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Chapter 147 Bring it to justice
Looking at the flames around him, Fang Cheng's expression turned ashen. He didn't expect that the testimony left behind to kill Song Qingyou would now be the last straw that crushed him.

Cui Xizhuo waved his hand, and two soldiers stepped forward to arrest Fangcheng.

In the county government, because the emperor attached great importance to this matter, Cui Xizhuo decided to interrogate him overnight and close the case as soon as possible.

Fang Cheng was bound by heavy shackles and knelt in the center, and the secretary also knelt beside him tremblingly. Cui Xizhuo was seated first, Xiao Qishu and Song Qingyou stood aside.

As soon as the alarm sounded, Cui Xizuo asked: "Who gave you the courage to murder an official of the imperial court! I know that you two have worked together for many years, why are you so cruel and ruthless!"

Fang Cheng sneered, "Wealth is gained through danger. That guy has been on top of me for so many years. I have done all the hard work and all the benefits are his. Why shouldn't I dare!"

Cui Xizhuo frowned, "If you are dissatisfied, you can report it to the higher-ups, why ruin your career like this."

"Submit a letter?" Fang Cheng seemed to have heard some big joke, "Hahahaha, what a petition! I am just a small military household with no connections in the court. How many people care about what I submit?"

Cui Xizuo sighed softly. He was born in the Cui family. Although his family was full of celebrities, he was also aware of some scandalous things in the court, but he didn't expect that it was the same in such a small county.

The officialdom is dark, even if Cui Xizhuo has the heart, even a few officials can't change it, unless it is from top to bottom... So he didn't dwell on it anymore, and asked instead: "Tell me about your murder."

Fang Cheng recounted the process in detail.

On the other side, Xiao Ningning, who knew nothing, was awakened by the soldiers who suddenly broke in, and said in horror: "Ah!! Who are you! How dare you break into the military household's mansion late at night!"

These soldiers were all bloody on the hands of the battlefield, they ignored Xiao Ningning at all, and turned him to the government with a blank expression.

Xiao Ningning, who came to the government office, saw Fang Cheng who was kneeling in the middle talking with a dejected face, and then saw Song Qingyou who was standing aside and didn't know what he was thinking. His first reaction was to rush up. .

"What are you doing! Be honest!"

The soldiers were merciless in attacking, immediately Xiao Ningning felt that his shoulders were about to shatter, and finally he knelt down obediently, at this time he also heard clearly what Fang Cheng was saying.

"...So I became murderous, and when I went to welcome him back, I brought my confidants to kill him." After Fang Cheng finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Ningning.

This glance made Xiao Ningning's heart go cold. Strictly speaking, killing the county magistrate was her idea, and she should be guilty of the same crime as Fang Cheng.

Cui Xizhuo, who had listened to the whole process, quickly grasped several key points, "There are accomplices, so let me tell you their names." Then he pointed to the military households who were trying to reduce their presence, "Why do you keep this alive?"

"I'm going to use them as witnesses to pin the blame on these two people." Fang Cheng said and pointed at Xiao Qishu and Song Qingyou. No matter what happened, he was dead now, so he had no need to hide it.

"Huh?" Cui Xizhuo didn't expect Xiao Qishu and the others to be involved, "Why would you want to blame them?"

"Because they are exiles, they have their own crimes and have no roots in Kushui County." Fang Cheng paused, "And one day a man in black told me that as long as Xiao Qishu dies, I can be promoted. "

Cui Xizhuo and Xiao Qishu looked at each other, and they dared to make such a promise, without even thinking about it, they knew that they must have something to do with the capital.

Fang Cheng confessed his crime and was sentenced to beheading according to the laws of the dynasty. His family property was transferred to the state treasury, and the rest of the people in the government were consigned to slave status. His documents were perjured to support the evildoers. He was slapped with eighty bans and removed from his own government office. Never hired.

Xiao Ningning, who had worked so hard to get rid of her slave status, was suddenly heartbroken. She went round and round to find this ending, and she burst into tears.

boom!
The door of Xiao Yiran's residence was suddenly kicked open.

A group of soldiers under Cui Xizhuo's command came here, each with a murderous look, although Xiao Yiran was afraid, he still sternly said: "Who are you!"

"The criminal Fang Cheng killed the imperial court official with conclusive evidence. Today he is sentenced to beheaded and his family property is confiscated!"

"What?!" Xiao Yiran was shocked and angry.

When he was about to argue, he was stopped by the soldiers, "Don't talk too much! Pack up your clothes and leave quickly, or don't blame us for being rude!".

Xiao Yiran, who was originally a foreigner but a middle-aged man, didn't dare to say anything for a moment, so he had to tell Tang Yulian to pack some clothes. He came to the street in disgrace and watched the soldiers seal the door.

"Son, what... what's going on?" Tang Yulian asked in confusion.

Cheng Yuxi, who was imprisoned, was also released because of this.

Ever since Xiao Ningning married Fang Cheng, Xiao Yiran has started to be domineering again, and now he is kicked out like a bereaved dog, turning his head to the county government.

When they arrived at the gate of the county government office, they rushed in without hesitation, and were stopped without incident. In order to enter the imperial envoy, they shouted at the top of their voices: "Master imperial envoy! The grassroots have a case to report!"

Fang Cheng was put into death row, and Xiao Ningning was put into prison together. Shouts from outside came in, and Cui Xizuo asked, "What's the noise at the door?" After whispering, Xiao Yiran was brought in.

"Craftsman Xiao Yiran sees the imperial envoy!"

"Get up and talk."

Xiao Yiran got up when he heard the words, raised his head and was about to speak, when his eyes suddenly focused, "Cui Xizhuo?!"

"Yo!" Cui Xizhuo's tone was teasing, "Master Xiao finally recognized me."

Xiao Yiran, who was still holding a sliver of hope, suddenly turned dark, and the prepared words suddenly got stuck in his throat.

Cui Xizhuo has always disliked the eldest son of the Xiao family, and whenever he had the opportunity, he would mercilessly ridicule him, "What's the case with Young Master Xiao?"

"You..." Xiao Yiran naturally knew the relationship between Cui Xizhuo and Xiao Qishu, so he didn't dare to say anything, backed away again and again, and left in embarrassment.

After the conclusion of the case was confirmed, Cui Xizhuo drafted the whole process into a document and sent it to the capital in an expedited eight hundred miles.

However, Cui Xizuo has not liked the literati since he was a child. Most of the books he read were related to the art of war. There is absolutely no problem in letting him lead troops to fight. But now he is asked to govern a county. It is really difficult. In the end, he asked On Xiao Qishu's head.

Soon, the announcement about Fangcheng's crimes was posted at the gate of the county seat, and those who could read the announcement read it out. Soon the news of Fangcheng's murder of the county magistrate spread throughout Kushui County. Talk about money after dinner.

(End of this chapter)