"Shengtang! Take Dou Gou, the bandit leader of Yakou Village!" Du He sat upright, slapped the hall, and said in a deep voice.
"mighty!"
Boom, boom, boom.
The government officials on both sides of the hall all knocked their sticks on the ground and shouted in unison.
Of course, the common people had never seen this battle before, and they all found it very strange.
Not to mention the common people, even other officials felt very strange.
Because this is a ceremony that only appeared after the Tang Dynasty, it is very powerful.
Blah blah blah.
Dou Gou, the leader of the bandits in Yakou Village, was tied up with five flowers, wearing shackles on his head and shackles on his feet, and was escorted under the lobby.
Snapped.
Du He was stunned and said loudly: "Who are you here? Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"
Dou Gou stood still and looked at Du He with cold eyes.
Two government officials next to him stepped forward, raised their sticks, and struck Dou Gou on the knee.
Bang bang.
With two muffled sounds, Dou Gou knelt directly on the ground.
Du He said: "If you confess, you will be lenient, but if you resist, you will be lenient. If you dare to deceive me, I will put you in jail. Dou Gou, you have to think about it. Today is your chance. If you tell the truth, you might be able to survive."
To save your life, if you don’t say anything, I won’t be able to save you, so I will have to push you out of the lobby and behead you in public!”
"Come here, let's hit thirty killing sticks first!"
The government officials stepped forward, pushed Dou Gou to the ground, raised their sticks, and began to beat him hard.
"ah……"
"ah……"
After a long while, Dou Gou screamed: "Master Hou, don't fight, don't fight, I've got all the moves, I've got all the moves, don't hit..."
Du He waved his hand and the government officials dispersed.
But he saw Dou Gou lying on the ground and unable to get up.
When the people saw it, they applauded one after another.
Du He said calmly: "Dou Gou, I want to ask you, what is your relationship with Dou Mansion?"
Um?
Everyone around them stared wide-eyed.
Although Dou Gou's surname is Dou, there are many people with the same surname Dou in the same state. No one had ever thought that Dou Gou was related to the Dou family before.
After listening to Du He's post, many doubts arose in his mind. Could it be that Dou Gou is involved with the Dou Mansion?
Dou Gou hesitated.
Du He sneered: "Come on, keep fighting!"
After hearing this, Dou Gou's expression changed and he said in horror: "Master Hou... I, I used to be a servant of the Dou Mansion and a guard of the Dou Mansion. I became the head of this Yakou Village, and it was completely Dou's fault.
Arranged by the government.”
"ah……"
Everyone was shocked.
Dou Gou is really involved with Dou Mansion?
This guy is a guard of the Dou Mansion. Doesn't that mean that the bandits in Yakou Village are related to the Dou Mansion?
The people all showed angry expressions and clenched their fists.
In the past, it was okay for the Dou Mansion to use its power to bully others. Unexpectedly, the Dou Mansion actually colluded with bandits and harmed the people.
Du He asked: "Dou Gou, don't talk nonsense. The Dou family is the largest noble family in Tongzhou. It has a solid family background and is extremely wealthy. Why would you be allowed to be the head of Yakou Village? When I am going to exterminate you,
I found that the firewood, rice, oil and salt in your village are limited and very shabby. The things you robbed on the road are not as good as the income of a shop in Dou Mansion for half a year. What is the benefit of Dou Mansion letting you become a bandit?"
Dou Gou said: "Master Hou is unaware of something. Since the spring of last year, a group of strongmen have appeared in Yakou Village, specializing in roadblocks and robberies. The governor has given orders, and the bandits in Yakou Village are not to be feared. We can do it with our colleagues."
The gentry in the state jointly carried out the extermination. Our master was the leader among the gentry in the same state, so he invited the major clans in the same state to donate money and food regularly every month for the purpose of suppressing the bandits. If the bandits were not eliminated for a day, the gentry would have to hand over the money and food every day.
This money and food is not a small sum, and naturally it all went into the Dou Mansion's warehouse!"
"Wow..."
Everyone was surprised again.
Unexpectedly, there is such an operation.
Those present were not just ordinary people from the same state, but also many nobles from the same state who were sent to inquire for information.
At this moment, everyone was stunned when they heard Dou Gou's statement.
Unexpectedly, the Dou Mansion not only oppressed the people, but also deceived the nobles.
It's so shameless!
"The Dou family is shameless!"
"This is really unreasonable. I, the Zhang family, have previously given all their support to the Dou Mansion to suppress the bandits!"
"I see, if it hadn't been for the Marquis' trial today, wouldn't we have been kept in the dark our whole lives?"
"Let me tell you, there are only a few hundred bandits in Yakou Village. Why can't they be wiped out even by the Dou Mansion? It turns out that these bandits were deliberately raised by the Dou Mansion. Dou Aiguang is really a sanctimonious guy!"
Everyone talked a lot and expressed their dissatisfaction with Dou Mansion.
For a time, the crowd was furious.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from the crowd in the hall: "Everyone, please don't be deceived by this bandit leader. This man keeps saying that he is a guard of Dou Mansion, but I have never seen him in Dou Mansion."
, I’m afraid this person is deliberately trying to sow discord between Dou Mansion and everyone!”
Du He frowned and said, "Who is making the noise?"
A middle-aged man came out and said: "For your information, Lord Marquis, I am a guard of the Dou Mansion, but I have never seen this bandit leader, and I have never heard of a man named Dou Gou. Please tell me, Lord Marquis, to find out what's going on."
, don’t be fooled by this bandit leader. I’m afraid his name is all fake.”
Du He said coldly: "I am handling the case, why do you need to point your fingers here? There are no rules. If someone comes, drag him down and give him twenty beatings with a cane to set an example!"
This guy was dragged aside by several government officials and was beaten with twenty sticks, screaming repeatedly.
Now, no one dares to talk nonsense anymore.
Just when everyone thought that Du He was going to believe Dou Gou's words, Du He suddenly asked: "Dou Gou, you keep saying that you are the guard of Dou Mansion. How can you make me believe it? You can't
That’s what you say, right?”
Dou Gou raised his head and said, "Master Hou, I have a token to prove my identity."
"Oh? Submit it!"
Dou Gou groped for a long time in his chest and took out a red jade pendant, which was about the size of a palm. He carefully took it out and handed it to the Yamen servant.
Ma Zhou hurriedly stepped forward, took it from the Yamen servant, turned around and handed it to Du He.
Du He asked: "What is this?"
Dou Gou said: "Master Hou, this is a famous treasure in Tongzhou, the blood is as good as you want!"
"Blood Ruyi? Impossible!"
"Why is it happening to this bandit leader?"
"There is only one Xue Ruyi in the world. It is owned by Boling Cui. Later it fell into the hands of Cui, the eldest wife of the Dou family. It is a rare treasure in the world. How could it be in the hands of this servant?"
People in the hall started talking again.
Everyone agreed that Dou Gou's blood was fake.
Du He turned his head, looked at Yang Cheng, and asked: "Yang Changshi, I have never heard of this thing, do you know anything about it?"
Yang Cheng stood up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Blood Ruyi is the treasure of the Cui family, the eldest lady of the Dou family, and it is also the dowry of the Cui family. Even the head of the Dou family cannot get this thing. This thing is the largest
The special feature is that it looks like an ordinary red jade pendant, but when you put it under the sun, you can see blood flowing in it, which is very beautiful!"