordinates will invite you now." The assistant officer didn't talk nonsense, he had long been accustomed to Zhang Ruo's behavior style, and immediately carried out the order.

When he left, he did not go to the Chen family, but to the Volume Collection Hall. Who in the city didn't know where Chen Zhi was during the day?
As soon as he came, the news naturally spread.

Chen Zhi seemed to have expected it. As soon as he saw the person coming, he explained his intention. He even skipped the humility and immediately followed the official to see Zhang Ruo.

When Chen Zhi arrived at the place and met Zhang Ruo, the two of them went straight to the point without any nonsense.

"Mr. Chen, you should have guessed the purpose of inviting you here this time," Zhang Ruo asked people to set up the table and make tea, but before it was served, he said, "Do you have anything to say about this case?" Advice?"

Chen Zhi smiled and said, "I don't take advice seriously, but I also heard about Yu Yushi hunting down thieves and interrogating criminals."

Zhang Ruo nodded and asked, "Can this method be used to resolve the case?"

Chen Zhi shook his head and said, "The starting point is good, but the direction is wrong."

More than an hour later, the news reached Yu Liang's ears, which immediately made the imperial censor sneer: "It's such a big tone to say that I went in the wrong direction. He really thought that if Zhang treated him politely, he would be on an equal footing with me. Now? He doesn’t even look at his rank. Even if he can get it down, he’s only at rank five. After solving a few cases, he dares to comment on me? "

After venting his anger, Yu Liang suddenly changed the topic: "What did Chen Zhi say to Zhang Ruo after he went there?" His original intention was to use Chen Zhi to attack Zhang Ruo, but he didn't expect to end up falling into competition with Chen Zhi. Now the two The two thorns in his side actually got together, so he had to be alert.

The person who reported the matter said: "After Tingwei met Chen Zhi, he summoned Zhuge Yan's servants and guards who had stayed in Pengcheng. He said he wanted to know the details of the situation at that time."

"So that's it. I understand why Chen Zhi dared to talk nonsense. He said that I was looking in the wrong direction. So that's what he meant. He wanted to look for clues in Wobing Tower. Unfortunately, this person didn't know that I had learned from Tao a long time ago. Ya, Wei Ou and others knew everything about the situation that day. He asked the servants, how big a difference could it make? At the time of the incident, many of those servants were hiding upstairs and did not see what happened at all. Not as good as Tao Ya and others."

Knowing Chen Zhi's plan, Yu Liang temporarily relaxed and prepared to act according to the original plan. After all, in his opinion, he still had the advantage.

almost at the same time.

In the capital city of Luoyang, a fast horse galloped out of the city.

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