Let's say that Zhou Cheng knelt in the hall, and Master Bao thought to himself: "If I don't humiliate myself in this public case, he doesn't know what is at stake." Only in this way can it be involved in him. Even if he went to Guangzhou to cry, he couldn't help me. ”

With a roll of his eyes, he made up his mind, and said to Zhou Cheng: "You dog, you are the county order of the local government of Linxian County, who knows that you know the law and break the law, and the crime will be increased by one degree." In the case of this case, there are still more than one more years. And I ask you, do you want to die or live? Let's get it straight? ”

Zhou Cheng heard this at the time, his heart was bumpy, he thought that Master Bao would kill him for a hundred, but he didn't expect that there would be a village, and he kowtowed and said: "Humble duty, I know that the sin is intolerable, but the ants are still greedy for life, why don't you want to die in life, I beg the adults to be merciful and forgive the essential life." ”

Bao Dadao: "If you want to die, this lord has a word here, if you can do it, you can avoid death, otherwise you will not be able to show the public." ”

Zhou Cheng heard Master Bao say that he could live, but he was unexpected, what else was there to refuse? I saw Zhou Cheng kowtowing in the ground to ask for sin: "I hope that the Lord will give you orders, and you will obey your orders." ”

Master Bao said: "Lord Ben is not bitter about your difficulties. If it weren't for the fact that Ben was not afraid to avoid the powerful, wouldn't the three women of this other family be occupied by you? Then he has three families, and there is nowhere to redress his grievances. Even if there is a constitutional yamen, it is not allowed to sue you. What spells will be used to cater to Hu Lai's intentions, how will Lord Hu protect you as an official, and how will you use Lord Hu's power to do so many illegal incidents, and now you will be interrogated by Lord Hu and dismissed,...... Write these words on the paper flag, and make it clear that today you will practice in the lobby of this adult, and tomorrow you will go to the street with Zeng Youcai. When he came to a street corner, he stopped for a moment and said it aloud. The people of Xiaoyu are aware. If you can do this, this lord will be extrajudicial and give you a little more life; If not, the knife will be merciless. ”

Zhou Cheng listened to Lord Bao's words, and he was really embarrassed in his heart, if he said that he couldn't do this, as long as he said that he would cut it, he would immediately push out the gate and his head would fall to the ground, wouldn't he give his life in vain? However, if you say yes immediately. I'm not in the way alone, but on Hulai's side, there are people on the peak. He was hesitating in his heart, and he didn't say anything in his mouth, but Master Bao sat on it, observed the situation, and knew his intentions, so he deliberately urged him and said: "Lord Ben has been generous to others, but you have never answered." Are you afraid that Hu will blame you? You can know that this is what Lord Ben ordered you to do, and if you get angry, you can only blame Lord Ben. There is no interference with you. Since you are so afraid of Master Hu, you must know that you are guilty and do not want to be a human being in the world. Come up left and right, and take this dog slave for me. Outside the gate, beheaded and displayed to the public, the police are currently outlaws. ”

Both sides listened to what Master Bao said. At that time, he shouted, and Zhou Cheng was already frightened into the sky, and he hurriedly kowtowed and cried: "The lord is above, the power is to calm his anger, and he is willing to obey the orders of the adult." Seeing that he had agreed, Lord Bao immediately ordered Wang Mahan to quickly make a paper flag and spread it on the ground. The scribe gave him pen and ink, so that he could write it below.

Zhou Cheng had nothing to do at this time, and he cared about his own life, not asking about Hu Lai's decency, he was on the ground at that time, holding a pen in his hand, from beginning to end, writing it again, and presenting it to Lord Bao for viewing.

After Lord Bao looked at it, he also wrote two lines with a red pen: "What is written is Zhou Cheng, the magistrate of Zhilin County, because he was born as a domestic slave, and he catered to the county order in Hu Laifeng, and he was in the position of Shilu and seized women. What he did, he shouldn't have been like this in office, he lost the law of the court, and he had a defiled official, and now he met Lord Bao to inspect, and found out in private, confessed in court, spoke out, and paraded through the streets with a mark to warn the public. The bottom line reads: "Duanzhou Governor Bao Zheng." After these two lines of handwriting, he ordered the officials to take him under his care, and then retired from the court.

The next day, after that Zeng had a talent and intuition, he read to him the document written by Zhou Cheng yesterday. Zeng Youcai listened to it, and then said to him: "He is still a county magistrate, he has committed a crime, and he is still punished like this, you are more cheap than him, how can you be exonerated for no reason?" Because he has forgiven, it would be a bit unfair for me to only kill you. When he reaches the streets, you first hold a small gong in your hand and strike it several times, so that the people in the neighborhood will come to watch it and command him to read it aloud. This is the extrajudicial benevolence of this lord, you are afraid of death, so you will perform in the lobby first, so that Zhou Cheng can come and go to the street with you, otherwise this lord will do it as usual, so that you will die without complaint. Zeng Youcai listened to these words at the time, although he knew that Hu Lai's face was ugly, but he was forced by Lord Bao so much, it was his own life that mattered, and although Zhou Cheng was a lowly position, he was finally a real lack of magistrates, and now that he can agree, why can't I? At that time, I agreed to come down. Master Bao ordered Ma Han to send officials, took a small copper luo, a wooden hammer, handed it to Zeng Youcai, and ordered him to perform in the hall. Zeng Youcai took it, but he didn't know how to knock it, and his eyes looked straight at it.

But he said that Zeng Youcai was obsessed with the gong and didn't know how to beat it, and looked at the official with his eyes, and many people below were poorly booked, looking at that, it was really funny, and he saw a dynasty come up and say: "You are pretending to be difficult, how can you rob the women who rob others, what is the use of looking at us at this time?" I'll preach you again. As he spoke, he took the gong and struck it for a while, and said in a loud voice: "Fellow villagers, I am a slave of Hu Lai, and I was punished for breaking the law, and I paraded through the streets. ”

After speaking, he knocked the gong again, and then put it down and said: "This is not a difficult thing, if you want to live, keep these words in mind." There is also a thing in the hall that when you go to parade through the streets, no matter who your lord sends to escort you, you must not deliberately delay it; If not, then you can whip it. Now let's talk about it, and then don't blame us. ”

Master Bao heard it clearly above, and said to Zeng Youcai: "Can you hear these words?" Since he has been taught, why didn't he come to watch it with Master Ben? ”

Zeng Youcai couldn't do it at this time, so he had to follow the appearance of the dynasty, knock for a while, and then call the soldiers and civilians to listen, and many people below couldn't help laughing when they saw him like this.

Zeng Youcai was laughed at by everyone, and then stopped talking, Ma Han in the hall at that time was also funny, and stepped forward and scolded: "You are still like this in the hall, and then you are willing to say it on the street?" I behead you and hang your head in public, lest you be so difficult. ”

Zeng Youcai heard this, and looked at Lord Bao again, fearing that he would be beheaded. hurriedly begged: "Master, please calm your anger, I will say it." At that time, the old man said again: "I am a house slave of Hulai......" The people below saw that he was frightened by Ma Han twice, and their faces were frightened red and white, that look was really ugly, and they laughed again, and Zeng Youcai dragged it back.

When Mahan saw this, he took the leather whip and hit him twice, and scolded: "You bastard seed, can you stop them from laughing?" Now there are few people. When you struck this gong on the street, people from all over the world came to watch, and there were even more laughing people at that time, so you deliberately didn't say it? After scolding, he slapped again. Zeng Youcai was forced by him to be unable to do so, so he had to bow his head and say it according to what he taught, and the laughter in the hall was like a tide.

Master Bao was also amused in his heart, and secretly thought: "If you don't do this, you can't make that Hu Lai embarrassed." He immediately ordered Mahan to bring Zhou Cheng and said, "Do you remember the flag you wrote yesterday?" ”

Zhou Chengdao: "Remember the humble position. ”

Bao Dadao: "This is wonderful. I'm afraid you're not interesting on your own. Even if you say it aloud, the people in the neighborhood can hear the women in the inner room, the little children. Not necessarily all. Therefore this lord will take you to an appointment with a companion, and you will be ordered to strike the gong when the people have done it, and then you will be asked to recite the confession. Shall not all people inside and outside hear it? He had already performed it in the hall, and you would watch it with Master Ben again. After speaking, he ordered Zeng Youcai to beat the gong and sing according to the appearance of Fang Cai. I once knew that I couldn't stand it, so I had to knock it again.

Zhou Cheng couldn't bear to look at it anymore, lowered his head, hated to drill down without a crack in the ground, this kind of ugliness was revealed, he was no longer human, where would he be willing to read it again.

Bao Dadao: "He has finished knocking, why don't you read it?" ”

Zhou Cheng didn't speak, and Ma Han next to him shouted: "You don't have to be so pretentious!" Let me ask you, what did you say in front of your adults? As soon as he did not read it, this leather whip was here, and he looked down and beat it. Now that your life has been spared, I don't know how to be grateful, and I still refuse to read the words on my lips. ”

Zhou Cheng saw Ma Han's urging, so he only kowtowed to the ground and said to the front of the case: "Ask the lord to be gracious to the end, and the humble duty will definitely be changed from now on, if it is carried out like this, the humble duty is really ashamed." I beg the adults to order the lowly to parade the streets, and to excuse this confession. ”

Bao Dadao: "Lord Ben is not willing to recite the confession because you are willing, why do you avoid the death penalty?" Now that he has regained Longwangshu, he deliberately delayed, isn't he deliberately tricky? If you don't think about it again, you will be beheaded. ”

Seeing this, Zhou Cheng was afraid in his heart, but he couldn't really read it out of his mouth, and inadvertently, he said to Master Bao: "The lord and Hu Lai are also ministers of the same palace, the villain is guilty and has nothing to do with him, why do you want to explore the origin and involve him?" and ask him to be lifted, and his name shall be removed, and the villain shall go. ”

When Lord Bao heard this, where could he tolerate it, he was shocked and scolded loudly: "You, a bold dog, dare to collide in this hall!" Yesterday was your own confession, personally written, came over one night, came up with this idea, and used nonsense to coerce Lord Ben, but you can know that Lord Ben ordered you to do this, it is to humiliate him, you dare to retract your confession like this, what crime should you be guilty of! Left and right, beat him a hundred! ”

The officers on both sides, seeing that Master Bao was really angry, where did he dare to slack off, he immediately dragged him down, raised a big stick, and hit his legs. But listening to the crying voice, it was endless, and it was easy to beat a hundred sticks, and Zhou Cheng was already paralyzed on the ground and couldn't pick it up.

Master Bao ordered someone to help him up and asked, "Are you willing to read it?" If it still doesn't work, this lord will take advantage of this to beat you to death, so that there will be only one person to go today. ”

Zhou Cheng put his life first, and said in a low voice: "I don't dare to violate my humble duties anymore." But do not walk, and ask for the mercy of the adults. ”

Bao Dadao: "This is not difficult. The attendant took out a large basket and ordered him to sit in it, and the flag was planted on the basket, and two squads were passed to lift him up. Charged Zeng Youcai. Mahan rode his horse and flicked in the back. Immediately the people were crowded, and they saw a crowd go out of the yamen and go to the front of the street.

When he arrived at the street, he struck the gong for a while, said those few words, and then ordered Zhou Cheng to read it on the flag. All the people in the neighborhood are all happy and laughing. This one said: "Now that Hu is in charge, where are some domestic slaves under his hands, like tigers and wolves, without wind and waves, and bullying the people like chickens and dogs." ”

Some said: "This Lord Bao, although he did it happily, I am afraid that he will be too much." This is not a thoughtful job, it is obviously humiliating Hu Lai, but it is actually Mingzhe to protect himself. "This group of people is just talking privately, but the unemployed hooligans, and young children and children, who don't know the severity, are really overjoyed to see these two people like this. Standing in front of him and smiling: "Zhou Cheng, why don't you think about it, are you still afraid of ugliness?" You don't read it, but I read it for you. Talking about many children, they scrambled to be the first to be the last, and shouted for a while. When I turned around, I saw that Zeng Youcai was holding on to the small gong, and then struck it again, next to Zhou Cheng's ear, he knocked indiscriminately for a while, and laughed for a while. scolded for a while, and read it twice. The people of all ages on the street couldn't help but laugh when they saw so many children making trouble unreasonably.

Those officials are trying to use this to humiliate Hu Lai, where can they stop it. Although Zhou Cheng was ashamed in his heart, he wanted to get up to stop him, but he couldn't move his legs. Along the way, I walked many neighborhoods. But it happened to be not far from the mouth of Hu Laijia's alley. Ma Han originally accepted the will of Lord Bao and ordered him to deliberately take a detour, but when he saw the entrance of the alley, he immediately ordered Zeng Youcai to strike the gong.

Zeng Youcai said: "You guys are tolerant. You can be a little tolerant. Now that I have walked a lot of roads, and with the children in this class, I can't stop laughing, and I can't lift my hands anymore. You can walk through this alley and knock it again! ”

Ma Han scolded: "You bastard seed, you will cover it up regularly, can you know whose head of the house is in front of you?" Elsewhere in the neighborhood can be forgiven. But if you don't strike in this place, you will be given a whip. As he spoke, he knocked it down on his body. Those children, listening to Mahan's words, knew that when they arrived at Hu Lai's house, an invitation was already crowded at the head of his house.

The family inside didn't know what was going on, and was about to come out to watch, when everyone looked inside and shouted, "Come quickly, your partner is here, hurry up and help him read!" When the family saw this, they hurried out to take a look, who didn't recognize Zeng Youcai! I saw that he was escorted by the messenger of the governor's yamen, and he was forced to strike the little gong. Zeng Youcai saw everyone inside come out, and wanted to ask for a favor on his behalf, but who knew that Ma Hanguan was holding on to the leather whip, beating Zeng Youcai indiscriminately, and said in his mouth: "You deliberately delayed, you can't blame us for not favoritism, adults have a long ear, you don't knock on it, and the duty is on us." If you are shy, you should not break the law, and who do you want to save you at this time? ”

Zeng Youcai was beaten by him in pain, saw the people inside, but looked at himself, one by one without saying a word, at this time, forced to helplessly, reluctantly knocked twice, those children have shouted: "The villagers listened to the ......" This sentence, then laughter resounded, and made a noise in front of the door. Zeng Youcai couldn't take care of his face at this time, and he stubbornly recited those few sentences. It should be Zhou Cheng to read it, where is Zhou Cheng willing to do it, he bowed his head and was silent. When Mahan saw him like this, he became angry for a moment, and raised his whip again to beat him.

Who knew that the children were noisy outside the door, and those family members looked at the paper flags again, and those confessions, which were obviously humiliating the master, were all ashamed, and went inside, and in an instant, there was no one left. Zhou Cheng saw that everyone had left, and he was even more disappointed, so he had to read it according to the flag.

"Stop!" Who is this person, but Zhou Cheng's brother Zhou Xing walked out of the door and saw his brother being escorted by the officials to parade through the street. didn't ask if it was Lord Bao's order, relying on Hu Lai's power, he scolded forward: "You dog heads, who is your life like this? He didn't have a black bead, he was at the mercy of my brother like this, and he didn't hurry up and put it down for me! ”

Those tolerances, seeing a descendant, came out of this inferior language, and said at that time: "Where did you come from?" Who is your brother? I am waiting for Lord Bao to be sent, who are you scolding? ”

Zhou Xing saw that everyone didn't put it down, he was anxious, and he became angry for a while, and stepped forward and scolded: "You guys are raised by dogs, Master Bao? Who are you scared of? Grandpa is still the housekeeper of Governor Hu's mansion! If you can beat my brother, I will beat you as a. At that time, when he ran in front of him, he slapped the team that carried the basket, and together with his left hand, he grabbed the paper flag in his hand, fell to the ground, and kicked it in a mess.

Seeing him like this, the officials hurried forward and shouted: "You dog, don't want your life, this flag is a prisoner's confession, with the seal of the big man on it, and a notice on it, you dare to come and tear it up!" Who are you scaring with Zhang Changzong? ”

And many people came up with him, and beat him for a while, and pulled his hair in braids, to take him back.

Zhou Xing was still young and didn't know the laws of the country, but when he saw everyone beating him, he scolded him even more, and then picked up the paper flag underground and tore it to pieces.

Many family members inside didn't come to ask, but when they saw that Zhou Xing had made a fuss, they rushed out to persuade them. Who knew that Zhou Xing saw that he had a lot of people, and he couldn't make a fuss, and there were a few good things inside, so he helped him beat him and dragged a servant into the door early.

Unexpectedly, Hu Lai was in Guangzhou not far away at this time, and was talking in front of the hall, and he heard the noise outside the door, and he didn't know what was going on outside, but he saw the old man who was guarding the door, calling for him to come in, and said: "Oh no, this matter is making a big fuss!" Please go out and play the pressure quickly. This black charcoal is extraordinary! ”

Seeing that he was so flustered, Hu Lai hurriedly said, "What the hell are you doing, who is making noise outside?" ”

The man said: "It's not that the villain is panicked, just because Zhou Cheng was in office in Zhilin County, and Zeng Youcai seized the folk women, and was brought to the case for interrogation, who knows that he recorded the origin of these two people, and why they were officials, and broke the law in office, and wrote them on a paper flag, so that people would be escorted out, beat gongs and parade the streets, and tell the public. ”

When Hu Zhifu heard this, before he could speak, there was a close naughty boy next to him, and when he heard that Zhou Xing was being beaten, he said angrily: "You old fool, so cowardly!" Although the black charcoal is the prefect of the six products. But where does he have a big four-grade governor? Zhou Chengnai is an adult to be an official, and now he writes this affection on the flag, and beats the gong all over the street to show the public, where is this face placed? Shall not he be ashamed of all the people? If you don't have a fight with him this time, will you have the face to go out later, no matter who you are, you will be humiliated. ”

Hu Lai was bitten by this person for a while, and he couldn't help but be angry, and scolded loudly: "This class of dogs, dare to fake the fox and make noise in front of my door!" I don't want to write to the officials tomorrow. (To be continued......)