I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 110 Unstable

[Great! Mr. Dong is the scapegoat... Ugh! ! Being the scapegoat is not a good thing, why should I be happy? ]

Chu Liuzheng cursed several times in his heart before continuing to read.

[Well... the person who actually accepted Li Youcai's bribes was a lawyer he hired named Han Cunzhong. This lawyer used the name of Master Dong to accept gifts from many people, even bought several large houses, and took in three concubines. He had been with Master Dong since Master Dong was still a small county magistrate, and he was deeply trusted by Master Dong. In addition, the things he helped to cover up were not big, so Master Dong never found out.]

[Tsk tsk, when it comes to betraying one's father, it has to be one's own people. It would be good if nothing happened to Lord Dong. But if something happened, all the blame that Han Cunzhong has accumulated will be put on his head.]

Chu Liuzheng continued to pull down.

[This is a long list. Han Cunzhong has done a lot of things to deceive his superiors and subordinates. Just this one... Wait a minute! This is... WTF!! ]

The sudden increase in his inner voice made Xiao Jingfan's head buzz, and he almost dropped the teacup.

He glanced at where Chu Liuzheng was standing. What on earth did he see that made him howl like that? Was the suona a spirit?

Chu Liuzheng was busy watching the follow-up, and his thoughts disappeared.

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

You keep talking!!
Dong Yi, who was completely unaware that his Majesty was busy eating melons and had no intention of paying attention to business, flipped through two records in the book based on the approximate dates given by Li Youcai.

The coroner's autopsy results showed that the person died by jumping into a well and then drowning.

He glanced to check the person's name and found that it was his longest-serving master, Han Cunzhong.

He has three advisors under his name, and Shuntian Prefecture also has a chief clerk and a chief clerk. Isn't it too coincidental that they were all checked by the same person?
His brows furrowed slightly, and his intuition from years of being an official suddenly gave him a bad feeling.

Li Youcai had been standing nearby. Seeing Dong Yi staring at the booklet solemnly, he became more and more uneasy and could not help but whisper, "Master Dong, you..."

Dong Yi did not give him a chance to finish his words. He held the book in both hands and handed it forward, saying loudly, "Your Majesty, please take a look."

Eunuch Zhou came forward, took the two open books and presented them to Xiao Jingfan.

Xiao Jingfan had already learned the truth from Chu Liuzheng's thoughts, so he was not surprised to see the name on the booklet.

He asked Dong Yi: "Who is Han Cunzhong?"

Dong Yi replied: "Your Majesty, this man is a legal advisor hired by me. He has been with me since I was the magistrate of Baiyuan County. He is familiar with the laws of Dasheng and has helped me a lot."

A legal advisor is an aide to an advisor. Even officials who have passed the imperial examination are not all-rounders. Especially those who are going to serve as officials in local areas and do practical work, in order to get started on local affairs as soon as possible, they will often hire legal advisors to assist them. Over time, this has become an established rule.

Some officials with good family backgrounds would spend money to hire a few more advisers, assign all the tasks to them, and leave the rest to themselves.

Xiao Jingfan asked the Jinyiwei who had just gone to get something, "Can this person enter the palace together?"

The Jinyiwei bowed and said, "Your Majesty, no one is allowed to enter the palace without being summoned. This person is waiting at the palace gate."

Xiao Jingfan nodded, "Announce."

Orders were issued one by one, and soon Han Cunzhong asked Xiao Anzi to lead him to the second floor of Jinxiu Pavilion.

When Han Cunzhong was paying his respects, Xiao Anzi walked up to his master and whispered a few words in his ear.

Zhou Yuande signaled him to step back, then he took two steps forward and whispered to Xiao Jingfan what Xiao Anzi had said.

Xiao Jingfan glanced at Li Youcai, whose expression was no longer as calm as before, and ordered Zhou Yuande, "Bring all the people here." "Yes." Zhou Yuande took the order and left.

Everyone was confused. Who else was there besides this master?

Han Cunzhong thought of the people he saw at the palace gate. His mind was racing, but his face was full of respect.

Xiao Jingfan ordered someone to show the two books to Han Cunzhong and asked, "Were you in charge of the two cases of suicide by jumping into the well in the Li Mansion?"

Han Cunzhong glanced at the contents of the record. He naturally recognized his own handwriting and nodded: "To reply to your majesty, it is me."

Xiao Jingfan raised his eyes and looked at him: "Did these two women really commit suicide by jumping into the well?"

Hearing this, Han Cun's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously wanted to look up to observe Xiao Jingfan's expression. Then he remembered that the person asking the question was the emperor, and people of low status should not look the emperor directly in the eye.

He held back his gaze and quickly weighed the matter in his mind before saying, "Your Majesty, the record in the book is not true. The bodies of these two women were covered with whip marks. They must have been whipped to death, not committed suicide by jumping into the well."

Hearing this, Li Youcai was startled and looked at Han Cunzhong in horror, "You..."

As soon as he shouted a word, two eunuchs stepped forward, covered his mouth, and forced him to his knees.

How can we just yell and make noise in front of His Majesty? It would have been fine if His Majesty had let it go just now, but now he can't do that.

Li Youcai struggled subconsciously, but then he remembered that he was in front of the emperor, and he was so scared that he dared not struggle anymore. He just trembled slightly and looked pitiful.

However, at this time, apart from Zhao Yue and Yu Zhui, who hated him to the core, no one else paid attention to him.

Everyone was looking at Han Cunzhong. How could he admit it after just one question? Judging from his expression, he didn't look like he was frightened by Jun's might.

Xiao Jingfan was also a little surprised that Han Cunzhong would admit it so readily. According to the woman's thoughts, this man was a habitual offender and should not be so timid and unstable.

He said in a cold voice: "Since you know the real cause of death of these two people, why did you forge the records?"

Han Cunzhong fell to his knees, pretending to regret his decision: "I was greedy for a moment and accepted three hundred taels of silver from the housekeeper of the Li Mansion. I ordered the coroner to change the injuries and causes of death of the two women, and then I recorded them in the register and hastily closed the case."

Hearing this, Dong Yi sighed deeply.

He had had a premonition just now, and now that the premonition was confirmed, he couldn't tell whether he was more surprised or disappointed.

"I am short-sighted and I am sorry for your kindness in cultivating me." Han Cunzhong knelt down, turned around and kowtowed to Dong Yi.

Dong Yi frowned and turned aside to refuse the greeting. Instead, he lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down towards the emperor. "I was not strict in my administration, which allowed my subordinates to take advantage of the situation and caused two more unjust cases. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Xiao Jingfan felt much better after he knew from his heart that the person who embezzled and accepted bribes was not Dong Yi. At least it proved that he was not wrong and that he was a wise ruler.

He still had a use for Dong Yi, so after thinking for a moment, he said, "Order him to be fined two months' salary and have him punished once by the Ministry of Examination. If it happens again, you will have to step down as the governor of Shuntian Prefecture and let someone more capable do the job."

Dong Yi looked up in shock.

That's it?

Deducting two months' salary and recording a demerit in the Examination Office, isn't this equivalent to no punishment?
He wanted to raise his hand to clean his ears to see if he was hallucinating.

According to your Majesty's violent temper, you should at least scold him severely, then demote him or exile him, or at least fine him.

Why is there nothing?
When did Your Majesty change his character?
Mr. Dong expressed that he was not used to it.