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Zhang Zhen revealed her identity as an imperial envoy, and the two little girls in front of her were stunned. Faey's direction ran.

"Sister Yu, is she really the imperial envoy?"

Yu Fei didn't expect Zhang Zhen to expose her identity, and she felt a little displeased, but now that they have come to this point, these two people are not outsiders, so she felt that there is no need to hide it anymore, nodded and said: "Is it true? I don’t know about the imperial envoy, but she is the Holy Majesty’s sister, the third princess Zhang Zhen, and this time she is here to investigate the flood incident, since it was appointed by the imperial court, it must be the imperial envoy.”

Ming Rou couldn't believe her ears. When she recovered, she thought of Yu Fei's identity in an instant. The relationship between the two became closer. If that person is really a princess, then who is Yu Fei? After thinking about it, I asked.

Yu Fei smiled softly: "Me? I'm nothing but the daughter of a criminal minister."

Seeing her, Ming Rou and the others didn't want to say more, and they couldn't ask any more questions, but now that they knew Zhang Zhen's identity, they didn't dare to invite her into the backyard as before, and bowed down.

Zhang Zhen helped the two of them up and said: "This time I came here to investigate the flood. This world is not only the world of the people, but also the world of our Zhang family. If there are evil things in the world, it is for the state affairs. , It is also for family affairs, and I will not bend the law for personal gain, if Xu Zhengde is innocent, nothing will happen."

Xu Qionghua got the princess's promise, and finally let go of her heart, but she was afraid that her mother at home would be worried, so she wanted to go back and tell her that Ming Rou was afraid that what happened last time would happen again, so she asked Atao to go back to Xu's house with her, and Then invite Zhang Zhen into the room, make tea and invite her to sit down.

Zhang Zhen raised her eyes and looked at her: "So attentive, but what's the matter?"

Ming Judao: "Does the imperial envoy specialize in travel, or will he also help when encountering injustice?"

"This time, it is indeed a special case. If there is something that cannot be resolved by the yamen, it should be appealed to the higher level according to the law." Zhang Zhen didn't have much expression on his face.

When Ming Rou heard this, a slightly disappointed expression appeared on her face, but she didn't bother too much.

Zhang Zhen thought she would make further requests, but seeing her knowing how to advance and retreat, she couldn't help it, but when she thought about the purpose of this trip and the unclear situation in the capital, she lowered her eyes and didn't continue to speak.

The two chatted about some unimportant topics, all Zhang Zhen was asking, and Ming Rou replied that they were just asking some unimportant topics, such as when did Yu Fei come here, how many hours a day did she work, what did she mainly do on weekdays? What kind of work, have you ever heard her complain about suffering... and so on, all of these topics are about Yu Fei.

Mingrou was thoughtful after listening, but she knew what to ask and what not to ask, so she just answered the other party's questions obediently.

Zhang Zhen would come to the rouge shop every day to sit for a while, looking at Yu Fei from a distance, she felt satisfied, and then left in a hurry, like this for several days.

When they went back at night, Mingrou and Ye Qiuniang brought up the matter of Zhang Zhen's identity. They didn't look surprised when they saw the other party, and snorted, "What are you hiding from me again?"

Ye Qiuniang smiled: "I can't hide it from you. When we were eating together, I saw that she was abiding by etiquette in every action and every word and deed. Although she concealed it, Shui Yao and I could see it. It was just a guess. Now It seems that the conjecture that day was indeed correct."

"Hmph, don't tell me."

"It's something that hasn't been decided yet. I'm afraid that if you talk about it, it will make you think about it." Ye Qiuniang pinched her cheek.

"How could I think about it, I don't love you and keep it from me." Ming Rou pouted and continued to complain.

"Okay then, I'll tell you from now on, okay?" Ye Qiuniang smiled and compromised.

"It's about the same." After Mingrou finished speaking, she shrank back into her arms. Thinking of the uproar in the city during the day, she couldn't help but feel a little worried, "Although the princess said that Uncle Xu will be fine, I still don't care. I was uneasy, and Zhang Guofu suddenly died suddenly at this time, this fact is strange, I always feel like something is going to happen."

Ye Qiuniang patted her on the head and said: "These things are so coincidental, there must be a behind-the-scenes pusher behind the scenes, and now all forces are coming down, the princess is not a fuel-efficient lamp, Mr. Fu's side is still unknown, everything is still in a mess Fog, the next step can only be made after the enemy jumps out first, let’s just wait and see what happens.”

After comforting Ming Rou, Ye Qiuniang couldn't help but feel a sense of clarity in her heart. Now that the princess is the imperial envoy, what is certain is that the conflict in the capital should have reached the point of irreconcilability. There will be no wavering for a while.

Now that the princess is here in person, the cancer in Pingle County is expected to be eradicated. As long as there are no mistakes during the period, the power of Liu Chengye and the magistrate of Fu County will ebb and flow. For Mingrou, it is not bad news.

Thinking like this, I hope from the bottom of my heart that the princess who has traveled thousands of miles to Pingle can stand on the dominant side, and if necessary, she will also lend a helping hand in time to help her.

However, at the same time that the princess was working manually, Yu Mingyuan quickly arranged the matter and ordered Fu County Magistrate to issue a notice. In the case of the collapse of the Bay Wharf, at the same time, he was asked to contact the relevant witnesses and evidences in case he needed to go to court.

The magistrate of Fu County naturally followed suit.

In the early morning of the second day, everything was ready. Yu Mingyuan sat on the chair of the presiding judge with a majestic look on his face, the magistrate of Fu County sat on the side as a threatening follower, and the county magistrate and county lieutenant all attended the trial as a non-voting delegate.

Today's case is being heard in public, and of course the people who have been paying attention to the case are indispensable. They have surrounded the gate so that it can't get through early in the morning. Ming Rou, Ye Qiuniang, and the Xu family's mother and daughter are among them. behind the crowd.

As the sound of "mighty" ended, the trial began.

Xingmu clapped, the noise faded away, Yu Mingyuan looked serious, and Hong said: "Pingle County, under the jurisdiction of our state, is located by the Wanyang River. It has been suffering from floods for many years. The imperial court cares about the people. The previous allocation of 10 taels of silver was dedicated to the construction of flood control dams and wharfs. Later, the Yamen entrusted the project to Zhang Guofu, a wealthy businessman in Pingle County. Well done, but the dikes and dams have only been built for more than three years, and they are riddled with holes. Now, when the flood comes, it collapses and submerges thousands of mu of fertile land on both sides of the bank. Long Yan was furious and very distressed, and ordered me to investigate thoroughly at this time, but Zhang Guofu knew something was wrong, so he committed suicide in fear of crime yesterday morning, and died by taking poison."

"Although the other person is gone, the evil deeds in front of him are still there. The trial of this case will be held today, the evil will be punished and the good will be promoted. I will give an explanation to the Holy Majesty and the people of Liming in Pingle County."

After finishing speaking, someone asked Xu Zhengde to be brought up.

Xu Zhengde was escorted to the hall with disheveled hair, which did not match his previous image. Liu Chengye on the left side slightly turned his head and did not look directly at him. At that time, Mrs. Xu and Xu Qionghua in the crowd, seeing him like this, would be shocked again. Worried and sad, he kept repeating to the people around him that he was wronged.

Yu Mingyuan Xingmu took a pat, and shouted: "Xu Zhengde, you and Zhang Guofu shoddy inferior materials as good ones, causing today's dams and wharves to collapse, causing countless casualties to the people, what else do you have to say!"

Xu Zhengde turned pale with fright when he was caught with such a large pot, and he said he was wronged: "My lord, there are indeed inferior and superior materials in Cao Minjia, but they have different uses. Zhang Guofu came to buy the materials that day. The sub-categories that are designated to be bought, Caomin only provided the corresponding materials according to their needs, and did not deceive them. Mingchao."

As soon as the words fell, Yu Mingyuan said coldly: "Based on your one-sided words, you can say that the black is white, and you will lose to the little official Zhang Huan."

Zhang Huan was the little official who purchased materials with Zhang Guofu eight years ago.

"Boss Xu, it's only been a few years, and your forgetfulness is so great that you don't even remember what you did, but I remember it clearly. I went to your store with Boss Zhang that day, and what I said clearly was We want high-quality goods and high-quality materials, but look, what kind of goods you sent us!"

Xu Zhengde looked at Zhang Huan in front of him, and hearing his words, he was so angry that he vomited blood, and cursed angrily: "Zhang Huan, you and Zhang Guofu came to my store that day, that's not what you said, you two clearly appointed Bing Grade material, I asked you what you were doing with it, how did you answer me, you said, 'Don't ask so much about selling your things, anyway, the money will be given to you in full, so why worry so much' , I still hear these words, how can you turn your face and deny people like this!"

Zhang Huan sneered: "It is said that there is no profiteering and no business, but the ability to reverse black and white is not small. The matter of the dam is a big deal. How can I not know the truth when I am eating the emperor's food? Give me a hundred courage to say If you don’t come up with such words, it’s you, who will come here casually.”

The two quarreled with each other, and the surrounding people also talked about it. Affected by the previous rumors in the city, everyone didn't have a good impression of Xu Zhengde, and they cursed at him one after another. The people around him spurned him, Xu Qionghua's face was very anxious.

"Pa——" Yu Mingyuan patted Xingmu and said, "No noise in the courtroom—Xu Zhengde, you just said that the materials sold to Zhang Guofu and Zhang Huan were indeed inferior materials. Since this is true, Selling inferior materials to the imperial court to use as flood control dams is a serious crime that concerns people’s livelihood and the lives of many people, so how can you argue, you really don’t shed tears when you don’t see the coffin, someone is going to put it on the board!”

Xu Zhengde heard the words and shouted: "Your Excellency, you are wronged. Caomin has a contract for selling materials back then, which can prove that Zhang Guofu and Zhang Huan really bought inferior materials, and Caomin received money for inferior materials. This matter should be dealt with." It is a matter of procurement by the engineering party, and has nothing to do with me!"

There was a bit of a sneer in Yu Mingyuan's dark eyes, and he said, "Show the evidence."

The evidence is a deed and a store's material delivery and account books.

After taking a closer look, the deed indicated that he was purchasing Grade C materials, with a total of 5000 taels of silver, and the receipts and ledger records from the warehouse also received a total of 5000 taels. He threw the deed and ledger in front of Zhang Huan and said, "Zhang Huan, What do you have to say?"

Zhang Huan picked up the contract on the ground, glanced at it and said, "My lord, this contract was signed by three parties, but none of the people who signed and stamped on it were from us. The witnesses are dead, and Zhang Guofu, who bought Party B, is also dead." , the only one left is Boss Xu, and there is no proof of death. Anyone can make this contract. In addition, the delivery slip and ledger are internal things of the Xu family, and fraud is not easy to come by. Therefore, the next official believes that this material is Forgery cannot be used as evidence."

Yu Mingyuan looked at the dignified magistrate of Fu County, and said to the yamen servant: "Submit the evidence to the magistrate of Fu county, is that the case?"

The magistrate of Fu County took three parts of the evidence from the yamen servants and compared them in detail on the case.

Now the whole situation is very unfavorable to him. Fu Gao has clearly seen that the big net that has been entwined around Pingle County is shrinking. Liu Xuemin, the witness witness Zhang Huan, and even more people, these people pressed on every step of the way, waiting for him to fall into the big net they set up and become one of them.

"The delivery slip and ledger are the internal property of the Xu family, and indeed they cannot be used as evidence, but this deed..." Fu Gao pondered.

"I don't know what advice Mr. Fu has?" Liu Chengye's heart skipped a beat at this moment, and he also said hastily.

Xu Zhengde, who was kneeling under the stage, looked at Liu Chengye's appearance, felt resentment in his heart, and couldn't help but said: "Liu Chengye, you called me to your home that day, and said that as long as I would marry my daughter to your son as a concubine, you would help me." To clarify the rumors in the city, in my opinion, these rumors were released by you, and you also said that if the above really want to investigate this matter—"

However, before he finished speaking, he was shocked by the heavy thumping on the stage, and he didn't dare to speak any more.

"This is the stage of evidence verification, not the time for you to interrupt." Yu Mingyuan's voice was emotionless.

Surrounded by the door, they couldn't help talking when Xu Zhengde said this. They only felt that there seemed to be something unknown behind the case, but they were immediately warned to shut up by the officials in front of them.

Fu county magistrate looked at the deed for a long time, and then said: "Right now we need to confirm the authenticity of the deed. Among the three people involved in the deed, except for Xu Zhengde himself, the other two are no longer alive. If you really want to compare the fingerprints, there is indeed a certain difficulty."

"My lord, is it difficult to make a false statement about something like a deed, and it is difficult to say that it is not easy. If everyone is alive, it is easy to say, but now even the third-party witnesses are dead, and they have been dead for several years. Now, how do you prove that this deed is genuine?"

"Naturally, it is compared with other deed materials that the deceased left fingerprints on during his lifetime." Fu county magistrate frowned. Liu Chengye was so aggressive in court, and he had already deviated from the principle of impartiality as a case investigator. It's too blatant.

"My lord's method is really good, but you have to know that the fingerprints on other contracts may also be forged. How do you prove that the fingerprints on other contracts belong to him? It's going to be even more difficult to verify layer by layer. This method is considered unworkable.”

Fu county magistrate was so loudly refuted by him, his face was gloomy and unhappy, but right now, except for a county magistrate whose orientation is unknown, the hall is almost full of people like Liu Chengye and Mingyuan, all of whom are accomplices, and he is alone Two fists are no match for four hands, and it may be difficult to protect oneself at that time.

Thinking of this, Fugao, who has always been stable, couldn't help but feel worried. He didn't know what to do next. Could he just watch this group of people blame Zhang Guofu and beat Xu Zhengde into an accomplice? , and they can get away with it!

Thinking left and right, there is no way to go.