The current situation in Dantu County seems a bit tricky.
Whether it is the magistrate's office, other places, or even the chamber of commerce under Zhu Ying, it seems that it has been completely infiltrated.
At this time, Dantu County is like a hedgehog, making it difficult for people to start.
As the eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty and the great grandson of Ming Dynasty.
Naturally, Zhu Ying could not use violent means and trample on the law to forcibly arrest the magistrate here.
As a result, it seems that it will become even more chaotic.
The only advantage is that although the other party knows about his arrival, he does not know his identity.
Is it possible to do some kind of secret investigation, incognito private interviews, or even risk one's life to expose the dirty behind the magistrate's back, like in the previous film and TV show?
Apart from anything else, the amount of time it took was not acceptable to Zhu Ying.
"Master, we have already brought you."
"Let him in."
Zhu Ying was too lazy to write ink, so why did he do so many tricks? What he wanted was evidence, not some process of obtaining it.
As long as you can be sure that these things actually happened and how the evidence was obtained, there is no need to care too much.
Also investigate, is it necessary?
Following Zhu Ying's instructions, the person in charge of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce in Dantu County was brought in directly.
The person in charge was obviously still in a state of confusion. After entering the door, he bowed and said: "I don't know what to call this lord. Liu is not talented. He is the great shopkeeper of Dantu County under the Qunying Chamber of Commerce under His Highness Taisun."
"If I have offended you in any way, please bear with me. When I can help, Liu will never forgive me."
Peng!
Song Zhong, who was next to him, aimed at shopkeeper Liu Da without hesitation and hit him with a stick until he knelt on the ground.
Liu, who was kneeling, grimaced in pain, but he endured it and did not scream, as if he still had some sense of integrity.
Zhu Ying drank tea without raising her eyelids, obviously not intending to speak.
Next to him, Uncle Zhang came out at the right time and scolded: "What a shopkeeper Liu Da, do you know who is in front of you?"
"It's exactly what you said. Your Highness, now that the rightful master is in front of you, please explain honestly what mistakes you have made."
"If the explanation is clear, you will be the one to die because of your contribution. If the explanation is not clear, everyone in the family will be killed!"
The arrogant shopkeeper Liu Da just now opened his eyes wide when he heard this.
The whole person felt as if he had been struck by lightning, stunned.
Then, he kowtowed loudly on the floor: "I don't know that His Highness Taisun's presence in person is a capital crime for ordinary people."
"It's just that ordinary people don't know what's wrong with it. I would like to ask His Highness the Grand Sun to show me."
"The common people have always been loyal to the Chamber of Commerce. They have never done anything harmful to the Chamber of Commerce. Please be aware of this, Your Highness."
Zhu Ying laughed angrily at these words: "You are so stubborn when you are about to die. Do you want to drag your parents, wife and children with you to hell?"
"Let me tell you honestly about the Liu family members and the county magistrate Liu Bingyuan, who secretly colluded to harm people's lives."
"I don't want to hear any more nonsense from you. If you say one more nonsense, all nine tribes will be destroyed!"
"Think about it before you speak."
Zhu Ying said calmly, with a calm expression, without any disturbance, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing.
Shopkeeper Liu Da, who was kowtowing below, was trembling all over, with large beads of sweat falling from his forehead. He subconsciously wanted to speak out and quibble, but he forcefully swallowed the words that came to his lips.
As his throat rolled, all the air in his body seemed to have dissipated.
"Your Highness, I...I said."
Zhu Ying nodded, as if there was nothing surprising.
"Write what you know on paper. When writing, think carefully and don't forget anything."
As Zhu Ying explained, the people next to him immediately sent pen and ink.
After shopkeeper Liu Da took it, he spread the paper on the ground, lay down on his stomach, and started writing with trembling hands.
It took a full stick of incense to finish writing.
Then he held up the paper and said: "The guilty people have finished writing, please review it."
Uncle Zhang next to him went over, took it, and handed it over to his employer.
After Zhu Ying took it, he began to examine it.
Zhu Ying frowned slightly. Zhu Ying also knew the dirty things written here, and they were definitely not all of them.
But these alone were beyond Zhu Ying's imagination.
Sure enough, when all the power of a county is in the hands of one person, the private use of public power will have terrible consequences.
"Go ahead and send the Xuanjia Guards into the city and capture the county magistrate Liu Bingyuan and return him."
"Follow the order of His Highness the Grand Sun."
Zhu Ying had no intention of letting Liu Bingyuan take the opportunity to cause any trouble.
Although imperial power is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, for some evil people, it has reached the edge. When evil arises from the side of courage and in madness, there is nothing that cannot be done.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, now that we have the evidence, we can just press on with the army.
It seems that just relying on the words of shopkeeper Liu Da and his family seems a bit unreliable.
However, among them, there is an account book, which contains some private transactions with Liu Bingyuan. The amount involved alone has reached thousands of gold coins.
Nowadays, corruption of ink can be punished by death for a few guan of money. Thousands of guan of treasure money can be skinned and stuffed into grass.
....
In the magistrate's office.
Liu Bingyuan didn't know why, but he always felt flustered.
While I was thinking about it, a government servant came in and reported: "Sir, there is news that shopkeeper Liu Da has been kidnapped."
Liu Bingyuan paused and immediately said: "Do you know who robbed you?"
The yamen servant immediately replied: "It seems that he is from out of town, the steward of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce."
Liu Bingyuan was about to send someone over, but he was suddenly startled.
He felt that something big might have happened to the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
Shopkeeper Liu Da has stored a lot of evidence. Once it is exposed, he will undoubtedly die.
Thinking of this, Liu Bingyuan asked: "How are you going to act? Don't you just snatch the shopkeeper Liu Da back?"
The officer was a little aggrieved: "Sir, my subordinates meant the same thing at first, but the people over there have blunderbuss in their hands, and they are all very skilled in martial arts."
"Several brothers were beaten directly without even a chance to fight back."
"Sir, how about we quickly mobilize our manpower and surround them first? I think these people are most likely to be tough bandits in the mountains."
Hearing what the yamen officer said, Liu Bingyuan felt bad all over.
Qunying Chamber of Commerce, field managers, and guards with firecrackers.
What is the concept of fire gun? It is an armament that only the garrison has, and it is all under the control of the capital commander.
Now they are being brought openly into the county, and it is designated as having bad intentions.
After only a brief hesitation, Liu Bingyuan replied calmly: "Send an order from this county to immediately bring all the government officials and surround the other party's location with me."
"Don't worry about what the other person says. Don't let anyone out until you are sleepy."
"I still have some important things to arrange here. Before I arrive, you just need to keep an eye on me. All matters will be discussed after I arrive."
After hearing the order, the yamen servant was already a little resentful, but he was immediately overjoyed: "I got the order."
After saying that, he went outside to mobilize manpower.
Watching the government officials leave, Liu Bingyuan's actions suddenly became impatient.
"Old Chen, hurry up, prepare a car and bring all your valuables with you."
After hearing the master's instructions, the old housekeeper seemed a little confused.
"Why are you so stunned? I'll go first. Lao Zhang, pack your things immediately, catch Madam and the others, and leave immediately for Liu's hometown."
After Liu Bingyuan finished speaking, he said no more, picked up his legs and ran towards the back door.
Only then did the old housekeeper react: "It's a disaster, it's a disaster."
Then he hurriedly began to scold the servants, wrapped up the valuable things, and at the same time went to find the eldest lady and eldest young master in person.
As for the concubines, send someone to notify them. If you can catch them, they will be caught. If you can't catch them, they will be thrown away.
The master is in such a hurry, something big must have happened.
Suddenly, the office was in a state of chaos.
But Liu Bingyuan couldn't care less. He took out a small wooden box from the house, went straight to the carriage prepared at the back door, and drove away.
After being a county magistrate for so many years, even if he had the opportunity to be promoted, Liu Bingyuan used money to suppress it in order to remain the magistrate of Dantu County.
Over the years, he, who appears to be upright and upright on the surface, has done many evil things, but only he himself knows best in his heart.
Once he is accused, given His Majesty's character today, he will definitely die without a burial.
Ever since he started to be greedy, Liu Bingyuan has been frightened every day, and he can't even sleep well at night.
I'm afraid that one day, someone will suddenly find out.
Greeding three taels of silver is death, and three thousand taels is also death. Once you get started, the only way to get greedy is to get more.
A long time ago, Liu Bingyuan had thought about how he would escape if such a day came.
Therefore, his treasures are always stored together for easy portability.
On this day, Liu Bingyuan actually felt relaxed.
He didn't want to test the truth of this matter. Even if there was only one tenth chance, he couldn't afford to bet.
Why don't you run away first?
If it's fake, it won't be too late to come back then.
.....
"What a courage."
Uncle Zhang looked at the hundreds of government officials who were constantly surrounding him outside, and knew that the county magistrate's government officials were all out of action.
"People in the restaurant, please listen to me and quickly release Shopkeeper Liu Da, and then go to the Yamen to confess."
"For the sake of surrendering, maybe the county magistrate will be merciful and let you live so that you will suffer less physical pain."
"If you don't repent now, don't blame me for not giving you face. When that time comes, it will be useless to cry for father and mother."
Outside the restaurant, a loud-voiced government servant summoned all his strength and shouted.
By this time, all the guests in the restaurant had already run out.
Shopkeeper Liu Da, who was kneeling on the second floor of the restaurant, almost peeed when he heard this shout.
"His Royal Highness Taisun is aware that these outside government servants have nothing to do with me. They are all the good deeds of Liu Bingyuan."
Shopkeeper Liu Da began to defend himself vigorously.
In the current situation, if His Highness Taisun gets angry, everything that happened before will be lost.
Zhu Ying did not pay attention to shopkeeper Liu Da, but winked at Song Zhong.
Song Zhong understood immediately, took out his badge from his arms and threw it directly downstairs.
"Boss, be careful! There is a hidden weapon!"
One of the government officials had quick eyesight and quick hands. He quickly pulled the arrester away and was almost hit by his waistband.
The catcher immediately yelled: "What a good guy, you secretly attacked me. I think you don't want to live anymore."
"If this can get you bastards out of Dantu County, I will take your last name from now on."
Just as the arrester was yelling and cursing, the government servant who had just pulled people in looked at the 'hidden weapon' on the ground, and it seemed a little familiar.
I subconsciously picked it up and checked it.
It didn't matter at this sight, my whole soul was almost frightened away.
"Head...head..."
The head catcher was scolding him so much that he just wanted to get over it first. After all, it involved the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, and the county magistrate had already told him that any follow-up matters would have to wait until he came over.
But if you are surrounded by others, you have to have some fun.
Hearing someone pulling at him next to him, the catcher immediately turned around in displeasure and yelled, "What are you doing? Don't you see that I am reprimanding these thieves?"
The yamen servant was so frightened that he stammered: "Boss... boss, this... waist badge, brocade... clothes..."
The policeman was a little impatient: "Why are you so embarrassed to speak, Jinyi? What Jinyi, what do you want to say?"
The officer immediately held up his badge in front of the arrester and said quickly: "Jinyiwei."
"Jinyiwei? What Jinyiwei..." Halfway through his words, the catcher happened to see clearly the three characters "Jinyiwei" on the waistband.
The voice that was still waiting to speak suddenly stopped.
He also started to stutter: "Jin...Yi...Wei..."
At the same time, he looked at the yamen servant, as if he was seeking confirmation of something.
The yamen servant nodded knowingly, with a very affirmative look in his eyes.
The catcher suddenly showed an expression that was uglier than pain, his knees softened, and he knelt down with a thud.
"Boss, what's wrong with you?"
"Damn it, are those thieves upstairs secretly using hidden weapons?"
"Boss, please speak up. How about we brothers rush up first and arrest the person first?"
The officials at the back saw the arrester suddenly kneeling down and thought it was a sneak attack from upstairs.
He shouted and rushed forward.
Some government officials even pulled out their sabers from their waists.
This sudden scene scared the head catcher out of his wits.
"Stop it, stop it quickly, it's Mr. Jin Yiwei who's upstairs, why don't you put this thing away quickly."
"This is because a flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple. One family cannot recognize the other."
Upstairs, Song Zhongzuo bowed and said: "Your Highness, what do you think of how to deal with it?"
Zhu Ying shook her head gently and said, "Don't worry, let's make a decision after everyone is here."
You must be cautious when acting outside. In the Western Regions, Zhu Ying has seen too many incidents where boats capsized in the gutter.
Sometimes people or things you don't like will deal you a fatal blow in the dark.
As time passed, there was a sound of horse hooves outside the door.
It was the three thousand mysterious guards brought by Zhu Ying who had entered the city.
Soon, hundreds of government officials below were surrounded.
In front of the three thousand cavalry, the government officials had no intention of resisting. They dropped their weapons one after another and waited for the punishment.