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

Chen Hanzhi didn't understand why Zuo Anning messed up everything.

The other party had personally assured him that Zhang Yuandao and his men were doomed to die.

Why is he in court again? !

Zuo An Ning, feeling Chen Hanzhi's gaze, also panicked at this moment.

It's not that he is not doing his job well.

Instead, it was the Japanese pirates who told him that Zhang Yuandao was dead.

It now seems that those Japanese pirates obviously did not tell the truth.

"Who is kneeling in the hall?"

At this time, Chen Ming spoke.

"In reply to your Excellency's words, I am Zhang Yuandao, the former magistrate of Huaian County. I was dismissed from office due to being framed by a traitor. I sincerely hope that the censor will see clearly and clear my name!"

Zhang Yuandao, kneeling on the ground, burst into tears as he recounted his experiences over the past month.

"I am the commander of the Hangzhou garrison. Please understand, Lord Censor, that I went to Huai'an County that day on the orders of Lord Zhang Weiqi, the fifth-rank counselor of the governor's office, to arrest Lord Zhang Yuandao!"

"The Imperial Censor who raised the army was in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial Criminal Division. On that day, he followed the order of Lord Zhang Weiqi and went to Huai'an County to convict Lord Zhang Yuandao!"

"..."

In a short while, Zhang Yuandao and his colleagues presented all the details of the case again in court.

By the time everyone finished speaking, Chen Ming had already made a judgment in his heart.

Like Xia Yun, he also found that the time of occurrence of this case did not match at all.

Obviously, this was a premeditated injustice.

"Quickly bring Fifth Rank Counselor Zhang Weiqi to the court!"

Chen Ming immediately gave the order.

However, as soon as these words were spoken, all the officials present looked at each other, including the yamen runners on both sides, and no one took any action.

Chen Ming, who noticed that the atmosphere was not right, immediately looked at Chen Hanzhi standing beside him with a questioning look on his face.

"Brother Yannian, the situation is like this. Not long ago, Zhang Weiqi committed suicide at home."

Chen Hanzhi suppressed the servile intent in his heart and quickly put on a amiable appearance.

"That's it."

Chen Ming nodded.

"The charges against Zhang Yuandao for colluding with the Japanese pirates are false. I, the censor, have now ruled you not guilty. However, you have been dismissed from your position as county magistrate. I will report the truth to His Majesty and have you reinstated."

Chen Ming's next words completely declared Zhang Yuandao not guilty.

Different from the last judgment Xia Yun made in the prefectural yamen.

This time, Zhang Yuandao was completely cleared of suspicion of collaborating with the Japanese, and no one in the Zhejiang officialdom could bring up the old accounts anymore.

"Come here! Take these four people away and interrogate them strictly! Make sure to get the truth out of them and make them falsely accuse the court official of the mastermind behind this!"

Chen Ming gave the order again.

The bailiffs on both sides did not hesitate any longer and took away all four people who had given false testimony in court.

This scene made Xia Yun look a little surprised.

It seems that although this censor has the qualities of integrity and fortitude, he is also ruthless when it comes to handling cases and investigating crimes!

"Since you followed Zhang Weiqi's order to go to Huai'an County, it is a public crime. In the Liang Dynasty, public crimes will not be punished. All your official positions will be dismissed and released on the spot."

Chen Ming glanced at the people kneeling.

At this moment, Zhang Yuandao and his companions were all crying with joy.

"Thank you, Lord Censor, for your insight! We are grateful!"

Zhang Yuandao and others knelt down to thank Chen Ming, and then kowtowed in the direction of Xia Yun.

"Master Xia, your grace of saving my life is like giving me a new life. Please accept our respect!"

Zhang Yuandao and others' greeting was full of gratitude, without any impurities.

If Xia Yun had not come to Hangzhou, they would have been killed by the sword long ago!

"Everyone, get up. There is no need to do this. It is your good fortune that the Imperial Envoy has come to Hangzhou."

Xia Yun smiled and nodded.

Since these people have been cleared of suspicion of collaborating with the Japanese, he naturally would not be guilty of shielding officials who collaborated with the Japanese.

Soon, Zhang Yuandao and his gang were taken away from the court.

"Master Xia, although the matter of Zhang Yuandao has nothing to do with you, there are other things that need your explanation."

"An official in Zhejiang has impeached you for abusing your power, oppressing Hangzhou merchants, and seeking personal gain. Wei Chengmo's memorial just now also clearly states this. How do you explain it?"

After solving a case, Chen Ming's attention turned back to Xia Yun.

"Since I came to Hangzhou, I have felt that Hangzhou merchants are rich but unkind. If Hangzhou merchants had not deliberately hoarded goods, the famine in Hangzhou would not have lasted for half a year."

"So, in the name of the court, I deprived a group of illegal merchants of their business rights, and at the same time sold them. The money I earned was used to rebuild Hangzhou."

"The allegation that this government oppressed merchants and pursued personal gain is completely false."

Xia Yun's voice was sonorous and powerful.

At the same time, when he finished speaking, Jiang Wenzhong walked into the court again and respectfully handed a copy of the Hangzhou Construction Bureau's account book to Chen Ming.

"This is the account book of the Hangzhou Construction Bureau. All the money earned from the sale of the business rights on that day was deposited into the Construction Bureau. I ask the Imperial Envoy to examine it carefully."

Xia Yun followed up with an explanation.

Hearing this, Chen Ming opened the account book with a skeptical look and began to flip through it.

However, only a few breaths passed.

The doubt in Chen Ming's eyes turned into admiration on the spot.

There is no other reason.

As expected, Xia Yun used all the money gained from the auction of the business rights for the construction of Hangzhou!

That’s millions of taels of silver!

Chen Ming suddenly remembered at this moment.

When I came to Hangzhou this time, it seemed that all the streets and pavements in Hangzhou had become extremely clean and beautiful.

It is a world of difference from my previous impression of those bumpy dirt roads!

well done!

Chen Ming couldn't help but admire in his heart.

Both for him and for the overall situation of the court.

As long as Xia Yun uses this money to build Hangzhou, he will basically pass the test.

As for those businessmen in Hangzhou who were deprived of their business rights.

They won't starve to death.

Those businessmen have been in business for many years and have already made a lot of money. It is already good enough that they don't have to pay for disaster relief.

"Very good, Lord Xia, I will report this matter to the court truthfully."

After a moment, Chen Ming nodded, indicating his approval of Xia Yun's approach of auctioning the business rights.

"Thank you for your insight, sir."

Xia Yun smiled happily.

At this time, Chen Hanzhi saw that Xia Yun had passed both tests smoothly, and he gathered his strength in his heart again.

He paid a huge price for today's trial, and he would never allow Xia Yun to get away with it so easily!

Then, Chen Hanzhi gave a look to Wei Chengmo who was standing in the lobby.

Wei Chengmo understood what he meant and spoke again immediately.

"Your Excellency, the Censor! Xia Yun's evil was not his corruption and bribery. What made him unacceptable to the people of the world was that he personally colluded with the Japanese pirates and murdered twelve grain transport ships!"

"Please understand, Lord Censor! Do not be deceived by Xia Yun's sweet words!"

Wei Chengmo's words were righteous and his aura seemed to show his unyielding pride.

Hearing this, Xia Yun did not refute on the spot, but just raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

The good show...is finally about to begin!