Zeng Mu was not a fool. After rescuing a few slaves, he immediately ran back to the willow forest.
The imperial army system of the Tang Dynasty was originally a system in which all the people were soldiers. Each army had its own arsenal. Although there was no military equipment such as armor, there were still many swords.
Zeng Mu called Zhang Chen in the laboratory again, and there happened to be a player construction team building a house in Liulin. Zeng Mu found a few strong villagers in Liulin, and together with these players, he made up a house.
A small team.
Sure enough, Dong Zhong immediately led his servants to the willow forest, but as soon as they rushed out of the willow forest, they were tripped by the tripping ropes of two players.
Several servants of the Dong family threw a dog into its excrement, and Dong Zhong was horrified to find that the heavily armed villagers of Liulin had surrounded them.
Cold sweat flowed from Dong Zhong's forehead. He took a dozen of his trusted servants to seek revenge in the willow forest. He thought that these villagers would kowtow and send the hidden slaves out, and then be brutally beaten by Dong Zhong.
A serious blackmail.
Unexpectedly, the villagers in Liulin who used to be very docile suddenly became so fierce and even took up weapons and surrounded themselves.
At this time, Dong Zhong regretted very much, knowing that the untouchables in Liulin were like this, so he mobilized his family's private soldiers to come over.
Now there are more than a dozen servants around me surrounded, and the servant behind me has not caught up. If I really have a rich body and fight against these mud-legged people, it will be too unworthy!
The personal servant beside Dong Chong rushed forward and said to the leader Zeng Mu: "My Marquis is chasing the escaped slaves, why do you want to stop him?"
Compared to the aggressive attitude just now, this boy was undoubtedly much softer.
Zeng Mu said angrily: "How did your Marquis chase the escaped slaves and end up in our willow forest? We are all good and law-abiding citizens, how could we do such a thing!"
Good people?
Looking at the bright white sharp knives in the hands of the villagers who surrounded him, Dong Chong secretly cursed in his heart what kind of bullshit good people these were.
But the blade was about to reach his neck, and Dong Zhong clearly understood that this was not the time to be tough.
He crossed his hands in greeting and said: "I am Dong Hou, Dong Chong. I wonder if the chief of Liulin is here."
Zeng Mu walked out of the crowd and said, "Zeng Mu is here. I wonder if Dong Hou has any advice?"
Dong Chong didn't see that Zeng Mu was dressed like a man with mud legs, but he spoke in a polite manner. He put away his contempt and said:
"Chief Zeng, these slaves are the property of our Dong family. Even if the lawsuit goes to Zhou Mu, it is against Tang law for you to hide slaves in Liulin!"
What Dong Chong said is indeed correct. The Tang Code clearly stipulates that slaves belong to the master's family, and hiding slaves is equivalent to stealing the master's property.
But Zeng Mu said with a smile: "Dong Hou, what evidence do you have that your slaves are hiding in our willow forest? This willow forest is so big, and the slaves have their own feet. It's not certain where they went!"
Dong Chong was trembling with anger, he didn't expect to meet such a sophistry and shameless person in this countryside.
In the past, when the steward of the Dong family came to Liulin, the villagers in Liulin were too scared to resist.
This Zeng Mu not only answered questions fluently, but every word he spoke struck a chord in Dong Chong's lungs.
But seeing the shining weapon, Dong Chong had to suppress his anger.
He waved his sleeves and said, "Just wait for the summons from the governor's office!"
Zeng Mu laughed and ordered the villagers to get out of the way back to Liulin. Then he crossed his hands to Dong Chong and said, "Best farewell to Marquis Dong!"
Dong Chong was so angry that he slapped the horse's butt and quickly returned to Liulin. He looked back at Zeng Mu and showed a fierce expression.
After everyone from the Dong family ran away, Zhao Chen said, "Brother Zeng, will these guys come again?"
Zeng Mu smiled and said: "These wealthy families are the most bully and shy of the strong. If we really try our best, they will be intimidated. If we take one step back, they will take three steps forward. I say they won't."
Come again."
Zhao Chen was still a little worried and said: "What if they attack Liulin Village at night? Otherwise, we should patrol for a few days?"
"That's okay. The Dong family has suffered a big loss and will definitely go to the governor's office to sue us. But I'm afraid they have forgotten that the governor's office has already changed people!"
As expected by Zeng Mu, the Dong family did not attack Liu Linli, but filed a petition to sue Liu Linli to the governor's office.
The governor's office in Xizhou is the governor's office of a state. If it is within the pass, there is also a county government office under the governor's office.
However, Longyou had only been annexed for more than a hundred years, and many systems were still crude, so lawsuits in Gaochang City and outside the city were directly heard by the governor's office.
Originally, this case was sent to the Fa Cao of the Governor's Office. The case would first be investigated by the Fa Cao officials of the Governor's Office, and then submitted to the Governor for a verdict.
The governor of a state has a lot of government affairs, and it is impossible for the governor to try cases every day like in movies and TV shows. If that were the case, the governor would not have to do anything.
For ordinary small cases, the court officials of the governor's office will handle them themselves, write down their opinions on how to handle the case, and hand them over to the governor for his decision.
Only relatively large cases will be brought before the governor, who will hear them in person.
Now Li Xiuzhang, the governor of Xizhou, is meditating at home, and these cases have been sent to Sima Cuitao, the king of Jianning.
Originally, such an obvious and small case could only be decided by the officials of the Fa Cao.
The Fa Cao of the Governor's Office in Xizhou sent two unscrupulous men to circle around Liulin, and concocted several testimonies to return to Fa Cao, saying that twenty escaped slaves of the Dong family were secretly hidden in Liulin. The evidence was conclusive.
If this is the case, then we can just arrest the leader of the willow forest and hold him accountable.
When the time comes, I will be locked up in the cell, and with a slap on the board, I will have whatever testimony I want.
Let Liu Linli compensate Dong Hou's family a large sum of money, and then extort a large sum of money from the family of the li leader named Zeng Mu, eating the plaintiff and eating the defendant, and this case will make a lot of money.
The officials of the Fa Cao did not expect that the newly appointed Fa Cao Si of the Xizhou Governor's Office, Cao Zhouhao, would personally intervene in the case.
Zhou Hao was invited to Xizhou by Cui Tao. He just took office a few days ago and noticed Zeng Mufa's "mission" in the forum.
Zeng Mu expected that this was a series of tasks, and the Dong family would definitely not let it go and would definitely file a lawsuit to the governor's office.
Players in the Governor's Mansion can complete the next task.
Sure enough, Zeng Mu's prediction was correct. Zhou Hao noticed the case as soon as he took office and personally took over the handling power of the case.
Of course, this is not what players do when they review players.
Zhou Hao first sent someone to interrogate Dong Qi, the steward of the Dong family, and asked for his confession.
After some questioning, Dong Qi only said that a group of masked men had robbed his slave, and he was not sure that it was Zeng Mu who did it.
Zhou Hao sent bad guys to search Liulin again, but no escaped slaves were found.
Now Zhou Hao simply listed all the evidence of this case in the file and handed it over to the overlord Sima Cuitao who was in charge.