Clear Wear and Lie to Win

Chapter 158
Yinzhen didn't ask the magistrate to get up, and asked, "Then the second lady of Chengfu, you have heard of it."

The county magistrate wanted to say that he had never heard of it, but he also understood what the second Miss Cheng had done on the way. With such an arrogant attitude, it is impossible for him, the county magistrate, to not know about it.

The county magistrate had no choice but to avoid the seriousness and said lightly: "Such an arrogant and domineering person has appeared in the land under the jurisdiction of the slave. It is the slave's dereliction of duty. I hope the master will come down. The slave deserves death."

Yinzhen thought to himself, he deserved death.

"I know that you deserve death. Tell me first, do you know how Miss Cheng's second daughter behaves?"

The magistrate made a wronged face, and said: "I have heard about it, but no one reported it to the officials, so I thought it was a rumor. There are many things in the yamen, so I didn't go into it. After all, it was just a rumor."

Yinzhen didn't believe it: "Is it true that no one reported to the officials?"

It's not that there are no reports, it's just that the report is only here, and the person who reports to the official over there has all kinds of accidents, so naturally it doesn't matter.

It is impossible for the magistrate to tell the truth, so he bit his bullet and said, "Master, no."

Yinzhen couldn't see it anymore, he thought that the magistrate of this county was only mediocre in talent, and it was fine if he was timid and dared not cause trouble, since the common people in the province didn't have the guts after all.

But looking at it now, it's not that he doesn't have the guts, and he is also courageous when he thinks about it. With such a parent official, how can it be possible for officials to govern Qingming.

"Come here, I have been tied up, and I will personally examine it."

Yinzhen glanced at the county magistrate, and then said: "If you really don't know, and it's true that no one reported to the official, and you didn't cover up the Cheng family's dominance, I will let you reinstate your official post, but if you deceive the emperor, you can judge by yourself." on."

Immediately, someone tied up the county magistrate.

At this time, the Cheng family had already received the news. Naturally, someone had something to do with Cheng's mansion for what happened on the street. The news only said that the second lady was kidnapped, together with the housekeeper who went to pick up the second lady and the maid guards beside her. , were all taken away.

Mrs. Cheng couldn't sit still when she got the news. She was able to teach such a domineering girl like Miss Cheng, so she was naturally not a person who could handle it clearly.

If a really smart person heard this, he would probably think about why his daughter was arrested. After all, the Cheng family in Jinan would not offend ordinary people, so they were still arrested and sent to the Yamen.

Thinking about whether her daughter has offended someone who shouldn't be offended?

But Mrs. Cheng's thinking was very simple. She felt that her daughter was tied up, and someone must have bullied her daughter. When she thought about it, she immediately turned black.

This Mrs. Cheng is also a beautiful lady, otherwise I wouldn't be so domineering over her daughter. In fact, Mrs. Cheng is not without brains, but it's a pity that all her brains are used for Aunt Dou's concubine. Things, after so many years of being superior, I naturally don't take it to heart.

She is thinking of herself as the earth queen.

"I want to see who is so daring to bully my daughter, call the big steward, have the guards summoned, prepare the carriage, and go to the yamen."

Yinzhen was not idle here either, he asked people to find out what the background of the Cheng family was, a prince and Taifu couldn't really give people such arrogance.

Of course, Program Yinzhen didn't let it go, and someone brought him over for questioning.

Program was a little confused when he was brought to the county government office. He was not particularly valued by the emperor. The reason why he was able to follow him this time was because his hometown was here, and because of the face of the late emperor.

He was suddenly summoned by the emperor to the county government office. He still couldn't find out what was going on. The person who brought him here looked very serious, which made him a little flustered. After all, he had been an official for so many years, and he always felt that this A trip is not a good thing.

"The slave has seen the emperor."

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Are there any siblings in the family?"

Cheng Ji didn't quite understand what the emperor meant by asking this question, but he said it honestly: "There is an elder brother at the top of the servant's family, and a younger brother at the bottom. The elder brother is in Gusu and is a merchant, and the third brother is the chief envoy of Suzhou."

"Do you know how many children your eldest brother has?"

I really don't know about this program.

"I also hope that the emperor will make amends. Although the slave has a good relationship with the brothers, but he has lived in the capital for a long time, and it is inconvenient to communicate with each other. His wife will take care of the trivial matters at home. The slave really doesn't know about the affairs of the elder brother's family."

When Yinzhen heard that he didn't know, whether it was true or not, he was in a good mood. Although Yinzhen felt that Ji Jie was a bit stubborn, he was the late emperor's teacher after all. The old man couldn't get off the stage.

But what should be let him know will not be kept from him.

"Today, I planned to take the queen to Qianfo Mountain, but I was blocked on the road before I left the city gate. Do you know who is blocking the road?"

The program has a bad feeling.

"The slave doesn't know, but I hope the emperor will say so."

"That person is said to be the second lady of Jinan Chengfu. There is a second grandfather in the family who is a prince and a tutor in the capital. He also said that if you follow her, you will definitely have a good life in the future. If you want to take the imperial examination, you will be the number one scholar..."

Yinzhen didn't say a word, and Ji Jie knelt down on the ground: "I am wronged! I hope the emperor will find out that the slave did not interfere in the imperial examination..."

Yinzhen naturally knew that it was impossible for him to intervene in the imperial examinations. He had extremely strict control over the imperial examinations. If a crown prince without real power could cheat in the imperial examinations, then the future of the Qing Dynasty would be over.

"I know you are still meddling in the imperial examination, but I have already sent someone to investigate. What is your elder brother's name?"

Program naturally answered honestly: "Brother slave is called Cheng Ting."

Not long after, the person Yinzhen sent to inquire came back.

Program just knelt on the ground and didn't get up, and Yinzhen didn't tell him to get up.

So Ji Ji knelt on the ground and listened to the human voice: "Back to the master, the servant found out that the second lady of the Cheng family's father is named Cheng Jingxiu. The second lady's grandfather is Cheng Ting, a famous salt merchant in Gusu."

After hearing this, the program didn't dare to move.

Yinzhen: "Go down."

The man left, Yinzhen looked at the program and said: "Since this matter is related to your Cheng family, I have already ordered someone to investigate this Cheng's mansion, you should come and listen to it tomorrow!"

Jie Jie hated the elder brother's family to death in his heart, so it was okay to be domineering on weekdays, but in the end he became domineering on the emperor's head, this is not the old birthday star hanging himself, looking for death, isn't it!
Program Yinzhen didn't let him go directly, Yinzhen specially sent two people to "serve" him, to make him be more honest.

Yinzhen also has an intelligence network in Jinan, if he doesn't want to know, it's fine, but now if he wants to know, with one order, he will be able to investigate almost everything about the Cheng Mansion at night.

Yinzhen is planning to go back and wait for the results, after all the county government is not comfortable with him, so he plans to formally start the trial tomorrow.

Just as Yinzhen was about to go out, he heard someone report: "My lord, Mrs. Cheng came with a group of guards and said that the second lady should be released."

At this time, Program hadn't left this place yet, and after listening to it, his body, which had already stood up, was afraid of being hit, and his legs and feet gave way, so he fell down and sat down.

"Oh, Mr. Cheng, are you okay!" said the person who "served" him on the side.

Program waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

Yinzhen glanced at the program, and then said to him: "Since Mrs. Cheng is here, let's go and have a look together!"

Jie Jie didn't want to go. He heard from the person just now that Mrs. Cheng came to the yamen with guards to ask for someone. , is really arrogant enough.

He also knew that if he went, he might be so angry that he would vomit blood.

But the emperor's order cannot be violated.

"Yes"

Then Yinzhen said: "Let someone let Mrs. Cheng in, and she will also let in with those guards."

"Yes"

Now most of the county yamen are guards brought by Yinzhen, because Yinzhen is out today, so these guards are also dressed as ordinary guards.

(End of this chapter)