Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Qin Yunhe took the letter with surprise and read it carefully.

Li Chang and Zhuzi, who followed in happily, waited quietly for Qin Yunhe to finish reading.

The letter was written by Zhang San to Li Chang. It mainly talked about how Wei Chengji asked Liu Piezi to take them back and continue to detain them, and how the inspector asked about the river beach in the court.

Finally, the return of the river beach was discussed. It seems that the river beach is now considered as arable land.

They have also informed Zhuzi's family and Chen Er's family of the good news that the land has been returned, and they will be able to apply for a new land deed soon.

After reading the letter, Qin Yunhe was completely relieved. Now the people could still catch up with the spring sowing.

Although the land price increased suddenly, some losses were recovered after all, and there is no need to worry about any problems with the land in the future.

"What happened to Zhang San and Li Si? Why were they locked up?"

After feeling relieved, Qin Yunhe couldn't help but ask for details.

"Oh, I told them to get into trouble before and got a gang leader locked up."

As he spoke, Li Chang recounted the whole incident in detail.

Finally, he said, "Zhang San and Li Si have suffered a lot this time. You must reward them well later."

"Of course." Even if Li Chang didn't say it, Qin Yunhe would have thought so: "They have been imprisoned for so long, just for these few words. But Zi Gao is really smart."

Li Chang laughed and said, "Your Excellency is too kind. I had no idea that the inspector would ask such a question, and I never thought it would end up like this.

I didn’t send them to cause this trouble for this purpose.”

Qin Yunhe was surprised: "Why did Zigao let them get locked up for this?"

"Of course, it is to clear Wei Chengji's suspicion of you in this matter."

Seeing that Qin Yunhe didn't understand, Li Chang continued, "After the last Jinbiao case, if the rumor is used again, Wei Chengji will inevitably think that it might be arranged by the adults.

So I let Zhang San and Li Si get into trouble and get them locked up early. Then I brought the trouble to Wei Chengji's eyes and let him see that it couldn't have been Zhang San and Li Si who did it.

Wei Chengji also knew that the most capable people under the master were Zhang San and Li Si.

Since they have no chance to do it, his doubts about adults can be largely eliminated. "

"Then why don't you let Zhang San and Li Si come to the capital? Then there will be no chance to do it."

“Your Excellency would think so, but Wei Chengji would not.

As long as he doesn't see with his own eyes that Zhang San and Li Si are absolutely incapable of doing it, he will never dispel his doubts.

And the more you think about it in the future, the more doubts you will have, which is definitely not a good thing for you, my Lord."

Qin Yunhe didn't expect that Li Chang would think so carefully, and he couldn't help but admire Li Chang even more.

"You said you didn't know the inspector would ask this question, so how did you plan to get Wei Chengji to return the land?"

Seeing that Qin Yunhe was really curious, Li Chang decided to tell Qin Yunhe his original thoughts one by one.

“In fact, if Wei Chengji was smart, he should have returned the river beach land or the money for encroaching on the river as soon as he heard that the inspector was coming.

After all, this matter is a hidden danger and cannot withstand investigation.

So when I got back, I asked someone to see if Wei Chengji had such an intention. As a result, I learned that Wei Chengji had never thought about returning the river beach land or the money for river encroachment.

That's why I arranged for Zhang San and Li Si to be locked up for causing trouble, so as to avoid the subsequent incident that would make Wei Chengji suspicious of you.

Then people started to spread rumors that Wei Chengji was forcing people to die and sell their daughters by force to collect money for river trespassing. "

At this point, Li Chang smiled slightly and continued, "In fact, such untrue rumors will be refuted if you ask them carefully.

I mainly want to let Wei Chengji know that someone wants to make a fuss about this matter. At the same time, I also want the inspector to pay attention to this matter.

If Wei Chengji was a timid person, he should have immediately resolved the issue of the river-invading money in order to avoid trouble.

He could return the money for river encroachment, saying that the magistrate sympathized with the people's suffering and therefore waived the money.

This way he could have a good reputation among the people, and he wouldn't be afraid of the inspector asking about it. Even if he did, the matter would have been resolved.

Even if he is reluctant to part with the money, he can just return the land.

After all, it was obvious that someone's land was taken away so he deliberately caused trouble. Returning the land could also calm the other party's anger.

Unexpectedly, he was neither smart nor timid. He did not even think of eliminating the hidden danger before the inspector arrived, but just tried to suppress the rumors.

It seems that he really believed that the inspector would show leniency to him, and someone must have arranged it.

However, he did not think that the inspector was sent to the local area under such special circumstances. To put it bluntly, he was sent to investigate his mistakes.

Yes, we have to find some mistakes, otherwise how can we report back?

In fact, even if Wei Chengji did not handle the matter properly before the inspector came, as long as he told the truth when the inspector came, it is very likely that the inspector would have a better solution.

However, judging from the subsequent situation,

I guess Wei Chengji didn't tell the truth when the inspector asked about the money he earned from the river.

Not only is he not smart and timid, he is also extremely greedy. Even in this situation, he is still thinking about embezzling money.

The inspector thought that this matter was not a big deal and could be used to get the job done. Wei Chengji did not stop him and just watched the inspector prepare to make a fuss about it.

But no one expected that something unexpected would happen later, which made the inspector realize that he had almost been deceived.

Even I didn't expect it.

Originally, I thought that as long as I could let Wei Chengji see that it was impossible for Zhang San or Li Si to do the thing and clear the adults of suspicion, Wei Chengji would naturally scold both sides and order them to reconcile.

Unexpectedly, Wei Chengji blatantly asked Liu Piezi to take the two back and lock them up again.

Later, when Zhang San's father went to complain, he had actually thought in advance that if something unexpected happened and Zhang San and Li Si could not be released smoothly, he would take this opportunity to escape.

But I didn't expect the situation to develop like this in the end.

Wei Chengji actually contributed to the exposure of the matter because of his petty-mindedness.

At this point, Wei Chengji has not returned the land yet. Once Zhang San and Li Si come out, they will inevitably create some trouble to expose the truth.

This saves a lot of trouble. It's really unexpected."

Qin Yunhe was completely impressed by Li Chang's plan!

"Zigao, you are so amazing. Without your plan, this would never have been accomplished."

Qin Yunhe's heart was stirred: "Zigao, are you really not going to take the imperial examination and become an official? You have such talent and strategy. If you can serve as a parent official, you will definitely benefit the people."

Li Chang shook his head: "Forget it. These are all things that are not presentable. If you really ask me to solve this matter in a proper way, I may not be able to do it."

Qin Yunhe remembered that Yuger said his father always said that Li Chang was trying to do something unorthodox.

Normally, Li Chang didn't seem to take it seriously, but now it seems that he may not take it at all.

Qin Yunhe grabbed Li Chang's wrist and squeezed it, encouraging him, "Zigao, don't underestimate yourself. This matter doesn't need to be solved in a proper way, so we need to make such a plan.

If Zi Gao could enter officialdom, he would certainly be able to resolve the problem through legitimate means.

Now I understand the ambition that Zigao talked about back then. If I had understood Zigao back then, I would not have let him despise himself for so long.

If we can have an official like Zi Gao, it will be a blessing for the people."

Li Chang seemed a little moved as well.

He looked down at Qin Yunhe's hand holding his wrist, then looked up again with a bit more seriousness in his eyes: "Does your Excellency really think so?"

Qin Yunhe nodded solemnly: "Of course!"

Li Chang smiled and said after a while: "Okay, I'll try my best."