In the afternoon, a lot of sneaky figures suddenly appeared on the streets of Yangzhou, wearing people's clothes and spreading news on the streets.

"Do you know this big brother? Qin sent Ouyang Zhongcheng to escort these officials who had committed crimes to the capital. ”

"Cut, what's so strange about this, the emperor of these dogs must personally cut off their heads, this is a very happy thing, what's all the fuss."

"You know a fart, these guys will retract their confessions as soon as they arrive in the capital, who of these officials has no backstage? You see, in a few years, these dogs will come back to us one by one like dogs to settle accounts; Su Qingtian scolded his mother angrily in the mansion, but he was helpless. ”

"What? Is that really the case? Can these people still confess and survive? I don't think it's likely. ”

"If you don't say that you are short-sighted, these people who have not embezzled thousands of pieces of furniture, sprinkled a lot of money and silver, and opened up all the joints, even if they can't retract their confessions, they will be lightly punished; After two years of remodeling, and then going elsewhere to be an official and causing trouble, thinking about it, the fucking heart and liver are going to explode. ”

"What then? Can't be cheap these dog things, we have been in Yangzhou for so many years, if we run away like this, wouldn't it be too cheap. ”

"Yes, who didn't say that, Su Qingtian was originally afraid that they would come to this hand, so he wanted to ask Lord Ouyang to play the imperial court, and he gave these dog officials the results in Yangzhou; But Lord Qincha was unwilling, Su Qingtian almost got into a rough fight with Lord Qincha over this matter, but after all, the officials were big, and the officials were crushing people to death, so Su Qingtian had nothing to do but get angry. ”

"That's not good, we have to help Su Qingtian speak for this matter, people are wholeheartedly for the good of our Yangzhou, there are always these bad seeds coming out to stir up the situation; It's just that we can't figure out a way. ”

"There is a way, but I'm afraid that everyone is not aligned, as long as everyone goes to the yamen to petition together, can we turn a blind eye to the public opinion of the people of Yangzhou? The emperor loves the people like a son, and if he knows it, he will definitely support our people. ”

"Petition? How to petition? ”

"You elm head, let's go to the yamen together, and ask Lord Qincha to cut off the heads of these guys in Yangzhou to make the people angry, there are many people and great power, so I don't believe that Lord Qincha will not care; Besides, with Su Qingtian's support, it will definitely have an effect. ”

"Yes, yes, that's a good idea, then let's go and ......"

"In a hurry? Just the two of us went and had a fart. ”

"What then?"

"Let's tell everyone about this, and everyone will go together."

"Oh, look at my brain, come on, I'm not doing business anymore, so I'm going to tell the neighbors."

"Go ahead...... Just go...... I'm going to tell other neighbors about it. ”

"That...... This brother has worked hard, how do you know these things? Even Su Qingtian and Lord Qincha knew that they were quarrelling......"

"Oh, my daughter-in-law's cousin's third uncle's eldest brother-in-law is on an errand in the yamen, and his eldest uncle-in-law is waiting for us when we quarrel, otherwise we will still be in the dark."

"Oh, your aunt is in charge, come on, I'll hurry up and call someone, thank you for the message."

“……”

The same dialogue scene is constantly staged in the four cities and eight major markets, some people ignore it, some people are busy doing business, but more people respond positively; People are unwilling to let these scumbags escape punishment, and they are not willing to let Su Qingtian, whom they admire, work hard to help Yangzhou clear the tumor, but in the end let these people get away with it; Some of the people who had been directly persecuted were agitated and gritted their teeth, and soon the crowd began to gather in front of the government office.

An hour later, the government was already crowded, and Song Zhen, who had just been removed to guard and restore his freedom, had not yet come back to his senses.

Song Zhen's head is big, what's wrong? Can't you stop for a few days?

"Hurry up and call Pan Dutou to come over with the van soldiers, you hurry up and stand at the gate of the yamen to prevent the people from rushing in." Song Zhen ordered repeatedly.

"Yes...... But those people seem to be clamoring to see Lord Chincha, do you think you should send someone to the official post to invite Lord Chincha to come? ”

"Why don't you go soon? What is the pestle doing here? Tell Lord Qincha that the government is here to appease the people first, and ask him to come quickly. Song Zhen hurriedly got up and walked out, originally he had made up his mind that he would not show up if the soldiers did not come, but when he heard that these people were looking for Ouyang Xiu, he immediately relieved himself; Since you have nothing to do with yourself, it is okay to go out by yourself; Besides, when Lord Qincha arrived, if he wasn't on the scene to appease him, it wouldn't be very good.

Ouyang Xiu was poured a few more glasses by Su Jin at the Yuelai Inn, and he had something in his heart, so he drank a lot, and his head was a little groggy; After returning to the official post, he went into the room to take a nap, and when he was sleeping soundly, there was an entourage shouting outside the door, and the angry Ouyang Xiu scolded a few words angrily and had to get up.

After listening to the stammering narration of the servant, Ouyang Xiu did not hesitate at all, and hurriedly led people out of the door, and went straight to the palace square.

Ouyang Xiu thinks that he has nothing to do with the people of Yangzhou, but he has also heard of the people of Yangzhou gathering together to smash and rob, these people do not do bad things are the people, once they do bad things, they are bandits, and they can't be taken lightly.

So Ouyang Xiu chose to quickly come to the front of the palace from a secluded passage, and as soon as he climbed the steps, he saw Song Zhen with a sad face and a hoarse voice explaining something to the people: "Father, old folks, how can there be such a thing?" It's really not like that. ”

"If you don't lie to us, let Lord Qincha speak, we don't believe your words."

"You don't believe the words of this government, so who do you believe, believe this official, there is no such thing as what you said...... This house is your parent official, how can he lie to you? ”

"Bullshit's parents, you are a wreck, staying here for three years, and the dog officials who have raised so many fish and meat don't know it, they know that they travel all day long, play in the mountains and rivers, chant poems and paint; As soon as Su Qingtian came, our Yangzhou immediately sunny, counting on you, everyone is afraid that they will starve to death and freeze to death at this moment, so if you don't talk to you, let's find Lord Qincha to bring a message to the emperor......"

Song Zhen's face was red, he wanted to be angry but couldn't, his arrogant self-esteem was hit, but he couldn't really leave with his sleeves up, so he had to continue to explain.

Ouyang Xiu felt sad for Song Zhen in his heart, the former champion Lang, now even a state official is regarded as this picture, the people are right, what a foolish official, there are so many corrupt officials under his nose, and there is a big tumor of Feng Jingyao, who is actually ignorant.

"Governor Song, what's going on?" Ouyang Xiu pulled Song Zhen's sleeve from behind and asked.

Song Zhen saw Ouyang Xiu at a glance, tears were about to fall, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Lord Zhongcheng, you are here, I can't hold it anymore." ”

Ouyang Xiu said: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Song Zhen said: "I don't know where the news came from, saying that we are going to escort the prisoner and Feng Jingyao to Beijing, and the people are afraid that the prisoner will be covered up if he goes to the capital, so they all come to Lord Qincha, and ask the lord to bring a message to the emperor, hoping that the emperor will execute the prisoner in Yangzhou, so that the people will be angry." ”

As soon as Ouyang Xiu heard this, he immediately understood that this must be Su Jin's ghost, and he had just talked to him at noon that criminals with great grievances could apply for local execution to appease the grievances, and it was only two hours, and the people immediately gathered to petition, if it weren't for Su Jin's ghosts.

However, the fact that the people were able to gather so quickly to petition also shows that these officials are indeed too dissatisfied, so it is logical to call for local executions.

"Ladies and gentlemen of Yangzhou, this official is the Lord Qincha you are looking for, what do you want, you can explain to this official, it is not a matter of making such a fuss, please nominate a few people to come and speak." Ouyang Xiu said solemnly.

Lord Qincha naturally has a prestige, although the people are clamoring, but in their bones they are afraid of the government, the bigger the officials, the more afraid they are, the noise gradually subsided, as soon as I heard that people are going to be elected to speak, everyone you push me, I push you but you don't dare to step forward, for fear of coming out of the head, will be settled in the future.

Just as he was embarrassed, one of them raised his arms and said, "I'm not afraid." ”

Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "Then ask this brother to come forward and speak." ”

The crowd moved out of the way, and Zheng She strode forward, and the soldiers removed their swords and let him go up the steps of the yamen.

"See the adult, the villain Zheng She, who sells fish at Nanshikou."

Ouyang Xiu said: "Tell me, what the hell is going on." ”

Zheng She arched his hand and said: "My lord, we heard that these criminals caught by Lord Su this time will be sent to the capital for judgment, right?" ”

Ouyang Xiu twisted and said: "According to the procedure, it is indeed necessary for the Criminal Department to review before the verdict can be issued. ”

Zheng She said: "That's it, our Yangzhou people call this gang of Wang Ba calves a lot of scourge, my father was forced to death by Feng Jingyao in collusion with these dog officials, my stall selling fish is more than ten zhang away from Feng Laohu's shop, they insist that my stall is blocking their door, and they will make trouble at two ends in three days; My father was so angry that he came to the yamen to report the case, but not only did the yamen not deal with it, but threw my father out with dozens of boards, and my father was so angry that he died of hatred after three months; The villain refused to give up, and planned to go to the capital to complain, but was discovered by Feng Laohu's men, chased him back, and forcibly cut off three fingers, look, adults. ”

Zheng She stretched out his right hand in his sleeve, and sure enough, only the thumb and little finger were left in the five fingers, and there were three bald stakes left in the middle three.

Zheng She said: "The villain was thrown into prison, if it weren't for Su Qingtian coming to Yangzhou, the villain would not have seen the light of day in his life." These dog officials and bullies killed my father and mutilated the villain, and the villain wanted to eat their flesh and drink their blood, so the villain wanted to ask the adults to bring a message to the emperor, hoping to witness the beheading of these harmful scum, and ask the adults to fulfill it. ”

Song Zhen couldn't help but say: "Zheng She, the government knows about your case, and has already compensated you for the money, and the stall has also been returned to you, and you are still messing around; The imperial court has the procedures of the imperial court, but it is not what you want. ”

As soon as Song Zhen interjected, it immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the people, and someone dared to shout: "Waste a wreck, get out of the way, if it weren't for your incompetence, how could our Yangzhou people suffer so much." ”

Someone took the lead, and suddenly roared like thunder: "Get out, the nest is wasted." ”

"What kind of bird prefect, don't make decisions for the people, go home and sell sweet potatoes."

Song Zhen didn't know how to offend the people of Yangzhou, some time ago when the warehouse was opened to release grain, everyone was still shouting 'Song Qingtian' at the yamen, how is the situation getting better and better now, everyone is not hungry, he became a thorn in the flesh, so he didn't expect it.

What made Song Zhen even more ashamed was that Ouyang Xiu also glanced at him and said: "Governor Song, what you said is so unreasonable, what the emperor likes to listen to the most is the voice of the people, how can it be as you said, regardless of the demands of the people, you should step aside and rest." ”

Song Zhen was ashamed and wanted to die, so he hid his face and retreated.