"Knock, knock, knock..."

Wuzhou Mansion Ya Nei Hall, in the study.

"Somebody who didn't open their eyes came and beat the drum." Yuan Meide, the governor of Wuzhou, listened to the sound of drums coming from outside the mansion and said irritably

At this moment, Yuan Meide was touched by the three-inch golden lotus's new concubine and said angrily: "Master, this drum beating... Ah... Master, don't get it again, don't go to the church, master! ”

"Hey, sure enough, it's still a three-inch golden lotus that wins my heart, Ying Ying holds it, how beautiful." Listening to the concubine's voice, Yuan Meide's heart rippled.

"Boom... Boom... Boom..."

The drumming continues

"Master," the concubine continued to scream

"The hell is the one who wants to die still knocking!" Yuan Meide scolded angrily outside the door

"Little baby, quickly put on your shoes and socks, and come back to deal with you when I finish dealing with it."

As he spoke, Yuan Meide reluctantly stroked the concubine's three-inch golden lotus again, and said with a soft lewd smile to her

"The lord is good or bad... Do your best to bully others. Then I'll go back to the inner courtyard and wait for the master. The concubine said in her shoes and socks

"Okay."

There was a knock at the door

"Come in." Yuan Meide shouted outside the door after seeing the concubine who had put on shoes and socks

At this point, the door is gently pushed open. A middle-aged man wearing a blue robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, and two beards at the corners of his mouth came in. Looking at the face that is quite attractive, it is the rat tail on the head that is a little unsightly disobedience.

"My lord, my little lady." The person who came bent down to Yuan Meide and his concubine and bowed his hand

At this time, Yuan Meide's concubine also gave a blessing to the person who came, and slowly went out of the door

"Hmm. Master Zhang, what's going on outside? Yuan Meide asked Zhang Chengsong, who came

"My lord, I have understood that it is a group of villagers who have captured the bandits who are beating the drums. The leader is called Zhang Rui. said that he wanted the master to ask for his life. Zhang Chengsong said

"It's a good thing to catch the bandits, just let him hand it over to Zhao Zhutou directly! Why are you still beating drums? Isn't this affecting the office! After hearing this, Yuan Meide relieved himself a little

"I said the same to him, but he had to go up to the court and convict that gang of bandits himself, sir. Otherwise, he won't give up. Zhang Chengsong said a little helplessly

"How dare he? Let the officials beat them out, and if they dare to resist, they will ask Zhao Zhutou to lock them up. After listening to Zhang Chengsong's words, Yuan Meide couldn't help but say angrily

"Master, it is estimated that Zhao Zhutou is not easy to start, there are more than 20 of them, all of them are armed with steel swords and shields." Zhang Chengsong was afraid that Yuan Meide would give orders indiscriminately, so he hurriedly explained

When Yuan Meide heard it, it was worth it. So he said: "What, you still come to the yamen with weapons in your hand, do you want to rebel?" ”

"It doesn't look like it, they just stand quietly at the entrance of the yamen." Zhang Chengsong explained again

"Master Zhang, this is all armed with weapons to the yamen, isn't it a rebellion?" Yuan Meide knocked the table a few times with his hand and said angrily, and then thought about it.

"Forget it, I'd better go to the church to have a look, the Qing Dynasty law stipulates that if you beat the drum, you must go to the church."

"Do you know those bandits?" Yuan Meide asked

"Yes, the second and fourth masters on the mountain. There is filial piety every month. There are great gifts every year. Zhang Chengsong replied

"Huh? … How can you still be caught, isn't this embarrassing for me! Yuan Meide looked disdainful.

"Yes, my lord, I don't know exactly." Zhang Chengsong lowered his head and replied

"Put on my official clothes."

"Yes, sir."

……

The front hall of the yamen, under the plaque of justice and integrity.

The officials had already stood one by one with the killing sticks, and the accompanying notes were ready to be transported there.

Zhang Rui and others were invited to the front hall, and dozens of people stood in the front hall, but instead squeezed the officials on duty backwards.

The sound of the drums attracted more onlookers. At this time, there were already all kinds of people standing outside the front hall of the yamen, all looking at Zhang Rui and the others pointing and pointing, and whispering in a low voice.

Yuan Meide was completely under Zhang Chengsong's dress, and then slowly walked out of the inner hall to the front hall, and Zhang Chengsong also came out after him.

As soon as Zhong Wuliang and Guo Jiatang saw Zhang Chengsong coming out behind Yuan Meide, the uneasiness in their hearts suddenly relaxed. As long as their big boss Zhou Tongtie is still there, then these people will eventually be acquitted or find a substitute for the dead.

I saw Yuan Meide sitting on the Taishi chair in the hall of the front hall, and he was shocked. Shouted: "Ascension." ”

The official on duty immediately knocked the masonry a few times with the killing rod and shouted:

"Mighty..."

This voice made Yuan Meide feel it all of a sudden, and he was in a good mood. So he thought to himself, "I forgot how long it has been since I was promoted." ”

"Who is in the hall, don't kneel down quickly and report your name."

"Duh... Honk... Toot"

The sound of the killing rod knocking on the ground sounded again

"Mighty..."

At this moment, the bandits who were strung together knelt down one after another, the seven women also knelt down, and the members of the bandit team also knelt down subconsciously.

I saw that Zhang Rui didn't seem to hear anything, and he still stood there straight.

When Yuan Meide saw it, he immediately disliked it in his heart, what is this? Deafness? So he slapped the shocked wood again, and shouted again: "Who is in the hall, why don't you kneel." ”

When the officials heard the sound and were about to knock the bricks again. Zhang Rui suddenly faced them and said fiercely: "Don't knock, make Lao Tzu unhappy, and give you a knife in a while." ”

After hearing this, the official was shocked, and no one wanted to touch this brow. He hurriedly stopped and looked at Yuan Meide in the hall.

I saw Yuan Meide stand up angrily, looked for the table, and saw what was on it ready to throw him over and kill him.

Zhang Chengsong looked at it, and he didn't know what Yuan Meide wanted to do. So he hurriedly grabbed Yuan Meide and said

"My lord, here is a rural villager, and he doesn't know any etiquette. It wouldn't be good if it really collided with the adults at that time. ”

Yuan Meide is not a fool, he understood what Zhang Chengsong meant when he heard it. also sat down, and still scolded unrelentingly: "The village man, I don't know the etiquette, and the official doesn't have the same knowledge as you, let's say, who and what do you want to sue." ”

"You also stand up for me, what do you kneel on?" As if he hadn't heard Yuan Meide's words, Zhang Rui said to the bandit members who were kneeling on the ground

As soon as the bandit team members saw Zhang Rui speak, they all slowly stood up. Looking at them, Zhang Rui looked at them very dissatisfied.

Don't you say that as long as you give them good food and drink, you will definitely rebel against yourself? Fortunately, I tried it myself, otherwise I didn't know that the government was so deterrent in their hearts.

Yuan Meide didn't bother to get angry when he saw Zhang Rui like this, anyway, he looked at Zhang Rui as if he was looking at a dead man.

The people outside the door didn't expect such a thing to develop, and immediately discussed it with great interest, and they didn't expect it to be so interesting.

And the bandits kneeling on the ground secretly rejoiced in their hearts: "Hey, it seems that someone will clean him up without us doing anything, you fool." Dare to offend the official. ”