Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 501
Hexi County Government.

Haifeng sat on the high seat of the county government with a stern expression. Under his command, a group of officials were furious and pointed at Haifeng and cursed.

"Haifeng, although you are the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and an imperial envoy, we are all officials of the Great Qin Dynasty and were appointed by His Majesty. If you insult us like this, it is an insult to Your Majesty."

"That's right, Haifeng, you summoned us for no reason, what should we do with the people under our rule?"

"Haifeng, I think your investigation of Chen Hongliang's death is not true, but your crime is true!"

"Haifeng, we work hard to govern the county for His Majesty, abide by the law, and never do anything wrong to Daqin or His Majesty. What do you want to do? Do you want to kill all our loyal ministers?"

"Haifeng, you'd better let us go. I'll let you go for the sake of being an imperial envoy. If you want to put me under house arrest, then I'll have to file a lawsuit with you in Chang'an City. Let's see." How did you tell His Majesty how you bullied our kind officials?"

Haifeng heard the threats and scolding from the officials below, and the coldness on his face deepened. Wang Zhi, who was standing beside Haifeng, finally couldn't stand it any longer, and said, "Officials, you really don't want to Do you know why you were called here? Do you really have a clear conscience? Do you really think Master Hai doesn’t know anything? Do you really think that you can do whatever you want in this place on the west of Hexi and east of the river?”

"Boy, you are a mere scholar with a dry milk smell, and you dare to bully us." An official pointed at Wang and shouted: "We are all officials ordered by the imperial court. What are you? You are here to speak. share?"

"I am a scholar specially ordered by His Majesty to sit and study with Lord Haifeng. I have the right to participate in the discussion of state affairs. If you have any opinions, you can speak to Your Majesty. But here, I have the right to speak." Wang Zhi stared at this The official said righteously: "Since I called you here, there must be a reason, otherwise why didn't I call someone else, but I called you here."

"Okay, okay, I have been an official for decades, I have done countless things for the people, for your Majesty, and for Daqin, and now, even a brat who smells like milk can bully me, Your Majesty Ah, open your eyes and see how your loyal ministers are being bullied by these damned guys."

Wang Zhiqi's face was livid, while Haifeng's expression was still indifferent. Seeing that the underground officials became more and more aggressive, Haifeng suddenly lifted the gavel and slammed it on the table in front of him. The sound of the gavel finally calmed down the yamen. Haifeng looked at the officials with a cold face and said: "Listen, if you dare to make trouble, you will kill them all. Before I came, His Majesty specially gave me the power to kill officials below the seventh rank."

As soon as these words came out, the lobby was suddenly quiet. Only a few officials with high official positions sat quietly on the chairs, playing with the teacups in their hands, and glanced at Haifeng. One of the officials said coldly: "Haifeng, Do you mean to kill me as well?"

"Master Chen Fei is the magistrate of Hexi County. After the death of Hexi Commander Chen Hongliang, Hexi will be temporarily managed by you. Although you are a seventh-rank official, you are responsible for sixth-rank. If you are guilty, I will report to the Holy Majesty for punishment. "Haifeng gave Fade Chen a cold look. Haifeng had already found out that Fade Chen and Hongliang Chen were incompatible on the surface, but in fact they were very close in private.

After a pause, Haifeng looked at Fade Chen and said, "Since Mr. Chen wants to speak first, I happen to have something to ask Mr. Chen."

"Master Hai, please tell me." Fade Chen said.

"According to my investigation, Mr. Chen had a close relationship with Chen Hongliang when he was young. Mr. Chen also knew Mrs. Xiaojiao, Chen Hongliang's wife. I wonder if Mr. Chen can tell Haifeng who Xiaojiao is?" Haifeng looked at Fade Chen coldly.

Fade Chen's expression remained unchanged, and he shook his head and said, "Everyone knows that I have a bad relationship with Chen Hongliang, and I hardly move around, and I am even more unfamiliar with Chen Hongliang's wife. How do I know who Xiaojiao is?"

"But I have a case file here that clearly tells me that when Chen Hongliang and Xiaojiao met, you, Fade Chen, were also there." Haifeng picked up the file in hand and said: "How dare you say that you don't know Xiaojiao?" .”

Chen Fei's complexion changed, and he denied it flatly: "I don't know what you are talking about, if you don't know it, you don't know it."

"Don't cry if you don't see the coffin!" Haifeng casually threw the file in front of Fade Chen. Fade Chen took the file and looked at it, but the file clearly explained the situation when Chen Hongliang and Xiaojiao got acquainted back then. I almost forgot, but looking at the dossier, the events of that year appeared vividly in Fade Chen's eyes.

"Nonsense!" Fade Chen closed the file and said, "This is a false accusation. I have never been there, so I don't know about it."

"Okay, okay, since you deny this matter, I will ask you one more thing." Haifeng's face remained unchanged, and he said: "You are the governor of Hexi County, and you are in charge of the transfer of soldiers in Hexi. ,Where are you?"

"I went back to my hometown to visit my relatives. I reported this matter to Chen Hongliang at the time, and it was Chen Hongliang who approved it as false." Fade Chen knew that Hai Feng asked about this matter, so he answered directly.

"Since you said you went back to your hometown to visit your relatives, is there anyone to prove it?" Haifeng said.

"Of course." Fade Chen said with a sneer, "When I returned to my hometown, there was a big feast, and at least hundreds of people saw me. Master Hai only needs to ask me about it."

"Well, I will ask you again. You are in charge of the transfer of troops in Hexi County. On the seventh day of last month, when you went back to your hometown to visit your relatives, did you know about the transfer of troops in Hexi County?" Haifeng said.

"I didn't know it at the time, but I only found out after I came back." Fade Chen said: "Master Hai, these things are all done by Chen Hongliang alone. If Master Hai wants to investigate, he should investigate Chen Hongliang. Don't blame a good person for nothing."

"Hehe." Haifeng sneered, opened a stack of files at hand, and read: "On the sixth day of last month, Chen Fei asked Chen Hongliang for leave, saying that he was going back to his hometown to visit his relatives, and handed over some power to Chen Hongliang. After that, Chen Fei had instructions We, everything is at the beck and call of Chen Hongliang. Don't talk too much and don't ask too much. On the seventh day of last month, Chen Hongliang asked me to switch defenses as Chen Fei said, and I switched defenses according to what Chen Hongliang said. At night, I found the gates of the city wide open, and at least tens of thousands of people left the city. Because there have always been legends about the passage of ghost soldiers in Hexi City, I just thought it was a ghost invasion. Afterwards, the defense change record was destroyed, saying that the previous defense change was a drill. On the ninth day of last month, when Fade Chen came back from his family, we reported to Fade Chen that Chen Hongliang ordered me to wait for the defense change. Chen Hongliang only said that he knew, and then I stayed. I reported to Fade Chen that there was a Yin soldier crossing the border. Fade Chen looked very ugly at the time and reprimanded me severely. Afterwards, Chen Hongliang hosted a banquet for me. I saw Fade Chen at the banquet, and Mrs. Chen gave me 1 in private. Ten thousand taels of silver, I know what this means, I was hesitant, on the tenth day of last month, I handed over 1 taels of silver to Fade Chen, and Fade Chen reprimanded me severely..."

The more Haifeng said, the more ugly Chen Fei's face became. He already knew what happened. After reading this, Haifeng looked at Chen Fei and the other officials and said, "You should know who this official is talking about, right?"

After a pause, Haifeng continued: "On the [-]th of last month, this person was drunk in Baihua Building, fell from upstairs and died!"

Whoa!
The whole lobby suddenly became lively again. All the officials looked at Fade Chen. Haifeng patted the gavel, pointed at Fade Chen and said, "Fade Chen, at this point, how dare you say you don't know anything?"

(End of this chapter)