Wang Da Hammer, who was lying on the ground and receiving a cane, shouted: "Niang-Niang-" struggled to get up, and the four servants poked his shoulders and waist with water and fire sticks respectively, Wang Da Hammer had a brute force but couldn't move, only twisted his neck and squinted his eyes to look backwards - this Wang Da Hammer lost his father when he was young, and when he was a teenager, he mixed up with some market singles, fighting, extorting people and money, and doing evil, which is the scourge of the Sansheng Bridge area in Huating County, but Wang Da Hammer has an advantage, that is, he is more filial, and he is fierce and evil outside, At home, he is willing to listen to the old lady's words, and the old lady is sick and he will wait for him to take feces and urine, but it is limited to this, for example, the old lady asks him to learn a proper craft to make a living, then he will not listen, he is used to it, and he can't do his duty if he follows the rules - the blind old woman saw her son lying there with her buttocks peeling and her flesh open, and cried: "Sledgehammer, you fool, the Dong family wants you to resist your life, killing Fan Xianggong, you think it's okay to take a few beatings, the Xianggong have told me, you are either hanged, or confiscated, If you don't have it, what can I do if I'm half-blind? You blamed the Dong family for getting other people's money and things, right, you fool, you don't want to think about it, if you are gone, the old lady will not be able to keep the silver, and she will not be robbed by those splashes-"

At this moment, Wang Da Hammer was anxious and shouted: "Who dares, who dares to rob my Wang Da Hammer mother's silver, I will split him alive." ”

Zhang Cao saw that Weng Yuansheng was teaching Wang Da Hammer's old lady to speak in a low voice, and said with a smile: "Wang Da Hammer, who did you intimidate by your own dead dog, when your old lady came here, the people of Huating heard that this was the old lady who beat Wang Da Hammer, and they all scolded her, if we didn't stop it, your old lady would have been beaten to the head and bleed, and you will be locked up in prison in the future, and others will bully your old lady, what can you do?" ”

Wang Da Hammer roared angrily, rolled on the ground, got up, two messengers with two sticks and a fork, to stop him, Wang Da Hammer mad tiger, rushed over, pushed the two officers to the ground, squeezed away the crowd all the way, ran to the side of the bamboo bed, knelt down on one knee and hugged his mother's leg and shouted: "Mother", turned his head around, glared at everyone, and said viciously: "Who dares to bully my Wang Sledgehammer mother, I will kill his whole family!" ”

"Bang", Wang Dazhui was slapped in the face, and his mother scolded him: "You evil obstacle, you dare to be such a fierce bully, do you know if you want to kill the head and fill the army, you fool, your mother is blind in her left eye, and her right eye is also foggy, and sooner or later she will be blind, who else do I rely on as a blind woman, it is better to die here now." As he spoke, he hit the thick bamboo tube on the edge of the bamboo bed with his head - Wang Dazhui hurriedly hugged the old lady and shouted: "Mother, don't dare, don't dare." ”

Weng Yuansheng on the side said: "Aunt Wang, Wang Dazhui is confused for a while, and he takes the blame for others, as long as he admits his mistake to the Fuzun and tells the truth, he will be punished lightly, and he will never be killed." ”

Wang Dazhui said: "The second son of Dong also guarantees that I will not be sentenced heavily, so I will be punished with some sticks." ”

This Wang Da Hammer is not very good at his brain, and he will be exposed when he speaks, and several errand officers came forward to catch Wang Da Hammer back, but were stopped by Zhang Cao and others, Zhang Cao said: "You are a few poor people, and you have also got a lot of silver from Dong Zuchang, you see, this person who has received sixty rods can still jump around, your stick is used to drive away flies and mosquitoes." ”

The surrounding people laughed and cursed.

Zhang Yuan walked over, Mu Zhenzhen followed him like a shadow, Zhang Yuan said: "Wang Dazhui, look at the Dong family's mansion, the gate is closed, so many angry people are surrounding, the Dong family and his son are so frightened that they don't dare to come out, and push you out as a scapegoat, do you think it's okay to suffer this not light and heavy dozens of canes, the Fan family and so many people can spare you?" ”

Zhang Cao said loudly: "Wang Dazhui, do you know chess, losing the pawn to protect the car, in Go is an outcast, you were often abandoned by Dong Zu, understand?" ”

Wang Dazhui's old mother's wrinkled old face was sweat and tears, and she pleaded: "Several ministers, although my son is stubborn, he will never harm people's lives, he has been deceived by the Dong family——"

Zhang Yuan said: "Filial piety comes first, Wang Dazhui, for the sake of your filial piety, I want to help you, at least I won't let your old mother be hurt, but you have to explain the truth to the Fuzun and the general judge one by one." ”

Zhang Yuan is by no means intimidating Wang Da Hammer, the public resentment outside the Dong mansion is boiling, everyone is watching, Wang Da Hammer wants to be fooled by a few canes like this, it is absolutely impossible, once the angry people feel that the government can not handle the case impartially, in this kind of mass atmosphere will do the right thing for the sky, then the chaos will be uncontrollable, Wang Da Hammer is naturally the first to bear the brunt, it is possible to kill him on the spot, and his mother will be affected - Wang Da Hammer's old mother pushed her son hard: "Big Hammer, go quickly, go and explain the matter to the official master." ”

Wang Da Hammer said: "Mother, the second son of Dong promised his son a hundred taels of silver-"

Zhang Cao laughed, and said loudly to Huang Guoding, who was a few zhang away: "Did Lord Fuzun hear it, Dong Zuchang gave Wang Dazhui a hundred taels of silver, haha." ”

The crowd erupted in angry scolding, shouting one after another: "Find out Dong Zuchang, Dong Zuchang will pay for his life!" ”

Huang Guoding wiped a handful of yellow sweat on his forehead with his cuffs, very annoyed, annoyed that Dong Zuchang arranged such a stupid person to top the tank, and annoyed that Zhang Yuan did bad things, which made him not know how to end - Zhang Yuan, Jiang Shiqiao and Wang Dazhui came over together, Wang Dazhui knelt upright, and said loudly: "Lord Fuzun, the villain is willing to tell the truth-"

Huang Guoding sneered: "You bachelor, full of lies, who knows that what you said before and after is the truth!" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Does Lord Fuzun think that what is beneficial to the Dong family is the truth? ”

Huang Guoding said angrily: "Zhang Yuan, don't think that if you have a turban, the government will not dare to punish you, you are roaring in court and slandering officials!" ”

This Huang Guoding made it clear that he wanted to protect the Dong family, and Zhang Yuan was not so gentle and elegant, and said loudly: "Huang Zhifu, this is the world of the Ming Dynasty, the laws of the Ming Dynasty are above, everything is bound by the law, you are the governor of a government, but you can't cover the sky with one hand, you are so blatantly shielding the Dong family, aren't you afraid of impeachment by the imperial history and the officials, if the Songjiang Mansion can't avenge Fan Sheng, I will wait for all the people to go to the Nanzhili Criminal Department and file a joint complaint according to the judge." ”

Jiang Shiqiao, Zhang Dai, Zhang Cao and others, as well as some other gathered Huating shoulds shouted angrily, Huang Guoding's heart sank, if these semblances really went to Nanjing to complain, then his career was over, the factional struggle between the DPRK and China was fierce, they all stared at each other, and there was a cluster of spawns here for him to complain, and the imperial history and speech officials of the Zhejiang Party faction would violently impeach him, and Huang Guoding, who was sweating profusely, suddenly remembered something: Zhou Zuo, the left of the Imperial Inspectorate, was Zhang Yuan's brother-in-law, and the Imperial History of the Imperial Procuratorate impeached the Baisi, and his power was great. Shang Zhou Zuo is even more famous for his honesty and integrity, since he was promoted to the imperial history of Zuo Tuodu last year, he has impeached dozens of officials, and he is quite jealous and hated by people - Huang Guoding said in his heart: "No wonder this Zhang Yuan is so bold and dares to oppose Teacher Dong, it seems that there is not only the mastermind behind Zhang Rulin in the opposition, but also the support of Shang Zhou Zuo in the dynasty, Teacher Dong is a family of the East Palace, and has a close relationship with the people of Donglin. ”

Emperor Wanli favored Zheng Guifei, and intended to set up Zhu Changxun, the blessed king born to Zheng Guifei, as the crown prince, but the courtiers resolutely supported the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo, for which the Wanli Emperor and the courtiers carried out a so-called national capital dispute for 20 years, during which the ministers who deposed, asked for guilt, and the court staff did not know how many, and around the national capital dispute, the courtiers also split into several major factions, Donglin Party, Zhejiang Party, Qi Party, and Chu Party were all born from this - Huang Guoding was familiar with court affairs, and he was very able to associate, and the more he thought about it, the more complicated he became, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he was afraid of being implicated. Even if you don't consider those, the people who are gathering more and more in front of you, the people's anger is accumulating, and if you don't deal with it well, it is very easy to cause a big mess - Huang Guoding stood up and signaled everyone to be quiet, and said: "This government is the official side, and it should be the master of the people, don't make a noise, listen to the trial of this government-"

Zhang Yuan and the others all calmed down the onlookers and listened to the trial of the Huang Governor's Mansion, only to hear Huang Guoding ask: "Wang Dazhui, is what you said before all lies?" ”

Dong Zuchang had no kindness to Wang Da Hammer, Wang Da Hammer only came to the top cylinder for silver, so he didn't care so much at this time, he was ordered to arrest Fan Chang yesterday and go back to Dong Mansion, Dong Zuchang kicked and beat Fan Chang, forced Fan Chang to kneel in the hot sun, and Fan Chang was in a heat stroke coma.

Fan's mother, Feng's, Fan's wife, Gong's and other Fan's daughters wept bitterly, shouting for Dong Zuchang's life, and the onlookers also roared angrily to find out Dong Zuchang and Dong Zuchang -- Huang Guoding felt very troubled, and discussed a few words with his subordinate officials, Tongzhi and others, and the general judgment said: "The government has few servants, and the bullets can't suppress these people, and the government urgently asks Haiphong and Jinshan Wei to send troops to help maintain order in the city." ”

Natong knew: "It's not proper, it's not proper, it's appalling to send troops into the city, these people have not acted radically at present, if they are mobilized to deter, they are afraid of provoking even more popular uprisings." ”

Huang Guoding also said: "Transferring troops into the city will alarm the Nanjing military road, which is indeed inappropriate, and the distant water cannot save the near fire." ”

The general verdict said: "Then the only way to arrest Dong Zuchang is to return to the case." ”

Huang Guoding was silent for a moment and said: "Dong Zuchang did not beat Fan Sheng to death with his own hands, the crime is not serious, and there is no reason to pay for his life according to the law - I will go to see Dong Hanlin again and ask him to hand over Dong Zuchang to calm the anger of the people." ”

…… Huang Guoding tried the case on the spot in front of Dong Zuchang's mansion, and there were Dong slaves leaning on the wall with a ladder to listen to the trial, and when Wang Da Hammer was roded, Dong Zuchang simply climbed on the wall and covered himself with a folding fan to watch, and said with a smile: "Wang Da Hammer is really durable, and he can carry one hundred and eighty rods." ”

Dong Zuchang also called Wu Long up, taught Wu Long to recognize that Zhang Yuan, and ordered Wu Long to find an opportunity to punch Zhang Yuan, so that Zhang Yuan died violently three months later, and Wu Long was the only one.

However, the situation suddenly changed, Wang Da Hammer was carried over, after a few words, Wang Da Hammer confessed, Dong Zu was so angry that he almost fell down the stairs, first scolded Wu Long, saying that Wu Long's subordinates were all bastards, and then scolded Huang Guoding for being cowardly and incompetent - Dong Qichang paced to the foyer and asked: "Is the matter still over, why haven't those Diao people outside the door dispersed?" ”

Dong Zu was often so angry that he couldn't speak, and stammered to his father about what he had just seen and heard, but before he finished speaking, he heard that the servant came to report that Huang Zhifu wanted to see him.

Dong Zu often shouted angrily: "Huang Guoding is here to arrest me, father, Huang Guoding is here to arrest his son!" ”

Dong Qichang didn't expect things to take such a turn, but Wang Dazhu, who was sent to the top cylinder, confessed in 1510, which is troublesome, Dong Qichang said that you can travel calligraphy and painting, and if there is something to do, a letter will be sent to the county government or the government to solve it, and now the matter is in a hurry, Huang Guoding can't resolve it for him, thousands of people outside the door are surrounded, Dong Qichang also lacks the ability to respond, I don't know what to do, and said: "Let Huang Zhifu come in first, see what he says." ”

Huang Guoding first asked the officials to guard the gate of Dong's house to prevent the impact of the people, and then he entered Dong's house, and was waiting to explain the matter to Dong Qichang, Dong Qichang waved his hand and said: "I know all those things, you only say how to deal with Xiao'er Zuchang." ”

Huang Guoding was a little embarrassed and said: "The teacher also saw that the situation is pressing, the people are gathering more and more, and there may be unforeseen changes, so the protégé still wants to invite the world brother to the government office to ask a question, Fan Chang's death is not directly related to the world brother, and he will not be severely punished." ”

Dong Zu often shouted: "I will never go, I am a member of the meritorious service, if you want to ask me about my sin, first remove my meritorious reputation." ”

The Tongzhi of Songjiang Mansion on the side was extremely unaccustomed to Dong Zuchangdu being so arrogant at this time, and said: "First get rid of the fame and then ask the guilt, that is just for ordinary dispute litigation, involving a homicide case, even the county order has the right to directly question the students involved in the case." ”

Dong Zuchang was furious, glared at the Tongzhi of Songjiang Mansion and shouted: "So, you really want to take me!" ”

Na Tongzhi was also a Jinshi and an official with positive facial features, and he was so angry that Dong Zu often roared in front of him, and he arched his hand at Dong Qichang and Huang Guoding, and said: "Fuzun is fully responsible for this case, and the official retires." "Flick your sleeves out.

Dong Zuchang sneered: "Don't send it." ”

Although Dong Qichang was annoyed that the officials of Songjiang Mansion did not resolve this crisis for his Dong family, he still had to have the etiquette on the surface, and he often said to Dong Zu: "Hugh is rude." He personally caught up with Natong Zhi and apologized, and Natong knew: "The lower officials went to the door to see, the people could not be appeased, and now it is difficult to be good." "I hurriedly shook it and went out.

Dong Qichang scolded Dong Zuchang with a headache, Dong Zuchang was not convinced, and said: "The father is now scolding his son, and the son of the yamen will never go, which is also related to the father's face." ”

Dong Qichang was about to fight, but he withdrew his hand and said to Huang Guoding: "Brother Dunzhu saw that there was any other way to resolve this matter, so he said that Xiao'er was not here, can he be allowed to return to the case?" "Huang Guoding, the word Dunzhu.

Huang Guoding said: "If Brother Zu Changshi is not brought to justice, I am afraid that the people outside will not disperse, and the people will gather more and more, inciting each other, which is very easy to cause a big change, please think twice." ”

Dong Qichang said: "How about inviting the Jinshan guards to come here?" ”

Huang Guoding frowned and was silent.

Dong Qichang saw that Huang Guoding refused to agree, and when he heard the violent voices in front of the house, he also knew that the people were angry, so he had to say: "That's it, the child's surname is entrusted to Brother Dunzhu, you take him away." ”

(To be continued)