A large boat was slowly approaching the pier of Hexi Village.
Jiang Zhen deliberately hired some people to receive the merchants on the dock side. When he saw the big ship, someone immediately went up to help and let the ship dock on the shore. When the ship docked, some people went up to ask: "Everyone Where did it come from?"
The people who went up to inquire didn't wait for their reply, but were pushed away, and at the same time, many people quickly got off the boat.
"What are you doing?" The person who was pushed away stumbled and fell to the ground. He frowned and got up from the ground, then looked at the people in front of him angrily.
He went up to ask questions, why did he hit someone? Who are these people
The movement here naturally attracted the attention of the people around.
The escorts under Jiang Zhen's hands took turns to follow the boat out. Those who didn't need to go out with the boat stayed on patrol at the dock.
When working on the pier, they can go home after finishing their work. In addition, they will be given two days off a month. As for when to take these two days off, those people under him can arrange them at will. If there is anything important, he will Can also not approve.
He Chunsheng is the one on patrol today.
He Chunsheng has been with Jiang Zhen for a long time, and he is already one of the escorts in the escort. The days are getting better. In the past, their family was almost destroyed by Liu Heitou, but now, Liu Heitou is his subordinate. , he tossed people, it was a matter of minutes.
Seeing that someone was making trouble, He Chunsheng immediately brought people over: "Who are you? What are you doing here?" After the business of the escort agency has grown, some people have come to make trouble, and He Chunsheng is very alert at the moment.
He Chunsheng and others have been with Jiang Zhen for more than a year. Jiang Zhen gave generous money and good food. Although they were not necessarily tall, they were all dark and strong. They also wore uniform clothes and carried a certain momentum.
The person who had pushed people aggressively before suddenly froze.
Zhou Maohe was standing on the bow of the big ship, naturally he saw this scene in his eyes, he frowned and came to the side of the boat, and said loudly: "I am the imperial commission of Zhou Maohe, here to handle the case! Get out of the way quickly!"
Chaplain? He Chunsheng looked at the boat, and sure enough, he saw a middle-aged man in official uniform standing on the big boat. Beside him, there were also several people dressed as yamen.
The imperial commissioner, this person who was only seen in the drama before, has now appeared in front of him alive
He Chunsheng was startled, and when he took a closer look, he also found that the commissioned minister seemed a little familiar.
A few days ago, someone made trouble at Zhao Liu's birthday banquet. It was He Chunsheng who drove them out, but isn't this person in front of him the one who made trouble
He Chunsheng was shocked and froze immediately, and at this time, many people got off the boat.
The people who came down at first were okay, they looked ordinary, but the people who came down later... were all dressed as yamen!
He Chunsheng knew the yamen of Hecheng County, but he didn't know any of these people. Obviously, these were not the yamen of Hecheng County.
He Chunsheng felt uneasy in his heart, he didn't care about anything else, and ran directly to Jiang Zhen's residence.
Not long after, He Chunsheng ran to the door of the Zhao family's new house, and met Zhao Liu, who was at the door with his granddaughter basking in the sun.
"Aunt Zhao, it's not good, something happened." He Chunsheng said, and then rushed in quickly.
Jiang Zhen was looking at the ledger, and when he saw He Chunsheng hurried in, followed by Zhao Liu, who was holding Zhao Mingzhu, he immediately asked, "What's the matter?"
"Boss, there's an imperial envoy outside!" He Chunsheng said, "Last time Aunt Zhao passed her birthday, the one we drove out was the imperial envoy."
"Imperial envoy?" Jiang Zhen frowned, he remembered that the middle-aged man who helped the Jiang family to question him came, that man turned out to be an imperial envoy
Jiang Zhen's heart jumped, and almost immediately, he remembered what the Jiang family had been clamoring to sue him.
Jiang Zhen used to threaten the Jiang family by hacking people into the county government office. At that time, he actually didn't know much about ancient laws, and he didn't even know anything about some aspects.
But later, he specifically looked for "The Law of the Great Qi" to read, and also found some other materials, and then found that some of these ancient laws were inexplicable to him.
Such as the "unfilial piety".
The crime of unfilial piety was very serious in these ancient times. In the previous dynasty, there was even a law such as "grace one's grandparents to one's parents". To explain, is to insult parents and grandparents, to be hanged.
If you scold your parents, you will be hanged, not to mention beating your parents...
In addition, if parents commit crimes, and when their children are exposed, the children should also be hanged—the law clearly states, "Those who sue grandparents and parents are hanged."
Even if parents and grandparents are still separated, or if they save money privately, they are also guilty of unfilial piety and should be imprisoned.
That is to say, if the parents are still there, even the private house cannot have money... Otherwise, it is a crime!
In Daqi, many punishments have been changed. For example, if the parents agree to separate the family, the child can be separated... If it wasn't for this law before, it would be difficult for Jiang Zhen to separate the family, but there are still many Not changed.
Of course, there are laws, but the actual implementation is different.
Only if someone goes to the government to sue, the government will arrest people and sentence them, but ordinary people do not dare to go to the government to sue people unless they have to, or if they have a life-and-death vendetta.
However, the Jiang family is not an ordinary person.
"Boss, what should I do? He brought a lot of yamen here, and those yamen are not from our Hecheng County." He Chunsheng said again.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Jiang Zhen said.
After seeing such strict legal provisions, it is impossible for him to have no arrangements at all, and it is impossible for him to be completely unprepared.
Although he beat Jiang's father and mother, but his various arrangements during this period have already prevented the people of Hexi Village from going to testify for the Jiang family. As for not supporting their parents...
Even if the Jiang family sued him about this, he would be fine - he was married to the Zhao family!
These laws are all aimed at the son who stays at home. He has gone to someone else's house, so what does it have to do with him
In this world, there is no reason for a married woman to dig her husband's family to support her parents.
"Jiang Zhen! Are you really okay?" Zhao Liu held his daughter and looked at Jiang Zhen worriedly.
"It's okay." Jiang Zhen reassured.
Zhao Liu believed in Jiang Zhen 100%. Jiang Zhen said that she was fine, so she felt relieved. However, at this moment, a yamen came in from outside.
"Who is Jiang Zhen?" asked the head arrester.
"I'm Jiang Zhen." Jiang Zhen admitted directly.
"You are Jiang Zhen?" The head of the arrest gave Jiang Zhen a somewhat surprised look. He was here to arrest Jiang Zhen, and Jiang Zhen's crime had also been heard. Knowing that this person actually beat his parents and brothers and forced them to separate, he always thought that this person was a vicious person, but he did not expect that the real person was completely different from what he imagined.
"He is Jiang Zhen, take him down!" At this moment, Zhou Maohe also came in from outside.
"You are the imperial envoy Zhou from the capital?" Jiang Zhen looked at Zhou Maohe: "What is the charge for Zhou to arrest me?"
"You beat your parents, your parents are still out of wealth, and you lack support for your parents!" Zhou Maohe said, "You are unfilial!"
"For the first charge, does Master Zhou have evidence? As for the last two... Does Master Zhou know that I have already joined the Zhao family?" Jiang Zhen said directly.
Jiang Zhen didn't feel guilty at all, he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong at all.
But Zhou Maohe saw him like this, but he didn't get angry at all, he just felt that this person was simply stubborn!
"Getting married should be the word of the matchmaker's order. You entered the Zhao family privately, and this matter is not counted! You can't get away with this!" Zhou Maohe sneered.
Of course, he also knew about Jiang Zhen's marriage to the Zhao family, and because of this, he felt more and more that this person was hopeless. Even if a big man couldn't marry a wife, he shouldn't do this to himself... Of course, this Jiang Zhen probably didn't try to betray himself, he was just unfilial to his parents, and he actually lost the surname given by his parents without thinking about it.
"Tie him to me!" Zhou Maohe said loudly.
Those arresting yamen officers all listened to Zhou Maohe, and upon hearing this, many people moved towards Jiang Zhen and surrounded him, trying to arrest Jiang Zhen.
Jiang Zhen's face sank.
He could see it, this person came to trouble him on purpose! Today, I'm afraid it can't be good.
"What are you doing?!" At this time, Brother Zhao Jin hurried over.
Zhao Jinge went to the brick kiln today, but only half of the bricks were counted, and someone told him that there was an accident at the wharf... He hurried over, just in time to see Jiang Zhen surrounded.
"Stop!" Zhao Jinge quickly stopped in front of Jiang Zhen.
The brick kiln was dusty, and it was very easy to get himself dirty, so he put an old clothes on top of the new clothes. In the past, he would take off the old clothes at the brick kiln before coming back, but this time, because he was too anxious, he was not so Do, the whole person looks gray.
"Who are you? Don't hinder us from running errands." Zhou Maohe softened a little when he saw Zhao Jinge's dirty look.
"I'm his wife, what did he do, you want to arrest him?" Zhao Jinge asked again.
This person is actually Jiang Zhen's wife? Zhou Maohe was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Is this Jiang Zhen abusing you on weekdays, you..."
Zhou Mao and Ben wanted to ask a few more questions, but suddenly they thought that suing their husband with their wife would cost a hundred sticks, so they stopped asking, and said, "Quickly arrest Jiang Zhen! Take it to Hecheng County! I also want to try the magistrate of Hecheng County, why did he cover up this person, so that there is no way for people to ask for help!"
As soon as Zhou Maohe said this, there were yamen officers who were going to arrest Jiang Zhen. Brother Zhao Jin was in a hurry, grabbed the hand of one of the yamen officers, and threw him out. After practicing with Jiang Zhen for a long time, his skills were getting better and better. All right.
"Brother Jin!" Jiang Zhen called out.
Zhao Jinge suddenly stopped the movement in his hand and looked at Jiang Zhen.
"Calm down." Jiang Zhen said.
Brother Zhao Jin was very, very anxious just now, but now he calmed down when he heard Jiang Zhen's words.
After Jiang Zhen finished talking to Zhao Jinge, he said again: "Master Zhou, you don't have to tie me up, I will go with you myself, I hope Master Zhou is really an honest and good official, not a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong!"
"You!" Zhou Maohe looked at Jiang Zhen angrily, but saw that Jiang Zhen had already strode out, his steps were very calm, and he didn't look like a captured prisoner at all.
Zhou Maohe saw Jiang Zhen's straight back, and he couldn't help but feel suffocated again. He waved his sleeves and followed Jiang Zhen out.
Zhao Jinge watched them leave, his fists clenched tightly, he turned his head suddenly to look at He Chunsheng, and asked, "What's going on?"
"The imperial envoy said that the boss committed a crime of unfilial piety." He Chunsheng said, although he has also begun to read, but he has not read any books.
"Brother Jin, what should I do now?" Zhao Liushi asked quickly, she was holding Zhao Mingzhu all the time, afraid that those people would hurt Zhao Mingzhu, so she didn't dare to approach, she was about to cry now.
As for Zhao Mingzhu, she had been stunned just now, but this time she pouted, and then the tears couldn't help falling down.
In the past, this child cried with thunder and rain, and often howled without a single tear, but this time, the tears just couldn't stop, and he choked up, looking extremely pitiful.
If it was before, Zhao Jinge would definitely feel distressed, not to mention Jiang Zhen. He was afraid that he would be a sweetheart, so he would coax him.
But now, Zhao Jinge really doesn't care about her.
"I think about it..." Brother Zhao Jin said, his face pale.
For a long time, Zhao Jinge always took Jiang Zhen's lead, and Jiang Zhen came up with ideas, so he just listened.
But now, Jiang Zhen has been captured!
For a while, Zhao Jinge was in a turmoil, as if he had lost his backbone. For a while, he didn't know what he could do or what to do...
However, after discovering this, he immediately slapped himself.
Jiang Zhen is still waiting for him to rescue!
This slap made Zhao Mingzhu startled, and cried out with a "wow", which also made Zhao Jinge sober up.
"He Chunsheng, you go to arrange a boat, I'm going to find Zheng Shao... Also, He Chunsheng, I beg you one thing."
"Sister-in-law, just say it." He Chunsheng immediately said that those people were going to arrest Jiang Zhen, but he didn't dare to go up to stop him, which made him very guilty. Now that Brother Zhao Jin wants him to do something, he is very willing.
"He Chunsheng, I want to ask you to find your father and ask him to sue Qiusheng." Zhao Jinge said: "Don't worry, I will find some other people, and I will definitely not let you have any problems. compensate."
He Chunsheng was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized that Zhao Jinge wanted to find someone to sue his married daughter Shuang'er to divert his attention!
After he came back from the capital, he settled his marriage matters. Not long ago, he married He Qiusheng to a man from the village next door who was working as a bodyguard for Jiang Zhen just like himself.
Although his younger brother is good-looking, he is also squeamish. It is estimated that he cannot serve his parents-in-law, and his colleague has the advantage that both his parents are dead, and he is still devoted to his younger brother.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll go right away."
"Don't worry, you need to discuss this with Qiusheng first. Also, if there is a suitable person, you can tell me immediately. As long as you are willing to do this, I will give you one hundred taels of silver." Zhao Jinge said again.
"Okay." He Chunsheng nodded.
Their family can have a good life now, all because of Jiang Zhen, and now he is naturally willing to do his part to save Jiang Zhen.
Zhao Jinge and He Chunsheng said a few words in a hurry, then immediately ran out and went directly to the county seat.
He let the boat go down the small river, and when he reached the county town, he ran all the way. When he knocked on the door of Zheng's house, Zheng Yi didn't even know that Jiang Zhen was arrested.
"Brother Zhao Jin? What's the matter with you?" Zheng Yi glanced at the dirty brother Zhao Jin in surprise.
Zhao Jinge knelt down directly to Zheng Yi and kowtowed: "Zheng Shao, Jiang Zhen was arrested by an imperial envoy surnamed Zhou. I beg you to save him, Zheng Shao."
"What?" Zheng Yi was startled, that the imperial envoy arrested Jiang Zhen
At the same time, He Chunsheng rushed into the casino in Hecheng County and found his father who was still working in the casino.
"Chunsheng, you are finally here..." Father He was very excited when he saw his son.
In fact, the people in this casino treated him well. They didn't beat him or scold him. They didn't talk about big fish and meat when they ate.
But he really misses home.
He used to be unable to stay at home, but now he misses his family more and more, and he misses his home so much. Now that he sees his son, he doesn't feel that he hates him anymore.
"Father, I have something for you to do. If you do it well, I will take you back." He Chunsheng said, he is also a bit powerful on the pier in Hexi Village, and wants to keep an eye on his father. Let him gamble, the problem is really not big.
"Chunsheng, you can say whatever." Father He said immediately.
"It's like this..." He Chunsheng said what he wanted Father He to sue He Qiusheng.
"This... how does this work?" Father He was taken aback. Although he is a jerk, he is very good, and he will not sue his son...
In fact, when no one pressed the debt, he still loved He Qiusheng, a very good-looking son.
"This is to save people." He Chunsheng said, and added, "If you do this, Brother Zhao Jin is willing to give you one hundred taels of silver!"
One hundred taels of silver? Father He's eyes lit up immediately, and suddenly asked, "Does he want to find more?"
"Yes." He Chunsheng said.
"I know a lot of people who are willing to do this! I'll call them, we'll give them fifty taels, no, twenty taels is enough, we'll take the rest..." Father He and his son discussed .
He Chunsheng was originally anxious, but he was a little speechless after being tossed by his own father.
On the county side, Zhao Jinge and He Chunsheng were busy, but in Hexi Village, Zhao Liu's granddaughter was taken care of by Li's and Ruo'er, and went out with Zhao Fugui.
"I'm going to beg from family to family, kowtow to them, and let them testify to Jiang Zhen!" Zhao Liushi said: "Jiang Zhen didn't do anything to them? Why should Jiang Zhen be arrested?"
"Slow down, we can't do this, we can't ask for help." Zhao Fugui stopped Zhao Liushi.
"Why not?" Zhao Liushi asked in confusion.
"Let others think our family is good!" Zhao Fugui said. If others find out that the Zhao family's situation is not good, those people may not be willing to help. He had clearly felt this after his son died when Zhao Liu was ill.
Therefore, he wants to let people know that the Zhao family is fine now.
Although Zhao Fugui doesn't like to talk, but many things are like a mirror in his heart.
He took Zhao Liu's family and went to the village head first: "Village head, this time the Jiang family sued Jiang Zhen, this is simply not going to get along with the entire Hexi Village! If Jiang Zhen is wronged in prison, we will have to deal with it in the future. Moving away from here, it is definitely more convenient to do business elsewhere than in Hexi Village, and it will save you seeing the family again!"
"Don't..." Jiang Ping quickly stopped him.
Jiang Zhen was taken away in front of everyone's eyes. Jiang Ping naturally knew this. Originally, he didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, it was the imperial envoy, and he couldn't afford to offend him.
But what Zhao Fugui said...
If the Zhao family moves away... what will they do in the future
Don't look at the Zhao family's development for more than a year. At this moment, the people of Hexi Village rely on the Zhao family to make money!
His youngest son was Jiang Zhen's escort, and his eldest son found a job on Jiang Zhen's dock to help people keep accounts because of his literacy. Life was a lot better all of a sudden, and other families in Hexi Village were basically the same.
If the Zhao family moved away... Wouldn't their life suddenly change back to what it was
"Don't worry, I'll take you to find someone right away." Jiang Ping said, and walked out with Zhao Fugui: "Let's talk to the people in the village, I believe everyone will be willing to help."
Zhao Fugui nodded: "Then I will trouble the village chief."
People in Hexi Village are indeed willing to help.
They are more or less now, and they all rely on the Zhao family to live. If the Zhao family really leaves...
This Jiang Zhen, you must not have an accident!
They used to be afraid of Jiang Zhen, but now they are not afraid at all. They have long since turned into admiration and admiration for Jiang Zhen, and they are looking forward to Jiang Zhen becoming more and more promising. Since Jiang Zhen built a wharf, their people from Hexi Village went outside. , that is the envy of everyone.
Besides, Jiang Zhen... He didn't actually do anything bad, so the Jiang family is all right, isn't it
On the Hexi Village side, many villagers soon gathered.
At this time, a boat came to the dock in Hecheng County.
The boat was not big, but it was very delicate. After the boat stopped, some guards with knives came down from it.
"Father-in-law, Hecheng County is here." After the guards disembarked, they shouted to the cabin.
"Forget it..." A shrill voice came from the cabin, and the voice was weak, as if the owner of the voice was very uncomfortable: "Little Lizi, give me a hand... Ouch, this boat ride is too frustrating, in my life, I don't want to go on a boat anymore."
"Eunuch Zhang is tired. When you go back, you must find a way to take a carriage." Another younger, but equally sharp voice said.
Two white-faced and beardless people, one old and one young, finally walked off the boat, supporting each other.
As soon as they got off the boat, they found that it was very lively beside them, and there were people shouting that the imperial envoy was coming.
Then Zhou Maohe is also here? The old eunuch looked bitter: "Oh, why is this guy here, I still want to taste the delicious food of Jiangnan, he is here..." Does that young master Zheng dare to entertain him