Crossing the Qinghe Landlord GL MTL

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There was silence in the hall, and Zhang He and the county magistrate couldn't come to their senses for a long time.

　Zhang He's heart was shocked, and his mind went blank for a while before he recovered. There were countless question marks in her heart. She felt that the blood in her body was about to freeze when she thought of being imprisoned and tortured.

　"No, I have never done anything to bring harm to the village!" Zhang He reacted. She has a conscience, she is a good and law-abiding citizen!

　The county magistrate also came to his senses. He asked the county magistrate: "What's going on? Please tell me carefully!" The county magistrate

　took a breath and said: "A certain household named Li Xun from Qinghe Village also He didn't know where he got the news that Shi Canjun and Liu Canjun were arrested, so he reported it to the prefectural government office, saying that Zhang Erlang had been closely associated with Shi Canjun before. Some people also saw Liu Canjun, Shi Canjun and Zhang Erlang being close to each other in Sun Ningzhengdian. He also claimed that Zhang Erlang joined forces with two soldiers to force people to buy grain seeds and young crops, while allowing the green crops and grain seeds in county and state warehouses to become moldy, using power for personal gain..." The charges listed by Li Xun were unknown

　. Love is indeed easily misinterpreted in the eyes of outsiders. Zhang He was suddenly glad that Shi Qing had given her the money. Otherwise, would he have been charged with bribing officials? But she really didn't expect that Li Xun would slander her!

　But since Li Xun dared to tell the truth, no matter whether it was true or false, she would inevitably go to jail. And if someone deliberately framed her, how could she prove her innocence? And who was it that saw her interacting closely with Shi Qing, Liu Canjun and others at Sun Ning Zhengdian?

　"Is the government going to arrest me just because they believed Li Xun's words?" Zhang He was depressed.

　"Don't worry, dear nephew of Qing'an." The county magistrate knew that Zhang He was innocent, but this was not something they could do to get rid of the crime just by opening their mouths. It would also depend on how the state government's Yamen handled the case. But now the prefectural government office went directly to arrest people. Hearing that Zhang He was having trouble with Zhou Canjun again, he couldn't interfere. What should he do?

　However, he was at least more familiar with judicial procedures than Zhang He. He comforted Zhang He and said, "Don't panic. I also know some details about this matter. The Yamen will not accuse you unjustly. What's more, you are an official, even if you are found guilty of this matter, You can also 'redemption'. Besides, the jailer can neither torture you nor make things difficult for you at will before you are convicted."

　One of the privileges of "Yinhui" official households is that even if the official's children commit a crime, as long as it is not a serious crime such as rebellion or murder, they can use money to atone for the crime and reduce the punishment.

　Although she knew that the county magistrate meant her good words to comfort her, even if she was really exempted from punishment, such a stigma would still be left. Everything she has done so far will be overturned by this stigma. How can she not feel aggrieved?

　Moreover, when Shi Qing did these things, it was impossible for him to go beyond the county magistrate. If the court really wanted to conduct a thorough investigation, the county magistrate would also be implicated. Although he appears calm and composed now, who can tell that he is actually panicking?

　Suddenly, Zhang He remembered that Xia Jiniang was still at home. He stood up suddenly and said to the county magistrate: "The wife and children of this junior are still at home. They must go back first. This junior cannot abandon them and ignore them!" She was worried that if she was not at home, Zhou People who join the army will make things difficult for Xia Jiniang and others.

　And as things stand now, what is supposed to come will eventually come, and there is no way she will become a fugitive. She just didn't expect that she would have to face the problem of her identity being exposed not long ago, but she was not as nervous as she thought before... "Wait a minute!" the county magistrate told the county magistrate, "hurry

　up He sent a postman to Luoyang to deliver a letter to Zhang Shaoqing, and also found someone to quietly notify the Zhang family, and also sent someone to keep an eye on the government office..."

　The county magistrate thought that although Zhang He was innocent, it was feared that someone was tampering with him, and the governor The reason why Zhou joined the army to arrest people must be that he had concerns. The current situation is more complicated than he imagined, and he may get involved if he is not careful, so he can no longer protect himself wisely, but must be prepared.

　After Zhang He left for the Yamen early in the morning and Zhang Xian also went to the village school, Xia Jiniang took Little Peanut to Aunt Li's house to let Little Peanut play with Tudou. Seeing that it was almost noon, she was about to go back and make some lunch. Unexpectedly, Li Jian'er ran over anxiously and said, "My wife is not good. The yamen servants came over and said they would take Mr. Lang away!"

　Her mother was shocked and handed the little peanut to Chen Hong and said, "Cousin, please take care of the peanut for me." Chen Hong didn't know

　what happened, so she could only respond. She watched Xia Jiniang leave anxiously and thought for a while. , picked up the little peanuts and potatoes and ran to the field to call Li Qingshi.

　Xia Jiniang and Li Jian'er quickly returned home, and there were four or five government officials standing at the door. The leader was an official wearing an eighth-grade official uniform. join the army. Next to Zhou Canjun was Li Xun, who looked treacherous. He glanced at Xia Jiniang and said, "This is Zhang He's wife." Zhou Canjun could no longer remember Xia Jiniang, but after Li Xun reminded him, he remembered that she was in

　Zhouzhou She was beside Zhang He in front of the government office. He looked indifferent: "Where is Zhang He? Call him out!"

　"Why are the officials looking for her?" Xia Jiniang knew something was wrong when she saw Li Xun, but she still stabilized her mind.

　"Someone revealed that he colluded with Shi Qing, Liu Zhiyun and others to seek personal gain and bring harm to the countryside and the common people. Shi Qing and Liu Zhiyun have been arrested in Beijing, and Zhang He needs to be tried in the prefectural government office, so why not let him go quickly? Come out?!"

　"This is impossible!" Xia Jiniang's breathing became short. Li Xun showed a proud smile, and Xia Jiniang knew it was him. But why were Shi Qing and Liu Canjun arrested?

　"Hmph, come here, go in and search!" Zhou Shenjun ordered.

　"Wait a minute!" Xia Jiniang hurriedly blocked the door. She knew that these two people were at odds with Zhang He. If they were allowed in, some trap might be set to frame Zhang He. She must never let them in!

　"What, you dare to stop the Yamen from handling the case?"

　"She's not at home!" Xia Jiniang said.

　"You said you're not at home, so you're not at home?" Li Xun asked provocatively.

　"She went out early this morning. There are villagers who can prove it!"

　"Then we have to search for evidence of her crime. Get out of the way!" Zhou Canjun scolded.

　Xia Jiniang was so frightened by him that she trembled, but she still stood at the door and said, "You said you want to arrest Erlang, is there any ultimatum?" In the process of arresting criminals, the government officials are not allowed to hurt people at will, so even

　if Even Zhou Canjun didn't dare to go up and touch Xia Jiniang. Zhou Canjun took out the ultimatum and said: "This is the ultimatum, read it clearly!"

　Xia Jiniang no longer knows what to do. If Zhang He falls into their hands, there will be no good results. Even if Zhang He's innocence was finally restored, her daughter's body might be discovered in the process... At this time, she heard the sound of horse hooves and the wheels rolling on the ground, and her heart beat wildly. She was worried that it was

　... Zhang He is back, wouldn't he be in trouble?

　Thinking like this, Zhang He indeed appeared in her field of vision driving a carriage, and she stamped her feet anxiously. Li Xun, who noticed her abnormality, turned around and shouted: "It's Zhang He!"

　"Catch him!" Zhou Canjun gave the order, but the government officials did not dare to move rashly. After all, Zhang He was still on the carriage, and they only went there. Will be injured.

　Zhang He stopped the carriage and went straight to Xia Jiniang. She said nervously, "Ji Niang, they didn't make things difficult for you, right?" "

　Why are you back now?!" Xia Jiniang gritted her teeth.

　"I heard that they were going to arrest me. I was worried that they would make things difficult for you, so I came back. Anyway, if this matter is not investigated for a day, I will always be watched by them and arrested. And if I hide, it will look like I have a guilty conscience. ."

　Xia Jiniang's eyes were sore, and she could hardly hold back the tears. It's just that Zhang He is okay at the moment, so she can't act anxious to avoid worrying Zhang He.

　"Zhang He, someone exposed you and -" Zhou Canjun started, but Zhang He interrupted him angrily, "I understand, what do you think?" "You'd better come with us,

　and Obediently get out of the way and let us go in and search!"

　"Okay!" Zhang He pulled Xia Jiniang out of the way. Zhou Canjun was still a little unsure about her cooperation. After he walked in, Li Xun wanted to follow him in, but Zhang He said coldly, "Who allowed you to come in? Who are you?" "You!" Li Xun was very angry, but he could only stand outside

　.

　"And you-" Zhang He glanced at the government officials who were about to make a move.

　Seeing that they were still peaceful, Zhang He, Xia Jiniang and Zhou Canjun went to the house to search for the so-called evidence of crime. Zhou Canjun searched all the account books and letters. He didn't even spare Zhang Xian's room, but obviously there was nothing he wanted here. He could only let people take the account books and letters found from Zhang He's room and prepare to leave.

　Zhang He told Xia Jiniang: "They don't dare to torture me, so don't worry about me first.

　" And Li Xun accused me. If I am not guilty, he is falsely accusing the official and will be prosecuted. So he must have done something else to convict me. You should be more careful these days..." Zhang He hurriedly

　said After giving a few instructions, he was taken away by Zhou Canjun. However, she was an official. Before she was convicted, Zhou Canjun could neither put shackles on her nor use force on her. He could only urge or intimidate her to leave faster.

　Li Xun was extremely happy when he saw Zhang He being taken away. However, due to Zhang He's identity, Zhou Shenjun could not put the shackles on her. It was a pity that he could not see her in such a mess.

　He was still confused and puzzled by the Liu Dashan case. Later, he discovered that Zhang He and Shi Qing were acquaintances, and he understood why Shi Qing knew about Zhang Hua. He thought that Zhang He must have snitched behind his back! He had always held a grudge about this matter, but with Zhang He's identity and status, there was nothing he could do about her.

　Until not long ago, he received news that something had happened to Shi Qing. He was ecstatic, and an idea of ​​revenge arose spontaneously. He decided to expose Zhang He and Shi Qing as co-conspirators, and they should be implicated! After receiving his tip, Zhou Canjun took action as expected. Not only did he go to the governor to get the ultimatum, but he was also ready to search for evidence that Zhang He and Shi Qing were co-conspirators.

　He thought that God was also helping him. He only knew that Zhang He and Shi Qing knew each other, but he never thought that someone would also reveal that Zhang He and Liu Canjun also knew each other. It happened that there was a witness to their dealings in Sun Ningzheng's store, and Tong Liyu had to ask Zhou Canjun to conduct a thorough investigation. At this time, Zhang He had to be arrested for investigation to find out the whole story.

　However, he still felt a little uneasy in his heart. After all, he only knew that Zhang He and Shi Qing were acquaintances, but he couldn't be sure whether there was evidence of guilt...

　After seeing Zhang He off for a while, Xia Jiniang saw that Zhou Canjun really didn't dare to do anything to her, so she made up her mind to go home and said to Li Jian'er: "Go to Zhangjiazhuang quickly to send news to Auntie..." And Aunt

　Li Li Qingshi and Li Qingshi also received Chen Hong's message and hurried over to understand the situation. After hearing Xia Jiniang briefly explain the matter, Aunt Li cursed angrily: "That scoundrel Li Xun, how dare you slander Brother Donkey? That's obviously How could he pour this sewage on Brother Donkey's head after what he has done?!" "

　Yes, during the floods in summer and autumn, he did many unscrupulous things. On the contrary, Qing'an helped How many people are there!" Li Qingshi said.

　Xia Jiniang thought about what to do if Zhang He was searched in prison? She couldn't care about anything else and said to Aunt Li: "I have to go to the Yamen to keep an eye on things. Aunt, please help me take care of Luer and Peanut!" "No, I'd better go with you!" Aunt Li

　said .

　"I can go alone." After Xia Jiniang said that, she turned back to the house and took out a lot of Jiaozi and put them on her body.

　Aunt Li could only warn: "Then be careful!"

　Aunt Li thought about it and felt it was still inappropriate, so she asked Li Qingshi to go find Li Qinggui to see if he could help. Although Li Qinggui is not yet qualified to be an official, it is naturally useless to look for him, but if there are many people, he can always help convey the news.

　The author has something to say: The judicial system of the Tang and Song Dynasties was very complicated, so it is simplified here. However, the children of officials did have privileges, so I will not go into details here.