Chatting with Li Shou on the way, Zhao Ping realized that the county magistrate had been replaced a long time ago.
It was the previous county magistrate who killed the entire Wen family.
Was transferred somewhere else.
The person currently in office is named Huang Fengnian.
It has been three and a half years, and if he acts properly, he will be transferred soon.
And the county magistrate goes to work very early.
In terms of current time, it's almost half past six.
There are many things going on every day.
After all, it governs such a large county with a population of tens of thousands.
If a chicken is lost in a house or a thief is found in a house, they will basically go to the county government office to make a fuss and ask the county boss to decide what is right and what is wrong.
Coupled with some tasks assigned by the above, taxation, bandit suppression, etc., I am also very busy.
Fortunately, Zhao Ping got up early and the carriage was very fast.
When he arrived at the county government office, Magistrate Huang had just gone to work and had not yet formally handled official duties.
He was among the first.
"Master of the county, please make decisions for the common people."
Zhao Ping cupped his hands and said.
"If you don't kneel down when you see the county magistrate, do you want to get slapped?"
Some yamen servants drank coldly.
"The common people have official documents, so they don't have to kneel."
Zhao Ping said.
Li Shou also told him this.
Medical officers are also officials. As long as they are officials, they don't have to kneel down when meeting the county magistrate.
Zhao Ping has Lin Huagai's official seal in his hand, which represents Lin Hua.
Not kneeling is a status symbol, and the county magistrate will be biased when handling cases.
That's why Zhao Ping didn't kneel.
The county magistrate verified the official seal, nodded and asked, "Zhao Ping, do you have anything you need the county magistrate to decide on?"
"Back to the county master, Cao Min's house was invaded by thieves last night."
Zhao Ping explained the matter briefly and dragged Wang Shiren and Tao Jian into the hall.
Even the oral confessions were submitted.
The county magistrate took a quick look at it, and then he was shocked and shouted, "You are so bold and unruly, you dare to break into a house at night and steal it."
"Come here, let's hit the twenty boards again."
"I……"
Zhao Ping was speechless for a while.
Were cases settled so hastily in ancient times?
But just fight, they are all enemies anyway, and Zhao Ping will not plead for them.
Wang Shiren hurriedly knelt down and shouted, "The county magistrate has made it clear that the common people are also being instigated by others, and they did not do it intentionally."
"oh?"
Huang Fengnian pretended not to know, and asked with a stern face, "A thief is a thief, how can he be ordered by others?"
"Go back to the county master."
Wang Shiren said hurriedly: "It's Feng Junren."
"He wants ordinary people to steal Zhao Ping's official documents and then sue him for selling medicinal materials without evidence."
"Master County Master, you must be aware of this and make decisions for the common people."
"Is this happening?"
Huang Fengnian frowned and said, but his heart was filled with joy.
The Feng family, finally caught your pigtails.
The Tian family can steal a thousand taels of silver from you. Although I can't compare with the Tian family, I'll try to cheat you less, five hundred taels of silver, right?
That's all free money.
With those five hundred taels, his path to promotion is ten percent closer.
After pondering for a moment, he patted the gavel again.
"Someone, go and bring Feng Junren up."
Immediately, a government official took orders to leave.
Huang Fengnian asked Tao Jian again, "Tao Jian, you are a first-class apprentice of Miaoshou Huichun Hall, how come you have become a thief?"
"Your Majesty, this is what happened..."
Tao Jian did not dare to hide anything, and explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly.
"So it turns out that Feng Junren was also assigned?"
Huang Fengnian suddenly realized, stroking his beard and nodded slightly.
Not long after, Feng Junren was brought up.
When he saw Zhao Ping and the injured Tao Jian and Wang Shiren in the hall, he knew that the first plan had failed.
But he has the relationship with his father, so he is not afraid.
Kneel on the ground and cry out for injustice.
"Master County Magistrate, the common people have been wronged."
"The grassroots are sleeping. Why do you want to arrest the grassroots and take them to the county government?"
"Hmph! You actually dare to quibble?"
Huang Fengnian shouted coldly: "If someone comes, hit him twenty times first."
"Master County Magistrate, the common people have no excuses, they just want to know the reason."
Feng Junren was anxious. It seemed that his father was useless.
Those words that he said were like magistrate Huang's brother-in-law's worship are all nonsense.
I can only bang my head and beg the county magistrate for mercy.
"You assign Wang Shiren and Tao Jian to go to the Zhao family in Xiping Village to steal Zhao Ping's official documents."
Huang Fengnian shook the confession in his hand, "Now that there are witnesses and evidence, and there is still a confession, it is useless even if you say something."
"Come here, take him to prison, and assassinate him into the army at a later date."
Buzz!
Feng Junren's head turned into a mess.
Everything happened so fast, there was no time for him to react.
I can't even give away money.
Huang Fengnian continued: "Wang Shiren, Tao Ji'an and others took back the bamboo tokens and sent them to the tooth shop to be sold on a certain day. They will be slaves forever."
hiss!
Zhao Ping took a breath of air when he heard this.
This punishment is too harsh.
If you just steal an official document, but you haven't succeeded yet, you will be a slave for the rest of your life, and you will never be able to stand up again.
Feng Junren was even worse. He didn't even show up. He was just implicated, so he was assassinated and sent into the army.
When such people arrive at the military camp, they become the vanguard camp.
Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will still have to shed your skin.
But it's quite satisfying.
This actually gave Zhao Ping a good impression of Huang Fengnian. At least he was an upright county magistrate.
Huang Fengnian said again: "Zhao Ping, your official documents have not been stolen, and there has been no other property loss. No compensation is needed. Please go back."
Following the county magistrate's order, government officials immediately came forward to escort them away, and Zhao Ping was also driven away.
"The next person who complains about injustice will go to court."
Huang Fengnian said to the people watching.
Then some people squeezed in and shouted for the county master to make the decision.
Zhao Ping was pushed to the outside, and his head was still a little foggy.
The efficiency of handling cases in the Dawei Dynasty must be too fast.
There is a confession, a picture, and no questioning, so the case can be closed directly.
What a child's play.
No, I don’t even dare to act like this in dramas.
It was really an eye-opener for Zhao Ping.
If this is the case, we can use this simple, direct and crude way of settling the case to trick the Feng family again.
After leaving the county government office, Li Shou borrowed a carriage to go about his business.
Zhao Ping rode back to Xiping Village.
He arrived home before noon.
The whole family was relieved.
Everyone gathered around him to ask him what happened, and Zhao Ping simply told him.
Everyone was very relieved to hear it.
Especially Wen Hui, she even laughed out loud.
After everyone left, Zhao Ping left Wenhui alone.
"Wen Hui, do you still remember the official seal of the Feng family?"
Zhao Ping asked.
"do not remember."
Wen Hui shook her head, "The official document he issued to my father at that time was stamped with a private seal. I have never seen his official seal."
"My dear friend, why do you ask this?"
"I want to help you rehabilitate."
Zhao Ping said bluntly: "If we can know what the Feng family's official seal looks like, we can make a copy and stamp it."
"Magistrate Huang is so hasty in handling the case, he will definitely bring down the Feng family."
"But we don't know the official seal of the Feng family."
Wenhui was anxious.
When she saw that the road to selling medicine was blocked, Wenhui told Zhao Ping about her way of making money.
it's actually really easy.
Just to help the Wen family rehabilitate themselves.
Providing conclusive evidence, the Feng family will spit out as much as they eat.
By that time, you will have earned enough money.
You know, the Wen family at that time controlled almost all the land in Qianlou Village and were extremely wealthy.
There are thousands of taels of silver stored at home alone.
With only one hundred taels, Zhao Ping could take her as his concubine.
Now the benefactor thought of a plan, but it lacked the official seal, so Wen Hui couldn't help but not worry.
"Don't worry, take your time."
Zhao Ping said: "Since we can put Feng Junren in jail, I will be no exception. It's just a matter of time."
Wen Hui said nothing more and went out to make wine.
Such a fragrant wine will definitely be sold, and then you won’t have to worry about the one hundred taels of silver.
After all, she is still the concubine of her benefactor.
He couldn't even escape.
…
But at this time, the Feng family was in trouble.
Feng Junren was imprisoned, and the news that he was going to assassinate Pei and be exiled to the army reached the ears of the Feng family. The female relatives found Feng Zhengchu in tears and asked him to find a solution.
Although Feng Junren was not the only son of the Feng family, he was the eldest son.
If you want to inherit the Feng family business in the future, you must not make any mistakes.
Feng Zhengchu was also very angry and scolded all eighteen generations of Huang Fengnian's ancestors.
But in order to save his son, he had to surrender.
He went to Huang Fengnian with heavy gifts and begged him in a low voice to spare his son.
"Zhengchu, you are the medical officer of the county government. We have always gotten along well, and I don't want to embarrass you."
Huang Fengnian sighed: "But Zhao Ping not only has a witness but also a confession, and the confession is also a bond. In front of so many people, I can't favor Junren."
"Now that the deal is done, it's really difficult to release him."
"We have to work on it from top to bottom to silence the public."
"You old man, don't you just want money?"
Feng Zhengchu cursed in his heart, with a smile on his face, "It's appropriate to take care of it."
"Magistrate Huang, tell me the number."
"As long as our Feng family can afford it, we will never let County Magistrate Huang's work go in vain."
"One thousand taels."
Huang Fengnian stretched out a finger.
"this……"
Feng Zhengchu frowned and asked tentatively: "Magistrate Huang, is one thousand taels too much?"
"is it a lot?"
Huang Fengnian sneered and said: "Feng Junren's matter has been finalized. If you want to destroy the files, you must go to the county town to find the county governor. One thousand taels is just the threshold for me to enter someone else's family."
"People are selling me face, so maybe I will let go."
"If you don't sell me face, you have to continue to add money."
"Because I'm close to you, I asked you for an entry fee. If it were anyone else, even if they gave me five thousand taels, I wouldn't help."
"Thank you, County Magistrate Huang, for your consideration."
Feng Zhengchu kept scolding his mother in his heart, but he still nodded and bowed in praise, "I will go home now to prepare money. I also hope that Magistrate Huang will take care of the dog more so that he will not suffer in prison."
"Easy to say, easy to say."
Looking at Feng Zhengchu's leaving figure, Huang Fengnian stroked his beard and said leisurely: "Are you so willing to agree?"
"Am I going to have less?"
