Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 37

Chapter 37 Question (1)
The drum of grievance that no one dared to beat for several years was beaten. The county magistrate, who had always kept his peace, suddenly decided to ascend the court and threw a trusted aide of Zheng Dianshi into prison after kicking him. This series of changes really caught everyone in the county government off guard. At this moment, they were just like the onlookers. They looked at the neatly dressed County Magistrate Lu sitting high in the lobby with great surprise and anticipation.

Shocking wood was heavily slapped on the table by Lu Zhen. His face was very serious and even carried some killing intent, causing the servants below to feel a trace of pressure and stand in a much more upright position.

Although these servants all had the intention of joining Zheng Fu, their relationship was not as close as some people thought. They were just fooling around. In the face of the magistrate’s tough attitude, these people naturally couldn’t object as fiercely as You Chang, but subconsciously cooperated. Of course, if Zheng Fu came back later, their attitudes might change again.

Lu Zhen swept past these people and secretly had his own opinion. However, he couldn’t care less about this. He immediately asked, “Who is the person kneeling in the hall? What grievances do you have? Who are you suing? You actually dare to ring the grievance drum outside my county government?”

At the entrance of the lobby right in front of the Lu Zhen case, an old man and a young man were kneeling. Because they were caught and pushed by the servants just now, coupled with the pressure in the hall, the two of them looked a little frightened, as if they were unable to speak.

The youth who had dared to step forward to beat the drums and cry out in grievance was now silent like a cicada. He only lowered his head and did not dare to say a word. After some hesitation, the old man beside him finally said in a trembling voice, “Little old man wang shi, this is my grandson wang you di. If we have a grievance, we still ask Lord Qingtian to make the decision for the grass dwellers!” As he spoke, he heavily kowtowed.

The youth at the side also came to his senses and hurriedly followed his grandfather to kowtow heavily. In just a few moments, their foreheads were already bruised, and even their skin was broken to the point of blood.

This scene fell into the eyes of the onlookers, causing them to have a lot of sympathy for their grandchildren. They felt that the two of them must have truly treated Xue with grievance, otherwise, they would not have looked like this.

Sitting on it, Lu Zhen could already see the expressions of many people in the outside world. That’s what he wanted, so he wasn’t in a hurry to stop. Only after they kowtowed a dozen or so times did he say, “Wang 15th, you guys stay here. As long as any grievances are revealed, this official will definitely avenge you!”

“Thank you, Master Qingtian!” Wang 15th kowtowed habitually again, then bowed his head and said slowly, “Little elder’s family lives in the southwest of the county. In the past, there were a few acres of thin farmland in his family. In addition, his son and grandson were filial, so his life was not bad. I don’t want to see that just six months ago, my family’s acres of land were taken a fancy by Master Tian’s family in the city …”

Hearing him mention Master Tian in the city, the expressions of many people outside changed. This Guangling County was not big, but this Old Master Tian’s reputation was not small. He was one of the few wealthy households. Not only did he have three hundred acres of fertile land in his home, he also had other businesses. Coupled with his close relationship with Zheng Dianshi, he could be considered a local tyrant.

It was precisely because of this that he had always acted recklessly in Guangling County. He bullied men and women, and did many things to steal people’s property. And the local people couldn’t defeat him, so they could only swallow their anger in the end.

And what wang Shiwu said was similar to what everyone thought. Because Old Master Tian had taken a fancy to the Wang Clan’s seven to eight acres of land, he wanted to buy it at an extremely low price. The Wang Clan naturally refused, so the Tian Clan sent evil slaves to disturb the lesson.

After a while, the three Wang brothers were instantly enraged and began to fight with them. He didn’t want those evil slaves to come prepared, and they even had the advantage in numbers. After a fight, they killed Wang 15’s two sons and his eldest grandson on the spot.

These evil slaves of the Tian Clan even retaliated and sued the Wang Clan after killing them.

The actions of the county government weren’t slow. Soon, they sent people to the Wang Clan to inquire about the case. They completely ignored the grievances of Wang Shiliu and the others and arrested Wang Shiliu’s third son.

Afterwards, the Tian Clan gave another message to the Wang Clan. If they wanted to protect their son from death, they had to obediently give up the land. Helpless, wang 15th could only endure the anger and hand over the land, but the county government had always detained people and didn’t put them back …

Although wang 15 was sad and always spoke of this grievance intermittently, his story was still complete, causing everyone inside and outside the hall to feel pity for him. Many people even guessed that Zheng Dianshi must have done something to this.

“This case isn’t easy to handle.” After Shen Zhubu understood, he whispered to Hou Xiancheng, “If we investigate carefully, we will drag Zheng Fu into this. What do you think he, County Magistrate Lu, will do?”

“This …”

Just as the county magistrate was a little uncertain, wang 15th kowtowed to the ground one after another and mustered his courage to say, “Master Qingtian, what this little elder wants to sue today is the Tian Clan that robbed me of my land and killed my child, as well as the county magistrate Shi Zheng Fu who helped them behind us and forced us to sell the land!”

“What” Everyone inside and outside the hall was immediately stunned. Many people even cried out in alarm. They never imagined that this honest old man would say such words in the end, and even the fourth master of the county government would be sued by him.

The expressions on everyone’s faces became extremely exciting. Some were twitching, some were sneering, some were stunned … But everyone’s thoughts were the same. They all felt that this old man was crazy. If he did this, he would only end up in a dead end. How could the magistrate of the county make this decision for him?

The people in the county government knew that County Magistrate Lu was just a puppet, and the real person in charge was Zheng Fu, so they decided that Lu Zhen did not have the ability and courage to accept the case. As for ordinary people, as long as they were clear-headed and shook their heads, and at most held sympathetic gazes towards wang 15, wouldn’t this old man know the principle of protecting each other? How could the officials of the county government make a move against their own people for a common person like him?

Perhaps it was because he was forced into a corner that he made such a move. But in this way, the Wang 15th Clan was completely finished!

Almost everyone had this view. They only depended on whether the county magistrate attacked on the spot or temporarily detained the person. They would talk about it after discussing with others.

However, Lu Zhen’s reaction greatly exceeded everyone’s expectations. He furrowed his eyebrows and pondered for a while before saying, “wang shiliu, this official asks you, is what you said true?”

“Little elder doesn’t dare to deceive and deceive the eldest master.”

“Alright! Since that’s the case, as the parents of Guangling County, I will make the decision for you!” Lu Zhen said resolutely.

Once these words were spoken, the effect was even greater than before. Everyone was stunned and stared at Lu Zhen’s face in disbelief, as if a flower had bloomed on his face.

Crazy, could it be that even the county magistrate is crazy? Quite a few people were muttering in their hearts. They even felt that they were dreaming. Otherwise, how could they be so ridiculous?

But then, Lu Zhen said, “However, this case concerns human lives, and it also involves the officials of the Imperial Court. We cannot be careless, nor can we just listen to your family’s words. Do you have any evidence?”

“This” wang 15th was stunned.

Lu Zhen was not annoyed when he saw this. He just slapped the shocking tree and pointed at the two servants standing below. “You two go to the Tian Clan now and send their master to this official for questioning.”

The two of them hesitated for a moment before agreeing to leave. Regardless of whether it was Lu Zhen’s tough performance just now or his unexpected acceptance of the case, these servants felt a little anxious and didn’t dare to disobey his orders.

When the people outside the hall saw them coming, they quickly dodged a path. Then, they whispered to each other. They really couldn’t understand the Great Master’s thoughts.

Only Hou Shen and the others had a clear expression on their faces. The two of them exchanged a glance, their expressions more serious than before. They knew that something might happen in this normally calm county government.

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In the northern city of Guangling County, there were almost no houses, but there were a few more barracks. That was the residence of the Guard Legion Corps that guarded this place.

At this moment, the clerk who ran out of the county government was walking around outside the barracks uneasily. He could not enter at all. It was not easy for him to send money to a guard to pass on the message. However, it had been a while since he had seen Lord Dianshi come out.

“Ah, I wonder what’s going on with the county government. If something really goes wrong, it won’t be as good as ours.” Thinking of the ferocious strength of the county magistrate who suddenly kicked You Chang down just now, he felt a burst of fear in his heart, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

At this moment, he finally saw Zheng Fu walk out and hurriedly welcomed him. However, the smile on his face was even uglier than crying.

“What happened? Why are you here?” Upon seeing him, Zheng Fu glared at him unhappily. He was just about to say something urgent when he was interrupted like this.

“My lord, something has happened.” The clerk didn’t dare to delay and hurriedly went over, lowering his voice to explain what had just happened in the county government, beating drums and sounding grievances.

When Zheng Fu heard that Lu Zhen, who had always been an honest person, had taken the initiative to attack him as if he had changed his personality, Zheng Fu’s heart skipped a beat, and his brows furrowed even deeper, “This is actually happening?”

“Right now, the case is most likely under trial, so it’s best for you to hurry back.”

“They’re all trash. They can’t even look after such a scholar!” Zheng Fu scolded angrily, but he didn’t dare to delay. He hurriedly walked towards the city. But for some reason, there was already some unease in his heart …

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