"Why are you here?" Xie Ji said as calmly as possible to the people.

"We are waiting for the county magistrate, and he has been arrested. If the prime minister is kind, he will send the magistrate back."

Everyone didn't know how to speak, but one person spoke first.

Why is this Xie Ji pretending to be kind now? Anyway, in his heart, Xie Ji is not a good person. He must do good things occasionally for reasons. If he is kind now, he will send the county magistrate back, otherwise they will not do it.

"Yes, if you are kind-hearted, go and send the county magistrate back." After hearing this, everyone spoke one after another, and they were no longer afraid of Xie Ji. Without the county magistrate, they didn't know how many people would die, so they were not afraid of death.

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"Prime Minister, you are the Prime Minister, you must have something to do, right?" A man came over with tears in his eyes. Then he knelt down directly towards Xie Ji. Whether he was a traitor or not, I don't care if he was.

As long as he can save the county magistrate and come back, it will be fine.

Xie Ji was very moved when he saw the scene. Many people knelt down when they saw it. After all, begging the traitor in front of him was the best way.

"Prime Minister." Suddenly a person in the crowd handed Xie Ji a piece of paper, then left and retreated into the crowd.

Of course Xie Ji knew who that person was, so he opened the paper and learned the details. After reading it, his face was not very good.

Even his people are moved and treat him as a soft persimmon that can be pinched.

Since Xie Ji had no special instructions, many people did not act rashly and just sat back and watched the development of the matter.

The common people crying and complaining to the Ministry of Punishment is just a play directed and performed by themselves. The common people are indeed common people, but they are indeed common people who have been abducted by them after receiving money.

If he hadn't come today, he would have fallen into the water and wouldn't be able to wash it off.

What a good idea.

"You go ahead, I will solve this matter, and I won't let you down."

Xie Ji helped up the people who were kneeling in front of him with tears streaming down their faces. The man couldn't believe that Xie Ji could be so gentle.

Whether it was a dream or a fact, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but it was a fact, but he didn't know what to say.

"Everyone should go back. The county magistrate will be fine. Staying like this won't help anything."

Xie Ji looked at the people and gathered at the gate of the county government office, making the flow of people blocked and extremely crowded.

It is simply a large traffic jam scene. People passing by may think it is an empty city. Others who are not clear will definitely be shocked, so they should go back at this time.

"This...this..." Those people were a little hesitant. They couldn't sleep when they went back, and they would stay up all night. For them, they don't know what the future will be like without such a county magistrate.

"The county magistrate doesn't want to see you like this. I will start to solve this matter. Besides, your behavior is not good. You scared me when you came here just now."

"Prime Minister, I'll leave it to you." Those people shed tears. In this cold evening, the wind blew, making Xie Ji feel a bit chilly, and the people were even more fragile. It was not suitable to stay here for a long time at this time.

Xie Ji looked at the county government office, paused for a while, and then went in. Wang Wu also followed in. The people around him made way of their own accord. After all, they could only place their hopes on this despicable person in their eyes.

On the traitorous minister.

When Xie Ji entered the county government office, he first passed through many corridors and came to the study room where bills were collected and stored.

The note just now said that Xu Bin was corrupt. Corrupt? How?

Xie Ji didn't know where to get a candle. Since it was almost dusk and the sky was already dark, the study was completely dark without a candle.

He lit a candle and checked the books on the bookshelf in the study one by one. Wang Wu came in. He didn't know what Xie Ji was doing, but he didn't ask any more questions. He didn't understand this kind of thing.

Qin Chi also ran in from behind, and he also wanted to know what Xie Ji was doing.

Xie Ji looked through the bookshelf and placed useful books on the desk about three meters away from the bookshelf. After searching for a long time, he found a few books.

Xie Ji opened the book, and under the candlelight, the writing inside was clearly visible.

This is a bill, which is about the expenses of Changling County. It was also calculated since Xu Bin was appointed. You can see the large and small income and expenses in it.

"Wang Wu, go and call the official in charge of the account books." Xie Ji looked at it and said to Wang Wu who was beside him.

Wang Wu left immediately. Qin Chi came over and felt a little strange. What was written in it worthy of Xie Ji's careful inspection. When he came over and took a look, he couldn't understand it, but it seemed to be about income and expenses.

After a while, Wang Wu looked bad, but he brought a few people in and said: "Prime Minister, he is not here. I heard from other people in the county government that he has not been in the county government since yesterday."

As soon as those people saw Xie Ji, they knelt down in panic. Xie Ji told him that something was definitely up to him.

Xie Ji already knew this, and there was a feeling of anger in his heart that he could not vent. It seemed that this matter had something to do with the official in charge of the accounting books, and Xu Bin had been tricked.

Xie Ji continued to look at the account books in his hand. There was a big problem with these expenditures. He knew who Xu Bin was. He could not have embezzled it. Presumably, it was the bookkeeper who embezzled it. He was gone yesterday and should have been in the capital.

Alright.

A small bookkeeper does not dare to misappropriate money on such a large scale. This must be the plan of those people.

If the plan comes to fruition, Xu Bin will be accused of corruption. If the matter is exposed, it will have no impact on those people, as long as the matter is passed to the chief clerk.

Sure enough, the officials here are here to take the blame.

Xie Ji continued to read the account book and reached the last page.

Xie Ji immediately looked for other books. On the table were books on household registration, books on land ownership, and a book called "Chanling Chronicles", which recorded the geography, humanities and history of Changling.

Xie Ji immediately went to the bookshelf to look for anything that had slipped through the net. He also ordered Wang Wu to search the entire county government office and collect all the books.

The fake accounts are here. These are far from enough. It’s not like those account books are all in the Ministry of Punishments.

Xie Ji thought about it, and it seemed that it was, and it would be a legal response. Otherwise, if he was found guilty, he would not be able to get rid of the crime based on his identity.

Not only will the emperor be displeased, but those people will not give up either.

When the time comes to do it by force, even if Xu Bin is saved, it will be extremely detrimental to him. There must be no stain on this kind of thing, otherwise he can be settled with him at any time.

What's more, if you can't even solve this matter, coming here will be in vain.

This time it is indeed a difficult problem.

The note also said that Xu Bin was forced to make a pledge, and that he could come back to his old ways as long as he didn't do anything stupid in court tomorrow. If he really admitted it, he would be doomed.

I just hope he won't be so stupid. If it's a piece of paper, it's fine, and there's still room for redemption, but if he admits it in court tomorrow, it will be useless.

"The evidence of this crime is conclusive, and it is indeed difficult to deal with it." Xie Ji looked at the account book and pondered for a moment. Although it was made by the chief bookkeeper, the chief bookkeeper's meaning was the county magistrate's, so he could only be blamed for not being vigilant.

You don't even care about important things like these account books. This is really big-hearted.

Xie Ji continued to look at these account books, as if he wanted to find some evidence from them.

"Misappropriation of funds to repair county offices; confiscation of land, all land was confiscated in order to compete for merit; innocent people were unjustly accused, and unjust, false and wrong cases occurred frequently..."
Chapter completed!