In recent days, ever since the censor Wang Hao watched the whole process of the caesarean section and autopsy performed on Ye Guangming and others, he was so disgusted by what he saw that he couldn't eat at all.
In his opinion, "intestinal piercing and belly rotting" was just an adjective.
But when Wu Zuo cut open the bodies of Ye Guangming and others, Wang Hao realized that the word "intestinal piercing and belly rotting" turned out to be a realistic word.
Although Wang Hao brought him from the capital with rich working experience and unusual knowledge of various poisons, he still had not found out what kind of poison Ye Guangming and others died from.
One wave after another, and when there was no clue about Ye Guangming's poisoning and murder case, another bandit murder case occurred in Pingliang County.
Originally, the case in Pingliang County should not be investigated by Wang Hao. He only needed the case of Ye Guangming and others.
However, the newly appointed Yongzhou magistrate and other senior executives reasoned that Wang Hao was the biggest leader in Yongzhou now because he was holding a gold medal command arrow. Therefore, such a major case of banditry and official killing should be tried by him.
In desperation, Wang Hao could only take people to Pingliang County to find out.
When Wang Hao came to Pingliang County and saw the towering city wall, he was slightly stunned.
"Didn't I say that Pingliang County suffered a war disaster more than a year ago, and even the city was destroyed? Why did there suddenly be such a tall city wall!"
With Wang Hao coming, none of the Yongzhou officials could tell the reason.
Wang Hao could only smile bitterly in his heart at this, laughing at the fact that these people's corpses were in plain sight, and laughing at the fact that these people only knew how to seek power and gain.
At this time, a familiar voice came from the right front of Wang Hao's car.
"Ninth-grade scribe Zhou Yi led the Pingliang County Master and Yamen servants to welcome the Imperial Censor!"
Wang Hao quickly got out of the car and saw an eight-foot-tall man with a handsome face, bowing down to greet him.
Wang Hao walked forward quickly, helped the man up, and said excitedly: "You are Tan Hua Lang Zhou Yi Zhou Xingjian!"
Zhou Yi was slightly surprised: "Oh? I never thought that the Censor would know me. I am so lucky, so lucky!"
"Tanhua Lang's heroic appearance in the Golden Palace and his outstanding literary talent left a big impression on the officials."
"What's even more valuable is..." Censor Wang Hao glanced at the people around him and did not continue because he was afraid that there was an informer from the treacherous Prime Minister Yan Song among this group of people.
Zhou Yi naturally knew why Wang Hao didn't continue. He just laughed and said: "A good man doesn't mention his bravery in the past!"
"Master Censor came here from Jing'an City after a long journey. We, Pingliang County, are poor and have nothing to entertain you, Master Censor. Fortunately, the water from our well in Pingliang County is quite sweet and delicious. Master Censor, please drink this glass of water for a while." Rest."
Wang Hao did not refuse. After drinking a glass of water, he really felt that the water was sweet and refreshing.
After drinking water, Wang Hao did not choose to continue driving to his hotel, but followed Zhou Yi on foot into Pingliang County.
Wang Hao also wanted to take the opportunity to take a look at this building more than a year ago. What does the county town that was captured by the Xiongnu look like now?
Along the way, Wang Hao discovered that new towns and new houses were being constructed in an orderly manner all over the city. Although the people of Pingliang County were wearing shabby and shabby clothes, their eyes revealed a different kind of light.
It is a light full of hope for tomorrow!
"Zhou Tanhua, wasn't Pingliang County conquered a year ago? How come such a high wall was suddenly built outside the city?"
Zhou Yi began to make nonsense: "When I came to Pingliang County more than half a year ago, it was exactly what you said, Master Yushi. The entire Pingliang County was devastated, and even one side of the city wall collapsed."
"But later, through attracting investment, I attracted a big boss named Yang Xiu to invest. This Yang Xiuyang Guoyou has a lot of wealth. It was with his help that our Pingliang County has undergone such earth-shaking changes. .”
The entire Pingliang County is actually not big. You only need to walk a short distance from the city gate to reach the county government office.
When Wang Hao was brought to the gate of the county government office, the actors arranged by Zhou Yi immediately appeared on the stage.
I saw a ragged old man walking towards the county government office with half a sack on his back.
When he saw Zhou Yi, he quickly greeted him and said, "Master Clerk, Master Clerk, I'm here to pay taxes."
Wang Haodeng was stunned for a moment!
"Pay taxes? Pay what taxes? Aren't the entire twenty-one counties of Yongzhou tax-free for one year!" Zhou Yi also pretended not to know.
"Yes, isn't it written clearly on the imperial list? Twenty-one counties in Yongzhou are tax-free for one year!" Wang Hao also pointed to the imperial list at the entrance of the Yamen.
The old man put half a bag of wheat in front of Wang Hao, and started crying with runny nose and tears: "What's the tax exemption for one year? Our County Magistrate Liu said that the military guards at the border are hard, and His Majesty the Emperor's imperial list requires us A 30% tax increase!”
"Old man, I had to sell my daughter to get this food!"
As he spoke, the old man walked tremblingly to the Huang Bang next to the county government office, pointed at the four words "tax exemption for one year", and changed it to "tax increase by 30%".
Wang Hao was greatly touched when he heard this. This was the first time he heard of someone selling his son or daughter in exchange for land tax.
Angry Wang Hao pointed at Zhou Yi's nose and cursed: "Zhou Yi Zhou Xingjian, it's in vain that you are still the prostitute appointed by His Majesty, and you actually allowed that damn Magistrate Liu to levy and plunder. Are you two still colluding together, looting?" People’s fat and people’s anointing!”
Qian Captou and Master Sun behind him suddenly knelt down in front of Wang Hao, sighing and saying, "Your Majesty, Master Yushi, you must be aware of this!"
"Master Zhou loves the people like his own children. On the day Huangbang came, he and I, all the village warriors from Pingliang County, were in the surrounding areas to suppress bandits!"
"The 30% tax increase was entirely proposed by County Magistrate Liu himself!"
When Wang Hao heard this, he became furious and cursed: "This damn Liu Datong dared to tamper with the emperor's order. He really deserves to die."
"In what year was this Liu Datong a Jinshi? He dared to be so bold and deceived the emperor. I must report to His Majesty and have his entire family beheaded!"
At this time, a Yongzhou official who came to Pingliang County with Wang Hao saw the opportunity to read the dead Ye Guangming's book again, and quickly reported: "Back to the Censor, this Liu Datong is not a Jinshi, but a Jinshi. A businessman."
"The reason why he became the magistrate of Pingliang County was entirely because he bribed Ye Guangming with one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Wang Hao, the censor, was also an honest man. When he heard that Liu Datong bribed Ye Guangming one hundred thousand taels of silver to get the position of county magistrate, he was still a county magistrate in a remote rural area. Suddenly an idea came to his bold mind.
"Liu Datong spent one hundred thousand taels of silver to get the position of magistrate of Pingliang County. Could it be that he had a grudge because of this, so he poisoned Ye..."
