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

Qin Yunhe asked someone to invite County Magistrate Lu, and at the same time ordered someone to bring Han Fang and his son, as well as several neighbors who had testified yesterday.

County Magistrate Lu Qing was quickly invited in. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the former clerk who came to testify and immediately frowned.

"Xue Hai, what are you doing here?"

Xue Hai lowered his eyes and stepped back without saying anything.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Magistrate Lu bowed and said, "Sir, I wonder if you have any instructions for me to come here?"

Qin Yunhe also bowed in return and asked County Magistrate Lu to sit down.

"County Magistrate Lu, this Xue Hai has said something and I want you to come and listen. Xue Hai, please repeat what you just said."

"Yes, sir." Xue Hai bowed and said, "More than ten years ago, I saw the original book of magistrates. Han Yang's name was originally in the book. One day, I saw my master at that time secretly peeling out a page from the book and replacing it with a new one. I asked my master and found out that Han Yang wanted his son to take the imperial examination, so he bribed him to change the content of the book. I was careful at the time and secretly hid the manuscript."

Originally, when Xue Hai said this, the magistrate did not understand what he was trying to say, let alone why the inspector called him, so he just frowned and listened. As a result, Xue Hai suddenly changed the subject.

"Last year, when Liu Xiucai reported Han Lin, the county magistrate had someone check the records, but did not find Han Yang's name. I remembered the manuscript, so I showed it to the county magistrate, but he tore it up on the spot."

"What nonsense!" County Magistrate Lu didn't expect Xue Hai to be waiting for him here. "When did you get any manuscript? Even if you did, why did the county tear up the manuscript?"

"You have torn up the manuscript, so you will naturally not admit it now. Even if you have received benefits from the Han family and want to protect them, just say it directly, you shouldn't..."

"This is simply slander!"

Lu Qing stood up and wanted to kick Xue Hai, but was stopped by Qin Yunhe: "Master Lu, please be patient."

Lu Qing sat back and said to Qin Yunhe, "Sir, don't listen to his nonsense. He is just making accusations because I fired him from his job as a clerk. I haven't even seen the manuscript."

Xue Hai said, "Now that the manuscript is gone, the magistrate will naturally deny it. It's a pity that I didn't save the manuscript, and I didn't understand the magistrate's thoughts in time, and finally I lost my job."

"Sir, don't listen to his nonsense. Xue Hai was fired because he omitted a very important part of the case file."

"No one else in the case room had missed the content, so why was I the only one who was fired? It must be that the master has something to hide.

I also saw Han Fang’s close relationship with the county magistrate’s housekeeper later, and after careful inquiry, I learned that Han Fang had already established connections with the county magistrate. It was a pity that I was so foolish as to take the manuscript to ask for credit from the magistrate…”

Lu Qing was much calmer now, and said to Qin Yunhe: "Sir, I fired him because he omitted too much information. Not only did he miss an important testimony, he also missed a paragraph of the law he cited.

My Lord, you also know that when making inferences to judge a case, you must cite the law. If you miss it, you will be punished! Fortunately, the case file was sent back to the prosecutor. If it was submitted to a higher level and I was punished for this, how could I sit in court to judge a case again? "

Xue Hai said, "Sir, I was indeed careless and made a mistake. If the county magistrate wants to drive me away, I will admit it. But it is absolutely true that the manuscript was destroyed! It is also absolutely true that Han Lin was on good terms with the county magistrate's housekeeper."

Missing a law is indeed a serious matter for the magistrate who is adjudicating a case, so it is understandable that Lu Qing is angry about this.

But this does not prove that Xue Hai is definitely making groundless accusations.

"County Magistrate Lu, I just want to ask you, do you have any private relationship with Han Fang?"

Magistrate Lu looked a little unnatural, and said, "Sir, the Han family is also quite famous in the local area. It is impossible to say that they don't know each other. But it is impossible to say that they are so close that they would help him destroy the manuscript.

As for who my butler associates with, that is his freedom. He did not sell himself to me, so it is none of my business. "

Xue Hai said, "The county magistrate has made a very clear refusal. Everyone in the county knows that if you want to follow the county magistrate's path, you have to find Steward Fu. Otherwise, let the inspector go to the county to inquire."

"What do the ignorant people in the countryside know? They spread rumors all day long just because they think I don't care. Your Excellency, I can't explain what Xue Hai is talking about. But I have definitely never seen any manuscripts.

Not to mention that the Han family's reputation is nothing, even if they are really wealthy, there is no need for me to ruin my future for such a small matter.

Besides, Han Fang had already been adopted out, so why would there be any need to change the books or destroy the manuscripts?"

In theory, since the Korean side has adopted the child, there is really no need to change any registers.

But if it is true as Liu Mao said, that the neighbors and the village head who came to testify were bribed, then it would be necessary.

In fact, Qin Yunhe had strong doubts about the fact that the neighbors and the village head had been bribed.

After all, it was not easy to check whether the funeral was held in formal attire. He could bribe these neighbors and the head of the village, but he could not bribe all the neighbors.

Qin Yunhe glanced at Liu Mao and the others, they had been silent.

Not long after, an official came to report that Han Fang and his son, their neighbors, and the village head had been taken away.

County Magistrate Lu was confused and looked at Qin Yunhe and then at Liu Mao.

Qin Yunhe said: "Bring Han Fang and his son and Hu Xiaoyi up first."

Han Fang and his son and Hu Xiaoyi came in to pay their respects to Qin Yunhe, County Magistrate Lu and others.

"Sir, I wonder what you want me to do when I am summoned here again."

"Hu Xiaoyi, Liu Mao said that you have a purple clay teapot made by a famous artist, which Han Yang loved so much back then. Is that true?"

Hu Xiaoyi's expression froze, and then he said, "Your Excellency, this is indeed the case."

Liu Mao immediately said, "Sir, you see, the student did not lie. That purple clay teapot is very valuable. If it wasn't for bribing Hu Xiaoyi, why would he give it to him so easily?"

Hu Xiaoyi seemed to be angry and laughed: "Giving it to me means buying me off? Whether Han Fang has adopted someone is obvious to everyone, especially since I have the final say?

My Lord, the purple clay teapot in my hand was indeed given by the Han family, but that was many years ago. At that time, Han Fang had been cut off from the imperial examination, and Han Lin was still a child, so there was no need to bribe me.

Moreover, the pot was not given by Han Yang or Han Fang, but by Han Yang's son Han Cheng.

Han Cheng usually likes to help others achieve their goals. Even though his brother Han Fang's path to the imperial examination was cut off because of my words, he never complained.

Once I attended a wedding banquet and I mentioned that I particularly liked Han Yang's purple clay teapot. Unexpectedly, Han Cheng was there at the time, holding the teapot in his hand, and he gave it to me.

The pot was indeed worth some money, but not a fortune. I hesitated at the time whether to accept it or not, but I loved it so much that I refused it twice before finally accepting it.

There were many people at the wedding banquet, so you can ask anyone you want. I have had that pot for many years, so just ask the villagers and everyone will know it. "

Liu Mao still insisted: "They said it was a gift from Han Cheng. To put it bluntly, aren't Han Cheng and Han Fang brothers? Since his family has made up their mind to change their family, they are naturally making preparations all the time."

Hu Xiaoyi frowned and said, "Liu Mao, don't be unreasonable. Everyone knows that your family just can't stand the Han family doing well, so they are trying to make things difficult for them.

When your family was in poverty, you wanted the Han family to guarantee your family's loan, but Han Yang refused. Later, you passed the imperial examination and felt that you had turned your life around. Your family wanted to buy the Han family's land, but the Han family refused to sell it to you. You were resentful and made trouble in various ways. "

Liu Mao's face flushed red and he looked very angry.

"Even if the pot was given to me many years ago, wasn't it given to me for the sake of friendship? Didn't you change your mind after I gave it to you?

"The untouchables are the untouchables. Do you think you can change your status with a few bucks? Dream on!"