The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 253 What a huge investment!

Qin Zheng asked sternly, "Qi Baishun, do you admit your guilt?"

"I admit my guilt!" Qi Baishun kowtowed three times.

Everyone was stunned. He actually admitted it so directly?

"I have failed to govern well, and I deserve to die!" After saying that, cold sweat flowed down Qi Baishun's fat face.

He knew that he couldn't deny his guilt.

It’s better to admit it, maybe you can get a chance for leniency.

Qin Zheng saw through his thoughts at a glance.

I thought to myself, although he is a wimp, he is also aware of the current situation.

But it might be difficult for you to survive.

He said, "You, a prefect, actually came to celebrate the birthday of a corrupt businessman. Is this a sign of poor governance or collusion between officials and businessmen? Tell the truth! Do you know that confession is treated leniently, while resistance is punished severely?"

Xia Bitu's face changed. Confess and get leniency?

Is Qin Zheng going to let Qi Baishun go?

However, Qin Zheng is not someone who can tolerate sand in his eyes, nor is he someone who shoots without a purpose.

There must be a purpose for saying this.

It's time to start digging the hole.

Who are you trying to trick?

There is no need to trick Qi Baishun. With the evidence he gave to Qin Zheng, Qi Baishun can die a hundred times!

It seems that Qin Zheng has deduced something again!

At this moment, those who were kneeling were cursing in their hearts, officials really were protecting each other!

Qi Baishun also heard that Qin Zheng wanted to let him go.

I couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Could it be that Qin Zheng is also Fifth Master's man?

Otherwise, why let him go?

But how do we implement the policy of leniency to those who confess?

Is he really confessing the truth, or reporting others?

Confess the truth? In front of so many people?

Wouldn't that arouse public outrage, and the imperial envoy would be in trouble, so how could he be shown leniency?

Report and expose?

Who to report?

Who to expose?

A grain merchant?

Obviously not.

A colleague?

Fifth Master?

Chabitu?

I wouldn't dare.

Unless he doesn't want to live anymore.

If Qin Zheng was Fifth Master's man, he shouldn't have made things so difficult for him!

He can't make up stories. After all, no one is a fool!

Qi Baishun was confused and felt that Qin Zheng could not be Fifth Master's man.

If that were true, how could they watch Zhang Jinyuan die and send all nine members of the Zhang family into exile?

If Qin Zheng wasn't Wu Ye's man, giving him this chance to survive would be...

Let him give out the Fifth Master?

Qi Baishun shuddered.

And confirm that this is what Qin Zheng meant!

Qi Baishun was sweating profusely. He was really confused and didn't know whether he should accept Qin Zheng's "good intentions".

It seems that if he accepts it, Master Wu will kill him.

If he doesn't accept it, Qin Zheng will kill him.

Qi Baishun was hesitant.

The Fifth Master's power is considerable, but Qin Zheng is the Empress's favorite and favourite. He is weighing whether to submit to Qin Zheng.

Xia Bitu also understood at this moment, and his back felt cold. Qin Zheng had dug a very deep hole! Was he trying to catch them all in one fell swoop?

Qin Zheng dares to touch Fifth Master now?

Seeing that Qi Baishun seemed to be moved, Xia Bitu wanted to kick Qi Baishun to death.

You cowardly idiot, this is a pit, a pit where you dig your own grave and bury your corpse, do you understand?

If you persevere and remain loyal to the end, you may still be able to survive.

But if you really believe this scoundrel Qin Zheng, you will definitely die!

Although Xia Bitu wished Qi Baishun would die, he was afraid!

He could choose not to save Zhang Jinyuan, but he had to save Qi Baishun.

If he didn't save one person, he could defend himself by saying that he didn't have time to save him, but if he didn't save both of them, that would be unacceptable.

Qin Zheng's move was too cruel and mean. He wanted Qi Baishun to kill himself!

I guess the monkey boy has figured out who Qi Baishun's master is.

Obviously, Qin Zheng didn't want to anger the Fifth Master now.

After all, the Zhang family cultivated by the Fifth Master has been destroyed.

Therefore, Qin Zheng could not kill Qi Baishun with his own hands, and could only let Qi Baishun seek death on his own.

Now, if Qi Baishun wavers, he will surely die.

With Wu Ye's temperament, he would never keep such a disloyal dog!

Qin Zheng suddenly spoke again: "Qi Baishun, I don't have time to waste with you. Since you don't want to talk, then..."

Qin Zheng raised his right hand and was about to order him to be killed.

The special agent behind Qi Baishun has raised his scimitar!

Qi Baishun was so frightened that he trembled and said quickly: "To be honest with you, sir, it is because I am afraid of power and dare not govern according to the law!"

Qin Zheng: "Oh? Whose power makes you afraid? Is it Zhang Jinyuan? Does he have a backer?"

Qi Baishun fell silent again.

Only the sweat on my face kept flowing.

He doesn't dare to say it!

Qin Zheng suddenly glanced at Xia Bitu intentionally or unintentionally.

Xia Bitu: “…”

How can the monkey cub be led to Zhang Jinyuan?

Are you trying to trick me?

Watching me have fun?

Who here doesn’t know that Zhang Jinyuan is my godfather?

Here, I have the greatest power.

Did Qin Zheng want Qi Baishun to give him away?

Say that Zhang Jinyuan is his godfather?

Qin Zheng wants to discredit him?

But, something feels wrong.

Since Qin Zheng was here, he must have heard the rumor that Zhang Jinyuan was his godfather.

If you want to make fun of him or criticize him, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!

He was even certain that Qin Zheng didn't believe Zhang Jinyuan was his godfather. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come at this time with the evidence he had sent.

Moreover, Qin Zheng relied on the evidence provided by Zhang Jinyuan to sanction Zhang Jinyuan without any investigation.

He also watched Zhang Jinyuan die.

This shows that Qin Zheng did not care whether his evidence was true or not and deliberately wanted Zhang Jinyuan to die.

Because Zhang Jinyuan had a huge influence in Guanxi.

Only his death could solve the problem of famine.

Therefore, there is no evidence that Qin Zheng trusts Xia Bitu.

Rather, even if Zhang Jinyuan had no evidence of guilt, Qin Zheng had to kill him simply because he manipulated grain prices and caused the famine in Guanxi. Killing one would serve as a warning to the rest.

This also shows that Qin Zheng is not completely ignorant of Guanxi and Zhang Jinyuan!

Qin Zheng asked this at this moment, probably not because he wanted to hear Qi Bai say that Zhang Jinyuan was his godfather in person to amuse him.

At this critical juncture, Qin Zheng shouldn't have the leisure time to have fun.

Before, he didn't deny that Zhang Jinyuan was his godfather in front of so many people, which was already very embarrassing.

He was indeed afraid that Qin Zheng would make fun of him.

But Qin Zheng definitely didn’t mean that.

I guess everyone present here still has their own thoughts.

Are you saying that this godparents relationship is fake?

Why didn't he deny it before?

What if it's true?

Then what kind of person has Xia Bitu become?

As the prime minister of the current dynasty, he watched his godfather die without saying a word?

Whether the former or the latter, it is not good for Xia Bitu's reputation.

Xia Bitu didn't believe that Qin Zheng hadn't thought of this and wouldn't try to trick him to death.

Will we still be together in the future?

After all, the two have not yet drawn their swords against each other and are still in the honeymoon period of cooperation.

So what was Qin Zheng doing?

Could it be that Qin Zheng saw something again?

These thoughts flashed through Xia Bitu's mind for just a moment.

Suddenly, Xia Bitu's heart skipped a beat!

Since Qin Zheng knew that Zhang Jinyuan was not his godfather, he would not be Zhang Jinyuan's backer.

Qin Zheng would not believe that Zhang Jinyuan had no master.

Qin Zheng wants to know who is supporting Zhang Jinyuan?

However, since Qin Zheng is here, he should infer from this incident who Zhang Jinyuan's master is.

Would anyone allow him, the prime minister, to condescend to attend the birthday party of this fake godfather?

Why bother to do this?

What the hell!

Xia Bitu's face changed drastically!

Does Qin Zheng want Qi Baishun to confess in public and reveal the name of the Fifth Master?

That would be a big deal!

Does Qin Zheng want to make things worse?

Force out the Fifth Master?

Although Qi Baishun is the prefect of Guanxi Fenghua, Qi Baishun is not a member of Guanxi Liangheng's army!

Therefore, as a fellow Fifth Master's subordinate, Qi Baishun would not reveal the fabricated relationship between him, the Prime Minister, and Zhang Jinyuan. Because it would be useless.

He didn't even save Zhang Jinyuan, which shows that he is not very effective as the prime minister in Qin Zheng's eyes.

Qi Baishun couldn’t be saved.

In order to survive, Qi Baishun has to confess. Only by giving away the Fifth Master can he survive.

By doing so, Qi Baishun betrayed the Fifth Master and surrendered to Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng’s move was too mean.

This really doesn't mean Qi Baishun wants to survive!

Qin Zheng wants Wu Ye to kill his dog with his own hands!

Is it possible that the person whom Wu Ye wants to control doesn’t have Wu Ye’s people around him?

Will Wu Ye's men let this person give him away?

If that woman hadn't interfered with Zhang Jinyuan, Qin Zheng would probably have set a trap for him, and Zhang Jinyuan would have been killed by the people around him arranged by the Fifth Master to silence him.

The more Xia Bitu thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct.

Qin Zheng's move will definitely kill two birds with one stone.

If Qi Baishun dares to reveal the Fifth Master, he will die!

Qin Zheng wanted to use Fifth Master's own hand to kill the corrupt official Qi Baishun.

Not only did it save Qin Zheng the trouble, but it also showed those people that Wu Ye had recruited that this was the master they were following. Not only could he not save him, but he also added insult to injury!

At this moment, Xia Bitu was in a very complicated mood.

He was looking forward to the answer.

When the answer is revealed, he wants to know how Qin Zheng will deal with the Fifth Master!

Qi Baishun was extremely conflicted at the moment and said that Fifth Master would definitely kill his entire family.

If he doesn't tell anyone, Qin Zheng will kill his entire family.

At this moment, Qin Zheng spoke again: "If you confess the truth, you will be considered to have made meritorious contributions while serving your sentence, and the death penalty can be spared, as can the death penalty of all nine clans!"

This one sentence left Xia Bitu speechless.

The little monkey really went to great lengths to force the Fifth Master out!

Can this be treated leniently?

Qi Baishun's face lit up with joy, this sentence was undoubtedly a reassurance!

In front of everyone, Qin Zheng is an imperial envoy, representing the emperor. His words are golden and he cannot go back on his word, let alone carry out an assassination.

Because no matter how he died afterwards, Qin Zheng had broken his promise and gotten rich!

Qi Baishun breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could survive, anyone could be his master.

Finally, he decided to confess and said, "Sir..."

Suddenly, Qi Baishun's words came to an abrupt end.

Chi!

A flying arrow pierced his back.

thump!

Qi Baishun fell to the ground!

The speed of this arrow was incredibly fast and too sudden!

At this moment, all the guests looked at the back hall door with horror on their faces.

Qin Zheng and others also looked over subconsciously.

Surprise!

A "ghost" walked out from the back hall!