Nearly a hundred villagers entered the yard, and everyone looked miserable.
Cheng Wanwan spoke in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, the prefect, you should still remember the Lord Wupinhe who was sent to Dahe Village to take charge of Meishan more than a year ago. After that Lord came to Dahe Village, he acted absurdly and disregarded human lives. Later, he was killed by the Emperor. He was exempted from his official position by imperial edict and died suddenly on the way back to the capital. The He family blamed our Dahe Village for this. So, more than a year later, the eldest young master of the He family came to avenge He Yan. …These villagers were all injured by Master He’s people.”
The villagers immediately started screaming.
"This Mr. He is exactly the same as the previous Mr. He. He doesn't regard us rural mud-legged people as human beings."
"When I was old, I was pushed to the ground by these people who broke into the village. They wanted to save my life."
"The lives of officials are valuable, but the lives of us ordinary people are not. Ouch, it hurts so much, I really want to die..."
"Please, Lord Magistrate, please make the decision for us..."
The villagers tried their best to cooperate in the performance.
Although they don't know what Dashan Niang wants to do, they will spare no effort to do whatever Dashan Niang wants them to do.
In short, Dashan Niang will never harm them.
The veins on He Ling's forehead jumped. Yesterday he led people into the village. It was clearly a group of unruly people who attacked his people. Many of his guards were bitten and scratched. He didn't say anything. How dare these unruly people be evil? Complain first!
"That's nonsense!" His hands were shaking with anger, "Huzhou Magistrate, please listen carefully. It is these unscrupulous people in Dahe Village who are harboring fugitives who collaborate with the enemy and treason. I came to arrest the fugitives, but the unruly people hindered me many times. When handling the case, all these people must be arrested! If you, the governor of Huzhou, dare to protect the unruly people, you are committing the same crime as harboring! I will petition the emperor to remove you as the prefect!"
I wish the magistrate had a terrible headache.
Generally speaking, this kind of quarrel between officials only happens in the capital, because there are many officials in the capital.
How could such a fight between great gods happen in such a small place as Huzhou... One is in the third level, and the other is only in the sixth level, but he has obtained the Sacred Heart, and there is no way to offend either...
Just when he was in a dilemma, Satozheng from Dahe Village suddenly ran in out of breath: "There are people from Jingcheng, Jingcheng!"
He Ling couldn't help but be overjoyed. No matter who came from the capital, he would definitely give face to him, the eldest young master of the He family. This vicious woman from Sui'an was destined to die today.
Cheng Wanwan frowned slightly.
Things have always been under her control, and she has the ability to make He Ling suffer a lot this time.
But why did someone suddenly come to the capital?
If He Hanhai, the head of the He family, sends people to support her, then she has no chance of winning.
She looked at Li Zheng and asked quickly: "Who is coming from the capital?"
"Yes, yes..." Li Zheng gasped, "It's Eunuch Ming. He has entered the village and will be at the door of the house immediately."
Cheng Wanwan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Eunuch Ming, this is an old acquaintance. No wonder I didn’t see Eunuch Ming when I left Beijing. It turned out that he left for Dahe Village in advance.
Coming all the way here, it must be a decree.
In other words, Eunuch Ming is one of our own.
A smile appeared on Cheng Wanwan's face: "Eunuch Ming is a famous person next to the emperor. His coming this time must be the emperor's order, which means that on behalf of the emperor, go out and greet him."
Zhu Zhifu breathed a sigh of relief. Although Eunuch Ming had no rank, his status was much higher than that of a local official like him. When gods fight, Eunuch Ming should be the one to decide the case. He could give up his job.
A group of people walked out, and the villagers behind them followed.
The eyes of the villagers have already lit up with excitement. As long as someone comes from the capital, it will be to promote Dashan Niang. This time Dashan Niang will be promoted to the fifth rank. Is the fifth rank still An Ren? They don’t know what the specific name is. , one by one supported each other and walked to the door of the yard.
The motorcade from the capital stopped at the gate of the house. At the front were two messengers leading the way. Sitting in the first carriage was Eunuch Ming.
Eunuch Ming held the little eunuch's hand and jumped out of the carriage, smiling and saying: "Sui'an people, we meet again."
Cheng Wanwan said with a smile: "When I left Beijing, I wanted to be fair with Eunuch Ming, but I didn't expect Eunuch Ming to lead people to Dahe Village without saying a word. I must be tired from the long journey. Well, why don’t you take a rest first.”
"The house in Sui'an is really lively." Eunuch Ming looked at the surrounding villagers, and then saw the prefect and county magistrate in official uniforms, "Prefect Zhu and Magistrate Shen are actually here, hey, isn't this..."
Eunuch Ming's eyes fell on He Ling's face and he was immediately stuck.
This man looks really like the eldest young master of the He family, but the eldest young master of the He family is personable, modest and polite. No matter what, he can't be wearing messy hair, wearing tattered clothes, and exuding a disgusting smell. Bar……
"My father-in-law came just in time." He Ling said directly, "The people of Sui'an and all the unscrupulous people in Dahe Village are harboring fugitives. Does your father-in-law take care of this matter?"
"It turns out it's really Young Master He." Eunuch Ming hurriedly said, "Our family seems to have heard that Young Master He went south to find a miracle doctor for Mrs. He. How, how did he appear in Dahe Village, and how did he end up like this?" It looks like... Also, what is harboring a fugitive, which fugitive?"
He Ling had already vaguely guessed that Eunuch Ming came to Dahe Village to announce the imperial edict, and he could tell what the edict was about with just his fingers.
Therefore, he had to leave no room for the vicious woman from Sui'an to stand up before the imperial edict was announced!
He spoke slowly: "The prisoner who escaped from the dungeon two years ago is named He Xiao. Eunuch Ming still remembers him. He is now hiding in Dahe Village!"
Eunuch Ming was shocked.
He Xiao, this is the second young master of the He family. He was found to be communicating with the enemy two years ago and was thrown into a dungeon. Later, he fled in fear of crime. It is said that he fell off a cliff and died. Why did he suddenly appear in Dahe Village?
Also, two years ago, Young Master He knelt at the gate of the imperial city for three days and three nights in order to exonerate his younger brother, which touched countless people.
Why, looking at it now, Young Master He seems to be eager for this younger brother to be arrested... Is the person in front of him really the Young Master He he once knew?
He Ling knew that his image was completely ruined, but as long as He Xiao could die, he had many ways to rebuild the image of the gentle master.
He said word by word: "Eunuch Ming, if you delay any longer, the fugitive will escape. It will be difficult to find his whereabouts. Hurry up and send people to surround Dahe Village and search!"
"If Eunuch Ming orders the village to be searched, my wife will definitely cooperate, but is it really necessary?" Cheng Wanwan said quietly, "The second young master of the He family is from the capital, and Lord Wu is also from the capital, but Lord Wu is not We know Mr. He, but we people from Dahe Village don’t know him even less. How can we take such a big risk to harbor an unknown person? I can understand Master He wanting to avenge He Yan, but I can’t make it up. You are trying to frame innocent villagers like us with false accusations, and look how injured everyone is..."
