Shadow Guard, he's a bit good

Five days later, Deputy General Ding and 1000 people set up camp outside Pingyao City, and Deputy General Ding came to the magistrate's yamen alone to report the situation to Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao invited the man into the room and closed the door, and narrated what he had learned. Deputy General Ding was a general with a straight temper, and after hearing this, he wanted to cut off the head of the dog official. live.

Now they don't have enough evidence to scare the snake away. Gu Xiao has already sent someone to investigate the man named Gao Hu, as well as the evidence of corruption between Liu Cheng and the county magistrate. On this point, Nineteen volunteered to visit Liu Cheng's study at night. Gu Xiao agreed, but The collection of evidence was not completed in an instant. During this period, Gu Xiao perfectly played the role of a confused prince who only knew how to love affairs to stabilize Liu Cheng, while Nineteen and Deputy General Ding secretly inquired about information and collected evidence.

During this period of time, Fu Qingping has been acting as a male favorite, and Gu Xiao even takes him with him wherever he goes. He has never mentioned the matter of suppressing bandits in Pingyao for so many days. This is what Liu Cheng is happy to see. Take Gu Xiao to spend the whole day drinking and drinking.

A few days later, the guards checked the eighteenth generation of Gao Hu's ancestors and handed them to Gu Xiao. Nineteen also found the ledger in the secret passage after going back and forth to Liu Cheng's study twice.

Holding the ledger in one hand and the evidence in the other, Gu Xiao wanted to laugh up to the sky. Now that the evidence is convincing, he can finally handle that dog official. It’s the first time he’s done a serious business in time travel, and it’s a serious business. His excited little hands almost have no place to rest. Yes, tomorrow he must do things beautifully.

The next morning, the maid was helping Liu Cheng change his clothes, when he heard someone beating drums outside to cry for grievances.

Liu Cheng asked casually, "Who is beating the drums to appeal for grievances? Didn't they say that the prince will not try any cases during his stay?"

Liu Cheng put on his clothes and wanted to go and have a look, but the master hurried over and said, "My lord is not good, my lord..."

The master was stuck in the middle of speaking and Liu Cheng said anxiously: "What's wrong with the prince?"

"My lord, you should go to the lobby and have a look."

Confused, Liu Cheng quickly followed his master to the lobby.

In the lobby, the yamen servants stood on both sides of the hall and shouted mighty, the ground struck by the mighty stick made a 'dong dong' sound, Gu Xiao was dressed in brocade clothes and jade belts today, he changed his romantic image a few days ago and sat in the lobby, left and right Standing on both sides are Nineteen and Lieutenant Ding, who are dignified and noble.

Gu Xiao imitated the gavel on TV and said: "Who is under the hall?"

"Grassman Fu Qingping"

"Daughter Moon"

"Meet the prince"

Fu Qingping changed into decent clothes and knelt in the hall with his younger sister Yue'er. Since Fu Qingping beat the drums, people began to watch. At this time, the gate of the government office was even more crowded. This was what Gu Xiao and the others had discussed earlier in the morning. , but it's just a formality.

Gu Xiao nodded and said, "Who are you two going to sue?"

Father's revenge is about to be repaid. Fu Qingping said a little excitedly: "The grass people want to sue the local ruffian Gao Hu for killing my father, and they also want to sue the government Liu Cheng for colluding with the bandits to harm the people of Pingyao."

As soon as this remark came out, the people onlookers erupted into discussions, some couldn't believe it and some were dubious, even the government servants in the hall showed surprise and whispered to each other.

"nonsense!"

At this time, Liu Cheng and the master rushed over, and just heard these words, Liu Cheng hurriedly said to Gu Xiao: "My lord, he is talking nonsense, and he deserves to be severely beaten for slandering the imperial court."

Fu Qingping also hurriedly said: "Every sentence of the grassroots is true, please learn from me."

"My lord was wronged when he was dismissed from office, this troublemaker clearly wants to take revenge on his dismissal"

Gu Xiao sneered and said, "Whether Mr. Liu wronged me or not, I will judge for myself. Mr. Liu should sit aside and watch how I judge the case."

Somehow Liu Cheng felt that the prince's aura was different, and he was completely different from the previous few days. He panicked and wanted to explain a few more words, but Deputy General Ding stepped forward to block him and said with a bad expression: " Can't you understand that the prince told you to sit there? Or is Master Liu more willing to kneel?"

Liu Cheng shrank in fright and hurriedly sat down on the chair under the hall, but he was sweating like a needle.

"Come on, bring Gao Hu!"

Gu Xiao yelled, and two guards came up, one on the left and one on the right, holding down a strong man.

"Bold Gao Hu, you beat the old man to death, you are guilty"

Gao Hu knelt on the ground with a nonchalant expression and said, "Caomin is not guilty. I paid the old man to dig up Caomin's wild bamboo shoots without permission. Caomin just taught him a lesson. He died of old age and infirmity. What does Caomin have to do with it?"

Seeing that the murderer of his father took it for granted, Fu Qingping clenched his fists tightly. If he hadn't believed that Gu Xiao would give his father justice, he would have rushed to beat him at this time.

Gu Xiao said angrily: "If you really don't cry when you see the coffin, you said that mountain is yours?"

Gao Hu said confidently: "It belongs to the grassroots, and it is written on the map. Master Liu has seen it."

Gu Xiao squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "But according to the regulations of my Dasheng Dynasty, the court has the right to take back the mountain land after three years of neglect, and how long has it been since your mountain land was reclaimed?"

Gao Hu said with a guilty conscience: "Yes, it's only been more than two years."

Gu Xiao patted the startled wood again and said: "Bold, dare to quibble, according to the surrounding residents, the mountain land has not been planted for at least three years, but you said it was only two years."

"It's because they remembered wrongly, grass people obviously have kindness"

"The quality of the soil will change with the length of time the mountain is deserted. Are you blind to be my king? Don't say that this mountain is not yours. Even if it is yours, it is unforgivable for you to kill someone."

"Come here! Put the prisoner on death row and wait to be executed. All the property of the prisoner will be awarded to the victim as compensation!"

The guards responded in unison, ignoring Gao Hu's yelling and forcibly dragged him down.

Fu Qingping and Yue'er burst into tears and kowtowed in gratitude: "Thank you, my lord, for redressing my father's grievances."

"You two get up and talk"

"Thank you Lord"

After Fu Qingping and Yue'er stood up, Gu Xiao said again: "Fu Qingping, you say that Master Liu, the magistrate, colluded with bandits, do you have evidence?"

"This matter was witnessed by the grass people"

So Fu Qingping said again what he had said to Gu Xiao before, and how Liu Cheng beat him up because of his lust, and the people were in an uproar and began to curse.

Liu Cheng quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, you have learned that the officials have been wronged. It's all these unscrupulous people who are slandering the officials."

"You said he slandered you, but when you gave him to me, I could clearly see that he was wounded."

"This, this..." Liu Cheng said incessantly, "The lower official is temporarily obsessed with greed for beauty, but the collusion with the bandits is all because of this unruly people who deliberately retaliates against the lower official, the lower official is wronged."

"Oh, wronged, then Master Liu, let's see what this is."

Gu Xiao took the account book from Nineteen and showed it to Liu Cheng. Liu Cheng was shocked and paralyzed on the ground for a long time, unable to speak.

"It clearly records how Mr. Liu colluded with bandits to divide up the stolen goods. The imperial court gave relief to Pingyao, but Pingyao is still so poor. Tell me, Mr. Liu, where did the relief money go?"

According to the survey by the people sent by Gu Xiao, Pingyao has the largest number of homeless people begging on the streets, and what Gu Xiao saw was the best phenomenon in Pingyao City, some places that Gu Xiao couldn't see when they were far away from the city , The people there are bare and the land is barren. It's not that they are lazy and don't want to plant the land, but that they have no seeds to plant. When Deputy General Ding took people there, he saw that some people had started to cook weeds.

Liu Cheng was shaking like sifting chaff beans, sweat dripping down, but he couldn't say a word.

Gu Xiao ignored him and shouted to the hall: "Bring the county magistrate along with you."

A yamen servant pressed the magistrate with a mustache up, and the magistrate knelt on the ground and kowtowed begging for mercy as soon as he came up, saying: "My lord, please let me know my mistake. I will never dare again. I beg you to give me another chance."

Gu Xiao said angrily: "What a magistrate, you officials and officials colluded with bandits, causing countless unjust cases and want the king to let you go, ask the people of Pingyao if they are willing to let you go"

As soon as Gu Xiao said this, the people scolded the dog officials and threw rotten vegetable leaves and stones at them.

Liu Cheng seemed to have just passed his mind and hurriedly kowtowed along with the magistrate, begging for mercy.

Liu Cheng: "My lord is guilty of a crime, and I know my mistake. I am willing to take my crimes and meritorious deeds and take my lord to the mountain to suppress the bandits. I just ask the king to give me a chance to reform myself."

The county magistrate also quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, the bandit mountain is intricate and complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the officials and Mr. Liu know the terrain. I hope the prince will show mercy and give the officials a chance."

It is indeed a problem for bandits to not know the terrain. Even if there is a map, it is not clearer than people. Moreover, the bandits don't know that Liu Cheng and the others have turned against each other. Wouldn't it be more effective if they came together

Gu Xiao thought about it carefully and said: "Since this is the case, you two should remember it in your head for the time being, and then discuss the crime after the suppression of the bandits is over."

Liu Cheng and Zhixian hurriedly kowtowed to thank them.

What Gu Xiao actually thought in his heart was that when the bandits are suppressed, you two will be killed. If you commit so many crimes and want to make meritorious service, there is no way!

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The author has something to say: This chapter can be regarded as a transitional chapter. My knowledge is limited. Some ancient common sense is searched by Baidu and I have made up my own nonsense. Don’t take it too seriously.