Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Don't underestimate this Zhang Wengan. Although this person is not well-known, he can be regarded as one of the most senior officials in the Tang Dynasty in terms of rank.

Before Guo Ye left.Zhang Wenqian issued an official document, proving his identity, and asked the posthouses along the way to receive him with courtesy.

Guo Ye himself is rich, but he also thinks that the court's posthouses have too many eyes, so this document is basically prepared and not used.Unexpectedly, it came in handy today.

In fact, when Guo Ye reported his name, the county magistrate had already believed it.King Qin Guoye survived a catastrophe, and the news of landing from Laizhou Port has already spread throughout the world, how could he not know?Calculating the distance, I should have reached Lingquan County in the past few days.

After seeing this official document, he was even more convinced of Guo Ye's identity.

But if you believe it, you believe it, how will things end today?

He thought to himself, bad luck!How unlucky!It was a trivial matter that I thought was quite simple, but how did the passing King Qin get involved?

The most important thing is that I was careless just now, and this job is a little rough, even a blind person can see that I have the intention to pervert the law?

What can I do?Is this how you admit it?

No way!Absolutely not!If you just admit defeat like this, you will at least have to lose your job.I managed to get such a position as Lingquan county magistrate by means of bribery, and the capital has not been recouped, so how can I give up lightly?

King Qin?What happened to King Qin?Who in the court doesn't know that King Qin's status is embarrassing?He doesn't have any other duties, he just has a respected status. To be honest, he is neither an official of the Ministry of Officials nor a tea inspector, but he can't control me.

Besides, although my method of questioning the case was too rough, the evidence forged by Mr. Xue Dashan can be said to be flawless!

If I resist stubbornly, let alone the famous and powerless King of Qin, even Duke Qin, who used to have all the power in the world, will have nothing to do with me, right?

Thinking about it carefully, my odds of winning are really not small!Moreover, after I win, it is not as simple as keeping my official position.

With a small seven-rank county magistrate, he resisted the king of Qin and won the battle!Then won't my reputation be spread all over the world soon?

Not afraid of the rich and powerful, Lingquan County, upright and not Ah Ye Mufeng!Well, that's great!Maybe I can use this name to make a fortune!

If you lose, you will be dismissed from office; if you win, you will soar into the sky.

This deal works!

Thinking of this, the county magistrate took a few steps to come to Guo Ye, and paid homage to him: "I am the county magistrate of Lingquan County, Ye Mufeng, and see King Qin Qiantui Qiantui Qiantui."

Guo Ye's face was gloomy, and he said, "Get up."

"Thanks Chisui."

Ye Mufeng stood up, ordered someone to bring a wooden stool for Guo Ye, and then stood beside Guo Ye instead of sitting down.

He bent down and said cautiously: "King Qin Qiansui, just now this case, I didn't investigate for a while, and I almost made a big mistake. Your lord has a lot, and I hope you will forgive me."

Guo Ye said angrily: "Don't notice for a while? Ye Mufeng, don't avoid the serious and ignore the trivial. I think you are clearly corrupt and perverting the law!"

"Qin Wang Qiansui, where did you say that?" Ye Mufeng said with a look of grievance on his face, "I admit that it was indeed my fault that I regarded you as Lei Shuyao's adulterer when the case was adjudicated just now. But , that's just a lack of ability to serve as an official, but it's nothing to do with corruption or perverting the law."

Guo Ye sneered and said: "Let's not mention my matter for now. The Bamboo King Seal is clearly the property of Lei Shuyao. If you didn't look carefully, you said it belonged to Xue Dashan. Isn't this bending the law for personal gain?"

"Don't listen to the nonsense of that surnamed Lei. This is the Bamboo King Seal. It is clearly the ancestral treasure of Master Xue Zhong. It is called the Three-Jie Bamboo Seal. The official is familiar with Xue Dashan. He once brought this thing to Ben. Official rewards. Therefore, I don’t need to look carefully to know the authenticity, which has nothing to do with favoritism.”

"Is that true? You give me the copper seal."

"Yes."

Guo Ye took it over and took a look. There was no font size written on it, but a three-section bamboo was drawn bare. If you want to name it, it seems more appropriate to call it "three-section bamboo seal" than "bamboo king seal".

He frowned slightly, and said, "Miss Lei, you said it was the bamboo seal, but County Magistrate Ye called it the three-section bamboo seal. I don't know which is right and which is wrong. Do you know the origin of this thing?"

Lei Shuyao's eyes were full of splendor, and he said, "Are you really the thousand-year-old King Qin?"

"Of course. However, don't think that if you have some relationship with this king, I will bend the law to take care of you for personal gain. Whatever I ask you, you can answer truthfully. This king will definitely judge the case impartially."

"As long as the king of Qin can hold a bowl of water, the little girl will be satisfied. The origin of the bamboo king's seal is quite simple. It is the great seal of the first ancestor of the Liao people, the bamboo king. My Lei family has guarded it for generations, and it has been passed down for thousands of years. "

"Since it is the great seal of the Bamboo King, why is there no writing on it, only a three-sectioned bamboo?"

"It is said that Bamboo King's mother was bathing in the river, and by chance a three-sectioned giant bamboo came between her legs. She heard the cry of a baby in the bamboo, so she took the giant bamboo home and cut it open, and got a boy .This boy is the Bamboo King."

"Therefore, the Bamboo King carved the seal of the Bamboo King with the three-jointed bamboo as his ancestor."

"Exactly."

Guo Ye said to Ye Mufeng again: "Magistrate Ye, you said that this seal is a three-section bamboo seal, do you know its origin?"

"Of course I know the origin of the three-section bamboo seal. One generation of ancestors of Xue Dashan loved painting bamboo very much. One day he drew a picture of three-section bamboo and was very satisfied. Based on this painting, he engraved this copper seal. It is more than 1000 years old now.”

From the bottom of his heart, Guo Ye believed Lei Shuyao's words, but Ye Mufeng's words were not completely unreasonable.He could only say: "Empty words are nothing, what evidence do you two have to prove your words?"

Lei Shuyao shook his head, and said: "Go to Meizhou, Qiongzhou, Yazhou and other places, ask any Liao people, they can prove that the statement of the slave family is true. But now the slave family is required to produce evidence, but the slave family is taking not come out."

"How about you, County Magistrate Ye?"

"Of course there is no problem in this county. There are many people who know that this thing is a family heirloom of Ye Dashan. If you want evidence, I can find out the certificates of seventeen or eight people at any time. How about it? Do you want to be dismissed from office?" Looking for someone?"

"Uh... it's not busy!" Guo Ye said, "Let's not talk about the copper seal, let's talk about Lei Shuyao."

Ye Mufeng said firmly: "Lei Shuyao is a maidservant bought by Mr. Xue Dashan, the evidence is also solid."

"There is also evidence for this?"

"That's natural." Ye Mufeng took out a deed from a few cases, and said, "Mr. Qin, please look at it. This is the deed signed by buying and selling slaves at that time."

Guo Ye took a closer look, and found that the deed was written in a rather formal manner, with the reasons, buyers and sellers, guarantors, and witnesses all included.

Only the place where the handprint was imprinted is a little blurry, but considering the level of technology at that time, this can only be regarded as some flaws, and it is a bit far-fetched to use this reason to overthrow the entire document.

Ye Mufeng said: "All the guarantors and witnesses are here. If Qin Wang Qiansui has any doubts, he can call the county government to testify at any time."

"That...that's not necessary." Ye Mufeng dared to say that he must have the confidence, and Guo Ye certainly wouldn't make fun of himself.

Ye Mufeng smiled slightly, and said: "Since you have no doubts, does that mean that the judge judged the case impartially and did not bend the law for personal gain?"

"Uh... for the time being, there is no evidence to prove that County Magistrate Ye bent the law for personal gain."

"Since this is the case, please ask Qin Guogong to do a good job on the sidelines, and let's see how I decide the case!"

After saying this, Ye Mufeng returned to the main seat, slapped the gavel, and said with a sneer: "Lei Shuyao, I see who can protect you today! Now that things are up to now, you should do it honestly. If you If you are dishonest, you will inevitably suffer flesh and blood."

Lei Shuyao looked at Guo Ye and said: "King Qin is a thousand years old, the slave family is really wronged, I really don't know Xue Dashan!"

Up to now, Guo Ye has nothing to do. He said helplessly: "But the evidence is solid, but you have no evidence. How can you let me speak for you?"

"This..." Lei Shuyao gritted his teeth, and said, "My family is willing to confront that Xue Dashan face to face!"

Chapter 2001 It Was You