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Chapter 950 Who Are You?
Shen Liuzhen said:
"Your Majesty may remember that the sheriff here was recommended by the Empress Dowager Bao."

Emperor Ulay thought for a while and said:

"Indeed, because it is very close to Taiping County. After being punished because the county guard participated in the rebellion, the Queen Mother Bao recommended a candidate. I investigated that person and there was no major problem, so I agreed."

He paused, his expression was a little impatient, he frowned and said:
"What does this have to do with the county magistrate here? The Empress Dowager Bao recommended the county magistrate. Although the county government is under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate, the county magistrate is still selected by me and appointed by the court. I don't remember changing so many people. I also don’t remember who the Empress Dowager Bao recommended to be the county magistrate.”

Shen Liuzhen heard the emperor's mysterious voice, and already suspected that Shen Liuzhen was deliberately directing the disaster to the Empress Dowager Bao.But he was already very calm, and said in a businesslike manner:
"That's why the blame lies here. Your Majesty, do you remember what the old farmer said at that time? He said that he was also given the land, but later because of the frequent change of four county magistrates, his land disappeared.

In other words, the frequent change of county magistrate here happened after His Majesty's land reclamation policy.

However, the policy of allocating land to open up wasteland has only been implemented for three years, and there have been four county magistrates here.In order to stabilize the local people's livelihood, His Majesty has always been cautious in appointing and dismissing officials. If there is really a place that is such a headache that you can't find a suitable candidate, and you have to replace it again and again, how can you not remember? "

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Ulei's eyes straightened, and he asked in a difficult voice for a while:

"You mean...are they so bold that they bypassed my appointment and changed the county magistrate by themselves?"

Xie Yuan on the side, including Dugu Jian, were all shocked.

This is not a trivial matter. If the appointment of an official in a country is not controlled by the emperor, it means that his right to rule has been threatened. If such a thing is done, he will be beheaded!

Shen Liuzhen raised his sleeves, bent his body a little harder, and said:
"I'm afraid this is the case, but this is all my guess. If you want evidence, you can send someone to investigate now."

Emperor Ulei knew in his heart that Shen Liuzhen's speculations were all reasonable.What's more, he himself is the person involved, and his memory is not so bad that he can't remember such important things.

So whether or not to investigate this matter, the appointment and removal of the magistrate of this county is already a certainty without letting him know!
The flames of anger in his heart were burning, and his head was a little dizzy, but his face became more and more calm, and the gray of disappointment dimmed his deep eyes. He asked:

"Then... why do you think this matter has something to do with the Queen Mother?"

Shen Liuzhen then said respectfully:
"Although I don't remember how four county magistrates were changed here, there is one thing that your Majesty may still remember. One year, the sheriff here made a mistake, and the Empress Dowager Bao came forward to intercede and asked Your Majesty to forgive me. His Majesty agreed for the Empress Dowager Bao's sake, and just reprimanded her before passing, do you remember?"

The emperor heard this, and held his forehead to think carefully.

The county guard here is called Yu Baxing, he is a low-ranking rascal, and he had some military achievements in his early years, but he can only be regarded as mediocre in the martial arts country of Great Wei, and he is not very outstanding.

When the Empress Dowager Bao recommended him, he deliberately investigated his life and found that he had been living in Taiping County since he was discharged from the army due to injuries. He was close to the Empress Dowager Bao, but he was honest and had no bad deeds .

At that time, after the suppression of the rebellion, there were vacancies in many places. On the one hand, he wanted to make the Empress Dowager Bao happy, and on the other hand, he also wanted to use this to eliminate the impression that the imperial court discriminated and oppressed Zahu, so he agreed.

"Wait... Yu Baxing... Later it seems that... At that time, a county magistrate under his jurisdiction died of illness. He never reported it, and found someone to act as the county magistrate himself. After I found out, he entrusted the insurance The queen mother interceded, saying that he had reported it, but he didn't know why the court hadn't received the news and hadn't responded to him.

At that time, I thought the matter was not serious, and seeing that he looked sincere and did not seem to be lying. I was afraid of wronging someone, so I gave up and reprimanded him... Was the county magistrate who died of illness at that time from this county? "Emperor Ulay said while recalling, and when he said the last, his expression was very excited.

Shen Liuzhen thought for a while and said seriously:

"I can't remember whether it's this county or not. I just think that the incident at the beginning is very similar to this incident, and seems to be related."

Emperor Ulay's face turned completely pale.

Shen Liuzhen looked up at him, then said:

"Your Majesty, I guess, maybe because there is such a precedent, His Majesty only reprimanded them, and did not punish them severely, so it gave them the courage to continue to lie."

Emperor Wu Lei's eyes turned, and there was deep pain in his deep eyes. He said to the guard next to him in a deep voice:
"Go and find out the county magistrate's indictment papers!"

"Yes!" The guard turned and left.

After a while, he came over with the document and spread it out in front of Emperor Shi Yu Wulei.

The emperor first looked nervously at the emperor's jade seal above it, as well as the handwriting specifications, and found that it was true. Then he looked at the content of the document, and found that the date of publication was two years ago, and the name of the appointee was familiar to him.

It was clear that the letter of appointment issued by him at that time was correct.

Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became suspicious again.

The confession document was real, and it was issued two years ago. He vaguely remembered that this was the person he had chosen to succeed the county magistrate who died of illness.

Could it be that what the old farmer said was wrong?In fact, only two terms have been replaced here, not four?
He then ordered to call back the county magistrate who had just been taken down.

The county magistrate's face was ashen, and his whole body was still trembling, but he no longer cried excitedly. He just knelt there with his head down, not even daring to lift his head.

The emperor said angrily:

"Head up!"

The county magistrate raised his head in fright and looked at the emperor in horror.

The emperor looked at his appearance carefully.

The county magistrate's birth year was recorded in the confession document, and this person should be 43 this year, but the kneeling county magistrate in front of him looks younger.

But he is fat... Fat people have few wrinkles, and it is possible to not tell their age, the emperor thought.

So the emperor asked in a deep voice:
"I ask you, what's your name?"

"Return to Your Majesty, my name is... my name is..." The county magistrate rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Shen Liuzhen narrowed his eyes and said softly:

"What are you hemming and hawing about? Can't remember what your name is?" There was sarcasm in his tone.

Emperor Ulei's heart suddenly thumped, and he said angrily:

"You are not the Helan envoy I appointed at the beginning, who are you?!"

(End of this chapter)