The Golden County Magistrate

He Dun nodded and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you. County Magistrate Chen, do you plead guilty?"

Chen Yan stood up in fear: "Sir He, I am innocent!"

Xiong Jin laughed at the opposite side: "There are witnesses and evidences, and you still dare to say that you are innocent? Sir Chen, you should have some conscience! It is shameful to not dare to take responsibility for what you have done!"

Before Chen Yan spoke, the commoner Zhong suddenly shouted: "Wait! Sir He, I have something to say."

He Dun signaled others to be quiet, and then said: "Zhong, do you have anything else to add?"

Zhong said bitterly: "That evil man not only defiled me, but also asked me to falsely accuse others!"

This sentence made Xiong Jin stunned for a moment. He did not plan to do this.

But he was happy immediately.

This woman is more capable than he thought!

She actually came up with the trick of being forced to falsely accuse, which made Chen Yan eat her to death!

He Dun asked in surprise: "Who are you accusing?"

Mrs. Zhong said word by word: "The magistrate of Qingshan County, Mr. Chen Yan!"

Instantly, the inner hall fell silent.

Everyone was stunned, even Xiong Jin and Chen Yan were no exception.

After a while, He Dun asked in surprise: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake and falsely accused County Magistrate Chen?"

Mrs. Zhong nodded vigorously: "Indeed!"

He Dun said in astonishment: "Then who asked you to falsely accuse him?"

Mrs. Zhong raised her hand and pointed at Xiong Jin: "It's this evil villain!"

Until this moment, Xiong Jin finally reacted, and his face changed drastically and he screamed: "Mrs. Zhong, don't talk nonsense, what does this have to do with this county! This county has redressed your injustice, why are you biting back!"

Mrs. Zhong gritted her teeth and said: "Xiong Jin, you defiled me at the beginning, thinking that you could make me willingly follow you by giving me a few taels of silver afterwards? I have waited too long for this day! In front of the prefect and the prefect, I will definitely expose your ugly face!"

Xiong Jin was shocked and angry, and wanted to speak.

"Mr. Xiong, don't be anxious, let this girl finish."

Zhao Changhe waved his hand and winked at Xiong.

Xiong Jin reacted and shut up immediately.

Zhong had already said what she wanted to say. There were so many people here. If she was not allowed to finish, it would make her look guilty.

But with Zhao Changhe here, it would be useless no matter what she said. The look just now clearly showed that the prefect wanted to tell him not to worry.

This woman actually dared to betray him. She will suffer in the future!

"Everything I said just now is true."

"It's just that the evil man is not Lord Chen, but this evil villain Xiong Jin!"

"A few days ago, Xiong Jin came to me and asked me to testify for him and falsely accuse Lord Chen."

"I was afraid of his power and dared not refuse, so I had to agree."

"Now in front of you, I finally dare to tell the truth. I beg you to redress my grievances!"

Zhong said crying.

He Dun asked a few more details, and his face became more and more ugly.

After asking, he turned to look at the hunter Tian Run: "Tian Run, what do you say?"

The hunter knocked his head heavily on the ground: "Sir He! To be honest, I am telling the truth in front of all the gentlemen today. It was discussed in advance with Zhong. The evil deeds I witnessed that day were done by Xiong Jin, the thief!"

Xiong Jin never expected that even he would turn against him at the last minute. He couldn't help but stood up and shouted: "You are talking nonsense! How could I do that!"

The hunter shouted: "I dare to swear by my ancestors that I never lied! This evil thief gave me some silver to let me falsely accuse Sir Chen, all of which was on me!"

"Nonsense! It's just nonsense!" He Dun said angrily, "County Magistrate Xiong, what's going on with this matter?"

"Sir He, I really don't know why these two people suddenly slandered me. There is no such thing. I am wronged!" Xiong Jin knelt on the ground in a hurry and denied it.

"One person may be wronged, but if two people say the same thing, it's hard to believe that they are wronged, right?" Chen Yan, who had not spoken a word, said slowly.

"Sir Chen, did I ask you to speak?" He Dun shouted.

"Yes, I am talking too much." Chen Yan quickly shut up.

He asked He Dun to do this.

Among the outsiders, only Zhao Changhe knew about his relationship with He Dun. He didn't want others to know about this, so he taught He Dun to deliberately treat him badly in front of others.

Sure enough, when Xiong Jin heard He Dun scolding Chen Yan, he couldn't help but smile smugly at the latter and returned to his chair.

"Minister He, let's put this matter aside for now and discuss it later. Let's first present the evidence for the second crime!" Zhao Changhe, who was sitting in the main seat, waved his hand and gave the order.

"Yes, sir! Take them away!" He Dun responded and turned around to call two palace guards.

"Sir! What the common woman said isReally!"

"I'm not lying, please judge!"

The wailing of Mrs. Zhong and the hunter gradually faded away and finally disappeared.

Xiong Jin was even more proud and grateful for his 20,000 taels of silver.

The prefectural chancellor reprimanded Chen Yan, and the prefectural governor helped him out. Today, the Chen family will never turn the tables!

But he really needs to deal with that woman and the hunter. They dared to bite him back, so how could he let them go!

The second crime was asking for bribes.

He Dun summoned witnesses as usual, which were four traveling merchants.

"Xu Xi, you said that County Magistrate Chen asked you for a bribe of 200 taels of silver, otherwise he would seize your goods. Is this true?" He Dun said straight to the point.

"My lord, it's not 200 taels, it's 500 taels, but I can only get 200 taels. "The first person said in panic.

"So that's the case, then..." He Dun was about to ask the second person.

"Your Excellency, it was not County Magistrate Chen who asked for a bribe from me, but Lord Xiong from Lianggu County!" The man interrupted and said angrily.

"What?" He Dun was stunned.

"In front of you, you gentlemen, I dare not hide it!"

"Lord Xiong promised me that if I am willing to falsely accuse Lord Chen, I will be exempted from business taxes when doing business in Lianggu County in the future."

"I thought about it and I really dare not do such an immoral thing."

"But I can't bear the responsibility of disobeying Lord Xiong, so I have to wait until I come before Lord Prefect to tell the truth."

Listening to the man's series of words, Xiong Jin almost went crazy!

What's going on!

The people in front turned against us, and the people behind us turned against us again!

"This is not true! Lord Zhao, Lord He, he is lying!" Xiong Jin was so angry that he jumped up and shouted.

"Lord Xiong, calm down." He Dun stopped him, "The right and wrong will be judged by the prefect, sit down!"

"Yes, I lost my composure." Xiong Jin had to sit back angrily.

"You common people, you treat the prefect's court as a place to play, right?" He Dun glanced at the other witnesses, "Don't tell me that you guys are also doing the same thing, you want to deny your testimony in court and sue Lord Xiong for bribery!"

"Absolutely not! Lord Xiong did not ask for bribes from me!" A person next to him shouted.

Xiong Jin's expression eased a little.

But he heard the man say, "He just asked me to falsely accuse Lord Chen and promised to return a batch of goods that were confiscated by the county government. "

Xiong Jin's expression, which had just relaxed, froze in an instant!