Looking at the five hundred thousand taels of silver notes that Tang Hedu took out, Wang Yang's eyes flashed with greed.
But Wang Yang was still very angry and said: "It is not difficult for me to suppress this matter. I am afraid that someone will interfere with it and deliberately provoke a popular uprising. If someone makes the matter worse, let alone you, even I will have a hard time."
Escape from the relationship."
"So no matter what, Mr. Wang must suppress this matter, otherwise it will be a small matter if we lose the black hat, but it will be a big matter if the Eight Wise Kings lose the title of crown prince." Tang Hedu said.
"This..."
Wang Yang showed hesitation in his eyes.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
At this moment, someone beat a drum of grievance outside the Yamen.
Tang Hedu's expression changed and he said hurriedly: "It must be those untouchables who want to sue me for some reason. These dogs are really unreasonable."
"Master Wang, this matter is related to the future of Xianguan and the reputation of the Eight Wise Kings. You have to help me."
"Don't worry, I have an idea."
Wang Yang nodded slightly, and then shouted outside: "Come, come to the hall!"
After the order was passed, the government officials immediately came to the court to stand on duty.
Wang Yang sat in the main hall and ordered the government officials to open the door.
Tang Hedu stood behind the screen and eavesdropped.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Might~Martial~!"
The government officials beat the killing stick.
Immediately afterwards, the Hanyi Club students headed by Du Ning walked into the hall.
Du Ning is a seventh-grade viscount conferred by the emperor. Even Li Changsheng's fame is far inferior to that of Du Ning.
Therefore, Du Ning took the first place, Li Changsheng took the second place, and the others followed behind.
It was raining lightly outside the hall, and many people stood outside the hall holding umbrellas and watching.
"See the prefect."
Du Ning and Li Changsheng bowed to each other, while the scholars without merit were kneeling on the ground. Moreover, the kneeling people were not allowed to stand up without the prefect's words.
"Pa!"
The sound of the gavel sounded, and Wang Yang asked in an upright manner: "Who in the hall beats the drum to complain? Who is suing?"
"Your Majesty Du Ning, sued the officials of the Hedao Prefecture for corruption and perversion of the law, and shoddy materials for building the river embankment, so that when the heavy rain came, the river embankment collapsed, inundating countless crops and fertile fields, and there were also many counties under the jurisdiction of Nanping Prefecture.
The embankment was washed away by the river, causing the houses in the lower areas to be submerged and hundreds of families homeless. Please make the decision for the people, Mr. Wang, thoroughly investigate the case of corruption and perversion of the law in the Hedao Government, and provide justice to the people of Li."
After Du Ning finished speaking, he presented the pleadings written by everyone.
Behind the screen, Governor Tang He quietly looked out and looked at Du Ning with deep contempt and disdain.
He has already said hello to Wang Yang, so no matter what, it is impossible for Wang Yang to accept the case immediately.
Therefore, Governor Tang He was not worried that he would be in trouble today.
Wang Yang pretended to read the paper, but his expression remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "As far as I know, the materials used to build dams in the river every year are all of high quality. Logically speaking, such an accident is impossible."<
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"Why are high-quality materials washed away by water flow? And it is not just the river embankments in Nanping Fucheng that are washed away by water flow. The same situation has also occurred in river embankments in other counties. It can be seen from this that this is absolutely impossible
It was an accident." Du Ning said.
"So I need to investigate carefully to see who is so unscrupulous that he dared to blow up the dam with gunpowder privately and blame the Hedao Mansion for the crime. Please rest assured that I will definitely get to the bottom of it." Wang Yang was righteous.
Ling Ran said.
Du Ning smiled coldly. This Wang Yang was really not simple. He actually thought up an excuse and said that the river embankment was maliciously blown up by others, directly shirking the responsibility of the river government.
At that time, as long as a prisoner is found and convicted, the case will be solved quickly.
"Your Majesty, the prefect is wrong. It rained so hard that day that it was impossible to ignite the gunpowder. Even if the gunpowder could be ignited, it would not be able to blow up the river embankment!"
"Yes! That's right! It's impossible to ignite gunpowder in that kind of weather, and there are river workers patrolling near the river embankment. Once someone brings in gunpowder, it's impossible for the river workers not to notice it."
"If someone can really bring gunpowder into the river embankment under the supervision of the river worker, it is definitely the river worker's own doing!"
Students from the Hanyi Club retorted one after another with reasonable arguments.
"Quiet!"
Wang Yang gave everyone a slap in the face and made everyone shut their mouths.
Du Ning said: "Your Majesty, the scholars present here are right. The river embankment was definitely not maliciously blown up by others with gunpowder, but the materials used to build the river embankment were too poor, so it was washed away by the river. Please elaborate.
Check."
Wang Yang looked at Du Ning with great disdain and sneered: "How do you know that the river embankment was not maliciously blown open by others? How dare you conclude that the river embankment was washed away by the river water? Could it be that when the river embankment was washed away by the river water, Mr. Du
Are you watching nearby? It’s not such a coincidence, right?”
After finishing speaking, he looked at Du Ning with suspicion.
That look in his eyes was as if Du Ning came to complain after blowing up the embankment.
"It is true that Du did not see it, but many villagers saw it with their own eyes. They have the habit of patrolling the river embankment every year when the rainy season comes. Not only them, but many river workers at that time also saw it with their own eyes." Du Ning said seriously.
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"You're right! We all saw with our own eyes that the river broke the dam!"
"I can testify that at that time, those river workers boasted that they had never stumbled on the river bank. In the blink of an eye, the river bank was washed away and the crops were gone!"
"It must be the people from the Hedao Prefecture who have been greedy for the money used to build the river embankments. Not only the Hedao Prefecture in Nanping, but also the rivers in the county are also greedy!"
"Sir, you are the leader of Nanping Mansion, you have to make the decision for us!"
The people were crying and shouting.
"Bang!"
As soon as the alarm sounded, Wang Yang shouted: "Be quiet!"
"I will investigate this matter clearly. If you have nothing else to do, please go back home and wait for news. It is raining outside now, so don't catch a cold."
These words are already an order to expel everyone.
This drove everyone away, which made the people very unhappy.
Just handle the case like this?
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Du Ning said loudly: "We are suing the Hedao Prefecture. The prefect should summon the Hedao officials to come and lecture and make records in the court."
"Presumptuous!"
Wang Yang's face became angry: "Du Ning, you are so brave. You dare to question me in court. When I decide the case, why do I need you to tell me what to do? Are you teaching me how to do things wrong?"
"This is the most basic common sense for judging cases. Du is just a kind reminder. Please summon the officials from Hedao Prefecture to investigate in detail immediately!" Du Ning said, neither humble nor overbearing.
"Whether the Hedao Mansion embezzlement case is true or not, I can't just listen to your one-sided words. We need to go through multiple investigations before we can draw a conclusion. So that's the end of today's matter. You can withdraw from the court." Wang Yang disagreed.
Said patiently.
"You didn't even ask Hedao Mansion, so you're going to quit?"
"Are you trying to investigate the case for us? You're just drinking tea in the back hall!"
"All the pleadings have been submitted to the court. They are not handed over, asked, or tried. This is a court, how can this be unreasonable!"
The people were very dissatisfied. They had never seen such a strange conclusion.
"Presumptuous!"
Wang Yang stared at the people present and said in a deep voice: "This is a court, and you will not be allowed to speak nonsense. Anyone who dares to talk nonsense will be punished for the crime of roaring in the court!"
After the words fell, many people did not dare to speak.
They have no reputation, and any disrespectful crime can get them slapped.
"The case of corruption in Hedao Prefecture is slowly being investigated by the prefect. We can wait, but there is still one thing that the prefect must handle today."
Du Ning made another move and had no intention of letting the opponent go easily.
"Bold!"
Wang Yang shouted: "Du Ning, even if you have the title of seventh-grade Viscount, you can't despise the court. This court is yours to decide? You have to do what you say? If I don't do it, what will you do?
What can we do?"
"If your Excellency insists on withdrawing from the court, Du will naturally not dare to force it, but if you give it one step, Du will continue to complain. If your Excellency does not accept the request, Du can sue the court for dereliction of duty as a seventh-grade Viscount.
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Du Ning refused to give in and looked directly at Wang Yang. He did not believe that Wang Yang would not accept the case. If Wang Yang did not dare to accept the case, Wang Yang would be in trouble if his official seal of the seventh grade Viscount was stamped on the paper.
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Even if there is no trouble in the near future, there will be trouble sooner or later.
If someone beats the drum of grievance, if the government does not accept it, a small matter will be hyped up into a big event.
"You..."
Wang Yang's face was gloomy. He didn't expect that as a local magistrate, he would be so threatened by Du Ning in his own court.
Obviously, Du Ning came back to the Yamen not only to sue Hedao Mansion, but also to do other things.
I'm afraid that what Du Ning will unleash next is his ultimate move.
"How outrageous! How dare this Du Ning roar in court? If I were to be promoted to court, I would have to pull him out and beat him with a cane."
Secretly, Governor Tang He roared angrily, feeling even more unhappy with Du Ning.
"Tell me! What else do you want!"
Wang Yang looked impatient.
Du Ning said: "I am suing Tang Hao, the son of the River Governor, for beating the people outside Nanping City yesterday, and having a private fight with Zhang Yuan, a student of the Hanyi Society, and knocked him unconscious. Please summon Tang Hao to come to court."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yang's expression changed slightly.
"Tch! It's a trivial matter, but it's brought to court. What a fuss!"
Governor Tang He was extremely disdainful. This kind of thing is easy to solve. To put it bluntly, isn't it necessary to compensate? Just give them a little money.
At this moment, Tang Hedu looked down on Du Ning from the bottom of his heart.
"Oh? Tang Hao hit someone yesterday? Is there such a thing?"
Wang Yang pretended to be surprised and looked at Du Ning with a strange look.
After working on it for a long time, this is your ultimate move?
Just for this nonsense?
"If you don't believe me, you can bring Tang Hao to court to confront him," Du Ning said.
"Okay, since you said so, I will summon Tang Hao."
Wang Yang took out the order and threw it to a government official: "Go to Hedao Mansion quickly and tell Tang Hao to come to the court."
"Get the order."
The yamen servant came outside, mounted a fast horse and galloped away.