Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1075

For example, families without land have no income and still have to pay the population tax, which puts them under tremendous pressure.

After the implementation of the poll tax system, people no longer had to pay the poll tax, and they would have more money to live on in the future.

For the common people at the bottom, this is a good thing that they can only dream of, but these wealthy businessmen and gentry are trying to obstruct and sabotage it.

It is obvious that they don't want them to live a good life, but want to continue exploiting them and use them like animals.

So, after the government’s propaganda, the people became furious and picked up things at hand to throw at the people being paraded.

But they didn't use eggs like in ancient costume dramas. To be honest, eggs are a good thing for the people.

This thing is several times more expensive than rice. Using it to hit bad guys is like letting them eat good things.

So they either took rotten vegetable leaves or small stones, and some people even mixed urine and mud to hit people.

The parade lasted from morning until around 1:00 p.m., and when they were brought back, they looked unrecognizable.

Wei Wu did not interfere in the subsequent trial. He did not understand it and was too lazy to waste time on it.

After all, with Zhou Li's testimony and two Yuan Mongols captured alive, it can be said that it is a foregone conclusion.

As time passed, those wealthy businessmen and gentry who were arrested basically confessed everything they needed to.

Occasionally, there were one or two stubborn people who could not hold out for a few seconds under severe punishment, so the trial went particularly smoothly.

However, just as the trial was about to end, a chaotic noise suddenly came from outside the yamen.

Wei Wu and Zhu Zongshan looked at each other and were about to order someone to go out and check when a group of people walked in from outside.

A closer look revealed that all the people coming in were wearing military uniforms, and the leader was none other than Tong Wei, the commander of Weiwu Suzhou Guard.

Behind Tong Wei, a dozen people were being escorted into the court by soldiers.

After entering, Tong Wei first saluted Wei Wu, and then said:

"Sir, following your orders, I conducted a thorough search throughout the city and finally located these Yuan and Mongolian assassins."

"However, during the capture, many of these assassins rebelled and were killed. Only these dozen or so survived."

"I failed to fulfill your request, please forgive me!"

Wei Wu laughed, then waved his hand at Tong Wei and said:

"It's okay. It's enough to capture them and get rid of them. I will report this to His Majesty and ask Commander Tong for credit!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Tong Wei immediately laughed and quickly bowed in response.

Although Zhu Zongshan was a little surprised that Tong Wei had also come, he quickly came to his senses and continued with the process.

Soon, the captured Yuan Mongols were imprisoned in the prison, and the trial was temporarily over.

The next step is to submit the case file to the capital, and after the Ministry of Justice and His Majesty review and approve it, we will decide on the next step.

Because Zhu Zongshan still had many memorials to write, Wei Wu did not disturb him and directly led his men out of the court.

However, he did not return to the posthouse, but sent someone to bring Ma Baoguo over.

Seeing that Ma Baoguo was about to greet him, Wei Wu waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Alright, forget about the formalities. Let me ask you, have all the Jinyiwei brothers who were injured or killed been accommodated?"

"Reporting to the Lord, everything has been settled."

"Well, that's good!"

Wei Wu nodded, then said with a cold glint in his eyes:

"I said I would not let the Jinyiwei brothers die in vain. I will definitely give them an explanation. Now, follow me!"

Hearing Wei Wu's words, Ma Baoguo's heart trembled. When he was about to ask, he found that Wei Wu had already left.

Just as he was stunned, Shen Lin patted his shoulder and said:

"Let's go! The young master never lets anyone down. He said he would give the brothers an explanation, and he will never break his promise!"

After saying that, without waiting for Ma Baoguo to react, Shen Lin grabbed his arm and quickly caught up with Wei Wu.

Afterwards, under the leadership of Wei Wu, Ma Baoguo followed him to the prison of the prefectural yamen.

"Lord Zhenguo Gong!"

"Lord Zhenguo Gong!"

Seeing Wei Wu coming, the jailer guarding the cell hurriedly saluted. Wei Wu nodded and led his men into the cell.

As soon as he entered, he heard all kinds of crying and shouting of injustice in the cell, so Wei Wu was too lazy to go inside.

He sat down at the table and chair at the door and instructed the yamen runner:

"Go and give me the Bao Guan to bring over!"

The jailer guarding the cell did not dare to hesitate for a moment. He turned around and walked deep into the prison and came to Bao Guanjiao's cell.

"Bao Guanjiao, come out!"

The bailiff untied the chains while shouting loudly, which frightened Bao Guanjiao, who was already a little panicked.

He didn't know what was going on and didn't understand why the bailiff suddenly came looking for him, but he still got up and walked to the door.

As soon as he got close, two yamen runners came forward, one on the left and one on the right, and took him to kneel in front of Wei Wu.

Looking at Bao Guanjiao's terrified face, Wei Wu sneered and said:

"So your name is Bao Guanjiao, right?! I heard you were the one who had the power to kill me. You're pretty arrogant!"

"Because of you, dozens of Jinyiwei were killed or injured. I promised to give them an explanation. You should pay this debt!"

After saying that, Wei Wu turned around and looked at Ma Baoguo, who was gritting his teeth and wishing he could eat Bao Guanjiao alive.

"I'll leave this man to you. Take him back and hand him over to the other brothers. You can do whatever you want with him. I'll take care of anything that happens!"

Bao Guanjiao, who was already extremely panicked, was so frightened that he almost couldn't breathe after hearing Wei Wu's words.

The two yamen runners who were escorting Bao Guanjiao also heard Wei Wu's words, but after looking at each other, they chose to remain silent.

They were just insignificant people, and even if Wei Wu's actions were not in compliance with regulations, it was not their turn to interfere.

In panic, Bao Guanjiao struggled instinctively, but he was held down by two yamen runners and could not break free at all.

"You, you can't do this. The court hasn't announced the verdict yet. You can't lynch me without authorization!"

"Can't? Ha! Let me tell you, here, my rules are the rules! Ma Baoguo, take the person away!"

Then, amid Bao Guanjiao's screams, Ma Baoguo stepped forward and knocked him unconscious with a punch.

After the matter was settled, Wei Wu was not planning to stay in the prison, but just as he stood up, Zhang Hai broke into the prison.

Wei Wu was about to ask Zhang Hai what was going on, but before he could open his mouth, Zhang Hai leaned close to his ear and whispered:

"Young Master, His Majesty has sent someone to ask you to return to the capital, saying that the Crown Prince's life is in danger!"