The sky was bright and a large number of people gathered in the Xu family ancestral hall.
With the morning light, Xu Wangtang walked in, and everyone swarmed up. Xu Wangtang returned the greetings to everyone one by one, with a look of sorrow on his face.
"Everyone, please sit down. I think everyone already knows what happened last night." Xu Wangtang's eyes were filled with tears, "Han Baihang was so heartless that he first broke into my house and snatched my daughter-in-law away without telling anyone.
They also colluded with bandits to loot Yongcheng!"
The more Xu Wangtang talked, the more excited he became, and his old face turned red. People were also shouting and angry, and the scene suddenly became extremely chaotic.
Everyone yelled for a while, then gradually became quiet, and they all looked towards Xu Wangtang. A few people who were used to following the wind, when they saw this scene, immediately flattered and said: "This matter is not trivial. Mr. Xu, you are highly respected,
We still need to come up with a charter, and we will definitely follow you to the death and look after you."
Xu Wangtang repeatedly evaded: "What are you talking about? Han Baihang colluded with bandits, which is a serious crime. As a commoner, I really can't do it, so I'd better invite Mayor Mei here and ask him to make the decision."
Having said that, when Xu Wangtang organized everyone, he did not inform Mei Changyuan at all. These people had been hanging around in Yongcheng for so long, how could they not understand Xu Wangtang's thoughts?
Han Baihang is colluding and needs Mr. Xu to come forward so that this matter can be easily handled."
Seeing that the fire was almost done, Xu Wangtang said with an embarrassed look on his face: "You guys are pushing me onto the fire rack. Hey! But since you are so kind, if I, Xu, continue to push me away, I will not be able to stand on the stage.
Already."
Everyone was complimenting again, Xu Wangtang's face glowed red, and his face was full of pride. After such a small thing, he had completely mastered Yongcheng. What about Han Baihang and what about Mei Changyuan? Now they even mentioned it to him.
The shoes don’t even match!
"Everyone, please listen to me!" Xu Wangtang cleared his throat and was about to give an impassioned speech when Mei Changyuan suddenly limped in from outside the door.
"Hey, it's so lively? Brother Xu, are you hosting another banquet today?" Mei Changyuan walked through the crowd as if there was no one around, sat on the main seat and said to everyone: "Didn't everyone have a very happy chat just now?
? Why didn’t you say anything again? "
Xu Wangtang glared at Xu San, blaming Xu San in his eyes as to why Mei Changyuan didn't announce his sudden arrival.
Xu San lowered his head and did not dare to look at Xu Wangtang's eyes. Mei Changyuan said with a sneer on his lips: "As soon as I came, everyone stopped talking. Could it be that they were talking bad about me, Mei, behind my back?"
Everyone watched in silence, turning their attention to Xu Wangtang, and a few of them stood at the end, holding back a smile at the corners of their mouths.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that things like robbing women and colluding with bandits are all nonsense. They are nothing more than a battle of wits between Han Baihang and Xu Wangtang.
Now that Xu Wangtang has the upper hand, he is rushing to find someone to express his position, which will naturally arouse some people's resentment. Now that Mei Changyuan has stepped in, looking at his appearance, he is definitely not here to chat with Xu Wangtang.
"What did Mayor Mei say?" Xu Wangtang was very deep in the city and calmed down instantly, "Since Mayor Mei is here, he can give us all an idea."
"Brother Xu, it doesn't matter if you say so."
"That Han Baihang raped civilian girls and colluded with bandits! He deserves to be punished. We also ask Mayor Mei to issue a warrant to arrest Han Baihang as a warning to others!"
As soon as Xu Wangtang finished speaking, everyone joined in and shouted to arrest Han Baihang. Mei Changyuan looked embarrassed, waved to everyone, suppressed his voice and said: "I can understand everyone's mood. But now only
It is unreasonable to arrest an officer based on just one sentence! Besides, even if Han Baihang pleads guilty and is sentenced to death, he should go to a military court. I don’t have that much power!"
Mei Changyuan patted his thigh, with a look of embarrassment on his face, looking very unwilling. A sneer appeared on Xu Wangtang's lips, and he said to himself: "I really thought that you, Mei Changyuan, could accomplish any new tricks, but these are just the tricks.
"
Xu Wangtang put his hands behind his back and said with a hint of arrogance on his face: "Mayor Mei, when the emperor breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people! Is it possible that Han Baihang, a small company commander, can cover the sky with just one hand? I, Xu Wangtang, will be spared today.
Take this life! We must eradicate this cancer completely from Yongcheng!"
Xu Wangtang spoke forcefully and resoundingly, which shocked even Mei Changyuan. Mei Changyuan seemed to underestimate Xu Wangtang's determination, his eyes began to dodge, and he thought to himself: "This Xu Wangtang seems to be preparing to fight Han Baihang to the death.
In the end, I will fight to the death. I have to be careful to avoid blood splattering on myself."
Mei Changyuan rolled his eyes and blurted out: "Brother Xu, you said that Han Baihang raped women and colluded with bandits? But everyone saw him drunk in your house last night. How did he do it?
Who stole your daughter-in-law and then colluded with the bandits?"
Xu Wangtang snorted coldly: "That Han Baihang is a beast. I saw him drunk, so I kindly let him stay. But this kid has been thinking about my daughter-in-law for more than a day or two. Taking advantage of the busyness of my house last night, he actually broke in secretly.
My daughter-in-law’s bedroom had evil intentions. After I broke into it, she actually beat me and robbed my daughter-in-law."
Mei Changyuan rubbed his fingers and said: "So, Han Baihang was at your house last night with the intention of raping your daughter-in-law, and then went out to intercept the militia group that was about to enter the city, and then let the bandits enter the city?
Yeah?"
Xu Wangtang said: "Is there anything that Han Baihang can't do?"
Mei Changyuan suddenly frowned and said: "It's strange, it's strange. It's troublesome, it's troublesome. I think this matter needs to be discussed in the long run. What do you think?"
Xu Wangtang snorted coldly: "What's the long-term plan? Mayor Mei intends to protect Han Baihang, so he also wants to ask everyone if they agree!"
"No, no, no!"
Everyone started shouting, and Mei Changyuan's face began to look ugly. As the saying goes, public anger is hard to offend, and looking at Xu Wangtang's attitude, he had the intention of forcing the palace. If Mei Changyuan continued to persist, he might also capsize.
But now Mei Changyuan is already riding a tiger. No matter how difficult it is, he has to bite the bullet. Mei Changyuan frowned and said: "Everyone calm down first, let's deal with it one by one. As long as the evidence is solid, I will never do it."
If you tolerate anyone, you will definitely bring the criminal to justice!"
Mei Changyuan glanced at Xu Wangtang as he spoke, and the hint in his words could not be more obvious. Xu Wangtang sneered and said: "I didn't want to do this. At this time, in order to eliminate harm, I, Xu, don't care about my face.
Let my daughter-in-law come out and tell her face to face what Han Baihang did last night."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu San hurriedly welcomed Ding Qingyao in, and Mei Changyuan's face turned from pale to red.