Fang Zheng sighed and looked at the group of people in the room.
"The doctor is here. Leave one more person to watch over him. Everyone else can go out."
"Xie Xian, follow me."
Fang Zheng turned around and went out and found another small room with Xie Xian.
As soon as he entered the house, Xie Xian immediately asked, "Master, what happened? Did he commit suicide out of fear of punishment?"
Fang Zheng shook his head and said, "No, I asked him how much money he had embezzled and whether there were other people behind it, but he bit his tongue and committed suicide afterwards."
Xie Xian was a little confused and said, "There's no reason. He will die sooner or later, why should he suffer this torture?"
"Yeah, I can't figure it out either. Judging from the situation, there must be someone behind this."
"Who has the ability to make the head of a prefecture commit suicide out of fear of punishment? This person is most likely in the court... It seems that we have caused a big trouble!"
Fang Zhengyi was also puzzled. Which big boss had he offended again?
"You said...what kind of leverage could the person behind the scenes have on him?"
Xie Xian lowered his eyelids and thought carefully.
Suddenly he said, "This man will die anyway. At the very least, his entire clan will be exterminated!"
"For him to be so fearless and keep the secret, the person behind the scenes must have the ability to protect his family."
"Perhaps the person behind the scenes has captured his children or other relatives."
Fang Zheng suddenly realized what was going on and said, "Hey! That makes sense! Why didn't I think of that?"
Xie Xianxiao raised his head and sighed: "That's because the master has no children!"
"You will understand when you have a child. If my son were in someone else's hands, I would be willing to bite my tongue and commit suicide to save his life!"
"Parents in the world are so pitiful. Why, do you miss your son?" Fang Zheng looked at Xie Xian with a smile.
Xie Xian nodded and said, "Yes, I've been out for a few months, so I definitely miss it."
"But there's nothing to worry about. People in the county eat well and sleep well."
Fang Zhengyi walked to the table and poured him a cup of tea. "There's nothing else to do now. The rest of the time is to find a way to help with the disaster. If you miss home, you can go back anytime."
Xie Xian hesitated and said, "There's no need to go back. The master is in urgent need of manpower. Uh, I just have something to ask you... Was it you who had me kidnapped when I went to Beijing to take the imperial examination?"
Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
After laughing, he asked in surprise: "You just found out!? How many years have you been in the county? Why, do you feel resentful?"
Xie Xian stammered, "That's not the case. I just want to know. It would be a lie to say I don't have any regrets... Who among the scholars doesn't want to be an official?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Zhengyi immediately took off his official uniform.
"Come on, come on, this dress is for you to wear, how about it?"
"If you feel that the position is not high enough, I will strip Liu Xun's clothes off, and the prefect will be enough!"
Xie Xian looked at the official uniform that Fang Zhengyi handed over and licked his lips: "This is not good, Master."
Fang Zhengyi didn't care at all: "There's nothing wrong with it! In a few days, you can wear this official uniform and go up to the city wall and chop down those corrupt officials yourself."
"Ah... this? If people knew about this..."
"It's okay, I will explain it to His Majesty!"
Fang Zhengyi was too embarrassed to say that he had been throwing sand into the porridge of the disaster victims every day some time ago, and that many people might know him.
If I go up to the city wall myself and am recognized by the victims, it might have the opposite effect.
"It's settled! Come, put on your official uniform and let me see it."
Xie Xian nodded sharply, then took Fang Zhengyi's official uniform and put it on.
But Fang Zhengyi was taller than him, so the clothes seemed a lot bigger and didn't fit him well.
But Xie Xian was still extremely satisfied and kept looking himself around.
Now I can wear the official uniform once, which is a dream come true...
"Thank you, sir!"
Fang Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's just a small matter. Come on, let's go and interrogate Liu Xun's lackeys again."
The two then went to the room where Wei Shan was imprisoned. At this time, Wei Shan's eyes were dazed, and he was sitting slumped on the bed, covering his crotch, not knowing what he was thinking about.
When he saw Fang Zheng coming, he immediately trembled all over.
"Fang...Master Fang."
After saying that, he saw Xie Xian in his official uniform, pointed at him and said in surprise: "You... So you are the Tongpan!?"
Xie Xian's old face turned red and he looked at Fang Zhengyi.
Fang Zhengyi chuckled and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I am here to interrogate you."
Wei Shan was silent for a while: "Where is Lord Liu? You are rebelling! I want to see Lord Liu!"
"Oh, Liu Xun is dying. He committed suicide out of fear of punishment. He is still being rescued. All the evidence of his crime is in my hands!"
"If you cooperate with me honestly, I will not only keep you alive, but I will also find someone to help you heal your illness and leg."
"Let me ask you, how much money did Liu Xun embezzle? Was there anyone behind him who was instructing him?"
"I want to see Lord Liu." Wei Shan lowered his head and said only this one sentence.
Fang Zhengyi agreed, and then called Zhang Biao to take Wei Shan to Liu Xun's room for a tour.
At this moment, Wei Shan finally accepted his fate. He lay on the bed in a daze, muttering, "Ask... But I know only so much. You said you would save my life... You swear that you can't kill me..."
Fang Zhengyi said calmly, "I never lie. If you cooperate honestly, I swear I will never kill you."
"You can say it now."
Wei Shan held the quilt tightly with both hands and whispered: "...Liu Xun does have a backer, but I don't know who he is."
"This person has always been in direct contact with Liu Xun."
"As for how much silver he embezzled, I don't know either. I only know that he would send a batch of silver to the capital regularly."
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