The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 276: Possessed by the Lord

Jian Yue: ...Is there conclusive evidence? It seems that there is not?

A yamen runner came to carry out the caning. Xue Dadao refused to accept the punishment and said, "Sir, you cannot force me to confess."

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The dull sound of the board hitting their buttocks made the Xue brothers tremble in their hearts.

At this time, Diao was dragged in and beaten with five big boards. She grimaced in pain and dared not roar in the court anymore. Even when she saw her son being beaten, she bit her lips tightly and dared not say a word.

The most courageous person in the Xue family is Xue Dadao. When they saw their eldest brother being caned, Xue Er, Xue San, and Xue Si trembled and acted like quails.

"Xue Er, Xue San, Xue Si, do you also want to be punished? Tell the truth if you know what's good for you." County Magistrate Zhao warned.

Although the three Xue brothers were terrified, they knew what was important. They had committed a murder, and if they confessed, they would be sentenced to death. They were all afraid of death, so they could not confess.

Jian Yue said calmly: "Master Zhao, since they won't cry until they see the coffin, why not reward them with a mantra pill! I guarantee that they can dig out the whole family of their ancestors."

Magistrate Zhao smiled stiffly: "The princess's mantra pills must be very precious pills. It's a waste to use them on these filthy people."

Jian Yue smiled sinisterly: "As long as the case can be closed quickly, it's worth wasting one."

"No, no, they don't deserve it! Please wait patiently for a while, the case will be closed soon." County Magistrate Zhao was sweating profusely.

What a joke! If the Xue family really took the princess's truth pill, wouldn't they have to confess him? The Xue family must not be allowed to take the truth pill.

Magistrate Zhao made up his mind and immediately ordered that the Xue family members be tortured one by one. At the same time, he ordered Liang Jin to take people to collect evidence from the neighbors on both sides of the Tong family.

Xue Si was the first to confess, unable to bear the torture. Xue Er and Xue San also confessed one after another, seeing that there was no need to hide anything.

Magistrate Zhao said with a shameless face: "Your Highness, Princess, the people who collected the evidence have not returned yet, why don't you and Princess go and rest first."

Jian Yue and Ji Yunzhong also knew that the case could not be closed in one day, so they nodded in agreement.

County Magistrate Zhao did not dare to make things difficult for the Liu father and daughter, and asked them to go back and wait to be summoned at any time.

After respectfully escorting the two great gods out, Magistrate Zhao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. When he returned to the lobby and looked at the Xue family again, a hint of cruelty flashed in his turbid eyes.

"Thank you, Fifth Prince and Princess, for redressing my grievances. I will never forget your great kindness." Father Liu pulled his daughter to kneel down again to express his gratitude.

Jian Yue had a headache: "Uncle Liu, please get up. It's just a piece of cake. You don't have to feel any psychological burden. Brother Liu is still injured at home. You should go back quickly!"

After sending the Liu family father and daughter away, Ji Yunzhong asked, "When do you plan to come to Tong County to live?"

Jian Yue snorted: "Move here right away. I'm afraid that if you come a few days later, the people of Tong County will be killed by Zhao Tongfang."

Ji Yunzhong immediately asked Fulang to pass the message to Yanling Mansion and help Jian Yue move.

Jian Yue planned to open a brewery in Tong County, so she wanted to move all the brewing tools from Yue's house here and build a few new ones. She was worried, so she asked Fu Yun to go there in person.

In the evening, County Magistrate Zhao wanted to invite Ji Yunzhong and Jian Yue to a banquet, but they both refused.

The next morning, County Magistrate Zhao came to the Princess's Mansion in person to plead guilty.

It turned out that Xue Dadao and Diao committed suicide last night out of fear of punishment.

"It's my fault. I failed to supervise properly and such a big mistake occurred." County Magistrate Zhao knelt in front of the two men properly and admitted his mistake with a very good attitude.

Jian Yue had a hint of sarcasm on her lips: "Old fox! Committing suicide out of fear of punishment? I'm afraid you killed him to silence him, right?"

Although I know it in my heart, I can't just say something without evidence. Anyway, Xue Dadao and Diao Shi deserve to die, so let them die!

Ji Yunzhong was also worried that he might destroy more evidence out of desperation, so he said calmly: "Let them die! They deserved it anyway. As long as the victims can get justice and receive the compensation they deserve, that's all."

"Yes, yes, I will handle it impartially and will not let anyone be wronged." Magistrate Zhao was relieved to see that this hurdle had been passed. He was very quick, and in less than two days, all the cases involving the Xue family were handled and submitted to the Ministry of Justice.

All the families persecuted by the Xue family who still had relatives around received corresponding compensation.

Magistrate Zhao also spent a lot of money. He sold all the Xue family's property and compensated the victim. Moreover, a few days later, his favorite fifth aunt "accidentally" fell into the lotus pond and drowned while feeding goldfish by the lotus pond.

At the same time, County Magistrate Zhao also dealt with several long-standing cases of injustice, all of which were resolved quickly and effectively, with the victims receiving redress.

With the fair handling of several major cases, some people who did not know the truth actually felt that County Magistrate Zhao was an honest and upright judge and changed their views of him.

Ji Yunzhong sneered and said to Jian Yue: "The old man is scared, he is in a hurry to clean up the mess!"

Jian Yue said: "It seems that someone has given him some advice. I'm afraid we won't be able to move him for a while."

Ji Yunzhong comforted her: "You don't have to rush to attack him. First find out the situation in Tong County, and then reform it as needed. Anyway, he won't dare to stop you or make trouble. Before he finds out your strength, he won't dare to act rashly."

Jian Yue nodded.

It's just that I feel uncomfortable when there is such a person around.

A few days later, more than 20 vehicles drove into Tong County and stopped at the gate of the Princess's Mansion. Only then did the people of Tong County know that Princess Mingyue had come to her fiefdom.

The Liu family, who had met Ji Yunzhong and Jian Yue in advance, also secretly told their relatives and friends about how the princess and the fifth prince helped their family. As a result, many people knew that the reason why the Liu family girl was saved and the Xue family was punished was because of the intervention of the fifth prince and the princess.

Sure enough, the corrupt official is still the same corrupt official. It's not that he has a change of heart, but that a more powerful official has come and forced him to do something.

After moving and packing up the Princess Mansion, Jian Yue spent more than half a month inspecting the entire Tong County. Then she asked the old beggar, Village Chief Sun, whom she had met earlier, to count the number of unemployed vagrants in the county.

Yes, the old beggar I met earlier was the head of a small village in a mountain village outside the city. Their village was at the foot of a remote mountain, with few people and little land. In the end, they were forced to mortgage their houses and land due to heavy taxes and became beggars.

Although the village is small, everyone has the surname Sun, and the family has strong cohesion. Even if they become beggars, the clan members still support each other and keep each other warm.

Jian Yue promised him that after counting the number of unemployed people, she would find a way to return their stolen land and houses to them. Village Chief Sun was very excited and promised on the spot that he would give her the real data as soon as possible.

Jian Yue also selected a piece of land near a tributary of the river in the north of the city to build a winery. The winery occupies a large area and has a tight construction schedule. It needs to be completed before winter and requires many workers. So she ordered the beggars in the city to be recruited to work.

The salary is good, and they also manage...