What a lawless person.
But he is the county magistrate, and in Taikang, he has the power to judge life and death.
The guards took the order, and two people stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and began to escort Zhang Laoliu down.
The latter did not dare to struggle and cried out sadly: "The villain is wronged! The villain is wronged -"
But it was no use, and he was quickly dragged down.
The case was decided in this way. The Taikang County Magistrate glanced at Wei Hang, then slapped Tang Mu, said some righteous words, and then got up and left here.
The county guards also began to disperse the crowd of onlookers: "Okay, okay, don't watch anymore."
After the trial ended, people naturally left one after another, but another discussion was inevitable:
"Could it be that this guy really borrowed 120 taels of silver from Mr. Wei?"
"Who knows, but didn't I just submit the IOU and the deed of sale? Zhang Laoliu himself admitted it."
"One hundred and twenty taels, that's a lot of money, no wonder I have to sell my daughter to pay off the debt."
"I think this is just a case of favoring Mr. Wei. I know Zhang Laoliu, but why do I need to borrow so much money for him? He doesn't gamble."
"Shh, don't say this nonsense. If you offend the county magistrate and Mr. Wei, you won't be able to live with it anymore."
Amidst the discussion, Xiao Yuan and others also left here.
On the surface, this matter seems to be forcefully reasonable, but in fact there are many problems.
A few people were walking casually on the street. Xiao Yuan was interested in picking out some small items, but in the end he didn't buy them, which earned the stall owner a look.
But Peng Shuang was anxious and leaned close to him and said: "Your Majesty, there must be something wrong with this case. Seeing Wei Hang's confident appearance and his flirting with the county magistrate, I think they may have discussed it before."
Xu Hu followed: "Yes, Your Majesty, what Lao Peng said is right. I also think there is something wrong. That Zhang Lao Liu is an honest farmer. He is not good at words at all, and there must be problems with the IOU and the deed of sale."
Xiao Yuan nodded: "There is indeed a problem."
"That"
"Wait." Xiao Yuan understood what the two of them meant, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have already asked Jin Yiwei to conduct a secret investigation."
Then he said: "Let's go to Taikang Wuwei Mansion first."
Of course Xiao Yuan saw something fishy, but the Taikang County Magistrate was an official of the imperial court after all, and he could not be convicted just because of speculation.
They came from the county government, which was not very far from Wuwei Mansion. They only walked two streets to get there.
Xiao Yuan stood outside the house, looked up at the plaque above, and raised his head slightly towards Peng Shuang: "Did you bring your military badge?"
"Bring it." Peng Shuang understood. Before the officers and soldiers on guard could approach, he had already gone to greet him. He handed over his military badge and said, "Let the county lieutenant come see me."
"What did you say?" The officers and soldiers thought they heard wrong, because this man spoke so loudly.
Although the county captain is only of the eighth rank, in a county, he is the deputy county magistrate and the director of public security. It is not surprising that the officers and soldiers have such expressions.
However, he still subconsciously took the military card and looked through it.
At first, he still frowned slightly, but after he saw it clearly, his pupils shrank suddenly, his hand shook, and the sign almost fell to the ground.
Then his Adam's apple slipped, he swallowed hard, and looked at Peng Shuang eagerly: "Peng Peng."
I couldn't say it for a long time, I was so frightened.
Just kidding, the first general of the Qin Dynasty, Duke Dingguo, how can these officers and soldiers not be frightened in this small county?
"Go quickly." Peng Shuang drew back his military card and urged.
The minds of the officers and soldiers were still confused, and they went blank. After a long while, they said: "Ah!? Yes, yes, I will call the county captain now."
Saying this, he hurriedly excused himself and ran away.
There was nothing going on in Wuwei Mansion at this time. The county lieutenant was drinking tea and reading the official newspaper, looking very leisurely.
The officers and soldiers rushed over and even fell down before the door. However, they ignored the pain and shouted in a hurry: "My lord, my lord!"
"What's wrong? You're so frizzy!" Taikang County Lieutenant put down his newspaper and glared at him.
Because they were running in such a hurry, the officers and soldiers took a few deep breaths: "Sir, Ding. Duke Ding, Peng, General Peng is here."
"What did you say!?" When the county captain heard this, he stood up suddenly, his face full of disbelief: "Are you sure?"
The officers and soldiers nodded fiercely.
Seeing him like this, regardless of whether it was true or false, how could the county captain dare to delay? He went out in a panic, running quickly, and at the same time he was beating a drum in his heart. Is he really Duke Dingguo? Why did he come to Taikang County?
With this question in mind, it didn't take long for the county lieutenant to leave the house. When he saw Peng Shuang and the others, his eyes widened.
This county captain was also transferred to Taikang from the army, so he knew Peng Shuang and even more so Xiao Yuan.
When he looked at Xiao Yuan, he was instantly startled and knelt down with a thud. His lips trembled with excitement and fear.
But before he could speak, Xiao Yuan said: "Okay, no need to kneel."
"Yes, yes" the county lieutenant responded repeatedly, with sincerity and fear. After standing up, he bowed and bowed his head respectfully. He wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to speak at all.
His heart was agitated and pounding. How come His Majesty came to Taikang County and brought Duke Dingguo and General Xu with him?
At this time, the guard in golden clothes had left and returned. When he came to Xiao Yuanyuan's side, he saluted and said, "Your Majesty, after a little investigation, I found a lot of problems."
"More details later." Xiao Yuan nodded and looked at the county captain: "Go, take some officers and soldiers, and follow me to the county government."
"No!" The county lieutenant responded instantly, and at the same time his heart moved.
He hurried back, walking quickly while telling people: "Gather immediately!"
"yes!"
After giving the instructions, the county captain quickly ran to the study, rummaged around and found a letter, and hurried out of the house.
This time the officers and soldiers gathered at least twice as fast as usual.
It didn't take long at all and everyone was already on standby.
The county captain also had the courage to come to Xiao Yuan. After saluting, he respectfully handed over a letter with both hands: "This is a letter I wrote before. I am about to send someone to the county guard to impeach the county magistrate. Please read it."
"Oh?" Xiao Yuan glanced at him and took the letter. This was an unexpected gain.
The county lieutenant continued: "In the past two years, Magistrate Tan has often worked with Wei Hang, a big family in the city, colluding with officials and businessmen. In the trial and handling of cases, there have been many cases of favoritism and malpractice, but since I am a subordinate official, there is nothing practical to do." There is no evidence, so we can only report it to the county magistrate by writing a letter."
"Fortunately, your Majesty is here, and Taikang will be clear."
The county captain was a smart man and had already figured out that the emperor wanted to punish the county magistrate, so this letter came out at the right time.
Xiao Yuan listened to what he said and read the impeachment letter, and asked at the same time: "Do you know anything else about the county magistrate?"
The county captain thought for a while: "Back to your majesty, there is indeed one more thing. I heard that every few days, County Magistrate Tan would be invited by Wei Hang to drink and have fun on the flower boat in the Taikang River. As for what is inside, I don't know. I don’t know.”
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded and put away the letter.
The county captain was very discerning. When he saw this, he quickly passed a horse and refused to lose it again while holding the reins.
