The county magistrate said, "That's true. When we were suppressing the bandits, we followed the clues and found a farm. The farm was full of stolen goods from the collusion between Master Yan and the bandits."
Lin Yuzhi asked again: "If that's the case, why don't you tell the truth to the people?"
"Who would believe it? Master Yan's disguise is so good. If I say he is colluding with bandits, no one would believe it. He would be blamed and thrown dirty water all over. I just took office and didn't want to anger the public. Besides, the Yan family was destroyed and there was no evidence, so I hastily closed the case."
"I know there are many rumors about me, saying that I was angry and embarrassed because I failed to get a bribe..."
The Dianshi spoke at the right time: "Sir, you are angry because you are embarrassed."
County Magistrate: …
"I was in a hurry and said something wrong."
"Because I was new in office, Master Yan was afraid of being exposed, so he offered me a bribe, but I refused. After that, rumors began to spread in the county that were unfavorable to me. They believed that Master Yan was a kind man more than I was."
Wen Yu: ...
This is really like saying high as low, black as white, dead as alive, and Zhu Bajie's as Sun Wukong's.
Lin Yuzhi didn't know what he was thinking, and tapped the table with his fingertips, "Where is the Zhuangzi you mentioned?"
The county magistrate said truthfully: "It is 20 miles south of the east of the city. All the stolen goods have been confiscated, but there are many letters that I have not destroyed. This is to leave a way out for myself to prove myself."
"If you don't believe me, you can check it out. You will find out that everything I said is true."
Dianshi: "Sir, what you said is true, right?"
County Magistrate: …
Lin Yuzhi didn't rush to give orders, but looked at Wen Yu: "What do you think, aunt?"
Wen Yu stood up and stretched. After listening to a lot of nonsense, her ears were somewhat polluted.
She said, "Of course I saw it with my eyes."
"I think the air in this county government office is very humid. The county magistrate must be uncomfortable being tied up so tightly. I'd better move him to the yard to let him stay in the sun for two hours to sweat off and then dry him off."
County Magistrate: …
Before he could be shocked, the registrar carried the county magistrate into the yard with an embarrassed look on his face.
"My Lord, be patient, it will pass."
County Magistrate: …
He couldn't help but ask: "Which side are you from?"
The Dianshi raised his finger and said, "Don't you know how loyal I am to you? Have I been wrong to you all these years, sir?"
The county magistrate felt relieved after hearing this.
Indeed, the Dianshi was the person he valued the most and used most easily.
But his hands and feet were tied and he couldn't move, which was uncomfortable enough. Now he had to be exposed to the scorching sun. Isn't this going to kill him?
In fact, he could already feel sweat oozing out from somewhere, causing his seams to ache slightly.
Wen Yu had already taken Lin Yuzhi out of the county government office, but Yan An was still sitting there, still holding the dogtail grass in his mouth.
When he saw Wen Yu coming out, he immediately flew down and said, "Greetings, Prime Minister."
After saying that, he immediately turned to Wen Yu and called out, "Miss."
Wen Yu crossed her arms and said, "Why do you hold on to a blade of grass for so long..."
Yan An said: "This is the sixth one."
As he spoke, he took out a handful of dogtail grass from somewhere and said, "Miss, do you want it?"
Wen Yu raised her eyebrows, took out a curling iron, skillfully made a ring, and then put it on the middle finger of her right hand.
The green color on the slender fingers like green onions is very vivid and beautiful.
"Girl, the ring should be worn on the thumb."
"The ring is different from this. I'll give one to everyone from now on."
When Lin Yuzhi heard this, he was touched and his eyes were fixed on Wen Yu's fingers for a long time.
At this time, Wen Yu thought of something and asked Yan An: "Does your family have a farm 20 miles south of the east of the city?"
Yan An was stunned: "I was too young at that time, but I vaguely remember that there was one? I can't remember clearly, but no matter whether it was mine before, it is not mine now."
"Why do you ask this, girl?"
Wen Yu simply relayed the county magistrate's words to him.
After hearing this, Yan An didn't know how to react for a moment. He just thought it was ridiculous.
His eyes were red, and he turned his head away. After calming down for a while, he said, "My father would never collude with the bandits. I want to go to that manor and see what the so-called letter is!"
Wen Yudao crossed his arms and said, "You're alone? The magistrate can turn around and say that you intended to destroy the evidence."
"Come along, we have to go take a look anyway."
Wen Yu poked Lin Yuzhi and said, "What are you daydreaming about?"
Lin Yuzhi shook his head: "Nothing, Wei... I'll make arrangements right away, and we'll go to the manor together to take a look."
The government offices moved very quickly, and when the imperial envoy traveled, he had to be accompanied by at least eight guards.
Wen Yu sat in the carriage and stroked her chin: "There must be something fishy going on in this manor. Yan An, be prepared. This manor may contain clues and evidence that are unfavorable to your father."
Lin Yuzhi glanced at Wen Yu. He thought the same thing as the princess.
The county magistrate was very deliberate when he mentioned Zhuangzi. It seemed that he had already arranged all the evidence to throw dirty water on Master Yan.
Yan An frowned: "He killed my whole family and wanted to tarnish my father's reputation!"
But what Wen Yu and Lin Yuzhi didn't expect was that the seemingly unreliable and cowardly county magistrate would be so bold as to attempt to kill the imperial envoy!
When they reached the forest, the imperial envoy's entourage had been silently surrounded by masked bandits. A rough count revealed that there were more than a hundred of them.
Lin Yuzhi lifted a corner of the carriage curtain with his fingertips and said in a cold tone, "Is this what the county magistrate meant by clearing out the mountain bandits?"
Yan An was very shocked: "How dare the county magistrate kill the imperial envoy?!"
This is simply unheard of. The imperial envoy represents the emperor when he is abroad. What is the difference between this and treason?
Wen Yu twirled the dogtail grass on her finger and said, "The county magistrate is a coward. There must be someone behind him."
She looked at Lin Yuzhi and said, "There are so many bandits, and we only have twelve of them. Can you do it?"
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