Chapter 552: Eyes Opened

Wudu County is just like any other small county town, with one main street leading directly to the county government office.

The houses on both sides of the main street are all two-story buildings, and various shops are open.

As it is August, the streets are filled with osmanthus flowers, selling all kinds of osmanthus products.

Osmanthus cake, osmanthus hairpin, osmanthus bracelet, osmanthus sugar cake, osmanthus wine...

The rich sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance and the crowded crowds made Cui Sanlun and his companions wonder, is this really the post-war Wudu County?

"Hurry! Hurry and move forward! The grievance meeting is right in front of the county government office!"

Gou Wazi tried to run forward, but Cheng Dalang grabbed him and said, "Look at the crowd in front of you. Can you squeeze in by yourself?"

The further north you go on this road, the more crowded it becomes.

At a glance, all you see is a sea of ​​heads.

They wore worn-out straw sandals and their clothes were covered with pudding, but their faces were full of energy and spirit.

Cui Sanlun took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Let's squeeze through."

Cheng Dalang and his men were tall and strong, and their clothes showed that they were not ordinary people. They quickly squeezed out a path from the crowded crowd.

When they finally squeezed to the front, they saw a simple platform in front of the imposing government office.

A fair-skinned, chubby man, with his hands tied behind his back, was forced to kneel on the platform, looking terrified.

The dog boy spat in the man's direction angrily: "He is Yan Bo Pi!"

Not long after, a minor official in a black robe walked to the center of the platform with a gong and struck it hard.

"The grievance meeting begins!"

"I!"

"I have something to say!"

"Me! Me!"

Under the stage, everyone raised their hands, wanting to be the first to speak.

The clerk casually pointed at an old man and said, "You go first. Don't worry, folks. There is no time limit today. I promise everyone will have enough to say!"

The old man who was called climbed up the stage tremblingly, his hands and feet shaking constantly, and he was so nervous that he was sweating.

But when his eyes fell on Yan Bopi, a force suddenly emerged from nowhere, supporting him to continue speaking.

"My name is Li Dashan, a native of Wudu County. Ever since Yan Bopi came to our county, there is a head tax today, a water fee tomorrow, and a mountain fee the day after tomorrow. There are so many tax names that even the township officials can't figure it out. They just call it miscellaneous taxes."

"Originally my family had ten acres of prime land, but it was taken away layer by layer. Even if we sold the land, it was still not enough to cover the taxes. The four of us brothers were so poor that we only had a pair of straw sandals and a set of clothes left."

"Brothers, give me this set of clothes and tell me again and again that I must complain properly! Let Duke Yun see that there is no good person in the Yan family. We must not let them go!"

Li Dashan was crying as he spoke, and sobbing sounds were heard from below the stage.

After Li Dashan finished speaking, he went to the clerk and received a bushel of rice.

The clerk kindly reminded him: "Go back and change your clothes, and ask your brothers to come and get the rice."

"Um!"

The next person to come on stage was a man with a lame leg.

As soon as he came up, he kicked Yan Bopi and said, "My name is Qian Fengshan. When I got married, after worshipping heaven and earth and preparing to enter the bridal chamber, the village chief led a few hooligans and broke into my house with knives, and refused to let me get married!"

Qian Fengshan's eyes were bloodshot, his hands were clenched into fists, and his teeth were clattering: "The head of the village insisted that I slept with my wife before I got married. This is a crime! In addition to not allowing me to get married, he also punished me to have a banquet."

Qian Fengshan was about to cry: "When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. I was thinking of quickly preparing a banquet and taking some money to send the village chief away. I never expected that the village chief would take advantage of the banquet, the tables and chairs, and the drummers to marry my wife to his nephew!"

"He ate my family's food and slept in the bed I carefully prepared for him, but his nephew actually had sex with my wife right in front of me!"

Qian Fengshan cried until he was hoarse: "My wife refused to obey, so she was beaten to death by his nephew! I refused to accept it, so I went to the government office to file a complaint. Yan Bopi took bribes from the head of the village, and not only did he not make a decision for me, he also locked me up in a cell and broke one of my legs!"

Qian Fengshan kowtowed to the north, "Please ask the Duke of Yun to make the decision! Please ask the Lord Qingtian to make the decision for us!"

The clerk wiped his tears, helped Qian Fengshan up, gave him a bucket of rice and comforted him.

"Don't worry, Qian Lang. Our Duke Yun is different from other high-ranking officials. Others are afraid of these local tyrants, but our Duke Yun is not! You must live well and open your eyes to see how this mountain was pushed down by the Duke Yun!"

Qian Fengshan took the rice and before stepping down, he spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on Yan Bopi's face.

The complaints of Li Dashan and Qian Fengshan completely ignited the atmosphere at the scene, and then everyone on and off the stage burst into tears.

"I worked as a groom in the Yan family. They deducted my wages every month. If the horse's tail was messy, they would beat me up. I worked like a slave for five years, not only did I not get a penny, but I also owed a tael of silver!"

"My elder sister is the kitchen lady of the Yan family. That night, it was Yan Bopi who got drunk. The next day, he had a headache and said that the people in the kitchen wanted to harm him! They beat my elder sister to death!"

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The tearful accusations made the people of Wudu County feel the same way.

Yan Bopi opened his eyes wide in confusion, looking at the indignant people, as if he was watching a farce.

People are inherently divided into high and low classes, some are clouds in the sky, some are mud on the ground, this is determined from birth.

Isn't this how we have been living all these years?

Why did this group of peasants start to feel, as if possessed, that their experiences were unfair and full of suffering?

Which dynasty is not like this, which place is not like this? !

Yan Bopi raised the corner of his mouth and let out a sarcastic smile. Gu Nanxi's evil deeds will eventually backfire!

This grievance meeting lasted until the moon was high in the sky.

With their eyes red and swollen from crying, everyone looked at Yan Bopi with hatred.

At this time, Niu Jinyi, who had just rushed over from another county, stood on the platform and spoke loudly.

"Strictly violating the law, oppressing the people, multiple crimes and punishments!"

Niu Jinyi took the book with the charges and read out the charges one by one: "First, give him a hundred lashes."

Yan Bopi was pinned down by two soldiers on his shoulders to prevent him from moving and escaping, while the other two soldiers held sticks high in the air.

Yan Bopi's pupils dilated, and he used all his strength and various methods to try to break free. The veins on his face were bulging, his face was red and swollen, and he looked extremely ferocious. His eyeballs even seemed to be about to pop out of their sockets.

"You are helping the tyrant, you will not die a good death! There is not only our Yan family in the world, there are thousands of Yan families! Just wait, they will definitely not let Duke Yun go!"

Niu Jin frowned and waved his hand.

The heavy stick hit Yan Bopi's body with great force, causing him so much pain that his internal organs almost shifted.

These days I have been wondering, what is the novel I wrote? Is it good?

When I look at the rankings, I always feel that what I write is out of tune with the content on the list.

The editor said that female-oriented stories should still focus on romance, with romance as the main focus and career as the secondary focus, in order to become popular.

When I think of things like pinching waists and pampering every night, and having something to do with my heroine, my scalp is about to explode...

I can't imagine that scene at all.

Even if someone wants to pinch someone's waist, it should be Gu Nanxi who pinches a man's waist!