"Sir, this man's words are nonsense and cannot be trusted at all. He, like Xu Shunqing, has ulterior motives in falsely accusing Liu Heng, the proprietor of the Tiger Flag." While speaking, Zhang Huai did not forget to glance at the person sitting opposite. Li Kaiyang.
Li Kaiyang's face was extremely ugly.
He couldn't understand that what She Fu said was obviously true, but it turned out to be a lie to frame Liu Heng.
Governor Liu, who was sitting behind the desk, pinched his beard and said, "Mr. Li, I remember that you were the commander of the Tiancheng Guard in June last year, and you led the bandits to exterminate the bandits. Did any of the bandit leaders escape? You should know best."
"This..." Li Kaiyang hesitated.
He understood that the governor was trying to hit him with words.
Zhang Huai on the other side said: "If I remember correctly, the official document reported by Deputy General Li at that time said that during the battle of Tiancheng Guard, no bandit leader escaped."
Looking at the governor's gaze, Li Kaiyang had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "It's true. All the bandit leaders were killed by the general."
He knew clearly that Liu Heng was the one who slipped through the net when the bandits were rounded up, but he had to admit that all the bandit leaders died in his hands. Otherwise, he would be able to deceive the court by falsely reporting his achievements. into the hands of Zhang Huai.
Zhang Huai raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looked at Governor Liu and said, "Sir, the matter is already clear. Everything was caused by She Fu colluding with Xu Shunqing, coveting the wealth of Lingqiu businessman Liu Heng, and deliberately framed him to seize the other party's family property."
"Please, sir, make decisions for the common people and restore their innocence." Liu Heng kowtowed.
Butler She shouted: "Sir, everything the common people say is true, and there is absolutely no lie."
As he spoke, he crawled forward a few steps on his knees, but was stopped by the guard in front of him with a fire stick.
Li Kaiyang said: "Sir, there are many doubts about this matter. Even if this Liu Heng has nothing to do with the bandits, the bandits in Hutou Village have not been explained clearly. The general thought that it is better to put the person in prison first, and wait for the matter to be found out. Let’s decide again.”
"Sir," Zhang Huai said, "This matter has been proven to be a false accusation, and the person who made the false accusation should be punished for his crime of rebellion."
Li Kaiyang added: "This matter has not been investigated yet, please order the suspect to be arrested first."
Governor Liu behind the desk said with a cold face: "You two sit back, I will make my own decision on this case." '
Zhang Huai and Li Kaiyang glared at each other and sat back in their seats.
Governor Liu was shocked and said: "The owner of the Tiger Flag, Liu Heng, took possession of the Xu family's property. It is a fiction. The banditry is also a fiction. Xu Shunqing and She Fu framed others. Each of them will be held responsible for thirty boards." , throw him out of the office, and retreat."
"grown ups……"
Li Kaiyang was about to speak when he saw Du Wanyuan, the governor's closest aide, hurriedly came to Governor Liu.
"What a pity." Zhang Huai looked at Li Kaiyang and shook his head slightly.
I don’t know if he is saying that it is a pity that Li Kaiyang spent so much effort and got nothing in the end, or that it is a pity that She Fu and Xu Shunqing were not punished for the crime of sitting down.
Behind the desk in the lobby, Du Wanyuan whispered: "Sir, Mr. Fang Ge's people came to the back office and said that something happened in the palace and that the Holy Emperor passed away."
Governor Liu, who was sitting behind the desk, suddenly changed his expression.
Immediately, I heard him say: "Mr. Fang Ge has arrived at the back office. You two come with me to meet him."
Zhang Huai and Li Kaiyang looked at each other.
I don’t understand why Fangge Lao sent someone to see Governor Liu and why he asked the two of them to go with him.
However, when the governor spoke, the two of them naturally did not dare to disobey. They stood up, followed Governor Liu, and left the lobby together.
The back office is connected to the lobby, separated by a corridor.
Du Wanyuan, who was leading the way, came to the back office and whispered: "Sir, the person is inside."
He raised his hand and pointed inward.
He saw a man sitting inside, wearing mourning clothes and having fair skin and no beard.
Governor Liu walked a few steps quickly and said with a smile on his face: "I dare to ask..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the other party say in a pinched voice: "I really didn't expect that Governor Liu would try the case himself. I really admire the Za family."
Hearing such a strange tone and the name the other party addressed himself, Governor Liu immediately understood that the person in front of him was a eunuch, and he was most likely an eunuch from the palace.
"It turns out it was my father-in-law who arrived."
"Okay, everyone, kneel down!" the eunuch said sharply.
Governor Liu took the lead and knelt down, and Zhang Huai and Li Kaiyang also knelt down respectively.
The eunuch took out the obituary in his arms and immediately read it out.
After reading the obituary, Governor Liu burst into tears, pointed in the direction of the capital, and kowtowed four times.
"There are still things in the palace, and the Za family are still in a hurry to go back, so I won't disturb Mr. Liu in settling the case." The eunuch proposed to leave.
Governor Liu winked at Du Wanyuan who was standing aside.
Du Wanyuan walked over with a smile, took out a money bag from his sleeve, handed it to the eunuch in front of him, and said at the same time: "My father-in-law has worked hard all the way. This is a little tea money, please accept it."
The eunuch took the money bag and weighed it with his hands. When he opened it and saw a few gold leaves inside, he suddenly smiled.
At this time, Governor Liu said: "May I ask my father-in-law, who is the new emperor..."
The eunuch put away his wallet and said with a smile: "The Za family knows what Mr. Liu is worried about. Don't worry, the prince is the legitimate one. All the adults in the court also support the prince. I believe it won't be long before you receive the news of the prince's enthronement. "
"Thank you for the announcement." Governor Liu bowed his hands to the eunuch in front of him.
The eunuch said: "Okay, it's really time for the Za family to leave."
"I will send my father-in-law to you."
Governor Liu accompanied the other party outside, watched the other party get on the carriage, and then watched the carriage go away and disappear at the end of the street.
Returning to Houya, Governor Liu said to Du Wanyuan: "Copy the obituary and send it to various states and counties."
"Yes." Du Wanyuan saluted, exited the back office, and went to prepare the obituary.
Governor Liu turned around, looked at Zhang Huai and Li Kaiyang, and said, "You have also heard that the Holy Emperor has passed away and the new emperor is about to ascend the throne. Now is a troubled time. I hope something will happen to Datong."
After speaking, he glanced at Li Kaiyang specifically.
"I will finally understand." Zhang Huai bowed and saluted.
Li Kaiyang hesitated for a moment and then said: "Yes."
"You two should go back and get ready, remember to change into plain clothes." Governor Liu said to the two of them.
"I will retire at the end." Zhang Huai and Li Kaiyang said at the same time.
Governor Liu nodded.
The two people then exited the back office and left the governor's office.
Not long after they left, Du Wanyuan walked into the back office holding a plain suit in his hand.
Governor Liu took off his official uniform and put on plain clothes, and asked: "Has the obituary been sent to the various state and county offices?"
"Don't worry, sir, we have already arranged for someone to send it off." Du Wanyuan said respectfully.
"Finally I can calm down for a while." Governor Liu sat on the seat and rubbed his forehead with his hand.
Du Wanyuan, who was standing next to him, said, "Sir, are you talking about General Zhang and Deputy General Li?"
"Who else could it be besides the two of them!" Governor Liu said angrily.
Du Wanyuan thought for a moment and said: "As soon as Deputy Commander Li took the position of Deputy Commander, he was thinking about taking the position of Commander-in-Chief. Such a person has sharp edges and corners. You should sharpen them, otherwise Datong will be messed up by him in the future." .”
"Forget it, let's leave this matter to the next governor!" Governor Liu picked up the bowl and took a sip of tea.
Du Wanyuan's expression changed and he said: "Sir, what are you doing..."
