Chapter 252 Pressing forward step by step
In front of the censor, he did not dare to get angry. He could only suppress his anger and said with a fake smile, "Master censor, don't listen to this kid's nonsense. I have a problem with him. You also know this. He will You want to take advantage of this moment to trick me!"
"What do you mean by cheating on you? I'm just talking about the matter. If I really wanted to cheat on you, why would I have to wait until now?" Gu Chan said with a smirk.
"..." Zheng Shixian.
The censor waved his hand to interrupt the two of them, "Okay, stop arguing. With so many people watching from both sides of the official road, how can we not let her speak clearly?"
After speaking, he looked at the middle-aged woman kneeling in front of him and said, "Tell me! What's going on?"
"Master Censor, my wife is from Zhongyuan City. She lives in a civilian area in the west of Zhongyuan City. She has six acres of land at home. She and her husband and father-in-law make a living together. Originally, we had fields to farm, and our lives were not rich, but we could still survive. Unexpectedly, six months ago, the county government forcibly expropriated six acres of my family’s land for unfounded reasons. My husband and father-in-law went to the county government to ask for an explanation, but they beat them up and threw them out. They later died of serious injuries! The young woman cried while talking, she cried so hard that she burst into tears, pitifully.
Even at the end, she was crying and speechless, and her eyes were red and swollen from crying.
The people watching the excitement on both sides of the official road, after understanding the reason for this, all stared at Zheng Shixian fiercely. For a moment, Zheng Shixian stood there, feeling quite uneasy, and there were waves of cold sweat on his forehead. .
He was aware of the land expropriation half a year ago, and it was an official document issued by him personally. However, he did not supervise the matter directly, but left it to his brother-in-law.
Originally, he thought that his brother-in-law would definitely handle this trivial matter well, but who would have thought that making a name for himself would leave him such a big trouble!
The middle-aged woman cried for a while and said heartbreakingly, "Master Yushi, since my husband and father-in-law were seriously injured and died, in the past six months or so, I have complained to officials everywhere, but no one has ignored me. Even the yamen have ignored me." You won’t let me in. I happened to know that the imperial court sent a censor to Zhongyuan City, so I’m waiting here. Please make the decision for me!”
"You get up first!" The censor waved his hand.
Gu Chan quickly stepped forward and reached out to help the middle-aged woman up from the ground.
The censor suddenly turned to look at Zheng Shixian and asked, "Is what she said the truth?"
"Master Yushi, the land expropriation in Zhongyuan City half a year ago was an order from the imperial court! This family that cannot afford to pay the tax money has to requisition the land to make up for the tax money. The lower officials are just acting in accordance with the law. And the person responsible for supervising this matter is not my own officer, so I don’t know the specific situation." Zheng Shixian quickly excused himself.
"As a parent official of Zhongyuan City, how can you be so ambiguous? I will give you time now to handle this matter. If you can't handle it well, I will report this matter to the emperor when you get to Kyoto. It's up to the emperor to decide, what do you think?" the censor said with a cold face.
Zheng Shixian trembled with fright, and beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
It was easy for the censor to deal with him, but it would be difficult to bring this matter to the emperor, so he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, censor, I will definitely handle this matter."
After saying that, Zheng Shi quickly ran back to the second carriage, took out his baggage and a stack of banknotes, then quickly ran to the middle-aged woman with the banknotes and stuffed them into her hand. inside.
When the middle-aged woman got this thick stack of banknotes, everyone was dumbfounded. Zheng Shixian pretended to smile and said, "Here are 10,000 taels of silver notes. You take the flowers first and consider them as compensation from me to your husband and father-in-law. As for your six acres of land, I still need to handle it from Kyoto." I will conduct a detailed investigation for you when I get back from the incident. Don’t worry, I will severely punish those who killed your husband and father-in-law and give you justice.”
"Master Zheng, my husband and father-in-law were beaten to death by your people. What use do I have for this silver? I don't want any silver today. I only want my six acres of land and the life of the person who killed my husband and father-in-law." The middle-aged woman had a stiff face and stuffed the 10,000 taels of silver notes back into Zheng Shixian's hand.
Zheng Shixian's eyes widened. He really didn't expect that this poor and dirty woman could be so cunning!
Gu Chan stood aside and said nothing. It was only now that she crossed her arms and said with a sneer, "Master Zheng, you are very good at dragging words! Could it be that the person who was responsible for supervising the land acquisition half a year ago was Which of your relatives is not good? Otherwise, how would you defend this person like this?"
"Gu Chan, don't talk nonsense. I have always been honest in my work. How could I be as evil as you said." Zheng Shixian said angrily.
"That's okay! Anyway, we have only left the Central Plains City for more than 20 miles now. If we hurry up, a two-hour round trip will be enough. Why don't you tell the Censor and ask him to send two people back to take over the land acquisition task half a year ago? The people are arrested and confronted, and the matter will be settled quickly." Gu Chan pressed forward step by step.
Everyone watching the excitement also cheered and thought her suggestion was a good one.
Zheng Shixian suddenly panicked!
Do it!
The person in charge of land acquisition half a year ago was his brother-in-law! He couldn't just send someone to arrest his brother-in-law now, could he?
At this moment, his heart was in chaos, and he stood there without knowing what to say.
The censor glanced at him sideways and said, "Master Zheng, what's wrong with you? Why are you so nervous? Could it be that Gu Chan really got it right?"
"Master Yushi, this...I..." Zheng Shixian was speechless.
"In my opinion, Gu Chan's proposal is very good. Just tell me who was responsible for the land acquisition six months ago, and I will immediately send two senior officials back to arrest him." The censor also began to threaten.
Zheng Shixian stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and his eyes turned cunningly, wanting to find a scapegoat to blame his brother-in-law.
But before he could speak, Gu Chan added, "Sister, the person in charge of land acquisition half a year ago, do you know what he looks like?"
"Little brother, of course I know. Even if this person turns into ashes, I still recognize him." The middle-aged woman said through gritted teeth.
"That's good. As long as you remember what he looks like, you won't be afraid of arresting the wrong person. Mr. Zheng, do you think what I said is right?" Gu Chan said with a sneer.
Zheng Shixian's heart sank instantly!
He was just thinking about finding a scapegoat to replace his brother-in-law, but now Gu Chan stopped his thoughts with just one word.
If he really finds a scapegoat and catches him soon, and the middle-aged woman identifies him as someone other than this person, he will be in trouble!
At this time, he was so entangled in his heart that he could not say a word for a long time with his mouth open.
Everyone present stared at him like wolves and tigers, which brought him huge psychological pressure.
(End of chapter)