Chapter 15: Three Cloudy Days
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On the fourth day of the fifth lunar month, three days had passed since Chen Xiaoting broke into the county government office to arrest the officials.
In the past three days, the people in the county government are still panicked, and the three big men who everyone is looking forward to have not come forward to solve the problem, and Zhou Wenzhu, the county magistrate, has not returned for a long time when he reports on his work in Fucheng.
What made everyone's fear even more aggravated was that the five people who were taken away by Chen Xiaoting that day were not released, and four more people were taken away in the past three days.
Forty percent of the people listed in the report letter have been thrown into prison by Chen Xiaoting, and the rest are naturally in danger.
Especially the leaders of the group, as time went by, the anger in their hearts had gradually been replaced by fear, for fear that Chen Xiaoting would do it to themselves next.
So at noon on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, after watching a clerk being taken away by Zhang Ertie with a shackle, Wang Zheng and the other six people gathered together.
The six principals all had gloomy faces, and no one could predict whether they would be arrested next or not.
It was still Chen Yang, the head of the torture room, who spoke first: "On that day, Gao Xiancheng said that he would discuss with Lord Lan and Master Ma, and he would take action after coming up with countermeasures!" ”
"But look at it, big guys, not only did our people not release it, but they were arrested more ......"
The more he talked, the more angry he became, Chen Yang said directly: "Several adults are also avoiding guests now, are they also afraid of Chen Xiaoting?" ”
The more Chen Yang said that the more he went overboard, they were all arranged on several officials, and Wang Zheng immediately warned: "Brother Chen said carefully, this is in the county government!" ”
But in his heart, Wang Zheng gave Chen Yang a new position, and the other party was so flustered when he encountered something, he was definitely not a person worth working for.
Chen De, the head of the ceremonial house, also taught: "Several adults have their own difficulties, so we should be more considerate!" ”
Chen Yang was not so easily persuaded, only to see him stand up and pat the table and say, "Everyone, now that it's time for us to burn our eyebrows, who will understand us?" ”
Today, everyone is gathered together to find a way out, Wang Zheng already had an idea at this time, so he said: "If you want to solve the matter, you have to rely on a few adults to do it!" ”
"I propose that the six of us go to the Gao County Mansion together and ask him for help in person......"
Chen Yang immediately said: "What if a few adults are as perfunctory as they were three days ago? ”
Hearing Chen Yang bluntly say that Gao County Cheng was perfunctory, several people next to him couldn't help but sweat for him, this person really dares to talk nonsense!
After Wang Zheng made up his mind, he said in a cold tone: "Over the years, we have given a few adults a lot of filial piety, and this money is not taken for nothing!" ”
Good guy, Chen Yang just can't control his mouth and talk nonsense, Wang Zheng is going to directly threaten Shangguan.
But there is no way, if you really want to be thrown into prison by Jinyiwei, then who knows if you can come out, of course you can only fight!
Wang Zheng's proposal was quickly approved, and the matter of "forcing the palace" was decided.
But everything pays attention to the first courtesy and then the soldiers, Wang Zheng said to everyone: "But before we come to the door, we still back up the generous gifts!" ”
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This side is plotting, and in the prison on the south side of the county government, there is a wail at this time.
The five deepest cells in the county prison were all requisitioned by Jinyi Wei at this time, and no one was allowed to enter without Chen Xiaoting's permission, including the jailers among them.
The wailing did not stop for three days, and even the jailer who had been on duty here for many years was still in his heart when he heard it.
It was hard for them to imagine what kind of punishment those arrested county officials had endured inside.
And the ordinary prisoners who also stayed in the prison also became curious about those people in the depths of the prison, and secretly said what major crimes these people had committed.
It was evening, and Chen Xiaoting was sitting at a table at the innermost part of the prison at this time, in order to avoid meeting with the people in the county office, he had been present for the past few days.
The more he does not show up, the more unsure the people outside are of his intentions, which will exacerbate the fear of these people.
Knocking the entire county government with the power of one person, Chen Xiaoting prepared for more than half a month to investigate the illegal acts of the county officials.
Moreover, he happened to choose the county magistrate Zhou Haiping was about to be promoted, and at the critical moment when he was in Fucheng, he took the death hole of Gao Xun and others, and let these people throw a mouse.
Otherwise, Chen Xiaoting didn't think that just by relying on his identity as a brocade guard, he could suppress the entire county government.
What really suppressed these people was the future of Zhou Haiping, the magistrate.
Although Chen Xiaoting and Zhou Haiping only had a few faces, Chen Xiaoting knew that he had offended this Zhou Zhixian severely.
But Chen Xiaoting does not regret doing this, it is inevitable to climb up and offend people, unless he is willing to fall.
can live a new life, whether it is for himself or his family, Chen Xiaoting does not plan to live a chaotic life.
Just as he was thinking about this, Zhang Ertie came to Chen Xiaoting with a whip, and said helplessly: "My lord, these people bite to death and don't admit it, what should I ......do?"
Chen Xiaoting stood up and walked to the cell, and then said: "This can only be said that the punishment is not cruel enough, it is just a few whips, and they haven't felt pain yet!" ”
When he came to the prison door, Chen Xiaoting whipped Zeng Chun and the others, and then heard him shout: "Okay, let's stop here today, come out and rest!" ”
I only heard Zeng Chun say: "My lord, it's not a way for us to fight like this!" ”
Chen Xiaoting smiled, and then said, "Are you planning to persuade me to increase the punishment and force these people to confess?" ”
Zeng Chun didn't speak, but the expression on his face revealed that this was what they thought.
Chen Xiaoting shook his head and said: "Some things are not black and white, and it doesn't matter whether you admit it or not!" ”
For Chen Xiaoting, this is really the case, these people who were arrested and put in prison are just his bargaining chips, used to put pressure on those people in the yamen!
So it doesn't matter if people don't confess their sins, as long as people come in, so that they can create panic.
I believe that the screams in the prison in the past few days have been transmitted through the mouths of the jailers, and those old men in the yamen are almost unable to sit still.
Seeing Chen Xiaoting's wisdom bead in his hand and his unfathomable appearance, Zhang Ertie and others only felt admiration.
His own adults alone took the entire county yamen to hold it, and it was a majestic thing to arrest people from the yamen with a knife.
Even a few of their former ruffians had the opportunity to participate in it and put these ordinary officials in prison.
Seeing that his subordinates had their own thoughts, Chen Xiaoting said: "Okay, these people don't move, it means that our plan is successful, and the good days are coming!" ”
In the past few days, everyone has done according to Chen Xiaoting's orders, and at first they were still worried, but then there were no serious consequences, so everyone has already respected Chen Xiaoting.
"This is the third day, and those people outside won't last long, and no one will have any good fruit to eat if they continue to hold on!" Chen Xiaoting said slowly.
If the people outside continue to hold on, Chen Xiaoting can only continue to arrest people, and when the matter becomes bigger, it will definitely not end well.
Chen Xiaoting will certainly be reprimanded and even punished by the superiors, but after all, he is the duty, and the illegal incidents committed by the officials are true, and there is a limit to the punishment of the hundred yamen.
But if this affects Zhou Haiping's future, these people in the Yali of Taixi County will definitely be even worse, so Chen Xiaoting expects Gao Xun and others to soften first.
In the past few days, it is true that Chen Xiaoting has been forcing the people in the county government, but Gao Xun and the others are not testing him to see if he has the courage to continue to do it.
Wang Zheng and the others felt that the boss did not move, but some confrontations could not be seen on the surface.
And the actual conditions are doomed, Gao Xun and others will not be able to afford it, because Chen Xiaoting is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.
Although he didn't know what Chen Xiaoting was thinking, this unpredictable situation made Zhang Ertie and the others even more convinced, so they listened to Zhang Ertie and said, "My lord is wise,"
Zeng Chun and others were not willing to be left behind, and for a while, there was a loud sound of sycophants in the cell.
And at this moment, a jailer outside came to say: "Captain Chen, Lord County Cheng is waiting outside, please go over and talk about it!" ”