After dressing up as a top-quality old woman, I became the pillar of the whole family Chapter 55 He dares? The county government will be demolished before tomorrow
Chapter 55 He dares? The county government will be demolished before tomorrow
Chapter 55 He dares? The county government will be demolished before tomorrow
Author: Mu Yan Hua Lou
Chapter 55 He dares? The county government will be demolished before tomorrow
When Master Xu arrived at the county government office, he seemed to be on his own territory, and he knocked on the door loudly.
"It's so late, who is it? Do you know where this place is? Are you seeking death for disturbing the magistrate?" The people inside came out and opened the door, cursing.
As soon as the door was opened a crack, Master Xu squeezed in and whispered, "It's me!"
When the person who opened the door heard the words, the scolding stopped abruptly.
"I want to see the county magistrate." Master Xu said urgently, "Someone comes to the school to seek bad luck, and I have to rely on the county magistrate to give me justice. Please let me know."
Zhang Xiaoying: "..."
Didn’t you say meeting an official?
I thought I was going to court, but it turned out to be this way?
It seems that Master Xu is so confident, there really is someone behind him!
Zhou Tao thought Zhang Xiaoying would be scared and was about to comfort him, but he saw Zhang Xiaoying looking at the gate of the county government office with interest, as if... watching a monkey show!
How could she be so calm? Such bold women are rare!
Zhang Xiaoying noticed Zhou Tao's gaze, turned her head and smiled slightly.
Zhou Tao was stunned for a moment, feeling that Zhang Xiaoying was incompatible with ordinary women.
Maybe his impression of country women is too stereotyped, Zhou Tao thought to himself.
Master Xu went in quickly.
Zhang Xiaoying paid a little attention and heard that Master Xu started to add fuel to the fire after seeing the county magistrate, saying that she and the old man were suspicious of the school and slandered the school in various ways in order to extort money. He had no choice but to come to the county government office to ask the county magistrate for justice, etc.
Mrs. Xu even told the story about Xu Yunfei's leg being broken because of gambling, and therefore concluded that she came to the school to make trouble for Xu Yunfei to earn money for medicine.
Master Xu made a very aggrieved request: "Sir, you fully supported the student-run school at the time. The students knew that their knowledge was limited and they could not teach any talents.
"But your Excellency is very clear about the students' ambitions and sincerity towards the imperial court. Please investigate this matter and punish these people severely, so that people can understand that heresy will not work!"
The county magistrate said angrily: "Isn't this reasonable? Is there any royal law? They can also extort money from the school? Don't worry, I won't let those country women ruin the reputation of scholars. Come, prepare to be promoted to the school!"
The county government has government officials on duty at night to prevent the people from encountering any emergencies.
"Old sir, please see if you want Dashun to go back and invite someone over, otherwise we will have to stay in jail all night." When Zhang Xiaoying heard that the county magistrate was about to go to court, she turned to Zhou Tao and said.
"Are you scared?" Zhou Tao asked with a smile, calm as if he was not afraid even if the sky fell, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, no one will dare to let you spend the night in the prison."
"Oh?" Zhang Xiaoying raised her eyebrows slightly, "But I see that Master Xu has a good relationship with the people in the county government. Maybe he is an old acquaintance with the county magistrate. If you are imprisoned for helping me out of kindness, then what?
It’s my fault.”
"He wouldn't dare." Zhou Tao said firmly.
If he goes to the county jail, students from Yinghua Academy will come and tear down the county jail without waiting for tomorrow.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoying knew that her guess was correct. The old man should be of high status. He might be a minister who was appointed to the official position, or he might be the elder of a high-ranking official.
While the two were talking, the door of the county government office opened wide.
Master Xu couldn't suppress the pride on his face and came out, "Let's go, didn't you say you want to see the official? We will let the county magistrate give a good verdict in the court!"
"Don't be proud!" When Dashun saw Master Xu, he wanted to hit him, but Zhou Tao wouldn't let him, so he didn't dare. "Sir, why do you need to come forward for such a villain?"
"Let's go take a look." Zhou Tao went in first.
Zhang Xiaoying followed.
At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and torches were lit in the courtroom. When the wind blew over, the light of the fire swayed, making people's faces become a little uncertain.
The county magistrate squinted his eyes and glanced at Zhang Xiaoying and Zhou Tao. In his blurry vision, there seemed to be a familiar figure, but the county magistrate did not pay attention. After all, in his knowledge, scholars would not talk to the countryside.
Women standing together.
"Who are you, what are you doing, why don't you kneel down when you see me?" The county magistrate suddenly slapped the wooden door.
Before Zhang Xiaoying and Zhou Tao could reply, Master Xu jumped up and said, "Sir, these two people are so arrogant that they extorted money in the school. Now they don't kneel down when they see you. They simply don't take you seriously."
, I beg you to severely punish such unruly people."
The county magistrate slapped the prison wall again: "Why don't you kneel down and give me a quick explanation? If you are honest, I will treat you as a first offender and give you a lighter sentence. Otherwise, don't blame me for punishing you with severe punishment!"
"You should be beaten hard." Master Xu changed his previous arrogance in school, bowed his head and nodded to the county magistrate, and could only agree.
Zhang Xiaoying's forehead twitched, and her fists became harder again.
Zhou Tao said quietly, "My lord has not yet conducted a thorough investigation. Based on just one word, your lord has concluded that the fault lies with the two of us?"
"Are you teaching me how to do things? When I am interrogating you, you only need to answer yes or no."
"Your Excellency, you might as well listen to the story of this matter first, and then make a conclusion." Zhou Tao said, "If your Excellency still thinks that I and I are wrong, then let's talk about it later."
"Sir, don't listen to his nonsense. These two people collude and always confuse right and wrong. The students have already learned this!" Master Xu would not let them say anything else.
Master Xu wanted Zhang Xiaoying and Zhou Tao to be imprisoned immediately, and then he had many ways to make them suffer in prison.
Zhang Xiaoying sneered: "Aren't you the one who confuses right and wrong and deceives my lord? My lord, the grandson of a common woman has been studying in Master Xu's school for a year. Not to mention writing, he even didn't listen to the poems that the common woman recited at home.
Pass.
"The woman therefore suspected that Master Xu was not caring about the child, and asked Master Xu to prove that he had really taught my child this year. If my child did not learn it on his own, it is my fault. If not, let Master Xu
Trim the bundle back.
"Such a simple proof, but Master Xu repeatedly shied away from it. Finally, on the grounds that he did not have the same level of knowledge as a civilian woman, an ignorant woman from the countryside, he said that he had withdrawn Shuxiu. As a result, he had fewer Shuxiu at hand. He also falsely accused the people.
The woman hid the money secretly.
"This old gentleman couldn't stand it, and he kindly helped the woman to testify, but Master Xu slapped him down and said that the old man and I colluded to extort money. I dare to ask, sir, if Master Xu is not guilty, why is he unwilling to prove that he really teaches
Children reading?”
Zhang Xiaoying's words were fluent and well-organized. There was no fear of the village women being speechless when they saw the court officials, which made Master Xu feel excited.
how so?
This development was beyond Master Xu's expectation and gave Master Xu a bad feeling.
Nowadays, the county magistrate is not smart at all, but stupid at best. He also likes to pride himself on being an upright official. If he really believes in Zhang Xiaoying, I'm afraid things will go wrong!
