The sun was shining brightly. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a group of soldiers spread out and approached Zhu Ping'an from the front, left and right. If Zhu Ping'an wanted to escape, he could only turn around and jump into the river.
However, jumping into the river is not an option, as this is a canal under the city wall, and the city wall is on the other side of the river.
"Haha, kid, are you sensible? Yes, that's it. Just stand there and don't move. Don't ask for trouble." The leading sergeant said with a grin. When he saw Zhu Ping'an standing still, he thought that Zhu Ping'an was scared silly by them.
"These scholars are only good at talking, but when it comes to real action, each one is more cowardly than the other." The other four soldiers all sneered.
Soon, the five men approached within three meters of Zhu Ping'an. As they walked, the sergeant reached behind his waist and took out the rope he carried with him, preparing to tie Zhu Ping'an up.
"slow!"
When the sergeant was holding the rope and preparing to take action, Zhu Ping'an smiled at them, stretched out his right hand to stop them, and shouted, "Slow down."
Zhu Ping'an was too calm, and coupled with the suddenness of the shout, Sergeant Wu and the others subconsciously stopped what they were doing.
"What? You're scared now and want to beg for mercy. Why didn't you yell earlier, poor scholar? I tell you, it's too late!" Seeing this, the woman thought that Zhu Ping'an was scared and wanted to beg for mercy, and she felt very happy. However, she was not going to let Zhu Ping'an go. She looked down at Zhu Ping'an and said sarcastically with a sneer on her face.
"hehe."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an glanced at the woman and responded with "hehe".
Zhu Pingan chuckled, then turned his gaze to the military officer next to the woman, bowed to him from a distance, and asked loudly: "Sir, you just said that I was an accomplice of the thief, do you have any evidence?!"
"Evidence? I am the evidence myself. I have been an official for so many years that I have developed a pair of sharp eyes that can detect evil spirits at a glance. You are dressed strangely and move in strange ways. I can see at a glance that you have the same thief spirit as the thief last night."
After hearing Zhu Ping'an's question, the military officer couldn't help but sneer, pointed to his own eyes, and replied proudly.
"Haha, I understand what you mean, sir. In other words, you have no evidence to prove that I am a thief, but you just think I am a thief?! Based on your feeling, you had me arrested at the Shuntian government office, haha... Your Excellency really has great power..."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an smiled and shook his head.
How ridiculous!
Being an official like this would bring disaster to the country and the people!
As long as this kind of official is not removed, the people will suffer for one more day.
"How dare you! You are such a sharp-tongued little thief! How can you guess my experience in handling cases?"
The military officer's eyes widened with anger, and he shouted at Zhu Ping'an. Then he pointed at the sergeant and the others, and angrily reprimanded them, "What are you still standing there for? Have you ignored my words? Hurry up and tie up this little thief."
The big fish eat the small fish and the small fish eat the shrimp. After being scolded by the military officer, the sergeant and others were ready to vent their anger on Zhu Ping'an.
"As you command! Hey, little thief, if you dare to talk back to our general, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The sergeant and others looked at Zhu Ping'an with a fierce grin, as if they were an eagle catching a chick, ready to give Zhu Ping'an a good beating.
"stop!"
When Zhu Ping'an saw that the soldiers were about to put the rope around him, he shouted again, his eyes shooting out sharp glances.
Oh
I have been an official for more than half a year. I have been in the Hanlin Academy, Wuyi Palace, and Prince Yu's Palace. My official positions are all fifth rank. Just like what is said in the novel, I must have developed some official authority.
My eyes should be full of pressure and oppression. When Wu Chang and others meet my eyes, they will be frightened...
"Stop it! Are you addicted?"
Ideals are full, but reality is skinny. The response to Zhu Ping'an was a scolding from the sergeant, and then he was tied up with ropes.
Um
The ribs were still pretty tight. I guess it was the sergeant and his men taking revenge on me for being slow and getting scolded by the military officer.
Damn it!
Sure enough, this is not a novel!
Zhu Ping'an was tied up without any chance to fight back by the sergeant and his men, and then they pushed him ashore like a chicken.
Seeing Zhu Ping'an being tied up, the woman on the shore was as happy as if she was selling a pig in the countryside. She walked around Zhu Ping'an twice and was extremely satisfied. This was the style that an official's wife should have.
"No one in the country dares to say anything bad about me! Who do you think you are?"
When the naughty kid saw Zhu Ping'an was tied up, he was even more proud than the woman and made several faces at Zhu Ping'an.
"I would like to give you a piece of advice. Your son is still young and can be taught if he is disciplined strictly..."
Zhu Ping'an glanced at the naughty kid indifferently, then looked at Zhu Ping'an and gave him serious advice.
"Shut up! My son is fine! Why are you, a poor scholar, talking so much?"
When the woman heard this, she immediately became furious. She hugged the child like a protective child and glared at Zhu Pingan fiercely.
Why
Repeated reminders are useless, so that's all I can say. I'm not God, I can't save everyone.
Zhu Pingan stopped caring about the naughty kid and turned his eyes to the military officer. He wanted to bow, but his hands were tied, so he could only smile and say, "The Great Ming Law, Criminal Law, Thieves stipulates that in the case of theft, if the person is present, the owner must admit the stolen goods and the stolen goods must be sent for questioning. If the person is not present, the stolen goods and other physical evidence can be used to convict. Sir, if you arrest me so hastily without any witnesses or physical evidence, I am afraid it is not in accordance with the Great Ming Law. Doing so is actually using public resources for personal gain and is suspected of abusing power."
"Do you think that just because you've read a few books, you're qualified to teach me how to handle cases?! Haha, you're really a bookworm! Search for me!"
Upon hearing this, the military officer sneered and then ordered the soldiers to search Zhu Ping'an.
Upon hearing this, the soldiers immediately went up and searched Zhu Ping'an thoroughly. They found bamboo tubes, brushes, books and other items from the cloth bag that Zhu Ping'an wore across his body, and 5 taels of silver from his sleeve pocket.
There is nothing else besides this.
Zhu Ping'an had already given the two fifty-liang silver notes to Li Shu yesterday. Otherwise, the soldiers who searched her would have been shocked. How could an ordinary person carry 100 liang of silver? !
Now
Looking at the pen holder, writing brush and other scholar's articles and the five taels of silver found on Zhu Ping'an, the military officers and soldiers did not take Zhu Ping'an seriously. Five taels of silver is equivalent to about three thousand yuan now. Under the feet of the emperor, 3,000 yuan in your pocket is considered small.
"Haha, didn't you just say that we should catch the thief and seize the stolen goods? Now we have caught him with the stolen goods!" The military officer laughed at Zhu Ping'an, kicked the brushes, books, silver coins and other items he had found, and said confidently, "These are the stolen goods!"
"Take him away! I want to see if you will still be as stubborn as you are now when we get to Shuntian Prefecture Prison!"
The military officer sneered, patted Zhu Ping'an on the shoulder, and ordered the soldiers to escort Zhu Ping'an to the Shuntian Prefecture prison.