The remaining hundreds of families don't seem to need to inquire one by one.
The people who suddenly emerged were enough to be Xue Huaiyuan's witnesses. When these people heard Jiang Li's plan to enter the city of Yanjing to reverse the case for Xue Huaiyuan, they all expressed their willingness to go with him. This time, they no longer have to worry about enough people as before.
Ye Mingyu felt happily, patted his chest to ensure that all the carriages, horses, and lodging in Beijing would be taken out by him alone. Tong'er and Bai Xue were also very happy. Ye Mingyu was free to be Jiang Li, and said, "Ali, now we have completed the task ahead of schedule? What can we do?"
"There are so many people, and Feng Yutang's men and horses have been folded by half. The unarmed people have long been grieving against Feng Yutang. It's time to let them out. Sooner or later, the sentence of Xiangyang will be shaken down, since Feng Yutang likes to rule in Tongxiang. This time, let him have a taste of what it's like to be called the king and hegemony. Uncle, take these people to the county government. We are going to sing a play called'Tie the official to the palace'."
"I have only heard of'Tie the son to the palace', and never heard of the'Tie the official to the palace'." Ye Mingyu was happy.
"I haven't seen it either, so I have to take a good look. It shouldn't be too late. I think Feng Yutang has got the news. He is going to make a good calculation. If he can't let him run away, he must be caught. An Xin waits for Tong Zhiyang's transfer. If you come, you can release Xue Xiancheng from prison and take the official into Beijing."
Ye Mingyu yelled "OK" when he heard the words. What he likes most is to do things so happily. These days can be regarded as suffocated to death. Now he can finally raise his eyebrows and catch him, who has long been very unpleasant, Feng Yutang, that is really a good thing!
"Go and go!" Ye Mingyu couldn't wait to say.
…
The county office is quiet today.
Feng Yutang sat in the room, waiting for someone to deliver his salute.
He couldn't leave the mansion. Because of this escape, he knew that the journey was dangerous, so he didn't even take his favorite concubine. I only brought the gold and silver treasures that I had searched when I was a parent official in Tongxiang over the years. If the servants of his mansion, those little concubines found out that he was running away from the bedding, they would definitely cause trouble. When that time, Jiang Li and the group would be disturbed, and he would not be able to leave if he wanted to.
When Feng Yutang learned yesterday that Jiang Li had led a family to ask the people of Tongxiang whether they were willing to be witnesses, he knew what Jiang Li's idea was. No wonder, it's no wonder that Jiang Li's people can calmly deal with Princess Yongning's assassin, but they refuse to move her finger. Thinking about it now, since Jiang Li is not even afraid of Princess Yongning, how could he be afraid of such a small role. Keeping him and refusing to kill him is to save Xue Huaiyuan!
Only when he is alive and retrying the case for Xue Huaiyuan will he help Xue Huaiyuan clear his grievances with his crimes!
When this matter was figured out, Feng Yutang was anxious and hated. He was driven out of the county government by Xue Huaiyuan, and he hated Xue Huaiyuan's unrelenting approach. Later, Feng Shui took turns, who made Xue Huaiyuan offend Princess Yongning, Xue Huaiyuan's nod to imprisonment, he often ordered the cell boss to serve Xue Huaiyuan "good". Right now, the spring breeze was proud, but a first assistant daughter suddenly came out on the way, and he had to vindicate Xue Huaiyuan, and he was about to succeed.
Xue Huaiyuan is really his born nemesis!
Jiang Li made this idea, but Feng Yutang was unwilling to do so. Xue Huaiyuan is now a useless person, and he has lost his heart, so he has paid a huge sacrifice for such a useless person. And if you want to reverse the case for Xue Huaiyuan, the person who succeeds Xue Huaiyuan is himself. Although Princess Yongning is his master, she will never fight for such a small person as him.
Jiang Li has a saying that is right, the gods fight, and the little ghost suffers. He knows himself, he is not a god, but a kid who may suffer at any time, so he has to find his own way. He could no longer stop Jiang Li from reversing the case for Xue Huaiyuan. If he did an errand, Princess Yongning could destroy his vitality at any time, and offended Jiang Yuanbai's daughter. When will he not leave now? Therefore, Feng Yutang went to the county office early this morning, and the boxes that he moved were all here. He took a few cronies with him, and only waited for the carriage to pick up the people, and hurried on the road.
When Jiang Li found a witness who was willing to testify, he would have gone far after seven days. As for how Jiang Li and Princess Yongning fight, let them go, he has escaped, and everything has nothing to do with him!
While thinking about this, Feng Yutang suddenly heard some movement outside. He lifted up his spirits and immediately got up from the stool, and ordered his cronies to hurry up and carry the boxes containing the antiques of silver bills, and walked out the door first, dissatisfied. Said: "I have said that the movement is quieter, what should I do if someone finds out?"
Just after saying this, Feng Yutang happened to walk to the gate of the county office, his voice disappeared quickly, and he was stunned.
Standing in front of him were Ye Mingyu and Jiang Li.
"Master Feng." Jiang Li smiled at him.
Ye Mingyu reluctantly returned a smile, suddenly feeling a little uneasy in his heart. Jiang Li smiled gently, and even Ye Mingyu gave him a meaningful smile. This gangster-like man has always treated him coldly. When did he feel so kind
"Miss Jiang Er." Ye Mingyu hid the look in his heart and asked Jiang Li, "You two came so early, what's the matter with the next official?"
This attitude is quite different from the first day when he was healthy and ginger pear. A trace of contempt flashed in Ye Mingyu's eyes, such a thing that stepped on low and held high, it was really dirty after taking a second look.
Jiang Li didn't answer Feng Yutang's words, but went over Feng Yutang and looked behind him, wondering: "How come Master Feng has moved so many boxes? Is this going to travel far?"
Feng Yutang "thumped" in his heart, and quickly turned his head back, motioned his subordinates to move the box back with his eyes, and said with a smile: "Why? These are the things I took out before, and I'm about to take them back."
"So that's it." Jiang Li smiled, "That's good. I thought Master Feng was going to travel a long distance. I was a little embarrassed just now. If Master Feng is going far away, it will be difficult to handle in the future. There is still something I want to ask Master Feng for help. Woolen cloth."
Jiang Li looked kind and gentle, gentle and gentle, but Feng Yutang knew in his heart that this little beauty was not as kind as she seemed on the surface. When he heard that Jiang Li had something to ask himself for help, he didn't feel better, he also got into a cold sweat, and tentatively asked: "What does the second lady want to ask the next official to do?"
"It's a simple thing." Jiang Li wrote lightly: "That is to let Master Feng accompany me back to Yanjing and go to Dali Temple to testify in Xue Xiancheng's case."
Feng Yutang stood still in place.
Jiang Li looked at her quietly, her eyes were too calm, but Feng Yutang could see the sneer inside.
He said: "What kind of joke the second lady is talking..."
"I don't like to make jokes." Jiang Li shook his head.
There was a feeling of humiliation in Feng Yutang's heart. Jiang Li's petite body stood in front of him, as if blocking his way of life. He couldn't wait to rush to break Jiang Li's neck and break a new life. But he didn't dare. Ye Mingyu was standing next to Jiang Li, his big knife pinned to his waist still exuding chills.
"Does the second lady have to do this when she is in office?"
Jiang Li smiled and nodded.
The more gentle she is, the more fierce Feng Yutang's heart is. He was angry from his heart to the guts, and suddenly asked: "What if he refuses to be an official?"
"Refusing?" Jiang Li's smile slowly put away, and she looked at him blankly, and said coldly: "I'm afraid Master Feng will not be allowed to refuse."
Feng Yutang refused to show weakness: "Ms. Jiang Er is pressing too much. Are you planning to kill the official?"
"This has nothing to do with me." Jiang Li shook her head: "I don't want to let you go, it is them." She turned her body slightly.
Feng Yutang saw it.
Behind Jiang Li, outside the gate of the county government blocked by Ye Mingyu's guard, all the people of Tongxiang were standing densely. They didn't know how long they had been standing here, so they looked at Feng Yutang quietly. There was anger and excitement in his eyes. It seemed that if it weren't for Jiang Li's presence, they would rush in and kill Feng Yutang to vent their anger.
"Look." Jiang Li smiled.
Feng Yutang shook his body and took a step back involuntarily. He shook his head and murmured: "Impossible..."
When those people came back to report the letter yesterday, they said that for several days, Jiang Li and Ye Mingyu and his entourage had been asking the people of Tongxiang from house to house, only to find three people. There are more than 500 households in Tongxiang. It is not too many to find three people. Feng Yutang was still triumphant at the time. He was very prestigious among the Tongxiang people. It is precisely because of this that Feng Yutang believes that when Jiang Li gathers enough people who are willing to testify, he will have to wait at least a few more days.
In just one night, how could so many Tongxiang people follow her? What happened, what did she say to the people of Tongxiang
"Feng Yutang!" A young guy said angrily: "You kidnapped my sister to be your concubine. She died within three days after entering your mansion. You pay my sister back!"
"He brut, he robbed our shop, and my mother died in the house alive and angry!"
"He colluded with the bully and snatched three antiques from our house!"
"Feng Yutang!"
The accusations resounded through the sky in front of the government office in Tongxiang County.
During Feng Yutang's tenure, he bullied men and women, and committed no evil. The people of Tongxiang have been tolerant for a long time. Now that they burst out, Feng Yutang also retreats again and again in fright. He tried to show his previous prestige, but in the end he didn't have enough confidence, so he shouted: "What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?"
The answer to him was the more boiling roar of the people.
Amidst the noise, Jiang Li's voice was exceptionally clear. She said, "Master Feng, if you do anything unrighteous, you will kill yourself. It's not that the time has not come. Now, your time has come."
Feng Yutang looked at her for a few moments, then suddenly turned around and ran away!
He knew that Jiang Li was right, they were crowded, they were crowded. If it was in the past, he could still let his subordinates fight, but they are unarmed untouchables, where can they go no matter how powerful they are? However, most of the men who followed Jiang Li these days were dead, and there was not enough left. These untouchables are rebelling at this time, and his men cannot be missed!
escape? Where can you escape
Jiang Li coldly looked at Feng Yutang's back in a hurry, and waved his hand: "Master Feng wants to run, please help, and Master Feng'please' come back."
As soon as the voice fell, with a "boom", the people who had already complained about Feng Yutang immediately swarmed up and chased Feng Yutang. Even the subordinates with Feng Yutang were beaten by the people who were holding long sticks or dustpans, and they kept begging for mercy. Jiang Li made Ye Mingyu's guards stare at her. She wanted to let these people out of their anger, but she had to make sure that Feng Yutang could not escape.
In the county office of Tongxiang, there have not been so many people showing up for a long time. Since Feng Yutang took office, the county government here has been the place where bullies and rich people love to come, as long as they have the money, they can do things. When the common people came to the county office, they were all the people who had been pitted, full of blood and tears. Over time, the county government is a magic cave, which is a well-known fact in Tongxiang.
But a few days after Miss Jiang Er came to Tongxiang, the people of the county reappeared. This time, it was not "officials deceiving the people", but "officials forcing the people to rebel."
Ye Mingyu looked at Feng Yutang, who was being viciously smashed on the head by a woman with a pole, laughed with joy, and greeted Jiang Li as he watched, saying: "That bastard has now tasted the taste of being slaughtered."
Jiang Li smiled faintly: "Karma."
Although Feng Yutang is Princess Yongning's minion, and is acting on the orders of Princess Yongning, his father will become mad, and the inhuman torture suffered in prison is inseparable from Feng Yutang. After doing these things, I still want to get away, Feng Yutang thought, it was too beautiful.
She would let Feng Yutang and Princess Yongning do so much for her and regret her life.
Jiang Li said to Ye Mingyu: "Uncle Mingyu, let someone tie Feng Yutang up, don't let him slip away, just take care of him."
Ye Mingyu nodded, watching Jiang Li turn around to leave, and asked Jiang Li, "Ali, where are you going?"
Jiang Li said: "In prison, Feng Yutang has lost power. The head of the cell has already run off when he learns the news. Now I go to see Xue Xiancheng and there will be no obstacles." She smiled: "I think there are many others like Xue in the prison in Tongxiang. I want to release all the prisoners who have been wronged by the county princes. It's time for the world of Tongxiang to be changed."
…
In the end, the people who went to jail with Jiang Li were Ye Mingyu's little servant, Ashun, and Zhang Tufu.
Although the news was that the head of the cell had escaped, Ye Mingyu asked Jiang Li to take a few people with him just in case. He wanted to look at Feng Yutang himself, lest Feng Yutang had time to escape.
At the door of the prison, there were messy footsteps on the ground. I think it was the footprints left by those jailers who had temporarily learned about Feng Yutang's accident and left in a flustered manner. There are still some scattered silver on the ground, but Ye Mingyu has also sent some people and the Tongxiang people to block the gate of the city. If anyone wants to escape from the city, they will stop them.
Ashun stood at the door, lit a torch with Butcher Zhang, and looked inside. The prison was gloomy, all the torches were extinguished, and some were indistinguishable. For fear that Jiang Li didn't see the steps on the ground falling, Ashun was about to remind Jiang Li to be careful when he saw Jiang Li walked down without even picking up the torch.
Ashun: "..."
When he was young, Xue Huaiyuan forbade him and Xue Zhao to come to prison. But every time Xue Zhao sneaked in with him, the cell boss knew that they were Xue Huaiyuan's children, knew that the children were playful, and knew that they would not do anything, so he opened one eye and closed one eye. Jiang Li is no stranger to Da Lao. Some of the people in the prison are really wicked people, but some are people whose lives cannot be compelled to commit crimes. But one thing is the same, the people inside are all guilty.
When Xue Huaiyuan came, he always wore a washed and white official uniform. He once rescued Zhang Tufu who was wrongly imprisoned, and he also sent in wicked people who were truly guilty but at large.
Jiang Li never thought that one day, in prison, among people in prison uniforms, would see his father's shadow.
Fortunately, all the torches in the prison were extinguished, but the torches in Zhang Tufu and Ashun's hands were not enough to make people see her fuzzy eye sockets. She walked very slowly with every step, seeming to be cautious because she was afraid of falling, but only Jiang Li knew that her hands were trembling slightly.
She was scared.
She was afraid to see such a father, and she was afraid that she and Xue Zhao's sky, Xue Zhao's big tree, and the upright father, curled up into a ball, lost the sobriety and memory of the past in the dark.
Ashun's torch illuminates the faces of the people in the cell one after another, and one after another screams of grievances suddenly rang. I don't know how many unjust cases Feng Yutang has handled. Once he sees a stranger coming, the cries of unjustice in the prison will all resound. But more people just raised their eyes and looked at them indifferently, as if they had lost all their vitality for the future—this is the tortured person who has refused to believe in hope.
No, no, no. Jiang Li looked at it one by one. Those who lacked arms and legs saw that it was not her father. Her heart would be a little relieved, and then she would become more anxious. Why didn't she see him
Until the last one.
Ashun's torch had reached the cell door, but the people inside were huddled in the corner, not knowing whether they were asleep or lying down, always turned their backs to Jiang Li and the others, and refused to look back. Ashun glanced at Jiang Li subconsciously. He hadn't seen Xue Huaiyuan, and he didn't know what Xue Huaiyuan looked like, but Zhang Tufu knew. But every time Tufu Zhang didn't recognize it, Jiang Li shook his head faster than Tufu Zhang.
No one would doubt that Jiang Li also knew Xue Huaiyuan. She was even more familiar with Xue Huaiyuan than Zhang Tufu, so she could tell whether the person inside was Xue Huaiyuan at the first time.
Ashun looked at Jiang Li, and saw that Jiang Li suddenly grabbed the cell door and her expression became dazed.
He refreshed, knowing Jiang Li's look, this person is indeed Xue Huaiyuan, and he quickly took out the cell key—this was also seen at the door falling to the ground.
The prison door opened suddenly.
Zhang Tufu is still hesitating. Although he knows Xue Huaiyuan, this person has never turned around. He can't see his face and is really uncertain. Although I don't know why Ah Shun opened the prison door after only one glance at Ms. Jiang Er, Zhang Tufu was about to walk in first and see if it wasn't Xue Huaiyuan that was the province, Ms. Jiang Er was injured. Seeing that the girl almost couldn't bear it, she quickly entered inside.
Both Zhang Tufu and Ashun were taken aback. Ashun said, "Hey, Miss Biao, your torch..."
Under the dim torch light, Jiang Li saw the figure sitting alone in the corner of the prison door, his head knocked on the stone wall, and his hair disheveled. That stalwart, tall figure, I don't know when it became so rickety, thin and small. She buzzed her mind, her knees softened, and she knelt down.
Ashun was shocked, almost wanting to exclaim, being pulled by the Butcher Zhang beside him, he exclaimed in his throat and swallowed abruptly. But I still don’t understand. The man has gold under his knees, and the lady watch is not a man. Kneeling doesn’t have to be precious. But whether Xue Huaiyuan and lady watch are old friends, no matter if there is any connection, the lady watch kneels down for each other. , This is really incredible.
Is there anything worth watching. Miss suddenly knelt down, or did she fall on her knees because of uncomfortable walking
But soon Ashun denied his conjecture. He watched Jiang Li stretch out his hand to hold the dirty prisoner, and slowly turned him around, revealing his full face.
Both Zhang Tufu and Ashun stared.
It was a thin face that could hardly be called a "human". The whole face was thin with sunken cheeks, and the cheekbones protruded high. Jiang Li's body was even more skinny. It's not that Ah Shun has never seen prisoners. Most of the prisoners are horrible, sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, and some look embarrassed, but none of them are as shocking as the person in front of them.
His hair turned out to be all white, a piece of snow white, and at a glance, he thought it was Tongxiang snow covering people's heads. However, the whiter the hair, the darker and thinner the figure. As if the candle was going to be extinguished, it was only a breath away, and it was about to be blown out.
Zhang Tufu murmured: "Master Xue..."
A Shun subconsciously looked at Tufu Zhang. He was such a thin and dying old man. He was the popular heart, and I heard that Xue Xiancheng, who is very vigorous and glamorous
Is Xue Xiancheng so down? You know, whoever sees the prisoner in front of him will not doubt that soon, this prisoner will die.
Miss Biao would be scared when she sees such a person, right? Ashun thought about it, and then, she saw Jiang Li stretch out her hand and slowly rolled up Xue Huaiyuan's sleeves.
Turning her back to herself, Ashun couldn't see Jiang Li's expression. He only felt that this young lady's being alone looked extremely painful, like a beast suppressing his wounds, whimpering and licking the blood that was constantly flowing out. Drop by drop, it can't stop flowing.
As soon as the sleeves were rolled up, Butcher Zhang beside him took a low breath.
The faint light of the fire couldn't conceal the scars on the poor old man's body. Those scars looked like whiplashes, cuts like knives, or burns like burnt iron pierced on human skin. Those wounds were layered on top of each other. Old wounds were not healed, and new wounds were added. Some wounds had drained pus and exuded foul smells. There were maggots crawling slowly in the wounds. Ashun looked a little nauseous, and his chest was stuffy.
In his mind, he was afraid of Feng Yutang's methods.
You know, even death row prisoners do not have to accept such punishment. This is to make life worse than death, and refuse to give the other party a joy. Jiang Li only rolled up one sleeve, revealing one of his opponent's arms. One arm is still like this. It is conceivable that Xue Huaiyuan's body will have the same scars for how long
In such a bottomless prison, he was tortured uninterruptedly throughout the day, unable to live or die. No wonder Xue Huaiyuan was crazy. Ashun even felt that if Jiang Li didn't come to rescue the adult in the execution a few days later, perhaps it would be a relief for Xue Xiancheng.
Such a day is too difficult, too difficult.
At the same time, he wondered in his heart that such Xue Xiancheng was rescued, how long can he live? Even if he barely survives, a person who has lost his mind will lose everything. What is the point of living like a walking dead
When I just thought of this, there was a whisper in the prison.
A Shun was taken aback and looked at the sound, but was surprised to find that it was not someone else who made the sound, it was really the lady Jiang Li.
The lady who has always liked to smile gently, calmly, and can be serious in the face of the maddening crowd in Lizhengtang, kneeling on the ground with her legs, making a sound of sadness and joy from her throat, slowly bending down and hugging Holding Xue Huaiyuan's shoulder, he burst into tears.
Ashun looked dumbfounded, but Zhang Tufu didn't speak either. In that prison, in the original large and small cells, the voices of yelling injustice because of their arrival, I don't know when it suddenly became quiet. Only the voice of the girl crying bitterly can be heard.
The sound of crying seems to be contagious. In the dark prison, the faint lights swaying, like the joys, sorrows and sorrows of life after so many years, and suddenly got the chance to come back, crying with joy, and like standing and rolling Before the Yangtze River, the dead time cannot come again, missing the sorrow of world affairs.
It's sad to hear, and sad to hear.
The girl was not afraid of the stench and maggots on the prisoner. She hugged tightly, like a little lost girl in the crowd, and finally saw her father, clutching this life-saving straw, without any scruples. , Weeping with peace of mind.
Jiang Li was embarrassed.
Xue Huaiyuan was not a few years older than Jiang Yuanbai. In those past years, Xue Huaiyuan was also a green bamboo forest. Although he was not as elegant as Jiang Yuanbo, he had his own character. The tall father, now old so fast, so fast, not yet the age to know the fate, has his hair completely white. If it weren't for a huge blow, why is this
His body was full of scars, and Jiang Li felt like a knife when thinking of those difficult days. If she returned to Tongxiang sooner when she became Jiang Li, would her father be less tortured? Or if you don't want to provoke Shen Yurong, you can stay in Tongxiang without Princess Yongning, and you can live in peace with Xue Zhao's father.
The way of the world makes people play, and makes people applaud.
The bones of the people under him are so powerful, as if there is no flesh on the body, only bones. Feng Yutang even fed Xue Huaiyuan a little bit of food, which made him suffer from hunger and cold.
Suddenly, in Jiang Li's pain, a weak voice sounded, as slight as a dream.
"Ari?"