At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

Half an hour later.

Chen Ming, Chen Han and their group appeared in the lobby of the Zhejiang Governor's Office.

According to court rules, when the Censor-in-Chief was sent to local areas to investigate cases, he had to sit in the central hall.

Therefore, as a group of Zhejiang officials arrived, Chen Ming sat in the main seat in the lobby, Chen Hanzhi sat on the right, and Zuo Anning sat on the right.

About another stick of incense passed.

After receiving the order from the Censor-in-Chief, Xia Yun walked into the court of the Governor's Yamen.

"I have met you sirs."

Standing in the center of the court, Xia Yun looked around. There were about forty or fifty people gathered in the court.

Among them, all Zhejiang officials of the fifth rank and above were present.

This was the first time he had seen such a scene since he came to Hangzhou.

boom!

At this moment, Chen Ming slammed the gavel with a sharp gaze, he was completely different from yesterday.

"Master Xia, I received an urgent order from the court today to investigate the collusion with Japanese pirates and corruption. I hope you will cooperate fully."

Chen Ming spoke next, looking directly at Xia Yun as he spoke.

"Don't worry, Master Chen. However, if there is any investigation, Xia will definitely cooperate fully."

Xia Yun smiled slightly, with a calm look on his face.

He had anticipated what would happen today.

In fact, he was looking forward to this day much more than Chen Hanzhi and others.

Soon after Chen Ming finished speaking, Chen Hanzhi gave a look to a middle-aged official on one side of the lobby.

The middle-aged official then walked out of the queue.

"I, Wei Chengmo, the fifth-rank official in Hangzhou, have submitted to the prefect of Hangzhou Siping, Xia Yun, nine serious crimes, including colluding with Japanese pirates, killing compatriots, taking bribes and perverting the law, and stealing two rice for disaster relief. Please investigate, my lord, the censor."

As soon as the middle-aged official finished speaking, he took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Ming respectfully.

Xia Yun glanced at Wei Chengmo. This was the first time he knew about such a person since he came to Hangzhou.

Not long after, Chen Ming opened the letter and immediately checked its contents line by line.

In just a few breaths, Chen Ming was already frightened.

Judging from the contents of the memorial alone, Xia Yun's crimes were so severe that even killing his entire clan would be far from enough to punish him!

Until Chen Ming finished reading the memorial, he fell silent.

"Master Xia, do you know what crime you have committed?"

Chen Ming slowly raised his head and fixed his eyes on Xia Yun.

"What crime has this government committed?"

When all the officials in the court had different expressions, Xia Yun's face remained calm, as if he didn't care about what happened today at all.

"presumptuous!"

As soon as Xia Yun finished speaking, Zuo An Ning shouted angrily.

"Lord Chen is the Imperial Censor. Today, I have been ordered to investigate you for colluding with the Japanese pirates. How dare you be so disrespectful!"

Zuo An Ning continued to speak, with a righteous look on his face.

Before Xia Yun could respond, the Governor Chen Hanzhi on the other side also spoke.

"Xia Yun, according to the court regulations, you should be put in a cage and sent to the capital to be strictly investigated by the three magicians."

"But the emperor is merciful and sympathetic to the difficulties faced by officials, so he has left you in Zhejiang for investigation. If you persist in your wrongdoings and refuse to confess your crimes, you will be the only one who will suffer in the end."

Chen Hanzhi, who always appears gentle outside, finally shows his true edge.

This was the first time that Chen Hanzhi publicly accused Xia Yun in front of everyone after Xia Yun arrived in Hangzhou.

"This government has never colluded with the Japanese pirates, so it is innocent. It is some officials present today who are beasts in human form. They look glamorous, but in fact they are nothing but beasts in human clothing."

"I would like to advise someone to confess his crime in time. His Majesty may forgive him. If he waits until the truth is revealed, even if his entire clan is executed, it will be difficult to atone for his sins!"

Xia Yun's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were fixed directly on Chen Hanzhi.

In this way, everyone knew that the person Xia Yun was talking about was Governor Chen Hanzhi!

For a moment, the situation on the field became tense.

"That's enough. This is a very important place for the government. No noise is allowed without reason!"

Chen Ming clapped his hands again, and the gavel sounded.

"Your Majesty has ordered that all officials in Zhejiang Province who have evidence of Xia Yun's crimes may present it in court without hesitation."

Chen Ming spoke again.

"In addition, today we are only investigating whether Xia Yun has committed a crime, not punishing him. Bring a chair to Lord Xia."

Chen Ming glanced at the yamen runners on both sides and added.

However, the dentists on both sides did not take any action at the first moment, but instead looked at Governor Chen Hanzhi.

Perhaps because he sensed that the atmosphere was a little subtle, a gloomy look appeared in Chen Hanzhi's eyes.

"Hurry up and bring a chair to Master Xia!"

Chen Hanzhi's words should be accompanied by a hint of impatience.

The two yamen runners then took action and brought a chair from the side hall.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen."

Xia Yun didn't hesitate and sat on the chair happily after it was brought over.

"Bring the people up."

At this time, Chen Hanzhi waved his hand and continued speaking.

Then several yamen runners, accompanied by four middle-aged men dressed as ordinary people, walked into the court.

"Tell me what you know."

Chen Hanzhi glanced at the four people.

The four of them did not hesitate and spoke up on the spot.

"My Lords, I was originally a government official in Huai'an County, Zhejiang Province. On the night of the second day of July, I saw with my own eyes that the county magistrate Zhang Yuandao colluded with the Japanese pirates and killed many people. They also robbed all the disaster relief grain in Huai'an County."

One of them spoke first.

"That's right, my Lords. I am a villager from Huaian County. I am willing to testify with my life and property that those Japanese pirates in Huaian County were with the county magistrate Zhang Yuandao at that time!"

"..."

In just a few minutes, the four people described the invasion of Japanese pirates in Huai'an County on the night of July 2nd.

"Brother Yannian, Zhang Yuandao was a criminal who colluded with the Japanese. I ordered his arrest. However, during the trial that day, Xia Yun intervened and saved Zhang Yuandao."

"Later this month, they colluded with the Japanese pirates and deliberately let Zhang Yuandao go. I only stated this in the memorial. I hope Brother Yannian will investigate it."

After the four people finished their statements, Chen Hanzhi spoke next and linked Zhang Yuan's collusion with the Japanese pirates to Xia Yun.

Upon hearing this, Xia Yun's lips immediately curled up in disdain.

The case that Chen Hanzhi was talking about at this moment had actually been solved at the beginning of this month.

The reason why the other party dared to overturn the verdict and distort the facts in court was simply because they thought that Zhang Yuandao and others had died at the hands of the Japanese pirates that day.

Indeed, if Zhang Yuandao and others were really dead, with the series of forged evidence in Chen Hanzhi's hands, Xia Yun really couldn't explain it clearly.

But the problem is, Zhang Yuandao and others were not dead at all!

"Xia Yun, what do you want to say about Zhang Yuandao's collusion with the Japanese pirates?"

After listening to everyone's statements, Chen Ming turned his gaze to Xia Yun again.

Unexpectedly, when Xia Yun heard this, he clapped his hands on the spot.

"The Governor has witnesses, so Xia naturally has one too."

As Xia Yun finished speaking, Jiang Wen Zhong brought his men to the lobby. At the same time, he also brought seven or eight masked men.

Finally, under the astonished gazes of the officials, Jiang Wen took off all the hoods again, revealing the appearance of the seven or eight people.

It was not someone else, but Zhang Yuandao and others!

The moment Chen Hanzhi saw Zhang Yuandao, his gaze immediately shifted to Zuo An Ning, and a surge of anger suddenly grew in the depths of his pupils!