Cao Qing was paralyzed with fear.
He kept mumbling, "Why is this happening?"
"Obviously everything has been arranged? They have been with me for so many years, and they have also collected money. My family is also under my control. Why would they betray me? Could it be that they don't care about their family's life and death?"
However, Huang Fengnian couldn't hear his muttering at all and slapped the gavel heavily.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
"I'm going to pronounce the verdict, so please be quiet first."
The yamen servants also held water and fire sticks and shouted "Mighty".
It took a long time before the excited people gradually stopped making noise.
Huang Fengnian said loudly: "Cao Qing is a medical officer, but he falsely accused the wine official Zhao and despised the law. He should be punished according to the law."
"Come here, put him in prison and kill him at a later date."
"The men of Cao Qing's family were sold into slavery, and the women were sent to the Jiaofang Department to be prostitutes forever."
As the order was thrown down, the government officials began to execute it.
The crowd outside clapped and cheered, as lively as the Chinese New Year.
Zhao Ping also breathed a sigh of relief.
Secretly sighing, fortunately, Tian Yi, Li He and Peng Yue were sitting nearby.
Otherwise, Huang Fengnian insisted on killing him, and Zhao Ping felt that he might really rebel.
At the very least, let Li Hu take him out with him.
Now that he won the case and Cao Qing was sentenced to death, Zhao Ping planned to thank these three people.
"Three superior officers, thank you very much for today."
"Otherwise, I might be falsely accused and have my head chopped off."
Zhao Ping raised his hands to the three people and said, "I wonder if I can give you a favor. Let's go to a restaurant and we won't come back until we're drunk?"
"Brother Li, what do you think?"
Tian Yi asked Li He.
"Your mission has been completed, but ours has not yet."
Li He smiled bitterly and said: "Let's return to the county seat quickly before the city gate is closed."
"Have a night's rest and set off tomorrow to return to the capital."
He didn't want to stay in such a poor place for a moment longer.
The capital is still prosperous, and you can get whatever you want.
"Brother Li, I finally came back and wanted to spend a few more days with my family. I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Beijing with you."
Tian Yi apologized.
"what ever."
Li He didn't force it either.
Zhao Ping came over, took out two banknotes from his arms and handed them over.
"The two superior officers have traveled thousands of miles to carry out the mission and have worked hard all the way. This is a small tribute from the inferior officer. Please accept it."
When Li He saw that it was a silver note worth a thousand taels, his eyes lit up and he accepted it without any courtesy.
Tian Yi originally wanted to say it was too expensive.
To convey an imperial edict, just give it some meaning.
Zhao Ping actually gave him a thousand taels of silver, which was a lot of money.
But seeing that Li He accepted it, he had no choice but to accept it.
Li He patted Zhao Ping on the shoulder and said happily: "Zhao Guan, you are very sensible."
"If you have the opportunity to go to Beijing in the future, you can come to our house."
"We can't guarantee anything else. It's okay to get you familiar with the capital."
"Thank you, sir."
Zhao Ping bowed and thanked him.
But in my heart I was quite disdainful.
Going to Beijing?
Enter the damn capital.
It was the center of power and politics in the country, where intrigues and intrigues abounded. Zhao Ping didn't like that kind of atmosphere.
Isn't it good to be a rich man in a small county like Yun'an County?
If I really want to go, I have enough strength.
Go straight up.
After leaving the court, Zhao Ping deliberately fell two steps behind and took the opportunity to ask Tian Fuhai in a low voice, "Master Tian, can I sue Huang Fengnian?"
"You want to sue him?"
Tian Fuhai was surprised.
When people complain to officials, they must first fight thirty times.
Can Zhao Ping's small body bear it?
"Why?"
Tian Fuhai asked rhetorically.
"It seems that Cao Qing is going to sue me this time, but without Huang Fengnian's acquiescence, Cao Qing alone cannot make any trouble."
Zhao Ping said coldly: "Huang Fengnian wants to kill me, how can I pretend that nothing happened?"
"Is there any evidence?"
Tian Fuhai asked.
"There is no evidence that he framed me."
Zhao Ping said: "But I have evidence that he joined forces with Ma Jiu before and was greedy for money."
"After killing Ma Jiu, I got a lot of letters from him, with Huang Fengnian's autograph and signature on them."
"Ma Jiu is dead, and there is no evidence of his death."
Tian Fuhai sighed, "If there is no other evidence, I can only endure it for now."
"Sue him now. If you win, everything will be fine."
"But once it fails, you will completely offend him and break your face."
"Now that you are the wine tasting officer, Huang Fengnian can do nothing to you, but it is as easy for him to crush the people around you to death as to kill an ant."
"I see."
Zhao Ping nodded, suppressing this hatred in his heart.
When we find an opportunity in the future, we must kill Huang Fengnian.
He has made such a great contribution to Yun'an County, but he can even destroy the bridge across the river and almost kill himself. This kind of dog official must not be allowed to stay.
"Zhao Jiuguan, why did you run behind?"
Peng Yue wanted to talk to Zhao Ping, but found that he was lagging behind and waved him forward.
"Jiu Guan Zhao, do you still have the acacia wine you brewed?"
"I plan to purchase several altars."
"Master County Sheriff, if you want to drink, just say it. I will immediately order someone to go to the county town to deliver some to you. Wherever you need to buy it."
Zhao Ping said with a smile.
If he could reach a big boss like the county governor through acacia wine, Zhao Ping would give him a hundred altars without frowning.
"Hahaha, Zhao Jiuguan is interested."
Peng Yue burst out laughing, "But I am an official of the imperial court. How can I take advantage of the common people?"
"You tell me the price, and I will pay you in silver."
"Chief Peng, a jar of acacia wine costs five thousand taels of silver."
Tian Fuhai said from the side: "And the quantity is very small. If you want to buy a few jars at one time, I'm afraid Zhao Jiuguan really can't come up with them."
"How many?"
Peng Yue was shocked.
"Five thousand taels."
Tian Fuhai said: "This is the price set by Xu Jiuguan himself."
"And Xu Jiuguan said that this price is only in our Donghai County, and it can definitely be doubled when shipped to the capital."
hiss!
Peng Yue took a breath of cold air.
I no longer dare to talk about buying a few jars.
Although he also has some wealth, it is all reserved for his up and down management.
He really couldn't bear to spend five thousand taels of silver on wine.
Zhao Ping also saw it, but he did not speak, but kept it in his heart.
Tian Fuhai continued: "Chief Peng, I still have half a jar of acacia wine left at home. Why don't you and Eunuch Li go to my home for dinner tonight?"
"this……"
Peng Yue couldn't make the decision and could only look at Li He.
Tian Yi was the first to say: "Brother Li, Donghai County is my home, and I can be considered half of the host here."
"I hope Brother Li will appreciate it and stay at Tian Mansion tonight?"
"Hahaha, there's no point in showing off or not."
Li He said: "When our family comes to your hometown, we naturally want to eat and drink from you, and we will never be polite to you."
"Hahaha."
Several people laughed, and Peng Yue's embarrassed expression returned to normal, laughing with them.
No one paid any attention to Zhao Ping anymore, they mounted their horses and left.
Zhao Ping was also happy to be free and planned to return to Xiping Village with Li Hu.
As soon as I left the county, I was stopped.
Zhao Ping also knew that it was Xiaojiu and others who had identified Cao Qing in the court, and even the shopkeeper of the medicine cauldron was there.
These people knelt straight in front and kowtowed.
"Mr. Zhao, we have rebelled against Cao Qing as you requested. Please forgive Mr. Zhao and give us the antidote."
"Antidote?"
Zhao Ping asked in confusion: "What antidote?"
"Mr. Zhao, your people gave us Qiriduangchang Powder, you have to admit it."
Xiaojiu and others kowtowed again and begged.
"What is the Seven Days Broken Heart Powder?"
Zhao Ping was even more confused, thinking this was a martial arts novel?
"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Can you explain it in detail? It's really because of me. For the sake of helping me identify Cao Qing, I can help you as much as I can."
"Master, this is what we did."
At this moment, Yun Man came over from behind.
There were some people behind him.
There are men and women, old and young.
When these people saw Xiaojiu and others kneeling on the ground, they immediately rushed forward.
"Father, mother, sister, brother, sister-in-law, you, you, how come you were all let back?"
"It was this benefactor who saved us."
those people cried.
And pointed at Yunman, full of gratitude.
"Yunman, what's going on?"
Zhao Ping also couldn't understand and asked.
"Master, after you were taken away by the government officials, Captain Xia asked Mu Yun and I to go to Cao's house..."
Yunman told the story again.
He and Liu Muyun were responsible for controlling the Cao family and threatening Cao Qing to withdraw the warrant.
As a result, no one from the Cao family was seen.
But I met Xia Zhixue.
Xia Zhixue took Yun Man to rescue Xiaojiu and others' families.
He also gave the medicine to the shopkeeper of Shuding Shop and told him that it was Qiriduangchang Powder, so that he could reveal the truth about Cao Qing's frame-up of Zhao Ping.
At the same time, Liu Muyun was asked to return to Xiping Village and take Xia Quan to guard the back mountain to capture Xiaojiu and the others alive.
He also fed them Seven Days Broken Heart Powder and asked them to identify Cao Qing in court.
No wonder Xiaojiu and the others turned against Cao Qing in the end, and it was Xia Zhixue's credit for their courage.
Zhao Ping sighed and asked, "Where is Brother Zhixue?"
"Uncle Zhi Xue said that although Cao Qing has fallen, Huang Fengnian is still there."
Yun Man explained: "Cao Qing's lawsuit against you must have been inspired by Huang Fengnian, so Uncle Zhi Xue stayed in the county and monitored Huang Fengnian's every move."
"well done."
Zhao Ping patted Yun Man on the shoulder and said happily.
I am even more satisfied with my decision to restart Xia Zhixue.
If Xia Zhixue hadn't taken action today, no one could guarantee what would have happened.
Then he said to those people: "I just asked, there is no Qi Ri Duan Chang Powder. What he gave you was just some herbal pills, which are harmless to the body."
"Really?"
Xiao Jiu and others asked.
Snapped!
Their families slapped them on the head.
He scolded: "Mr. Zhao is a great benefactor to our family. Why did he lie to us?"
"If Mr. Zhao hadn't been here, we would have been beaten to death by that bastard Cao Qing. Now Mr. Zhao's people have saved our lives. Even if we really ask you to die, you should still obey."
"Yes, yes, yes, I know my mistake."
Xiao Jiu and others said with a blushing face.
He kowtowed to Zhao Ping again to express his gratitude and said many New Year greetings.
Zhao Ping was in a hurry to return to Xiping Village, so he didn't be polite to them. He said a few words and left with Yun Man.
However, not far away, I met someone again.
And it’s a large army.
It was so dark that it was impossible to see the end.
In addition, the sky has darkened, and it is impossible to tell whether it is an enemy or a friend.
Are you going to encounter bandits?
Zhao Ping was shocked.
Yun Man's eyes were good, he pointed to the front and said in surprise: "Master, it's Captain Xia, and Master's Wife, Junior Master's Wife, Uncle Li, and even Village Chief Xia are here."
