Chapter 222 (Monthly Pass for Died in Duty)
Although the furnishings in each room of the back office are not very magnificent, they are all exquisite.
Especially in the houses of several wives and concubines, there were a lot of clothes and jewelry, but I didn't see any cash.
I guess I didn't put it in the open.
After exploring the whole place with his spiritual consciousness, Jiayin found a tunnel under the rockery in the garden.
If Jiayin hadn't subconsciously looked underground every time he searched someone else's home, he still wouldn't have been able to find it.
The entrance to the tunnel is a gap in the rockery, which can only allow one person to pass through sideways. The door is almost integrated with the rockery stone. If not for the spiritual consciousness that can pass through the stone, it would not be visible at all.
The tunnel is dug quite deep, two feet deep underground, and water can be dug out if it is deeper.
Moreover, there was a large space outside the government office just after the tunnel was dug, and some belongings were placed in it, including cash, amounting to several thousand taels.
There is another exit along the passage, and the other exit is in a small courtyard nearly two miles away.
Jiayin looked at the small house. It was not big, just three feet square. The bottom was basically empty, and there were countless gold, silver and jewelry!
On the surface, it looks like an ordinary residential courtyard, no different from the surrounding homes. There is an old couple living in it, aged in their fifties and sixties.
Jiayin carefully observed the old couple, then put his spiritual consciousness into the back office to look at the face of the fake county magistrate.
It is determined that the three people are related, and those two people should be the parents of the fake county magistrate.
And this man actually arranged for his parents to live in a remote courtyard in the county town to guard his property.
Those who didn't know it thought they were his loyal servants.
Jiayin thought about what Shaoyang had said to his father before, and thought about this impostor. Even if he pretended to be someone else's name, he just faked it and changed his facial features. He didn't dare to change his family background. After all, there must be some leftovers in the imperial court.
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As for the parents of the real county magistrate who are far away in the closed city, how could they have kept it secret for so long?
It's hard to say. Jiayin has been here for so long and I have learned some things about it.
It's a long way from the closed city. It's not convenient to go back and forth. It takes several months to send a letter. What's more, I have an official position and I can't leave at will.
Unless there is a major event such as the death of parents, they will go back, especially those who are officials. Then they will go back to Dingyou, which means to observe filial piety.
It's normal not to see each other for several years.
However, this is not a long-term solution. I think this counterfeit should have already found a way out for himself.
Because county magistrates do not serve for many years, they are generally evaluated every five years. If the performance is outstanding, they will be promoted. If the performance is not outstanding, they will be promoted.
It won't be bad if he takes off his hat, but he will be transferred to a more remote county as a county magistrate.
This fake county magistrate has one more year to go before he is evaluated, and it is unlikely that he will be promoted. He has no political achievements, and there is always a risk in carrying someone else's name.
This guy must have been thinking about escaping when he was being transferred, but that guy was really dead anyway.
Nanping County is not far from the county town. He has well-organized people in the county town. He thinks he has made a lot of money in the past few years, enough to feed and drink for a lifetime. Just look at the underground of the small courtyard now.
Jiayin thought of something again, probed the old couple again with her spiritual consciousness, and looked at the old couple carefully.
Then we explored the side of Kaoshan Village again.
It was already getting late at this time, and everyone who worked in the fields had already returned home.
Jiayin looked towards the courtyard of the suspected village chief and carefully observed the old man sitting on a chair smoking a pipe.
Sure enough, this person is related to the man mentioned by the old couple and should be brothers.
It seems that they are all in the same boat. Presumably, they killed the real county magistrate and let their own family take over, so the fake people kept giving them money.
The good news was sent to Xiaoling who was still in the county, asking him to tell Shaoyang all these things so that he could investigate.
Since Shaoyang said she couldn't tell anyone about the imposter, then the amount of silver she found should be considered stolen goods. It must be enough to sentence the imposter, right?
Shaoyang happened to be back in his courtyard, thinking about formulating a complete plan to get rid of the fake Nanping County Magistrate without revealing his true purpose.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xiao Ling flew over to him and told him these things.
Shaoyang's eyes lit up, he was really dozing off, so Lord Dragon God gave him a pillow.
With those dirty things, just accuse this person of embezzlement and perverting the law.
but……
Shao Yang frowned. If this was the case, the crime would be too big, and the family of the real county magistrate Yang Fusheng might also be implicated.
This person is a fake, but he uses the name of Yang Fusheng. If Yang Fusheng's family is implicated, it will be an unreasonable disaster for the Yang family.
This is something Shaoyang has never been able to figure out before.
Shaoyang told this to Xiao Ling and also to the Dragon God.
Jiayin's consciousness kept looking here, and after listening to his words, he also fell into deep thought.
Yes, I thought about getting rid of this counterfeit as soon as possible, but the counterfeiter used someone else's name, implicated innocent people, and ruined his reputation.
Then we can't deal with him openly, this is really tricky... Wait!
Jiayin thought of a good idea.
Didn't Sheriff Shao say before that if you die unexpectedly or at the hands of an enemy, you died in the line of duty? If you surrender to the enemy, your whole family will be executed?
Wouldn't it be enough to let him "die in the line of duty"?
So Xiao Ling said to Shao Yang: "Can you secretly arrest this person and let him die in the line of duty in the name of Yang Fusheng. In this way, his family can still receive consolation money or rewards from the court."
After all, Yang Fusheng died on his way to take office. Regardless of whether he was a good guy or a bad guy, he did die at the hands of these mountain people.
Shaoyang thought it was feasible, but there were still difficulties.
He also knew now that the Dragon God was paying attention to this matter, so he directly addressed the problem to Xiao Ling: "If that's the case, how can we arrange for him to die in the line of duty? We can't let him go to the front line to fight in the past two years.
We have good weather here, so there is no place for us to recover from the disaster."
Jiayin directly said to Xiaoling: "It's hard to say, just let him have bad weather and rain! I will create a flood and involve this fake county magistrate without hurting any innocent people."
in water.
Then you can report to the court that he died in the line of duty while inspecting the dam. And you can arrest this person and deal with it yourself."
Shao Yang's eyes flashed with gold, this... this method is so wonderful! Sure enough, only gods can come up with this method, after all, mortals can't do it.
So this plan was made. It happened to be the rainy season now, so it was easier to operate.
But before that, Jiayin first took care of several families in Kaoshan Village. When they rescued Fang Yun, all the people in Shen Tan were alive. Although the remaining ones did not take action, they are now accomplices.
Chapter completed!