After passing through the book, Mr. Chief Assistant came to rely on me

What the Grand Master can think of, Magistrate Zhang can also think of.

He immediately made a stop gesture to the troupe on the stage.

The troupe on the stage stopped, and the backyard slowly became quiet.

Magistrate Zhang frowned and couldn't help but ask the Grand Master, "Why do you think this money is coming to Xueqing from my small yamen?"

I don't know if it was because the weather was too hot, but the Taishi's head was sweating. He couldn't help but take out his sleeves and wipe the sweat from his forehead.

He replied: "With all due respect, I think it may be because of Cheng Shubai's matter."

Even if the Grand Master didn't say anything, Magistrate Zhang knew something about it.

Who is Taifu Qian? He is the teacher of the Holy Sage. He is just a small official. He can come to him. Except for Cheng Shubai's matter, Magistrate Zhang can't think of any reason.

But if it was Cheng Shubai's matter, then Qian Xueqing was most likely here to question him.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but become nervous, "Master, if this is the case, what should we do?"

The Grand Master calmed down for a moment and said: "First of all, we can't mess up. We arrest people based on evidence. As long as we insist on holding on to the contract, it is evidence of Cheng Shubai and Wang Facai's imperial examination fraud. Even if the Holy Spirit comes, we will not What can I say?"

"At most, it's a misjudgment. The worst possible outcome is to let Cheng Shubai go."

After hearing what the Grand Master said, Magistrate Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief, pretended to be calm, and then walked towards the front of the hall.

As soon as I arrived in front of the hall, I saw an old man with a clear air of integrity standing upright in the middle of the main hall.

Magistrate Zhang had heard about Qian Xueqing, but he had never seen him.

Sure enough, it was a senior official who crushed people to death. Now that Magistrate Zhang only saw his back, he actually felt a bit of awe in his heart.

Looking back, Magistrate Zhang immediately stepped forward with a false and flattering smile on his face, "I didn't know that Mr. Qian came from afar. I'm late. Please forgive Mr. Qian!"

heard.

Qian Xueqing turned around and looked at Magistrate Zhang up and down with a pair of clear eyes.

Said: "Magistrate Zhang, do you know your guilt?"

When Magistrate Zhang heard this, he panicked and almost lost his balance. If the Grand Master hadn't been holding him up, he might have fallen to the ground.

"No... I don't know what crime the young man is guilty of?" Magistrate Zhang asked nervously.

Qian Xueqing's sharp eyes narrowed and he threw the pleadings in his hand at his face: "See for yourself! I want to see what else you have to say!"

Magistrate Zhang looked at the pleadings scattered on the ground and found that they were all lawsuits against him and his nephew.

His eyes rolled around in a circle, and he immediately knelt down towards Qian Xueqing, crying: "I was wronged! This... these are all wronged to me! I really have never done these things!"

Anyway, Qian Xueqing had not been in town before. He had only heard about these things, but had never seen them.

Therefore, he continued to express his grievance: "Maybe someone else deliberately framed these things to frame me. Mr. Qian, you must believe me!"

Qian Xueqing snorted coldly and said:

"Believe you? It's okay if one or two people wrongly accuse you. How could so many people wrongly accuse you?"

"I...I..." Magistrate Zhang was speechless for a moment.

Qian Xueqing continued: "And your good nephew bullied the people in the market. I saw this with my own eyes. Could it be that I also wronged you? And your good nephew has been doing it in your name!" Don’t you want me to call him over for a confrontation?”

As soon as he heard that Qian Xueqing was going to call his good nephew over, County Magistrate Zhang immediately panicked, hugged Qian Xueqing's thigh and said: "No, no, I was wrong, Master Qian, these are all My good nephew did it, and what he did had nothing to do with me."

People who don't do it for themselves will be punished by heaven and earth.

On weekdays, his good nephew takes advantage of his status as the county magistrate to receive a lot of benefits. Since he has received benefits from him, he must take the blame for him!

At this time, Magistrate Zhang really couldn't care about his nephew anymore.

Qian Xueqing looked down at Magistrate Zhang who was holding his legs, pushed him away with disgust and said, "It has nothing to do with you? How do you explain Cheng Shubai's matter?"

Hearing Cheng Shubai's name, County Magistrate Zhang was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Qian Xueqing really came to ask about Cheng Shubai.

He looked at the Grand Master as if he could still care about Magistrate Zhang at the moment. He lowered his head and didn't even notice Magistrate Zhang's look for help.

There was no hope for the grand master, so Magistrate Zhang could only say what he had prepared in advance.

He explained: "I have evidence that Cheng Shubai and Wang Facai intended to cheat in the imperial examination."

"Evidence? What evidence?" Qian Xueqing asked.

Magistrate Zhang asked the Grand Master to get the contract, and after a while, the contract was delivered.

Magistrate Zhang handed the contract to Qian Xueqing. Qian Xueqing took it and looked at it carefully. He found that the contract only stated that Cheng Shubai agreed to take the exam for him, and did not mention that he was forced.

No wonder a loophole was taken advantage of by Magistrate Zhang.

He put the contract away, glanced at Magistrate Zhang and said, "Cheng Shubai is my close disciple. Do you think he will be such a person who knows the law and breaks it?"