Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 200 0195 [Escort State City]

Zhu Ming hunted and killed wantonly at the gate of the county government office, which not only made the whole city awe-inspiring, but also confused the Qian and Sun families.

Let's put it this way, the Qian and Sun families didn't take Ju Ming seriously at first.

Otherwise, we should negotiate to resolve this matter, at least we should send someone to talk to Zhu Ming.

They were used to being unscrupulous in the past, and the new Zhizhou arrested the Sun family brothers. Their first reaction was to give Zhizhou a blow.In the eyes of these guys, letting the underworld intimidate and intimidate at will, and the civil officials, soap officials, and archers all stand by and watch, will surely scare Zhizhou into submission.

90.00% of the officials would be scared off by such a situation - that means black and white take all, the Qian and Sun families have completely controlled the county government, and they have to be honest and obedient if they want to collect enough taxes.

They even waited at home, waiting for Zhu Ming to visit and apologize!

Unexpectedly, the following script will not develop as they imagined.

"What is the origin of this Zhu?" Qian Jingde asked confusedly.

Sun Zongfu was overwhelmed: "I don't know, it's just inexplicable. I have sent people to Tokyo to inquire about this guy, I'm afraid it will take some time."

In the eyes of these two, Ju Ming is a psychopath.

First of all, there is a problem with appearance. Zhizhou didn't go to Puzhou City to take office, but came to Leize County to worship Yaoling.

Even if you want to sacrifice, you should go to Puzhou first, handle the handover of work, and place your family members in the state government.Then, in the form of official documents, inform Lei Ze County of the specific date, so that the county can make various preparations, and by the way, make a fortune through the sacrifice.

Secondly, instead of taking the opportunity to make money, Zhu Ming also reduced the cost of sacrifices, re-demarcated the restricted area of ​​Yaoling, and allowed the people to enter the mountains to collect sheep and graze them.How can there be such an official?

Again, after the sacrifice, the squire was asked to respond to the problem, and the Sun brothers were arrested without warning.How can there be such a random arrest of local tyrants?

In the end, it was the "bloody battle". The gangsters came to frighten and frighten. Is it necessary to kill dozens of people on the spot?

Qian Jingde guessed: "This person surnamed Zhu, could it be Zheng Dang?"

Sun Zongfu nodded and said: "Very likely! My uncle is a doctor of the Ministry of Officials, a general under the command of Cai Gongxiang, and has become a thorn in Zheng Juzhong's side. Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is aimed at Pei Gong. This Zhu, seems to be arresting me Brother, the target is actually directed at my uncle!"

The two of them didn't think that Zhu Ming was stunned, because Zhu Ming's methods were too ruthless and smooth.

"Master, Wang Sanlang asks to see you."

"Invite him in!"

Wang Sanlang's name is Wang Changqing, and he is the nephew of Wang Keshu, a doctor in the official department.

This person was studying at the Upper School of Taixue, and because his mother was about to celebrate her [-]th birthday, she asked for leave to go home more than a month in advance, and also wanted to marry a daughter of the Li family in Puzhou.

The Wang family does not live in Lei Ze County, but in the south of Juancheng County, more than 20 miles away from Lei Ze County.

Wang Changqing greeted each other a few words, and then said: "This time I return to my hometown, besides celebrating my mother's birthday and fulfilling the marriage contract, I was ordered to inform the prominent families in Puzhou not to show good looks to the new Zhizhou. The unfinished summer grain should not be handed over for the time being, so that the surname Zhu can't collect enough tax. Then use the thieves to pretend to attack the state city, and make this guy bear the responsibility of stirring up civil unrest."

"Oh, why didn't you come earlier!" Sun Zongfu sighed.

Wang Changqing said: "I went to Li's house in Juancheng first, and then rushed to Leize County without stopping. I heard news on the way that the surname Zhu seems to have arrived here?"

Sun Zongfu said: "I've been here for several days, and even your two cousins ​​have been put in jail!"

Qian Jingde asked: "Is this person Zheng Dang?"

Wang Changqing shook his head: "It's not Zheng Dang. This guy was a prostitute last year, and he rejected Cai Xianggong's marriage proposal, which has already displeased the Cai family. His father offered ten thousand years of Ganoderma lucidum to please the officials, and Cai Xianggong couldn't do anything with his father and son. It happened that he Letting him go to Puzhou, the young master asked me to come back and make arrangements, so that this surnamed Zhu will not be able to please him in Puzhou."

Qian and Sun hurriedly told what happened in the past few days.

Wang Changqing was surprised: "Is he doing things so unscrupulously?"

Qian Jingde said: "We have to find a way to drive him away!"

Sun Zongfu said: "The county magistrate and the county magistrate also have to find a way to get rid of them. They have already taken refuge in the surname Zhu."

Wang Changqing said: "The county magistrate and county magistrate are easy to deal with. Just transfer to Guangnan and Jinghu as officials. This surname Zhu is not easy to move. He is the magistrate hand-picked by the officials. He needs to collect some criminal evidence."

Qian Jingde said with a smile: "Disobeying the emperor's order is a serious crime. The imperial court does not allow the people to enter the mountain, but he has demarcated the forbidden area of ​​Yaoling. How can a magistrate have the right to plan Yaoling? This is a crime of disrespect!"

"Go!"

Wang Changqing clapped his hands and said, "It is really a serious crime to plan the Yaoling Mausoleum beyond the regulations! Please don't act rashly, I will write a letter and send it to the capital."

This guy immediately wrote a letter to record Ju Ming's crimes.

First, overstepping and violating the system, privately allocating the restricted area of ​​Yaoling Mausoleum, and shaking the society of the Song Dynasty.

Second, harm good people.Gao Huaguang was a benevolent person in Lei Ze County, but he was indiscriminately killed by Ju Ming on the street.Brothers Sun Zongzhen and Sun Zongdan, one is a capital leader with meritorious service in arresting robbers, and the other is a law-abiding and honest country gentleman. They were all taken into prison by Zhu Ming.

Third, kill the good and pretend to be meritorious.Dozens of innocent people were killed by Ju Ming as thieves.

After Wang Changqing finished writing the letter, he immediately asked his confidants to send it to the capital.Then he rushed back to Juancheng County to inform the Li family to prepare and not to catch Ju Ming.

The day after this guy left, Wei Dian came to the door with archers.

"Shizier dare!"

Qian Jingde was furious, and scolded: "The ancestors of my family, following the emperor Taizu to rule the world, are you humble people like you who can bully?"

Wei Dian took out the arrest document: "In the first year of Chongning, Qian Gong (the son of Qian Jingde) was in Leize County. He got drunk and quarreled, and ordered his servants to beat the scholar Shen Huaiyu, causing Shen Huaiyu to die of serious injuries."

"In the fourth year of Chongning, Qian Gong molested Zhang Kuan's wife, Fan Shi, outside Shanhua Temple in public. Zhang Kuan stepped forward to stop him, but Qian Gong ordered his slaves to beat him to serious injury, so he forcibly took Zhang Kuan's wife, Fan Shi, as his concubine. .Fan's Zhenlie hanged herself."

"Five years in Chongning..."

A number of murder cases were reported, and Qian Jingde's son, Qian Gong, had seven lives on his hands.

Qian Jingde sneered: "These cases have been closed and are purely false accusations. Even if there is a retrial, it should be the responsibility of the Puzhou Sili Yuan, even the magistrate has no right to intervene. You, the head of Lei Ze County, dare to violate the imperial court system To arrest someone?"

Wei Dian said: "The retrial is a matter for the Si Li Yuan, but arresting people is my business. Zhizhou has an order to arrest Qian Gong and send it to the Si Li Yuan for retrial!"

"Mr. Qian, you haven't said anything about what you committed."

"In the second year of Yuanfu, you colluded with the monks of Shanhua Temple and occupied more than [-] acres of farmland, all of which were used as temple fields of Shanhua Temple. Afterwards, only [-] acres of land were hired by Shanhua Temple to cultivate. The remaining [-] acres The remaining acres are all rented by the Qian family."

"In the first year of the founding of Yasukuni, the county magistrate used labor instead of relief to relieve the victims, reclaimed more than [-] acres of wasteland, and a nearby irrigation canal, all of which were forcibly occupied by you."

"The first year of Chongning..."

Hearing these past events, Qian Jingde didn't even bother to quibble, and said sharply: "If you have the guts, come and try arresting someone!"

"Why don't you dare? Take it!" Wei Dian yelled.

Wei Dian used to be Duzheng from Weizhuang, leading the villagers to defeat the bandits, and even beheaded two bandit leaders with his own hands.

Those thieves colluded with the Sun family.

The Sun family fabricated crimes and sent Wei Dian to Hebei, causing Wei Dian to lame one leg.

Regardless of whether it was the Sun family or the Qian family, Wei Dian hated him to death and would risk his life for revenge.

Deng Chun was assigned to be an archer in Lei Ze County, responsible for arresting people.

When Wei Dian gave an order, Deng Chun rushed forward with his archers.The servants of the Qian family wanted to stop them, but Deng Chun slammed them with a long stick, knocking down several of them on the spot, and grabbed Qian Jingde, who was about to flee in panic, and held him under his arm.

Qian Jingde was finally afraid, and shouted in horror: "How dare you? My ancestor was the founding general!"

This guy still can't figure out why Zhu Ming dared to arrest the descendants of Xungui.

They have been arresting people for several days.

Sun Zongfu was also arrested, and he was reunited with Sun Zongzhen and Sun Zongdan in the prison.

The county government cell was full, so Zhu Ming simply released a group of gangsters, and those little gangsters just had to beat the board.

Those who should be arrested have been arrested, and it is time for Zhu Ming to go, and personally escort the main criminal to the state capital for trial.

Leave the rest to the three magistrates.

The county magistrate, Wang Tian, ​​was in charge of hearing the remaining cases, continued to collect confessions and evidence, and handed them over to the state court and the judicial office after the trial.

Cao Yuangui, the magistrate, and Geng Dingchen, the chief bookkeeper, were in charge of clearing the land.The speakers of Sun and Qian's family have already been taken away by Zhu Ming, and the land of these two big families will be cleared.

The more hidden lands the big families were uncovered, the less tax the common people had to bear.

Li Bao and Bai Sheng led the way on horseback, Zhu Ming rode behind, and Zheng Yuanyi and the maid sat in the carriage.Behind them was Wei Dian with archers, escorting hundreds of prisoners. All the archers carried bows and crossbows, in case thieves would snatch the prisoners along the way.

The long line headed straight for the north city gate.

All the people in the city came to watch and saw that the villains of Sun and Qian's family were indeed arrested by Zhizhou. From time to time, some people hid themselves and applauded.

They all regard Zhizhou as the master of Qingtian, but the power of the Sun and Qian family is still there, and the common people are still afraid, worrying that those villains will be released without charge.

Many gentry and merchants in the county came here to watch the excitement.Their emotions are very complicated, they respect and fear Ju Ming, and they are also worried that they will be cleared.

Among the crowd, there were even thieves mixed in.

"Brother, this is a good official."

"What's the use of a good official? After working for a few years, he leaves, and he needs to be replaced by a corrupt official."

"The days will always be better for a few years."

"Good days have nothing to do with us, who made us robbers?"

"Brother, I want to work with Zhizhou."

"Don't be joking, he is an official, you are a thief, if you go, you will be arrested."

"But I want to try, maybe I can have a bright future. Brother, I'm leaving."

"You are really going, come back quickly!"

"..."

A thief squeezed out of the crowd and ran out of the city chasing Zhu Ming.

When he arrived in the suburbs, he bypassed the long queue, ran to the official road in front, and knelt in the middle of the official road in a daze.

Zhu Ming thought that someone was stopping the driver to complain, so he ordered, "Let him come over."

The thief was brought to Zhu Ming by Bai Sheng, and knelt down again.

Zhu Ming said, "If you have any grievances, go back to the city and find the county magistrate."

The man said: "My name is Yang Pu, and I used to be a good man, but I was forced to become a thief by the government. Zhizhou is a good official, and I want to work with Zhizhou."

Zhu Ming couldn't help but asked with a smile, "Wouldn't the thieves be afraid of arresting you if they dared to vote for an official?"

"Don't be afraid. Although I am a thief, I only rob the rich and never rob the poor." Yang Pu spoke confidently and confidently, and his tone was very proud, as if only robbing the rich would make him innocent.

Zhu Ming called Wei Dian over: "This man is Yang Pu, a thief, do you know him?"

Wei Dian shook his head: "I don't know."

Most of them are unknown people, and there are countless such thieves in Shandong.

Zhu Ming asked again: "What skills do you have?"

Yang Pu replied: "I run fast, and I can also climb trees and walls. Every time I go to the city to find out news, I will be sent to pretend to be a woodcutter, and I often go over the wall to steal things from rich people."

"Follow me from now on, and don't do anything wrong again." Zhu Ming accepted this person, even a thieves would be useful.

"Thank you for taking me in!" Yang Pu happily joined the team.

Everyone continued on their way.

Xu Er, the leader of the horse bandits, stood on a dirt hill and watched them go further and further.

"Second brother, don't you want to do it?" A horse bandit asked.

Xu Er asked back: "Why do you want to do it?"

The horse bandit said: "A brother was arrested before, and the Sun family helped release him. This time the Sun family is in trouble, and we should repay the favor."

Xu Er sneered: "You deserve it if you get caught, and you're a fool to save it. This Zhizhou is not easy to deal with, so you have to be more careful in doing things in the future. Let the brothers rest well, and do it at night!"

"Didn't you say you won't save people?" the horse bandit asked doubtfully.

"We are robbers, of course we are going to rob things," Xu Er said, "The three brothers of the Sun family have all been arrested, so we just took this opportunity to rob the Sun family. There are a lot of gold and silver treasures there."

Zhu Ming traveled unimpeded all the way, but it was the Sun's family that was ransacked by horse bandits at night.

I don't know how much property was robbed, but I only know that most of the Sun family's ancestral house was burned down by a fire.

(End of this chapter)