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

While the yamen runners were away to fetch the people, Qin Yunhe explained to the gentry present, "I had originally suspected that the book had been altered by the Han family. However, I checked it again and again and could not find any flaws. When I asked the clerks, none of them had heard of alterations without leaving any traces. So I wondered, is it possible that the book had not been tampered with?"

At this moment, the book had been passed around by several gentlemen for careful inspection.

Although these people do not have the special skills of clerks, they deal with paper and text on a daily basis and believe that they understand books.

They passed it around and looked at it again, but still couldn't see any traces. After hearing what Qin Yunhe said, they all nodded and thought that what Qin Yunhe said was very likely.

Qin Yunhe said, "I thought that since the records had not been tampered with, Han Yang's absence must have meant that he had never been on the list. But others said that he was an official clerk in the county government, and he had a reputation.

That would be very strange.

Fortunately, although more than 30 years is a long time, it is not so long that everyone is dead. So I asked people to find the clerks and bookkeepers who worked with Han Yang, and fortunately found a few who were still alive and invited them over. "

At this time, the clerks and clerks who came to testify had all been brought up.

Several of them are getting old. The youngest one looks to be in his fifties, and the older ones are nearly seventy.

As soon as these clerks and clerks kowtowed in the hall, Qin Yunhe called them up.

"Do you guys remember Han Yang?"

One of them bowed and said, "Your Excellency, I, Zhou Cheng, remember Han Yang. He used to work with me in the soap squad."

Qin Yunhe nodded, and then asked the other two people: "What about you, do you have any impression?"

The other two were older, a clerk and a clerk, and they both expressed some impression of Han Yang.

"There is a case involving Han Yang. Has anyone of you seen the magistrates' register from back then? Is Han Yang's name on it?"

Zhou Cheng, the police officer who had served with Han Yang, said, "Sir, do you want to confirm whether Han Yang was a police officer?"

"I not only want to know whether he has been a police officer, but also the specific time he served as a police officer and whether his name is on the police officer list."

"Sir, Han Yang must have been a police officer. We worked together for several years. As for his name... it should not be on the police officer list."

Qin Yunhe hurriedly asked: "Everyone said that he bought the top promise, why is Han Yang's name not in the list of officials?"

Qin Yunhe hadn't had a chance to ask any questions after these people were brought in, so he didn't expect to get the answer right away.

"Your Excellency, Han Yang did buy the top guarantee, but his situation is a little different from others, and I happen to know more about this matter."

Qin Yunhe's eyes lit up: "That's great, tell me the truth quickly."

“At that time, Han Yang bought Zhao Zongyi’s top order.

At that time, Zhao Zongyi often worked with me on duty so we had a good relationship. Sometimes he would talk to me about his own affairs.

One day he told me that he had a carbuncle on his back and sighed that he didn't know how much money it would cost to treat it.

Later, the carbuncle on his back became more and more serious after a long period of treatment, and he could not even work. At this time, he happened to meet Han Yang, so he asked him to take over temporarily.

Zhao Zongyi knew that the carbuncle on his back could be fatal if it lasted for a long time, but his children were only in their teens at the time. On the one hand, he was worried about his own condition, and on the other hand, he was worried that if he passed away, his wife and children would be left without the means to support themselves.

He wanted to sell the Dingcheng to raise some money, but he also wanted to keep the Dingcheng so that his children would not be without a livelihood when they grew up.

I had originally advised him to rent it to Han Yang for a long time, so he could take it back at any time in the future. But since it was impossible to pay a lot of money at once, he was hesitant.

Later, when Han Yang learned of his idea, he said that he just wanted to work for a few years to save some money.

Otherwise, he could buy a ten-year tenure in one go, without having to register it. When Zhao Zongyi's son grows up, he would return the tenure to his son, so that Zhao Zongyi would not have to worry about his child having no livelihood in the future.

Outsiders only know that Han Yang bought Zhao Zongyi's top order, and only those who are close to him know that he is not actually included in the list."

Qin Yunhe immediately took back the book to check the name, and soon found Zhao Zongyi's name.

Qin Yunhe then ordered the servants to take the names on the book and show them to the gentry present.

Qin Yunhe glanced at Xue Hai, who was already sweating profusely, and Liu Mao, who was dumbfounded, and asked the police officer who was testifying, "Then do you remember what year Han Yang bought the Dingcheng?"

"Your Excellency, to know the year when Han Yang bought the Dingcheng, we only need to find out the year when Zhao Zongyi died. It was less than a year from the onset of Zhao Zongyi's illness to his death."

Qin Yunhe immediately sent someone to find out the time of Zhao Zongyi's death.

While the official was looking for the time of Zhao Zongyi's death, Qin Yunhe asked the other two people who came to testify.

"Do you two know anything about this?"

One of them, who was also a former magistrate, bowed and said, "Your Excellency, I don't know about these twists and turns. But I remember that Zhou Cheng and Zhao Zongyi often worked together and had a good relationship. And Han Yang did buy the top contract from Zhao Zongyi."

Another former clerk also said, "Sir, I seem to have heard that Zhao Zongyi died of a carbuncle on his back."

Qin Yunhe said, "You are also an old clerk, so you must be very familiar with paper and writing. Some people say that a page of this book was replaced without anyone noticing. Can you take a look at this book to see if there are any clues?"

The old clerk took the book and frowned as he carefully flipped through the pages. He turned to the end and then said, "Sir, with my limited knowledge, this book should not have had its pages removed or replaced."

Qin Yunhe nodded. He was not surprised by this answer at all.

This Xue Hai is really bold.

Qin Yunhe slammed the gavel: "Xue Hai, what do you have to say?!"

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Some friends may wonder, since being a yamen runner can make money, why can Han Yang make money and use it to start his own business, while Zhao Zongyi doesn’t seem to have saved much money, and is worried about the cost of medical treatment and his wife and children’s inability to support themselves?

In fact, whether you can make money working in the government office depends on your personality.

I read one of the silent plays before (because it is a Ming and Qing dynasty vernacular novel, I personally feel that it can refer to the situation of working in the government office).

There was a man whose family had a yamen runner who had rented the house to someone else. Later, he heard from others that it was a good place to practice in the yamen, so he took it back and started practicing on his own.

As a result, others can make money and even get a good reputation by doing it. Not only can he not make money, but because he is soft-hearted, he can't punish the officials, so the officials think he has accepted the money and beat him up out of anger. Hahahaha - ancient cool novels are quite interesting, you can go and have a look if you are interested.