novelhk Chapter 248 When the Cannon Fodder Prime Minister is Discovered in Man's Clothing (9)
Chapter 248 When the Cannon Fodder Prime Minister is Discovered in Man's Clothing (9)
"Why is it you?" Fan Wu frowned and looked at Liu Zhi, who was covered in filth in the room. The stench was so bad that he covered his nose again.
The mother and daughter on the bed inside were already dressed and were driven out by the stench. The woman was struggling to hold her dying daughter in her arms.
Hongyu and others hurried forward to help.
The man in plain clothes, with a weathered face, knelt before Fan Wu and said, "Sir, please intervene! The young master of the Liu family, Liu Zhi, has kidnapped my daughter. He bullied us because we are just farmers and wants to force our entire family to death."
Fan Wu's forehead twitched when he heard this.
According to the laws of Dayong, anyone who abducts a girl from a decent family will be fined and half of her property will be confiscated.
Dayong emphasized agriculture, and the compensation and laws for farmers were obviously biased. One of the latest laws promulgated this year was that anyone who encroaches on farmers' property or lives will be severely sentenced.
There are only three of them, and we don't even know if the woman with blood all over her forehead is still alive...
Fan Wu closed his eyes tightly and said, "Call a doctor!"
"Young Master Liu... Liu Zhiqiang abducted women and oppressed farmers. He will be taken back to prison first."
He loves money, but the prerequisite is that he can still hold on to the position of the head of the yamen runners.
If you publicize something in public and invite people to watch the fun, you must take it back.
Take the person back first. There is still room for change in the confession, testimony...
Sui Yu and a few others stood at the door and watched as Liu Zhi was carried limply onto a stretcher. No one dared to approach him.
The two yamen runners carrying the stretcher almost wanted to throw down their jobs and commit suicide. The stench... was really unbearable.
Sui Yu turned her gaze towards Xia Mochi, causing the man to wave his hand, "I didn't... I don't use these methods."
"At most, we can ask someone to listen to what he really said after drinking the drugged wine, and then tell him what he really said." Xia Mochi muttered softly.
That stinking smell is not his work.
Sui Yu lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, and after a moment's thought she knew who it should be.
But now is not the time to worry about this. That person... no, it should be said that time bomb. Sui Yu doesn't want to contact him for the time being.
"Let's go and see what Liu Zhi will be sentenced to. We're about to start our show."
Sui Hao followed his sister eagerly, the palm-sized golden abacus in his hand clacking as he said, "Brother, the Liu family has so many crimes to pay, they'll have to pay at least 60,000 taels."
"It's still gold."
These days, Sui Hao did not just eat and drink. He took advantage of the night and followed Liu Zhi to the place where they piled the goods to check those things.
And the Liu family's small treasury...
Sui Hao clapped his hands in satisfaction. Now his sister had enough money to go fishing.
Even if it is not enough, he can make money from this gold.
Sui Yu rubbed his already messy hair in appreciation, "Brother Hao is really great."
Sui Hao: “Hehe.” My sister praised me ~ I want to make a lot of money!
The people who had gathered at the entrance of Yichun Tower to watch the excitement did not leave. They were squeezed and unwilling to leave first. They only made way for them when Sui Yu and others came out.
Sui Yu was walking in the middle, protected by Chu Yinci and Xia Mochi. She didn't know who stuffed a few pieces of silk scarf into her, but she was holding them with her slender fingertips, which looked pleasing to the eye.
In particular, there were many loose hairs scattered among her brocade red headband, which gave her a sense of unruly and uninhibitedness. She was even more romantic than those playboys in the storybooks.
Yet, many people still hope that they could be the object of his romantic affair.
As a result, a somewhat strange scene appeared on the streets of Ningguang.
A group of three or four handsome young men got on the carriage, followed by a long line of people.
They either walked or took a horse-drawn carriage, and went to the government office in a grand procession.
The team of yamen runners carrying Liu Zhi in the front were a little flustered. They had never done their job under so much attention before.
"This..." The yamen runners beside Fan Wu hesitated to speak. In this scene, even if they wanted to make some moves, they had to hide it well.
If someone really "accidentally" saw it, most of Ningguang's most gossipy people would gather together.
Who knows how these things will be spread in the future.
If they can withstand the investigation, it's fine. If they can't... they will all go to jail and drink slop.
"Hurry up and go back to inform the county magistrate. This doesn't seem to be a small matter..." Fan Wu was a little alert.
At this juncture, the Liu family, who attached the most importance to the opening of the sea, fell, and then the Ningguang sea opening was full of twists and turns.
He obeys orders from his superiors, but he does have his own ideas. All he does is to make more money. As for his conscience, he will worry about it when he becomes a wealthy tycoon.
The shiploads of goods, the collusion between officials and businessmen... He knew everything.
We are two grasshoppers on the same rope, and no one can give up on the other easily.
Liu Zhi will either die quickly, or the Liu family will fall quickly.
Otherwise, they can only work together to make black appear white.
The distance between Yichun Tower and the government office was not far. In just about two quarters of an hour, a bustling crowd gathered at the gate of the government office to watch the couple and their daughter beat the drum to appeal for justice.
Fan Wu couldn't even stop it, and the drum sound reached the court.
Inside the government office, which had not yet opened its doors, the wealthy county magistrate adjusted his official hat and looked at the Liu residence's steward, who had hurried over after hearing the news.
"Don't worry, we are all tied together and won't let anyone trip us up."
"Even if the matter gets out of hand... hmph, while no one is here yet, let's record a confession and make sure there's no evidence..."
After receiving the agreement, Butler Liu bowed three times and retreated to the courtroom. Then he was startled by the sound of the drum.
The door was opened, and the victim couple rushed in with tears on their faces. They knelt on the ground and cried out miserably: "Please, County Magistrate, help us!"
"No noise is allowed in the court." The lawyer next to him gave a wink, and someone came up and covered the mouth of the man in plain clothes.
The fierce momentum woke up the crowd who were still wanting to watch the fun, and made them remember the usual tyranny of the government office.
They all took two or three steps back, and in an instant they could hear the sound of a pin drop.
"Hmph." The county magistrate seemed quite satisfied with his own power. "You who are kneeling down here, you say you are a decent girl, but I see you are disheveled and flirtatious. I'm afraid your parents sold you out long ago to do that kind of thing."
"I'm afraid he's here just to covet the Liu family's money?" He slammed the gavel, frightening the old woman and the girl below.
Xia Mochi, who was standing in the crowd outside the door, frowned. Are they trying to confuse the facts and make a haphazard decision?
Is this how the Ningguang government handles cases?
Chu Yinci lowered his eyelashes and looked at Sui Yu with tenderness, as if he had sensed her thoughts. He walked closer and explained in a whisper:
"This County Magistrate Liu Peng is a distant relative of the Liu family and is connected to Liu Hu, the official in charge of the Ministry of Revenue in Shengjing. He's not stupid, but he has too much control over Ningguang."
The implication was that as long as this matter could be resolved quickly before the arrival of the Prime Minister and his entourage who had "not yet set off", it would not be discovered by the Prime Minister coming from Shengjing.