Chapter 307 Disposal
What Huo Xifei was holding in his hand was the account book he had taken from the county magistrate's mansion that night!
Huo Xifei promised the people who came to seek justice that he would give them an explanation, and then ordered people to send them back.
After returning to the hall of the County Magistrate's Mansion, Huo Xifei sat behind the desk, looking at the people kneeling on the ground, and said to County Magistrate Jiao with a smile: "Judging from the expression on Lord Jiao's face just now, he seems to be very familiar with this thing!"
"This...this..." County Magistrate Jiao was so shocked that he didn't know what to say!
Huo Xifei smiled and asked, "Master Jiao, are you wondering how I got this account book? Or maybe you're wondering if I know about the mine, or if I know about you taking the disaster victims to the mine?"
"Young Master..." County Magistrate Jiao opened his eyes wide and looked at Huo Xifei with a pale face, without any spirit in his eyes.
Illegal mining!
If the prince were to execute me on the spot in a fit of rage, wouldn't I have no chance at all?
No! No, I can't just memorize everything like this!
Thinking of this, County Magistrate Jiao hurriedly looked at Huo Xifei and said, "My Lord, your humble servant has something to say!"
"Okay, you say!" Huo Xifei raised his eyebrows and said.
"Since the prince has already looked at the account book, I think he knows that if there is no one to support me, I would never dare to do this!" County Magistrate Jiao said hurriedly.
"Yes, indeed, I have indeed seen this account book!" Huo Xifei nodded!
"Then the prince..." There was a glimmer of hope in County Magistrate Jiao's eyes.
Huo Xifei lowered his head slightly and looked into the eyes of County Magistrate Jiao: "Then what does Lord Jiao want me to do?"
"My lord, I am willing to be a witness!" County Magistrate Jiao gritted his teeth and kowtowed to Huo Xifei.
Huo Xifei smiled and said, "Master Jiao, do you know who that person is? Are you sure you can shake him?"
"I know!" Magistrate Jiao said, "I only beg the Crown Prince to spare my life. I have other evidence concerning that man, and I am willing to hand it over as long as the Crown Prince agrees!"
Huo Xifei's voice turned cold: "Master Jiao, are you threatening this prince?"
"Your humble servant...your humble servant dare not!" When County Magistrate Jiao heard Huo Xifei say this, he was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
Huo Xifei squinted his eyes and looked at County Magistrate Jiao without saying anything for a long time, which made County Magistrate Jiao's heart beat fast.
Huo Xifei had expected that County Magistrate Jiao would be willing to testify against Grand Tutor Liu, but he was somewhat surprised to learn that County Magistrate Jiao had other evidence in his hands.
"Illegal mining, do you know how serious a crime this is? Your life and death are not in the hands of this prince!" Huo Xifei said to County Magistrate Jiao word by word.
"I understand!" Magistrate Jiao swallowed hard and said, "But the evidence in my hands should be enough for me to atone for my crime."
"Whether you can redeem yourself is hard to say now!" Huo Xifei said calmly, "Your life is beyond my control. If you want to threaten me with anything, you are miscalculating. Whether you hand over the remaining evidence or not is up to you. I will not force you."
County Magistrate Jiao originally wanted to use the evidence he had hidden in his hands to exchange for his own life, but he did not expect Huo Xifei to be unmoved by any persuasion. He was suddenly at a loss. Then, he heard Huo Xifei's tone, which seemed to indicate that he did not care at all. He panicked a little, thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "Sir, I will hand it over!"
Huo Xifei ordered Pingshan: "Take Lord Jiao to get the evidence!"
"Yes!" Pingshan took the order and took people to take Jiao Haixing to obtain physical evidence.
After Jiao Haixing left, Huo Xifei looked at the people in the hall and said, "Come here, take these people to the prison and wait for your punishment!"
"Yes!" Then a soldier stepped forward and dragged the men away despite their crying and begging.
At this time, Yuan Ziyou quietly said to Huo Xifei, "Brother Xi, we still need to go south. If Jiao Haixing is escorted to the capital, I'm afraid that Imperial Tutor Liu will seize the opportunity to silence him! But if he is detained here, I'm afraid something will happen again."
This is also the issue that Huo Xifei is considering.
"You'er, do you have any good ideas?" Huo Xifei asked in a low voice.
Yuan Ziyou pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Brother Xi, when do you plan to inform His Majesty about what's happening here?"
"I'm also worried that Jiao Haixing will be silenced, so it's not advisable to alert him too early!" Huo Xifei said after thinking for a while.
Yuan Ziyou hurriedly whispered, "Brother Xi, do you have a way to temporarily block the news here for a few months?"
"About half a month is fine!" Huo Xifei frowned and said, "If it takes longer, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep it secret anymore!"
Half a month?
Half a month is definitely not enough. They were ordered to go south to provide disaster relief this time. If Huo Xifei fails to complete the imperial decree, he cannot return to Beijing privately. Otherwise, he will be disobeying the imperial order, and the consequences will be very serious.
"Then do this!" Yuan Ziyu frowned and thought for a while, then whispered his thoughts to Huo Xifei.
Huo Xifei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, and looked at Yuan Ziyu: "You'er, are you willing?"
"That's nothing. I had that before..." Yuan Ziyou stopped talking midway and said to Huo Xifei with a smile, "Of course it's no problem."
"Okay, since that's the case, let's do as you say!" Huo Xifei nodded.
"Um!"
Not long after, Pingshan came back with Jiao Haixing, and also brought back a wooden box!
Pingshan handed the wooden box to Huo Xifei. Huo Xifei opened the wooden box and saw that there was also a booklet similar to an account book inside!
Huo Xifei looked up at Jiao Haixing, then unfolded the booklet. His pupils trembled slightly as he looked at Jiao Haixing: "Where did you get this information? How can you be sure that all this is true?"
Jiao Haixing kowtowed and said, "My Lord, I guarantee with my life that this is all true and absolutely true!"
Huo Xifei sneered: "Your life is almost gone, how can you guarantee it?"
"This..." Jiao Haixing paused, pointed to the heavens and swore to Huo Xifei, "My Lord, the evidence I present is absolutely true, otherwise I will never be reborn."
Huo Xifei sneered, "Who knows whether you can be reborn? When you present these things to His Majesty, you should think carefully. If they are not true, you will not only lose your life, but also the extermination of your entire clan will be the least of your punishment."
"Yes, yes, I understand, I understand!" Jiao Haixing responded quickly.
"Pingshan, take Jiao Haixing to jail!" Huo Xifei put the booklet away and ordered Pingshan.
"yes!"
On that day, Huo Xifei ordered Pingshan and Huo Wu to deal with all matters concerning the wronged people. At the same time, he wrote a memorial and sent it to the capital at full speed.
On the second night, Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu used the Qiongjiang Pavilion to drug the food in the prison, and secretly took Jiao Haixing and others into the Qiongjiang Pavilion. They only announced to the outside world that Jiao Haixing and others were important witnesses and had been arranged in a safe place. When they returned to Beijing, they would bring them back together to await the emperor's decision.
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