Given Mo Lizheng's character, he wouldn't care about other people's lives. Xu Jiushi said anxiously, "Those two old men are dying. Let's save them first."
Kang Yueran rolled her eyes. She was really annoyed by the saintly heart! "Xu Jiushi, if you want to save him, I won't stop you. But I remind you that Qingping Village cannot keep traitors who help the tyrants to commit atrocities."
She looked at everyone and said, "You want to scare me with the elderly and children? You've made a wrong calculation.
Whether you live or die, whether you enjoy happiness or suffer, it has nothing to do with me. I will not let today's incident go unpunished. You will all go to the government office for trial."
Xu Jiushi retreated silently. He understood that Kang Yueran wanted to teach Mo Lizheng and others a lesson.
The old man's family knelt down and begged Kang Yueran and Xu Jiushi for help, crying so pitifully.
But Kang Yueran showed no mercy and said directly to the yamen runners, "Please take care of it. I will take the people from Shuangxi Village to Kaoshan Village to treat their injuries."
At this point, the matter was doomed to fail. Mori was grinning sinisterly, "Our men were injured by the people of Shuangxi Village. If they die, Shuangxi Village will pay for their lives!"
Kang Yueran glanced at Mo Lizheng and said as if to himself, "People like Mo Da are a nuisance. He deserves to be beaten with a hundred sticks, have his legs broken, and have his mouth sewn shut so that he can never hurt anyone again."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and asked the yamen runners, "Two big brothers, am I right?"
The yamen runner replied, "Master, you are absolutely right. I will report what I saw today to Master Cheng."
Break his legs? Sew his mouth shut? Mori's legs were beginning to tremble. "Boss, this is all my fault! Please, Boss, forgive me."
Kang Yueran ignored him and took Mao Qiang, Xu Jiushi and a group of Shuangxi Village villagers to Kaoshan Village.
With people from the government office around, they can punish Mo Lizheng and others openly without her having to take action.
The yamen runner placed his hand on his knife and said to the villagers including Mori Zheng, "Everyone, come with us!"
Kaoshan Village
Xu Jiushi was cleaning and bandaging the wounds of the injured.
Jiang Liuzhu looked at Kang Yueran several times, mustered his courage several times, and finally came to Kang Yueran, "Big Boss, it's all our fault. We are the ones who have caused trouble for you."
"They were the ones who started the fight. It's not your fault. After you treat the wounds, take the villagers back."
A twelve-year-old girl, with the wound on her face making her grimace in pain, did not forget to ask, "Master, they won't come to cause trouble again, right?"
"No!" The people going to the government office was a big deal, and it would definitely teach them a lesson. Plus, without the instigation of Mo Lizheng and the others, they behaved themselves.
At this time, Si Chang rushed in and said, "Master, County Magistrate Cheng has sentenced Mo Lizheng to behead Mo Lizheng for provoking trouble and causing death. The other village heads will each be imprisoned for eight years."
The Dayong Code imposes severe penalties on those who "picked quarrels and provoked trouble" and "incited others to cause trouble" because such people are rebellious by nature. If they dare to lead a trouble today, they may lead a rebellion another day.
Kang Yueran handed him a bowl of water and said, "Drink some water, calm down, and talk slowly." Si Chang was the one she sent to the county government to investigate the situation.
Si Chang took the water and drank it all in one gulp, "Thank you, Master."
Jiang Liuzhu asked, "Beheading? Is that serious?"
"Well, the two seriously injured old men died right after arriving at the county government office. The other village heads all pointed the finger at Mo Lizheng for instigating them to cause trouble, and he couldn't deny it.
With so many witnesses and the facts so clear, Lord Cheng heard the case and immediately made his verdict. Very fast!
Ha! That Mo Lizheng was saying that a disaster victim from Kaoshan Village came to his house at night and asked him to ask for help from Manager Xu. This is nonsense. Master Cheng just told him to shut up.
Nearly a thousand villagers were brought to the county government office, and two of them had died. The cries of begging for mercy and crying made the county government office in chaos. County Magistrate Cheng was so annoyed by the noise that he just wanted it to be over quickly.
But as the saying goes, the law does not punish everyone. Since we cannot beat everyone at once, we must kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
Just as everyone was accusing Mori Zheng of being the culprit, County Magistrate Cheng slammed the gavel and directly sentenced Mori Zheng to be beheaded three days later.
Just as the court was about to leave, the deceased elder's family protested, saying they had started the disturbance because of the advice of their village head. County Magistrate Cheng remained impartial and sentenced the heads of each village to eight years in prison.
Finally, he gave everyone a stern warning and quickly let them go.
Everyone in Shuangxi Village looked nervous. Jiang Liuzhu grabbed Sichang and asked, "What about us? What did the county magistrate say?"
Si Chang smiled and said, "Those two people died because of Mo Lizheng. It's none of your business."
"So, the county magistrate is not going to pursue us anymore and will not sentence us to be guilty?"
Si Chang comforted him, "Don't worry, Jiang Lizheng. I specifically asked the yamen runner, and he said the county magistrate has already made the judgment and it won't be changed. He didn't summon you to the county yamen, which means this matter has nothing to do with you."
Jiang Liuzhu burst into tears, "That's great, we are all fine, we are all fine!" Although the villagers were injured, no one died and no one was sent to jail.
Si Chang handed Jiang Liuzhu a bowl of water and said, "Jiang Lizheng, don't cry. With our boss here, no one can bully us."
What does this mean? Everyone looked at Kang Yueran.
Kang Yueran was also very straightforward, "When I went to report to the police, I also met with Lord Cheng and asked him to solve the case as soon as possible and impose a heavy sentence."
Jiang Liuzhu was very confused, "Boss, how did you know someone would be beaten to death?"
"The beating was an accident! Wang Xiaoqi told me that Mori was coming aggressively and that a fight was about to start. So I went to the county government office to report it. When I arrived with the bailiffs, you were already fighting."
"Alas! It's all Mo Lizheng's fault. Those villagers have suffered as well."
Kang Yueran snorted coldly, "Jiang Lizheng, you really have a kind heart. How about I ask Lord Guo to move your family to Guangxi Village so that you can take care of those poor villagers."
Jiang Liuzhu was so frightened that he quickly waved his hands, "I was wrong, I shouldn't have said that."
Kang Yueran swept his sharp eyes over the crowd, "Humph! They deserve it! If I know who among you feels sorry for them, I'll make that person accompany them."
Everyone in the room lowered their heads and shrank their necks.
Xu Jiushi raised his head and glanced at Kang Yueran, then lowered his head guiltily, "I won't do it again."
"Three days from now, Mori will be beheaded. Tell all the managers to go and see. Everyone from Qingping Village, Heshun Wharf, and the two kilns must go and show everyone the consequences of greed!"
Xu Jiushi nodded quickly and said, "I'll go and notify them later."
Mao Qiang quickly followed up, "I will definitely go with the manager from Kaoshan Village!"
I've said everything I need to say, and the effect is pretty good! Kang Yueran hummed and walked away.
After returning to Qingping Mountain, Xiao Wuzi entered the study and discussed the next course of action with Kang Yueran.
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