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The wailing sound at the yamen door soon spread into the yamen, making Hu Jinan, who was appointed as an official, even more irritable.
The new magistrate took office and wanted to investigate the previous government accounts. The five thousand taels of silver he had embezzled privately had not yet been accounted for.
In the past, this matter would have been nothing.
Say hello to the prefect, everyone turns a blind eye, and the matter will be over.
The trouble now is that this accounting inspection was ordered by the prince to prepare for the subsequent encirclement and suppression of Japanese pirates.
After learning the news, local officials in various prefectures and counties, and even the vassal and government offices, are now trying to find ways to make up for the shortfall.
As for him, Hu Jinan, he couldn't raise five thousand taels of silver in the short term, so he was worried now.
With a "pop" sound, Hu Jinan slapped the table, startling the clerk outside.
"Go out and see who is making noise, and immediately order someone to beat them out!" Hu Jinan said angrily.
"Yes, let's go now!"
The scribe turned around and went out, not wanting to stay indoors and bear the wrath.
In fact, it is not unusual to hear wailing sounds outside the government office. After all, fights often occur in the government office, so the clerks in each office are doing their jobs step by step. Only the head of the prison room is outside asking questions at the moment.
"That's what happened. Do you remember clearly? Our young master has said that if you don't judge impartially, you will definitely be held accountable in the future!"
The one who spoke was Lu Yuxin. He also wanted to return to the palace as soon as possible, and now he was making the final handover.
The prison officer was unsure of his identity. After hearing this, he said, "The government will judge impartially, but I don't know whose son your master is?"
If the other party has a lot of background, the person in charge will naturally report it to his superiors and finally make an "appropriate" judgment.
After hearing Zhu Jinghong's explanation, Lu Yuxin could only reply: "My master is the son of Zhenjiang Guards who directs Qianshi!"
Hearing this, the head of the criminal chamber looked at Bantou Zhang outside the door, who nodded slightly.
"Then please tell your young master that the government will find out the cause of the matter and will make a fair decision!"
"Farewell!"
After saying the last two words, Lu Yuxin left with the other three people. The four of them were very anxious at the moment.
"Yuxin, if the Thirteenth Master takes your name for granted, I'm afraid he won't be able to control Yingtian Mansion!"
"The Xue family tree has deep roots. You must make plans early to prevent your father from getting into trouble!"
The other three guards, whose family backgrounds were similar to Lu Yuxin's, were very aware of the seriousness of the matter, so they warned him.
"If we really get into trouble, Master Thirteen will definitely not ignore it!" Lu Yuxin said helplessly.
Everyone nodded, but didn't say anything more.
As they were rushing on their way, the Yingtian Mansion Office exploded at the other end.
After learning that a murder had occurred and that the Xue family's uncle was also injured, Hu Jinan went to the door of the government office in person.
"Brother Xue, what's going on with you? Who did this to you?" Hu Jinan looked worried.
There is no other way, this Xue family is the God of Wealth, and can just solve his troubles.
Lu Yuxin and his party were here just now, so Xue Pan could only swallow his anger, but now he was hoping for a savior.
"Catch, catch...those people just now, they...killed people in my house, don't let them escape!"
Xue Pan spoke intermittently, but Hu Jinan understood clearly, so his eyes immediately glanced at Bantou Zhang.
"Already deaf? Why don't you hurry up and get someone?"
"Yes, yes, sir, please calm down, little one, go right now!"
Captain Zhang ran away quickly, while Hu Jinan directed other people in the yamen to help Xue Pan in.
As for Feng Yuan, who was also a victim, he was thrown directly into prison because Xue Pan accused him of raping a civilian girl.
Fortunately, Zhu Jinghong had stopped him before, and Feng Yuan was not beaten by Xue Pan. Although his injuries were serious, they were not fatal.
"Master Hu, you have to redress my grievances. Those people committed murders in the streets and killed without blinking an eye..."
In the back hall of the back office, Hu Jinan had called a doctor and was treating Xue Pan's wounds.
Hu Jinan was sitting aside, holding a teacup and blowing hot air.
Listening to Xue Pan's cry, Hu Jinan put down his tea cup: "Brother Xue, I know you have been wronged, but this matter is not that simple!"
"The other party is a member of the army, and his family is quite powerful. I'm afraid it's not easy to offend!"
"What's more, now that the new government official has arrived, he has his own rules for doing things. Things are not easy to handle!"
After saying this, Hu Jinan sighed and secretly observed Xue Pan's reaction.
"Uncle Xue, is this beating in vain?"
"What kind of military man is this? My uncle is the current chief military officer of the Beijing Camp. Are you still afraid of someone who is so small in command?"
Seeing that the other party's face was getting uglier, Hu Jinan suddenly spoke again: "Brother Xue, General Wang is stationed in the north under orders and is busy with military affairs... It's better not to trouble him about this matter!"
Hu Jinan knew the situation of the Xue family very well, but he was worried that he would go too far and let the cooked duck fly.
So he changed his tone and said: "It's not that this matter cannot be handled in our house, it's just that it involves many people and things, and everyone has to take care of it..."
When he heard the word "manage", Xue Pan asked directly: "How much silver do you need?"
As long as things can be solved with money, it doesn't matter to him, Mr. Xue. After all, what the Xue family is most in need of is money.
Seeing Young Master Xue's generous tone, Hu Jinan made a determined offer and said: "It must cost at least seven or eight thousand taels, I'm afraid..."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Hu Jinan actually regretted it. He regretted that he should not have spoken so loudly and asked for five thousand taels of silver to make up for the shortfall.
Seven or eight thousand taels of silver is not a small sum of money. If Mr. Xue is worried about the money and invests it in other ways, then Hu Jinan will not be able to make anything.
"It's just eight thousand. I'll send someone to deliver it to you in a moment. If it's not enough, come and get it from my house!"
Xue Pan slapped the table, which caused severe pain in his body. He groaned and collapsed back on the chair.
Seeing how arrogant he was, Hu Jinan felt regretful again and secretly cursed himself for being too small, why didn't he just ask for ten thousand taels.
"Leave this matter to me and I will definitely give Brother Xue justice!"
When the money was about to arrive, Hu Jinan even changed his title. "Brother" Xue Pan suddenly became Brother Xue.
"I don't care about the rest. He must be put in jail. If he can be killed, he will be killed. If he can't be killed, he will be exiled to a place where birds can't poop. He will be worse than dead for the rest of his life!"
Hu Jinan nodded: "I am sensible about this matter. Brother Xue, please go home. I will come see you another day!"
Immediately after Hu Jinan waved, the servants of the Xue family entered the room, helped Xue Pan and limped out.
After watching Xue Pan leave, Hu Jinan suppressed his smile and sat in the room drinking tea.
About a quarter of an hour later, the prison officer appeared in front of him and handed over the transcript of the previous inquiry.
Hu Jinan only read it briefly, then threw the note to the ground, looked at his subordinates and said, "It's the young master who commanded the Qianshi of Zhenjiang Guards. He and Feng Yuan raped the women in the street, and finally let the slaves commit the murder and beat them to death!"
"Re-interrogation!"
The head of the prison room was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Sir, that person is not a white person after all. If he is really charged with killing someone, this matter will be difficult to solve!"
The head of the criminal chamber was Hu Jin'an's confidant, so he only warned him at this moment.
Although the executioner also knew that Hu Jinan was not afraid of Zhenjiang Wei's command, he believed that there was no need to do anything too extreme.
"No matter who you are, you must be held accountable if you kill someone. Our Ming Dynasty has strict laws and I am in charge of the punishment of a government. Shouldn't I enforce the law impartially?"
Upon hearing this, the prison chief knew that Hu Jinan had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more.
