After thinking for a long time, the officer who was called Wei Ji said: "Dad Chen, this is the prisoner that the second master told us to arrest. How can we release him at will?"
The subordinate official who was called Mr. Chen stamped his foot and cursed loudly: "Wei Ji, do you dare not listen to me? The master personally told me to stop you so that we can entertain Master Li and invite him to come.
The three yamen halls are discussing matters!"
Hearing what Father Chen said, Wei Ji and the other officers were stunned for a while, and then asked: "Go to the third hall to discuss matters? Didn't the second master say that he would be taken to the lobby for trial?"
Father Chen scolded: "What second master? Do you take the second master's words as an imperial edict? There is only one master in the Qing Military Hall!" Father Chen stamped his feet again and cursed: "Wei Ji, don't you listen to what I say?
"
Only then did the policemen react, and as if they were waking up from a dream, they quickly turned around and helped Li Zhi untie the rope. The policemen were surprised, and their hands were busy, and it took them a while to untie the knot behind Li Zhi.
Take off the rope.
Seeing that the rope around Li Zhi was untied, Father Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He bowed his arms to Li Zhi and said, "Young Master Li is frightened! I'm in the Qing Military Hall's torture chamber, Chen Qishou. According to the instructions of my master,
Please come to the Qing Military Hall to discuss matters!"
Chen Qishou, the prison official? Isn’t he the supporter of Xiao Guangwei’s family, Chen Qishou? Why are he so embarrassed in front of him?
Li Zhi released his hand from the rope, shook his hand, and asked: "Which play is this?"
Li Zhi knew that those officers just now were sent by Lu Huarong to retaliate against him, so they were vicious. But now these subordinate officials are so respectful, it must be the governor of Tianjin He Shishou who found his colleague Lu Hualin. The governor probably told his colleagues not to bully him
Himself, that's why there is such a plot twist.
The money I gave to the governor was not in vain. The governor still took the money to do things.
However, Li Zhi had just been humiliated, so he wanted to tease these government servants.
"You actually invited me to go, why did you tie me up again? I don't dare to go with such a posture!"
When he heard that Li Zhi said that he would not go to the Qing Military Hall, Chen Qishou broke into sweat and said loudly: "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding, Mr. Li! My master has repeatedly told me that I must invite you to discuss matters." Then Father Chen
Seeing that Li Zhi's face was still angry, he gritted his teeth and walked up to the guard Wei Ji, and gave Wei Ji a slap in the face.
"You dare to make things difficult for Mr. Li!?"
Wei Ji was hit hard and staggered. He covered his red face with his hands in surprise and looked at Chen Qishou speechless.
Seeing this magical scene, the onlookers roared and exploded again.
"The people who were sent were beaten, and the people who were sent were fighting among themselves!"
"The police started fighting themselves!"
"The messenger wants to invite Brother Zhi to discuss matters!"
"Brother Zhi is so capable, he is certainly not someone to be bullied! This policeman deserves to be beaten!"
In the Ming Dynasty, minor officials were considered low-ranking officials and could not take part in the imperial examinations. However, because they were close to power, these people often lorded it over the common people and extorted money in every possible way, making the people hate and fear them. When they saw the subordinate officials
During the fight, the crowd seemed to see dogs biting dogs, and they were very happy to see them.
After hearing the crowd's discussion, Wei Ji's face turned even redder, as red as a ripe apple, and he couldn't raise his head. Even Chen Qishou, who was beating the person, was embarrassed.
Li Zhi cupped his hands to the onlookers and said loudly: "Neighbors, Mr. Tongzhi invited me to discuss matters. You don't have to worry about the Li family's business! Let's leave!" After saying this, Li Zhi said to Chen Qishou: "Mr. Chen
Dad leads the way, I just let you go!"
Chen Qishou felt relieved and quickly made a "please" gesture and took Li Zhi to the Qing Military Hall.
The five officers looked embarrassed and followed Li Zhi behind. The subordinate officials were in front and the officers were behind, which made Li Zhi shout and crowd behind him.
The Qing Military Department Yamen is located in the north of the city. The Yamen is smaller than the Governor's Yamen, but it is also very dilapidated.
After entering the yamen, Chen Qishou led Li Zhi into the third hall. Lu Hualin, the commander of the Tianjin Qing Military Department, was already sitting in the hall waiting. Lu Hualin was forty or fifty years old, with a square face, no beard on his chin, and was dressed in a uniform.
Wearing the official uniform of the fifth rank, he is sitting in the main seat of the hall.
When Li Zhi walked into the main room, Lu Hualin stood up to greet the guests. Li Zhi was about to kneel down when he heard Lu Hualin shouting: "No ceremony!"
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and secretly thought that the governor's greeting was so useful that he didn't even have to kneel down. Li Zhi looked at Lu Hualin and sang: "Little citizen Li Zhi has met Lord Tongzhi."
Lu Hualin nodded and said loudly: "Sit down, Li Zhi, sit down!"
After the two sat down, a boy brought tea. Li Zhi secretly entered the Yamen and had tea. The treatment was not bad. He picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but heard his colleague go straight to the topic and said: "
Li Zhi, I have heard about the dispute between you and Lu Huarong!"
After a pause, Lu Hualin asked with a smile: "Li Zhi, are you familiar with the governor?"
Li Zhi smiled and knew that Lu Hualin wanted to inquire about his relationship with the governor. Only by knowing the depth of his relationship with the governor could he know how to resolve the case. If he had a close relationship with the governor, he would be more biased towards him when deciding the case.
After thinking about it, Li Zhi lied and said, "They are relatives."
Li Zhi sent three thousand taels of silver to the governor of Tianjin, and he expected that He Shishou would take special care of him. Even if he pretended to be a relative of He Shishou, He Shishou would not blame him if he knew about it. On the other hand, if Li Zhi said that he was not related to He Shishou
, others would suspect He Shishou of taking bribes, and if word spread, it would be bad for He Shishou's reputation.
"They are...relatives! What kind of relatives?"
Li Zhi didn't answer this sentence and just drank tea from the teacup.
Seeing that Li Zhi didn't answer, Lu Hualin could only think about Li Zhi's last sentence and guessed that Li Zhi was probably He Shishou's cousin. After thinking about it, he already had an idea and said loudly: "Master Li, you are scared! I am
We have decided to severely punish the ten unscrupulous people who came to your weaving workshop to cause trouble. Each of them will be given forty blows! What do you think?"
Lu Hualin believed that Li Zhi was a relative of He Shishou, and he valued Li Zhi even more. He changed his name to Li Zhi without leaving a trace. And the matter also changed from a civil dispute to a troublemaking incident, and the rhetoric became more favorable to Li Zhi.
However, he was determined to protect his younger brother, so he excluded Lu Huarong and only punished the rogues who caused trouble.
Li Zhi thought for a while and asked, "Where is Lu Huarong?"
Lu Hualin heard Li Zhi's inquiry and said sternly: "I have found out that Lu Huarong has nothing to do with this matter. It is just his servant who is jealous of your business and intends to extort him, and he colludes with rogues to come to make trouble. Lu Huarong, a businessman, is unable to restrain his subordinates.
There is no serious crime." After a pause, Lu Hualin continued: "Of course, there is a problem with being unable to restrain the servant. I am his eldest brother and I will definitely educate him."
