Chapter Ninety-Seven: Severe Punishment of the Guards
Zhang Chengfu was shocked and hurriedly said: "My lord... What are you doing here?"
Xu Daoyun ignored him, slapped a palm on the chest of the gray-clothed young man, and his internal strength penetrated through his body, directly shocking him out, and spurting out a mouthful of blood in the air.
The back of the young man in gray slammed into the bookshelf, and the bookshelf fell backwards, collapsing into a secret passage.
"Son!"
Zhang Chengfu howled miserably, his heart fell to the bottom, opened his stubby legs, and rolled out of the window.
How could the old dart master let him escape? Jumping out of the window vigorously, he kicked Zhang Chengfu to the ground and grabbed him into the house.
"So he's your son?" Xu Daoyun grinned, and asked a few dart masters to enter the secret room and carry out the three boxes of disaster silver.
Unseal the seal, open the wooden box, the silver inside is shining yellow and clear, and the gold and silver ingots are full.
Xu Daoyun swallowed his saliva, picked up a gold ingot, flipped it over, and sure enough, he saw the words "Tianan" engraved on the bottom, which must be disaster silver.
Xu Daoyun asked the old dart master: "Brother, how much money is there in this disaster relief, you can order it, don't miss it." ”
The old dart master smiled: "A total of 10,000 taels of silver and 1,000 taels of gold." ”
After that, the old dart master threw Zhang Chengfu, who was incapacitated, on the ground and asked, "My lord, what should he do?"
Zhang Chengfu hurriedly begged for mercy: "My lord, my lord, spare my life." The lower official was confused for a while, so he did something foolish, please forgive the lower official, the lower official must be completely corrected and never commit it again. ”
Xu Daoyun asked with a smile: "Tell me, where are all the belongings you have accumulated over the years, and I may be able to spare you once." ”
Zhang Chengfu thanked him for his kindness, and then led everyone to the warehouse.
Entering the warehouse, everyone was shocked by Zhang Chengfu's belongings, these gold, silver and jewelry were not at all something that he, a small town guard, could have.
It is conceivable that over the years, he has looted the people's fat and ointment and made many ill-gotten gains.
Zhang Chengfu trembled and said, "Both... It's all here, I'm willing to donate all of this, and I'm going to make the people rich, just begging adults to take my life. ”
Xu Daoyun sneered: "If you are honest, I may consider leniency. ”
Everyone was confused, but Zhang Chengfu's face changed drastically, his face was like ashes, and he fell to the ground as softly.
Xu Daoyun took a step forward and kicked on the stone wall on the west side of the warehouse, and the stone wall turned over to one side, and there was a secret room inside.
Everyone looked at each other and gasped again.
The gold, silver and jade beads in the secret room are several times more than those in the treasury, the gold is shining, and the stone wall is also lit with deep-sea mermaid candles, which is extremely luxurious.
The old dart master scolded angrily: "Okay, you are a corrupt official, you are simply innocent!"
Zhang Chengfu was begging for mercy, when suddenly Xu Daoyun rushed in front of him and used his dragon wrapping hand to break all the bones and joints of his limbs.
Zhang Chengfu howled miserably, tilted his head, and fainted.
Xu Daoyun ordered the messenger in the town guard mansion: "Erect a stick in front of the house, hang Zhang Chengfu on it, and then notify all the refugees in Anyan Town and even the surrounding areas to come to the town guard mansion to receive the disaster silver." ”
"Also, invite the gentleman in charge of the accounts of the house to send all the gold and silver to Nanming, or to those who are in trouble and need help. ”
"You are responsible for maintaining order and registration, and you can't let people with evil intentions fish in muddy waters and fill their pockets, understand?"
Now that the group of dragons is leaderless, it is natural that Xu Daoyun is what he says, and he responded in unison: "Yes." ”
Xu Daoyun said to the old dart master again: "Brother, you stay here, supervise them, and be sure to deliver all the disaster money to the people." ”
The old dart master said: "This is naturally no problem, but my lord, are you leaving?"
"I'm leaving, I'm here to investigate the case in Jiangdepo, but I can't be delayed by these things. ”
The old dart master persuaded: "My lord, you better stay and preside over the overall situation, at least wait until tomorrow before leaving." Although Zhang Chengfu is dead, he still has his family in the house, and he still needs you to make proper arrangements. ”
Xu Daoyun's eyes widened, "He has a family?"
The old dart master nodded, "On that day, there was also a boy and a girl." ”
Xu Daoyun's face was embarrassed, "Then this is not easy to do, Zhang Chengfu should die, but the disaster will not affect his family, and they must not be affected." ”
After pondering for a long time, Xu Daoyun took out a cloth bag from the Qiankun bag, stuffed it full of gold, silver and jewelry, and then said: "This silver is enough for them to have food and clothing for several lifetimes, so it can be regarded as some compensation." ”
The old dart master arched his hand and said, "My lord is wise." ”
"Lead the way. ”
Xu Daoyun followed a maid to the depths of the inner courtyard.
Generally, the inner courtyard of the mansion is where the female dependents live, and men are not allowed to enter.
When I came to a small courtyard called Hanshui Courtyard, the maid knocked on the courtyard door tremblingly and called, "Husband...... Madame?"
There was silence in the courtyard, and no one answered.
The maid was about to call again, but Xu Daoyun stopped her and said, "Come and open the door." ”
Sure enough, a moment later, the courtyard opened, and a beautiful woman in her thirties stood behind the door, glanced at Xu Daoyun, and did not speak.
Xu Daoyun showed his waist card and said: "In Xiaqing Qiwei Xu Daoyun, because your husband Zhang Chengfu embezzled taxes and embezzled disaster silver, I punished him to hang him outside the gate of the house for three days to be spurned, and three days later he was beheaded on the execution platform to show the public." ”
"This town guard mansion is under the jurisdiction of Zhang Chengfu, so his family and wife can live here, now he will definitely die, the court will soon send a new official to take office, you can no longer stay here, pack your belongings as soon as possible, and leave early." ”
Xu Daoyun said, putting a large bag of gold, silver and jewelry by the door, "Thinking that your children are young, and you are a woman, these silver are enough for you to buy another mansion, and the next three generations will have fine clothes and food." It's getting late today, so let's leave tomorrow. ”
After saying that, he turned around and left.
When Xu Daoyun walked away, the woman staggered two steps and almost fell to the ground.
The maid hurriedly stepped forward to support her.
The beautiful woman asked, "How is he, sir?"
The maid lowered her head, not daring to answer.
The woman asked again, "How is the master?"
The maid had no choice but to cry and say, "Master... The old man was broken by the adult just now, and now he has been hung outside the door of the mansion. And the young master... Young Master, he..."
"What's wrong with the young master?" the beautiful woman suddenly had a sense of foreboding.
"Young Master... The young master was beaten to death by an adult. ”
The woman's legs weakened, her eyes rolled over, and she fainted to the ground.
Xu Daoyun left the inner courtyard where the female dependents lived and came to the front hall.
The old dart master and the others had already brought out all the gold, silver and jewelry, and asked the master of the house to count them clearly, and there was not a single cent missing.