The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

The Zhao family's case is actually very simple to handle. As long as the people are willing to stand up and testify, as long as someone truly makes the decision for the people. For the case carried by the Zhao family and his son, it would not be an exaggeration to sentence Lingchi.

Because there are too many people involved and sued in this case. The catching squad at the front arrested people, and the county government clerk and others at the back were included, and interrogations began day and night.

This matter must be handled quickly and interrogated separately to avoid collusion in confessions. Except for Zhao Lizheng and the Zhao family father and son. The Zhao family's bodyguards and their relatives and friends in Linjiang Village must do their best to eliminate evil. The county prison was overcrowded and it was really lively.

The Huating County Government Office worked overtime on this case. All the people in the county government who were literate and knew calligraphy were arrested and brought to help. Two detectives were responsible for the trial, and the clerk was responsible for recording. After the dossier is clearly written, it will be handed over to Xinda for comparison. Select overlapping cases in different files to see if there are any testimonies of false accusations or collusion.

After Xinda has verified them one by one, they will send the correct files to Chen Heng and hand them over to the magistrate to personally read, review and seal them. When the files were almost collected, the Zhao family and his son had no choice but to plead guilty.

The father and son were heartbroken and could not argue with each other. Chen Heng waved his hand and didn't want to say more to them. He just turned around and started walking in the courtyard of the county government office. He now had two things to worry about.

One is the difficulty of imposing punishment. The Zhao family father and son are naturally going to die. The other main people involved in the case were either hanged or exiled, which could be easily arranged. Only the remaining large number of people have more or less something to do. If the sentence was harsh, it would be ordinary for him to be sent away for seven to eight hundred miles.

But if you do this, the negative impact of this case will inevitably make future villains think that it will be over. It will also make other big households in the county have the impression of being a cruel official. This will definitely affect my future affairs.

After thinking about it like this, Chen Heng couldn't help but clasp his hands and hide them in his sleeves, looking up at the moonlit night. When the future is unclear, looking back to where we came from is undoubtedly the best way. This is the principle of never forgetting the past and being the teacher of the future.

After patting his head, which was tired from the busy days, Chen Heng, who was a little more awake, took a few steps in the yard and couldn't help but think of Xu Pingzhi, the former magistrate of Taixing County.

Xu Pingzhi did a good job in the second uncle's case back then. Thinking about what the senior officials had said to him at that time, Chen Heng couldn't help but look thoughtful.

In the future, you must keep in mind that the law is the basis, and reason is the root. If you only follow the instructions, let alone whether you will be inflexible in doing things, you have lost the original intention of the law to educate.

Such kind words made Chen Heng feel very emotional when he thought about them tonight. He thought about it carefully in his mind, and finally decided in his mind the red line of the Zhao family's major case.

Anyone who crosses the line dies! Those who have not passed will be mainly punished and educated. The sentence may be heavy or light, leaving a way out for the time being and giving the accomplice a chance to reform.

Having made up his mind, Chen Heng suddenly felt happy both physically and mentally. After turning around and returning to the brightly lit court hall, he conveyed his meaning through the mouth of Xinda.

In this way, cases that cross the red line will be sent to Chen Heng for the county magistrate to make the decision himself. In other cases, Chen Heng also handed it over to his subordinates and asked them to make preliminary sentencing judgments to see the abilities of his subordinates.

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It was around October 20th that the case of the Zhao family and his son was sorted out. Looking at the files piled up on the case, Chen Heng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

One hundred and seventy-eight people were involved in this case, of which 26 were beheaded and 33 were exiled. The remaining accomplices and accomplices received different sentences. Chen Heng checked them one by one and found that there were basically no problems. What he has to worry about now is how to send these files to the court.

In ancient times, a prisoner sentenced to death had to undergo a review by the Ministry of Punishment and review by other states. The level here is too complicated. It can be roughly understood as follows: the file is submitted to the local state capital, and the state capital forwards it to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs of the capital.

Later, the Ministry of Punishment arranged for officials from other states to come over and serve as forensic officers to verify the details of the case. Once confirmed, you can wait for the Ministry of Punishment to issue a written document and choose a scheduled execution date.

Chen Heng has a simpler and faster way. Before he left Beijing, Li Zhi warned Chen Heng. If there are any difficulties in Songjiang Mansion, you can directly report them in secret, which is equivalent to giving him the power to deal with special matters.

Previously, Chen Heng told Gou Wazi that he could make him die before the new year, so that he could have the confidence to do special things. However, now that the evidence is conclusive, there is no need to use the latter rashly.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Heng decided to rush to the state capital on another day with half a box of files to meet with the governor Liu Yanzhang. After all, he is a member of Dayong's civil service system. If he insists on portraying himself as a person who breaks the rules, he will inevitably lose more than he gains.

In the government office, Liu Yanzhang first smiled bitterly and introduced Chen Heng into the hall. I saw another half box of files, took out one and opened it, and saw the people's lawsuits filled with fingerprints. He immediately changed from a wry smile to a sad face, Hold on, hold on to the line...

Liu Yanzhang debated his words in his heart, and after a long time, he still said: If you send these things up, it will have a great impact on our Songjiang Mansion.

Chen Heng nodded, knowing that what Liu Yanzhang said was true. With such bad events happening under his rule, it would be even more difficult for the officials to get an advantage in their three-year plan.

As long as the people live a good life and there are some criticisms from above, you don't need to mind too much. As usual, Chen Heng first said a nice word as an introduction, and then said, The lower official is entrusted by your Excellency to handle this case, so he will definitely go up to the top. You will understand your true intention of loving your people like your own children.

Chen Heng's words revealed two messages to Liu Yanzhang. The first is to tell the other party that you can give the other party the credit for the case. It will also be stated in the official document that when I first entered Songjiang Mansion, I was instructed by the magistrate to secretly supervise the case.

The second is to tell the other party that he has no intention of expanding the case. Some things are just right to this extent for the time being.

Liu Yanzhang understood Chen Heng's meaning, and his frown immediately relaxed. With the other party's words, in the court, he could become a good official who has done meritorious deeds and endured humiliation and heavy burdens.

Ha, this top scholar really knows how to be an official.

Just when he really wanted to nod in agreement, Liu Yanzhang began to worry again whether someone would misunderstand him and think that he was already on the same side as Chen Heng.

The governor of Songjiang Prefecture still needs to think about the pros and cons of this. But when he looked at the lawsuit in his hand, which was covered with fingerprints, he knew that he had no choice at all.

With such a case of huge public grievances, whoever dares to let Chen Heng go back with half a box of files will be able to consider which tomb has better feng shui the next day and will encourage his children and grandchildren to study and develop careers.

That's all. Liu Yanzhang said with half joy and half sorrow, The case of Ji Xing was handled very well...

Chen Heng also smiled when he heard this.

No matter how twists and turns the process was, Liu Yanzhang, who was always tactful, was finally dragged down by himself.

After leaving the government office, Chen Heng was in a very happy mood. Although Liu Yanzhang was slippery, he immediately began to think about the future of the two of them once he was off the field. At this time, the Zhao family and his son cannot easily enter the government prison cell. No one can guarantee how many people from the other party are in the Songjiang government office.

Liu Yanzhang immediately issued an official document, instructing a group of criminals to continue to be detained in Huating County Prison to ensure their safety. He turned around and asked the government officials to quickly arrange for the files to be sent to Beijing.

Seeing Liu Yanzhang's enthusiasm, Chen Heng naturally took some time off and felt relaxed and at ease.

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In the following days, the county government still had a lot of things to do. Because of the incident involving the Zhao family, Chen Heng suddenly gained the reputation of the 'Master Qingtian'. More and more people came to complain.

Among them, there are also many fishermen in troubled waters, and many people who sell their land reasonably and legally, also used the Zhao family's incident to sue the large buyers to the Huating County Yamen. As a result, many large households in Huating County have been in danger recently.

Chen Heng would not care about these sneaky people. Once the truth is found out, the false accusation is true. The punishment will be punished, and the sentence will be sentenced. In Dayong, false accusation is also a serious crime. After beating the drum of injustice, no matter how much you want to say that you are acting on your own initiative, you can't help but sue the people.

Punishing a few people in this way has made many people hiding in the dark feel a little better. The big households did not need to be restless, and there were fewer ruffians among the common people. Everyone clapped their hands and applauded, further contributing to the spread of the county magistrate's reputation.

Chen Heng has been doing more than just handling cases recently. He took the time to send letters to Qian Dayou, Jiang Yuanbai and others about his experience in handling recent cases. Chen Heng also wrote clearly about the details. I just added one sentence at the end: What I said may not be right. This is just a personal statement for everyone to use as evidence.

The Jinshi in the fourth year of Jianping were all local officials for the first time. They were very happy to have the help of Chen Heng.

He was busy in this way until the end of the month. On this day, Chen Heng was listening to the county government clerk's reply at the back office. The inventory of the Zhao family's belongings has just been completed. The tallied accounts were placed on Chen Heng's desk.

Speaking of this, there is really an interesting thing worth telling. According to Dayong's practice, the property obtained from ransacking a house will not only compensate the victim for the losses he deserves. The remaining property will not be counted into the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Instead, he took the palace route and directly entered Li Zhi's inner treasury.

I found out that the proceeds from these house raids belong to His Majesty’s private property.

And this old Zhao family is really rich. Excluding calligraphy, calligraphy and paintings, the property that can be clearly verified is worth 150,000 taels. Then I thought about the fact that this time I came to Songjiang Prefecture to repair the port, the imperial court only allocated 200,000 taels. When comparing the two, Chen Heng had no choice but to break his teeth and suppress his envy in his heart.

The matter of confiscating family accounts should be divided into two parts. One copy was submitted on the way to the state capital, and the other was sent directly to Linjing Hall via secret mail. This is an opportunity for himself to ask for credit, and Chen Heng will naturally not take advantage of others.

Not only must he be able to work for the people, but he must also be able to serve as an official. People, there is no need to be too aloof. It's really not a bad thing to stick to your own principles and be a little more diplomatic on this basis.

After copying the account book word for word, I also wrote each number smaller to ensure that His Majesty would read it in detail when he saw it. After Chen Heng finished doing this, he was also thinking about Amitabha in his heart. Dirty, people who play Go are really dirty.

He had just put down his pen and was stretching. Xinda had already run into the house excitedly and said repeatedly: Sir, sir, my wife is back.

Chen Heng was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly stood up and said, Seriously? Did the person who sent the message go as far as what he said?

In half an hour, Madam will arrive at Tongbo Gate. Xinda replied immediately.

Tongbo Gate is the north gate of Songjiang City, not far from the county government office. Chen Heng smiled and clapped his hands and said, Hurry up, help me change my clothes.

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After a short delay, Chen Heng led Xinda and a few servants to the north gate of Songjiang City. There were many people coming in and out of the door, because Chen Heng was wearing regular clothes. Except for the guards guarding the city gate who recognized him, most people did not know that this person was the magistrate of Huating County who had been in the limelight recently in the city.

Chen Heng, who was sitting at the tea stall at the door, looked up at the city gate from time to time. Even though he knew there were servants waiting outside, he still wanted to see Yu'er's car earlier.

Within a moment, three carriages came speeding from a distance. When we reached the city gate, we gradually slowed down. A servant rushed to Chen Heng and said hurriedly: Sir, this is Madam's driver.

Chen Heng couldn't care less, he got up and ran towards the city gate. The customers in the tea shop are really interesting to watch. He said to Chen Heng who ran out.

It's really strange that at such a young age, he is called master. When he sees his wife, he forgets about himself. I don't know what kind of country's beauty can bring...

The man was only halfway through speaking when the waiter at the tea shop blocked his mouth. The waiter scolded the guest: You don't want your life? That person just now was the magistrate of Huating County. I think he is well-dressed and his family must be not bad. When you look back, don't fall into his hands and destroy all your belongings. Clean.”

When the tea guest heard this, he knew that the person who had just chatted and joked was the county magistrate, so he could not sit still. He quickly stood up, dropped the money, and ran in the opposite direction.

Chen Heng ran out in one breath, so the officers and soldiers guarding him would not stop the county master. The people nearby saw that the young man was not following the rules and was busy struggling with the officers and soldiers, but they were scolded.

After running in front of Daiyu's car, Chen Heng slowed down. Standing in front of the leading carriage, he coughed lightly and said: Ahem, madam, my husband is here to pick you up.

Seeing that there was no answer in the car, a trace of suspicion flashed across Chen Heng's face. He looked at the person standing carefully beside him with malicious eyes. You kid, you can’t mistake the carriage. If you really want to make something like this happen, go back and take a closer look at your butt.

Puch.

A familiar laughter came from the carriage, and the person inside replied, Sir, my lady is in a carriage behind.

Chen Heng recognized it as Qingwen's voice. The girl said again: Master, it was Madam's idea. Don't blame me and Sister Zijuan.

Don't blame me. Xue Yan said in a low voice.

Chen Heng shook his head awkwardly and hurriedly waited by the roadside. When the next carriage came up, the curtain that had been lifted revealed a face that was thinking about it day and night.

Ms. sir, aren't you angry? the quirky sister Lin asked with a pursed lips.

Of course I'm angry. Chen Heng deliberately kept a straight face and hummed: When I get home, I will let you know the consequences of making my husband angry.

As soon as her eyes turned, Sister Lin was not afraid at all, and she still said boldly: I heard that my husband has a great reputation in Huating County recently, so I just want to let me take a good look at him and ask for advice.

Yeah. Chen Heng couldn't help but nodded, I'll have to ask you to understand.

After saying that, he couldn't hold back his laughter. After the laughter stopped, he asked: Yu'er, how hard has it been this journey?

Daiyu nodded, then shook her head. It was really hard on the way here. When I met my husband, I felt that all the hard work was worth it.

Chen Heng felt hot when he heard these words. Who said Sister Lin was not sweet-tongued. Whether it is sweet or not, he has to taste it himself to know. After thinking about it, he turned around and looked around, and saw that everyone had their heads lowered and acted like dumb gourds. Chen Heng jumped directly onto the carriage and rushed into the carriage.

Sister Lin was really thoughtful and asked the three maids to sit in front. It allowed the couple to have the solitude for now. As soon as the two people met their eyes, their indescribable feelings spread in each other's hearts.

By this time, Chen Heng had forgotten his previous plan. He just stared at Daiyu blankly for a long time before sighing: We are finally reunited.

Daiyu's eyes turned slightly red when she heard this. More than a month of separation is not an easy time for newlyweds to pass by in the blink of an eye.

If my husband is transferred again in the future, I will definitely go with him. This slightly squeamish girl, with a bit of feminine charm, muttered, Never be separated again, I will be remembered every day. Rice is also I can’t eat well, and I can’t sleep well.”

Chen Heng didn't say anything, he just leaned forward, took Daiyu into his arms, and held her tightly.

There is a saying in the Book of Songs: The mountain has no edges, the heaven and the earth are united, and I dare to stand apart from you. It's a matter of love, nothing else.

Why is it Monday? Why is it Monday? The pain, the lamentation. Hopefully tomorrow is Friday.

After a busy day, I come back feeling dizzy. I am sorry to ask for votes, monthly votes, and recommendation votes.