Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 876 People don't talk too much

   But seeing Yang Fei's head rolling on the ground, all the gentry and servants retreated as if they had seen a ghost.

  They are all decent people, how come they have seen such a posture.

  Everyone hid in the corner of the hall.

   There are even more people, pale with fright.

  But when they looked up at Ouyang Zhi, they saw that Ouyang Zhi had no expression on his face, and he was still sitting upright.

Lin Feng, the small banner official of the Jinyiwei, had seen the world, but he couldn't show anything, so he retreated without showing any signs of dew, but was horrified in his heart. This Hanlin master is really ruthless, he kills as soon as he says, leaving no room for trouble.

  When the Yang family saw it, they burst into tears: "Fei'er..."

  Ouyang Zhi shouted: "Zeng Sili..."

   These three characters are like magic sounds.

   Si Li Zeng was so frightened that he pissed, and prostrated himself on the ground: "Ten thousand... ten thousand death."

   "You shielded the thieves and made many unjust and wrong cases. What should you do?"

   "Student... student..." Si Li Zeng was startled.

  Ouyang Zhi was silent again.

   But at this time, every silence brought unparalleled pressure to the people in the hall. They seemed to only hear their own heartbeat, which was beating very fast.

  Ouyang Zhi suddenly yelled: "This is a capital crime, take it down, and you will be punished according to the law. These evil officials have harmed the people and caused harm to one party. They deserve death. It doesn't matter if they are pulled down, beaten, or killed."

  This is ruthless.

   He didn't want Zeng Sili to see the sun tomorrow at all.

You must know that even when dealing with death row inmates, the parents and officials usually only put them in prison at most, and then they submit a letter to the Ministry of Punishment to discuss their death penalty. Convicted of crimes such as Qiu Hou Wen's beheading.

  So, even if the official Zeng committed a heinous crime and was about to die, he would have to wait a few months to talk about it.

  But parents and officials, if they want to kill people, there is no other way. That is to use punishment. It is reasonable and reasonable to use punishment on prisoners. This is the case in this era. But if he was not careful, the torturer lost the severity of his attack and was beaten to death, no one else could be blamed for that.

  Now, Ouyang Zhi wants Si Li Zeng to die!

   The guards are all uneasy, the guards in the execution room are all subordinates of Si Li Zeng.

  Ouyang Zhi said lightly: "It's still an old saying, you can't be beaten to death, but the executioner will be killed with a stick!"

  When the prison guard heard this, his body trembled.

  Sili Zeng immediately kowtowed, knowing that the deadline was approaching, so he tried his best to survive: "The county lord...grace, forgiveness."

These two officials are both great figures in the county, and they have dealt with local gentry. Now, seeing the two familiar officials, they were dragged out. After a while, Zeng Sili screamed The voice came.

  But Ouyang Zhi had no expression, but it seemed that killing someone was like eating and drinking.

"County Honor." An old squire stood up with a smile on his face. He naturally knew that there were three fires for the new official to take office. Knowing all the things below, this is a bit scary: "Your majesty, you have to forgive others and forgive others, why... have you made a fuss like this?"

  The old squire smiled.

  Other squires nodded their heads after hearing this: "Yes, yes, I have to forgive others and forgive others, forget it, forget it."

  Ouyang Zhi looked at the fellow god.

   This made the old town **** feel terrified.

   And most of all... the terrible silence.

  Ouyang Zhi bowed his head, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "I am the official of the parents appointed by the imperial court. I am here to manage officials. What do you do to a mere grassroots person like you?"

  Grassman...

  The old squire almost lost his breath.

  Ouyang Zhi said again: "Your surname is Shen, and your name is Shen Shijing. You are a local gentry. By the way, you also have a reputation as a scholar, right? You have a son who is a magistrate in Shandong?"

   "It's not right." The old squire was angry.

  Ouyang Zhi was silent for a moment, and said: "So you can rely on the old man to sell the old man, thinking that you have a promising son, dare to act presumptuously in this court? What are you?"

   "..."

   There was an uproar in the hall.

  Mr. Shen, what an admirable person in the county, this person is... actually...

  Someone whispered: "It's so rude, when the time comes to impeach..."

Ouyang Zhi said at this time: "I came here by the emperor's order. My teacher Fang Jifan is the captain of the son-in-law. I was a Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi and became the number one scholar. I have served as a bachelor in the Imperial Academy. So far, I have ruled Dingxing County. You are mere A grassroots citizen dares to control the government. Shen Shijing, you are so brave. Back then, when the officials of the household department confiscated the households and hid them, you were an old man in the village. Did you not know? Why don't you just say it to this **** evil official? Back then, Yang Fei colluded with the government to keep him at large when he killed people. Why didn't you say a word, forget it, because the people who were victimized were pitiful, so he was arrested and brought to justice? At the beginning, when these damned evil officials were bribed by market thugs to collude with them, and framed orphans and widows, why didn't you say forgiveness to those evil officials!"

  Mr. Shen's face turned pale.

  This is... this is Zhu Xin.

  He took a few steps back, pointed at Ouyang Zhi: "You...you..."

   "Do you want to write a book for your magistrate's son, or do you want to work in secret and ask someone to impeach me?" This time, Ouyang Zhi was silent for a long time, but then he said lightly, "You are welcome."

   "..."

However, Ouyang Zhi stood up with awe-inspiring eyes: "From this moment on, all the population in this county will need to be re-checked, and all land will need to be re-measured. Within three years, all accumulated cases, together with the old ones, will be re-examined." Judge, all assistant officials and servants, those who dare to collude with others, those who bend the law for personal gain, and those who perfunctory their affairs! They are all shot, come, what happened to those two officials?"

  The trembling guards dragged the two officials in. The two officials were already bruised, and they seemed to be dying.

  Many gentry fainted from fright.

   I have never seen such a cruel thing.

  The county magistrates, masters, and edicts sitting on the side all had their legs trembling and their teeth chattering.

  All the guards lowered their heads, only looking at the toes of their boots, not daring to breathe.

  They didn't dare to look at the corpse, but many people secretly looked at Ouyang Zhi.

   Silence, deathly silence.

   It was because of this silence that they realized the depth of Xinxian Zun's city, which can be described as unfathomable.

Only then did Ouyang Zhi personally step forward and kicked Si Li Zeng. His kick was extremely strong. After all, he was a man who had practiced bowing and horses. Immediately, Si Li's ribs cracked, but Si Li Still no response.

  Ouyang Zhicai said: "These thieves bring disaster to the country and the people, even the country's thieves, today...not using torture, it's a great mercy!"

   Said, with hands behind his back: "Retire!"

"Wait a minute..." A gentry cautiously laughed and said, "Shijun is really a blue sky. Students, please wait. It is a blessing for the people in the county to have Master Qingtian come here. In order to help Shijun govern and prosper, the students decided to , I am willing to donate fifty taels of silver to rebuild the county school, which can be regarded as a little effort for our county, what do you think, my lord?"

  Ouyang Zhi remained silent.

   But this gentleman suddenly became very stressed.

  He still managed to smile.

  At this time, Ouyang Zhi said, "Why do you need to teach the county to learn the county? The county will do it!"

   As he spoke, he slapped the gavel and retreated.

   All of a sudden, the gentry were surprised.

  This Xinxian Zun, where oil and salt do not enter.

   In one fell swoop, two officials were killed, and even Mr. Shen scolded him face to face. Mr. Shen was filled with shame and anger, but the real surprise is that he didn't even want the money for repairing the county government? You know, in the past, county magistrates were begging grandpa to sue grandma in order to build county schools, or build bridges and pave roads.

  He doesn't want it, just to explain one thing, this son wants more.

  The gentry looked uncertain, but fear was unavoidable in their hearts.

  Before they left, they subconsciously glanced at the head and the two corpses on the ground, and shuddered even more.

  The little banner officer Lin Feng was busy keeping the scene just now in his heart, God is sorry, finally there is news, today's matter must be reported in its entirety.

  Everyone left the county office in a bustling manner.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out, a person who looked like a helper came with a smile: "Which one is Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen, the villain came here on the order of my father-in-law, who has admired Mr. Shen's name for a long time. A few days ago I just agreed on the day, I want to visit the door, and meet the old man in person, old man...old man..."

  Mr. Shen's face turned green.

He coughed desperately, looking at the smiling helper, he stomped his feet and wanted to scold at the same time, but in the end, he held back and took a deep breath: "Oh, when the time comes, I will also invite my father-in-law to come over, so I won't let you down. .”

   "It's easy to say, easy to say, my father-in-law has always known that Mr. Shen is a person who understands the general situation, and when I saw it today, the villain admired it."

  Mr. Shen's face is like a pig's liver.

  ...

  Emperor Hongzhi became more and more anxious.

   It is a national policy that officials and gentry pay food together, so the most important thing at the moment is Dingxing County. The people who are sent to Dingxing County now are capable officers, but so far, there is no news of Ouyang Zhi.

  Xiao Jing stood aside, accompanied carefully.

"How come I haven't taken up the post yet. The last time I heard from Fang Jifan that this was arranged by him, but after thinking about it carefully... I feel that the matter is not so simple. It must be that something happened halfway. If so... "

   He sighed heavily.

  Xiao Jing couldn't help standing aside, and also sighed: "Your Majesty, I don't know if I should say something or not."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xiao Jing: "Say it."

Xiao Jing was very careful, as if he was preparing a draft in his heart: "I think that if you want to set a precedent in Dingxing County, you must have a firm and decisive person, but Ouyang Shixue is not a good candidate. He is too slow. Temperament is too gentle, it is not a good candidate."

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and also.

  (end of this chapter)