The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 66 Confused Blue Sky

Qin Zheng glanced at the large paw print and said, "That's right. Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist. How great is that? How much less suffering will we suffer?"

Everyone was speechless. It was true that they didn't suffer any punishment, but it seemed that they had lost their lives!

"Qin Zheng, you..." Ji Chengzhi was so angry that he was shaking and couldn't say a complete sentence.

At this moment, he finally understood the feelings of those who had been tortured and wrongly killed by him.

"Come here, put Ji Chengzhi in the death row and execute him on a certain day!" Qin Zheng gave the order.

"Yes!" The bailiff carried Ji Chengzhi away.

"Qin Zheng, you are a confused official. You shouldn't judge a case like this. I want to file a complaint, I want to file a complaint with the emperor..." Ji Chengzhi was so angry that he cursed.

He forgot that he had framed many people and forced them to confess.

Qin Zheng was already very polite to him.

In fact, Qin Zheng was not afraid to torture him, but he thought it was too troublesome. It was an obvious matter, so why make him bleed?

Ji Chengzhi had just been taken away when Zhang Shaoyong also returned.

Several Yihui soldiers were carrying a man covered in wounds.

This man is tall and thin, with a sallow complexion.

"Father……"

Yang Wanting went up to him crying.

"Wanting, what are you doing?" Yang Renpu was shocked when he saw his daughter.

Yang Wanting cried, "Father, we have met the great judge, and the injustice has been redressed."

"Mr. Justice? The injustice has been redressed?" Yang Renpu looked at Qin Zheng behind the case in disbelief.

He was very surprised when he saw Ji Chengzhi being taken away just now.

Is this young man the Justice?

He had never seen Qin Zheng, but he had heard about him before he was arrested. People said that the imperial envoy for disaster relief was young, but he was a genius in solving cases and a judge of the time!

"Are you the imperial envoy?" Yang Renpu asked in surprise and was about to kneel down.

Qin Zheng quickly left his seat, walked up to Yang Renpu and supported him.

"County Magistrate Yang, you are injured, there is no need to be so polite!"

"Come here, please give me a seat and ask the doctor to take a look at County Magistrate Yang's injuries."

Qin Zheng ordered.

Give me a seat?

Please ask a doctor?

Yang Renpu felt as if he was dreaming. Even when he was trying cases in court, he had never treated the plaintiff or the defendant so well!

Qin Zheng personally checked his injuries and suddenly said, "You've suffered a lot, haven't you? You're pretty strong, right? You won't die for now, right?"

Yang Renpu was confused. How could the imperial envoy speak?

"Sir, may I ask, have you really cleared my name?"

Yang Renpu began to doubt.

Qin Zheng nodded: "It's almost done. The trial is almost over. By the way, can you still write with your hands?"

"What do you mean, sir?" Yang Renpu was startled. How could this sir have one foot in the sky and one foot on the ground? Every word he said didn't make sense!

Qin Zheng scratched his head. "I have several suspects to interrogate soon. I can't keep up. If you can write, you can temporarily serve as my chief clerk."

In Hongtong County, Qin Zheng's trials were all recorded by his capable assistant, Tian Fuan, the chief clerk. Now that he's gone, he has to do it himself.

Yang Renpu was dumbfounded. I am the plaintiff!

Qin Zheng suddenly saw that Yang Renpu's hands were covered in blood and frowned slightly: "Forget it, just recover from your injuries."

As he said this, he walked back to the desk and picked up the pen to record the details of the case on the white paper that Ji Chengzhi had just signed.

"Sir, I am willing to do it for my father." Yang Wanting suddenly knelt down and said.

She had nothing to show for it. Although the case wasn't completely closed, the outcome was clearly known.

"Oh?" Qin Zheng remembered Yang Wanting's beautiful handwriting and was immediately delighted: "Okay, okay, come up quickly."

"Father..." Yang Wanting looked at her father.

Yang Renpu quickly said, "Go quickly, don't worry about me."

At this moment, he was a little convinced that this was not a dream.

"Sir, how should I write it?" Yang Wanting took the white paper to the desk prepared for the chief clerk on the side and sat down and asked.

This was also her first time as a bookkeeper.

Qin Zheng casually said, "You're the plaintiff, so just write it truthfully. If you feel it's not strong enough, just make it up. Anyway, it won't be unfair to him!"

"what?"

Can this be done?

Yang Wanting smiled bitterly and glanced at her father who was already sitting in a chair and drinking tea.

Yang Renpu was also confused: "Sir, how can you compile a dossier?"

Qin Zheng said helplessly: "What can we do if we don't make it up? If they don't confess, how can we redress their grievances? As long as they are not wronged, the means are not important."

Yang Renpu was speechless.

Yang Wanting glanced at Qin Zheng with great admiration.

This imperial envoy was about the same age as himself, but he was wise and courageous beyond his years.

The father and daughter have met a good person.

He picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write the file.

She didn't make up stories, she just wrote the facts.

"See? This is our confused Daqingtian!"

"I don't think he's confused at all, he's just pretending!"

"Shut up, are you obvious?"

"Nonsense, our Lord Qin is just confused."

"Yes, he is ill, and quite ill."

The common people started discussing it with great interest again, and they also spontaneously covered up for Qin Zheng...

At this moment, the doctor came and treated Yang Renpu's injuries on the spot.

Qin Zheng asked, "Are you worried about your life?"

The old doctor replied, "Your Excellency, the injuries to the muscles and bones caused by whipping, clamping, beating, and finger torture require a hundred days of recuperation. However, the internal injuries are more serious, and I'm afraid it will take a year to recuperate."

Qin Zheng nodded: "Use the prepared medicine."

Soon, the doctor finished the treatment and left.

Yang Wanting also finished writing and presented the file to Qin Zheng: "Please review it, sir!"

Qin Zheng reviewed the file and nodded secretly. "Beautiful handwriting, good writing style. Clear organization, and proper application of the law." He hadn't realized that this Yang Wanting was also a talented woman.

"Very good!" Qin Zheng picked up the printout and put it on top.

Yang Wanting was stunned, and Yang Renpu was also stunned.

This means that Ji Chengzhi is guilty and the verdict is effective!

It is also equivalent to closing the case of Yang Renpu being framed, in which Ji Chengzhi was involved.

Is the injustice really redressed?

Even if the subsequent suspects were not tried, Yang Renpu would still be innocent.

The father and daughter were in disbelief for a moment!

"The people are here!" someone suddenly shouted.

The people made way again.

The Yihui Army came over with two officials.

When Yang Renpu saw the person coming, his face changed.

The governor and co-magistrate of Liangjin Prefecture.

At this moment, the governor and the co-magistrate still didn't know what was going on.

But when he saw Yang Renpu being treated for his injuries, he understood immediately.

He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he fell to his knees on the ground, trembling all over.

Qin Zheng snorted coldly, "Ji Chengzhi has confessed, and you two have teamed up to frame County Magistrate Yang. Will you two be lenient if he confesses, or be strict if he resists?"

Then he summoned the yamen runners and said, "Show them Ji Chengzhi's confession!"

A yamen runner came over and showed the file to the governor and the deputy magistrate.

The two looked at the bloody handprint and gave up immediately...

There is no point in resisting anymore.

Even the provincial governor confessed, so he must have been tortured a lot.

The two men also knew very well that they were accomplices and their crime did not warrant the death penalty, so there was no need for them to endure the punishment.

Qin Zheng didn't expect it to be so easy.

After signing and sealing the agreement, he ordered the two men to be thrown into prison.

thump!

thump!

Yang Wanting and Yang Renpu knelt down and kowtowed.

"Sir, you are truly a great judge!" Yang Wanting cried with joy.

"Yang Renpu thanks Lord Qin for his kindness to his subordinate..." Yang Renpu burst into tears and could not speak any further.

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Alright, you and your daughter, get up!"

"Yang Renpu, do you want to be reinstated, or do you want me to help you get some compensation? The positions of Governor and Vice Magistrate of Liangjin Prefecture are now vacant, and I will recommend you to His Majesty!"

Everyone understood that Qin Zheng wanted to promote Yang Renpu.

Yang Renpu wiped his tears and said, "Sir, aren't you in need of a chief clerk? I am willing to follow you."

Qin Zheng shook his head: "You are wasting your talent. The people need officials like you."

Yang Renpu was very determined: "If you don't want to use me, I will resign."

Qin Zheng frowned. Is he so disheartened?

"Please help my father!" Yang Wanting kowtowed.

"We'll talk about this later. His Majesty will make his own decision. You can go back." Qin Zheng said.

How could he possibly keep such an upright official to be his chief clerk?

"Sir, my family doesn't have a house. We used to live in the county government office, but now we are homeless..." Yang Wanting said.

Qin Zheng sighed, so that's how it is, a clean-handed person!

"Then you can stay here temporarily. I have a doctor here, so it's convenient for you to recover. Your Majesty's decree will also take some time."

"Thank you for your consideration, sir!"

"I will never forget your kindness!"

Only then did Yang Renpu and Yang Wanting stand up.

"Dismiss!" Qin Zheng stood up and left.

Thunderous applause rang out outside the door...

The backyard of the government office is actually a temporary resting place for the governor to work. Now, Qin Zheng lives here for the convenience.

Back in the backyard, Qin Zheng called the Second Platoon Leader of the Special Service, Lu Dong, and said, "Go and investigate Yang Renpu in detail."