In fact, Lin Ye was still thinking about what details to focus on when he was resting just now, starting from Zhenbang Martial Arts School.
He took his team to rest in Dasheng Village, not without purpose, but because he wanted to find useful clues in the village.
As a result, before his own plan had even begun, a group of disciples from the Zhenbang Martial Arts School were showing off.
Moreover, the horse was definitely not a horse or a mule. With Lin Ye's eyesight, he could naturally tell that it was a fine war horse.
It is true that the big jade is rich, but if something like a war horse appears in ordinary people's homes, there must be something wrong.
When Yang Zhen, the master of the Zhenbang Martial Arts School, hurried over with the county magistrate Zhang Mingzhi, he felt his heart skip a beat when he saw Hu Wuwei kneeling there with his official uniform stripped off.
At this time, Wu Lingwei had already found tables and chairs from the village, and Yan Geng was sitting there with pen and paper in front of him, obviously preparing the final notes.
Lin Ye was sitting under the shade of a tree, with two Wu Lingwei standing behind him.
"Caomin Yang Zhen, pay homage to the Commander-in-Chief."
As he spoke, Yang Zhen knelt down with a plop.
At this moment, there were many villagers watching around, and many of them were whispering.
If Lin Ye personally intervened in a case of this level, it would seem to be a bit too serious.
Yan Geng asked: "Are you Yang Zhen, the master of Zhenbang Martial Arts School?"
Yang Zhen quickly replied: "Yes, it is Cao Min."
Yan Geng asked again: "Where did the war horses in your martial arts hall come from?"
Yang Zhen had already discussed it with the county magistrate Zhang Mingzhi on the way, and he could not let this matter involve the county government under any circumstances.
So Yang Zhen immediately replied: "The grassroots are guilty. The grassroots met some merchants from Dongbo a while ago, and they became greedy for a while. Seeing that their war horses were good, they bought some at a high price."
Yan Geng smiled: "That's easy to explain. I bought it from a merchant in Dongbo. If I ask that merchant, he will say that he has gone back to Dongbo a long time ago."
"You take the charge of buying war horses privately yourself, so you don't have to implicate other people, right?"
Yang Zhendao: "Sir, what I said is indeed the truth, and my disciples can testify."
Yan Geng: "Tell me, when did you buy it?"
Yang Zhen: "Two months ago."
Yan Geng: "I just walked around the village and asked casually. They said that your disciples riding horses in the countryside and even trampling on rice seedlings did not just happen in the past two months."
Yang Zhen: "They remembered it wrong."
Yan Geng was not in a hurry and said with a smile: "Okay, I will write it down as you said. Do you know what the crime of buying and selling war horses without permission is?"
Yang Zhen replied: "The war horses will be confiscated, and the fine will be ten times the amount of silver. The offender will be detained for one year. Those who have meritorious service will lose their meritorious service, and they will not be allowed to enter the officialdom for three generations."
Yan Geng nodded: "Since I know so clearly, I still want to buy it."
Yang Zhen leaned over: "The Cao Min is willing to plead guilty. This matter has nothing to do with the Cao Min's disciples. It is the Cao Min who knows the law and breaks the law, and it is also the Cao Min's incompetent teaching."
Yan Geng said: "I see that you are familiar with the law, and what you just said is very clear. Then do you know that there is another crime of buying and selling war horses privately, besides what you said."
How could Yang Zhen know so clearly? What he said was taught to him by the county magistrate Zhang Mingzhi.
On the way, the county magistrate Zhang Mingzhi said, I will wrong you this time and admit the crime yourself.
Anyway, these great masters of Wu Lingwei were just passing by to handle a case. It was your disciple who showed off and got you into trouble.
When Wu Lingwei's people leave, I will release you, but you must not be implicated in the Yamen.
Zhang Mingzhi naturally cannot disobey the county magistrate. Besides, he can do whatever he wants in this capital county, and the county government will take care of him.
Seeing the confusion on Yang Zhen's face, Yan Geng smiled again. "You are right about the crime of buying and selling war horses privately, but you forgot to add gathering a crowd... You have hundreds of disciples, and they are related to your martial arts school.
You are implicated, no less than a thousand dollars, and you bought war horses to use for mass training. What crime is this? Tell me yourself?"
Yang Zhen raised his head fiercely: "You are so slanderous! How can you officials confuse right and wrong?"
Yan Geng: "Officials naturally cannot confuse right and wrong. Didn't you yourself just confuse right and wrong?"
At this moment, the people Lin Ye sent out came back.
Xu Haoran returned with a group of Wu Lingwei and captured six or seven people.
These people were kidnapped by Wuhua Da and brought back on war horses. Once they arrived, they were pushed down and fell heavily to the ground.
Xu Haoran dismounted and strode forward: "General, we have gone to the county auxiliary army barracks to check clearly. The Jingxian city defense auxiliary army has a total of three hundred people, equipped with twenty-six war horses, half of which are new horses and half of which are abandoned by the Beiye Army."
Use an old horse."
"Except for the auxiliary barracks, the official post is equipped with six good war horses, and the military post is equipped with twelve good war horses."
Xu Haoran raised his head and looked at Lin Ye: "There are still six war horses in the auxiliary barracks, two war horses in the official post, and four war horses in the military post."
After he finished speaking, County Magistrate Zhang Mingzhi's legs went weak and he literally collapsed on the ground.
He thought that if he could fool him and give him enough benefits, he would be able to get over it.
Who would have thought that these Wu Lingwei were really investigating and didn't even give them any face?
Lin Ye stood up, walked slowly to Zhang Zhizhi, lowered his head and asked, "Tell me, where is the horse?"
At this time, the people watching around were whispering louder.
Lin Ye deliberately interrogated in the village to let the people see that Wu Lingwei was not bullying others, but was investigating the case seriously.
"Smuggling horses for official posts is a capital crime. Selling war horses for military posts is not only a capital crime, but it will also implicate the three tribes to see if they are collaborating with the enemy."
Yan Geng said: "Now we have to check whether the number of war horses in the Zhenbang martial arts hall and the number of horses lost by the government are correct."
At this moment, Yang Zhen's face turned really white, whiter than the first snowfall.
This capital county has always been safe and sound, and no senior official from above has ever come to inquire.
He had great influence in Jingxian County, and his favorite thing was horses. He tried every means to acquire them, and the people in the county government took a lot of advantage from him.
Junyi is indeed not under the jurisdiction of the local government, but at the local level, how can it be possible not to give face to the local government.
Besides, there hasn't been a war for more than ten years, so the military post basically doesn't need that many horses.
If there are fewer horses, they will die of old age, sickness, and death after a while, and no one will take it seriously.
In fact, there are countless such facts, not just in Jingxian County, but also in local government offices in various places.
The farther away you are from Geling, the more common this kind of thing is.
Moreover, local governments will basically not investigate this kind of matter very carefully.
Take the city of Yunzhou as an example. Among those wealthy families, which one doesn’t have a few good horses?
This matter needs to be investigated by the government, and it will be accurate once it is investigated. If it is investigated, it is to safeguard the law and discipline, but if it is not investigated, it is just a matter of human nature.
Here in Jingxian County, Hu Wuwei and Yang Zhen were unlucky, and Lin Ye came here just for them.
Yang Zhen glanced at Hu Wuwei, who was pale, and suddenly said loudly: "These horses were obtained by me through clever tricks, and they were also coerced by me."
Lin Ye hummed: "Take it, that's enough."
Without waiting for Yang Zhen to say anything more, Wu Lingwei stepped forward and tied Yang Zhen directly, and then removed his chin.
Before the county magistrate Zhang Mingzhi could react, he was also stripped of his official uniform.
Lin Ye stood up and said to the people who were watching: "I was just passing by, but I encountered such a big case. It shows how broken the rule of law in Jing County has been."
"So, I decided not to leave for the time being. I will handle the case at the Jingxian County Government. All people who have been bullied by the county government and bullies over the years can come to the county government and talk to me."
After he finished speaking, Yan Geng strode forward: "This is General Lin, the commander of Wu Lingwei. He has the arbitrary power personally authorized by the emperor, and the Lord's Palace of Yunzhou City cannot interfere. So if anyone has any grievances, just go to the county
As far as the government is concerned, Wu Lingwei will make the decision for everyone."
Lin Ye pulled the war horse over, mounted it and ordered: "Bring everyone to the county government office. In addition, everyone from Zhenbang Martial Arts School must be brought to justice. This matter may involve forming a clique and conspiring to treason. If anyone resists, we will kill them without mercy."
Anyone who escapes or hides will be severely punished."
This is also said to the common people.
At this moment, some people actually turned around and ran away.
This Zhenbang Martial Arts School is said to be very prestigious in Jingxian County, but in fact it is impossible that it has not bullied others.
Even if Yang Zhen himself has never done anything, his disciples, relying on his power, do not always do their duty outside.
Lin Ye wanted to use thunderous means, but he also hoped that someone would turn around and run away at this time.
When Pang Panghai saw the kneeling martial arts disciple over there getting up and running away, without saying a word, he took off his double-shot crossbow and fired directly at him.
As soon as Wu Lingwei's men saw Pang Panghai taking action, they immediately drew their swords and moved forward.
Most of the martial arts disciples immediately lowered their heads, fearing that they would be implicated.
Those who ran away were unlucky. Two people were shot over by random arrows. Although they were not killed on the spot, if they were not treated in time, they might not be able to survive for long.
The remaining people did not dare to resist and were kidnapped one by one by Wu Lingwei.
Not all the martial arts disciples were there, there were probably more than 200 people who came with Yang Zhen.
These people are usually tough, but they are tough in front of ordinary people. How could they get their turn in front of Wu Lingwei.
Besides, Lin Ye asked Feng Xiu to pick out which one he couldn't beat.
In just a few moments, they were all subdued.
The people who were watching were shocked when they saw that these Wu Lingwei dared to take action.
They had never seen such a scene before, and the wailing sound of the person who was hit by the arrow scared them so much that their faces changed color.
Lin Ye sat on the war horse and said: "Not just grievances related to them, but anyone with grievances can come to the county government office."
After saying that, he rode away.
He ordered Pang Panghai: "Send someone back and ask Feng Xiu to mobilize a thousand people. There seems to be some digging in this place."
The people of Dasheng Village witnessed with their own eyes that the county government officials who were all dressed in brocade clothes when they arrived were all stripped of their brocade clothes and put in chains when they left.
The key point is that Wu Lingwei arrested too many people at one time, including nearly 300 martial arts disciples, and the chains he brought were not enough.
I borrowed some ropes from the villagers to tie them up, but this made them feel even more unreal.
On the way, Xu Haoran asked Lin Ye: "Can these people be convicted in this case alone?"
Lin Ye nodded: "Yes."
He ordered softly: "When we get to the county government office, seal all the files in the county government office. In addition, put the county magistrate Zhang Mingzhi in solitary confinement. I want to question him."
Xu Haoran nodded: "Understood."
He let out a long breath: "Just now, when I was arresting people, I thought the people in the martial arts school would resist. My palms were all sweaty."
Lin Ye said: "You should be fortunate that people in Dayu are still afraid of the law. Of course, they are also afraid of the clothes on your body."
Lin Ye looked at him: "Use this clothes well. Not all cases can be investigated by us. Even if Wu Lingwei has ten thousand people, he can't find out anything about Yunzhou. But as long as we do, don't let people accuse us of unfair handling of cases."
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He looked into Xu Haoran's eyes: "Thirteenth Senior Brother wants to be a hero, but actually doing this job well is much more useful than a hero."