When Cheng Rui came out and saw the one in the middle of the group of burly men, he was stunned. Wasn't this the bandit he had been looking for?
Lu Zheng was also somewhat surprised. Wasn't this Meng Meng, his most capable subordinate in the army in his previous life?
He had once saved this man's life, and afterwards this man followed him to the battlefield, where he made great contributions. In the end, when he died, Meng Meng was promoted to the rank of a second-grade general.
He is sixteen now, while Meng Meng should be twenty.
Meng Meng, who was twenty years old, was indeed in Qingzhou, but he had never asked about Meng Meng's past before. He only knew that Meng Meng was a bandit who was wiped out by the imperial court during a bandit suppression campaign, and that he was the only one who escaped from the entire mountain stronghold.
"Young Master Cheng! What's going on? Didn't you say the yamen was your family's? What, the agreed time hasn't arrived yet, and you're already arresting me? This is a deliberate attempt to extort money from me! Let me tell you, if I get arrested, the brothers in the stronghold will avenge me! Your Taoyuan County yamen can just wait to be turned upside down by my brothers!" Meng Meng said, his neck stiff, as soon as he saw Cheng Rui.
Lu Zheng came to his senses and chuckled inwardly. When Meng Meng tried to stage an accident, he always liked to blame others for it first.
Could it be that Meng Meng has been subdued by his second uncle?
Thinking this, Lu Zheng looked at Gu Shouxin.
Gu Shouxin was confused and pretended to be the one being bullied, so he ignored Lu Zheng.
"Who are you, and why are you spouting nonsense? Are you trying to frame me?" Cheng Rui naturally wouldn't admit it.
"Pah! You son of a bitch, born of a corrupt official! Luckily, I was smart enough to leave evidence so you could write the agreement yourself. Even though it didn't work out, the handwriting is yours." Meng Meng spat at Cheng Rui.
Then, looking at the fat official sitting above, he said, "Sir, you're not related to this corrupt official, are you? I'll believe you! Get someone to check the handwriting! This was definitely written by that bastard Cheng Rui. Hmph, trying to scam me? No way! I'll make sure your whole family goes to hell with me!"
"Silence!" The portly official slammed his gavel.
Don't be fooled by his smiling face; when he's not smiling, his serious demeanor far surpasses that of Lord Cheng.
"My name is He, and I am the Imperial Inspector of the Southwest, appointed by His Majesty, in charge of all official affairs in the Southwest. I have just received word that there is suspicion of cheating in the imperial examinations in Taoyuan County, so I have come here. It turns out that cheating was a pretense, and the real reason was that officials were protecting their relatives and oppressing the people! Lord Cheng, do you know your crime?" Lord He directly convicted Lord Cheng.
"Lord He, I am innocent! I only ordered the arrest of suspects Gu Shouxin and Zhou Yuan after receiving a complaint from the examinee," Lord Cheng pleaded.
"Everything requires evidence. May I ask, Lord Cheng, where is your evidence?" Lord He asked, frowning.
Master Cheng: "..."
Didn't Gu Shouxin trick me?
“Cheng Rui! You, relying on being the son of a county magistrate, tried to force a woman to become your concubine. When she refused, you tried to force her into marriage and even committed murder and arson. Do you plead guilty to this?” Lord He looked at Cheng Rui again.
Cheng Rui knelt down: "This student denies it! This student has never had such thoughts. Please, Your Honor, see the truth!"
Meng Meng spat directly at Cheng Rui: "Pah! Are you even a man? You're just after Miss Gu because she's pretty and makes money! You shameless bastard, you dare to do it but not admit it! If I were the son of a county magistrate, I would have used every legitimate means to win Miss Gu's heart! You shameless thing, you don't deserve to be called a man! I wouldn't even deign to share the same title as you, I'm the real man, I..."
"Silence!" After he had finished scolding Meng Meng, Lord He slammed his hand on the table to shut him up.
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