SFS Chapter 381 Beating the Imperial Official
Chapter 381 Beating the Imperial Official
Tang Yanli couldn't stand it any longer and shouted at the man, "Are you trying to forcefully take my daughter away from me?"
Zhao Dezhu suddenly turned around and pointed at the crowd watching the excitement and cursed: "Damn it, who was talking just now? Don't you know that the Meng family personally agreed to the marriage?"
The eldest brother of the Meng family was indignant: "If you don't beat us to death, will my sister agree? What's the difference between this and robbing a woman?"
Zhao Dezhu cast a vicious look at the Meng brothers.
The women and children of the Meng family, including Mr. Meng and his wife, were not allowed out by the men of the nine clans and were kept well protected in the yard.
He showed a creepy smile on his face: "Boy, you still don't learn your lesson!"
He had been swearing for quite some time, and the boys from the nine clans could no longer bear it. To be honest, if the men hadn't suppressed them, they would have started fighting a long time ago.
The men did not let them take action because, although the man was a beast, he was still a constable of the yamen. If they were charged with assaulting an official, wouldn't that be unfair to them?
Tang Yanli had no scruples. When he came, he brought a few servants with him and had already sent the servants to notify the magistrate of An County.
In fact, for officials of the same rank in ancient times, it was more popular to be an official in a provincial capital than in a county, not to mention that Tang Yanli was an official in the provincial capital of Kyoto.
Moreover, he was of the sixth rank, while the magistrate of An County was of the sixth rank. What's more, he was the head of the Ministry of Personnel. What did the Ministry of Personnel do? It was related to the promotion of these officials.
If I want to invite the magistrate of An County to come over, I can still do it.
He spoke again: "You are acting like this, don't you take the imperial decree too seriously?"
This time, the man saw who was talking, and he pointed at Tang Yanli and said, "It's none of your business. Watch your words and don't get into trouble. Don't you know who your master is?
In An County, if your master says it will be a dark day, it will be a dark day.”
Tang Yanli said to the servant, "Write this down for him as well."
Zhao Dezhu saw that something was wrong and reached out to pull Tang Yanli. Li Quan and the servants were about to stop them, but Tang Yanli stopped them with a look.
He also took the opportunity to let Zhao Dezhu grab his collar and was pulled out of the crowd.
Zhao Dezhu narrowed his eyes and looked at Tang Yanli: "Do you really have to meddle in other people's business?"
Tang Yanli's handsome face was stern: "Are you really lawless?"
My goodness! Zhao Dezhu had never been stimulated like this before. He punched Tang Yanli directly, and the latter took the punch obediently.
Shen Youyou and Shen Zhiqiu looked at each other, and Shen Zhiqiu felt a toothache: "I really owe Tang Yanli a favor this time. It's obvious that he wanted to be beaten by Zhao Dezhu on purpose. This beating will directly escalate the severity of the incident. This is beating an official appointed by the court."
Even Shen Zhiqiu felt that Tang Yanli was a scheming man. He got hit on the face by the punch. When he wrote the memorial, it would be about him investigating the corrupt officials and taking risks to stop them from committing crimes, and even getting injured. Tsk tsk tsk!
At this time, a group of people came from a distance. They looked aggressive and were obviously yamen runners.
Seeing his own people coming, Zhao Dezhu became even more arrogant. He pointed at Tang Yanli, the Meng family, and the nine clans and shouted, "This group of refugees do not appreciate the court's favor, openly challenge the government, and gather to rebel. Arrest them all."
Even the crowd watching the excitement were frightened and moved away, fearing that they would get into trouble.
At this time, Shen Zhiqiu, Shen Youyou, Li Quan, and Tang Yanli's servants who were originally squeezed in the crowd became very conspicuous because they did not move at all.
Shen Mazi said: "Old Three!"
Shen Zhiqiu nodded, and walked over with everyone, standing behind Tang Yanli, ready to protect Tang Yanli if the other party attacked again.
It's a trick of inflicting pain on one's self. One punch is enough. It's not worth it to get a few more punches.
At this time, the yamen runners also had a fierce look on their faces, their hands were holding the hilts of their knives. Their number was almost the same as Shen Zhiqiu and his men combined.
Besides, Shen Zhiqiu and his men had no weapons. After all, holding weapons would prove that they were gathering to rebel.
Therefore, if a fight really breaks out, the Nine Clans may not necessarily come out on top.
Zhao Dezhu was not blind. He could tell from Tang Yanli's clothes that he was not a simple person. He threatened again, "Boy, I'll give you another chance. It's not too late to leave now."
Tang Yanli raised his hand and touched his handsome face, with the corner of his mouth raised: "Do you know what the crime of assaulting an imperial official is?"
Just this one sentence not only made Zhao Dezhu stunned, but also the hands of other yamen runners holding their weapons froze, and they looked at Tang Yanli with inquiring eyes.
One of the yamen runners blinked his eyes and rubbed them with his hands: "Hey, come on, this guy looks a little familiar, where have I seen him before?"
The other yamen runners looked at each other and shook their heads: "No, I haven't seen him before. Where did you see him?"
The yamen runner said: "I can't remember, but I think I've seen him before. Maybe he really is an official. Don't do anything yet!"
Tang Yanli just looked at Zhao Dezhu with a smile: "Why don't you let go."
Zhao Dezhu was frightened by his gaze and subconsciously loosened his hand that was holding his collar, but he still said stubbornly: "You are an official appointed by the court, so do you have the order and seal?"
Tang Yanli said lightly: "I didn't bring it."
Even Shen Zhiqiu felt annoyed by his pretense, and suddenly realized that being an official was actually quite good.
Zhao Dezhu felt ashamed by the other party's attitude: "You didn't bring it? Did you know that pretending to be an official of the imperial court is punishable by death?"
Tang Yanli looked around and saw someone coming from a distance. The figure on horseback in front was not his servant, so who else could it be?
I knew that the magistrate of An County was probably here too.
So he said, "Don't bother with that. In broad daylight, you oppress the people, rape women, and beat up officials. You should think about how many heads you have to be chopped off."
At this moment, the magistrate of An County also arrived. This time he did not ride in a sedan chair or a carriage, but came on horseback.
The reason why he was so anxious all started with his master's explanation. Before Tang Yanli's servant went to inform, his master told him that in Shili Village, some refugees who had just settled there were openly gathering to rebel.
He sent a group of yamen runners to arrest the man. Not long after, Tang Yanli's servant arrived and invited him to go to Shili Village to witness how the officials oppressed the people.
To be honest, if it was another minor official in the capital, he would not have been so cruel, but Tang Yanli's identity was sensitive.
Not to mention that he has a backer, his father-in-law is an uncle, and this uncle's family has a daughter who is the concubine of the Prince of Yan.
Yes, she is Tang Wenzheng's wife's elder sister.
Putting all these aside, this person was the head of the Ministry of Personnel. The two had met and eaten together, but their relationship was just casual acquaintances.
He was really afraid that his subordinates would offend the other party because they were so ignorant that they would not even take the sedan chair to come slowly.
He didn't even care about the carriage. He rode his horse all the way and finally arrived at Shili Village before the group of yamen runners took action.
But when he saw the bruises on Tang Yanli's face, he felt that he was walking a little unsteadily. The other person's collar was wrinkled, obviously because he had been pulled by someone...