Hearing Meng Xinghe's answer, standing outside the county government office, the people of Dongcang County were in a stir. Some people who had been to the crossing earlier had already recognized him as the high-ranking official of the court that Lord Bai had been waiting for. He was really the great master of Qingtian. , he just came to Dongcang County and he handled such a big case for the people of the county. He was simply the savior of their people.
For a while, everyone was discussing this unknown adult. The sea of people in front of the county government office was undulating like waves. If it weren’t for the government officials holding sticks and holding sticks at the door to stop them, many people might have rushed in by now and pushed Meng Xinghe to the door. The crowd gathered around and kowtowed to express gratitude.
Seeing that the enthusiasm of the people below was so high, Mr. Bai announced his withdrawal early for Meng Xinghe's comfort, so he closed the yamen and welcomed Meng Xinghe to the back hall to rest.
However, just when he slapped his hand on the table in shock and did not say the word "retreat", the gate of the county government office suddenly became lively.
"Who is this old man?"
"He didn't come here to complain, right?"
"It looks like he's holding a lawsuit in his hand,"
At this time, an old Taoist said: "It seems to be for his daughter."
Everyone immediately focused their attention on the old man who spoke.
"What do you mean by the old Taoist's words?"
The old man stroked his beard, which was almost immortal: "If you believe in religion in the future, I can tell you."
"Tch," everyone immediately lost confidence. Such pretentious Taoist priests could be seen everywhere, but they definitely didn't believe it.
Suddenly, while this group of people were having a heated discussion, a very sad voice came from in front of the crowded county government office, "Master Qingtian, please make the decision for the common people,"
After finishing speaking, I saw a thin old man with pale hair and beard kneeling vaguely at the front door of the county government office. The old man held a certificate in his hand above his head and leaned down to the ground.
Master Bai wanted to withdraw from the hall, but he heard someone outside shouting injustice. He immediately asked: "Who is in front of the hall? What grievances do you have? Why are you shouting injustice in front of the county government office?" Master Bai already wanted to kill himself. Why did the high officials of the court come? When you inspect Dongcang County, so many things will happen.
When the old man heard Master Bai speaking, he had already knelt down and stood up and entered the county government hall.
He knelt down on the ground with a snap, but said to Meng Xinghe, who was sitting in the auditorium on Master Bai's right hand side: "Master Qingtian, please accept me to bow to you."
After a respectful salute, Meng Xinghe immediately couldn't sit still and stood up from his chair with a whoosh: "Old sir, how do you perform this great gift? If you have any grievances, Master Bai will make the decision for you."
Meng Xinghe said something that made Lord Bai want to vomit blood. Who is in charge here?
"That is, if the old man has any grievances, please tell them one by one. If the matter is true, this county magistrate will definitely make the decision for you," Mr. Bai asked someone to bring a chair to the old man.
With all the adults here, how dare he, a common man, live in peace.
When he heard that the county magistrate wanted to make the decision for him, the old man seemed to have heard the most satisfying words. He immediately knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "My lord, I know that this little old man made a living by fishing on the ferry in Dongcang County. The fisherman's surname is Cai. The third eldest son in the family is Cai San. His wife has passed away for ten years, leaving a young daughter and an old man to depend on each other. Unexpectedly, the bully on the ferry that day said that a high-ranking official from the imperial court was coming to Dongcang. A fishing fee of ten taels of silver was levied from each fisherman as a token of filial piety to the high official. The young man could get so much money from him, so he didn’t pay it. The bully thought that my daughter was quite clever, so he said it was I had no money to pay the rent, so I used my daughter to pay off the debt, and bought my little girl to a house with the surname Chai in the county to work as a maid. The fifteen taels of silver I got in exchange were all taken by the bully. Who knew,,,, "
As he said this, Old Man Cai's wrinkled face could already be seen showing the compassion that filled his eyes with tears.
"What's next," Meng Xinghe asked after hearing the critical moment.
Old Man Cai couldn't swallow and was speechless: "Who would have thought that Mr. Chai coveted my daughter's beauty and actually forced her to be her concubine in the house. The little girl refused to die, so Mr. Chai couldn't succeed and actually did something dirty. He used his own methods to stun the little girl and then defiled her. The little girl couldn't bear the rape and was ashamed to see the world again. She threw herself into the well in Chai Mansion."
With a "wow" sound, Old Man Cai burst into tears. The worst thing in the world is for a white-haired person to give a black-haired person a gift. He was so young and now he has lost his beloved daughter. If he doesn't seek justice for him, he is afraid that There is no rest after death.
Meng Xinghe helped the old man up: "Old man, get up quickly."
"The common people bow to thank you, Mr. Qingtian," Old Man Cai shook his legs and stood up.
Meng Xinghe thought over what Old Man Cai said just now in his mind: "I wonder how long ago something happened to your beloved."
Old Man Cai remembered clearly, "half a month ago,"
Meng Xinghe was puzzled and said: "Since it was half a month ago, why didn't you come to the county government office to redress your grievances, old man?"
Old Man Cai almost knelt down and expressed his grievances, but Meng Xinghe held him firmly. Old Man Cai said, "It's not that I don't come to the county government to redress my grievances, but the Chai family is Dongcang County." From a wealthy family, the young man once went to the Chai family to seek justice. Unexpectedly, he was beaten by the Chai family's servants and lay paralyzed in bed for more than ten days. If he hadn't been saved by a Taoist priest, he would have followed my daughter. We went to the underworld together. Today, the Taoist priest made a fortune for the little old man, saying that if he came to the county government office to redress his grievances, he would be able to get justice for the little girl. Now I can see Mr. Qingtian coming to my Dongcang County to eliminate harm for the people. , I also ask you to make the decision and seek justice for my little girl. The little old man and my little girl will definitely tie a grass ring in the next life to repay your kindness."
Old Man Cai told Meng Xinghe what he had experienced. Meng Xinghe asked curiously: "I wonder where the Taoist priest who gave you fortune telling is now? How did he know that I will be here to hear the case today?"
Pointing his finger to the door: "Daozhang Yuan is right outside the door. Hey, why is he missing?" Cai Lao'er sighed respectfully and said, "If it hadn't been for Taoist Yuan's wonderful rejuvenation, the little old man might have returned to Jiuquan."
I heard Old Man Cai say that his surname is Yuan, could it be Yuan Tiangang?
Meng Xinghe was shocked. It seemed that Yuan Tiangang was really a god. He even thought that I would be here to review the case today. It seemed that I still had to meet him.
Without thinking, Meng Xinghe retracted his thoughts and said: "Old man, please hand over the complaint in your hand to Mr. Bai first. Today, we will redress your daughter's injustice."
She said categorically that the Mr. Chai family was worse than a beast. He was so shameless and used vile means to persecute a woman. Meng Xinghe caught up on this matter today. If he didn't do something about it, people and gods would be outraged.
Old Man Cai handed the complaint to Master Bai tremblingly. Master Bai looked at it carefully and knew that the person in front of him was the Chai family, the largest mansion in Dongcang County. Master Bai seemed to have some scruples in his heart, and said: "Old Man Cai , is what you said really true?"
Not understanding why County Magistrate Bai asked such a question, Meng Xinghe acted like an official and asked, "Does Mr. Bai think this matter is false?"
County magistrate Bai didn't dare to talk back to Meng Xinghe. He almost knelt down and begged for mercy, saying: "No, no, I just made sure again to avoid mishandling the case." Mr. Bai said it tactfully. It seems that he should find someone. Let me take this opportunity to explain the situation of the Chai family to Meng Xinghe, so as not to make many mistakes without knowing it.
Meng Xinghe didn't think much about it, and didn't care about the prominent family background behind the Chai family. He almost ordered, "Old man, tell me whether this matter is true or false."
Old Man Cai didn't know what to say. The pain of losing his daughter had destroyed all his spiritual support. He only knew to use the only old tears that could still be shed to tell Meng Xinghe that this matter was indeed true.
Meng Xinghe waved his sleeves: "Luo Feng, Xue Rengui, you two are here,"
"Here," the two people walked out with murderous intent on their faces.
Meng Xinghe gave a direct order, saying: "I order you two to immediately go to the Chai Mansion to torture the young master, the master, and the wife of the Chai family to the county government office. If anyone resists, you will beat me immediately." Send it again,"
"Yes," the two of them accepted the order, and Ji Fu also accepted the order and went down with a group of government officials.
"Second brother, brother Guinian," Meng Xinghe called again.
"Here," the two people walked out. Although they didn't have much murderous intent, it was obvious that these two people were probably more difficult to deal with than the two boys before.
"Go to the ferry quickly and bring the bully the old man said,"
"I have the order," Chai Shao and Wang Guinian had already been gearing up and retreated with murderous intent.
After giving these two instructions, Meng Xinghe asked Old Man Cai to sit in a chair and wait for the news. He believed that it wouldn't take long before he would be given justice.
While Meng Xinghe ordered the people to go down to handle the case, Mr. Bai walked up to Meng Xinghe and said, "Sir, I have something to discuss with you."
"Tell me," Meng Xinghe is starting to hate Magistrate Bai a little now. He was so upright in handling the case just now. Why is he suddenly acting like a mother-in-law? Could it be that Chai Mansion is related to him?
Master Bai looked around. If this matter could be said in public, why should he be so careful: "Sir, please take a step to speak,"
He didn't understand what Mr. Bai wanted to do. He hated officials protecting each other, shielding and conniving. Naturally, Meng Xinghe was annoyed and said: "Sir Bai, please speak." In the end, Meng Xinghe gave County Magistrate Bai a chance to talk nonsense. , put your ear close to him.
Master Bai took a step forward, leaned into his ear and said, "My lord, I don't know something. This Chai Mansion has a close relationship with Mr. Zhongshu in the capital. If the young master of the Chai family is arrested in public, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain in the future."
Master Bai said coquettishly, Meng Xinghe gave him a look. I'm afraid it's because you can't explain it to Master Zhongshu. Meng Xinghe simply pretended not to know him and said: "I have just taken office not long ago, and Master Zhongshu has not recognized this yet." "Tell me, tell me how big an official he is."
Meng Xinghe really didn't know what kind of official Zhongshu Ling was. He only knew that there was a Shangshu Ling in the court. This Zhongshu Ling had never dealt with them yet, maybe it wasn't time yet.
Master Bai couldn't believe whether Meng Xinghe really didn't know or was just pretending to be confused. He said very straightforwardly: "In terms of official rank, he should be two levels higher than you, and he is Princess Changguang's consort. That's really true." A true relative of the emperor,"
Meng Xinghe was obviously taken aback. He was two levels older than me. He was on the same level as Lao Du. Meng Xinghe suddenly asked a question that was at a loss: "Then, according to Lord Bai's opinion, what should I do about this matter?" It’s the best thing to do,”
Master Bai quietly gestured and said skillfully: "Turn one eye and close one eye."