Zhao Yan glanced at Mr. Liu approvingly, then looked at the sloppy man lying on the ground in the center of the hall and said loudly:
"Who are you? What grievances do you have? Tell me quickly."
Although this man looked sloppy, surprisingly, his articulation was relatively clear.
He tried hard to raise his head and said while crying:
"Sir, my lord, my name is Shuisheng. I am a farmer from a big village outside the city, oh, not Liu Laozhuang."
"The villain married an aunt years ago. Unexpectedly, the plagued mother-in-law had an affair with the village chief, and was caught by the villain. The villain wanted the village chief to compensate me five hundred coins. How could I
I thought this Wang Da, he, he..."
At this point, he seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. His face turned red with anger and he couldn't help but gasp.
Everyone, including Zhao Yan, all looked interested.
However, looking at Shui Sheng's dilly-dallying movements, I suddenly felt anxious.
Zhao Yan leaned forward slightly and asked equally curiously:
"Then what's wrong with you, Wang Da?"
"Woo, woo, ow~"
As if his sadness was touched, Shui Sheng burst into tears and cried so hard that he couldn't speak.
Zhao Yan frowned and said to the left and right: "Go and pour him a cup of herbal tea!"
At the same time, he said to Mr. Liu:
"Give him the money!"
As soon as these words came out, many temporary government officials in the hall suddenly looked shocked, and even General Liu Qi hesitated.
He subconsciously looked at City Lord Zhao, his eyes full of surprise, as if to say: "No, Master Zhao, are you serious!"
The eyes of the group of people who were crowding at the front of the hall outside the hall suddenly lit up, and they all looked at Mr. Liu Qi, staring directly at the silver in his hand.
Even Shui Sheng's cries seemed to be much quieter.
"Give him the money!"
Zhao Yan repeated it again, and Mr. Liu Qi immediately came back to his senses, he really did it.
Although he was reluctant to part with them, he still opened his palms and picked out two smaller ones, then walked over and handed them to Shuisheng.
But when he took it into his hands, he realized that these two broken pieces of silver looked small, but they were actually only one tael.
Silver seems to have a special charm that can erase human sadness.
Shuisheng, who was crying with his head down, immediately raised his head as if there were eyes on the back of his head.
With a "swish" sound, he took away the silver from Mr. Liu's hand as fast as lightning with the fastest hand speed in his life.
By the time Liu Zongqi reacted, he had already bitten the pieces of silver with his teeth and tested the authenticity of the silver using the method he heard from the market.
Took several bites.
A smile appeared on his face, and he cried and laughed at the same time.
After about three breaths, Shui Sheng put away the money, then turned around suddenly, kowtowed to General Liu Qi a few times, then turned around in an extremely awkward way, and kowtowed to Zhao Yan a few times.
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He even moved his body so that his belly was facing all the government servants standing on both sides, who were used to show off their strength and do business, and kowtowed a few times.
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
Zhao Yan looked at Shui Sheng's ugly appearance and did not utter any sarcasm, but his brows still furrowed unconsciously.
She stretched out her hand to stop her and said:
"Okay, okay. Just tell me!"
There are really capable people in the market.
In a very short period of time, the aquatic emotion returned to its original crying and pitiful appearance.
I saw him crying and saying:
"The villain wanted the local chief to pay me five hundred cents, but the chief here sent the villain away with one hundred cents. He and his brother also beat me up and drove me out of Liulaozhuang.
Woohoo~"
Cried sincerely.
If Huang An were here, he would really not be able to help laughing, but no one present, whether inside or outside the hall, laughed.
The faces were full of sadness.
In fact, this phenomenon is too common all year round.
Although he didn't get the result he wanted, Shui Sheng's words of wisdom were difficult to involve in those aristocratic families that he had to deal with after discussing with his junior brother.
But all in all, the goal will be achieved.
There was only a "pop" sound, and the gavel hit the table.
Zhao Yan failed to control his strength well, so sawdust flew and the fine gavel was broken into two pieces.
The Yamen servant standing nearby twitched his eyelids, knowing that Mr. Zhao was really angry, and immediately pricked up his ears and prepared to obey the order.
Zhao Yan also twitched the corner of his mouth, secretly scolding the previous city lord Li An for being too heavy-handed and too picky to prepare a spare.
However, she didn't care about this and immediately shouted loudly.
"Humph! It's really unreasonable. The village chief is supposed to benefit the people, but how could he have thought that he would bully men and dominate women by virtue of his status? It's really disgusting!"
"Someone is coming!"
With a loud shout, the sighs and excitement outside the hall completely disappeared.
"grown ups!"
The two government officials stood up immediately.
"You two draw a team from the city guard and go to Liulaozhuang immediately to capture Shuisheng's wife, the village chief's family and her brother's family. Anyone who dares to stop her will be captured together! Take Shuisheng's neighbors and the village chief's family
Bring back all the village elders from nearby! I want to interrogate one or two of them myself!"
Obviously, Zhao Yan was not confused and would not jump to conclusions based on Shui Sheng's words and gestures.
Zhao Yan's order was firm and decisive.
In addition to the person involved, the arrested person also has many neighbors who may have knowledge.
This order made everyone who came back to their senses feel a sense of trust.
This city lord seems to have some abilities.
The two government officials immediately handed over their hands and responded loudly:
"Yes, sir!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the hall, blasting away the crowds of people, and the two of them quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
After the two of them were ordered to leave, Zhao Yan once again focused his attention on Shui Sheng, whose eyes were filled with tears.
"Come here, send Shui Sheng to the side hall to drink tea and wait until everyone has arrived before we start the meeting!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two men rushed out from one side, supporting Shuisheng who was worried, and walked to the side hall next door.
The window of this side hall faces the small woods outside the hall, and the view is relatively wide.
The onlookers and Shui Sheng himself were not worried about anything dirty in private.
After Shui Sheng left, Mr. Liu Qi got Zhao Yan's look and immediately took the broken silver and took a few steps towards the outside of the hall.
"Who else?"
While roaring, he waved the silver in his hand, as if he was tempting people.
About a second later.
"Sir, I was wronged!"
...
Silver is indeed a good thing that can drive people crazy. It only takes two taels of silver to break the deadlock.
However, Luo Feiyao, who was standing outside the hall watching the show, frowned even deeper.
In her opinion, although this method is useful, it is not very effective.
People from aristocratic families control the rights granted by the court, control the land, and have high levels of force.
Unless they are the kind of orphans who have a life-or-death feud and have their entire family harmed, ordinary people can only break their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs after being bullied, and they don't dare to file a complaint at all.
In Luo Feiyao's opinion, the effect of this method may be very poor.
Could Zhao Yan and Huang An not see this clearly?
She doesn't believe it!
So, she was confused again.
Luo Feiyao's thoughts are extremely normal. They are the true feelings of the oppressed and humiliated people of the Ming Dynasty.
The reason is easy to understand. If a wealthy family insults ordinary people, it is equivalent to being insulted by an official family member, or insulting your wife and daughter, or seizing land, or robbing property.
Then you go to report to the official and find that the person sitting in the hall is the real father of the young master who bullied you.
In such a desperate legal and moral environment, if a person dares to report to the official, it can already show that he has risked his life and has nothing to lose.
But how many people can truly risk everything just for the breath of their hearts?
Zhao's martial arts gym, backyard, small courtyard.
Early twelve noon.
With a "squeak", the courtyard door was pushed open, and the sudden sound attracted the attention of everyone who was enjoying the shade in the pavilions and trees outside the courtyard.
After placing the copies of the files and exhibits in their original places, he walked out with a relaxed look on his face.
In addition to the need for copies of account books, files and exhibits are also needed.
The original documents that were moved from the city lord's mansion are now placed in the Wanjie garbage dump.
The replicas are all placed in the two courtyards next to each other in this courtyard.
As an important step in the plan, these replicas are important.
At this point, a very important part of the plan to eradicate the Li family has been completed.
He is naturally relaxed now.
"Brother!"
Zhang Rang, the chief minister brought from Xiaolin Village, came up with herbal tea.
"Tired of waiting?"
Huang An took the herbal tea naturally, glanced at Zhang Rang, and understood what he meant, and then asked casually.
"Hehe, no!"
Zhang Rang felt embarrassed when his intention was seen through, and he rubbed his head.
However, he still underestimated Huang An's quick thinking.
"Do you want to go back to Dahuaishu Village?"
Zhang Rang's expression suddenly froze, and then he said in surprise:
"Brother, is it really possible?"
His face was filled with anticipation and surprise.
This was not because he was rude, but because Zhang Rang felt that he and the others seemed to have nothing to do in the past two days, either moving things or running errands.
Anyway, I have nothing to do these two days, so I might as well go home and take a look at the situation in Dahuaishu Village.
If there is a chance, he can bring his family members who have not moved to Xialin Village from Dahuaishuzhuang to Feng'an City, and wait until the things in Feng'an City are finished and he is ready to leave here and go back to Xialin Village.
He wanted to take his family to Xialin Village.
Last time when my eldest brother led me to Feng'an City, he chose to let some of his family members move away, while some of his family members stayed in Dahuaishu Village to continue digging in the soil.
At the time, it seemed like a very smart and normal move.
After all, eggs cannot be put in one basket, there must be a way out.
However, the changes in Xialin Village are so astonishing. The wealth they can obtain from Xialin Village is far greater than what they can obtain from Dahuaishuzhuang.
In addition, the eldest brother is also very good to them and their families.
Every time he worked on the construction site of Xialin Village, he regretted very much that he had not chosen to trust his elder brother and had not made up his mind to move his whole family, relatives and friends to Xialin Village.
This time he got the opportunity to come to Feng'an City again and had free time. Naturally, he had to seize this opportunity and take the remaining family and relatives to Xialin Village to resettle.
After all, they can have enough food and clothing in Xialin Village and can often eat meat. These two points alone are enough to convince the whole family.
The construction area of Xialin Village is very large, and the residences are also very spacious, and can accommodate some families. If he does not act at this time, I am afraid that those houses will be occupied by the families of other brothers.
This opportunity is first come, first served.
What if Big Brother doesn’t let anyone join Xialin Village in the future?
Zhang Rang and Huang An were talking loudly, and there were also two senior officials from Xialin Village in the crowd. At this moment, they pricked up their ears and looked expectant.
This is also the sentiment of both of them!
Even those who led the team belonging to the Youzhou Firearms Department had a look of admiration on their faces.
I stayed in the square of Xialin Village all night, and traveled together with the seventeen chiefs of Xialin Village along the way, and now we are doing errands together.
The relationship between them is naturally heating up rapidly.
Out of the desire to show off, or to express gratitude to their elder brother for their kindness, whenever they chatted, these warriors from Xialin Village would always bring the topic to the good life in Xialin Village.
Why eat three meals a day, two meals are meat, and you will be full every meal.
Their eldest brother Huang An allocated houses to them and paid them full and high salaries with his own hands.
Things like these are always on the lips of people like Zhang Rang.
Therefore, the soldiers belonging to the Firearms Department, ranging from hundreds of households to ordinary large soldiers, all know the current Xialin Village very well.
Although they cannot enjoy the high benefits of becoming Huang An's subordinates and members of Xialin Village.
But this does not hinder their longing for a better life as lower-class Ming frontier soldiers and lower-class people.