Gu Kaizhi, Xu Miao and others in the study on the third floor heard the noise and came down to ask what happened.
Chen Caozhi didn't have time to elaborate and told Xiaochan, Qingzhi to take good care of his mother, Zongzhi and Runer. He quickly went downstairs, followed by Liu Shangzhi, Gu Kaizhi, Xu Miao, Ding Chunqiu, Chen Mo and Chen Tan.
Come down.
The Chen clan members had gathered in the courtyard. Chen Manzheng ordered Jing Nu and Ran Sheng to close the heavy Qinggang wooden door. Castle buildings like Chenjiawu were originally used to deal with rebels and bandits in troubled times. As long as the door
Once it is closed, even if there are hundreds of people outside the fort, they will not be able to get in for a while.
Ran Sheng yelled: "Why are you afraid of them? Look at me beating them until they cry like ghosts and howls like wolves -" and refused to close the door.
Chen Caoshang stepped forward and asked, "Are these people from the Lu family?" He strode to the door and took a look, and saw a large group of farmers holding sticks and harpoons coming shouting. There were about forty or fifty people.
It's only about twenty feet away from the gate of Wubao.
Laifu recognized some of them and said, "Xiao Langjun, they are tenants of the Lu family."
Ran Sheng held an oak stick in his hand and shouted excitedly: "Xiao Langjun, look at me, I can deal with it alone."
Chen Caozhi knew that Ran Sheng was very powerful. He would use a stick to dance when he had something to do. Jing Nu was still giving instructions. Although Jing Nu had broken an arm, he looked like he had some martial arts skills.
At this time, Jing Nu stood aside and did not stop Ran Sheng. He seemed to be very willing to show his bravery.
Gu Kaizhi squeezed over, very curious, and asked: "What is this? What is this?" Two Gu tribesmen with knives followed closely behind him.
The group of Lu tenants stopped five feet away from the gate of Chenjiawu, and heard someone shouting from behind: "Come in, beat me, smash it, the cloth and money you get are yours, don't be afraid of violating the criminal law."
, Is there any greater crime in this world than murder? My brother is the head of the Lu family and was killed by the dog thieves in Chenjiawu. We want revenge. We can fight or rob—"
Upon hearing this, the group of Lu tenants gave a "coax" sound, grabbed sticks, harpoons, poles, and iron rakes, and rushed towards Chen Caozhi and others.
Chen Cao said: "Xiao Sheng, don't hurt anyone, first establish your authority."
"Okay." Ran Sheng roared, leaping out like a leopard, with a thick mouth, and the seven-foot-long oak stick slammed down with a "huo" sound, splitting the harpoon in the hand of the tenant in front, and the head of the stick smashed
Yang put his hands on the chest of the Lu tenant who was numb from the shock, and cursed: "Idiot, you still want to come to Chenjiawu to snatch things, get out of here." The stick hit hard, and the tenant fell backwards, knocking him over.
There were several people behind.
Lu Jun, the younger brother of Master Lu, shouted: "Charge forward and knock down this big man first."
Ran Sheng roared, his eyes turned red, and he rushed over, either sweeping with his stick or kicking, knocking a group of Lu tenants upside down. In front of the powerful and fierce Ran Sheng, how could this rabble
What's the use? Besides, they don't have any deep grudge against Chen Jiawu. They came here because they heard they could steal some money and silk. No one was willing to do anything, so Ran Sheng easily rushed to Lu Jun——
There were several servants around Lu Jun, waving sticks and trying to stop Ran Sheng. Ran Sheng knew very well that those tenants could be let go, but this Lu servant wanted to teach him a lesson. The oak sticks swept across the four or five Lu
The sticks in the hands of the servants were broken and flew away, and some even broke their arms——
Ran Sheng knocked Lu's servant to the ground with several sticks. He stretched out his left arm and grabbed Lu Jun, who was fat and white and looked like his brother, by his chest. He threw away the oak stick in his right hand and slapped Lu Jun twice across the face.
, the beating made Lu Jun's face turn white and red, with bloody marks, all his big teeth on both sides fell out, and his teeth spit blood out of his mouth. He could no longer incite his tenants to rush into Chenjiawu to beat, smash, and rob him. He could only moan loudly and scream in pain.
Ran Sheng picked up the oak stick with his toes and held it in his hand. The other hand was dragging the fat Lu Jun. He either couldn't lift it or dragged it like a dog to death.
The group of Lu tenants were stunned. When they saw Ran Sheng dragging Lu Jun over, they not only did not dare to stop him, but also moved aside. This tall young man was so scary. The veins on his neck were bursting and his eyes were like blood——
Ran Sheng returned to the gate, threw Lu Jun on the ground, stepped on it with his feet, and said to Chen Cao: "Little Langjun, the culprit has been caught, please handle him."
The two men with sabers behind Gu Kaizhi looked at each other in shock. Chen Langjun, this young servant, was so fierce. If he went to the battlefield, he would be a fierce general who could kill generals with flags.
Gu Kaizhi praised: "Xiao Sheng, you are so powerful, you are as majestic as the Yaksha Yaksha. I will draw you as the Yaksha Yaksha from Waguan Temple."
Lu Jun, whose mouth was full of blood, moaned "Ouch, ouch, ouch," and was almost out of breath when Ran Shengsheng stepped on his chest.
Chen Cao said: "Ran Sheng, let him go, tie him up with a rope, and hand him over to Lord Wang later."
Lai De took the rope and tied Lu Jun tightly. Lai De asked: "Xiao Langjun, do you want to send this man to the county?"
Chen Cao said: "Leave it here first, Mr. Wang Fu will be here soon." He said: "Xiao Sheng, guard the door." Then he went in with Liu Shangzhi, Gu Kaizhi, Xu Miao and Ding Chunqiu to see his mother.
As he was leaning on the railing and looking down, he quickly went upstairs, reported to his mother that he was safe, and helped her into the room to rest.
Chen's mother Li's heart was beating so hard that she struggled to speak. She went to bed and lay on her side to rest. Chen Caozhi sat on the eaves of the box in front of the bed to accompany her mother. She hated Qian Tang Lu in her heart for daring to bring the tenants to rob her.
The chief registrar died unjustly. He occupied Chen Liu's wife, acted arrogantly and took possession of people's land. It seemed that the Lu family was full of evil deeds, but this time it must have been completely ruined.
Chen Caozhi sat in front of his mother's bed for less than a cup of tea before Lai De came up to report that Wang Fujun and Wu County Lieutenant had arrived.
Chen Caozhi said something to his mother and came downstairs, only to see that in addition to Qiantang County Magistrate Wang Deyi and Wu County Lieutenant, Ding Chunqiu's father, Ding Yi, had also arrived.
Ding Yi learned that the Lu family had brought people to Chenjiawu for revenge, and was worried about hurting his son Ding Chunqiu, so he hurried over and met Magistrate Wang at Fenglin Ferry——
County Magistrate Wang rushed to Chenjiawu to mediate the dispute between the Chen and Lu clans. Hearing from Dingshe people that Gu Kaizhi, the son of Gu Yuezhi, was also in Chenjiawu, he was very worried. If Gu Kaizhi was injured by the Lu clan, he might
There is no way to explain it to Jingzhou Biejia and Gu Yuezhi. Wang Deyi's term in Qiantang has expired and he will soon go to Wan County, Jingzhou to serve as the county magistrate. He is under Gu Yuezhi. Jingzhou Biejia is a fifth-rank official who assists the governor and has as much power as
How could Wang Deyi not be worried as he was the prefect of the county?
Wang Deyi, Ding Yi, and Wu County Lieutenant led 20 infantry archers and hurried to Chenjiawu, only to see a large group of 40 to 50 Lu tenants standing stupidly in the Chenjiawu building.
In front of the door, Wang De breathed a sigh of relief and thought: "It's good that we didn't start a fight." When he arrived in front of the door, he saw that Lu Jun, with red and swollen cheeks and vomiting blood from his mouth, had been tied into a big rice dumpling and thrown under the steps.
Chen Caozhi explained the situation to County Magistrate Wang and County Lieutenant Wu, and asked how to deal with Lu Jun, who was the leader in beating, smashing, and robbing.
At this time, Ding Chunqiu came to see his father. Ding Yi, Liu Shangzhi, Xu Miao, and Gu Kaizhi also came to see him. County Magistrate Wang had met Gu Yuezhi before. Gu Kaizhi looked very similar to his father except that he had no white hair. Gu Yuezhi was a young boy with white hair.
, when he was Zuo Cheng, the minister, he once had a chat with Sima Yu, the great situ. When Sima Yu learned that Gu Yuezhi was the same year as him, he jokingly asked: "Why do you say white first?" Gu Yuezhi replied: "The posture of the willow tree is like looking at the autumn.
Fall; the quality of pines and cypresses is only as strong as frost." People at the time thought it was a witty remark.
Wang Deyizheng was exchanging greetings with Gu Kaizhi and Xu Miao, and his subordinates came down to report. Chu Wenqian, the magistrate of Chu County, was outside and invited Mr. Wang to meet him.
Chen Caozhi sneered slightly and asked, "There is only one magistrate in this county, Wang Fujun. How can there be another magistrate of Chu?"
Wang De said: "Mr. Chen doesn't know something. This county is about to leave office. This Chu Wenqian is temporarily acting as the county magistrate of Qiantang. He is a document under the county office."
Liu Shangzhi smiled and said: "Another temporary replacement."
Gu Kaizhi heard that Mingtang was coming and asked Chen Caozhi: "Zizhong, what is the relationship between this Chu County Magistrate and Chu Chenglang of Wu County?"
Chen Cao's way: "Uncle-nephew relationship."
Gu Kaizhi smiled and said: "As an uncle, I am also the temporary magistrate, but I quickly issued a document appointing my nephew to temporarily act as the county magistrate of Qiantang. The county magistrate is appointed by the imperial court. How long can this county magistrate of Chu be temporarily appointed?"
Chen Caozhi had just heard that Wang Deyi was going to Jingzhou to take up a post, so he asked: "Have Mr. Wang Fu and Chu Wenqian gone through the handover procedures?"
Wang De said: "I wanted to hand over the work in these two days, but unexpectedly something like this happened!"
Chen Cao said: "Well, Mr. Wang can eliminate a great evil for the people of Qiantang when he leaves office. If such achievements spread to Jiankang, it will also help Mr. Wang's reputation."
Wang Deyi didn't know what Chen Caozhi was referring to. Master Lu had been killed by Chen Liu. Was the great evil Lu Jun? He had already been beaten like this. Moreover, the tenants of the Lu family did not rush into Chenjiawu to beat him.
Robbery and wounding cannot cure Lu Jun's serious crimes, but he is about to leave office now, and he is not afraid of offending the Lu family and the Chu family behind the Lu family. If he can get a good reputation, it will be very beneficial to his future career promotion, not to mention
Gu Kaizhi was right in front of him and said, "I wonder which evil Mr. Chen is referring to?"
At this time, a county official came to invite Lord Wang to see County Magistrate Chu. Naturally, Chu Wenqian would not enter the gate of Chenjiawu.
Wang Deyi said impatiently: "What about County Magistrate Chu? The handover has not been completed yet. Chu Wenqian is not the magistrate of Qiantang County. Since Chu Wenqian won't come in, let him wait outside." This is the county magistrate of a poor family.
It was the first time that Wang Deyi was so majestic in front of the Qiantang gentry.
Chen Caozhi immediately told the magistrate Wang, Wu County Lieutenant, and Ding Sheren that he had falsely registered Master Lu as a scholar, occupied fertile land, and evaded rent.
The matter of the Qiantang Lu family occupying people's land is now being mentioned one by one, so that the Qiantang Lu family will never be able to stand up again——
Wang Deyi frowned. He had also heard about this matter. No one reported it, so he pretended not to know. Now that Chen Caozhi has spoken out, Ding Sheren and Gu Kaizhi heard it clearly and did not pick up the matter.
It didn't make sense, so I thought that Wu County Lieutenant had colluded with Chief Lu on weekdays, so he must have known about this matter and benefited a lot from it, so he asked: "Wu County Lieutenant, how do you think this matter should be investigated and handled?"
Wu County Lieutenant hesitated and said that Chief Lu was dead and it was not easy to investigate the matter.
Ding Yi was determined to help Chen Cao. It was in Ding's interest to attack the Chu family behind the Lu family. He said: "It is a serious crime to impersonate a scholar. If Mr. Wang feels that the case is difficult, then report it to the governor of the state to send someone."
Handle it."
Wang Deyi immediately decided to investigate the case.