"I know. That's why I came over to let you choose your next magistrate.”Zhong Yan sat in the hall where the magistrate was handling the case. She moved a chair out and tied Luo Yang to it, making him accept the blame of the people and all kinds of vegetables and eggs.
An old lady staggered out and knelt down on the spot. She cried,"Princess, you have to help us! This Luo Yang caused my family to be destroyed!”
Zhong Yan panicked. This old man was kneeling down for her, but she couldn't stand up to help him up, lest she lose her status. She slightly raised her chin, indicating that she should go over.
Yingshu walked to the old lady's side with the hem of her dress in her hand. She held her hand slightly but shook her head helplessly.
"Old man, get up and speak."”
The old lady's hair was white, and she pushed Yingshu away with trembling hands."Princess, this old woman's life is not worth it! But the lives of my family of five were all killed by Luo Yang!”
Hearing this, Zhong Yan was shocked. Could it be that this magistrate had a case of murder in his hands? If that was the case, this city was simply a tyranny. It was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface.
Zhong Yan raised his neck and squinted at Luo Yang. He seemed very innocent as he shook his head desperately.
Staring at him fiercely, Zhong Yan nodded and said,""Old grandma, you can speak slowly. If anyone dares to stop you today or find trouble with you in the future, I will definitely not forgive them.”
When the old grandma heard this, tears fell. She kowtowed several times and said with tears all over her face,"This has to start from five years ago.”
Zhong Yan listened attentively. As the old granny spoke, she wiped her tears, which gushed out like an endless spring.
Some scars, even after several years, were still so painful that they could not even speak coherently.
The old lady's son was Li Wanan, and Li Wanan's wife was Li Wangshi. They had a son and a daughter. The son was called Changfu, and the daughter was called Changbao.
In the end, this matter had nothing to do with the magistrate of Luo Yang.
The cause was still Liu Wu. He relied on his family's wealth to harass innocent women.
On that day, Mrs. Li was shopping with her two children on the street and happened to be seen by Liu Wu. Li Wangshi had married from Lin City, and it had only been four or five years since then. She was still young.
Liu Wu looked at the little white hand holding the red apple and suddenly became interested. He had to get this Li Wangshi! He, who had always snatched women by force and no one dared to stop him, immediately pounced over. Unexpectedly, she was pushed away by someone. When he looked closely, he saw Li Wanan holding a hoe in his hand and glaring at him in anger.
This was great. No one had ever dared to resist, but today, he actually dared to push her! Liu Wu immediately ordered his men to deal with Li Wan'an. While his men were beating up Li Wan'an, he dragged Li Wang into a nearby brothel. No one dared to stop the children from crying on the streets.
When Li Wanan returned home, he was covered in bruises and limped. As a result, he could not farm. The old lady was anxious. Why was her daughter-in-law not back yet? After hearing her grandchildren's intermittent explanation, she finally understood what had happened and fainted on the spot.
When she woke up, it was Mrs. Li crying in her arms.
Old Mrs. Han wondered why she had returned so easily. She quickly held her daughter-in-law's hand and asked,"Did that bastard do anything to you?”
Mrs. Li didn't speak, but just cried. The old lady understood and couldn't speak. The whole family cried for a whole night.
The next morning, the old lady had just woken up and went to the kitchen when she saw a person hanging from the beam. It was her daughter-in-law who had been persecuted!
After learning of his wife's death, Li Wanan appeared very calm. He left the house and did not return until the afternoon. He was still holding two taels of pig ears in his hand.
Li Wan'an said,"Since the Li family is dead, we still have to live well."”
The old lady felt miserable. Was that because of the death of her daughter-in-law? What would happen to the family in the future? There were no women in Li Country, so everything would be in vain. Liu Wu's family background was too powerful, and no one could afford to offend him. Even if it was meat that day, she did not eat it.
Who knew that just as he went out to get something, he came back and saw the three people bleeding from their seven orifices on the ground. They had already died from the poison.
Zhong Yan looked at the old lady's face and thought of her mother back then. Was she also crying bitterly because she could not find her? They were all ordinary people. Why was it that regardless of whether it was such a ruling society or an open society like the modern era, ordinary people were always bullied by others? Even if they didn't provoke them, they couldn't stop the disaster from finding them. For a moment, it was as if a bottle of wine had been knocked over in her heart. She did not know whether she should persuade the old man or treat everyone with an iron face. As a princess, Zhong Yan had to have the dignity of the royal family. The royal family always put dignity first.
At the thought of this, she had no choice but to purse her lips and continue listening quietly.
The old lady couldn't take such a huge blow. Her entire family was dead. How could she survive if she was left alone? She immediately found the magistrate and reported it to the officials. However, she didn't expect that the officials were simply the lackeys of the Liu family!
At that time, he knocked the old lady to the ground with a stick. Luo Yang scolded her angrily,"Damn old woman, do you know what crime it is to slander the old master's nephew?”
Therefore, not only did he forget about the old lady's suffering, but he also took back their family's land.
The old lady had no one to rely on and only relied on the help of her neighbors to survive. Fortunately, the neighbors were all good people and no one made things difficult for the old lady. That was why the old lady could wait until Chong Yan came.
Seeing how Zhong Yan had dealt with the Liu family, the old lady thought that she should let the princess hear it and make her own decision! He was also afraid that if the Liu family could not be uprooted, and the magistrate was still the same magistrate, he would not be able to live anymore. Even his neighbors would be implicated.
Zhong Yan suppressed the anger in her heart and stood up. She walked in front of Luo Yang and gave him a crisp slap on the mouth, making Luo Yang a little dizzy.
" Princess... I..." This slap didn't hurt, but because it was the princess who did it herself, Luo Yang couldn't speak clearly and was scared out of his wits.
Zhong Yan narrowed his eyes.”
She did not wait for Luo Yang to speak and said to all the people,"From today onwards, your magistrate is no longer Luo Yang. Your magistrate should be elected by yourself. Later, each of you will write down the person you want to choose on a piece of paper and send a few trustworthy people to supervise it.”
The commoners cheered, and the old lady was indescribably happy.
Zhong Yan walked over and bent down to hold the old lady's hand, pulling her up.""Take care of yourself."
After he finished speaking, he walked to the door." In the future, as for the Liu family, Fifth Liu will be paraded in public for three days because of his evil deeds. On the fourth day, at noon, he will be beheaded in front of the Liu family's door! " The Liu family indulged their relatives to do this. They deserve to be punished. Considering that they have made a little contribution to the country through their business over the years..." At this point, Zhong Yan clearly saw that the excitement on the faces of the commoners had disappeared. Instead, there was a kind of disappointment, so he smiled and continued," The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment cannot be avoided. The Liu family will provide each of you with a year's worth of food for free! Dismiss his servants."
Ignoring the deafening cheers in her ears, Chong Yan saw the thin man in pink standing at the outermost part of the crowd. He stood there quietly with a smile on his pale face.
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