King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 5

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The howling at the gate of the yamen soon spread into the yamen, making Hu Jin'an, who was appointed as an official, feel even more irritated.

The new magistrate took office and wanted to check the previous government accounts. The 5000 taels of silver he embezzled privately has not yet been found.

In the past, this matter is actually nothing.

Say hello to the magistrate, everyone turn a blind eye, and this matter will pass.

The trouble now is that the checking of the accounts is ordered by the crown prince, so that it will be used for the encirclement and suppression of Japanese pirates.

After hearing the news, the magistrates in various prefectures and counties, and even the vassal bureaus, are now trying to make up for the shortfall.

And he, Hu Jin'an, couldn't make up 5000 taels of silver in the short term, so he was worried now.

With a "snap", Hu Jin'an slapped the table, startling the scribes outside.

"Go out and see, if anyone is making noise, order someone to call out immediately!" Hu Jin'an said angrily.

"Yes, humble job, let's go!"

The scribe turned around and went out, not wanting to stay indoors to bear the anger.

In fact, it is not uncommon for there to be wailing from outside the government office. After all, fights often come to the office, so the clerks in each room are working step by step, and only the head of the prison room is questioning outside at this moment.

"That's the way it is. Do you remember clearly? Our young master can tell you that if you don't make a fair judgment, you will definitely be held accountable in the future!"

It was Lu Yuxin who was speaking, and he also wanted to return to the palace sooner, and now he was making the final handover.

The owner of the torture room was not sure about his identity, so he said after listening: "The government will judge impartially, but I don't know who is your master?"

If the other party has a strong background, the principal will naturally report to his superiors, and finally make an "appropriate" judgment.

When Zhu Jinghong's explanation sounded, Lu Yuxin could only reply: "My master is the son of Zhenjiang Wei who is in charge of everything!"

Hearing this, the head of the punishment room looked at Team Leader Zhang outside the door, and the latter nodded slightly.

"Then please tell your son, the government will find out the cause of the matter and judge it impartially!"

"Farewell!"

After saying the last two words, Lu Yuxin left with the other three, all four of them were very anxious at the moment.

"Yuxin, Lord Thirteen is using your name falsely, I'm afraid I can't suppress Ying Tianfu!"

"The Xue family tree has deep roots, you have to make plans early, and don't let your father get into trouble!"

The other three guards, whose family background was similar to that of Lu Yuxin, were very aware of the seriousness of the matter, so they spoke out to remind them.

"If you really get into trouble, Lord Thirteen will not let you go!" Lu Yuxin said helplessly.

Everyone nodded, but said nothing more.

When they were rushing on their way, the Shuntian government office on the other side exploded.

Knowing that there was a murder case and that the Xue family was also injured, Hu Jin'an went to the gate of the government office in person.

"Brother Xue, what's going on with you? Who did it to you?" Hu Jin'an looked worried.

There is no way, this Xue family is the God of Wealth, who can just solve his troubles.

Just now when Lu Yuxin and his party were here, Xue Pan could only swallow his anger, but now he is looking forward to a savior.

"Catch, catch... those people just now, they... killed the people in my house, don't let them escape!"

Xue Pan spoke intermittently, but Hu Jin'an understood it very clearly, so his eyes immediately turned to Zhang Bantou.

"Deaf? Why don't you hurry up and take someone?"

"Yes, yes, sir, please calm down, little one, let's go!"

Zhang Bantou ran away quickly, while Hu Jin'an commanded other people in the yamen to help Xue Pan in.

As for Feng Yuan, who was also a victim, he was thrown directly into prison because Xue Pan accused him of robbing civilian women.

Fortunately, Zhu Jinghong stopped Feng Yuan before, and Feng Yuan was never beaten by Xue Pan. Although the injury was serious at this moment, it was not fatal.

"Master Hu, you have to avenge me, those people commit crimes in the street, they kill without batting an eye..."

In the side hall of the Hou Yamen, Hu Jin'an had already called for a doctor to treat Xue Pan's wound.

And Hu Jin'an was sitting aside, blowing hot air on a teacup.

Hearing Xue Pan cry, Hu Jin'an put down his teacup: "Brother Xue, I know you have been wronged, but this matter is not that simple!"

"The other party is a member of the army, and the family is quite powerful, so I'm afraid it's not easy to provoke!"

"What's more, now that the new government official has arrived, he has his own way of doing things, and things are not easy to handle!"

After saying this, Hu Jin'an sighed, and secretly observed Xue Pan's reaction.

"Uncle Xue's beating is for nothing?"

"What kind of people in the army, my uncle Wang Ziteng is currently the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, is he still afraid of a little commander?"

Seeing the other party's face getting worse, Hu Jin'an suddenly said again: "Brother Xue, General Wang is ordered to guard the north and is busy with military affairs... Don't bother him with this matter!"

Hu Jin'an knew the situation of the Xue family well, but he was worried that if he said too much, the cooked duck would fly away.

So he changed his voice: "It's not impossible to handle this matter in our mansion, it's just that there are many people and things involved, and everyone has to take care of it..."

After hearing the word "dot", Xue Pan asked directly, "How much money do you want?"

As long as the matter can be solved with money, it's not a big deal to him, First Young Master Xue. After all, the Xue family's most important thing is money.

Seeing Young Master Xue's lavish tone, Hu Jin'an set the price hard and said: "At least seven to eight thousand taels, I'm afraid..."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Hu Jin'an actually regretted it. He regretted that he shouldn't open his mouth like a lion.

Seventy-eight thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. If Young Master Xue is distressed and transfers the money to other sources, then Hu Jin'an will not be able to get anything.

"It's only eight thousand. I'll send someone to bring it to you in a while. If it's not enough, come to my house to get it!"

Xue Pan slapped the table, but it caused severe pain in his body, and he groaned and collapsed back on the chair.

Seeing his arrogance, Hu Jin'an felt remorse again, and secretly scolded himself for being too small, why didn't he just ask for 1 taels.

"This matter is on me, brother Xue will definitely be treated fairly!"

When the money was about to arrive, Hu Jin'an even changed his address, and Xue Pan's "brother" suddenly became Brother Xue.

"I don't care about the rest. He must be put in prison. If he can die, he will die. If he can't die, find a place where he doesn't want to shit. Let him die for the rest of his life!"

Hu Jin'an nodded: "I have a sense of proportion in this matter, Brother Xue, go home, I will come to see you again some day!"

Immediately after Hu Jin'an waved, all the servants of the Xue family entered the room and limped out with Xue Pan on his arm.

Watching Xue Pan leave, Hu Jinan suppressed his smile and sat in the room drinking tea.

About a quarter of an hour later, the prison owner appeared in front of him and presented the transcript of the previous interrogation.

Hu Jin'an only glanced at it briefly, then threw the transcript on the ground, looked at his subordinates and said, "It's the son of Zhenjiang Wei who is in charge of the matter, and together with Feng Yuan, he robbed the women of the people in the street, and finally indulged in slavery and beat people to death!"

"Re-interrogation!"

The prison owner was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "My lord, that person is not white after all, if he is charged with killing someone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with this matter!"

The owner of the punishment room is Hu Jin'an's confidant, so he only reminded him at this moment.

Although the torture room also knew that Hu Jin'an was not afraid of Zhenjiang Wei's command, but he didn't think it was necessary to go too far.

"No matter who it is, if you beat someone to death, you will have to ask the crime. My Ming Dynasty has strict laws and regulations. I am in charge of the punishment of a government. Shouldn't the law be enforced impartially?"

Hearing this, the prison owner knew that Hu Jin'an had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more.

(End of this chapter)