Chapter 45: Eliminating harm for the people
Chapter 45: Eliminating Harm for the People

"My god, a small Shangyuan County Magistrate is quite greedy!"

Looking at the boxes of gold and silver and the mountains of antiques and calligraphy and paintings in front of him, Wang Feihu stroked his beard and sighed.

Ye Xuan also said with emotion: "The more corrupt the local officials are, the more it shows that the local people have a hard time living."

The Jinyiwei present all nodded in agreement when they heard this. After all, local officials like Lin Zhiqi had limited power, and if they wanted to extort money from the people, they could only find ways to do so from the common people under their jurisdiction.

"Okay, pack up everything and take it away, and return to Beijing to report!" Ye Xuan waved his hand and gave the order.

At this time, Wang Feihu laughed and said to Ye Xuan: "Sir, what about those women?"

Ye Xuan said with some amusement: "Old Wang, don't be confused. These people will definitely be sold to the Jiaofang Bureau. If you really like them, at worst you can go to the Jiaofang Bureau to help them out. A few coins can make you happy for a whole night. Don't sacrifice yourself for this!"

Wang Feihu straightened his expression and solemnly clasped his fist towards Ye Xuan. "Thank you, Master Baihu, for your enlightenment. I almost made a mistake!"

"It doesn't matter. As for these people, let the county officials come and take good care of them. When the case is settled, someone will naturally escort them to the capital."

At this time, it had been less than two hours since Ye Xuan and others arrived in Shangyuan County. The trial and the house search were completed in one go.

If there is a Guinness record for house confiscation in this era, then Ye Xuan must have broken the record, right? Ye Xuan thought so.

Just as Ye Xuan was thinking about some random things, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the house search, and you will be rewarded with a copy of the Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Penalties. ]

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Xuan felt something suddenly appear in his brain, and then this thing strangely disintegrated and merged into his brain like a memory.

When Ye Xuan couldn't wait to flip through the "Compendium of Ancient and Modern Punishments" in his memory, he couldn't help but gasp!
As the name suggests, the book records all the punishments that have ever appeared since humans invented torture.

Not only are there some torture methods that have been lost today, but there are also many torture methods that only appeared in later generations.

If all the criminal laws recorded in the book were used, even the King of Hell would have to say that he was a Bodhisattva!

"With this, we will be more efficient in solving cases and confiscating properties in the future." Ye Xuan couldn't help but say happily.

When everyone returned to the county government office, Ye Xuan pointed to the large amount of gold, silver and jewelry and said to Lin Zhiqi: "Master Lin, if you are smart, you should confess yourself, otherwise you will be tortured in the prison when you return to the capital."

"How did you find it?" Seeing this, Lin Zhiqi's dull eyes suddenly became excited, but soon dimmed completely. "It is indeed the fierce and powerful Jinyiwei. I confess!"

Ye Xuan curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and Wang Feihu immediately asked Lin Zhiqi to write a confession and sign it!
In his confession, Lin Zhiqi not only admitted how he accepted bribes from Niu Er and bent the law for personal gain, but also revealed some of the illegal things he had done in Shangyuan County over the years.

Of course, Lin Zhiqi definitely avoided the important issues and even didn't say many things, but it doesn't matter anymore.

Anyway, whether Lin Zhiqi talks or not, the evidence found so far is enough for Lin Zhiqi to die dozens of times.

Just as Ye Xuan and his companions were pushing the dirty silver and pressing Lin Zhiqi and Niu Er out of the county government hall, Ye Xuan was shocked to find that a large number of Shangyuan County people had gathered outside the county government gate at some point.

The common people stood on both sides of the road. When they saw Ye Xuan appear, they knelt down and shouted, "Thank you, Lord Qingtian, for getting rid of this evil for us common people!"

Although Ye Xuan had been a human being in two lifetimes, he had never seen such a situation before, and for a moment he was at a loss.

But out of the corner of his eye he saw an old lady who couldn't even stand steadily, but she knelt down with her cane. He quickly walked over and pulled the old lady up without saying anything. "Old lady, why are you doing this?"

Seeing that the old man was still kneeling, Ye Xuan couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Upon hearing this, the old lady excitedly grabbed Ye Xuan's hand and said with tears streaming down her face, "My daughter was insulted by this damned official, so she jumped into the river! Now that you have arrested him, it is revenge for my daughter!"

"I am here to kowtow to you on behalf of my daughter who died unjustly!"

The old lady's words immediately made many people who had been bullied by Lin Zhiqi and Niu Er burst into tears, and they began to accuse Lin Zhiqi of his evil deeds.

Most of the people's accusations had already been recorded in the Book of All Peoples, so Ye Xuan did not record anything else.

Just listening to the people's cries, Ye Xuan felt quite uncomfortable.

In fact, throughout history, the demands of ordinary people have always been very simple.

That is, as long as they can have enough food to eat and have local officials who are not too oppressive, the common people will be satisfied.

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang said, if he could have had a full meal at the time, he would never have rebelled against the Mongols.

Until this moment, Ye Xuan's heart suddenly moved, and he began to understand why a small rape and murder case and a seventh-level corruption case could actually alarm the great Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and make him personally order the Jinyiwei to conduct a thorough investigation!

Only by treating the people as human beings and truly caring about them can we maintain a stable and long-lasting rule.

Ye Xuan felt very upset when he thought of this. He pulled up the people who had fallen one by one. In the end, he couldn't pull them up anymore. Then he said with emotion: "My fellow villagers, I, Ye Xuan, promise you that from now on, there will be no Lin Zhiqi in Shangyuan County. If the new county magistrate is still so corrupt and abuses the power, you can just go to the Guanzhenfu Office to find me!"

"Remember, my name is Ye Xuan!"

As Ye Xuan finished speaking, the people began to kneel down and shout, "Long live the great Lord!"

"Ye Qingtian" and so on.

This time, Ye Xuan did not want to try to pull the people up, because he already knew that the people had no way to repay someone who worked for them sincerely, and they could only express their gratitude by kneeling.

Instead of wasting energy trying to pull them up, it is better to let them slowly understand that there should be no distinction between high and low in this world.

If an official dares to commit corruption and abuse the power, he should be beheaded!
He, Ye Xuan, is the executioner with a knife!

From Jinyiwei, specializing in chopping off the heads of corrupt officials!
Even when they were far away from Shangyuan County, Ye Xuan and his companions looked back and could still see the people gathered at the city gate, watching them from afar as they left.

If Ye Xuan hadn't stopped them, these common people would probably have been sent out more than ten miles away.

"Old Song, do you think I have done a good deed for the people of Shangyuan County?"

After a long silence, Ye Xuan looked at the wild flowers blooming on the roadside and suddenly asked.

Song Zhenshan immediately laughed and said, "Aren't we Jinyiwei always doing good things?"

(End of this chapter)