At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 13
Because Zhou Qi was restless, he hurried back after parting with Zhou Gu.

Without the bullock cart and walking only on two legs, Zhou Qi was not very fast. Fortunately, he had not left Xiangxian County yet, so he quickly returned home.

After returning home, Zhou Qi found out that his grandfather had led more than a hundred people from the village to the Guoxiang Mansion in Xiangxian County, and rushed over immediately.

The crowd had originally surrounded the Prime Minister's Mansion, but when the people discovered that the person pushing forward was Zhou Qi, they all made way for him.

Seeing that those confidantes behind Wang Ji were going to arrest his grandfather, Zhou Qi was anxious and shouted, "Hold on!"

The old man, who had no fear on his face, suddenly changed his face when he heard his grandson's voice.

But soon, the old grandpa showed a resolute look, pointing at those who came forward to arrest him and said: "You are Wang Ji's lackeys, running rampant in the village, helping the tyrants. If you don't get rid of the water conservancy donations, I will never help Wang Ji's thieves." Pay a penny in taxes. Now I don't hesitate to sacrifice my life for the sake of righteousness. I hope that the tax collectors in the village will stop working with thieves, fish and meat the common people, and bring disaster to the village!"

After finishing speaking, the old grandpa threw away the crowd who came to arrest him, and slammed into the pillar at the gate of Guoxiang Mansion.

"boom!"

The head collided violently with the stone pillar, blood spurted out immediately, and soon dyed the small half of the pillar red.

The old man's body slowly fell to the ground. Finally, his eyes widened as he stared at the figure of Zhou Qi who was rushing forward, with a gentle curve at the corner of his mouth.

"Father!"

Zhou Qi, who was rushing forward with all his strength, suddenly saw his grandfather died on the spot, felt dizzy immediately, and couldn't help but shed tears.

He staggered forward, ignoring the crimson blood spilled on the ground, kneeling and hugging his grandfather's gradually losing temperature body.

He thought of the memories fused with this body, the bits and pieces of the three years since he traveled, and the earnest teachings from the old man, and suddenly felt a burst of colic in his heart, as if he wanted to tear his whole body to pieces.

Everyone did not expect that the old grandpa was so staunch, that he would not compromise when faced with Pei Guoxiang Wang Ji's random arrangement of crimes, and directly screamed and died.

Even Wang Ji, Prime Minister of Peiguo who ordered the arrest of the old lady, and Lieutenant Peiguo, who was watching the show coldly, were stunned by this sudden turn of events.

Those who were about to step forward to arrest the old man also stood there helpless.

"Old man!"

"Zhou Yufu!"

"Master!"

After the astonishment passed, shouts sounded one after another, and all the villagers who came to ask for an explanation swarmed forward, knelt beside the old man's body, and wailed loudly.

Many people even grabbed the ground with their heads. They even smashed their foreheads and didn't know it, but they still cried bitterly.

The old man's official voice is usually very good, and most of the people in the village respect him in his heart.Now he is even more fearless of Pei Guoxiang Wang Ji, leading everyone to the gate of the Guoxiang Mansion to plead for the people.

The Han Dynasty advocated loyalty, even ordinary people were no exception, they all respected the old grandpa from the bottom of their hearts, that's why they were so sad.

Later poet Zang Kejia wrote in commemoration of Lu Xun: Some people are alive, he is dead, some people are dead, he is still alive.

The old man is the kind of person who will always live in the hearts of the villagers even if he dies.

Not only the people who followed the grandfather, but also Lieutenant Liu, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but feel a little moved at this time. He took two steps forward and bowed solemnly to the old grandfather's body.

Even Wang Ji, who was on the opposite side, restrained his anger, waved his hand to signal his subordinates to back off, and looked at the old man's body in silence for a long time.

The crowd wailed for a long time, and one of the rather majestic young men suddenly stood up and raised his arms and shouted: "We are small people, our body is like grass, our life is like a dog, there is no tile to cover the leakage, and there is no ground to stand on. Our family has no half acre of arable land. My life is humble, and I will die if I die. However, the grandpa does not regard us as despicable, but condescends his noble body to plead for the people, and sacrifices his weak body for justice. Although the body dies, the integrity will last forever; Although it ceases, benevolence and righteousness remain forever."

"Today the dog official is in power, carrying out cruel policies, harming the loyal and the good, and oppressing the common people. Now I should give up my seven-foot body to seek justice for the prince and win a way of life for the people. Brothers, who is willing to kill the dog thieves with me!"

Immediately, someone's blood surged up, stood up and shouted: "You should give up this remnant body to repay the kindness of the Grand Duke!"

Outside the Prime Minister's Office, the fierce public opinion was instantly ignited. Many people stood up and shouted, with ruthless expressions on their faces.

When Pei Guoxiang Wang Ji and Lieutenant Liu saw this, they couldn't help taking a few steps back, and the nearby county soldiers also clenched their weapons, looking nervously at the menacing people.

Although they don't want to do anything to the unarmed people, if these people really want to riot, all the county soldiers can only be forced to take action.

"Snapped!"

Just when the situation was about to get out of control, a loud slap sounded suddenly, but it seemed that when the raging fire ignited, it rained heavily, and the fire was instantly extinguished by cold water.

At some point, Zhou Qi stood up holding the old lady's body.

That loud slap was what Zhou Qi did.The young man who was filled with righteous indignation and made an impassioned speech just now has a clear slap mark on his face.

I saw Zhou Qi's eyes were stern, his face was cold, and he said in a hoarse voice: "You are not here for riots, but to express public sentiments. The reason why the father touched the pillar and died is also to show his ambition by death, and he does not want you to wait. Have an impulse with the government."

Speaking of this, Zhou Qi's voice became more severe, and said: "If you and others attacked the Prime Minister's Mansion today, they were all killed here for the crime of rioting, what good is the death of our ancestors!"

Facing Zhou Qi's reprimand, the young man lowered his head in shame, and then wept: "If not, how can we seek justice for the Grand Duke?"

Zhou Qi didn't answer, turned around holding his grandfather's body, looked at Wang Ji who was protected by everyone behind him, and said word by word: "Justice is in the hearts of the people. You punish with violence while my ancestors are benevolent. You administer politics with haste but with benevolence." My ancestors take it easy. The donation of water conservancy has aroused fury among the people, even if there are people in your court, you should weigh the pros and cons, and don’t cause the whole county to rebel because of your own selfishness!"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Qi didn't say any more, but hugged his grandfather's body tightly and walked slowly towards his home.

It's just that when he turned around, his fist was already tightly clenched, his short nails dug deep into his palm, and traces of blood slowly flowed out from the wound.

He clenched his teeth, the tears had stopped at some point, but his eyes were full of fierceness and violence.

"The public opinion has been conveyed, today's matter is over, everyone, follow me back to your hometown first, so that the dead can be buried!"

Compared with the ferocious look in his eyes, Zhou Qi's voice seemed extremely calm and calm.Although everyone was still unhappy, no one dared to go against the old lady's last wish. Immediately, someone took the body of the young man who was killed first and followed Zhou Qi to the countryside.

(End of this chapter)