Chapter 46: County Magistrate Qinchuan
After the trial ended, Galaxy Sect prepared a sumptuous meal for the disciples and armorers participating in the trial. The disciples ate while discussing various things during the trial, sweeping away the tense atmosphere from before..
Putting aside how Tang Jinge entered the Galaxy Sect's treasury to select the rewards, Gu Xifeng and Monkey waited anxiously for Huang Xin after they returned to the Seven Kills Palace. Since they did not win the championship, Huang Xin's punishment would definitely be very difficult..
Huang Xin walked into the Seven Kills Hall with a smile. His gaze towards the two of them was filled with ill intentions, causing the two of them to feel goosebumps in their hearts..
" You guys didn't complete the mission. Do you know how terrifying the punishment for mission failure is in the Seven Kills Camp?" Huang Xin revealed a cold smile and waved his hand. Many Constellation Guards immediately appeared in the Seven Kills Palace. Looking carefully, the 28 Constellations had actually arrived..
"Don't move, Constellation Guard. Beat these two kids up. It's fine if you don't kill them..
"Huang Xin ordered.
" Yes!" The Constellation Guards did not waste any words and rushed towards the two of them in a dense crowd..
Gu West Wind and Monkey could only hold their heads and wait to be beaten up. However, the pain they imagined did not appear. The entire Seven Kills Palace was quiet. Seeing that the attack had not landed for a long time, the two raised their heads..
"Hahahaha, look at you two bears..
The 28 stars smiled and looked at the two of them..
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. You two performed well in this sect trial. When you meet a strange guy like Tang Jinge, no one can do anything about it. Even if I'm as old as you guys, I'm not confident of taking him down..
"So you've completed your task..
"Huang Xin put away his smile and said calmly..
"Master, scaring people will scare people to death. If you were really scared to death, you would lose two of our outstanding disciples..
The monkey, seeing that there was no punishment, was in a cheerful mood and began to be in the mood to joke again..
" I want you two to learn a lesson. Don't look at your teacher day by day!" Huang Xin said as he hit Monkey's head again, as if hitting them had become a habit of Huang Xin..
"Since you've completed your mission, I'll fulfill my promise and give you a great gift..
Huang Xin brought his signature smile again, and those who knew him well knew that this expression represented Huang Xin's absolute holding back of bad water..
Xinyang City, Yingzhou was only 300 miles away from the border between Taichu Dynasty and New Han Dynasty. It was the county seat of Qiao County, Fengwu County, Yingzhou. Although it was not far from the border, there had never been any major conflict between New Han Dynasty and Taichu Dynasty. Life here was also very peaceful. There was a saying among the common people that Qiao County lived and worked in peace and contentment because of a good county magistrate..
The current county magistrate of Qiao County is called Qin Chuan. He has been serving as county magistrate for five years. Five years ago, Qiao County was a famous chaotic and poor county in Yingzhou. The land here is barren and not an important place for transportation. In addition, the folk customs are fierce. Thieves and robbers are rampant. Merchants are unwilling to do business here..
Most of the shops in the county were opened by disciples of the Galaxy Sect Tianji Pavilion. Business was also very poor. Sometimes, they could only compensate the nearby people to protect their livelihood..
The disciples of Phecda Pavilion were spread all over the counties and cities of Yingzhou. They controlled the commercial lifeline of Taichu Dynasty. At least 40% of the shops in Yingzhou were owned by Galaxy Sect. It could be said that Galaxy Sect was not only the pillar of the sect, but also rich enough to rival the enemy..
Even if the disciples of Tianji Pavilion arrived in Qiao County, it was difficult for them to display their skills. At that time, Qiao County was basically in an awkward situation where there were no goods to sell and no one bought goods..
But this situation changed dramatically after Qin Chuan took office..
When Qin Chuan first arrived in Qiaoxian County, he rectified the official administration of Qiaoxian County, dismissed some corrupt officials and investigated them, and selected a group of young and promising talents of Qiaoxian County to make Qiaoxian County take on a new look..
With clean and honest officialdom, Qin Chuan's next move was to maintain the public order of Qiao County. The government servants and soldiers of Qiao County were unreliable, so he went through great trouble to ask for help from Galaxy Sect to catch all the bandits in Qiao County. He also strictly enforced military and political laws and severely punished criminals, making the public order of Qiao County better all at once..
At this time Qiaoxian County is still poor jingling, Qin Chuan personally led the people to open up wasteland, research suitable crops, water conservancy.
People in Qiaoxian County often see Qin County Yin working with the common people in official clothes, covered in mud and dirt, completely unlike a county official..
Three years later, Qiaoxian's crop yields rose several notches.
The common people could have enough to eat, and their requirements for life also increased. Qin Chuan tried every means to attract merchants to Qiao County for business. A few years later, Xinyangcheng, the county seat of Qiao County, became a famous prosperous city in Yingzhou..
Today's Qin County Magistrate was sitting behind the table. More than ten government servants stood on both sides of the county hall. Each of them had a stern face and a murderous aura assaulted them..
" Men, escort the suspect Xu Wangshi to the court!" At this moment, two government servants escorted a woman of about forty years old. The woman knelt under the court table and cried out that she was wronged..
"Mr. Hsu, can you plead guilty to the murder of your husband?.
"I have no reason to kill my husband..
The woman, Xu Wang, prostrated herself on the ground, her face full of tears, and she looked very sad..
"How dare you lie in front of the court! Bring along the witness, Grandma Sun!.
Qin County Yin spoke majestically. After mentioning Grandma Sun's name, Xu Wang's expression froze obviously and immediately returned to normal..
Soon an old woman was brought to the hall and knelt down.
"Grandma Sun, tell me the truth about what you saw..
"I live opposite the Xu family. On weekdays, after Xu Dagang left home, there was always a man who secretly entered the Xu family and did not come out for half a day.".
"Do you know this man?" he asked..
"If you bring the man to you, you may recognize him.".
"I've seen it many times, I'm sure I'll recognize it..
"So good, bring suspect Wu Baoliang!" Qin County Yin's voice just fell, a long and powerful man was tied up and brought to the hall, but did not kneel down..
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" Suspect Wu Baoliang has arrived at the court and still hasn't knelt down!" Qin County Yin slammed the wooden door fiercely. Immediately, a government servant stepped forward and kicked Wu Baoliang to the ground. Wu Baoliang looked indignant and glared at the government officials..
" How dare you look down on the court! Someone, slap your mouth!" Two more government servants came forward and opened their bows on both sides. They slapped Wu Baoliang in the face. Wu Baoliang only lasted for a moment before he gave in and begged for mercy. His entire face was swollen..
"Granny Sun, this is the man you mentioned..
"Yes, sir, it is this man whom I have met before, and who has stared at me for a long time, and who has almost frightened me to death. I am sure it is this man..
"Suspects Xu Wang, Wu Baoliang, I suspect that you two are having an affair, what do you have to say?""I am innocent, I have always been clean and have never had an affair with anyone.".
"The little one is also wronged. The little one goes to Xu's house just to help do some work and earn some money.".
"How dare you two speak nonsense in court? Bring witnesses!" As soon as the county magistrate finished speaking, a thin man with a dirty appearance was brought to court and fell to his knees..
"Who is under the hall?.
"My name is Liu Er, and my family is Xu Dagang's neighbor..
"Liu Er, tell me everything you have seen and heard, and don't hide it.
"Yes, sir, I had nothing to do at home one day, and suddenly I heard a bad sound next door. I was alone, and naturally I was curious about this matter. I secretly leaned over to the Xu family window to peek, and I saw two people doing that. The man among them was not Xu Dagang.".
"See if the adulterous man is the one beside you.".
Liu Er sized up Wu Baoliang for a while, and Wu Baoliang's evasive eyes caught Qin Daren's eyes..
"Sir, this person is 70 - 80 percent similar to that person, but his face is swollen and he can't be completely identified..
"This is enough, Wu Baoliang, Xu Wang, you two know the crime!" The two saw that they could not hide it, so they had to admit the crime of adultery, but refused to admit the crime of murder..
"You're still trying to quibble..
An old man walks up to the court..
"Is the cause of death of Xu Dagang's body ascertained?".
"Your Excellency, Xu Daming's body was fished out of the river, and when it was discovered, it was completely white and swollen, but after examination, Xu Daming did not drown, but was strangled and suffocated.".
"Xu Wang, I see that you are a woman and do not have the strength to strangle a middle-aged man. If you continue to know the truth and do not report it, I will sentence you to the same crime as murder!" The Startling Tree sounded again. Xu Wang seemed to be scared to the point of breaking down and crying loudly..
After a moment, Wang Xu gradually calmed down and sobbed as he said," Sir…Sir, I will…confess, I will…confess anything!".
" You b * tch, shut up!" Seeing Xu Wangshi say this, Wu Baoliang looked like he was going crazy. He wanted to rush towards Xu Wangshi, but was stopped by the bailiff. He fell to the ground and sealed his mouth..
"That day, I was having a private meeting with Wu Baoliang. Xu Dagang saw me and wanted to fight Wu Baoliang to the death. Unfortunately, I was not Wu Baoliang's opponent. Wu Baoliang grabbed my neck. I wanted to stop him but Wu Baoliang kicked me away. I could only watch Xu Dagang being strangled to death..
"After the incident, Wu Baoliang threw Xu Dagang's body into the river and threatened me not to report it to the official, otherwise the dirty things with him would also be made public. He also promised to take me away after the matter subsided.".
And then the king cried again..
" Wu Baoliang, you can confess!" Upon hearing the Lord's question, the bailiff immediately stepped forward and removed the cloth covering Wu Baoliang's mouth..
" Sir, I'm wronged. Please observe!" Wu Baoliang no longer had the arrogant look that he had just been about to use violence against Madam Xu. At this moment, he was extremely humble and kowtowed loudly..
" You refuse to admit it? Alright, I'll serve you with the punishment!" Immediately, a government servant came forward with an instrument of torture..
The screams echoed in the court. After a moment, Wu Baoliang could not resist and confessed to killing Xu Dagang..
" Prisoner Wu Baoliang, you have committed murder and adultery. Your crime is extremely heinous. I sentence you to death and put you in jail. Three days later, you will be executed at the vegetable market!" Wu Baoliang had already accepted his fate and had no intention of resisting at all. He hung his head and was escorted away by the government guards..
" Criminal Xu Wangshi, although Xu Dagang's death wasn't your doing, it's true that you committed adultery with someone else. After your husband was killed, you didn't report the truth. I think that you should confess Wu Baoliang in time and give him a lighter sentence. Men, beat him 20 times and put him in prison for three years!" Two government runners pushed Xu Wangshi to the ground and began to torture him. At first, Xu Wangshi would scream a few times. Later, he fainted and became silent. After beating him, Xu Wangshi was escorted to the hall by the government runners..
" Retreat!" Qin County Yin slapped his hand and turned around to leave..
There was a burst of applause from the people watching the excitement at the gate of the government.
Qin County Yin's fair judgment in the past five years is everywhere. The common people all say that he is a fair and honest good official..
No one noticed that in a corner outside the court, there were two figures who saw the whole process of judging the case..
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