Chapter 104: An Imaginary County Magistrate
ndlord Liu who told me to do it. I don't know anything, please spare my life!"Before Yang Lin could even question him, the man confessed to everything.Actually, Yang Lin could have guessed it without...Before Zhao Kang could speak again, Yang Lin added another sentence.
"The last person who questioned the authenticity of a holy decree was Zhao Deyi, and he is dead now!"
Hiss—!
Zhao Kang gasped in surprise.
The threat in the words is blatant and unmistakable!
At that moment, Zhao Kang understood that whether the imperial decree was true or false no longer mattered.
What do you want to do
Zhao Kang stopped looking at the imperial edict and turned his gaze to Yang Lin.
Yang Lin took out a thick stack of paper from his sleeve and laid it on the table.
These are the evidence of crimes committed by Zhou Kun and Zhao Deyi, ninety-eight signed confessions.
Zhao Kang hurriedly took it over and looked through it.
At this sight, he also gasped in surprise and slammed his fist on the table: "They are so bold! I never expected them to commit such heinous acts!"
What do you want to do
Zhao Kang looked at Yang Lin strangely.
He came to find me specifically, he must have something he wants.
Yang Lin's face was grim: "There is both eyewitness and physical evidence. I only hope that Your Excellency will uphold justice."
"Upholding justice, this..."
Zhao Kang frowned.
He only glanced at it briefly, and he could already determine that if the law were to be upheld, half of them would be sentenced to death!
Since he cut them down according to the law, it was naturally easy.
This way, you would offend all the wealthy families represented by the Zhou and Zhao families!
Have other families not done these things that the Zhou and Zhao families have
Don't even pretend, his own house is not clean either if you were to investigate!
The river is just a small place, the size of your palm. Throughout history, powerful families have always given each other face. Now, if you really want to use the law to kill someone, then you'd be offending all the powerful families!
"Well then, Zhao DaRen isn't willing" Yang Lin narrowed his eyes and asked faintly.
Joe Kang stared intently at Yang Lin: "Tell me honestly, what do you want"
Zhao Kang knew very well that if Yang Lin only wanted to kill people, or destroy Zhou Kun and Zhao Deyi's families, he had already done so.
Now that you're here, there must be other intentions!
Yang Lin smiled and said, “Zhao Da is a smart person, so I won’t beat around the bush. I plan to make a deal with Zhao Da.”
"I helped Zhao Da become the official in charge, and he helped me place a few people in the government offices."
Zhao Kang sneered: "Carry me to power Lord Yang, you're so bold! This official asks you, even if you are a true baron, yet without office or rank, how can you elevate me"
He didn't believe from the bottom of his heart that Yang Lin was a real lord, but what could he do now After all, who let others have bigger fists
"Simple."
Li Yuyao opened her mouth and said, "According to the Daqian Law, officials from ranks 8 to 9, wanting to be promoted, need to take the exam for three years, scoring excellent, and having a recommendation from their superiors, then they can be promoted."
"I presume Lord Zhao knows that achieving three years of excellent performance and high marks is not difficult. The true difficulty lies in obtaining a recommendation from superiors."
"Just coincidentally, my younger sister is the daughter of Han Feng, the magistrate of Nanyang County. As long as the magistrate recommends her, Lord Zhao wanting a promotion would be as easy as turning his palm."
Zhao Kang was startled.
Originally, he didn't take Yang Lin's words seriously.
Now that you mention it, it doesn't seem impossible!
"But why would you help me get promoted" Zhao Kang asked.
Yang Lin smiled and said, "As I said, everyone takes what they need! I plan to let Uncle Zhao San work as a deputy beside Lord Zhao and learn the ways of being an official; I also have a brother who will be arranged in the criminal court, also as a deputy.""When Lord Zhao is promoted in the future, Uncle San can take over the position of County Magistrate; the other brother can also take over the head of the Criminal Court."
Zhao Kang took another sharp gasp of cold air.
He now fully understands.
Yang Lin is trying to collude with others and bypass the county magistrate!
One controls all civil affairs in the county, while the Ministry of Punishment controls all military force.
As long as the two sides work together, they can completely defy the county magistrate's orders!
If the county magistrate were truly removed from office, then one would essentially become the head official of Jianghe County!
Zhao Kang couldn't help but be moved.
However, he was shrewd. Although Yang Lin's promises were tempting, wanting to bypass the county magistrate and control the entire county was easier said than done.
This is not child's play. The magistrate is no fool, and one slip-up could land them both in endless trouble!
After much deliberation, Zhao Kang asked, "I can control government affairs, but can you control the three groups of clerks"
The river has no garrison, and the three shifts of government officials are all the military force in the county town. Whether one can firmly control these three shifts of government officials is the key.
Yang Lin knew that if he didn't show the other party his true strength, they wouldn't dare to make a decision lightly.
"Third Uncle, you go call Zhang Ping to bring three squads of clerks in." Yang Lin said to Zhao Fuguang beside him.
When Zhao Kang heard Zhang Ping's name, he was taken aback.
Zhang Ping is just a clerk in the army, could he have already been subdued by Yang Lin
Soon, Zhang Ping arrived with three others, rushing into the teahouse. He first bowed respectfully to Yang Lin and then, as if only now seeing Zhao Kang, he cupped his fist in greeting toward him.
"See you, Sir! Lord Zhao is here."
Zhao Kang was even more surprised.
He knows all the people who came here.
Besides Zhang Ping, the other three were respectively the standing clerk, the quick clerk, and Zhang Ping's original deputy.
They...were all dealt with by Yang Lin
“Now Zhang Ping is temporarily in charge of the Criminal Justice Department, Zhao Deyi is dead, and the post of County Lieutenant will be vacant for at least half a year. This gives us enough time to take complete control of the entire department! In the future, it may even be possible to help Zhang Ping become the County Lieutenant.”
Zhang Ping was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him again.
"Thank you, Lord Sir! I will always follow your lead!"
Yang Lin nodded. "Zhao sir is our own person. From now on, this Jianghe County will be entrusted to you. As for helping me with my affairs, I assure you that I will not treat you unfairly."
Zhang Ping was also taken aback.
Even the county magistrate, Zhao the Honorable, is one of our own
In that case, wouldn't it be like disregarding the county magistrate
All of them were officials who had served for many years, and Zhang Ping immediately understood the key to the matter!
Yang Lin waved his hand and let Zhang Ping and the others leave.
Zhao Kang was utterly shocked at this moment.
Yang Lin actually managed to control all the officers from the third class!
How did he do that
How could three clerks possibly listen to him so much
Zhao Kang could never have imagined that last night Yang Lin had used a carrot and stick approach, ultimately pulling them all onto his own boat. He offended both the Zhou family and the Zhao family, leaving these yamen officers with no other choice!
Although Zhao Kang still doesn't quite understand what happened, the over one hundred yamen guards outside, as well as Zhou Kun and his family, and Zhao Deyi and his family who have already been arrested, all point to...
Yang Lin has already taken control of the situation!
Thinking this over, Zhao Kang let out a long sigh and bowed. "Alright, I will follow your orders, my lord! This case, I shall definitely handle it impartially!"
With that shout of "Lord," he made his position clear.hao's household in Chengnan, County magistrate Zhao Deyi was conferring with Zhou Kun, the head jailer who had just arrived from the prison, on how to extort more silver taels from Liu Youcai's family...