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When Xu Ren heard this, he was confused at first, and then his face showed a look of shock, and he looked at Liu Shoubei in disbelief.

Just now, he was glad that the private sale of land for reclamation had nothing to do with him, but he never thought that Liu Shoubei would rake it up and pour all the dirty water on him.

"It's nonsense, it's nonsense! The governor clearly knows that this little person is wronged.

Liu Qingming himself did all the selling and reclaiming of wasteland. How could I have the courage?Even if I asked these refugees to come over to make up the numbers, it was the people under him who instigated me to do it. "

Seeing Liu Shoubei's words to frame him, Xu Ren also took the risk and immediately knelt down in front of Yang Lian and told the whole story.

"Nonsense. I have been inspecting with the governor before. How could I inform you secretly? Now you are still framing me for selling wasteland. You are really confusing right and wrong. What are your intentions?"

Liu Shoubei had already thought of his words, and when Xu Ren revealed everything, he immediately responded.

"Sir Governor, what I informed you before was to prepare Caotan Village, and the land reclaimed by the imperial court is clearly documented, so it is impossible to buy or sell it.

Unless Xu Ren secretly rents the reclaimed land to others and persuades the villagers not to leak the matter, then even if we have a record, we will not know about it. "

At this time, the old clerk who had instructed Liu Shoubei to shift all the responsibility to Xu Ren also stood up. His words were reasonable and well-founded. The more Xu Ren listened, the more frightened he became, and he thought to himself that it was over.

"I'm wronged, sir. I'm wronged. Even if I had a hundred courages, I wouldn't dare to do this. If Liu Qingming hadn't secretly told me not to be afraid with his support, how could I have dared to do this?

Oh, by the way, there is a witness to this matter. There was another person present during the discussion that day, Zhang Gui, the village grain chief, who can testify. "

As Xu Ren explained, he pulled Zhang Gui beside him and asked him to kneel down quickly and explain to Yang Lian what happened that day.

Zhang Gui was also confused and didn't know what to do. After being pulled to his knees by Xu Ren, he was so panicked that he was ready to reveal everything he had discussed with Liu Shoubei at that time.

But Liu Shoubei could not tolerate their explanation, so he preemptively shouted:

"That's nonsense. Come on, come on, capture these two thieves and take them down to be punished."

What surprised him was that no one responded to his call. He looked back in horror and saw that the guards ignored him at all and looked at Yang Lian, seemingly to see what he meant.

"Mr. Liu, don't be anxious. The matter has not been clarified yet. As the saying goes, listening to both will lead to enlightenment, and listening to one side will lead to darkness. It is better to let others speak."

Yang Lian's words suddenly came out from behind, and the implication behind his words sent shivers down Liu Shoubei's spine.Judging from the current situation, what he said has no effect at all. The guards on the field are all Yang Lian's people.

He couldn't make any trouble now. He sighed secretly when he saw this, thinking that he was now like meat on the chopping board, being slaughtered by the governor.

"What the governor said is true, then listen to how this thief makes excuses."

Listening to Liu Shoubei's words, Yang Lian nodded calmly, turned to stare at Zhang Gui who was kneeling on the ground and said:

"I ask you this question, and you must answer truthfully."

"Young one, you know everything you know."

"Is what you Muramasa Xuren said the truth? How did you tell me that day? Is there any evidence?"

Zhang Gui seemed to understand the seriousness of the matter at that moment. Now it seemed that either he and Xu Ren had lost their heads, or Liu Shoubei had lost their heads, so he was heartbroken and immediately replied:
"Of course it's the truth. On that day, Lord Guard invited Muramasa and I to go to Niuzhuang Fort for discussion. The Li family's butler was also present that day. We didn't want to sell it at first, lest the court would blame us, what should we do.

But Liu Shoubei felt that we were dragging our feet, so he said that with his guarantee everything would be fine, and we would share some of the profit from the land sale. We were still hesitant, and in the end Liu Shoubei even threatened us.

They said that if we don't agree, we will be charged with collaborating with the enemy. We must make both of us look good. We really can't help but agree. Now the account books, documents and the money from the land sale are all at home. The governor only needs to ask someone to Just take a look and you will know. "

When he heard that there was evidence, Yang Lian waved his hand, and guards immediately took Zhang Gui into custody and led him to find the so-called evidence.

Looking at Zhang Gui walking away, everyone present had different thoughts, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet. No matter how stupid the villagers kneeling behind him were, they knew that this was going to be a big deal. The governor was probably going to kill the official again as in the legend. Yes.

The breeze swept slowly, making the willow trees in Caotan Village Square rustle. Everyone under the willow trees was silent. This sound was felt differently in everyone's heart.

In Yang Lian's opinion, the wind felt very comfortable, but Liu Shoubei felt that the wind was biting to the bone, and his hands and feet were cold, as if he was dying and waiting for the judgment to come.

After a while, Zhang Gui was seen rushing over with two guards, holding a stack of ledgers in his hands.

"For your information, the Governor, this is the account book for the sale of land. I have written down every income, and I would like to ask the Governor to take a look at it."

Yang Lian's subordinates immediately took over the account books and turned them over. Liu Shoubei stared at the account books. He still had a trace of luck in his heart, but his hope was quickly extinguished. "My Lord Governor, please take a look."

After flipping through the account for a while, the subordinate stopped, handed the account book to Yang Lian, and pointed to the contents inside, and Yang Lian started to read.

"On February 20, five hectares were sold to Liu's house in the north of the city. Liu Qingming received 350 taels for the land, Xu Ren received 560 taels, and he received [-] taels."

Yang Lian looked at these words expressionlessly, and felt surprisingly angry in his heart. He and Xiong Tingbi were still worried about wages, but these cystic bugs were here to take bribes and sell the land reclaimed by the court to private individuals. They were really daring. !

"Come on."

"exist!"

"Take Niuzhuang Fort guard Liu Qingming and others into custody and wait for their fate."

The guards were ordered to immediately rush forward and knock Liu Shoubei, his attendant secretary, and others to the ground. They pressed them heavily with their backhands, and then tied them with ropes to prevent them from escaping.

"Governor, spare your life. I am unjustly accused. It was all traitors like Xu Ren who framed me. These account books were all forged by them. I am unjustly accused."

Liu Shoubei still wanted to struggle at this time, but Yang Lian was not willing to listen to his explanation. He directly waved his hand and asked the guards to take him down, out of sight and out of mind.

"The two of you, Xu Ren, stay."

Xu Ren and Zhang Gui, who were being held in custody, immediately ignited hope upon hearing this. It seemed that the governor wanted to be given a lighter sentence.

"The two of you have meritorious service in reporting Liu Qingming's corruption. Logically speaking, you should be well rewarded, but you are also involved in this matter. You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of living.

Since I came here today to see the farmland reclaimed by the imperial court, you two should take me to have a good look. After all, I can't come here in vain.When the time comes, I can alleviate your guilt and receive less punishment. "

After listening to Yang Lian's words, the two of them were overjoyed. They thought that the governor was showing mercy outside the law, so they quickly nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, Lord Governor, for your kindness. Thank you, Lord Governor, for your kindness. I will definitely show you the way and make meritorious deeds."

Yang Lian nodded when he heard this, and then asked someone to untie the guards. Under the leadership of the two of them, they walked to the newly opened fields. Only Liu Shoubei, who had been gagged, was left screaming silently in fear, but his death was already decided. , to no avail.

The group of people, led by Xu Ren and his wife, walked to the west of the village. Along the way, they saw that many fields were now planted with millet and sorghum.Maybe they had just been planted, the millet seedlings had just sprouted, and they were as tall as calves, lush and lush. When Yang Lian looked around, he could see thousands of acres of fields like this.

"Sir Governor, our land in Liaodong is barren and cold all year round. We can only grow some millet every year for food and clothing. But even millet only ripens once a year. If there is a severe drought or flood, we will decide when the time comes. There will be no harvest and no food and clothing."

Xu Ren introduced the land situation in Liaodong to Yang Lian while leading the way. Yang Lian nodded after hearing this. He naturally knew these things.

"Your place happens to be in the lower reaches of the Liao River. I saw many depressions along the way. The flooding is probably very serious."

Although Xu Ren has bad conduct, he has always lived in Niuzhuangbao and is also good at growing crops. When he saw Yang Lian talking about the flood problem.He felt the same way and immediately complained about it.

"The governor is sympathetic to the people's sentiments and seems to be very aware of the situation here. You also know that the thousands of miles of Liaoze directly divides Liaodong into two. Not only is it extremely difficult to cross, but floods are common every year.

Therefore, every summer, people from all over the country had to send people to watch the Liaohe River and watch the weather, fearing that one day the Dragon King would get angry and it would rain heavily, which would be terrible. "

"In this case, it would be very troublesome to cultivate the land."

Yang Lian has visited many places recently, so he naturally knows this situation.

Hearing Yang Lian's doubts, Xu Ren quickly shook his head and said:
"The small ones don't dare to trust the big ones. Although Liaodong has all kinds of disadvantages, it has one advantage, that is, the soil is fertile and it is easy to cultivate. You just need to enclose the fields for drainage, loosen the land after the water dries, and plant food and take good care of it. It’s just that the Dragon King is so uncertain that he won’t give us food to eat.”

As he spoke, a large piece of flat farmland came into view, with millet seedlings also planted on it. Zhang Gui quickly introduced:

"Sir Governor, this is the newly reclaimed farmland ordered by the imperial court. However, it was discussed with the Li family of Niuzhuang long before the reclamation. It will be sold to them secretly, so the Li family has also contributed a lot."

Yang Lian looked at this large piece of newly reclaimed farmland. Regardless of getting his clothes dirty, he rolled up his sleeves and legs, climbed up the field ridge, and walked straight into the field like an old farmer.Seeing this, Xu Ren and others also rolled up their sleeves and legs and followed Yang Lian to the fields to check the situation.

"Who planted these millet seedlings? Are they also hired by the Li family?"

Yang Lian stepped on the still moist and cool land, held the young millet seedlings with his hands, and asked casually. Compared with dealing with Liu Shoubei, he cared more about the situation of farmland reclamation. After all, this was the imperial court. The big plan is related to the safety of the situation in Liaodong.

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