If Zhu Mun pointed the finger at Bao Zheng's uncle and nephew, the government official who reported the report could turn around with the cooperation of Cao Bin, saying that it was Zhu Mian's men who forced him.
But Zhu Min doubted the authenticity of the letter, and the government officials were at their wits' end.
If he dared to identify Zhu Min's people without any reason, he would probably be captured immediately and tortured.
Others had no reason to stop him, after all, his behavior was too suspicious.
Which ordinary person dares to say that he can withstand torture?
If he couldn't resist the fight, Bao Mian's plan would probably be exposed.
At this moment, Cao Bin grabbed Zhu Min and said:
"Master Zhu, my subordinates will be able to bring the witnesses soon! These reports are not credible at all!"
"It's getting late now, it's time for dinner, I'd like to treat you!"
As he said this, he held Zhu Min and ordered:
"Put this officer in jail first!"
Seeing Cao Bin's enthusiasm, Zhu Mun became more suspicious. However, he couldn't understand Cao Bin's purpose for a while, so he instinctively objected:
"Hou Zhongjing, the case is important, I think it's better to investigate first..."
When Bao Zheng heard this, he interrupted him directly and said:
"Bao Mian, come with me, I have something to ask you!"
After saying that, he ignored Zhu Min and walked away.
When Bao Mian saw this, he was immediately overjoyed. Bao Zheng finally took action, domineering!
The corner of Zhu Min's mouth twitched, and he was about to stop, but Cao Bin stopped him and said:
"Master Zhu, is he not giving face to Cao? Or does he not believe what Cao said?"
Zhu Min was gripped so hard by him that it hurt. Looking at his cold eyes, he was frightened for a moment and shouted quickly:
"Hou Zhongjing, what do you want to do?"
Cao Bin shook his fist and said with a smile:
"I never like others to criticize my reputation... What do you think I should do?"
As he spoke, he turned to look at the officials below.
Everyone quickly advised:
"Master Zhu, Lord Cao is right. It's almost dark today. We can't let the people starve just because of you, right?"
Zhu Min almost vomited blood when he heard everyone talking to persuade him.
All of these people actually spoke to Cao Bin.
He looked at Cao Bin's sandbag-sized fists again and had no choice but to give in and said:
"Please Zhongjing Hou, let me go, I will just follow you."
At this time, he was so frustrated that he almost cried.
He didn't know what went wrong, but he was sure that Cao Bin and others must have a conspiracy, but he didn't dare to tell the truth.
No one at the scene spoke for him. Even if he was beaten by Cao Bin, it would be in vain.
If the court knew about it, it might only fine Cao Bin a few months' salary.
It’s so damn worthless.
Seeing Cao Bin forcefully pulling Zhu Min away, Bao Mian breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
My plan this time was too rash.
If Bao Zheng hadn't taken action and Cao Bin had acted like a rogue regardless of his image, he would have suffered a big loss.
Once the plot is exposed, he will be dismissed from his position even if he is not arrested and imprisoned.
Deceiving and scheming a superior official is no small matter...
When he caught up with Bao Zheng and walked into the county government office, with no one else around him, Bao Zheng suddenly turned around, stared at him closely and shouted coldly:
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"Did you participate in the murder of the Qian family?"
Bao Zheng has been kept in the dark and has long wanted to find out the actual situation.
Bao Mian quickly replied:
"I dare not lie to my uncle. The Qian family case has nothing to do with my nephew."
"It's just that my suspicion is too high and it's too difficult to prove my innocence."
After saying that, he admitted his mistake and said:
"It's because my nephew, who doesn't know people well, actually hired a gangster as my staff, that's why I'm in this predicament."
"My nephew was acting crazy just now...Uncle must save me!"
Hearing his personal denial, Bao Zheng completely relaxed.
He believed that Bao Mian did not dare to deceive him at this time.
As long as he didn't participate in the genocide, that would be fine.
In that way, I can help him clear his suspicions. I'm afraid that if Bao Mian really violates the national law, he won't be able to help even if he wants to, let alone help.
He will also personally deliver Bao Mian to the Dharma Hall.
Now this truth is the best!
After thinking for a while, he comforted:
"Don't worry. Since Cao Bin said there are important witnesses, there must be a way to prove your innocence."
In his tone, he was very reassured about Cao Bin, almost leaving his nephew's safety in Cao Bin's hands.
Bao Mian nodded and said:
"Thanks to Mr. Cao this time. Without him, my nephew would have been ruined."
"Master Hou is also a teacher and a father to me. It's hard to repay my nephew's death."
Bao Zheng looked at his nephew who bowed his head and admitted his mistake with complicated emotions, and sighed:
"Do you think your uncle is unkind, so you might as well be loyal and protect your shortcomings?"
Bao Mian quickly shook his head and said:
"My nephew didn't think so..."
Bao Zheng did not continue this topic or explain, but just commented:
"Although Cao Bin appears to be willful and unruly, he is actually a good man who values love and justice."
"He saved you. He is not only your benefactor, but also the benefactor of my Bao family!"
"Although I like some small tricks, my heart is not bad..."
At this point, he burst into laughter and did not continue to care about it. Instead, he cheered up and said:
"Tell me, what did you do during your time in Yuyao? What insights did you have?"
"And the knowledge Cao Bin taught you, what have you used?"
In the next two days, Cao Bin used various excuses to treat guests to dinner every day, pulling Zhu Ming to prevent him from leaving.
Although Zhu Min was disgusted, there was nothing he could do.
Taking advantage of this time, Bao Mian took Bao Zheng around the county to talk about his plans.
In order to help the victims, he started demolishing walls and building houses, but after coming to Yuyao for nearly a year, he did not only do this.
Not only did he use Cao Bin's connections to introduce weaving factories and soap shops, and set up a sea trade caravan, he also concentrated them in the east of the city and built a workshop park.
Taking advantage of the tax and security environment, it attracted a large number of foreign businessmen to move in.
In fact, if there were only local refugees in Yuyao, there would be no need for him to develop real estate urgently. Just those workshops would be enough to digest them.
This was the result of the influx of people from neighboring counties and even Mingzhou.
Compared with other places, Yuyao allows them to live more easily.
After seeing the bustling workshop garden, Bao Zheng was so amazed that he couldn't help but say:
"Cao Juncai has many wonderful ideas. You can learn these, which shows that he has a magnanimous heart. There are hills and valleys in it, and it is also your creation."
"Mr. Gongsun said that he was uneducated, but in my opinion, he had a deep understanding of the way to enrich the people through management."
"So, what you should learn most is diligence. Don't think that you will stop studying after you enter an official career..."
Cao Bin would not have thought that he would become a diligent and studious person in Bao Zheng's eyes.
This is not to blame Bao Zheng. Although Cao Bin used examples from later generations when explaining to Bao Mian, he only knew some basic economic knowledge.
And he said it casually, just to reduce his laziness, and never meant to teach Bao Mian specifically. Unexpectedly, he recorded it carefully.
Although these have many new ideas for the Song Dynasty, they generally do not break away from the thoughts of the Legalist sage Guan Zhong.
When Bao Mian heard this, he smiled and said:
"Master Cao once said that whether a leader is excellent or not depends not on how rich the rich are, but on how poor the poor are."
"What my uncle has seen is only one-tenth of what Master Hou taught me..."
In the past two days, Bao Zheng was in a good mood and smiled more than before.
Although Bao Mian's political ideas were different from his, the results and prospects were surprisingly good, which often gave him the feeling that he was better than his predecessors.
Seeing the people's heartfelt satisfaction, he was a little shaken by some of his persistence...
A person like him who has read thoroughly can see the essence of most things clearly and cannot shake the most fundamental ideas, but he never stubbornly insists on his understanding of new things.
On the third day, just when Bao Zheng felt that he still had more to say, Wu Song and Shi Qian finally brought over Bao Mian's master, "Hua Ren", known as the poisonous scholar in the world.
At the same time, they actually brought a giraffe.
With Hua Ren, there is no longer any suspense in the case of the Qian family's murder. Even if Zhu Min is unwilling to give in, he has no choice.
The important thing is that the giraffe was unknown to anyone present.
Shi Qian introduced:
"Master Hou, we fished this strange beast out of the river. It is said to be the unicorn that was sent as tribute from Southeast Asia."
"But the messenger encountered a storm and was drowned..."
The magistrate of Hangzhou quickly said:
"Congratulations to the Marquis, congratulations to the Marquis. This is auspicious. If it is presented to the court, Your Majesty will be happy!"
At this time, everyone was attracted by this cute thing and no longer cared about the case. Even Zhu Min was greatly moved.
When Cao Bin saw this scene, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart, thinking that he could trick Zhu Bong, but he was not in a hurry and said calmly:
"We'll talk about this later, let's try the case first!"
The Qian family's case is somewhat complicated.
The previous head of the Qian family believed in the alchemist's words and wanted to use Zihe Che in the belly of a pregnant woman as medicine to make pills for longevity.
So two years ago, there were frequent cases of pregnant women dying tragically in Yuyao County, and Hua Ren was the one who took the initiative on behalf of the Qian family.
After the death of the previous head of the Qian family, this matter was suppressed.
It was after Bao Mian took office that he discovered clues to this old case and turned against the Qian family.
Therefore, the Qian family designed to have Hua Ren sneak around Bao Mian to monitor and cause trouble.
But as Bao Mian's investigation deepens, the Qian family becomes desperate and wants to instruct Hua Ren to kill Bao Mian directly.
But Huaren is not stupid either. He dares to kill people. However, Bao Mian has a deep background and will be severely investigated if he dies violently, so he sternly refuses.
After that, all kinds of conflicts broke out, and he never stopped doing anything. He simply poisoned the entire Qian family to death, and then ran away.
But he didn't expect that he would be knocked down by an old farmer's hammer...
In Bao Gong's case, Bao Mian's end was regrettable, and it was also a heavy blow to Bao Zheng.
Now, Bao Mian should not make the same mistake again.
