fake prince

Chapter 105
The mood of the prefect Liao Qingge can be said to have experienced ups and downs.

Before hearing the sound of the drum, he was admiring the moon with Gao Yaochen. Gao Yaochen is only at the sixth rank now, and a whole rank lower than the magistrate. Logically speaking, there is no need to be courteous.

It's just that Gao Yaochen is a famous Confucian who is famous all over the world. He has already reached the third rank.

Moreover, Liao Qingge himself was a clean and honest official, hated forming cliques for personal gain, regarded him as an example, and was a senior, how dare he treat Gao Yaochen as an official?

Besides, Liao Qingge was not a fool, he heard faintly that Gao Yaochen had a strong background, and he didn't want to offend Gao Yaochen out of thin air, so he kept talking with him.

"Scientific examinations have always been held in spring and autumn, but spring and summer are the most likely to spread the epidemic. The government has sent people to purchase honeysuckle, official pots, soup, and rabbit fees for students who take the exam to avoid accidents."

"Although our government does not preside over the provincial examination, we still have to do our best." Just as he was talking about Qiu Wei, the sound of drums from outside startled Liao Qingge.

This is the first day of Qiu Wei. Could it be that something happened?
Dare to beat the drums at such a time, or it is a major case that makes the people intolerable, or it is related to fraud in the imperial examination.

Either way, it's not a good thing.

Your Excellency Liao Qing subconsciously went to look at Gao Yaochen, and sure enough, he saw Gao Yaochen's expression change.

"This is interesting. Could it be that someone reported fraud?" Gao Yaochen glanced at Liao Qingge lightly, smiled and said, "I have been an official in Beijing, and I have no place to work. Now that I am here, it is better to gain insight and see if Mr. Liao is How to go to court for trial."

Can Liao Qingge refuse?Of course not!

He could only wipe the sweat off his forehead and said, "Master Gao, please."

Then he lowered his face and headed towards the lobby.

Following the two classes of yamen servants lined up, Liao Qingge came to the center, thought of the person who came with him, and immediately looked towards him.

Gao Yaochen shook his head, a man in Tsing Yi moved a chair to one side, and sat down in an even manner.

Seeing this, Liao Qingge sat down in the middle, then slapped the gavel, and said: "Who is kneeling below, and why are you beating the drums?"

"The inferior officer Tan Youshan, the official officer of Linhua County, came to play the drums. There is a great grievance. It is related to the fact that Ding Ruili and Su Ziji, the students who came to take the Qiuwei examination, killed my son. Please, the Lord, please make the decision for me. !
"This is a low profile!"

Many people don't understand that the petition is very important to sue. If there is no petition, or the petition is unqualified, basically they will not accept it, but Tan Youshan is of course clear and clearly written.

Liao Qingge didn't know about the prince's bloodline, so he slapped the wood: "Your county commissioner, are you suing the students Ding Ruili and Su Ziji?"

"Do you know that today is Qiu Wei, and these two are scholars who are participating in the imperial examination. You are suing at this time for the crime of disturbing Qiu Wei. According to the law of Dazheng, you need to hit [-] boards before you can retrial? "

This is also a reminder, not just a threat.

Tan Youshan doesn't look too young, if he hits [-] big boards, he will lose half his life if he doesn't die.

It's just a trivial dispute, it's really not worth it.

Tan Youshan, who was kneeling below, kowtowed: "Su Ziji killed my only son, I am willing to suffer [-] boards, I just ask you to investigate!"

"Okay, since you insist, present it!"

"Yes!" The team leader agreed, and went to Tan Youshan to take the pleading paper and handed it to Liao Qingge with both hands, he didn't look at it first, looked to the left and right and shouted: "Come here!"

Several servants came out and responded.

"Pull him down, hit thirty big boards first!"

"Yes!"

This group immediately dragged Tan Youshan down, and after a while, the sound of beating flesh and muffled groans came from outside. Even so, Tan Youshan didn't let go of his regret.

Liao Qingge looked at the certificate carefully with a candle, coughed lightly, and passed the certificate to Gao Yaochen.

"Su Ziji?"

If it was just that Liao Qingge was annoyed and felt that the person playing the drum was ignorant, at this time Gao Yaochen had already shown horror, he only felt that there were nails underneath, and he was quite restless.

This is a murder case related to Su Ziji, and it is also related to ghosts. It is fine if Su Ziji is not from the blood of the prince. If so, how will this matter end?

Gao Yaochen took the certificate and examined it carefully, the silence in the courtroom made the sound of playing the board outside more and more clear.

After the thirty big boards were played, Tan Youshan was dragged in by two guards by his arms. He was still conscious, but he couldn't stand up anymore. It can be seen that the thirty blows were not light.

"You just said that Su Ziji, a student in Linhua County, killed your son. Do you have evidence?"

"My lord, I have a letter left by my son Tan An, as well as the testimony and time of several witnesses."

"Bring it up."

An officer walked over and handed all the letters and testimony that Tan Youshan took out of his arms to Liao Qingge.

Liao Qingge took a look, and slowly frowned. As expected of an old man, this chain of evidence may not be convincing, but it is sufficient. It's just that this time is not the time to investigate!

Tan Youshan is from her husband's family, and at a glance, he knew that the fire was not ready, so he gritted his teeth, raised his head and said, "The poor man once heard my son mention that Ding Ruili was very jealous of Su Ziji, so he ordered my son to break his leg, or Break his capacity to stop his imperial examination path."

"Ding Ruili is the son of Tongzhi. The child couldn't resist. He was confused for a while and made an appointment with Su Ziji. In the end, he was killed by him and his body was buried in a dry well."

"The whereabouts of my son, Ding Ruili, and Su Ziji were all in one place at that time, which is really suspicious."

"Not only that, but my son also said that when he was ordered to follow Su Ziji, he accidentally discovered that Su Ziji had cheated in the Gong Yuan in advance. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to search!"

Liao Qingge's shock was no small matter. In fact, the matter of murder can be investigated slowly, but the matter of fraud is related to the imperial court's grand ceremony. Once something happens, no one can escape, and the color changed immediately: "Shut up talking nonsense, stalking and biting!" , such a big event, if you make a false accusation, thirty boards can't offset it!"

Tan Youshan kowtowed, his scalp was bleeding, and he responded loudly: "The poor man understands, if the poor man sues, he will pay with his life!"

Immediately, the entire hall was silent, and even the needle could be seen falling on the ground. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but stare at the livid-faced prefect above him, waiting for his decision.

"Although my government does not preside over the provincial examination, it also has the position of supervision. Well, my government will go with you to meet the school supervisor!" It doesn't matter if you don't know about this matter, if you know it, it is a serious crime not to report it.

For a long time, Liao Qingge, who had no way out, hesitated several times, but finally his headstrong and upright temper prevailed, and said coldly to the kneeling people below: "If you bite recklessly, you will be killed on the spot!"

After saying this, Gao Yaochen, who was listening on the sidelines, couldn't bear it any longer, and stood up: "Master Liao, this matter is not right. Once the gate is closed, it will be difficult for anyone to open it. A mere subordinate made a false accusation without any evidence. To open the gate of the provincial examination? I am afraid that even you, an adult, will not be able to bear the responsibility."

(End of this chapter)