The booklet for the river beach was a separate one, and Fu Jiao saw no problem with it.

The land was not large, and the amount involved was not very large. When Wei Chengji misunderstood the government order to collect money for river encroachment, at most it only deepened the perception of his stupidity.

Just right.

Wei Chengji and a group of officials from Buyeo County stood aside waiting for Fu Jiao to speak.

After reading it, Fu Jiao said sternly, "Master Wei, the river in your county is not within the scope of the court's collection of river trespassing fees. Didn't you read the official document issued by the court carefully?"

Wei Chengji felt a little bitter, and he didn't want to make a fuss about this matter at all.

But now that Fu Jiao has determined this matter, there is nothing he can do.

"Please forgive me, sir. I had just arrived in Buyeo and was focused on rectifying county affairs, so I was careless."

Fu Jiao shouted, "How foolish! The river in your Fuyu County is just a tributary at the end, how could you be so careless? You are at least a second-class Jinshi, but you are sloppy in judging cases, and you are biased and have endangered lives. You have misunderstood government orders and harmed the people. Otherwise, how could those absurd rumors spread in the county?"

Wei Chengji quickly apologized: "Yes, I am stupid and careless in my speech. Please punish me, sir."

Everyone heard this conversation, and although they all had their own thoughts, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

This is what it means to lift high and drop gently.

These things are insufficient, yet they do not reach the level of sin.

Everyone knows it.

Fu Jiao inspected the river again accompanied by everyone and once again reprimanded Wei Chengji for his confused judgment on government orders.

As for other aspects, various files and books, naturally no major problems were found.

Everyone had been on high alert for many days, so naturally they couldn't let the inspector find any problems.

Soon, it was the notice day again.

Fu Jiao naturally wanted to hear what Wei Chengji said.

After Wei Chengji and Fu Jiao had been polite to each other, Wei Chengji finally sat in the official seat, and Fu Jiao sat on the side to listen to his trial.

The cases that can be submitted by the Dianshi have naturally been screened and will not be too troublesome.

Neighborhood disputes were no longer referred to the village elders, but were mediated by Wei Chengji himself.

When it comes to disputes over inheritance, we will not compromise and will make decisions carefully.

Everything went smoothly, Wei Chengji was very attentive and Fu Jiao was very satisfied.

Soon, the last petition was handed in, and at the same time a man in his fifties was brought up.

Wei Chengji looked down at the complaint filed by his subordinates: Zhang Quan sued Liu Piezi for setting up a prison without permission and using private punishment.

Wei Chengji's heart skipped a beat and he glanced at the registrar who handed over the petition with some annoyance.

How can he do things? He can't even handle such a small matter properly. If he brings this matter to court at this time, won't he be charged with unfair judgment and incompetence in judging the case?

But no matter how angry I was, the person had been brought here and the lawsuit had been opened, so I naturally couldn't kick him out.

"Zhang Quan, you are suing Liu Piezi for setting up a prison and lynching people. Who did he detain and who did he lynch?"

Zhang Quan knelt down and kowtowed: "Sir, that Liu Piezi has locked up my son and even lynched him. It has been going on since the New Year. Please help us."

Wei Chengji ordered, "Xu Li, tell Liu Piezi to come to the hall immediately. Also, if Zhang Quan's son is really detained by him, bring him here as well."

Well, Zhang San is still in custody of course.

The inspector was in the hall, so Xu Li was naturally efficient in his work. Soon he brought Liu Piezi, Zhang San and Li Si over.

In fact, Zhang San and Li Si had never expected that they would be detained until this time. When they went to the court, they saw that the Inspector General was sitting on the side.

Several people knelt down and kowtowed, and each of them reported their celebrity name, asking Wei Chengji to give them justice.

Wei Chengji naturally couldn't admit that he knew about this, so he sternly said, "Liu Piezi, why did you imprison Zhang San and Li Si privately? Do you know that privately setting up a prison is not allowed in this dynasty?"

Liu Piezi was stunned when he heard this, and quickly said, "Sir, it wasn't you who asked..."

Before he could finish, Wei Chengji glared at him and he quickly changed his words.

"My Lord, it's not that I want to lock them up, it's just that they are too abominable."

"How is it abominable? Tell me everything."

"During the New Year, these two drank two liang of wine and acted crazy and foolish, flirting with my wife. I was so angry that I asked someone to tie them up and let the adults make the decision.

Later, it was finally printed and sent to the village elder for a decision.

Originally I wanted to make peace, but these two people started to speak ill of me again. I was so angry that I decided to ask the master to make the decision.

result……"

The natural result was that Wei Chengji asked him to take the man back and lock him up again.

But Liu Piezi couldn't say that, so he said, "It turns out that the adults are too busy, so they don't have time to file a complaint..."

"Nonsense!" Wei Chengji slammed the gavel: "Even if the two of them molested your wife, you shouldn't have locked them up. When the county has time, we will naturally give you justice. Then we can arrest the two of them and bring them to court, right?"

Liu Piezi also felt aggrieved: "Your Excellency doesn't know. These two people usually run around everywhere. If they were not locked up, I don't know where they would have gone. There is no way I can wait for your Excellency to administer justice.

And while I was holding them captive, I wanted to let them go twice, but each time they kept on talking nonsense, so I was so angry that I kept them captive again."

Wei Chengji said angrily: "This is simply a disregard for the law!"

After he finished his anger, he changed to a earnest tone: "No matter what bad things they did or what nonsense they said, you shouldn't disregard the law for such people. This county will file a lawsuit and take care of the matter for you."

When Liu Piezi heard this, he knew that Wei Chengji was still on his side, so he quickly said, "Your Excellency is wise. I will wait for your decision."

"Well. Zhang San and Li Si, do you two know your mistakes?"

Zhang San immediately cried out, "Your Excellency is wise, I am innocent. Didn't I tell you before that I was just drunk and said a few drunken words, I didn't flirt with Liu Piaozi's wife at all."

When Wei Chengji heard the sentence "Didn't I tell the adults?" he broke out in a sweat. He turned his head to look at Fu Jiao, but Fu Jiao didn't react at all.

Fu Jiao roughly understood what he heard. He guessed that Wei Chengji didn't want to decide the case when he arrived.

"Sir, I swear, I was only a few feet away from that woman and I only made a few verbal jokes. But this Liu Piezi not only detained us privately, but also tortured us, you see."

As he spoke, Zhang San pulled his sleeve upwards with all his strength, and indeed there were faint bruises on his arm.

Li Si also said: "Sir, it's not just on the arms, there were some on our faces before, but they have gone down now."

Liu Piezi was furious: "If you two hadn't said such rude things, would I have hit you? Sir, I was just angry and gave them a lesson. It was not lynching. Please understand, sir."

If it were an ordinary day, this matter would be easy to judge.

But at this moment Fu Jiao was standing aside.

He wanted to mediate and let both parties not pursue the matter, but he was afraid that Fu Jiao would think he was trying to please everyone.

He wanted to give both sides fifty lashes, but he was afraid that Fu Jiao would think he was not making a clear judgment.

Wei Chengji hesitated and asked Fu Jiao: "Sir, what do you think?"

In fact, all other cases have been dealt with at this moment, leaving only this one matter.

Fu Jiao also knew what he was thinking, and he was in a good mood at the moment, so he said, "Zhang San and Li Si, although you drank and caused trouble, it is not a serious offense, but it hurt people's face. I believe you have learned your lesson this time. Liu Piezi, although you were offended, it is understandable, but you should not be detained privately. However, considering that there are reasons for the incident, I will not pursue it. You two can go back and live your own lives, okay?"

Whether they are willing or not, since the official has said so, they can only agree.

At this moment, most of the people who were listening to the trial outside the court had dispersed. Everyone relaxed and prepared to leave the court.

Fu Jiao also stood up and prepared to leave.

Perhaps it was the inspector's habit to understand the public opinion, so he casually asked the few people who had not left: "Do any of you have riverside land at home?"

Several people were stunned, then shook their heads.

"My family doesn't have it, but one of my relatives originally had more than four mu of riverside land."

Fu Jiao acted approachable and asked, "Is it difficult for your relative to pay the money?"

Liu Piezi scratched his head and said, "It's not bad. Ten or so taels of silver is a bit much, but my relative's family is relatively well-off. I just feel a little distressed."

Fu Jiao's friendly expression froze on his face: "Ten... two?"

Wei Chengji, who was standing aside, was already sweating profusely.

Fu Jiao turned his head and glanced at Wei Chengji coldly, then turned back and asked, "How much is the fee for river invasion per acre?"

Liu Piezi didn't understand what was going on with Fu Jiao's expression, and said hesitantly: "Two taels..."

Fu Jiao suddenly turned around and glared at Wei Chengji.

You are so good, Wei Chengji!

The imperial court only collects four cents of silver per acre for river invasion tax. Not only do you collect it privately, you even dare to collect two taels per acre!

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