If this matter is really exposed, he will only be punished with death.
"Bring people here."
As a man with a swollen nose and a bruised face was brought in, Xu Xian's breath suddenly froze.
"Wang Xiao, tell me everything you know."
Muchuan looked at the changes in Xu Xian's expression and said calmly.
The man named Wang Xiao nodded quickly and told the story like he was pouring beans.
Every time Wang Xiao said something, Xu Xian's face turned uglier.
By the time Wang Xiao finished speaking, the expression on Xu Xian's face was almost crazy.
"False accusation! This is definitely a false accusation!"
Xu Xian was furious and pointed at Muchuan, his eyes already bloodshot, "Mu Chuan, I have no enmity or enmity with you, why are you framed like this?"
Seeing that Muchuanli ignored him, Xu Xian's heart couldn't help but beat faster.
He glanced at the guests in the hall and found that they all had dubious expressions, and he suddenly felt hopeful again.
"My lords, I, Xu Xian, am definitely not the kind of person this thief says I am. All of this is caused by Muchuan slandering me. Dear friends, please don't be deceived!"
As soon as this statement came out, someone in the envoy group also spoke up.
One person said: "Master Mu, Wang Xiaozhi's words may have the intention of framing you. I hope you will think carefully and don't harm good people."
Hearing this, Muchuan glanced at the person who spoke, smiled slightly, and said: "I understand this truth. In addition to authentication, I also collected physical evidence."
As he said this, Muchuan made a movement to look at his watch, and soon realized that this was the Tang Dynasty and there was no such thing as a watch.
With a dumbfounded smile, Muchuan said: "It's almost time, and the physical evidence should have arrived."
Physical evidence?
Xu Xian was stunned for a moment, and an extremely ominous premonition emerged in his heart.
Subconsciously, he planned to leave here to verify whether his hunch was true.
However, Xue Rengui would not give him a chance to leave.
"Master Xu, you can't leave. Without you, there would be no protagonist in this scene." Muchuan said with a faint smile.
As long as Xu Xian's crimes are completely exposed in front of everyone, this branch task will be completed.
The blueprint for the steam engine that Muchuan has been dreaming about is about to be obtained.
To be honest, Muchuan is in a pretty good mood now.
He accidentally glanced at Changsun Chong.
This guy has been drinking alone since the beginning, but he is the only person at the scene who doesn't care about what is happening here.
Muchuan shook his head and didn't bother to pay attention to Changsun Chong. Now was not the time to deal with him.
About half the time it took to burn the incense, several soldiers came in carrying a box of things.
"Sir, these are all things found in the secret room of Xu Xian's home."
Soldier report.
When Xu Xian looked at the box of things, he felt as if he had lost his soul and collapsed on the ground.
What he didn't know was that the contents in the box were his personal accounts and some notes that he usually recorded.
The most important thing is that there are some letters placed there that must not be seen by others.
Muchuan casually took out an account book and flipped through two pages, but he couldn't help but frown.
"Well, Xu Xian, you have done a good job as the magistrate of Wendeng County. You can even accept bribes from Japanese pirates."
Muchuan looked at Xu Xian coldly, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Why do Japanese pirates exist? They are beasts that do not regard Han people as human beings at all.
Xu Xian actually secretly took advantage of the Japanese pirates for money and allowed the Japanese pirates to plunder at will along the coast.
"me."
Xu Xian opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.
Muchuan had a dark face and looked at other ledgers a few more times.
Without exception, all is black money.
Every number here is stained with the blood of ordinary people.
"Everyone, take a look and see what kind of face the good guy you talk about actually looks like."
Muchuan ordered the ledgers to be scattered around, allowing everyone in the envoy group to watch.
After everyone read it, they were as angry as Muchuan.
They are all from Chang'an, and they have always believed that the Tang Dynasty is peaceful and the people are safe. Although officials are not as clean as water, there is a bottom line no matter how corrupt they are.
"What a dog officer!"
"Master Mu, I was blind just now, and I actually thought that this beast was a good official. I hope Master Mu will give me a chance to personally kill evil obstacles for our Tang Dynasty!"
"Count me in!"
“Count me in too!”
In the excitement of the crowd, some people even picked up bowls and chopsticks and threw them at Xu Xian who was lying on the ground.
Xu Xian was like a dead man, letting all kinds of things hit his head and bleeding, without making a sound.
He knew very well that the crimes he committed were minor to those of the nine clans implicated.
"Everyone calm down."
Muchuan stopped everyone and faced their puzzled looks, saying, "Although Xu Xian deserves death, if we beat him to death now, it would be too easy for him to die."
"Yes, yes, he should be escorted to Chang'an, his crimes should be exposed to the world, and then he should die late in the eyes of thousands of people!"
"Ling Chi is too easy on him! He should be castrated and then sent to the frontier to be a slave and a prostitute for generations. Only in this way can he be cured of his serious crime!"
"I think it should be."
Everyone excitedly announced their plans to punish Xu Xian.
When Xu Xian heard this, his face turned as pale as a ghost.
Inexplicably, he saw Changsun Chong, who was still drinking.
As if seeing the last straw, Xu Xian cried bitterly and crawled over.
"Master Changsun, save me, save me!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone focused their attention on Changsun Chong.
They only recalled now that when the envoy group first arrived at the city gate, the first person Xu Xian fawned over was Changsun Chong.
Changsun Chong was also dumbfounded. He had never expected that this extremely stupid guy would dare to draw everyone's attention to himself.
"Go away, you are such a heartless dog official, everyone will punish you. If you continue to talk nonsense, I will cut your tongue right now!"
With that said, Changsun Chong directly drew his sword.
He had already made up his mind, if Xu Xian came even a few steps closer, he would kill him with his sword.
You know, he had sent a letter to Xu Xian in private. If this matter was revealed, although it would not pose any threat to the Changsun family, it would become a handle after all.
"Master, you have to save me! Xin! The letter is in there too!"
letter?
Muchuan watched coldly, but remembered this key word in his heart.
Is it possible that the growing Sun family also received bribes from Xu Xian?
Thinking of this, Muchuan turned his attention to the pile of letters, intending to find out.
"Nonsense! How could my eldest grandson have any correspondence with a piece of shit like you!"
Changsun Chong's expression also changed drastically. With the help of alcohol, he brandished his sword and struck Xu Xian.
As long as Xu Xian dies, even if the letter is really found by Muchuan, there will be no proof.
However, when the sword was about to hit Xu Xian, it was held firmly by another sword.
Changsun Chong was stunned for a moment, and was about to open his mouth to curse, but when he saw the appearance of the person clearly, the curse on his lips was choked.
Muchuan held his sword and looked at him with a half-smile.
