The surging public opinion, accompanied by waves of fierce support, has the potential to rush into the court.
Shen Chong, who was controlled by the yamen servant, looked at Wuchuan with a sneer and a deep mockery on his face.
It looked like he was in control of this place. As long as he raised his arms, the surging public opinion behind him would instantly break through the court. By then, even Wuchuan would not be able to resist it.
Seeing the public opinion intensifying, at this moment, a very sudden voice sounded in the courtroom.
"Haha, I have long heard of the name Master Shen of the Shen family in Hanzhong. When I see him today, his reputation is indeed well-deserved."
Shen Chong frowned slightly and looked up at the curtain on the left side of the courtroom. After a while, Su Qian slowly walked out.
The appearance of Su Qi'an brought the turbulent public opinion that had just erupted to a sudden halt. They all looked at the young man who came out from behind the curtain in the courtroom with surprised eyes.
After a while, an exclamation suddenly sounded in the crowd, "He...he is Dongshan Hou, our Lord Hou!"
It was this sentence that instantly silenced the turbulent public opinion just now.
Even Shen Chong looked at Su Qi'an with surprise.
Su Qi'an's reputation in Hanzhong County was like thunder. He was able to defeat Tang Feng and capture Xizhou. He also asked Luo Qingyuan and Luo Qingyuan to take charge of Xizhou.
Coupled with being so young, his reputation is no less than his.
In Shen Chong's heart, he even regarded the Dongshan Marquis, whom he had never met, as his competitor.
They are all young people. Who doesn't have arrogance in their hearts? Even if Xizhou was captured by Su Qian, it did not dampen Shen Chong's fighting spirit at all.
Su Qi'an relies on his amazing talent and unpredictable military skills. Shen Chong is self-aware of this and will not compare it with his own weakness.
He is strong in other aspects, stirring up public opinion and using public opinion to build momentum for himself. In his heart, he always thinks that as long as he is given time and opportunity.
In terms of public opinion, he will definitely not be weaker than Su Qian.
But when they met today, Su Qi'an was able to overwhelm the public opinion he stirred up with just one word.
This was something Shen Chong didn't expect, but the more it happened, the more excited Shen Chong became.
If the famous Dongshan Marquis cannot even deal with the rising public opinion at present, then he will be greatly disappointed.
Meeting the rumored Su Qian here made Shen Chong really have the urge to compete.
As Su Qi'an appeared, Wu Chuan stood up in the hall and saluted Su Qi'an.
Wuchuan's actions naturally inspired the people behind him, who saluted one after another. Even the government officials who controlled Shen Chong knelt half-kneeling to salute, but Shen Chong below remained motionless.
Seeing this scene, Wu Chuan yelled, "You are so bold to rush in, but you don't bow to the Marquis when you see him!"
Wuchuan scolded him like this. Shen Chong came back to his senses, showed an apology on his face, quickly bent over and apologized.
"I'm really sorry. It was the first time that Mr. Shen met Mr. Hou. He was attracted by Mr. Hou's temperament and was inevitably a little lost. I hope Mr. Hou won't be surprised."
After saying these words, the next moment, Shen Chong suddenly knelt down on the ground. According to his status and his reputation, he did not need to kneel down to worship Su Qi'an.
But Shen Chong didn't care. He changed the topic and addressed Su Qi'an.
"I don't know where Shen offended Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu not only maliciously threw dirty water on me, but also wanted to lynch Shen. Mr. Hou, you must make the decision for me."
The moment Shen Chong's voice fell, countless people behind him who were about to get up, led by some people, knelt down again and shouted for Shen Chong's injustice.
"Master Marquis, we are common people and have no abilities, but we know that Mr. Shen is a good man. This time we come to the court to ask the county governor to resolve the bride-robbing matter."
"But instead of solving the problem, the Sheriff relied on his status to try to torture Mr. Shen. To put it bluntly, what is the difference between the Sheriff and those arbitrary and cruel officials?"
"That's right. Please give Mr. Shen justice and severely punish these cruel officials."
Behind him, a large number of voices shouted for Shen Chong, one after another. It felt as if Wuchuan was a group of cruel and cruel officials, while Shen Chong was the Master Qingtian in their hearts.
Hearing the people's cries of injustice, Su Qi'an stepped forward and gestured with his hands, and the cries of injustice gradually subsided.
Looking at the expectant people, Su Qian was silent for a while and then spoke.
"I understand how you all feel. I think you also understand who I am. I will definitely consider what you say carefully."
As soon as these words came out, not only were the faces of these people who were calling for grievances a little excited, but even Shen Chong, who was half-kneeling on the ground with his head on the ground, had a proud smile on his lips.
Just when everyone thought that Su Qi'an would severely punish Wuchuan, release Shen Chong, and give him justice as they thought.
Su Qi'an's voice sounded again, "If I say that all arrangements made by Lord Wu this time are due to my instructions, what do you think?"
"Could it be that I, like Mr. Wu, are both arbitrary and cruel officials?"
Su Qian's words suddenly stunned the people who had excited expressions on their faces.
Their eyes were wide open with deep disbelief. Although they lived in Hanzhong County, even they knew Su Qi'an's deeds very well.
What they respect is not only Su Qi'an's deeds of defeating Tang Feng, but more importantly, the series of policies he and Luo Qingyuan formulated to rectify Xizhou's deeds are completely on the side of their lower-class people.
This kind of marquis is what they really deserve to love. If Su Qian and Wu Chuan are the same kind of people and collude with each other, they will not believe it to death.
If Dongshan Hou was arbitrary and dictatorial, based on their offensive words just now, he would have been taken down by the Yamen long ago, and he would be sentenced to death by battle or jailed in the worst case.
Su Qi'an's statement made the people feel quite complicated, as if the mountain they were in awe of could collapse at any time if it faltered.
After a period of silence, someone finally couldn't help but ask, "Master Hou, why did you do this? Can you give us an explanation?"
This commoner who spoke out seemed to be Su Qi'an's fanboy. He dared to speak out just to understand the confusion in his heart.
If Su Qian's answer was not what he thought, his spiritual faith might collapse.
Seeing the nervousness on the faces of the people who asked questions, Su Qian nodded.
"When a person does a good deed and is seen by others, he will be praised by others. But some people do good deeds that are difficult to be seen. When a good deed is widely praised, the person will gradually gain reputation."
"The more reputation he has, the more good things he will do, but everyone has two sides. No one knows whether there are some other bad things hidden behind the good things."
Su Qian's explanation made these people confused and half-informed.
Su Qi'an signaled everyone present to get up, and then a chair was prepared early on one side of the courtroom, and Su Qi'an sat down.
Looking at these people, he said, "You still believe in me. I am very pleased about this. But I want to make a bet with you. You, the most benevolent person in Hanzhong County, the affectionate Mr. Shen, may cheat on you." I’m going to show you something unknown, and I hope you’ll be mentally prepared after seeing it.”
Su Qi'an's words made Shen Chong, who stood up, change his face slightly. He turned around and cupped his fists at Su Qi'an.
"Master Hou, what are you talking about? Shen doesn't understand."
Su Qian smiled and said, "Haha, it doesn't matter if you don't understand. Just wait for a while. Maybe there will be something that will surprise you."
"Of course, if I make a mistake in my judgment, I will definitely seek justice from you. Not only that, I will personally apologize to you on behalf of Lord Wu. How about that?"
Shen Chong's eyes flashed. Although he wanted to refute, after all, he came here mainly to solve the problem of robbed relatives, but with the appearance of Su Qi'an.
He only used a few words to sway the entire people's trend, especially the guarantee he just threw out.
Dongshan Hou's personal apology was very important in the eyes of these people.
Now that Dongshan Hou has come forward, of course the priority proposed by Dongshan Hou will be given. As for the robbery, it is a trivial matter.
Such changes in public opinion made Shen Chong feel quite unhappy, but he still held back.
At this time, we can only obey Su Qi'an's wishes. If he is provoking, any normal person will probably be able to see that there is something wrong.
Shen Chong's eyes moved and landed on several places in the crowd. He shook his head slightly, hinting to some people not to act rashly. The people hidden in the crowd quickly calmed down.
At this moment, Su Qian's voice sounded in his ears again.
"Mr. Shen, in order to ensure that the people's wait is not in vain, there is something that requires the cooperation of Mr. Shen. This matter may make Mr. Shen suffer a little, but everything is for the people."
Shen Chong came to his senses and was a little confused, but when he saw the smile on Su Qian's face, he suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
Because this smile was so familiar to him, it was the so-called kind smile he gave out every time with bad intentions.
Shen Chong was about to refuse, but the next moment, he was intercepted by Su Qi'an.
"Shen Chong was so out of control that he openly threatened the governor of a county in the court. According to the laws of the Great Liang, he will be sentenced to a hundred punishments. Someone come and let me catch him!"
Su Qian's sudden change of expression made the government servant beside him seem to have been prepared for it.
He quickly stepped forward and pressed Shen Chong down three times, five times and two times. Then, the two government officials hit Shen Chong hard on the buttocks with their water and fire sticks.
A wail like a slaughtering pig sounded in the court. It was not that Shen Chong didn't want to resist, but that these government officials acted too quickly.
By the time Shen Chong opened his mouth to incite public opinion, the yamen servant's water and fire stick had already hit him hard on the buttocks.
Shen Chong's wailing sound was so vague that the people outside could not hear it clearly.
Su Qi'an's sudden order caught the people outside off guard, but this time, they did not speak out in support.
As Su Qi'an said, he was executing Shen Chong's charge of collision. They couldn't hear it at such a close distance, but Su Qi'an behind the curtain could hear it.
The Marquis of Dongshan dealt with the matter in accordance with the laws of the Great Liang. Basically, there were laws to follow. Even they had nothing to say.
"Maybe Mr. Shen was really pushed into a hurry and said some offensive words."
The common people can only explain this to themselves.
