This is how this dog officer reasoned and handled the case. Liu Ziguang and the others were trembling with anger, "Damn Sai Dongpi! Are you tired of living, you bitch?" Liu Ziguang put his hand on his hips and pointed at Su Zhixian's nose with his hand and cursed loudly.
Anyone who had ever seen Roaring Court was just talking loudly in the court. It was completely unheard of to insult the county magistrate in public with obscene words! The people and government officials who were watching the excitement outside were stunned when they heard this, and there was silence for a while.
Liu Ziguang had already set his sights on the waist knife of the yamen officer standing at the door. If he took action, all the yamen officers in the county combined would not be enough for him to kill him. However, the level was too low, so it was best not to fight against the enemy. Thinking of this,
There was also a bluffing treasure in his arms, so he quickly took it out, walked to the dumbfounded county magistrate, and said with a ferocious smile: "I also have a piece of physical evidence here, Magistrate Su, take a look." He slapped the ivory sign on the table.
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Although the magistrate of Saidongpi County has limited literacy, he still remembers the two terrifying words "Dongchang" by heart. He knows why the man in front of him is so arrogant. He has the capital to be arrogant, let alone castrating a talented person.
The leader of the Jinyiwei spy team, even if he castrated the county magistrate, he would not blink an eye.
"In view of the new physical evidence, I have come to a new conclusion. Pan San is in public, committing adultery and committing a crime. The crime will be increased to the first level and he will be sent to prison immediately. Hua Laowu and Pan Erhu framed a good person and deceived the county. The crime cannot be tolerated.
Forgive me, come on, each person will be responsible for twenty, no, fifty, no, one hundred boards!" Su Zhixian looked at Liu Ziguang's face and gave his verdict.
The government officials took the fool Pan San down. As the saying goes, everyone pushed down the wall. Pan San was stupid and no one would give him face. Hua Laowu and Erhu had their pants stripped off and were held down in the hall and beaten with bamboo boards.
Su Zhixian accompanied the smiling face and carefully held the Dongchang belt card in both hands. Liu Ziguang took it and stuffed it in his arms. He snorted and stared into Su Zhixian's mung bean eyes and said, "Listen carefully, Song Xueyu and Zeng's mother."
The women are all relatives of this officer. If they make any mistakes in Hongze County, I will not look to anyone else but you, Sai Dongpi, to investigate. Do you understand me clearly?"
Su Zhixian was so sweaty that he hurriedly agreed: "Don't worry, don't worry, I will definitely take care of you. I will take good care of you."
Liu Ziguang snorted, turned around and said, "Let's go." He left the county office with his mother and daughter and Song Yingxing's nephew and uncle in a big way. Magistrate Su quickly ran down from the public seat to see them off, and people watching outside saw them.
They spontaneously applauded when they came out. The idle men didn't care who was right or wrong. They only admired the cool man who insulted the county magistrate in public and suddenly became everyone's idol.
Liu Ziguang and others sent the Zeng family's mother and daughter back home. Seeing the broken wooden door and simple courtyard, the idea of bringing them back to Liguo flashed through their minds and was immediately rejected. Now they are pursuing the eldest lady.
At the important moment, although Peng Jinrong is well-educated, jealousy is a woman's nature. She started collecting mistresses before she got married. Such a man is too unfocused. No, he cannot take them away. The idea of three wives and four concubines was in the hearts of ancient people.
That's perfectly normal. It's not uncommon for unmarried men to get a few concubines first, but Liu Ziguang still can't get around this twist. Besides, the Zeng family's mother and daughter are so self-reliant, they may not be willing to follow him.
At the entrance of the simple courtyard, under a peach tree in full bloom, with the help of the neighbor's light, the mother and daughter of the Zeng family bowed down: "Thank you to the hero for saving your life, haven't you asked me the name of my benefactor?"
"My name is Liu Ziguang. When encountering injustice on the road, it is natural for me to draw my sword to help. You are welcome." Liu Ziguang bowed and returned the salute.
"Liu Yingxiong, I don't know whether to say it or not. My daughter is seventeen years old this year. She has been used to being rough since she was a child and has no tutor. However, all girls are good-looking and beautiful. Living in Hongze County, she will be raped sooner or later.
Those bad guys are worried about whether a hero has a wife." Ever since my daughter grew up, the family has been harassed. If this continues, today's experience will happen again. Since sooner or later, we will marry, why not marry the good-looking person in front of you?
Mr. Liu is an excellent man. He is rich, brave and has some kind of fate to rescue him twice. The two girls who were with him last time have not yet left the court. What's more important is that his daughter's naked body was seen by him.
I must seize the opportunity to marry my daughter to him and go away to another country. This may be the best choice at the moment. Madam Zeng was thinking about this issue while walking on the road, and now she finally raised it.
Afraid of something, Liu Ziguang's heart sank. He couldn't help but look up at Zeng Cheng. The little girl was fiddling with the corners of her clothes. Her face was like a red apple. She was also peeking at Liu Ziguang at this moment. Their eyes met and he was suddenly frightened.
He retracted his gaze, like a frightened deer, huddled next to his mother. Seeing how frightened the little girl was, the fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl was in the third year of junior high school or the first year of high school. We met twice and didn't say much in total.
In short, making a hasty decision about marriage in this way seems to be too disrespectful of the girl's feelings.
Liu Ziguang sighed secretly, "I accept Mrs. Zeng's kindness, but Liu still has important matters to attend to, and his future is uncertain. I'm afraid my daughter-in-law will be affected. The magistrate and Song Xueyu can take care of you here. After this lesson, those
I won't dare to mess with you anymore, I still have 500 taels of silver here. You two can do some small business in the county and buy a bigger house to live in." He took out the 500 taels of silver notes and gave them to Zeng.
Housewife.
Mrs. Zeng was very surprised. She only thought Liu Ziguang loved her daughter and came to Hongze County to help her. She didn't expect that Liu Ziguang was really a pure and brave hero, and she suddenly felt a little ashamed of her thoughts.
When the little girl heard that Liu Yingxiong didn't want her, her little red apple-like face suddenly turned pale and tears were about to fall. She whispered: "This little girl knows that she has a low status and is not worthy of her benefactor. She only wants to be a maidservant."
So I can repay my benefactor for saving my life."
"No, no, I didn't mean that. I do have something to do. I'm going to fight and kill people. It's not convenient for me to take you with me." Liu Ziguang hurriedly explained, fearing to hurt other people's self-esteem. He also knew that it would be inappropriate for a girl to say such words on her own initiative.
It's difficult. No matter it's ancient times or the 21st century, he is also a normal man. It's nonsense to say he doesn't like a girl as beautiful as Zeng Cheng. But just bringing a beautiful woman back like this would be too sorry for Peng Jinrong.
I suppressed my sadness and thanked Liu Ziguang again for the gift of silver. Since I had received money from my benefactor, it would be nothing to accept it again. Anyway, my poor self-esteem had been completely destroyed by bad people like Ma Wencai and Mr. Pan.
After the two parties said goodbye, Liu Ziguang and the others still went to the restaurant to have dinner.
Seeing the little girl's sad look, Liu Ziguang also felt sour in his heart. After walking a few dozen steps, he couldn't help but look back. It was already getting late, every house was lighting up, and there was no pedestrian on the road. Only Zeng Cheng was still standing.
Watching him off under the blooming peach tree, his thin body is covered with his green gown, the lights are dim, the face is peach blossoms, and the beauty is beautiful.
The night wind blew by, peach blossoms were floating in the sky, and when the girl saw the cruel thief at the other end of the street, he stopped and looked back, her heart began to beat again.
"I will come back to pick you up when I finish my work!" the cruel thief shouted from a distance.
Zeng Cheng, who was already heartbroken, finally felt a warm current surge from the bottom of his heart when he heard these words. It turns out that he still has me in his heart. He must have really important things to do. I will definitely wait for that day, waiting for you.
Riding a white horse and carrying a sedan to pick me up...
In the restaurant, sumptuous dishes were served like water. Liu Ziguang and the other two drank from one cup to another. After three rounds of wine, Song Yingxing started talking more. He had just seen Liu Ziguang’s courageous deeds, and Master Xue Yu had a good impression of this young man.
Doubling it, he had been wandering around the world for many years in his early years. He had dealt with all kinds of religions, dabbled in all walks of life, and was full of complaints about the imperial court and the poor and downtrodden people's lives. With a few drinks,
After drinking a lot of wine, he angrily rebuked: "Our magistrate of Su County in Hongze County is also a Juren, but you have also seen what happened in the court today. It's a shame, it's a shame, the Juren of the Ming Dynasty can't read."
, the county magistrate of the Ming Dynasty actually treated handling cases as child's play!" He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Addison also raised his glass and said: "This kind of person must have cheated on the scientific examination and paid bribes to get his official position. He was also a Juren, and his uncle was also a Juren. It really disgraces the name of Juren! I still feel sorry for me even now."
He is a talented scholar, so it’s okay if he doesn’t take the exam to promote people like this!" He said and drank a drink.
These two underappreciated scholars are complaining here. One is an old scholar who failed the imperial examination five times, and the other is a down-and-out young scholar. They both have great opinions on the country's education system and political structure.
“Juren, huh, it’s just a person who has the ability to pass the exams year after year, let alone a person who has passed the examination. Who knows how the grains and rice he eats every day are sown, irrigated, and harvested?
Do you know how the silk and satin on your body are raised to obtain silk, spinning and weaving? If you are not diligent in all aspects, do not separate the grains, and do not know the hard work of the people, how can such a parent-official who promotes people to become scholars manage the scholars, farmers, industry and commerce under his rule?
?" Song Yingxing changed the subject and scolded all the scholars in the world.
It turns out that he is a cynical old angry young man who dares to criticize the eight-part essay system for recruiting scholars. He is a thoughtful person! Liu Ziguang picked up his wine glass and said: "Well said, if there were no agriculture, industry and commerce, and only relying on the efforts of scholars, this world would not be able to exist long ago.
Come. Let’s drink a toast to Mr. Song’s eloquent talk.”
The three of them had a full drink, and Song Yingxing, who was supported by Liu Ziguang, said even more unscrupulously: "So I have made a family rule that my children and grandchildren are not allowed to take part in scientific examinations, let alone be officials. These people have studied hard for ten years and become officials.
What is it? It is not to benefit the people of one place, but to sit in court, cast lots, beat people, show official authority, and collect money. I, a son of the Song family, disdain to be such an official!"
"Yes, scholars read the books of sages, but can they read firewood, rice, oil, and salt in the books of sages? Although farmers who farm, blacksmiths, and sellers who carry burdens have not read books, they can create rice, grain, cloth, and silk tools in their hands.
and money, without scholars, their lives would go on as usual. Without them, scholars would have to wait to die. Take the night-light lamp that I worked so hard to develop as an example. Such an ingenious workmanship was actually used by the Ministry of Industry and Technology.
Officials are thrown out as rubbish, what use is it for the court to support such an official?" Addison thought of his unfair experience again and said bitterly.
Song Yingxing stared with a pair of blurred eyes and said: "The court, the current court is no longer the court of the Ming Dynasty. It is a court controlled by eunuchs and relatives. I, a small official like me, don't want to work anymore..."
Liu Ziguang took advantage of the situation and asked Song Yingxing to go to the iron factory to help him with the research and development and production work. The monthly salary was two thousand taels. Faced with the temptation of two hundred times the current salary, Song Yingxing was a little drunk, but he was not confused. After thinking about it, he politely declined
I declined. The most important task at the moment is not to make money, but to finish writing "Tiangong Kaiwu". Now the compilation of the book has reached the final moment. It would be a pity if moving or resigning affects the final work, but he
He promised to resign as soon as he finished compiling the book and go to the iron factory to pursue his ambitions.
Helpless, people engaged in academic research regard money as dirt, but Liu Ziguang still admires this valuable spirit sincerely. He left one thousand taels of silver to Song Yingxing to supplement the family income, and asked him to help take care of the Zeng family's mother and daughter. Song Xueyu
He didn't refuse, accepted the money and agreed wholeheartedly.
The three of them talked about the tragic ending of Mr. Pan and the shameless face of the county magistrate, and laughed heartily. After drinking several jars of wine in a row, they both fell drunk. Liu Ziguang paid the bill and called two
The store clerk carried Song Yingxing home and carried Addison back to the ship.
After quietly climbing onto the paddle steamer and leaving Addison to the care of the sailors, he tiptoed back to his cabin, opened the cabin door and found Peng Jingrong sitting inside, waiting for him.
"I'm just waiting for you to come back and set sail. The moonlight is still good today, and there are no storms on the lake. Let's catch a night boat and go home early." Peng Jinrong raised her little nose and sniffed, "You drank again. Look, your clothes are all gone."
Lost it." The eldest lady guessed that when he came back so late, he was either fighting or drinking. "I've prepared a hangover soup for you. Drink it and go to sleep." She yawned and went back.
Although he was not drunk at all, for the sake of Peng Jinrong's true feelings, Liu Ziguang drank the sobering soup up his neck. He remembered that the gown was still left with Zeng Cheng. Forget it, he should leave it to the girl as a memory.
The paddle steamer started to move slowly, and the sound of the water splashing on the paddle wheel was particularly clear in the silent night. The moonlight shone in through the portholes and hit Liu Ziguang's sleepless face.
"How should two wives get along harmoniously at home?"
For him who never had a girlfriend before, this was indeed a question worth losing sleep over.