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

After listening to this, Qin Yunhe frowned for a long time.

The case is being tried in Beijing, the main culprit has not yet been convicted, and the facts of the case have not yet been clarified. Why is the magistrate of Pingle County so anxious?

It is an unthinkable promotion for a teacher to be promoted to county magistrate. Shouldn't the Pingle county magistrate work hard day and night to make some achievements?

Why are you so rude and careless? Aren’t you afraid of arousing public resentment?

"Yu Fang, is what you said true?"

"Sir, everything I said is true. If there is even a single lie, I will leave it to you to decide."

"If that's the case, why don't other people come to the city to file a complaint?"

"Sir, it's not that others don't want to come, but they can't come. Ever since the magistrate took office, he has ordered a strict investigation of the bandits' accomplices. After a new reward for bandits was issued a few days ago, it has intensified. In order to prevent any fish from slipping through the net, the magistrate even ordered martial law at the city gates. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will, and once you enter, you are not allowed to come out."

"What?! Martial law is in place during this peaceful time. Is this county magistrate crazy?"

"Yes, that's why people in Pingle County are in a panic now. I happened to be a few days late returning to visit my parents, and when I heard that the city was under martial law, I didn't go back.

Later, it was only when someone from my clan who was guarding the city gate came back to report that my husband, father-in-law, and son had all been arrested that I learned.”

This matter still needs to be verified and cannot be based solely on Fang’s words.

"Yu Fang, please go back first. I will have someone investigate. If what you said is true, I will not let anyone be wrongly accused."

Yu Fang sighed and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, sir! I am now staying at the Yunlai Inn. If you want to ask me any questions, please send someone to the Yunlai Inn to find me."

Qin Yunhe nodded and let Yu Fang leave.

"Liu Dianshi, are there any case files from Pingle County recently?"

Now that the lawsuits have been stopped, except for major cases, there shouldn't be too many case files. Unless they are cases that were closed before but not submitted in time.

"There are one or two past case files that have just been brought up. They are all minor matters. I have already checked them and reported to you before. But they are not related to the robbery case."

Qin Yunhe thought for a moment and said, "Liu Dianshi, I would like to trouble you to make a trip. I wonder if Liu Dianshi is willing to go?"

Now it is the beginning of the dog days of June, the weather is hot, and Liu Dianshi is not young anymore, so he has no choice but to refuse Qin Yunhe.

Liu Dianshi said hurriedly: "Of course, I am willing to serve you at my utmost."

"I thought about it. If I send someone to investigate privately, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out once they get in, which will waste time. But if I just send the yamen runners on an official errand, they probably won't be able to see the Pingle County Magistrate.

It would be better if you have Liu Dianshi take the case files and official letters with you, and just say that there are problems with the old case files and they need to be calibrated urgently by the Pingle County Magistrate. I believe he will meet you.

Liu Dianshi has experience, so he must be able to see something about his character, or it would be best if he could ask him indirectly to find out what he thinks.

Also, let Zhang San, Li Si and the others go with you to find out about the local situation and report back when the time comes."

"Yes, I understand."

After everything was arranged, Qin Yunhe gave instructions to Zhuzi.

"When you go to Zigao's house, tell him that I want to borrow someone to do an errand for me."

Because there were no lawsuits in the past few months, Li Chang rarely came to the government office.

Ever since he heard Qin Yunhe's words, he had begun to think about taking the imperial examination and becoming an official. Recently, he has been concentrating on preparing for the exam at home, ready to take part in the test next year.

Zhuzi accepted the order, then hesitated and said, "Sir, I will go with you on this errand. The Third Master is now thinking about the imperial examination. If he passes the exam, I am afraid he will not be able to stay with you anymore. Zhang San and Li Si will naturally follow the Third Master.

Why don't you let me do some errands with them and learn from them? Then I can do the errands for them even if they are not around in the future."

Qin Yunhe was somewhat surprised and somewhat relieved: "Well, you are still thoughtful."

Zhuzi went to Li Chang's house and explained the reason. Li Chang asked Qin Yunhe about his plan and said, "Your Excellency's arrangement is just right. There is nothing to do recently, and Zhang San and Li Si are just bored, so it's a good time to make this trip."

After saying this, he called Zhang San and Li Si and gave them some instructions before letting them follow Zhuzi over.

If Zhuzi and his men went there, they would just ride on horses.

However, considering that Liu Dianshi was no younger than them and naturally could not stand the summer heat, Qin Yunhe asked them to take a carriage there and put an ice basin there to avoid the heat.

Even so, when he arrived outside Pingle County, Liu Dianshi still felt a little overwhelmed.

Liu Dianshi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "You young people are the best. I feel a little dizzy..."

Zhuzi smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Liu Dianshi. When we get back, we will definitely ask for credit for you from the adults."

When we arrived at the city gate, we saw quite a few guards guarding it. It was obvious that they were not ordinary guards at the city gate.

There weren't many people coming in and out.

As the group walked forward, several officers came over to question them.

Zhang San bowed and said, "Brother, we are here on business from the government office in the city. Is there something wrong in the city?"

When they heard that they were from the prefecture on official business, the officers immediately put down their raised hands. One of the leaders bowed and said, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. Nothing has happened. There were bandits in the county before, and the magistrate was worried that there were accomplices of the bandits, so he ordered us to guard the city gates tightly.

I wonder what business you are here on, and if you have any official letters."

Liu Dianshi quickly took out his official letter and said, "I am the Dianshi of the Hall Yamen. This is an official letter. Because there is a problem with the case file, the prosecutor also knows that the county magistrate has just taken office, so he specially ordered me to come here to calibrate the information with the county magistrate."

The officer took the official letter and took a look at it. It was indeed an official letter from the prosecutor's office.

"Thank you for your hard work, come in." He called over a nearby officer and said, "Take the officers to the county government office, and do not be negligent."

The officer also knew the seriousness of the situation, and he quickly extended his hand to invite them, saying, "Sirs, please follow me."

The previous officer also bowed and made a gesture of invitation.

Liu Dianshi returned to the carriage, the driver pulled the reins, and the group entered the city.