Chapter 34 Chapter Thirty-Four
Deng Zuyang, the prefect of Sizhou, was stunned by a series of actions by Wei Wang Zhao Dezhao. First, the king of Wei sent Chu Zhaofu to look for him, asking him to order three classes of yamen servants and archers Zaoli to obey his orders. Although Deng Zuyang didn't understand what he meant, he complied.Immediately afterwards, Chu Zhaofu led his men to the Puguang Temple by the Hongze Lake. After a while, the rest of them were all taken away by Yang Hao, Cheng Dexuan and others, and they did not know who they were going to take.There are only a few people around him, such as the station yatou and the chief secretary and staff. As the prefect of Sizhou and the chief official of the Mushou party, he knows nothing about the whole operation, so he is naturally indignant while being surprised. While Deng Zuyang was in a daze, Chen Hui, the magistrate of Sizhou, came with Zaoli who was inspecting the yamen.The relationship between the prefects and the general judges in various places has always been tense, because the general judges are responsible for supervising and supervising the prefects. Although this is only the responsibility of the general judges, it has also created a gap between the prefects and the general judges. Deng Zuyang has never had any personal relationship with this Chen Tongpan. He was sitting in the lobby in a daze, considering whether to go to the official ship to meet the faceless King Wei, when he saw Chen Hui coming, he hurriedly got up and said, "Chen Tongpan Why don't you want someone to tell you when you come to the Yamen? Come, come, show Chen Tong the seat quickly." Judge Chen Tong bowed to him with a straight face: "Your official, Chen Hui, please refer to your lord, I have business to do, so I won't sit down." Deng Zuyang was stunned and asked, "What business?" Chen Tongsan said expressionlessly: "At the order of the King of Wei, Liu Anzhi, the head of the third class of the magistrate's yamen, Liu Shuchen, the accountant of the magistrate's yamen, and Liu Quan, the internal steward of the government's yamen, were arrested. Come on, give them to me." I'll take it away!" All the yamen chaplains responded with a bang, rushed forward and knocked Liu Anzhi and Liu Shuchen who were stunned to the ground, and immediately tied them up, and the others went straight to the backyard, Deng Zuyang changed his face and said, "Chen Tongju, what is the meaning of this? " Chen Hui cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said: "The lower official is also obeying orders, and I ask the government to forgive me, and leave!" After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and walked away, as if staying here for a moment would bring bad luck to him. He walked in a hurry like the wind. "Officials, officials, Chen Tongsentence had the courage to swallow the sky. Why did he come to our house to arrest people? No matter what is wrong with Liu Quan, we can't deal with it ourselves. If we don't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, beating a dog is even worse. It depends on the master, this Chen Hui doesn't care about you as an official." Mrs. Liu was so angry that her face was flushed, and she didn't care that this was the official lobby, not the backyard of her private house, so she went straight in. Deng Zuyang looked straight out of the hall, and felt that something bad for him had happened, and there was nothing wrong with it. Without a clue, he spoke in a daze in his heart, but he didn't hear the scolding of his wife. A staff member of the government office who had been on good terms with Liu Shuchen hurried up to meet him, and whispered in Liu E's ear: "Madam, keep silent, it seems that something serious has happened. Chen Tong judged that the group was sent by King Wei Qiansui, and they Not only Liu Quan was arrested, but also Liu Bantou and... and Liu's tent." Liu Shuchen is Mrs. Liu's youngest brother, and has always been loved by her. When she heard this, she felt like a thunderbolt. She grabbed Deng Zuyang and cried, "What? And... also arrested my brother? Officer, what is this? What's going on? What happened?" Deng Zuyang stood in a daze, letting her tug at his sleeves and swaying, before he said slowly, "What happened? I was also kept in the dark and didn't know anything. What happened?" He turned to his wife, looked straight at her, and asked word by word: "They... What kind of illegal activities did they do without telling me, tell me, tell me?" Mrs. Liu had never seen such a terrifying expression on her husband's face, she couldn't help but took two steps back, and then she jumped up and said, "My Liu family is all honest and honest peasants, what kind of outrageous things can you do? You say? You say? We live in this Sizhou government office. If they do some illegal things to hide from us, no one will tell us? What illegal things do you think they can do? come?" Deng Zuyang's cheeks twitched a few times, and he slowly shook his head: "Liu Zhong gave money to collect interest, that's fine, why is it so coincidental, his debts are not paid, when he wanted to occupy his land and take his daughter as a concubine, he His fields were flooded and burned for no reason? I was always worried, lest he would be blinded by his power and do things that violated the laws of the country. If he really set the fire, he would do it this time, so it would be fine. Is there something wrong next to it?" He suddenly turned his head to look at Gu Changfeng, the chief secretary of the yamen, and asked: "Master Gu, the government asked you to investigate Liu Zhong's affairs, how did you do?" Master Gu had a sudden thought, he didn't know if Deng Zuyang would fall from power, and if he offended his family, how he would do things in Sizhou in the future, so he replied cautiously: "Uh..., my subordinates have carefully investigated Oh, other things... I have never heard of it. As for Liu Zhong being forced to marry a girl from the Hu family, his subordinates came to investigate: In fact, Liu Zhong only wanted to marry her because he saw that the girl was beautiful and fell in love with her. As a concubine, the Hu family's debts were canceled. The Hu family could not repay the debts, but also refused to marry Liu Zhong. Liu Zhong said a few harsh words, but did not take any action. After being reprimanded by the adults, he The debt has been transferred out, and I will no longer interfere with the Hu family's affairs." Mrs. Liu became courageous when she heard that, she jumped up and said, "Listen, listen, what is wrong with my Liu family?" Deng Zuyang still shook his head: "I am the magistrate of Sizhou. King Wei Qiansui bypassed me and captured the people around me. He will definitely not be indiscriminate. There must be something, there must be something." Mrs. Liu saw that he insisted that her family had done some illegal activities, she couldn't help crying loudly, and said, "It wasn't my Liu family who sold the farm cattle to help you go to Beijing to take the exam. How can you, a poor scholar with no conscience, be able to have the glory you have today? Knowing how to repay your kindness, how do you do it? Whenever there is trouble, you want to abandon my Liu family and protect your career and career? You said that people from my Liu family can do evil things, and they usually borrowed your light, just to do some business and make a small profit. If you are an official, and your family can't get a little bit of glory, then this What's the point of what the officer did?You were able to recruit people in time to intercept the river and build the embankment this time. Wasn't it because of the great help of my Liu family?The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. Don't they have to eat so many people with their families?Even if there are some outrageous things, it's not enough for the prince to order someone to arrest him, right? I think they are making a fuss out of a molehill, intending to attack you. The king and his wife are not in harmony, and everyone knows that you are recommended by Mr. Zhao. This is his uncle and nephew of the Zhao family working together to bully people.Who in this world can cover the sky alone?If you want to take people, you have to talk about the king's law and evidence. They are taken away, and they don't know what kind of torture they will suffer. You are a useless man who only finds fault with your own family. At this point, do you want to stand by and watch? Aren't you still the official of Sizhou Mansion?I don’t see what they are doing to you, you go, you go and ask the prince clearly, no matter what, you must keep them intact, or else they will be smashed to death if you hit the board..." Deng Zuyang smiled bitterly, and said sadly: "Madam, this time, I'm afraid I can't protect myself, otherwise the prince would not have bypassed me in everything. Now I am... a mud bodhisattva crossing the river..." As soon as he said this, a gatekeeper rushed to report: "Master, Guo has observed it." Guo Guan’s name is Guo Zhaoyue, the Sizhou Observation Envoy. As soon as the court’s decree came, he went to the local town and county inspector to raise food. He had only been there for a few days. When Deng Zuyang heard that he was back, he already understood a little bit. Observing the thunder, he might have struck him on the head. He closed his eyes, You opened them again, and said with a faint smile: "I won't go to greet you, please Guo Guan come in."
Guo Zhaoyue walked up to the hall, and when she saw Deng Zuyang, she hurried forward a few steps, saluted and said: "Sizhou is observing Guo Zhaoyue, and I have seen Master Futai." Deng Zuyang smiled lightly and asked, "Did King Wei ask you to come back?" Guo Zhaoyue replied: "Yes. I'm an official..." Deng Zuyang stopped him with a raised hand, stood up and said, "Needless to say, the government has already understood." He turned around to look at the plaque "hanging bright mirror" on the map of the blue sea and red sun, and said lightly: "The government still understands." I don't know what happened, but the government has already expected it, so there is no need to make things difficult for Guo Guan, Deng will go back to the inner house to avoid it, just listen and participate." Just as he was about to leave, he heard the sound of "dong dong dong" drums in front of the yamen. Hearing the sound of the drums, he must respond. At this time, Guo Zhaoyue had not yet taken over the government office. "My lord, please ascend to the hall." "Ascension hall, hehe, okay, I will be promoted to this last hall." Deng Zuyang flicked the sleeve of his robe, strode towards the back of the case, slapped the gavel, and shouted loudly: "Success!" The three classes of yamen servants were all taken away by Chu Zhaofu, Yang Hao, and others. The lobby was empty, except for a few staff members, there was no one else, and there were no two rows of yamen servants who shouted "Standing in the hall", Deng Zuyang's eyes were piercing, as if See, but a blush rose on the cheeks, and he drank again: "Bring the person who beat the drum and complained to the court." Frightened by his majesty, Madam Liu didn't dare to cry any more, she quietly retreated to the side. Seeing this, the doorman hurriedly turned back, and after a while brought a large group of people to the hall, shouting and embracing. Lively, there is a scribe over fifty in the middle, and a scholar wearing a straight round collar and a soft-footed headband is standing around. Five people stand in a plum blossom shape, each with a folding fan in his hand, fanning and fanning. Shaking joyfully. Deng Zuyang saw the appearance of the man in the middle, his eyebrows furrowed immediately, and he said in a deep voice, "Uncle Zhou Wang?" "It's a student!" Zhou Wangshu cupped his hands with a smile. He is a man of fame and reputation, so he doesn't need to kneel. Deng Zuyang heaved a sigh of relief, calmed down his emotions, and asked, "Uncle Zhou Wang, why are you beating the drums to protest your grievances, do you have a complaint?" Uncle Zhou Wang said: "The students came in a hurry, and the pleadings have not yet been written, but the master invited four litigators to come, and the ins and outs, the ins and outs, should be able to explain clearly. If the masters of the Futai want the pleadings, they can wave them in front of the hall. ..." "No need!" Deng Zuyang flicked his sleeves and asked, "Why did you beat the drums, and who are you suing?" A litigator in front of Uncle Zhou Wang's left flicked away the folding fan, tucked it into his belt, and clasped his fists and said, "Student Peng Shijie, entrusted by Zhou Yuanwai, sued Zhou Yuanwai's nephew, Zhou Nanshan, for colluding with others and selling Zhou Yuanwai's family. Please ask the Futai adults to investigate and recover the stolen grain." Uncle Zhou looked at a litigator in the front right and put away the folding fan, stuck it in the back of his neck, stepped forward and clasped his fists and said: "Student Li Chunyu, entrusted by Zhou Yuanwai, sued Yang Hao, the deputy imperial envoy, for trespassing on residential houses and stealing property. The law of the king is contrary to reason, please investigate carefully, and give justice to the members of Zhou." Deng Zuyang was stunned, and lost his voice: "Who are you suing?" "I said that I searched all over Zhou's mansion and found no sign of you. You ran rather fast, but you ran to the wrong place. Why did you come to the door by yourself? Take it down for me!" Before the litigators had time to show off their tongues, Yang Hao hurried over, and as soon as he entered the lobby, he waved his hand, and more than a dozen men of the Forbidden Army rushed up and pinched the arms of these thieves. When a scholar meets a soldier, he can't explain why, and he won't let him speak, so naturally he met a stunned young man...