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

On the fifth day, the seal was issued and everyone in the office resumed work.

Qin Yunhe still reviews the case files submitted from various places every day, releases the case every half a month, and brings the case to court when there is one.

It was not until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month that we finally received news that the prefect had ordered the centurion closest to Qushan to lead the people to suppress the bandits.

Qin Yunhe breathed a sigh of relief. If this matter could be resolved sooner, he would finally be relieved.

At the same time, the itinerary of the Inspector General Xu Ning was also confirmed.

The Inspector Fu Jiao started cursing in his heart before he even arrived in Fuyu County.

He had originally thought about it before setting out: when he arrived in Buyeo County, he would first reprimand Wei Chengji.

Then he checked all the case files of Fuyu County carefully again, and also checked the money, grain, and warehouses carefully.

Some problems may be found, but I believe there will be no major problems.

After all, Wei Chengji's cousin had said before that he had written a letter scolding Wei Chengji and asked him to clean up all the mess.

Wei Chengji assured that there was absolutely nothing else except that the Jin Biao case was deceived and the problems of Jin Biao were not discovered in time.

The Wei family only asked that Wei Chengji not be charged with dereliction of duty or abuse of power for his actions in the Jin Biao case, and there would be no other problems.

I still believe this Fu Jiao.

The Wei family has had people in the government for generations, so they are naturally taught how to handle affairs in the local areas since they were young. If they say that everything is well tidied, then there will most likely be no problems.

He was an inspector general, so he naturally knew that the crime of favoritism by the inspector general would be punished three levels higher.

But there was nothing he could do.

At that time, because his home was in Bashu, far away from the capital, and his family was not well-off, he did not dare to go to Beijing to take the exam for many years after passing the imperial examination.

Finally, it was Lord Wei, who was the prefect there at the time and Wei Chengji's uncle, who sponsored him to go to Beijing to take the exam.

Even so, Lord Wei never asked him for anything.

This time when Lord Wei spoke up, he thought that as long as Wei Chengji was not found to have committed excessive wrongdoings, it would not be a big problem if it was just an unintentional injustice.

It has been less than a year since Wei Chengji took office, so I don't think there will be any other unjust or wrongful cases.

When the time comes, we can pick out some insignificant matters and punish him. Although this will affect Wei Chengji's performance and promotion, it will not have a greater impact.

I have explained to His Majesty and the Censorate, and also to Lord Wei.

From now on, there is no need to be bound by old favors.

结果

Before he even arrived in Fuyu County, he heard rumors that the magistrate of Fuyu County was forcibly collecting money for river encroachment, forcing people to commit suicide or even sell their children.

Where is the agreed measure?

It is understandable that you have to clean up the mess left by your predecessor when you first take office.

But isn't it too much to cause a loss of life?

If you can't block the traffic here, you can block it there. If you can block the traffic eventually, how can someone die?

Still selling children?

Those who don’t know might think that it was some war, famine, or the rule of a foolish king that forced the people to unable to survive.

These years, although the seas are peaceful and the rivers are calm, the weather has been good.

Fuyu County is not a barren place.

How can you force someone to commit suicide?

Fuyu County Government

Wei Chengji is going crazy these days.

He had just heard that there had been rumors of ghosts on the official road outside the city.

People spread the story with details, saying that someone passed by the official road at night and saw someone wandering there holding a river lantern.

That person also liked to chat up people, and he would casually say when passing by: Wow, you got scared so late at night, I thought you saw a ghost.

The man holding the river lantern stepped aside and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, brother."

The man then asked, "What are you doing here, so late at night?"

The man holding the river lantern said, "I heard that the inspector is coming to Buyeo County. I want to go to the inspector to complain and ask for mercy."

"What are you asking for, Lord Inspector?"

"I beg the inspector to return my riverside land to my wife and children. They still need to eat even if I'm gone..."

People said that the man committed suicide because he couldn't pay the river invasion fee.

Then I heard someone say that a family sold their daughter to pay the river invasion fee. After hearing this, they said they would also go to the official road to wait for the inspector...

Heaven and earth conscience!

Wei Chengji felt that he died unjustly.

Although he collected the river encroachment fee by force, it was definitely within people's affordability.

How could someone who can afford to buy land not have any savings?

Even if there were one or two people who were short of cash, he would give them more time again and again.

He had some experience and was quite sensible in what he did. He knew that it was okay to plunder, but he must not kill anyone.

And there is also the one who sells his daughter to pay.

Heaven and earth conscience!

He had never heard of it before. That little money for river invasion was definitely within the range that was painful but could still be paid.

As the chief official of a county, he could set some donations and fines, but as long as they were not excessive, the court would not pursue the matter.

Wei Chengji's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Is that Zhang San and Li Si active in the county recently? Is it them who did this?"

He remembered that Qin Wen also had several acres of riverside land.

Even though he was exempted from the river trespassing fee, who knows if he would still be dissatisfied with being charged and cause trouble.

After investigating this case, he might really think he is so capable.

"Uh..." The Dianshi hesitated, "It shouldn't be them. Your Excellency doesn't know. They came back to the county a few years ago and were so proud of themselves. They said that they handled the case well and Your Excellency rewarded them with a lot of money. Then they showed off everywhere and treated people to wine.

One day, Zhang San got drunk and flirted with Liu Piezi's wife. Liu Piezi was a local gangster with a bad temper, so the two sides started fighting.

Finally, Liu Piezi tied up Zhang San and Li Si and locked them up. Zhang San's family found out and went to the village head, saying that Liu Piezi had set up a private prison and detained them.

But Liu Piezi was a particularly bad guy. He didn't listen to his boss at all and refused to let the person go.

When Li Chang found out, he sent his men to intercede, wanting to offer more money to release the man. But the family refused, insisting that they had to wait until the seal was issued and sent to the government office.

Just a few days ago, they were warned to bring the people here.

The county magistrate thought it was not a big deal, so he sent it back to the village elder for a decision.

In the end, Liu Piezi said something a few times but refused to do it and insisted on sending it to the government office..."

Wei Chengji's expression changed again and again: "Are you sure they're keeping him locked up? Isn't this just a show?"

"Hey, sir, you don't know, that Liu Piezi is a very bad guy, he won't cooperate with others in a show. I saw him before, he was really in a lot of trouble. I haven't liked Zhang San and Li Si for a long time, so I didn't care, let them do whatever they want."

Wei Chengji frowned and thought for a long time, then said.

"What about others? Li Chang should have other people under his command."

"As for the others...it seems like the others have followed to the capital. And those people are mainly there to give advice and so on, they are not often sent out to do anything."

Wei Chengji pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Find out how the rumor came about. Also, ask carefully if anyone committed suicide or sold their daughter because of the money for the river invasion."