Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 330
It is said that Cao Cao led twelve heroes, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, not just for one day, and when he arrived in Dengzhou, it was already November th.

Not long after noon, Cao Cao and the others were quite hungry. Seeing the city in sight, they all said happily, "Let's find a hotel first, have a big meal, and then go find Sun An and Song Jiang before it's too late."

Before he finished speaking, he saw a small path in the slant, and hundreds of men and women poured out, thirty or twenty of them were businessmen, and the rest were all dressed as Zhuang Ding. Four, proudly raised two steel forks, with heavy burdens tied to the steel forks.

On the two horses in the back sat an old grandpa and a middle-aged rich man, and behind them were two poles, which lifted the two naked men like pigs, and there were many broken household utensils. Each of them makes people move or carry them, making a noise and going to the city.

The two men who were being carried were flushed with anger, and they kept shouting for grievances: "Mao Taigong, Mao Zhongyi, your father and son are rich and unkind, and bullying your neighbors, what kind of ability do you have? You blamed me as a big bug, and made my brother a thief. If I don't die this time around, I swear not to leave your family alone."

The middle-aged man was furious when he heard this, and cursed: "You two bastards, don't you know that my brother-in-law is Kongmu of the Sixth Case of Benzhou! Even the prefect of Benzhou is a frequent visitor to my Mao family. You don't agree with me. ? I’m going to take your two lives first.”

He ordered: "Gag their mouths, and then tell me to listen to him fart, and I will blame you for waiting."

Those Zhuang Ding heard this, quickly took off their cloth socks, and randomly stuffed them into the mouths of those two people. The two struggled desperately, but they were tied up tightly. The sound of whining, Mr. Mao and his son saw it, and laughed.

The father and son looked like a villain, and in the eyes of Lin Chong and Hua Rong, they couldn't help but frowned. They were about to ask questions, but Cao Cao secretly stopped him and said, "Don't interfere in a hurry, follow them and wait and see what happens." .”

He was a party of thirteen, so unhurried, hanging behind Mao Taigong's brigade, watching them carry people into the city, to the magistrate's yamen, leaving those Zhuang Ding outside, the two Mao family father and son, Since entering with a group of people.

When Cao Cao saw this, he called everyone to dismount, and waited at the gate of the state government office, and asked 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 magistrates of Fanzhou and counties must sit in the hall to write the papers in person, and they are not allowed to leave the office at will.And the construction of this yamen office is also very particular. It sits facing south, and two walls are built obliquely along the two sides of the gate. If the gate is not closed, the two walls are like the extension of the door panels.

Inside the gate, there are the lobby, the second hall, and the third hall in sequence. All major ceremonies or cases must be heard in the hall, and a fence is set up outside the gate, so that ordinary people can hear the trial outside the fence; the second hall handles household marriages, land, etc. Private cases are not allowed to attend because they involve family privacy; as for the three halls, they are the official residences of officials, and the people are not allowed to enter.

Like Mao Taigong and his son, they brought a crowd to arrest people, and they were so powerful that they must be tried in the lobby, so Lao Cao was outside the door and made a special trip to wait to listen.

Not long after, Jiao and Zhou brought back four big food boxes, filled with all kinds of dim sum, nothing more than pine nut cake, bean cake, lily honey porridge, etc., all of which are local specialties of Dengzhou. Back, he was sipping honey porridge to moisten his throat, when he saw the officials moved a few fences to block the outside of the hall. Everyone knew that the case was going to be tried, but they saw Maojiazhuang Dingmen rushing forward, standing outside the fence. It's rainy.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "No wonder you brought a lot of people here, but you want to isolate the public eye. This family is easy to plan."

After hearing this, everyone secretly scolded Mrs. Mao for being cunning, Zhou Tong wanted to be a hero, and yelled, "His grandma is so shameless!" He walked over and spread his arms, how could those Zhuang Ding withstand his strength?Immediately stumbled and was forced to make way.

Seeing the Zhuang Dingmen glaring at each other, Zhou Tong sneered, showing the demeanor of a strong man in the past-raised his arms, raised his chest, pushed his eyeballs, and lowered his mouth, looking fierce Sure enough, wherever those big eyes stared, Zhuang Ding lowered his head.

Shocked by Zhuang Ding, Zhou Tong turned his head, bent his legs, bent his waist, and bowed his back. He turned into a street runner in an instant, and said with a flattering smile: "Brother, come quickly, you can see clearly here."

Cao Cao and the others all laughed and walked up, but they didn't stretch out their arms to show off their wrists. Just because of the momentum of the crowd, those Zhuang Ding's faces were pale, and they couldn't help backing away.

Cao Cao stood at the front and looked at the hall. Under the plaque of "Mirror Hanging High", the magistrate of Dengzhou sat high, and on the lower seat on the right was Wang Zheng of Liuan Kongmu. Water and fire sticks stand on the ground, steel forks, packages, and broken household items are placed on the ground.

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

Cao Cao got closer this time, and took a closer look at everyone's appearance, he couldn't help but secretly startled: Huh?It turned out to be two of his brothers, how strange, how did these two people get this far?

Then I saw the magistrate yawning slowly, touched the gavel, and knocked weakly, and the officials on both sides struck the ground with their sticks at the same time, and shouted: "Wei... Wu..."

After Tang Wei shouted, the magistrate looked up at the roof and casually asked: "Who is under the hall, and what is the complaint?"

Mr. Mao cheered up, took a step forward, gave a deep salute, and said with a flattering smile: "Return to your lord: the young one is Mao Shan from the Mao family village outside the city, and next to him is Mao Zhongyi, the dog. They are all subjects under your lord's rule. Today, I will sue in court. I'm suing that two local strongmen, Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, broke into my house for no reason, relying on the worms shot by my house, and took advantage of the situation to rob my property and smashed many things in the house. Fortunately, the officials sent the gentlemen to go to the countryside to inspect and caught them These two thieves were escorted to question his charges."

His son Mao Zhongyi also chimed in and said: "My lord, recently the tigers have frequently injured people. The hunters and Lizhengs in every village have issued certificates for catching tigers. Dozens of men in my village have worked hard for many days to shoot a tiger." Unexpectedly, these two strong thieves came to the door after hearing the news, insisting on asking for it, and then took the opportunity to rob their homes. His two nicknames are 'two-headed snake' and 'two-tailed scorpion', and they are the most vicious. Please look, my lord. The two steel forks are his murder weapon, he smashed all those belongings, and there is two hundred silver in that package, which he snatched."

The magistrate had been listless until he heard the word "silver", and then he was refreshed and went to see Kongmu Wangzheng: "Is there only 200 taels for the stolen goods?"

Wang Zheng said with a smile, "Mr. En has misunderstood, I clearly heard 400 taels."

Mao Zhongyi quickly said: "400 taels, exactly 400 taels."

The magistrate bared his teeth and smiled, straightened his back, slapped the gavel heavily, pointed at Xie Zhen and Xie Bao angrily, and shouted: "In broad daylight, if the officials didn't arrive early, wouldn't you want to kill people? The people of my Dengzhou enjoy their work and the world is peaceful, but you two snakes and scorpions have appeared! Now that the stolen goods have been stolen, what do you say?"

Xie Zhen and Xie Bao heard them confuse black and white, and they were so angry that they exploded. They roared desperately, their faces and chests turned red.

The magistrate listened attentively: "Ah? Oh? Is that so? That's how it is! You two have also admitted the crime of 'assaulting the big bug, each holding a steel fork, thus robbing property', that's easy."

He nodded at King Kong Muzheng and said, "Forget it, since they are all willing to admit it, they can be regarded as a good man and a good man in doing things. Anyway, after 18 years, he will be a good man again! You wrote a confession and asked him to draw a prison sentence, and took two 25-jin death row shackles , put him in prison first, and prepare to be executed."

When Wang Zheng heard the words of the Shangguan, he wrote a confession without adding any points, and asked the public to take it. He wanted Xie Zhen and Xie Bao to press his fingerprints. How could Xie Zhen and Xie Bao admit it?He clenched his fist tightly and refused to let him go. Several officials were sweating profusely and couldn't pull his hand away. Wang Zheng said coldly: "What are you doing so much trouble? What if you don't beat the bones of such thieves? You fainted from the beating. Naturally, I am willing to draw a bet."

As soon as the officials heard this, they raised their water and fire sticks to beat them, but they heard two voices at the same time: "Wait a minute!"

One of them was naturally Lao Cao, but the magistrate and Liuan Kongmu had no time to take care of him at the moment, because the other "wait a minute" came from the back hall.

The two hurriedly turned their heads, only to see a short, thick official with a dark face, walking from the back hall to the front of the hall, and said unhappily: "Brother Zhou, this kind of judgment is too careless. How can the two defendants not let us go?" Did he say something?"

Zhou Zhifu's complexion also sank when he heard the words, and he said anxiously: "Brother Song, you are the chief of the army and horse department, and you are in charge of the military. Do you need you to teach me when the government decides the case? You don't mind stretching your hand too much. Is it long?"

Cao Cao stabilized a few restless brothers, so he was not in a hurry to speak. He had corresponded with Li Jun before. It is said that Song Jiang's reputation spread all over Dengzhou, and the official circles betrayed his face. However, looking at the situation at this moment, it is somewhat incomplete.

Song Jiang didn't look at the door at all, and didn't notice Cao Cao and others. Facing the prefect's accusation, he saw that he was neither humble nor overbearing, pointing at the head of the prefect Zhou and said loudly: "Although civil and military have different paths, they all do things for the country and for the people. Be the master, on this road, it can be said that different paths lead to the same goal, although I dare not stretch out my hands, brother Zhou should not be too courageous, don't forget the words "mirror hanging high" on your head!"

Zhou Zhifu was furious when he heard the words, slapped the gavel, jumped up and shouted: "Song Jiang! Zhou has endured you for half a year, do you really think that Zhou is afraid of you? What Zhou is afraid of is that Gao Qiu is behind you. Now that Gao Qiu is dead and all the big trees have fallen, you hozen still dare to be arrogant, aren't you afraid that I will write a letter to Liang Taiwei and take your clothes away!"

Cao Cao suddenly understood in his heart that it was more because of Gao Qiu's death and Brother Fuzhou lost his backer, so Zhou Zhifu took the courage to listen to it, and it was a coincidence that Liang Shicheng, who succeeded the Taiwei, should be his backer.

Won the crown?

These words touched Song Jiang's Ni Lin, Song Jiang's face immediately turned pale, and he said angrily: "It's you, a treacherous villain, who ruined a good country. If you want to take my clothes and crowns, I will peel off your face first! "

As he said that, he jumped up, rushed to Jie Zhen and Xie Bao, bent down, pulled out the stuff that was blocked in their mouths, and said loudly: "Don't be afraid, two brothers. I, Song Jiang, am here today. I must make decisions for the people. You Just tell the truth!"

Xie Zhen and Xie Bao are two people that Lao Cao had already registered with Song Jiang and told him to win over them. Song Jiang has had a lot of contacts with them in the past year, and the two of them admire Song Jiang's loyalty very much. Now Seeing Song Jiang blatantly confronting the state officials for himself, tears filled his eyes.

Xie Zhen exclaimed: "My brother knows how he behaves. Why have we ever bullied others? That tiger was actually my brother who lay down on the mountain for three days before shooting it down with an arrow and rolling down the slope. In the backyard of Mao’s house, the two of us went to ask for it, but he delayed on purpose, leaving us with tea and rice before he was willing to take it to the backyard. How can bloodstains be faked? He then insulted me, saying that my brother robbed in the daytime, and I was so angry that I broke the tables and chairs in his hall, how could I rob him of a penny?"

Xie Bao said: "My elder brother and I were going to report to the officials, but his son just brought many gentlemen, saying that his father must have been deceived by his subordinates, and he lied to my elder brother and me with thousands of words and went back to his house. Dozens of people rushed forward, and my brother and I were caught off guard by him, stripped of our clothes and escorted here."

After Song Jiang heard this, he sneered again and again, looked at Zhou Zhifu and said, "How?"

Zhou Zhifu rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "The words of thieves can count? Song Fuzhou, you still ask me what? These two thieves call you brother, but what? With you, the commander of the army and horses, as a big backer! You thieves call you thieves, how can you fool this official? Come on, catch me this madman who is making trouble in the court and shielding the strong!"

Song Jiang's heart trembled, and he secretly cried out: I'm too big!I heard the idler report that I had arrested my brother, so I rushed here, but I didn't expect this guy to openly turn against me, and he didn't bring anyone with him. Wouldn't it be a loss in front of me!

Shouted loudly: "Who dares to step forward!" Pulled out the clothes pressing knife from the belt, swiped twice, cut the rope of knowing treasures and untying treasures, thinking that he has two abilities, so he should be able to protect me from harm!
However, looking at it again, the two brothers were stunned, unable to struggle to get up, but they had been tied for too long, and the blood was blocked for a while, and they were shocked again, and they put the dagger horizontally, blocking in front of the two of them, and shouted: "People in Wuna, I am Song Fuzhou, you go to the barracks and ask someone to rescue me."

He thought to himself that in the past year he had made many friends and was generous with money, and that the common people would definitely help him. As long as he supported himself for a while, he would have nothing to worry about when Kong Ming and others brought someone to kill him, but he slowly got to know this dog official.

Suddenly, a steady voice shouted from outside the door: "Your Majesty Song is strong and strong, and he will not hesitate to offend the magistrate for the sake of justice. Such a good official, we and the common people will definitely help him!"

Song Jiang was overjoyed in his heart, thinking to himself that I am indeed highly respected among the people, and suddenly felt that the voice was familiar, and when he turned his head, it turned out that Cao Cao was smiling and looking at him, and the faces beside him were even more familiar.

Zhou Zhifu panicked from his laughter and smashed the gavel: "What are you waiting for? Go and catch this person!"

Only a handsome man outside the door shouted: "I see who dares to touch my brother!" He flew up and kicked the fence to shatter, untied the spear behind his back, and strode to block Song Jiang. He hugged the man behind his back and said with a smile: "Xiang Hua Rong, I want to kill my brother!"

Lin Chong entered with a spear, and said with a smile, "Brother Song Jiang is indeed a good official!"

Each of the three Ruan drew their steel sabers and laughed loudly: "All the officials in the world are like brothers, but they are not in the Gongming world?"

Xu Guanzhong, Luan Tingyu, Shi Wengong and others also bowed their hands: "A good official scolds a dog official. I have only seen this kind of plot in dramas. My brother opened my eyes."

Cao Cao walked over slowly, patted Song Jiang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, Brother Yu has never misjudged anyone. You are worthy of your official status just because you call that servant not to forget the bright mirror high hanging four characters!"

When Song Jiang was slapped by him, he felt his bones lighten a few ounces. Suddenly, his eyes felt hot, and he felt a surge of pride in his chest. He nodded heavily, strode forward, kicked over the magistrate's desk, and shouted angrily: " You dog official, Mr. Song took off your official robe today, doing great harm to Dengzhou."

Zhou Zhifu saw Hua Rong, Lin Chong, etc. were all astonishing, and his legs softened in fright, and he insisted: "You are a warrior, dare to say such a thing, do you want to rebel?"

But Cao Cao said indifferently: "The rebels are the Mao family father and son. These two framed Xie Zhen and Xie Bao, and were discovered by Mr. Zhou in court. They were so angry that they killed officials. Let his father and son avenge you, my lord."

The Mao family's father and son saw him confuse black and white, and his liver and gallbladder burst. They were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground, and their feces and urine immediately flowed.

This is exactly: black and white are turned upside down and nothing is said, and this way is also given to others.The wicked want to be ruled by the wicked, and Lao Cao punished treacherous ministers without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)