Chapter 398 The Great Lord
The next morning, when people went out, they found soldiers patrolling the streets and notices posted everywhere.
I was shocked. Even during the war, I never saw so many soldiers coming. What's going on?
After the literate person finished reading the notice, they learned that the magistrate of Zhongshan Lang County had been dismissed and exiled to Danzhou!
Everyone spread the word and went to the county government office to watch the excitement, saying that merchants and villagers were allowed to claim their property.
The dead silent county town suddenly came alive, with many people appearing from nowhere.
Some hurried to the countryside to inform their relatives that the people in prison had been released, so many villagers also rushed to the county town.
By the time the government office opened, the outside was already packed with people.
The police officers stood on both sides holding water and fire sticks, beating the ground and shouting: "Mighty!"
Su Ying was trying the case, and County Magistrate Hu, no, now it should be Hu Changshi, Wang Canjun, Jiang Sima, and Su Shuling were there to listen.
These people's attendance at the trial is actually a disguised form of notarization.
The yamen was divided into two parts and the work was carried out simultaneously. One part was for merchants and villagers who claimed their property. Song Caoli led the yamen runners to check the accounts one by one and clear the money.
These were innocent citizens who were arrested innocently. No case was ever filed and no files were even kept, which saved Su Ying the trouble of trying the case.
Without asking the reason, they released the person and cleared his property.
The cases to be tried are those of more than a dozen prisoners. There are files on them, and whether they are wrongly accused or not will be known at the first trial.
Wei Axiao was released last night. Thanks to Niu Er's words, Su Ying asked someone to release him quickly.
If he had been a few steps later, Wei Axiao would have been hanged in the cell.
Many people were wrongly arrested, and Wei A was only wronged slightly, but he could still endure it since he knew he was not the only one wronged.
So many innocent people were released last night, but I, who was the first one to be wrongly arrested, was not released. The psychological gap is unbearable.
Who knows when these officials will remember to judge me again?
There is no hope of being released from prison. He has been so cautious all his life that he dared not even step on an ant. He was arrested innocently and no one came to his rescue.
Feeling disheartened, he untied his belt and threw it on the beam, tied a knot, stuck his head in, and dangled in the air.
Niu Er and He Bao came in, frightened out of their wits, and quickly hugged the man and took him down.
Wei Axiao, who had fainted, woke up slowly after a while and cried, "Why save me? This is a hellish place where there is no sunlight. It is better to die early and be reborn!"
"You are so unreasonable. I told you to be patient. Lord Su will try the case tomorrow. Why are you so stubborn that you want to hang yourself?
"Luckily, Lord Su heard you were still imprisoned and told us to release you immediately! If you had been a little slower, you would have died in vain," Niu Er cursed.
"Release him? Lord Su really said so?" A light flashed in Wei Axiao's eyes.
"Of course, Lord Su, why are you still imprisoned? I heard you crying out for justice when I rescued the doctor last time." Niu Erdao.
"Fishing doctor?" Wei Axiao thought about it and remembered the slender female official. It turned out that she was Lord Su!
After a good sleep in the inn, Wei Axiao arrived at the yamen early to wait.
Su Ying, Hu Changshi and other officials sat down on the high chairs one after another.
When they saw that the main seat was occupied by a slender female official, the people began to talk about it, "Oh my God, Master Su is actually a female official!"
People were both excited and curious, wanting to know how the female official would judge the case, and they all rushed in.
"Back off! You are not allowed to enter the court! Do not disturb the order in the court!" Niu Er shouted.
People looked carefully and found that the police officers in the court were all unfamiliar, and there were no longer the jackals and tigers that were there in the past.
"Bang!" Su Ying slammed the gavel and shouted, "Where is Wei Axiao?"
"Sir, I'm here!" Wei Axiao outside the court shouted back, quickly stepping forward, "I greet Sir Su!"
"Tell me, why were you imprisoned?" Su Ying said in a gentle tone.
"Your Excellency, I live in Zuoli Lane, west of the city..." Wei Axiao narrated the story.
"Bring Huang San up!" Su Ying said to Niu Er.
After a while, Huang San came up, his cloudy eyes rolling, "Greetings, sir!"
"Huang San, I want to ask you, why did you arrest Wei Axiao and put him in jail?" Su Ying asked sternly.
"Sir, I am innocent! I arrested Wei Axiao on the orders of the county magistrate. I don't know why!"
Huang San took the initiative, shouting that he was innocent and putting the blame on Wang Duanfang.
"Bang!" Su Ying slammed the gavel. "You said you were following the county magistrate's orders to arrest the official."
"Huh?" Huang San looked at Su Ying blankly.
What arrest warrant? After he got close to County Magistrate Wang, he just arrested people, so why would he have an arrest warrant? How surprising!
"Bring witnesses!" Su Ying sneered.
A few more yamen runners came up, all of them were Huang San's followers.
"Let me ask you, was there an official document when Wei Axiao was arrested? Was it the order of the county magistrate? Why was he arrested?
Answer truthfully and think carefully. If you slander or lie, I will punish you severely. Confess the truth and your guilt will be mitigated!" Su Ying said in a deep voice.
The yamen runners were locked up for a whole night, and they never expected that one day they would also be locked up in a damp and cold cell.
He was worried and followed Huang San to help County Magistrate Wang do many bad and evil things.
County Magistrate Wang was dismissed from office and exiled, not knowing what awaited him.
Su Ying's words of reducing the punishment gave them a chance, and they all said, "Sir, Wei Axiao is innocent.
There was no official arrest warrant, nor was there any order from the county magistrate. It was Huang San who invited us to come and arrest him."
"Oh, why did Huang San want to capture Wei Axiao?" Su Ying asked.
"Huang San said that Wei Axiao had offended him and wanted to teach him a lesson! He should be locked up for a few days! We thought Huang San was a favorite of County Magistrate Wang, so we didn't dare to offend him, so, so..."
The yamen runners grunted and explained the whole cause and effect.
"Pa! Huang San, a scoundrel from the city, has attached himself to the County Magistrate, Wang Duanfang, causing trouble for the area and framing innocent citizens. I hereby punish you with thirty lashes of the cane and order you to pay Wei Axiao twenty strings of cash in compensation."
Su Ying threw down a token.
"Sir!" Huang Sanda shouted, "I refuse to obey!"
It’s okay to get beaten, but why do I have to pay compensation?
"Hmph! Execution!" Su Ying snorted coldly. This was only the first case, and he was already protesting. Didn't he think about today when he did the evil?
"Bang!" The jailer's stick hit him.
"Ouch!" Huang San's eyes almost popped out, and he wanted to scream again, but the stick kept falling down.
The thirty blows he received in Wu County had not healed him yet. After these thirty blows, Huang San lay like a ball in the mud on the ground, with his waist and buttocks torn and exposed.
"It's what you deserve! Good deeds and evil deeds will be rewarded in the end!" Wei Axiao felt relieved when he saw Huang San's miserable condition.
"Wei Axiao, your case is settled. With this note, go to the nearby Hu Cao Office to collect twenty strings of cash as compensation!"
Su Ying handed a receipt to Niu Er, who passed it to Wei Axiao.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir Su, for returning the bright and clear sky to Rong County!" Wei Axiao took the receipt, bowed respectfully to Su Ying, his eyes moist.
There are still honest officials in this world!
The subsequent cases were the accusations of merchants and villagers selling sugarcane. They were all arrested by Huang San's men. Their money was stolen and their vehicles were sold...
No matter what happened, Huang San didn't get away, and there were still a few people jumping around happily.
In addition to the confiscation of his property, Huang San was also subjected to two more punishments of thirty sticks. During the third execution, he only exhaled, but did not breathe in.
He died before the execution was completed!
Several other minions were also beaten with thirty sticks and their homes were confiscated.
The rest of the followers were beaten with ten to twenty sticks and fined five to ten strings of cash.
The people outside shouted in delight, feeling very happy. Lord Su is truly an upright and honest ruler!
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