high official

Chapter 224
"Is Xu Qianhu under the hall?" Zhou Xin's tone was rather polite.

"It's a certain family." Xu Qianhu didn't wait for him to ask, and said to himself: "We have come to Hangzhou under the emperor's order, and we have worked hard for several months. We dare not slack off in the slightest. It is the first time to carry such a heavy burden. How can we do it?" It is possible to go too far, but it is purely a false accusation to say that people's lives are ignored, bullying men and women, and seizing people's wealth!"

"Xu Qianhu, don't worry. I'm just asking questions according to the order. If you clarify the accusation, I and Zhu Qianhu will report it in detail." Zhou Xin said: "So let's take it slowly. I'm afraid it will hinder Xu Qianhu's official reputation if the case is decided rashly." Then he said to his opponent: "Bring a chair to Xu Qianhu."

"Forget it, if your lord doesn't understand, just ask." Xu Qianhu lifted the skirt of his official robe, sat down on a chair, and said loudly.

"Let's talk about the first case first. Liu Shi, the wife of Liu Fengyuan, a resident of Qiantang County, filed a complaint, saying that on March [-]th this year, Jin Yiwei arrested her husband and two sons on the charge of banditry, and confiscated gold, silver, jade, A total of more than [-] taels of antique calligraphy and paintings were confiscated. During the process, her daughter and daughter-in-law were brutally raped and both committed suicide. Is this accusation true?" Zhou Xin asked in a deep voice.

"Of course it's a slander!" Xu Qianhu shook his head and said, "Jin Yiwei arrested people because her man was suspected of being a bandit, and ransacked the house to search for evidence. As for gold, silver, jade, and antique calligraphy and paintings, they didn't see them at all. It’s been too long, let alone her family’s woman, how could she be raped in broad daylight...Your Excellency, you can ask her family to identify people, to see which Jin Yiwei can’t control his belt, as long as you find it, I’ll castrate him!”

"The plaintiff did not come." Zhou Xin said slowly.

"Let me tell you, false accusation is purely false accusation, what crime should I be guilty of if I am a native of Taiwan and slander an official appointed by the court?" Xu Qianhu pouted his nose and said.

Zhou Xin frowned, and Zhu Jiu hurriedly reprimanded him, "Shut up if your lord didn't ask!" Xu Qianhu then stopped talking.

Zhou Xin didn't take it seriously, and continued to ask: "Excuse me, Xu Qianhu, just because he is suspected, can he search his home?"

"Of course, otherwise how would we look for evidence?" Xu Qianhu said with a look of reason.

"That's how it is." Zhou Xin nodded, stopped talking, and continued to ask questions with another charge sheet, but the result was still the same. Xu Qianhu relied on hiding the offender in the Qianhu Office, and threatened the sufferer not to come out to testify. He categorically denies the allegations.Zhou Xin didn't bother with him either. The other party denied this and asked for the next one, as if it was a routine.

It's just that there were too many accusations received before, and Zhou Xin asked detailed questions, and he didn't even finish half of the questions all morning. Zhu Jiuye was drowsy after hearing this, and all the guards in Jinyi also fell asleep.

Just when Zhu Jiuye was thinking about whether to suspend lunch, there was a sudden commotion outside the yamen, and the sound of Jin Yiwei's police whistle. Zhu Jiuye suddenly woke up, his eyes froze, and he looked outside.A group of Jinyiwei also woke up, and someone rushed out to check immediately.

A trace of anxiety appeared on Zhou Xin's face, but he calmed down soon after. He stopped arguing with Xu Ying first, and just pursed his lips tightly, looking out of the lobby.

After a while, the noise outside became louder and louder. It seemed that someone wanted to go in, but was stopped by the inspector's official.

Zhu Jiuye suddenly got up, but he heard Zhou Xin's order: "Let them in." Then he sat down again, his face covered with frost.

Under the hall, Xu Qianhu also realized what had happened, stood up nervously and looked outside, only to see Du Baihu, who was staying at Qianhu's house to watch the house, came in angrily, without saluting, he yelled at Xu Qianhu: "Lord Qianhu, we've been tricked!" Pointing at Zhou Xin, his eyes spewed fire and said, "This fellow transferred the tiger away from the mountain, and while the lord and brothers were being tried here, he sent soldiers from the inspector to confiscate our Qianhu. Place!"

"What!" Xu Qianhu was stunned, and Zhu Jiuye was also stunned. Jin Yiwei has been rampant for decades, and he has never suffered such a shame!

All the guards in Jinyi immediately clamored, Zhu Jiu raised his hand to suppress the crowd, turned around and glared at Zhou Xin: "Zhou Jietai, what are you doing?"

"Just now Xu Qianhu also said that since there are suspicions, of course we have to search, otherwise how to find evidence." Zhou Xin returned the original words.

"You!" Seeing that he had been fooled, Xu Qianhu couldn't help but blood flooded his eyes, pointed at Zhou Xin and said angrily, "Hey, you bold lunatic, you dare to break ground on your head, you are not afraid of death without burial place!"

"Hahahaha!" Zhou Xinshou stroked his long beard and laughed loudly. After laughing, he lowered his cold face, his eyes were like swords, and said sonorously:
"I think of Zhou Xin, who has enforced the law like a mountain for more than 20 years. I don't know how many times I have offended the powerful and powerful. I have never thought of the word 'fear of death'!" Said he slapped the gavel heavily, and shouted at Xu Yingxian: "As the emperor The imperial envoys, not only do not know how to do justice for the heavens, but instead use the public to benefit the public, extort people's wealth, occupy good women, abuse punishments, harm the people, and make every family resentful. How dare you yell at the court and threaten the imperial envoy, don't you fear that you will die without a place to die!"

When the two sides reached this point, their skins were completely torn apart. Xu Yingxian didn't care about 21, and shouted at Zhou Xin: "You spit on people, saying that I harmed the people, what evidence do you have?"

Zhou Xin pointed to the thick pleadings on the official case, and snorted coldly: "These pleadings are proofs. As for the evidence, it's in your Lu Garden!"

Xu Ying gasped first, for the sake of showing off, he purposely took away most of his subordinates today, leaving only one Baihu, a dozen Jinyi guards, and a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals to stay behind.Who would have expected that Zhou Xin would do this?How dare you go straight to his lair!

Thinking of the ill-gotten gains and criminals he had hidden in the Thousand Households, Xu Ying first felt as if he was sifting chaff all over his body, and then his anger rose from his heart, and the evil turned to his gallbladder. Angrily, he strode towards Zhou Xin. It is going to bring about a big case of adultery in Taiwan, and overthrow this bird in Taiwan!

Now it was Zhou Xin's turn to be furious, and he slapped the gavel again, "Xu Yingxian, do you know what this is?!"

"It's just a small bureaucratic office." Xu Yingxian snorted coldly and said, "Don't say you're a poor judge's office, even in the capital's punishment department hall and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Xu can still pass through without hindrance!" , but Xu Qianhu couldn't help but feel palpitations. He realized that today's matter is either your death or my death. He simply gritted his teeth and shouted to the left and right:

"Zhou Xin, this thousand households have already detected that you colluded with Jianwen and intended to rebel against the imperial court, so we are here to apprehend you, children!"

When he called out, dozens of Jinyi Guards inside and outside the hall responded in unison: "Yes!" Thousands of people, the sound shook the house, and dust fell from the beams of the house.

Xu Ying sneered complacently, and ordered: "Take down the traitor Zhou Xin!"

"Here!" The twenty or so Jinyi guards in the hall drew out their Xiuchun sabers and rushed towards Zhou Xin.

"Protect your lord!" With a loud shout, Zhou Tai led a group of police officers, and rushed out from behind the screen with steel knives in their hands to protect Zhou Xin!
A fire was about to erupt, Zhou Xin's eyes were about to burst, and he shot the case again, sternly shouting: "Bold! You dare to storm the yamen of the ordinary people and invade the emperor's imperial envoy, are you trying to rebel!"

Only then did those Jin Yiwei realize that the other party was an imperial envoy appointed by the emperor to investigate the case!The momentum couldn't help but stagnate.

And there were more and more inspectors and judges pouring into the lobby, and even archers with strong crossbows appeared on the beams of the room. It was obvious that Zhou Xin had been on guard against them for a long time.

Seeing that there was no bargain today, all the guards in Jinyi had lost their fierce flames, but they were still yelling and bluffing.

"Shut up!" Master Zhu Jiu yelled violently, suppressing the noise in the hall, then stared at Zhou Xin coldly and said, "Zhou Jietai, you are too unreasonable! You said something well yesterday, but today you will turn your face and deny anyone!"

"What did I promise you yesterday?" Zhou Xin snorted coldly and said, "Jiuye is an imperial envoy appointed by the emperor, he should investigate the case impartially, and don't just think about the decency of Jin Yiwei!"

Being hit by his words, Zhu Jiuye also became a little annoyed and said: "I am also doing it for your own good. You dare to search the Jinyiwei's garrison without your will. If you offend the emperor's army like this, you are not afraid of the wrath of my commander!"

"If I can't find anything, I will naturally apologize to the emperor," Zhou Xin snorted again: "But if I can find evidence, Commander Ji can't say anything else!"

"Of course you have to apologize to the emperor! You are a traitor whose time is short!" Xu Ying walked up to Zhu Jiu, grinned at Zhou Xin and said, "It seems that you already know that Jin Yiwei has found out that you have colluded with the remaining Jianwen party. If you want to act first, let’s kill and silence!”

"The mad dog is barking at the sun, and his heart can be punished!" Hearing his nonsense, Zhou Xin's lungs exploded, picked up a fire stick and threw it to the ground, shouting: "Take down this madman who has ruined the country and the people! "

According to the arrester, Zhou Xin trained to arrest Jianwen back then. His martial arts skills are still higher than Jin Yiwei, and he is absolutely obedient. Hearing the order, he rushed forward and wrestled with Jin Yiwei!
This is Yachasi's Yamen, the right time, place and people are all on Zhou Xin's side, and he has many subordinates, so he gained the upper hand in a short while.At this time, there was a loud sound, and a person jumped from the high beam, and landed on Xu Qianhu's head, smashing him to the ground!
It turned out that it was Zhou Yong who was lying in ambush on the roof. Seeing Xu Qianhu directly below, he saw the timing and fell from the sky. Although the beam was nearly three feet high, Xu Ying stepped on his back first, so he was not hurt at all.It's just that Xu Qianhu, who was treated as a meat pad, was knocked unconscious.

"Don't move at all," Zhou Yong put the dagger on Xu Qianhu's neck, and shouted at the guards, "Otherwise I'll kill him!"

No one expected that people could jump off such a high roof.The incident happened so suddenly that even Zhu Jiu didn't realize it. He could only watch as he held Xu Qianhu hostage and retreated step by step to the police.
(End of this chapter)