Chen Jun carefully selected the most "obedient" soldiers from the city defense camp, appeared on the streets of Zhoucheng, and extinguished the candles on the streets one by one.
only……
He looked toward the embankment.
Mr. Di, who initiated such a big action tonight, is he okay?
…
Di Ying is not doing well.
The wind became stronger and stronger, causing the weeping willows on both sides of the river to flutter wildly.
It also stirred up the river water behind him and slapped against the embankment, making him, who was already soaked, a little unstable due to the impact.
The rain gradually weakened, but the oilcloth on the torch was still being burned and made a "sizzling" sound, occasionally popping out some small sparks.
Di Ying had to hold the torch high again and again.
But he didn't pay any attention to his body, he was only worried about tonight's "grain grabbing" operation.
Because time was very tight and he was very short of manpower, he had no choice but to find another person who could be used to clear their grievances during the trial.
Di Ying didn't want this.
After "rescuing" the person, he pushed him into a bigger fire pit.
He didn't want that. But he really has no manpower available.
The clerks in the horse and carriage shops were sent out to gather people in the villages outside the city.
We also need to find some friendly boatmen on the pier to help rob the big ship of food.
Those who defend the city and patrol are the most critical.
He had no choice but to beg people to come to his door and beg them to go into danger with him.
This is because the official position is too low.
He wanted to protect everyone who was willing to help, but he didn't know, even if tonight's operation was successful, what would it be like when dawn came?
My mood is like this rainy night.
The head, like the body in this precarious state, doesn't know how long it can be carried on the neck.
At this time, there was a strange sound in the noisy but silent air.
Di Ying's ears twitched.
Looking at the river in the distance.
There, faint and scattered small firelights slowly flashed.
Di Ying's heart tightened.
Tonight, Ma Xinggui and the others were not just having fun.
With the size of that flower boat, it was more than enough to carry forty or fifty people carrying stone bags.
According to Di Ying's plan, he shouldn't have seen the flower boat appear at all.
Could it be that something went wrong with Meng Zhenyao's mission?
…
Meng Zhenyao was the eldest son of Shi Meng Zenglu, the governor of Bingzhou.
After his biological mother passed away, his father Meng Zenglu married his stepmother.
The stepmother had a son, Meng Shicheng, and a daughter, Meng Xiujuan.
Meng Zhenyao was eight years old when his stepmother came in. He stays in the academy all year round and never returns home.
When he was eighteen years old and became a Jinshi in high school, his step-wife arranged a marriage for him.
A daughter of a talented scholar who failed to succeed many times.
The girl's name was Dong Yani. She was so enchanting and charming that she could conquer a country.
Meng Zhenyao didn't expect his stepmother to be so kind to him. Thinking of his usual attitude, he felt a little guilty. So he resigned from his post and stayed at his knees for several years.
The only slight regret is that Dong Yani has not given birth to children in these years.
However, the young couple had a deep relationship, and their father and stepmother did not say a word, so Meng Zhenyao did not take the matter to heart.
It wasn't until he was 26 years old, that is, in the twelfth lunar month of last year, that his wife Dong Yani suddenly disappeared, shattering his peaceful and stable life.
Although Meng Zhenyao did not do anything on weekdays, he would study diligently.
What he wanted was to take the exam again and take up an official position when he was thirty years old.
He doesn't care about family affairs either. I am afraid that my father and stepmother will be displeased if I interfere too much.
I only occasionally drank and played with Ma Xinggui, She Yanbo and others.
This was a social interaction of last resort, even though he was very impatient with dealing with people who were obviously not good people.
But he also knew that when he took up official positions in the future, most of the people coming and going would probably be like that.
Just think of it as practice.
After discovering that his wife was missing, these daily interactions came into play.
Meng Zhenyao quickly learned the whereabouts of his wife and chased her to a small courtyard in the suburbs.
Dong Yani's condition was already dire.
The initiator was Meng Zhenyao's younger brother Meng Shicheng.
Meng Zhenyao was full of enthusiasm and aroused his literati spirit, and killed Meng Shicheng, who had always been a dandy.
Then he was sent to death row by his father himself.
Unjust? Unjust.
But he felt it was not unfair to kill someone to pay for his life.
He just took pity on his wife, who was almost beaten to death by her father. After that, she was thrown into the family temple and forced to become a monk.
Meng Zhenyao stayed in prison waiting to die.
He didn't resent his father or his stepmother. He felt that it was all his fault because he was too impulsive.
until……
The arrival of Lord Di.
The files on Meng Zhenyao's brother-killing case had not yet been submitted to the Ministry of Punishment when Di Ying arrived.
After a detailed interrogation and a series of evidence, Di Ying acquitted Meng Zhenyao.
Everyone in the Meng family was confused, including Meng Zhenyao himself.
Di Ying said this to them.
"Meng Shicheng kidnapped his sister-in-law, forced her to commit adultery, imprisoned her, and forcibly restricted her freedom. He has committed a heinous crime!
Meng Zhenyao bravely broke into the tiger's den and fought for his life to save his wife. What was wrong with him?
As a man, the head of a family, and a man of one wife, what is wrong with having the courage to take responsibility and defend your wife and children when they are suffering or in danger?
That is their responsibility!
Therefore: Meng Zhenyao is acquitted! "
Meng Zhenyao knocked his head deeply on the ground.
…
At noon this afternoon, after looking for the captain of Ximen Primary School, Di Ying hurried back to the small courtyard where he lived.
He wants to go back to wear official uniforms and get official seals.
He was stopped by Meng Zhenyao who was sweating and dragged into a deserted alley.
Meng Zhenyao clasped his hands into fists and bowed deeply.
He said: "Sir, do you know about the grain matters? Those people who came to make noise have been taken to the jail of the Governor's Mansion. Are you really not going to take care of it?"
Di Ying, who was caught off guard by him, did not reply.
Although Di Ying thought highly of Meng Zhenyao and thought he was a good-hearted and upright person, Di Ying had nothing to say about such a big matter and the fact that his father was involved in it.
"Lord Di, I know you don't believe Xiaosheng... Xiaosheng has no choice. Among all the officials in Manbingzhou City, Xiaosheng only believes in you.
Do you really not know that such a big thing happened? Or do you want to wait until those people are interrogated in court, and then acquit them and then acquit them just like you did to the young students?
That won't help anything. They still have no food to plant in the fields, and they will still cause trouble. If they continue to make trouble, you won't be able to acquit them anymore, right? "
When Di Ying heard this, he opened his mouth.
I couldn't say anything, so I closed it anyway.
Meng Zhenyao stumbled and sighed when he saw this.
He pursed his lips, suppressing the disappointment in his heart and said: "That's all, if I can't count on you, I don't know who to count on.
My wife, Yani, has found out where the new granary is.
If you don't interfere, I will wait on the boat with Ma Xinggui tonight, and I will find a way to prevent them from breaching the dike. I will...
You...take care! "
After Meng Zhenyao said this, he cupped his hands and was about to leave.
