boom!
"Is there something wrong with him? He did such a thing, and instead of denying it, he even admitted it in court. He was so arrogant. With my government helping him like this, he really thought that the Jing family could dominate Wusu County with one hand. Is it done?"
As soon as he returned to the Scholars Hall, Huang Tiansheng was so angry that he slapped the table and cursed angrily.
He has been an official for so many years and has received so much money, but he has never seen such an idiot!
Have you not seen how angry those people are? You still dare to be so arrogant. Do you really think that you can do whatever you want with two bad guys?
Just when he was angry and decided to enforce the law impartially and show some shame to the young master of this rich family.
Master Li Li, who was following behind, finally came back.
As soon as he came back and saw the furious county magistrate, Li Li quickly closed the doors and windows tightly, approached Huang Tiansheng and asked in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, when will we let Mr. Jing leave?"
When Huang Tiansheng heard this, he immediately became angry!
"Leave? He killed someone, why should this county let him go? Who does he think he is? He is just the son of a businessman, and he has caused public outrage. If he is let go, won't the reputation of this county be bad in the future? Already?!
impossible! Kill for life! To pay back debts, he had to pay with his life to quell public anger! "
"Lord County Lord."
Li Li called softly, and the angry Huang Tiansheng turned to look at him in confusion: "What are you doing!"
Li Li pointed at the table. Only then did Huang Tiansheng notice that at some point, a banknote was placed in front of him.
Face value - one thousand taels!
Huang Tiansheng fell silent.
Li Li continued on the side: "This was just given by the steward of the Jing family. They also said that this is just a meeting gift for the county magistrate. When their son returns, there will be four thousand more."
"But... he killed people in public. Too many people saw it. You also saw the state of the people outside the court. How could I dare to let him out!"
Huang Tiansheng almost drooled when he looked at the banknotes on the table, but when he thought about the situation he had to face, he suddenly had a headache.
Li Li shook his head, leaned into Huang Tiansheng's ear and whispered: "County Lord, this Jing family is not easy to offend!"
Huang Tiansheng frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "This county has a dignified court official, but we can't afford to offend a merchant like him?"
Li Li looked around, and then continued: "Do you still remember how your predecessor, the county magistrate, died?"
"Didn't he just get killed by Japanese pirates who stormed the county government office in the middle of the night..."
Halfway through the words, Huang Tiansheng's words suddenly stopped, his pupils instantly dilated, and he looked at Li Li in disbelief.
"You mean?"
Li Li nodded and said:
"Before that night, the former county magistrate had just visited Jing's house to ask for money for city wall maintenance. As a result, that night, the former magistrate was killed by Japanese pirates who came out of nowhere and was killed in the county office. Even his body was Hanged in the court. "
Li Li was not the master recruited by Huang Tiansheng, but was retained by his predecessor. After taking office, he was seen as smart and familiar with the various offices in the yamen, so he was retained.
Now it seems that this was a wise decision. If he hadn't been kept, who would have known the inside story, and he might have died inexplicably.
As for the "money to maintain the city wall" he mentioned just now, these are all secret rules that have been agreed upon.
Every year, the wealthy merchants in the city pay "city wall maintenance money" to the county magistrate.
This is said to be money for city wall maintenance, but the city wall in Wusu County has not been repaired for almost fifty years.
To put it bluntly, this money is just the protection money each family pays to the county magistrate.
"Their Jing family..."
Huang Tiansheng also carefully looked around and confirmed that there was no partition wall behind his ears. Then I asked cautiously.
Li Li shook his head: "There is no evidence, but since the Jing family came here, Japanese pirates have been sneaking into the city every three days, and many economic competitors have been wiped out.
Everyone didn't say it on the surface, but secretly they all believed that the Jing family was definitely colluding with the Japanese pirates. "
"hiss!"
Huang Tiansheng stood up, paced back and forth for a moment with his hands behind his back, and finally made up his mind and said: "Open the hall!"
Li Li quickly asked: "County Lord, what do you mean?"
"We'll talk about it later."
When the court opened again, this time Huang Tiansheng temporarily detained the defendant because the case was complicated.
After everyone dispersed, he carefully put it back, and then he also got his own four thousand taels of silver.
After seeing off the Jing family, Li Li said doubtfully: "Your Majesty, you just said you would take them into custody, and then you let them go. If the people knew about it, they wouldn't..."
"You know it if you know it."
Huang Tiansheng said indifferently: "These people are very forgetful. This has just happened. They are angry and it is difficult to deal with the large number of people. So the county first let them disperse in the name of taking them into custody."
And once they disperse, the courage will disappear, and it will be impossible for them to work together like today.
So what happens to the opposition of a few people?
After a few days, everyone has almost forgotten about the incident. I will directly announce that the person was beaten to death by a servant of the Jing family. I will have someone take a death row prisoner from the prison and kill him in his place, and the matter will be over. "
"Is this okay? Then the plaintiff won't make a fuss?" Li Li was a little worried.
Huang Tiansheng said with complicated eyes: "If what you said is true, the plaintiff may not survive tonight."
"What!"
…
"Head of the family! Just now, Second Aunt said that she saw that little beast from the Jing family leaving behind the county government office. Let's go to the government office quickly. We can't let them escape!"
Ergou's mother, who had just arrived home, suddenly heard that her enemy had escaped. She was so angry that she wanted to drag her husband to the Yamen, but she was held back by Ergou's father, an honest carpenter in the village.
Ergou's mother looked puzzled, but Ergou's father shook his head and said solemnly: "It's useless. The county magistrate's meaning is already obvious. He doesn't dare to touch the Jing family."
"But he killed Ergou! Did our Ergou's death be in vain?" Ergou's mother burst into tears instantly.
Ergou's father was silent for a while, and then said: "There is nothing we can do in Wusu County. You go and make preparations. Bring the money and dry food at home."
"What are you going to do?"
When Ergou's mother heard this, she stopped crying and said in astonishment.
"Go to Fucheng and redress your grievances to the prefect. If the prefect fails, ask the county governor. If the county governor fails again, we will go to Bianjing to complain!
No matter what, Ergou cannot die in vain! I must make them pay the price, that little beast must die! "
Ergou's father clenched his fists tightly, his eyes gleaming.
It turned out that this honest man had been silent all this time, not because he was timid, but because he knew that there was nothing they could do to the Jing family here, and only by bringing the matter to light could they possibly avenge their son.
Ergou's mother immediately grasped at straws after hearing this.
"Okay, okay! I'll get ready right now! Master, we're leaving tonight!"
After saying that, Ergou Niang wanted to go to the kitchen. However, at this moment, there was a bang and someone violently broke open the door of Ergou's house from the outside!
"Baga! You can't go there either!"
…
The next day.
Villagers in Zhaojia Village who were passing by discovered that Zhao Ergou's family had been exterminated last night. Both Zhao Ergou's parents were hung from the beams of their home, and their limbs were cut off and made alive. Killed people.
There were countless wounds on his body and he was tortured before his death.
Among the crowd of onlookers, a child watched all this silently, holding the bamboo dragonfly in his hand tightly, his eyes full of fear!
…
(End of chapter)
