In the restaurant, people eat and chat in twos and threes, some of them are boxing and drinking, and some are betting and bragging, and the scene is quite lively.

"Hey, have you two heard about the government's suppression of bandits?"

This sentence came from a bald head sitting at Su Duan's diagonal table. There were three people sitting around the table, and the three seemed to be chatting about something. When Su Duan heard someone mention the words of the government's suppression of bandits, he immediately became interested and gave Liu Rushi a look. Liu Rushi also noticed it, so the two of them eavesdropped.

Passerby B: "I've never heard of this. ”

Passerby C: "I only know that there is a bully in our county, called Wang Batian, I don't know if the bandit you are talking about is him." ”

Passerby A: "That's right, it's this person! I heard that last night the government quietly sent people to outflank the bandits' cottage and wipe out the bandits!"

Passerby B: "Really, fake? Those bandits have robbed me before, if they are really killed, our county order is really a great achievement!"

Passerby C: "Huh...... You don't know who Zhang was promoted? I think eighty percent of them are the two of them who have divided the spoils unevenly and are just killers. ”

Passerby B: "What! There is still collusion between our county order and the bandits?"

Passerby C: "You don't know this, although they are all rumors, but it is better to believe them than to believe them." ”

Passerby A: "But then again, that Zhang Shengguan is really not a good bird, and a piece of my uncle's land was forcibly taken away by him because he said it was illegal or something." ”

......

Hearing the rounds of these three people, Su Du thought to himself, the bandits in the cottage were obviously eliminated by themselves, could it be that Zhang was promoted to find out about this, and he also seized his own credit? !

Thinking of this, Su Du suddenly became angry, and said in his heart, when the time comes, he must tear off Zhang Shengguan's hypocritical face.

Seeing that Su Du seemed to be a little angry, Liu Rushi comforted: "We don't have to worry, the official of the yamen came to pick up the vendors today, it seems that the patrol of the imperial history will come tomorrow, and then we can expose the corrupt official." ”

After hearing this, Su Du stopped listening to the three people chatting, and turned around and asked, "Anyway, how should we expose him tomorrow, and is there any process?"

"After the patrol comes to the imperial history, there will be such a link as opening the yamen. It is to gather the people around us and come to tell their grievances, and then we can go and expose the corrupt officials. Liu Rushi said, "But then again, I have one thing I want to ask you." ”

"Ask me anything, and tell you if I know it. ”

"Do you feel pain when you get beaten?"

"Uh...... Well, whether it's a knife, a gun, a stick, or a stick, it doesn't hurt me. ”

"It really doesn't hurt?"

"It really doesn't hurt. ”

"Are you sure?"

"It's true!" Su Du was a little curious, "By the way, what are you asking about this?"

Liu Rushi smiled and said: "If that's the case, the responsibility of exposing corrupt officials tomorrow will be handed over to you." ”

"Of course, I can't ask for it. I really want to tear his hypocritical face myself, I can't wait for tomorrow to come. Su Du took a sip of tea and said, "But what does it have to do with whether I am beaten or not?"

Liu Rushi said: "It seems that you are really that alien, you really don't know the rules here." If the common people want to sue the officials, they have to be beaten first. ”

Su Du was a little puzzled, so he asked, "Is this ...... Why is that?"

Liu Rushi replied: "If you want to sue the official, you must first be beaten to prove that you do have grievances, and to prevent someone from making false accusations." ”

Su Du listened to it and suddenly realized. From the mouths of the people here, they can also hear the people's dissatisfaction with Zhang Shengguan. I have been wondering why no one here has exposed him, and it turns out that suing him will be punished. Thinking about the person who was promoted, he would definitely take the opportunity to beat the complainant to death, no wonder no one dared to sue him.

Thinking of this, Su Du said: "Since this is the case, I will suffer for the people of Taiping County." When the time comes, I'm afraid that the corrupt official won't dare to beat me. After that, he smiled, and had another plan in his heart.

When the meal finally came up, the two of them didn't say much, and hurried to eat with their heads down, because they had to help Aunt Mei go to see where the cloth shop opened in the afternoon.

Coming out of the restaurant, the two walked around the entire county, whether it was the lively city or the city with a large number of passengers, and finally selected a few suitable addresses and went back to discuss with Aunt Mei. After this busy work, it was almost dusk.

Taiping County Yamen Office——

Zhang Shengguan and a group of officials stood outside the yamen, as if they were waiting for someone. After a while, I saw a group of officers and soldiers in the distance opening the road in front, and four people behind carried a sedan chair and walked straight in the direction of the yamen. The sedan chair stopped when it reached the entrance of the yamen, and an official in his early forties came down from inside, looking sharp and upright.

I didn't expect that the patrol press Yushi would suddenly come to visit in advance, and Zhang Shengguan also just got the news an hour ago, but fortunately, the things he should deal with have been dealt with, and he is not very worried. So he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Xiaguan Taiping County Commander Zhang Shengguan, I have been waiting for Lord Yushi here for a long time." ”

"Oh, Zhang Shengguan, I see that your complexion is not very good. Patrol Yushi sneered, "I guess you know what I'm here for." ”

Zhang Shengguan's face was bitten by Su Duan, and the swelling had not completely subsided, and when he saw the inspector asking the imperial history, he hurriedly responded: "Xiaguan understands, I have ordered someone to prepare a table of wine and food, please go to the house to rest, and I will inspect with the adult tomorrow morning." ”

"I'm not in a hurry to eat, it's still early. The inspector waved his hand and said, "I'll check your account book copy now." ”

After saying that, he walked to the yamen, and the officials who came with the inspector Yushi behind him also hurriedly followed. Whether it is the granary horses, or the government taxes, and civil lawsuits, everything that can be checked has been carefully examined.

"Looks pretty good. The patrol press Yushi said while looking through the copy.

Zhang Shengguan saw the opportunity and hurriedly said: "Thanks to the love of the adults, the lower officials have always loved the people like sons and are conscientious. Not long ago, a group of bandits were exterminated, and the local people were eliminated. ”

When the inspector heard this, he laughed and said, "What a man who loves the people like a son! I don't know if you have any heirs, Lord Zhang?"

"This ......"

Zhang Shengguan was embarrassed, he really didn't have children yet. Fooling around with other women all day long, I rarely go home on weekdays, and I haven't done anything about husband and wife for a long time. But then again, I didn't expect this patrol to find trouble for himself like this. Not only did he come in advance, but he checked it directly without saying a word, and now he is choking himself with words, and he is a little uneasy.