The ship slowly arrived at the dock.
At the dock, Zhang Xia, the transport commissioner of Liangzhe Road, Wang Yong, the provincial judge, Li Jianzhi, the chief judge of criminal justice, Xu Yuan, the shipping commissioner, and other twenty or thirty officials from the four government offices came over and bowed to Zhao Jun.
"See you, Lord."
"No need to be polite."
Zhao Jun got off the boat, glanced around, and asked, "Where is Li Jianzhi?"
"I am here."
A middle-aged official at the front came out and saluted Zhao Jun, saying, "Greetings, Magistrate."
"hehe."
Zhao Jun stepped forward and said with a smile, "I heard from Prime Minister Wang that you are a rare talent with both talent and virtue. Your future achievements are limitless."
This compliment obviously had another meaning, and everyone's eyes towards Li Jianzhi suddenly became different.
It is said that Li Jianzhi's father Li Di was driven out of the court by his political enemy Lu Yijian, and later he clung to the thigh of the Zhiyuan. Now he has firmly sat in the position of Minister of Justice and is highly valued by the Zhiyuan.
Now that Li Jianzhi is praised again, the Li family is about to make a comeback.
Li Jianzhi hurriedly bowed and replied, "This is all due to Prime Minister Wang's flattery."
"alright."
Zhao Jun looked at everyone and said, "I'm here in Hangzhou on business. There's no need for you to make such a fuss."
Zhang Xia, the transport envoy of Liangzhe Road, came over and said, "Master, we have already arranged a banquet in the city. Please come and enjoy it."
"Well, let's go into the city then."
Zhao Jun nodded and was about to turn around and get on board.
Li Jianzhi hurried over and whispered, "Minister, I have something important to report."
"Get on board."
Zhao Jun said softly.
Many officials then boarded their own boats.
Li Jianzhi brought several of his men and carried one person onto Zhao Jun's boat.
The ship slowly opened.
The group entered the cabin, and Li Jianzhi put the person on the bed in a room in the cabin.
Zhao Jun walked over and glanced down, and saw a middle-aged man with a pale face. His left arm was broken and wrapped in bandages, and there were marks on his neck. A smell of medicine wafted into his nose.
"What's going on?"
Zhao Jun asked.
"This man's name is Xu Ming. He was originally a wealthy merchant in Hangzhou. He was imprisoned by Sun Mian, the prefect of Hangzhou, for treason. A few days ago, I was interrogating him in prison. He kept crying foul, so I brought him to court. Unexpectedly, he cut off his own arm to prove his innocence."
Li Jianzhi smiled bitterly and said, "I sensed an injustice, so I investigated the case. Unexpectedly, a large number of official documents had been stolen from the treasury. I was helpless and wanted to release him, but he hanged himself in an attempt to reopen the case. I had no choice but to take him with me, protect him, and report this to the court."
"Why, is it difficult to reopen the case?"
Zhao Jun asked with a frown.
"I did think that before Xu Ming, I had intervened in a case that was also judged by Sun Mian. Just as I was about to reopen the case, my relatives, old friends, and even the Fujian Road Transport Commissioner wrote to me, asking me to stop interfering in the matter."
Li Jianzhi said helplessly, "I know the situation is complicated. Forcing a restart will probably be met with numerous obstacles. Therefore, I can only trouble the Magistrate."
"hehe."
Zhao Jun laughed, raised his head and looked at the river flowing through the window on one side of the room, and said softly, "The ways of the world are like a wide net."
Fortunately, he doesn't have many relatives or friends in the Song Dynasty.
Those corrupt officials didn't dare to come to him in person, but he didn't even have any friends, so who could help them clear their names?
(End of this chapter)
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