NCCnovel Chapter 209: Evidence
Chapter 209: Evidence
After saying this, he told the other party the purpose of his visit and, as requested by Fang Xiaoxiao, wrote an urgent letter.
Shangguan Yunfei had long disapproved of the prefect's actions, but since the two had different powers, he could not interfere in the slightest.
Upon seeing He Jinnian arrive for this matter, he was so excited that he slammed his fist on the table.
"Snapped!"
"Good, good, good! We've finally waited for Hertis to come and deal with this corrupt official!"
"I will immediately assemble the army and head to the execution ground to rescue them..."
……
Inside the execution ground.
Fang Xiaoxiao was arrested by the prefect's men and tied up.
The prefect had a smug look on his face.
"You have truly broadened my horizons. Throughout history, no one has ever walked into a trap."
"Tsk tsk, what a pity, what a pity. Such a fine appearance, about to become a victim of the blade. It truly breaks my heart."
"Otherwise, if you reveal the assassin's identity, I might consider letting you atone for your crimes by becoming my maid in my warm chambers!"
He became more and more excited as he spoke, completely forgetting where he was and paying no attention to the others.
Right.
As a prefect who held absolute power, he could be said to have ruled the entire Jiangnan province as his personal fiefdom.
Although Fang Xiaoxiao was tied up, she did not back down in the slightest, and even had a mocking look in her eyes.
In her mind, the corrupt official in front of her was nothing more than a dead man about to meet his doom.
Now, all we need to do is wait for He Jinnian's good news.
"Pah, you corrupt official! Even if I die, I will never become your concubine."
"With your ugly appearance, even if you were to carry my shoes, I would find your hands too rough and your body too clumsy."
"Hahaha, at worst, in eighteen years, this old lady will be a hero again!"
Arrogant, extremely arrogant.
Fang Xiaoxiao's voice was so loud that everyone was full of admiration.
In fact, her laughter touched many people.
Each person is like a peasant oppressed by the colonizers, now yearning to rise up and sing their own song.
"Good, well said, Madam Fang is truly a woman who is just as capable as any man."
"Waaaaah, I want to be the hero eighteen years from now."
"Bah, you corrupt official, one day, God will get you!"
In an instant, the entire execution ground seemed to be turning into a scene of the common people bravely fighting against corrupt officials.
The prefect then realized that if she continued talking, he would probably have to call in the army to quell the situation.
He quickly returned to the desk and began pounding the gavel vigorously.
"Quickly, gag her! Don't let her talk nonsense anymore!"
The executioner quickly stuffed a rag into her mouth.
"Woooooooo..."
Unable to speak, Fang Xiaoxiao did not stop talking.
Although she could only sob, it still couldn't stop her determination to criticize the corrupt official.
For a moment, even the executioner was caught off guard.
"Snapped!"
The prefect threw out a wooden plaque with the character for "execution" on it.
"The auspicious hour has arrived, carry out the execution immediately!"
"No, no! Heavens, someone please save this fairy!"
"Waaaaah, I'm so scared."
"Damn it, that corrupt official..."
Ultimately, people have to accept the harsh reality.
The saying "the people will not fight against the officials" has never been a joke.
At this time.
Pei Yan, standing in the crowd, suddenly changed his expression, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Xiaoman, standing beside him, had already gripped her sword tightly, ready to make her move.
"Rescue!"
Upon hearing the young master issue his orders.
Xiaoman was about to leap and rush towards the execution ground.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from not far away!
"Spare his life! I am He Jinnian, the Chief Justice of the Great Yu Dynasty!"
With his voice, another arrow, like a venomous snake, shot straight towards the executioner's temple.
"Pfft!"
"Bang!"
A large knife, about the width of a palm, sliced across Fang Xiaoxiao's face and fell heavily to the ground.
I go!
This sudden turn of events startled her, and she quickly shrank back.
She was even glad that she had no great ambitions, otherwise that knife would probably have cut off her two great ambitions.
Without a doubt, He Jinnian had already completed the task assigned to him, not only proving his identity but also bringing the garrison to the scene.
He Jinnian was clearly also frightened.
You should know that the big knife just fell right past the woman's face; if it had been even half a step closer, it would probably have been a tragedy.
He glanced at Shangguan Yunfei, who stood beside him, looking arrogant after finishing his archery, and felt an inexplicable urge to kill him.
I quickly took a deep breath and calmed myself down.
Only then did he lead his men toward the execution ground.
The prefect, terrified by the sudden appearance of the city's garrison and the Da Yu Criminal Division, huddled under his desk.
At that moment, he had only one thought on his mind: how to escape.
Even a fool understands what this means.
This means that what he did has been exposed, and it also means that his death is imminent.
Having spent many years in officialdom, his biggest regret at this moment was that he hadn't sent someone to confirm He Jinnian's death.
When He Jinnian arrived in Jiangnan Province, he began to send people to secretly follow him.
Until an opportunity was found to poison him.
But I never expected that I could be rescued; it's truly unbelievable.
You must know that it was a highly poisonous drug brought from the Western Regions, and there shouldn't be anyone in the entire Dayu Dynasty who could cure it.
Just in time.
Shangguan Yunfei had already arrived at the desk.
With a swift movement, he lifted the entire desk, and like a kite with a broken string, it spun several times before crashing to the ground and shattering into pieces.
As if sensing death approaching, the prefect collapsed to the ground, his eyes losing all color.
"You corrupt official, today is your death day!"
Shangguan Yunfei stretched out his large hand and, as if lifting a chick, carried the person to the execution ground, awaiting He Jinnian's judgment.
He Jinnian then untied the ropes binding his wife and asked with concern.
"My wife, how could you do something so dangerous? If I hadn't arrived in time, wouldn't that have been..."
He wanted to say the rest, but he held back.
Fang Xiaoxiao's face was pale, and it took her a long time to recover before she got up and waved her hand.
"It's alright. I'm about to own a shop worth five thousand taels of silver. How could I possibly die so easily?"
"Go to hell??"
"Hey, don't worry about these details. Just release the Li family members. We still need to seek justice for them."
"it is good."
He Jinnian signaled to the stunned soldiers to release the people.
These officers and soldiers were not fools. When they saw that the garrison had arrived, it meant that the people who came were very powerful, perhaps even more powerful than the prefect.
It's important to understand that the garrison troops and the prefectural governor were two separate entities, essentially unrelated.
The prefect has no right to mobilize the garrison at will unless he has an imperial edict or a tally.
Imperial edicts are almost never issued except for extremely important matters.
Needless to say, the tiger tally was absolutely not going to be given to the prefect.
After everything was done.
He Jinnian immediately read out the evidence of the prefect's crimes one by one.
"In the fifth year of the Chenghua reign, Wang Mang, the prefect of Jiangnan Province, forcibly abducted a young woman named Fan Xiaoyan due to personal greed, which ultimately led to the extermination of her entire family of seven. In the seventh year of the Chenghua reign, he colluded with his nephew to seize control of the port, resulting in the extermination of the entire Li family of seventy-two..."
One piece of evidence after another was laid out before Wang Mang.
He was powerless to refute, kneeling on the ground like a puppet.