Outside the gate of the county government, the crowds of onlookers were more than double the number before. Originally, there were not so many idle people, but since the news that Xu Cheng was chopped by General Mingwei at the gate an hour ago spread like wildfire, people from all directions swarmed in and blocked the place.
If it weren't for the loud-voiced officers repeatedly shouting that no noise was allowed, coupled with Zhu Tingfang's fierceness, the place would be as noisy as a vegetable market. However, compared to the sound of firecrackers coming from all over the city, the street in front of the county government office was already quite quiet. This was because most people were trying hard to hear clearly what was going on in the court.
At the gate of the county government office and the court, the four students of Wen Dao Yi Academy did not disappoint the people. Although there was a distance from the court to the gate of the county government office, one student would come out to repeat after listening to a section, and then go back to replace another student to pass on the next section. The four students intertwined with each other and could repeat the events in the court almost word for word.
But just as one of the students passed on Zhang Shou's questioning of Xian Yunhe and others, before the next person came to replace him, three people suddenly squeezed out of the crowd. Two of them tried their best to block Cao Wu's master and apprentices and the officers who were maintaining order, while the other took the opportunity to rush to the big drum at the gate of the county government, took out a drumstick from his arms, and hit the drum hard.
The thumping sound immediately aroused an uproar among the onlookers. In the past few days, because Zhu Tingfang had announced that he would accept all kinds of lawsuits, but the premise was not to report false cases, all grievances were reported. How could someone jump out to beat the drum and file a complaint at a time like today? And was they so well prepared
You know, the drumsticks used to beat the drums at the gate of the county government office are usually put away, and the drums used to file complaints are also guarded by special people. How can you beat the drums whenever you want? Otherwise, how can the county magistrate sleep in the middle of the night
When the officer twisted his arm, the middle-aged man who got the chance to beat the drum thanks to his companions shouted, "We three are the spinners whose houses were burned down by those profiteers. We escaped death but dared not return to Cangzhou. We hid outside for a long time and just came back the day before yesterday! Today we heard that the county government wanted to try some so-called rioters, so we had to stand up..."
"There are no rioters in Cangzhou! There are only innocent people in Cangzhou who are driven into a desperate situation by corrupt officials and profiteers and are risking their lives!"
It was not known whether it was because they had witnessed the corrupt official being beheaded before, or because they were inspired by the simple words that there were no rioters in Cangzhou, but someone in the crowd immediately echoed loudly, "That's right, there are no rioters in Cangzhou!"
As the second and third persons followed suit, such voices were heard from all directions.
At first, the sounds were uneven, but gradually they became uniform. Finally, the sound gathered into a torrent, and as it spread from the front street to other places, other people on the streets also followed suit and shouted. There was a faint sound of a tsunami and an earth-shaking movement, and even the people in the court could hear it clearly.
Du Heng, who had just been finding fault with Xian Yunhe and the others for their crimes, suddenly looked a little ugly when he heard the shouts that seemed to come from the same throat. He thought that there was no need for him to wade into this muddy water, and he wanted to avoid the limelight temporarily, but he always felt a little unwilling in his heart. When he saw Ge Yong also frowning slightly, he couldn't help but complain.