Zhao Santong found three people from Jinhua County, claiming to be the bitter masters who were stolen. The heart said that now that the people have all the witnesses, what else can this white-faced boy sent by the beggar gang say? He has defeated the lobbyists of the beggar gang in public, as long as he joins forces with his subordinates outside the ancestral hall, Xia Yuanji, who is directly around, agrees to invite reinforcements to encircle and suppress the beggar gang, and his work is completed.

Looking at that handsome boy again, he was not flustered at all. He nodded and said, "Since these people were stolen five years ago, did they report it to the official at that time?"

These three people were stunned. They didn't know how to respond, looked at Zhao Santong in confusion, and then looked at each other. Some nodded, some shook their heads, and some nodded their heads before shaking their heads.

Zhao Santong waved his hand, frowned and said, "They are all reported to the official." After hearing this, the three of them all nodded their heads, saying that they had indeed reported to the official back then.

Fang Zhongjin raised his head and asked Xia Yuanji: "Lord Xia, these three people all said that they had reported to the official when it was stolen five years ago, and I don't know if Lord Xia has a document in his hand." ”

When Zhao Santong heard this, his heart was settled, and he sneered: "You are a dumb young man, how can you still find the case five years ago? Even if you want to investigate, the master of the entire yamen will stay up all night to find a few days, and by then the beggars will have already come in." ”

Fang Zhongjin's eyes glared at Zhao Santong like a poisonous snake, which made his heart jump suddenly. Zhao Santong remembered that this kid was good at kung fu, so don't anger him first, so he shut up and stopped talking. Fang Zhongjin turned his head and asked Xia Yuanji again: "May I ask Lord Xia, did any of these three people report to the official for theft five years ago?"

When everyone saw Fang Zhongjin ask like this, they said that this kid was so confused. How could he possibly answer Xia Yuanji when asked him so much? Wouldn't this make him make a fool of himself in public? This white-faced boy is just an embroidered pillow, he has offended the county order this time, but there is no room for turning around.

Who would have thought that Xia Yuanji still said with his unique and serious face: "None of these three people have ever reported any cases to the government. However, Tao Yinzi was once sent to the official as a prisoner because he relied on people's food money. ”

After hearing this, Fang Zhongjin repeated Xia Yuanji's words with satisfaction and sent them out from afar. Not only the squires in the ancestral hall, but even the people outside were amazed when they heard it. I didn't expect that the county magistrate of our county was still a god, and he was able to blurt out the case records of the three people.

Zhao Santong's face was red and white, and his eyes were purring. He said in his heart, could it be that the fact that he had found three witnesses before was leaked out, so that they were secretly prepared? Otherwise, how could anyone blurt out such a thing as whether someone else had reported to the official. After thinking about it, there was only one possibility that made sense, otherwise the oil-headed boy would not be so sure.

Thinking of this, Zhao Santong asked calmly: "Lord Xia is a rare Qing official, and we people know this. But to say that Lord Xia can blurt out someone's deeds, hehe. He smiled at the crowd and said, "How can you let us believe it?"

After that, he pointed to his head and asked, "Lord Xia, let's talk about how many lawsuits I, Zhao Santong, have been involved in." If you can say it, what will I do with you?" Zhao Santong is confident that the three witnesses he found may have been checked by the opponent, but he asked so unexpectedly, how could Xia Yuanji accept it?

Xia Yuanji looked at Zhao Santong squarely, and suddenly said with a smile: "In the twenty-second year of Hongwu, Zhao Yuanwai smashed Qiaoyinglou because of quarrels with others. was sued by the government. Hongwu twenty-four years, a man with the stage name Xiaolongyang. Chang ran away because he took Zhao Yuanwai's silver, and was sued by Zhao Yuanwai to go to the official mansion. In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Zhao Yuanwai partnered with others to do business, but because of a dispute over money, he was sued by the other party to the government......"

Zhao Santong originally intended to bring Xia Yuanji into an army, but he didn't expect that this kid was really outstanding, and he was able to talk endlessly, and he actually wanted to expose his old bottom. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Enough is enough, I believe you." ”

Fang Zhongjin smiled when he heard this, and said, "Zhao Yuanwai is really both male and female. ”

Zhao Santong's face turned red and white when he said this, he snorted and hurriedly diverted the topic, and said: "The beggars have done a lot of evil, and heaven is intolerable. Not only did they steal, they also zao. Ta is a good daughter!"

As soon as these words came out, and then through the spread of several well-intentioned people outside the ancestral hall, it actually caused a lot of boiling around. To know zao. The daughter of a good family is the most hated crime in the hearts of the world. Nowadays, even if ordinary people give birth to daughters, they are all pampered as treasures. If you are ruined, then there is only one way to die. Therefore, as soon as they heard that the beggar gang had done such a vicious deed, everyone was angry. There were many discussions inside and outside the ancestral hall, and the sound gradually became louder, and it turned into a noise.

Zhao Santong saw that the situation had finally been reversed, and he finally became proud again. He crossed Erlang's legs, leaned back in the chair and said: "This kind of thing, the girl from the innocent family will not make a sound, and naturally she will not report to the official." If you want to rely on Lord Xia to carry the case, then you don't have to. ”

Fang Zhongjin lowered his head and was silent. Everyone is waiting for him to respond to this meeting. After a while, Fang Zhongjin suddenly raised his head, a pair of fine. The bright eyes shot at Zhao Santong like an arrow, and his heart jumped suddenly. Fang Zhongjin looked contemptuous, turned his head away from him, and asked Xia Yuanji again: "May I ask Lord Xia, among the girls between the ages of twelve and seventeen five years ago, have any of them suddenly died in vain in the past five years?"

When Xia Yuanji heard this, he immediately understood what Fang Zhongjin was asking. He shook his head and said, "No." ”

Fang Zhongjin asked again: "Is there anyone who has not married yet, or who suddenly became a nun and left Jinhua County?"

Xia Yuanji thought for a while, and then said, "No." ”

Fang Zhongjin asked again: "In the past five years, have you ever been abandoned by your husband's family for no reason after getting married?"

Xia Yuanji still said: "No." ”

Fang Zhongjin turned his head and said to the people inside and outside the ancestral hall: "The men of Jinhua County, are there any turtles who dare not make a noise?"

Although this was an unkind question, it still caused many people to laugh. To say that the world hates zao the most. The daughter of a good family, the most unbearable thing is that his wife is not perfect. If you find out about such a thing after marriage, you have to find an excuse to divorce anyway. This is an unspoken iron law among all the men in the Ming Dynasty, and no one doubts Fang Zhongjin's words.

Fang Zhongjin said loudly: "In the past five years, since no girl has died in vain, become a monk, or been divorced. That this was zao. Who is the girl from who is it? Could it be that she is also a girl from Qiaoyinglou? That is really similar to Zhao Yuan's interests. ”

The people inside and outside the ancestral hall all laughed when they heard Fang Zhongjin's words. The tense atmosphere was now gone.

Fang Zhongjin was unforgiving, and said, "zao." Of course, the daughter of the good family is intolerable, so if you just laugh at the innocence of the daughter of the good family?"

He turned his head to look at Zhao Santong again, and said sharply: "In the end, Zhao Yuanwai tried every means to cause discord between the people in the city and the beggars outside the city, and he did not hesitate to tell all the lies. What kind of heart do you want? Do you want to cause war and ruin the lives of Jinhua County?"

This is deafening, and no one inside and outside the ancestral hall has ever thought of this. was asked by Fang Zhongjin again and again, and his heart was shocked. The eyes of everyone looking at Zhao Santong changed, and they said in their hearts that this thief was sending rice and noodles, and it was really a weasel who gave the chicken a New Year's greeting.

At this time, Fang Zhongjin exhaled slightly, saying in his heart that the hostility of the people in the city towards the beggar gang was finally reversed by him. Now, as long as you plead for the beggars and tell the suffering and sincerity of the beggars, you can touch the heartstrings of the people and let Liu Xiongtian and them go to the city to worship their ancestors.

And at this last moment, someone suddenly rushed all the way to the ancestral hall. Before the others arrived, they had already shouted sharply: "Report to your lordship, it's not good, the beggars outside the city have begun to attack the city!" This voice made everyone in the city change color, and also shocked Fang Zhongjin's heart.