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Chapter 293 A Sharp Reversal

Two days later, the Yangzhou government opened the court again to try the Yushu case.

After half a month of recuperation, Master Wan's injuries have mostly healed.Just because of the pain of bereavement, in just half a month, he was out of shape, with a sallow complexion.When the original clothes were put on him, it looked extraordinarily loose, which also made him look even more pitiful.

This kind of person knelt under the court, and the crowd who came to watch couldn't bear to look at it, so they hated Mu Jiaojiao, the culprit even more.

The trial had just begun, and Master Wan bent his back and begged the prefect of Zhou to give them justice.Its shape is unspeakably tragic.

Someone below immediately shouted: "Hasn't the personal evidence and material evidence been brought out long ago? Why is the magistrate still unwilling to pronounce a sentence? Are you colluding with the Cui family and deliberately delaying time?"

Zhou Zhifu hurriedly shook his head: "This is absolutely impossible. This government has always enforced the law impartially and will never favor any side! Now, this government is just waiting for the people from the Qu family to come back and testify."

"What are you waiting for? The evidence from the Wan family was presented at the very beginning, but the Cui family has been hesitating all the time. This clearly shows that they have ghosts in their hearts! Then the people from the Qu family may be deliberately delaying time." It’s been half a month, and Wan Wulang’s body stinks, don’t you intend to prevent people from being buried safely?”

"What do you mean maybe? I think it is! Master Zhifu, it has been half a month, you should hurry up and judge the case! Give Wan Wulang justice as soon as possible, so that he can be buried as soon as possible!"

"That's right, Master Zhifu, hurry up and pronounce the sentence! If you don't pronounce the sentence, we will really think that you and the same surname Cui are in the same gang!"

These people yelled at the front, and they kept putting big hats on Zhou Zhifu's head, which also made the people who were waiting to see the progress behind them also be filled with righteous indignation.Even, some people have already started shouting, 'The prefect of Zhou with the same surname as Cui is in the same group'!
Seeing this, Zhou Zhifu was anxious on the face, but secretly delighted in his heart.

He quickly winked at the master—is Cui Pu here today?

Master shook his head.

He didn't come to this most important trial?I heard that he has not stayed in the Hailing county government for the past two days. Could it be that he sneaked back to Chang'an to recruit soldiers?It's a pity that the far water can't quench the near thirst!
He thought proudly.So now, since you are not here, and you can't come up with stronger evidence, don't blame me for enforcing the law impartially and letting your wife go to jail and suffer!
He quickly cleared his throat, then slapped the gavel hard: "Defendant, what else do you have to say now?"

"We have already said what we have to say, now we only believe in one sentence, that is justice and freedom!" Hongdou said loudly.

Oh, fair?These days, power is fair.Now you are not as powerful as us, and you are not popular among the people. How can there be any justice?

Zhou Zhifu smiled in his heart, and said on the lips: "But now Wanjia has presented so many conclusive evidences, but you can't refute them. The government has given you half a month, but you haven't seen any evidence. This The time limit is already long enough! Now, I don’t want to wait any longer, so I will settle this matter now!”

"Master Zhifu is wise! Thank you, Master Zhifu, for being fair to my son!" As soon as this remark came out, Master Wan quickly kowtowed and shouted, tears streaming down his face.

When the onlookers saw this, they were also very sad in their hearts, and followed Master Wan in yelling such words as 'Master Zhifu is wise'.

Hearing these words, Governor Zhou was very pleased, and raised his gavel again: "Now that the evidence of the crime is convincing and the facts are clear, the government hereby pronounces the verdict——"

"Master Zhifu, please wait a moment!" However, before he could finish speaking, a series of shouts interrupted his voice.

Immediately, a large group of common people in ordinary clothes squeezed through the crowd of onlookers and came to the front, and knelt down here one after another.The leader is Liu San who was saved by Cui Pu more than three years ago.

I saw him knelt heavily at the gate of the government office, holding up a roll of rice paper with both hands: "Master Zhifu, this is a complaint written by the people of Changxian County all over the world for Mrs. Cui County, with the signatures of the people of Tianchang County on it." Draw a note. Cui Xianzun and his wife are good people. When they were officials in Tianchang County, they always thought about our people. For three years, all they have been thinking about is how to benefit the people, but they have never taken a penny from us. We have never done anything to harm us. Now that Mr. Wan is suing his wife for murdering Mr. Wan Lang, we all don’t believe it. Today, we jointly signed a letter and begged the prefect to handle the case impartially with our lives, find out the truth and return Mrs. Wan’s innocence!"

As he was talking, two little boys came by and slowly unfolded the rice paper.

Immediately there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd——

"God, it turned out to be a blood book!"

Yes, the people of Tianchang County, led by Liu San, bit their fingers and wrote this grievance complaint with their own blood.Every word was written by them themselves, without the help of the talented people in the village.The handwriting was crooked, and the signature on the bottom was even more strange.But it was such a seemingly playful thing, but it brought a great impact to the people present.

Such a long blood book, how many people's painstaking efforts and determination were required to write it?Moreover, there is a person's name and fingerprints in the signature at the bottom, which is enough to show that they did not deliberately forge this thing, but these people willingly printed their names on it!Those who can write write their names, and those who can't write simply press their fingerprints... They can almost see the old man walking towards the form with a cane, trembling but very solemnly stamping his fingerprints The situation above.

And with just a quick glance, I found that the names and fingerprints of the people below were densely packed, at least a few thousand.

Looking at the densely packed ordinary people kneeling down in the back, the hearts of other people who were originally encouraged to "get justice" for Wan Wulang were also shaken-it would make the people who had ruled rather People who sacrificed their lives to save them, would they be the vicious and vicious people in the legends outside?
They remembered that the production of sweet potatoes in Yangzhou Prefecture is higher and higher every season, and it is all thanks to Cui Pu and his wife!After the sweet potatoes in Tianchang County were planted, they passed them on to other counties without reservation in the second year, and even sent experienced villagers to guide them personally, without hiding anything.

And after leaving Tianchang County, they are still fulfilling their promise and continue to pay for road construction in Tianchang County.

Such a selfless magistrate, how can his wife be the kind of person who doesn't know right from wrong?
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes softened.

This is not the effect they want!
Zhou Zhifu's eyes darkened, and immediately he heard a loud shout from outside: "Zhou Zhifu, don't be fooled by the words of these unscrupulous people! They simply took advantage of the surname Cui, so they came here to act! You all Don't be fooled by them!"

"That's right, we took the benefits of Cui Xianzun. Then let me ask, who in Chang County, and even the entire Yangzhou Prefecture, has not received the benefits of Cui Xianzun? If it wasn't for the sweet potato seedlings brought by Mrs. Cui Xianzun, Many of us here don’t even have enough to eat! We’ve received such a big favor from them, why can’t we just come and speak for them?” Liu San shouted immediately.

"In my heart, Cui Xianzun and his wife are good people. They will never do something like killing someone for a comb! If you insist on saying that his life was forced to death by his wife, well, now I Just take my life to compensate the surname Wan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately got up and slammed his head into the pillar in front of him.

Everyone couldn't react in time, and saw that he had already slammed into the pillar.A splash of blood spurted out, and many people were shocked to exclaim loudly.

He was really looking for death, and this hit was extremely hard, leaving no room for himself at all.

In other words, he sincerely wanted to use his own life to pay for Wan Goro's life!
This collision was even more shocking than the statement written in blood just now.Everyone present, including Zhou Zhifu and Wu Lixin, were all stunned there.

"How, how could this happen?" Wu Lixin muttered to himself, he couldn't accept this reality—could it be that Cui Liu got a few unknown things from his father-in-law by chance, and then tried Did you plant it for a while, and then did it bear fruit?Although this move filled the stomachs of the people in Tianchang County, but he also got a lot of things!Why do these ordinary people still miss him so much, and now they can sacrifice their lives for him!

And when everyone was stunned, a figure suddenly came out of the side room and walked towards this side quickly.

"Lady!" Hong Dou hurried up to meet her.

"Leave me alone, help the person up first!" A deep voice came from behind the hood.

Before Hongdou could respond, villagers from Liujia Village had already come forward to help him up.

With the support of Hongdou, Mu Jiaojiao walked up to Liu San, and only glanced at the condition of Liu San's wound, she pulled off the golden hairpin on her head, took out the golden needle, and stabbed it on his head.While stabbing, she turned to Hongdou and said, "Go get the scissors and water!"

Hongdou quickly looked at the yamen servant who was still standing aside: "Brothers, can you bring us scissors and water?"

The yamen servants quickly agreed to go as if they had just woken up from a dream.

When these things were brought, the people who had gradually reacted couldn't help but exclaimed - "His bleeding has slowed down!"

The others also heard the sound and looked over, only to find that the profuse bleeding on Liu San's head had gradually decreased. Although it was still flowing out, the amount of blood was very small.

Take the scissors.Mu Jiaojiao cut off Liu San's hair near the wound twice, washed it briefly with clean water, and said, "Yunnan Baiyao."

Hong Dou quickly took out a purse and unwrapped it, took out the small porcelain bottle inside and handed it to her.

Mu Jiaojiao lifted the lid, sprinkled the powder in the porcelain bottle on his head, and said again: "Zhangzhou Pien Tze Huang."

Red Dou took out another purse, took out a pill, quickly dissolved it in clear water and fed it to Liu San to drink.

"Okay!" Mu Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief after finishing all this, "Now, find a mattress and let him lie flat on the ground."

This series of movements were all completed in less than a cup of tea. Although Mu Jiaojiao had a big belly, the movements of his hands were not slow at all. Coupled with the tacit cooperation of the red beans, everyone was dazzled.By the time they realized it, Mu Jiaojiao had already cleaned up for Liu San!
Although the time is short, it demands the full attention of the person.After Mu Jiaojiao finished her work, she wiped her forehead, only to be belatedly aware that a layer of cold sweat had formed on her face.

It wasn't until this time that Liu San's wife finally realized what had happened, and rushed forward crying. "Saburo!"

"Little lady, please don't quarrel with him. His wound is fine now, and he should be able to wake up after half an hour." Hong Dou hurried forward to persuade him.

Liu San's daughter-in-law immediately raised her head: "Really? It only takes half an hour... No, he won't die?"

Mu Jiaojiao shook his head. "With me in charge, of course not."

Hearing this, there was another uproar in the crowd.

From ancient times to the present, countless people have been killed by hitting a pillar.Especially today Liu San bumped into it with the determination to die, the strength and the amount of bleeding made them feel lingering fear until now.

At that moment, they all felt that this person would not survive!
But now, what did the little lady in the veil say?
Without her, this person would not die!This Haikou is too exaggerated!
Miss Liu San was relieved when she heard the words.She hurriedly wiped the corners of her eyes, and said with a sob in a low voice: "Actually, even if he can't be saved, we won't blame you, Mrs. Xianzun. The lives of our husband and wife were saved by you and Cui Xianzun. Now we can live longer Three years is already the greatest kindness you have given us. And last night, when I heard his tone of voice when talking to the villagers, I already expected him to do such a stupid thing. And..."

She sniffed, and then said in a low voice: "That's how he left. Just for the name of Tianchang County Sweet Potato, I can live well with my children alone."

Hearing this, everyone was even more shocked.

But Mu Jiaojiao still responded indifferently: "I said, he won't die."

"Well, I believe in you, Mrs. Madam Liu." Mrs. Liu San nodded quickly.

It turns out that the person in front of me is the Mrs. Cui Xianzun who was pushed to the forefront recently!
It wasn't until now that everyone finally saw her real person, and thousands of emotions suddenly emerged in their hearts.

But... when everyone started to look at her at the same time, they also began to feel a little strange in their hearts - although the little lady in front of her was wearing a veiled hat and could not see her face, her demeanor was noble and graceful, not as good as the rumors at all So arrogant and violent.Moreover, although her stature is thin and thin, her back is always straight, which props up her whole body's strength of character, which makes people feel respectful.

Coupled with her neat performance when she stopped Liu San's bleeding just now.To say that such a person would fight with others over a jade comb, and tortured people cruelly until they could not survive or die.To be honest, they don't really believe it.

Otherwise, she might as well let Liu San die.In this way, Liu San's loyalty was fulfilled, and he was really allowed to take his life for Wan Wulang, so the Wan family felt embarrassed to ask for more.But she didn't choose to.

At this time, people from Liujia Village also gradually approached.Li Xu quietly probed Liu San's breath, and immediately exclaimed: "He's angry! His anger is getting stronger and stronger!"

So, she really saved him?

When this news came out, the people who watched the excitement were greatly shocked-this was like robbing someone with Lord Yan, and she actually won the robbing!How good is this person's medical skills?

Then, Hongdou walked slowly to Master Wan, and bowed to him: "Master Wan, you have seen my wife's medical skills again. Do you think that if my wife really wanted to torture Mr. Wan Wulang to death, she would choose Is it such a stupid idea?"

Master Wan immediately collapsed as if his strength had been drained from his body.

"Say, maybe she did the opposite, deliberately making people think that she didn't do this!" He stammered.

Hongdou smiled lightly, and the people around him also smiled lightly.Now, they no longer believe such nonsense.

Such a reversal of things greatly exceeded the expectations of Zhou Zhifu and Wu Lixin.The two people exchanged glances across the air, and Zhou Zhifu quickly raised the gavel to attract everyone's attention, when he heard someone shouting outside——

"Report to the magistrate, the magistrate of Hailing County captured a group of pirates alive last night, and now they have been escorted to the government office!"

(End of this chapter)