When the new colleagues heard what the elder had said, they were stunned and so angry that their teeth cracked.
The people in Yinjiazhuang are so vicious that the so-called patriarchal clan can no longer justify it. If these murderous maniacs are not brought to justice, we don’t know how many women will suffer in the future.
Especially the tragedy that happened a year ago is simply chilling. It even involved a scholar who was only ten years old. Now that I know about it, I must take care of it, otherwise when things suddenly break out, the unlucky one will still be Yinjiazhuang.
County and state government officials.
"Master Jia, the theory of ghosts and gods is not credible!"
As for the evil ghosts mentioned by the head catcher, Tongzhi refused to believe it. Seeing that the elder wanted to lead the team there in person, he couldn't help but persuade him: "Your Excellency, I am in charge of the welfare of the people of Tongzhou. It is better for me to leave such matters to my subordinates."
Just make a trip and take care of it!"
"I'm afraid it's too late!"
The elder shook his head and said gloomily: "The liar who defrauded the money was caught, but his family, wife and children did not escape either. I am afraid that the village chief of Yinjiazhuang wants to kill and silence him!"
"He dares!"
Tongzhi glared sharply and shouted angrily, "What does he want to do when he treats human life as nothing?"
"Money moves people's hearts!"
The elder sighed and said calmly: "The guy who defrauded the money has at least tens of thousands of taels of silver in his hand. With the ferocity of the gang of elders in Yinjiazhuang, there is no way he can let it go, so I must rush there as soon as possible."
To save people, no matter what crime that guy is guilty of, he will be judged by the state government!"
Having said this, the elder showed two neat rows of white teeth and sneered: "I would like to see how arrogant the Yinjiazhuang clan is, so I'll leave it to the governor to help you with this!"
At this time, hundreds of officials and yamen who had been summoned at a moment's notice had arrived. Each one of them was carrying a sword and was in high spirits. When they saw the eldest gentleman riding out on horseback in his best attire, they immediately let out a small cheer and ran out fiercely after him.
It was thirty or forty miles from the state government office to Yinjiazhuang. The eldest man and his party first arrived at the county government office where Yinjiazhuang was located, and directly asked the county magistrate to dispatch county government officials to accompany them. They must eradicate the evil place of Yinjiazhuang.
After hearing the brief briefing from the elder, the local county magistrate broke into a cold sweat and couldn't help but curse. He didn't expect that there was such a cruel place in the county. It was simply a trap.
Once the news gets out, the local county magistrate is likely to be dismissed from office. Even if he follows the elder to capture Yinjiazhuang this time, there will be no good reviews after the Ministry of Punishment is notified.
On the other side, Yinjiazhuang became lively in the early morning. After breakfast, groups of villagers did not rush to tend the crops in the fields, but gathered on the flat ground in front of the ancestral hall.
No matter men, women or children, they all had excited smiles on their faces, and it was as lively as if they were celebrating the New Year.
However, the content of their discussion had nothing to do with the lively atmosphere.
"I'm just telling you, Yin San is not a good guy. He has violated the clan rules and will be punished!"
"It's a pity that his wife and children are affected, and they will also be punished, but I don't know how severe the punishment will be?"
"The whole family is not a good person, it is best to die clean!"
"..."
When the sun rose from the east, all the leading figures of the Yin clan, that is, the clan chiefs and clan elders, arrived one after another, and the originally noisy open space in front of the ancestral hall gradually became quiet.
With a sound from Zhiya, the door of the ancestral hall opened, and several strong young men with cold faces slipped out of the tightly tied men, women and children.
There was a small commotion on the ground in front of the ancestral hall. When they saw the family being dragged out, not only their hands and feet were tightly bound, but their mouths were also gagged. Such appearance made the onlookers feel chilled.
Wasn't the last time this happened a year ago?
As if he thought of something terrible, the originally noisy scene quickly fell silent, and the surrounding atmosphere was even strangely dull, as if the air had stopped flowing at this moment.
"Fellow clan members, Yin San has not learned his lesson well, and he has become a bandit outside and still has the nerve to come back. According to the clan rules, such unscrupulous descendants must be severely punished. After discussion with several clan elders, the clan leader decided to punish him.
He will be severely punished and will be locked up in the ancestral hall and not allowed to go out from now on!"
Yin Fugui, the head of Yinjiazhuang Village and also the clan leader, spoke loudly. Seeing that the onlookers were quiet and showed no reaction at all, he nodded with satisfaction and waved his hands. The young man behind him immediately took away the struggling Yin San.
As for what will happen to him while he is imprisoned in the ancestral hall, that is not enough for outsiders to understand.
As long as he waits for a few days, waits for the storm to subside, kills him, and then reports that he died of a sudden illness, I believe that no one in the tribe will bother to ask what happened.
He and the clan elders are already familiar with this method, and haven't there been any problems so far?
Next, Yin Fugui pointed his finger and trembled with fear. Yin San's wife, who was pale but unable to speak, sneered: "The Yin Li family does not abide by women's ethics. After discussion with the clan leader, we decided to deal with it in Shen Tang!"
The flat ground in front of the ancestral hall was completely silent. Although many of the onlookers had sympathy in their eyes, it was a pity that they did not have the courage to stand up and refute.
"Send Yin Li into a pig cage and sink directly into the pond!"
Yin Fugui had a cold look on his face and ignored Yin Li who was so frightened that he fainted. He turned around and glanced at the Yin San family boys who were full of hatred. The cold look in his eyes became more and more cold and he sneered: "Since the Yin San family boys don't learn well,
, first go to the dungeon of the ancestral hall to reflect and reflect!"
As for whether there is still life to come out alive, Yin Fugui is not worried at all. The spring breeze blows deeply even if the weeds are not removed. If such a huge benefit does not kill this kid, will he still wait for revenge when he grows up?
When the onlookers saw that the clan leader had no intention of exterminating the whole clan, but that he wanted to sink the Yin Li family into the pond, leaving a way for Yin San and his son to survive, they felt relieved that this was still acceptable.
As for whether the Yin Li family had been wronged, they didn't think much about it. Since the clan leader said that she 'doesn't follow women's ways', it must be 'not keeping women's ways'. Shen Tang is her only destination, so there is nothing to say.
As a result, a living life was ruthlessly deprived of its remaining rights, directly stuffed into a pig cage, and carried directly to the big pond in the village by a few strong young men.
But when they got here, all the villagers felt a chill coming over them, shuddered, and their faces suddenly turned pale and they refused to come forward.
Even the few strong young men who were the clan leader's henchmen showed fear and did not want to go any closer to the pond, as if there was something terrifying in the pond.
"Hahahaha, die to death, you gang of villains will die to death..."
Suddenly, a strange howling sound came from the pond, and the villagers who had followed silently were in an uproar. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw an unkempt and silly man dancing and dancing on the slope opposite the big pond.
The villagers were shouting and yelling, which looked particularly strange next to the pond in the early morning.
"This madman is running around again!"
Someone said something softly, as if turning off a mute switch, and the villagers who came together to watch Shen Tang started talking in low voices.
"I didn't expect that this lunatic is not dead yet. What a pitiful man!"
"I saw him returning to his poor home a few days ago, kneeling in front of the church and crying!"
"I wonder if that person took pity on him. From time to time, I encountered this madman wandering by the pond, but I never saw anything happen to him!"
"..."
As they talked, the villagers' voices gradually became quieter, and finally turned into silence.
Looking at the large pond in front of me, which was calm but gave people a cold feeling, I felt unspeakable fear in my heart.
"What are you still doing? Just throw Yin Li into the pond!"
The patriarch Yin Fugui strode over. When he saw the strange atmosphere and the crazy words of the familiar madman across the pond, his face changed and he shouted angrily.
The young and strong men who were too afraid to move forward hurriedly raised the pig cage and walked slowly to a place half a foot away from the pond. If they didn't move forward, they took a deep breath and threw the pig into the pond.
"Stop it, stop it for me!"
At this moment, a thunderous roar suddenly came from the direction of the entrance of Yinjiazhuang.
The roaring sound was so loud that the ears of the onlookers were buzzing. The young and strong arms of those who lifted the pig cage were weak, and they almost couldn't hold the pig cage.
The old man rode in the lead. The terrain of Yinjiazhuang was flat and there were no trees to block his eyesight. He could naturally see far from the horse. He saw a group of villagers gathered by the pond. The first few young men were holding a pig cage in their hands.
There was also a woman who had her hands and feet tied and was unconscious. I still don’t know what happened.
My heart was filled with rage, it was really unreasonable!
Unexpectedly, just after arriving at Yinjiazhuang, the abhorrent custom of soaking pigs in pig cages was being held here. The urge to kill people arose in my heart, and I didn't care about other loud shouts. I saved people first.
Bang bang bang...
Hearing the angry roar of the eldest man, the officers and yamen following him suddenly felt their hearts tremble. They knew that something must have happened in Yinjiazhuang. Thinking of the news they heard, hundreds of officers and yamen suddenly felt a chill in their hearts. Could it be that Zhuangzili was there again?
Killing according to patriarchal methods?
Thinking of this possibility, they ignored their fatigue and summoned up all their strength to catch up with them, fearing that the old man would burst into the village in anger and suffer a big loss.
"Quick, quick, throw the pig cage into the pond!"
The village chief Yin Fugui was the first to react. He looked at the figure of the elder on horseback with murderous intent in his eyes. He was afraid that something unexpected might happen and hurriedly called on the young men to take action. He quietly blocked the way with a group of villagers.
The way the great master rode his horse forward.
"Throw!"
The young and strong men holding the pig cage used all their strength and suddenly threw the not-so-heavy pig cage into a large, calm and cold pond not far away.
With a splash, the pig cage and the woman inside fell directly into the pond, sinking quickly as if there was no splash.
"You bastards, you all deserve to die!"
The old man was so angry that he flew into a rage. The road ahead was blocked and he dismounted his horse. He picked up the sword and jumped up. In an instant, he jumped several feet and over the heads of a bunch of villagers. When he came to the pond, he was about to dive into the water to save people...