I don't know how long it took, but the three maidservants finally finished speaking.

And He Yunhu couldn't support it and collapsed on the ground, the words begging for mercy were all stuck in his throat, and he could only make a grunting sound, a clear and complete word, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pronounce it.

Xie Xuan didn't know when to put away the jade bone landscape fan, and tapped the palm of his hand with the handle of the fan.

It was the middle of September, and it was noon again.

Pingba was as cold as if soaked in ice water.

It took a long time for Xie Xuan's voice to sound in the undulating ice water, "These are all things that happened in Dongyin County?" ”

Three handmaidens claimed to be.

Xie Xuan smiled, his laughter was cold and cold, "How many years has Lord He been an official?" ”

The three maidservants fell on the ground, and they did not squeak. After a long time, the maid who had warned Chen Chaoyan replied boldly: "The slaves and maids were all newly summoned by the young lady to Dongyin County a year later. The former handmaidens were put to death for their transgressions. There are a few slaves and maids, and when they were first summoned to the young lady, there were a total of twelve people, and now there are only three slaves and maids left. ”

Xie Xuan sighed, "This is Lord He's diligent official duties?" ”

He Yunhu said with difficulty: "The prince spares his life......"

"Spare your life?" Xie Xuanhe sneered, "It is said that if there is a father, there must be a son." In turn, if there is a Son, there will be a Father. Miss He is already so 'outstanding', I wonder what 'great achievements' Master He has? There is nothing to do with the king, Lord He might as well say it one by one, so that the king can open his eyes. ”

He Yunhu instantly fell into a cold cave.

"It seems that Lord He is unwilling to let this king open his eyes," Xie Xuan put away the jade bone landscape fan, and his gaze slowly slid from him to Shi Feng and Zhou Dong. In the midst of the two of them, his gaze finally fell on Shi Feng, "I wonder if Lord Shi is willing to talk about Lord He's 'great achievements' and open the eyes of this king?" ”

"The prince commanded, don't dare to disobey!" Shi Feng slammed his head on the flat dam. Then he straightened up, resolutely took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve, opened them carefully, and read them word by word, "Lord He came to Dongyin County in March of the year of Yiwei, and at the end of May of the same year, he asked for the land rent to be increased from the original annual Nali two stones to two stones and one jun, the labor investment from the original 20 days to 25 days, and the cotton cloth and silk and other things to be increased by two points from the original amount. In addition, the customs tax has also been increased by one point. ”

In June of the same year, because the shopkeepers of Su Ji Cloth and Wu Ji Needle were unwilling to pay the additional layer of customs tax, they were imprisoned by Lord He for disobeying the orders of the imperial court. Subsequently, the elders of the two families were hanged. and the strong, they were sold into slavery. Those who are young and beautiful, or comb like a woman in a green house, or send them directly to the happy forest. Those who were young and unattractive were either skinned to make utensils, or sent elsewhere with the young men who were untouched. And the men with good looks were also sent to the Happy Forest. ”

"The Happy Forest was purchased by Lord He after he arrived in Dongyin County, and the address is two streets and alleys away from Yihong Courtyard. Lord He has a rule that all those who open shops and do business in Dongyin County must go to the Happy Forest every ten days to consume, and each time it cannot be less than the usual money. ”

In July of the same year, the city tax was once again divided. The shopkeeper of Yuxing also couldn't stand it, and wanted to quietly go to Luyang County to sue Lord He, but for some reason, the rumor leaked, and before the shopkeeper of Yuxing acted, he was ordered by Lord He to be cut down on the street, and a house of women and men were all disposed of like Su Ji cloth and Wu Ji needle shop. ”

In September of the same year, the shopkeepers of the Chengdong Horse Gang and the Daoyun Gang were tied up and thrown into the Dongjiang River, and the two gangs changed hands and were taken over by Cheng Peng, the brother-in-law of Lord He. The two shopkeepers' daughters also returned to Cheng Rong for disposal, and the rest were sent elsewhere. ”

"In October of the same year, Lord He also wanted to build a big house, and after many investigations, the fields of several villagers in Beiqiu Town wanted to be taken with three dollars, but after being refused, several villagers were buried in pits on the spot."

"In November of the same year, Lord He robbed more than ten women and young ladies from the good family, and if they resisted, they all made the officials cut down the grass and eradicate the roots."

"In February of the following year, his brother-in-law was allowed to ride a horse in the street, trampling to death 31 people and injuring 79 others."

"In April of the following year, people were hunted and 47 people were tortured and killed in Changze Mountain."

"May ...... the following year"

Shi Feng's voice was like a bell, word by word, and He Yunhu's eyes were about to split.

Shi Yun had already burst into tears.

Zhou Dong and Zhou Rongrong's faces were blank, but there was a hint of horror in the wood, I don't know if it was Shi Feng and Shi Yun, or He Yunhu.

In a word.

Shi Feng read two teas before finishing it.

When he finished reading, he respectfully held the paper in his hands and bowed his head to present it.

The waiter came over, took the paper, and after quickly looking at the contents, his pupils shrank suddenly, and then he didn't dare to delay, and quickly took the paper and handed it to Xie Xuan.

What Shi Feng read was only a summary of each case, and his bloody and brutal experience was not said a word.

Xie Xuan took it, only to look at it twice, and then put it aside. Then, his gaze fell lightly on He Yunhu, and he said lightly: "Sure enough, there is a father, and there must be a son." For there is a son, there must be a father. You father and daughter, you really opened the eyes of this king! ”

He Yunhu knew that he was dead, but he still struggled and said: "Ask the prince to give Weichen another chance, Weichen will be conscientious, diligent and thrifty, and have no slackness and no waste." ”

"This king wants to give you a chance, but I don't know if those who die because of you are willing to give you a chance." Xie Xuan was careless, but he implied murder.

"Lord ......"

"This king asks you one last thing, do you have collusion with Qi Wu?" Xie Xuan asked.

He Yunhu grabbed a life-saving straw and quickly replied: "Weichen and Qi Wu have no collusion, but Qi Wu has a letter from time to time, asking Weichen to 'take good care' of Qu An." Weichen thought that it was the order of the county guard, and Fang did not dare to delay it for a day. ”

"The county guard commands, and you don't dare to delay for a day. The imperial court's advice to hundreds of officials, such as diligence and frugality, has been completely forgotten. Xie Xuan got up and sneered.

"Weichen knows his mistake, beg the prince to give Weichen another chance......" Before the words fell, seeing that Xie Xuan was leaving, He Yunhu hurriedly said, "Lord, it's Qi Wu, the men and girls who were sent away were all wanted by Qi Wu." Wechen knows where they are, and Wechen is willing to make meritorious contributions and take the prince to arrest him! ”

Xie Xuan stopped and looked at him, "Do you know Qi Wu's whereabouts?" ”

He Yunhu instantly weakened, "Weichen knows, knows the whereabouts of the men and girls who were sent away. ”

Seeing that Xie Xuan was about to leave again, he hurriedly said: "Qi Wu returned to his hometown earlier, and he came to find Qu An, Qu An must know his whereabouts......

"Chonglou, assist Master Shi in clearing the Dongyin County Ya! The personnel cleared were listed together with the charges, transferred to Luyang County, and handed over to the three divisions for trial! Xie Xuan interrupted him and ordered in a deep voice.

Chonglou waved his hands and said yes.

Shi Feng kowtowed excitedly and said: "Weichen represents the 300,000 people of Dongyin County, thank you for your great kindness!" ”

Xie Xuan glanced at him, then at Shi Yun, and turned around and entered the courtyard.

And He Yunhu, who still wanted to beg for mercy, completely paralyzed.

But then he and He Qiluo were tied up and dragged away by the soldiers.

Looking at their distant backs, Shi Feng secretly kowtowed three times to the courtyard courtyard with excitement, quickly got up, and then turned his gaze firmly to Zhou Dong. Under Zhou Dong's vigilant gaze, he waved his hands solemnly and said, "Please also ask Brother Zhou to help me!" ”

Zhou Dong quickly glanced at Chonglou, and said politely: "If there is anything you want me to do, Brother Shi will just tell me." ”

"Then you're welcome!" Shi Fengshou handed, after turning his eyes to look at Shi Yun twice, he faced Chonglou again, "People who are in the same evil as Lord He, I have already made a list and filled in the guilt." There are only one or two pieces of evidence left, and they can only be obtained after they are all arrested. In addition, Lord He was detained, and it was difficult to guarantee that the rest of the people would not run away when they received the news, so he asked the general to work hard to guard the way out of Dongyin County! ”

Chonglou didn't say much, only hugged his fist, and turned around.

Shi Feng put his mind at ease, waved his hand respectfully towards the courtyard, and then strode away.

Zhou Dong hesitated for a moment, and then followed.

Shi Yun and Zhou Rongrong each stood up in the support of the maidservant, and also limped slowly down the mountain.

Wait until you get to the bottom of the mountain.

Zhou Rongrong couldn't help but glance back at the courtyard halfway up the mountain, and then looked at Shi Yun again, "You and your father ......."

"Not bad." Shi Yun, who has endured for three years, and now can finally breathe freely, said generously, "My father and I have been waiting for this opportunity. ”

Zhou Rongrong asked with a hint of fear: "How do you know that the prince will come to Dongyin County?" ”

"We don't know." Shi Yun looked at Changze Mountain on the other side and said frankly, "My father originally planned to wait for Lord He to leave after his term expires, or wait for the next magistrate to pass his character, and then hand over all the charges to him to report; Or when Brother Sun goes to Beijing to take the imperial examination in a few years, he will bring the charges to Jingzhao Mansion. Later, when I learned that the prince had come to Luyang County, my father changed his mind and prepared to set up a way to send the charges to Luyang County to the prince. Before he could act, the prince came to Dongyin County first. ”

"Xu is those souls who died tragically at the hands of Lord He, Mrs. He, Miss He and Cheng Peng, and they are not willing to wait any longer to bring the prince to Dongyin County."

Zhou Rongrong shuddered, and after quickly glancing around, he said, "The blue sky is white, you don't have to say it so terrifyingly. ”

"What is this compared to the fact that they treat other people's lives like mustards!" Shi Yun scoffed.

Zhou Rongrong pursed his lips and was speechless for a long time. When they got out of the Qu Mansion and got into the carriage, she stopped again, turned to face her and said, "Yesterday, you deliberately told Miss Chen, Sister Qiluo...... Do you know about the Qu family's old case? ”

Shi Yun had already stepped on the carriage with one foot, and when she heard her words, she took it back again, and still said frankly: "Yes, I did it on purpose." ”

Zhou Rongrong said again: "In this way, you already know that the prince came to Dongyin County to investigate the old case of the Qu family?" ”

Shi Yun glanced at Qu Mansion with a smile, "How noble the status of the prince is, you don't need to say it, you also know." He came to Dongyin County not to live in the county office, but to live in a dilapidated Qu house. A discerning person can see what is going on. ”

She didn't know.

Zhou Rongrong took a deep breath, put aside Shi Yun's illusion that he was scolding her around the corner, and said, "I thought that you also wanted to get close to the prince like He Qiluo." ”

Shi Yun chuckled, "When the prince was in the capital, what kind of young lady hadn't seen it?" Like me, let alone comparing with those young ladies, even the handmaidens around him, take one out at random, it's not something I can compare. ”

"You're always so sober and smart, and you seem like I'm stupid and stupid." After Zhou Rongrong pursed his lips, he snorted, "My father can't stand Lord He for a long time, but he is also stupid and stupid, except for complaining to my mother behind someone's back, he never thought of exposing him." ”

Knowing that she was drawing a line with He Yunhu's family, Shi Yun smiled and said, "I just know that your father and Lord He are not the same person, so my father asked him for help." Otherwise, how can the two of us have the opportunity to stand here and talk idly? ”

That's right. Zhou Rongrong's heart that had been hanging finally let go. After a few more gossips with her, they each got into the carriage and went back.