The people in the hall announced their identities, but the county magistrate said: "First pull them down and hit thirty big boards each." Tupo Ant shouted: "You officials bully the people, don't you have the law?" The county magistrate stood up. He said: "I am Wang Fa here, pull him down." The four ants were dragged down at the same time, lying on the ground, and the sticks they knocked down carried the sound of wind. They clenched their teeth, sweat dripped down drop by drop, their faces were pale, and some even fainted. Look at their butts, they were beaten to pieces. Afterwards, they were dragged into the courtroom, where they lay on the ground limply. The county magistrate said: "I have given you enough face. I have imposed a sea ban, but you are still not satisfied. It is true that poor people come out of poor mountains and harsh waters." Then the county magistrate added: "Put them in prison to await trial." Then he withdrew. They went to hell for this.
At night, the county guard drove to the county magistrate's residence. The county magistrate came out of the mansion to greet him and saluted: "The county magistrate yi." The county magistrate yi said anxiously: "Let's talk at the mansion first." At this time, the county magistrate yi seemed to have something big going to happen. The county magistrate welcomed the county guard Da Yi into the mansion. As soon as they entered the mansion, the governor Da Yi said: "Did you know that the previous prime minister distributed several letters to the people. These are memorials to impeach us. If they reach the hands of the king, once the things here are revealed, not only I will suffer." , most officials in the whole state will suffer. Magistrate Zhu, do you know the seriousness of this matter?" The magistrate said: "This subordinate knows." The magistrate said seriously: "As for some unruly people, Suppress those who should be suppressed by the people. It doesn't matter if you kill a few. Kill one to serve as a warning to others." The county magistrate was also deeply confused about this matter and said: "My official arrested a few troublemakers this morning. Do you think the letter will be in... ...." The county guard said: "Interrogating those unruly people all night long, we must find out the whereabouts of the letters." The county magistrate said: "Okay, I will go down and take care of it now." The county guard was about to get up and leave. Ling then followed up and said, "I'd better send you off to Big Yi." The county guard, Big Yi, turned around and said, "You must do your job well. The thing happened in your Qingyuan County, and you must wipe it out completely." The county. The order then said: "Your Majesty, I have written it down." The county guard Da Yi entered the chariot, and the servants drove away, escorted by more than three thousand officers and soldiers. When the county magistrate saw the governor, Big Ant, leaving, he returned to his mansion.
After the county magistrate returned to the mansion, he was restless and felt guilty about being a thief. Visit the prison at night and interrogate Tu Gongyan. The jailer opened the cell door and said, "Mr. Ant, the big ant has something to ask you. Come out with me." Everyone looked at it, as if they were worried about it, but the ant comforted them and said, "I It's okay, don't worry, I'll be right back." Then he walked out. However, the county magistrate said kindly: "Please sit down." Tu Gongyan stood and said: "Big Ant, if you have something to say, just say it directly. There is no need to get close." The county magistrate remained calm and said: "It's cool, I like it. I'll come. Let me ask you, how many letters did the former prime minister give you when he left? Where are these letters? How many are there?" Tu Gongyan said: "Sir, you never gave me any letters." The county magistrate sat down. Holding back his patience, he said: "Maybe you have forgotten it. Think about it carefully. As long as you can tell me a few letters and where they are hidden, you can be released from prison and reunited with your family bugs. It is not a good thing." "Tugong ant said calmly: "I still said what I said before. Mr. never gave me any letters." The county magistrate's expression suddenly changed, and his face darkened suddenly, and he said: "You unscrupulous people, If you don't drink the toast, you will be fined." He turned to the side and said, "Here comes the ant, let's use severe punishment." The ant was tied to a wooden frame, took off his shirt, and was beaten hard with an iron whip. This whip struck down The skin is torn and the body is covered in scars. The male ant gritted his teeth and did not say a word. The county magistrate stopped when he was tired from beating, panting heavily, and said: "You should say it or not." Tu Gongyan still gritted his teeth and did not say a word. There is a red-hot soldering iron in the furnace ahead. The county magistrate picked up the red-hot iron, blew on the open flame, and said, "You might as well say it, so as not to suffer the pain of your skin." When the red-hot iron was applied, smoke came out, and the skin smelled like being burned. Tu Gong Ant endured the last scream and fainted. He poured a ladle of cold water on him and said, "Do you want to tell me or not? Tell me, tell me quickly. Where is the letter?" Tu Gong Ant said in one breath. He pulled it out and said: "I don't know." The county magistrate did not ask what the result was and said: "Drag it down."
Tugong Ant was dragged down by two jailers and thrown into prison. Three ants surrounded them and shouted: "Soil ant, soil ant." The soil ant just woke up, endured the great pain and smiled and said: "It's okay, I have rough skin and thick flesh. Look at me, this Didn’t you come back safely?” The jailer walked in and said, “Which of you is the civilian ant?” The civilian ant became a little timid and looked at the local ant. The ant raised his body with difficulty and said: "Go, remember, never confess. Once we are recruited, our whole village will be destroyed." The ant nodded and followed the jailer out.
The county magistrate saw the civilian ant in front of him and asked: "You are the civilian ant." The civilian ant lowered his head and said: "Yes." At this time, the county magistrate was impatient and asked: "Do you know that the former prime minister How many letters did Xiao Yi give you before leaving?" The citizen ant began to shake his head, and the county magistrate asked again, "Do you really not know?" The citizen ant nodded quickly, and then began to shake his head again. The county magistrate asked: "What do you mean by nodding and shaking your head?" The civilian ants remained silent. The county magistrate called out: "Use severe punishment, let me see if you will do it or not." The civilian ant suddenly raised his head and looked around nervously. He was carried into an urn by several jailers. The county magistrate sat aside and said with a proud smile: "I'm here to tell you, this is called inviting the king into the urn. If you don't do it, there will still be a lot of torture waiting for you. I want to see how much torture you can endure and add more firewood." "The citizen ants were sweating profusely in the urn, unable to struggle left and right, and said: "I'll recruit, I'll recruit." The county magistrate stepped forward and asked, "Did the former prime minister give you a few letters, say!" The ant answered honestly: "Yes." The county magistrate asked again: "How many envelopes are there?" The civilian ant replied: "There are fifteen envelopes. Each of our four ants has one envelope, and I don't know about the rest." Ling asked sharply: "I really don't know." The civilian ants also complained endlessly, saying: "I really don't know!" The civilian ants could not survive the torture, so they tried all the tricks.
The villagers were planning to go to Beijing to complain with the former Prime Minister's letter. More than a dozen villagers gathered in the dense forest and prepared to go to Beijing together. Hearing the sound of horse hooves outside the forest, they began to panic and fled in all directions. There were troops from the state capital outside the forest, riding on horseback to surround him. Seeing this, the villagers said: "They won't give us a way to survive. Let's rush out together." The officers and soldiers drew their swords and hacked at them randomly, causing blood to fly. These villagers were robbed and killed by officers and soldiers on the way. These officers and soldiers dismounted and came to Yiyi to check, and then stabbed them again to make sure they were all dead. After finding the letters, they got on their horses and left.
But there were still some fish that slipped through the net. A father and son hid in the grass and witnessed all this, but they never dared to say anything. These officers and soldiers were murderous. In the end, they escaped and hid in a relative's home with their children. When the news passed, they drove a carriage out of the city and headed for Qingshui River.
Qingshui River is the capital of the ant tribe. After reconstruction, it has returned to its former prosperity. There are many pavilions, insects coming and going, noisy carriages and horses, and noisy insects. It took the child and wandered among the swarms of insects. Walking to the gate of Da Sikou's mansion, he went up to beat the drum of grievance, and then knelt in front of the gate. Officers and soldiers rushed out and stood in two rows. Da Sikou was sitting in the lobby. The ant brought the child into the lobby, knelt down and said, "Big ant, please plead our grievances!" Da Sikou asked, "Who are you? Where do you live?" The ant looked up at the big Sikou who was sitting in front of the desk and said: "Xiaomin Ding Sanyi, this is Xiaomin's child Ding Xiaoyi, an insect warrior in Yatang Village, Qiongzhou." The big Sikou said: "Ding Sanyi, you have If you have any grievances, you can go to the local county government, and the county government officials will review the case for you. If the case is serious and the county government cannot handle it, you can report it to the state government, and the state government will submit it to the capital government office for trial. You should know this." Ding Sanyi said: "The common people sued the county magistrate Zhu Dayi and the county magistrate He Dayi. They bullied the people, and dozens of people in a village lost their lives at their hands!" Then he burst into tears again, and the child was in the lobby. Above burst into tears. Da Sikou ordered the yamen servant beside him: "Take the child down quickly and rest." The yamen servant stepped forward and said with a smile: "Child, uncle has some sweets here. Come with uncle." The child held the yamen servant's hand and looked at him. His own father, the yamen servant bowed and said softly: "Your father has something to do. He will come and take you away soon, okay." The yamen servant picked up the child again and walked off. Ding Sanyi looked at his child, and then wrote a letter from his arms, saying: "Big Ant, please make the decision for the little people!" Da Sikou stepped down and took the letter, opened it, took a look, and slowly walked up Sitting down, I felt that the font was very familiar. It was signed with Xiao Yi's personal seal. I was surprised and asked: "What kind of ant is this writing?" Ding Sanyi said: "It is written by an insect named Xiao Yi. Listen to the names of those officials. It is the Prime Minister of the country." The chief minister looked at it carefully again. This was indeed the font of Xiao Yi. Other ants could not imitate it. He was silent for a while and said: "Okay, your case has been accepted by me." He called the Yamen servant. Said: "Let's take Ding Sanyi down to have a rest first." The Yamen servant took Ding Sanyi out of the lobby of Sikou Mansion and arranged a room in the backyard to rest. This way, he could come at any time and it would be convenient to hear the case.
Da Sikou entered the mansion, put on his court clothes, put on his Liang Guan and walked out of the mansion. He got into his car and drove into King Ant Palace to meet the Nan Emperor. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I have written a memorial." Nan Emperor said, "What do you have? If it's urgent, please come up with it." Then he handed over the memorial and a letter. Nan Di took the memorial and the letter, opened the letter first and saw that it was Xiao Yi's font, and asked: "Who is this letter from? Written?" Da Si Kou said: "It was written by the former Prime Minister Xiao Yi." Nan Di thought about it after hearing Xiao Yi, and said: "Xiao Yi has already arrived in Qiongzhou." Da Si Kou said: "Yes." Nan The emperor said deeply with emotion: "The country has just been unified, and the war has ended. Not long after the people live and work in peace and contentment, the problem of corruption has appeared again. Let's start from Qiongzhou to fight corruption. I will spend most of my energy to rectify the officialdom and clean up the unhealthy atmosphere in the officialdom. Pure folk customs." He then looked at Xiangguo Xuyan and said, "Xiangguo, do you have any other opinions on the issue of corruption control in Qiongzhou?" Xiangguo Xuyan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Qiongzhou is far away from the capital and is mostly a wasteland. The land is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. I have a saying like this, the poor mountains and bad waters are full of barbarism. I know that before this, the former prime minister sent several imperial envoys there, but there was no news from them." The Southern Emperor said: "With the words of the prime minister, who sent there? Are you going?" Xiang Guoxu said: "Sikong Wei, this insect is smooth and eloquent. Coupled with the fortitude of the military advisor, there will be no problem in purging the corrupt officials in Qiongzhou." The Southern Emperor looked at Sikong Wei. Ant, said: "Sikong Weiyi comes forward to accept the seal." Sikong Weiyi limped up, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty." The eunuch stood up and said: "Feng Sikong Weiyi is the imperial envoy to investigate the case, go quickly Qiongzhou investigated the corruption in Qiongzhou and reported it later. I hereby express it." It was written by the eunuch who wrote it, and was later passed down. Sikong Weiyi accepted the imperial edict and said: "I accept the edict." Then he stood up and exited the court.
Sikong Weiyi got on the chariot and returned to Qingfengzhai. He packed his luggage, took a servant and got on the chariot and left, heading for Qiongzhou. The tail ants walked to the street, then entered the post house and were received by the post officials. When the post officer saw this, he said: "Sir, he is an imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to investigate the case." The tail ant said: "How did the post officer know this?" The post officer replied: "I heard that sir's accent is from another place, but Mr. Guan's is With his appearance and conversational skills, the minister guessed that he was a high-ranking official from the capital, and only high-ranking officials like him would dare to enter Qiongzhou."
