Here Wang Qilang chased after him angrily. Over there, Manager Cao and others dragged four soldiers and three members of the Wang family over and threw them in front of the door.
"You dare to bully the people, you are so audacious!" Cao Guanshi shouted.
There were cheers all around.
"Well done!" some people shouted in twos and threes.
"What are you doing? Are you rebelling? Do you know who we are?" shouted the subordinate.
Seeing several people being beaten, the subordinate's expression was shocked but not frightened. His eyes moved rapidly, and in one sentence, thousands of thoughts went through his mind.
This woman's accent is from the north, and her entourage is from the capital. Judging from the aura of these entourages, they should be the family members of some official in the capital...
Scanning her clothes, nothing could be seen. Scanning the carriage behind her, nothing could be seen...
The man behind him actually set up a tent beside the road. He was probably not a high-ranking official, otherwise it wouldn't be of such simple specifications.
"…How dare you obstruct Mr. Feng from the Third Division of the Imperial Academy from carrying out an errand!" He shouted immediately, as if he was afraid that others could not hear clearly, and reiterated loudly, "Master Feng from the Third Division of the Capital City! Mr. Feng who is on an errand under the orders of the Emperor!"
As he shouted, the lean man's face became increasingly ugly.
Cheng Jiaoniang ignored him and looked at the people around her.
"In order to live comfortably for themselves, they evicted you who came first to go out in the middle of the night. Who do you think is the bad guy? Do you think they should fight?" she asked.
"They are bad guys! They are bad guys!"
"It should be beaten! It should be beaten!"
The people around shouted loudly, and of course most of them were the voices of Manager Cao and others, but no one in the crowd paid special attention.
This sudden sound startled everyone present.
"We didn't drive them away, they voluntarily gave us money..." the subordinate shouted hurriedly, looking at the thin man again, "Mr. Feng, you have been coming here day and night, they are worried about you..."
"Money? Sometimes money is very important, but sometimes it is not. When you are starving to death, what you need is a mouthful of food, not a handful of money. The reason why they stay in the inn is to take shelter for one night before rushing out.
What can you do if you go out with money? Where do you want the old, weak, women and children to go in the middle of the night?" Cheng Jiaoniang interrupted him and shouted, then looked around, "Do you need money?"
"No need! No need!"
"Yes, yes, it's really unreasonable..."
"Can a rich official bully people like this?"
"He also injured someone..."
There was a lot of discussion around, but this time the voices of Manager Cao and others were drowned out.
"Our Lord is following the order..." The subordinate snorted, took a step forward and shouted loudly.
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted again by Cheng Jiaoniang.
"According to the order? Are you following the emperor's order to bully the people with all your strength?" She said, without waiting for the subordinate to speak, she looked at Lord Feng, "My Lord, this is your subordinate? This is what you let him do.
A wanton subordinate?"
Under the torch, the skinny man's expression flickered.
After Cheng Jiaoniang finished saying this, she stopped talking and looked at this adult.
People standing close seemed to feel a strange silence, but in fact there was no silence at all. The children were crying, people were talking, and the beaten soldiers were moaning...
"Bastard thing!"
There was a sudden sharp shout, followed by a crisp sound.
The scene then became quiet.
The subordinate official covered his face and took a few steps back, looking at the thin man with a bit of fear.
"How dare you disturb the people like this! How dare you talk nonsense!" the man raised his eyebrows and yelled, seemingly excited and trembling slightly.
"Sir, sir, we are here for you." The subordinate shouted.
"You bully the people at will for me? Destroy the emperor's virtue for me?" the thin man shouted, pointing his finger, "I can't afford to be an official!"
Under the torch, the man looked excited and filled with righteous indignation. The people around him were relieved a little. Fortunately, this gentleman seemed to be an upright official... not the kind of official who protects each other...
"It's your fault, but I can't escape the blame." The thin man sighed and bowed to the people around him, "I'm guilty of disturbing the people."
"It's not my fault, sir..."
"Adults don't know either..."
"If not, the King of Hell is easy to meet, but the kid is difficult to deal with..."
People around said this one after another, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot.
The subordinate didn't dare to speak anymore, his eyes fell on Cheng Jiaoniang, full of hatred.
It’s all this woman’s fault! Let’s wait and see!
The woman also looked over. Under the night, she could clearly see her eyes that were darker than the night. The subordinate's heart trembled and he quickly lowered his eyes.
"Sir, since you are guilty, you must be punished..."
The female voice said calmly.
"...Several civilians were injured..."
What?
The subordinate raised his head in disbelief. This woman was so unwilling to give up?
Do they have a grudge?
The thin man was very surprised when he heard this and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Where are the injured?" he asked, looking worried.
After hearing what Cheng Jiaoniang said, Manager Cao found the injured person and took a few steps over.
In fact, the injured person was not seriously injured. He followed the others and stood on tiptoe to watch the excitement. He was suddenly slapped by Manager Cao and sat down on the ground.
"...The injured are here..." Manager Cao shouted.
The crowd hurriedly moved aside, revealing an old man sitting on the ground with his teeth bared and a look of pain on his face.
Sure enough, the injury was serious...
"Old man." The thin man came over quickly, squatted down and held the old man's arm, with a sad look on his face, "It's my fault for not being able to discipline him properly!"
Looking at the thin man, he was so heartbroken that he seemed to be about to shed tears. The people around him sighed even more, he is indeed a good official.
"It's not your fault..."
Everyone said it one after another.
"No, no, it's my fault." The thin man said flatly.
"Since there is a mistake, you must make a clear decision."
Cheng Jiaoniang said calmly.
The thin man glanced at her, a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes.
"If you continue to break up, you will inevitably suffer chaos." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "It is the son's fault if he does not teach his father, and it is the laziness of the teacher who does not teach strictly."
As these words came out, the lean man suddenly stood up.
"Come here, take these five people into custody, strip them of their military status, and send them to Taicang Mansion for conviction." He shouted solemnly.
What? Remove your military status and official status!
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers and subordinates on the ground turned pale with shock.
Things are getting serious now! They have spent a lot of effort to obtain this identity, and they have relied on this identity to support many interests. If this is gone, then there will be nothing, it will be life-threatening!
"My lord, my lord, please spare my life."
"My lord, my lord, we realize our mistake!"
The thin man was unmoved and stood with his hands behind his back.
"If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?" He said solemnly, his eyes slowly sweeping over the five people, and he meant something.
"Sir, you can't punish us!" the subordinate official said urgently, and simply stopped begging, with a bit of impatience, "I am from the Taicang Road Transfer Department..."
With his reminder, the four soldiers came to their senses.
"You can't punish us either, we are the Emperor's Guards, we are from the Third Squadron!" they also shouted, with a bit of pride and disdain.
This unlucky guy who was kicked out of the Third Division to do hard work can only see the Holy Master a few times throughout the year. How can he compare with them!
Being retorted like this in public, the thin man's face turned ugly, with a trace of helplessness flashing in his eyes.
Someone in the crowd just now said it right, the king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with...
"The adults can't be punished, but the common people can't be punished?"
A female voice said calmly.
The thin man suddenly stood up straight.
"Bold!" he shouted, looking at the five people in front of him, "You still know who you are? But you bully the people and violate the emperor's virtue. I can't punish you. I have no duties and no power, so let the people make the decision!"
"
He said turning around and looking around.
"Fellow elders, do you think they should be punished?"
Hearing him asking such a question, everyone present was stunned, and there were all kinds of messy voices.
"Deserves punishment! Deserves punishment!"
"Should I be punished?" the lean man asked again.
Someone took the lead, and this time more people spoke.
"Deserves punishment! Deserves punishment!"
Dozens of people answered loudly in the dark night.
"Can I be punished?" the thin man asked loudly again.
"You can punish! You can punish!"
This time more people answered in unison.
"Dear elders, can you write a joint certificate to me?" the thin man asked loudly.
"I can write! I can write!"
Loud shouts from all over the place echoed in the night wind.
"Okay, then if I can't make decisions for the people, then I don't deserve to be an official!" The thin man raised his hand and shouted, with veins pulsing on his face and an excited expression.
"Be the master for the people! Be the master for the people!"
The shouts rang out again, setting off a wave of sound that swept through the entire inn.
Hearing this shout, the soldiers and subordinates turned pale and looked in disbelief.
When driving these people away with whips, Bingwei did not expect that they would shout so loudly. The sound seemed to be able to crush them...
It's over, it's over...
How come this matter has become public opinion?
What the hell is going on?
Public opinion, public opinion is a big mountain, no one dares to touch it, not even the emperor dares to treat it lightly!
The subordinate is very familiar with this mountain. He once used this mountain to crush several officials who were ignorant of current affairs.
I didn't expect that it would be my turn today...
It's over, it's over...
The subordinate was speechless, his face was pale, he was sweating like rain, and he fell to the ground.
Looking at the soldiers and subordinates who were lying on the ground and not daring to move, and listening to the constant noise behind him, the thin man felt that he had straightened his back for the first time since leaving the capital, and for the first time he felt the pain in his heart.
The suffocating air came out, and if he wasn't concerned about his status as an official, he would have wanted to shout along.
Happiness came so quickly that he was a little confused and couldn't even remember what happened.
But the old servant of the Wang family lying on the ground knew very well.
Things weren't supposed to be like this, but someone made things happen like this with just a few words!
Someone was forcing the official to make this decision with every word!
He raised his head, his face also pale, and through the night, through the shadowy crowd, he saw the woman who had left the hustle and bustle and turned back towards her tent.
It was she who, in the blink of an eye, ruined the lives and fortunes of these five people!
Her shadow was very long under the surrounding torches, and the night wind pulled her cloak and flew, and the silhouette she outlined was like Wu Chang wielding a hook, ax, and sickle. (To be continued)
