"Everyone can ask about the injustices in the world, but let me ask you, what crime this young man has committed. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Li Shuo said in an unquestionable tone.

The head catcher raised his horsewhip and pointed at Li Shuo and said, "You kid is really not afraid of death, believe it or not, Lao Tzu threw you into prison and suffered some hardships?" ”

After entering the village, Shen Tieniu had always obeyed Li Shuo's words and didn't dare to say a word, but at this time, seeing that this little catcher was rude to Li Shuo again and again, and regardless of Li Shuo's orders, he said angrily: "If my family asks you something, you should answer quickly, otherwise you will not be able to let you go." ”

The attention of the head catcher and the official was attracted by Li Shuo at the beginning, and when Shen Tieniu spoke, he noticed that there was such a fierce character next to this scholar.

Shen Tieniu's appearance was not bluffing, the two scars on his face were hideous and terrifying, and at this time, the bull's eyes were extremely wide, looking at the head.

This head catcher is only a small role, and he can only bully the people on weekdays, but when he saw Shen Tieniu, he knew that he was not an ordinary person, and suddenly, his arrogance subsided a little.

He put down the whip in his hand and said, "Where are you from?" ”

"It doesn't matter where we are from, I just ask you, what fault did this young man commit to being beaten like this by you?" Li Shuo asked without changing his original intention.

The headcatcher took two steps back, looked at the scarred young man and said, "This is a thief." ”

"What evidence is there?"

"If he gathers a crowd to obstruct the affairs of the government, he rebels against the imperial court."

Li Shuo sneered: "What is your government doing? Which yamen do you belong to? ”

"What are you asking all this for?" The head catcher was a little cautious, he knew that the new governor had just taken office, and the yamen were more tightly controlled, even the county government where the head was catched, the county government said to him, to be more restrained, not to make trouble at this critical juncture, but just on the front foot of the county to explain that he was restrained, the back foot of the prefect ordered them to let the county government solve some things within two days, so he was unwilling to bring people here.

"Don't you dare to say it?"

"What's your business?"

"Hmph, I don't dare to make public what the government does, and I think it's also something that hurts heaven and reason." Li Shuo said angrily.

Catcher was a little uneasy in his heart, this Li Shuo's voice was like a Jingshi accent, could it be that this was the entourage who came to take office with Lord Futai, thinking of this, Catcher was scared in his heart, waved his hand and said: "Let that young man go, let's go." "This is a place of right and wrong, and this head catcher doesn't want to stay for a while.

Li Shuo didn't stop the head catcher, because he knew that he would meet him.

After the officers and soldiers retreated, a thin girl ran forward, shook the young man lying on the ground and couldn't move, and cried and said, "Brother, are you okay, brother."

The young man's face was covered in scars, and there were two stab wounds on his body.

After the girl ran up, two strong men also ran over, one carrying the boy on his back, and the other supporting him in the back, and walked cautiously towards the village behind.

At this time, Song Mingyi, who had squeezed into front with great effort, walked to Li Shuo's side and said breathlessly: "Lord Futai, what happened here, what happened?" ”

"The government wantonly bullies the people, wantonly bullies." Li Shuo gritted his teeth and said these words.

Song Mingyi looked at Li Shuo's unkind tone and iron-blue face, and sighed in his heart, the situation he was most worried about had really come.

At this moment, an old man stepped forward, bowed to Li Shuo and said, "If Mr. didn't come to the rescue today, then Ge Guang would definitely be beaten to death by the officials of the government."

Li Shuo hurriedly picked up the old man and said softly: "The old man must not salute, isn't this a tormenting boy?" This old man is full of gray hair, so it is okay for Li Shuo to call himself a kid in front of him.

"Sir come to my house and prepare some food for him." The old man said.

Li Shuo shook his head and said: "There is no need for food, the kid just wants to ask, why did the people of the government beat that young man, and I saw that the sturdy men in this village were all holding sharp weapons and wanted to fight with the government, why is this?" ”

The old man sighed, shook his head, and said in a bitter tone: "Mr. is a foreigner, so don't worry about these things, so as not to get into trouble." ”

"Old man, you don't know, the kid has a classmate who has an excellent relationship, he is an official in Beijing at this time, I can write to this classmate, and ask him to stab these things to the court and punish the wicked." Li Shuo made up his classmates to comfort the old man's heart.

"Mr. doesn't have to write any letters to his classmates in Beijing, this Ming official protects each other, who of us ordinary people doesn't know, it's just that, since Mr. wants to know, the old man will tell you."

Listening to the old man's words, Li Shuo's heart was like being pierced by a silver needle, this official has been reduced to what it is today, if you don't ask, the building of Daming will collapse because of a spark.

"Please teach the old man." Li Shuo said respectfully.

"Sir, come and have a look." As he spoke, the old man took a few steps forward and pointed to the farmland in the distance.

"What does the old man let me see? Farmland? ”

"Yes, it's farmland, hey, our village is called Gejiazhuang, most of the people in the village are surnamed Ge, I asked my husband to see this field because today's disaster is caused by this field. Sir, you see that the field in front of you is divided into three fields. ”

Li Shuo said suspiciously: "What is the difference between these fields. ”

"Sir, come with me." After speaking, the old man walked forward, and Li Shuo and the three followed closely.

The old man walked for most of the hour and stopped in front of a path.

When Li Shuo first arrived here, he noticed that there was a difference, the crops on the west side of the trail were green, while the crops on the east side were overgrown with weeds, and the number of crops was not comparable to the number of wild grasses, and the field looked like a wasteland.

Li Shuo said strangely: "The fields on these two sides are so close, why are they growing differently. ”

The old man sighed and said softly: "This east is the military field, and the west is our Gejiazhuang field. ”

Li Shuo nodded and said, "Even so, I also know why the crops on these two sides are so far apart. ”

"But these military fields will soon become the fields of the rich men in Chang'an City."

"What did the old man say? Isn't this Juntian? ”

"Sir doesn't know, this military field was sold by military households."

Li Shuo's face darkened, glanced at Song Mingyi, and said, "Since it was the military household who sold the land, what does it have to do with you?" ”

"Originally, some people sold it, and some people bought it, and it had nothing to do with us, but the rich man had a field to the west of our field, and in order to facilitate the harvest, they let our field be exchanged with their field, and said that they would give us an extra hundred acres, but sir, you don't know, we can eat enough when the year is good, and if the year is bad, we can't even eat enough, who has grain in the house, this rich man let us change this year, you look at this field, what will be the harvest next year, at that time the court can't pay the taxes, Everyone will be hungry, too. ”

Li Shuo said angrily: "What an official mansion, a good guard, and a good rich man." ”

"We begged the rich man to change next year, but the rich man didn't listen, and used his power to let the government force us, Ge Guang of our village was young and vigorous, and he said something excessive, and was pulled out by the official, he wanted to resist, but an official was slashed twice, Ge Guang, the child, I don't know if he can live. It's a hard job. “