The strongest nine thousand years old

The old woman's son is named Chen Ting, a minor official under Lin Yu. He is usually in charge of the money and grain accounts. Half a month ago, the inspection team checked the accounts of the government office and found that there was an incorrect account, so they locked Chen Ting up and asked him to tell the truth.

Chen Ting cried out that he was innocent and wanted to die to prove his integrity.

Although the person was dead, the accounts had not been sorted out, so the inspection team searched Chen Ting's home and drove the old woman and her family out.

Chen Ting's wife took their young son back to her parents' home, and the servants scattered like monkeys when the tree fell. Only the old woman was left begging on the street, and she barely survived.

"I am an old woman who is still alive, just waiting for an opportunity. Now, even if I have to risk my life, I will make you murderers pay for my son's life!" The old woman shouted excitedly.

"The inspection team is too cruel. Just because of an accounting issue, they have ruined a family."

"It shouldn't be that serious, is it possible that the accounts are too different?"

"Did the person who died take the blame for someone else's crime and commit suicide out of fear of punishment?"

"Is this matter related to Lin Changshi?"

The onlookers couldn't help but talk and point fingers at Zhang Qun and Lin Yu.

Chen Dong turned to look at Zhang Qun, "It's your turn."

Zhang Qun's statement was generally consistent with the old woman's, but there were differences in details.

The account that Chen Ting was missing was not large, but it involved military funds, so Zhang Qun and others were extremely cautious and checked it many times.

Chen Ting repeatedly denied it, saying that it had nothing to do with him, but various clues pointed to him.

One night, Chen Ting committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

Zhang Qun and others searched Chen Ting's house, hoping to find solid evidence in his house and to serve as a warning to others.

"Listen to this, this is what officials are like. With the word 'official' in their mouths, whatever they say is always right." The old woman said angrily.

"That's right! Who gave you the power to confiscate the property without any evidence?"

"The inspection team sent by His Majesty is really amazing. They confiscated people's homes just because they were suspicious. Then, should we, the common people, be confiscated even more?"

"Severe punishment! Must be severe punishment!"

The crowd was in turmoil, and the onlookers had flames of anger burning in their eyes, wanting to tear Zhang Qun and the others to pieces.

Chen Dong couldn't help but frown. Zhang Qun and others had indeed gone through the trouble of confiscating their property just because of suspicion.

Moreover, even if you copy, the most important thing is that you don't clean up the mess, leaving yourself with a mess. This is the most fatal point.

"Show us the clues you have." Chen Dong said, "If Chen Ting is indeed a major suspect, then you can still be saved. If it's just hearsay, then you should kowtow and apologize to this old man and the people of Yongzhou City!"

The four words "kowtow and apologize" were so powerful that the people's boiling voices suddenly quieted down, and they all looked at Chen Dong eagerly.

This is a good official who serves the people!

Zhang Qun's face turned pale, and he made the prepared evidence public one by one.

Thanks to this hour, otherwise they would have been caught off guard.

"After investigation, it was found that at the end of last year, His Majesty allocated 300,000 taels of silver as military funds for Yongzhou, and the person who handled it was Chen Ting. This is the handover document at that time."

"But after Chen Ting received the silver, he did not hand it over to the quartermasters of the various military departments in time, but delayed it until after the New Year. Moreover, the total amount of silver handed over was less than 300,000 taels, only 200,000 taels, and the remaining 100,000 taels disappeared. This is the handover documents of the quartermasters of the various military departments, as well as the confessions."

"So far, we have not found the missing 100,000 taels of silver, and Chen Ting's family did not have any large expenses. After the house was searched, no 100,000 taels of silver were found, so this case is temporarily at a standstill."

Zhang Qun handed the documents and confessions to the officers, who then showed them one by one to the people present.

"Really? Where did the 100,000 taels go?"

"One hundred thousand taels, this is not a small amount. Could it be that someone embezzled it?"

"Chen Ting is just a minor official in charge of money and grain. He doesn't have the guts to embezzle 100,000 taels."

"Master Lin, did you instruct Chen Ting to do this?"

"Lin Changshi, you are destroying Chen Ting's family!"

There is nothing wrong with the documents and confessions, and Zhang Qun and others did deserve their share of the blame for the house raid.

The people turned their attention to Lin Yu. After all, Lin Yu was Chen Ting's superior, and it was impossible for Lin Yu not to know about such a large amount of 100,000 taels.

Chen Dong's gaze also fell on Lin Yu's face.

Lin Yu said with a wronged look on his face: "Commander Chen, please understand, this matter has nothing to do with me! Chen Ting has always been in charge of military funds, and I had no idea that the money was missing. Besides, if the money was missing, wouldn't those military leaders not make a fuss? But no one came to me! No one complained to the governor. Is there some misunderstanding here?"

Xu Zhiming nodded, "The generals of the various armies have indeed not come to me."

How is it possible that the generals would not cause trouble when one hundred thousand taels were missing for no reason?

"Could it be that Chen Ting and the quartermaster divided the 100,000 taels?" Zhang Qun blurted out.

Everyone was in an uproar.

Chen Dong glared at Zhang Qun fiercely. This guy looked smart and clever, how could he say such a thing?

Who will be willing to send their children to join the army in the future?

Being bullied and having your money deducted?

Zhang Qun also realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly made amends: "General Wang, you are familiar with the generals, bring those quartermasters over quickly."

"Bring the person here for a face-to-face confrontation!"

"My son is a soldier in Yongzhou Army, hoping to defend his country, but now his salary is being withheld. It's better not to be a soldier anymore!"

"They can't beat the barbarians, they can't beat the Hu soldiers, but they are good at withholding their salaries!"

"If you don't give us an explanation for this matter, we will go to Yanjing City to file a complaint!"

"Beat the drum and file a complaint with the emperor!"

Public resentment is boiling!

The ones who suffer are the lower-level soldiers, but they still cannot get the salary that belongs to them. This is simply too much!

Those whose family members served in the army clamored even louder, demanding justice for their sons and brothers!

Wang Liang's face turned dark. He went to call the quartermasters. If nothing happened, everyone would be happy. But if there was something fishy, ​​how would he get the support of the military in the future?

Seeing that he was slow to move, Chen Dong said impatiently, "Go!"

Wang Liang did not dare to disobey Chen Dong's order. He took a deep breath and ran out quickly.

Chen Dong pressed his hands down, and the noisy sound gradually subsided.

Chen Dong shouted in a deep voice: "Everyone, please be patient. Today, I, Chen Dong, will give you an explanation of right and wrong!"

"But is it the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Commander Chen Dong?" someone asked from the audience.

Chen Dong said: "Exactly!"

"It turned out to be Commander Chen."

"The Royal Guards have punished many corrupt officials, and Commander Chen has killed many dignitaries. He is willing to stand up for us."

"Commander Chen is on our side. We all believe in Commander Chen."

"Commander Chen, we will do whatever you say. We will listen to you."

Before this, they only knew that it was a high-ranking official from Yanjing City, but they didn't know it was Chen Dong.

Now that Chen Dong revealed his identity, he immediately gained the trust of the people.

Seeing the pairs of fiery and sincere eyes below, Chen Dong made a decision in his heart.