Niu Qinglian saw the inscription of the current emperor and the vermilion imperial treasure, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and his face looked very strange. The subordinate has no eyes, and the general forgives the sin...... Forgiveness ......"

Duan Xingzhi had already issued a notice to the local government, stating that he had promoted Lin Fengsheng to the rank of General Yunlu and that the Imperial Treasure Fan exercised the power of the Imperial Mission, and solemnly warned the local officials to be honest and honest, and if they came, they must be respectful and cooperative, so that Niu Qinglian would know Lin Fengsheng's identity as soon as he saw the treasure fan.

Seeing that the situation was unknown, the officials looked at Lin Fengsheng blankly, not knowing what the origin of this weak scholar was.

Lin Fengsheng shook the folding fan and said, "Get up, adults can be aware of everything in the future, judge the case impartially, and don't bend the law for personal gain and disregard people's lives." ”

Niu Qinglian claimed that it was, and only after kowtowing a few more times did he dare to get up, and said to a servant: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you see General Yunlu soon!"

When everyone heard this, they knelt down and kowtowed together, which can be described as sincere fear and terrification.

Niu Qinglian immediately ordered someone to open the chains of everyone, serve tea in the audience, and make amends again and again. Kong Yuan, Yu Sanbai and Gong Mingxiao were proud of their identities, although they were really angry in their hearts, but it was inconvenient to meet him in general, and they just taught a few lessons.

Chen Fengyi, Guo Xian'er and other women did not give up, and turned a deaf ear to Niu Qinglian's endless words of pleading. Guo Xian'er is articulate and can speak well, so she will take the lead, only to hear her smile and groan: "Adults are really a little confused to be an official, according to your current style, it is really not a blessing for the people." ”

Niu Qinglian nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, and said in a loud voice: "The subordinate deserves to die, and the general forgives the sin." ”

Guo Xian'er cleared her throat and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll give you a little spur on behalf of General Yunlu." First, to seek justice for the innocent people who have been abused by you to lynch and torture into tricks, and secondly, to let you have a longer memory and know the truth of loving the people like children. ”

Niu Qinglian and the public servants are at a loss, and Lin Fengsheng is in a high position, where do he dare to argue, Guo Xian'er said a word and then said "yes", and after Guo Xian'er finished speaking, he dared to say in a low voice: "As long as you can make the girls dissipate, the lower officials are willing to be punished." ”

Guo Xian'er tilted her head sideways and thought for a moment and said, "In this way, you must have always loved to abuse lynching, but you have never tried it, so today I will also let you taste the taste of this." You just ordered someone to torture General Yunlu, which can be described as extremely bold, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, so you will also be punished with a stick. This is called treating others the way they would be. Your subordinates, each of them will hit 30 boards and 50 slaps in the mouth, even if it is cheaper for you. Niu-sama, what do you think?"

Niu Qinglian said with a sad face: "The lower officials have no eyes, and they believe the words of the villain, which is really a crime that deserves death." Thank you General Yunlu for your mercy, and thank you for the punishment. Someone, stick to wait!"

The two officials went to the torture room to change the new clamping sticks, and they were very embarrassed, but they didn't dare to plead for mercy, and after hesitating for a moment, they finally gritted their teeth and tortured Niu Qinglian. The rope gradually tightened, until the cow screamed like a pig killed by a pig, and then tears came out.

Lin Fengsheng, Kong Yuan, Yu Sanbai and Gong Mingxiao drank tea and laughed by themselves, ignoring Guo Xian'er's actions, just to let Niu Qinglian experience the pain and cruelty of punishment, and in the future, push himself and others, and convince others with legal principles.

Guo Xian'er said with a smile: "Lord Niu knows the taste of the Tao now, he has to inquire more clearly when he tortures people in the future, don't offend the big man in a daze." ”

Niu Qinglian kept nodding weakly, as the so-called ten fingers connected to the heart, ten fingers were tortured at the same time, the pain can be imagined, and finally couldn't support it, begging for mercy: "Please girl do well, spare the lower official, the lower official really can't stand it." ”

Guo Xian'er said: "No, you have to wait until the rope is broken." ”

Niu Qinglian begged for mercy to no avail, so he had to grit his teeth and barely endure it, his whole body trembled with pain, and sweat poured down his forehead.

The rope on the clamping stick is very strong, Lin Fengsheng broke the rope with internal force, and Niu Qinglian has no ability, the two officials tried their best to clamp the stick is still intact, but Niu Qinglian's ten fingers were clamped and wanted to break, blood was dripping, an old face was suffocated red, and he had no strength to scream.

Lin Fengsheng said: "Forget it, Senior Sister Guo, don't torture him anymore, I believe that after today's incident, Lord Niu will definitely be a good official, and he will definitely not abuse the punishment." Isn't it, Niu-sama?"

Niu Qinglian was so painful that he wanted to faint, his knees weakened and he knelt down and kowtowed, and even claimed that it was.

Among the officials, only those with a slight official position were punished, and the rest were spared the pain of flesh and skin, and the punishment of the palm and mouth was not spared. Everyone was in awe of Lin Fengsheng and praised him.

After tossing for a long time, it was past noon, Lin Fengsheng sat down in the hall, put the imperial treasure fan on the public case, and said: "Lord Niu, do you know that there is a water ghost gang on the lake in Ludao'er Lake that is harming the township?"

Niu Qinglian said tremblingly: "Knowing the way of the devil knows the way, and the lower officials know the way." The water ghost gang is overwhelming, and occupies a favorable location, and the lower official has sent people to exterminate it many times, but it has ended in failure, and the lower official is incompetent and humiliating the mission, please punish the general. ”

Gong Mingxiao sneered: "I'm afraid that the bandit leader of the Water Ghost Gang is a good friend of your Lord Niu, with your friendship, the Water Ghost Gang can sit back and relax, isn't it?"

Niu Qinglian's face changed color, and he said timidly: "Gong Daxia, wronged, the Water Ghost Gang is really powerful, and the subordinates and subordinates have low skills, so they are really not their opponents." General Yunlu, you have to trust the lower officials. ”

Lin Fengsheng smiled slightly and said: "Okay, Lord Niu, you don't have to pretend to be high, no matter what the inside story of today's incident is, you will not be to blame for the past." If you don't lie to each other again, then I'm going to be unhappy. ”

Niu Qinglian knew that he could no longer hide it, so he had to tell the truth. It turned out that the spies of the Water Ghost Gang saw Lin Fengsheng and others swimming in the lake at night, full of pomp, and mistakenly thought that it was a wealthy businessman and a giant traveling, so he had the heart of seeking money and killing people, so he sent a gang to attack.

Unknowingly, he met a master and almost wiped out the whole army. Under the defeat, he was still unwilling, and sent someone to secretly explore the inn where everyone was staying, and bought Niu Qinglian to set up this poisonous plan to plant blame. It was agreed to extort money on a large scale, and the two sides split the account between the two sides.

Although Lin Fengsheng had already said that he had colluded with the Water Ghost Gang, he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard him say it in person, and slapped the shocked wood hard, and said angrily: "As a magistrate, you don't know self-discipline, collude with bandits, seek money and kill people, you are really lawless, can you be guilty?"

Niu Qinglian was frightened, knelt down and kowtowed. Lin Fengsheng said: "This time, I will open the net for the time being and give you a chance to atone for your sins." Since you said that the official of the county government is not the opponent of the Water Ghost Gang, then I will ask some helpers for you. You lead the crowd to clear out the thieves of the Water Ghost Gang as soon as possible, if I pass by in the future, if I hear that these thieves are still in trouble, I will ask for you!"

Niu Qinglian heard Lin Fengsheng ask about the crime at the beginning, and said that his life was difficult to protect today, but he didn't know that he was asked to attack the Water Ghost Gang.

Lin Fengsheng said: "No need, I still have important things to do, and I will leave for Beijing immediately and wait for the emperor's dispatch." You just need to do what I have to do, and I will be very gracious. ”

Immediately sent someone to call Chen Qineng to come and ordered him to lead the Erhu Gang to cooperate with Niu Qinglian to clean up the Water Ghost Gang. Chen Qineng couldn't follow him to Weichu Mansion to quell the bandits, and he couldn't help complaining, but he knew that Lin Fengsheng asked him to join forces with the government to actually supervise Niu Qinglian, and he thought that the left and right were for the people, so he had to obey the order.

Lin Fengsheng said: "Lord Niu, Gang Master Chen, we are leaving, the two of you will start discussing the deployment, there is no need to send it." ”

The two bowed down and agreed and delivered to the door of the lobby.

Out of the lobby, Yu Sanbai saw a couplet on the pillar at the door and said: "If you deceive others, you don't deceive yourself, and if you lose the people, you will lose the country, so why bear it." Thinking of what Niu Qinglian had done, he was very angry in his heart, sneered, pulled out his long sword and waved it twice, and the sawdust on the pillar flew all over the column, and the couplet fell to the ground with a clatter. was so frightened that Niu Qinglian knelt down and kowtowed, and didn't dare to get up for a long time.

Everyone came out of the county office, and Gong Ming said filial piety: "The leader of the alliance, nephew, just let go of that dog official, wouldn't it be too cheap for him." ”

Guo Xian'er also said: "Yes, those dead bodies were obviously not wearing such clothes last night, but they deliberately changed into the clothes of fishermen and ordinary people, obviously trying to blame us, and their intentions are really not vicious." "He and everyone are also a little indignant.

Lin Fengsheng said: "Forget it, after this incident, he must not dare to act so recklessly, let him go for the time being." ”

Yu Sanbai said: "Why didn't you reveal your identity earlier, so that we and the others would be reduced to prisoners." We don't have anything yet, we're just embarrassed Senior Brother Kongyuan. It is really unreasonable for a virtuous monk to be insulted by this. ”

Kong Yuan smiled: "It's nothing, everything is illusory, and if you don't move, it won't hurt." Feng Sheng's move is in line with Buddhism, and he should have his own reason. ”