The strongest Marquis in history

Wang Qi immediately called Chen Qinglong over and asked Chen Qinglong to be responsible for picking up the news. In a short period of time, he found out all the news, and Chen Qinglong went directly to report: "Your Highness, the former county magistrate of Zhang'an County, named Dragon Eagle."

"This person is currently in the prison cell of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. According to the humble official, Long Ying was arrested on suspicion of tax embezzlement. It's just that the general situation of Long Ying cannot be clarified for the time being."

"Unless you go to Zhang'an County, you can find out. Once you investigate the place, you can't complete it in a short time by using the people from the local intelligence bureau."

Chen Qinglong is only performing tasks now.

For the time being, he doesn't know the specific situation.

Wang Qi said: "You don't have to worry about local investigations. Long Ying's matter is very involved, and even the local intelligence bureau may be involved. The intelligence bureau should be prepared for self-examination .”

When Chen Qinglong heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He didn't expect that today's events might involve the Intelligence Bureau.

Chen Qinglong said: "Your Highness, after I returned to the Intelligence Bureau, I started self-examination, and I must give His Highness an explanation."

Wang Qi said: "This king believes in you. It's just that you have been following me for a while, and there has been some delay. As for the self-inspection within the Intelligence Bureau, especially at the local level, you can't make a big fuss. Take your time and investigate carefully. If If you startle the snake, you can't find anything."

Chen Qinglong said: "The humble job understands."

Wang Qi waved his hand and said, "Go down, and go about your business."

"Yes!"

Chen Qinglong nodded and then bowed back.

It's just that Chen Qinglong gradually became murderous in his heart.Once he finds out that the people under the Intelligence Bureau have crossed the line or even violated the law and discipline, he will definitely kill others to make an example.

The Intelligence Bureau is Wang Qi's confidant, Wang Qi's most important source of information, and Wang Qi's sharp sword.If the intelligence agency has no problems, is it still worthy of being trusted?

This must be dealt with seriously.

Wang Qi looked at Zhou Zishan and said, "Military Master, please make arrangements. Let's go to the Ministry of Punishment and meet Longying."

"Yes!"

Zhou Zishan went to make arrangements immediately.

About two quarters of an hour later, Zhou Zishan came back, and he reported: "His Royal Highness, regarding the Ministry of Punishment, the humble staff have greeted the people from the Ministry of Punishment, and the arrangements have been made. This incident did not alert Cui Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment."

Wang Qi said: "Then let's go!"

Wang Qi took Zhou Zishan out of the palace and went to the office where the Ministry of Punishment was located.

Because Wang Qi had just returned, no one would have thought that Wang Qi would pay attention to Long Ying's affairs, so Wang Qi quietly entered the Criminal Department, and outside the prison where Long Ying was detained by the Criminal Department, no one paid attention.

Wang Qi stood outside the cell, looking at Long Ying in the cell.

The person in front of him was in his early forties, his temples were already gray, and he looked a little old.

Longying's facial features are slightly elongated, somewhat similar to the face of a donkey, but his brows and eyes are still bright, even in prison, there is no look of decadence in his eyes, and he still looks determined.

Chapter 702 Local forces

Wang Qi waved his hand, and the yamen servant opened the door of the cell.

Wang Qi went straight in, while Zhou Zishan and the others waited outside temporarily.

Wang Qi looked at Long Ying and said, "Are you Long Ying?"

Long Ying said: "I am, are you?"

He had never met Wang Qi before, so when he heard Wang Qi asking, he asked.

Wang Qi looked solemn, and said: "I am a member of the Ministry of Punishment, and I was ordered to review your case. Do you have anything else to say about this case?"

Longying said: "I have nothing to say, I was wronged. I only have one request, I want to meet the king."

Wang Qi said: "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Long Ying said: "No, I want to meet the king."

After Wang Qi heard it, he said: "You said you were wronged, why are you in the cell."

Long Ying said: "I was wronged."

Wang Qi was a little surprised, this Long Ying was a bit tough, he didn't say anything, only said that he wanted to see Wang Qi.Wang Qi thought patiently, and said again: "Tell me, what's going on?"

Long Ying chuckled, and said: "Even Cui Shangshu can't solve my case, saying that he can only wait for the king to come back and report my case to the king. You are a person from the Ministry of Criminal Justice who came to review, what do you have to ask? It's just a walk For the process, you just deal with it directly, why bother. In short, I want to meet the king."

After Wang Qi heard this, he frowned slightly. He didn't expect that Cui Dongshan had already paid attention to Long Ying's affairs.Cui Dongshan can't solve it, obviously the case is not simple.Because Wang Qi just came back, Cui Dongshan was busy, so he didn't have time to talk about Longying.

After Wang Qi thought it over, he stopped concealing his identity and said, "Longying, this king is here. You can say what grievances you have."

Upon hearing this, Longying looked at Wang Qi again.

He hesitated for a while.

Immediately, Long Ying smiled coldly and said: "The king is commanding troops outside, how could you be the king? Who are you to pretend to be the king. You traitors are really haunted. Up to now, you are still entangled endlessly. If you have the ability, You killed me! Hehe, this is the Ministry of Criminal Justice, you dare not kill me. Once you kill me, Cui Shangshu will track you down, and you will not be able to escape."

He had doubts in his heart and did not directly recognize Wang Qi.

After all, Long Ying had never met Wang Qi before, so it was reasonable for Long Ying to have doubts.

Wang Qi heard Longying's words and drew his sword out of its sheath with a clang.

The pupils in Long Ying's eyes shrank, and he said: "If you want to kill, then kill. If you kill me, you will not be able to escape. It is enough for me to drag you into the water with my own life."

Wang Qi threw his hand, and with a clang of Tai'a Jian, it stuck on the ground in front of Longying.

Longying said: "What do you mean?"

Wang Qidao: "Look clearly, what kind of sword is this?"

Longying frowned suddenly, but he didn't understand, but he still lowered his head and looked at the sword carefully.When he saw the two characters on the sword, his eyes widened.

Too much!

This is the Tai'a sword, and it is also the sword of King Qi.

Long Ying immediately understood that the person in front of him must be Wang Qi.Because there is only one branch of Tai'a Sword, only Wang Qi has it.Moreover, Wang Qi's age, appearance, and temperament are all extremely special.

This simply cannot be faked.

With a plop, Longying pushed the golden mountain down like a jade pillar, knelt down on the ground and said: "Sinner Longying, pay homage to King Qi."

With a single heart, he became excited all at once.

His chance to get rid of his grievances has come!

Wang Qidao: "Longying, today's Zhang'an County, was attacked by the Japanese. Even the general Yan Chixing led troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese, but was defeated by the Japanese. Is this related to your being framed?"

When Long Ying heard this, he seemed even more surprised, and said, "Has Zhang'an County been attacked by the Japanese?"

"Yes!"

Wang Qi nodded and answered.

Long Ying glanced at Wang Qi again, at this moment, he was really sure of Wang Qi's identity.If it wasn't for Wang Qi, on the one hand there would be no Tai'a sword, and on the other hand it would not have come to look for him because it was related to the affairs of Zhang'an County.

In Long Ying's heart, he no longer had any worries. He said solemnly: "Your Majesty, in Zhang'an County, there were some Japanese people living in the sea. These people from the Japanese country used to be well-behaved businessmen."

"After all, in Zhang'an County, when the criminal is in office, people are always watching, and strict precautions are taken."

"The places where these Japanese people are located are all overseas islands, and they are quite powerful."

"After all, it is overseas, so no one cares about it."

"Their sudden attack also led to the defeat of General Yan. The sinners are sure that it must be the collusion between the Japanese and the new county magistrate that led to the looting of the Japanese and the ambushe of General Yan."

"This is inevitable, because when I was in Zhang'an County, Japanese people came to see me, hoping to open up business routes and help them do business for benefits. In addition, there was also Li Shanquan, a businessman from Zhang'an County, who intended to bribe sinners, but are all sent away by sinners."

"It is expected that these people should have colluded with the Japanese, and Zhang'an County was attacked. It's just that the criminals have entered the prison, and now they don't know the situation in Zhang'an County, and the criminals don't know any more news."

Longying prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Sinner, you are guilty! Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Wang Qi said: "Tell me, what happened to you, how you were framed. I also read your file, and it was because of embezzling taxes that you were confiscated."

Long Ying said: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged even more. This matter is generally like this. The minister has indeed just collected a tax, a full 15 taels of silver, which is to be handed over to the treasury."

"Overnight, all the silver was lost and never found again."

"The governor's office sent people to investigate. In addition, Zhang'an County's Supervision Department and Intelligence Bureau also launched an investigation. I didn't even have a chance to defend myself, so I was sent to jail directly."

"In fact, I have no way to explain it, because the lost 15 taels of silver was indeed not found at the time. Apart from my embezzlement, there is no other situation that can explain it."

"The strange thing is that only three and a half days later, 15 taels of silver were found. The housekeeper of my house stood up and identified me, saying that I ordered him to remove all the silver, and the 15 taels of silver came out." gone."

"So, my crime is confirmed."

Long Ying continued: "After the incident was reported to the Ministry of Punishment, Cui Shangshu interrogated me and understood the ins and outs of the incident. The problem is that there are all witnesses and physical evidence, so I can't defend myself at all."

"It's also thanks to Cui Shangshu who investigated my past and thought I was clean, so he has been protecting me. It's just that Cui Shangshu has no choice but to suppress this case on time."

"Cui Shangshu said that after the king returns from the battle, he will report this matter to the king."

Long Ying knocked his head on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I absolutely did not order the steward to hide money. The sinner was framed for this matter."

After Wang Qi heard it, his heart became colder, and his murderous intent gradually grew.

The reason is very simple. A mere Longying, the county magistrate of Zhangan County, involved the Intelligence Bureau, the Supervision Department, and Kuaiji County. The simultaneous efforts of the three parties led to Longying being taken down.

You must know that the Qi State has only been established for a few years. In such a short period of time, the local intelligence bureau and supervision department have all been involved, which is simply appalling.

Wang Qi's eyes were sharp, and he said: "Longying, this king will give you justice for your grievances. Now, I have wronged you and stay in prison for the time being. After this king finishes handling the matters in Zhang'an County, I will return your innocence. .”

"Thank you King Ron!"

Longying knelt on the ground and choked up.

He has always insisted that he was wronged, and until now, he finally waited for Wang Qi and the final dawn of victory.

Wang Qi squatted down, patted Long Ying on the shoulder, helped Long Ying up, turned and left.After Wang Qi took Zhou Zishan out of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, he returned to the palace.

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Highness, how is the situation?"

Wang Qi said: "According to Long Ying, he was taken down because the 15 taels of tax collected suddenly disappeared, and then after a few days, his housekeeper came forward and accused him of corruption, and the money came out."

"This matter was investigated by the county guard's office, and the local intelligence bureau and supervision department confirmed it. As a result, Long Ying had no room to defend himself, so he was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment. The teacher insisted and suppressed it. About the Dragon Eagle."

"Otherwise, Long Ying would have been executed long ago."

Wang Qi said in a deep voice: "This place in Zhang'an County is really bad. The Supervision Department should have been independent, but now, it is helping the evildoers."

Zhou Zishan said: "Your Highness, there is no need to be angry. From ancient times to the present, greed cannot be solved. Because human nature is evil, people are greedy. Most people can't help it."

Wang Qi nodded and said: "You go and arrange it. We will take Chen Qinglong and Qin An together and go directly to Zhang'an County. This time, we will intervene on the grounds of countering the Japanese, and we will not mention the case of Longying for the time being."

"Yes!"

Zhou Zishan replied immediately.

He turned around to make arrangements, and within half an hour, Zhou Zishan had made all the arrangements.

Wang Qi took Zhou Zishan, Xia Houhu, Xiang Peng, Li Wuji and others on horseback, hurriedly left Linzi County, and went straight to Yangzhou in the south.

Chapter 703

Kuaiji County, Shanyin County.

This is where the Kuaiji County Government is located.

The current prefect of Kuaiji County, named Zuo Yuneng, is in his forties and strong.At Zuo Yuneng's age, being able to rule a county is a proper age.

Zuo Yuneng himself was not from Kuaiji County, but from Danyang County. He served as the county magistrate in Danyang County. Because of his good political performance, it coincided with the vacancy of the governor of Kuaiji County, so he was transferred from Danyang County to take up the post.

As soon as he took office, Zuo Yuneng investigated and dealt with a group of officials in a hurry, among which he had some achievements.

In the prefect's mansion at the moment.

Zuo Yuneng was sitting in the study, flipping through the ledger.Zuo Yuneng himself is quite fat, not tall, with a big face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a broad body and fat appearance.

The accounts he was looking at now were Zuo Yuneng's own accounts, not the accounts of the treasury of Kuaiji County.It's just that after Zuo Yuneng looked it over, he frowned, with a look of unhappiness on his face.

"Come on!"

Zuo Yu could give an order.

The door creaked and was pushed open, and a servant bowed in.