The host is always dying

"My lord, I have been wronged!" The three people kneeling in the yamen shouted in unison.

Xue Chongli frowned, and slapped the gavel vigorously, "Quiet, what a place this is. Tell me slowly what the three of you have wronged, don't shout and make trouble here."

The three men winked at each other and nodded. "My lord." An older man stepped forward, "Since I became an official, I have worked hard to govern and understand the people's sentiments. Those who said that the three of us were corrupt and bribed were all false accusations. Every family in our county has enough to eat. There is Shunian in every household, and the streets are very lively." The man bowed deeply, "My lord, please be aware of the details."

Yao Ruoyu was a little annoyed when he heard this man turned black and white, and spoke out loudly. He took a deep look at the three people kneeling there.

I really have no repentance at all.

Xue Chongli turned his face and glanced at Yao Ruoyu. He clearly saw a trace of anger in the eyes of the national teacher. He gently touched the gavel on the table, "Are the three of you really wronged?"

"Yes. Please be aware, my lord."

Xue Chongli looked at the case file in front of him thoughtfully, tapped his fingers on the table, "Is there any evidence to prove your innocence?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The three people kowtowed hurriedly, "The boss of Yuanji Trading Company, the boss of Hanjia Cloth...they can all testify for us, we are innocent."

Yao Ruoyu couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this. It was so obvious that the government and the businessmen were protecting each other and benefiting from each other, and they actually justly said that they were wronged.

In the quiet yamen where you could hear the needle drop on the ground, Yao Ruoyu's laughter seemed very abrupt, and everyone looked at Yao Ruoyu strangely.

"Who is laughing during the trial for no reason?" Xue Chongli frowned and looked at Yao Ruoyu, "Is this a place where there are no rules in the court, sir, please explain."

Yao Ruoyu picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, "What I'm laughing at is that the witnesses these three lords are looking for are all related to them. I'm afraid they are colluding with officials and businessmen to give false testimony."

"Master Zhang, Master Li, and Master Han." Yao Ruoyu paused for a moment, "You three look up and see if you still remember me."

Zhang Jin, Li Yifan, and Han Xu raised their heads in doubt, "Yes, it is you..."

"My lord, it must be this man who made rumors and framed us. He once had a conflict with us, and he has always held a grudge."

Yao Ruoyu looked at them with averted eyes, talking serious nonsense, and smiled, really stubborn.

"You say he made a false accusation, but do you know who he is?" Xue Chongli asked the three people kneeling below.

"Who is he?" At this moment, the three of them suddenly became a little scared. Could it be some important person with a history.

Xue Chongli glanced at Yao Ruoyu before turning his head, and looked at the three people kneeling in the hall again, "He is Master Guoshi."

Their expressions changed from doubt to horror, and finally to despair. "It turned out to be, my lord."

The common people watching the excitement outside also exploded when they heard the name of the national teacher.

People 1 said: "It's the national teacher! No wonder he looks so good-looking."

People 2 said: "Master Guoshi has appeared and has come to protect our county."

People 3 said: "Master Guo Shi himself looks so good-looking, so how good-looking is his sweetheart..."

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"Master Zhang, Master Han." Yao Ruoyu paused and looked at the two people, "Actually, you two don't have any real talents. The official position was bought with 10 taels of silver. I'm right."

"Since the two of you became officials, the evidence of the crimes of the fish and meat people has been conclusive. Is there anything else you want to deny?" Yao Ruoyu threw the investigation report of himself and King Yu during this period to those two people, and they picked it up on the ground tremblingly. The reports, filled with desperation, were all over.

Yao Ruoyu looked at Li Yifan again, "Master Li, although you have studied hard to gain fame, you know the law and broke the law. Not only did you fail to correct the atmosphere of this county, but you also joined the two of them. It is really a waste of studying the sages. You dote on your concubine and destroy your wife. It’s not news here, do you have anything to argue about?”

Li Yifan was anxious in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, he still knelt down in the hall respectfully.

"The three of you really don't even have any repentance at all, and you've been quibbling until just now. Not punishing the three of you severely will not be enough for the common people to be angry." Yao Ruoyu looked at Xue Chongli and Shen Gui, "I don't know what you two adults want? "

Li Yifan's hope that had just been extinguished was rekindled. He looked hopefully at Shen Gui, who was also his teacher. Li Yifan hoped that the teacher could save him again in this crisis.

Shen Gui looked at his students in embarrassment, then at the face of the national teacher, and finally sighed, "It's all up to the national teacher."

Xue Chongli is also a person who hates evil. When he first arrived in XXX County, he followed the Guoshi and King Yu to understand the situation, and after seeing the homeless victims, he also hated these court pests who were officials for their own self-interest, and even more so. Any comments will be appreciated.

Xue Chongli patted the gavel heavily, "Zhang Jin, Li Yifan, and Han Xu disregarded the law and discipline, bought and sold officials, exploited the common people, and seized land...convicted of several crimes and sentenced to death. They will be beheaded for public display at noon tomorrow."

"I don't accept it! You have falsely accused me of framing me. I am the number one scholar in the golden department awarded by the emperor himself. You can't kill me. Why should you kill me if I haven't harmed the people?" Li Yifan was dissatisfied with the results of the interrogation just now, and shouted excitedly in the hall .

Seeing this situation, Shen Gui believed that Li Yifan was a little wronged, and said cautiously, "Lord National Teacher, look, isn't there something wrong here?"

Yao Ruoyu looked at Li Yifan, who was still quibbling, and his face became even more ugly, "There is nothing wrong, I just hope someone can save his life." After speaking, he took a deep look at Shen Gui, Yao Ruoyu looked at him a little flustered.

"Li Yifan, since you said that I framed you, can you guarantee that you will tell the truth about the questions I ask you next?" Yao Ruoyu came down from the hall and stood in front of Li Yifan.

"Yes! If there is even the slightest lie, there will be a thunderbolt from the sky." Li Yifan swore an oath, wanting to prove his innocence.

"You said you were wronged, so I'll ask you, the boss of Yuanji Mall, the boss of Hanjia Cloth...why do they give you 5 taels of silver every year. Zhang Jin, why does Han Xu give you 2 taels of silver every year. "

"This, this... this." Li Yifan wiped the sweat from his brow anxiously.

"Didn't you get a dime from them?"

Li Yifan was already sweating profusely when he looked at the high-ranking national teacher, "I, I, I got money from them, but I didn't know that their money came from a wrong way, and I still..."

Yao Ruoyu interrupted Li Yifan's defense, "You use the money from unknown sources, but you use it with peace of mind. Obviously you don't care where the money came from, so don't act like you're wronged." Yao Ruoyu paused for a while. , "The three of you really should go and see the victims in the slums whose families were destroyed by you. I don't know if you can still be so righteous."

The three people kneeling in the hall lost all hope, and the brilliance in their eyes gradually faded. They looked desperately at the four words hanging high in the mirror in the hall.One wrong step, and finally one wrong step.