Chapter 8: Who knows who is in the storm

Zhang Zhong and Zhan Xiangyun started to be busy, and they received the people one by one, and wrote down what the people said. It would be better if there was direct evidence, and it didn't matter if there was no one. Everything would be said under the great punishment.

The original four judging officers were also called by Zhang Zhong to listen. They did not expect that Zhang Zhong was so quick and started to take action just one day, just like a thunderbolt. Where did they find the guards and were equipped with military crossbows.

The four of them originally wanted to tell Zhang Yi about this, but they were stopped and led here to listen to the side. They listened to the people saying one by one, and wanted to interrupt the people and threaten them, but there were more than a dozen people with silver-white rice seedlings on their chests standing around, which made them dare not make any moves.

The only threat that could be used was to stare at the people who came to complain. These people finally found the backbone, so why would they be afraid that the four of them would not only tell the content of the complaint, but also glar back.

As a result, a commoner was unwilling to stare back, and spit out a mouthful of phlegm on Cao Herui's face. Cao Herui was stunned and was about to go forward to kick people. As a result, the people from the Miaogu Protect Team next to him reached out and pulled Cao Herui aside.

Zhang Zhong spoke at this time: "Cao Jun, why bother to get angry with the people? If you feel that the people have insulted you, you can write a memorial and hand it over to my official first, and I will deal with it as appropriate."

Cao Herui knew that there would be no benefit at this time. In terms of fighting, any one of the people standing next to him could knock down the four of them. But he heard that these guards with unique marks were Zhang Zhong's guards, and they jumped from a boat nearly four meters high into the sea without doing anything.

Looking at the expressions on these people's faces, they were like wood. Such people could not beat them, at least they could not do it.

Rubbing his sleeves on his face, Cao Herui said to the people who came to complain: "If you dare to vomit my official position, I wish your family a long life."

"Bah, dog official, let me tell you, now a new official is here, don't try to scare me anymore, I'm waiting for the day when you are cleaned up, I'm waiting!"

The man was not afraid of Cao Herui at all, and spat again and cursed there. This time Cao Herui was prepared and was not spit on his face, but his clothes did not hide. There was a piece of yellow phlegm on it, which made him feel disgusting.

"Where are you? Anyone who dares to disturb the court will stumble on the spot." Zhang Zhong stared at the people below and shouted.

The people from the Miao Protecting Team shouted in unison. They knew what the master meant, and they were the mouths of these four people.

The commoner was not stupid either. As soon as Cao Herui was about to say something, he was called out by the new high-ranking official. He knew who the new official was looking for. He smiled at Cao Herui and began to continue speaking again.

One by one, one after another, someone tortured the remaining yamen runners. The method of torture was very simple. Zhang Xiaobao learned it from Xiaohong. Xiaohong commanded the poultry and almost killed the people. This time there was no poultry, so he used a fish salvaged from the sea.

The shark is not big, it is only five or six feet long, and is kept in a large wooden fish tank. If the yamen runners don’t say anything when they ask the yamen runners, they will put it in the fish tank.

I specially found a high platform, and you can see the situation in the fish tank from above. When the first yamen runner was tied up by a rope and went down a little, the blood that emerged made the other yamen runners choose to compromise.

The yamen runners who went down were cut off the rope when other yamen runners were willing to say it. The screams scared the other yamen runners' legs all weak.

Zhang Yi was anxious at this time as if he was an ant on a hot pan. He wanted to find four judges, but he was told that the four people were staying in the mansion. He also wanted to see it, but he was afraid that his subordinates would tell him what happened, so he arrested him directly at that time.

There was no way, he left the yamen alone and did not dare to wear any official uniforms. He trotted outside a house, knocked on the door in three or two shorts, and then walked around in front of the door anxiously.

It didn't take too long for the door to be pulled open from inside. Zhang Yi jumped in and closed the door with his hand back, then put the door on the latch again, and then said to the person who opened the door: "Take me to see your master, there is something urgent to do."

"Mr. Zhang, please come with me. The master has already known some things and is waiting for Mr. Zhang." The servant who opened the door said in a humble manner and led the way in front.

After turning a few yards, when he arrived at a place, Zhang Yi rushed to the tall and thin man in a few steps and said to him: "Dong Shen family, it's not good. The new governor has taken action. There was nothing happened last night. It changed early this morning. My man was arrested, and I don't know what I can explain."

The tall and thin man looked indifferent and said to Zhang Yi: "Mr. County Magistrate, don't worry. Indeed, Zhang Zhong took action early, and it was early to call us out to our imagination, but so what? Even if the yamen runners he captured were offered you, you can refuse to admit it and say nothing.

The money we give you was given to friends. Have you accepted bribes? Have we asked you to help us do anything that is harmful to nature? We are just friends, and nothing else is mixed in. Do you understand? Not to mention here, even when you go to the Ministry of Justice in the court, the same is true. Even if you meet the emperor, you will not change."

"Yes, yes, no, not at all. We are friends. We gave each other some things, including money. Those yamen runners were simply nonsense and were told by torture. They were not trustworthy. So what should we do next?"

Zhang Yi understood as soon as he heard this. He first left himself clear. What the yamen runners said might have been forced out. Then he found four judges and jointly handed the letter to the upper party.

The tall and thin man nodded with satisfaction, looked at the direction of the government office and said, "We don't need us next step. That Zhang Zhong will definitely find you in person. He just arrived here and didn't know anything. Don't look at his powerful methods, he actually just wanted you to surrender.

If that's the case, he will come to you and use the confession of the yamen runner to force you to submit. This is also an opportunity. I will go with you at that time and see what Zhang Zhong said. Don't worry, you know who is behind me, and even if the negotiation is incorrect, I can still protect you."

"Okay, let's do everything as Shen Dongjia said. Wait for him to come to me and I'll take you there." Zhang Yi was still very impressed by this person. There were few mistakes in the matters he usually made in calculating. Even if it was slightly different, it was almost the same.

Unfortunately, they didn't know what kind of opponent they were facing, and they couldn't guess that this opponent was not the new governor, but two children who looked harmless with the governor.

Zhang Yi was not in a hurry to go back now, so he stayed here to wait for Zhang Zhong to find him.

Zhang Zhong in the government office had already opened the confession of the yamen runners. When one hundred and two yamen runners were willing to recruit, they were asked separately. As long as there were different things, they would continue to throw them into the shark tank, not only asking them what they had done, but also asking what other people had done.

Such a way of asking questions prevents the yamen runners from lying and saying their own sins are slight. Who knows whether other yamen runners will tell the truth? Similarly, they no longer ask their colleagues to cover up, nor can they cover up. Everyone considers different weights. If what they say is different from what others say, they will be thrown into the fish tank.

Zhang Zhong is no longer the person who could not stand anything when he became an official. He has become accustomed to some things during this period, but when he saw the confessions brought by these yamen runners, he still couldn't help but get angry.

"Damn it, a bunch of bastards, let's see what they did? They actually took things for free at the market in the county town every day, and forced the fishermen to catch specific fish for them. In the rainy weather, they even wanted to let the fishermen go out to sea just to get the things that could be paid tribute.

Many fishermen died in the sea and rushed into the people's homes to grab things. They were smart. They only grabbed a small part at a time. When they came again the next day, the people lost their ambition to fight to the death. There were thirty-one of them who deserved to die, and the others were not locked up for a few years."

Zhang Zhong cursed and knew that the problem could not be solved, so he turned to look at his son.

Zhang Xiaobao has also seen it, and he has no indignation. He has become accustomed to these things. Wang Juan is the same. The darkness of society is still brighter than that of the yamen runners.

"Dad, since thirty-one people deserve to die, then kill thirty-one people immediately. If you have a state governor to persuade the rest of the people to return, since it is not enough to be a death sentence, you can still waste food when you lock up."

Zhang Xiaobao thought about it for a while and said to his father.

"Let me go? Is there anyone else who can use Zhang Yi after I let them go? Xiaobao, I can't let them go." Zhang Zhong didn't expect his son to let him go.

Zhang Xiaobao put down the confessions in his hand and explained to his father: "Dad, letting them go is to let them go, but not to let them go. First, let someone whip them with a whip, just faint once, and then don't give them food, don't give them water, let alone let them sleep.

People kept asking them if they would help Zhang Yi to do those things in the future, asking them if they listened to the governor, and woke up as long as they went to bed, asking these two questions, asking them all the time, asking them until tomorrow night, and then let them rest and sleep.

Wait until the day after tomorrow, the thirty-one people will be beheaded in public, so that the released person must see them. The beheaded person will do this once, and keep telling them that as long as they see Zhang Yi and ask Zhang Yi to admit those crimes, they will be released and will not pursue Zhang Yi, and let them shout when they go to the court."
Chapter completed!