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

Chapter 249 Pulling Out the Radish
Climb a call, the answer is like a cloud.

The people of the Ming Dynasty who fled to Pengbao Island in Taiwan, after the great famine, the separation of life and death, and displacement, were silent on the surface, like a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Many people have long been prepared to endure for a lifetime.

Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng refused to swallow this bad breath, and went all out to be a high official of the Ming Dynasty, and wanted to kill the nine gangsters.

By the way, more people may be killed.

Among them, there should be officials and eunuchs, wealthy families, and even relatives of the emperor. Under normal circumstances, unless he committed a crime and let the emperor catch him, otherwise, he would be a lawless big shot.

Li Zicheng, this rough and fat man is going to go all out.

He still doesn't believe it, it's just a small group of people, and they can't kill him!
The first person to perform surgery soon appeared.

This is a small knife and pen official, who was originally a small official of a county government in southern Fujian. He lost his job because of the famine a few years ago, and was recruited by Zheng Zhilong as a sailor.

Later, Zheng Zhilong pioneered Pengbao Island in Taiwan. Because he was familiar with agriculture and fishery, he was appointed as the leader of the pioneer.

After the situation gradually stabilized, a large number of people were brought in, and large tracts of fertile land were cultivated, a large number of officials were needed for overall management on the island.

This person entered the City Lord's Mansion logically and became a ninth-rank "official" who governed a large area of ​​Youjian City and had some real power in his hands.

After Li Zicheng arranged everything, he went to Yashengtang, the city lord's mansion, to hear all the cases publicly.

Murders in the street bear the brunt...

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"Chen Futang, have the perpetrators been identified? What are the names of the nine perpetrators? Who are they? Where do they live? Have they been arrested? How was the trial? Can they confess? Witnesses and physical evidence, motives for the murder, attitude of repentance... …

Wait, was there a detailed record file? "

Li Zicheng looked at Cong Jiupin who was kneeling in front of the hall, and asked casually.

Chen Futang: "My lord..."

There was no way to answer these words, because the nine murderers...he couldn't afford to provoke them, and he didn't dare to provoke them. A few days ago, he even ate meat and drank at a table, and after the incident, he went to Goulan to listen to music.

Isn't it just a small street fight?
As for being so serious?

"My lord, there are several doubts in this case." Chen Futang licked his lips, and said with a smile on his face: "The lower officials have already found out that nine people including Mr. Eat barbecue at roadside stalls in Jiancheng;

During the period, four firework girls who behaved badly came to the scene, drinking and eating meat, yelling, yelling three times and four times, completely ignoring the contempt of passers-by, how could there be any trace of a decent girl!

Mr. Chen... Cough, Mr. Chen Jizhi couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward to persuade the four of them to stop ostentatiously, so as not to spoil the folk customs of our Ming Dynasty and Youjian City.

Unexpectedly, not only did the four women not listen to the good advice, they even took the lead in making a move.

According to the investigation when I was in office, at least [-] witnesses came forward to identify them, claiming that they saw the four indiscreet women taking advantage of alcohol to molest Mr. Chen openly. Naturally, they saw Mr. Chen's face. Such as crown jade, romantic and suave, you can tell at a glance that you are either rich or expensive, and you must have a wealthy family, so you will naturally have evil thoughts..."

After some rhetoric from the official on duty, the nine gangsters who beat up and killed people seemed to have become honest gentlemen who upheld justice and maintained the simplicity of the people.

And those four women who were almost disabled by beatings were naturally what Wan Fu referred to as 'slutty people'.

Li Zicheng listened to the 'case' with a blank expression, nodded, looked sideways at the seven or eight officials accompanying the trial, and said, "What do you think, my lords?"

"Those four women are indecent, they deserve death, and they should be sentenced to ride a wooden donkey through the streets to show the public!"

"That's right, that's shameless!"

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Huang, Mr. Hei, Mr. Du, and other nine young masters, have acted bravely in the face of righteousness, spoke up for justice, are upright, and have noble conduct. The City Lord's Mansion should revoke the arrest document and return the nine young masters to their innocence..."

……

The one-sided rhetoric made Li Zicheng very comfortable.

now it's right.

I'm not afraid that you don't stand out.

"The words of my lords are very well-founded. The Lord of the city is very happy that you can tell the truth in the lobby. This is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty." Li Zicheng said a few polite words, which made everyone feel very comfortable. .

As a result, more officials spoke one after another.

Without exception, they all favored the nine "gentlemen", and insulted and poured dirty water in every possible way on the four women who were still lying in the hospital with uncertain lives.

Almost spit.

"Record all the words of each adult." Li Zicheng ordered a soldier, "After writing, let all the adults sign and draw."

"Follow the order!"

With a big wave of the soldier's hand, seven or eight 'clerks' walked out from behind the big screen, each of them holding a plate with pen, ink, paper and inkstone on it.

"Village chief, all the words of adults are recorded in the record."

"Okay, then let them sign the pledge."

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said casually.

At this moment, dozens of officials and servants, big and small, looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to respond.

Everyone's heart has already begun to beat the drum.

In the hall, he made up nonsense and talked nonsense, exonerated the nine princes, and poured buckets of dirty water on a few ordinary people by the way. Everyone's cooperation was very smooth.

Because in the Ming Dynasty, this was a 'hidden rule' in officialdom.

Even if you don't take advantage of others, you can't guarantee that a certain or a few adults around you don't stop. If you take advantage of others, you should naturally be gentle, soft, and gentle...

But now that everyone's words are recorded on the record and used as evidence in court, the nature of this thing has completely changed.

Everyone has not noticed that the title of the soldier to Li Zicheng has changed from "Master City Lord" to "Village Chief".

"Master City Lord, I'm afraid there is something wrong with this matter?" An official said with a few dry laughs.

"Yeah, let the adults in the hall be witnesses, this matter is simply..."

"It's okay, everyone can rest assured to sign and pledge," Li Zicheng said with a gentle smile, "I'm not very good at being an official, this is the first time I've tried a case, and I don't understand some rules.

However, from now on, on Taiwan, Pengbao Island, all the rules, except what my third brother said and the laws of the Ming Dynasty, other rules will be determined by me, Li Zicheng.

Is it feasible?
Any adult who has an opinion can stand up. "

The adults looked at each other and remained silent for a long time, but finally no one stood up.

Some of them already feel that something is not right.

"Since no one has come forward, it means that I, Li Zicheng, set all the rules. It is a rule with nothing wrong with it. Tell me, is this the truth?"

Everyone: "..."

It's better not to do such a stupid thing of offending your immediate boss face to face.

"Then sign and draw a deposit." Li Zicheng ordered.

Holding the "notarization in court", the soldiers walked quickly to each official and asked them to sign and pledge. After a long time of noise, they stopped.

"Okay, since that's the case, then..."

"My lord, this matter violates the law of the Ming Dynasty!"

Li Zicheng was about to say something, but unexpectedly, Chen Futang, a junior ninth-rank official who had been kneeling on the ground, suddenly spoke.

"Oh? I don't know which one is violated?" Li Zicheng asked with a smile.

"This...this sentence is not a doctor..." Chen Futang spoke eagerly, and turned to look at the other adults, hoping that someone would stand up and say a few words.

However, in the face of Li Zicheng's unreasonable "reasonableness", the big guy has already started to feel agitated. Everyone knows that once this kind of reckless man wants to act recklessly, even if you bring a "Da Ming Law" in front of him, you will probably not be able to do it. It doesn't help at all.

Let's protect ourselves...

……

Li Zicheng's face gradually darkened.

His two majestic big eyes were slightly half-closed, and he made a few 'hum' sounds of unknown meaning from his nose, and said calmly: "Since you can't say that you are ugly, you are bullying my city lord." Literacy, I don’t know how it is written in the Ming Law;

It's not my fault, if you want to blame it, you can only blame Daming Law for not being widely spread over the years, we common people don't know what bullshit is written in it, so what's the use?

You said, what is the use of the Great Ming law that ordinary people don't understand? "

Everyone was secretly happy.

This reckless Li Zicheng, relying on being the emperor's sworn brother, wantonly accused the 'Da Ming Law' in court, which is clearly a capital crime.

After retiring from the court, the big guys discuss a little bit, and present a secret to the court. If you don't believe it, you won't be able to defeat Li Zicheng, who came from a mud-legged background!

What's more, among these people, there are also "secret agents" sent by Dongchang and Jinyiwei, who will report the exact words and deeds of all local officials...

……

Li Zicheng is bold and careless, but in fact he is as careful as a hair.

How can you not see this little thought of your 'colleagues'?

However, he doesn't care.

Because, he didn't intend to let these people out.

"Come on!"

As soon as Li Zicheng gave an order, dozens of people from the personal army rushed in, promised with a bang, and stood there murderously.

"Take down all the criminals here!"

Li Zicheng randomly took out a command arrow from a bamboo tube on the table, and shouted: "First take off the black gauze hat, and then strip off the clothes, caps and animal clothes. After binding them with ropes, the chief of the city will interrogate himself."

"Here!"

With a roar, the soldiers rushed forward and started to arrest people.

In a blink of an eye, within a few breaths of astonishment among the officials, everyone was taken down, their black gauze hats were taken off, their clothes were stripped off, and they were tied up with a brown rope.

"My lord, what are you?"

"My lord, you are recklessly tying up officials of the imperial court, and you are careful to break the law!"

"Li Zicheng, you are so brave. Do you know who my godfather is? Wang Chengen is my godfather. Let me go. I will say something nice to you from where my godfather is, so that you won't die! "

"Li Heitou, let me go. I belong to Wei Zhongxian, Duke of Wei. How dare you, a small third-rank official..."

……

Bang bang bang!
Li Zicheng was upset when he heard that, and waved his hand.

Immediately, the guards understood the meaning of the city lord, and punched and kicked the faces of the loudest officials, without showing any mercy.

Those people finally calmed down.

Several of them were originally from Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and their skills are not bad, they can be regarded as second- and third-rate masters in the world.

It's not enough for those personal soldiers to fight against it.

However, Li Zicheng didn't talk about martial ethics, but directly ordered to arrest people. Almost everyone didn't react. No one expected that this black-faced man was so bold that he dared to arrest all the officials.

This is simply unheard of in the officialdom of Ming Dynasty.

Except for the legendary Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang...

"Is anyone not convinced?"

Just when everyone was full of resentment and anger, thinking about how to spread the news as soon as possible, and let the court send someone to deal with Li Zicheng severely, Li Zicheng said with a black face and a sneer:

"You are all officials of the Ming Dynasty, and you are also moths of the Ming Dynasty. Today, you are brazenly exonerating the nine gangsters in the courtroom. It is really shameful!

There is no way, my old Li is ashamed to be an official in the same dynasty as you.

How to do it?You can't let my old Li go back to the fields with a seal and go to farm, right?It's hard to become such a big official, and it was gifted by my benevolent third brother, so I can't resign.

This is too embarrassing.

So, I have no choice but to feel wronged, my lords. "

Li Zicheng waved his hand and said in a cold voice: "First escort these criminals to the high platform of the Biaoge Contest, erect a hundred wooden stakes and tie them to it, and the city will mainly interrogate them."

The guards made a loud promise, and filed out with the prisoners.

Unexpectedly, none of these 'prisoners' said anything.

Everyone was suffocating a lot of anger, waiting to write a secret letter to the capital as soon as they escaped. If Li Zicheng is not killed this time, the big guy will stop messing around in the officialdom!

So, after more than half an hour of noise.

The 'Biao Song Contest Theater' in Youjian City was crowded with people. When the nearby residents heard that the city was mainly conducting a public trial of nearly a hundred court officials, they all clapped their hands and rushed over to join in the fun.

Even some quick-thinking traders moved their stalls here.

Melon seeds sellers, melon sellers, barbecue stalls, wonton pickers, wine rack carts, as long as they don't have bad legs and feet, they really can't walk. People who heard about this matter flocked here.

Crowds are crowded, looking around, there is a large area of ​​darkness.

It is very spectacular.

Nearly a hundred officials were arrested at one time, and each of them was one of the most influential people on Taiwan Pengbao Island. This made the people feel happy, but at the same time they couldn't help but have some doubts:
What does this city lord Li Zicheng want to do?
Could it be that the morals of the world have changed, and since then there will be no such thing as officials protecting each other and taking advantage of the common people?

Li Zicheng climbed onto the high platform slowly.

He stood still, lowered his head slightly, and looked down at the dark crowd. His mood was as peaceful as autumn water. The cheers like floods and tsunami, and the cursing of officials could not make him feel the slightest wave.

More than a hundred officials of the city lord's mansion slipped away, and were tied up on wooden stakes by the soldiers, their faces ashen ashes.

Of course, there were also several officials who were not convinced and clamored endlessly.

These are not important anymore.

Li Zicheng didn't even look at those people, he just stretched out his arm, and waved his big fan-like hand in the air twice, and the scene immediately became quiet.

He, Li Zicheng, is a man from Shaanxi Mizhi with the nickname Huang Lai'er.

Today, it's time for a killing spree!

(End of this chapter)