Water Margin people

"Your Majesty, Master Lu?"

Wu Song was just thinking about greeting his brother when he suddenly spotted Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen. They hurriedly took the children off their necks and walked forward to pay their respects with Pan Jinlian.

"Okay, you don't have to be so polite to your own brothers."

Sun Lei waved his hand to stop Wu Song from saluting.

"Erlang, I need your help with something!"

Lu Zhishen quickly grabbed Wu Song and said.

"Master, if you need any help, I will definitely help you."

Wu Song spoke very readily and said that he would help Lu Zhishen in any way he could.

"Haha, Erlang is still a man of honor. I didn't expect that my brother would betray me!"

Lu Zhishen put his arm around Wu Song's shoulders and laughed.

"what!"

Wu Songli found out that there was a problem, the emperor dug a trap, and Master Lu jumped into it. Now he needs help. How can he help?
"Erlang, you promised him yourself. It has nothing to do with me!"

Sun Lei spread his hands.

"Come on, let's go have a drink and talk slowly!"

Lu Zhishen pulled Wu Song towards the Youguqi Restaurant. Wu Song couldn't refuse and had to follow them, but he still asked Jinlian to take the child home.

When they arrived at the Youguqi Restaurant, Lu Zhishen immediately ordered a table full of wine and food, and told Wu Song about the situation while drinking.

"Wen Xiang and Xiao Er? This..."

Wu Song had a worried look on his face. He originally thought that it was just Lu Zhishen who made a mistake, and at most he could just help to plead for mercy. However, he didn't expect that it involved Wen Huanzhang and the Ruan family, and the situation suddenly became complicated.

"Master, the minister was sent by a civilian official, and Xiaoer is our good brother and the commander of the navy. How should we deal with this matter?"

When Wu Song was in trouble, he could help with other things, but he dared not do anything that would affect his loyalty.

"We don't need to do anything, just stand up and oppose it when the time comes!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Wu Song and said.

Of course Wu Song knew that he was just opposing, but this opposition was also tantamount to offending people. Who's family could guarantee that there were no relatives or descendants who would cause trouble?
If you give a light sentence today, you will also be given a light sentence in the future. If you give a heavy sentence today, no one will be able to escape it in the future.

People tend to seek benefits and avoid harm, and for the sake of their own future, they will try to suppress this matter.

"Brothers, if you want to blame someone, blame me too. We can't let the master bear all this alone."

Wu Song finally agreed. He couldn't let Lu Zhishen face it alone.

"Look at how Master Lu twisted a good thing into this."

Sun Lei said helplessly that he was not Zhu Yuanzhang, and there would not be any four major cases. His brothers were much better than those under Zhu Yuanzhang, and he just wanted to give them a warning.

"His Majesty?"

Wu Song looked at Sun Lei curiously. He wanted to hear what the emperor meant.

Sun Lei explained it to Wu Song in detail, and Wu Song suddenly understood.

"So that's all. I thought I was going to be an enemy of everyone!"

Wu Song finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me worry for so long!"

Lu Zhishen also blamed Sun Lei. He had been worried for a long time.

"I told you but you didn't listen. I just asked you to express your anger and push you a little. With your hatred of evil, isn't it normal for you to say this?"

Sun Lei spread his hands.

……

That night, a group of people came to the vendor's house and knocked on the door.

"How to do?"

The guards who were secretly monitoring the situation immediately became alert upon seeing this, as their mission was to protect the safety of the vendors.

"It's okay. This is Liangshan City. Who is so brave?"

An older guard spoke up.

The vendor opened the door in confusion and the men rushed in.

"What are you doing? This is the Emperor's feet."

The vendor looked at the people coming in with horror, but still mustered up the courage to speak.

"Didn't your stall get smashed? This is compensation! Take it, this matter is over!" The leading man who looked like a butler threw down a bag of silver coins and said.

"This……"

The vendor looked at the silver coins sticking out of the bag. There were at least a dozen of them, which was an incredible fortune.

"Butler Liu, someone is coming."

A guard servant called softly at the door.

"remember!"

Butler Liu left with these words.

"Master, what's wrong?"

After everyone had left, the woman in the house came out and asked.

“They lost money.”

The vendor poured out the bag of money.

"so much!"

The woman covered her mouth and screamed.

"I advise you not to take this money!"

A secret guard at the door stepped out and spoke.

"You're Kazuto again!"

The vendor immediately protected his wife behind him and asked.

"You don't need to know who I am. You just need to know that you have to go to the government office in Liangshan City tomorrow to explain everything clearly, and take this bag of money with you."

The guard spoke.

"Sir, we don't want to cause any trouble! Please let us go!"

The vendor immediately knelt down and begged for mercy. He already knew from watching the fight on the street that the people involved were of high status and he couldn't afford to offend them. He now just wanted to take the money and settle the matter.

"It would be best if you report it to the police. If you take the money privately, no one will care if something happens after today."

The guard said that as long as the matter was reported, nothing would happen to the vendor. If the matter was settled privately, no one would care.

"I have said this. Qi is governed by law. If you don't believe it, it's up to you."

The guard said and left.

The vendor couple stood in the yard, at a loss as to what to do.

Early the next morning, the vendor couple went out and headed towards the government office.

Pei Xuan had already arrived at the government office to work, and the first case he received was the street fight that happened last night.

"kindness?"

Pei Xuan frowned as he looked at the case. The fight was not serious, neither side was armed, and there were no casualties, but the impact was indeed great. One party claimed to be the nephew of Wen Xiang, and the other party claimed to be a fellow villager of the Ruan family, and they were shouting loudly in the street.

"Is everyone locked up?"

Pei Xuan asked as he looked at the patrolling censor who was arresting people at night.

"They are all locked up, they are sober now, and they are willing to pay the money to settle the matter."

The city inspector spoke.

"Have you checked their background? Have they committed any other crimes in the past?"

Pei Xuan asked, how could it be so easy to commit a crime?

"We have investigated thoroughly and found that these were all cases of fighting and bullying of the people. We have already sent people to look for witnesses."

The city inspector said that ordinary people often swallow their anger and dare not speak out when being bullied by the powerful.

"Well, we'll start the trial once everyone is here!"

Pei Xuan looked at the officials and spoke.

"Sir, do you really want to make a big deal out of this?"

Those censors and captains all looked hesitant. Since it involved Wen Huanzhang and the Ruan family, they all felt that this matter was difficult.

"The law is ruthless. Since these people have violated the law, they should be punished according to the law. I will report this matter to His Majesty. You just do your own thing."

Pei Xuan spoke to the group of officials.

After hearing that Pei Xuan would report to the emperor, all the officials dared not say anything. Since it was going to be reported, it must be handled according to the law. (End of this chapter)