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Entering the Dynasty Chapter Sixteen The Truth

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    Meng Xia laid the account book flat, and carefully groped through every page of the account book, and at the end of the page, he finally found what he was looking for.

    After a page in the middle of the account book was burned, it was not slightly hardened like other pages, but a layer of white folds appeared crystal clear.

    Meng Xia tore off this page, smoked the whole page with a torch, and then slowly snapped off the crystals one by one with her fingernails.  Today's reversals are really exciting, and they really want to know what else this young master of Zhenbeihou's Mansion can do.

    After Meng Xia took off this layer of crystals, there was actually a page of paper hidden underneath, but the paper was blank and nothing was written on it.  Meng Xia looked at the paper with a slight frown, there must be some mystery in it.

    Shi Kan hadn't said a word before, one was because of his different skills, and the other was that he couldn't bear to disturb Meng Xia's thinking, but after seeing Meng Xia discovering the mystery in the account book, he also came over.

    He is also slightly interested in this kind of hiding technique. He has been studying for so many years, and he has never heard that paper can be hidden after being smoked with fire. Now seeing a blank piece of paper inside, he couldn't help but say:  "Zining, you might as well hand this over to You Zhi. With the ability of the Ministry of Punishment, it should be possible to decipher this secret."

    Meng Xia bowed slightly, and then said to Shi Kan: "Teacher, there is no need to bother the adults of the Ministry of Punishment anymore, it's just a trick."

    As he spoke, Meng Xia looked at Liu Fu.

    "Today you went around with me, designing left and right, and I have to praise you for your superb skills." Meng Xia picked up the paper with his left hand, walked to Shi Kan's seat, and served tea with his right hand.

    "But what you said today is definitely not the truth!"

    Having said that, Meng Xia raised her neck and poured tea into her mouth.

    "Poof" sprayed on the white paper.

    It is also miraculous to say that the characters slowly emerged on the white paper.  After the handwriting was clear, the words on the paper made the three of Meng Xia look red-eyed.

    I saw densely written on the paper:

    In the peach month of the seventh year of Yuanjing, 17 virgin boys and 13 virgin girls were purchased from Zilin, with a silver payment of 27,400 taels.  In the same year, Tu Yue bought five virgins and twenty-one virgins from Zilin for 21,800 taels of silver.

    In Huaiyue, the ninth year of Yuanjing, with the help of Zilin, 23 virgins and 34 virgins were purchased from Biyang, with a payment of 52,000 taels of silver.

    In the tenth year of Guiyue in the Yuan Dynasty, with the help of Zilin, 13 virgins and 12 virgins were purchased from Jinzhong, with a silver payment of 22,600 taels.  In the same year, Tu Yue bought two virgins and seven virgins from Zilin for 7,600 taels of silver.

    In the eleventh year of Yuanjing, Guiyue, with the help of Zilin, forty-three virgins and thirty-nine virgins were purchased from Huairou, with a silver payment of 74,200 taels.  In the same month of the same year, 21 virgin boys and 20 virgin girls were purchased from Jinzhong, with a total of 37,000 taels of silver.

    In the apricot month of the thirteenth year of Yuanjing, with the help of Zilin, 19 virgins and 11 virgins were purchased from Beiyan, and the silver was 27,800 taels.

    Great Chu rarely keeps accounts in this way. Generally speaking, the royal family or high-ranking officials keep accounts like this. February is called Xingyue, March is called Taoyue, April is called Huaiyue, and August is called Guiyue  , December is called Tuyue.

    From the seventh year of Yuanjing until February of this year, it contains the transaction records of Jinyulou and the county magistrate of Zilin who trafficked children. What is shocking is that a total of 300 children were trafficked in Zilin, Biyang, and Jinzhong.  The three counties belong to Yongzhou, while Huairou and Beiyan belong to the boundary of Qianzhou.

    The case spanned two prefectures and five counties, and the top officials of the two prefectures are still unknown. One can imagine how covert this matter was. If Shi Kan and Meng Xia hadn't arrived, how many children would have been victimized.

    "Bastard! Today I will kill you for the sake of heaven and all people!"

    Shi Kan trembled angrily, slapped the table, and put both hands together, "Bringing public opinion to"

    Zhao Dian raised his hand and stopped Shi Kan.

    "Sinister, what are you stopping me for!" Shi Kan asked angrily, at this moment Shi Kan was indeed in a hurry.

    "Teacher, calm down, because this kind of scum, if you involve you, teacher, it is not worth it. I will report to Feng Shangshu on my own side, and the imperial court will deal with it. Teacher, don't worry."

    "This kind of evil official, if you don't kill it, it's hard to appease your anger! Don't stop me!"

    "Teacher, teacher, please calm down first, if you really want to do something, who will teach the younger brother."

    Zhao Dian was still able to calm down.  Shi Kan's "telling the way" is not a panacea, and there is a corresponding price to be paid for using it.  Some costs are nothing, but there are some costs that Shi Kan cannot bear, for example, he has to deal with the Zilin county magistrate.

    Shi Kan's trembling hands gradually calmed down, but the ups and downsIt can still be seen that this great Confucianist has not calmed down at all.

    The crowd outside the hall didn't know what happened, and they booed and shouted: "What are you writing? Read it and listen to it!"

    Zhao Dian, who was already in an irritable mood, slapped the gavel.  "No noise outside the hall!"

    Meng Xia looked at Liu Fu, and then at the crowd outside. He came to Zhao Dian and asked in a low voice in Zhao Dian's ear, "Brother, if the court decides this case, what will happen to Liu Fu?"

    "If you ransack the house, Liu Fu should be executed."

    Without thinking about it, Zhao Dian answered directly.  This great Chu criminal law is well-known in his heart, after all, this is the guy he eats.

    Meng Xia asked again: "Brother, when Liu Fu mentioned Jinyu Tower today, I saw you hesitated, but the people behind him have a deep background? If the people behind him help each other, what will happen to Liu Fu?"

    Zhao Dian hesitated at this question. Although he had reported the case to the Minister of Criminal Justice, if Jin Buhuan, the landlord of Jinyu, invited the King of Qin to come forward, it would be hard to say what would happen next.

    Meng Xia understood.

    "Brother, just tell me the worst result."

    Zhao Dian thought about it, and said, "The house was ransacked, and Liu Fu was sentenced to exile."

    This time it was Meng Xia's turn to be silent.

    That's three hundred children. They were bought and sold like this. Even if there were adults from the children's family involved, it was impossible for all of them to participate. The words on the white paper in his hand seemed to be stained with blood.  It seemed as if I could hear crying in my ears.

    Meng Xia made a decision in his heart.

    "Senior brother, you have worked hard this night, please report the matter truthfully." After saying that, he bowed deeply to Zhao Dian.  He could tell that although Zhao Dian was naughty, he was Shi Kan's disciple after all, and he still had justice in his heart.

    He looked out of the hall, crowded with people.  He held up the white paper in his hand and stepped down.

    "Liu Fu, the magistrate of Zilin County, was involved in the trafficking of children from five counties in Zilin, Biyang, Jinzhong, Huairou, and Beiyan. He trafficked as many as 300 children, and involved more than 260,000 taels of silver."

    Everyone outside the hall was dumbfounded, followed by deafening curses.

    "Officer Dog, return my child!"

    "Officer Dog, you must die!"

    "My child!"

    The man's shouting and cursing, and the woman's crying filled the entire court in an instant.  Obviously, there are family members of the victims outside the hall.

    Liu Gujiang was already lying on the ground at this time, and his expression could not be seen.  On the contrary, Liu Fu was unusually calm, although his face was a little pale, but his expression was still firm.

    "It's really hard for me to be a big Chu official for such a dog official."

    Meng Xia paused, then continued.

    "Not killing is not enough to make the people angry! Not killing is not enough to comfort the people! Not killing is not enough to rectify the law of the country!"

    ? The voice has not yet fallen
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