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Let's say that after Hong Lingquan finished handling Jinpu and Gao Fan's cases, he received twenty-eight petition papers the next day.

These twenty-eight pieces of paper were all used to sue Yu Wuyang, the prince who showed his relatives.

There are many things stated in these petitions, such as robbing men and women, occupying land and houses, robbing family heirlooms of treasures, and raping women from good families.

Hong Lingquan read the twenty-eight petitions carefully and told the plaintiffs to go back to find a bailiff and wait for the arraignment. He also reassured them that the government would make decisions for the people.

Hong Lingquan didn't sleep that night. He thought about these twenty-eight pieces of paper and racked his brains to think about how he should bring down Yu Wuyang, the show-off prince.

But he is very powerful. He has a lot of green forest thieves and lawbreakers in his family, and he is also connected with Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao. This is not an ordinary civil case where blood is shed, but this is the way to stir up a hornet's nest. Big things, how to deal with them

Hong Lingquan thought about it all night, and even when the golden rooster sang three times and it was already dawn, he was still sleepy. At this time, he saw Leng Lili and Song Yu coming in from outside.

Hong Lingquan stood up and asked:

"Feng Ye, Song Yu, why did you two get up so early? Thank you for your hard work."

Leng Fengye smiled: "Sir, you have worked harder than us. You didn't sleep all night last night. What were you thinking about?"

Hong Lingquan said:

"I have been thinking about Yu Wuyang. With him in Huai'an Mansion, the people will not be able to live and work in peace and contentment. This man-eating demon king must be eradicated, but I haven't figured out how to do it."

Leng Fengye said: "Catch him"

"It's not that simple," Hong Lingquan said again:

"He has contacts with many high-ranking people. There is an old thief Yan Rong in the court who has a close relationship with him and colludes with each other. The great eunuch Liu Jin also has a relationship with him. They also frequently visit Chen Cang secretly at Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao. This matter is of great importance. Wan We can't scare the snake away, I have been thinking about it all night, and I should have a perfect plan to make Bao Wuyang subdue him."

Leng Fengye said no more, because he had just come down from the mountain and knew nothing about officialdom. He basically knew nothing about rolling fire with a rolling pin.

Although Song Yu was smart, he knew very little about official affairs. While he was talking, he sent someone in to report:

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Xian has sent someone to ask to see you."

As mentioned before, most of the eight police officers and even the jail guards in this government office had received bribes from Yu Wuyang, the marquis of Xuanqing.

Hong Lingquan knows this situation and plans to educate them again when I have the opportunity in the future. For those who know their mistakes and do not change, they will be punished if they should be punished and dismissed if they should be dismissed. But at the moment, it is not easy for me to do it when I am new, because there are not just one or two people who take bribes. , as the saying goes, the law does not blame everyone.

Besides, the former magistrate himself was one of Yu Wuyang's people, not to mention the officials who served under him.

Today, Xian Qinhou suddenly sent someone to see him. It was probably because someone under his command had given him some relief and knew that the hard one was not going to work and that the soft one was about to come.

After thinking for a moment, Hong Lingquan said: "Let him come in."

"Yes" the messenger responded.

It was not long, so I sent someone to bring in a man. I saw that this man was in his thirties, with a swallow-tailed beard, waving his steps three times, and a gentle manner. It was obvious at a glance that he was a man with some knowledge.

The man came in and said, "Give me a courtesy, Your Excellency."

Hong Lingquan asked indifferently: "Why did you come to see me?"

"In reply to your lordship, my Lord Marquis sent a servant to deliver a letter and an invitation to you."

"Oh"

After the visitor presented the letter and invitation, his little eyes wandered around, looking at Hong Lingquan's face.

Hong Lingquan took the letter and opened it and saw that it read:

Your Excellency, Mr. Hong, the prefect, you came to Huai'an. Because I am busy with many things during my stay, I am unable to visit you in person. Now that I have a little free time, I have prepared some water and wine. Please come to express my gratitude to you and me as officials in the same dynasty. We are in love and have something to discuss face to face. I would like to express my gratitude to you.

If it were anyone else, receiving this letter and invitation, they would be happy to have incense burned in the ancestor hall.

For such a big prince and the emperor's uncle, drawing just a nose on a piece of paper is such a huge honor.

After reading the letter, Hong Lingquan thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"I should have gone to visit the Marquis, but I was young and ignorant. It was my first time as an official, and I was not polite. The Marquis did not blame me, but invited me to come over. How could I not go?"

These words of his did not seem to be spoken to the writer, but rather to himself, but the writer could hear them clearly.

In fact, Hong Lingquan wanted him to hear it so that he could tell Yu Wuyang when he went back.

"Come here, come and get some money," Long Baoshan said.

He sent someone to get a small ingot of silver. Long Baoshan took the silver, handed it to the person who wrote the letter, and said:

"Please report back to the Marquis. The Japanese government will definitely pay you a visit tomorrow and say hello to the Marquis. It's hard for you to deliver the letter. I will give you this money to buy wine and tea."

"Oh, the master has spent so much money, and I deserve it. Since the master has given me a reward, I'm very grateful."

The man took the money and left happily. The messenger outside, not knowing what the result was, whispered to the reporter.

The person who wrote the letter proudly held up the silver and said with a smile:

"Look, it seems that Mr. Hong is no longer a fool. He promised to go over to see our master tomorrow."

The messengers heard this and bit their ears again:

"It's true that the new official has three fires when he takes office. It turns out that Mr. Hong just lit two fires and put them out on the third day. As soon as he took office, he seemed to be very aggressive. He attacked Nan Ba ​​Tian, ​​recognized his son with blood, and collected the papers widely. It seems that he wants to confront Mr. Marquis tit for tat. Now a letter and an invitation have made him weak. Now it seems that his two flames are all fake."

After sending away the person who wrote the letter, he sent out the messenger. Hong Lingquan told Song Yuxiao, the messenger from the outside, that he would not be in court today.

After Song Yu finished delivering the message, he returned to the room. The three of them sat down, and Leng Fengye asked:

"Master Hong, just go when he invites guests. Isn't this a waste of all your efforts? You originally wanted to let the people know that you and Yu Wuyang are two different things, but now you have just seen some results and collected twenty-eight pieces of paper. He sent someone after learning the news Please, no matter what you think, sir, as long as you go to the Marquis Mansion, he will take this opportunity to tell you how you went to the Marquis Mansion for a banquet. Isn't this pouring cold water on the heads of the common people again?"

Hong Lingquan said with a smile:

"Feng Ye, Song Yu, the three of us don't need to be polite anymore. If something happens, I can't hide it from you. You have to worry more about me and suffer more. The purpose of my going to the Hou Mansion this time is to go deep into the tiger's den. Let’s touch Yu Wuyang’s background and see what he wants to do. It’s okay not to go, but only by knowing the enemy can you be victorious. Therefore, I think it is necessary to go there. This time, I will do it with a lot of fanfare. Song Yu, you can We will go together with you."

Leng Fengye said anxiously after hearing this:

"I will also go with you, just in case something unexpected happens."