"I have been ordered by the emperor to patrol the sky on behalf of the emperor. There are laws to judge and judge crimes. How can I allow you and other ghosts and monsters to criticize me?"
Jie Xuelong was furious, and his words contained guns and sticks.
Jin Qiyu didn't care, just looked at Xu Jinzhong.
"Eunuch Xu, please seek justice."
Xu Jinzhong felt hairy all over at his look, and was even more annoyed by Jie Xuelong's stubbornness.
"Jie Zhongcheng, are you going to disobey the Holy Will?"
Xu Jinzhong was an imperial envoy and represented the emperor. His words were obviously imperial edicts.
A mountain of pressure came, making Jie Xuelong feel helpless.
"Your Majesty Hu Tu, for doing this, you are not willing to seek the skin of a tiger."
"presumptuous!"
Xu Jinzhong was furious.
"Jie Zhongcheng, if you refuse to obey orders, don't blame our family for using the law."
Seeing the Jinyi guards around him looking at him with eager eyes, Jie Xuelong knew that there was nothing he could do.
The rest of the Jiangxi bureaucrats and gentry shrank their heads even more. As for the anger in their hearts, they were helpless at this time.
"Give me the order to let him go."
They thought they were aggrieved, but Jin Qiyu didn't give up.
"Where are my merchants from Shandong being imprisoned? I will personally greet them."
Xu Jinzhong trembled.
"Master Jin, the prison is a filthy place, and it seems inappropriate to get involved in it personally."
Jin Qiyu had a murderous look on his face.
"I, Shandong, walk around the world with an upright attitude and hold my head high, but I can't be bullied by others. Let's discuss today's matter."
After that, Jin Qiyu followed Jin Yiwei out of the Yamen and went straight to the prison in Nanchang.
After he left, the discussion in the hall was abuzz, and all the bureaucrats and gentry felt as if they were mourning for their heirs.
Zhou Yingqi couldn't stand it anymore and asked: "Eunuch Xu, why is the court doing this? Aren't you afraid of losing people's hearts by allowing rebellion and arrogance?"
Now that Jin Qiyu is gone, Xu Jinzhong's airs have collapsed.
"Do you think our family is willing to go through this? Do you know His Majesty's suffering? The situation is like this, what can we do!"
Jie Xuelong seemed to have aged several years, slumped in his chair, with no strength left in his body.
"Eunuch Xu, is there really nothing the court can do?"
Xu Jinzhong looked up to the sky and sighed.
"You are a swordsman, and I am a fish and meat. You all... have been wronged."
The whole hall is filled with the essence of Jiangxi, the best among people. At this time, there was nothing I could do except hold my head and cry.
Everyone had a premonition that the power of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have really come to an end.
Nanchang prison.
Seeing the arrival of the Jin Yiwei, everyone in the prison was frightened.
Hundreds of Jin Yiwei came forward and asked, "Where are all the Shandong merchants who were imprisoned earlier?"
The cell leader hurriedly said: "Master Baihu, please rest assured, the young ones have been greeted and are just waiting for you."
Baihu was frightened and knew what he meant.
"Take me there quickly."
The cell leader thought that Jin Yiwei was here to extract prisoners, so he did not dare to neglect, and quickly led the way to the depths of the prison.
At this time, the depths of the prison were like hell on earth.
Men, women, old and young, hundreds of people were imprisoned here. They were all merchants running business in Shandong, and Li Banghua's relatives were also among them.
A middle-aged man collapsed on the ground, his body beaten to pieces. He stared at the dark roof above with blank and withered eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
On the other side, a little girl tried her best to curl up in the arms of a woman.
"Mom, I'm hungry."
When the woman heard this, she couldn't help crying.
"Be good, there will be food soon."
The little girl was frightened by the woman's crying and did not dare to make any more noise. She tried her best to reach out her little hand to help her mother wipe away her tears, but as she wiped them, she began to sob.
Although the child is small, he is very sensible and does not dare to cry.
In the cell next to him, a slightly older boy was fearfully asking about his father.
"Father, are we going to die?"
His father had a bitter look on his face, but he still pretended to be strong.
"Don't be afraid, we are going home soon."
But he himself knew that they were rebels. Now that you're caught here, it's a dead end.
Do you regret it?
Resentment?
He didn't know whether he should or not.
Thinking about the prosperous days before being caught, it is so nostalgic.
The whole family is living a prosperous life because of doing business in Shandong. If we are in trouble today, do we have to say that we are from Shandong?
It's a pity that all the money accumulated was embezzled by those dog officials.
This is a Ming Dynasty that doesn’t give people a way to survive.
What's wrong with him?
I just want to start a business, make more money, and support my family in Hukou.
He never thought of rebellion.
Why did the imperial court not go to Shandong to suppress the rebellion, but instead dealt with unarmed people like him?
The man couldn't understand.
Trapped in such a small world, the only thing that can wait is death, right?
A flash of white light flashed before his eyes, which was the way the sun shone when the cell door was opened.
How long has it been since you last bathed in the sun?
Even the warmth brought by the sun is so unfamiliar.
Only when he was trapped here did he suddenly understand the value of freedom.
There was a rush of footsteps, and a large number of guards in uniforms poured in, making all the prisoners here panic.
As a Ming Dynasty person, no one knows what the appearance of Jin Yiwei means.
Could it be that today is their last time?
Before everyone could prepare, Jin Yiwei separated from the left and right, revealing a young man in strange clothes.
The young man stepped forward and couldn't help laughing when he saw the miserable situation inside the fence.
"Okay! Very good! I, Shandong, will remember what happened today."
After making harsh words, the young man asked loudly: "Where are Mr. Li Chengyang and Li Zichu?"
Although the lady who was holding the little girl was very frightened, she still said politely: "I am a clumsy man. He is injured and cannot get up to reply. Please forgive me, sir."
Jin Qiyu couldn't help but became furious when he saw the man paralyzed on the grass.
"Why are you still standing there? Open the door."
The Jinyiwei family members were trained like dogs, and they couldn't help but express their anger at the cell leader.
"Goucai, didn't you hear that?"
The cell leader was sprayed with saliva and quickly stepped forward to open the lock.
Jin Qiyu stepped inside and squatted in front of Li Zichu, finding that he was in very bad condition.
"Immediately arrange doctors and prepare medicinal materials to treat Mr. Zichu. If there is an accident, I, Shandong, will not give up."
Seeing that Jin Yiwei came over and not only did he not arrest anyone, but the young man seemed to be very nervous about his husband's safety, the woman suddenly became hopeful.
"I dare to ask the official..."
Seeing Jin Yiwei sending someone, Jin Qiyu replied.
"Madam, please don't worry. I am from Shandong and have come here specifically for you. When Meng Angong heard that you were in trouble, he had trouble sleeping and eating, and he was filled with guilt. My commander-in-chief even said that he could not let my relatives of Shandong officials and businessmen do business. You are humiliated. Don’t worry for now, you can go home soon.”
All the prisoners around heard his words and started crying and howling for a while.
It was a cry of joy.
It is also a blessing to turn a corner.
It is a kind of protected happiness.
They had no idea that even though they were thousands of miles away, Shandong was actually concerned about their safety and even came to rescue them.
Originally, it was difficult to predict life or death if caught here, and many of them were quite resentful of Shandong.
But after this incident, most people here quickly changed their views.
It feels different to have a backer.
