I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 171 Trial of Case

What should I do if I find a problem?

Tian Feng is no longer what he was when he first entered Jingzhou.

Having experienced life and death in Jingzhou, he has matured!

Compared with the countryside, the county is safer and more orderly. As an envoy sent by the emperor, he has the most authority here.

So Tian Feng immediately found Wang Yu. There is a problem here. Putting aside other things, is your governor right?

The prefect is the head of a county and is directly responsible for supervising the county officials under his administration. Compared with the governor, the prefect Qiao Mao is even more closely related to him.

Tian Feng believed that as exiled officials, they would never sacrifice their entire family for the sake of local people.

While Tian Feng contacted Liu Dai and Qiao Mao, Li Kai, the school official, also sent someone to report the situation to the school affairs office.

After doing this, Tian Feng brought his carriage and horses directly to Pingqiu County with his driver Wang Yu.

After hearing the news, Pingqiu ordered him to greet him at the city gate.

Pingqiu Ling Chen Jin was born in the Chen family of Dongwuyang in this county and was over forty years old. The Chen family has been an official in the prefecture and county for generations, holding important official positions, and their clan is the highest in the county.

Chen Jin was a county official at first, and later he was promoted to Xiaolian and became the official of the third department. Later, he became the governor of Situ Prefecture and moved to the magistrate of Pingqiu County. It is a classic promotion path for children of ordinary wealthy families.

He himself has the air of a famous scholar. When he came near, he bowed his hands to Tian Feng and said: "The angel has come from afar to work hard, and the county posthouse has prepared a place to stay..."

As he said that, he saw Wang Yu, the other driver who came with him, had a serious face. The Chen family also had an official in the Yanzhou Prefectural Office, so the two parties were not too unfamiliar.

He had a vague premonition of something ominous.

He obviously made all the arrangements in advance and even spent money to hire people, which was a full twenty dollars!

Just as he was about to invite the envoy and his entourage to enter the city, he saw Tian Feng coming up to him: "Wait a minute! I have the emperor's mandate. Before entering the city, I have something to announce to you."

"Please ask Wang Biejia to be a witness!" Tian Feng said as he glanced at Chen Jin and the county officials who were following him.

Chen Jin had no choice but to lead the officials to worship again.

Tian Feng bowed his hands to the west and said, "I have gained the emperor's trust. The great minister of Yi Taizhong is in charge of the imperial censor. I have been ordered to inspect, and I dare not neglect it."

"Today there is a Pingqiu County Magistrate, who is incompetent in governing, bullies his subordinates and hides his superiors, and hinders the emperor's good governance. Where are the guards? Get them for me!"

The guards nearby, who had already been ordered, stepped forward and controlled Pingqiu Ling.

Tian Feng added: "Before the eunuch comes, I would like to ask Wang Biejia to temporarily take charge of Pingqiu County."

Although Wang Yu felt that Tian Feng's move was too strong, Pingqiu's problem was real and he had no choice but to agree.

Tian Feng looked at the various expressions of the county officials in front of him facing this unexpected incident, and thought to himself, take your time.

If something like this happens, the person most responsible must be the county magistrate.

Pingqiu Ling was stunned for the first time. After he was restrained, he realized and shouted: "I am not guilty. I am on the side of the people. I have contributed to the country. You can't do this to me. I want to see the Ming Dynasty. I I want to see the envoy!"

Tian Feng ignored him: "Take him down and I will interrogate him personally!"

With the court's righteousness and Wang Yu's assistance, Tian Feng easily took control of the county temple.

Chen Jin came from a wealthy family and was very tough-talking without being punished. He was a scholar-official after all, and Tian Feng couldn't go too far when his culpability was unclear. He had to consider the possibility that Chen Jin was simply incompetent and was bullied by a petty official.

However, Chen Jin didn't speak, so someone else did. The people brought by Li Kai were very experienced in dealing with minor officials.

For several days in a row, Tian Feng would come to chat with Chen Jin every day and tell Chen Jin about the progress. But all the investigation results were not conducive to Chen Jin. Tian Feng understood that the time for execution was coming soon.

On this day, Li Kai came to Tian Feng and reminded Chen Jin: "The people who were arranged on the side of the road finally told the truth. The pavilion chiefs were informed of our arrival in advance. I have people guarding it every day, and those people can get three coins each."

Although Chen Jin was in jail, he was still furious when he heard this. His money had also been embezzled, and so much?

He thought he had understood how he was exposed, and he gritted his teeth in his heart.

Li Kai continued: "According to the confession of the county government treasury officer, the money was allocated by the county magistrate himself, but the money allocated was enough for one person to have twenty yuan. For this alone, the county magistrate got 80% of the money." Half of the dirty money.”

"This money was not found in the county temple. It may have been sent to the clan. The Chen family is a wealthy family in the county, Mr. Tian. This matter should be reported to the emperor of tomorrow!"

When it came to the family's reputation, Chen Jin could no longer remain silent: "It's not me, I don't have it!"

"It's those traitors who stole the money I handed out..."

Tian Feng asked: "Even if this money is embezzled by petty officials, what are you trying to cover up by giving this money?"

Seeing that Li Kai didn't speak, Tian Feng shouted: "Come here and take him to be tortured!"

"Okay!" After Chen Jin yelled this sentence, seeing that Tian Feng still refused to let anyone stop, he hurriedly said, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!"

……

Before the prefect Qiao Mao arrived in Pingqiu County, Chen Gong heard that his clan brother had been arrested and took the lead in finding Wang Yu.

Chen Gong was rarely famous for his talents, and when he was young, he often interacted with celebrities at home and abroad.

This is also a common method used by wealthy families to make their core children famous. A typical method is to seek reviews from celebrities, and such reviews are usually based on family background.

However, Chen Gong's talent is real and he is worthy of his reputation.

"Your Majesty, why did my brother anger the angel? He has always done his duty..."

Wang Yu coughed slightly: "This person refuses to implement your Majesty's policy of exempting you from oral tax."

After hearing this, Chen Gong immediately said: "He is a side branch of the clan, and I don't know much about him."

Then he said angrily: "There is such a villain in the family, and he has forgotten the teachings of his ancestors. It is really a misfortune for the family! I really have no shame in meeting the prince."

With that said, Chen Gong was about to bid farewell to Wang Yu and resign.

Wang Yu looked at the angry Chen Gong. From his experience, it didn't look like he was acting.

He took Chen Gong's hand and said: "The problems in Gongtai and Pingqiu County are definitely not the fault of Brother Qin alone, but I heard that your brother refused to plead guilty. If so, I'm afraid he will be severely punished." The clan may be implicated.”

"He is so brave! There is such a person in the world. How is he different from Xu You who abandoned his clan and just ran for his life? I never thought that I would have such a clansman..." After sighing for several times in a row, Chen Gong seemed to have come to his senses and asked the king. Yu promised, "My lord, what can the palace do? This is all done by Chen Jin alone and has nothing to do with the clan!"

Wang Yu said: "Gongtai, please wait for a moment. I'll go ask the angel Tian Gong first."

He thought that maybe Chen Gong could be asked to persuade Chen Jin.

But when Wang Yu found Tian Feng and explained the matter, Tian Feng was unwilling to use Chen Gong as a breakthrough point.

Little did he know that Chen Jin had no longer concealed anything for him. Tian Feng had recorded all the crimes committed by the officials under his command and had ordered them to be sent back to Luoyang in advance.

(End of this chapter)