"Jiu'er's childhood friend was slightly injured, and she helped take care of him at the county hospital."
Mrs. Zhang explained.
"So that's it!"
Lin Yi quietly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought something had happened to Zhang Jiuer.
It's because I'm too sensitive.
However, Lin Yi also realized a problem at this time. He had many enemies.
If they get close to Zhang Jiu'er, both Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Jiu'er may be in danger in the end.
He sighed inwardly.
This is a real problem he has to face.
Mrs. Zhang looked at Lin Yi cautiously and asked, "Does His Highness the Crown Prince have anything to do with Jiu'er?"
"It's nothing. I passed by here on my way back to the palace and stopped by to see Mrs. Zhang and Jiu'er. But if she has something to do, forget it..."
Lin did not intend to stay, so he said goodbye to Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang was moved and watched Lin Yi leave.
At the same time, he suppressed an impulse in his heart and murmured: "Jiu'er said that you can't trouble His Highness the Crown Prince. The county master will definitely take care of it!"
…
at this time.
Inside the county hospital.
The place was crowded with people, including county government officials and quarreling common people.
Some people cried bitterly.
Zhang Jiuer supported a woman, looked at several police officers with knives, and said: "It has been two days since the incident happened. The county magistrate promised to arrest the person and bring him to justice. Why hasn't he been caught yet? "
"Why can the perpetrators continue to escape justice? Dayan's laws are clearly written in black and white..."
She was angry.
Her classmate at private school and her friend for many years was in a very high mood on New Year's Eve, saying that she was lucky enough to hear His Royal Highness sing and wanted to get drunk that night.
Originally, her friend called her, but that night, because of what happened to Miss Ningxiang, she felt particularly depressed, so she didn't go to celebrate.
But the next day her friend's parents found her and asked about her friend's whereabouts.
She asked around.
Then I learned that a few friends met to celebrate, but they were injured in a restaurant. They were sent to the county hospital, where they were seriously injured and dying.
She asked about the specific situation, and found out that several handsome young men had taken a liking to some of her friends and wanted to take them to play.
Because the friend refused, the young men took action and directly beat the friend to serious injuries.
She and her friend's family immediately went to the county government office to report the matter.
The county magistrate also immediately sent people to investigate and collect evidence, and asked for relevant witnesses in the restaurant.
But after a few days, the result of their waiting is that the young master who committed the crime is still at large.
Now that the county government came again, she stood up to question him.
"The matter has been investigated clearly. They are all literary monks. If they mess with the law with their literature, accidents will inevitably happen."
The Yamen police officer said to Zhang Jiuer: "Since ancient times, this kind of incident has meant that if you win, you will pay money, and if you lose, you will be hospitalized. Your friend's life is not in danger. This is six thousand taels of silver as compensation. After accepting it, sign the document With just one word, this case is closed!"
The documents were handed to several family members.
Several other yamen servants brought over the silver, which was all white and fluffy cash.
Six thousand taels of silver was a huge sum of money.
But Zhang Jiuer couldn't accept it. In this way, wouldn't it mean that if you have money, you can get away with it?
Is there any justice left in the Dayan Law? What sense of security do people have?
She didn't want something like this to happen to Lin Yi's Dayan.
"I want to see the magistrate!"
Zhang Jiuer was furious and planned to go to the county government office to confront the new county magistrate.
"Can!"
The officer did not stop him and said: "Miss Zhang, we know that you are a bachelor of Qingshan Academy, and I heard that you have a lot of connections, but the truth of the matter is this, and it will be the same if you go to the county magistrate."
"Okay, I'll find it!"
Zhang Jiuer believed that her friends would not lie to her, but those few human-looking animals were so cruel.
Eight beat three of them.
Even the literary monks cannot withstand the combined efforts of eight people.
"We don't want money, we just want justice!"
"Such a thing still happens under the feet of the emperor in the capital. If those beasts are not brought to justice, I will go to the imperial city to beat the imperial drum..."
"His Royal Highness is dedicated to the people and has cut off the heads of so many corrupt officials. Don't you have a little fear?"
Several family members asked with red eyes.
The yamen and police officers were sweating on their foreheads. Thinking of some of the contents in the weekly newspaper, they felt a little flustered for no reason.
But then I thought about it.
It is impossible for this matter to reach the ears of His Majesty or the Crown Prince, and go to the imperial city to beat the imperial drum?
It's not that easy either.
"A bunch of unscrupulous people, don't be shameless..."
…
County government.
By virtue of his status as a bachelor of Qingshan Academy, Zhang Jiuer entered the government office directly without any hindrance.
And met the new county magistrate Tong Zhen.
"Miss Zhang!" Tong Zhen said with a smile.
"Your Majesty the County Magistrate,"
Zhang Jiuer bowed his head and said: "Is this the case? My friend and the few perpetrators are all violating the law with words and regulations. Can we just pay the money?"
"This thing is really bad. So many people are attacking students and friends, and they have no regard for Dayan's laws."
"If there is any grudge, that's fine, but my friend doesn't know each other at all. This is a disaster from heaven. Those few people are not detained and sentenced, which is a shame for Dayan Law!"
Tong Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Miss Zhang, you are right, I know it too, but I am a newly transferred person, so I asked the people below to do it, but the result is like this, I also went to arrest the person myself. , but everyone ran away..."
"There's no way, there's really no way!"
Tong Zhen shook his head. He did try his best to arrest them, but the identities of those people were not simple.
He has a profound background and is simply not something he can shake.
He had just come out of the Imperial College, and his foundation was not stable. He was full of passion and ambition, but there was really nothing he could do.
"What if...beating the imperial drum?" Zhang Jiuer asked.
Tong Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then he was startled and said: "Miss Zhang, you are trying to kill me. I am innocent, and I also want to arrest them..."
The consequences of beating the imperial drum are too serious, no less than an earthquake in the capital, and he will definitely be the first to die.
Zhang Jiuer also knew Tong Zhen's difficulties.
She didn't want to selfishly use Lin Yi's connections to seek justice for her friend.
"Actually, I have a way..." Tong Zhen looked at Zhang Jiuer, his eyes darkening.
Zhang Jiuer looked at the county magistrate Tong Zhen.
"Let everyone in the capital know about this... I'm not afraid to tell you that those people's identities are very unusual. I or the prefect's yamen alone can't do anything about it."
Tong Zhen stared at Zhang Jiu'er, with a hint of strategy in his eyes, and said: "I suggest you, the circle of literati and bachelors, to expose this matter and make it known to the whole city, just like His Highness the Crown Prince's weekly report. The news spreads and arouses people's empathy..."
"At that time, I will also have the people and the literati in the city to rely on, and I will issue a military order to the court and His Majesty."
"We will never give up until the perpetrators are detained! At that time, I will no longer be afraid of commanding others, and no one will dare to go against the will of the court and not handle the case carefully. No matter how unusual the identities of those few people are, the influence of this matter must be weighed..."
After Tong Zhen said these words, there was a murderous look in his eyes.
Zhang Jiuer looked at Tong Zhen in shock.
This county magistrate is... unusual.
If this plan succeeds, her friend will definitely seek justice, and the eight perpetrators will be brought to justice.
Even those who harbor them will be uprooted, pulling out the carrots and bringing them out of the mud.
Zhang Jiuer can imagine that after this incident, the capital and various prefectures will definitely undergo a major rectification.
The result will definitely be good for the country and the people.
It can be regarded as indirectly helping the court...
