When Han Yunong returned to the Duwei Mansion, he summoned the two squads of policemen who were still on duty.
The courtyard was filled with darkness, with steps on the left and horses on the right. Most people didn't know what was going on. Some people had just been summoned, and they just thought that some major case had occurred and that people needed to be mobilized to arrest the criminals.
There were torches lit at the four corners of the courtyard, illuminating the courtyard as brightly as day.
"Bring it out!"
Seeing that almost all the detectives had gathered, Han Yunong said in a deep voice.
Meng Zimo and two government officials escorted Lu Hong. Qin Xiao and Niu Zhi came out of the house. Everyone was shocked when they saw Lu Hong's hands tied behind his back.
"Yesterday Lu Hong led people to escort the prisoner Wen Budao to Fenggan Mansion, but the prisoner was kidnapped by horse thieves on the way." Han Yunong said straight to the point: "Lu Hong himself confessed that he secretly colluded with Qiao Leshan of Jingou Gambling House to plot.
They forced Wen Budao to take out the money. Although their plan was disrupted by the appearance of the horse thief, the guilt is overwhelming. Since this captain is in charge of the captain's mansion, he must give everyone a satisfactory explanation." He glanced at Lu Hong and said.
: "Lu Hong, what do you have to say yourself?"
Lu Hong knelt down on the ground, glanced at the policemen in the courtyard, gave a wry smile, and said: "Your Majesty, Captain, and all of you brothers, the man named Lu is so obsessed that he has betrayed Lord Captain's trust and everyone's expectations.
, I have nothing to say for doing such a disgraceful thing. No matter how you deal with it, you are willing to be punished for your humble position, and there will be no objections."
All the police officers were shocked. They never expected that Lu Hong would do such a thing. If Lu Hong hadn't admitted it in public, most people would never believe it.
"Lu Baotou has been in the Duwei Mansion for many years. He has always been conscientious and devoted himself to the imperial court." Han Yunong said slowly: "But no matter how many achievements he has made in the past, he has committed such a serious crime this time and his crime is unpardonable. This Captain
Naturally, the government cannot tolerate him. From today on, Lu Hong will no longer be a member of the Duwei Mansion. He will be sentenced to thirty sticks and three years in prison. Lu Hong, are you convinced?"
After being expelled from the Duwei's Mansion, all the officers had already thought that after all, Han Yunong was very strict under his control, and Lu Hong, as a police officer, knew the law and broke the law, and colluded with outsiders to coerce prisoners. Of course, the Duwei's Mansion could no longer tolerate him.
If the rod punishes someone for thirty years, then naturally the crime is not light.
However, Lu Hong was imprisoned for three years. Many people felt that this punishment was too severe.
If Lu Hong and Qiao Leshan's plan was implemented smoothly and they forced the money from Wen Budao, but were discovered and captured by Han Yunong, then a three-year sentence would be reasonable.
However, Wen Budao was kidnapped by horse thieves, and Lu Hong was unable to succeed. Many policemen felt that although a prison sentence was inevitable, they could not be sentenced so harshly.
Except for some of the detectives in the Duwei Mansion who came from within the Pass, most of them were born and raised in Xiling. Lu Hong was also a native of Zhen County. We all had a good relationship on weekdays. Although their salaries were very low, any one of the brothers was in trouble.
Lu Hong was always the first to help, so everyone was in awe of Lu Hong.
Moreover, everyone knew that Lu Hong's family had an old mother, wife and children, and the whole family relied on Lu Hong's salary to live. Driving Lu Hong out of the Duwei's Mansion had put Lu Hong's family in trouble. If he had been imprisoned for three years
, which is equivalent to cutting off the livelihood of Lu Hong’s family.
Immediately, someone knelt down and said, "Sir Captain, although Lu Baotou has been convicted, I beg you to see that Lu Baotou has made many contributions in the past and has a family to support. I beg you to give him a lighter sentence." Others saw this.
, also knelt down to plead for Lu Hong. Lu Hong said loudly: "Brothers, I am grateful for your plea for Lu, but the king's law is like a mountain, and the captain will deal with it impartially. I am willing to accept the punishment." He said to Han Yunong:
"Sir, I am willing to accept the punishment, but the children in my family still ask you to take care of me on weekdays. If you can do this, I will die in peace."
Han Yunong said calmly: "Your family members will be taken care of, so you don't need to say anything." He looked at Qin Xiao and said coldly: "Qin Xiao, do you know your guilt?"
Qin Xiao immediately said: "I am willing to accept whatever the captain does."
"Sir, Qin Xiao just wanted to deliver the custody documents to Lu Hong. This is a good intention." Meng Zimo stepped forward, stared at Han Yunong and said: "He only thought that Lu Hong didn't have the custody documents when he arrived at Fenggan Mansion.
Unable to communicate."
Han Yunong said coldly: "Since you just sent the custody documents, why did you follow him dozens of miles out of the city? Your duty is to guard the Jiazi Prison. If something happens, report it directly to the superior. Why did you make your own decision and go to deliver the documents alone?
No matter what the excuse is, you can't escape the crime of leaving your post without permission, and you will be fined three months' salary, and... twenty canes!"
"Sir, with a body like his, can he still stand up after being hit with twenty sticks?" Meng Zimo's face darkened: "Also, Lu Hong has been in prison for three years, and the punishment is too severe. The prisoner was robbed, and the culprit was
They are those horse thieves. I thought that I could prevent Lu Hong from going to jail and let him track down the horse thieves. If I could capture the horse thieves and bring Wen Budao back, I could atone for my crime and receive a lighter sentence."
Han Yunong frowned, stared at Meng Zimo and said, "What's the matter with you?"
Meng Zimo also looked at Han Yunong and did not flinch: "I just feel that it is the right time to employ people and it is not appropriate to be too harsh on my brothers. Lu Hong was quick to catch the leader and expelled him from the Duwei Mansion.
If you want to put him in jail, I'm afraid he will be laughed at by outsiders. And Qin Xiao, although he left his post without authorization, he is kind-hearted, and the captain should remember his original intention and not be too harsh on him."
All the arresters in the courtyard were shocked, thinking to themselves that Meng Captou had really eaten the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard.
Before Han Yunong came to the Duwei Mansion to take up his post, the Duwei Mansion was in disarray. After the new Captain took office, he acted vigorously and strictly rectified the Duwei Mansion, and continuously arrested the thieves who had harmed Zhen County. He was so famous that the entire Duwei Mansion
He regards Han Yunong as a god.
Han Yunong indeed had great power in the Duwei Mansion.
In the past, Meng Zimo strongly supported Han Yunong's rectification of the Duwei Mansion and never said a word. But today, Meng Zimo went out of his way and refuted Han Yunong's decision in front of everyone, which really shocked everyone.
"The decisions I make have never been changed." Han Yunong stared into Meng Zimo's eyes: "You want me to take back my words?"
Meng Zimo glanced at the people in the courtyard and saw that everyone's eyes were on him. He took a deep breath and his eyes fell on Han Yunong's face again. He cupped his hands and said: "Master Duwei, it is not that you are in a humble position and make trouble out of nothing. Lu Hong is at fault, Qin Xiao
There are mistakes, but none of them deserve the severe punishment that adults say. All brothers work hard day and night. From more than ten years ago to today, everyone's salary has never increased, but the money needed for food and clothing has not increased.
It’s getting more and more every year...!" He raised his hand and pointed south: "Only for this salary, some people deliberately default on it. Lu Hong is really obsessed with colluding with Qiao Leshan, but if their family has enough food and clothing, he can still go on to
This way?"
Lu Hong's eyes twitched slightly and his lips moved, but no sound came out.
"The Zhen family is in charge of Zhen County's wealth. They have increased taxes many times in the past ten years, but our salaries have never been raised once. Even the expenses in the government office have been reduced for various reasons. Our horses are pure
If you breed a good horse, if you have better horse feed, you will definitely be able to raise fat and long legs, but what will it look like now?" Meng Zimo said angrily: "We protect the order of Turtle City, arrest thieves and bandits, and work hard.
If you want to do something well, you must first sharpen your weapon. If you can't even raise an official horse well, how can you catch thieves?"
Qin Xiao looked at Meng Zimo blankly, also very surprised.
He had known Meng Zimo for more than three years and knew that Meng Zimo was upright and hated evil. Compared with Han Yunong's calmness, Meng Zimo's temperament was a little impulsive and fiery.
But he understood better that Meng Zimo was in awe of Han Yunong, which was deep-rooted respect, and Han Yunong also regarded Meng Zimo as a true brother. If Han Yunong only trusted one person in the Duwei Mansion, it must be Meng Zimo.
When Han Yunong came to Turtle City to take up his post, only a few months later, Meng Zimo was also transferred from the pass. For many years, Meng Zimo has been following Han Yunong closely. Meng Zimo will fully support Han Yunong's every decision.
Like everyone else present, he never thought that Meng Zimo would suddenly contradict Han Yunong today.
Han Yunong was obviously a little surprised, but he remained calm, stared at Meng Zimo, and finally said: "What you said will be discussed later. The decision I made will not change."
Everyone knew that Han Yunong said this, obviously to save face for Meng Zimo, and did not want to have a dispute in public.
"Sir, the reason why Lu Hong and Qin Xiao were involved in this case was because their salaries were too low." Meng Zimo was unyielding: "If it weren't for thinking about his family, Lu Hong would naturally not have colluded with Qiao Leshan in private.
Qiao Leshan will not follow Lu Hong when he leaves the city, and Qin Xiao can directly hand over the custody documents to Lu Hong without having to follow him all the way to the inn." He handed over his hands and said: "I beg your lord to give me a lighter sentence, and
I also ask you to take the brothers with you to take care of the county governor, and ask the county governor to give a discount to the court. You must ask the Xiling clan to allocate money to increase everyone's salary."
As soon as this statement came out, there was a commotion among the policemen, and many people believed Meng Zimo's words deeply.
Han Yunong's eyes were like daggers, sweeping over everyone. He was not angry and intimidated, and the commotion in the courtyard fell silent in an instant.
"Are you going to take the lead in making trouble?" Han Yunong said coldly: "Meng Zimo, you seem to have forgotten your identity."
Meng Zimo sneered and said: "Lord Captain, when I was willing to come to Turtle City as an errand, I just thought there would be some future. However, after so many years, I still guard this city, and the future is gloomy. Today, I have said these words.
I've been holding it in for a long time and I don't want to hold it in any longer. It just so happens that Lu Hong is about to be imprisoned and the Bu Kuai head catcher needs to be replaced. He doesn't want to do the humble job anymore, so I'll replace him together with Ma Kuai head catcher." Actually in front of everyone.
In front of him, he took off the sword from his waist and threw it on the ground.
Qin Xiao saw this and thought that although Meng Zimo's relationship with Lu Hong was not bad on weekdays, they were not close to each other, let alone to the point of disregarding his own future in order to plead for Lu Hong.
Could it be that Meng Captou really doesn’t want to stay in Turtle City and is tired of the life here?