The best county magistrate

Yang Xuanchen was not the only one sleeping carelessly during the long night. The study room of Qian Mansion in the north of the city was brightly lit.

Qian Youde, the official of Qian Dynasty, Li Yang, the housekeeper, and a pale-faced scholar sat together.

"Officials, don't worry too much. I have written to Mr. Song."

"Tomorrow we will delay the trial process. After a while, Yang Xuanchen will be unable to bear the consequences."

Fang Huajing, who came quickly from Linjiang City, fanned the folding fan in his hand, his tone full of confidence as the number one lawyer in Qingzhou.

Qian Youde cupped his hand and thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Fang for your hard work."

Fang Huajing smiled slightly, seemingly confident, "Official, judging from the current situation, Wang Mang's bribery of Yang Xuanchen is not tenable at all."

"They met in the private room of Youpeng Pavilion that day. There was no one else but Chen Er. As long as Chen Er doesn't betray him, we can sue them tomorrow for framing the incident."

Qian Youde and Li Yang both nodded. Chen Er has been captured by them and is being held in the woodshed of Qian Mansion. He will definitely not be able to escape.

Fang Huajing pinched the folding fan in her hand and knocked on the palm of her hand, frowning, "I just don't know what the people in Qingshui County have complained about when they went to the Yamen in the past two days."

"They are all innocuous and trivial matters. It's just that the second son of the Chen family in the county's blacksmith shop sued Wang Mang for poisoning his eldest brother. Litigation Master Fang needs to pay more attention." Li Yang reminded.

Fang Huajing immediately stopped what he was doing and asked in a low voice: "Is this matter... related to a high official?"

Qian Youde nodded and said slowly: "More than ten years ago, a group of masters assassinated Mr. Song. The leader of the thief had a peerless sword in his hand."

"Lord Song was furious and sent people to hunt down the murderer. It is said that the group later escaped to their death and the sword ended up in Qingshui County."

Fang Huajing was stunned and said coldly: "Is it possible that the Chen family is related to that sword?"

"Yes, I also learned about it by chance."

"However, the whereabouts of the sword are still unknown. According to the widow Wu Xiulian, the sword was hidden by Chen Zhi."

"Qian originally wanted to get that sword and present it to Lord Song..."

When Qian Youde said this, he was interrupted by Fang Huajing raising his hand. His brows were furrowed in thought, and he sighed again after a moment.

"Was this done flawlessly? Is there any possibility of Yang Xuanchen getting caught?"

Qian Youde shook his head with an arrogant smile: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

After some detailed explanation, Fang Huajing frowned and pointed out the key points.

Several people immediately ordered their men to arrest the clerk from Miaorentang and Wu Xiulian to avoid a long night and many dreams.

Unexpectedly, the servants sent came to nothing.

After getting the news, Fang Huajing was furious, "I didn't expect Yang Xuanchen to act so decisively. We don't have much time. It's so annoying!"

"It's just a kid with a bad mouth. There's no need for Mr. Fang to be angry. Wu Xiulian doesn't dare to talk nonsense. Besides, there is Mr. Song behind us." Qian Youde said calmly.

Fang Huajing was even more furious when he heard this. The folding fan in his hand was squeezed out of shape, "You know nothing! Now the witness is in Yang Xuanchen's hands. If there is more consistent physical evidence, Wang Mang's poisoning of Chen Zhi will be confirmed. .”

Qian Youde was humiliated and felt really unhappy.

You are just a small lawyer, but you dare to make mistakes. If it weren't for the sake of being in the same boat, I would have killed you immediately based on your current attitude.

He snorted coldly: "Wang Mang is just a small person. If he dies, he will die. Qian will be able to support another one in a few days. Why should Mr. Fang make such a fuss? Humph!"

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two of them was a bit delicate, Li Yang said: "Master, Mr. Fang, why don't you send a few deadlies, tonight..."

"No, absolutely not!" Fang Huajing shouted loudly, then he stood up and paced back and forth in the room, thinking of a better way.

Qian Youde narrowed his eyes and stared at Fang Huajing, who was frowning, with even more contempt in his heart.

The first lawyer in Qingzhou?

But little.

After a while, Fang Huajing let out a long sigh and said, "I'm afraid there's nothing more to do tonight, so let's do this for now, and I'll think of a solution later."

He knew in his heart that Yang Xuanchen must have grasped important clues.

But as Qian Youde said, it doesn't matter if Wang Mang dies. As long as the Qian Mansion is not involved, it won't be a big problem.

Compared with the tranquility of Qian Mansion, the back hall of Qingshui County Yamen seemed a bit noisy at this time.

Yang Xuanchen felt a headache as he stared at the three Miaorentang clerks crying for their fathers and mothers.

"Damn it, no matter what you shout, just kneel down for me."

Following Zhang Biao's loud shout, the three guys knelt on the ground, their bodies as thick as chaff.

"I'm not asking you to come here to punish you, so why are you panicking?"

"I just have something I want to ask. Don't be nervous. I will let you go after I finish asking."

Yang Xuanchen took a purchase receipt from Wei Junzhi and pointed to a drawer of arsenic on the table, "I would like to know who has come to Miaorentang to buy arsenic in the past few months!"

As soon as these words came out, one of the three, Zhao Feng Er, was shocked and lowered his head.

A smile appeared on Yang Xuanchen's lips, and he pointed at Zhao Feng Er, "What's your name?"

Seeing that Zhao Feng Er was silent, Zhang Biao kicked him over and said, "I'm asking you a question, why are you pretending to be quail?"

"Li Dazhu, a grassroots man, is twenty years old this year and has not yet married. He has an eighty-year-old mother above him and..."

"I asked you to declare yourself, and I didn't let you joke with me here." Yang Xuanchen winked at Zhang Biao and asked him to take the other two people down.

After a while, only Li Dazhu was left kneeling on the ground in the back hall.

"Li Dazhu, do you know why I only kept you?" Yang Xuanchen asked lightly.

"Sir, spare your life, my lord, Cao Min was forced, he was forced. Wang Mang found out about Cao Min's affair with the shopkeeper's concubine. If I don't do what he said..."

Seeing that he had stopped talking in the middle of his sentence, Yang Xuanchen waved his hand and sneered, "Now I also know that you are having an affair with your shopkeeper's concubine. Can you tell me honestly when I ask you?"

Li Dazhu was stunned and stopped crying.

I'm sorry, I spilled the beans.

"As long as the adults don't reveal the affair, the common people will say whatever the adults ask."

Yang Xuanchen slammed the table and said in a cold tone, "It's not your turn to negotiate terms with me yet. Tell me everything in detail. If what you said is true, I will consider turning you into a tainted witness and give you leniency."

Although Li Dazhu didn't understand what a tainted witness was, he took it in.

Next, he explained in detail how Wang Mang threatened him and how he asked him to add arsenic to Chen Zhi's medicine patch.

After Wei Junzhi stopped writing, he brought red clay and asked Li Dazhu to press his fingerprints.

"Li Dazhu, I think you are a first-time offender, and you were coerced and exploited by the thieves. I will give you an explanation after Wang Mang's matter is settled."

"I'll just stay in the county jail for a few days."

Then, Yang Xuanchen turned around and ordered: "Zhang Biao, be polite to brother Dazhu and don't neglect three meals a day. Then inform the shopkeeper of Miaorentang and tell him that I have sent Dazhu to do something, and he will not be paid for it." Deducted."

Li Dazhu knelt down and kowtowed several times, bursting into tears.

"Take him down, ugh."