Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1261 Counterclaim
Today, the upper and lower are strict, and the most abominable thing is corruption in the officialdom. If the powerful and powerful want to get rich, relying on official positions to grab land is tantamount to stealing chestnuts from the fire.It is not surprising to find ways to make a fortune by following behind the clan.

Cao Yong shook his head helplessly, this Yang Lianyin did not know how many years he could last.

Now everyone is not extinguishing the desire to reach out, but suppressing it.

Both the Thirteenth Lord and the Sixteenth Lord have dealt with cases of official corruption, so they don't know that these abuses in the officialdom cannot be suppressed.

People are greedy, loyal to the emperor and patriotic is a joke.

The sixteenth master was too lazy to mention those people again, changed the subject, and told Cao Yong that the emperor chose Tianyou to enter the guard's office.Because Tianyou was born by the princess, and he was a noble, so he went directly to the inner class of guards, starting from the third-class guard.

Cao Yong had to say something like thanking the emperor.

There is a sentence, but Master Sixteen did not tell Cao Yong.

When the former emperor mentioned Tianyou, he also made a special trip to ask about Tianyou's riding and shooting.Hearing what he meant, he wanted to keep Tianyou by his side to see how his aptitude was; if his aptitude was good, he would be released as a martial artist after a few years of experience.

It's just because the official positions in the Eight Banners Army are too concentrated in the hands of a few dignitaries.The emperor's move is useful for the separation of powers among the new dignitaries; at the same time, it is also to prevent the Cao family from becoming bigger in the civil service.

Because Tianyou is still young, and I don't know if the emperor will change his mind in a few years, the Sixteenth Lord didn't tell Cao Yong about it, so he was worried in vain.

With the temperament of the emperor, as long as Cao Yong has no intention of forming a party, the life of the Cao family will be safe.

If Cao Yong really had the intention of forming a party, he would not take advantage of lawsuits and rumors to cut off many interpersonal contacts.

In the Sixteenth Master's heart, he just dismissed the emperor's precautions and suspicions towards the ministers.

"It's been a few days, let's finish it when it's time, it's shameless to procrastinate." Thinking of the Cao family's lawsuit, Brother Thirteen said.

If it continues to drag on, those people will become more daring, and it's unknown what kind of mess will be made in the capital.

Cao Yong nodded in agreement, if the water gets muddy again, it will not be the Chai Xiucai who shakes the tree with ants, but the Cao family whose prestige has been provoked in the eyes of others.

When he got back to the city, Cao Yong told Tianyou to take his name card to Shuntian Mansion to pay a visit to the governor.

Chai Xiucai only thought that Shuntian Mansion had accepted his complaint and settled himself in the inn, and there were guards outside, thinking that his lawsuit was hopeful, but he didn't know that Cao's family was already in the banner, and Cao Yong was in a high position. Well, Shuntian Mansion's trial of this case is not justified.

It was only because he walked a bright path in front of the imperial court and obtained the emperor's spoken language that the governor sent someone to accept the case. The "investigation" these days is mainly based on verifying the facts.

There is no evidence for Chai Xiucai's so-called "infringement" until it is confirmed; the agreement on the second son's adoptive grandfather's incense is also a one-sided statement of the couple. However, neither the Cao family nor those who entrusted their middlemen to pass on messages and give gifts, it seems that they do not intend to let this matter go lightly, and he, the prefect, can only wait.

Now Cao's eldest son brought Cao Yong's famous card to visit, although the words meant to close the case, but they also took out another pleading paper.

The pleadings listed the names of several people who went to meet Chai Xiucai in private these days.

In addition to the identity of the officer, there are also a few people who are shopkeepers, clerks in the guild hall, and the master behind them hides a little deeper.

The Cao family sued these people for malicious instigation and instructed Chai Xiucai to frame the Cao family. The evidence was the gold, silver and jewelry they sent to Chai Xiucai.

Looking at this situation, Fu Yin felt chills in his heart.

At a certain moment, who met Chai Xiucai, and how much gold and silver "gifted" was clearly listed on the pleadings.

Since he arranged for Shuntian Mansion servants to "guard" the safety of Chai Xiucai and his wife, he naturally heard about the small actions in the inn, but it couldn't compare to the clarity in the Cao's statement.

Yes, no matter how good the Cao family's reputation is, no matter how gentle Cao Yong is in the world, he may survive to the status of Jingtang, and he will definitely not be a soft persimmon.

Anyone who wants to pinch it is afraid that he will have to prepare for breaking his hand.

He couldn't help but rejoice in his heart that anger is the scariest thing for an honest person. Fortunately, he has self-knowledge and didn't expect to step on the Cao family's foot to climb up.

The Cao family handed over the papers, and the papers handed over by Chai Xiucai would naturally not be of the same weight.

Without saying a word, Fu Yin immediately issued a sign to the guards to take the people.

The highest rank who has shown up so far is the assistant leader of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the governor has nothing to fear.

Everyone knows that these officials and businessmen have other masters behind them, but the more this is the case, the more they must decide to close the case as soon as possible. Can't ask for good.

Since Cao's family counter-sued, Chai Xiucai couldn't be dragged down.

The inn where the couple lived was very close, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they were detained by the guards and sent to Shuntian Mansion.

Because the guards were ordered to "arrest", even if they didn't directly put on the chains, they looked fierce, and no one could tell that something was wrong.

The husband and wife already had a guilty conscience, and were terrified by this turn of events.

Chai Xiucai took out some silver ingots and gave them to the policeman who came to mention him, only then did he know about the Cao family's counter-report.

The couple were greedy for profit before, and they became rampant when they became bolder.

Being escorted all the way by the policemen, he just started to get scared.

The county magistrate who ransacked the house, and the governor who killed the family.The second-rank officials in the capital are more expensive than the local feudal officials, and they are far more terrifying than the county magistrates and governors.

Chai Xiucai's face was pale, her body was already trembling, but she was still holding on; Sister Zhuang sobbed softly, her tears could not be stopped.

"Why did the Cao family sue? Mr. Cao has always been kind and kind. Because of his student father-in-law, he gave preferential treatment to the members of the Zhuang clan. How could he be so mean? Could it be that he made a mistake? Perhaps someone named Mr. Cao Are you doing something?" Chai Xiucai didn't know what to do, and he talked to the head catcher with a smirk, and wanted to find out.

Hearing the words, the head catcher showed a sneer on his face, snorted coldly at Chai Xiucai, and said impatiently: "Scratch!"

Although the capital city is prosperous, it is also a place where the three religions and nine streams are concentrated. Who has not seen it when working in the yamen?
People like Chai Xiucai who were seduced by money and who have a dark heart to calculate others have seen a lot of arrests.

But someone as shameless as Chai Xiucai is rare.

Knowing that Mr. Cao is benevolent and kind to the Zhuang family members, but he still makes false accusations and begs for money, which is really heartless.He was born to be a gentleman, but now he is talking about the Cao family again, as if he was not the one who called Cao Yong a money-grubber in the yamen.

This headhunter was born in the army, so he can't understand a hypocrite like Chai Xiucai.

Chai Xiucai wanted to speak again, but the arrester gave him a sideways glance, his lips were trembling, and he didn't dare to speak again.

In Shuntian Mansion, Tianyou has already left.

Today, although the yamen mentions people, it is only to interrogate and sort out the case first. It is the opening of the court and the case is clear.

Seeing that the Cao family did not intend to guard the Yamen, Fu Yin felt relieved, not only hoped that the officers would arrest all the people involved in the case and close the case as soon as possible;

But it was disappointing.

Under the "guidance" of the servants of Cao's mansion, all the servants who went out to fetch people found them smoothly, and none of them was left behind.

Fu Yin knew in his heart that most of this was the "credit" of the Cao family.

Thinking about it, it's okay to be dignified and handsome, uncle Chaopin, who can offend at will.

When Cao Yong fell into the Yamen, Shuntian Mansion had sent people to Cao Mansion to answer. All the people involved in the case were recruited except for the two officials who were stubborn and refused to recruit.

The so-called "abetting crime" can be mild or serious.

It's not abetment of murder and treason, a "bestigation of false accusation", even if one pleads guilty, at most he will be hit with dozens of boards or locked up for a year or two. So far, cover the master behind.

Those two with status are the top hats on Guan Guan's head.

If you really want to plead guilty, not to mention that your current official position will not be guaranteed; even if you want to become an official in the future, you have to weigh whether the Cao family remembers the grudge, so you can only grit your teeth and wait for the master behind you to save him.

But he has no brains. If the master really values ​​it, how can he let them show up as pawns...

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Cao's house, study room.

Seeing what Tianyou handed in, Cao Yong couldn't help frowning.

This wrapping collar is a member of Fifteen Baylor, and the master behind that Yuanwailang is the Twelfth Lord who has become the Duke of Zhen Guo.That's right, only the clan would dare to leave no room for it and arrange for the disciples to come forward to plot against Cao Yong.

Because they feel that even if Cao Yong thinks, he dare not take them.

Clan status makes them feel confident.If Cao Yong retaliated at will, what would the emperor think?
It is not the way of a courtier to disregard the clan prince and Baylor.

"Father, Twelfth Master's place is okay, Fifteen Baylor's..." Tianyou hesitated.

Cao Yong threw the booklet in his hand on the table and said: "Don't worry about it. Of course, we can't do anything to them, and they don't dare to jump out and give others a handle. They don't know the right. What should be cleaned up should be cleaned up to the end. Let people see that the Cao family is not so easy to handle..."

Fifteen Baylor's status is embarrassing, and Twelfth Lord has also lost his sacred heart, but they are just two toothless tigers who can't fool anyone...

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Wei family, second room, side hall.

Wei Wenzhi frowned and looked at the middle-aged man kneeling on the ground, and said: "If your master really regards us as relatives, he will not treat us as enemies and start a lawsuit. It is a crime to make false accusations, and it is not wronged if you are arrested. , why do you think of us now?"

This middle-aged man was the housekeeper next to Chai Xiucai. Because Chai Xiucai and his wife were arrested and taken to the yamen, and they were not released at night, the housekeeper went to the yamen to inquire, and only then did he know about the counter-complaint of the Cao family.

He handed over 20 taels of silver before meeting Chai Xiucai.

Chai Xiucai has already received dozens of boards, confessed to all charges, and is humming in prison.

He was really scared, and wanted to get someone to intercede with the Cao family, but he had no way out, so he had to send the housekeeper to find his sister-in-law...

(End of this chapter)