Hearing this shout, the leader's eyes turned towards him.
"On the order of Magistrate Gu, we will take you all to the government office for interrogation. Everyone will go." The leader explained.
Hearing this sound, Li Xiang's father looked frightened, and his hands were shaking violently for some reason.
Although Li Xiang's parents got married not too late, they did not dare to have more children after their first child was a girl. It was not until they were in their thirties or forties that they took a gamble and got a boy. child.
Now speaking, the two of them are already in their fifties.
Seeing that Li Xiang's father remained motionless and said nothing, he took the lead and said, "Do you want us to tie you up or go by yourself?"
"Go by yourself, go by yourself." Li Xiang's father answered.
Seeing his family being taken away by the government officials, Li Xiang's father became even more nervous. He walked in front of these government servants, not daring to complain.
Speaking of which, the performance of father and son today is quite satisfactory to Li Xiang's mother. If they had gone out yesterday or a few days ago, one would be drunk and the other would be covered in dirt when they came back.
Soon, the two people were brought to Liangcheng Fucheng.
Along the way, everyone I saw was commented on by everyone.
"What mistake is this?"
"I don't know."
Seeing that the people around him didn't know anything, the man who knew the whole story answered: "I heard that his daughter pretended to be a man and wanted to join the militia, but she was discovered. I guess the government office came to ask them. It’s the responsibility.”
Upon hearing this, the hundreds of people around said to themselves: "This guy is really brave."
Then, another hundred people came and said, "Who wouldn't like this, which can save you from taxes for a lifetime?"
"Too."
Looking at the people chatting and talking, Li Xiang's parents felt humiliated at this moment.
In this way, the two of them were taken to the government office.
After learning that the person had been brought, the prefect Gu Jiantong hurriedly began interrogating him.
Although this is not a major murder case, in the eyes of the prefect Gu Jiantong, this is already related to his official authority and his ability to go to the government office.
"The people kneeling under the stage, please tell me their names one by one." Prefect Gu Jiantong said.
Listening to the magistrate's words, Li Xiang's parents in the audience became even more panicked, and even the young Li Xiang's brother was a little panicked.
Li Xiang, who had already been tortured, seemed less panicked than yesterday compared to yesterday.
Seeing that none of the three kneeling people spoke, the prefect Gu Jiantong looked at Li Xiang's father who was kneeling under the stage: "You speak first."
Seeing the look from the prefect, Li Xiang's father became even more panicked, but the prefect's words could not be ignored.
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
When answering, Li Xiang's father hesitated in panic: "Grass... grass... people... call... call... Li Shan."
After listening, Gu Jiantong glanced at Li Xiang's mother.
"The civilian woman's name...is Cen Yu." Li Xiang's mother replied.
Then, the two eyes of the prefect Gu Jiantong looked towards the young brother Li Xiang.
"The civilian's name is Li Yin." Li Xiang's younger brother replied.
After knowing the person's name, the prefect Gu Jiantong looked at the four people in front of him, including Li Xiang, with a serious face.
After a while, the prefect Gu Jiantong asked sternly: "Why did you let Li Xiangnu disguise herself as a man and sneak into the militia?"
Hearing these words, Li Xiang's parents said nothing and chose to remain silent, while the young Li Yin looked at his parents and said nothing himself.
Without saying anything, the prefect Gu Jiantong showed a somewhat angry face.
"You won't say anything, right?" Magistrate Gu asked.
Seeing everyone keeping their mouths shut, the prefect Gu Jiantong turned his eyes to the government servants holding water and fire sticks, and shouted: "Torture!"
As soon as he heard about the torture, Li Xiang's father Li Shan panicked and hurriedly said: "Officials! The common people say! The common people say!"
Seeing this look, Magistrate Gu raised his hand to signal that the officer holding the water and fire stick did not need to be tortured.
Magistrate Gu looked at Li Shan with serious eyes: "Go ahead."
Li Shan, who was kneeling under the stage, swallowed his saliva. His hands were shaking violently, and he saw a few beads of sweat on his forehead.
After closing his eyes for a moment, he opened his eyes and said: "There are only two children in Cao Min's family. Li Yin is still young and has no money to study. His mother's legs and feet are not working well. The burden of the family falls on Cao Min alone." . The family is already poor. In the past few years, the harvest has not been good, and the taxes have not been paid year after year. Last year, the harvest was even worse, and food has become a problem. During this period, ordinary people I have to go hunting in the mountains every day. If I'm lucky, I can eat some meat. If I'm not lucky, I'll be hungry for several days."
"The common people have recently learned about the militia that will be formed, and those who can join will be exempted from taxes for a lifetime. Knowing this, and thinking about the difficulties in the family's life over the years, I had to come up with this method to dress Li Xiang as a man."
After listening to these words, to be honest, the prefect Gu Jiantong felt a little sympathy in his heart, but it can be said that this sympathy has never been really used.
Thinking of his official authority, Magistrate Gu Jiantong still had a serious look on his face.
"Do you know what it is to deceive the government?" Magistrate Gu asked.
Li Shan nodded, glanced at Magistrate Gu with a scorched face, and said: "The common people know that the common people are guilty." After saying this, Li Shan hurriedly kowtowed.
Seeing Li Shan kowtowing desperately, and then looking at Li Shan's wife Cen Yu and their child Li Shan at a loss, the prefect Gu Jian came and said: "
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page)
Since he knows this, he should be punished for knowingly committing the crime. Yesterday, Li Xiang had already been punished. Now, this crime has been settled together. After saying this, Gu Jiantong looked at the government servants who were holding the water and fire sticks tightly in their hands, and said: "Li Shan and Cen Yu knowingly pulled them down and hit forty boards each." As for Li Yin, hit ten boards. "
"Yes." After responding, several government officials pulled the three people down.
Seeing this, the people who were watching the excitement outside started to shout quietly.
"These forty boards are still enough. Shouldn't I be beaten to death?" said one hundred people.
"Is this reasonable? Such a small child should be punished. How many things can a child commit?" another person said.
Hearing what the two said, another hundred people came and said, "You still don't know that in his eyes, this magistrate can punish everyone."
While several people were still discussing in low voices, as everyone knew, the prefect Gu Jiantong had already looked over.
"What are you yelling about?! If you dare to talk again, everyone will get twenty slaps!" The prefect Gu Jiantong shouted in this direction.
Hearing such angry words, the men who had been discussing just now kept their mouths shut despite how dissatisfied they felt.
At this time, Li Xiang, who was kneeling in front of the hall, suddenly felt sorry for his parents when he heard this punishment.
As for his father, Li Shan, he was notoriously bad in Li Xiang's memory, but as for his mother, Cen Yu, although her legs and feet were not good, she was a sharp-tongued person.
The ones who feel most distressed are my mother and her younger brother Li Yin.
At this moment, the prefect Gu Jiantong, who was sitting behind the case desk, didn't say a word. He seemed to be in no hurry at all, holding the tea cup in front of the desk and drinking slowly and slowly.
In the front yard of the Yamen, young Li Yin had finished ten boards, but was in too much pain to get up from the bench.
Li Yu and Li Shan were still leaning against the board at this moment.
Seeing that the board had left blood marks on their bodies.
Beads of sweat rolled down Li Yu and Li Shan's foreheads one after another, and the taste of the board could be seen on their faces.
Looking at this face, Li Yu, as a mother, seemed to be unable to hold on.
At this moment, several boards came one after another and the blood came out of his mouth.
Bright red blood dripped from his mouth, staining a small area of the ground red.
Seeing his wife's appearance, Li Shan already regretted what he had done. But there is no regret medicine in this world.
"Fuck! Hold on! Hold on! It will be over soon!" Li Shan encouraged.
However, his wife Li Yuben was already in her fifties, and she was still a little sick. How could she hold on? She just turned her head and looked at her husband Li Shan, then narrowed her eyes and passed away.
(End of chapter)
7017k
