The most powerful minister in the world

On the other side, the Xiziying soldiers led by Feng Zhuoyi at Longyang Bridge were searching the Shengyang magistrate's mansion on the other side of the river.

At this time, Sun Benlong, the magistrate of Shengyang County, was tied naked to the head of the dragon-carved bridge, enduring the scorching sun. As soon as he returned from sweeping the tomb, he saw that his mansion was surrounded by sergeants.

He screamed something bad in the carriage and tried to get the driver to turn the horse's head and run away, but he was firmly stuck by the Xiziying soldiers who were stationed there, so he had to get out of the carriage obediently.

Sun Benlong's constitution was already weak. After being frightened like this, two of his three souls flew away, leaving only two or three of his seven souls.

Right now, the people on the bridge pillars are chirping non-stop, while Feng Zhuoyi is sitting in the shade of the tree beside the river, munching on watermelon.

"Hey, be gentle when you move things. If someone takes a fancy to something, and it happens to fall into your pocket by accident, I didn't see anything."

His words made the soldiers who were searching the house burst into laughter. A tanned soldier grinned with big white teeth and said: "Look what you said, we don't care about these things. Let's secretly reduce them for him. That and giving What difference does it make if he reduces his crime, is that right?"

Feng Zhuoyi snorted: "There's nothing wrong with that."

Seeing this group of officers and soldiers who came from nowhere talking about their "hard-earned" treasures without any scruples, Sun Benlong licked his dry lips and gritted his teeth and said: "Which battalion are you soldiers from, and who did you serve from?" How dare you raid the palace of a court official in the street despite a military order?!!!"

"I want to report it to the court, my uncle is from Fuzhou Zhitai!"

Feng Zhuoyi didn't want to talk to him at first, until he said something mean: "Oh, who do I think I am? I didn't remember it just now. You are a small sixth-grade general soldier near Meiyang County. Who do you think you are?" How dare you come to raid my home!"

"Oh~ do you think your mother's family can still support you?!!!"

The two soldiers standing next to him raised their hands and gave Sun Benlong a slap in the face, pretending to gag him with something.

At this time, Feng Zhuoyi smiled and waved his hand, threw the watermelon rind into the grass, wiped his hands with a black handkerchief and walked towards Sun Benlong.

The two soldiers took a step back one after another. Sun Benlong stretched his body back in panic and said with trembling words: "What do you want to do? Killing an official of the imperial court is a crime of conspiracy!"

Feng Zhuoyi turned a deaf ear, stuffed the black handkerchief into his arms, waved his hand behind him, and a soldier displayed a shining golden sword in front of his eyes.

Seeing this sword, Sun Benlong was like a deflated rubber ball. His body suddenly softened, and even the ropes that bound him seemed to be loose.

"Master Feng, I was wrong. I have a bad mouth. You slap me on both ears to relieve my anger. I have never done any bad things. I am innocent."

"Innocent? Ha," Feng Zhuoyi tapped his shoulder with a golden sword, "Thanks to the sunny weather today, if it is cloudy, you are not afraid of a thunderbolt striking you to death."

"Come here, read him the crime, so that he can die more clearly."

A soldier stood in front of Sun Benlong with a spear in hand, opened the envelope and read loudly.

"Sun Benlong has been the magistrate of Shengyang County for more than eight years. In the first year of his tenure, he rerouted twelve of his positions to the sons of wealthy gentry. During the Mid-Autumn Festival of his second year in office, he accepted eight thousand miles of bribes from salt merchants in one go. Two, and in the third year, I privately opened the granary and resold it, and earned fifteen thousand taels of silver, which I deposited in Yong'an..."

At this time, Sun Benlong's defense completely collapsed, and he shouted with tears in his eyes: "Stop reading, I admit it. I just ask you to be kind to my family."

"The imperial court will naturally handle your family. It's not up to you whether to send them to the border areas or to the Jiaofang Department!"

Having said that, Feng Zhuoyi was about to get on his horse and lead his troops to the next house. At this moment, the ashen-faced Sun Benlong raised his head as if he had made a major decision.

I saw blood pouring out of his lower lip, and he said in a hoarse voice: "General Feng!"

Feng Zhuoyi, who was yawning on the horse, tilted his head and said, "If you have something to say, you have to fart."

"Please come closer, I have something to tell you."

His face was ashen, but there was a trace of the remaining fire of hope burning in his eyes. According to the laws of the Southern Kingdom, anyone who embezzles more than 10,000 taels will be directly beheaded.

It is also said that when a person is about to die, his words are good, so Feng Zhuoyi decided to dismount and listen to what he had to say before his death.

The soldiers on the side stopped Feng Zhuoyi with some worry, but he waved and walked over with a smile.

Sun Benlong whispered in Feng Zhuoyi's ear for almost a cup of tea.

Shaoqing Feng Zhuoyi leaned on the marble guardrail and rubbed his chin. He called for a soldier and whispered a few words in his ear. The soldier nodded understandingly.

"Remember, it must be secret and cannot be discovered by others. It is best to find something to cover it up..." Feng Zhuoyi made a walking gesture with two fingers.

"Don't worry, General, I'll take care of it."

This morning, in a short period of time, a total of nineteen official positions were vacant, and thirty-two mansions were raided, because some of them had two or three big mansions.

Jing Xi and Feng Zhuoyi each led a team and dealt with them vigorously and resolutely. The people walking on the streets were all puzzled by what they saw.

It wasn't until Jingxi asked the team leader with a loud voice to read the charges loudly on the way to escort that people realized that the prisoners in these prison cars were all corrupt officials.

Among the people who were watching, there were many who had been tortured by him. Seeing their decadent appearance, they naturally felt very happy. They picked up the fruits and vegetables in the vegetable basket and threw them in.

Seeing this, Jingxi sighed and said, "Ma'am, you just picked these vegetables. It would be a pity to throw them away. Just check to see if there are any rotten leaves before throwing them away."

These words caused a stir among the people. Seeing that the leaders of the team acquiesced, a few sharp-eyed people saw a few baskets of rotten cabbage brought out of the cellar in the alley, rushed over, picked them up, and carried them to the crowd.

By the time this group of people returned to the dungeon of Dancheng Fu Yamen, the prison cart had already been covered with a thick layer of rotten melons and leaves. Just as the soldiers were about to go up to clean it up, Jingxi smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, you guys get up." It’s a hard morning, let’s go have breakfast first and talk about it when we come back.”

The soldiers looked at each other, smiled, and left with military salutes.

They met Feng Zhuoyi walking in with a prison car. Well, the car was also full of rotten things.

He pinched his nose and waved his hand at Jingxi, and the two touched their heads while holding the reins.

"Okay, it's not such an exaggeration. You come to my courtyard at night and we can have a drink."

"Hey~ If you don't get angry during the Qingming Festival, I'll just stay in my house for one night."

Jingxi took off his blindfold and scratched his brow.

"Come on, you are the only one in your house, and there is no lovely maid around you. Master, I am really afraid that you will be carried away by something unclean. The curtains are all ready. , you just come."

The wide square at the entrance of the dungeon is surrounded by a white jade wall. The willows are green here, and the government officials patrolling back and forth walk in a measured manner.

Feng Zhuoyi smiled slightly and said, "Okay, it's better to obey orders than to be respectful."