Following his shout, soon, a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman, with his head raised, was escorted up by the soldiers.
As soon as he entered the hall, the man knelt down on the ground with a thud and begged for mercy: "My lord, please forgive me, my lord, please forgive me..."
Liu Changqing said in a deep voice: "Everyone in the hall, raise your heads."
"Yes, yes..." the man responded repeatedly, and after raising his head, he did not forget to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Does Mr. Lin know this person?" Liu Changqing looked at Lin Youfu again.
At first, Lin Youfu couldn't see it clearly, but now that he saw it, he was shocked, his face changed instantly, and he stammered: "This, this..."
Liu Changqing stared at him coldly: "This person is the grain merchant who sent 20,000 shi of waste grain to Lord Lin for the record. Now, he has hired everything. What else does Lord Lin have to say?"
"This, this..." In panic, Lin Youfu couldn't help but take two steps back, but immediately, he gritted his teeth and said in a trembling voice: "Xiaoguan is wronged! I don't know this person at all! "
"What did you say!?" Liu Changqing was furious: "Now confront me in court! How dare you argue! Are you making fun of me!"
"I don't dare!" Lin Youfu tried to stabilize his mind and said: "But I have never seen this person before. If you insist on saying this, what can I do? But I will never be convinced! I must find a way. Report it to the top!"
"You!" Liu Changqing was so angry that he stood up.
The businessman kneeling below was immediately frightened and leaned over tightly.
After getting up angrily, Liu Changqing was about to say something else, but then he thought again, took a deep breath, nodded and said: "Okay, Mr. Lin, in that case, I will make you convinced!"
With that said, he no longer wasted time, but waved his hand and said: "Take him down first!"
"No!" the soldier responded immediately, divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, picked up the two of them and left.
Lin Youfu naturally started to shout: "Master Liu! Although the official position is low, he is also an official of the imperial court..."
After he was taken away, Qi Ying moved the corner of his mouth and said: "Sir, there is only one witness now. It may be difficult to convict a court official."
He was right. Although the county magistrate was a small person, he was still a royal official, and he was also an official of the imperial court. To truly investigate and deal with an official, there were many procedures to go through.
Liu Changqing also frowned: "This group of people is very cunning and well-organized. They are almost airtight. Why is Lin Youfu so cunning? It's because he believes in his heart that someone will protect him."
"Then what should we do now? We finally found this breakthrough, but it seems to have little effect." Qi Ying said worriedly.
"Lin Youfu is still the easiest place to break through. We can't give up this clue."
"Then what's your plan next?"
Liu Changqing muttered: "Control the Jinling County Sheriff first."
"This..." Qi Ying swallowed, the county governor is not a small official.
Liu Changqing understood what he meant, glanced at him and said, "Do you think there is anything wrong with Magistrate Fu'an?"
"There must be a problem! It's almost certain!" Qi Ying said immediately.
"In this case, he has a problem, and the county guard above must also have a problem. If he is controlled now, although there is no evidence, nothing will happen to him." Liu Changqing said seriously: "And in this case, Lin Youfu will be defeated even if he sees the superiors. , and my heart will become even more panicked.”
"I understand my humble position, let's do it now!" Qi Ying clasped his fists and accepted the order.
A few days later, the Jinling County Sheriff was also imprisoned in Liangzhou. However, due to his official position, he did not dare to be imprisoned, but launched a soft control over him.
When the news came out, the officials in Liangzhou held secret discussions again.
Someone said with worry on his face: "The situation is getting worse and worse. This Liu Changqing is so unreasonable..."
"He has no evidence. He is just making superficial statements and deliberately scaring us. In a few days, he himself will have to apologize to Yang Taihe..."
"That's what I thought. Besides, when it comes to a critical moment, there are still people watching from above." Someone spoke and stretched out his finger to point at the top of his head.
"Just Liu Changqing, he can't make much trouble..."
"Two words, hold still." Someone else said in a deep voice.
At the same time, Liu Changqing also called Lin Youfu again.
"Master Lin, based on the evidence in my possession, the governor of Jinling County has been imprisoned. If you don't do it truthfully, be careful of the might of God coming and disappearing into ashes!"
In the hall, he was still directly above, with Lin Youfu standing below.
Hearing this, Lin Youfu's expression changed at first, and then he forced himself to calm down and said: "I don't know what crime the Sheriff has committed, but I don't know what crime he committed, but here, he is indeed unjust!"
Unexpectedly, he could still be so calm even though his immediate boss had been arrested. Liu Changqing couldn't help but look at each other with Qi Ying.
This time the interrogation was fruitless again.
After controlling him in the mansion, Liu Changqing also began to frown and think.
After a moment, he looked at Qi Ying and said: "It seems that the Jinling County Sheriff is not an important player. Lin Youfu has something to rely on. If this continues, it is not an option. We have to take a different approach."
"My lord, what you mean is..."
"Tonight, you disguise yourself as an assassin and assassinate Lin Youfu." Liu Changqing said directly.
"What!?" Qi Ying was startled at first, but soon he came to his senses, then smiled and said with a smile: "My lord, this is a clever strategy."
This secret contest has been fought many times in the officialdom. Liu Changqing now focuses almost all his attention on the Fu'an County Magistrate.
Late that night.
Inside the house where Lin Youfu is under house arrest.
At this time, he had not fallen asleep, but was pacing back and forth in the room with a sad look on his face.
Suddenly, there was a strange movement from the rear window, and the window was instantly smashed with a sharp blade. Then, a man in black broke the window and entered.
After coming in, without saying a word, he picked up his sword and killed Lin Youfu.
The latter screamed, and in his haste, he was unable to dodge, and was struck by a sword in the shoulder, causing blood to pour out.
"Help! Help"
A shrill scream rang out. At such a critical moment, Lin Youfu couldn't care less about his wounds. He rolled and crawled straight towards the door.
As soon as he came over, the guard guarding outside opened the door and shouted loudly: "Who is it!?"
"Quick! Save me! Assassins! There are assassins!" Lin Youfu screamed repeatedly.
ah! ? When the guards heard this, they were shocked and immediately unsheathed their swords.
"Come quickly! There are assassins"
The commotion broke out and a dark shadow jumped out of the room, chasing after Lin Youfu regardless of the situation.
The latter was almost scared out of his wits, but fortunately there were many guards in the house, and they all ran over soon. Seeing this, the man in black had to give up the pursuit, jumped up to the roof, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Liu Changqing also hurried over and asked solemnly: "What's wrong?"
"Sir, an assassin just sneaked in." A guard returned.
Lin Youfu even came closer to his side and shouted in a trembling voice: "Master Liu, Master Liu! The thief is bold, please protect me..."
