Chapter 29 Murder and Silence

Feng Zi came to Wuchang County in the morning with Feng County's order, and went here to see his aunt and uncle. Just in time for the end of the Ma family war. After meeting with my aunt's family, I explained the situation and came to the county government to handle it.

Feng Ziyong and Ma Jiyuan, the boss of the Ma family, are of the same age, and they also grew up in the Ma family when they were young, but they can talk to Ma Mingyuan, who is much younger than him. The main reason is that Ma Jiyuan is too old-fashioned, but Ma Mingyuan has a similar personality to Feng Ziyong.

When Ma Mingyuan went to Nanzhili to study, he lived in Feng Ziyong's house for more than three months, and he knew this second cousin very well. Although this second cousin is not very good at school, he was only admitted to the top three in his thirties, and his ranking is still behind. However, Feng Ziyong has a practical spirit that other literati do not have. Ma Mingyuan also jokingly said with him that he was most suitable for being a magistrate.

Seeing Feng Zi use himself as an official in Wuchang, Ma Mingyuan was very happy. Just promised Zhu Hongsan to find him literati intellectuals. My second cousin is also one of my goals. Hearing Feng Ziyong say that he was going to rush to the county government to hand over, he just didn't like to get involved with his parents at home. After talking to his father, he accompanied Feng Ziyong to the county office.

Feng Ziyong sat down with Ma Mingyuan just after the handover of the previous county order, and before he could say anything, someone reported that there was a case of wounding. This is the matter of Feng Ziyong's torture of Zhu Hongsan in the court.

Go back to the backyard and tell your cousin about it. asked: Is this Zhu Hongsan really Xiaomei's fiancΓ©?

Only then did Ma Mingyuan explain the past in detail to Feng Ziyong. Naturally, the little sister is not a virgin.

After listening to this, Feng Ziyong said: "Cousin, I don't think this gentleman is a good match for my cousin. I see that he is full of lies at a young age, and he is good at using power to suppress people. In the end, there was no way to be manly at all, and I didn't cry in front of the house. If it weren't for the fact that I didn't know what my uncle and aunt meant, I would have ordered his leg to be broken. ”

Ma Mingyuan smiled bitterly: "No way, my little sister already has a deep love for him, and her parents have agreed to their marriage." There is no going back. ”

Feng Ziyong nodded: "In this case, do I want to find some means to make those splashes dare not speak." Good to release the brother-in-law. ”

Ma Mingyuan shook his hand: "No need, our brother-in-law can toss a lot, the second brother will look at it, he will solve it himself." After saying that, seeing that there was nothing to do, Ma Mingyuan said goodbye to Feng Ziyong and went home.

After Feng Ziyong said goodbye to Ma Mingyuan, he returned to the back hall and thought: Mingyuan said that the kid had his own way, what good way could he do in prison. But their family said that one of my nephews is meddling and it's not beautiful, so let's see what that kid does.

Ma Mingyuan went home and told his family about it. Mrs. Ma and Ma Guoxiang were so angry that they died. Mrs. Ma regretted agreeing to their marriage. Ma Xiaofang cried even more into tears, and even said that it was impossible, how much San Lang loved himself. After that, he was going out to see him in the prison. But Ma Mingxiang stopped his daughter and said: "Aren't you ashamed enough, you want to find your cousin tomorrow and arrange for you to sneak in, what time is it now, you girl went to the prison in the middle of the night to see a man, do you want to lose the face of our Ma family?" ”

Ma Xiaofang thought about it too, and then went back to the house to sleep.

As soon as the gate of the county opened the next day, Ma Xiaofang took his second brother to the county office. Feng Ziyong asked the master to arrange for Ma Xiaofang to meet Zhu Hongsan, and Ma Mingyuan and Feng Ziyong waited for tea in the back hall without mentioning it.

Zhu Hongsan was very satisfied last night, and asked the fat man to take ten taels of silver to trouble the cell boss to go out and buy a roast chicken, two catties of pig's head meat and a stall of rice wine. Last night and the cell boss drank until the second half of the night. If it weren't for being in prison, I wouldn't want to go home. When I just got up this morning, I sat on the ground and scratched my head thinking about what to do. Hearing the sound of the cell door, Zhu Hongsan looked up and saw that it was Ma Xiaofang coming.

Ma Xiaofang was originally angry, and before she came, she was thinking about how to rectify Zhu Hongsan. But as soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhu Hongsan full of grass clippings. The flesh and blood on his calf sat on the ground blurred, full of anger turned into finger wrapping, and cried: "My cousin is also ruthless, how can he still beat his brother-in-law?" ”

Zhu Hongsan saw Ma Xiaofang coming in, and hurriedly said, "Sister Xiaofang, don't worry, it's all skin trauma." ”

Ma Xiaofang looked at the injured leg and said distressedly: "Didn't you say in the hall that you are the uncle of the Ma family?" ”

Zhu Hongsan rolled his eyes and replied angrily: "I didn't say anything at first, and the grandfather didn't say anything, just to put me and Qian Fat in prison." As soon as I saw that this delayed me from going to your house to propose marriage, I told the relationship, and specially said that our uncle was Feng Ruoshu, the governor of Henan. It's good not to say this, but it's good to say that your second cousin is furious, saying that the most annoying thing about him is these poor relatives, not to mention just a cousin-in-law, even his own cousin Ma Mingyuan is ruthless in his hands, which is why he broke my calf. If it weren't for the fact that my uncle was the old superior of these servants, he might have been cut off directly. ”

When Ma Xiaofang heard this, she was furious and said: "My second cousin is like this, he looks like a decent man and a gentleman. I don't know him yet, I heard when I was a child that when he was young, he was blocked by his second cousin and sister-in-law when he was young, and he couldn't jump off the second floor and broke his leg. I didn't expect to fight my brother-in-law in a dignified manner now. ”

Zhu Hongsan almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard it, but he didn't expect that middle-aged handsome guy county order to have this hobby.

Ma Xiaofang talked about Feng Ziyong's visit to the Qinglou, and remembered that he had come to question Zhu Hongsan today, and immediately twisted Zhu Hongsan's ears and said, "You tell me, why do you go to that kind of dirty place, don't you say that you haven't been there?" ”

Zhu Hongsan hurriedly said: "Let go, sister, it's unscrewing off, you listen to me tell you." ”

Ma Xiaofang let go of her hand and said, "You have to explain clearly that my mother and you are not finished today." ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Here's the thing, yesterday your second brother came to my house to discuss our marriage, you know." After I sent your second brother away, I was about to go to work in the farm, when the family of the fat man came to me, saying that the fat man was prostituting in a brothel, and he would not give the money to let people deduct it, and if he didn't take the money, he would discount his hands and legs. ”

Ma Xiaofang glared at the fat man on the side, she knew who the fat man was, she grew up with a child. Qian Fatzi was just about to say something, but when he saw Zhu Hongsan's vicious eyes, he quickly closed his mouth.

Zhu Hongsan continued: "Then I will ride a horse to the farm to find Zhao Goudan, you know that I can't fight." It's okay to fight dogs. Then the two of us went to the brothel to save people, and they wanted to break my brother's hands, of course I had to pay back double, so I let Zhao Goudan break their limbs. ”

Ma Xiaofang said on the side: "Yes, you have to be ruthless to deal with the wicked." ”

Zhu Hongsan continued: "Then I see that the matter is big, so I will let Zhao Goudan go first, Xiaofang, you know that my uncle is seriously ill." I'm afraid that he is in a hurry when he knows about Zhao Goudan. So I told the Inspection Department that I did the whole thing. ”

Ma Xiaofang nodded again and again and said, "My husband is really a true husband who is affectionate and righteous. You're doing the right thing. You take care of your injuries, I'll go to my second cousin and ask him to let you out. Ma Xiaofang went out after saying a few words.

Ma Xiaofang returned to the back hall of the county government angrily and saw the two second brothers drinking tea. Entering the house, he said to Feng Ziyong: "The second cousin is so majestic, as soon as he comes to Wuchang, he will give his family a dismount first?" ”

Feng Ziyong was stunned and said, "Xiaofang, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Second cousin, let me ask you, did you order Zhu Hongsan to clamp his leg after he had already said his relationship with the Ma family?"

"That's the case, I'm going to make my sister angry with you."

"Come on, you see that Zhu Hongsan is so affectionate and righteous, and he is willing to be punished for his brother. remembered that you jumped off the building and broke your leg when you were chasing by your second sister-in-law when you were visiting the Qinglou, and you were ashamed to break Zhu Hongsan's leg. You have forgotten that you grew up in my house when you were a child, and that my father and mother treated you like a parent. You're okay now, have you forgotten your old friendship when you become an official? Do you still say that you don't say it's your cousin-in-law, even my second brother doesn't talk about human feelings. ”

Feng Ziyong was dumbfounded, Ma Mingyuan saw that what Ma Xiaofang said was a bit excessive, and drank: "Xiaofang, how can you talk to your second cousin like this, don't apologize quickly." ”

Ma Xiaofang snorted and said, "I'll tell my mother when I get home, second cousin, think about how to explain it to your aunt." After saying that, he shook his head and went home.

Feng Ziyong reacted to this and said, "It must be that Zhu Hongsan who used right and wrong in front of his sister." ”

Ma Mingyuan smiled bitterly: "Second brother, let's think about how to explain to my mother." Xiaofang must have gone home and told her mother about these things. ”

Feng Ziyong is Feng Ruoshu's concubine, and his mother died when he was born when he was a child. At that time, Feng Ruoshu was studying in Nanjing, and his mother-in-law didn't like him, so his aunt, Mrs. Ma, was sent to Wuchang Mansion in his life. has been raised until he grows up, and even his aunt helped find his relatives. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Mrs. Ma is Feng's adoptive mother. This time, when I heard Ma Mingyuan say this, I was so frightened that I hurriedly said: "How is this good, quickly, let's go to your house and explain to my aunt." After speaking, he pulled Ma Mingyuan out.

On the way home, Ma Xiaofang thought that he couldn't just listen to Zhu Hongsan's words, he didn't mean to go looking for dogs, just on the way. I asked the coachman to go to Zhujia Farm.

I went to ask and I knew, I don't know if the dog is the same as what Zhu Hongsan said, and Tie Niu also said this. It seems that Zhu Hongsan is not lying. After asking clearly, a dark cloud dispersed in Ma Xiaofang's heart, and she didn't mention it when she returned to her home.

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In the county jail, after seeing Ma Xiaofang leave, Qian Fatzi stepped forward and said to Zhu Hongsan: "Big brother, I admire you so much, dead people can make you say that you are alive." But the eldest brother will make up nonsense in the future, so let's talk to the younger brother first, okay. ”

Zhu Hongsan glared: "What is nonsense, what you just said is the truth, you have to remember it in the future." ”

The fat man nodded again and again: "Yes, I remember." It's me who's prostituting and not paying. ”

Zhu Hongsan looked at the eight splashes locked up in the cell opposite, and thought, "It seems that a few of them can't stay." ”

Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan summoned the cell boss outside, but the cell boss heard it clearly outside just now. Looking at the relationship between Zhu Hongsan and the county order, his attitude became more and more respectful. Zhu Hongsan said a few words next to the cell boss's ear. The cell boss looked embarrassed, and Zhu Hongsan said: "The little brother still has two hundred silver to send after the incident, and the cell boss knows that my uncle is seriously ill, and now the head of the county government is still empty, so I will help the eldest brother operate this matter when I go out." ”

Under the double temptation of money and status, the cell boss nodded again and again. After going out for a while, I brought in a stack of mulberry paper and a bucket of cold water. After putting it down, he left a bunch of keys. Zhu Hongsan got up and opened the cell door to the eight green skins on the opposite side, and saw the eight green skins lying on the ground with all their limbs broken. I didn't drink water and eat for a day, and I was half dead and tossed.

Zhu Hongsan opened their cell door and went in with mulberry paper and buckets. Wet mulberry paper with water, place five or six sheets on each person's face, and stick them firmly around to prevent ventilation. Qian Fatzi was watching from the side and didn't understand what was going on. How can I not understand now, Zhu Hongsan is a killer, for a while, the fat man was so frightened that he was covered in cold sweat and his limbs were cold.

Zhu Hongsan stood and watched the eight people lose their breath, and waited for another ten minutes. Take the mulberry paper off their faces. He walked to the cell in the back. There is no women's prison in Wuchang County, and in the past, female prisoners were all taken to Fucheng for detention. So the old bustard was locked up in a cell by himself.

Women have more endurance than men, so the old bustard is okay, at least sober. Seeing Zhu Hongsan kill those people, he was so frightened that he flew out of the sky. Seeing Zhu Hongsan come in and retreat to the corner with his hands and feet, he didn't care about the pain in his hands and feet this time, after all, his life mattered.

The old bustard begged Zhu Hongsan: "The big official spared the slave family, the slave family doesn't know the power of the big official, but the slave family is blind." Don't worry, I will tell people that the eight of them died of serious injuries, and I will never say that they are big officials. Seeing Zhu Hongsan stop, he thought that Zhu Hongsan had listened, and then said: "The big official and I have a skin-to-skin relationship, a husband and wife Bairien, please spare me." ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Qing Immortal King is uneasy. Old bustard, you can go in peace. After speaking, he held down the old bustard's hands and feet, pasted mulberry paper, and the old bustard did not move for a while.

Zhu Hongsan packed up and closed the prison door. Back in his own starvation cell. Qian Fat asked in fright: "Big brother, you won't kill me, will you?" ”

Zhu Hongsan patted the fat man on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry." I, Zhu Laosan, am a thunderbolt to the enemy, and I drink wine and eat meat to my brother, remember not to become my enemy in the future. ”

Qian Fat nodded again and again. This memory became a nightmare for Try. It was after mastering Jinyiwei, the largest spy organization in the Ming Dynasty, that he saw Zhu Hongsan still breaking out in a cold sweat. He couldn't forget that Zhu Hongsan could kill her while doing that with a woman, which was beyond his comprehension for Qian Fatzi, and Zhu Hongsan had completely become a demon in his heart.