Twenty years? Everyone was amazed, most of a person's life was spent in a prison cell, and it was really unattainable.

"Big brother, I wonder why you got in a cell? What crime was committed?"

"Sin? What kind of sin can there be? It's nothing more than that the official thinks I'm a murderer, so he locked me in, what's this? Old man, I have food and drink in my cell, and I don't have to work, although I don't have freedom, but I can't get caught in the wind and rain, which is good.

Song Ci was silent, this person may have looked down on it, so he looked at it like this, but how many people are willing to do this in this life?

Song Ci said: "In this way, this magistrate has given you a trumped-up charge?" It's really hateful and hateful, and he is not afraid of being punished by God?"

But is God's wrath a little late? The scenery is beautiful for a lifetime, the bad things are done, and it takes retribution until the seventy or eighty, maybe most people are willing!

Therefore, Song Ci felt that it was necessary to bring retribution earlier.

"Big brother, you can tell your story, if Song has the opportunity, he will definitely give you a grievance, and then claim compensation from the imperial court.

The old man's face showed disappointment, and there was a look of indifference for a long time.

"Young man, you have become a prisoner, how can you help me, old man? Or forget it.. Forget it..."

After being full of wine and food, he lay on the ground and turned over and began to sleep, and he didn't care about what Song Ci said.

Qin Xiaoyue immediately said, "Big brother, do you know who our adults are?" He is the criminal officer of the Criminal Department, and he has solved many unjust cases in just a few months, if he can't help, there will be no one to help you. ”

The old man suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Song Ci like fire, the expectation that had long disappeared in his heart for many years had been rekindled.

"Are you..... You're a criminal officer?"

His voice trembled, as if he was timid, as if he didn't believe it, and as if he was so excited that he stammered once again.

Song Cidao; "Yes, under Song Ci, not long after he took up the post of criminal officer, I think, if you really need to redress your grievances, Song will definitely not refuse you!"

The old man brushed the long hair in front of his forehead back, and the whole person was much younger, about thirty-seven or eighteen, which was not too old.

Song Ci said with a smile: "In vain, Song has read countless people, but I didn't expect that it may not be your age, and I still call you big brother, but looking at your age, you are older than Song. on many.

The old man said: "My name is Ren You, I am from this Zhu County, I have no father and mother since I was a child, and my life is passable, not rich and expensive, but it can be regarded as being able to eat a full stomach."

Lu Sheng said: "In the Great Song Dynasty, it is good to be able to eat a full stomach, sometimes once there is a famine, I am afraid that not a few people will starve to death."

"There was a famine in Zhuxian County that year, and the emperor issued tens of millions of catties of relief grain, and a county town was counted as 100,000 people, and each family had 100 catties, but in the end, it came to the hands of the people, and it became 100 catties per family, and more than half of them were corrupted."

Song Ci said: "How long has this been?" Why doesn't Song know yet?"

Lu Sheng said: "My lord, it has been more than ten years since this matter, and it is said that your father Song Lao personally solved the case and dragged all these county prefects out and beheaded them to shake the officialdom."

Everyone is already silent, this is the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, there is nothing to think of, only not to know.

Ren You continued: "As early as twenty years ago, the magistrate of this Zhu County returned to his hometown, and then the first term was taken by your father, and then this Liu Tianhong took office, who knew that when this person first took office, he increased taxes on a large scale, saying that it was to share the worries of the imperial court, and each household must hand over 500 catties of millet every year."

Ren You said: "When Lao Zhixian was still in office, the tax at that time was not so much fifty catties of millet per household a year, but this time it rose tenfold, so the people stopped doing it.

"As the so-called oppression must be resistant, at that time there was one of them, no, just happened to be the leader, so, I was arrested and brought to justice, Liu Tianhong was angry with me for a long time, he didn't try the case, and he locked me up for 20 years at once, until you came today."

When Song Ci heard this voice, his brows furrowed suddenly, he had already realized the seriousness of this matter, and the water in this Zhuxian County was also not shallow!

A household of 500 catties of grain, the county 100,000 people, a year, that is an astronomical amount.

Ren You continued: "Later, this matter was known by the Ministry of Rites, and the matter was suppressed, Liu Tianhong thought that I was blocking his financial path, how could he easily let me go now?"

Song Ci was silent for a while, "The Ministry of Rites knows that this Liu Tianhong has not been taken down?" It seems that this person's background is not simple, I don't know, how has this bamboo county been taxed in recent years?"

Wenwu said: "My lord, it's a big deal that we ask after we go out, if this matter continues, I will take him down."

Song Ci nodded, this is certain.

Ren You said: "My lord, since you said that you are a criminal officer, why were you arrested again?" No matter how bold he Liu Tianhong is, he won't dare to arrest the people of the Criminal Department!"

As soon as Song Ci explained the matter, he understood, but he didn't say anything.

At this moment, outside the house, it is already dark, and there are many people gathered outside, and on a hot day, the smell of dead pigs continues to spread, so that passers-by cover their nostrils and walk quickly.

These people have not yet left, and they have decided to forcibly storm the yamen tomorrow, and it is really appalling that a deserter can come back after a month of escape.

Inside the yamen, the lights are bright, and there are two people inside, it is Liu Tianhong and Shushi, the two of them are drinking and eating in the house, so happy.

Liu Tianhong said: "Shushi, master, I have already written the approval document handed over to the Criminal Department, tomorrow, you send the official to the post station, and at the same time to expedit, sir, I am worried that the identity of these people is not simple."

Shushi said: "I know the master, the little one will do it tomorrow, but about the people outside, what other plague pigs should be dealt with?"

Liu Tianhong said: "It's simple, tomorrow to find and catch all the arrests, if anyone doesn't listen, then directly put in prison and listen to the fall, dare to walk with this person who forcibly broke into the yamen, master, I don't think they are good people."

"Okay sir, but what dead pigs should be dealt with? I can't eat it, it's hard to ......."

Liu Tianhong said: "Simple, you find some people, and quietly transport them to other counties or farther counties tomorrow to sell, although you have swine fever, but you have been raising it for so long, and the master can't ignore it, right?"

"Clever plan, master, in this way, we still have a lot of income, don't you say?"

"Hehe, sir, can my attention be worse? Shushi, you have done this well, master, I will appoint your benefits at that time.

Shushi drank a glass of wine and said, "Okay master, I'll do this tomorrow."

The night is completely deep, the surroundings are pitch black, everyone has fallen asleep, there is no night ban in the Great Song Dynasty, but except for the occasional passing by on the street, everything is very peaceful.