After leaving Wuwei Mansion, Guo Baode's face became increasingly gloomy and he walked quickly.
Several others followed, and Lord Bo Lu Renyou stepped forward in a panic: "How could this happen? Now that Yu Dongqing has Zhang Jingrui's warrant, he is more confident, so what should we do?"
"How did Zhang Jingrui know about this!" The county magistrate followed: "If he really arrives in Lu'an and investigates the case thoroughly as a senior official, the situation will be irreversible!"
The water conservancy minister said: "Master Fang, can you still think of a way to get the county governor to negotiate with Zhang Jingrui to get the right to handle Wang Shaocheng's case?"
"How is this possible?" Mr. Fang said directly: "You let him fight with the minister of the dynasty? I'm afraid it's too late for him to please you."
"Then this is not a dead end!" Shuili Lingcheng said anxiously.
"It's not a dead end." The county magistrate said: "The worst is, just like Wang Shaocheng, kill another Zhang Jingrui, regardless of whether he is a minister of the court or not!"
"You madman!" Guo Baode felt deeply unreasonable and shouted in a low voice: "How many guards are there around Zhang Jingrui? How do you assassinate Zhang Jingrui? Once the action fails, you will be caught alive. As for the assassination of the minister of the DPRK, the Jin Yiwei will take over immediately. , everyone will die!"
"Not only will we die, Zhang Jingrui has the trust of His Majesty and is the founding father of the country. If something happens here, I am afraid that the earthworms underground in Lu'an County will be dug out and split in half to see if there is anything hidden inside." Lord Fang answered.
"Then what do you think we should do?" The county magistrate frowned.
A few people were silent for a while, and Lu Renyou said tentatively: "How about... how about we run away quickly?"
"Run?" The county magistrate sneered: "This is tantamount to exposing your crime. Is there any place for you in the world?"
"Then what should we do?" Lu Renyou was running around, almost crying.
Guo Baode took a deep breath: "At this point, we can only take one step at a time. Anyway, Yu Dongqing and the others only have one clue that Wang Shaocheng was hit on the back of the neck with a hidden weapon. Without other evidence, what can they do?"
"Yes, we just need to keep our composure. We must not mess up our position at this time, otherwise, it will be easier to expose our flaws." Mr. Fang continued.
Under the current circumstances, that's all they can do.
Guo Baode said: "Next, continue to pay attention to every move of the Wuwei Mansion, but don't get entangled with Yu Dongqing anymore. We just do our own thing and act as if nothing happened. Mr. Fang will inspect the disaster on behalf of the county. "
Everyone looked at each other speechlessly, and in the end they could only nod.
On the other side, in the Wuwei Mansion, after Guo Baode and the others left, Yu Dongqing actually breathed a sigh of relief. Even with Zhang Jingrui's letter, how could he not feel any pressure.
Zhou Huai called softly from the side: "Sir."
Yu Dongqing came back to his senses and confessed seriously: "From now on, protect everything related to Wang Shaocheng's case, including the servants and maids of the Wang family, and send people to guard the residence. No one is allowed to leave Lu'an County while the case is pending. "
"No!" Zhou Huai responded, then tentatively said: "Where is Wang Shaocheng's wife?"
"She is the same, she is an important witness." Yu Dongqing said: "Tell her to cooperate with the Wuwei Mansion in handling the case, so as to find out the truth as soon as possible. Otherwise, Wang Shaocheng will be convicted of committing suicide in fear of crime and be sentenced to six months' imprisonment." She has to be implicated because of the seriousness of the dam."
"Understood!" Zhou Huai took the order and left.
Two days ago, Mrs. Wang came to Wuwei Mansion to make trouble, and it was about shaving her hair, saying that she insulted her late husband or something. Yu Dongqing even came forward to enlighten her in a friendly manner.
at dusk.
Zhou Huai came back from his busy work and when passing by the courtyard, he happened to meet Yu Liang fetching water.
This is equivalent to a dormitory area, and there is a well in the safe area.
The wooden bucket was tied with a rope and dropped, and the girl struggled to pull it.
Seeing this, Zhou Huai quickly stepped forward to help.
"No need." Yu Liang refused.
"You are a girl with thin skin and tender flesh. It is up to me to do this kind of hard work." Zhou Huai took the bucket forcibly: "Miss Yu, thanks to you this time, otherwise those corrupt officials would have succeeded. "
"I just ran an errand. It was all planned by the county captain." Yu Liang said expressionlessly.
"Speaking of which, I'm curious as to how you knew Zhang Shangshu was in Lixin and how you obtained the warrant."
"As I said, it's the county captain."
The two were chatting, Zhou Huai brought a bucket of water to the door of the room, and couldn't help but ask again: "Then the county captain?"
"How did I know?" Yu Liang interrupted him. Since it was impossible to invite him into the boudoir, he entered the room with a bucket and closed the door.
"Hey, I'm talking about you, you little fool." Zhou Huai was annoyed, then scratched his head helplessly and left.
The next day, both sides seemed to be quiet, without any action.
Things here have reached this point. Over in Chang'an, because it is an urgent delivery and a special channel is used, Xiao Yuanye has received Zhang Jingrui's letter.
In the palace study, Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi had just finished reporting some things. Xiao Yuan finished reading the letter and handed it to him: "Prime Minister, please take a look at it too. Zhang Jingrui sent it over urgently."
Liu Yuzhi took it respectfully, and after reading it, he frowned and said: "The Liu'an Dam burst, so many people died and so many fertile fields were flooded. This county official's crime is unforgivable!"
"The Prime Minister is heartbroken, so why am I not heartbroken?" Xiao Yuandao said: "Zhang Jingrui said that this dam was newly built, but it collapsed this year. It was obviously caused by corruption. This is no longer to plunder the people's wealth, but for oneself. Self-interest, regardless of the lives of the people in the county! Such a heinous crime, the person who is the culprit should be cut into pieces by a thousand swords!"
"After the embankment burst, the Lu'an County Water Conservancy Supervisor committed suicide out of fear of crime. How could such a coincidence happen in this world!"
Liu Yuzhi deeply agreed and said seriously: "From this point of view, there are probably many things going on in Lu'an County, which should be thoroughly investigated as soon as possible."
Guo Baode and others naively thought that by asking Wang Shaocheng to plead guilty, they could hide the truth. In fact, even without Zhang Jingrui's intervention, they would not be able to escape when the flood problem reached the court.
Xiao Yuan pointed to the letter in the air: "This letter from Zhang Jingrui has a clear purpose. He happens to be nearby, so he has full authority to handle the case of breaching the dike. No corrupt officials involved will be left out!"
As he spoke, he began to write.
What I wrote this time was not a letter or order, but an imperial edict.
After sealing the jade seal, Xiao Yuan handed the prepared imperial edict to Liu Yuzhi: "Have the military aircraft battalion rush to Lu'an and deliver it directly to Zhang Jingrui."
"Yes." Liu Yuzhi took it with both hands. For many years, he had actually felt the anger in Xiao Yuan's heart.
So he moved the corners of his mouth and bravely said: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Xiao Yuan glanced at him: "Can the Prime Minister calm down?"
Yes, doing trouble on the water conservancy dam is no longer greedy, but harming one party and poisoning the lives of the people!
Prime Minister Qin, who was worried about the country and the people, naturally suppressed his anger: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Zhang Shangshu is loyal to the emperor and the country, and he will definitely find out about this matter!" (End of this chapter)
