Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army took over Zigui County, but only issued a blockade in specific areas of the city. Travel was still possible in most other areas.
However, the vendors and people in the city still closed their doors and stayed at home quietly. As a number of county officials were arrested, the city would not be quiet in the next three days.
Some children of aristocratic families were arrested by the Dongshan Army. They did not arrest people randomly, but went out to arrest people based on the list provided by the detention officials.
No matter how unwilling these family heads were, facing the Dongshan Army who had strength and evidence, they could only swallow their anger and acquiesce in taking the people away.
In just three days, at least thirty young men from aristocratic families were arrested.
With such a tense situation in the city, who can maintain the normalcy of the past, go out and walk around the streets, chat casually and so on.
They are not stupid. The inspector did not put up such a big battle to frighten the people in the city.
Instead, they were waiting for the jury of officials from the state capital. They hadn't arrived yet, but the news had already spread.
Except for Feng Nan, the second-in-command in the state capital, the jury officials who came this time were accompanied by second- and third-in-commands from the other eight counties.
It can be said that high-level officials from the entire Houjiu County of Dongzhou gathered together.
With this kind of momentum and this kind of battle, it would be better for ordinary people like them to stay at home, so as not to affect innocent people.
Moreover, Su Qi'an has ordered the Dongshan Army to start rebuilding the destroyed civilian areas. Even if most people are curious, they don't have time right now.
As time passed by, on the morning of the fourth day, outside the city gate, bursts of rushing horse hooves quickly approached.
Immediately afterwards, about seven or eight carriages quickly entered through the city gate and went straight to Zigui County without stopping.
Seeing the carriages passing by, the people on the street knew that the jury officials from the state capital had arrived.
This trip involved more than seven or eight carriages, accompanied by thousands of state soldiers protecting them.
However, these state soldiers did not enter the city and were directly blocked outside the city by the Dongshan Army.
This is not to make things difficult, but to follow the rules.
With the Dongshan Army taking over the city, there is no need to let other armies enter the city. Feng Nan and others all know the strength of the Dongshan Army.
The Dongshan Army, which did not embarrass the city gate, said a few words, and the accompanying state soldiers immediately stationed outside the city.
Feng Nan and other officials quickly entered the city.
In their opinion, even if the inspector laid some traps waiting for them in Zigui County, he would not be stupid enough to attack them in the city.
If they really took action, Feng Nan and other officials would be happy to see it. Unfortunately, as they entered the city and entered the county government, there was no ambush.
This more or less made all the officials feel a little disappointed. As they got off the carriage, their emotions quickly adjusted.
Under the leadership of the soldiers, Feng Nan and other officials were brought into the county hall.
Looking around, Su Qi'an was sitting in the courtroom in front of him. Next to him, Xie Cang, Fang Jingzhi, and Master Liu were standing in sequence. On both sides were Dongshan troops holding long swords. Although they were silent, they made people feel heart palpitations.
Feng Nan didn't look at these cold-faced Dongshan troops. What he looked at the most was a guard standing next to Su Qi'an.
This person was none other than Su Yong who was pretending to be Su Qian's stand-in. Feng Nan didn't care much about this person at first.
After all, as long as you are a big shot, there are more or less powerful martial arts masters around you.
It was with this mentality that the Zigui County Magistrate was tricked by Su Qi'an.
On the way here, Feng Nan had already reviewed the failure of Zigui County Magistrate many times. This man named Su Yong was one of the main people who caused the failure of Zigui County Magistrate.
This guard, in addition to his good strength, is also good at disguise. It is precisely because of this person's disguise that the Zigui County Prime Minister's spies mistakenly believed that Su Qi'an and others had left Zigui County and were eating and drinking with Liuquan County officials. Woolen cloth.
Little did they know that the person they were drinking with was Su Qi'an's stand-in, and the real Su Qi'an had already been with him for a long time.
The Dongshan Army, which had been waiting outside the city for a long time, met up.
He also calculated that the Zigui County Magistrate would take action in the middle of the night. The many men in black who were let go by him left the county and fell into the ambush of the Dongshan Army.
In the face of absolute strength, several masters from local aristocratic families such as the Zigui County Lieutenant were captured directly without any accident.
It can be said that Zigui County Magistrate's calculations from beginning to end were all in Su Qian's eyes, and there was no secret in every step he took.
Therefore, the failure of Zigui County Magistrate is inevitable.
It's just that these are just hindsight. It is absolutely impossible for him to stand up for Zigui County Cheng. He can only take these as a summary, and Su Qi'an should not be underestimated.
Although Feng Nan and other officials entered the courtroom, before Su Qi'an could speak, Feng Nan walked a few steps quickly with a smile on his face, cupping his fists and cupping his hands.
"I pay my respects to the Inspector. It's been a long time since I last saw you."
"Xiaoguan heard that the inspector was attacked in Zigui County, but he was very worried. Fortunately, the matter was resolved smoothly, and Xiaguan and Lord Zhou Mu can also feel at ease."
"By the way, Sir Inspector, where is Zigui County Magistrate? This damn guy is so brave. He dares to ambush you. I think according to the law, this bitch should be sentenced to death!"
"That's right, if this person doesn't die, the people will not be angry. We have been officials for more than ten years, but we didn't find out that he is such a person. He really deserves death! If the supervisor needs it, we are willing to kill him for the supervisor. Evil thief."
Not long after Feng Nan's voice fell, all the officials behind him spoke up and expressed their opinions.
The look on his face showed that he was fighting for Su Qi'an's injustice. He wished that he would execute Zigui County Magistrate in the next moment so that he could vent his anger on Su Qi'an's behalf.
Everyone was filled with righteous indignation. Su Qi'an smiled and nodded, and said softly, "I understand your feelings, sir, but for some reason, this thief suffered a mental breakdown and has gone crazy. Even if he is executed, it doesn't make much sense. Everything will be handled according to the law." Bar."
"Ah, so that's it. Hey, this piece of shit is really cheap."
When Feng Nan heard this, his face still had an indignant look, but if you look carefully, you will find that there is a hint of joy deep in his eyes.
Then he changed the topic and said softly, "The supervisor still has a lot of people. If I were the officer, I would never take advantage of him like this."
"Okay, let's not talk about this thief. Today, the official is here with other officials from the county. The purpose is to administer justice for the inspector and oversee the judge's trial. I think it is very good and worthy of our study."
"That's right, that's right. I will study hard during this jury trial. When I go back, I will do a good self-examination. Nothing as bad as this will happen in Zigui County."
The officials who took their seats one after another patted their chests and promised Su Qi'an.
Su Qian smiled and nodded at the assurances given by these officials. The scene looked quite harmonious, but only the parties involved knew how much truth or falsehood there was behind this harmony.
With the arrival of Feng Nan and others, Su Qi'an briefly exchanged greetings with them.
His face recovered, he glanced outside the courtroom and said loudly, "Come here, bring everyone up."
A moment after the voice fell, outside the court, a group of people wearing prison uniforms and with chains on their hands and feet were brought in one after another by Dongshan Army soldiers.
Fortunately, this court hall is big enough, and it will not be a problem to accommodate forty or fifty people in the hall.
These people are not ordinary people. They are all prominent figures in Zigui County.
There were local county and county officials, as well as the powerful children of local aristocratic families, one after another kneeling on the ground.
The dozen or so people in the front row are all old acquaintances. The first one is the Zigui County Magistrate, and those behind are, according to their official rank, the County Lieutenant, the County Magistrate...
After a brief salute, these people knelt on the ground, raised their heads slightly, looked around, and looked at their familiar colleagues, with a bit of self-mockery on their faces.
Who would have thought that they, who were so high at the beginning, would one day become prisoners. This may be due to the unpredictable nature of the world.
A group of officials and children from aristocratic families were brought in. These people were relatively honest and said nothing. Of course
, except for Zigui County Magistrate who has gone crazy.
The Zigui County Magistrate's hair was disheveled. He looked at the people in front of him with a silly smile on his face. He kept mumbling something while clapping his hands loudly.
If it weren't for the Dongshan Army soldiers controlling him, he might have done something outrageous.
Seeing the Zigui County Magistrate acting so crazy, Feng Nan and other officials looked indifferent, but felt much relieved in their hearts.
Before they came, they had heard that Zigui County Magistrate had gone crazy, but out of caution, everything was still questionable before meeting him.
It wasn't until I saw with my own eyes that Zigui County Magistrate was so crazy that I was completely relieved.
Zigui County Magistrate looks like this, which is the best arrangement for him and all the gangsters.
The indifference of Feng Nan and others was all seen by Su Qi'an, he said softly.
"Zigui County Magistrate can take him down. I wonder if you have any opinions."
"Everything is in compliance with the orders of the Inspector General. We have no objection."
Hearing this, Su Qi'an nodded slightly, and then continued, "Okay, the case of corruption and collusion between Zigui County officials and children of aristocratic families will begin now."
"Do you know your sin?"
As Su Qian's voice fell, the trial officially began. This trial did not take long, only taking about half a day.
After all, Su Qi'an had made sufficient preparations before capturing them. Basically, the evidence was conclusive, and they had no chance to defend themselves.
It is also true that the trial officials are basically very sensible and confess their guilt one by one.
In the face of iron-clad evidence of guilt, no matter how you defend yourself, it is meaningless. Instead of doing this, it is better to confess your crime honestly.
Of course, not all of these people have this attitude, and there are many who refuse to admit guilt.
Most of these people are the children of powerful families. In their view, the crimes they committed were just causing death, bullying men and dominating women, and the targets they provoked were not those who were promiscuous.
They are just low-level civilians. Things like this are normal in Dongzhou. They can just pay the money and settle the matter. However, Su Qi'an sentenced them to ten years in prison, some were even exiled, and some even executed.
In their view, this was totally unfair, and they kept clamoring for dissatisfaction in court.
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