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

The case files and books were brought over with the clerks and scribes.

Qin Yunhe first ordered the officers, "Go and bring over the students who reported Han Lin and the others who were involved in the case of Han Lin's betrayal."

Qin Yunhe took the book and looked through it carefully. Just looking at it like this, he couldn't see any traces of digging or modification. Of course, it is also possible that it was handled cleanly.

The contents of the case file were basically the same as what the magistrate had said, and the issue of the register mentioned by County Magistrate Meng was naturally not recorded in the file.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the official came back to report.

"Sir, the students who reported the case and Han Lin are all here."

"Students Liu Mao, Yang Huo, and Zhang Yun greet the Inspector General."

"No need to be polite. I am here on a tour of inspection to investigate the corruption of Mao Liangqing. I heard about your exposure of Han Lin, so I asked you to come and ask about the situation."

Qin Yunhe looked at the others and said, "Liu Mao, I see you are the first one to report this. Tell me what happened."

"Yes, sir. The Han family and I are from the same town, so I have always known Han Lin's background. We all know that Han Lin's grandfather was a police official in the county, and it was very impressive to tell people about it in the town.

As for the fact that Han Lin's father Han Fang was adopted by his uncle, although that was what they said, everyone knew it was to prevent his descendants from being of lowly status.

I heard from the elders that Han Fang was quite smart when he was young and was good at studying. His parents were unwilling to let their son be buried, so they announced that he was adopted by his elder brother.

In fact, there is only a wall between Han Fang's biological father and uncle's families. Those who are older in the family know that Han Fang went back and forth between the two when he was a child, and he spent more time at his biological father's house than at his so-called adoptive father's house. "

"Sir, please allow me to explain in detail," Han Lin interrupted hastily, "My father was really adopted by my adoptive grandfather Han Ting. My family now offers sacrifices to my adoptive grandfather every New Year. As for my father's running back and forth when he was young, to be honest, even if he was adopted, the uncle there is still my father's uncle. What's wrong with a child going to his uncle's house to play?"

Liu Mao interrupted, "Is it just a matter of playing around? If it was just a matter of playing around, why did the county magistrate not allow your father to take part in the county exam?"

"My father was slandered back then. The county magistrate at the time cut off my father's path to the imperial examination without any investigation. Then when I applied for the exam, didn't the county agree?"

"That's why people can't help but be suspicious. Since the county magistrate had already determined that your father was the son of a police official and was not allowed to take the imperial examination, why would the current county magistrate allow you to take the examination? Moreover, why didn't the county magistrate report our allegations of your unclean background?

If you say there is no trick involved... who would believe it?"

If Han Lin's father had already been identified as the son of a jailer, then it would be acceptable for the current county magistrate to still agree to let Han Lin take part in the county examination.

"Someone, please invite Magistrate Lu here."

Qin Yunhe then asked Han Lin: "Han Lin, since your father was identified as the son of a police official and his descendants were not allowed to take the imperial examination, why did you apply for the county examination?"

"Sir, my father was indeed slandered. The county magistrate at that time hated the idea of ​​taking the imperial examination. When he heard that my father was a police officer, he asked a few questions and blocked my father's path to the imperial examination. Now that I have grown up, my father thinks that the county magistrate is wise and kind, and may not be so arbitrary."

Liu Mao then interrupted and asked, "Is it that the current county magistrate is wise and benevolent, or is it that the current county magistrate is easier to persuade?"

"What nonsense! You are allowing me to slander an official appointed by the imperial court at will?!"

County Magistrate Lu Qing shouted and rushed in angrily, kicking Liu Mao directly.

It was too late for Qin Yunhe to ask someone to stop him. Liu Mao staggered after being kicked. When he turned around, he saw that it was the county magistrate. He looked angry but dared not say anything.

County Magistrate Lu Qing bowed and said, "Your Excellency the Inspector, please allow me to report. At first, I really didn't know about Han Fang's past. Later, Liu Mao came to report it, and I quickly called Han Lin to ask about the situation. I learned that his father Han Fang had been adopted out in his early years.

Later, Liu Mao still refused to accept the news and went to the government office to report it. The prefect ordered me to investigate further. I also asked the neighbors in the same town as the Han family, and they all said that Han Ting's birth, upbringing, and funeral were all handled by Han Fang as a filial son. Isn't this an adoption?"

Han Lin also hurriedly said, "Yes, sir, my father, as a filial son, wore mourning clothes and attended the funeral of my grandfather Han Tingcheng. This is known to all the neighbors."

"Liu Mao, you are from the same town as Han Lin. Don't you know that the Han side is offering funeral rites to Han Tingcheng?"

"My Lord, Han Fang did handle Han Ting's funeral. But even if Han Fang is not a son, it is his duty as a nephew to attend his uncle's funeral, right? Everyone in my town knows that Han Fang has called Han Ting "big daddy" since he was a child, which means uncle in our place."

"My dad was seven or eight years old when he was adopted. He could already remember things and was used to calling him Big Daddy. He often called him Big Daddy out of habit. But he changed the name for his biological father to Second Daddy. Isn't that enough proof?"

"What kind of proof is this? Your family just said that the child was adopted? They just saw that Han Ting was gone, so there is no proof whatsoever."

"How can there be no proof? My father asked the elder to be a witness when he adopted me."

"Where is old?"

Han Lin was speechless: "...Li...Li Lao, what age was Li Lao at that time? Of course he is no longer here now."

"Even if the village head was still here at the time, it would prove that your father was adopted. But in fact, he was not adopted. Your family made money as a police official and wanted to change the family and let their descendants become officials. How could this be possible? It's just greedy."

"Sir, no, it was Liu Mao who slandered me. My father has really been adopted. If you don't believe me, go ask him. My father took care of all the affairs of my grandfather Han Ting, and the family business was also handed over to my father by my grandfather himself.

Liu Mao has been trying to buy a piece of land next to his from my family, but I refused, so he slandered my background.

"Sir, I did want to buy a piece of land from the Han family, but that land has nothing to do with Han Lin's background." Liu Mao said and turned to Han Lin: "If your family is not guilty, why do you want to change the register of the police officer?"

"My family has never changed. My father has been adopted, so why would I change the register?"

County Magistrate Lu was furious and said, "Liu Mao, don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by changing the register of police officers? Han Yang's name was not on the register to begin with."

"Han Yang bought the certificate properly back then, how could he not be in the register? It's obviously been tampered with. And if the county magistrate hadn't tampered with it, why didn't he report the student's accusation?"

"Sir," Magistrate Lu said to Qin Yunhe, "Don't listen to Liu Mao's nonsense. Han Yang's name was not originally on the register.

What's more, later the prefect sent someone to acknowledge the fact that Han was adopted. So what was the need to change the register?

The reason why it was not reported was that I was busy organizing the county examination at that time. "

Qin Yunhe looked at the case file again and said, "Let's not talk about the records for now. That is another case. I will investigate it myself."

It was obvious that no one understood what Qin Yunhe meant.

Qin Yunhe continued, "The most urgent task now is to find out whether Han Fang was adopted by Han Ting. As long as this is found out, it will naturally be clear whether Han Lin is suspected of taking the exam by false means. As for whether the records have been altered or supplemented, we will investigate it separately later."

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Lu quickly said, "Yes, Your Excellency the Inspector is wise. It is still the first priority to find out the matter of Han Fang's adoption."

So Qin Yunhe ordered the officials to find the head of the village, the elders, the village head, and all the related neighbors of the Han family.

He also ordered the clerks to look for the case files in which Han Fang was reported as a clerk.