There is a big rich man named Zhang Tong in Yongping County who relies on his wealth to do evil and bully men and women. Zhang Tong spent money to bribe the local county magistrate, which made him even more arrogant. The local people hated him to the core, but they all dared not speak out.
There is a local scholar named Qin Wuli who has witnessed Zhang Tong's various crimes since he was a child. He secretly vowed in his heart that he must study hard and get into the officialdom to get rid of Zhang Tong's disaster for the local people.
A few years later, Qin Wuli passed the imperial examination. Coincidentally, the county magistrate in his hometown expired, and the court sent Qin Wuli back to be the county magistrate!
After Qin Wuli returned to his hometown, he did not forget his oath and immediately secretly collected evidence to bring Zhang Tong to justice. One month later, the evidence collected was enough to sentence Zhang Tong to death .
So Qin Wuli ordered someone to take Zhang Tong to the county government for interrogation. Unexpectedly, before interrogation was conducted, Zhang Tong received his crime. Qin Wuli was deeply surprised that Zhang Tong admitted his crime so simply. But without thinking too much, Zhang Tong was asked to sign and seal it. Then Zhang Tong was imprisoned and the verdict was announced at a date!
The next morning, Qin Wuli found a bag in the room. He opened it and saw that there were 10,000 taels of silver notes , and there was also a letter that read: The county magistrate personally opened it. Qin Wuli opened the letter, which read: Please ask the county magistrate to give him a generous gift afterwards. The signature is Zhang Tong!
Qin Wuli looked at it and sneered: If I had known this, why should I have been there! Then he came to the prison with the banknote and found Zhang Tong and said: Don’t waste your time! Wait for justice! After saying that, he threw the silver note to Zhang Tong!
Unexpectedly, I found a bag in the room the next day, and this time there were 30,000 taels of silver notes. Qin Wuli was very angry and ordered someone to take Zhang Tong to the lobby and beat him up twenty boards.
On the morning of the third day, there was another bag on the table, and this time it contained a hundred thousand taels of silver notes. Qin Wuli took a breath after watching it, as if all his strength had been sucked dry. He collapsed on the chair and was silent for a long time!
Later he ordered the yamen runner to release Zhang Tong. His wife was puzzled by this and asked him why. Qin Wuli sighed and said: You don’t know that the money is 100,000 yuan, but it can help ghosts and gods! If I don’t accept his 100,000 today, he may give the 100,000 to my boss tomorrow. I don't know what his outcome is, but my fate may be miserable! I don't care, I'm afraid it will implicate you and your children!
The wife was silent after hearing this, and Qin Wuli said: You clean up tonight and bring the money back to your parents' home! When his wife asked the reason, Qin Wuli didn't say much and arranged for the servant to send his wife and son away quietly!
A few days later, Qin Wuli was impeached by his superiors and dereliction of duty, and was removed from his position as county magistrate. Qin Wuli made a report without success. Qin Wuli knew that it was his boss who accepted Zhang Tong's bribe, and the two teamed up to frame him. But he had no choice but to pack his luggage and go find his wife.
One evening, when Qin Wuli passed a mountain road, a masked man suddenly appeared in front of him, holding a weapon in his hand and blocked his way. Qin Wuli knew that they were sent by Zhang Tong to assassinate him, so he turned around and ran away. He ran into the depths of the mountain and saw someone chasing him behind him. He sighed: My life is over! At this moment, he suddenly saw a deep path in front of him. He hurriedly ran along the path and saw that the path was covered with shrubs taller than people, and there was no end at all. Qin Wuli ran and suddenly found that the front was wide open. When he walked forward, he actually saw a majestic palace appeared in front!
Qin Wuli was surprised, so he walked forward and walked to the palace gate. Suddenly, two yakshas appeared with maces to stop him. Qin Wuli was shocked! One of the yasha said: Who are you? How dare you trespass into the God Lord's Hall!
Qin Wuli wanted to explain, and two yakshas tied him up and brought him into the hall. When he arrived in the hall, Qin Wuli saw a person sitting on the throne, but he couldn't see the person's face clearly. He wanted to see it carefully, but he felt that the person was hazy, as if it was covered by clouds.
The person on the throne said: Who are you? Why come to my God Palace? Qin Wuli knew that he had met the mountain god. He said: The villain was panicked because he was chased and killed. He didn't want to disturb the god. Please forgive me!
God said: Why are you being hunted down? Qin Wuli told him about his experience. After hearing this, the God Lord said angrily: What is so ridiculous in the world? Wait for me to check it out!
Come over for a while, and the God said: As expected, you can rest here for a night, I will go to the world! After saying that, he disappeared!
The next day, the God Lord said to Qin Wuli: You will be appointed as governor after you go out. At that time, those corrupt officials and bullies who harm the people can be eliminated, but if you do evil, I will definitely throw you into the eighteen levels of hell!
After hearing this, Qin Wuli hurriedly thanked him, and he said: The villain will definitely not let the God King down! Then the God King sent two Yasha to follow Qin Wuli as servants, and then sent them out of the mountain!
A few days later, Qin Wuli received the imperial edict and appointed him as the imperial envoy to investigate the case of Zhang Tong in Yongping County! He also sent hundreds of guards to wait for the dispatch!
After Qin Wuli received the imperial edict, he brought people to Yongping County and arrested Zhang Tong directly and interrogated Zhang Tong and colluded with those officials. Seeing that the situation was going to confess all his crimes and the officials who bribed him!
Qin Wuli directly killed Zhang Tong as a decree, arrested the officials who were given, and then took them to the capital and heard the news. Qin Wuli confiscated all Zhang Tong's property, and half of it was distributed to those who had been persecuted by Zhang Tong, and the other half ordered the guards to escort them to the capital and hand them over to the emperor for destruction!
After Zhang Tong's death, the local people celebrated each other, saying that Qin Wuli was a good official and removed the harm for the people!
After that, Qin Wuli was valued by the court. During his tenure, he was a clean and upright official and considered the people everywhere. After his death, the people set up a ancestral hall for him to sacrifice.
