Chapter 130 Divorce【VIP】
The people in the city surrounded the government office tightly.
Chen Yao and her father followed Shopkeeper Ren's assistant into the crowd and greeted Shopkeeper Ren.
When the father and daughter saw that Yang Jizon and Tian Baolai were standing in the court and were safe and sound, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Under the plaque hanging high like a bright mirror, Li Menghong, who was sitting behind the desk, slammed the gavel in his hand, and the people surrounding outside immediately became quiet.
After the eight gangsters, who were tied up, entered the government office, the officers put shackles and fetters on them. Some of them were injured and dragged in the snow. They had fever and were almost unconscious.
He kept mumbling something while changing the shackles, but the officers didn't listen carefully.
The gangster kneeling in the front was tough and didn't make a sound from beginning to end.
In order to let the people know the truth of the matter, Li Menghong still had to go through the motions again.
Yang Jizong and Tian Baolai, relatives of the victims, sued the gang for murder and hoped that Li Menghong could find out who was behind the murder.
The leader immediately raised his head and retorted, "No one ordered us to do this. You're just unlucky to have run into us. We can kill or chop you up as we please."
This criminal is so arrogant, it's really hateful.
Yue A Shui had been keeping an eye on the city these days, and when he heard what the criminal said, he immediately stood out from the crowd to testify.
Li Menghong looked at the squad leader and asked, "Have you brought back the looted goods?"
"Sir, both mule carts have been brought back."
"Now that we have the witnesses and evidence, it's clear you're well-trained. Someone must be behind this. You can't deny it. Since you won't tell us, come, torture them."
Before applying the torture instruments, in order to wake up the eight men, the squad leader asked his men to fetch a basin of cold water and pour it on them.
It wasn't even the end of the first lunar month yet, and a basin of cold water was poured over, causing the onlookers to shudder involuntarily.
The following scene was too bloody for a moment.
The leading criminal endured one set of tortures after another and was willing to reveal nothing.
On the contrary, the other people who watched him being tortured were so frightened that they trembled and could not bear the fear, and confessed everything like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.
These ten people were all guards in Lord Song's mansion. Lord Song had instructed them to rob and kill Yang Jizong's relatives on the way.
Then why did they steal the goods from the mule cart?
Song Zhiyi is Wang Xiang's most proud student. He has seen all kinds of good things. How could he do such a bad thing for the New Year gifts in the hands of the people?
Are you deliberately framing me?
During Li Menghong's questioning, several people confessed that the reason they robbed the goods was because their Lord Song received news that Yang Jizong's relatives had previously bought a lot of Champa rice seeds.
Their leaders were afraid that Yang Jizong would lead the tenant farmers to grow Champa rice next year, so to prevent this from happening, they asked them to do such evil things.
After the criminal finished speaking, the onlookers finally understood what he meant.
Lord Song doesn't want the people to have an easy life!
"You bastard, how dare you harm us ordinary people? What kind of official are you!"
"Dog officer, dog officer."
Vegetable leaves, eggs and stones were all thrown at the group of people. The squad leader was afraid that the people would accidentally hurt adults, so he waited until they had thrown almost all the stones before coming out to maintain order.
Li Menghong felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Although the people's scolding was not directed at him, it was still very uncomfortable to listen to it.
"Silence!" Li Menghong slammed the gavel again, looking down at Yang Jizong and Tian Baolai. "This matter is of great importance. Are any of you willing to accompany me to the capital to see the emperor?"
Tian Baolai still didn't know what this trip meant. He looked at Yang Jizong beside him undecidedly. Seeing Zi'an nodded, he nodded too.
In order to prevent any further complications, and in fact because he was afraid that this group of criminals would not be able to make it to the capital, Li Menghong asked the two of them to follow him to the capital early the next morning.
While the crowd of onlookers was still gathering, Manager Ren shouted to Yang Jizong inside, "Don't be afraid! If this gang of thugs changes their story in Beijing, we're all willing to testify for you. If the corrupt officials don't let us live an easy life, neither will they."
You know what, what Manager Ren said was exactly what this group of criminals were thinking.
Seeing the gleam in the leader's eyes, Liu Chuang bowed and said to his master, "Sir, why don't we have everyone present put their fingerprints on this confession so that there will be a witness?"
Li Menghong's eyes lit up, and he thought this was a very good idea. He couldn't help but look up to Liu Chuang. This man was not as bad as his cousin said.
So, under the leadership of the shopkeeper Ren, the onlookers all pressed their fingerprints in indignation.
After pressing the handprint, Yue Ashui bowed to Shen Qingshan and said, "Uncle Shen, can I come to visit Brother Dongsheng today?"
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Yue A Shui had already come to the house to visit the injured people with some supplements, but at that time, no one was awake yet.
He didn't stay long, and now he is even more worried about her.
"Okay, go ahead, but don't mention Dong anymore." He patted the young man's shoulder and had a very good impression of Yue A Shui.
"Thank you, Uncle Chen." Yue A Shui bowed to the father and daughter again and hurried to the long street.
From behind, he nudged his lips and said, "Dad, why does he come to our house so often? I think he has bad intentions."
Shen Qingshan frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? I think this kid is pretty good."
Yue A Shui, who had bad intentions, bought a bag of golden candied dates for Tian Baozhu at the pastry shop on Chang Street, and also bought a few bags of pastries for his family. He happily drove his mule cart to Xiahe Village with these things.
Handprint, follow Liu Chuang to get back their own mule.
"If you don't check the goods, you can report if anything is lost." Li Xin stood aside and said something with a hint of meaning, almost telling the father and daughter to claim compensation directly.
According to Li Xin's personality, he must report and ask for compensation, otherwise how can he make up for the injuries suffered by the Shen family's relatives.
Chen Yao knew Li Xin's good intentions. Seeing that her mule cart was not damaged at all, she was very satisfied to have it back.
"Then you can go sit inside first. Young Master Yang and Brother Baolai are talking to our master in the back hall. I'm afraid it will take a while."
In the back hall of the government office.
Yang Jizong was discussing with Li Menghong the matter of going to Beijing to meet the emperor. His idea was to bring Chen Yao along. Since the matter of Champa rice had been discovered, he might as well let Chen Yao directly propose to the emperor in person to promote the cultivation of Champa rice.
But Li Menghong was somewhat dissatisfied. First, taking a woman on the road would not only delay the journey, but he would also be criticized in the court. Second, in order to gain merit, he had taken the credit that should have belonged to Chen Yao, so when Yang Jizong mentioned this matter, he was unwilling to do so at all.
Tian Baolai, who was listening, immediately stood up and said indignantly, "If I can go, why can't A-Yao go? The previous method of growing winter wheat was all A-Yao's idea. So what if A-Yao is a woman? Many men are not as good as her."
"How can a woman hold a foothold in the court? There has never been such a thing from ancient times to the present." Li Menghong was hurt by his last sentence and felt a little embarrassed.
"Zi'an, if A Yao can't go, then I won't go either." Tian Baolai didn't want anyone to look down on A Yao.
Yang Jizong also bowed and said, "If my wife can't go, then I won't go either. Your Excellency should go to the capital to see the emperor on your own."
"You, you don't want to seek justice for your family?"
Seeing that they were really leaving, Li Menghong panicked.
Yang Jizong turned around and said, "Justice must be sought. Since Lord Li looks down on us, we will go to the capital on our own."
Seeing that they were determined to take Chen Yao with them, Li Menghong finally had to agree.
Watching the four men driving the mule cart out of the government office, Li Menghong sighed deeply, and then selected a few yamen runners to escort these criminals to Beijing with them tomorrow.
Li Xin and Liu Chuang were naturally among them.
After Chen Yao and others drove the mule cart back home, Huang Xing immediately asked Yang Jizong and Tian Baolai to go back to their rooms to clean themselves up and eat and drink enough before coming to meet people.
Yue A Shui had already left. The golden candied dates he brought were very much loved by Tian Baozhu. Her family felt sorry for her and left the dates for her to eat after taking the medicine.
Baozhu had a wound on her face. Although she didn't mention it, she was still reluctant to see outsiders. So when Yue Ashui asked to see her, she asked her mother to refuse.
After Chen Yao returned home, she went into the house to talk to her cousin, "Those evil guys were caught by my cousin and Zi'an. They even killed two of them and avenged everyone."
Tian Baozhu sat on the bed, not caring about these things, and looked at Chen Yao steadily: "Cousin, our business in Jiangnan cannot be interrupted. Sister Furong will help take care of the wealth and glory, but the lease of my uncle's fur shop is about to expire. If no one goes, I'm afraid that—"
Huang Mei scolded him from the side: "Why are you still thinking about business? Take good care of your injuries. Mother and your aunts will take care of these things."
"That's right, cousin. I've already written to Sister Furong. My uncle's fur shop has also asked Sister Furong to help recruit employees in Jiangnan. Don't worry."
Tian Baozhu bit her lip and glanced at her mother again: "When I recover from my illness, can I still go to Jiangnan to do business?"
"No, Baozhu, my daughter L, after something like this happened, I really don't want you to go to Jiangnan again. Let's just stay at home. If you want to do business, I will pay for renting a shop for you in Qingfeng Town." Huang Mei's eyes were filled with tears.
Tian Baozhu's eyes were also red. "Mom, we were ambushed this time. If those people want our lives, we can't escape them no matter how hard we try."
Chen Yao sat aside and was shocked at her cousin's intelligence. This happened on the way home when Yang Jizong told her that the person who really instructed Song Zhiyi was Wang Xiang who framed the entire Shen family.
Chen Yao's teaching people to grow winter wheat endangered the interests of Wang Xiang's party.
Although Li Menghong took the credit, anyone who is attentive and careful will find out who was the real person who taught the people how to grow winter wheat.
Yang Jizong, who was standing outside the door, raised his hand to knock on the door and enter, but after hearing what Tian Baozhu said, he withdrew his hand and turned to go to the study.
"Mom, sister, can I come in?" Tian Baolai had just come out of his father's room and wanted to come over to see how his sister's injuries were recovering.
The mother and daughter, who were still arguing, stopped immediately when they heard the shouting outside.
Chen Yao opened the door, thinking that Zi'an would come with him, "Cousin, you guys chat first, I'll go find Zi'an."
"Go ahead, he also has something to tell you."
Chen Yao didn't find him in the room, so she went to the study and saw Yang Jizong writing something at the desk. She walked over and asked, "My cousin said you had something to tell me. What is it?"
Yang Jizong put down the brush in his hand, looked at Chen Yao, and said word by word: "Ayao, let's get divorced."
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