Liu Huazhi is not a fool, after shouting this sentence, he immediately understood the reason why Zhang Xiaoyu asked himself this question, and said: "Renyong Yuan must not only blackmail me Huainan, isn't it?" ”

Octopus Xiaoyu was speechless, and it took a long time to point Liu Huazhi's head and say, "It's just that you Huainan is too poor and needs to be blackmailed, and people in other places take the initiative to send it, okay?" ”

Liu Huazhi suddenly realized that this was the case. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info He said unconvinced: "Why am I too poor in Huainan? No one in other places has obediently handed over this year's money and grain, and we have handed it over in Huainan. They took out a penny of money and food to give gifts, but we paid ten points first, and then took one point, which is equal to eleven points, of course we can't take it. ”

Zhang Shuyuan saw that Liu Huazhi did not allow people to say that he was poor in Huainan, and sneered: "Then why does your father cry every year and ask for relief?" ”

Liu Huazhi was speechless, regretting that he had lost his words. Liu An often said that if the embankment was not repaired, the Huai River would flood, and the poor Huainan would not be able to resettle the victims, and it would inevitably flow to Luoyang, and the safety of Kyoto would be worried.

But the money of the imperial court was transferred, but the Huaishui was still flooding, and the victims did not run to Luoyang, but were intercepted by Liu An at the intersection, and they were either killed immediately, or returned to Huainan to wait for death.

I can't go to the capital, the north is poorer than Huainan, and I still fight every day. Large numbers of people flocked to the south to avoid the disaster.

In order to restrict the northerners from moving south, the imperial court strictly enforced the household registration system, and the displaced people caught one and killed the other. These people had to flee into the vast mountains and live like savages, and gradually formed villages one after another.

Liu Huazhi hurriedly pretended not to hear Zhang Shuyuan's ridicule, and said to Zhang Xiaoyu with a pitiful face: "Good sister, I am really poor, all the money on my body has been wrapped in red envelopes, and that guy came to ask for it again, where is the money for him?" I couldn't even afford to eat, so I was hungry and came to my father-in-law to beg for food. ”

Zhang Shuyuan and Zhang Xiaoyu looked at each other speechlessly, Zhang Xiaoyu held back a smile, and said to Zhang Shuyuan: "Daddy, Huainan Jiedu made Liu An's son Liu Huazhi countersue for extortion from the Rent Yongyuan, will you, Jing Zhaoyi, accept it?" ”

Zhang Shuyuan glanced at Liu Huazhi, who was looking at him pitifully, and said, "Accept!" Beijing officials extort places, and they must be rectified and governed! Of course, you have to take what you should take, and if you don't take it, who dares to take the law of the country! ”

He turned to Liu Huazhi and said, "Go find Xu Axiu, tell him what happened, and ask him to help you write a complaint!" ”

Liu Huazhi was overjoyed, Xu Axiu was Zhang Shuyuan's cronies, and this person wrote a brief and powerful complaint, and every word pierced his heart. asked Xu Axiu to write a complaint on his behalf, explaining that his father-in-law really wanted to help him.

The lawsuit between the Rent Yongyuan and the Huainan Jiedu envoy started vigorously like this.

Kong Qian didn't care at first, the case was reported to Jingzhao Mansion by the Renyong Yuan, and he knew that Liu Huazhi had been taken into custody by Jingzhao Mansion. That's enough, as long as the beating doesn't run, in case Zheng Ange or Empress Dowager Zheng asks, he has something to say.

As for Liu Huazhi's countersue for extortion, Kong Qian felt that it was a joke. This is nothing more than Liu Huazhi's milky stinky child, an excuse for himself to beat people.

Although someone reminded Kong Qian that Liu Huazhi was Zhang Shuyuan's righteous son, Kong Qian did not think that Zhang Shuyuan instructed Liu Huazhi to do it. It's very simple, Kong Qian felt that Zhang Shuyuan couldn't do this, it was not a big case, then Zheng Chengyue was not dead, and Zheng Ange had no intention of standing up for Zheng Chengyue.

And Liu An, the envoy of Huainan Festival, specially sent his henchmen to give Kong Qian a generous gift, and compensated Kong Qian for Liu Huazhi's beating. Kong Qian prepared for a while, as long as no one asked about Zheng Chengyue's beating, he was ready to give Liu An a face and take the initiative to withdraw the case.

But later, Kong Qian found that more and more people were taken away by Jingzhao Mansion in Renyong Courtyard, and in the end, Zheng Chengyue was just injured and was taken away by Jingzhao Mansion. Kong Qian felt that the situation was not good, it was not as simple as he thought, so he secretly became anxious.

Zheng Chengyue was taken to Jingzhao Mansion and did not see Jingzhao Yizhang Shuyuan, but the case was tried by Wang Yuanhe, the warden of Jingzhao Mansion.

There is nothing strange about this, Zhang Shuyuan's main position is not Jing Zhaoyi, but Tongping Zhangshi, the commander of the right army of the Yulin Army. Isn't it a joke to let someone who is equivalent to the prime minister personally try the case?

It's just that this warden Wang Yuanhe is a well-known cool official, and as soon as all the people who were brought in the Rent Yongyuan saw Wang Yuanhe, they knew that they would either recruit or die today, and there was no third way to choose.

"The case that this official is trying this time is the case of Liu Huazhi suing Zheng Chengyue for blackmail in the Renyong Court, as long as you answer truthfully, this official will not embarrass you."

Everyone who heard this sentence was shocked, how could Zheng Chengyue, a petty official who never took care of things and only took a good job, could "provoke" and blackmail the feudal officials? Liu Huazhi's complaint would not be answered by normal people. But Jingzhao Mansion went next, and Wang Yuan and this kind of cool official had to be tried. This is clearly a dog bullying, Zhang Shuyuan is going to attack Zheng Ange.

There was a set of torture detentions in the interrogation room, and in the dim light, Wang Yuanhe had a cold face like Zhong Kui. The five big and three thick jailers stood bare-chested, and in the cell outside, they didn't know what case was being heard, and the howl of ghosts and wolves came over, torturing the ears of the people being interrogated here.

Where have these civil officials seen this kind of formation, some people have directly recruited and signed and detained. Some people didn't dare to recruit or didn't want to recruit, but Wang Yuanhe was able to show all the evidence of bribery and corruption since they became officials, which made them tremble, and finally recruited.

Those who are too tough, beaten to death and knocked out, still have to put their fingerprints on the complaint in the end.

In the end, it was Zheng Chengyue's turn.

Zheng Chengyue saw that he was beaten without anything, and now he inexplicably became the mastermind of the bribery case, and couldn't help shouting at Wang Yuanhe: "Wronged!" I was wronged! This is clearly the gang of dog thieves and that Liu Huazhi to frame me together! ”

He hadn't finished shouting injustice, facing Wang Yuanhe's cold eyes, and he was so frightened that he couldn't help but stop his mouth.

Wang Yuanhe saw that he closed his mouth, and smiled disdainfully: "Zheng Gongzi, how many people have come to me, just like you, they desperately shouted grievances, and in the end, they all recruited." ”

Wang Yuanhe said, glancing at Zheng Chengyue slyly, "I have here the number of festivals that each Lufan Town has given to the Renyong Yuan this year, and this has an account to check, and you are the largest in the number of each Lufan Town." You still don't quibble, you can save a small life if you recruit from the truth. ”

Zheng Chengyue was stupid, he relied on the fact that he was Zheng Ange's nephew, and he didn't take the warden in front of him too seriously. Therefore, he was not frightened by his words, and said unconvinced:

"I hardly go to the Rent Yongyuan, how can I take the lead in doing such a thing?"