Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 149 The Supervisory Censor Arrives...

Let's talk about this day, when Ning Caichen was on duty, there was a sudden sound of drumming outside the yamen.

If someone beats the drum, it means someone wants to sue, so Ning Caichen immediately ordered to be promoted.

The complainant was a man in his thirties who wept bitterly as soon as he entered the courtroom, kowtowing to Ning Caichen non-stop.

"I beg your lord to be the master of grass people!"

It seems that there is really a grievance, but the forehead is bloody, but it doesn't hurt.

"What is wrong with you?"

"Returning to the adults, Lei San, the old father of Cao Min was beaten to death..."

According to Lei San, his family lived in an alley in the north of the city, and he and Ah Shui Nai were neighbors, but the two families never communicated.

There is a vegetable field behind the two yards, half of each house, with a fence in the middle.

This morning, Lei San's father went to the vegetable field to pick vegetables, and found that Ah Shui had brought a few people to move the fence, at least to his own vegetable field.

The old man naturally refused, so he stepped forward to argue.

Unexpectedly, Ah Shui refused to admit it, saying that the fence wall had fallen, and he asked someone to tie it up again.

Angrily, the old man asked Ah Shui to tie back the fence, not to occupy his land, but Ah Shui refused, insisting that the place where he tied it was the boundary.

In a fit of rage, the old man knocked down the fence, and was about to rebuild it himself.

Ah Shui was furious, and stepped forward to make a move.Those few people also joined in the fun and came forward to beat the old man.

Lei San heard the movement and ran out, but was also beaten...

"My lord, several neighbors at the scene witnessed all this, but they were afraid of Ah Shui's revenge and dared not step forward to fight.

After Ah Shui and others gave up, Cao Min hurried to the old father and found that the old father was covered with blood and had many injuries on his body.

Cao Min hurried to look for the doctor with his old father on his back. On the way, the old father confessed a few words and then stopped talking.

When it was recited to the doctor, the doctor said... that Cao Min's master had... lost his breath..."

"What a lawless Ah Shui, come here, hurry up and get him!"

Ning Caichen raised his hand and dropped the arrest warrant.

Unexpectedly, after Ah Shui was brought to the court by the yamen servant, he was quite arrogant. He stood in the court without kneeling, and said that he had never done anything, and he didn't know who did it.

"Bold! How dare you despise the court, come and punish me!"

Seeing Ning Caichen coming for real, Ah Shui finally panicked, and shouted: "I am from the Chu family, you can't torture me."

If it were another official of Guangping Prefecture, he would not easily torture the servants of Chu Prefecture. After all, it is up to the owner to beat a dog.

But Ning Caichen doesn't care so much, the more people from the Chu family, the more ruthless he will be.

After being beaten, Ah Shui finally became honest, but still refused to admit that he had done anything.

Regarding this, Ning Caichen was not in a hurry, he ordered people to be detained first, and then personally led people to the scene to investigate.

Just after returning from the investigation, someone came to intercede.

However, Ning Caichen pretended to be a snake, and secretly stepped up the interrogation of Ah Shui.

This guy is also strong in the outside world, unable to stand the toss and the pain of flesh and blood, and finally began to confess honestly.

Under the guidance of Ning Caichen, this guy unknowingly told some secret things about the Chu family.

In addition, Zhou Yu's side also secretly inquired, combining all the clues investigated before, the truth finally began to surface.

It turned out that little Taohong used to be a Goulan girl, and she was also a top card. Not only was she pretty, but she was also good at singing and dancing.

Chu Yintai's father was fascinated by it, so he redeemed him and took him as a concubine.

Unexpectedly, after Xiao Taohong got married, she was followed by Chu Yintai.

After coming and going, the two hooked up.

This matter is not a secret in the Chu Mansion, almost all servants know it, only Master Chu is kept in the dark.

Later, Chu Yintai seemed a little tired, so he wanted to get rid of Xiao Taohong.

Who knows that Xiao Taohong refuses to follow her, and still clings to Chu Yintai.After all, Master Chu is getting old, and his body can't bear it.

Besides, I'm afraid it won't last for a few years. Xiao Taohong is still young, so naturally she has to find a way out in advance.

As everyone knows, her entanglement has led to a fatal disaster...

"It seems that Chu Yintai already had a murderous intention, so he set up such a plan to kill two birds with one stone. It can not only get rid of the entangled Xiao Taohong, but also use it to frame Feng Sheng, the poison in his heart."

Hearing what Ning Caichen said, Zhou Yu said: "Although that is the case, these are just inferences based on common sense, and there is no conclusive evidence.

Even if Chu Yintai is caught, he admits that he has an affair with Xiao Taohong, it's just a family matter, and there is nothing he can do about it. "

"So, the students thought that the person who killed Xiao Taohong must be found, and he would testify against Chu Yintai.

I think that the person who killed Xiao Taohong must not have been killed by Chu Yintai himself, but by someone who ordered his subordinates to do it. "

"Well, this is the direction to solve the case. That Ah Shui is a breakthrough point, he should know a lot of secrets.

By the way, this kid is the nephew of the housekeeper of Chu House, right? "

"Yes, sir."

"That's good, Caichen, I'll show you the way, and you can start from Ah Shui and follow the clues to investigate the housekeeper.

Since he is the housekeeper of the Chu Mansion, he must know the inside story. "

Hearing this, Ning Caichen couldn't help but frowned: "But..."

"What? Is someone putting pressure on you?"

Ning Caichen sighed: "Oh, Ah Shui was arrested, and there are already several officials in the yamen looking for students to intercede.

Including the prefect, the master also asked the master to come and beat him up, telling the students to leave the Chu family's affairs alone.

So the students were thinking that if they really wanted to arrest the butler of the Chu family, the Chu family would probably fight back with all their might.

It's not that the students are afraid of revenge, the key is the strength of the students alone... I'm afraid they won't be able to shake the Chu family. "

Zhou Yu raised his hand and patted Ning Caichen on the shoulder: "Don't worry about this, you can go and investigate with great fanfare. In two days, someone will come to help you."

"Oh?"

Ning Caichen was overjoyed, and couldn't help but ask, "Sir, who is it?"

Zhou Yu smiled mysteriously: "You will know when the time comes."

Sure enough, two days later, a supervisory censor visited Guangping Mansion.

Although he is only a sixth-rank official and not as high as the prefect, the duty of the supervisory censor is to supervise local officials and report to the court.

To some extent, it is similar to the imperial envoy who travels on behalf of the emperor.

So, how dare the officials of Guangping Mansion be negligent?As soon as the official document is received, prepare for the reception.

When Ning Caichen saw Yu Shi, he couldn't help but be full of surprises. It turned out that the person who came was Wei Yishan, a student of Mr. Yu, and of course his classmate.

Wei Yishan and Sun Li were the first batch of Zhou Yu's students to pass the Jinshi examination.

Even though Wei Yishan, the champion of Sun Li High School, passed the second-class exam, he stayed in the capital to become an official.He was promoted last year and transferred to Yushitai.

This is the first time he has left Beijing for inspection after taking office. He is responsible for inspecting the Northwest Road area, and Quang Binh Mansion happens to be his inspection area.

The next morning, Xin Shishiniang brought her maid, Yue'er, to the gate of the official post to lodge a complaint.

This was naturally ordered by Zhou Yu.

And not only the master and servant of Xin Shishiniang, but also more than a dozen common people also knelt outside the door and sued the Chu family for bullying men and women, forcibly occupying land and other evil deeds.

These people were secretly instructed by Ning Caichen.

The vicious guards outside the door wanted to drive away the people, but Wei Yishan came out and shouted angrily: "Stop!"

The guards were so frightened that they quickly abdicated.

"I beg Master Qingtian to avenge the grassroots..."

"I beg my lord to be the master for the little people..."

All of a sudden, there were shouts one after another.

"What grievances do you have? Tell me one by one..."

Chu Mansion.

"My lord, it's not good. Xin Shishiniang and a group of unscrupulous people went to the official post to complain to the supervisory censor."

"what?"

Hearing the servant's report, Chu Yintai couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and knocked over the teacup in his hand.

"My lord, this matter is absolutely true. Lord Yushi has sent those people to the Yamen, saying that he will be promoted to the court for interrogation in person."

"Understood, you hurry to find out the news."

"Yes, son!"

The servant turned and left in a hurry.

Chu Yintai walked quickly to the west courtyard to discuss with his father...

At this time, all the government officials were anxious like ants on a hot nest.

They never expected that Wei Yishan would handle the case as soon as he came, and those common people would sue the Chu family.

Which of these people has no inextricable relationship with the Chu family?
Once the Chu family was thoroughly investigated, none of them would be able to escape.

"Master Zhifu, what should I do?"

"That's right, from the judge's point of view, if Wei Yishan doesn't come sooner or later, I'm afraid it's not a coincidence that he came here specially for the Chu family's affairs."

"That's right, that Ning Caichen was at Cha Chu's house before, and I tried to persuade him a lot, but that guy still insisted on going his own way.

Now Wei Yishan is obviously here to help him, could it be... the idea of ​​the Marquis of Jing'an? "

At this time, the prefect of Guangping was also in a state of confusion, pacing anxiously: "Then what do you think should be done?"

"My lord, for the current plan, I think the best way is... to strike first!"

Hearing this, the magistrate was taken aback: "Don't mess around, you have to know how big a crime it is to touch a supervisory censor?"

"Your Excellency misunderstood the meaning of Xiaguan, Xiaguan refers to the Chu family..."

Upon hearing this, the Guangping prefect couldn't help but his eyes lit up: "Well, maybe that's the only way to go."

"Then the official will send someone there now, first find a reason to put his father and son in jail, and then find another opportunity..."

Having said that, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"Well, do it quickly, first control people, and not fall into Wei Yishan's hands."

"Yes, my lord!"

Unexpectedly, they made wishful thinking, and when they arrived at the Chu Mansion, they found that they were a step behind.

This time when he came to Guangping Mansion, Wei Yishan secretly dispatched a team of people. Before Guangping Mansion could make a move, he had already sent people to take Chu's father and son, including several of his confidantes, to the court.

When they arrived at the court, the father and son looked innocent and asked Wei Yishan loudly why he arrested them?

Wei Yishan said coldly: "Your father and son are involved in many cases. The people in this hall are all suing your father, son and your subordinates. Why do you think you should be arrested?"

"My lord, these are just a bunch of thugs, my lord, don't listen to others.

Your Excellency can go out and inquire, our Chu family is a famous family in Guangping Prefecture, we have always followed the rules and have always been friendly with the government..."

These words are obviously aimed at highlighting the family background, and at the same time reminding Wei Yishan that the Chu family is also related, and it is not so easy to provoke.

It's a pity, how could Wei Yishan be threatened by his father and son?
His coming this time was not just to clean up the Chu family and his son, it was just a coincidence of timing.

A group of officials in Quang Binh Mansion have long colluded with local gentry and wealthy businessmen to oppress their neighbors and exploit the common people. Officials have long reported it.

This time, when Wei Yishan left Beijing for an inspection tour, he was also instructed by his superiors to pay attention to the movements of Quang Binh Mansion, observe the sentiments of the people, and secretly collect evidence.

Therefore, Feng Sheng's case was just a breakthrough. First, the father and son of the Chu family were attacked, and then followed up to clean up the chaos in Quang Binh Mansion.

Next, Wei Yishan did not interrogate the Chu family father and son first, but interrogated several subordinates headed by the housekeeper.

Of course these guys will not plead guilty easily.

However, there were people complaining in the hall, and many people heard that the Chu family father and son had been arrested, and flocked to the Yamen to complain or volunteered to be witnesses.

In the past, the common people suffered from having no way to file complaints, but now finally there are officials who make decisions for them, so it is natural to spread it to ten, ten to hundreds...

With the sufferer and the witnesses, the crimes of the Chu family father and son were exposed in court one by one.

Seeing that the wind direction was not right, the master was the first to lose his balance and started to confess first.

Because Wei Yishan said before, whoever takes the initiative to confess and expose, can reduce the crime as appropriate, and if there are important clues to report, the merits can even be used to make up for the crime.

Therefore, the master wants to grab the first merit, even if he cannot be released without charge, he will try his best to save his life and save a few years in prison.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, Chu Yintai threatened angrily: "If you dare to say it, I will definitely not let you go after you come down."

Hearing this, Wei Yishan became annoyed: "You think you can still go out? Come here, clap your mouth!"

"Yes, my lord!"

At that moment, a servant from the government office rushed to Chu Yintai, dragged him to the field, forced him to kneel down on the ground, and then picked up the bamboo board and beat him with "papapapa".

At this time, Master Chu was finally frightened, rolled his eyes, and passed out.

"Go find a doctor."

Seeing this, Wei Yishan ordered lightly.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Okay, you continue to talk..." Wei Yishan said to the master of the Chu residence.

"Yes, my lord..."

So, the master began to explain.

Of course, what he said was of course trying his best to clear himself up, and blamed all the faults on the Chu family father and son, saying that he was just following orders.

Seeing the master, they spoke up first, and the other confidantes knew that the situation was over, and if they didn't explain, it meant that they would become scapegoats.

As a result, the attitudes of each of them changed drastically, from being stubborn at the beginning to being proactive.

With their narration, the truth of Feng Sheng's murder case finally surfaced.

It turned out that the real murderer was Ah Shui.However, Ah Shui was also ordered by the housekeeper, and the housekeeper was also ordered by Chu Yintai.

To put it simply, the real culprit is actually Chu Yintai.

"Mr. Chu said that he has long been tired of playing with Xiao Taohong, but that woman doesn't know what to do and always pesters him.

Mr. Chu said that he didn't want to turn against his father because of a woman, so he carefully planned a poisonous plan.

At that time, he took a fancy to Feng Sheng's wife and said that he would definitely get her.

Finally, he started to implement his plan on the day of the birthday party. He ordered the villain to kill Xiao Taohong and plant it on Feng Sheng.

The little one has always been timid, not even daring to kill a chicken, even if it kills?But he didn't dare to disobey the order, and finally handed it over to Ah Shui..."

"Blood spurts!"

Chu Yintai's mouth was full of blood, and he roared indistinctly.

"You still dare to shout at the court? Come on, continue to slap your mouth!"

"Yes!"

"Clap clap clap..."

Another round of bamboo was fanned down, and this time, Chu Yintai's teeth were knocked out...

(End of this chapter)