Royal Gold Magistrate

"Slander?" Fang Zheng raised his eyes slightly as he played with the fan.

"Do you have proof?"

"Creating something out of nothing! Are you going to let the lower officials prove their innocence?" Feng Heng's fear had been broken by his anger, and he roared at Fang Zhengyi.

"Yes." Fangzheng replied indifferently.

"Public revenge! This is public revenge! Even if I offended you before I was dismissed, I still want to submit a copy to your Majesty!" Feng Heng continued to growl

"What are you yelling at? It's a guilty conscience." Fangzheng put away his fan, with an inexplicable smile on his face: "You said that you have no contact with King Wu at all, I don't believe it."

"I've talked to King Wu. He has invested so much in the shipbuilding industry that you can't imagine. How much money will flow into the Zhou family, and how much money will appear in the world, don't you know?"

"The boat King Wu is on is extraordinary, so the movement must be serious. If no one helps him cover it up, how can he hide it?"

Thinking of this, Feng Heng suddenly calmed down, his lips trembling uncontrollably.

Then forcefully explained: "It is... the lower officials are incompetent, and they were overlooked for a while."

"Neglected? Negligent if you say negligent? I think you have managed Yuding City well! If this confession is presented to His Majesty, do you think His Majesty will believe you or me?" Fang Zheng asked.

"Master Fang...what do you want from me? Isn't this embarrassing my dismissal?" Feng Heng's face was full of pain.

"Xie Xian, bring me the four members of the Zhou family."

Xie Xian nodded, got up and left.

After a while, the four members of the Zhou family, who were in a panic, entered the public room and bowed down before Fang Zheng's case.

Fangzheng got straight to the point: "How did your Zhou family get in touch with King Wu, and why are you in the Chu family? I came from the capital to uphold justice. You don't have to be afraid of anything, speak boldly!"

Young Master Tuesday looks harmless to humans and animals, and looks like an honest person, with rough skin, not like a young master but like a skilled worker.

At this moment, his eyes were full of despair.

After finally escaping from death, he hid in Chu's house and was robbed by others. After going around for a while, he was finally escorted back to the government. He already had the will to die.

On Tuesday, Shao grabbed the land with his head and cried, "My lord... the grass people are wronged, the Zhou family is wronged!"

"The Zhou family has built ships for generations, but a few years ago, someone came to him and paid a lot of money to buy them as an agent to build ships."

"I don't know what happened later. I was shopping with the boatman at home that day. When I got home, the fire was already spreading. Fortunately, there was still a bank at home. The deceased father still had the key with him, and there were many secret letters in the bank. Knowing that the family is building ships for the King of Wu."

"When the Caomin went out from the bank, they found that the agent who was connected with the family before was leading a group of warriors to search for survivors, and only survived by hiding in the bank."

"Later, Cao Min was so hungry that he came out and prepared to report to the government, but unexpectedly he became a wanted criminal."

"Afterwards, I went to Chu's house. Caomin used the bank and shipbuilding technology as collateral to beg Master Chu to save my life...Your Excellency, you should know everything about it later."

Young Master Zhou's tone suddenly became agitated: "My lord! My family must have been killed by the King of Wu!! They are plotting to murder my family property! They also joined forces with this dog official!"

"Feng Heng! My clan gives you 10 taels a year, don't you think it's not enough!!"

Feng Heng turned pale with shock: "There is no evidence, so don't talk nonsense! Criticizing and biting here, I will punish you with a death sentence!"

Zhou Tui Shao resented: "Although I am only in charge of shipbuilding, there is still an account book in the treasury...the records are clearly recorded! My lord, if you don't believe me, I can show you right now!"

"Okay, okay, I got it, I forgive you for your innocence. Xie Xian, send a few people to take them to the inn to recuperate, so they can take care of them so that nothing goes wrong." Fang Zheng waved his hand.

The folks probably didn't know the news of King Wu's rebellion. The few survivors of the Zhou family were just shipbuilders, so it was normal to not know the inside story.

But now it doesn't matter whether they know the inside story or not. The important thing is that they can build ships, which is enough.

"Is there anything else to say, Master Feng?"

"Slander! This is blatant slander! The confessions are all false. Have you ever seen any fictitious account books?" Feng Heng blushed and tried to struggle.

"Almost done, are you interested? With these evidences, killing you ten lives is not too much." Fangzheng leaned forward, leaned on the table, and looked at him mockingly.

"Tell me, how much money have you been greedy for these years, and I have agreed to spare your life." Fangzheng said with a smile.

Seeing his relaxed attitude, Feng Heng was discouraged for a moment, and smiled wryly on the ground. After laughing for a while, he lost his mind and murmured: "27 taels."

"Isn't that right, I give you 10 taels a year, and you only have 27 taels?" Fang Zhengyi asked.

"Up and down, and the lower officials are fond of antique calligraphy and painting, so it took a lot." Feng Heng smashed the pot and said expressionlessly.

"Then...do you want to live?" Fangzheng asked in a low voice.

Feng Heng raised his head suddenly, his eyes lit up!My heart was suddenly filled with ecstasy!

Buy your life?This guy is greedy for money?

"My lord, you also want to..."

Fangzheng sat upright and smiled slightly: "If you don't take it, I don't take it, how can everyone make progress together?"

Feng Heng nodded again and again: "Yes! Yes! Yes! What Master Fang said is extremely true! Please ask Master Fang to handle the 27 taels. There are still some antiques in the lower official's house..."

"Don't talk about anything else, you should sign and make a deposit first." Fang Zhengyi added.

Feng Heng immediately felt a little desperate again.

play me?This confession is all framed and slandered, won't you be dead if you sign it?

"Don't feel wronged. I said you did those things, and you did them. If you sign it, keep it. I will give you a way to survive. If you don't sign it, you will die. You can figure it out."

"Sign! I will sign!" Feng Heng felt that there was nothing to think about, so he signed it.

As soon as Fangzheng put away the confession, he said, "Sit down, everyone will be your own from now on, and from today onwards, you can do for me what I ask you to do, do you understand?"

Feng Heng sat back in his original position, still in shock: "What does your lord want me to do?"

"I spare your life because of your meritorious service in governance. You leave the 27 taels to the Chu family. The Chu family is kind to me, and it is my thank you."

"Of course they didn't take this money for nothing. King Wu fled, and the court will definitely send people to recover it. Naturally, they also need good ships."

"That's why I need you to stay here and supervise the construction with peace of mind."

Feng Heng was startled, 27 taels was just given away like this?

"My lord, don't you take any of the money?"

"I don't take any money, 27 taels may not be enough to build a ship, but you spend it first, and I will give you the money."

"The matter of the officer..."

"Don't worry, since you have no contact with King Wu, then I will return your innocence." Fangzheng waved his hand: "Go down and rest first, you have nothing to do here, and send the money to the Chu family in a few days. "

After Feng Heng left, Xie Xian walked up to Fang Zhengyi and said worriedly, "Master, he is considered an accomplice. Is it appropriate not to report to His Majesty just after Jin Yiwei was established?"

Fangzheng smiled wryly and shook his head: "There is no way, if you want to do practical things, you will inevitably get your hands dirty. I will persuade His Majesty when I go back, but I can't afford to waste time. Some things, the sooner the better."

"Let the brothers separate out a group of people to return to Haiyuan City to deposit money and return to Beijing. We will also clean up here. After the arrangement is complete, we will go home."

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