There are springs in every house and weeping willows in every house in Qizhou City. It is the beginning of spring, the willow branches are yellowing, the blue waves are rippling, and the swallows are flying. It really looks like the scenery of Jiangnan!
The common people took off their bloated cotton-padded clothes and put on beautiful spring clothes, made friends, helped the old and the young, enjoyed the springs and went for an outing, which was a joy for the common people.
However, inside the Zhizhou Yamen, there was a scene of solemn killing. Because Wang Kecun, the criminal envoy on Jingdong Road, had been stationed here for half a month, and Xiantai Dalu was in a bad mood recently, and he would be punished if he found something wrong. No, there was another situation in the signing room.
Hearing his roar, the officials were so frightened that they spoke in a low voice for fear of getting into trouble.
But there are always those who are short-sighted and want to get into trouble. Rapid footsteps sounded, and a man who looked like a butler walked quickly towards the signing room of Xantai Dashi.
Wang Xiantai had been on the battlefield in the northwest. After the war, he served as a doctor in the Ministry of War. Because he offended someone, he was sent to Guizhou to be a county magistrate. Later, he finally found Zhao Zongshi and was able to reincarnate and become a magistrate.
He became the governor of Qizhou.
Just two years after taking office, he encountered the Ergu River project again. After learning that his benefactor was responsible for the project, Wang Zhizhou naturally did his best to recruit civilians... This was within his responsibilities, and it was understandable. But who knew that Zhao Zongshi was greedy for progress and overdue the deadline?
During the construction, nearly a thousand civilians in Qizhou alone froze to death and died from exhaustion!
The Song Dynasty cherished the power of the people, and in the past hundred years, so many civilians had never died in various projects. Zhao Zongshi panicked, and Wang Kecun also panicked. They charged the dead refugee husbands with escape charges in an attempt to deceive the superiors and conceal them, and count the deaths as the majority.
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Naturally, working so hard and taking such big risks will lead to generous rewards. Last spring, Wang Zhizhou was promoted to Jingdong Road's punishment envoy, in charge of all the punishments and prisons!
However, it has been true since ancient times that 'good fortune always comes with misfortunes'. The family members of the deceased refugee husbands were uncharacteristically uncharacteristic and did not accept the situation. Instead, they appealed unyieldingly, leaving him in dire straits. Fortunately, he had already become the chief justice of the road, and when the unruly people came to Beijing to complain,
They chased and intercepted them on the road, so that the fire did not reach Bianjing City.
Who knows that a bigger one is yet to come... The Ergu River project had just been repaired for more than half a year, but the embankment burst during the autumn floods! Then some unscrupulous people bypassed the checkpoints by sea and successfully came to Beijing to file a complaint! Two cases broke out at the same time
, Zhao Zongshi’s halo was no longer there, and his direct execution pushed him to the forefront!
Ever since the imperial court ordered a thorough investigation of the case, Wang Kecun could not sleep all night. Fortunately, the censor who came to investigate the case was a disciple of Xianggong Han, so he was not embarrassed... Of course, Wang Kecun also spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to get the case.
Feed these superiors. Just when Wang Xiantai was still in shock, the selection of the new Qizhou magistrate made him tremble again!
Jingran is Chen Xiliang, the father of his enemy Chen Ke!
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At that time, he was the prosecutor and Chen Ke was a candidate. After being framed, he shouted loudly that he was wronged. As a result, he beat him ten sticks. If an ordinary weak scholar, these ten sticks would not kill him, but he would have to lie down.
It didn’t work in the last month or two!
Unexpectedly, Chen Ke had been tortured since he was a child. He was beaten with sticks and acted as if nothing had happened. Later, he found out the soldiers who framed him and successfully passed the examination. Wang Kecun thought that Chen Ke could not blame him, but he didn't know.
It was found out that he had received black money from Zhao Zonghui before the examination. Although there was no solid evidence for this matter, the censor was chasing after him fiercely, and eventually he was demoted and transferred out.
In fact, during the examination, Wang Kecun just took money and did things for him. It wasn't until Chen Ke kicked him out of the capital that he completely fell in love with Zhao Zongshi. Over the years, he had become a die-hard supporter of Zongshi's party, and naturally he was very hostile to Zongshi.
Chen Ke, the core member of the Jiyi Party, maintains a high degree of vigilance.
Sometimes, enemies know you better than friends. Wang Kecun studied the Chen family carefully and knew that Chen Ke's father was a very difficult and ruthless man, which could really cost him his life. The imperial envoy came to investigate the case and stayed there for a while.
Just leave, and you can still cover it up. But the person named Chen came to be the magistrate of the state.
What secret can't he discover after a long time?
The only thing they could do was to block it with soldiers, and the water and the earth would cover them up. Knowing that this attack was coming, Wang Dayu, who knew the prefecture, began to prepare for it!
Who would have thought that after waiting and waiting for the guy to report to Qingzhou, Wang Kecun couldn't bear it anymore, so he went to Qizhou to look for him personally on the grounds of being an official, but in the end he was in vain. When he asked his family,
After passing the trial, I learned that after Chen Xiliang took office, he interrogated a thousand criminals in a very short period of time, and then went to various counties to conduct private interviews incognito!
Wang Kecun hurriedly sent his men to look for him. Unexpectedly, Chen Xiliang's whereabouts were secretive, and it took him half a month to see him. His men showed the Xantai warrant and asked him to return to Qizhou City immediately, but Chen Xiliang refused. The reason was very good.
Simple, if you know that the state is not under control, you will be put in charge of the prison department!
"A bunch of trash!" Wang Kecun angrily scolded his subordinates: "If he doesn't come back, let's let him go. Are you going to kidnap him back? How can I feed you people?"
"What Da Ru said is that he is the head of a state," his subordinate said gloomily: "Without Da Ru's clear edict, how could we dare to support him?"
"Won't you lie to him and say that he won't come back when the imperial edict arrives?" Wang Kecun knew clearly that he was wrong, but he still said sternly: "What a fool!"
"It's O. Why didn't my subordinate think of it at that time?" His eyes lit up and he said, "I'll go tell him right now."
"It's too late now!" Wang Kecun was so angry that he was speechless. Just about to get angry, he heard someone knocking on the door. He frowned and asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
"Master, come in from Beijing." The door opened, and his butler Wang Fu appeared at the door. Seeing that no one came in, he reported directly: "Brother Sixteen is here."
"Oh?" Wang Kecun was surprised and said to his subordinate: "I will go back to the house right now. You stay here and wait for my orders at any time."
"Here." The subordinates responded quickly as if they were being pardoned.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wang Ke had a house in Qizhou, which he bought when he was the governor of the state. He hurried home and saw
Zhao Zonghan was enjoying flowers leisurely in the living room.
"I didn't know that when the young prince arrived, he was not welcomed at a distance." Wang Kecun quickly paid homage and said, "I forgive you."
"Don't be vain with me." Zhao Zonghan shook his head and said with a smile: "Old Wang
My wife is living a very comfortable life, right? These eighteen bachelors have a few hundred taels of silver, right?"
"The young prince has a good eye," Wang Kecun said with a smile: "If you like it, just take it back and display it as a token of appreciation for the lower official."
"That's all, a gentleman doesn't steal the one he loves." Zhao Zonghan shook his head and said, "Besides, I'm not here for the Eighteenth Bachelor, I'm here for Chen's father!"
"The lower officials are incompetent." After all, Jing is a confidant. Wang Kecun's expression did not change and he said, "Jing has made the young prince himself tired."
"Stop talking nonsense, let's get down to business." Zhao Zonghan Shiran sat down and took a sip of tea: "Where did Chen Xiliang go?"
"Young prince, this is a desperate man. He risked his life to fight with us." Wang Kecun said with a bitter smile: "As soon as I came here, I visited him privately. It was difficult for me to find him and wanted to get him back. Who knew he had no idea at all?
Ignore me!"
"With the support of King Qi behind me, I naturally don't take you seriously..." Zhao Zonghan smiled coldly, looked at Wang Kecun and said, "Tell me, what should I do?"
"I'll listen to the young prince." Wang Kecun knew that Zhao Zonghan must have had a plan before he came, and he was just an introduction.
"What else can we do? We will fight to the death." Zhao Zonghan said quietly: "He wants our lives, so we have to kill him!"
"How to kill?" Wang Kecun swallowed his saliva and asked in a trembling voice.
"Cut with swords, fry, stir-fry, stew, whatever you want to kill!" Zhao Zonghan showed his white teeth.
"The lower official is asking, what is the reason for killing him?" Wang Kecun whispered: "After all, he is an official of the imperial court, and the punishment department cannot handle it."
"No need for a reason," Zhao Zonghan said coldly: "Don't he like to visit ravines privately incognito? Shandong has been a place where thieves have appeared since ancient times. If he goes into many ravines, he will naturally encounter bandits. Does the bandit need a reason to kill a dog official?
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"No need..." Wang Kecun shook his head and said.
"Then why are you hesitating?" Zhao Zonghan said solemnly: "I have brought more than a hundred experts here, you can send them in to lead the way!"
"We still need to think of a proper way," Wang Kecun said cautiously: "The counties in Qizhou are surrounded by mountains. If you don't pay attention, if you let him run into the mountains, you won't be able to catch him."
"You think of a way." Zhao Zonghan nodded and said, "This is the last move. If you can't do it well, hang yourself."
"..." Wang Kecun felt cold after hearing this, and he nodded after a while.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luanwan Town, Pingyin County, one hundred and forty miles away from the city, is a large town with hundreds of years of history, although it is not a thoroughfare.
, but the shops are prosperous, the department stores are complete, and people from all over the country come here to buy and sell.
At noon, a middle-aged merchant riding a donkey entered the town from the south. Along with him was a tall, heroic young man, who turned out to be Chen Zhen and Chen Liulang!
Chen Zhen carried a bulging baggage on his back, held a donkey in one hand, and held a whistle stick in the other. When he saw the wine flags fluttering in the town, he said with great joy: "We will have a good meal today!"
"Don't stay in the town," the middle-aged man was naturally Chen Xiliang. He shook his head and said, "Buy a thousand grains and leave quickly."
"Dad, you are a full man but you don't know when you are hungry. You don't realize when you are tired while riding a horse." Chen Zhen muttered: "I have been following you into the ravine all day long and eating thousands of grains, and I feel like a bird is flying out of my mouth!"
Chen Xiliang said apologetically, "Then just give it a sharp tip."
"No need," Chen Zhen said with a smile: "My father doesn't want to attract the attention of the town's land security guards. How can his son be so ignorant? Just buy some food and leave."
"It's hard on my son." Chen Xiliang smiled happily and said: "Just hold on a little longer."
i, how many days have passed
Let’s go back to Qizhou.”
"Well." The father and son said as they entered the town. As soon as they entered, they heard the clanging sound of gongs, and everyone followed the sound.