Zheng Xiangzhi stood proudly in the main hall of the sword-wielding hall.
On that seat, Zheng Lingyin sat upright and looked at the sword in his hand.
Her face was stern, the kind of sternness where it was difficult to see any sadness or joy from beginning to end.
But Zheng Xiang knew that she must be in a good mood.
After all, she didn't blame herself harshly for almost going wrong again on this errand.
Even after returning to the sword-wielding hall, he even asked himself to bandage his wounds. But based on this, Prime Minister Zheng knew that Zheng Lingyin was very satisfied with the spiritual sword he had obtained.
Come to think of it, I won't pursue his fault in the Shanshuigou incident anymore, and maybe he will be rewarded.
Thinking of this, Zheng Xiang's heart was very hot, and the scars on his face no longer seemed to be so painful at this moment.
It was already past noon. Zheng Xiang rolled his eyes and was about to step forward and say something to please Zheng Lingyin.
"come out!"
"People from the Sword Hall! Come out!"
"We want to see Zheng Lingyin! We want to see Prime Minister Zheng!"
But at this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from outside the sword-holding hall.
Zheng Lingyin, who was sitting on the high platform, raised her gaze on the sword in her hand and looked outside the sword-wielding hall.
Prime Minister Zheng is the best at observing words and expressions.
He knew that for a warrior like Zheng Lingyin who was obsessed with swordsmanship, his love for swords was beyond ordinary.
She thought she didn't like being disturbed while looking at the sword.
"What's going on?!" Therefore, Zheng Xiang hurriedly looked outside the room before Zheng Lingyin spoke, and asked loudly towards the disciples outside the room.
When the disciples guarding the house heard this, before they could take a step forward to check in front of the Zhijian Tang Mansion, several disciples came from there.
"Then...that guy is here again!" One of the disciples looked at Prime Minister Zheng for the first time and said with a strange expression.
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After all, Zhijian Hall is the law enforcement place of Tianxuan City.
Ordinary people are most afraid of places like this. People who see the sword-wielding hall usually have to stay far away, for fear of being caught by the other party and being arrested.
Obviously not many people can take the initiative to come here.
And there are even fewer people who can be called big guys and add the word "you" before the word "lai".
At first, Prime Minister Zheng thought it was Chu Qingxiao who was here to cause trouble, but when he arrived in front of the gate of Zhijian Hall, he saw a slightly hunched-up young man standing in the crowd, who was being supported by a pretty-looking woman.
Behind the two men stood people in ragged clothes, who kept shouting that they wanted to see Zheng Lingyin and Zheng Xiang.
Although in Prime Minister Zheng's heart, he never paid much attention to the outer sect and servant disciples in Tianxuan City.
But with the hundreds of people in front of him and the large number of onlookers attracted by the movement, the scene was still a bit intimidating.
But at this moment, there was no look of shock or anger on Prime Minister Zheng's face when he saw this scene.
He just frowned slightly and walked up to the young man who arched his body.
"What are you doing here again? You got beaten when you should have, and you paid the money you should have paid. Why are you regretting it?"
"That's not possible. These have all been included in the files of the Sword Holding Hall, and there is no room for maneuver!"
The two leaders are naturally Zhu Quan and Meng Jin.
Zhu Quan, who had eaten a solid twenty-yard stick in the morning, was obviously still injured. His face was slightly pale and his body was stooped, making it difficult to stand up straight.
Facing Prime Minister Zheng's inquiry, he said with a smile: "Your Excellency, you have misunderstood."
"What happened in the morning was that I took the initiative and was willing to be punished. Everything complied with the rules of Tianxuan Mountain and the laws of Dayu. There was nothing wrong with it. How could I go back on my word?"
Knowing that there was no risk of his hundreds of taels of silver being reclaimed, Prime Minister Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.
But then he frowned again, looked at the large group of people behind him, and asked: "Then what do you want to do with these people?"
"This morning, Mr. Zheng accepted my case. He was fair and law-abiding. After I returned home, I told the residents of Shanshuigou about the matter. They were all greatly moved and decided to submit the case to Mr. Zheng and ask Mr. Zheng to accept it!"
Zhu Quanyan said.
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Zheng couldn't help but show a bit of joy on his face, and he was very pleased with Zhu Quan's praise.
"It's all trivial matters." He said cheerfully, his eyes swept over the people behind Zhu Shen, and asked with a hint of emotion: "Why, so many of you have committed crimes and are here to be punished?"
He asked this, thinking secretly in his heart, no wonder among the hundreds of disciples in Tianxuan City, there may not be even one person who can enter the inner sect.
I've only heard of people escaping from crime, but no one rushes to get punished.
With such stupidity, it is no wonder that it is difficult to make progress in spiritual practice.
"My lord, I misunderstood." Zhu Quan said with a smile.
"We are not here to be punished this time."
"It's to sue Mr. Zhu and the Liuhuan Peak behind Mr. Zhu."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Zheng Xiang nodded subconsciously, but the next moment, he frowned and said in surprise: "What did you say!?"
Zhu Quan repeated with a smile on his face: "I said, we are here to sue Mr. Zhu and the Liuhuan Peak behind Mr. Zhu."
Prime Minister Zheng's heart couldn't help but freeze.
This is not a good sign. After all, just two days ago, someone came to check on the guard at the Sword Holding Hall, and the body of that guard has now been transported back to Qingquan Peak.
Zheng Xiang took a step back warily.
"You...what do you want to do? Want to attack the sword-wielding hall? Want to cause rebellion in Tianxuan Mountain?" He asked loudly, with a panicked look on his face.
Several of the disciples he brought also became alert and returned to the Sword Hall. After a while, dozens of disciples poured out of the door of the Sword Hall. They pulled out their respective swords and looked nervous.
Staring at everyone.
With the addition of these disciples, Prime Minister Zheng's back became a little stronger.
"I'm warning you, don't act recklessly! Otherwise, if you take action, you'd better think clearly about the consequences!"
Prime Minister Zheng's threats did not scare anyone away. Instead, Zhu Quan took a step forward with the support of Meng Jin. He looked at Prime Minister Zheng and said: "Master Zheng, we people have never worn swords before. Secondly, we have never worn swords before."
Take action."
"Third, we come to Zhijian Hall to redress our grievances in accordance with Dayu's laws and Tianxuan Mountain's sect rules. We adhere to the rules both emotionally and rationally, so why are we talking so randomly?"
Prime Minister Zheng was speechless by Zhu Quan's remarks, but he still said vigilantly: "Then...you go back first, the sword sword hall will not accept the case today!"
Zhu Quan said: "According to the regulations of Tianxuan Mountain, the Jianjian Hall is the place to administer justice to the outer sect and miscellaneous disciples. As long as it is a case submitted by us, the Jianjian Hall has no right to refuse to accept it."
"If you really dare to do this, you will be charged with dereliction of duty when you are on duty that day, and will be fined thirty imperial rods, and will be executed in public to set the record straight!"
"Master Zheng, are you ready?"
Prime Minister Zheng was stunned again. He looked at the crowd of onlookers who were gathering around him. He had great cultivation, and all of his disciples were his own. It would not be a problem if he really hit the 30th level. It was just this.
People are greatly disappointed.
"Why should I listen to you! Who are you!" He gritted his teeth and asked.
Zhu Quan looked calm and said: "Master Zheng, what you said is wrong. He is not listening to me, but to listening to Dayu's law!"
While he was saying this, there was a golden stream of light flowing vaguely in his eyes, and some kind of obscure Qi was also flowing at this time, spreading in all directions.
The high-spirited righteousness contained in that voice seemed to have infected the surrounding spectators, and the gazes of the spectators looking at Prime Minister Zheng also became angry at this moment.
Zheng Xiang also felt that everyone was gradually getting uncomfortable, and he frowned.
Zheng Lingyin is in the sword-wielding hall at the moment. If things get out of control and disturb the eldest lady of Liuhuan Peak, then most of the trust gained through hard work will be lost.
He gritted his teeth and weighed the gains and losses in his mind. He secretly thought that although Zhu Quan came here, he must have his own credentials, but it seems that what he has done so far may conflict with the rules of the sect.
Recovering the land or retrieving the spiritual sword are both based on laws and sect rules, and there seems to be no possibility of being caught by the other party.
Thinking of this, Zheng Xiangyi gritted his teeth and said: "Okay! I want to see, what are you going to sue me for!?"
After receiving such a response, Zhu Quan immediately stepped forward with the support of Meng Jin, took out a piece of letter paper from his arms, and handed it over: "This is the paper, please take a look at it."
At the same time, when Zheng Xiang looked at the piece of paper, he also said to the onlookers around him: "I think everyone knows that a few days ago, Master Zheng Xiang led the disciples of Liuhuanfeng to wreak havoc in Shanshui Valley, injuring Shanshui.
We are here today to seek justice for the people of Shanshuigou."
"On that day, Master Zheng injured a total of 321 residents, 26 of whom were seriously injured. Another 216 of them signed up for the inner sect selection two months later. The injuries will delay their practice and training.
In the process, the registration fee they paid was invalidated, making it difficult for them to participate in the selection in the best condition, causing their year of hard work to be in vain. According to Dayu law, Master Zheng and Liuhuanfeng need to pay them fifty-seven thousand, two hundred and twenty
Two pieces of silver!"
"At the same time, Mr. Zheng damaged a total of 667 houses, covering a total area of 11 acres."
"According to the laws of Dayu and the land price of Tianxuan City, Master Zheng and Liuhuanfeng need to pay for their reconstruction costs, a total of one hundred and forty-six thousand and fifty taels of silver!"
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As soon as these words came out, everyone around him suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Of course they saw that Zhu Quan's visit was unkind, and as ordinary people, they were happy to see the sword-wielding hall in ruins, but they never expected that Zhu Quan could open his mouth and ask for nearly two hundred thousand silver taels in compensation.
Although Prime Minister Zheng expected that Zhu Quan would be difficult to deal with, he also did not expect that the other party would dare to say such a thing.
More than 200,000 taels of silver would be enough to buy a small town in other areas. Zhu Quan's claim amount has already reached a sky-high price!
When he looked at the charges listed on the paper, his face turned cold. He tore one into pieces and cursed angrily: "Nonsense! It's just nonsense!"
Zhu Quan was not angry, but said: "Sir, I need to remind you that damaging the document is a serious crime of obstructing law enforcement. According to the law, the family property should be confiscated and the court cane is fifty!"
"But I understand your feelings, so I prepare many portions for you."
As he said this, several people at the mirror stage behind him stepped forward. One of them handed another petition to Zheng Xiang. At the same time, the others walked towards the spectators beside him and handed the petition in their hands to their hands.
Let them pass it around to each other.
Prime Minister Zheng's face was livid: "This is a fool's errand. There is no difference between whether you want it or not. Don't try to bluff me with this matter!"
"Mr. Zheng! The pleadings are our demands as victims. You can disagree, but they must be included in the final case file. No matter you think it is reasonable or not, this is a necessary process for the trial of the case. Mr. Zheng, as this person,
Is it possible that the guard at Yue's Sword Hall doesn't understand this principle?" Zhu Quan asked at this time.
Zhu Quan's words were well founded, and it was difficult for Prime Minister Zheng to refute him, especially under the gaze of so many people.
He gritted his teeth and took the piece of paper again and said, "Okay!"
"Then let me see what tricks you are going to play!"
"That day I went to Shanshuigou to expel the refugees. According to the rules, I had notified the people in Shanshuigou three days in advance. However, the people in Shanshuigou were unreasonable and unreasonable. They occupied the land and were unwilling to relocate. They also collaborated with the people from the Mirror Station to obstruct the move.
Law enforcement, as the guard of the sword-wielding hall, I have the authority to expel them with violence, and at the same time demolish those temporary shanties!"
"If someone resists, there will naturally be disputes and some will get hurt, but they disobey the rules and laws first!"
Prime Minister Zheng also saw the current situation. If he couldn't provide some real evidence, he might not be able to end it, so he said so on the spot.
"Master Zheng, what you said is wrong again!"
Zhu Quan said that he looked a little weak. After all, he had almost no cultivation. He had eaten twenty courtyard sticks today. For him, this was no small matter.
There was almost no color on his face, but his words were full of vigor, with a convincing air of righteousness.
"I must repeat again what I said to you in Shanshuigou."
"The Law of Dayu has long stipulated that if the fiefdoms belonging to various princes and sects are expanded, and the land included after the expansion has residents, the use rights of this land will belong to the indigenous people! Moreover, due to the expansion of the city, it will
The trouble caused by the indigenous people still needs to be compensated to a certain extent."
"In the past ten years, Tianxuan City has been expanded dozens of times. This place was called Shanshui Valley. Before that, it was just a ravine. At that time, some outer disciples built shanties here for shelter. Because of their feelings,
Although Yu Li’s place is within the scope of Tianxuan City, Tianxuan City has no right to use it!”
"So what you say about expelling the people of Shanshuigou in accordance with the sect's rules and laws is completely baseless!"
When faced with Zhu Quan's remarks, Prime Minister Zheng was unprepared and was beaten to the point where he was unable to fight back.
Just like every person who, after quarreling with someone, no matter he wins or loses, will secretly think about how he should respond at night after returning home to appear more lethal.
Prime Minister Zheng had also thought about this matter, and he immediately said: "Even if what you said is true, Dayu really has such a law, but how can you prove that you have lived here before the expansion of Tianxuan City?"
Already?"
To him this was an unassailable question.
After all, it is so old that it is impossible to provide evidence to support this kind of thing. The only evidence that can be used as evidence is the witness, but the witness has no physical evidence as a basis. He can completely invalidate this evidence on the grounds of collusion of interests!
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Zheng also had a bit of a smile on his face. He sneered and looked at the large number of residents of Shanshuigou behind Zhu Shanshan, and asked: "You can't bear witness for yourself, can you?"
"According to Dayu law, the person involved cannot serve as a witness." Zhu Quan took over the conversation at this time: "Master Zheng doesn't seem to understand the law at all."
As he spoke, he changed the subject and added: "But what you can rest assured is that Zhu Quan also understands the law and will not speak nonsense."
"I said Shanshuigou is the boundary of Shanshuigou residents, so there must be evidence!"
Seeing Zhu Quan's confident attitude, Zheng Xiang felt a little nervous in his heart, but he still said firmly: "What evidence can you have?"
Zhu Quan said: "Long before the expansion of Tianxuan City, the so-called jurisdictional tax, which is what we Shanshuigou residents usually call rent, began to be illegally collected from the surrounding land."
"Five denarii per cent of land per month!"
"The expansion of Tianxuan City to Shanshuigou was seven years ago, and the land tax was collected eleven years ago. It is recorded in the city annals of Tianxuan City and the early diary of Zhijian Hall.
Included! Doesn’t this prove the fact that Shanshuigou was inhabited before the expansion of Tianxuan City?”
After Zhu Quan said this, he took out a city chronicle from his arms and threw it heavily on the ground. At the same time, he looked at the people around him and said: "Tianxuan City's urban chronicle is published in one volume every five years. This is the version three years ago."
, you can buy and watch it yourself, and then you will know whether what I say below is true or false!”
When Prime Minister Zheng heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.
Although he had not read it personally, he felt nervous when he saw that Zhu Quan was so confident and that he would not dare to lie about such a matter.
"Nonsense...nonsense..." he said with a trembling voice, and his tone no longer had the certainty it had just now.
Zhu Quan ignored Prime Minister Zheng at this moment. He gestured slightly to Meng Jin beside him. Meng Jin, who understood his thoughts, helped him turn around and face the large number of people in Tianxuan City behind him.
"Everyone!"
"My name is Zhu Quan!"
"A person from Shanshuigou in Tianxuan City! He is also a person from Mingjing Taichung!"
"I am here today not only to seek justice for the people of Shanshuigou, but also to tell you that what I just said has happened frequently in the expansion of Tianxuan City over the years. If you have the same experience, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Come find me, I am willing to seek justice for you!"
"It's true that Tianxuan Mountain was the fiefdom of Tianxuan Mountain when Tianxuan City was here, and it's true that most of you are also disciples of Tianxuan Mountain."
"But before that, both Tianxuan Mountain and Tianxuan City were under the rule of the Imperial Court of Dayu, and you are all my subjects of Dayu!"
"We deserve to be protected by Dayu's laws!"
"All this today is just the beginning!"
Zhu Quan's words were resounding, and the people around him all raised their eyes to look at Zhu Quan, their eyes flashing with blazing light.
This is no longer just because they empathize with the residents of Shanshuigou as people who were oppressed by Tianxuan Mountain, but at the same time they feel that if today's matter can succeed, it means that a large part of them have experienced this before.
People who do the same thing may also receive the same huge amount of compensation.
When something is closely related to their own interests, and it seems that this matter can also allow them to stand on the moral high ground, their enthusiasm for this matter will suddenly increase several times.
Prime Minister Zheng also understands the current situation. If this matter is not handled well, not only Liuhuan Peak will be unable to communicate, but even the other peaks will be dissatisfied with him if it is affected.
This is not a question of whether there is still a future, but something that is very likely to cost him his life.
At this age, Prime Minister Zheng is filled with the feeling of death.
He hurriedly said: "Don't confuse the public with your lies. Tianxuan City has never acknowledged this kind of thing. In fact, you can be taken seriously just by reciting a few sentences of the law!?"
Zhu Quan asked back: "If the law is useless, then what does Master Zheng mean that Tianxuan Mountain can override the Yu court?"
This rhetorical question was so heart-breaking that Prime Minister Zheng suddenly fell into silence, not knowing how to respond.
Zhu Quan did not continue to make things difficult for him, but continued: "Moreover, Tianxuan City has actually admitted this matter."
"Huh?" Zheng Xiangyi frowned and said, "How is that possible!?"
An even brighter smile appeared on Zhu Quan's face, and at the same time, there was something more meaningful in that smile.
He slowly took out a piece of letter paper from his arms. There was some writing on the letter paper, and at the same time, the official seal of the sword-wielding hall was pressed.
The ink pad on the official seal was still a bit bright red, and it seemed that it had been printed not long ago. Zheng Xiang looked at it carefully, secretly feeling that this thing looked familiar.
"This is the receipt Mr. Zheng gave me early this morning when he punished me and confiscated my property!"
"I have made many rubbings. Please take a closer look with me!"
Zhu Quan raised it high and spoke to the people around him. At that moment, the people at the Mirror Stage he brought with him also began to distribute rubbings of the receipt among the crowd.
Seeing that everyone had received the rubbings of the receipt, Zhu Quan said immediately.
"Everyone, please see, I was fined and confiscated and my property was converted into silver coins, totaling three hundred and seventy-six taels."
"Some of the sundries are worth only twenty taels, and the rest is the three centimeters of land my father left for me in Shanshuigou!"
"According to the market price of Tianxuan City, one centimeter of land is worth nearly one hundred and twenty taels of silver and three miles of land. Including all kinds of sundries, we were fined three hundred and seventy-six taels of silver!"
"And these are all clearly written on this receipt list. Let me ask Master Zheng, if Tianxuan City does not admit this matter, why did it charge me such a huge fine!?"
Having said this, Zhu Quan paused, turned his head, looked at Prime Minister Zheng, and asked loudly.
"Why didn't you raise an objection when I submitted this list?"
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Meng Jin looked at the young man in front of him in astonishment.
Today, when she met Zhu Quan early in the morning, she was very honest about Zhu Quan's series of actions in front of the Sword Hall.
She didn't know why this guy didn't value the life given by his father and came to ask for a beating.
But it was she who received the commission from Zhu Renzhao in the first place. She always felt that she should do something, so after parting with Chu Qingxiao and others, she took a special look at Zhu Quan.
My original intention was to scold this bastard to wake him up.
But when he saw him, Zhu Quan had just bandaged his wounds. It was said that his buttocks had been beaten to pieces and he could not even lie down.
But despite such a serious injury, the other party looked very excited.
She asked him puzzledly what he was happy about.
But the other party said something incomprehensible: "No matter how big the lake is, as long as you drop a stone into it, it will be enough to cause ripples on the lake surface."
"And now, I have found the stone!"
"I will make waves in Tianxuan City, and I will shake up this evil beast standing in the southern border of Dayu!"
Of course Meng Jin felt that he was talking nonsense.
She didn't understand why the guy in front of her was so persistent in trying to compete with Tianxuan Mountain. Even though Tianxuan Mountain had indeed done many evil things, such a giant that held the sky was not something that an ordinary person like him could shake.
but now.
Meng Jin suddenly changed his mind.
Zhu Quan is not that stupid.
On the contrary, he is very smart, and his seemingly stupid actions are just to confuse the enemy.
And now, he holds the stone in his hand that can stir up waves in Tianxuan City.
Meng Jin didn't think that he would be able to shake such a powerful Tianxuan Mountain.
But as an ordinary person, it is already a great thing in itself to allow a being like Tianxuan Mountain to be stirred up.
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Zhu Quan asked, causing Zheng Xiang's face to turn pale instantly.
He didn't have as much emotion in his heart as Meng Jin.
At this moment, only deep fear surged through his body...
What Zhu Quan said is an ironclad proof.
A piece of ironclad evidence proving that Shanshuigou residents have the right to use Shanshuigou land.
With this piece of ironclad evidence, it means that Liuhuan Peak has lost the vast land of Shanshuigou and millions or even tens of millions of money.
At the same time, it also means that during the expansion of Tianxuan City, such errors also occurred in the land that was misappropriated. If large-scale claims are issued from the private sector, the various sacred peaks will face great trouble.
And the culprit of all this was just that he took away Zhu Quan's fine because of his greed.
Now there are only two roads before Shenfeng.
One is to pay hundreds of thousands of indemnities initiated by various residents.
Second...
It was the person who blamed all these mistakes on the person who took the money and caused this accident.
In his mind, Zheng Xiang placed himself in the position of the master of the Shenfeng Peak. No matter how much he thought about it, he could not think of the possibility that these peak masters would pay huge compensation for him.
Thinking of these, Zheng Xiang's mind was filled with fear. The fear of causing a catastrophic disaster shrouded him, making him feel as if he was in a cold kiln...
"So, the compensation for the damaged eleven acres of land in my petition is also based on this calculation. There is absolutely no intention of blackmail. Mr. Zheng should also understand, right?" Zhu Quan's voice came again.
But at this time, Prime Minister Zheng couldn't listen to a word, and just stood there blankly.
Seeing this, Zhu Quan raised his brows, looked past Prime Minister Zheng to the many disciples behind him, and said: "It seems that your Lord Zheng is no longer able to handle this matter, so I'd like to trouble you all to go and ask the people who are still here for me."
Miss Zheng at home."
"I think as the future leader of Liuhuan Peak, she should be able to handle this matter!"