Chapter 35: After passing through the small town, mind your own business
The officer's words were like a thunderbolt hitting Butcher Zhang's heart. He couldn't understand why someone wanted him dead when he was just a little butcher! But even if he died, he couldn't harm his family, otherwise
The Zhang family line is about to be cut off! Butcher Zhang threw away his knife and said: "As long as it doesn't affect my family, I will let you go!"
"Wait a minute!" Liu Zhang wanted to recruit Butcher Zhang, but naturally he couldn't let him be taken away like this. Moreover, Butcher Zhang seemed to be in trouble, so it was better to recruit him in this case.
"Huh? Who dares to make noises when the government is doing things?" The official saw that Liu Zhang was just a child and his clothes were not very gorgeous, so he didn't take it to heart. He thought that as long as he was a little scared, it should be able to solve the problem.
"Government?" Liu Zhang frowned and asked, "Since it is the government that handles affairs, let me ask you, what did this man commit?"
"How dare you ask questions about government affairs?" the official said fiercely, "Do you believe I will put you in jail?"
"Young Master, you'd better leave me alone!" Butcher Zhang said, "I know you have intentions, but the people don't fight with the officials!"
Liu Zhang ignored Zhang Butcher, but looked at the official and said: "According to Han law, arresting criminals requires official documents and arrest approval documents. Do you have them?"
"This..." The official was a little stupid. The superior officer asked him to arrest Butcher Zhang, but he didn't give him any explanation. In fact, Butcher Zhang was not guilty. It was just that a wealthy son of the city was molesting a girl in the city and Butcher Zhang saw him.
Butcher Zhang was a chivalrous man, so he beat the young man up. Of course, although Butcher Zhang was cruel, he didn't kill anyone. He only beat the young man to a semi-crimped state, and he lay in bed for three months before he was finally able to move.
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Beating up a rich man is not a big deal, but that big man has some problems with the city guard. After the rich man recovered from his injury, he naturally wanted to take revenge on Butcher Zhang, so he asked this official to bring people to arrest him. Originally, this official
He wanted to subdue Butcher Zhang and beat him up. Even if he gave an explanation to the rich man, he would not be a match for Butcher Zhang. In desperation, the official had to order the arrest. But he never expected that when the arrest was about to be successful,
A character like Liu Zhang will appear.
Butcher Zhang had the same idea as the official. He thought that if he was caught this time, he would be beaten at most, so he did not want to implicate Liu Zhang. But he did not expect that if Liu Zhang had not been there, he would have been arrested this time, which would have meant his death!
Although the wealthy young master had no intention of killing Butcher Zhang, the city guard could no longer tolerate him.
Why can't the city guard tolerate Butcher Zhang? This starts with Butcher Zhang's character! Butcher Zhang likes to make friends with heroes, and some heroes also come here because of his reputation. The heroes who can interact with Butcher Zhang are all chivalrous people. But Han
This is an era when aristocratic families are running rampant. It is inevitable that even a large family will be mixed with good and bad. Playboys from big families in the city and aristocratic families often dominate the market and bully men and women!
Of course, the common people dared to be angry and dare not speak out about this, but those heroes in the world did not have so many scruples. Whenever they met those dandy boys who bullied others, they would be given a lesson at the least, or their limbs would be cut off at the worst, and even those who did evil would be chopped off with the sword.
!As a result, those aristocratic and wealthy families will naturally report these heroes to the government, but how can the government do anything about these heroes who come and go without a trace?
The government could not do anything about those heroes, but aristocratic families wanted to vent their anger on the murderer. The aristocratic families in the city were all related, and some were even related to some larger aristocratic families. Together, these people put pressure on the city guard, but
The city guard couldn't solve the problem, so he put the account on Butcher Zhang. In the eyes of the city guard, if there was no Butcher Zhang, there would be no heroes. As for the people who were bullied, consider yourself unlucky!
Originally, the Lord City Guard had no way to deal with Butcher Zhang. After all, those who beat and injured people were all heroes. But this time, Butcher Zhang actually took action himself and injured the Lord's relatives. This is tolerable, but what is intolerable? Cheng
Lord Shou was so angry that he ordered Butcher Zhang to be arrested, and the scene just now happened.
When the official saw that Liu Zhang had actually moved out of Han Dynasty, he couldn't help but look at him again. How could a child who knew the Han Dynasty laws very well be an ordinary person? Unsure of Liu Zhang's identity, the official official saluted and said: "This young master, although I did not arrest him
arrest document, but Butcher Zhang did injure someone. Now that the victim has sued the government, I must bring Butcher Zhang to justice!"
"That makes sense!" Liu Zhang nodded and said, "Since it is a normal procedure, you should act in accordance with the law. Why not explain it to Butcher Zhang and ask him to go back to help handle the case, but you are risking your life and giving him the favor of his family?"
threaten?"
"This..." The officer smiled bitterly in his heart, but said: "It's not that I want to hold him hostage. It's just that Butcher Zhang has close friendships with some heroes, and I'm worried that he will abscond in fear of crime!"
"Hmph!" Liu Zhang snorted coldly: "The cause and result of the matter have not yet been clarified, so how can you say you are afraid of crime and absconded? I think you are avenging public revenge!"
"Young Master, this official is a well-known good person in our county. If he hadn't been forced by the superior, he wouldn't have done such a thing!" Zhang Butcher said: "In fact, if he hadn't protected me, I would have been unlucky!
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"Oh? So, he is still a good person?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Butcher Zhang, since someone is suing you, you can't make things difficult for this official. Why don't you go with him, and I will go with you!"
Liu Zhang actually wanted to see the city guard. Butcher Zhang, who knew the character of the city guard well, quickly advised him: "Young master, you don't know something. Our city guard..."
"I have made up my mind, no need to elaborate..." Liu Zhang pointed at the officer and said: "You! Lead the way!"
Under the leadership of the official officer, Butcher Zhang and Liu Zhang came to the county government office. Since Wu Wan often violated the country, the county magistrate of Youzhou was often concurrently served by the city guard general. The city guard was very happy to see that the official officer had captured Butcher Zhang, but
When he saw that Butcher Zhang was not shackled, he asked angrily: "Why don't you put shackles on the criminal? Could it be that you accepted his bribe?"
"I don't dare!" The official said, kneeling in front of the city guard: "I am not Zhang Butcher's opponent, he came here of his own volition..."
"Forget it!" The city guard waved his hand impatiently and said, "Now that we've caught him, let's stick him for a hundred times first!"
"Lord City Guard, you have such great authority!" In fact, the City Guard also saw the three Liu Zhangs, but the City Guard regarded them as just spectators and didn't pay attention. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang actually spoke!
"Huh?" The city guard was very surprised. He had been the city guard for several years, and no one had ever dared to speak against him in court. However, he was not stupid either. Anyone who dared to speak to him in such a shady manner must have something to rely on.
So the city guard smiled and said: "This young master invited me, why do you say this about me?"
"Han Laws, prisoners are not allowed to be tortured without trial, and prisoners are not allowed to be tortured to extract confessions during interrogation, unless the evidence is conclusive!" Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "I wonder if the city guard wants to beat the criminal without trial. Which Han law does this come from?
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"This..." The city guard was dumbfounded. Don't tell me that he didn't know if there was such a provision in the Han Code. Even if it was, who would act in accordance with the Han Code today? Torture to extract confessions and torture has become a trend in the government.
Whether you are guilty or not depends only on the amount of money you give. As the saying goes: The yamen gate opens to the south. If you have a reason but no money, don’t come in! When someone mentioned the laws of Han Dynasty, the city guard didn’t know what to do! However, Liu Zhang stepped forward and
But the city guard saw his clothes clearly.
As the saying goes: Dogs look down on people. There is another saying: Only clothes recognize people but not people. As soon as the city guard saw Liu Zhang's clothes, he felt that he was not a member of the family, but he forgot that Liu Zhang's behavior just now was not that of an ordinary child.
? People are like this. Once they have determined something, they often ignore some important things. Since the city guard realized that Liu Zhang was not a member of the family, he said forcefully: "How do I judge the case? How can a child control it?"
Is that so? If you don’t retreat, I won’t care if you are a child or not, I will still punish you for the crime of roaring in court!”
"So I said, the city guard has such great authority!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "How about you try to hit me?"
"You..." the city guard said angrily, "Come here, take down this child and Butcher Zhang together. Butcher Zhang will give you a hundred strokes with the cane, and this child... five strokes with the cane... hit him lightly..."
"Seeking death!" Seeing that the city guard was actually going to beat Liu Zhang, Shi A suddenly unsheathed his sword and pointed it directly at the city guard's throat and said, "Do you know who this young master is? One of his hairs is worth more than your life.
Jin Gui! Do you dare to hit him? Do you want the nine tribes to be wiped out?"
The city guard was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that someone would dare to speak rudely in court. He seemed to have the tendency to take action. He sneered: "Do you want to rebel? Even the prince cannot use a sword against an official..."
"No! Others can't do it, but Young Master can! Even if Young Master kills you, I can only say that you are unlucky!" Shi A smiled and said: "Young Master is the son of Mr. Liu, the governor of Youzhou, and the favorite younger brother of the Han Emperor. He has
That sword is a snake-killing sword given by His Majesty. It has the right to kill first and then kill it. And the young master himself is also a meritorious officer of Youzhou Prefecture! Killing you is not much harder than killing a dog!"
The city guard was stunned. He really didn't expect Liu Zhang to have such a big background. At first, looking at Liu Zhang's clothes, he thought Liu Zhang was at most a child of a small aristocratic family. But now that he heard Liu Zhang's identity, his mind was a little confused. Suddenly,
The city guard shouted: "You lied to me, what are you doing here, Lord Governor?"
"I lied to you? Are you worthy?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I was going to learn skills from a teacher. I passed by here, rested for one night, and left tomorrow morning. I didn't want to see someone arresting Butcher Zhang on the road. After careful questioning,
I just learned about your violation of the law. No matter if you were one day earlier or one day later, I would not have caught you, but you chose today. This can only be said to be God’s will, or you are unlucky!”
"Young Master, have mercy on me!" When the city guard saw Shi A take out a seal from his arms, with the words "Youzhou Governor's Mansion" clearly engraved on it, he immediately believed Liu Zhang's identity. He knelt on the ground and cried: "I was obsessed for a moment.