Song Fuzhou rages in court

It is said that Cao Cao led a group of twelve heroes and traveled at dawn and overnight for more than one day. When they arrived in Dengzhou, it was already November 10th.

At this time, shortly after noon, Cao Cao and others were very hungry and thirsty. Seeing the city in sight, they all said happily: "Let's find a hotel first and have a big meal, and then go to find Sun An. It's not too late for Song Jiang."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a hundred men and women pouring out of a path in the diagonal thorn, thirty or twenty of them were business men, and the rest were all dressed up as villagers, and they were all men of varying lengths and shorts. The leader

The four of them carried two steel forks with great enthusiasm, with heavy baggage tied to them.

Behind the two horses sat an old grandfather and a middle-aged rich man. Behind them were two poles, lifting the two naked men like pigs. In addition, there were many broken household items.

Everyone asked people to move or carry them, and went to the city in a noisy way.

The two men who were being carried were so angry that their faces turned red and they kept shouting: "Mr. Mao, Mao Zhongyi, you and your son are rich and unkind and bully their neighbors. What kind of skills do you have? You rely on me, a big insect, and you make my brother a thief.

If I don't survive this time, I swear I will never stop working with your family."

The middle-aged man was furious after hearing this and cursed: "You two bastards, don't you know that my brother-in-law is the sixth case of Kongmu in this state! Even the prefect of this state is a frequent visitor to my Mao family. You don't want to rest with me."

?I want to kill you two first."

He ordered: "Stop their mouths, and then ask me to listen to them fart, and you will be held accountable."

After hearing this, the villagers quickly took off their stockings and stuffed them into the mouths of the two men. The two struggled desperately, but they were tied tightly. Each received several heavy blows, but in the end their mouths were forcibly gagged, and they could only say

There was a whimpering sound. Mao Taigong and his son looked at it and laughed.

The father and son looked like villains who had succeeded. Looking at Lin Chong and Hua Rong, they couldn't help but frown. When they were about to ask, Cao Cao secretly stopped him and said, "Don't interfere in a hurry. Follow them and wait and see what happens."

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There were thirteen of them in his party, so unhurriedly, they hung behind Mao Taigong's team and watched them carry people into the city and arrived at the prefect's Yamen, leaving the villagers outside. The Mao family father and son,

Since then, a group of officials have entered.

When Cao Cao saw this, he called everyone to dismount, and waited at the gate of the state government office, asking Jiao Ting and Zhou Tong to buy some snacks to satisfy their hunger.

The officer heard, why is our old Cao waiting at the door?

It turns out that according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, the county magistrate of Fanzhou must sit in court and write papers in person, and is not allowed to leave the government office at will. The construction of this government office is also very particular. It faces south and faces south. Two walls are built diagonally along both sides of the gate. The gate is open and not closed.

The two walls are like extensions of the door panels, which is why the so-called "yamen opens to the south".

After entering the gate, there are the main hall, the second hall, and the third hall in order. All major ceremonies or major cases will be heard in the main hall. There is a fence outside the door, and the common people can listen outside the fence; the second hall handles household marriages, land, etc.

Detailed private cases involve family privacy, so no one is allowed to attend; as for the three halls, they are where officials live and work, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

Like Mao Taigong and his son, they brought a crowd to capture someone, and the momentum was huge, so they must be tried in the lobby, so Lao Cao was outside the door and made a special trip to wait and watch.

Not long after, Jiao and Zhou brought back four large food boxes, containing various snacks, including pine nut cakes, bean cakes, lily honey porridge, etc., which are all local specialties of Dengzhou. Several people devoured them.

Returning, just as he was sipping honey porridge to moisten his throat, he saw the officials moving several fences to block the outside of the hall. Everyone knew that a case was about to be tried, but they saw the men of the Mao family village crowding forward and surrounding the fence.

A weatherproof one.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "No wonder I brought so many people here to isolate myself from the public eye. This family is quite clever."

After hearing this, everyone secretly scolded Mao for being cunning, and Zhou Tong wanted to show off as a hero. He yelled, "His grandma is so shameless!" He walked over and spread his arms. How could those villagers withstand his strength? They stumbled immediately and were killed.

Forced to make a way.

Seeing the angry looks of the villagers, Zhou Tong sneered and showed off his old strongman-like demeanor - raising his arms, pushing out his chest, twitching his eyes, and lowering his mouth, making a fierce look.

As expected, wherever those big eyes stared, Zhuang Ding lowered his head.

Shocked by the village man, Zhou Tong turned his head, bent his legs, bent his waist, and arched his back, and instantly transformed into a streetwalker. He said with a flattering smile: "Brother, come quickly, you can only see clearly from here."

Cao Cao and the others laughed together and walked up, without even stretching out their arms or showing off their wrists. The mere momentum of the crowd made the villagers turn pale and couldn't help but retreat to avoid them.

Cao Cao stood at the front and looked up the hall. Under the plaque of "Mingjing hangs high", the magistrate of Dengzhou was sitting high. On the shorter seat on the right side, Liu'an Kongmu Wangzheng was sitting. On both sides of the hall, the government officials held their own weapons.

There are water and fire sticks standing there, and there are steel forks, packages, and tattered household items on the ground.

Further down, on the left are Mao Taigong and his son, on the right are the two men who were carried, naked and tied up, with their mouths stuffed full of socks.

Cao Cao got closer this time and took a closer look at everyone's faces. He couldn't help but wonder: Huh? It turns out they are two of his brothers. That's weird. How did these two people get into this situation?

Then the prefect yawned slowly, touched the gavel tree, and knocked weakly. The officials on both sides hit the ground with their sticks at the same time, and shouted: "Might... Wu..."

After the official shouted, the magistrate looked up at the roof and asked casually: "Who is here, and what is the complaint?"

Taigong Mao cheered up, stepped forward, gave a deep salute, and said with a flattering smile: "Returning to your lord, the younger one is Zheng Mao Shan from Mao's village outside the city. Next to him is Mao Zhongyi, the dog. They are all subjects of your rule. Today I am going to court to complain.

, the complaint was made by two local strong men, Xie Zhen and Xie Bao, who broke into my house for nothing and relied on the big bugs shot by my family. They also took advantage of the situation to rob my family's belongings and broke some items in the house. Fortunately, the officials went to the countryside to inspect and caught me.

These two strong thieves escorted him to question him."

His son Mao Zhongyi also helped: "Sir, big bugs have been hurting people frequently recently. The hunters in each village have all been issued tiger hunting certificates. Dozens of men in my village have worked hard for many days to shoot a big bug."

, Unexpectedly, after hearing the news, these two strong thieves came to the door, demanded it, and took the opportunity to rob the house. His two nicknames were "two-headed snake" and "two-tailed scorpion". They are the most vicious. Sir, please see, then

The two steel forks were his murder weapons, and he smashed everything in those homes, and he robbed the package containing two hundred silver."

The prefect looked listless until he heard the word "silver", and then he perked up and looked at the hole. Wang Zheng asked: "Is there only two hundred taels of stolen goods?"

Wang Zheng said with a smile: "I heard something wrong. I clearly heard it was four hundred taels."

Mao Zhongyi said quickly: "Four hundred taels, exactly four hundred taels."

The magistrate grinned, straightened up, slapped the gavel tree hard, pointed at Jie Zhen and Jie Bao angrily, and shouted: "In broad daylight, homes and houses are being robbed. If the officials hadn't arrived early, wouldn't you be planning to kill people? Unexpectedly,

The people of Dengzhou are enjoying their work and the world is at peace, yet there are two thieves like you, a snake and a scorpion! Now that both people have stolen the goods, what can you say?"

Xie Zhen and Xie Bao heard that they were confusing right and wrong, and their hearts were filled with desire. They both roared at the top of their lungs, their faces and chests turning red.

The prefect made a gesture of listening: "Ah? Oh? Really? That's it! You two have also admitted to the crime of 'a gangster, each holding a steel fork, thus robbing property', then it will be simple."

King Kong Mu nodded and said: "Well, since they are all willing to admit it, they can be considered a good man and do a good job. Anyway, after eighteen years, he will be a good man again! You wrote a confession and asked him to sign it, and take two sides of twenty-five pounds. Put him on death row and put him in prison first, ready to be executed."

When Wang Zheng heard what Shangguan was saying, he wrote a confession without adding any details, and asked the official to take it. He wanted to untie the treasure, and pressed his fingerprints on the unblocked treasure. "Unlocked treasure, where can I admit it?" He held his fist tightly and refused. Even though several officers were sweating profusely, they couldn't pull his hand away. Wang Zheng said coldly: "Why go to all this trouble? What can we do without beating the bones of such a thief? After beating him until he is unconscious, he will naturally be willing to take him into custody."

When several officials heard this, they raised their water and fire sticks and were about to hit them, but they heard two voices sounding at the same time: "Wait a minute!"

One of the calls was naturally from Lao Cao, but the prefect and Liu An Kong Mu had no time to pay attention to him at the moment, because the other "Wait a minute" came from the back hall.

The two of them turned around quickly, only to see a short official with a dark face walking from the back hall to the front of the hall. He said unhappily: "Brother Zhou, it's too sloppy to decide the case like this. How can the two defendants not let go?" Did he say something?"

Hearing this, Prefect Zhou's face also darkened, and he said anxiously: "Brother Song, you are the commander-in-chief of the Military and Horse Division, and you are in charge of military affairs. Do I need you to teach me when I am trying to resolve a case? Your hands are too strong. How long is it?”

Cao Cao calmed down some of his restless brothers and was not in a hurry to speak. He had corresponded with Li Jun before. It was said that Song Jiang's reputation spread throughout Dengzhou, and that his face was sold in the official circles. He could make the final decision on all matters in the state than the prefect. However, looking at the situation at the moment, something is not quite right.

Song Jiang didn't look at the door at all, nor did he notice Cao Cao and others. Facing the prefect's criticism, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He pointed at the top of Prefect Zhou's head and said loudly: "Although civil and military professions are different, they all work for the country and the people." Taking the decision, on this road, we can reach the same goal through different paths. Although I dare not stretch my hand, Brother Zhou should not be too courageous. Don't forget the words 'a mirror hangs high above your head'!"

Magistrate Zhou was furious when he heard this. He smacked the gavel, jumped up and shouted: "Song Jiang! Zhou has tolerated you for more than half a year. Do you really think that Zhou is afraid of you? What Zhou is afraid of is Gao Qiuye behind you." ! Now that Gao Qiu is dead and the big trees have fallen, you still dare to be arrogant like a monkey. Aren't you afraid that I will write a letter to Lieutenant Liang and take away your clothes?"

Cao Cao immediately understood that because Gao Qiu died, the Fuzhou brothers lost their backing, so Prefect Zhou emboldened himself. It seemed a coincidence that Liang Shicheng, who succeeded the Taiwei, should be his backing.

Seized the title?

This sentence touched Song Jiang Ni's skin, and Song Jiang suddenly turned down his face and said angrily: "It's all treacherous villains like you who have ruined this country. If you want to take away my title, I'll peel off your face first!" "

After saying that, he jumped up and grabbed Jie Zhen and Jie Bao. He bent down and pulled out the obstruction in their mouths. He said loudly: "Brothers, don't be afraid. I, Song Jiang, am here today and I must make decisions for the people. You Just tell me the truth!"

Xie Zhen and Xie Bao are two people whom Lao Cao has registered with Song Jiang a long time ago and told him to win over. Over the past year, Song Jiang has had many contacts with them, and they both admire Song Jiang's loyalty very much. Now,

Seeing Song Jiang openly confronting the state officials for his own sake, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

Xie Zhen shouted: "My brother knows how he behaves. Have we ever bullied others? That tiger was actually shot by my brother after lying in wait on the mountain for three days. It rolled down the slope.

We went to Mao's backyard to beg for it, but he deliberately delayed and let us have tea and rice before taking him to the backyard. Although the big bug was gone, the flattened grass on the mountain was still stained with spots.

How could the bloodstains be faked? He also verbally abused me, saying that my brother had robbed him during the day. We were so angry that we broke the tables and chairs in his foyer, so why did we rob him of a penny?"

Jie Baodao said: "My brother and I were about to report to the official, but his son came with many officials, saying that his father must have been deceived by his servants, and he deceived me and my brother back to his house with thousands of lies. Suddenly he shouted, "Let's do it.

Dozens of people swarmed us, and my brother and I were caught off guard by him, and he took off our clothes and escorted us here."

After hearing this, Song Jiang sneered repeatedly, looked at Magistrate Zhou and said, "How?"

Magistrate Zhou rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "What the thief said can be counted? Song Fuzhou, what do you ask me? These two thieves call you brother, but so what? No wonder they are so bold that they dare to commit crimes in their hometown. It turns out that they are behind the scenes.

With you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Horses, I have a great backer! You call yourself thieves, how can you fool me? Come on, catch me this madman who makes trouble in court and protects strong men!"

Song Jiang's heart trembled, and he secretly complained: What a mistake! I heard someone reported that the brother of the family was captured, so I hurried over, but I didn't expect that this guy openly turned against me, and he didn't bring anyone with him. Wouldn't it be a loss in front of me?

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He shouted loudly: "Who dares to come forward!" He pulled out the clothes-pressing knife from his belt, and with two swipes, he cut off the rope of Jie Zhen Jie Bao, thinking that these two are very capable and should be able to protect me!

However, when I looked at it again, I saw that the hands and feet of the two brothers were numb, and it was difficult to struggle to get up. However, they had been tied up for too long, and the blood flow was difficult for a while. I was frightened again, raised my short sword horizontally, blocked it in front of them, and shouted:

"Common people, I am Song Fuzhou. Go to the military camp and ask someone to rescue me."

He thought to himself that in the past year, he had made many friends and made money easily, so the people must be willing to help him. He only had to support him for a while, and when Kong Ming and others came to kill him, he would have no worries, so he slowly got to know this dog official.

Suddenly I heard a calm voice outside the door shouting: "Master Song is strong-willed and strong-willed. He does not hesitate to offend the magistrate for the sake of justice. Such a good official, we and the people will definitely help him!"

Song Jiang was overjoyed and thought to himself that I was indeed highly respected among the people. He suddenly felt that the voice sounded familiar. When he turned around, he saw that it was Cao Cao who was looking at him with a smile. The faces next to him were even more familiar. He suddenly felt reassured and started laughing wildly.

Magistrate Zhou was so panicked by his laughter that he smashed the gavel tree: "What are you waiting for? Go and catch this person!"

I heard a handsome man outside the door shouting: "Let's see who dares to touch my brother!" He kicked the fence into pieces, took off his spear from behind, and strode to block Song Jiang. Song Jiang felt extremely happy, and

She hugged the man behind her back and said with a smile: "Brother Hua Rong, you want to harm your brother!"
To be continued...