When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she couldn't help but be afraid.

So in a panic, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar: "This must be that Zhang Jingyi dog thief who wants to harm me, and he wants to occupy my family's land." ”

So, he hurriedly instructed his son Zhou Yingtong: "Quick, hurry up and fix books for your cousin and your father-in-law...... Tell them...... The old man was ...... by a traitor"

But Zhou Yingtong was being pressed by someone at this time and couldn't move!

The officer sneered, "Write a letter? It's great, but now I can't write a letter, and his son is also a repeat offender, so he will take it all together. ”

These officers are like wolves and tigers, and they are fighting with open fire.

In fact, the errand servants are the most slippery in the locality, they have a slick and slap the horses of the upper officials, and they have an attitude that they are not close to the lower people, and when they meet the gentry, they are often shorter. Just by looking at the attitude of the officials, you can immediately understand how to deal with the people who want to be arrested.

Today, this errand officer does not give the slightest affection, and does not take people like the Zhou family in his eyes at all, which is absolutely impossible in the past.

In the past, even if someone in the Zhou family committed a crime and came to arrest someone, it was to exhaust the courtesy, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him, he was just acting on orders, and in the process of arresting, he could take care of it, and he must take care of it.

After all, they are not fools, such families are often big and deep-rooted, and people fight on it, make mistakes, and are caught, and they can't cure other people's enemies, and they can't cure your mere servants?

But today's attitude is obviously that someone has already observed the words and understood something.

The people of the Zhou family are all in Wudingzhou.

In the state yali, the third class of errand officers has long been in place.

The county magistrate of Xinyang County was called to the state early in the morning, and he thought that there was something going on in the state. But who knows, as soon as the person arrived, he was placed under house arrest, and he was only allowed to eat tea in the small hall, and outside was a team of specially assigned officers and soldiers of the inspection department.

At this time, Zhou Jin, the imperial historian of Shandong Dao, and Yang Ke, the governor of Wuding Prefecture, were already seated separately, and they whispered something, their expressions were very solemn.

Immediately afterwards, someone said: "The people of the Zhou family have arrived." ”

Zhou Jin and Yang Ke glanced at each other, each revealing meaningful expressions.

Zhou Jin said lightly: "Brother Yang Xian, you can do it." ”

"Yes." Yang Ke nodded.

Immediately went to the main hall to ascend to the seat, and the three classes of errands were gathered.

Not long after, Mrs. Zhou was escorted in.

Yang Ke only looked at him with a sneer and said, "Who is coming?" ”

"Xinyang County Student ......"

"There are no students here, and today's trial is a big case." Yang Ke let out a loud shout and came directly to get off the horse.

"But the old decay is indeed a talent ...... fame"

"Not anymore." Yang Ke said lightly: "Just an hour ago, the student of the county school has already removed your reputation. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhou almost fainted, and then shouted angrily: "I keep to myself, why do you want to change my reputation, what are you going to do?" Do you want to fight for the tiger? He Zhang Jingyi can still be moved......"

"Shut up!" Yang Ke said sharply: "What does the king of Liaodong have to do with this official? Today, I want to ask about you endangering the township and gathering people to rebel. ”

Hearing the word rebellion, Mrs. Zhou was suddenly frightened and turned green, and immediately shouted excitedly: "No...... No...... What nonsense are you talking about, the old man is nearly seventy years old, what kind of rebellion? This is slander! ”

"Really?" Yang Ke sneered: "Then you have recruited so many villagers in the township and cut bamboo into spears, what are you going to do?" ”

Mrs. Zhou felt the seriousness of the problem, and immediately said: "Isn't it natural that the gentry in various prefectures and counties are recruiting villagers to protect themselves?" Who doesn't do that now? ”

It's the truth.

Although the rogues did not wreak havoc on the political envoys of Shandong, there were still a small number of rogues wreaking havoc.

The local gentry, after all, their land and land are not in the city, so in order to protect their property, they often recruit some village warriors, this kind of thing, in fact, has begun to appear since the beginning of the Wanli year.

Mrs. Zhou only thought it was ridiculous, and even took this reason.

Yang Ke was expressionless, and said: "Don't quibble, it seems that you still dare to deny it, you are no longer an extraordinary anti-thief, come ...... Execution. ”

A clarion call.

The servants immediately stepped forward and pushed Mrs. Zhou to the ground.

Mrs. Zhou was startled and shouted, "I am a meritorious ......"

Syllable......

An errand officer held up a ticket and slapped it directly on his mouth.

His teeth suddenly fell out, his mouth was full of blood, and he said vaguely: "Zhang Jingyi...... You're ...... You dog thief......"

Yang Ke was still expressionless, only looking at Taigong Zhou indifferently, no matter how he scolded.

One pass down.

Mrs. Zhou couldn't stand it anymore, and only whimpered with.

Yang Ke glanced at him, and the servants retreated, and then he said: "Now, if you don't explain, why do you want to recruit village warriors, and why do you want to settle a village, you have so many bamboo spears and food at home, what do you want?" And also...... Is it true that you go about abusing the people and encroaching on their land? Your son...... What is the name of the present saint on weekdays, do you dare to say it again? Do you still want to deny it? Do you really think that this official has no way to cure you? ”

Zhou Taigong just wailed.

But he is not stupid, he confessed to rebellion at this time, which is to kill his entire family.

Therefore, he gritted his teeth, but he really couldn't bear the pain of flesh and skin, so he said vaguely: "Ask Shangguan to spare his life, spare his life......"

Yang Ke Fu said: "You can still survive such a punishment, and you still say that you didn't collude with the rogue?" If it is an ordinary homeless person, I am afraid that he has already confessed, so it can be seen that the official did not take the wrong person to ...... Keep calling me. ”

One by one, the servants stepped forward and beat them again.

Zhou Taigong refused to admit it even if he died.

He then laughed wildly and said, "Hahaha, hahaha...... You want to frame me like this, no wonder everyone says that Zhang Jing is not as good as a dog...... Sure enough, it's a great traitor! If you want me to admit rebellion, how can the old man admit it when he is still breathing? ”

He was talking, but at this moment, there was a miserable cry from next door.

After a while, an errand officer hurriedly stepped forward with a confession and said, "Zhizhou, his son has confessed." ”

Zhou Taigong: "......"

Yang Ke stretched out his hand, and the messenger sent the confession, Yang Ke glanced at it, and said, "The surname is Zhou, you see...... There is your son's signature on it, saying that you have been colluding with the gangsters and plotting rebellion, and that you have done all this...... You're mad......"

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, he immediately understood what his son meant.

This means that he will bear it, anyway, he is too old and useless, and I am afraid that it will be really difficult to survive the punishment, so he made this decision.

But Mrs. Zhou didn't blame his son for using himself as a scapegoat, but he still cried loudly and scolded: "This bastard, this bastard, doesn't he know...... But whoever commits a rebellion, will it bring disaster to the whole house? ”

After that, in a hurry, he fainted.

Yang Ke couldn't help frowning, stood up, glanced at the clerk on the side, showed a disgusted expression, and said: "If the person is faint, let him sign and draw the charge, this is an important case, no sloppiness, we are not the same as the factory guard, we still have to talk about evidence and confessions in everything!" ”

"Yes." The scribe did not dare to slack off, and immediately put pen to paper, and quickly wrote a confession, and then sent it to Yang Ke.

Yang Ke glanced at it and criticized the mistakes in it: "Don't write that he confessed as soon as he passed the court, since he is a vicious thief, let him show his courage in this hall, laugh wildly when he is tortured, and say that he is still a hero after eighteen years." When he was interrogated, he had to point fingers...... Do you want to teach you this? ”

The scribe nodded, and hurriedly returned to the bookcase, took a new piece of paper, and began to write a 'little composition'.

After writing it, it was sent to Yang Ke in front of him.

Yang Ke only glanced at it, then nodded and said, "It's almost, let him draw a charge." ”

The scribe then took a confession and walked directly to the fainting Zhou Taigong.

Then he grabbed Zhou Taigong's fingers and pressed the ink first.

But at this time, Zhou Taigong woke up suddenly, he seemed to realize something, and reflexively retracted his hand.

So seven or eight of the servants stepped forward together, pressed him to death, grabbed his wrists with a few big hands, and made him press the fingers down.

Zhou Taigong howled sadly: "Wrong, strange injustice! ”

Yang Ke had already stood up, glanced at him lightly, and said disdainfully: "Wrong? There are really not a few wronged people in this world, what do you do on weekdays, don't you know yourself? The reason why you are punished for rebellion is not because you have to be wronged, but if you use your usual crimes to be punished, it will inevitably implicate many peers in this state, otherwise what is the difference between the deeds you did in Xinyang County and rebellion? Okay, to this day, I have to suffer your Zhou family, and the people will be escorted down and withdrawn! ”

Yang Ke immediately accepted the confession, walked quickly to the other hall, and respectfully sent the confession to the imperial historian Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin glanced down and couldn't help but comment: "Eighteen years later, he is a good man again, this is not appropriate, this is what the thief said, after all, this person has a reputation, it is really against the peace." According to the official's point of view, it is more appropriate to use the words "the number of days has changed, the artifact is easier, and it belongs to the virtuous person, this is the principle of nature". ”

Yang Ke immediately said: "The foolish brother was confused, he didn't expect this layer, but fortunately, thanks to the guidance of the virtuous brother, the foolish brother will go again and let him draw again." ”

Zhou Jin waved his hand and said, "Forget it, it's not important, what matters is these people surnamed Zhou...... They all have to die! ”

Suddenly, Yang Ke felt an inexplicable chill!

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