Looking at the high horse riding away, disappeared from sight, Er Mazi retracted his gaze, and slowly walked to the gate of the county government of Jiyang County, the mahogany plaque engraved with the word "government office" hung high on the eaves, and on both sides of the gate stood two guards dressed in official mansions, one sounded the drum of grievances, standing on the stone platform.

Staring at the stone lions of the mighty town house placed on both sides of the mansion, Er Mazi's palm holding the long sword couldn't help but tighten, and with a deep breath, Er Mazi straightened his spine and strode towards the mansion.

"Who is coming, the government is important, and idle people are not allowed to enter!"

Two guards armed with knives stopped Er Mazi.

The menacing officers and soldiers did not frighten Er Mazi away, holding the black long sword in his hand, the fear in Er Mazi's heart dissipated a little.

"I want to redress my grievances!"

Ermazi plucked up his courage.

The two guards did not put down the Xueliang long knife in their hands, and then asked in a deep voice:

"What grievances do you have, and who do you want to accuse?"

Er Mazi took a deep breath, and his voice trembled a little:

"My younger brother Liu Lin was beaten on the street today, and he was framed for murder, as Liu Lin's brother, I naturally can't bear it, what I want to sue is, the son of the county Cheng, Xu Xiangxiong!"

The two guards looked at each other in astonishment, and both saw disbelief in each other's eyes, and they groaned for a long time, only then did one of the guards drive away with a loud voice:

"The government is important, how can you wait for a place to talk nonsense? I advise you not to make trouble, in the end it is you who suffers, you should leave quickly, otherwise you will be accused of disturbing the order, and your good fruit will be eaten!"

One of the other guards immediately spoke:

"Yes, listen to us, and you should leave quickly. ”

Xu Xiangxiong is what kind of person he is, his style of acting, the two of them are naturally clear and tight, in the early years when Xu Xiangxiong did evil, there were victims who went to the yamen to redress their grievances, but there was no result, but Xu Xiangxiong intensified, retaliation, the people knew that there was no way to sue, so they could only succumb to obscenity, over the years, no one has come to the government to complain, today the two of them actually saw a stupid person, came to the government to crusade against the son of the county, this and self-casting, what is the difference?

The people of Jiyang County are deeply disgusted with Xu Xiangxiong, eager to strip him alive, and do not understand his hatred, the two guards also look down on Xu Xiangxiong, and some sympathize with the miserable person in front of him who was forced to a dead end, but he is humble and light, so he can only drive him away and prevent him from entering the tiger's mouth.

He was stopped outside the palace, Er Mazi had expected it, and saw him turn around slowly, but he did not choose to leave directly, but stood in front of the drum of grievances.

Seeing this, the two guards already understood what this man was going to do, and couldn't help but lament, they had no right to stop it, they could only watch another tragedy happen.

Standing in front of the brand-new drum of grievances, strong fear dominated the calves, and they were trembling, and the fine beads of sweat slowly flowed down from his forehead, he raised his left hand and stroked the yellowed letter that was close to the placket through the clothes, and Er Mazi muttered to himself in his heart:

"Father, my second pockmark is not a bad seed, I can do it!"

Slowly picking up the drumsticks placed on the wooden stand, Er Mazi struck the drum of injustice fiercely.

"Knock~Knock~Knock~"

The dull drum sounded one after another, beating together with the heart of Er Mazi, and the drum sound of the drum spread throughout the entire street near the mansion, and many people heard the drum and rushed to see what was going on.

After a while, the entire government was surrounded by the people who rushed to hear the drums.

"What's the matter, someone sounded the drum of grievances. ”

"Yes, it seems that there is a grievance to be appealed. ”

"I don't know what kind of grievances this young man has. ”

The onlookers had different opinions, and they were all a little curious about why this pockmarked young man on the stone platform was beating the drum.

The drums were dull and melodious, and Er Mazi waved the drumsticks vigorously, and then shouted loudly:

"The grass people are wronged, today they sue Xu Xiang Xiongcao for their lives, frame and blame my brother Liu Lin, and hope that the official mansion will uphold justice!"

The onlookers were in an uproar, this person dared to sue Xu Xiangxiong, this kind of thing, has not happened for many years, most of the people present have been oppressed by Xu Xiangxiong, even if they don't, the surrounding relatives and friends are also living under its obscenity, suddenly, many people secretly applauded in their hearts, but it was just a silent thought, no one was optimistic about this pockmarked young man, in their hearts, the sound of drums sounding now is the sound of people falling to the ground in the future.

"Zheng Zheng Zheng~"

The sound of drumming startled the government, and I saw ten government guards draw their swords and surround Er Mazi, who was beating the drum hard.

The guards of the government were all dressed in uniform black, and they were one of the three classes, and when they saw the head of the squad with one hand on the handle of the saber at his waist, he strode up to Er Mazi and waved his hand:

"Take this person to court, and the county will order the lord to interrogate him personally!"

The sword-wielding soap servants unloaded the long sword of Ermazi, and then escorted him into the yamen.

was escorted into the yamen, cold sweat broke out on Er Mazi's forehead, after all, he was just a little second who had just resigned, even if he was bold, in the face of so many officers and soldiers with swords, how could he not change his face, and he was not frightened, it was already good.

In the public hall, Er Mazi knelt on the ground, flanked by officers and soldiers holding court sticks with solemn faces, Er Mazi knelt on the ground, and forcibly did not let his body tremble because of fear, he did not dare to raise his head, he could only look at the blue brick floor.

In the public court, there was a man dressed in blue official mansion, this person was the county magistrate of Jiyang County, his fat body occupied most of the wide wooden chairs, and the fat on his face was the people's fat and ointment.

There is a picture of Jiangya mountains and rivers hanging on the back, and the four-character plaque hangs high above the public court, seeing the county lord who is full of copper smell, the fat palm picks up the shocking wood, and then knocks on the public case:

"Ascension. ”

"Wei ...... Wu ......"

As soon as the county magistrate gave the order, he saw that the officers and soldiers standing on both sides of the court kept beating the ground with their canes in their hands, and Er Mazi's heart couldn't help but tighten, and then lowered his head deeper, and his forehead was almost attached to the cold green bricks.

The county magistrate's greasy face couldn't see any expression, and when he saw him knock on the wood again, Er Mazi trembled, and finally spoke:

"Who is kneeling down in the hall, and why do you beat the drum and cry out for grievances?"

Er Mazi swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, although he was afraid, but when he thought that his younger brother was still in prison and was not in prison or alive, he forcibly lifted his breath and stammered:

"Grass, grass people Liu Zhu, Baiyue County Jiyang County Tianyun Village people, today my brother Liu Lin was framed, the grass people are cornered, so they can only beat the drum and voice grievances, begging the adults to be the masters of the grass people!"

The county magistrate nodded slowly, and then asked:

"Well, you said that Liu Lin was framed, do you know who did it?"

"Hui, Hui, my lord, yes, it's Xu Xiangxiong......"

When Er Mazi said the word Xu Xiangxiong, his heart was like being stabbed by a sharp sword, and he lifted it high.

Hearing Er Mazi's words, the county magistrate's face was as usual, but he was not surprised, as if he had known about it a long time ago:

"Okay, since you sued Xu Xiangxiong, I hope you have enough evidence, otherwise, this official will convict you of framing others. ”

As soon as he heard this, Er Mazi's heart tightened, and the secret scolding was not good, he was too impatient after all, since he didn't collect enough evidence, he rushed to the court, it seems that today, the ending is doomed.

In fact, even if Er Mazi has enough evidence, the outcome cannot be changed, he is a small person, how can he survive in this county government?

The county magistrate squinted his eyes slightly, and his greasy face had an inexplicable smile:

"Biography, Xu Xiangxiong. ”

"Biography...... Xu Xiangxiong ......"

The shouting sound spread far away in the wide public hall, and after a while, I saw Xu Xiangxiong, who was dressed in white, and slowly walked into the public hall.

Xu Xiangxiong looked unruly and confident, without the posture of a person on trial, and saw that he was holding a hundred gold folding fan, with a graceful bearing, and bowed his hand and said:

"In the next Xu Xiangxiong, I have seen the county master. ”

The county magistrate nodded lightly, and did not let him kneel like Er Mazi:

"Now that Xu Xiangxiong has arrived, Liu Zhu, if you have any grievances, you can appeal, and the official has his own judgment. ”

Er Mazi's lips trembled slightly, as if he was standing naked in the wind and snow of the wax moon, shivering involuntarily, the heavy pressure on the public court, all towards Er Mazi, a little man kneeling on the ground, the officers and soldiers holding the court staff, the master who was waving a pen to record the case, Xu Xiangxiong with a sneering look on his side, and the county lord who was sitting on the public case and wearing a blue official uniform, all of this needs to be borne by Er Mazi alone, and the layers of suffocating oppression are like a huge wave rushing in front of him......

Er Mazi can feel that Xu Xiangxiong, who is now regarded by the people as a man-eating tiger wolf, is standing next to him, but for Liu Lin's innocence and for the sake of his own breath in his heart, even if he is a senseless struggle, so what, at least he can prove that he is not cowardly!

Clenching his back molars tightly, Er Mazi said word by word:

"Lord Hui, it is Xu Xiangxiong, who killed the grandmother who sold cloth shoes on the street, not only blamed Liu Lin for the murder, but also beat his brother Liu Lin to half-crippled, please the county master Mingjian!"

"Xu Xiangxiong, what Liu Lin said, can you admit it?"

The county magistrate asked.

Xu Xiang waved the folding fan in a chic manner, and then vetoed:

"I didn't kill the grandmother who sold shoes, but in fact it was the thief Liu Lin, robbing the grandmother's money to no avail, the grandmother desperately refused, who would have thought that Liu Lin was angry for a while, brutally killed the grandmother, people who can do such acts are really livestock. ”

"I happened to be passing by at that time, the blue sky and the day, Lang Lang Qiankun, how could I let this murderer go unpunished? I hurriedly ordered the entourage to subdue Liu Lin, this person is the brother of the beast Liu Lin, what he said will definitely be towards Liu Lin, and the county master can be aware of it. ”