Chapter 700: A Slap in the Face
The county lieutenant was surprised when he saw this: "They really found something."Fortunately, he changed direction in time.
Fu Jiang snorted coldly and said loudly: "Everyone, witness this, these documents were all found in the archives room."
"Yes!" Everyone responded loudly.
Soon, the documents that were found were brought to the hall.
Spread them out one by one.
Fu Zhengqing's eyes narrowed, and he shouted loudly: "Fu Ciyi, you are here to seek revenge."
Fu Ciyi pointed to one of the documents, picked it up and put it down.
"This is the will written by my grandfather. Please put it aside for now."
Then, he picked up the other letters and unfolded them one by one.
"These are the gift lists you, Fu Zhengqing, sent to the officials in Beijing. The date is written on them, and the gifts are also clearly recorded. It can be said to be very detailed."
Fu Zhengqing's neck stiffened. "Humph, giving gifts is human nature. Giving gifts to each other is very common. If you want to use this as an excuse, I..."
Before he finished speaking, Fu Ciyi picked up one of the papers and showed it to everyone below.
"This is the gift list that Fu Zhengqing sent to the Lu family in the capital. Along with the gift list is a letter from Lu Yangping congratulating Fu Zhengqing on becoming the county magistrate."
Fu Zhengqing didn't expect that even this would be found. He was clearly hiding in a small secret compartment at the leg of the shelf.
How did he get the position of county magistrate? Today, Fu Ciyi found out the evidence against him.
In fact, many officials in Dajing gave gifts in the hope of climbing up the social ladder.
But as long as there is no solid evidence, the higher-ups will turn a blind eye.
Why is he being targeted now, a mere county magistrate?
After all, it was Fu Ciyi's personal revenge.
He immediately said, "This county magistrate is just repaying a favor. Lord Lu recommended me to be the magistrate of Ling County, so I gave him some gifts. If Lord Fu uses this as a way to take revenge, I have nothing to say."
Seeing that he was still struggling to argue, Fu Ciyi sneered: "Fu Zhengqing has no real talent or knowledge. When he was the county magistrate of Ling County, he made no achievements. Now as the county magistrate, he is slacking off in his duties and accepting bribes."
There was a snap.
He banged the gavel again.
"By order of His Majesty, I will temporarily handle the appointment of officials in Ling County."
"From now on, Fu Zhengqing will be demoted to a commoner and his status as a Jinshi will be revoked."
Fu Zhengqing was dissatisfied: "Why?"
When he wanted to step forward to argue, Zhenfeng Zhenshou held his arm.
Fu Ciyi ignored him and continued, "Promote Lu Wenfeng to be the magistrate of Ling County, and Liu Cai, the head of Qingshan Town, to be the county magistrate of Ling County."
As he spoke, he asked Fu Jiang and Fu He to pass on the appointment documents prepared this morning.
Lu Wenfeng took the document with both hands, and first bowed towards the capital: "I thank the emperor for his grace!" Then he bowed to Fu Ciyi, "Thank you, Master Fu!"
The pavilion chief Liu Cai was full of disbelief.
When Fu Ciyi went out early in the morning, someone around him came to find him and asked him to go to the county town together.
He naturally accepted Lord Fu's invitation.
At this moment, when he saw his name clearly on the paper, he came to his senses. At lunch yesterday, Lord Fu asked him how long he had been the head of the pavilion.
I immediately went from being shocked to being overjoyed.
Following Lu Wenfeng, they first headed towards the capital to thank the emperor for his grace, and then to thank Fu Ciyi, the imperial envoy.
Fu Ciyi said calmly, "County Magistrate Liu, from now on you will be the county magistrate. The affairs of Qingshan Town will still be under your charge. You will be very busy. Is this feasible?"
Liu Cai said happily, "To be honest, sir, after dealing with the affairs of the town, I had a lot of free time, often enough to have a drink. Now it's good, there are more things to take care of, and I feel energetic when I am busy."
He patted his chest and said, "Qingshan Town is my home, I will take care of it to the end."
Fu Ciyi nodded, ordered Fu Jiang to organize the evidence just found, then stood up and walked away.
Passing by Fu Zhengqing, he glanced at him and said calmly, "Official business is done, now it's time for personal matters."
Lu Wenfeng raised his hand and ordered: "Come here, take off Fu Zhengqing's official robe."
Immediately, a bailiff came forward with orders.
Fu Zhengqing had finally managed to become a county magistrate, but now he was going to be stripped of his official robe, and he was extremely unwilling to do so.
But he had no skills, and the bailiffs stripped off his official robe in a few moves.
Fu Ciyi looked at Lu Wenfeng and Liu Cai and said, "You two should report to the provincial government on a certain day, and then officially take up your posts in Ling County." Liu Cai was very excited. He looked at the official robes they were wearing and then at his own casual clothes. He asked Fu Ciyi in a low voice with embarrassment, "Master Fu, can I also wear official robes in the future?"
The head of the pavilion does not have an official uniform.
He dreamed of becoming an official of high rank, wearing an official robe and being called "Sir" by the people.
Lu Wenfeng smiled and said, "We can go to the provincial capital to report and receive our new official uniforms."
"Okay, okay." Liu Cai was very happy.
Soon, Fu Ciyi took the lead and walked towards the gate of the county government office.
Zhenfeng Zhenshou pushed Fu Zhengqing to catch up.
Lu Wenfeng walked to Fu Ciyi's side and said softly, "Ciyi, my parents behaved rudely in your house, please forgive me!"
"There is no need to mention the past."
Fu Ciyi didn't want to say more.
Lu Wenfeng had no choice but to slow down and follow Yan Funing.
"Fu Ning, thank you so much!"
He had been bullied by Fu Zhengqing for many days, and today he was able to hold his head high, which must be due to her contribution.
Yan Funing lowered her voice and said, "You still have to thank Master Fu for this."
Lu Wenfeng nodded heavily: "Tonight, I would like to invite you and Ci Yi to have a simple meal, would you please do me the honor?"
Yan Funing said, "We'll talk about it later. You just learned that Master Fu has found my grandfather's will."
Lu Wenfeng continued: "It is important to deal with the matter first."
A quarter of an hour later, everyone arrived at the Fu family mansion.
In the front hall, Fu Ciyi pulled Yan Funing to sit down.
The two did not sit in the main seats, but sat in two chairs by the window.
Sitting in the two seats opposite each other were Fu Beimo and Yan Bojian.
Lu Wenfeng, Liu Cai, and the county lieutenant who came with them sat on the chairs below them.
The housekeeper saw that Fu Zhengqing's official robe had disappeared, and saw Fu Ciyi and his men coming over in a grand manner. He thought something was wrong, but he couldn't guess what had happened.
"master……"
Just as he was about to ask Fu Zhengqing, Fu Ciyi said, "Please invite all of Fu Er's family to the hall."
The butler still looked at Fu Zhengqing: "Master?"
Fu Zhengqing lowered his eyebrows and said, "If I tell you to go, you go."
I was afraid that I would drag Lu Yangping into the water.
If something happens to Lu Yangping, he will never be able to turn things around.
And at this moment, what else can he do?
The only thing to do is to stabilize Fu Ciyi.
Hearing this, the housekeeper felt that things were going to change for the Fu family, so he ran away.
A quarter of an hour later, the Fu couple, Fu Zhengqing's wife, Fu Minghe and Yan Haitang arrived at the hall.
They were all startled when they saw Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.
Yan Haitang stared at Fu Ciyi and was moved to see that he was more handsome than before.
He suddenly glanced at Yan Fu Ning and saw that she was too beautiful. Even her clothes were made of expensive fabrics. He immediately shouted, "Yan Fu Ning, do you still have the nerve to come to the Fu family?"
"presumptuous!"
Mother Tong's face darkened. She walked over quickly, pulled up her sleeves quickly, and raised her hand to slap Yan Haitang on the cheek.
clap clap clap...
Four crisp slaps were heard.
The speed of his movements was obviously the result of frequent slapping.
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