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"The prefectural government has sent an official letter informing the governor's office, the provincial governor's office, and the provincial governor's office that the suspect Zhang Yuandao from Huai'an County has been detained in the prefectural government."

"Please come to the prefectural government office for a trial!"

After putting Zhang Yuandao in prison, the first thing Xia Yun thought of was to notify officials at all levels in Jiangning as soon as possible.

Only by putting the whole thing out in the open can he put himself in an invincible position.

Once the order is given.

In less than half an hour, it was delivered to the three major offices of the Governor, the Governor-General, and the Provincial Governor.

At the same time, all subordinate government offices at all levels in Jiangning also learned about this matter.

First, many officials rushed to the prefectural government office, wanting to come and have a taste of the melon in person.

Then a big red sedan stopped outside the prefectural gate.

"Mr. Chen, the governor of Jianghuai Province, has arrived!"

The sound of a gong cleared the way.

Greeted by many officials, the governor of Jianghuai Province finally arrived at the prefectural yamen.

"Where is the new Jiangning prefect? ​​Why doesn't he come to greet the governor?"

As soon as Chen Han got out of the sedan chair, the accompanying housekeeper immediately questioned loudly.

As everyone knows, the Governor of Jianghuai Province is a second-rank frontier official. Even though Xia Yun was appointed by His Majesty himself, he is only a fourth-rank official after all.

In terms of fairness and justice, Xia Yun should come out in person to greet the governor.

"My Lord Prefect is busy with official duties and has no time to spare. I hope the Governor will forgive me."

Jiang Wenzhong, who now serves as the commander of the guards, stood at the prefectural gate early in the morning.

When he responded at this time, his voice was cold and his expression was calm, as if there was not a trace of emotion.

Originally, many officials were dissatisfied with Jiang Wenzhong's remarks, but after seeing Jiang Wenzhong's momentum, they chose to stop.

Governor Chen Hanzhi's face showed displeasure at this moment.

However, before he could react, a woman suddenly walked out of the government gate.

"By order of the prefect, please enter the hall!"

The person who came was none other than Xu Wan'er, who also served as a legal advisor.

All the officials who had come to the prefectural yamen before were stopped outside because Xia Yun did not give any orders.

Hearing this, Chen Hanzhi frowned and snorted coldly.

Then he waved his sleeves and led a group of officials into the lobby of the prefectural government office.

"I have just arrived in Jiangning. Due to my busy official duties, I have not been able to pay a visit to the governor. I hope you will forgive me."

After Chen Hanzhi sat down in the hall, Xia Yun spoke first.

As the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush a person, so naturally he would have to observe all the necessary etiquette.

"Lord Xia is the fourth-rank prefect of Jiangning appointed by His Majesty himself. He is responsible for disaster relief and is naturally very busy with official duties."

Chen Hanzhi responded indifferently, and when he mentioned the word "fourth grade", his tone rose a little.

Seeing that there was a hint of ambiguity in the other party's words, Xia Yun was not annoyed.

The two met for the first time, and what he had to deal with now was the case of Huai'an County Magistrate Zhang Yuandao's collusion with the Japanese.

Taking his eyes off Chen Hanzhi, Xia Yun looked at the crowd around him again, but did not see the Governor or the Governor.

Thinking that these two people would not show up, he waved his hand.

"Bring the prisoner to the court!"

Xia Yun slammed the gavel hard with great force.

The yamen runners on both sides quickly knocked the water and fire sticks on the ground, shouting "how powerful you are!" and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became serious.

After a while, Zhang Yuandao was taken to the court by two yamen runners.

"Zhang Yuandao, in front of all the colleagues from Jianghuai Province present here, repeat the injustice you mentioned earlier."

Xia Yun spoke again.

Zhang Yuandao felt the gazes from the people around him and felt extremely nervous.

But he still followed Xia Yun's orders and repeated what happened to him.

After he finished speaking, Xia Yun looked at the Governor Chen Hanzhi again.

"Excuse me, Governor, is what Zhang Yuandao just said true?"

This time, Xia Yun lowered his voice a bit.

What he was asking about at the moment was the fact that the Jianghuai Provincial Governor's Office did not follow the normal procedures in convicting Zhang Yuandao.

"There is solid evidence that Zhang Yuandao was colluding with the Japanese. The officials handling the case at the time were too anxious to think about it, so they made an emergency decision. This practice also has precedents in our Daliang Dynasty."

Chen Hanzhi slowly gave his answer.

"Oh? Really?"

The corners of Chen Hanzhi's mouth curled up slightly. He was not surprised by the other party's answer.

In fact, strictly speaking, even if the Jianghuai Provincial Governor's Office violated the rules, it would at most be a mistake of not governing its subordinates strictly, and would not have any impact on Chen Hanzhi at all.

"As the prefect of Jiangning, I have full authority to investigate the injustices in Jiangning and its subordinate county offices. Pass on my order and immediately summon the officials from the governor's office who are involved in the investigation of this case!"

Since Chen Hanzhi chose to practice Tai Chi, Xia Yun naturally would not indulge him.

He immediately took out a prefectural token and issued a summons.

Although Chen Hanzhi was a higher official than Xia Yun at the moment, he was unable to stop Xia Yun.

After the time of one stick of incense.

The prefect's servants brought all the investigating officials from the governor's office who were involved in the Zhang Yuandao case to the prefect's court.

They were two captains, two clerks, a provincial inspector and the chief judge, and the rest were minor officials.

"How did you know that Huai'an County Magistrate Zhang Yuandao was colluding with the Japanese? Tell us the whole truth immediately to avoid physical pain!"

Xia Yun slammed the gavel again.

All the officials kneeling in the hall were suddenly startled, and then the Chief Justice of the Provincial Procuratorate spoke first.

"Your Excellency the Prefect, on the third day of July, the Jianghuai Provincial Governor's Office received a report that the Huai'an County Magistrate Zhang Yuandao colluded with the Japanese pirates and massacred a total of 23 officials and servants at all levels of Huai'an County, and robbed all the relief grain."

"I and other officials are going to Huaian County to review the case..."

In the court, the Chief Justice of the Censorate calmly narrated the whole incident.

The so-called Ancha Fensi Tixing was a lower-level official under the Fansi Yamen, which was in turn under the governor's Yamen.

However, Xia Yun caught a loophole in his statement.

"Zhang Yuandao, what day did the Japanese pirates invade Huai'an County?"

Xia Yun turned his gaze to Zhang Yuandao and asked.

"To answer your question, the Japanese pirates started the riot late at night on the second day of July."

Zhang Yuandao responded.

"boom!"

As soon as Zhang Yuandao finished speaking, Xia Yun slammed the gavel with all his strength.

Everyone present was shocked.

Before everyone could prepare themselves, Xia Yun uttered an angry rebuke.

"The Japanese pirates invaded Huai'an County late at night on July 2nd, and the Jianghuai Provincial Governor's Office received a report on July 3rd. The two places are 200 miles apart. Could it be that the person who reported the case flew there?"

Because of Xia Yun's majesty and momentum, the entire government hall suddenly became silent!

The officials kneeling in the middle of the hall all had expressions of extreme panic on their faces.