Chapter 66
Chapter 66
With the help of Constable Lei and his colleagues, batches of victims whose families had been broken up and whose loved ones had been killed in Heyuan County were sent to Zhengrong County for resettlement.
At the beginning, we needed their help, but later, when people in Heyuan County heard about it, they all tried to find a solution on their own.
If you can run, you should run.
I used to feel like I had nowhere to seek redress for my grievances, but now it’s different, now there are people to help me.
Fortunately, the Zhengrong County government had made preparations in advance and placed them in an orphanage in the county town. Although they could not eat very good meals, there were doctors and rice porridge available.
Even the minimum amount of things that can only protect lives is enough to make the people of Heyuan County, who have suffered for a long time, speak out.
There was no need to ask any more questions about the subsequent confessions, except that the clerks were not smart enough to write them down.
After obtaining numerous testimonies that were too numerous to mention, they selected a few witnesses who were able to take action and secretly went to the provincial capital.
Why is it a secret?
Naturally, because of such a big commotion, the neighboring Heyuan County has already known about it.
But for the time being, there is nothing we can do about Zhengrong County.
He just wanted to delay it as long as possible, and at the same time send the message to Mr. Chen and the officials he was familiar with in the capital.
They have been deeply rooted in Heyuan County for many years and will not have only one backer.
Sending out money like water must have some effect, there is no need to do anything to them, just turn a blind eye.
Chen Shusheng, the son of Mr. Chen, was being scolded by his mother at this moment.
Chen Shusheng's mother was called Yuan Er Niang.
Also being scolded was a man called Yuan Shusheng, who was a relative of the Yuan family who owned the casino and the nephew of Yuan Erniang.
These two people were among those who lured Xu Chun into gambling on the road.
The two of them were itching to gamble on the way and called on their followers to go gamble with them, but the constable next to them insisted on joining in.
The constable lost and refused to admit his mistake, so everyone had to cheat other people.
The other scholars who were traveling with them all knew who they were and refused to associate with them, so they found Xu Chun, the scapegoat.
Relying on their long experience in casinos, the two of them used some tricks to cheat Xu Chun of all his money.
I thought Xu Chun would not dare to tell anyone, but the people in the county school were very united. The teacher of the county school even helped him out, and in the end he reluctantly returned the twenty taels.
This made them bear a grudge for a long time, so it was normal for them to give out Xu Chun when they were caught in the provincial capital.
Yuan Erniang asked, "Are you stupid? Why do you want to provoke the people from Zhengrong County?"
"Now we are in trouble. Do you know how much money it will cost to settle it?!"
Chen Shusheng and Yuan Shusheng lowered their heads. They seemed to be taking the scolding obediently, but they still said, "How come a person from another county is intervening in our affairs? They really accept it? How can an official have such long arms?"
This is the truth. Officials should just take care of their own affairs. It is absolutely wrong for anyone to interfere in other areas.
When the news of this overstepping of authority spread, many officials first blamed the magistrate of Zhengrong County.
"So it should be fine this time. The official is young and a bit of a fool." Yuan Erniang said, "Behave yourself recently. Haven't you had a lot of problems? You know how you got the quota for the county exam."
Based on their grades, they will definitely not pass the county exam.
They bought the county examination quotas of two students and passed it themselves.
Of course, it was half forced and half bought.
Their original plan was to let those two people go with them to the provincial examination, and after passing the provincial examination, they would go directly to the college examination.
In that way, you will get the status of a scholar.
However, Chen Shusheng's father, Chen Juren, sent a message saying that the exam was particularly strict this year and he would definitely not be able to pass the provincial exam.
This operation is very feasible.
After all, there were no photos those days, and the provincial school had no way of knowing who went to the provincial examination.
But when it comes to the academy examination, since there are only a few people left and the teachers can recognize many faces, they cannot allow anyone to replace someone.
Mr. Chen was afraid that they would not be able to pass the college entrance examination, which would arouse suspicion and would not be worth the loss.
This year, both the provincial education commissioner and the prefect attach great importance to it, so we will talk about it next year.
But they had already bought the places, so they simply went to the provincial capital for a trip, without any thought of returning the places to the two hard-working scholars.
Even wherever the two families went, there were ruffians following them, fearing that they would go to other places to file a complaint.
The two students were so miserable that they could only study hard at home, hoping that such bad luck would not happen to them again next year.
Yuan Erniang tightened the restrictions on the two families and warned her son and nephew, "Don't go out, understand? This matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible."
The county government office needs to be taken care of, and the provincial school government office also needs to be taken care of.
It cannot be settled without tens of thousands of taels of silver.
In addition, her uncle, the former county magistrate, said that the garden was not beautiful enough and wanted to buy some more rare stones.
Where did she get so much money?
The people in Heyuan County are dying of poverty.
If not for this, why would she let the gambling bosses go to the next county?
It was also because she listened to Mr. Chen's words that if the county school in Zhengrong County was disbanded, the atmosphere there would be corrupted and all the money in Zhengrong County would flow into her hands.
One, two, all idiots.
Mr. Chen had to pay for all his concubines in the city.
This time they were all broken.
Yuan Erniang didn't care how many concubines the other party had, but she cared about paying for them herself.
People in Heyuan County basically share the same idea as Yuan Erniang.
It’s not that they were not vigilant, but the other party was from the neighboring county and was a young man, so he couldn’t reach them.
Just have to pay.
I will definitely get it back from the neighboring county later.
When Mr. Chen in the provincial capital saw the news, he was filled with anger.
At the same time, I also wonder why the new county magistrate of Zhengrong County is so bold?
Or is there some force behind this?
Magistrate Nie's identity was not deliberately publicized, and few people knew about his relationship with the prefect.
If Magistrate Nie had not sent a letter to the prefect to plead for Xu Chun, Ji Yuan would not have been sure.
Mr. Chen had no choice but to use his connections to find someone.
As soon as the documents from Zhengrong County were submitted, the government office in the prefecture would push the matter to the back of the list, and within two or three months, the matter would be delayed.
If the government sees it again, all the so-called witness testimonies will be invalid and useless.
They don't even have to do anything extra, just postpone the paperwork.
It would be best if the situation could be suppressed for a year or two, and then the people of Heyuan County would become completely desperate and no longer believe in any justice.
Mr. Chen was active everywhere.
I have no idea how fast Zhengrong County will act.
The documents were sent to the government office?
Wrong, it was sent directly to the prefect of Jianmeng Prefecture.
Constable Lei, who has been running around recently and is now stronger and more robust, is standing in front of the prefect to report the situation.
Even Constable Lei was a little nervous, as he had never spoken so much in front of such a high-ranking official.
Next to the prefect was the judge of the prefectural court. When the judge of Jianmeng Prefecture heard what Constable Lei said, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He was in charge of lawsuits in the government, and this matter fell right within his scope of responsibility.
But when Constable Lei finished speaking, the judge said, "This matter should indeed be investigated. But why are you in Zhengrong County so concerned about it? This should not be within your scope of responsibility."
The Tongpan asked as usual, but his tone was not harsh. There must be a reason why the young constable could find his way to the prefect. He has been in the officialdom for many years. If he can't see this, then there is no need for him to stay here.
Sure enough, Constable Lei didn't say anything. The prefect said, "This matter is urgent. The magistrate of Zhengrong County told me about it. I sent them to investigate. Don't worry about it."
As he spoke, the prefect also gave the Tongpan some reassurance: "I think there must be something wrong with the county magistrate of Heyuan County. He deceived his superiors and subordinates. This matter is entirely their fault. We have also been deceived."
It says "us", but in fact it is about the magistrate being deceived.
Since you have been deceived, there is no sin.
In other words, if you handle this case well, you will not be guilty.
The judge understood what he meant and immediately promised: "Don't worry, magistrate, I will handle this impartially and give justice to the people."
"It would be great if the magistrate of Zhengrong County could help with this."
Constable Lei listened and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
What happens next will definitely go very smoothly.
Constable Lei felt that everything was going smoothly, but Mr. Chen on the other side kept hitting a wall.
We were talking fine yesterday, why did you change your mind today?
On June 25th, Ji Yuan and others were packing up.
It has been more than half a month since the incident, and the development of the situation has exceeded everyone's expectations.
Ji Yuan heard that the person sent by the Tongpan had already arrived in Heyuan County, accompanied by an entourage of officials.
With the orders from the prefect and the magistrate, the process may be tortuous, but the final result will definitely be that the magistrate wins.
Constable Lei and others from Zhengrong County were also transferred over to help, as they knew the causes and consequences of this case best.
County Magistrate Nie also went there once and temporarily helped to preside over the government affairs of Heyuan County, and found many problems.
The fact that Scholar Chen and Scholar Yuan had replaced the county examination candidates' places naturally became known to the world.
I heard that the two candidates cried so hard that they hugged the officials from the provincial capital and cried bitterly.
If nothing unexpected happens, the two of them will be admitted to the children's examination next year.
That means you don’t have to take the county examination next year and can directly take the provincial examination.
This is a small compensation.
Li Jin, Xu Chun said excitedly: "Oh my God, this matter was handled too quickly."
"I saw that the people of Heyuan County were very scared when they went back, but the people who came to spread the news said that the gambling houses had been cleared out and the cells were about to be closed, so everyone dared to leave."
"It's too difficult. Who would have thought that the county next door to us would be such a hell on earth."
"That's not necessarily true. Magistrate Qian's residence seems to be larger than the government school, and he even built a rockery."
"Fortunately, it's all cleaned up now!"
"Detective Lei is really amazing. He found a lot of clues and is now helping with the case."
Cai Fenglan frowned, not knowing what to say, and finally said: "Is this what it means to have power?"
Cai Fenglan was not expressing any feelings about fairness and justice, but only about power.
After all, the matter was resolved so quickly because of the relationship between Magistrate Nie and the prefect.
Otherwise, how could the news reach the prefect's ears at this time, and how could there be a chance to execute first and report later?
If it weren't for the prefect as a backer, the matter would have been more complicated, and the outcome might not have been this way.
Xu Chun and Li Jin were stunned.
They didn't think about it that way.
Ji Yuan looked at the three of them and said with a smile, "If you don't have the power, can't you manage it?"
"Yes, but it will be difficult," Cai Fenglan said frankly.
"It's difficult, so just ignore it?"
"Yes, but it will take a lot of detours, or even not get you there at all."
Ji Yuan finally said: "Yes, so we need to learn more and watch more."
"One day, we'll get there."
Cai Fenglan took a deep breath: "I'm not as optimistic as you."
Ji Yuan pointed outside and asked Cai Fenglan to listen to the discussion of other classmates: "Listen, isn't this the reason for optimism?"
"Oh my god, it was too dark over there. Fortunately, the bad guys were finally brought to justice!"
"I've heard a little bit about it before, but I didn't expect it to be so abominable."
"Good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished! Their retribution has come!"
"That's great. When I went to see them, many people in Heyuan County were crying. The days ahead will definitely be better."
"For some people, it's easy to do these things."
“For another group of people, it’s hard to do these things.”
"But the final result seems to be the same. It's nothing more than taking a few more steps, being in a dilemma, and doing more investigations. Isn't it worth it for such a result?" Ji Yuan said, and he mentioned Lord Lin, "If Lord Lin didn't have such a firm heart, would Zhengrong County be like this?"
Xu Chun's eyes lit up: "So, Tianqi needs many, many Lord Lins."
"We can go and do this, Lord Lin, right?"
It’s hard to say what era it is.
But working hard is always better than not working hard.
The former county magistrate who was dismissed from his post in the corruption case of the neighboring canal was finally arrested this time.
What about the former county magistrate of Zhengrong County?
Where is he again.
It seems unknown whether that person was dismissed or transferred.
There are so many people here, and I don’t know when I will meet you.
But it doesn’t matter, we’ll see you one day.
He is not afraid of taking detours.
Ji Yuan packed up the last book and asked, "When are we leaving?"
When he came back, Ji Yuan was the most uncertain whether to go to the provincial school to study.
Now he was the first one to pack up his things.
This matter has nothing to do with Xu Chun. His grades can only remain in the A-class class. At this moment, he looks at the other three people with envy.
Cai Fenglan stood up suddenly: "Let's go tomorrow."
Li Jin rolled his eyes in amusement and said, "Wait for my carriage."
“It’s not that fast.”
"I can't wait any longer. I have to learn knowledge and pass the imperial examination as soon as possible!" Cai Fenglan seemed the most frustrated, but also the angriest one.
What he meant was that we should quickly seize power and punish the evildoers!
Ji Yuan couldn't help laughing: "Why are you so anxious?"
Today is June 25th. Even if we say we should leave quickly, we don’t have to leave tomorrow.
Finally, everyone decided on the third day of July.
They will not be back until the Chinese New Year at the latest, so they still need to make more preparations.
If it is inconvenient, they may not even come back.
I'm going to the provincial school.
It was a completely unfamiliar environment.
I don't know if the people there are easy to get along with.
I don’t even know what the teachers there are like.
There's no point in thinking so much.
Just go.
They wanted to see where their grades would rank when they arrived at the provincial school.
The three of them packed up and prepared to go to the provincial school. The carriage was prepared by Li Jin's family.
His family insisted on letting Ji Yuan and his friends take a ride, and even before leaving, he asked Ji Yuan and Cai Fenglan to go to his house for dinner.
It’s not just Li Jin’s family’s food.
Qian Fei's family and Li Ting's family both want Ji Yuan to pass.
Not to mention Master Zhao, Dr. Luo and others.
After a few days, Ji Yuan felt like he was gaining weight.
But before we go, there is one more thing to prepare.
Ji Yuan taught Qian Fei's cook his skills in making egg tarts and dim sum.
I also asked Qian Fei to make some snacks for Master Fang when he had time.
Qian Fei readily agreed to this small matter.
Of course, before leaving, Ji Yuan prepared a meal himself and invited the teachers to enjoy it.
Ji Yuan really hasn't had time to cook in recent months, but he still has his cooking skills.
The various dim sum at the end were not bad either.
This time I invited Teacher Cheng, and finally I didn’t forget about him.
Master Zhao, Dr. Luo, Instructor Guo, and Master Fang are all here.
The only missing person is Dr. Yin who has returned to his hometown.
Teacher Cheng also laughed and said, "I have a distant niece who is famous for her sweet tooth at home. Her parents always stop her from eating because they are afraid of toothache."
"If I bump into you, I'm afraid my teeth will really break."
Ji Yuan scratched his head: "Not really, there are snacks that won't damage your teeth."
Master Fang nodded: "Whatever you want to eat, Ji Yuan can make it."
As he spoke, Master Fang pointed at Ji Yuan and said, "Don't forget the agreement."
Agreement.
After arriving in the city, he would make a name for himself on the calligraphy and painting competition stage on the first street of the East Market in the city.
It's not about becoming famous, but I want to auction my calligraphy and paintings for more than three thousand taels.
Ji Yuan is well aware of his own level.
Although it looks good, the foundation is not solid enough. Without several years or even dozens of years of practice, how could it be sold at such a high price?
Use the reputation of being the first in the children's exam to sell paintings?
He also felt that the victory was unfair.
What Master Fang meant was that he should not become unfamiliar with the skills of calligraphy and painting. There was no way he would take such shortcuts.
But since he has promised, he will do it seriously.
Ji Yuan bid farewell to the masters and doctors for the last time.
This time, he really wanted to leave.
I hope I won’t disappoint you guys next time we meet.
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