"Isn't your name Liu Cheng?"
"Your Excellency has a sharp eye, and I am the one below."
Zheng Xiong asked tentatively. Sure enough, he asked the right person, so he continued.
"Then you are Hao Dali!"
"Yes, Hao Dali, I'm here to pay my respects to you, sir."
Although Zheng Xiong looked very immature, Zheng Xiong was the only one with the rank of third-grade official and marquis. Even if the two of them were a little older, they did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Zheng Xiong and looked very respectful.
After asking for their names, Zheng Xiong continued.
"Hao Dali, what a good name. You borrowed money from that Liu Bucheng, right? How much did you borrow? What was it for? How much is the interest?"
Although he didn't understand why Zheng Xiong asked this question and was a little confused, Hao Dali still answered truthfully.
"Sir, sir, I lost money in a gambling house. I got mad and borrowed fifty dollars to make up for my loss. Who knows, I lost nothing."
"Only three days after returning from the gambling house, he came over to pay me back. At this time, it had already reached seventy guans. He said that the profits were compounded so much."
"I don't have that much money, so I asked for a two-day grace period. As a result, when I came today, I turned over another hundred guan."
"Now I can't afford to pay even more, so I argued with him. Unexpectedly, he said he would take over the house and fields without paying."
"But I borrowed fifty taels, and now it has doubled in a few days. The house and fields add up to several hundred taels, but he wants to use the little money he borrowed to take back my house and fields. ."
"We couldn't agree on the interest rate, and I didn't want to use my house and land to pay off the debt, so he dragged me to see the official."
"I know I'm in the wrong and I'm willing to return the money, but I have to give me a few days to raise the money, and the interest can't go up any more. I really can't afford it if it goes up any more. I hope you'll forgive me and let me find another way out. Thank you very much. All."
After saying that, he kowtowed to Zheng Xiong.
Looking at Hao Dali, Zheng Xiong sighed regretfully.
"If I had known today, why would I bother to raise money in the first place? Can you promise not to gamble again if I give you time to raise money? Otherwise, your house and fields will be gone sooner or later, so what's the use."
Seeing that Zheng Xiong seemed to be relieved, Hao Dali quickly assured him.
"I won't bet anymore. I swear, I won't die if I bet again."
The poisonous dog's oath is like a joke. He can repent today because he is forced by the situation, or he has no choice but to stop for two days after losing.
But when I wait for the future, I have some spare money, and I can’t wait any longer.
If you are used to making quick money and go astray, you will not be able to live a stable life honestly and make a little money every day.
This cycle repeats until there is no return.
Zheng Xiong shook his head and ignored Hao Dali, but looked at Liu Bucheng.
"Liu Bucheng, if you lend him money, do you know what he is going to do?"
Liu Bucheng smiled proudly.
"You know, why don't you just go gambling? My father runs the gambling shop. If he wants to borrow it, just lend it to him! You can't run away anyway."
Well, he was really fearless and confident, which made Zheng Xiong look at Tongpan and asked.
"What kind of crime is gambling, and how much crime is setting up a gambling den?"
Tongpan replied to Zheng Xiong in a low voice.
"My lord, if the people don't take action, the officials don't investigate. If you get caught, they usually just slap the blackboard and get rid of the problem. The two are the same."
Well, playing the board probably depends on how others play. You can't say it's useless, it's completely useless.
These people will not have long memories unless their families are destroyed and their families are destroyed.
"How many agents do we have in Yingtian Mansion?"
Although he didn't understand why Zheng Xiong asked this, Tong San still replied honestly.
"In terms of the arresting squad alone, not including the third squad of yamen servants, there are about two hundred people. It is getting late now, and they should all be back."
There are only 200 police officers in the city of Nanjing, which has tens of millions of people. Fortunately, Yingtianfu is the capital, so there is no need to worry about defense work.
There are so many people, it’s barely enough.
"Call over those who can come, I will be of use later."
"As ordered, I will take care of it now."
After giving the order, Zheng Xiong stopped talking and quietly closed his eyes to rest.
Seeing Zheng Xiong's appearance, the two people in the audience were heartbroken. They didn't understand what Zheng Xiong's purpose was in letting them kneel on the ground without saying anything.
After an unknown amount of time, Tongpan walked to Zheng Xiong's side.
"My lord, there are about a hundred people on standby. We can set off just waiting for your order."
Hearing the judge's words, Zheng Xiong nodded, then suddenly opened his eyes and said to Hao Dali.
"Hao Dali, where did you gamble? Take me there to see."
I didn't understand what Zheng Xiong meant, but Hao Dali didn't hesitate. He could just go and see it if he wanted to. He didn't have any money to gamble anyway.
"Yes, I will lead the way for you."
Zheng Xiong followed Hao Dali out of the Yamen of Yingtian Mansion. At the door were hundreds of police officers with a pair of iron rulers in their hands.
Iron ruler, also known as "penholder fork", is shaped like a cylinder, a round corrugation, or a ruler. It is not sunken on all sides, thick at the top and thin at the bottom. It has upward branches on both sides or no upward branches on both sides. It is easy to carry and can be hidden in The lower side of the forearm is used to protect oneself in emergencies. Usually, one is held in each hand, so it is also called the "double iron ruler".
Although the movement of hundreds of people happened on a cold day, it still attracted the attention of many people. Many people stopped to watch and speculate about Yingtian Mansion's movements.
Liu Bucheng, who was following, saw the formation and noticed something was wrong, and asked hurriedly and cautiously.
"Are you going to the gambling house? I know you very well. If you are going, please let me know and let my father greet you at the door."
After glancing at Liu Bucheng, Zheng Xiong replied.
"There's no need to greet me, and you don't need to accompany me either. I'll come back as soon as I leave. It won't take much time."
"Tongsuan, you take Mr. Liu to rest in the government office and entertain him."
"Yes, sir."
After Zheng Xiong finished speaking, he took the people away, and the vast crowd followed Hao Dali towards the destination.
Seeing Zheng Xiong walking away, Tongpan said to Liu Bucheng.
"Young Master Liu, don't look away. Your Excellency has already left. Young Master, please come in!"
Zheng Xiong made such a big noise and led so many people to the gambling house.
Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come. No matter how stupid you are, you still understand what Zheng Xiong is doing at this time, but you don't dare to think about it, so you ask Tong San in a consultative tone.
"Lord Tongpan, can you ask my entourage to go back and tell my father that Fu Yin has passed and ask him to prepare for the reception?"
Tongpan didn't say anything, he just repeated the gesture of inviting people in.
Seeing this, Liu Bucheng choked without hiding it. He understood the seriousness of the matter and immediately scolded him sharply.
"My uncle is the Minister of War, and you know it well. Don't you give me face for such a trivial matter?"
I am also aggrieved, but I asked you to tip off the news, how can I still mess around?
Is it a multiple-choice question to choose your uncle or my lord? Of course it has to be Zheng Xiong, and I still have to make a living under Zheng Xiong! Don't ruin his good deeds.
Seeing that Tongpan remained unmoved, Liu Bucheng could only stamp his feet angrily and pointed at Tongpan.
"Hmph, you are cruel, I will truthfully report today's matter to my uncle, just wait for me."
(End of chapter)
