"In the future, without my order, whoever dares to kneel for me will leave the bandit team immediately, anyway, if you don't approve of me, you don't have to stay." Zhang Rui continued to say to the team members who had already stood up

"Got it, Sixth Brother."

……

The team members stood there straight and replied.

Yuan Meide looked at Zhang Rui who was so unreasonable, and wanted to ask him what he wanted to do? Is there a court in his eyes? Do you want to rebel now?

However, looking at the more than twenty steel knives under his command and the attitude of his orders, he still endured it. Guangxi is a place where many young people gather, who knows if he is a Han or a young man? If Shaomin really slaughtered himself immediately and then hid in the mountains, he would have nowhere to cry.

"The people in the hall, the official has exempted you from kneeling, why do you want to beat the drum?" Yuan Meide asked knowingly

Zhang Rui looked at Yuan Meide, who was speaking in the court, and said with his fists clenched: "My lord, this gang of bandits is entrenched in the mountains, specializing in killing people and stealing goods, kidnapping and extortion. We and the righteous people suffered greatly, so they rose up to resist and captured them. Now he has rescued seven bitter masters, and asked the adults to make decisions for them. ”

After listening to Zhang Rui's words, Yuan Meide nodded. secretly said in his heart: "I know how to make such a coherent statement, and I can also bite the words of Wenjue and be able to speak well, it seems that it is not a simple character." ”

So, Yuan Meide asked Zhang Rui

"Have you ever read?"

In response to Yuan Meide's question, Zhang Rui replied: "I have read a few books. ”

Yuan Meide then said: "That can be written? ”

"Is this still going to be like this? This gang of bandits is adjacent to each other, and how many people don't know each other? The people outside the door must not have been harmed by them. Now that there is a bitter lord here, why do you need to do it? Zhang Rui said disapprehensively at Yuan Meide's words.

When the people outside the door heard Zhang Rui's words, there was a commotion, and there was a burst of pointing.

Zhang Rui's words did not say anything about Yuan Meide, but they made the members of the bandit team very admired.

"Sure enough, it's the sixth brother, what he said is so profound, we can't understand what it is, just like this official master. If it's really a fairy professor, otherwise there is no way to explain it. ”

"You need to know that the law of the Qing Dynasty, since it is a complaint, you have to ask for a lawsuit, otherwise this official will not be able to take over your lawsuit." Yuan Meide looked helpless

"In this way, if I don't sue, how about directly offering the bandits?" Zhang Rui asked

When Yuan Meide heard this, he understood that he had no form, so he said: "Then you have to hand them over to Zhao Xinshi of this government department to arrest their heads, and wait for him to find out the facts and report them to this official, so that this official can convict them as appropriate." ”

When the people at the door heard this, although there were a few pedantic people who said that Yuan Meide was in line with the law. But most of the people are not stupid, and naturally understand that he wants to shield these bandits. I said in my heart

"Sure enough, there is no justice in this world."

"Your Excellency is really fair and disciplined." Zhang Rui wanted to laugh a little and said, it seems that if he doesn't make a case to come out, it may not be necessary that he will accuse me of bullying good people.

"It's good to say, this official has always been fair and honest, and as long as it is the law of the Qing Dynasty, he will definitely abide by it." Yuan Meide was very happy when he saw Zhang Rui forced him to retreat step by step. I secretly said in my heart: "You want to fight with me with a mud leg who has just read a few books?" Let's go in the next life! ”

"Master Zhang, I want to ask for advice on something." Suddenly, Zhang Rui said to Zhang Chengsong beside Yuan Meide. As for the reason why Zhang Rui was able to recognize Zhang Chengsong, it was because when Zhang Chengsong came out to understand the situation, the two had met.

"Leader Zhang, I don't know what's going on?" Zhang Chengsong looked at Yuan Meide, and when he saw that he didn't care, he replied to Zhang Rui.

"May I ask how much does the clerk who helps someone write the pleadings in the neighborhood usually charge?" Zhang Rui asked

"Look at what it looks like, the general ones are in a few hundred mosquitoes, the better ones are between one or two taels of silver, and the best ones are about five taels of silver." Zhang Chengsong replied one by one, and at the same time smiled secretly in his heart

"Don't you think it's too late to write a statement now? Who would dare to write a petition for you? ”

"In this way, there are five hundred taels of silver tickets here, and I want to ask Master Zhang to write this for me, I don't know if Master Zhang can work so hard?" As he spoke, Zhang Rui took out a few silver tickets in his arms and picked out one for five hundred taels.

Five hundred taels of silver tickets are enough for Master Zhang to be moved.

The people outside the door saw that they would make such a big move. I had an inexplicable good impression of Zhang Rui in my heart, and I didn't care about anything else, just being willing to spend so much for these suffering poor women was definitely a good person.

At this moment, Zhang Chengsong was 10,000 willing in his heart, knowing that he was only a few taels of silver a month to help Yuan Meide do things. Relying on the gray income around it, it is only more than ten taels.

After all, Yuan Meide is not only a master by his side, there are many people who have to be taken care of, so naturally his gray income is not much. Moreover, this Guangxi is still a land of poor mountains and bad waters, and there are not many people who can scrape, and there are only some people who are traitors and criminals who can give filial piety.

Although he was very willing, he was even more unwilling to lose Yuan Meide's trust because of this. So he didn't show it, but looked at what Yuan Meide meant.

I saw Yuan Meide brushing his not long beard and coughing lightly. whispered to Zhang Chengsong: "Since he is so caring, then Master Zhang, you can help him!" Helping others is the foundation of happiness! ”

When Zhang Chengsong heard this, he immediately understood: "It seems that the five hundred taels of silver have nothing to do with themselves." Let's see if he can get over his conscience and give himself a ten-tael-eight-tael! ”

At this time, Zhang Chengsong could only bow to Yuan Meide and say, "Students should follow the teachings of adults. ”

So, Zhang Chengsong asked the person who took notes in the hall to get out of the way and sit down by himself. said to Zhang Rui and the others: "The bitter lord told me about you." ”

The seven women told the crimes of the bandits, and all kinds of injustices and abuses that they and others had suffered.

Especially the woman who had her breasts cut off, when she told her tragic experience. The people outside the door were in tears, and there was a burst of sympathy. Some people even wish she could say it again, so that she could remember it herself, and she could talk to others in the future.

……

After a while, Zhang Chengsong sorted out the affairs of the seven women, wrote them into a form, and handed them over to Zhang Rui.

Zhang Rui took the form in one hand and looked at it a few times. then gave the silver ticket to Zhang Chengsong, and Zhang Chengsong also took it politely and put it in his sleeve.

Then Zhang Rui handed the letter to Zhang Chengsong and asked him to hand it over to Yuan Meide, who was sitting in the lobby.

The whole process made everyone stunned. What happened to the whole thing? This piece of paper alone costs five hundred taels of silver. Is there a difference between this government and robbing money? Even more ruthless than grabbing money.

The members of the bandit squad were furious. It's obviously a clear thing, and it has to cost the sixth brother a lot of money. It's also thanks to the arrival of the sixth brother, if only these seven women come, they won't be beaten out with sticks?

"Sure enough, it's a dog official, phew, I knelt down to worship him just now. Compared with the sixth brother, he is a scumbag. In the future, he will only listen to the sixth brother, and he can't be angry again. ”

Yuan Meide took the form from Zhang Chengsong's hand, looked at it randomly, and then said to Zhang Rui: "I have already taken the form, and I know the matter." I will take these bandits to prison first, and then I will convict them of other crimes at a later date. So be it! Retirement. ”

Hearing Yuan Meide say this, Zhang Rui hurriedly said: "My lord, this matter is already clear and clear, why do you have to wait for another day before you can be sentenced?" ”

As soon as Yuan Meide heard Zhang Rui's words, he instantly scolded angrily: "Bastard thing, do you still want you to teach you to do things?" After all, this is a major matter of human life, what is wrong with this official being cautious? You don't have to say any more, just quit like that. ”

The sound of the killing rod knocking on the floor tiles sounded again

"Mighty..."

"Your Excellency." Zhang Rui hurriedly shouted at Yuan Meide again.

As if he hadn't heard Zhang Rui's words, Yuan Meide also stayed on the table in the public hall and rushed back to the inner office.

Zhang Rui wanted to step forward to catch up, but was stopped by Zhang Chengsong who was above

"Don't worry, Leader Zhang, since you have accepted your case, you will definitely redress these women, you just go home and wait for the news!"

"No, I still want to ask. If we and other righteous people bravely capture bandits, should the government reward them or give them an official position? Zhang Rui said to Zhang Cheng

After Zhang Chengsong listened to Zhang Rui's words, he felt a burst of contempt in his heart: "You are stupid, right, you still want to reward your official position like this?" Besides, are you a bandit? You cut off his Yuan Meide's wealth. How can this poor country get money without the filial piety of these bandits? ”

Although Zhang Chengsong despised Zhang Rui ten thousand, he still said: "Leader Zhang is brave, I will definitely return to my lord, and please take the lead in going back, I will definitely bring the words for Leader Zhang." ”

As he spoke, he stopped Zhang Rui's hand and gave him a gesture of sending off guests. Zhang Rui looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, so he had no choice but to walk outside the court.

The bandits didn't say a word until they were about to be taken away by the officials and imprisoned. said to Zhang Rui: "Fool, if you don't die, you won't be done." ”

The members of the bandit team were very angry when they saw the deflated Zhang Rui leave depressed and unhappy. angrily faced the public in the court, gritted his teeth and said secretly: "The government is so unfair, so who can we poor people count on?" Who else can be counted on? ”

The seven women left after Zhang Rui, knowing that the government would definitely not convict the bandits. Otherwise, it wouldn't be like this. A few even wailed out and cried out for the injustice of their own suffering.

The people at the door watched Zhang Rui come out like this, and they all made way for him. There was sympathy and admiration for him. I was very sad about the injustice of the seven women who followed Zhang Rui, and at the same time expressed my unacceptability to the government's behavior.

In this way, with the sympathy of many people and the unacceptable result, Zhang Rui and others walked out of the Yamen Hall of Wuzhou Mansion and walked out on the street of Wuzhou Mansion.

Zhang Rui, who was walking in front with a depressed face, suddenly showed a smile in a place where no one could see.