The prisoner's car stopped at the entrance of the yamen, and several officials violently tore her out of the car, and despite the chains on her feet and the difficulty of walking, they pushed her behind her and led her into the yamen hall.

A startling sound sounded, and the majestic voice of the official master came from inside the yamen: "The prisoner kneels!" ”

The official kicked Zhang's knee, and Zhang was unsteady on his feet, kneeling down with an ordinary sound, and the chains on his hands and feet made a clashing sound.

"Who is the class?"

"Little woman Zhang Ge."

The Luoyang County Commander raised a confession with a handprint: "This is your confession?" ”

Zhang raised his head and looked at it, and nodded: "Yes." ”

"So, you are indeed the fugitive daughter of the criminal minister Imperial Doctor Zhang Heng?"

As soon as the county decree came out, all the people gathered at the gate of the county government were quiet, Zhang only needed to answer yes, and then press a handprint, the case was closed, after the criminal, he absconded for many years, and according to the law of the Great Sui, he would definitely be sentenced to behead to show the public.

Zhang was silent, glanced back at the crowd behind him, looking for something, but unfortunately he never found that familiar figure, and the county official in the hall was shocked, "This official asked you, why are you looking around, do you despise this official, come here, hit ten boards first!" ”

As he spoke, he took out a white stick from the bamboo tube that said "Strict Law Enforcement" on the table and threw it into the hall.

One of the officials immediately took a bamboo board and a bench from behind the screen in the lobby, and the other two officials walked quickly to Zhang's side from both sides, and saw her pull up, set up the bench, hold the bamboo board in her hand, and hold it high.

"Smack-"

The wooden board hit Zhang's buttocks, making a piercing sound, Zhang's gritted his teeth and endured the severe pain, but tears flowed down.

After just a hit, a horse neighing sounded outside the yamen, and I saw a figure rushing into the yamen, rushing to Zhang's side, and pushing the two officials who were about to hit Zhang's down to the ground.

The onlookers turned their heads to look at the passers-by, and some recognized him, "It's the Zhang family's father-in-law!" ”

Zhang Shi turned his head, with tears in his eyes, looking at Zhen Mingku, who was sweating profusely and panting, his trembling body gradually calmed down.

"Dare to disrupt the people, dare to disturb the court, come to someone, hold it down for me, hit twenty first!"

"There is a letter from Lord Wang here, please look at it and call it later!" Zhen Ming took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.

The county commander was stunned for a moment: "Lord Wang? But Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War? ”

"Exactly."

"Hurry up!" The county order stood up in shock, and hurriedly asked the yamen master Bo next to him to present the letter, the letter was written on a kind of rice paper that had been sold most expensive in Luoyang recently, and the county order opened the envelope in a little panic, but saw that the writing on it was beautiful, and it was nothing more than the official rhetoric that let the county order judge the case impartially, not to engage in favoritism, and not to be corrupt and pervert the law.

That represents the seal of the most powerful in Luoyang, so that a few words, has a strong deterrent power, frightened the county official's face pale, if it weren't for Feng Lun's housekeeper still listening behind the screen, he would have been acquitted at this time.

Feng Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, and Wang Shichong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, are both powerful and oppositional, and the red people around the emperor, he can't afford to offend any of them, and he originally thought that according to Feng Lun's meaning, the other party would be sentenced to be executed after the autumn, and then secretly dropped the bag, and secretly sent her to the Feng Mansion.

Unexpectedly, he killed a soldier in the middle of the way, which made him in a dilemma.

A sneer came from behind the screen: "This kind of Diao people, if you have a letter from Lord Wang in your hand, you dare to interfere with the court and make a loud noise, just by virtue of this, you should re-hit the twenty boards, Lord County Order, you must not be frightened by this kind of Diao people, you can rest assured, there is Lord Feng, you can judge boldly." ”

The county commander hurriedly got up and walked behind the screen, handed the letter to the person behind the screen, and the arrogant voice of the person listening sounded inside: "Lord County Order, since Lord Wang means to let you handle the case impartially, you will handle the case impartially, why worry too much, this Zhang is a criminal minister, yes, she has already confessed in person, and signed the drawing, as long as you act in accordance with the law of the Great Sui, this Lord Wang may also reward you." ”

When the county order heard it, a relieved smile appeared on his face, walked back to the hall from behind the screen, sat down, and patted the hall in shock, "Who is coming, report your name, but you have a meritorious reputation?" ”

"Lord Hui, I am suffering from my life, and I am now serving as the counselor of the Instrument Department of the Right Martial Guard."

The county magistrate was stunned for a moment when he heard this, "Since you have a public office, this killing stick that disturbs the court will be spared, are you the father-in-law of this goose?" ”

"Yes."

"In this case, the relatives should recuse themselves and step aside, so as not to obstruct the impartial interrogation of the officials."

"My lord, my lady was injured not long ago, her body has just recovered, she can't stand these boards, if you want to fight, please allow me to take this board for her."

The county magistrate pondered for a moment: "...... Zhang's, this official reads that your father-in-law is infatuated with you, and this board will let your father-in-law suffer for you, do you have any opinions. ”

Zhang Shi glanced back at Zhen Mingku, she was already in pain from death after only one board just now, if it was ten boards down, I was afraid that before the fight was finished, she would be beaten into a move, at this time, seeing Zhen Mingku's wink at her, she had to grit her teeth and nodded.

Zhen Mingku was quickly put on the bench, and the two officials did not spare their hands at all, and the sound of thunderclapping sounded.

Seeing Zhen Ming lying on the bench and squeezing his eyebrows at Zhang, how could there be a trace of pain.

After the board was played, Zhen Ming stood up with his buttocks and limped to the side, Zhang only then found that a trace of blood oozed from the pants on his buttocks, his nose couldn't help but be sore, and tears fell again, how could she not know that he deliberately pretended to be casual, in fact, he was afraid that she would worry.

The county magistrate shouted in the hall and asked: "Zhang, this official asks you again, are you the daughter of Zhang Heng, the criminal minister who was robbed by the saint ten years ago?" ”

Zhang gently wiped away his tears, looked back at Zhen Mingku, saw him shook his head gently, his face was a little hesitant, but he still followed Zhen Mingku's hint, gritted his teeth and said: "Lord Hui, although my father's name is Zhang Heng, but he is not a royal doctor, Zhang Ge grew up in Wagang Town, Huaxian County, his parents died early, and he learned to make tofu with my cousin uncle, after my uncle was killed by the hooligan ruffians in Wagang a few years ago, Zhang Ge married Song Jingang, and followed him to Luoyang, after he led the army to the East, Zhang Ge lived with his father-in-law in Luoyang for three years. ”

"You just said that this confession was drawn by you yourself, and it personally admitted that you are the daughter of Zhang Heng, the imperial historian, and now you have retracted your confession! Could it be that this official framed you! ”

Without waiting for Zhang's answer, Zhen Mingku hurriedly said: "If you go back to your adult, it is my lady who is afraid of being beaten into a trick, so she has to admit it, please be aware of it!" Lin Po and Xiao Qi'er, who have lived in Wagang all their lives, can testify that my wife grew up in Wagang back then, and she never left Wagang half a step until she got married! ”

"Chuan Lin Po and Little Sparrow!"

Lin Po and Xiao Qi'er were soon brought to the court, and the county order asked Xiao Qi'er if she knew Zhang's family, Xiao Qi'er only said that she was her aunt, coupled with Lin Po's testimony, many people began to believe that Zhang was just a woman who sold tofu, not a criminal minister.

The county order was embarrassed for a while, and looked back at the screen, and an old man with an arrogant face came out behind the screen.

I saw that he openly walked to the desk in the public court, and in front of everyone's eyes, he whispered a few words to the county magistrate, which caused the whispers of the people outside the door, and the old man had already crossed the boundary of observers.

"Who's that old man?"