I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 248

Li Zicheng was not good at being an official, and at the same time, he was not good at making friends with officials of the Ming Dynasty.

When he was the head of the village, he felt that he could do everything with great strength and smoothness. If he couldn't do it, if he punched and kicked three times, others would be obedient.

However, now that he is an official, he feels that his hands are tied, and he has to restrain himself in everything.

What a sweetheart.

Commander Li from Jinyiwei was invited, and he personally went down to the wine cellar and took out two altars of imperial wine left to him by the idiot emperor.

"Brother, brother, I'm not feeling well today, please come over and have a few bowls of wine to pour your anger out." He smashed the seal mud with his palm, and said with a grin while pouring the wine:

"You are someone close to the emperor. You stayed on this deserted island to suffer. Brother, I was too busy to pay a visit. Today, we two brothers will dig out our hearts."

Li Zicheng is a straightforward person, not that kind of twists and turns.

"But for those nine perpetrators on the street?" Commander Li asked calmly.

"About that." Li Zicheng drank two big bowls of wine first, wiped his wet mouth with the back of his hand, and then continued, "However, it's not all because of those gangsters.

Brother, you know, I, Li Zicheng, have never been afraid of any gangsters, and I am not afraid of white knives in and red knives out.

But we are afraid that officials and officials will protect each other and blame each other. "

While talking, he filled a large bowl of wine and wanted to drink again, but was stopped by Commander Li with a wave of his hand: "My lord, no, I'd better call you brother, so kind.

Put down the wine bowl first, let's say a few words, brother, if you feel really upset, you can continue to drink a few more bowls.

However, as the saying goes, it’s even worse to drink away your sorrows.

If we can speak clearly, we won't be able to drink this wine.

After all, wine, even if it is royal wine, if you drink too little, you will get dizzy, if you drink too much, you will vomit, and if you drink like this, you will get drunk first, do you want me to help you to bed? "

The two laughed.

"Tell me what to do with this matter." Li Zicheng gradually restrained his smile and said seriously: "Brother, I am not very good at being an official, so I really don't know how to deal with this matter."

Seeing Li Zicheng's gloomy look, Commander Li smiled and said: "First arrest people, then go to the court for trial, and after the case is interrogated clearly, according to the Ming Dynasty's laws, you can do whatever you want. This is the most common one. a practice;
Of course, if you feel that there are too many court officials and wealthy families involved behind this matter, and a small yamen cannot control this matter, you can also report this matter level by level.

To put it bluntly, this method is effective for most cases, but it is just a package of risks and responsibilities, and stuff them all into the boss's office, causing them a headache.

In this way, step by step, one step at a time, it is estimated that it will take at least a year and a half before the approval of the Ministry of Criminal Justice may come down, and then you can issue the arrest document.

If you can catch it, try it slowly; if you can't catch it, you can only wait in a muddle..."

Commander Li spoke in great detail, explaining the 'rules' of the officials of the Ming Dynasty in detail, without hiding anything.

Li Zicheng became more and more annoyed the more he listened.

His two thick black eyebrows were tightly knit together, and his eyes were full of dissatisfaction: "Brother, is there any other way to deal with it?"

Commander Li drank three or five bowls of imperial wine, smacked his lips, and said with a smile: "The imperial wine bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor is really extraordinary. After these three or five bowls, my brother is a little drunk."

While talking, he stood up unsteadily, clasped his hands, and was about to leave.

Li Zicheng looked at Commander Li's old fox look, without hiding anything, he said directly: "Brother, you keep secrets and refuse to give advice, so naturally you don't treat me, Li Zicheng, as a brother.

It's fine if you want to go.

However, from now on, I will only regard you as the commander of Jin Yiwei, an adult sent by my third brother to Pengbao Island in Taiwan.

If you want me to be willing to talk to you, then you can only wait for the next life. "

After speaking, he didn't get up, but held out a bowl of wine, waiting for Commander Li to touch the bowl with him.

Commander Li stood still and looked at Li Zicheng's dark face playfully for a long time before he sighed and said, "There are two other ways.

First, take the person first, and at the same time report the matter to the court and the emperor, and ask the emperor to show it;
Second, arrest the person first, go to trial directly, kill and kill, and then submit the documents to the higher authorities after the case is completed.

As for who is behind those nine people, just pretend you don't know. "

Li Zicheng's complexion slowly relaxed, he stood up, reached out to touch the wine bowl, and drank it first: "Thank you, brother, for pointing out the maze."

Commander Li nodded with a smile and said, "You are a fat man, you are indeed a bit upright, and you are not suitable for being an official."

Li Zicheng chuckled and started pouring wine again.

"Okay bro, I don't dare to drink any more, and I won't be able to arrest people for you if there are three or five bowls down." Commander Li stretched out his hand to stop him.

Li Zicheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I should eat and drink, I'm just a few punks, do I need to trouble you?"

A banquet, eating, drinking, talking and laughing, ended after nearly an hour and a half.

As expected, Commander Li was very drunk, stood up staggeringly, just said "Brother farewell", then fell down limply, got under the table and did not move.

Li Zicheng was also half drunk.

He asked his personal soldiers to help Commander Li to rest on the bed, and settled a few officials of the city lord's manor. past.

Afterwards, Li Zicheng staggered out of the city lord's mansion, ordered the soldiers to bring the horses, held a zhangba snake spear in his hand, galloped the horses, and rushed out.

Seeing this, the two teams of personal soldiers immediately prepared their troops and followed them.

When Li Zicheng came to the high stage of the "Grand Theater", he didn't dismount, but just sat on the horse's back, squinting his eyes slightly, looking far away, as if he was thinking about something.

After a stick of incense, the soldiers came.

"Lord City Lord..."

As soon as the captain of the personal army opened his mouth, Li Zicheng interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and said in a deep voice, "From now on, don't call me Lord City Lord. My name is Li Zicheng. If you think highly of me, just call me Village Chief Li."

This is his truth.

Being a city lord is not as comfortable as being a village chief.

The captain of the personal army hesitated for two breaths, knelt down on one knee, and shouted: "Follow the order, village chief!"

The other soldiers looked at each other for a few breaths, got off their horses one after another, knelt down on one knee, and shouted loudly: "Village chief!"

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, and said: "From now on, there will be no bullshit city lord's mansion or bullshit yamen on Taiwan Pengbao Island. Our island is just a village, and the only one who speaks the most is me, the village chief!

Pass down the order of the village chief:
All the villagers on the island obeyed the order and tried their best to arrest the nine bullshit gangsters who committed crimes in the street. They could not be caught alive or dead. "

The guards took the order with a bang.

"In addition, there will be an order from the village chief to recruit 60 musketeers. Those who are above and under the age of [-] and who are in good health can sign up to participate. They will be paid two gold coins per month, and at the same time, each person will be compensated with two fields and three farms per household. Ten acres!"

"The third village chief's decree, all residents of the island who encounter injustice, who are bullied by others, or who are bullied by government officials, no matter how big or small the matter is, report it to me, and I, Li Zicheng, will make the decision for them!"

The three "village chief orders" were passed on, and the soldiers got on their horses and went to work separately.

Li Zicheng was the only one left on the high stage of the Grand Theater.

He sat on the horse for a while, turned the horse's head, and walked slowly towards the city lord's mansion.

The sound of hoofbeats is clear and crisp.

Li Zicheng liked the sound of horseshoes, and was almost intoxicated by it. He felt that if a man couldn't hear the sound of horseshoes stepping on the dry and hard ground, there must be something missing...

……

Riding on horseback to the City Lord's Mansion, he looked up at the three gilt plaques on the gate of the mansion "City Lord's Mansion", and Li Zicheng stared at them for a long time.

"Come on."

He yelled calmly.

Immediately, there were seven or eight officials, more than a dozen soldiers, and three to five government officials who stepped forward. Some led horses, some moved stools, and some tried to catch the Zhangba Snake Spear in his hand.

Li Zicheng looked at it coldly.

The big guy shuddered and couldn't help but look up, only to find that the city lord's face was a little gloomy, and the veins on his forehead protruded, like a lion that has endured for many years, it may open its bloody mouth at any time.

"This plaque is not good-looking. Please ask a gentleman who writes to change it."

After a moment of silence, Li Zicheng didn't speak until everyone's foreheads started to break out in cold sweat.

"Plaque, isn't it pretty?"

An official of the city lord's mansion was stunned, and said with some confusion: "This plaque...is there any problem? This is the imperial court...ah!"

A spear pierced the chest.

Blood splattered on the spot.

The official stretched out his hands, trying to grab the spear, but the spear directly pierced his heart, leaving no room at all.

His hands were trembling violently, blood was constantly bubbling out of his mouth and nose, and there was a "clack-clack" sound in his throat.

The eyes are wide open, and the death is not in peace.

Snapped!
Li Zicheng held the spear with one hand, flipped his arm and wrist, and flew the official seventeen or eight steps away, rolling several times on the yellow mud floor before stopping.

"Pass my order!"

"Pirates and foreigners are coming, and the whole island is in emergency preparations. Anyone who secretly informs the bandits, kill them!"

"Anyone who disobeys the military order will be killed!"

After finishing speaking, he looked coldly at other officials and soldiers, and said, "Have you heard clearly?"

Everyone was shocked, who dared to talk too much, everyone shouted tremblingly: "Understand!"

"Let's send the order."

Li Zicheng raised his head and took another look at the three big characters "City Lord's Mansion", sneered, turned his horse's head, and walked away, leaving only a group of people waiting to look at each other.

After a few breaths.

Everyone dispersed abruptly, sending orders to invite the writers to invite others, but they did not dare to disobey the orders of the city lord.

Li Zicheng patted his horse out of the city and came to a high hill. Then he got off his horse, stuck the Zhangba Snake Spear on the ground, sat down, and began to think about major issues in life for the second time in his life.

The first time, after his wife was killed, on the way to escape, he had seriously thought about whether to find his uncle Gao Yingxiang and join the rebellion;

This time, things are a little different.

He reached into his pocket and took out a gold medal. Looking at the seven big characters "Ouchi Secret Agent Zero Zero Eight" engraved on it, he fell into deep thought.

"The truth is for people, not for animals."

"In a fucking world, if you don't want to keep fucking, then find a way to make yourself more fucked than this fucking world..."

……

At the beginning, Zhu Youjian, the idiot emperor, had a long talk with him Li Zicheng all night long, and said many "famous sayings and aphorisms".

Li Zicheng just smiled when he heard it, and didn't take it seriously. On the contrary, he felt that the emperor had something wrong with his mind, and he always gave people a sense of confusion with strange talks.

But when I think about it now, every sentence seems to make sense...

"Third brother, second brother is a rough man with no culture and no great ability. He can't help you gallop on the battlefield and make achievements, and he can't help you stabilize the country in the court and stabilize the country.

Then, for the third brother's Ming Dynasty, be a decent catcher! "

He, Li Zicheng, can't take care of places other than Taiwan Pengbao Island, and he doesn't bother to take care of them, but for this island, he still has the confidence to create a clear and bright place.

Isn't it just arresting people?

Why not just catch the bad guys?

Isn't it just to catch the bad guys behind the bad guys, and the dog officials who protect the bad guys?

If I dare to catch, I dare to kill.

Cut first and play later, this was what the third brother personally agreed to at the beginning, even if the sky was pierced, wouldn't there be an idiot emperor supporting him?
I can do this.

After some "deliberation", Li Zicheng roughly figured out that if he wanted to completely eradicate the unhealthy tendencies on the island, he had to catch and cut them from the root. I don't want to be some shit city lord.

Li Zicheng stood up, stretched himself, and let out a long breath.

He felt a tickle in his throat.

It's time to shout a few times.

So, he opened his posture, put his hands on his hips, cleared his throat, his tongue was full of spring thunder, and he shouted loudly:
"Call out and tie the tent,

He couldn't help laughing.

A certain man stepped on Tang Ying alone,
Killed Erlang directly and mourned.

The blood flowed into the river and flowed into the sea,

There is no place to bury the pile of bones that were killed directly!

Little Tang'er was frightened by a certain courage,
Who dares to come when the horse steps on the fifth battalion.

It is no wonder that Jingde captured someone,
One can annoy the talents of Wagang.

Thinking back to the year when 36 people swore together as an alliance with blood,
To this day, one by one votes whether it should be or not.

Shantong's death is haunted,

20 years of revenge against someone will come again.

The master of sword and ax is outside the killing field,

Wait for little Tang'er to pay homage to a certain..."

……

Qin Sheng Qin Yun, boundless sorrow;
Like weeping like complaining, like singing like complaining, it is simply too enjoyable!
With a roar of Qin opera, Li Zicheng felt that the pores all over his body were a little sore, the itching in his throat stopped, but the itching under his hands became more severe.

He just wanted to roar a few times, kill a few corrupt officials and little beasts who bullied the people, and by the way, skin them and cramp them, crush their bones and throw them into ashes!
"It's fun, it's really a mother's fun!"

"Damn Dynasty, you have to wait for me!"

There is no one in the wild to watch the sunset.

Li Zicheng was crying and laughing, roaring and screaming by himself, like a wounded ancient beast, tossing hard and exhausting all his strength, he finally stopped.

It's time to run errands.

Li Zicheng got on his horse and returned to the City Lord's Mansion in silence...

(End of this chapter)