"Fellow fellow villagers and neighbors, please find a way to let me in."
Even at this time, Huang Zunsu, whose face was dusty and panting, was still polite to the people.
Everyone dispersed to both sides honestly, but instead of giving face to Huang Zunsu, a new and unfamiliar eighth-grade official, they were restrained by the Sichuan soldiers under Ma Xianglin.
The policemen, policemen, and archers from the inspection department that the villagers usually see are carefree and shouty, and they are really no different from those green-skinned thugs.
But these sergeants in front of me were holding guns, carrying bows on their backs, and had short blades on their waists. They were a group of about ten people, standing there quietly, without showing their teeth and grinning fiercely. Feeling cold and feeling sick in the heart.
Even the horses behind them did not shake their necks or snort very much. They stood as still as trees. They were obviously highly trained war horses.
A few middle-aged villagers with some experience who were hiding behind the troublemakers whispered to each other: "Look, those brave soldiers in Songjiang are nothing more than dogs at best. The ones brought by the Jin Yiwei are wolves."
Huang Zunsu came to the door of Dong's Mansion and said to everyone: "Everyone, this is General Ma. On the order of the imperial court, he led his elite officers to the six southeastern prefectures to wipe out the evil bandits. The general just cleared out a large number of bandits in the Dianshan Lake area. The water bandits rushed to my Songjiang Mansion today."
When Huang Zunsu said this, he stopped abruptly, leaving the troublemakers to think about the words behind "Come to my Songjiang Mansion".
Ma Xianglin didn't speak. He held his hands with a calm expression and looked around at the green-skinned thugs. Seeing that they suddenly turned from arrogant to nervous, he pulled his gaze back to the villagers in front of him.
After the scene was quiet for a few moments, a man who looked like a leader appeared in Fanjiazhuang and said bravely: "Ma, Ma Da, General, we are not gangsters."
Ma Xianglin said "Oh", pointed to a group of people behind the crowd who had been detained by Sichuan soldiers, and asked him: "Aren't you gangsters? Are you farmers in the county? Then you go into the city with sticks and fire objects in your hands." What to do?"
The man retreated and looked for help at Weng Yuansheng, who was lying on the ground.
The panic in Weng Yuansheng's chest had already overcome the severe pain in his shoulders.
The unruffled Jin Yiwei in front of him seemed to have been attracted by Huang Zunsu. He was a civil and military man, and it was obvious that he wanted to protect the Dong Mansion.
Weng Yuansheng's mind was racing, and he thought to himself that the ones who set up a trap for the Dong family and incited the villagers to smash, smash, and burn were the people from above, but this Jin Yiwei was also from the imperial court... Could it be that Dong Shichang had been prepared for it a long time ago? , looking for reinforcements to support you?
No matter what happened, he couldn't throw away his armor so quickly in front of everyone. He had to hold on until someone came to the house.
Weng Yuansheng then covered his shoulders, staggered to his feet, and reluctantly bowed to Ma Xianglin: "General Ma, I am a junior official, because I am also a scholar, and I sympathize with Fan Xiucai who exposed the Dong family's evil deeds. I cannot bear to see him die in vain and his family be humiliated. Therefore, I brought the elders from Fanjiazhuang to the Dong family to ask for an explanation."
Dong Zuchang, who was behind him, grabbed him by the back collar and said angrily: "That scholar named Fan compiled a script that falsely accused me of robbing a common girl, and gave it to the troupe to sing without paying him. I reported it to the Yamen, and a few days later he happened to get sick and died. What does that have to do with me? You are jumping up and down like this. I guess these men in Fanjiazhuang were also lured here by you. Then let's make it clear from all sides. What do you think about Fan Xiucai? My mother and daughter-in-law were insulted by my servants, please tell me which day it was?"
Weng Yuansheng stiffened his neck and shouted to the crowd: "Sister-in-law of the Fan family, sister-in-law of the Fan family... don't be afraid, the imperial guards are here too. Come out and tell me, when was the day when the Dong family bullied you?"
I saw two strong women pushing out a woman wearing a white flower on her head.
The woman had shaken herself into a sieve and stammered: "Yes, it was the Chinese Valentine's Day. This Second Master Dong had someone beat my mother-in-law and me, and even tore off our clothes."
When she said this, she burst into tears.
She was an honest country girl who only knew how to serve her mother-in-law and husband. She didn't know why in just one month, her husband Fan Chang, who was studying well in Songjiang City Academy, suddenly died of illness. Then, Weng Yuansheng, who claimed to be her husband's friend, took her and her mother-in-law to the city to identify the body. On the condition of fifty taels of silver, she and her mother-in-law were allowed to cry at the gate of Dong's mansion. After returning to Fanjiazhuang, they also complained about Dong's death. The second young master of the family bullied them.
Fifty taels of silver was enough for her and her mother-in-law to keep the two boys at home together for several years. As a woman with a dead man, what other choice did she have?
Unexpectedly, money is not so easy to get, and I have to cry a lot today before giving it.
It was originally agreed that he was just dragged over to show off, but when things happened, he had to repeat those embarrassing words in front of so many men.
Before Mrs. Fan had even howled a few times, she heard a clear voice of a young woman coming from behind: "You are really talking nonsense and framed. On the day of Chinese Valentine's Day, Mr. Dong was not in Songjiang at all."
It was Han Ximeng who stepped out to scold him.
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A moment ago, Zheng Haizhu was reached by Ma Xianglin's hand. When he dismounted and landed, before he could stand still, he saw Ma Xianglin pick up the bow, quickly climb onto an earth wall, and then jump up to the camphor tree. Without any hesitation, he raised his hand and fired a shot. arrow.
Zheng Haizhu was stunned. These men who practiced martial arts in ancient times must have been too hardcore in their kung fu. Yan Siqi went into the sea to beat up sharks, and Ma Xianglin climbed up a tree to shoot at unruly officials. They were just like trying to get something out of a bag.
What's more, Ma Xianglin was still on the way to the rescue when he changed into an outfit that Zheng Haizhu seemed to be very inconvenient for. Zheng Haizhu traveled to the Ming Dynasty and saw the flying fish suit for the first time. She thought the dress was beautiful, but the lower body was more cumbersome than a tutu skirt.
Ma Xianglin told Zheng Haizhu and Huang Zunsu that this was a gift from the Holy Spirit to him. The flying fish uniform is not only given to Jin Yiwei, but this time he was ordered by the emperor to take Qiu Wanliang's bandit den, and he was no different from the angel Tiqi. He just put on the flying fish uniform to intimidate the officials and people of Songjiang.
Zheng Haizhu was originally standing behind the Sichuan soldiers, listening attentively. When he had just clarified the whole story of "civilian raids on Dong's house" based on the conversations between a few people and his limited historical knowledge, he suddenly saw Han Ximeng stealing from Dong's house. Come out the door.
She was shocked when she heard Han Ximeng's words, "Second Master Dong is not in Songjiang at all."
Zheng Haizhu said "I want to go in" to the Sichuan soldiers beside her, and the Sichuan soldiers immediately opened a path for her through the crowd.
"Miss!"
"Azhu!"
"aunt!"
When Han Ximeng saw Zheng Haizhu jumping up and down, he couldn't help but be happy. Behind her, Zheng Shoukuan, who had accompanied her out today, also ran out and cheered for the reunion with her aunt.
However, Zheng Haizhu quickly approached Han Ximeng's ear and whispered, "Miss, can your trip to Suzhou be a guide for outsiders?"
