Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Many days later, Fuyu County Government

The Dianshi came in with a case file and said to the county magistrate Wei Chengji, "Sir, the case of Jin Yan's adultery has been sent back by the procuratorate for retrial."

"What?" Wei Chengji looked incredulous: "This Qin Wen is really ungrateful. Give it to me."

The Dianshi handed the case file to Wei Chengji.

Wei Chengji opened the case file and read it carefully. He said, "You guys are really something. Can't you do such a thing well? It's no wonder that it was rejected with such vague and numerous mistakes. As a new official, you shouldn't reject the case just by picking out the mistakes? Have the other case files been returned?"

The Dianshi gritted his teeth and said cautiously, "Two other case files were also returned, also saying that the facts were not clear..."

Wei Chengji frowned and threw Jin Yanshi's case file on the table: "What's the use of you if you can't even do this? Rewrite it and make it more complete, so that he won't find any mistakes. If it is determined that the case is not clear, and it is brought to the hall for trial, I will only hold you accountable."

Dian Shi Nuonuo agreed and retreated.

----

Wei Chengji had nothing to do, so he returned home early.

The house owned by Jin Biao where he lives now was originally intended to be given to him by Jin Biao, but he confiscated it.

He will leave office sooner or later anyway, and it would be best if he was promoted during his first term.

As for the house, as long as you can live in it, it is yours. It would be troublesome to collect the title deed.

"Go and invite Mr. Jin to your house for a chat." Wei Chengji gave the order as soon as he got home.

"Yes."

Jin Biao was invited soon.

As soon as Wei Chengji saw Jin Biao coming in, he started to complain: "Brother Jin, your problem is really troublesome."

The two are now very familiar with each other. They usually call each other brothers and are not bound by rules with each other.

Jin Biao sat down and said, "Why is it so troublesome? Hasn't the verdict been made?"

"I was sentenced, but the case was sent back to the court for retrial."

“Why was it sent back for retrial?”

"Why else? If you really can't get over it, just beat her up. If you still don't feel better, you can kill her secretly and no one will hold you accountable.

Why did you insist on sending her to the government office to let the law punish her? Now the prosecutor has found the mistakes and found that the case is contradictory and unclear, so he sent it back for retrial."

Jin Biao frowned: "Master Qin... is really impartial."

"Tsk, I think he is stubborn! Didn't you see that when you wanted to give him the house? He is stubborn. I don't think it will be easy to expect him to show some sympathy."

"What should we do?"

Jin Biao originally thought that he had already charged her with adultery, and there was a ready-made adulterer, so once the verdict was passed it would be a solid case.

The review is often not taken too seriously. After all, who would use their own reputation to frame others?

Why did I happen to run into Qin Wen?

This Qin Wen is also strange.

From the first time I saw him, it seemed that he disliked me, even... some... fear and hatred?

Jin Biao thought he had seen it wrong before, but now he thought, could it be that he knew something? This shouldn't be the case.

It can't be that it's really because he proposed to his wife, right?

They were divorced at that time, and he was not the only one who wanted to marry Fan, so why should he be afraid and hate her?

Jin Biao couldn't understand it at all.

----

After several days, the government office received the case file of Jin Yanshi submitted by Buyeo County again.

This time, many details were indeed added to the case file.

"......We found Yan's whereabouts in Xunlin County...Xunlin County Magistrate sent him back to his hometown for trial..."

Qin Yunhe frowned: "In theory, there is no problem in returning it to its native place..."

But I felt something was wrong.

Look down again.

"...The punishment for an adulterer is nothing more than being beaten to death?!"

Yan's brother is actually dead? Doesn't this mean there is no evidence?

Looking further down, Yan's caning had also been carried out.

Qin Yunhe frowned again.

In theory, the county magistrate can decide on flogging at his own discretion, but caning, especially a severe punishment of eighty strokes, must be submitted to the county government for review.

Although it is acceptable to use the cane as torture occasionally, this sentence is not light and should not be carried out directly.

Looking more closely, there is no record in the case file that Yan was tortured but died, which means that Yan is still alive.

"Zhu Zi, come here, I have something to entrust to you."

Qin Yunhe called Zhuzi over and explained everything in detail.

"Take someone to Xunlin County to visit Lord Lin, the magistrate of Xunlin. Don't say you are from the magistrate's office, just visit him as a private person. Ask him in detail about what happened after Yan was found."

Although the person was found in Xunlin County, Jin Biao should not have reported the case to the police in Xunlin County. Such cases would have been sent back to their place of origin, so why not wait until he returned to Buyeo County to report the case to the police?

Besides, family disgrace should not be made public, so why should we report it to the authorities?

Li Chang heard Qin Yunhe instructing Zhuzi, so he said, "Zhuzi, can you go by yourself? Otherwise, I can go there as a legal advisor with the official documents, so it will be more convenient for you to ask."

"No need. Brother Lin and I are close friends. I can just write a letter and let Zhuzi take it. Brother Lin will definitely tell me everything he knows."

"I see—Okay."

There hasn't been much to do recently and Li Chang is a little bored.

Qin Yunhe smiled and said, "If Zigao goes, it would be a waste of his talent. If I really need you to help, I won't be polite."

Li Chang asked about the case again: "Have you found any suspicious points?"

"Found some."

Qin Yunhe then told Li Chang about the suspicious points he found.

Li Chang nodded: "This is indeed strange. Why not send someone directly to Fuyu County to find out the situation? Wouldn't it be faster?"

Qin Yunhe said: "Fuyu County will definitely send someone. But I plan to wait until Zhuzi returns from Xunlin County.

I met this Fuyu County Magistrate once, and he has a close relationship with Jin Biao. So I want to find out as much as possible before sending someone. If it doesn't work, I will bring the case to the hall for trial."

Li Chang nodded in understanding and said, "So that's how it is. The gentry and the county magistrate are indeed close friends. In that case, this matter is even more suspicious."

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This was the first time that Qin Yunhe asked Zhuzi to do something. Zhuzi was very cautious and did the job efficiently. He rushed back from Xunlin County in just a few days.

“My lord, this is what happened.

According to Lord Lin, it was not the time for the notice to be posted and it was getting dark when suddenly a woman with a panicked look rushed into the Xunlin County Courthouse and beat a drum.

The woman then beat the drum and shouted for help, saying that someone was chasing her and had captured her parents and cousin.

Lord Lin naturally took the case very seriously and summoned the woman to the yamen for questioning.

The woman said that her ex-husband wanted to kill her, and her parents and brother had all been captured.

Lord Lin then asked her who her ex-husband was and where he was now.

The woman said her ex-husband was called Jin Biao, from Buyeo County, and was now tracking her down in Xunlin County. She had nowhere to escape and hurried to the county government office, where she beat the drum to seek shelter.

Unexpectedly, Lord Lin happened to know Jin Biao, so he sent his servants to search for Jin Biao in the county. Jin Biao did not hide and was soon found.

He was very surprised. He said he did not arrest his wife's parents or brother, but his wife ran away with the family's money, and he came to find his wife. Unexpectedly, his wife actually said he wanted to kill her.

Lord Lin said that he had heard from others that Jin Biao's wife had eloped with a lot of the family's property, so he believed Jin Biao's words.

But seeing that the woman's face was filled with fear and panic, she didn't seem to be faking it, and he was also worried that something might happen if he let Jin Biao take the woman back.

So Lord Lin suggested sending the case back to Fuyu County for local trial, which would facilitate investigation and ensure the woman's safety.

That’s why the case was sent back to Fuyu County for trial.”