Chapter 167 - 105: Crane Bone Flute, Corpse Collector
And so, half a month ago, a major event occurred in Baisha County.
The in-law of the Baisha County magistrate was implicated by the Celestial Heart Sect rebels who openly declared that Wu Yaohua was an accomplice. They said the five hundred taels of silver coins used by the Celestial Heart Sect to buy crossbow weapons were hidden in Wu Yaohua’s residence.
The official in charge of examining the Celestial Heart Sect rebels was none other than the newly appointed Prefect of Jinmen Prefecture, He.
As a new official, Prefect He would not tolerate the slightest misconduct. Upon hearing the rebels’ confession, he immediately sent officials to Baisha County to arrest the man and seize the evidence.
Poor Wu Yaohua was sitting at home when disaster fell from the sky. The leading official seemed to have an all-seeing eye, for upon casually searching Wu Yaohua’s residence, he found a package hidden within the wall bricks.
Though there were not five hundred taels of silver inside, there were still three hundred taels of residual money. In addition, there was a letter exchanging secrets with the Celestial Heart Sect, in which Wu Yaohua expressed various seditious remarks against the Dayong Dynasty, showing deep hatred and wishing for the Celestial Heart Sect’s leader to invade the Imperial City at any moment...
With both witnesses and physical evidence present, Prefect He showed no mercy and immediately imprisoned Wu Yaohua, awaiting his execution after autumn.
At first, Baisha County’s Magistrate Zhang did not really believe it, but he couldn’t withstand the public’s opinion either.
Zhang Yong’s eldest daughter, Zhang Yao, and her husband comforted him daily, mostly advising him to sever ties with the Wu Family and expel Wu Zhiyuan from their home.