Master Feng had no choice but to greet Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai and Zhou Kai went to Jiahe County in advance.
Half an hour later, the team arrived outside Jiahe County. After hearing the news, the Jiahe County magistrate brought several government officials to greet them early.
Da Kui sat in the sedan chair and paid no attention to him. When Magistrate Pang arrived at the sedan chair tremblingly, Da Kui still didn't move. Master Feng had warned him early on that this was called official authority. Only by showing a posture can you intimidate your subordinates. Da Kui believed that.
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"The magistrate of Jiahe County, Pang Zhidong, respectfully welcomes the general envoy." Pang Zhidong said, clasping his fists and bowing deeply to the end.
Master Feng saw this and sang: "Get off the sedan chair."
Dakui waited until he got off the sedan chair, and the bearer lifted the curtain, and then got off the sedan chair. Xu Yuan on the other side dismounted early and came to the sedan chair to help Dakui cross the sedan chair. Dakui chuckled and came over to help Pang Zhidong with both hands and said: "Pang Zhixian
Excuse me, hehe." Pang Zhidong straightened up. Da Kui saw that Pang Zhidong was about forty years old, seven feet tall and well built. Although he was dressed as a civil servant, he still had a somewhat heroic air.
Dakui couldn't help but think: 'This Pang Zhidong should be a versatile person in both civil and military affairs.'
Pang Zhidong clasped his fists and said, "I didn't know that the General Secretary was here, so I missed you and asked for atonement." After saying that, he bowed again. "Why are there so many etiquettes in an official?" Although he was impatient, Dakui still smiled and said: "Where?
Where, I am just passing through your county on a routine business, and I stopped by to see how the people are doing, haha." Then he went to help Pang Zhidong.
After Pang Zhidong saluted, he said: "This Jiahe County is a small county and is very remote. Master Zhang, please move to the post house to have a rest." Dakui nodded and said, "That's very good. I would like to invite County Magistrate Pang." After saying that, he extended his hand to invite Pang Zhidong.
He said politely: "Your Majesty, lead the way." After saying this, he took three steps back with his hands folded and turned around to go to the front of the team.
Dakui thought to himself: "This person is neither humble nor arrogant, but he is difficult to deal with." Thinking of this, he turned around and got on the sedan, and the team moved forward again to Jiahe County.
It was almost dusk by the time Dakui and others settled down in the post house. It was said that the post house was actually an inn. Fortunately, Jiahe County was located between Longping Prefecture and Lin'an Prefecture. This Jiahe County was relatively prosperous, so the inn was not too simple.
After another polite greeting, Pang Zhidong said before leaving: "I will host a banquet tonight to wash away Mr. Zhang's dust. I hope Mr. Zhang will appreciate it."
Da Kui returned the gift with his hand in hand and only said yes. After Pang Zhidong left, Da Kui returned to the upper room.
Dakui sat in the room slowly sipping the tea. He was waiting for news about Tian Feng and Zhou Kai. He was sure that there must be a reason. Sure enough, Tian Feng and Zhou Kai came back not long after. Dakui called
Master Feng and Xu Yuan Dong Hu came to the room together and closed the door. Da Kui asked anxiously: "How?"
Tian Feng praised: "Your Excellency, this is really a clever plan." After a while, he reported: "My subordinates found out that Li Defu's sister Li Xiang'er is the foreign residence of Pang Zhidong, the magistrate of Jiahe County." Zhou Kai added: "That was the day of the incident.
This is how Li Xiang'er went to the county government to file a complaint. Due to the lack of time, we only found out this much."
Dakui chuckled and said: "These are already quite a few, and it all depends on this to overturn Luo Dahai's case."
Master Feng asked doubtfully: "How did you know that the deceased had something to do with Pang Zhi County?" Dakui said with a smile: "Then Li Defu has brought trouble to Jiahe County for a long time. How can he get what he wants without a backer?"
Everyone around him couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Tian Feng added: "While inquiring about the news, my subordinates heard that Huang Shijie, his daughter Huang Ying and the two escorts from the Zhengtong Escort Bureau in Longping Prefecture also arrived in Jiahe County yesterday evening." Dakui nodded and said: "This is reasonable.
Something happened." Tian Feng said again: "But something strange happened. People from the Zhengtong Escort Bureau went to visit the prison but were blocked."
Dakui said: "It doesn't matter, I will investigate and get to the bottom of it." Master Feng said thoughtfully: "If this is an unjust case, now that Mr. Zhang has arrived in Jiahe County, I'm afraid that Pang Zhidong will kill him in advance and silence him."
Dakui thought for a while and said: "Xu Yuan." Xu Yuan bowed and clasped his fists and said, "I'm here." Dakui then ordered: "Take a hundred soldiers to seal the Jiahe Prison tightly. No one can enter or leave without my official order."
." "I obey the order." Xu Yuan got the order and turned around and walked out of the room.
Dakui said again: "Master Feng, go and make arrangements immediately. The case will be tried overnight tonight. I'll ask Dong Hu to bring fifty soldiers to assist you." Master Feng clasped his fists and said, "Yes." Master Feng and Dong Hu turned around and went out.
Dakui gave Tian Feng a few more instructions, and Tian Feng also followed the order and went out. Dakui stood up and said in a stern voice: "I want to see what kind of person this Pang Zhidong is."
Night has fallen, and the autumn breeze is blowing. Thousands of lights are on in Jiahe County, and the county government office is even brightly lit.
"Shengtang, mighty..."
Dakui was sitting at attention after writing in the lobby of the Jiahe County government office. Mr. Feng stood beside him with his hands tied, and four guards, Xu Yuan, Dong Hu, Tian Feng, and Zhou Kai, stood behind him holding waist knives. The government officials on both sides of the hall stood in line holding water and fire sticks.
On both sides of the row, the yamen servants sang "Tangwei" and knocked on the ground with water and fire sticks in their hands. The sound of bang bang sticks was shocking.
Sitting on the two Taishi chairs that Da Kui moved were Wang Xiyuan, the Yin of Longping Prefecture, and Pang Zhidong, the magistrate of Jiahe County. Wang Xiyuan arrived at Jiahe County half an hour after Da Kui arrived because Longping had other official business.
Dakui waited for Tangwei to finish singing, then reached out to take the gavel on the copywriting and slapped it hard: "Lead people to commit crimes against Luo Dahai." After hearing this, the outside fan sang: "Lead people to commit crimes against Luo Dahai." The voice was long and loud,
At first glance, it looks like something to sell tofu.
Not long after, two soldiers outside the hall brought the shackled Luo Dahai into the hall. Dakui couldn't help but get furious when he saw it. Luo Dahai was only wearing white obscene clothes, but he was covered in injuries and bloodstains. At this time, his hair was disheveled and hung low.
When his head reached the front of the hall, the soldier behind him shouted: "Kneel down." He pushed Luo Dahai to the ground without any force.
Da Kui suppressed his anger, lowered his voice and asked: "The criminal Luo Dahai, please raise your head." Luo Dahai heard the familiar voice and looked up and was stunned. Da Kui smiled slightly and continued to ask: "Do you know who I am?
Who are you?" Luo Dahai's eyes flashed with excitement, but before he could speak, Dakui shouted sharply: "Shut up, I am Zhang Dakui, the political envoy to the south of the Yangtze River. I was ordered by King Wu of the Ming Dynasty to inspect various places and arrived in Jiahe County.
I actually heard that someone was killing and wounding people in the busy city in full view of the public. How can I tolerate you if you are so lawless?" Dakui's pretended indignation was indeed like that.
Luo Dahai, who was sitting in the hall, wailed: "I am unjustly accused." After he finished speaking, Pang Zhidong, who was sitting next to him, stood up and clasped his fists towards Dakui and said: "This murderer committed a murder in public. He confessed his crime in the hall that day, and the victim and the people testified.
I believe that the evidence is conclusive and no further trial is needed, and I ask you to resolve the case in accordance with the law."
Dakui was shocked and shouted: "How dare you, have I asked you? If you say more, don't blame me for being unkind." Pang Zhidong obeyed and sat back in the chair. Dakui said to Luo Haida: "You have
No matter what grievances there are, just talk about them carefully."
Luo Dahai calmed down a little and said: "Cao Min is the head of the Zhengtong Escort Bureau in Longping Prefecture. He was on his way back from Lin'an Prefecture to Jiahe County a few days ago. When he saw someone robbing a civilian girl, he stepped forward to rescue him. Who knew that the bully Li Defu connived at the evil slave?
More than ten people surrounded us and beat us. During the scuffle, Li Defu was hit by his own slave and fell down, hitting his head on a stone and dying."