The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 640
The matter soon began to spread from Hua County. The first person to act was the Patriarch of the Shi family. When he learned that his second son was imprisoned by the Duke, he was immediately frightened.Immediately, he went to Huayuan City in person to meet Pei Yan in person.

When Chen Dengke received the order from Qilinwei, he couldn't help but took a deep breath.This matter not only involved the gentry, but also the old man Hengshan.If the involvement is extensive, it will be a big cleansing.

After thinking about it, Chen Dengke didn't dare to be careless, and immediately took people to Nanhua County in person. In this matter, he must not only find out the truth, but also control the scope involved, so he must not be careless.

On the second day, Chen Dengke and Pei Yan rushed to Nanhua County one after another.

After paying homage to Lin Yifan, Pei Yan immediately stepped forward and asked, "My lord, I heard that the second son of the Shi family married a civilian girl by force and bribed Nanhua county judge Zhang Tongtao. I wonder if this has been confirmed?"

Lin Yifan looked at Pei Yan coldly, "What? Master Pei wants to intercede for the second son of the Shi family?"

Pei Yan was unmoved, and said calmly: "I didn't come to intercede for the Shi family. Yesterday, the head of the Shi family came to the minister's house to intercede. Since the minister has been caught in it, I naturally want to invite Ziqing. The reason why I asked the Lord , just to know the truth, to set the sight and listen squarely.”

Lin Yifan glanced at him in surprise, and said with a smile: "After the interrogation last night, the second son of the Shi family has already admitted that he conspired with Steward Liu to frame the Wu family, secretly killed the maidservant, and bribed Zhang Tongtao. This is their Mr. Pei can take a look at his statement."

Hearing this, Pei Yan nodded, "Since the evidence of the crime is convincing, I have nothing to say. The second son of the Shi family deserves what he deserves, and he can be punished according to the law."

Seeing that Pei Yan stepped aside, as if he was no longer interfering in this matter, Lin Yifan couldn't help but looked at Chen Dengke in surprise.

But the most important thing right now is about Zhang Tongtao.Lin Yifan looked at Chen Dengke and said, "Master Chen, have you sorted out the information about Zhang Tongtao?"

"My lord, I have sorted it out." Chen Dengke handed over the information in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Tongtao, originally a bandit in Heishuizhai, was captured by our army. After a year of reformation, because of his good performance, He broke the rules and served in the army. He participated in various wars with the Golden Werewolves, so he became the team leader for his meritorious service. Later, he conquered Xiazhou and was promoted to the team leader because of his meritorious service. However, he retired due to injuries and was transferred to the team leader in Xiazhou. An inspector. After the implementation of national literacy, Zhang Tongtao was actively literate and quite intelligent. He was transferred to a civilian job and served as a county government official. After several years of hard work, he gradually climbed to the position of county government judge. Become the county magistrate's right-hand man."

Lin Yifan listened while reading the materials in his hand. After reading, he couldn't help sighing, "This Tongtao has a lot of rules in his work, and he is also smart. If there is no such thing as a hindrance, in another year, he will be able to do things because of the rules." Gong was promoted to county magistrate, or promoted to county official. It's a pity, a pity."

"Smart is smart, but it's just a little cleverness." Chen Dengke said coldly.

"Now, I want you to thoroughly investigate this matter and find out Zhang Tongtao's crimes." Lin Yifan looked directly at Chen Dengke, "You can do it?"

"I will fulfill my mission." Chen Dengke bowed his hands immediately.

After Chen Dengke withdrew, Lin Yifan looked at Pei Yan who was at the side, and said with a faint smile: "Master Pei, you gentry are really daring. You have trampled on the bottom line set by me. What happened today , is definitely not an exception. You told those gentry on behalf of me that the legal system in Hengshan is like a mountain and cannot be shaken. I will tell you this truth with the blood of Mr. Shi's family."

Pei Yan was shocked, and looked at Lin Yifan in shock, "My lord, you, you mean to kill the second son of the Shi family?"

"His crime is enough to be sentenced to death." Lin Yifan sneered, "Does Master Pei think that he just killed a maidservant, and the crime is not worthy of death? You are wrong. The crime committed by this person It's far more than that. No less than ten people died in his hands. Even if there is only this one maidservant, it is enough to condemn him to death."

"My lord, please think again." Pei Yan said with a bitter face, "Now that Hengshan is about to establish a country, the three states of Huamingyan are not yet stable. If you dispose of a son of a noble family so easily, it will only attract the attention of the three states of Huamingyan. The people of the gentry are in a state of panic, causing unnecessary troubles. Why don't you send them into the army and go to the Western Regions or grasslands to do hard labor, which is considered a severe punishment."

"Hehe, is Mr. Pei worried about the instability of Hengshan, or the instability of the gentry?" Lin Yifan sneered. He had never trusted Pei Yan, and it was only because of his special status that he was appointed as the comfort envoy of Huazhou. .

"Minister, both ministers are worried." Pei Yan gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "Whether you want to or not, you have to face the gentry. Whether you admit it or not, Hengshan's stability, to a certain extent, also requires Rely on the power of the gentry. Maybe your lord can suppress the power of the gentry under his rule, but if you unify the world, you will face more than ten times the gentry, and their power is extremely huge. If you want the world to be stable as soon as possible, the gentry will It is the object that must be appeased as soon as possible. I also know that the gentry is like a cancer in the world, but if you want to eradicate it, you need to take it slowly, and don't act too hastily."

"Master Pei's words are reasonable, but I am still determined to deal with Mr. Shi's family according to the law." Lin Yifan said seriously, "I have strict laws and regulations in Hengshan, and no one is allowed to touch them. Since Mr. Shi's family violated the bottom line of the law, then we must Pay the price. If I let this person go today, do you know the consequences? I, Hengshan, have made ten years of work and ten years of hard work, and they will be wiped out. I dare not do this, and no one can do it. .”

Pei Yan took a deep breath, he knew that he could no longer persuade the lord, "Since the lord said so, I have nothing to say, and I will leave."

"Wait a minute, Mr. Pei, I will ask you to bring me another word." Lin Yifan called Pei Yan to stop, and said in a deep voice, "Scholar, it's time for a change. My patience won't last long."

Pei Yan was shocked, startled for a moment, and then retreated silently.

After several days of thorough investigation, Zhang Tongtao's crimes were uncovered one by one. Not only did he accept bribes during his tenure, he was sentenced to many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, and he ignored human life.He also bribed his superiors to seek promotion.At the same time, the shadow guards collected from all over the country, including the crimes during their tenure in each place, and summarized them one by one.

Chen Dengke led people to search Zhang Tongtao's mansion and found tens of thousands of taels of silver, which did not match the salary he received.And follow the vines all the way, lead out more than a dozen corrupt officials, big and small, one of them involves a state official.

After Chen Dengke handed over the collected criminal evidence to Lin Yifan, Lin Yifan added instructions to it, with only one word, "Kill!"

Then it was sent to the Ministry of Justice for trial, and soon after, the results of the trial of the Ministry of Justice came out.Take Zhang Tongtao and his party to Huayuan City, and choose a day to execute them.The second son of the Shi family and Steward Liu are also in Nanhua County. After being tried by the new judge, they are sentenced to death according to law.

However, these are all things for later. At this time, Lin Yifan returned to Huayuan City with Lin Shuwan after finishing the matter.

(End of this chapter)