Gu Zhengchen, wearing a black gauze hat and official uniform, walked into the lobby.
The gavel suddenly fell, and a majestic voice spread:
"Ascending to the Hall!"
The two squads of yamen pounded water and fire sticks, and said "mighty" in a long tone.
Tongpanzhai.
When Tang Xian heard the noise, he stood up and looked at Qin Xin: "Prefect Gu has been promoted to court, why didn't anyone inform you?"
Qin Xin shook his head, his face looking very ugly.
As a Tongzhi, although he is not responsible for the punishment, he still has the right to hear the trial to show assistance and ensure justice. Now that it's better, the man named Gu didn't even say a word when he came to the hall, and he immediately started to act powerfully.
Damn it, who are you looking down on?
Qin Xin was furious. As soon as he walked out of Tongpan's house, he saw Zhang Pei holding a knife and Xiao Cheng looking up at the sky. His face darkened and he said sternly: "What are you doing?"
Zhang Pei said nothing and only stood in front of Qin Xin.
Xiao Cheng cleared his throat and looked at Qin Xin: "Gu Zhifu has an order, and the government office is under strict security. No one is allowed to move around at will. Since Qin Tongzhi is here at Tongpan's house, he might as well stay a little longer until you or Tang Tongpan are needed. When the time comes, Magistrate Gu will naturally receive orders."
Qin Xin shouted angrily: "Why, the magistrate dares to ban the same magistrate! If I have to leave, who of you dares to stop me?"
Xiao Cheng shook his head and warned: "It's better not to be impulsive, Tongzhi Qin. Anyone who disobeys the prefect's orders will do no good."
Qin Xin gritted his teeth and waved his sleeves as he was about to walk past Zhang Pei.
Zhang Pei raised his hand and moved the blade halfway out of the scabbard: "The prefect ordered me to stay here and not allow anyone to move. If Qin Tongzhi insists on leaving, then Zhang can only say that it is okay to leave the head, but the body needs to be here !”
Qin Xin looked at Zhang Pei who had used the knife and was horrified. He took a step back and shouted: "Lawless! It's simply lawless! I must write a document to impeach..."
Xiao Cheng and Zhang Pei pretended not to hear.
If you want to impeach, go ahead and impeach. Go back and finish writing the impeachment documents. If you want to come to the lobby, the case has been completed.
Qin Xin was blocked back, and Tang Xian finally felt that something was wrong.
Government office lobby.
Chu Xing stepped forward, clasped his fists and lowered his head, shouting loudly: "The navy has fulfilled the trust of the prefect and captured all the pirates who caused trouble in Hui'an County. Now there are 46 prisoners and 21 corpses." It has also been brought to the magistrate's discretion!"
Wang Meng, Huang Fei, Xu Lan, Wei Jingzhi and others were shocked, and Zhao Sanqi and other government officials were even more shocked.
No one would have thought that Hui'an County sent an emergency report not long ago, saying that pirates had landed in Chongwu and were threatening Hui'an County. Only a short time later, the pirates had been caught!
The speed is so fast that it is astonishing.
The most shocking thing is that the Quanzhou prefect’s Yamen could not use the navy sergeants, and at most they asked the Quanzhou guards to help eliminate the pirates. But the reality is that the Quanzhou guards went out and made no achievements, and the navy also went out and captured a lot of pirates.
Gu Zhengchen looked deeply at Chu Xing. The navy was one of his trump cards, but he had to reveal it at this time.
Catching the pirates was a credit to the navy. If they were not allowed to come forward, the credit would have to be recorded in the government office. This would be unfair to the navy sergeants who fought desperately.
Gu Zhengchen needed the navy to have a good impression of him. He would rely on the navy in many places in the future. He could not offend the navy for this matter, so he said with a smile: "Comrade Commander Chu and the navy sergeant have worked hard. Hand over the roster." , allow me to review the case and convict you."
Chu Xing handed the list of pirates to Gu Zhengchen and then stepped aside.
Gu Zhengchen glanced at the roster a few times, slapped the gavel, and shouted sternly: "The Eight Households of the Tang Dynasty!"
Tang Bahu was brought up, no longer arrogant as before.
Gu Zhengchen shouted sternly: "There were navy ships cruising along the coast, and there were navy sergeants watching on the shore. You are really capable. With a thunder out of thin air, you actually appeared outside Hui'an County! Such a strange and sudden appearance, if I don’t believe it when I say there’s no one behind the scenes!”
"Tang Bahu, listen carefully. I will not give you a second chance. The pirates are robbing the people and the national law cannot tolerate them. They should all be killed. However, I have the virtue of a good life. If you are willing to reveal the person behind the scenes, To help the court eradicate evil, I can ask the emperor for mercy, whether it is imprisonment or exile, it is always better than death."
Tang Bahu's eyes were wandering. He saw neither Tang Xian nor Qin Xin, not even an acquaintance.
Is this still the Quanzhou government office?
Why are they all unfamiliar faces?
Tang Bahu thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and complained: "Prefect Gu, we are all good people in the mountains, good and well-behaved. Suddenly, we were surrounded by people from the navy, shouting and killing. The navy killed the good and took credit for it. Please, please Magistrate Gu will uphold justice for us."
"Fuck your mother!"
Chu Xing was furious.
Your good citizens are sleeping with steel knives in their hands, and there is not even a woman or a baby beside them?
Gu Zhengchen waved his hand, dismissed Chu Xing, and said to Tang Bahu: "You are not allowed to lie or deceive in court. If you are stubborn and refuse to explain, you will lose your last chance to survive."
Tang Bahu insisted: "We are good people!"
Snapped!
Gu Zhengchen stood up suddenly and said sternly: "Tang Bahu, you heard clearly, you said that you are all good people, then you tell me who is the farmer, where is your respective field, how many acres per person? , who is the hunter, what kind of prey did he catch in autumn, and how many prey! We are all mountain people, and we get together again. I think you can tell this. If there is anything that does not match what others say, you can You are deceiving me!"
Tang Bahu was dumbfounded.
Who can match this? Dozens of people, temporary base, who can tell who's business...
Gu Zhengchen walked out: "Listen clearly, I hate pirates. When I first entered Hui'an County, I encountered pirates marching on the streets at night. In anger, I ordered the county magistrate to behead the pirates! Tang Bahu , this is the government office, if you don’t tell the truth, I can kill you for being a pirate and robbing the people!"
Tang Bahu shivered.
The pirates killed in Hui'an County were not members of his own group. They were all buried in the grave. If they didn't explain, he would have to accompany them.
But I must confess that I feel sorry for Tang Xian.
Seeing Tang Bahu's stubbornness, Gu Zhengchen shook his head: "If you don't say it, someone will. If you don't want to live, there will be people who want to live! Now I have pronounced that the pirates invaded Tang Bahu, brutally abused the people, and harmed Quanzhou. People, according to the law - behead! Anyone who comes, hold them aside, wait for questioning and behead!"
Tang Bahu felt cold all over and shouted quickly: "Prefect Gu, you have no right to kill. I am a good citizen and I am not a pirate. You can't kill me!"
The Yamen officials took Tang Bahu aside.
Gu Zhengchen ignored Tang Bahu and shouted: "Pass Lin Qingtang."
Lin Qingtang saw Gu Zhengchen's legs soften.
Gu Zhengchen pointed at Tang Bahu and said to Lin Qingtang: "He has been sentenced to death. In less than an hour, he will die at Caishikou. Don't doubt whether I dare to kill people or not, against sea pirates and against Quanzhou Prefecture." I not only dare to kill the villains of the people, but I also dare to kill a few more! Today, you can either survive or be punished for being a pirate and abusing the people. Take your choice."...??m
Lin Qingtang glanced at Tang Bahu, then at the navy commander Chu Xing, lowered his head and said nothing.
Gu Zhengchen frowned slightly when he saw this.
This group of people actually still has a bit of backbone, and they haven't even cried out for mercy until now, but just confessed directly.
It seems that they are still lucky.
Gu Zhengchen said casually: "You should know, and the people behind your scenes also know that once I get hold of him, he will have no way out. In order to protect themselves, people can do anything. The pirates invaded Hui'an , Ha, this is not a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but a plan to catch a turtle in an urn, a clean-up trick."
"It's a pity that some people don't know it, work for them, and keep secret. It's ridiculous. You people are just chess pieces, or discarded chess pieces. Think about it carefully, who asked you to cause trouble, and who leaked you His hiding place..."
Lin Qingtang's eyes suddenly turned red.
who is it? !
Who else could it be!
It must be Tang Xian, it's him!
He must have thought that our group of desperadoes who stayed in Hui'an were a hidden danger, and he couldn't let them go, so he had to kill them!
When he was in Hui'an County Government, Tang Xian could obviously argue with reason and save those brothers, but he just nodded and beheaded Tang Xing and others in order to save Tang Hu!
It was Hui'an again. It was clearly promised that they were acting, but in the end, the group of people fired arrows and killed two people! If he hadn't run faster, he might have been shot to death!
Apart from Zhou Yuan, only Tang Xian knew about this secret hiding place, and Zhou Yuan was close to Tang Xian. Maybe this was a trap arranged by Tang Xian!
Lin Qingtang was already disappointed with Tang Xian. After some "hints" and "provocations" from Gu Zhengchen, coupled with the desire to survive, he finally said: "I confess that the pirates outside Hui'an City were faked by us, and they were Tang Xian's." The Xian Tang Tong magistrate and Wu Tongzhi of Wu Kang discussed the countermeasures in order to lure Magistrate Gu out of Jinjiang City. If Magistrate Gu goes to Hui'an County, he will look for an opportunity to have you die at the hands of the pirates. If you don't go, he will burn down the houses and create Chaos, waiting for the court to remove you from office and investigate!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Lin Qingtang, who was shaking out, and instantly became energetic. He looked at the scribe Wang Meng. Wang Meng wrote quickly and recorded every sentence completely.
"What a courage!"
Chu Xing did not expect that the magistrate and magistrate of the same prefecture would be so cruel and bold, and would dare to plot to kill the prefect!
When the people heard this, they were furious.
Tang Xian and Wu Kang were not good people to begin with, and they had caused harm to the people for many years. After finally finding Gu Qingtian, they actually wanted to kill him under the guise of being a pirate!
Seeing that he had made a breakthrough, Gu Zhengchen asked Lin Qingtang to explain in detail.
Now that Lin Qingtang had opened his mouth, he had no intention of stopping. He described Tang Hu's Ye Xiao on the streets, raped women and plundered people's property, Tang Xian's accepting bribes, recruiting pirates and desperadoes, intimidating and killing officials, etc. All the scandals came out.
After Lin Qingtang gave his explanation, Gu Zhengchen interrogated five people at once. When they saw someone, the five people all started to confess.
A group of people corroborated and provided more details.
Gu Zhengchen saw that his fingerprints had been printed on the recruitment list, he wrote the order and threw it away. He said sternly: "Arrest Tang Xian, Tang Hu, Tang Er, Wu Kang, Wu Yi, Wu Heng and others and bring them to justice!"
