The final results of the case are as follows:

Pang Taishi was sentenced to death - imprisonment and execution in the autumn.

The young man who gave false testimony was exiled to the frontier and was never allowed to return to Xiyun County.

Pang Wupi compensated Liang Erhu's family with three large cows, which he was required to graze anywhere for one year.

Jia Shidao, the county magistrate, the constable, the yamen runners and others were fined one year's salary for their poor performance in handling the case.

Baili Tang naturally had no idea what the people were saying about this matter.

The one who received the heaviest punishment was Pang Taishi, but he was an accomplice of the evil, bullied the people in his hometown, did all kinds of bad things, and deserved to be put to death.

Pang Taishi is just an "appetizer", and Jia Shidao, the corrupt official, is the "main course".

At this moment, Baili Tang and his followers were walking slowly towards the building that was under renovation.

The main material of the building is nanmu, which is very luxurious.

The square building, three stories high, stands out among the tiled houses in Xiyun County.

What left Baili Tang speechless was the iron pillar standing on the roof, more than 20 meters high - it turned out that Jing Chao's welding technology was so advanced. This iron pillar had a diameter of at least 20 centimeters!

Yu Tang recalled his childhood in the countryside, when every household had a TV antenna. The higher the antenna was, the stronger the signal it received, but also the more likely it was to be targeted by lightning.

He had also seen round irons around the roofs of other people's houses. The round irons were connected to the ground, thus serving as a conductive and lightning-proof device.

If the round iron is not connected to the ground...but...

Therefore, Jia Shidao is a sinister and cruel person. He built such a tall "lightning rod" to kill the tyrant emperor invisibly.

In this feudal era, a tyrant being struck by lightning was considered divine punishment.

It is in accordance with God's will.

A small county magistrate wouldn't have the guts to do that. There must be someone else behind Jia Shidao.

With so many artisans working on the renovations, the work could have been completed quickly. However, Jia Shidao feared the emperor would find fault, so he had to strive for perfection. Furthermore, it looked as if the emperor had no intention of leaving. Perhaps he was still in shock.

Having just received fifty more blows, Jia Shidao could no longer sit still, so he had to half-lean back on the armchair to supervise the work.

"Your Majesty!"

"My dear, you are not well. There is no need to kneel down and bow!"

My dear? ?

"Your humble servant thanks you for your grace!"

"What is this? It's so spectacular!" Baili Tang exclaimed, pointing at the magnificent iron pillar.

Is it really that spectacular? I'm about to throw up!

The people around were amazed: "It's really spectacular, but what's the use of this thing? It's black and has no aesthetic appeal!"

"Your Majesty, this is an object that wards off evil spirits. It is made of ten-thousand-year-old black iron."

What ten thousand year old black iron? It's just ordinary iron. Jia Shidao's remarks were just to deceive the ancients who "didn't know the value of it".

"My dear, you are so thoughtful. I am very pleased. Do you feel any resentment towards me for beating you with a stick just now?" I, Yu Tang, also attended nine years of compulsory education... Do you still want to fool me?

"I am terrified! I understand your majesty's good intentions!" It's more than just resentment... Incompetent emperor, for your words, when you die, I will show mercy and burn two pieces of paper money for you...

"Yes. My dear, it is worth my cultivation."

What the hell are you cultivating? You idiot, how much money has he wasted just by coming here?

Originally, he could have used this huge sum of money to marry dozens of concubines...

"Then you, turn back and show Lord Jia your injuries."

Your Majesty, I have a name... The young imperial physician followed beside him: "Your Majesty, I obey your command!"

He wondered, if he had handled arsenic for a few days, washed his hands in a basin with water, and then used a silver needle to test for poison, could he really tell if it was poisonous? Why had he just said that?

Eunuch Yang wanted to speak but couldn't, fearing he would spoil His Majesty's pleasure. It was remarkable that His Majesty didn't let the lightning strike depress him, instead solving the case in less than a cup of tea. His Majesty was truly remarkable.

It is said that after Liang Erhu returned home, he wanted to cut a few pieces of meat from the dead cow to satisfy his craving, but he was frightened by Liang Qiuyu's words and dared not eat it.

"Erhu, listen to your sister Qiuyu and don't eat beef. Mother will wait for me to kill a chicken and offer sacrifice to the ancestors." Maybe the ancestors appeared in person, or her family of three would have a hard time staying in Liangjiazhuang in the future.

"Alright. Sister Qiuyu, you have to come... You unfaithful man, what are you doing here?"

Liang Erhu looks sturdy, especially with his protruding ears, which makes him look honest.

The person who came was Pang Hai from the next village. He was fair-skinned, with a handsome face, evasive eyes, and looked very frail.

But he was a renowned talent in Xiyun County, and a juren (a scholar)—one who was recommended by the local government to take the imperial examination in Kyoto. He would be able to take the examination in Beijing next year.

If Pang Hai could pass the imperial examination, he would be able to escape the peasant life completely. If he could enter the palace examination... he would surely rise to prominence.

Jingguo attaches great importance to scientific examinations!

"Qiuyu, I have something I want to tell you. Come with me to a place first."

"There are no outsiders here." The voice was a little cold.

"It's not convenient to tell others about our affairs."

Seeing Pang Hai and Liang Qiuyu walking away, Erhu Niang said "Pooh": "Could it be Qiuyu? How could you, Pang Hai, be in this situation? And Qiuyu is still in good health..."

Liang Erhu asked: "Mother, how did you see that..." He had looked at the tyrant emperor, and he was the same as Jia Shidao, a "romantic" person. Sister Qiuyu was so beautiful, how could she not be attracted by the tyrant emperor...

"Go away! Mao Meiqi... Dad, shouldn't we find a marriage for Erhu..."

Liang Erhu quickly said: "Okay! Okay! I want to marry Sister Qiuyu! They dislike her, but I don't..."

Erhu's mother slapped him on the spot: "We're from the same clan, so we can't marry. What are you thinking, kid?" If she could get a daughter-in-law like Qiuyu, Erhu's mother would probably laugh in her dreams. But we're all from Liangjiazhuang, and this is against etiquette. She'll be drowned in a pond by the clan!

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