The most arrogant in history

Chapter 448: Lobbyists continue.

There were many people watching in front of the city gate, pointing and talking.

Someone whispered:

"I heard that County Magistrate Ji Congliang and King of Han Ye Kun are from the same hometown and are relatives. I'm afraid King of Han will not investigate Ji Congliang, he is just pretending."

Someone else said: "That's right, General Qin Erwu is Ji Congliang's son-in-law. Minister of Agriculture Qin Chou is Ji Congliang's nephew. They will definitely protect Ji Congliang. If we report it now, our life will be difficult in the future. I heard that Qin Erwu has a bad temper and he will definitely deal with us in the future..."

After such discussions, the people below were even more afraid to report Ji Congliang.

Ye Kun stepped back a few steps and whispered to Tan Bamao: "Go and lock Ji Congliang in the prison cart, bring him to the city gate, and put him in shackles for three days!"

The method of shackles is to put the prisoner in shackles, write down the crime on him, and display him in a busy place for public display.

Tan Bamao nodded and took his personal soldiers to do it.

Not long after, Ji Congliang was put in a prison van and brought over.

His shirt was taken off, leaving him bare-chested, with disheveled hair and a haggard look on his face.

Tan Bamao personally struck the gong and shouted:

"Ji Congliang has been arrested. Feel free to report him. As long as you provide clues, you will be rewarded! The silver is right here, come and take it!"

Everyone became excited and rushed forward to criticize Ji Congliang for his corruption and lawlessness.

Even some grassroots officials came forward to report and provided clues that Ji Congliang had withheld salaries and embezzled public funds.

Some angry people even spat on Ji Congliang's face: "Corrupt official, you have come to this day too?"

Ji Congliang hung his head and closed his eyes pretending to be dead.

Ye Kun saw that it was almost done and returned to the county government office.

The Mohist disciple that Tan Bamao mentioned, named Yang Zhao, has been arrested.

Ye Kun was brought in for questioning.

Yang Zhao still wanted to conceal the truth and pretended to be innocent: "King of Han, I am just a small yamen runner in Zhi County. I usually follow orders. Why are you arresting me?"

Ye Kun looked at Yang Zhao: "I am not only the King of Han, but also a great man of the Mohist school. I already know that you are a disciple of the Mohist school, so there is no need to hide it. Let me ask you, when did you become a disciple of the Mohist school?"

Yang Zhao suddenly collapsed, knelt down and said:

"I joined the Mohist School two years ago. Miss Gongsun personally instructed me to follow the dynamics of officials and people in Zhi County and supervise government affairs..."

"But you immediately informed Ji Congliang and used your identity as a disciple of the Mohist School to blackmail Ji Congliang and participated in corruption, right?"

"I am confused. I was poor when I was young and often had no food to eat..."

"Do you know that if you do this, many people will return to the state you were in when you were a child, and will also have no food to eat?"

"I know I was wrong, please forgive me, sir."

"According to the Mohist rules, do you think you can be forgiven?" Ye Kun sneered.

The rules of the Mohist school are more stringent than the imperial decrees.

If you break the rules of the sect, you will either be killed or disabled.

Yang Zhao was sweating profusely and kowtowed, saying, "Please give me another chance, sir. I will definitely turn over a new leaf and become a new man."

Ye Kun shook his head: "In that case, I will hand you over to Gongsun Erniang and let her deal with it."

Yang Zhao’s face turned pale and he almost fainted.

He knew that although Gongsun Erniang was a woman, her methods were ruthless.

Ye Kun waved his hand and asked someone to take Yang Zhao away.

After dinner, the preliminary investigation results came out.

There were more than seventy officials and yamen runners involved in corruption in Zhi County, and they were basically wiped out.

The financial personnel responsible for Wu Qiong and the criminal personnel responsible for Ma Zhao, as long as they are in Zhi County, none of them are clean!

"In this Zhi County, I'm afraid the only clean things are the two stone lions in front of the county government office."

Ye Kun sighed and gave an order: "All the property of the corrupt officials will be confiscated. All the corrupt officials will be put in shackles outside the city gate for three days. Then they will be taken back to Xiangyang and escorted to Xuchang.

In line with the principle of taking from the people and returning to the people, the tax in Zhi County will be reduced by half next year, which means I am returning the money of corrupt officials to everyone. "

As soon as the notice came out, the whole city of Zhi County cheered.

Taxes will be cut in half next year, which is a real benefit.

Hou Qi pleaded guilty: "Zhi County is under my jurisdiction. I failed to supervise it properly and I am also responsible. I ask for the punishment myself."

Ye Kun didn't want to punish Hou Qi, but he had to give an explanation, so he nodded and said, "Hou Qi failed to supervise, so he will be fined and his salary will be confiscated for half a year as a warning. The finance and criminal officials in Xiangyang will be held accountable according to the law."

Hou Qi nodded and asked Ye Kun, "What do you think the King of Han should do about the magistrate of Zhi County?"

"This is your business, follow the rules."

Ye Kun waved his hand: "Let's go do our work. I'm a little tired and want to rest."

Everyone resigned.

After two days, Ye Kun was no longer in the mood to travel and took everyone back to Xiangyang.

Following behind in the prison van were Ji Congliang and others.

Ji Congliang is old, so he arranges a prison car.

Others were not so lucky and were shackled and tied together with ropes, following behind the prison van.

The escorting soldiers, according to Tan Bamao's instructions, cursed and shouted all the way to let the common people know that the court was punishing corrupt officials.

The common people still supported Ye Kun very much, and they all praised him: "The King of Han is great, he helps us common people everywhere."

Ye Kun just arrived in Xiangyang City.

Qin Chou also arrived, bringing with him Qin Erwu's wife Ji Qinnu.

At this time, Qin Erwu had already led his troops to Jiaozhi and was fighting there.

Ye Kun knew that Qin Chou came to plead for his uncle, so he said with a straight face, "Master Qin, is there something urgent that requires you to rush from Xuchang to Xiangyang?"

Qin Chou was a kind man who didn't beat around the bush. He said directly, "King of Han, I'm here to plead for my uncle. He's old, I beg you to spare his life."

Ji Qinnv was in tears and played the emotional card with Ye Kun:

"King of Han, you were the matchmaker between me and Erwu, and my parents agreed immediately. It was also you who brought the wedding procession and took me from Guanjia Village to Caomiao Village... Now, Erwu is leading the troops away, and I am a woman with no one to rely on, so I have to rely on my parents..."

"okay."

Ye Kun showed Qin Chou the evidence of Ji Congliang's crimes. "Tell me, if this case is given to you, what will you do? Even if it's me, Ma Zhao won't forgive me for committing so many serious crimes!"

Qin Chou sighed and rubbed his hands again: "No matter what, please, King of Han, spare my uncle's life. If it really doesn't work, I will pay you to forgive your sin, but I don't want the salary for the next three years."

Ji Qinnu also said: "I am willing to donate my property to save my father's life."

Ye Kun sighed, "Ma Zhao and I have an agreement not to interfere in judicial matters. You can go and ask Ma Zhao to see if he can show mercy and spare his life."

Qin Chou nodded repeatedly: "I will go back to Xuchang and ask for help from Lord Ma Zhao."

Ji Qinnu also thanked her and went to see her parents.

Seeing her parents in the prison car, Ji Qinnu couldn't help but burst into tears again.

Ye Kun didn't give him face and issued an order: "Rest for a day and go to Xuchang. Ji Congliang will continue to be detained in the prison car and put in shackles for public display."

Depart the next day.

Qin Chou and Ji Qinnu did not retreat, but had to follow the prison car and take care of Ji Congliang.

Ye Kun also rode over and sighed:

"Master Ji, why do you need so much money? You are already old, why do you need so much money? You only have three meals a day and a three-foot bed to sleep on. You want mountains of gold and silver, but can you spend it all?"