Lin Ye sat in the study and looked through the files, which were piled up like mountains.
No one expected that so many people would come after Lin Ye announced that the county government would accept the case.
It is not an exaggeration to say that on the first day alone, people lined up outside the county government office for redress of their grievances and could be as far as a mile away.
The next day it was even more crowded. The number of unjust cases in this small county was staggering.
Of these cases, 40% were related to the Zhenbang Martial Arts School, and 40% were related to the county government Hu Wuwei.
Yang Zhen, a knight-errant who is known as a righteous man, has cases several feet thick on his body.
Lin Ye glanced at Zhang Mingzhi who was kneeling in front of him. Zhang Mingzhi didn't even dare to express his anger.
"Not ready yet?"
Lin Yewen.
Zhang Mingzhi looked up at Lin Ye and asked tentatively: "But sir, if, if the case is settled, then I will not be able to escape the death penalty."
Lin Ye was no longer interested in talking to Zhang Mingzhi anymore. The reason why he didn't attack Zhang Mingzhi for several days was because there must be something wrong with this man.
At this time, Lin Ye seemed to be impatient, so he waved his hand, and Pang Panghai came in from the door, took Zhang Mingzhi by the collar and walked out.
"Master Commander, don't kill me, don't kill me."
When Zhang Mingzhi saw that this guy was serious, he immediately shouted.
"Stop pretending."
Lin Ye glanced at him: "People from Yu Lingwei are not very good at acting."
Zhang Mingzhi's expression changed.
"Lord Commander."
Zhang Mingzhi stood up, looked at Lin Ye and said, "Since you have already seen that I am from Yu Lingwei, why do you still do this?"
Lin Ye pointed to the side, where there was a coffee table with a stack of white paper on it.
"I don't understand what the commander means."
Zhang Mingzhi said: "What do you want to know, sir?"
Lin Ye stood up and walked to Zhang Mingzhi: "People from Yu Lingwei are not good at acting, but their bones are pretty strong."
He reached out toward Zhang Mingzhi, who immediately retreated. At this time, he no longer pretended and simply avoided it.
But it can't be avoided.
Lin Ye's hand seemed to have magic power. No matter how Zhang Mingzhi tried to dodge, he still strangled his neck in the end.
"Your role in Jing County is probably to monitor Yunzhou City to see if there is anything hidden in the mountains."
Lin Ye said slowly: "You haven't been transferred in Jingxian County for more than ten years. It's not that the officials have forgotten you, but the Yuling Guard needs you to keep an eye on it."
"If Beiye King Tuoba Lie really has the intention to rebel, Yashan, sixty miles away from Yunzhou City, is the most suitable place to hide things."
Zhang Mingzhi coughed and said, "Master Commander, do you want to investigate Tuoba Lie?"
Lin Ye let go of his hand: "I gave Yu Lingwei some face, so I didn't kill you directly, so don't make a mistake."
Zhang Mingzhi's face was still a little blue, and he gasped: "If we can really find something, can we still be here for more than ten years?"
Lin Ye asked: "Are you sure you haven't found anything?"
Zhang Mingzhi nodded: "Tuoba Lie either doesn't have any objections, or he hides it deeper."
Lin Ye said: "Not long ago, all the men I sent to Zhenbang Martial Arts Hall to investigate the case died. Who do you think killed them?"
Lin Ye guessed that Zhang Mingzhi didn't know the identities of those Wu Lingwei at all.
Zhang Mingzhi said: "The biggest possibility is, of course, someone from King Kitano."
Lin Ye asked again: "What's the reason?"
Zhang Mingzhi said: "Hu Wuwei was once Wang Huanran's subordinate. Wang Huanran's greedy money amounted to at least millions of taels, or even tens of millions of taels."
"But Yu Lingwei had been secretly investigating for so long, but could not find Wang Huanran's whereabouts, and the dirty silver was nowhere to be found."
He looked at Lin Ye: "The biggest suspicion is that the money Wang Huanran was greedy for was not for himself at all."
Lin Ye: "What you mean is that Wang Huanran was able to escape safely not because of Qianfu Zhijin Shenglang, but because Tuoba Lie deliberately let him go."
Zhang Mingzhi said: "Jin Sheng was just a fool. Besides, King Beiye probably let Wang Huanran go. I doubt that such a large amount of dirty silver could be found whereabouts. It's in King Beiye's palace."
"If Tuoba Lie had no intention of turning back, why would he want to make money so much? And secretly?"
He said: "So, although Yu Lingwei could not find any real evidence that Tuoba Lie was rebellious, Tuoba Lie must have rebellious intentions."
Lin Ye looked at him, and Zhang Mingzhi felt that since he had spoken, his identity had been revealed, so he simply continued.
"Hu Wuwei is Wang Huanran's subordinate. He can be the county magistrate here because Wang Huanran is the leader."
"In the investigation of Wang Huanran's case, most of the officials promoted by Wang Huanran were implicated, but Hu Wuwei was the only one who was clean, so this is the most suspicious."
Lin Ye: "You spent several years, but you didn't find out what was suspicious about Hu Wuwei."
Zhang Mingzhi said: "I really have no evidence, but I have reason to doubt."
He said seriously: "Without Hu Wuwei's care, Yang Zhen's martial arts gym would not have been able to open as big as it did."
Lin Ye nodded: "Continue."
Zhang Mingzhi said: "It's not surprising that a martial arts gym has hundreds of disciples, but it often attracts ruffians from Beijing County, gives them money, and teaches them martial arts."
"If the commander hadn't taken Yang Zhen with thunderous means, even if the government officials came to deal with him, they might not be able to do it."
"He can summon thousands of people with just a greeting. Although most of them will not really fight for him, waving the flag and shouting are always indispensable."
Zhang Mingzhi said he was thirsty, so he walked aside and poured himself a glass of water. He still looked like he was scared to death just now.
He probably also thought about it. Since his identity was exposed and Wu Lingwei's target was Tuoba Lie, he might as well say anything in order to survive.
"It's just a martial arts school. No matter how courageous Yang Zhen is, are you really not afraid of investigating his private purchase of war horses?"
"Hundreds of disciples take turns practicing riding horses every day. Isn't this training cavalry?"
Zhang Mingzhi looked at Lin Ye: "There is Yang Zhen in Jingxian County, what about other counties? There are thousands of counties under Yunzhou. If every county has such a martial arts school..."
"One martial arts school trains hundreds of people, ten schools train thousands of people, one hundred schools train tens of thousands, and one thousand schools train hundreds of thousands!"
Zhang Mingzhi asked Lin Ye: "If Tuoba Lie rebels, can all counties be captured in an instant with just one order?"
He said: "Hu Wuwei allowed him to buy war horses privately. I suspect that it was Tuoba Lie who ordered the counties under the control of Yunzhou. Even if what I just said is a bit exaggerated, there may be tens of thousands or even 100,000 people.
"
He looked into Lin Ye's eyes: "How can a small county magistrate and a small martial arts master be so bold?"
Lin Ye asked: "Since you are already suspicious, have you ever reported it to Yu Lingwei?"
Zhang Mingzhi shook his head: "Not yet."
Lin Ye: "Why didn't you report such a big secret?"
Zhang Mingzhi seemed to not know how to answer for a moment.
Lin Ye guessed: "You didn't realize it at first and took countless benefits from Hu Wuwei and Yang Zhen. You took so much that you didn't dare to report it later."
Zhang Mingzhi said nothing.
Lin Ye guessed again: "You didn't suddenly wake up after I came and found out about these war horses?"
Zhang Mingzhi still said nothing, but his expression changed slightly.
Lin Ye couldn't help but sigh.
"People who guard Lingwei shouldn't be like this."
Zhang Mingzhi said: "The commander guessed wrong. The reason why I didn't report it was because I was tired of it."
Lin Ye raised his eyebrows.
Zhang Mingzhi said: "I reported it, will the credit fall to me? If something happens, I will be the first to take responsibility."
"I have been an official in Jingxian County for more than ten years, and I have lived a happy life. As long as I never report anything of great use, I will always be happy here."
Lin Ye nodded: "It makes sense."
Zhang Mingzhi said: "Master Commander, I have said everything that needs to be said. If you go and investigate, then go and investigate. I just want to let me live."
Lin Ye nodded: "Okay."
This good word was said so happily that Zhang Mingzhi couldn't believe it.
Lin Ye said: "I checked all the files and took over many unjust cases. Although you are incompetent, you have never harmed anyone."
"Of these unjust cases, less than half are related to Zhenbang Martial Arts School, and the other half are related to Hu Wuwei. They made money wantonly, and you took some, but what you took was not much compared to what they robbed."
He turned around and returned to his seat: "At midnight tonight, there will be no one on duty in the prison for a short while. You can just leave on your own."
Zhang Mingzhi immediately knelt down and saluted: "Thank you very much, Commander, for not killing me."
Lin Ye waved his hand: "Take it back to the prison."
Pang Panghai led his men to escort Zhang Mingzhi down, and Lin Ye's two senior brothers came up to him in confusion.
"General."
Yan Geng asked: "Really let this corrupt official go like this? Although this person has not directly harmed anyone, many people died unjustly in cases he did not handle."
Lin Ye said: "If you let him go, someone will not let him live."
Xu Haoran thought about it carefully and tentatively asked Lin Ye: "Beiye Prince's Mansion?"
Lin Ye said: "At this time, there are probably many pairs of eyes outside the county government office. I will ask someone to loosen the prison. If Zhang Mingzhi comes out, he will go to the prison, but not to the capital county."
He paused for a moment and then said: "If Tuoba Lie is really planning a rebellion as Zhang Mingzhi said, the Beiye Palace will not allow him to live."
Xu Haoran: "We are watching secretly, and we will find whoever takes action against Zhang Mingzhi."
Yan Geng: "If you find out, will you do nothing?"
Lin Ye shook his head: "Don't move."
Xu Haoran thought carefully for a while, and then asked Lin Yedao: "Since the people of King Beiye are indispensable in this capital county, the people of Yu Lingwei must also be indispensable."
Lin Ye: "So we won't move."
Yan Geng said: "I'll pick someone to follow you."
Lin Ye said: "Twelfth Senior Brother, Thirteenth Senior Brother, none of you can go, this will kill people, and you will be in danger if you go."
Yan Geng: "We can't just do nothing and just watch. It shouldn't be a big problem."
Lin Ye became stubborn: "My wife said that you should listen to me in everything and not refute."
Yan Geng and Xu Haoran looked at each other and sighed.
"What you want to do is to eliminate harm for the people."
Lin Ye said: "The thing about eliminating harm for the people is outside."
He pointed.
In the county government compound, Hu Wuwei and Yang Zhen were tied to pillars. They were not qualified to live in a prison.
Lin Ye said: "Don't ask about King Beiye, just deal with them oppressing the people and taking advantage of them, and do it in front of the people."
Xu Haoran and Yan Geng looked at each other again, and could only nod: "Yes."
When the two senior brothers went out, Lin Ye couldn't help but sigh softly.
What the senior brothers want to do is chivalrous, which is different from what Lin Ye wants to do.
Lin Ye said, the more ruthlessly you handle civil injustice cases, the happier and prouder you will be.
Chivalry shines brightly.
What Lin Ye wants to do is to create waves and undercurrents.