ruffian mixed in ancient times

Chapter 501 "Sue the Official"

Ah Zhen, who was standing beside the old man, saw these desolate old eyes, and his heart was suddenly shocked by the distance.These are a pair of desperate and helpless black eyes, even if he didn't open his mouth, he can deeply feel his nostalgia for the world.

The old man, who was dressed in rags and was worse than a beggar, saw two luxuriously dressed young masters and young ladies from outside the city, and asked in a weak voice, "Master and young lady, are you husband and wife?"

The bewildered Bernie frowned when she heard this, not knowing why the old man asked this.

"Yes." Although Ah Zhen was also puzzled, he answered honestly.

"Can you have a boy and a half girl?"

"Not yet."

Hearing that there are no children, the old man's eyes are filled with grief.After being silent for a long time, he leaned on the edge of the wall and wanted to stand up, but the hungry old man was so weak that he couldn't stand up smoothly after trying to stand up several times.

Seeing this, before Ah Zhen stepped forward to help, Li Nengwu behind him took the lead and stepped forward to hold the gray-haired old man tightly.

"Master, I only have one granddaughter left." The old man pointed at a five or six-year-old girl who was sleeping on the ground, and said sadly, "How about selling it to you?"

"Sell it to me?" Ah Zhen was dumbfounded.Has he encountered a population demote?

"Yes. Sell it to you." The old man gave the little girl on the ground a miserable look, shook his head and cried, "Her mother looks good, and she shouldn't be ugly when she grows up. If you want to, then you can take her in." Sleeping for servants. If you don't want to, you can be a servant girl for the rest of your life."

Before Ah Zhen could react, Benny on the side became angry, "You old man, you are so cruel, is she your own granddaughter?"

"Old man, I swear, she is definitely my granddaughter."

Glancing at his granddaughter again, the pale old man knelt down and kowtowed in grief and begged, "It's okay if you don't buy it, and you can give it to the uncle and wife for free, as long as you can give her a bowl of porridge every day, the old man will die in peace. "

Shocked, Ah Zhen looked at the gray-haired old head in front of him, and hurriedly helped him up in shock, "Grandpa, why are you doing this?"

"Woo..." Tears were all over his face, and the old man's legs were unsteady.

Seeing him standing so swaying, Ah Zhen and Li Nengwu hurriedly supported him to sit back on the ground, and then asked: "Old man, what troubles do you have, please tell me, maybe I can help you."

"You can't help us." The old man shook his old head and murmured in despair: "This is all the king's will, you can't help us."

"Impossible." Although he, Lin Ah Zhen, was a bit pale, but he had no shame in his heart, and he was full of concern for the people of the world, so how could he do such a thing that harmed the people.

"Old man, tell me, how did the king cause you to be like this." Benny persuaded softly.

"Hey" sighed helplessly, and the old man said tremblingly, "I am from Tonghua County, Kunming. I have a son and a daughter-in-law under my knees. The daughter-in-law gave birth to a son and a daughter. I used to have [-]% of an acre of land." He shook his head and sighed: "Last year when the lord of the capital took office, he issued a letter to inform the counties in Kunming that the country has repeatedly imposed strong taxation, and the reform has become bigger. Therefore, taxes must be increased."

"He." Ah Zhen gritted his teeth, these officials actually held chicken feathers as arrows.He fought wars and reformed, but he never paid strong taxes.

Benny was thoughtful, and hurriedly asked the old man, "What happened next?"

"At the beginning, the tax was not harsh, and I could barely survive. But later, the tax became more and more heavy, and a bucket of rice had to be taxed seven cents." Shaking his head and crying, "How can I live? If there is no food to eat, how can I be able to do it?" Got to live."

"The fields are deserted?" Ah Zhen asked.

"What should I do if it is abandoned? Are such a big family starving to death?" The old man continued to speak miserably: "Enduring the hunger, my son and daughter-in-law forcefully harvested this year's autumn grain." Unhappy, he raised his head and sucked his tears and said, "I thought that even if the tax was seven cents, there was still three cents. It would be over after a meal and a few meals of hunger." But the tears in the old eyes kept overflowing, "But As soon as the rice was harvested, the state government issued a report, saying that the king appreciated Kunming greatly, that the country’s reforms are huge, and the national treasury is empty. If the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible.” Holding his fingers, he cried: “Originally, the tax was seven cents per liter, and the tax was increased. How can we survive at nine cents tax?"

Hearing this, Ah Zhen's whole face was ashen, and he was so angry that he couldn't even speak a word.

Benny's face was also pale, and she asked emotionally: "Master, is there no one to protest? Or go to the court to file a complaint?"

"What's the complaint?" The old man raised his confused old face and cried, "It's the king's wish. Where should I sue? Who should I sue?"

"This" Bernie was tongue-tied.

"Woo..." the old man with tears all over his face sobbed sadly, "don't talk about complaining, my son was imprisoned after a few arguments with the officials."

"He is Sikong Nalan, ten thousand deaths will not be enough to cause the anger of the common people." He wholeheartedly wanted to improve the common people, but this group of people actually smeared him.

Seeing that Lang Jun was so angry, Bei Ni didn't dare to say a word.This Sikong Nalan is so eager for quick success, he blindly pleases his master, and treats his subjects as pigs and dogs.

Ah Zhen continued to ask with a stern face: "Grandpa, just tell me, I will definitely help you get justice."

"Why are you asking for justice?" The old man, who was crying and laughing, glanced at him, "I'm an old bone, and my son was imprisoned again, so there's nothing I can do. The daughter-in-law is also disheartened, leaving behind a son and a daughter. Go eat and drink spicy food with the rich man." At this point, pointing to the little girl sleeping on the ground, weeping and laughing sadly, "She used to have an older brother, but I sold her for thirty grains and ate them all."

Ah Zhen pointed at the old man in front of him angrily, and said to Benny: "Benny, take a good look, what have you and Yingying done? Busy all day between writing and researching notebooks, a little one Negligence has resulted in the destruction of tens of thousands of families and the destruction of tens of thousands of broken mountains and rivers."

"Lang Jun, Nier was wrong." It was her negligence that caused an irreparable tragedy. Although these diligent and honest officials were not corrupt, the evil things they did were worse than corrupt officials. And nothing less.Only now did I finally understand the meaning of what Lang Jun said just now.

"Hmph, the tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger, what a flattering and upright official." Ah Zhen, who was so angry that he couldn't speak, with a livid face, strode towards the majestic Kunming capital in the distance, so you are an official The incorruptible secretary Rong Lan.

When a group of people hurried to the gate of the hall in the capital of Kunming, the soldiers guarding the gate immediately stepped forward to block the way and shouted: "Stop, who are you?"

"I have a grievance beyond heaven." Ah Zhen shouted with a straight face.

"Grievance?" The government soldiers looked at Ah Zhen up and down, frowned and scolded: "If you have a grievance, go to the county magistrate to avenge it, and come to the government office to do something wild."

"The county magistrate didn't dare to accept my injustice, so he had to sue his superiors. I, Tubo, clearly stipulated that if I dissatisfied with the county government's judgment, I could sue. Are you going to stop me?"

"Yo, you still understand the law." The disdainful soldiers looked up and down at him, "What kind of grievance do you have?"

"What are you looking at? Is it something your little guard should ask about my grievances?" Ah Zhen said with a stern face, "Hurry up and summon him."

The guard was reprimanded and yelled: "You are a fool, are you here to find trouble?"

"It's up to me to find fault or not. You are a little guard, so arrogant, don't you think we people are not human?" Pointing to the sky, he scolded: "Your duty is only to go in and pass on information. If the Kunming government doesn't If the governor accepts it, I will sue it to the state governor. If the state governor does not accept it, I will sue it to the governor. If the governor does not accept it, I will sue it to the third department and the Lian Ya.” A very strong finger pointed at the sky angrily, “My injustice If no one dares to accept it, I will sue directly to the Golden Palace."

"You boy deserves a beating." Bingwei was furious all over, and he was about to come up to teach Ah Zhen with a spear in his hand.

Benny didn't expect the little guard to have such arrogance, and she yelled angrily, "Bold."

"You" was so angry that the jumping soldier wanted to rush forward, but another soldier hurriedly grabbed him and gave him a wink.Ask Ah Zhen kindly: "What grievance do you have? Do you need to go to Datian to listen?"

Ah Zhen snorted: "This is not what you should ask, your duty is just to go in and report."

"Yes, yes." The winking guard looked at the luxuriously dressed young man in front of him, nodded and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go in and report right away."

"It's more or less the same." Arms folded, Ah Zhen stared at the jumping soldier, as if he had forged a feud with him to kill his father.

Seeing that he was guarding against a soldier like this, Bei Ni comforted softly: "Your Excellency, you don't have to guard against a soldier like this, it's not worth it."

"This little soldier dares to be so bossy, it's really abominable." Is he angry at this soldier?The upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked, this Sikong Nalan is even more of a jerk than the one in his resemblance.

The soldier standing at the gate of the mansion saw him yelling at him, and his slightly subdued anger rose again, "You are so bold that you dare to make a noise here." The spear pointed forward, and the man was stabbed to death with a single shot. .

"Presumptuous." Benny scolded, and even pointed a sharp spear at Mr. Lang, does he not want to live?

"Get out of the way." Ah Zhen yelled at Li Nengwu who stood in front of him, glared angrily at the guard in front of him, and asked with a sneer, "You are just a guard at the gate of a mansion, how dare you point a sharp spear at the people who are complaining in front of you?" , don’t you have no king’s law? Don’t you treat the people as human beings?”

The soldier who was reprimanded turned green and red, and the veins twitched violently on his forehead, "If you want to sue, you can sue. Making loud noises in front of the quiet government office is enough for the crime of disturbing the government office."

"Teaching the Fa." Ah Zhen sneered and said with a sneer: "Our Tubo civilization stipulates that roaring and making noise are not allowed in front of the hall." Speaking of this, he looked at the guard in front of him and said, "There is no noise, and there is no roaring." Go forward and drink heavily: "Aren't people allowed to speak?"

"you"

"How?" He stared at the soldiers and said, "I, Tubo, have civilized regulations. The duty of the state government soldiers is to convey words for the people, but you don't know what to say, and you bully the weak. It is an unforgivable crime."

"you"

"Shut up." Ah Zhen yelled, pointing at him and said: "According to the law, the court staff should be fifty. In addition, the people will be shot at each other, and they will be dismissed from their positions and will never be hired."

Seeing that this person knew the law so well, the guard with the gun put away his spear, turned around and stood by the door without saying a word.He closed his eyes in disdain, although the law is like this, but it is just a fake, how can the master enforce the law for the little people.

Ah Zhen saw that this person was confident, and became even more angry with the capital of Kunming.Tightly pursed his lips and said nothing more, capsized boats in the gutter often happened, this soldier who dared to point a spear at the people, if he didn't kill him, then don't call him Lin Ahzhen.

After a while, the soldier guard who went in to Tongchuan ran out.

"Go in, Mr. Fu Zun is already in the hall."

"Go." Ah Genti, who didn't want to stay for a moment, stepped forward.

"Wait." The soldier stopped Bei Ni and Li Nengwu, and said expressionlessly: "The complainant can go in, but you can't go in."

"Bold" Bei Ni was angry, now she doesn't know if this Sikong Nalan is good or bad, if the husband goes in alone, what should he do if something unexpected happens?
The military guard with a good vision didn't want to cause trouble, Huang Ruo didn't hear this bold voice, and strictly abided by the law and said: "The government office is no better than the county office, please don't embarrass me."

Knowing this law, Ah Zhen turned to the two people who were stopped and said, "You guys just wait outside."

"No. He doesn't know you." Bernie shook her head.

"It's better if you don't recognize it." After hating, Ah Zhen turned around and strode into the Kunming government office.

Sikong Nalan is an old man in his fifties, his two petals have been dyed white, but his hair is neat and shiny, tied tightly behind his head.Dressed in a saffron official uniform, he was dignified and solemn, while he sat upright in the courtroom, his eyes were like torches.

When Ah Zhen stepped into the courtroom, dozens of guards in the two rows majesticly hit the floor with wooden sticks, "mighty"

In such a solemn holy place, ordinary people would kneel down on their knees when they saw it, but Ah Zhen was not an ordinary person.It's like you haven't seen it, and it's like you haven't heard it.He stepped forward to caress and bow without saying a word.

Sikong Nalan squinted his eyes to see that he was dressed luxuriously, but he was not afraid of being courteous.Sophisticated, he immediately knew that this person must have a high status, so he dared to be confident.

"Pa" the gavel hit hard, Sikong Nalan asked: "Who are you, and what grievances do you have?"

Sure enough, it is slippery and old-fashioned.Not only does he blame him for kneeling, Ah Zhen understands that this is an old fox who has been in the officialdom for many years.

"The surname is Li, and the names are stacked together." Ah Zhen said.

"Your father?" After talking about it, Si Ronglan was furious, slapped the gavel again and shouted: "You are so bold to fool me."

Serious shouts rose from both sides of "Mighty", and the sound of wooden sticks hitting the floor was loud.

Ah Zhen is fearless, "My lord, the surname is passed down from the ancestors, and the first name is chosen by the elders. How dare I be bold, and how can I fool you?"

"You..." Sikong Nalan choked, and Tang Mu re-patted and shouted: "What is wronged? Who is the sue?"

"The villain wants to tell the person to change his surname to Sikong and name to Nalan." He pointed his finger at Master Yanwei in front of him, "It's you."

The "presumptuous" Sikong Nalan pointed at Ah Zhen and shouted: "I have never met you before, how could you be wronged? How dare you talk nonsense and slander my reputation, what crime should you be?"

"I haven't said what the injustice is, my lord is going to convict me. What?" Contemptuously said to the elder in front of him, "Are you afraid that I will tell the truth, or are you afraid that your scandal will be exposed to the public?"

(End of this chapter)