Water Margin official

In the Yanggu County Yamen, the county magistrate was sitting in the main hall, and the three teams of government officials shouted "mighty" in unison. The water and fire sticks were knocked on the ground in unison, showing a sense of majesty.

The chief registrar of the county, together with the Di county captain just now, are all sitting on the left and right.

The magistrate of Yanggu County, who was also a middle-aged scribe, slapped the table and shouted: "Who is here?"

Wu Song replied: "Little Wu Song, I was just having a drink at the Lion House, but Ximen Qing from this county was drunk and making trouble. The little man stepped forward to stop him, and accidentally killed him. Please be careful."

The county magistrate had just received the gold handed over by Lieutenant Di County, and he already knew it, but the necessary procedures still had to be carried out.

"Is there any witness?"

Zhang Zhengdao glanced at Zhu Mazi and others.

"Returning to Mr. Xianggong, I saw with my own eyes that Ximen Qing was drunk and causing trouble. Wu Song tried to stop him, but he never thought of missing and injuring someone." Zhu Mazi stepped forward to report.

Earl Ying also followed up and said: "I can testify." After saying that, he tugged on Xie Xida's sleeve.

Xie Xi was helpless and had no choice but to follow: "A villain can also testify."

When the county magistrate saw that there was a culprit and all the witnesses were there, the case was simple and clear, so he ordered Lieutenant Di to take Wu Zuo, a dozen of his own yamen servants, escort Wu Song and the witnesses, and others back to the Lion House to collect evidence and investigate.
After the on-site inspection was completed, the county chief's register was folded into a document, and all the witnesses gave their confessions. They were signed one by one, and then they were kept with the Yamen until they were released.

As for Wu Song, he was put in short shackles and sent to the county government prison. After the confession documents and official documents of appeal for the case were reported to the Yunzhou government office and the reply was received, Wu Song was imprisoned, along with the three witnesses.

, transferred and escorted to Zhixucheng, Yunzhou Prefecture, and the case would go through three procedures: prosecution, examination, and investigation before Wu Song could be sentenced according to law.

At this time, the imperial court had already restored the old positions of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment. If there were no victims in Ximen Qing's family to appeal, this case would be settled soon.

When the magistrate of Yanggu concluded the court trial vigorously and resolutely, without speaking to Zhang Zhengdao, he ordered everyone to leave the court. All the witnesses were not detained in the county government office. They only took their names and addresses and released them on the spot.

Everyone left the county government office and stood at the street corner. Zhu Mazi and the others did not dare to leave privately, but only waited for Zhang Zhengdao's instructions.

Seeing that these three people were quite obedient and cooperative, Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "In a few days, if you are summoned to go to the Nasu City Government Office, remember today's confession."

Zhu Mazi said with a flattering smile: "Great officials, don't worry, small people will not talk nonsense."

Zhang Zhengdao signaled Zhang Liu to come forward and said: "Each person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver first, which will be regarded as the hard-earned money for the official to treat them to a meal."

Zhu Mazi and the others collected the money, looked at each other, and said cautiously: "Don't worry, officials, we won't talk nonsense."

Zhang Zhengdao asked again: "What other family members does Ximen Qingke have?"

Earl Ying replied: "My eldest brother... Ximen Qing's family also has a daughter, who is ten years old. In addition, he also has an outside wife. The girl is called Zhuo Diu'er."

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Zhang Zhengdao thought for a moment and then continued to ask: "Apart from this daughter, there is no one else?"

Earl Ying affirmed: "I have never heard of any contact between distant relatives."

Nodding, Zhang Zhengdao added: "In this case, I have to ask the three generals to keep an eye on the Ximen Qing family. If the daughter complains, I will definitely stop her."

Zhang Zhengdao said to Lu Xiaoyi again: "Brother Xiaoyi has worked hard these days to eat and live with them and keep an eye on the Ximen Qing family."

Lu Xiaoyi nodded in agreement.

After all these instructions were given, Zhu Mazi and others, accompanied by Lu Xiaoyi, went to Ximen Qing's residence and found a place to stay temporarily.

Zhang Zhengdao led Sun San, Zhang Liu, and Imperial Physician Ren to find an inn near the county government office and stayed there, just waiting for the reply message from Yunzhou.

But it was said that the Yanggu County Magistrate and the Nadi County Lieutenant had retired from the court and hid in a study room in the back office to talk secretly.

"Ms. Ximen Qing is dead, and there are no troublemakers in his family. I heard that his family has a lot of money, why not take advantage of it?" Lieutenant Di County showed a sinister look on his face.

The Yanggu County Magistrate smiled faintly and said: "It's not yet time. When Wu Song's case is settled and Yunzhou sentences him to exile, we will discuss the matter again."

Lieutenant Di County added: "I heard that Zhang Zhengdao is also a big businessman in Qinghe County, and is even richer than Ximen Qing who runs a herbal medicine shop."

The magistrate frowned and said: "This man seems kind, but he is actually a vicious man. This Ximen Qing just smashed his restaurant, but this man instigated strong men to commit murder and killed Ximen Qing. Moreover, he was quite proficient in the laws and regulations, and

With all the witnesses and material evidence, and no one complaining, he is really a thoughtful person."

County Lieutenant Di nodded and said: "This man is not easy to get along with, but no matter how you treat him, he is just a rich man after all. If the husband wants to take advantage of him, it will be as easy as crushing an ant."

The county magistrate shook his head and said: "There are still half a year left, and my term as Yanggu County Magistrate will be completed. As for whether I will be promoted or demoted, I still don't know. It is not appropriate to cause trouble at this time."

"Besides, in such a huge officialdom, money is needed to manage everything. We still hope that the wealthy local people will scatter more gold and silver." The magistrate sighed.

Lieutenant Di County rolled his eyes, and then said: "My lord, why don't we let Zhang Zhengdao swallow up Ximen Qing's family wealth, and we just hide behind and eat some broth?"

The county magistrate said: "This is very good, and it will prevent anyone from talking about it. I will leave this matter to you."

Lieutenant Di Xian smiled and said: "This man is very smart, and he can tell at a glance."

After taking a look at the tired magistrate, the Di County Wei bowed and said goodbye knowing the current affairs. Before leaving, he did not forget to compliment: "My lord has governed Yanggu County for three years. The people live and work in peace and contentment. There are no bandits in the county. He will undoubtedly be promoted."

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The magistrate said: "I hope so."

Lieutenant Di County came out of the study, summoned a confidant from the county, and asked him to find Zhang Zhengdao and others. He told him that there would be a banquet at the Lion House in the evening and invited him to come and have a drink.

The yamen officer only left the county yamen, and after some inquiring, he found out where Zhang Zhengdao and his party were staying. Then he paid a visit, conveyed the county captain's wishes, and went on his own.

Zhang Zhengdao sat in his room and thought about it. He didn't know what the Di County captain wanted to do by inviting him to dinner. He just thought about it and couldn't figure it out.

Sun San asked: "Is it possible that it's Brother Wu's fault? Is there something unexpected?"

Zhang Changsheng frowned and said, "Probably not. If anything happens to Brother Wu, this guy named Di won't invite me to the Lion House for dinner."

"Whatever it is, come with me tonight and bring more money. Even if it's a big deal, you can kill him with money." Zhang Zhengdao made up his mind and stopped worrying about the matter.

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Sun Sanze said: "A high-ranking official, do you need to call Brother Xiao Yi?"

Zhang Zhengdao replied: "No need to call him, just the two of us will go."

Immediately, Zhang Zhengdao frowned again. Without Wu Song around him, there was no one who could fight. If he encounters danger again, how will he deal with it with his three-legged cat's fists and feet? Is it possible to use Lao Ai?

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