Daxianguan

Chapter 491: The Hard Bone

How could he have imagined that at this critical moment, the old man who appraised paintings was actually there, and he took the initiative to testify, which Zhou Qiangren did not expect.

I gave the old man a favor, but I didn't expect the old man to confess to Chu Xian when he saw Chu Xian, which caught Zhou Qiangren by surprise.

Now his mind is in a mess. Originally, this painting was his greatest reliance. If someone could prove the value of this painting, then Xia Bozhong's gift of the painting could be regarded as bribery.

But if the value of the painting is not high, the bribery is of course nonsense.

Zhou Qiangren didn't expect that the calligraphy and painting master he had spent money to find would actually demolish him at such a critical moment.

Finished!

Zhou Qiangren was trembling all over at this moment, he just woke up like a dream at this moment, it can be said that he came here specially to prove Xia Bozhong's crimes in public, it was simply whimsical.

He himself is seeking his own death.

The surrounding people also figured out what was going on at this time, and they were all yelling at Zhou Qiangren at the moment, the latter's mind was blank, and he was only concerned with wiping off his cold sweat.

As for the cronies behind him, there was nothing they could do in a hurry.

The current situation is quite bad. Originally, Xia Bozhong was convicted, but he didn't expect that the county magistrate himself was involved in the final detour.

Now that such an incident has been made in front of the governor, it's no wonder that nothing happened.

"Zhou Xiancheng, I have already said it. Let's talk about this matter when we go back. If you insist on saying it now, well, then what explanation do you have?" Chu Xian obviously didn't intend to let Zhou Qiangren go.

This kind of thing that requires no ability and is full of loopholes even for calculating people, I don't know who recommended him to become an official. If Chu Xian meets such a person, it is impossible to sit idly by.

Under Chu Xian's official position, Zhou Qiangren stuttered and couldn't speak a complete sentence.

"You spent money to buy the person who appraised the painting to frame Xia Bozhong, right? What's more, you made a big mistake. Xia Bozhong was not convicted of the crime, so you hurriedly notified the city government to dismiss him from his official position, and replaced him with a new one." Your confidant, you have been in office for half a year, have you ever done something beneficial to the people? It happens that everyone is here, how about this new county magistrate, you can speak freely, I, Chu Xian, listen."

Chu Xian shouted at this time.

Hearing this, everyone was on fire, and one by one began to accuse Zhou Qiangren of crimes. I have to say that Zhou Qiangren is also a talent. He has only been here for more than a hundred years, and he has already accumulated a lot of grievances among the people. His subordinates and cronies He and my concubine's daily actions are extremely domineering. Only now did they focus on detonating, and only then did they know that Zhou Qiangren was relying on his power to do evil.

Zhou Qiangren is anxious and angry now, but he can't say anything to refute, because he has done all these things.

"Okay, Zhou Qiangren, I will now suspend your official position with the power of the governor, and then hand it over to the supervisory censor for investigation. If the things listed by the people before are true, then according to the law of the Holy Dynasty, you will be sentenced, and you will be punished. Judgment, come here, take off his official talisman and put him down."

With Chu Xian's order, Zhou Qiangren, the county magistrate, couldn't do it.

The latter's hands and feet were trembling, and his expression was about to cry, but at this time, who would care about him again.

"Other officials in the county, those involved in the case, are also under control. This matter is handed over to the censor for investigation. Within three days, the official will see the result."

Chu Xian acted swiftly and resolutely. In just a moment, Zhou Qiangren's matter was resolved, and then he did not mention it again. Chu Xian would only interfere with Xia Bozhong and Zhou Qiangren's matter until this point. The specifics were left to Zhen Xicheng Mansion and the supervisory censor went to solve it.

He is the governor, if he always deals with small matters in the county government, it will only make people laugh.

But Chu Xian believes that the clear will be clear and the turbid will be turbid, and who is good and who is bad will be found out.

This incident is a trivial matter to Chu Xian, but it is of great significance to Xia Bozhong and the people related to him, especially Xia Bozhong, he has been wronged for nothing, so Chu Xian came to Dinghai County specially , already showed how much he valued him, which made Xia Bozhong very excited. When he thought that Master Chu Xian still remembered him as a person, Xia Bozhong felt that everything was worth it.

Moreover, Master Chu Xian came and only said a few words, so Zhou Qiangren missed the point and easily resolved this difficult problem that he thought could not be solved at all.

Xia Song and Xia Shi were also happy, as long as Xia Bozhong's grievances could be washed away, then the biggest stone weighing on them would be removed.

Next, Chu Xian walked into the county town with many people, and then let the people go home by themselves. As for the various gifts brought by the people, Chu Xian confiscated none of them.

And now that he has come to Dinghai County, of course Chu Xian wants to revisit this place he is very familiar with. land.

The most commendable place in Dinghai County is the county defense.

Today's county defense, thanks to the efforts of Jiang Yuan and Xia Bozhong for several years, has formed a scale, even if there is another monster tribe invasion, it can resist it.

This is where Chu Xian is most gratified.

There is also the county army. You must know that when Chu Xian was the county magistrate, the size of the county army in Dinghai County was only allowed to be 200 people.
If it is an inland county, 200 people is indeed enough, or even more. In some rich places, let alone 200 people, fifty well-trained county troops are enough.

But Dinghai County is not an inland county. This is the border. After turning over the mountains in front, it is the territory of the Yaozu. 200 people are too few.

At that time, Chu Xian tried every means to secretly recruit 500 people, but now, the quota for the county army in Dinghai County has increased to 800 people.

It can be said that in Dinghai County, the most powerful person may not be the county magistrate, but the history.

Dian Shi is in charge of a county's defense and military power, and he has [-] elite soldiers in his hands, which is real power.

But the current Chang Shi is also under control. The other party is Zhou Qiangren's confidant, helping Zhou Qiangren do evil, of course it is impossible to let the other party stay in this position.

Moreover, because Chu Xian is in a different position and identity, he sees the problem from a different angle.

Others think that the problem in Dinghai County lies with Zhou Qiangren, but in Chu Xian's view, the problem in Dinghai County lies in the higher-level city government.

There is an unshirkable responsibility for Zhenxi Chengcheng Mansion, otherwise, how can a waste like Zhou Qiangren become an official and even sit on the position of county magistrate?
Chu Xian knew that the news of his coming to Dinghai County must have been known to Zhenxi City, and it is estimated that the officials of Zhenxi City Mansion are rushing here in a hurry.

What's more, Chu Xian has already sent a supervisory censor to Zhenxi Mansion to understand the situation, and I believe there will be results soon.

Just as Chu Xian expected, he only stayed in Dinghai County for half a day before the officials from Zhenxi Mansion came.

The supervisory censor also came back. Chu Xian did not meet the officials of Zhenxi City Mansion, but met the supervisory censor first. Before he arrived in Dinghai County, the supervisory censor should have arrived. During the half day, he should have found out something , so Chu Xian must first listen to what the supervisory censor has to say.

In the study temporarily arranged by the county government, Liangzhou prefectural supervisory censor is telling Chu Xian.

"There is nothing wrong with Zhenxi City in general. The government order is also dedicated to his duties. He has made achievements in the past five years since he took office. He is not a mediocre person. However, Song Guangming, the chief scribe of the city government, has a serious problem. The city-level censor, but Song Guangming did not know that the censor was a disciple of the lower official. In fact, he secretly informed Song Guangming about a year ago. He spent this year collecting various evidences. Unexpectedly, my student died unexpectedly three months ago, and his soul was incomplete, and all the evidence he collected disappeared. Song Guangming is very shrewd, and even more vicious. It is also not easy to do things in an airtight manner, and it is not easy to catch him." Supervisor Yushi said at this moment, gnashing his teeth.

"Do you think it was Song Guangming who killed the people and destroyed the evidence?" Chu Xian asked.

The Supervising Censor nodded very positively: "Unfortunately, the lower officials have no evidence, just speculation."

Chu Xian nodded, no place can be said to be impeccable, there will always be one or two scum.

Obviously, Song Guangming is the biggest official scum in Zhenxi City.

"Now?" Chu Xian asked.

The supervisory censor shook his head: "The lower officials are still sending people to investigate him secretly, but unfortunately they haven't caught any fatal evidence. This person is indeed cautious. The lower officials think that it is not appropriate to startle the snake for the time being, and wait until there is solid evidence to arrest him." Take it down."

"So, Song Guangming is here too?" Chu Xian asked, and the supervisor nodded.

Chu Xian took a deep breath.

In his eyes, there is no official that cannot be taken down. No matter how cunning Song Guangming is, there must be flaws, but it is impossible for Chu Xian to do everything by himself, and it is impossible to ask others to investigate cases according to their own efficiency and ability. .

Those who are superior must know how to employ people.

What's more, Chu Xian is currently focusing on the entire state, recasting taxation, and cleaning up commerce. This is the top priority, and its importance is far higher than that of Song Guangming.

So, Chu Xian really didn't have the time to investigate this matter in person, not to mention, as a governor, he would personally investigate and handle a city chief secretary. If he said it, it would be ridiculed, and the higher-ups would also have opinions on him.

Therefore, the best way to deal with this matter is to hand it over to your subordinates to investigate and handle it.

This is officialdom.

After thinking for a while, Chu Xian said: "Let Song Guangming investigate Zhou Qiangren's affairs. He is the chief secretary of the city government and has the duty of supervising his subordinates. Let's see how Song Guangming will investigate and deal with it. Also, you as the supervisor Check and see if Zhou Qiangren will reveal some valuable clues."

The inspector censor immediately understood what Chu Xian meant, nodded his head hastily, and thought to himself that this move was brilliant. Everyone knew that Zhou Qiangren belonged to Song Guangming, and asked Song Guangming to investigate. Seriously, it will definitely make Zhou Qiangren give up, so if Zhou Qiangren can know something about Song Guangming's death, that is the best, and he can also take the opportunity to take down Song Guangming. If Zhou Qiangren doesn't know, he can also attack Song Guangming's family arrogance.

Chu Xian asked the supervisory censor to step down, and then went to meet with the officials of Zhenxi City Mansion. Naturally, he wanted to beat them with the matter of Zhou Qiangren from Dinghai County plucking the organs and framing his colleagues. Shu Song Guangming investigated Zhou Qiangren.

Song Guangming couldn't see any flaws. This person was over sixty years old, but he looked like he was in his forties.

(End of this chapter)