Chapter 166 Human Life is Worthless
Zhuang Yiji asked Cheng Yuguang: "Master Cheng also brought a lot of common people with him? Is it necessary to be so grand to pick up a little girl?"
Cheng Yuguang was a little embarrassed and said, "To be honest, sir, this girl helped save some people in Longmen County. Everyone was grateful and strongly requested that I borrow her from sir Zhuang."
Zhuang Yiji was puzzled and said to his master, "Go and call the escort from Kyoto so that I can see the list of the exiled prisoners this time."
The lawyer went out and called Li Rong in.
Zhuang Yiji read the official document brought by Li Rong and immediately asked his master to call Zhuang Tao over: "Zhuang Tao, take a look at these exiles, especially Xie Yanyan. If there is nothing special, ask her to go to Longmen County and go back with Master Cheng."
Without even glancing at the list, Zhuang Tao said immediately, "The Crown Prince's Consort and Princess Xiyue brought a letter a few days ago saying that the Nanzhong Palace wants Xie Yanyan."
Cheng Yuguang got anxious when he heard this: "The fugitives were designated to stay in Boluo County. The Nanzhong Palace and Dongguan County have nothing to do with each other, so why did they come to Boluo County to snatch people?"
Zhuang Tao said, "Princess Xiyue of the Nanzhong Palace wants to take someone away personally, and we in Boluo County dare not offend her."
The King of Nanzhong is a bully in Lingnan, so Cheng Yuguang naturally cannot compete with the King of Nanzhong for the person. Even if he reports it to the governor of Dongguan County, Dongguan County will most likely release the person.
He asked anxiously: "Can you replace Princess Xiyue with another exile? There are several young ladies from official families in this exile team who are all very good-looking."
"The Crown Prince's Consort specifically wanted Xie Yanyan. She said that Xie Yanyan played tricks and cheated the Nanzhong Palace of a salt mine. The princess will never stop fighting with her."
This is a fight to the death! Cheng Yuguang cursed in his heart. McDull relied on his ability to make salt to run rampant in Lingnan. How could Xie Yanyan, a little exiled girl, deceive him?
Princess Xiyue is jealous that Xie Yanyan is more capable than her, right?
The Crown Prince's Consort is Zhuang Pengpeng, the legitimate daughter of Zhuang Yiji and the biological sister of Zhuang Tao. They are one with the Nanzhong Palace. Princess Xiyue is Zhuang Pengpeng's sister-in-law, so how could she dare not disobey?
Cheng Yuguang was very annoyed and frustrated. He originally thought that if he took the people and brought Xie Yanyan back with great fanfare, Xie Yanyan would definitely be grateful and serve Longmen County wholeheartedly in the future. He never expected that such a thing would happen.
Li Rong and Zhuang Tao completed the handover procedures, and Zhuang Tao also counted the personnel one by one.
Li Rong, Liu Mingjie and his team's mission was completed.
Li Rong was very happy when he heard that Longmen County Magistrate Cheng Yuguang was going to take Xie Yanyan away with great fanfare. However, after the handover, he learned from Cheng Yuguang that Xie Yanyan was being detained and would be sent to Nanzhong Palace alone.
Li Rong's heart was in a knot.
Liu Mingjie was also feeling bad. There were more than a dozen escorts in the group, and each of them could earn about 2,000 taels of silver by making soap along the way. Li Rong and Liu Mingjie were closest to Xie Yanyan, and they earned almost 10,000 taels of silver.
All the expenses of supporting a family for a lifetime have been figured out.
They thanked her but could do nothing more.
After all, a bailiff was just a lowly position slightly better than an exile.
"What the hell! A fugitive riding in a carriage? A two-wheeled carriage? No wonder he was convicted. This is simply outrageous!"
Zhuang Tao saw that Xie Yanyan's family was driving three horse-drawn carriages.
"Take the carriage away and throw the people out."
At Zhuang Tao's command, Song Lingling was torn off the bed with the child in her arms. The little kid fell to the ground with a "bang", crying loudly.
"How could you throw a child like this?" Xie Yong said angrily, "The carriage was given to us by Prince Zhou, and the two-wheeled carriage was given to my sister by His Majesty."
Zhuang Tao didn't care at all: "Beat, beat this lunatic! Emperor? There is no emperor here, only my Zhuang family!"
Seeing that they were about to beat Xie Yong, Xie Anfeng immediately stood in front of Xie Yong. How could Xie Yong let his father get beaten? He hurriedly hugged his father and took a few whips on his back.
He grimaced in pain.
Zhuang Tao not only disbanded the entire group of exiles and the entire Xie family, but also specifically disbanded Xie Anfeng's family and sent Xie Yanyan to the Nanzhong Palace.
Xie Anfeng immediately knew that he was in trouble.
But they are in the exile place now, not Kyoto, and they don’t even have the freedom on the road of exile. If they say one more word, they may be beaten to death at any time.
Xie Yanyan: "Master Zhuang, why can't I be with my family?"
Zhuang Tao looked at her. It turned out that the girl his sister asked to get stuck was this little girl, who looked a little childish.
"It is up to me to decide where you get your share. Why would I discuss this with you? What a joke!"
"If I can cure the cold and fever, can I stay with my family?"
When Cheng Yuguang heard this, he also echoed: "Master Zhuang, let me be frank. The reason why so many of us came here with such fanfare is because Xie Yanyan can cure colds and fevers, as well as miasma. So if you are a good person and don't separate their family, it will be considered a good deed."
Miao Guang also shouted: "Yes, my master is a very good doctor."
"I have not accumulated merits, so how can I rely on merits to manage prisoners? What kind of good person can come to Lingnan?" Zhuang Tao did not give in.
"What does it have to do with me whether you can cure colds and fevers? I promised my sister to send you to the Nanzhong Palace, and I can't change my promise."
"What if I can help you filter water? Filter the poisonous water and turn it into drinking water, can you keep it?"
Not to mention purifying water, her ability to treat colds and fevers attracted a group of people, who all looked at Zhuang Tao eagerly: "Master Zhuang, how about keeping her?"
"No, I will not change my decision. No matter what you can do, even if you can bring the dead back to life or summon gods to earth, it will be useless. My patience is limited. If you say one more word, I will rip out your tongue."
Zhuang Tao did not hesitate, with a murderous look on his impatient face.
Miao Guang yelled, "Master Zhuang, you did this on purpose, didn't you? My master is helping the common people here so much, and you don't care?"
"Who are you?"
"I am Doctor Miao, the younger brother of Doctor Miao from your Miao Medical Hall."
"Oh, does Miao Yitang no longer want to work in Boluo County?"
"You..." Miao Guang was about to argue angrily, but Xu Wenrong held him back.
Xu Wenrong bowed to Zhuang Tao and said, "Master Zhuang, I am Xu Wenrong from the Xu family in Suizhou. Xie Yanyan is my cousin, who is not yet an adult. If Master Zhuang can spare my cousin and her family, I am willing to stay in Boluo County to educate the local people."
Zhuang Tao looked at him and smiled teasingly: "So you are the eldest son of the Xu family. I know you are a famous talent in Jiangnan, but our Boluo County is located in a wild place. People are illiterate and do not need to be educated. Besides, what do the people have to do with me? I suggest you go back to Suizhou. There are beautiful mountains and rivers there. It would be great to be a respected talent!"
Xu Wenrong truly realized that the court laws were just decorations here, and whatever the Zhuang father and son said was the truth. In his eyes, the Xu family was nothing but a joke.
How could Xie Anfeng allow his maternal family to be humiliated? He protested: "Although we are criminals, we are only burdened by our family. My daughter is still young, and I hope Master Zhuang will have pity on her and not separate her from our family."
Zhuang Tao asked him coldly, "Are you her father Xie Anfeng?"
"yes."
"This is the first time in all these years that I've seen a prisoner dare to bargain with me! Beat him up!"
Zhuang Tao sat on the chair indifferently, "Beat him, no matter with whip, stick, sword, even if he is dead."
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