"Jiang...Master Jiang Xiang!" A bald man immediately walked out of the group of Zhongyitang gangs, looking at Jiang Qing who was approaching step by step with surprise, and then turned his eyes to Wei Qi and Zhu Youfu behind Jiang Qing, with an extremely shocked expression, "Didn't you... have you been under house arrest by the imperial envoy?"

"Who told you that we were under house arrest? Didn't Deputy Lord Zhang explain to you why he had to be attacked by a hidden arrow?" Jiang Qing walked to the bald man and shouted sternly. Because he was too excited, bleeding again oozed from the wound on his abdomen.

"Qi... Qi reported to Master Xiang, yes... it was Deputy Xiangzhu Ling that Deputy Hall Master Zhang was bribed by the government, and Deputy Hall Master Zhang was also... it was also the one who made the person who was shot by Deputy Xiangzhu Ling. We... the reason why we attacked the government office was to rescue the master and the masters of Xiangzhu, and... also avenged the revenge of Xu... Deputy Xiangzhu!" The bald man was Niu Dacheng in Jiang Qing's mouth, Jiang Qing's confidant, explaining to Jiang Qing with a blood-faced face.

When he saw Jiang Qing and Wei Qi and Zhu Youfu appear in front of him, Niu Dacheng knew that he had caused a big disaster. Obviously, Jiang Qing and others were not kidnapped by the imperial envoy. This means that everything is indeed what Deputy Lord Zhang said, and it is a traitor in Bi Shijie. This also means that their attack on the government office is like a rebellion, and they will be executed by the whole family.

A crisp sound suddenly came from behind Niu Dacheng, and a knife fell to the ground. In front of the knife, a pale Zhongyitang gang member looked at Jiang Qing in horror, and his body trembled involuntarily. From what Jiang Qing said just now, he already knew that he had made an unforgivable mistake just now.

Bang, bang...

As the sword of the gang member fell to the ground, more and more people from Zhongyitang threw away the weapons in their hands, and each looked depressed, as if they were betrayed, and some even sat on the ground.

"Where is Deputy Xiangzhu Wu? Did he agree to do this?" Jiang Qing sighed helplessly when he heard this, and looked at Niu Dacheng with a serious expression. After experiencing tonight's incident, there is probably no Zhongyi Hall in Yangzhou City again.

Deputy Xiangzhu Wu is the most cautious person in Zhongyi Hall. Even if you can't see the strangeness, you should act cautiously. Since you have already arrived at the government office, why do you act rashly without understanding the truth, which has led to such a dilemma at the moment.

Could it be that Master Wu’s deputy Xiangzhu is a person from Bi Shijie? Suddenly, a bad idea appeared in Jiang Qing’s mind, which made him feel cold. If that were the case, it would be terrible.

"I don't know if Deputy Xiangzhu Wu agrees. He and Deputy Xiangzhu Qi have been standing beside Deputy Xiangzhu Ling and have not spoken. All the instructions were issued by Deputy Xiangzhu Ling." Niu Dacheng thought about it carefully and shook his head at Jiang Qing.

"What?" Jiang Qing was shocked when he heard this. At such a dangerous moment, Deputy Xiangzhu Wu would be silent. What's more important is that he would actually let Deputy Xiangzhu Ling show off his power there. This is simply incredible.

Due to the grudge between Jiang Qing and Pang Shaohui, the relationship between the two men's Xiangtang is very strong, and Deputy Xiangzhu Wu and Deputy Xiangzhu Ling are even more rivals. In any case, Deputy Xiangzhu Wu will not be willing to be under Deputy Xiangzhu Ling.

"Second Master Ling is from Bi Shijie!" At this moment, Wei Qi came over and said to Jiang Qing with a expressionless face. If he was not wrong, Deputy Xiangzhu Wu and Deputy Xiangzhu Qi must have been kidnapped by Deputy Xiangzhu Ling, so he did not say a word and let Deputy Xiangzhu Ling do whatever he wants.

"This traitor!" Jiang Qing couldn't help but clench his right fist when he heard this. He also understood the key, and hated the guy who pushed Zhongyitang into the abyss to the core.

At the same time, when Zhang Yi and other incense masters appeared in front of the Zhongyitang Gang members on the right, like the gang members on the left, after a few words, the psychological defenses of those who learned the truth instantly collapsed and put down their weapons one after another.

After the fierce battle just now, the front yard of the government office was filled with blood, and the ground was covered with the bodies of the government troops and the Zhongyitang Gangmen.

Some soldiers were looking through the bodies, searching for the surviving people, whether they were the official army or the gang members of Zhongyitang, who had a breath, were carried aside to the side for treatment.

In Tan Zong's view, although those from Zhongyitang attacked the government office, they were bewitched by the festival after all, and they could save their lives.

The rest of the soldiers stood or stood, gathered together in groups of three or five, bandaging the wounded companions. After the bloody battle just now, there were only more than one hundred soldiers left, and they left nearly 300 corpses of the Zhongyitang Gang, and dozens of them were captured.

Both officers and Zhongyitang have seized time to rest. Both sides are like beasts that have been biting after the fight. They have temporarily escaped from the battle, licking the wounds on their bodies, preparing for the next more tragic fight.

Tan Zong and Lu Weimin and others stood in the yard and talked about the situation in front of him. By accident, he saw a strong man with a raised muscle on his arm and a prison uniform holding a wood-cutting axe in his hand, sitting on a stone and tearing a roast chicken in his hand.

The axe was covered with blood and fell to the ground along the face of the axe.

"What's your name?" Tan Zong thought this handsome guy was quite interesting. He could ignore the broken corpses on the ground and concentrate on gnawing the roast chicken. So he strode forward with a crowd of people and asked in a deep voice.

"Sir, the youngest is called Tie Niu." The big guy suddenly saw so many people coming, and he was stunned. The roast chicken was fixed on his mouth. When he saw Tan Zong's side, the prefect, Lord Lu, who had made such a crime and made meritorious service and had a big meal at the table, he knew that Tan Zong was a high-ranking official, so he swallowed the muscles in his mouth hard and said to Tan Zong.

"Your surname is Tie?" The big guy stood up and was suddenly a long taller than Tan Zong. He should be more than two meters tall. Tan Zong looked up at him and asked unexpectedly, Tie's surname is really rare.

"My lord, the young man's surname is Song. Because he has been very strong since childhood, he is called "Iron Niu". Over time, the young man has become accustomed to the name "Iron Niu"." The big guy shook his head and explained seriously.

"Why did you go to the prison?" Tan Zong felt that the big guy looked honest and asked with interest. It is said that such people should not have disputes with others.

"Official Liu in our town is in his fifties. He relies on his wealth and wealth to try to force the girl in the town to be a concubine. The young man couldn't stand it for a moment and argued with him that he asked his family to beat the young man. The young man accidentally pushed him in the chaos. Who would have thought that his head touched a bluestone on the side of the road and saw the King of Hell on the spot." Tien Niu reached out and grabbed his head, looking at Tan Zong with an innocent look, "The young man didn't know that he was so useless, just like a piece of paper, and flew out with a light push."

When Tan Zong heard this, he was a little amused and laughed. He looked at Tienniu Kongwu's powerful arm and thought that even an old man in his fifties and sixties could not stand your "light" moment.

"Has the case been sentenced?" Tan Zong glanced at Tien Niu and turned to Yangzhou Tongzhe Qin Ziliang, who was in charge of Yangzhou Prefecture's grain transportation, homeland, water conservancy and litigation matters.

"Sir Qi Bi Qin, the case was still under investigation and evidence collection last month, and the verdict has not been announced yet." Qin Ziliang was in his thirties. His left arm was injured in the fight just now. He was wrapped in a bandage and bowed to Tan Zong, saying in a deep voice.

"Although this person killed Mr. Liu in a mistake, if it can be found that Mr. Liu was forced to rob a woman first and someone beat him, Mr. Liu died, but he also occupied a considerable responsibility in this case. As a magistrate, you must find out the truth of the case and make a reasonable judgment to convince the people!" Tan Zong pondered for a moment, looked up at the Yangzhou Prefecture officials standing around, and said to Qin Ziliang in a deep voice.

"The official should keep in mind the teachings of the Lord and must investigate the case with all his heart." Qin Ziliang heard this and quickly said respectfully. After Mr. Liu went out, the Liu family once asked someone to say hello to him and presented a generous gift to him, asking him to put all the blame on Tie Niu and convict Tie Niu of death.

As usual, Qin Ziliang may have accepted this favor with a smile, but because the imperial envoy Zhou Dunran is in Yangzhou City and the situation in Yangzhou City has been complicated recently, he thought about it and returned the generous gift from the Liu family. If something goes wrong in this case, he can't afford it.

"This adult, I have a heartless request, I hope you can agree!" Tan Zong glanced at Tien Niu and turned around and left. With his words, Tien Niu must have received a fair trial. After walking a few steps, a thick voice came from behind.

"What's wrong with you?" Tan Zong turned around and looked at the iron giant who called him.

"Sir, Xiao Cui was imprisoned in the women's prison because she was young. Please let her go!" Tieniu reached out and grabbed her head, looking at Tan Zong with a little embarrassed expression.

"Xiao Cui is the female victim in this case. Since Song Wanshan was arrested in prison, she came to the government office to call for justice repeatedly. The officials were worried that she would disturb the imperial envoy's purity, so they imprisoned her in prison first." Qin Ziliang hurriedly explained to Tan Zong, secretly lucky in his heart. If he had sentenced Tien Niu according to the Liu family's wishes, he must have been in big trouble now. Compared with Zhou Dunran, Tan Zong was obviously more puzzled and even more frightened Qin Ziliang.

"Bring that little Cui up." Song Wanshan is Tien Niu's name. Tan Zong glanced at Tien Niu with some surprise and nodded at Tong Shi beside him.

Tong Shiqing was stabbed in the leg with a knife during the battle just now, and limped towards the backyard. After a while, he led a pretty girl over, followed by two female prisoners.

The girl seemed to be frightened by the bloody scene at the scene, her face was pale, her eyes showed a look of horror, and she carefully avoided the corpse on the ground.

"This is the envoy of Qin, so you haven't kneeled down yet." After coming to Tan Zong and others, Tong Shiqing shouted at her.

"Little woman Chen Cuicui has seen Lord Qin Zong." The girl then came to her senses from her horror, looked up at the people standing in surprise, and then knelt down at Tan Zong. Although she did not know Lu Weimin and others, she had seen Qin Ziliang. Seeing Qin Ziliang standing respectfully behind Tan Zong, she knew that the Lord Qin Zong in front of her was not simple.

"I asked you, why are you noisy in front of the government office?" Tan Zong looked at Chen Cuicui and asked quietly.

"Qi Qin Envoy, Mr. Liu brought the bride price that day, regardless of the opposition of the parents and daughters of the people, he wanted to take the women away forcibly. Brother Tie Niu couldn't stand it and argued with them, but was beaten by Mr. Liu's servants. Brother Tie Niu pushed Mr. Liu's servants in the chaos. Unexpectedly, Mr. Liu died because of this." Chen Cuicui looked up at Tan Zong and said with grief and anger, "After the yamen's official came, he locked Brother Tie Niu back to the government office without asking whether to be right or wrong. The woman heard that the Liu family had cleared the relationship and wanted to sentence Brother Tie Niu on the charge of intentional homicide. The woman could not watch Brother Tie Niu suffer an unjust injustice, so she came to the government office to make an accusation of injustice and was arrested in prison. May I ask, "This great and smooth heaven is still clear?"

"What a smart and resolute woman!" After hearing Chen Cuicui's last sentence, "This great and smooth heaven is still clear", Tan Zong couldn't help but look at this woman with admiration. Who would dare to say such a thing in front of him?

"Bold and scheming wife, Mr. Huang is the imperial envoy of the official family. If you say such ruthless words in front of the envoy, aren't you afraid of beheading?" Lu Weimin, who was standing beside Tan Zong, looked dark when he heard this, pointed at Chen Cuicui and said sternly.

Not only Lu Weimin, but also the officials around him changed their faces, which was simply embarrassing Tan Zong in person!

"What a sharp and clever mouth. No wonder this big guy is going to have a conflict with Mr. Liu." To everyone's surprise, Tan Zong was not angry, but laughed, which made Chen Cuicui's face turn red. Tan Zong turned his head and looked at Tie Niu with an awkward expression, looked at Qin Ziliang, and asked lightly, "Mr. Qin, what are the benefits of the Liu family? Why did this case delay this for a long time and not yet a conclusion came out?"

Although Tan Zong's tone was plain, the lines were full of dissatisfaction. Things like accepting bribes in business are repeatedly banned in the officialdom. This not only contains the temptation of money, but also involves interpersonal entanglements, which are no longer surprising.

As long as the officials who collect money do not do too much, no one will care about anything. This has gradually formed a hidden rule in the officialdom.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for making money, those officials in Yangzhou Prefecture went through a lot of trouble and spent a lot of money to come to this prosperous Yangzhou city to become officials. If they didn't find a way to make it back during their term of office, wouldn't they be fools?


Chapter completed!