Chen Yigan's face swelled up, and Lin Baifan showed no mercy at all.
Huang Jia'ao was trembling. Magistrate Gu was famous for killing people without spending the night. I heard that he even dared to shut down the provincial government for participating in politics. Your son-in-law, a fellow magistrate, is also a commoner. How could you call Magistrate Gu by his name? This is not asking for help. What is a fight?
Gu Zhengchen looked at Huang Shixue: "He is Zhao Tongzhi's son-in-law. Who are you? Don't tell me that you are Huang Jia'ao's daughter!"
Huang Shixue chuckled and gently lifted her charming long hair: "I am Chen Yigan's maid."
Chen Yigan's mouth trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, she is my maid."
Gu Zhengchen stretched out his hand: "Hand over the documents written by Hu Hengcai."
Chen Yigan was helpless. He had no choice but to hand over the documents.
After Gu Zhengchen read it, he handed it to Hu Hengcai.
Hu Hengcai checked and found that it was indeed the document he had pledged. He knelt in front of Gu Zhengchen and said, "Thank you, Magistrate Gu, for clearing my name and saving my life!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Hu Hengcai and said sternly: "They set up a trap against you this time. If you are really drunk and having sex and make a big mistake in the future, in the face of irrefutable evidence, I will spare you lightly and you will be hanged." , no mercy!"
Hu Hengcai kowtowed heavily.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Chen Yigan and said to Zhao Sanqi and others: "This person can't take money through threats. According to the Ming Dynasty law, theft cannot be punished. He will be whipped fifty times and taken to the government office for execution."
Chen Yigan spat out blood and looked at Gu Zhengchen fiercely without saying a word.
Fifty lashes are not fifty sticks. Even if you fight with all your strength, you won't be able to cause serious injuries.
Gu Zhengchen saw Chen Yigan's viciousness and added: "In view of his confession that he is the son-in-law of Zhao Tongzhi of Xinghua Prefecture, I suspect that Zhao Tongzhi intends to get involved in overseas trade, and specially ordered this person to come to Quanzhou Prefecture. Therefore, I will send this person to Quanzhou Prefecture." People are detained in the prison cell, and until the case is thoroughly investigated, you should stay in the prison cell."
Chen Yigan finally showed a look of panic and shouted quickly: "Gu——Gu Zhifu, you are abusing punishment!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at Lin Tangchen.
Lin Tangchen thought for a while and said seriously: "This matter involves Zhao Tongzhi, and it really needs to be verified clearly. First, we need to find out whether this person is Zhao Tongzhi's son-in-law, and second, we need to find out whether what this person did was authorized by Zhao Tongzhi. Before that, it is true that You need to be locked up because the crime is not to intimidate and take money, but because you are suspected of participating in Zhao Tongzhi's instructions for doing business and seeking personal gain."
Gu Zhengchen clapped his hands: "Lin Tongpan said so, Zhao Sanqi, what are you waiting for?"
Zhao Sanqi led the government officials to capture Chen Yigan and took him directly to the government office.
Gu Zhengchen looked at Huang Jia'ao and said coldly: "Whether you are a person or a businessman, you should be upright. Dirty tricks may bring immediate benefits, but in the long run, the gains may not be worth the losses."
Huang Jia'ao bowed his head and accepted the lesson.
Gu Zhengchen glanced at Huang Shixue and said nothing.
It’s not that Gu Zhengchen cherishes the beauty. This is what the imperial decree is. The creator, that is, the one who comes up with the idea, takes the lead, and is the mastermind of the organization. If he threatens to take the money but fails to get it, he will be flogged fifty times. If the follower commits the first offense, he will be fine. The so-called "minus one" wait".
However, if you get one hundred taels of money, no matter how many people the mastermind brings or how much he distributes to his followers, even if he gives you one tael of silver, it will still be counted as if you stole one hundred taels of silver. Severe punishment is severe punishment...
Leave the Huang family and return to the government office.
Gu Zhengchen was having dinner with Zhang Xiwan when Gu Cheng hurried over and said, "Uncle Hu wants to take Hu Hengcai to say thank you."
Zhang Xiwan gave Gu Zhengchen some green vegetables.
Gu Zhengchen glanced at Zhang Xiwan, then turned to Gu Cheng and told him: "Tell Uncle Hu that he is inexperienced in worldly affairs and cannot bear the burden. Although Hu Hengcai has made mistakes, he shouldn't rush back to his hometown to farm all of a sudden and punish him by going to sea to experience it. , as a buddy.”
Gu Cheng left with a smile.
Zhang Xiwan rolled her eyes at Gu Zhengchen: "This is not a punishment, it's just giving him an opportunity. Hu Hengcai has always wanted to go overseas and even planned to get involved in spices, gems and other businesses."
Gu Zhengchen sighed: "It's okay if we don't give him a chance. This guy is scared out of his wits. If we don't give him a reassurance, he will be useless. I went to sea once and saw strong winds and huge waves. I will be able to act more calmly in the future." "
Zhang Xiwan took a sip of the soup, lowered her head and asked, "If the Huang family really used their daughter's innocence to frame Hu Hengcai, would my husband really hang him?"
Gu Zhengchen said with a smile: "Even if the Huang family used their daughter's innocence to frame the case, they still need to distinguish whether they used force. As long as they didn't use force, the crime will not lead to death. Fortunately, this matter came out early. If it had been a few days later, what? The evidence is gone and it is difficult to find out clearly. By then, Hu Hengcai may be really in danger."
In addition to the seemingly simple case solving, the main focus is actually on being caught off guard.
What Gu Zhengchen was thinking was: The Huang family, using Hu Hengcai, would definitely wait for Hu Hengcai to fulfill his promise before launching an attack, or even provoke the Hu family without making any move, and continue to coerce until the Hu family was defeated.
Based on this judgment, the Huang family could not be too well prepared and meticulous in details, because the person they were targeting this time was Hu Hengcai, and they concluded that Hu Hengcai could not take the initiative to tell them clearly, otherwise he would be seeking death.
The government would not intervene and simply did not bother to deal with the details, but these details became the key to solving the case. In the final analysis, neither Huang Jiayao nor Chen Yigan was careful enough in their work.
The next morning, in the prison cell of the government office.
Huang Shixue walked into the prison cell, looked at Chen Yigan sitting in the corner, and smiled sweetly: "How about it, the prison cell in Quanzhou Prefecture is cleaner than the prison cell in Jinling, at least there is not much stench."
Chen Yigan looked at Huang Shixue coldly and said unwillingly: "Don't forget what the master told you!"
Huang Shixue leaned in front of Chen Yigan and whispered: "My master's affairs? Haha, you are loyal. Do you think the relationship between Zhao Xiang and Chen Ning is really enough for him to take risks for you? You know Gu Zhengchen Even if he dares to participate in politics, it doesn’t seem to be a big deal to go out of Quanzhou Prefecture and arrest fellow intellectuals.”
Chen Yigan looked at Huang Shixue indifferently: "You are just a singer from a brothel, and you know nothing about local officialdom. Gu Zhengchen has everything in Quanzhou Prefecture, and no one can do anything to him, but he still dares to send people directly to Xinghua Can the government arrest someone? He can't go to Xinghua Mansion, and no one dares to go to Xinghua Mansion to arrest Zhao Xiang!"
"The master has repeatedly emphasized that I should pay attention to Gu Zhengchen, but I still underestimated his methods. I originally planned to control Hu Hengcai and let him tamper with the accounts so as to drag Gu Zhengchen into the water. Unexpectedly, as soon as I controlled Hu Hengcai, he was killed by Gu Zhengchen Completely disrupt the plan. I won’t be able to get away in a short time, so I’ll leave the rest to you.”
Huang Shixue breathed out softly: "In the final analysis, you are too greedy. You want to take this opportunity to make a big fortune in the maritime trade. I am very curious. If Chen Ning knew that you ruined the plan by doing this, would you end up with the same fate? Like his son, he was beaten to death?"
Chen Yigan's expression changed: "What do you want to do?"
Huang Shixue whispered: "What will happen if I tell Gu Zhengchen that you are not Zhao Xiang's son-in-law at all?"
Chen Yigan stood up and looked at Huang Shixue with some fear: "I will be sent to the army for pretending to be an official's relative, extorting property, intimidating others, etc.!"
Huang Shixue smiled lightly: "Oh, that's it."
Chen Yigan looked at Huang Shixue who turned to leave, and immediately shouted: "What do you want to do?"
Huang Shixue looked back and said: "Of course it is to complete the unfinished things."
Chen Yigan only felt a little cold.
Huang Shixue came out of the prison cell and said to Huang Ke, "I want to explain the truth to Magistrate Gu."
Huang Ke did not dare to neglect and immediately informed Gu Zhengchen.
Gu Zhengchen thought for a while and ordered the court to be held.
Huang Shixue knelt down and shouted: "Chen Yigan is not Zhao Tongzhi's son-in-law, and he doesn't even know Zhao Tongzhi at all. He is just a swindler, pretending to be an official's family member and traveling across the state to eat and drink at wealthy households..."
Gu Zhengchen stared at Huang Shixue, thought about it carefully, and said, "I'd like to mention Chen Yigan."
Chen Yigan went to the hall. When he saw Huang Shixue and heard Gu Zhengchen's words, he looked at Huang Shixue in shock, pointed and shouted: "You vicious prostitute, why do you want to harm me!"
Huang Shixue sobbed: "Gu Zhifu, I am so afraid of him."
Gu Zhengchen asked: "Chen Yigan, are you Zhao Xiang's son-in-law?"
Chen Yigan looked at Huang Shixue and gritted his teeth.
Huang Shixue said fearfully: "Hurry up and admit it. If you don't admit it, the matter will not be solved. The court will not be able to spare you. You will only be in the army for a few years. Don't try to cheat again in the future..."
"That's right, I'm a liar. I pretended to be an official's family just so I could get good food, housing, and food!" Chen Yigan laughed, and after speaking to Gu Zhengchen, he looked at Huang Shixue: "Today I'm a slut like you. Damn it, when I come back, I will definitely settle it with you!"
Gu Zhengchen looked at the two of them and frowned slightly.
Upon seeing this, Lin Tangchen stood up and said: "Prefect Gu, since there is a witness and he has admitted it, according to the law, he should be yoked for one month and sent to the border guards to be sent to the army."
Gu Zhengchen always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain the reason, so he could only wave his hand: "When the person who went to Xinghua Mansion comes back, if it is proved that this person is a fraud, let's sentence him like this and imprison him temporarily."
As soon as he left the hall, a batch of official documents arrived from the Chengfa Office.
Gu Zhengchen opened the document and saw the letter inside. He smiled slightly and opened it to see that it was written by Zhu Biao.
The letter was still mixed with big and small things. He followed his father to Zhongdu to offer sacrifices. When he saw that the people still did not live a good life, he felt ashamed and asked for strategies to save the people of Fengyang. I said a lot to grandpa during the sacrifice, but I don’t know if grandpa can hear it...
Social studies were finally approved, but only in Quanzhou Prefecture.
As for the issue of customs and taxes, Lao Zhu was unusually generous and included Fujian, Zhejiang, Zhili and other places. This will undoubtedly allow more merchants to bring goods to Quanzhou Port and promote the prosperity of Quanzhou Prefecture.
Just when Gu Zhengchen was looking for official documents, Chengfafang sent another document and added: "This is an obituary document from the imperial court."
Gu Zhengchen's hand trembled slightly, he took the document, opened it carefully and read it, closed his eyes, a sadness came to his heart, and whispered: "In the future, there should be a proverb: Zhuge Liang divides the world, and Liu Bowen unifies the country; before Zhuge Liang, the military advisor of the first dynasty, and Liu Bowen, the military advisor of the later dynasty. Sincerely, go all the way..."
"I'm going out today for something, so I don't have time to update, so I'm taking a day off."
