Nongmen Shenjue

When going out on official business, there is a fast horse provided by the state government. If you go back and forth to the provincial capital, you should return in February at the latest.The two Zhizhou waited until the second day of February, and finally sent someone to look for it, and sent someone to the governor's yamen to inquire.Naturally, the governor's yamen has never seen the official documents of Yueliang Prefecture, so it can be predicted that something happened.

Zhizhou was naturally reprimanded by the governor, but the loss of official documents is a big deal, especially that file.The governor would rather make the worst guess and order a strict investigation.

In addition, the governor ordered Zhizhou to make up the dossier as soon as possible and resubmit it.

For this reason, Zhizhou had to deal with the county magistrate of Guining County.

The case was heard in Guining County, and according to the usual practice, the files should be kept.Now that one copy is missing, if you want to make it up, you have to draw a bottom file from Guining County to make it up.

Although the loss of the dossier had to be recorded on Zhizhou, it was much better than the original result.

The Zhizhou people arrived in Guining County, but did not see Xi Yong.

Master Maocheng sighed: "The county magistrate is still ill, and he can't handle official affairs, so he really can't see guests."

"It's okay, I was ordered to come here on business."

"Please wait a moment." Mao Cheng went to prepare it himself.

The bottom file is easy to get, but if you make up a dossier, the county government will keep another copy.Everything else is easy to say, just make a copy, but the testimony of the witnesses, the confession of the prisoner, etc., are all marked, but this has to be arranged, and the parties must be found to make it up before the file is dropped.

How could Mao Cheng see Xi Yong with a pale face when he went there.

"Dong Weng, something is wrong!"

Compared with years ago, Xi Yong was thinner and his complexion was not good. He half-lyed in the soft chair, with a hood wrapped around his forehead, and moaned twice from time to time, looking very uncomfortable.I fell down that night, the sequelae were too serious, my head hurt like a crack, I couldn't hear the noise, I was bored and irritable all day long, I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep, all the yamen affairs were left to my master Maocheng to take care of.

Seeing Mao Cheng yelling and coming in now, it was like a thunderbolt had exploded on his head, and he didn't care about being his trusted confidant, he scolded angrily, "What are you yelling about! The sky is falling?"

Mao Cheng wiped his sweat with a bitter face: "Don't know, just now someone from the prefectural government said that the file of Li Daxing's death case that was sent years ago was lost on the way to the provincial capital, and now the prefect has been reprimanded and wants us to Guining County will make another copy. I planned to report this matter to Dong Weng later, but I went to the stall to get the bottom file, but found that the bottom file was gone.”

"No more?" Xi Yong felt his brows twitch and his head hurt even more.

"Yes, just the most important part of it was lost."

"If it's gone, make another copy!" What's so difficult about doing what you did before?

Mao Cheng hesitated and said: "Dong Weng, I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with. What's lost is the testimony of the pharmacy owner and the record. The source of the arsenic... The previous pharmacy closed down a few years ago, and it hasn't opened yet."

The case of Li Daxing was determined to be revenge murder by poisoning, so the source of the poison is the key.Because there was a record of arsenic sales, they found a pharmacy, played hard and soft, and forged a record of Zheng Jiaxiang's purchase of arsenic, using it as the most important evidence, and arrested six members of the Zheng family.

The owner of the pharmacy was afraid, after all, it was six lives. Although he didn't dare to fight against the county government, after this incident, he didn't dare to stay in Yueliang Prefecture any longer. He simply closed the pharmacy and left with his family.Although the shop is still there, all the medicinal materials have been taken away, and no one said hello when they left, for fear of causing trouble again.

Mao Cheng heard about this matter years ago, so he didn't take it seriously, after all the case files have been submitted.

Who knew that such an accident would happen now.

Xi Yong was dumbfounded now.

Although there was no trial for the case earlier, the yamen went to the pharmacy to collect evidence, and everyone outside knew about it.Now I can't change to another pharmacy, otherwise, wouldn't it be handed over?Especially when Zhizhou made a mistake first, and the governor stared at him again, if he made any noise, Zhizhou would definitely expose him.

"It's unreasonable!" Xi Yong stood up angrily, then groaned, supported his head and fell back to sit down, cursing non-stop: "Damn quack doctor! Take medicine and medicine, and it doesn't work for so long..."

Mao Cheng lowered his eyes, and a bright light suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Obviously, this accident also surprised him, and he couldn't help guessing.

It stands to reason that it is not difficult to make up a dossier, especially since the higher ups are waiting to ask for it, and it only takes a moment to handle it quickly.However, the people sent by Zhizhou waited left and right, and after an hour, they waited for Master Maocheng to reappear.Not only Mao Cheng, but also Xi Yong came out this time.

Xi Yong had a sick look on his face, and was supported by others, weak and ashamed: "...it's all due to the ineffective supervision of the lower officials, and I hope that Lord Zhizhou will give you some time to allow the lower officials to make up for their mistakes."

There is no way to hide this matter, Zhizhou is urging him, Xi Yong can only admit it.

Furthermore, according to what Mao Cheng said, the state government also lost the file, and the county government also lost the file. It cannot be such a coincidence.Since he was at fault, he simply made the matter a big one and involved the remnants of the Xue family, so no one would stare at him as a county magistrate for dereliction of duty.

Just as he thought, there was no need for extra guidance. When the governor learned that the county government had also lost important evidence, he felt strange.

Although the governor knew that Xuejia Village was involved in this case, it was just the villagers of the same village. Although he was sensitive, he didn't pay much attention to it, but now he has to take it seriously.The governor is a provincial official, in charge of the civil affairs of the province. There is only the governor of Liangjiang, who is half a rank higher than him, but the governor is in charge of the military and administration, and usually does not have many official duties.It's just that Xuejia Village was involved this time, and there was another incident of missing files. The governor had to communicate with the governor that it was the land under the jurisdiction of the two people.

The higher the position and weight, the easier it is to think too much.

The two decided to make an apology first, tell the whole story, and then wait for the emperor to give instructions, without doing anything redundant, and clarify the case first.They only knew about the facts of the case, and they didn't pay attention to what was going on.

With an order from here, Zhizhou of Yueliang Prefecture and Xi Yong of Guining County all rushed to the provincial capital as quickly as possible.

The case was presided over by Xi Yong, so it was natural for him to explain the case.

This Xi Yong was suffering from headaches at first, he had to go on a long journey, his heart was anxious, his anger was surging, and even needle injections couldn't stop his headaches. When he arrived in the provincial capital, he was dizzy, his brain was like a frying pan, and his eyes were jumping. Martian, everything is blurred.

Seeing him like this, the governor and the governor could only ask their master Mao Cheng to tell the story on their behalf.

Mao Cheng took the bottom file of the dossier with him, only the missing key evidence was missing.

The governor and the governor also started from the bottom, and there was no way they could hide the affairs of the officialdom from the two of them.Just looking at this file, you can see the violation and inappropriateness. The two looked at each other and guessed the key.

The two of them knew about Xi Yong's background, and had heard about the general public opinion.

I didn't move Xi Yong before because of the sensitivity of Guining County. Although it is richer, most people don't like to go there.What's more, Concubine Li Gui, mother and son were in the limelight before, and others had to avoid the edge.

Now that the situation is changing, Concubine Li's mother and son's reputation has been frustrated, and Xi Yong has made such a big deal...

A Xi Yong is not seen by them, but with Xi Yong, they can fight cattle across the mountain.If concubine Li, mother and son can be suppressed again, no one will be unhappy.

Xi Yong groaned in pain at this moment, and didn't care about other people, but Mao Cheng was sensitive to the change in the atmosphere.

After all, the governor is in charge of the military and government affairs, and this matter is only a sideline, and the reason is to prevent the remnants of the Xue family from making trouble.

After listening to Mao Cheng's account of the case, the governor read the file again, pretended to ponder for a moment, and said, "The facts are not clear, the testimony of the witnesses is quite unclear, and the most critical evidence is missing. Why did the owner of the pharmacy leave Yueliang Prefecture with his family? Did your county government use coercion to investigate the case? Retrial! Every link must be verified in detail, and you should not rush to close the case, let alone cause unjust, false and wrong cases!"

As soon as Xi Yong heard the word "retrial", he couldn't even take care of his headache.

"Master Futai..."

"Guining county magistrate, what doubts do you have?" The governor asked in a deep voice.

Xi Yong was full of words and went back, realizing that the person sitting upright was the governor of a province, a second-rank official, and a seventh-rank county magistrate like him, not to mention talking to the other party, it was not easy to see each other.He was flustered just now, but now he was shocked, shaking his head and saying "I dare not".

"You have to check it out within ten days!" The governor was ruthless enough to directly give the time limit.

Xi Yong's face was bitter.

Not to mention anything else, just returning to Guining County from the provincial capital will take a few days on the journey, so how can there be any time to go to trial?Can the governor not understand?This was clearly intentional, but he couldn't say anything, and had to kowtow to thank him.

On the contrary, it was Zhizhou who just knelt down and was reprimanded.

Coming out of the governor's office, Xi Yong hurriedly ordered to return, and discussed with Mao Cheng on the way.

Mao Cheng also had a frown on his face: "Dong Weng, this matter is not good."

"You also think Master Futai is..."

Mao Cheng sighed, his eyelids moved, and he said in a low voice: "It is said that Prince Zhuang treated Mr. Futai very politely, and Mr. Futai also praised Mr. Zhuang for his fairness and calmness."

A provincial official has a high position and authority, and is extremely sensitive, so the relationship with the princes must be carefully measured.Some officials in the court who are married to the county king should pay special attention to avoid suspicion.

Although the governor is not married to King Zhuang, it is impossible for him to get close to King Zhuang openly. The emperor is still in power, and the governor is a foreign official. How dare the king treat the law as nothing.

However, in recent years, seeing the emperor's health deteriorating, the princes were naturally impatient and tried their best to win over many people.

The king of Zhuangjun ranked ninth, and his biological mother Concubine Gong had passed away, but his uncle Min Qi was a general stationed in Yizhou.

The mention of Yizhou is the frontier defense of the northern border of this dynasty, which deters the northern barbarians from invading.

The last general of Yizhou was Xue Dingyue who inherited the title of Duke of Huguo!

The Min family is also a family of military generals, the Xue family is still not very conspicuous in the world, but it is not what it used to be.With the Min family, or with Min Qi present, King Zhuang himself has a lot of bargaining chips.

Xi Yong is only a low-level official in the huge court, but it does not mean that he is not clear about the general situation in the court.Not to mention, he still knows which county kings are most likely to succeed to the throne, and he can only count them with one hand, and this Zhuang County king is naturally among them.

"It's over, it's over..." Xi Yong's brain throbbed, his nose bled suddenly, his eyes turned black, and he suddenly lost his mind.