I’ve heard of people blocking sedan chairs to cry out for grievances, and beating drums to cry out grievances. This was the first time Ximen Qing had heard of people who ran to the door of the inn to cry grievances, and he didn’t expect to encounter him.
But having said that, Ximen Qing is just a passerby, and he is not a patrol officer of the Eight Prefectures. The person who complained of injustice seems to have found the wrong person.
Moreover, the official position of Inspector of the Eight Prefectures did not appear until the Ming Dynasty, and they were all first-class supervisory censors. Ximen Qing was an official of the Imperial City Department, and this time he was accompanying envoys, and the kind of censor who listened to the grievances of the people.
Eight poles can't be hit.
However, Ximen Qing was still interested to see who was so ignorant that he came to the inn to complain to the Imperial City Secretary or the envoys.
At the same time, the visitors are also very bold. They come to complain without understanding the situation. If they encounter someone with a bad temper, they will be hanged and beaten to death, and they will be thrown into the local government office. There is a high chance that they will die in a black jail.
"Let's go and have a look!"
Ximen Qing opened the door, and Liu Renzhong, the scar-faced tiger outside, looked hesitant: "Sir, do you want to drive him away?"
"Kick me away?" Ximen Qing couldn't help but smile: "Then why are you knocking on my door?"
Liu Renzhong said in a low voice: "The person who came here explained that Zhou Tongxuan accepted money and took human life seriously... but your Excellency has no jurisdiction..."
Ximen Qing suddenly understood that Liu Renzhong was also working in the government and knew some shady stories, so when he heard about such things, he was filled with righteous indignation and knocked on the door without thinking. After knocking on the door and Ximen Qing appeared, Liu Renzhong remembered that he
This delegation is just passing through and has no right to intervene.
"It doesn't matter if you listen." Ximen Qing smiled slightly: "Jurisdiction and so on... are just floating clouds. Besides, there are still many methods that can be used..."
Liu Renzhong followed Ximen Qing for a long time, and already knew Ximen Qing's plan from his tone, and said happily: "Your Excellency, are you willing to take care of it?"
Whether it is the Imperial City Department or the envoys, they really do not have any rights, but Liu Renzhong knows that his actions are always unexpected, and he is not willing to follow too many official rules, so it is very likely that he can really manage it smoothly.
One tube.
"We still don't know what the situation is." Ximen Qing shook his head slightly and said, "It is true that the government oppresses the people, and there are always unruly people. If there are really grievances, of course they must be dealt with."
Xue'er heard something strange and wanted to come out to have a look; Ximen Qing didn't stop him. Not far after the three of them left the yard, they heard cries of injustice coming from the door, as well as the shouts of the postmen.
"It's unjust! Mr. Qingtian! You have to avenge us!"
"You two, be honest! Don't yell! There are only envoys to Japan here, there are no big bosses!"
"You guys, get this person out!"
"We are here to complain, but you dare to take action!"
Ximen Qing knew that if the envoys were not here and Liu Renzhong went out to check, these postmen would have driven them away long ago. Just when Liu Renzhong left, the two sides began to fight again.
"Scar-faced Tiger, you go and keep this person first." Ximen Qing told Liu Renzhong, "I'll be there soon."
Liu Renzhong agreed and called two of his soldiers to rush off. Sure enough, after a moment of confusion, the voices on both sides became lowered. When Ximen Qing and Xueer came out, Liu Renzhong had already controlled the situation.
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The crowd was clearly divided into two sides. Seven or eight post soldiers were carrying whistle sticks and other weapons, and they were shouting angrily. However, Liu Renzhong and the blood-blowing soldiers blocked the front, while the people who complained were standing upright with their hands folded, not like ordinary people.
They were all kneeling on the ground. Ximen Qing took a look at them. They were all in their late twenties and early thirties. They looked similar, more like two brothers.
With that momentum, it is better to say that he is here to cry out for grievances than to kick things off.
"Your Excellency is here. If you have any grievances, tell them frankly!" Scarface Tiger Liu Renzhong shouted: "My Lord is the official of Ximen of the Imperial City!"
"If Lord Ximen hadn't come here, my two brothers wouldn't have come here to complain." The older one handed over his hands and said, "Some things can only be said to Lord Ximen in private."
They are really two brothers!
"Presumptuous!" Liu Renzhong's face sank. He didn't expect that these two men, who looked like good men, would make such unrealistic demands.
Could it be that Sun Junming and Zheng Qing invited him to do harm to Lord Ximen?
Liu Renzhong was secretly vigilant.
Ximen Qing chuckled and said, "It seems that my name is widely spread... Anyway, let me tell you my name."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ximen Qing said this, the two men changed their attitudes, turned over and bowed to Ximen Qing, and cut off their hair on the spot, which surprised Xue'er next to them.
"My two names are Tong Wei and Tong Meng. I have heard Mr. Ximen's name in the world for a long time, and I have something special to ask for!"
Tong Wei? Tong Meng?
Ximen Qing was somewhat impressed and asked tentatively: "But the two brothers of the Tong family on the edge of the Xunyang River?"
When these words were spoken, Tong Wei and Tong Meng's faces were filled with shame and joy: "I didn't expect Master Ximen to actually know the villain's origin."
Scar-faced tiger Liu Renzhong was also secretly frightened, but saw Ximen Qing frowning: "You two, get up and follow me in to talk."
Brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng got up from the ground, nodded in agreement, and followed Ximen Qing in. The postmen naturally dispersed one by one. Xueer saw that Ximen Qing had something serious to do, so she went back to her room first, so
Once it comes, Mingzhou Port will have to go first.
Ximen Qing borrowed a room, asked Liu Renzhong to accompany him, and asked the blood-blowing soldiers to be on guard outside. He also said to Tong Wei and Tong Meng, "This is Captain Liu of my soldiers. There is no need to hide anything from him."
Brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng clasped their fists and said, "It turns out to be Scarface Tiger! My two brothers were just rude and offended!"
Liu Renzhong was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that he would gain quite a reputation by following Ximen Qing. He hurriedly returned the gift and met again.
The four of them were about to sit down and talk when a soldier outside reported: "Sun Junming and Zheng Qing took advantage of the excitement and left through the back door of the inn, and the third master has already followed them."
Ximen Qing nodded slightly. No need to ask. These two guys were either going out to meet people or doing some shady things. Since Shi Qian followed them, Ximen Qing didn't have to worry. He waved his soldiers to retreat.
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"Brothers, it's time for you to tell me why you came to me?" Ximen Qing asked curiously: "Why did you come here from the Xunyang River? Where are brothers Li Jun and the Hunjiang Dragon?"
In Ximen Qing's memory, the two brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng had always made a living on the Xunyang River with Li Jun, a wandering dragon. They should have robbed the execution ground in Jiangzhou and then went to Liangshan... These few people have not been seen in Liangshan.
It seems that he didn't follow him up the mountain in the first place.
And Li Jun, the Hun Jiang Dragon, never showed up here, so Ximen Qing had to suspect that this matter must be related to Li Jun.
As expected, as soon as Ximen Qing finished speaking, Tong Wei let out a long sigh: "Some things were hard to tell at first, but now it's not a problem. Before the Jiangzhou robbery, Brother Li sent people to Jiangzhou Prison to inquire.
According to the news, I happened to meet some official who mysteriously went to the prison to talk to Song Jiang. Although I had some doubts in my heart, I still followed him to the Tribulation Field."
"After the robbery was over, King Chao Tian and Song Jiang strongly invited me to go up the mountain. Brother Li said that he had not finished taking care of things at home, so he did not go up the mountain. Sure enough, Song Jiang, the black guy, had already resigned from the government. If it weren't for Mr. Ximen, he would have almost killed him.
The life of King Chao Tian! Every time Brother Li talks about this, he wishes he had skinned this black guy alive on Jieyang Ridge!"
Ximen Qing shook his head and said: "This is the same time as that. Back then, Xiaoyi Heisaburo was very famous in Songjiang and Shandong. I don't know how many heroes were deceived by him. This man has died in Weishengzhou and can no longer harm others.
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"Brother Li was afraid that someone would come from Liangshan Mountain, so he took two of us brothers to Mingzhou to make a living." Tong Meng continued: "Collect some fees from the merchants to keep him safe, and his life will be stable...
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When Tong Meng said this, Ximen Qing secretly praised him in his heart. This gangster Li Jun is indeed a smart man. I remember that in the novel Water Margin, he used the opportunity of fighting Fangla to pretend to be sick and not follow Song Jiang to return to the court as an official;
Not only that, he also pretended to let Tong Wei and Tong Meng stay to take care of him, and vowed to tell Song Jiang that he was cured and then chase after him; as soon as Song Jiang left, Li Jun, the two brothers Tong Wei, Tong Meng, and four new acquaintances
The brothers sailed to sea, and it is said that they went to the Kingdom of Siam and became kings, free and easy.
"Brother Li Jun didn't come with you. Could this be related to this?"
Tong Wei said with a look of shame: "Originally, those merchants were often bullied by the poor households in the city, but our brothers here kept us safe. In recent months, more than ten Japanese people suddenly came, colluding with those poor households, and promised to wait with me.
There will be a competition, and whoever wins will get that piece of territory."
"Those Japanese people may be former warriors who wandered here and came to show off their power in the Song Dynasty, but they chose the wrong place!" Ximen Qing slapped the table and said angrily: "Then why is it related to Mingzhou Tongxuan again?
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Tong Wei sighed: "We can defeat the three of us in a single fight, but those Japanese people suddenly rushed up in a swarm without following the rules, and even showed off their sharp weapons..."
"So you lost?" Scarface Tiger Liu Renzhong suddenly interrupted.
Tong Meng said angrily: "They have weapons, and so do our brothers. Who would have thought that after a fight, we would find that the tai knives in their hands were extremely sharp, and they cut off several steel knives in succession...Brother Li didn't know what to do, so he took us and
Fight and retreat..."
When Liu Renzhong heard this, he thought deeply. It seemed that what Kinoshita Tokichiro said last night was not an exaggeration. He really needed to be more careful when dealing with the sword.
The combined attack technique proposed by Ximen Qing is the only method for many-to-many.
"Later, people from the government suddenly appeared...and arrested many people, saying they were carrying sharp weapons without permission." Tong Wei sighed: "Brother Li was covering us, but he himself was arrested. Originally, the two of us wanted to spend some money.
The money brought the people out, but unexpectedly, they saw those Japanese people running rampant on the streets again! The government also posted a notice that Brother Li would be beheaded in public!"