Chapter 355
The next morning, County Magistrate Wang Zhan came over early and waited in the lobby of the government office.
Hua Erniang has also arrived and went to the inner room to ask for someone on behalf of these officials.
Ning Ze came to the courtyard in neatly dressed, and Wang Tong and Qiu Chan came together.
"From now on, you must hide in the darkness." Ning Ze said to Wang Tong, "As a substitute of the orphan, you must be like a shadow. Only when the orphan needs you can appear in front of everyone. In normal times, you cannot be discovered by outsiders. In other words, only the orphans come to Dageng County this time, and there are no fakes, do you understand?"
Since he agreed to be a substitute, Wang Tong could only nod: "Here!"
"What you did recently, I need to deal with me properly." Ning Ze turned to Qiu Chan, "You will go out with me later. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, I am taking you with you all the way. If you suddenly disappear or if you are someone else, it will definitely cause suspicion."
Qiu Chan dared not object. He pretended to be the most powerful and powerful Danyang King of China, who was caught on the spot by the deity and was executed according to the law. This is the queen's husband, the real ruler behind the entire China. Now he can avoid the death penalty and live in the world, and he has no other choice except to be obedient.
"Stay here honestly, Gu will send someone to put on makeup later." Ning Ze turned to Wang Tong, "Your face is somewhat similar to Gu, and you must try to cover it up, otherwise it will be troublesome to be seen on the way back to Huajun."
"What do you want to turn into?" Wang Tong was a little worried.
Ning Ze smiled and said, "Since Gu wants you to be a substitute, he will not cause any harm to this face, otherwise what should he do? Just a simple makeup, slightly change your skin color, and add some other characteristics to minimize the similarity so that people cannot easily recognize it."
Hearing this, Wang Tong felt a little relieved.
"Second Mother!"
"Here!" Hua Erniang agreed.
"You are here. Without Gu's orders, no one is allowed to enter the inner room of the official office, nor meet him!" Ning Ze ordered, "If there is a suspicious person trying to get close, take it down immediately! Also, take it a favor to Gu and let him stay in the inner room honestly and not go out!"
"Don't worry, your lord!" Hua Erniang replied with her fists, "With the last one, I will ensure that there is no worries here!"
"Very good!" Ning Ze absolutely trusted Hua Erniang. With her military power, she could not find any opponent in Mi County. Not to mention the small Mi County, it would be the same in the entire Dageng County.
When they brought Qiu Chan to the hall of the official office, the officials were a little confused, not knowing whether they were Ning Ze or the fake king boy in front of them.
The main reason is that they are not familiar with Ning Ze. Although the facial features of the two are quite different, it is still difficult to distinguish them in a short period of time.
The only time there was a comparison was last night. In the faint firelight, many details were actually difficult to see clearly.
Seeing the officials looking at themselves, Qiu Chan, and looking in the backyard, hesitating, Ning Ze knew what the other party was thinking, and said, "Wang Tong stayed in the inner room, and the orphan guard general was responsible for guarding. You and others remember that from beginning to end, they were alone, and there was no one else! Everything Gu did before was just to test the officials in various places in Dagen County. Now it is time to finish and everything returns to normal. The first thing today is about the disposal of the county lieutenant Jia Xiaoman. Send someone to jail Lieutenant General Jia County Wei, everyone prepare and notify the people of the county that Gu wants to publicly deal with the results here!"
Wang Zhan received the order and immediately ordered him to send someone to the prison to take Jia Xiaoman out, while asking the county soldiers to beat drums and drums everywhere and notify the people to go to the county government.
The people were very happy and were very concerned about Jia Xiaoman's handling, so they gathered.
Jia Xiaoman was taken to the official office, and Ning Ze was sitting in the hall, with officials on both sides accompanying each other.
The door was crowded, and most people in the county gathered here.
Of course, only a few people stepped into the gate and could be clearly seen at the entrance of the official office. More people who stood outside to form a sea of people can only understand the situation through the people inside and outside the gate or county soldiers in the official office.
Ning Ze ordered to bring all the people who accused Jia Xiaoman yesterday.
The county soldiers continued to send a message, and soon all the people involved were brought here.
After everyone saluted respectfully, Ning Ze looked at Jia Xiaoman and said, "Prince Jia, I have been in prison for a day, but I feel wronged? Do you still have to defend your accusation against them?"
Jia Xiaoman clasped his fists and replied: "Report to the prince, the emperor feels wronged! As a county magistrate, he should strictly enforce the law. If he is guilty, he should be punished!"
"So, you don't plead guilty?"
"The official is not guilty!" Jia Xiaoman replied loudly.
"I thought about it all night and felt that yesterday was too hasty." Ning Ze said, "In this way, I will give you another chance. All the people who accused you here have been punished by you. In other words, you think that all these people are guilty and the law is applied. The law is the basis for national stability. If you do it according to the law and there is no mistake, this matter will be abandoned! If any case does not conform to the law, deal with it more seriously! Now, I want you to clearly explain why each person is punished. As long as they are fully compliant with the law, they are innocent!"
"Thank you!" Jia Xiaoman already knew about the fake and understood that the real Danyang King was dealing with the matter. He was grateful, so he turned to the people who accused him and pointed out the reasons for the punishment one by one.
He remembered it very clearly that there was no mistake. It was reasonable and well-founded. The county chief clerk searched the law on the spot and affirmed that Jia Xiaoman strictly followed the law in every case, and there was no mistake. The only thing worth controversy was that he enforced the law too strictly, which made the people criticized him.
During this process, Ning Ze listened silently.
He has a habit of opening virtual maps outside at all times and is extremely vigilant.
Especially the fake king boy is making a big fuss here, even if it is handled quickly, it is still possible to alarm the enemy's forces.
As expected, a few red dots appeared on the map today, mingling among the people.
Ning Ze tried his best to block the news, but the enemy country still heard the news and rushed over to investigate.
They should have doubts about the accuracy of the news. After all, Ningze had been storming and vigorously clearing out strongholds in Huajun, so why did he suddenly run to Dageng County?
This time I came here to check the correctness of the news. If it was fake news, it would be fine. If Ning Ze really appeared in Dagen County, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Whether it is Tang Niu, Lu Cong or Ma Jian, all forces regard Ning Ze as a threat. Any chance of eliminating it and causing China to collapse will never be spared.
Although various forces already know that Ning Ze is very powerful and proficient in magic, it is not that easy to assassinate. However, tigers also have times when they take a nap. They only have a thousand days to be a thief, and no thousand days to guard against thieves. As long as Ning Ze is negligent, a big thing can be accomplished!
When he was meditating among the people, Ning Ze could only judge how many people there were on the other side, and where they were probably in through the red dots. The other side was not in front of him, and could not tell which force he came from, what identity he was, nor could he find out from the countless people.
It is certain that these detailed works are just ordinary spies, and there must be more important figures hiding behind them.
Now that the city is closed, it is possible to use the virtual map function to take some effort to catch people, but it is meaningless and alarm the enemy.
Since the other party came to inquire, he would soon know that Danyang Wang Ningze was really here, and he would take action after reporting.
You can wait for their main force to come and then catch them all in one go!
Thinking of this, Ning Ze pretended not to know and focused on dealing with Jia Xiaoman's affairs.
Jia Xiaoman debated with the people who accused him in the hall, making the people speechless.
First, Jia Xiaoman did follow the law, and second, his education level was different. Most of the people at the bottom were illiterate and had a loss. How could he defend him?
The overall situation has been decided, Ning Ze announced in public: "Jia Xiaoman, the case investigated by the county magistrate of Mi County, all the cases investigated are in accordance with the law, and there is nothing wrong with it! Therefore, the crimes accused by everyone are not valid. However, Jia County magistrate enforced the law too strictly, which caused criticism and also caused certain trouble to the people of Mi County. After careful consideration, I will be sentenced to correct the mistakes. In the future, the law enforcement will be slightly reduced. While maintaining public order, it is possible to do so without disturbing the people and not causing fear to the people. "
Jia Xiaoman quickly replied: "The prince's order is remembered!"
"Also, I will be sentenced to two more days in prison. Including yesterday, I have a total of three days to experience the suffering of the people. Do you have any objections?"
To experience the suffering of the people, in fact, in addition to being in jail, he should be subjected to whipping every day. However, Ning Ze did not deal with it like this. Jia Xiaoman understood that this was his protection and that three days of jail was also to make the people relatively accept it.
So he clasped his fists and replied: "The official has no objection and is willing to be punished!"
"Very good!" Ning Ze said, "Since you have the desire to repent, the people of Mixian will definitely give you a chance. Remember the words of the orphans, and obey the law, you must be the people as the main one. Your Majesty is kind and loves the people as your son. As an official in China, you must attach importance to the people and love the people. Real criminals cannot be let go, and must strictly enforce the law. Ordinary people still need to be tolerated. If the people make small mistakes, as long as the circumstances are not very serious, they can be scolded, educated, ordered to repent, and do not change after repeated teachings, and then deal with them with criminal law!"
"The emperor remembers the prince's teachings!"
The people at the scene, including those who accused Jia Xiaoman, had no objection to Ning Ze's punishment. Most of the people felt very similar to what Ning Ze said, especially the words of attaching importance to and loving the people, which moved them quite.
In the eyes of the simple people, being able to say such words is a good official and a clean official, and his idea is very simple.
Most people have changed their impression of Ning Ze. After all, it is said that Ning Ze is a powerful minister in the entire country and using Princess Yuanxi to control the entire country, such a reputation is not good.
Now I find that the Danyang King has such an attitude towards the people, and it is not as bad as I imagined, and most of the local people have changed their mentality.
Jia Xiaoman's matter was handled properly, and no objection was made to each other.
After the people dispersed, everything returned to peace.
Ning Ze thought carefully about the things that the enemy country did in detail and quickly formulated a response strategy.
Stay for one more day, and after dressing up the next day, take Hua Erniang, Qiu Chan and Wang Tong in a carriage and leave Mixian quietly.
Chapter completed!