I played the world alone

Chapter 354 Release him quickly! ([-]-in-[-])

The county magistrate Hu Fangde had just gotten up at this time.

Yesterday, he was served by the concubine beside him all night long. He still had a sore back and waist, but he was still in a very happy mood. He hummed a little tune while letting the concubine dress and wash himself.

In addition, my nephew is very sensible and gave me some gifts yesterday.

Although these are not valuable to him, they are still considered thoughtful.

"It's because of what happened yesterday." He thought for a while and couldn't help but sneered contemptuously.

"It's just a little quarrel between country people. It's true that my nephew and grandson even brought the quarrel to my own side."

That's okay, for the sake of being so filial, I can help him.

He made the decision casually.

The one named Zhang is still just a child after studying for so many years, and he seems to be useless.I don't think there is any background.I'll lock him up for a few days to polish his character.He will be tried in court at that time.

At most, a few more boards.

Come to think of it, this kid just cried for mercy.

Thinking of this, Hu Xianling tugged at his mustache.I feel that my arrangement is very appropriate.Covering everything.

Just as he was thinking this, a maid suddenly came over and knocked eagerly on the door.

"Sir, sir. A government official came over just now to report that a group of people were running towards the county government office. If something happens, please hurry over."

Hu Fangde immediately frowned, stared, patted the table, and said angrily: "How brave! How dare a group of gangsters attack the county government office!"

"Does this mean you don't take Wang Fa seriously? I want to see what tricks they can pull off today!"

"By the way, go check on their families. Catch a few of them and interrogate them together!"

The maid looked a little frightened, and whispered: "Master, I heard that those who came were led by Mr. Wang."

"Huh? Who?"

Hu Fangde was stunned, and immediately turned his head to stare at her closely, his voice subconsciously slowed down a bit.

"Mr. Wang...which Mr. Wang?"

"Yes, it's Mr. Wang Yuanliang!"

This big man's reputation was something that even a little maid like her often heard about in this county.

"And Mr. Li. In addition to Mr. Shi, from the Linghu family..."

The maid did not forget to add a few more names, each one more famous than the last.

hiss!
Hu Fangde's expression suddenly changed. He stopped flirting and immediately stood up and asked his concubine to help him get dressed quickly. He asked at the same time: "Mr. Wang, what are they doing here?"

He thought about it carefully and found that he didn't seem to have offended this group of people recently.

Whenever I encountered the descendants of this group of people in the cases I tried, I tried my best to keep them safe.

What are you doing here with no grudge against yourself?
Suddenly he thought of the Zhang Tongsheng from yesterday, and his heart skipped a beat.

Shouldn't...

Then he shook his head again.

"Impossible impossible."

I'm afraid that if something happens to Mr. Wang's biological grandson, he won't end up with so many highly respected people.

This person named Zhang was just a poor scholar from a small mountain village who couldn't even pass the imperial examination. How could he deserve such a big commotion?
Just ruling out this matter, he couldn't think of other possibilities.I couldn't figure it out in my heart.

Seeing that it was getting late, I didn't dare to delay any longer, so I quickly asked someone to prepare a carriage and rush to the county government office.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a group of people blocking the door of the county government office. It was Wang Yuanliang and others, and behind them there were a group of other ordinary people watching the fun.

Several government servants at the county government office were struggling to stop him, but they did not dare to treat these highly respected people like ordinary people and let them push them around.I can only hold the door with my body.

It wasn't until he saw Hu Fangde's carriage coming from a distance that he immediately shouted as if he had seen a savior.

"The County Magistrate is here, the County Magistrate is here! If you have anything to do, just report it to the County Magistrate. I am just a servant, how can I dare to make any decisions?"

Hu Fangde's face suddenly turned dark.But seeing that Wang Yuanliang and others were already looking at him, he didn't dare to let his men drive away, so he had no choice but to get off the carriage.Bow and greet everyone.

There was a fake smile on his face.

"Oh, it's really rare! All you seniors are so happy today and come to our county government office as guests."

Immediately, he scolded the government servant who was blocking the door with a cold face: "Old Liu! How do you do things? Why don't you invite these people in to have a rest and drink tea? If their bodies are allowed to stand up, you This little life is not enough to compensate!”

The yamen servant surnamed Liu immediately made a grimace, bowed his head and respectfully invited several of them to come in and rest.

But Wang Yuanliang and others will naturally not be fooled: "No need. Magistrate Hu, I am not here to treat you to dinner, but I want to ask you something."

Hu Fangde's heart immediately lifted and he asked cautiously: "Please tell me."

Wang Yuanliang looked at his colleagues on both sides and nodded slightly, then stood up as a representative: "I heard that you sentenced a bizarre case yesterday."

Hu Fangde was stunned.

I really came here for that guy!

But I still took a chance and wondered if the other party had recognized the wrong person?

"Speaking of it, there was indeed a case yesterday. But that guy was a perpetrator of many evil deeds! He pretended to be a ghost and oppressed the people. Yesterday, some villagers came to complain to me and said that this person must be severely punished!"

Hu Fangde spoke righteously, as if he was really an upright official who was doing harm to the people.

Wang Yuanliang did not give him face, and immediately interrupted: "Did that person ever say that he was going to take the City God Examination?"

"This..." Hu Fangde frowned, "Yes, he did say that yesterday. But this is just a trick he played to deceive people. How can we, the imperial officials, trust this..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Yuanliang glared at him angrily: "Don't talk nonsense! The god personally invited us to test the city god yesterday!"

"How can it be false that we all testify here? But even gods recognize their character. You actually think that this person is pretending to be a ghost. Isn't he also insulting us?"

"what?"

Hu Fangde's eyes suddenly widened with disbelief on his face.

Was there really a city god test yesterday? !

But before he could think about it, a group of seniors came over again aggressively.

"No need to say more. Release this person quickly!" "Yes, yes, release him quickly! How can a person with the same high moral character as us be guilty?"

Hu Fangde opened his mouth, thinking that these people might be confused, how could they say such outrageous things.

What's more, he is also a county magistrate and an official of the court!If they do what they are told, what dignity will they have in the future?

Thinking of this, he put on a serious look, rolled up his sleeves and said loudly: "This is a case decided by the county government, isn't it child's play? I will naturally make a decision on this case later, seniors, there is no need to say anything. !”

He felt that these people had just listened to the rumors, and that he had indeed gone too far recently, so he deliberately used this matter to destroy his prestige.

Once you straighten your back, even these people won't dare do anything to you.

Is it possible that you really dare to rush into the county government office?

But what I didn't expect was that Wang Yuanliang would not give up at all: "What case did you, a stupid county magistrate, solve? Who did you arrest? If you are so capable, just arrest us too. There are still Wang laws in the world. No? I'm afraid even the gods in the sky have to listen to you, Magistrate Hu, right?"

Another person said loudly: "This matter is related to the position of the City God. We must not give in! Magistrate Hu, since you are so insistent, then we can only go to the magistrate. Let's see how the magistrate decides."

Hu Fangde was immediately dumbfounded.

How big of a trivial matter are these people really going to make trouble with the prefect?It's just a matter of grabbing a few acres of land in a small mountain village.

And he had heard that the local prefect seemed to be a student who Mr. Wang Yuanliang once took the exam for, and he was very proud of it!When the prefect meets, he has to call him "teacher".If this really breaks out, he won't be able to eat well.

At that moment, he softened his attitude and did not dare to keep a straight face like before. He clasped his fists at the people in front of him and said loudly: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"

"If you think about it carefully, this matter is indeed a bit strange. I will re-examine the case this afternoon or this morning. Don't be impatient. Go home and wait for news from me. Okay?"

The others' expressions softened slightly.

But Wang Yuanliang still insisted: "Of course the case must be re-tried, but before that we must first go see the scholar you wronged."

Hu Fangde's face looked a little unsightly.

How could this be directly characterized as being wronged by him?

But it's hard to say anything at the moment. I can only laugh a few times and plan to take them to the dungeon to see Zhang Tongsheng in person.

At this time, in the dungeon, the pebbles on the sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks were still trembling, and the tall man next to him who looked like a tough guy yesterday also looked unhappy at this time.

Both of them stared closely at the thin scholar who was sitting cross-legged and meditating not far away.

They saw with their own eyes that this person's soul was taken away by those strange men in black robes yesterday, and their attitude was still respectful.

As a result, it was sent back this morning!The current lively appearance almost makes people wonder if yesterday was a nightmare.

"Boss, were we thinking about something all day and having dreams all night yesterday? That's why we saw something wrong." Xiao Shizi said cautiously, for fear of being overheard by the scholar in front of him.

The strong man shook his head and thought for a moment: "It is indeed possible. How about you give it a try? See if he is really that capable!"

"Me? I'm not going!" Xiao Shizi shook his head like a wavy drum, and he didn't dare to go over even to death.

The strong man looked at him with disdain, but he did not dare to go over.

Fortunately, although the atmosphere was awkward, they were good at comforting themselves.

"Hmph, don't look at this guy's arrogance. But like I said yesterday, he has offended the county magistrate. How can these jailers look down upon him?"

"Did you see that? The jailer over there is already sharpening his knife. And the one over there is burning a soldering iron. Oh, by the way, there's also the one over there who's applying chili oil to the whip!"

"Hehe. Let's just wait and see the good show! No matter how powerful he is, I guess it will be too much for me to endure these tortures even if I last until tonight."

"Yes, yes! The boss is still awesome. We don't need to take action at all and just wait to see the show." Xiao Shizi nodded repeatedly, complimenting with excitement on his face.

As a result, not long after he finished speaking, there was a loud noise from the door of the dungeon.

Several jailers who were preparing torture instruments looked up and saw the county magistrate coming here in person.

They quickly packed up their things and greeted him with flattering greetings.

"grown ups……"

But before they could finish speaking, the county magistrate waved his hand to interrupt with an impatient expression, and asked them seriously: "Where is the Zhang Tongsheng who was imprisoned yesterday?"

At the same time, he did not forget to wink secretly while Wang Yuanliang and others were not paying attention.

Several jailers were stunned.

Isn't Zhang Tongsheng that thin scholar?They were just planning to entertain this guy as ordered by the county magistrate, and the torture instruments were almost ready.

Why now...

They couldn't help but look at each other, but fortunately one of them was smarter and quickly answered with his fists clasped: "Sir, Zhang Tongsheng is resting in the cell at the moment! I will treat him well according to your instructions, and I don't dare to neglect him."

"That's good." Hu Fangde nodded slightly, thinking these people were smart.

However, Wang Yuanliang happened to see the torture instruments that the jailers had just prepared, and he immediately frowned and shouted loudly: "What are these for? Is it possible that they are going to be tortured severely and beaten into submission?"

When the jailer saw the county magistrate, he immediately glared at him.It's as if they are going to be blamed!

Although I haven't realized what's going on yet, I can finally understand the current situation - these people want to protect Zhang Tongsheng!

He quickly shouted that he was wronged and knelt down and said repeatedly: "How dare you!"

"Then what are these for?" Wang Yuanliang still had a cold face.

"These..." the jailer rolled his eyes and quickly replied: "There are many other heinous criminals in our prison!"

"If nothing else, the other two people in Zhang Tongsheng's cell are famous criminal thieves! We are about to punish them and make them tell them honestly where to put the treasures they robbed!"

"That's right, that's right." Others hurriedly agreed, looking filled with indignation, "If such evil people fall into our hands, we must eliminate harm to the people and teach them a lesson."

"This is understandable." Wang Yuanliang's face softened slightly and he nodded.

But Xiao Shizi and the strong man had been listening carefully with their ears pricked up. When they happened to hear this, their faces were as ugly as if they had eaten shit, and they were still suffering.

This was just a joke to others.Why did the evil happen to me? !
The jailers hurriedly accompanied Xiao and the county magistrate and others to the door of the cell. Xiao Shizi and the two wanted to bury their faces in the straw so that they would not notice them.

Of course, this was because they thought highly of themselves. In fact, as soon as they came over, Wang Yuanliang's eyes immediately noticed the thin scholar who was sitting cross-legged and resting.

When he saw his face clearly, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said excitedly: "That's the man!"

The others also laughed and felt relieved.

Seeing that the man's clothes were intact and there were no signs of torture, it seemed that the confused officer was not completely confused.

(End of this chapter)