Among several wealthy households, the leader was Lin Xiucai, whose face was pale and trembling.

Zhu Yiyuan's question made him feel like he was struck by lightning, "No, no, I don't want to find anyone, spare me!" He raised his head suddenly, and pleaded with the people around him: "Folks, the big guy will intercede for me, I am a talented person in our village, a famous scholar, as long as a scholar does not commit a big crime, he will not kill his head, spare me this time." ”

He knelt on the ground, kowtowing and sobbing, looking really pitiful.

On the side of the homeless soldiers, they just looked at it coldly, they didn't care if they were showing off their talents or not, anyway, they didn't know this guy, they only listened to Zhu Gongzi's orders.

However, these villagers in Dazhuang Village looked at each other, and some people felt pity and didn't feel anything.

At this moment, a delicate-looking, pale half-grown child was squeezed out of the crowd, and he suddenly knelt on the ground, "Master Zhu, I want to avenge my grievances!" Ask Zhu Gongzi to call the shots. ”

Zhu Yiyuan frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Stand up, don't kneel!" ”

The boy froze.

Zhu Yiyuan said patiently: "If you kneel, what you are reasonable will turn into no reason." We are punishing evil and promoting good, eliminating violence and peace, you just have to say your grievances. ”

The young man shook violently, inexplicably a little more courageous, he gritted his teeth and said: "Zhu Gongzi, I am his scholar, he, he is a beast!" ”

The young man pointed at Lin Xiucai, with tears in his eyes, and said angrily: "He, he bullied me." ”

Zhu Yiyuan was stunned for a while, and finally understood, while the other villagers seemed to know for a long time, and even a little surprised.

Because according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, after being admitted to Xiucai, you can get two servants to serve.

Of course, it is only qualified, because under normal circumstances, hiring servants also costs money, and the poor can not afford to support them.

But the situation is usually used for destruction, and according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, Xiucai can also exempt Liangding from forced labor. Taken together, these regulations can produce very strange things.

Especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when the demon wind was rampant, many scholars had fame, so they couldn't wait to raise a few young guys and serve by their side, if not, they would be ridiculed.

This boy is Lin Xiucai's scholar...... He stood up at this moment and testified against Lin Xiucai, naturally he was greatly wronged.

However, Lin Xiucai didn't think so, he was frightened and angry, "Yantai, I will provide you with food and drink, and dress you, can you be unreasonable and frame the master?" ”

"I didn't!"

The young man gritted his teeth, and he pulled up his sleeves violently, revealing an arm full of scars, only to see new and old wounds on his arm. There are traces of whipping, small holes pricked by pins, and even burns with fire tongs, which makes people's hearts tug at a glance.

The boy cried: "There are more injuries like this." Not only did he beat me, but his mother-in-law also beat me, saying that I was a shitty thing, and their whole family beat me, scolded me, hung myself on the beams of the house, and knelt on broken porcelain...... Just three days ago, they beat me up and left me in a coma all day. I'm so scared, I'm afraid that when they're going to beat me to death. Zhu Gongzi, he is a man-eating beast, don't let him go. ”

The boy wept bitterly and almost fainted.

Everyone understands that he didn't lie, but Zhu Gongzi in front of him, can he call the shots?

Zhu Yiyuan's face was solemn, and he said in a low voice: "What happened to this little brother, I believe it is not an individual. There are too many children of poor families, who are slaves and maids, and are bullied and oppressed. He had the courage to take the initiative to stand up. Even if this thing didn't try to escape, he should be severely punished for brutalizing and ravaging the children of poor families...... Drag him down and kill him! ”

Lin Xiucai was shocked, "Spare my life, I am a slave rewarded to me by the court, I am Xiucai, without me, this little cub would have died a long time ago!" Zhu Gongzi, we are also fellow villagers, we are not far away, I am willing to work for you......"

In order to survive, Lin Xiucai shouted at the top of his throat.

Zhu Yiyuan didn't bother to listen at all, and shouted angrily: "Don't do it yet!" ”

At the sound of an order, the rebel soldiers waved the ghost head knife, and Lin Xiucai's head fell to the ground. Until he died, his eyes were glaring, he was just a little cub, why kill him to be a dignified showman?

The young man was pleasantly surprised, he ran to Lin Xiucai's head, stared at it with wide eyes, and after a while, he suddenly burst out laughing.

"I can look at each other, I don't have to be afraid of you, no more!"

The young man turned his head, ran to Zhu Yiyuan, and said excitedly: "I want to join the army, accept me." ”

Zhu Yiyuan said: "You are still too young, you can only be counted as a second-class militia, sprinkling cleaning and chores, and you can only become a soldier when you are a few years older." ”

The young man nodded hurriedly and said happily: "Okay, okay!" Let me do anything. ”

Zhu Yiyuan nodded at him, turned his head to look at all the villagers, and said with emotion: "If you can't get by, who wants to be a slave and a maid and be bullied and insulted." This time, we divided the land so that the villagers could live on, and slaves and servants should not exist anymore. No one is superior, no one can do whatever they want. In my place, it is absolutely forbidden for people to bully people, and if there is, report it immediately and punish it severely! ”

Zhu Yiyuan said solemnly, and the silent villagers suddenly burst into a burst of violent cheers, and the big guys clapped their hands and applauded in unison.

The big guys are not stupid, I have never seen the children of any rich families go to work as slaves, and it is not their poor families who suffer. Zhu Gongzi is helping the big guy to call the shots!

In the midst of the jubilation, there was only one person, whose soul was not guarded, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

One step at a time, when I arrived at the door of the house, I hit my head on the door frame and hit a black eye.

This person is Zhang Xiucai.

Yesterday, he was still arguing with Zhu Yiyuan, thinking that this Ming clan could look down on their Ming scholars, but who knew that a Xiucai would die in a blink of an eye, and it seemed that his crime was deducted on his head, which was not impossible......

Why don't you run?

Zhang Xiucai came up with the idea of running away, but quickly dispelled it, Lao Lin didn't run, and now he is more guarded, where is he going?

But speaking of which, this Zhu Gongzi is simply and neat, and he is really a little decisive.

It is the division of the land and the release of the slaves, which is different from those thieves who only know how to loot and kill.

Perhaps, perhaps, it can really do something...... By the way, when Lao Lin was dying, he also said that he wanted to serve Zhu Gongzi, and when he died, does it mean that his opportunity has come?

The more Zhang Xiucai thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, and he went from being panicked to becoming excited.

Maybe from the dragon's work, it's right in front of you.

Zhang Xiucai hurriedly took out twenty taels of silver from home, sealed it, and handed it to his concubine, and then sealed two copies of twenty taels in a row and handed them over to the scholar.

"I'll give you the silver, and I'll let you go back, both of you have parents and families, and I haven't beaten you, but don't sue me for the trouble, I will also go to Zhu Gongzi, if you make false accusations, you can't eat and go around."

Zhang Xiucai tried his best to warn these two people, but he was always very weak-hearted.

After all, Zhu Yiyuan has not received him yet...... Zhang Xiucai pondered for a long time, and then turned out another thing.

A land deed of 150 acres of land!

This is what their ancestors have passed down for several generations, and even Zhang Zhifa and Zhang Ge didn't take it away, so the treasure is not good.

There is no way, and to this day, I can only exchange it for my own life.

As soon as the sky was bright, he carried the deed and ran to the Zhang family compound.

Zhu Yiyuan was still the same as yesterday, sleeping in the gatehouse, getting up early to run, in addition to those homeless soldiers, there were more young people from Dazhuang Village, and the team was even larger.

After running over, Zhu Yiyuan went to eat.

In addition to the rice porridge cooked by the homeless people, the women of Dazhuang Village also brought some pickles, and the breakfast was much richer.

Zhu Yiyuan held the porridge bowl and drank, and when he was almost drunk, when he looked up, he found Zhang Xiucai, who was already standing next to him.

"Something?" He asked casually.

Zhang Xiucai hurriedly said respectfully: "Master Zhu, the younger one has already dismissed all the servants and concubines in the family. This is my family's land deed, a total of 150 acres of land, and I ask my son to take it. ”

Zhu Yiyuan looked at it and nodded slightly, "It seems that you figured it out quite quickly!" ”

In one sentence, Zhang Xiucai's old face turned red, and a few days ago he shouted that he was a great Ming Xiucai, but his face changed in a blink of an eye, saying that he was sincere, and fools didn't believe it.

Zhang Xiucai blushed and gritted his teeth, "Zhu Gongzi, the little one is depressed all his life, his fame is just a showman, and his career is impossible to talk about, and the little one is willing to work for the son." ”

"Why?" Zhu Yiyuan said with a smile: "You should understand that our future is uncertain, and our forces are still weak, so we can't hold our heads and play with us." ”

Zhang Xiucai's face changed again and again, and finally he mustered up the courage to say: "When Emperor Taizu started a beggar, when Han Gaozu was in Mangdang Mountain, he was only a few hundred rabble. I believe that Childe can achieve great things! ”

Zhu Yiyuan groaned slightly, and said, "Is that all?" ”

Zhang Xiucai was silent for a while, and his voice trembled: "I don't want to live a lifetime with a pig's tail." ”

Zhu Yiyuan's brows moved slightly, and he felt something, when employing people, he really can't be too careful, just pay attention in the future.

"In that case, you can take charge of the division of the fields in Dazhuang Village, is ten days enough?" Zhu Yiyuan asked.

Zhang Xiucai couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "No need, it's just three days." ”