Chapter 121: Winning the Championship (II)
The court of the Song Dynasty did not set up formal officials in the township, and the security between the townships and towns was mostly managed by the township gentry and the village officials, and the new Northern Song Dynasty was not much different from the original history in the establishment of the official administrative unit, but there were still some differences, such as Qingfu Town, a large town, in addition to the village of Lizheng, the town also has a council, the council in addition to a chief and six directors, these six directors are held by the gentry with outstanding prestige in the town. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Lin Xiucai and Zhou Yan's father are one of the six directors, such a large-scale competition as a dragon boat race, in addition to the chief and the six directors, the village where the top ten dragon boat teams are located is also one of the judges, Zhou Yan is a doctor of town officials, and he is already past the age of establishment, so he is qualified to serve as a judge on behalf of his father.
When he saw the dragon boat team of Sangyu Village arrive in Hong Kong first, he was almost so shocked that he stood up from his seat, but fortunately he woke up in time at a critical moment, he was not the only one at the scene, under the eyes of everyone, if he was too out of shape, he would immediately attract the side eyes and suspicion of others, he forcibly pressed the shock in his heart, and watched the changes with a calm face.
Wu Yue Village is an old talent in his early fifties, the so-called people are old and fine, Zhou Yan can calm down, he is naturally calm, but the two rich people in the town who funded the competition are a little unable to sit still, they are quite restless in their seats, but they also know that this anxiety is useless, they can only wait, after the No. 3 boat docks at the port, other dragon boat teams will follow one after another.
Boat No. 3 was followed by the dragon boat team of Yangsong Village, followed by No. 6, No. 7, No. 1, and No. 9...... Boat No. 2 was the ninth destination to arrive, and because their boat was still carrying all the members of Boat No. 4, when the No. 2 dragon boat was just approaching the dock, Li Zheng of Wuyue Village and the two rich men of the town dragon boat team could no longer sit still, but when they saw their snort, they stood up from their seats and asked loudly to the members of Boat No. 2: "What's going on?" ”
The two boat players jumped off the dragon boat and walked quickly to the judging stand, the leaders of the two teams were full of righteous indignation and told the story of what happened in the dark shark beach, of course, the content only talked about how Xiao Nan attacked them, as for why Xiao Nan attacked them, he didn't say a word, after speaking, Wu Qiong, the leader of Wuyue Village, said: "What we said is true, if you have any doubts, you can confirm with the jury watching the race along the way." ”
In addition to the audience, the jury will also send a jury to watch the game along the way, just because Boat 2 is the last to arrive, and the jury has to record the whole process, which has not yet come. (The reason why Wu Qiong dared to confront someone was because of the complex geographical environment of Dark Shark Beach, and the No. 4 week and No. 2 boat were embarrassed by the No. 3 boat at the same time, and the movement was not too big, and the audience on the shore could only see the two boats getting closer to each other at most, as for the scene where the No. 2 boat rushed straight towards the No. 3 boat regardless of it, it is better to explain it, it is only necessary to say that the No. 2 boat is affected by the underwater eddy and is not controlled.) )
If the course of the matter is really as the statements of the No. 2 and No. 4 boat runners, Sangyu Village is a big taboo, the judges have to ask the jury for verification, after the members of the jury come over, Wu Yue Village's Li Zheng and several wealthy people in the town who funded the competition immediately asked them for verification, the jury hesitated slightly, and finally nodded, although the No. 2 and No. 4 boat players only said the second half, but what they said was the truth, and they were not easy to veto.
"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone must know what happened, this No. 3 dragon boat is really lawless, and dares to openly attack other boat teams on the river, according to my opinion, their results need to be canceled, not to mention, but also need to be ordered, Sangyu Village will not be allowed to participate in the town's dragon boat race from now on, and report them to the county government, so that they can get the punishment they deserve." Confirmed by the jury, Li Zheng of Wuyue Village and several rich people in the town were furious, but when they saw their faces glaring at the contestants of Boat No. 3 with angry faces, they roared and spoke.
"I agree with the decision of several people." Zhou Yan was the first to stand up and understand his own position.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you only heard that Boat No. 3 attacked Boat No. 4 and Boat No. 2, but no one asked the cause of the incident, we were appointed to be in charge of this dragon boat race, we must ensure fairness and fairness in everything, according to the old man's opinion, it is not too late to ask the specific process of the matter before making a decision." Lin Xiucai frowned slightly, and opened his mouth to answer.
"Lin Lao, the victim has clearly explained what happened, and the jury has also confirmed what they said, the facts of this case are clear and clear, what else needs to be asked?" Zhou Yan raised his eyes and glanced at Lin Xiucai, raised his eyebrows.
"Dr. Zhou, when the government sentences the prisoners, they also need to ask the prisoners about the matter first, we are only listening to the words of No. 2 and No. 4 now, so we will make a decision without permission, it is too hasty, according to the old man's opinion, it is better to listen to the statements of the No. 3 boat players first." Lin Xiucai said.
"Lin Lao is right, the players of Boat 3, can you object to the testimony of Boat 2 and 4?" Zhang Wei, the mayor of the town, has a good relationship with Lin Xiucai, and he is relatively fair, after listening to Lin Xiucai's words, he moved his eyes to the players in Boat No. 3.
"Here's what happened...... "There are 19 people in Boat 3, and everyone can't stand up to speak, and it is the team leader Li Qinghe who stands up, he concisely recounted the matter in detail, and his statement is very objective, since he didn't just say the previous paragraph, and he didn't hide Xiao Nan's attack on Boat 2 and Boat 4, after he finished speaking, the judges' eyes subconsciously looked at the jury and other dragon boat teams.
"We can confirm that everything stated by the runners in Boat 3 is the truth, and these are what we have seen with our own eyes." Looking at everyone's eyes, Yang Sigu of Yang Song Village stood up and spoke.
Boat No. 5 and Boat No. 3 are in direct competition, Yang Sigu's words are more useful than anyone else present, Xiao Nan glanced at this person with a little surprise, obviously never thought that he would stand up and speak for his village, although this Yang Sigu's temper is not very good, but he is an upright man, I don't know how many times stronger than Zhou Yan and others.
Yang Sigu opened his mouth, no matter how angry Zhou Yan and Wu Yuecun's Li Zheng were in their hearts, they couldn't say anything, they could only look at the people of the jury viewing group with anticipation, hoping that they would veto Yang Sigu's words, but their hearts were destined to fail, and the members of the jury viewing group smiled bitterly at each other, and nodded again in recognition of the Chen Xu of Boat 3.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you just admitted that what Boat No. 2 and Boat No. 4 said was the truth, why did you change your hexagram in the blink of an eye?" Li Zheng of Wuyue Village couldn't help but blurt out.
"Wu Li is just saying this, although the No. 2 week and the No. 4 boat only said the latter part, but they did not tell a lie, we nodded and agreed with their statement, there is nothing wrong with it, as for the No. 3 week and the No. 5 boat, it is the whole story of the matter, which is not mixed with any slander and speculation, and we have no reason to veto." One of the escorts shrugged his shoulders.
Things have developed to this point, the last position of the leader undoubtedly fell on the head of Sangyu, when Sangyu Village returned with this glory, the entire Sangyu Village was boiling, Xiao Nan's name was really recognized by the entire Sangyu Village at this moment, and the prestige was close to his father Xiao Dalang, Lin looked at the jubilant scene in the village, his eyes were full of tears, and the eyes of Zixiu and Xiao Xiaozhen were full of excitement and pride! (To be continued.) )