If this were the case in the past, the official would have to laugh and not dare to say anything at all.
However, things are different now.
This slap reminded the three officials of their past humiliation by the powerful disciples, and they became angry. The three of them swarmed up and tied up the eldest young master of the Zhu family.
"Let go! How dare you tie me up!? You don't want to live anymore, do you?"
"You have done something wrong by molesting a woman from a good family in broad daylight. You have violated the laws of Dachu. Anyone who molests a woman from a good family will serve three months of hard labor!"
"You dare to beat up an official now? The crime is aggravated, lawlessness! Come back to the Yamen with us to be tried!"
The three of them grabbed the eldest young master of the Zhu family and walked towards the Yamen. The eldest young master of the Zhu family even said harsh words along the way. Originally, the three of them were a little panicked when they caught the eldest young master of the Zhu family, for fear of revenge, but in the end, this The eldest young master of the Zhu family became more and more harsh in his words, claiming that he would kill three people and bury their whole family together.
Now that the words have come to this, the three of them don’t care anymore. If you break the jar and smash it, you are going to kill our whole family, so we will definitely not let you go!
The eldest young master of the Zhu family was taken to the Qingzhou Yamen. When Sun Fugui learned about this, his face suddenly darkened.
The Zhu family is not a small power in Qingzhou. Although it is not as good as the four major families, there are also high officials in the family. Now that the young master has been captured, Sun Fugui also feels quite troubled. For a moment, he doesn't know what to do. Disposal.
The main reason is that Chen Ze's attitude is relatively ambiguous, because at this juncture, Chen Ze does not want to stand against the powerful, and even the cases related to the powerful have not been reviewed. Therefore, considering this, Sun Fugui did not dare to convict directly. So I contacted the Qingzhou office immediately and asked for a solution.
After Lu Qingyun, Lin Yuanchao and others learned about this matter, they naturally had a headache. With Chen Ze gone, the powerful people became a little more confident. However, they did not expect that the eldest young master of the Zhu family would dare to commit crimes in broad daylight, and the evidence was conclusive. , even he admitted it himself, with an attitude of what you can do to me.
What else can be done?
Things have developed to this point. If the young master of the Zhu family is not punished, all the previous efforts will be in vain.
In the eyes of the common people, Qingzhou's officialdom has not changed at all. If it is not the same, it is the bastards of the powerful and they are not on the side of the common people at all.
It was too late to ask Chen Ze's opinion on this matter, so the Qingzhou office made a decision after discussion.
He must be punished without mercy, and he must be punished directly. He will serve in the Qingzhou Labor Reform Department for three years!
Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!
The credibility and fairness of Qingzhou County Government must be established!
As a result, notices were issued throughout the city that afternoon. The eldest young master of the Zhu family was sentenced to three years of hard labor for molesting a good woman and beating an official!
In full view of everyone, the eldest young master of the Zhu family was directly put into the prison car. This time he knew that he was in serious trouble. He cried and cried all the way, so he was sent directly to the Labor Reform Department and handed over to Zhou Zheng.
After the Zhu family learned about this, the head of the Zhu family immediately came to the Qingzhou County Government Office to intercede for his eldest son.
Sun Fugui saw it, but said there was nothing he could do.
I'm just a head catcher!
What's the use of asking me to arrest the head? Now the Qingzhou Yamen is in charge of the prince!
I just act according to the law. If you ask for mercy, you have to go to the prince!
Everyone saw your son molesting good women and beating officials. The evidence is conclusive!
If I help you, not only will I not be able to do my job as a catcher, but I may even be implicated. Then I will have to serve in the army. Aren’t you doing me harm?
There is nothing the Zhu family can do. If this was not a big deal when Song Zhizhang was still there, the officials would not dare to arrest people at all. Even if they arrest people, they can at most just send some money to get rid of this matter. It was settled, but now the Qingzhou County Government is in a state of poverty. It has written letters to beg family officials to clear the relationship, and even approached the four major families, hoping that each major family can come forward to get their son back.
However, the four major families did not intend to interfere at all. Not only did they not interfere, they even added insult to injury.
The Zhu family was already very powerful and had the potential to become a big family. The cake in Qingzhou City was so big. Now it has been divided among the four major families and there is not much left. They will not let other families come and get involved.
So everyone expressed their inability to do anything.
Besides, your son did it himself!
This prince has made it clear that he wants to rectify Qingzhou, but he has been trying to save face for the powerful and has not taken action. Various backlogged cases have not been reviewed. This shows that both parties who do not intend to cause trouble cannot come down. Your son has to be here. There is such a big commotion at this critical moment, and the Qingzhou Yamen must be forced to take action. Who can blame it?
It would be strange if people don't use you to scare the monkeys!
And the one of the Zhu family who is an official outside is completely powerless. No matter how long his hand is, he can't reach the eight southern states!
What's more, the person in charge of Qingzhou now is the Prince of Zhennan, and he is not an ordinary bureaucrat. How can he be easily talked to!
Besides, you don’t know how big this guy’s appetite is. He can live up to his sixteenth birthday!
If you want to steal people from him, don’t give up your family property! ?
This guy would eat all the Zhu family without even leaving any bones! ?
Anyway, the eldest young master of the Zhu family can't hold up the wall. Besides, it's not a death sentence. Won't he come back in three years?
That's it, just bear with it!
In the end, the Zhu family had no choice but to admit defeat.
After such an incident happened, Qingzhou County Government has truly gained some image in the hearts of the people.
The effect of killing chickens to scare monkeys is indeed very good. Most of the powerful people have become much more honest in an instant and do not dare to cause trouble at all. The officials in Qingzhou County Government have also become tougher. It turns out that the powerful people are not as good as they imagined. It's so scary, but it can still be caught!
Chen Ze naturally knew about these things, and Xu Qianfang also heard about them from Lu Qingyun.
Qingzhou is really different. Chen Ze really stands on the side of the people.
Therefore, the people in Wutong County who were implicated by him should not have suffered.
Xu Qianfang couldn't use his own words to describe his excitement at this time. When he was young, he was the leader of the rebel army. At that time, the people's life was not called life at all. It was simply living in a hell. Now comparing it, Chen Qingzhou, which is under the control of Ze, can almost be called a paradise.
Xu Qianfang seemed to see hope all of a sudden. As long as he followed Chen Ze, ordinary people would be able to live a good life!
