Chapter 513 It’s over, it’s all over!
Tang En was almost scared to death. With his rank, he was not even worthy of carrying shoes for a marquis with a fiefdom.
If someone really wanted to punish him, I'm afraid he, a mere eighth-rank official, would have to go back home immediately.
After taking a look at Qian Ming who was asking him for help, Tang En came up with a solution after just two breaths of thinking.
"My Lord, I didn't expect this little county official to be so arrogant. He relied on his job in the county government to allow his family to bully others in the village. This is simply a disgrace to the county government. People who don't know would think that I condoned it!"
The Gu family just smiled and said nothing. Duan Yinghe was almost disgusted by Tang En's shamelessness.
Qian Lizheng had not expected that things would develop to this point. He had done many evil things in the past relying on his son's status as the county magistrate, but now he couldn't even utter a word to beg for mercy.
Qian Ming stood there as hopeless as if he had foreseen his own end.
It seems that Tang En has only been in office for a short time, so he probably doesn't know that his title of Marquis of Zhenbei is just a reputation.
Thinking of this, Duan Yinghe immediately showed the necessary momentum.
"Then according to County Magistrate Tang, how should this person be punished?"
When Qian Ming heard this, he fell to his knees and begged for mercy.
"Please be clear-headed, my Lord. I have no idea what my family has done. I haven't been home for a long time..."
Qian Lizheng looked up in shock, looking at his proud little son in disbelief.
“Is that a reason?”
Ran Qingxuan said calmly: "Since we want to investigate clearly and judge clearly, why not let the Marquis send someone to the village to ask, then the truth will be revealed."
Qian Ming knelt on the ground and trembled. This was just an excuse he made up. If they really went into the village to investigate, wouldn't he be digging his own grave?
"No...I...I..."
"I think this method works. We need to observe and judge clearly, and there must be a process."
"Come here, send three people to Yongfeng Village to ask the villagers whether it is true that Qian Lizheng's family is bullying the villagers."
"By the way, let's go to the other two clan leaders' homes. If their legs were really broken by Qian Lizheng as Gu Yanchen said, then call them all over to confront them on the spot."
"Yes, I will do it immediately."
Qian Ming couldn't stop him at all. He watched the man leave and collapsed to the ground with his face turning pale.
"It's over. It's all over..."
Qian Li was in shock because his youngest son was anxious to distance himself from the matter.
It was a while after the people of Zhenbeihou had left that he finally reacted.
Tang En ignored the abandoned pawn and instead invited the Marquis of Zhenbei to the back hall in a nice voice.
"My Lord, if you want to find out, it will take some time. Why don't you go to the back hall for a while and have a cup of tea to warm yourself up."
Duan Yinghe glanced in the direction of Gu Yanchen and saw him nod slightly at him, then he held his head high and walked towards the back hall.
Tang En felt relieved when he saw that he did not refuse.
But not long after the two of them went in, they fell into the ditch and the Qian family, who had gone back to change clothes, hurried over.
After entering the county government office, he saw two people standing inside the government office in shackles, and he immediately started cursing.
"You bastards, are you doing this on purpose? My son is the county magistrate. Today I'm going to let you know how powerful our family is."
When Zhu Baoju came in, she started to curse loudly, but she didn't expect that her husband and young son would kneel on the ground as if they had lost their souls.
"What's wrong with you, A-Ming? Why are you kneeling on the ground?"
"Mom, it's over, it's all over..."
"What's all over? What are you talking about?"
Zhu Baoju had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter. When Qian Tai saw the gloating expressions of the onlookers outside, he instantly realized that something was wrong.
On the other side, Zhao Zihui and two of his men rode at full speed to Yongfeng Village. When the two clan leaders learned that you, Marquis of Zhenbei, were going to make the decision for them personally, they instantly became excited.
One of the villagers from Yongfeng Village who were watching the scene bravely stepped forward and said, "Sir, we have also been wronged. Can we go and redress our grievances together?"
"We have it too, I wonder if we can go together."
He is the Marquis of Zhenbei, how can Qian Ming, a small county magistrate, compare to him?
With such a good opportunity in front of them, almost everyone in the village who got the news came out.
Seeing so many people, Zhao Zihui said solemnly: "Each family will send one person, and the two clan leaders will lead them to the county government office."
A lot of people came out in a huge crowd. Those who had ox carts and donkey carts were all filled with people, and those who didn't have any would go even if they had to walk.
When the two patriarchs of the Guo and Lin families were carried into the yamen, all the onlookers were shocked.
"These two people actually had their legs broken. It seems that they were not lying at all."
"I heard before that the timber used for building houses in the city was not allowed to be sold to people in Yongfeng Village, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"I think this family has hit a wall this time after committing such evil acts."
"Those people you see are all gritting their teeth. How could a village bully people to such an extent? It's not unfair to punish them..."
When the Marquis of Zhenbei heard the noise outside, he walked from the back hall into the court.
The gate of the county government was surrounded by a crowd of people. Some of them were from Yongfeng Village who came to appeal for justice, and some were from the city who heard the news and came to watch the fun.
In front of everyone, Zhenbei Hou said loudly: "Everyone knows that I, Zhenbei Hou, have been guarding Beiguan for many years. Luocheng is the town closest to Beiguan."
"But I just found out today that there is such a bad person in Luocheng. He has been an official for many years and has allowed his family to do evil in the village."
"Today, I will publicly try the county magistrate Qian Ming and the head of the Qianli government in front of everyone."
"good!!!"
"After being bullied by the Qian family for so many years, today we can finally hold our heads high and be proud of ourselves."
A family of six from Yongfeng Village walked forward, supported each other, and knelt down in the yamen.
The elderly couple cried, "My Lord, we have been wronged!"
The Marquis of Zhenbei glanced at Qian Ming and Qian Lizheng who were kneeling on the ground, then turned to the family kneeling on the ground and said, "No matter what grievance you have, I will make the decision for you today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the family kowtowed three times to Marquis Zhenbei.
"No need to be polite, just speak up if you have any grievances."
After hearing what Marquis Zhenbei said, the old woman couldn't help crying.
"We are from the Lin clan of Yongfeng Village. Four years ago, the Qian family wanted to buy our three acres of land for one tael of silver, saying that the terrain was not good."
"But our land is all good farmland, and our family of six depends on it for a living. But Qian Lizheng's family just threw down a pound of silver without saying anything and directly transferred the land deed to their family."
"My eldest daughter-in-law was about to give birth. Without the land, we couldn't even grow food, let alone feed the unborn child."
"My eldest son was so angry that he came to argue with me, but Qian Lizheng, relying on his son being a county magistrate, ordered his other two sons to break my son's legs."
"He even kicked my eldest daughter-in-law in the stomach. My daughter-in-law was about to give birth at that time. After being kicked, the baby came out two days later. When it came out, there was no cry..."
Old Man Lin couldn't help wiping away his tears as he spoke.
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