Chapter 54 The truth and the counterattack

It turned out that Magistrate Wang had already promised Master Lu, saying that he would recommend him as an official. As a result, Xie Hong appeared and took away the position of chief clerk. The old man had been waiting for it for many years and suddenly became empty, so he was naturally angry. He did not dare to have any emotions towards Magistrate Wang, so Xie Hong became the target of the old man's resentment.

My brother was shot while lying down. Xie Hong curled his lips, feeling that he was really innocent, and shook his head. Old Man Lu deserves sympathy. His sympathy didn't last long, and soon Xie Hong became furious because Fang Jin talked about this conspiracy. Master Lu's purpose was to cure Xie Hong's crime of greed.

Greedy Mo is the corruption in later generations. The crime in later generations is quite average, but in the Ming Dynasty, even a historical novices like Xie Hong knew it was powerful. Because of the low-class origin of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, and his resentment towards corrupt officials, in the Ming Dynasty, the crime of greed Mo was second only to the great crime of corruption in rebellion.

Although after Zhu Yuanzhang, the crime was no longer as serious as the founding of the country. If the backstage was strong, it would be just a dismissal. However, Xie Hong was still afraid that he had no background, and Zhengde's backstage had not yet reached it. If the old man succeeded, he would suffer a great loss.

Old Man Lu actually wanted to kill the young master. Xie Hong was shocked and angry, and he couldn't help but feel ruthless. Since this old man wanted to die, don't blame him for being too ruthless.

But... how to fight back? Xie Hong felt worried. He could use his official position and force to suppress the Chen family, or he could use the other party's greed and desire to plot against the Gu family, but Old Man Lu was in trouble. This man was aide to County Magistrate Wang, equivalent to the secretary of later generations. Dealing with him was similar to County Magistrate Wang, and County Magistrate Wang might not sit idly by.

Even the magistrate Wang was dealing with it together? Xie Hong quickly dispelled this idea. If he had already reached the level of moral integrity, it would be easy. But now, the magistrate is the top leader in the local area, equivalent to the county magistrate and secretary in later generations, and he can't handle it now.

Otherwise, let Erniu take the old man to a place without anyone to kill him? It’s not that Xie Hong is not soft-hearted, but that the old man doesn’t leave the yamen easily, and the two have always had grudges. The old man suddenly dies, maybe he will be suspicious. It’s really troublesome. I’m a craftsman, why do you have to deal with these conspiracies all day long?

Xie Hong has a headache.

"grown ups……"

Xie Hong was thinking about how to deal with Master Lu, and he was distracted for a moment, but the fierceness that flashed from time to time in his eyes scared Fang Jin very much. After waiting for a while, he didn't see Xie Hong talking. Fang Jin was very nervous and had to call him tentatively.

"Huh?" Xie Hong reacted, and there was still one kneeling. Although Fang Jin also participated in this conspiracy, he was forced and was not very angry with him. Xie Hong was not very angry. This man was originally cowardly, and it was not surprising that he would surrender after being coerced and tempted by others.

If it weren't for this, how could he be so scared by his brother casually? Xie Hong's impression was that such fraud was not very effective. According to his expectations, at most he could determine the suspicion.

"Sir, although the villain has evil thoughts, please spare the villain because the villain hasn't taken action yet." Xie Hong was just thinking about how to take revenge on Master Lu, but when he thought of the murderous place, he thought of killing people, so he also had a little murderous aura in his voice. As a result, he just nodded, but scared Fang Jin to a great extent.

"I haven't started yet, how do you say this?" Xie Hong's curiosity came to his mind. He wanted to make a fuss on the books, but wasn't it just a fake account? But these documents have been sorted out. If you want to do something, shouldn't it have been done?

"Huh?" Fang Jin was slightly stunned and asked subconsciously: "Sir, don't you know everything?"

"Uh..." Mr. Fang is also a man of age. He just cheated and believed it so deeply. The effect of this fraud is too good, right? Xie Hongda was surprised. Could it be that people in this era are too simple? But why is that old man Lu so cunning? Well, just think that my brother accidentally leaked his aura.

"Cough." Xie Hong coughed and concealed his embarrassment, then said earnestly with a serious expression: "Mr. Fang, I will give you a chance to reform now, you must seize it."

This tone scared Fang Jin. He hurriedly slapped himself in the face and said, "Sir Xingjun... No, Lord Xie, the villain has lost his words."

"It's okay." It turned out that the rumor that Xingjun came to earth played. Xie Hong suddenly realized, and I said, "Are you a craftsman, where does the aura of dominance come from? Alas, this feudal superstition... sometimes it's useful, otherwise Fang Jin might not have confessed so easily."

"Sir, these are all instructed by Master Lu." Fang Jin declared the culprit again, and then explained: "He asked the villain to push all the accumulated debts of the years onto the adults. The adults were very careful. The villain dared not fake it, but just put the accumulated debts in one place and then recorded them in the main account book together."

Xie Hong, who was keen on, actually didn't understand, but he couldn't ask questions at this time, so he had to pretend to understand, nodded slightly, and said "um" gently.

"Sir, actually..." Otherwise, if you have specialized in your profession, Fang Jin had some problems, but he was really familiar with these documents and accounts. After hearing his careful explanation, even Xie Hong, an outsider, understood. If it weren't for the fact that this matter was on his head, Xie Hong would have praised him.

It turned out that Fang Jin did not change the documents and the data, but only converted the dates of those years of deficits to Xie Hong's term. As long as Xie Hong signed his name to express his approval, Master Lu only needs to suddenly check the accounts and attribute the crime of greed to Xie Hong.

In other words, the so-called trap is only the step of letting Xie Hong sign and write. Xie Hong was sweating coldly after hearing this, thinking that he was lucky. The old saying that the journey is like a mountain is not a lie.

Then, Xie Hong hated Master Lu even more. This old man was extremely cruel and had a backup plan in the conspiracy, that is, if Xie Hong did not take the bait, then Fang Jin would sign on his behalf, because Fang Jin also had the ability to copy other people's fonts.

Seeing Fang Jin, who had finished confessing and then kept accusing him of the crime like a kowtow worm, Xie Hong shook his head very much. He had knowledge and experience, but his mind was too bad. He wanted to really take this person for himself, but with such a mind... Forget it, he could betray himself once, but he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't in the future. I don't want to leave a time bomb with him.

However... Xie Hong's eyes rolled, and he thought about it. He couldn't be regarded as a confidant. It would be okay to use it temporarily. Is this the situation now...

The problem is just about the signature, which is just right. Mr. Fang is used. Yes, if you want to deal with Master Lu, it will fall on him.

"Mr. Fang, get up. I know that you are involuntarily doing things today, and I don't care about it. Just don't take the case." Xie Hong said calmly, then reached out to stop Fang Jin from speaking with ecstatic thanks, and said, "But you have to do something for me..."

"Just keep your orders, and the villain will never refuse."

"No need to die, you just need..." Xie Hong ordered with a smile.

Although Mr. Xie no longer turned his face, Fang Jin was still very uneasy because the smile on his face looked strange. What's more, such a request... his hair was also standing on his body, and he thought to himself: "This man really can't mess with him. It's so terrible. He actually made such a request to himself. A decades old man has never done such a thing."
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