The first county magistrate in history

Back hall.

Qin Zheng looked at Ji Chengzhi: "Can you tell me now?"

"Master Qin!" Ji Chengzhi said thoughtfully, "I believe you already know the details of the case. To be honest, this case was handled in this way under the order of Master Wu. I am only following orders."

Qin Zheng frowned: "So, Yang Renpu was really framed by you?"

Ji Chengzhi hesitated.

Qin Zheng angrily said, "How can I help you if you don't tell the truth? Wait until Yang Renpu comes to court to confront you. Do you have evidence that he switched the gold?"

Ji Chengzhi's forehead was sweating. He had no evidence. All the previous evidence was fabricated.

"Yes." Ji Chengzhi could only admit: "To be honest, the gold was fake. It was silver clay coated with gold lacquer."

Ji Chengzhi thought to himself, do you understand?

Since you are fooling Lord Wu, Lord Wu has no choice but to fool the officials below him.

You are still the culprit. It’s up to you to decide how to handle the case!

Qin Zheng was furious. "Wu Guanggui swapped the relief gold and framed Yang Renpu? How audacious! If he hadn't become a fool, I would have dealt with him severely."

Ji Chengzhi was speechless. He was pretending so well, as if you were an outsider.

I was smart and blamed it all on Wu Guanggui, who had Alzheimer's disease. I was right.

However, Qin Zheng suddenly said, "Do you have any evidence? Words are not enough!"

Ji Chengzhi was dumbfounded: "Sir, Wu Guanggui has Alzheimer's disease, how could he testify? Even if he doesn't have Alzheimer's disease, how could he admit it?"

Qin Zheng nodded: "That's right. But even if I believe you, how can the people believe you? Without evidence, I can only handle the case impartially!"

Ji Chengzhi's face changed, and then he fell!

He knelt on the ground and said, "Please, sir, make the decision for me!"

Everyone knows that Qin Zheng's impartial handling of cases is a case of madness and confusion.

He didn't dare to try it. If he didn't handle it well, he would lose his head.

Qin Zheng thought for a moment: "Did Yang Renpu confess? You have to tell the truth, then I can help you!"

Ji Chengzhi was afraid that Qin Zheng might become confused again, so he quickly said, "I won't admit it even if you kill me."

"Very strong indeed!" Qin Zheng nodded. "So, this is a false accusation?"

Ji Chengzhi hesitated for a moment and could only admit: "Yes!"

Qin Zheng said, "If we want to silence the gossip, we have no choice but to release Yang Renpu."

"Release him?" Ji Chengzhi was shocked. "Doesn't that mean they admitted that Liangjin Prefecture made a mistake in handling the case?"

Qin Zheng said, "That's how it is. Truth cannot be hidden. However, I can't just let it go. You have to make up for this loss."

"I'll make up for it?" Ji Chengzhi was surprised and thought, why?

Qin Zheng said, "After you make up for it, I'll go and work on Yang Renpu. Then we'll find two death row inmates and say they took advantage of Yang Renpu's unpreparedness and switched the suspects. That way, both of you will be cleared of suspicion!"

"Sir, this is a great idea!" Ji Chengzhi had to admit that this was a very good plan.

However, how could he make up for the shortfall of 50,000 taels of gold when he didn't even get the 50,000 taels?

"Sir, I am a humble official and cannot afford so much gold." Ji Chengzhi cried poorly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Zheng suddenly became furious: "Ji Chengzhi, you are so good! I have tried to excuse you, but you don't know what is good for you. Come, arrest him!"

Two yamen runners came over and held Ji Chengzhi down.

Ji Chengzhi was shocked. Why did Qin Zheng suddenly get so angry?

Oh no, this must be a disease.

"Lord Qin..." Ji Chengzhi was scared at this moment.

I realized that solving the problem is the most important thing, and money is secondary. If you lose that thing, you can earn it again.

He wanted to say, "I'll take the gold." However, Qin Zheng had already returned to the court.

Ji Chengzhi was taken back to the court and felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Both the yamen runners and the onlookers were silent and looked at him mockingly.

what's the situation?

Ji Chengzhi was a little confused.

"Sir, sir, I will do as you say!" Ji Chengzhi didn't care about anything else and said quickly.

Qin Zheng ignored him, looked at the yamen runners, and then at the people at the door: "What's wrong?" Tao Yong, the special service platoon leader who served as the temporary yamen runners' team leader, was already familiar with the adults' routine and cooperated fully at this moment.

Chuban said, "Sir, we all heard the conversation between you and Master Ji in the back hall."

Ji Chengzhi was shocked. How could it be possible?

Qin Zheng also looked shocked: "Bullshit, how could you hear our private conversation?"

Tao Yong said, "Sir, it was my fault. Yesterday, I was playing the telephone game with the officers and forgot to turn it off."

Loudspeaker?

Ji Chengzhi didn't understand.

At this moment, Tao Yong and the yamen runners repeated everything Qin Zheng and Ji Chengzhi said in the back hall.

Ji Chengzhi was dumbfounded on the spot.

Qin Zheng's face flushed. He stood up and bowed to the people outside the door. "Fellow villagers, I was momentarily bewildered and did something wrong. Can you forgive me?"

"Hahaha..." The people burst into laughter.

Someone laughed and shouted:

"Sir, we can forgive you, but you must severely punish this censor!"

"Sir, stop pretending, you did it on purpose!"

"Sir, what is a megaphone? Can you show it to us?"

The people were in an uproar, talking to each other and smiling.

Ji Chengzhi looked ashen. It was over. He had been fooled by Qin Zheng!

Yang Wanting looked at Qin Zheng with admiration and gratitude.

Qin Zheng chuckled and said, "I'll show you the megaphone after I finish examining the case."

Then he looked at Ji Chengzhi and said, "Old Ji, you have seen it too. It's not that I don't want to help you, it's really God's will. Now everyone knows it. I can't even protect myself, so I can't help you. You should plead guilty and accept the punishment!"

"Sir, everything is Wu Guanggui's order. I am just following it!" Ji Chengzhi knew that he was tricked by Qin Zheng, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope and did not turn against Qin Zheng. He did not dare to turn against him.

Qin Zheng's face darkened. "Wu Guanggui is mentally retarded. How can he testify?"

Ji Chengzhi said anxiously, "I wasn't the only one present at the time. There was also the governor of Liangjin Prefecture who was in charge of the treasury, the deputy governor who was in charge of grain, and my subordinates. They were all present. They can testify for me."

Qin Zheng looked at Ji Chengzhi speechlessly: "Are you stupid? Originally, the incident was not a big deal, but if there are accomplices, it would be a gang crime, which is aggravated."

Ji Chengzhi's face changed drastically. Oh no, he fell into the trap again.

According to the laws of Daqian, gang crimes are indeed a more serious crime!

He no longer believed Qin Zheng's lies. All these traps were set for him by this plague god.

"Master Qin, everything I've said is true. I was indeed acting on orders. Please understand! I beg them to come to court and testify!"

Ji Chengzhi could only rely on the confessions of all those involved to shift the blame to Wu Guanggui. Acting on orders was different from committing corruption and framing someone for personal gain.

Qin Zheng said helplessly: "Old Ji, I've already told you the truth, but you still insist that it was a gang that committed the crime. I can't save you anymore!"

Snapped!

He slammed the gavel and said, "Yihuijun, summon the governor and the deputy governor to testify in court. The rest of the people are not needed!"

After all, Ji Chengzhi's men are just pawns.

"Yes!" The Yihui army, who had been standing on both sides of the door and had been waiting anxiously, responded loudly and left excitedly.

Ji Chengzhi looked at Qin Zheng in astonishment. He didn't expect that Qin Zheng actually agreed to his request.

At this moment, Ji Chengzhi was confused by Qin Zheng's actions. He couldn't figure out which words of this plague god were true and which were false.

"Ji Chengzhi, will you confess after the trial, or confess now? I advise you not to resist. There is no point in confessing after suffering physical pain." Qin Zheng said.

Ji Chengzhi was stunned. What did that mean? Not waiting for the witness to come to court?

"Sir Qin, I have done nothing wrong. These are all Wu Guanggui's orders. How dare I disobey!" Ji Chengzhi was unwilling to admit it. If he admitted it, he would be guaranteed to die.

Qin Zheng frowned slightly: "A dead duck is still stubborn."

Snapped!

He slammed the gavel and said, "Come here, find a piece of white paper, press his fingerprint on it, and write whatever you want, as long as it can put him on death row."

Yang Wanting in the hall and some people outside were shocked. Is this possible?

"Yes!" Several yamen runners were not surprised.

Some took out the white paper that had been prepared long ago, some took out the cinnabar ink, and some held down the struggling Ji Chengzhi.

"Qin Zheng, you are perverting the law. I don't plead guilty..." Ji Chengzhi was terrified.

This plague god is indeed a madman, how dare he do this?

Qin Zheng was completely indifferent.

A yamen runner grabbed Ji Chengzhi's big paw, dipped it in ink, and pressed it on the white paper.

"Sir, the prisoner Ji Chengzhi confessed everything!" The bailiff handed Qin Zheng a piece of white paper with fingerprints on it.

Some viewers were stunned. They had never seen a trial like this. This was worse than torture.

Some viewers couldn't help laughing, this is our Lord Qin!