Zu An was stunned. He never expected that he would deal with people from the Yamen.
Did I make a mistake? What could I have done?
He was stunned for a moment, but those government officials had already locked him up with iron chains and shackles. Fortunately, he was now accompanied by guards from the Chu Mansion. How could he be taken away in such an unexplained way, not to mention that they had just taken his money yesterday. .
"Zu An, are you resisting arrest?" the leading catcher said coldly.
Zu An finally came to his senses. He had been in this world for a long time. He also knew how powerful the imperial government was, but he did not want to bear the reputation of resisting arrest. He stepped forward and asked the Chu family guards to stop: "If you want to arrest me, there must be someone." Reason, you guys came here to put chains on me without any reason, you have to let me know what happened, right?"
"If you don't want others to know, you can't do anything except yourself," the catcher pointed to the side, "Didn't you hear that?"
Zu An looked back and was immediately startled. A large group of dark people rushed towards this side, holding banners high and shouting indignantly:
"Kill for life, kill for life!"
"The Chu family oppresses the people and allows my uncle to commit crimes!"
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There were some slogans written on the banner, such as "God's way is easy to repay, and the Great Zhou Dynasty must do it" and "People's hearts obey, and every man will take revenge."
Zu An frowned, and at that moment he understood that he must have fallen into a huge conspiracy.
At this moment, the Chu couple, Chu Chuyan and others rushed out after hearing the news. Chu Huanzhao had to recuperate and did not have to go to the academy today, so she rested at home. Chu Zhongtian did not let her come out.
"What happened!" Chu Zhongtian sent someone to stop the "excited" crowd while looking at the arrester coldly.
Facing Chu Zhongtian, the head-catcher's attitude instantly became much better: "Back to Mingyue Gong, Zu An is suspected of murdering Hu Cao, Committee Yang, civilians Plum Blossom Twelve and Plum Blossom Thirteen. The Lord of the City ordered me to come and arrest him and bring him to justice."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Chu family was shocked. Plum Blossom Twelve and Plum Blossom Thirteen are the powerful backbones of the Plum Blossom Gang, so that's fine. Although Commissioner Yang is not of high rank, he is a serious official in the court. The appointed Hu Caoguan, his death is no small matter.
Zu An also had a sudden change of mind. No matter Plum Blossom Thirteen or Committee Yang, they all had grudges against him. These people were dead. It seemed that the other party was really prepared.
"Nonsense, Azu has always been in my house, how could he kill people!" Chu Zhongtian didn't know that this was a frame-up.
The catcher replied: "We are also acting under orders, and we hope that Lord Mingyue will not embarrass those of us who are on duty."
Seeing these officials showing weakness, the crowd surrounding them suddenly started shouting:
"Is the Chu family covering up the murderer?"
"Can the Chu family not be punished if they have committed a crime?"
"Where is my Great Zhou Law!"
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People are always easily incited, and when they see officials and wealthy people suffering, most people will subconsciously applaud and wish for them to be as unlucky as possible. This is human nature.
Chu Zhongtian's eyelids twitched. He knew that if this matter was not handled well, it would not be a trivial matter to accidentally lead to a civil commotion: "Okay, I will go back to the county office with you. I want to see how you plan to hear the case. .”
He patted Zu An on the shoulder: "Azu, you don't have to worry. As long as I'm here, I will never let you be wronged." After all, he is a dignified duke. With him supervising, the other party will never be able to judge the case and convict him randomly.
Zu An felt warm in his heart, thinking that this cheap father-in-law is really a good person.
Next, Chu Zhongtian asked Qin Wanru to sit in the Chu Mansion and be ready to provide support at any time, while he took a group of guards to the county government office.
Chu Chuyan, who was on the side, also followed silently, but was stopped by Zu An, who whispered: "You help me find someone, and you will say these words when the time comes..."
Chu Chuyan was stunned for a moment, then finally nodded, turned around and disappeared into the crowd.
Cheng Shouping also came over with an attentive look on his face: "My aunt, is there anything I can do to help you? I will go through fire and water for my aunt without hesitation!"
"Yes!" Zu An replied.
Cheng Shouping's eyes lit up: "What?"
"Shut your mouth."
"Oh~"
This guy has the attribute of cheating. Zu An would only hand over such an important matter to him if he was impatient. On the contrary, Chu Chuyan made him feel more at ease. As for Cheng Shou Ping, he would use it to disgust his enemies in the future. Not too late either.
Because Chu Zhongtian was by the side, the government officials did not insist on putting the shackles on Zu An, and a group of people just went straight to the county government office.
When they arrived there, the city lord Xie Yi and the county lieutenant Pang Chun went out to greet him personally: "What kind of wind has brought Mingyue Gong here?"
Chu Zhongtian snorted: "You have all sent people to my house to fetch people. Can I not come in person?"
Xie Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Today someone came directly to the county government office to beat drums and complain, and a Hucao died. Can I not be promoted to court?"
"Who is beating the drum to complain?" Chu Zhongtian asked in a deep voice. He always wanted to find out who the enemy was in the dark.
As a group of people walked in, Xie Yi whispered: "Wei Yang's widow, as well as relatives of Plum Blossom Twelve and Plum Blossom Thirteen, and Mei Chaofeng is also here."
Chu Zhongtian's eyes narrowed: "It seems that the Plum Blossom Gang is going to completely fall out with the Chu family. I don't know where the confidence comes from."
Xie Yi reminded: "Don't be careless, they seem confident."
A group of people had already entered the county government office, and Xie Yi stopped talking, and the serious look returned to his face.
Zu An quickly looked around and saw two huge banners above the lobby with the words "Honesty of virtue carries the law, morality upholds the law", which instantly revealed a solemn and majestic atmosphere.
Xie Yi and Pang Chun returned to the hall and sat in their respective seats. On both sides of the hall, there were two rows of government servants holding water and fire sticks, just like the costume TV series they had watched before, giving people an inexplicable feeling of depression.
There were several men and women kneeling in the hall. One of them was a middle-aged woman. Judging from the material of her clothes, she must be Yang’s wife. There were also a few people who looked like farmers, most likely from the Plum Blossom Twelve and Thirteen families.
Mei Chaofeng stood aside, looking at him with eyes filled with pride and coldness, as if he were looking at a dead person.
Zu An smiled slightly, I want to see what methods you have.
"Now that the accuser and defendant are all here, I..." Xie Yi was about to slap the wooden door to announce the start of the interrogation. Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the door. A government official had come to report it.
"The governor is here!"
Xie Yi was startled and hurriedly stood up with Pang Chun and other subordinate officials to greet him. Sang Hong's laughter had already sounded at the door: "Master Xie, there is no need to get up. You are the biggest in the court now, so I just stopped by to take a look."
Chu Zhongtian snorted, and his tone became less polite: "Master Sang, you are everywhere." Yesterday, it was obvious that Sang Hong favored the Yuan family in the competition, and today he came to deal with his son-in-law again. Even the clay figurine has three points. anger.
Sang Hong didn't worry, he smiled and said: "Originally I was supposed to go back to the hospital today, but I heard someone was making trouble in the city. When I inquired about it, I found out that it was related to the Duke's Palace. I came here to have a look, lest some people who don't know the truth say anything about us. The imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty bent the law for personal gain, and the officials protected each other, so Duke Mingyue should not mind."
When the other party used the law to pressure him, Chu Zhongtian said calmly: "The pure will be self-righteous. If someone wants to turn a white thing into a black thing, I will not sit idly by and ignore it."
Sang Hong laughed and said: "This is nature, this is nature, everything should be handled impartially, I believe Mr. Xie can do it."
Xie Yi secretly cursed the old fox, but he also knew that people like Sang Hong would never leave any clues, so as long as he really dealt with it impartially, neither party could say anything.
At this moment, Zu An's voice rang out: "It's enough that the prefect is here to listen. I don't know who Mr. Shi is. What qualifications does he have to listen here?"
His sharp eyes immediately noticed Shi Kun who came with Sang Hong, and it seemed that it was just as he expected.
Shi Kun said calmly: "My father is the great Sima of the dynasty..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zu An: "I'm asking you if you have an official position. Why are you talking about your father? Open your mouth and my father will shut up my father. Apart from your father, you have nothing to offer." Something?"
"You!" Shi Kun's handsome face suddenly turned red. With his family background and his usual reputation, he would be treated as a distinguished guest no matter where he went. How could anyone dare to expose his shortcomings like this to his face.
The anger value from Shi Kun is +500!
"What are you, you, you, me, me, my, my, my, my, my, you, why don't you say hello to the teacher without using the honorific title? Is this what the Shi family's tutors are like?" Zu An's mouth kept pumping out like a machine gun.
Shi Kun was a little dizzy. Are they here to interrogate him or himself today?
The anger value from Shi Kun is +653!
"Bastard, is the reputation of the Shi family something that you, a yellow-haired brat, can insult?" Shi Lezhi, who was behind him, stepped forward and angrily shouted, and a powerful pressure spread out.
Chu Zhongtian casually flicked his hand, and the pressure suddenly eased. He said calmly: "Your Excellency, if you want to show off your authority, you have come to the wrong place. Besides, what Azu said is not wrong. After all, he is a teacher of Mingyue College. Press It is a rule that Mr. Shi should behave like a disciple when he meets him."
Shi Kun's face flushed red and he felt extremely aggrieved, but there was absolutely no way he could do it in front of so many people.
Xue'er, who was following him, originally wanted to defend the young master, but she felt inexplicably guilty when facing the former head of the family and did not dare to speak.
Fortunately, Sang Hong said something to resolve the situation: "Now Zu An is the defendant after all. Until the suspicion is cleared, it would be inappropriate to bear the identity of a teacher. I think those etiquette are not necessary for the time being; as for Mr. Shi, he does not have an official position now." , it’s not appropriate to come in and watch, just watch from the door.”
He hit fifty boards each, and no one could say anything.
However, Shi Kun felt very aggrieved when he thought that he could sit in the hall and watch the show, but now he had to be crowded with a group of common people. Fortunately, Shi Lezhi quietly turned on his aura, so that no one around him could get close. .
However, despite this, Shi Kun's face was still terrifyingly gloomy.
Zu, I will let you be proud for a while, and you won’t even be able to cry anymore!
The anger value from Shi Kun is +444!
"Quiet!" At this time, Xie Yi saw Chu Zhongtian and Sang Hong sitting down and was shocked, "Zu An, do you know your guilt?"
Zu An spread his hands: "What crime am I guilty of?"
At this time, the middle-aged woman in luxurious clothes pointed at him and cursed: "You are so cruel, surnamed Zu. My husband only had a conflict with you in the college, but in the end, you took over his teaching position and you are not satisfied." , actually killed him with poisonous hands, dear Master Qingtian, you have to make the decision for me."
Seeing the woman sobbing, Zu An showed no emotion at all and said calmly: "What does it have to do with me if Commissioner Yang is dead?"
At this time, Xie Yi coughed: "Because Master Yang left his last words written in blood before he died, indicating that you are the murderer."
