Chapter 25: The Fall of the Zheng Clan

85_85797Four days later, the news that Zheng's father and son had been killed by robbers came from Zhangshui County.

After another three days, after Zheng's mother sold 200 acres of fertile land, she carried back the bodies of her husband and son from the hands of the Zhangshui County officials.

After this battle, the Zheng family can be said to have suffered a great injury, not only did the two pillars of the family die, but at the same time, there were also 200 parts that played a protective role in the family.

And this is just the beginning, the death of two hundred young men, their families are grief-stricken, it is reasonable, the Zheng government has to compensate them, but the Zheng father and son were killed, Zheng's mother and Zheng Mi were panicked, and they couldn't wait to hold on to the money in their hands tightly, and they didn't use any of it, so where were they willing to pay such a huge amount of compensation? So, overnight, Zheng's Mansion became a place of chaos, and the two hundred young and strong family members blocked the door and cried day and night.

On the day when the bodies of Zheng's father and Zheng Kuang were brought back, Ji Ji went to worship with Daliu. Zheng's father and Zheng Guo died indirectly in her hands, and in the face of the gloomy mourning hall, Ji Ji had a thousand and ten thousand reasons, and she was also uncomfortable in her heart.

Yes, Zheng's father and son fell for Ji Ji's plot. When she heard the name of Zhangshui County that day, Ji Xi suddenly remembered a major event that had a great impact.

The Zhangshui County case once caused a sensation in Jiangnan. The reason for this was that some villagers found golden sand in the Zhangshui River - there were golden sands in the river, most likely because there were gold mines in the mountains, and this news was inadvertently learned by the Haoqiang family surnamed Shi in Jingzhou. So, after secretly investigating the situation in Zhangshui County, the Shi family sent a son to serve as the county magistrate of Zhangshui County. Then, the county ordered a series of forcible seizures, including Zhangshan and Zhangshui River, to encircle all the fertile land, mountains, forests, and rivers within a radius of thousands of miles, including Zhangshan and Zhangshui River, as the family's private property.

Zheng's father and son, 200 people, while inquiring without a trace, searched all over the mountains. This kind of behavior is in the eyes of Shi Xianling, that is, the Zheng father and son are coming for his gold mine!

It's worth it! Shixian Ling was furious! And when he heard the so-called reason of the Zheng father and son, looking for the robbers' lair, he was even more annoyed. Because Shi Xianling felt that this reason was clearly made up by these two fathers and sons. Their family has investigated Zhangshui County for so long, and brought a thousand private soldiers to sweep up the robbers in Zhangshui County, how did he not know that there were big thieves in Zhangshui County? Or is it the total nest of some great thief?

In order to get Zhangshui County, in order to silence the people who saw it up and down, the Shi family counted out the amount of money, and almost piled it up. Now, regardless of his family, it is impossible for him to tolerate anyone to get a piece of the pie!

After killing Zheng's father and son on the spot, Shi Xian Ling passed on their death to Zheng Fu, and took the opportunity to investigate, after knowing that Zheng had no origin at all, and his wife and daughter did not know what they were doing when they went to Zhangshui County, Shi Xian Ling relaxed.

In Ji Ji's memory, Shifu forced the villagers of an entire county to become displaced because of their own selfishness, which coincided with the two-year flood in Jingzhou later, and the people were miserable. As a result, the displaced people in Zhangxian County became a prairie fire, which eventually led to a major riot that affected the whole state.

Later people talked about this matter, and they all said that the Jingzhou Rebellion began with the Shi family's expropriation and expropriation, and also called this turmoil, which stretched for dozens of counties and led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people, as the Zhangshui County case!

However, I think things will change a little this time. Because Ji Ji sent the Zheng family and his son to the knife of the Shi family, although the Zheng family was just an ordinary hero, she could pass the matter to Zhou Yu and them. The Zhou brothers have a high status in the court, and they are called good officials at the time, and with their hands, they may be able to avoid this catastrophe that implicates millions of people!

In Ji Ji's expectation, the gate of the manor was knocked on the door with a rapid knock.

The door opened, and a hurried and panicked footstep rushed in.

But whether it is the sound of footsteps or the sound of panicked talking, it has not affected Ji Ji, her writing posture is still elegant, and her writing is also elegant and calm.

In this era, because there are too many wars, there are actually disconnects in a lot of knowledge. Such as calligraphy, around Ji Ji, many people who claim to be talented, not to mention the font style, are the words that are written, and there are often typos and wrong strokes.

It can be said that Ji Ji's handwriting, although it is not amazing, but with its beauty and the integrity of the glyph, no one dares to underestimate her in Jiankang.

Just when Ji Ji was admiring herself in front of her own words, Zheng Mi, who was dressed in a plain dress, rushed to Ji Ji and shouted, "Auntie, you have to help me!" She grabbed Ji Ji's sleeve regardless of her movements, and because of her movements, Ji Ji's brush swept across her sleeve, dragging a long black stain out.

Just as Zheng Mi pulled Ji Ji's sleeve and pulled her to turn around and run, Ji Ji suddenly pulled her sleeve and took a step to the side. Looking at Zheng Mi, Ji Ji frowned and said, "Ah Mi, what happened, you haven't made it clear yet." ”

Zheng Mi was furious, she screamed, "You don't need to talk about this, right? My house is choked and crying by those untouchables all day long, and I am annoyed to death. When they saw that there were only two mothers and daughters left in my Zheng family, they spoke indiscriminately one by one, and the whole request was endless. You Ji Ji is my Zheng family, how can you stay out of such a big event? Let's go, you go talk to Zhou Jialangjun and let them come forward to get rid of those pesky flies! In a blink of an eye, she shouted again: "I know that Zhou Jialangjun will agree, last time those people just wanted to beat your family's autumn wind, he personally came forward to speak, this time it is my family's turn, you have to invite Zhou Jialangjun out again no matter what." ”

In her shrill shouting, Ji Ji replied expressionlessly: "I'm not the Zheng family!" ”

Zheng Mi was stunned.

She glared at Ji Ji, and slowly, her face full of impatience and impatience gradually turned into panic.

Zheng Mi's lips moved, and she asked sharply, "What do you mean by that?" ”

Ji Ji smiled, she looked at Zheng Mi, and said, "It's not interesting, I just found that you seem to have forgotten about it, and I, Ji Ji, don't seem to be someone from your Zheng Mansion!" ”

As soon as Ji Ji's words came out, Zheng Mi's face turned white.

She looked at Ji Ji for a while, her voice softened, and she said in a dumb voice: "Auntie, something happened to my family, my father and brother are dead, for so many years, my family has helped you so many times, you are so helpless, not afraid that others will scold you for being ungrateful?" ”

Hearing Zheng Mi's words, Ji Ji smiled. And her laughter made Zheng Mi's face turn from white to blue.

After Ji Ji took a step back and sat down in a graceful and noble manner, Ji Ji looked up at Zheng Mi and said, "Ah Mi, let's have a good talk." ”

After motioning for Zheng Mi to sit down, Ji Ji said slowly: "Ah Mi, you have to understand two points. First, your family members died because of your family's affairs, and it is appropriate to compensate their families, this kind of thing, don't say that it is said to Zhou Jialangjun, it is to make trouble in front of the emperor, and those people are also responsible. ”

Zheng Mi's face was suddenly extremely difficult to see.

Ji Ji interrupted Zheng Mi, who was about to defend herself, and continued: "Second, tell your mother, for the sake of getting along for many years, I will tell Zhou Jialangjun that your father and brother died in vain...... As soon as Ji Ji's words came out, Zheng Mi stood up Teng, and in her excited tears, Ji Ji made another gesture and motioned for her to sit down, Ji Ji said coldly: "But for this matter, I have a request." You told your mother that the two forged letters must be returned to me. ”

Ji Ji stood up and said, "Go back and tell your mother what I said word for word." ”

Zheng Mi bit her lip and looked at Ji Ji without saying a word for a while, and finally gritted her teeth fiercely, turned around and ran out.

As Ji Ji expected, within an hour, Zheng Mi arrived, and she presented two fake letters to Ji Ji.

It's no wonder that Zheng's mother compromised so simply, for her, it is more important to avenge her husband and son than anything else, and second, there is not even a man in the family, so what's the use of keeping those two fake letters? Even if they have climbed the glory and wealth, it will not be their orphans and widows who will benefit!

Ji Ji is a good talker, and on the same day, she found Zhou Yu and the others, and told all four people what happened in Zhangshui County in the name of the news that Tudao could hear.

And for Zhou Yu and others, it is extremely simple to deal with this matter. After a few days of investigation, the Zhou brothers sent a letter to the heavens.

There may be a gold mine in Zhangshui County, which is even more amazing than the strength of the concert itself, so the court was alarmed, and several scholars were also moved. Less than half a month after Zhangzhang arrived in Jiankang, the minister sent by the court to investigate the matter came to Jingzhou.

Anything, once it is open to the sun, the darkness will become invisible. Although the Shi clan is ruthless, they are not in the stream among the real magnates. Soon, all the big and small things in Zhangshui County were exposed.

A few days later, the verdict came out: the Shi family, for their own personal interests, almost provoked a popular uprising, all of them were killed, and their family property was confiscated. The Zheng father and son, who were killed by Shixian Order, were corrected by the court and received a certain amount of compensation. It was the two hundred young men and women, and their families also received a compensation from the court after receiving compensation from the Zheng family's mother and daughter. As for the gold mines in Zhangshui County, the amount of reserves found is only average, because there are a lot of fertile fields. In the end, the queen mother's family took action and turned the entire Zhangshui County into their own manor private property, and all the fertile fields and forests in the territory were redeemed by them at a relatively fair price, and all the good people in the county went to the manor to serve as tenant farmers. After the news came out, the wandering residents of Zhangshui County rushed back. You must know that in this era, being a free citizen is far less than being a powerful tenant farmer with strong strength, so the Queen Mother's family ransom the sale of a county's fertile land and forests, no matter up or down, is a piece of jubilation.

Finally, the Zhou brothers, even if they are having fun outside, they do not forget the national economy and people's livelihood, and the people of virtuous ministers are far away. As for Ji Ji, who came out for her mother's family affairs, she was also praised by the people of the time as "pure and kind", she was Zheng's mother and daughter, and under the pressure of public opinion, Ji Ji was also called a benefactor. It can really be described as up and down, all of them are harmonious