Because it was confirmed that Meishan existed, ten more people came to the village that day, all of them were Lord He's followers.
As soon as this group of people arrived in the village, they looked for a place to live, and immediately spotted the Li Zheng family's house... why wasn't it the Cao family's house? The main reason was that the Cao family's house was built beside two hundred acres of mulberry trees, and the mulberry forest was in The northern edge was too far from the Meishan Mountain in the south, so the Cao family residence escaped the fate of being expropriated.
Li Zheng originally planned to give up the house to the officials, but as soon as these officials arrived, Zhao Anjiang moved out with his family.
However, the house of Li Zheng's family was too small for more than ten people to live in. So, these people went to look for a closer residence. This time, they focused on the residence of Mr. Zhao Er in the village.
Second Master Zhao, Li Zheng and Old Man Zhao are all cousins. They rank second in this generation and are known as Second Master Zhao.
This second Mr. Zhao is doing very well in Dahe Village. He is a neighbor of Li Zheng. His house looks similar to the adobe house of Li Zheng's family. It is spacious, bright and clean, so he is naturally targeted.
"Dad also knows the Second Master's temper. He is as stubborn as a donkey. He is unwilling to give up his house no matter what." Zhao Anjiang sighed, "Those official servants didn't have a good temper either. They just grabbed the Second Master. Master He’s back collar, how can the Second Master be pinched by someone? Didn’t he just learn the White Crane Spreading Wings trick from Master He, so we started fighting.”
"The second master, who is in his fifties, can't beat the young official. The second master's sons and grandsons all jumped on him, and I also went to help..." He lowered his head, "Finally, the official took out the big knife from his waist, and the second master's family People became honest, and then all of us were beaten up. The second master’s family, more than a dozen people, were all kicked out and sat under the big locust tree in the middle of the village, crying and making secret remarks. He scolded Master He, what would happen if Master He heard this?"
"That's too much!" Cheng Wanwan frowned, "Even if an official requisitions people's houses, they can't do it by force. What's the difference between this and bandits?"
Li Zheng was also angry. He had always adhered to the principle of taking a step back to open up the world, but the other party started to beat people, and the clay figures were all bloody.
He slapped the table: "I want to go to the county magistrate to ask for justice."
"An hour ago, the county magistrate was invited to Huzhou by people sent by the prefect. It seemed that he was in a hurry." Zhao Anjiang sighed, "Besides, even if the county magistrate is here, nothing can happen. , the first level of official rank is overwhelming, the seventh-grade county magistrate cannot compare with the sixth-grade Beijing official, it will only make the county magistrate anxious and angry."
Li Zheng was like an inflated rubber ball, and said in a low voice: "What do Dashan Niang think we should do about this matter? If more than a dozen people come tomorrow, will the villagers have to continue to have their houses robbed?"
It snowed heavily during the Chinese New Year and collapsed more than a dozen thatched huts. The village was already short of houses and outsiders robbed them of their houses. It was hard to swallow this feeling.
I thought the discovery of coal was a good thing, but now it feels like a curse.
Li Zheng finally understood what Tie Zhu memorized at home every day: where blessings lie, misfortune lies, and misfortune lies where blessings lie.
At this moment, Ah Fu stumbled in from the door: "The house of Shagen's family was also robbed. Those people were so cruel. They pointed the knife at their necks and forced Shagen's family to move out. Shagen asked When I was able to move back, the officer kicked me in the heart, and I spit out a mouthful of blood."
Zhao Sidan's face turned pale: "Brother Shagen is so strong that he vomited blood. Those people kicked him to death."
"Too arrogant!" Zhao Ergou said with an angry look on his face, "You are still bullying people like this in our Dahe Village. Do you really think that all the patrols in Dahe Village will die? Sanniu, you copycat!"
Zhao Sanniu immediately picked up the hoe, ready to start at any time.
"You all calm down." Cheng Wanwan said in a deep voice, "Since these officials dare to take action in the village, it means that they are protected by someone above them, and there is someone who will tell the truth if anything happens. Their boss should be Mr. He, you guys Rush out in a hurry and confront Mr. He, do you know what the consequences will be?"
Beating a court official is a capital crime, and it is clearly written in the laws of any ancient dynasty.
Li Zheng was discouraged again: "The house that everyone has worked so hard to build and spent most of their life's savings on is just being snatched away like this?"
"First find out the background of Master He." Cheng Wanwan said in a deep voice, "Er Gou, go and invite Master Yu, Xiao He, and Kong Xiu Niang."
These three people are all people with extraordinary status. If we all meet and share information, we should be able to figure out the identity of Mr. He.
When Zhao Ergou went to invite people, many people came to Cheng Wanwan's yard.
"Li Zheng, my big egg-laying hen was taken away by the police. They broke the chicken's neck in front of me and didn't give me the coin to buy the chicken."
"Oh, my life is really unbearable. These officials are bullying people. What evil have we done in Dahe Village?"
"Let's go to the city together to find the county magistrate, and let the county magistrate deliver justice!"
"..."
"Everyone, please be patient." Li Zheng took a deep breath and said calmly, "Dashan Niang and I will discuss and resolve this matter. If you have any losses at home, please note them down and the village will make up for them in the future. "
After saying this, the people in the village dispersed unwillingly.
When Master Yu and others arrived, they walked into the study and officially held the meeting.
Kong Xiu Niang has been making a living in the capital for more than ten years. She walks in the back houses of wealthy families and has a relatively good understanding of some situations in the capital. She was the first to speak: "The He family has a second-rank official who is very prestigious and powerful in the capital. The He family There is also a young master who is engaged to the daughter of the general's family. After getting married to the general's family, the power of the He family in the capital has increased. However, I don't know if this Lord He has any relationship with the He family in the capital.
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Master Yu said in a deep voice: "Back then, I stayed in the capital for a period of time and came into contact with a junior from the He family. The He family acted in a flamboyant and unscrupulous manner. It was only thanks to this person that I ended up here... I won't mention the past. , in short, the He family in the capital is an important minister in the court, and if this sixth-grade Lord He is a direct descendant of the He family in the capital, then Dahe Village can only swallow this breath."
"He is not a direct descendant of the He family." He Xiao lowered his eyes and spoke slowly, "A side branch of the He family."
Li Zheng said in surprise: "Master He, how do you know about the He family in the capital? Have you been to the capital?"
He Xiao's identity in Dahe Village is that he is Cheng Wanwan's distant cousin. Although He Xiao's temperament is different from that of the men in the village, the people in the village only think that he is the result of martial arts training. No one expected that he actually knew Everyone in the He family in the capital cast curious glances, including Cheng Wanwan.
Only Cheng Wanwan in the whole village knew his real surname was He, and this Master He was also surnamed He. Could it be...
She opened her mouth to come to the rescue: "A martial artist has to practice everywhere. It's normal for Xiao He to have been to the capital. However, even if this Lord He is just a side branch of the concubine, he is still a member of the He family and will be difficult to deal with."
Master Yu nodded in approval. He had become a Jinshi, and he was considered a person with an official status. He also had the strong backing of the Yu family, but he was still stepped into the mud by the He family, and his good life was ruined. .
He hid in a mountain village, gave up his official career, and gave up overturning the case. How could he be willing to confront the He family again...
He Xiao remained silent.
He and He Yan had known each other since they were young. If He Yan discovered his hiding place, he would die again, and he did not want to confront the He family head-on.
If you are used to living a stable and peaceful life, who would want to go through life and death again?
But he is a legitimate son of the He family, is it possible that he is afraid of a sideline son who is a concubine?
