Splat!
Zhu Pingan’s embroidered mouth opened, an inter-temporal “double regulation” came out, perfectly filling in the cumbersome and time-consuming loopholes of the Ministry of Appointments and the Ministry of Punishment’s disposal procedures, causing Zhang County Minister and the others to spurt out a mouthful of old blood, shouting that Zhu Pingan was playing a rogue.
“Zhu Pingan, I’ll fight you!”
Li Dianshi was self-conscious that his force value was not bad, and when he was double-crossed, he also tried to resist, wanting to take on Zhu Pingan, but he was empty of fat, his own combat power was a battle five dregs, ow a voice before he popped up, he was easily and casually suppressed by the vigilant Liu Dabao with one hand, just like beating up a cub.
“escort down! Find three empty rooms in the post house, control them separately, you guys take shifts to keep a close watch on them, before they explain their problems clearly, without my order, they are not allowed to take half a step out of the room door! No one is allowed to contact them! Their food, drink, and sleep will all be taken care of within the room!”
Zhu Pingan ordered and double-crossed the three of them, County Minister Zhang, Master Yao, and Duan Shi Li, on the spot at the post house.
“Zhu Pingan, you are abusing lynching!”
“Zhu Pingan, you’re being a rogue, you’re exploiting a loophole ……”
“Eunuch Qian, did you see this, Zhu Pingan is lawless, crossing over the Ministry of Appointments and the Ministry of Punishment, abusing lynching, you have to make a judgement for us.”
Zhang County Minister and the other three were being forcibly escorted on their way to double punishment, emotionally struggling and shouting.
However, there was no use.
Their saviour, Eunuch Qian, couldn’t even save himself, and was howling like a pig being killed to be beaten with a plate, so where would he care about them. Besides, Eunuch Qian now has a grudge in his heart against County Minister Zhang and the others. In Eunuch Qian’s opinion, if there was no County Minister Zhang, he would not have ended up in this situation!
“Old Uncle Liu, this deed, as the documentary evidence in this case, this official will leave it. This is your ancestral pearl, please also keep it. These fifty taels of silver, as the compensation they gave you, for you to recuperate from your injuries.”
After Zhu Pingan had double-crossed County Magistrate Zhang and the others, he returned the pearls in their original form to Old Man Liu, and took out fifty taels of silver from Eunuch Qian’s stolen goods and handed them over to Old Man Liu along with them, as compensation from Eunuch Qian to Old Man Liu.
“Many thanks to the Magistrate, many thanks to the Grand Master of Qingtian.”
Ancestral pearls lost and found, Liu Lao Han was thrilled with old tears, gratefully kowtowing to Zhu Ping An again and again.
“Great Master Qing Tian, this injury on my old man’s body is all superficial, go back and nurse for a few days, no need to compensate, no need to compensate.”
Old man Liu received the pearl and waved his hand repeatedly, refusing the fifty taels of silver compensation.
“How don’t you need to compensate, Liu old man you are so beaten by them at this age, how can you not need to compensate, medical expenses, lost wages, nursing costs, transport costs, food subsidies, nutritional costs, rehabilitation costs ……Oh, there is also the mental damage fee, seven and eight adds up, fifty taels of silver is really not much compensation.”
Zhu Pingan smiled and said, insisting on placing the fifty taels of silver compensation in Old Man Liu’s hand.
“Qing Tian Daoliang, no, really no, where is the need for so much compensation.”Old man Liu shook his head repeatedly.
“Old man Liu, if the county dignitary tells you to take it, you take it. Where else is there too much silver, really.”
“The Great Prefect’s heart aches for the common people, it’s truly a green heaven in the world, Old Man Liu, you can just take it.”
The onlookers persuaded.
“Thank you, Master Qingtian, thank you, Master Qingtian.”Under the persuasion of the onlookers and the insistence of Zhu Pingan, Old Man Liu accepted the fifty taels of silver compensation and excitedly kowtowed his thanks.
Similarly, Zhu Pingan took another fifty taels of silver from Eunuch Qian’s stolen money as compensation and gave it to the flogged Liu Dianliang. Dignitary Liu insisted on excusing himself for a long time before accepting it at Zhu Pingan’s insistence.
That s all my silver ……Next to him, Eunuch Qian, who had been flogged, had more tears flowing from his eyes.
Next, Zhu Pingan fetched a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and wrote a letter to Eunuch Chen Hong Chen, who was far away in Suzhou:
Eunuch Chen personally: this official has seized a villain in Jingnan who fraudulently claimed to be the righteous son of your honour. This person fraudulently pretends to be Chen Gong’s son, in the name of Chen Gong, outside the power to deceive people, trickery, cheating thousands of silver and antiques and paintings; roaming to Jingnan, illegal forced Jingnan post house, smashed the post house door, whipped the post house magistrate; with one silver forcibly seized the people’s Liu Qi’s ancestor pearl valued at 1,000 taels of silver; sent to break into the Jingnan magistrate’s office, disrupting the public hall …….
When I lived in the capital, I heard that Chen Gong was impartial and law-abiding, did not commit any offence, and strictly disciplined his subordinates. If he was Chen Gong’s righteous son, he would be like Chen Gong, who had a high morale and was loyal to his duties, and would not be delayed in doing his duties, but would be diligent in touting around and deceiving, bullying, and forcibly taking from the people. Therefore, this official concludes that this villain is a fraudulent impersonation of Chen Gong’s son. In addition to compensating the victims, I will confiscate the stolen goods in accordance with the law. Among the stolen goods, there are 1,000 taels of Taicang official silver and a jar of pearls, which I ask Duke Chen to pass on to His Majesty. Because this criminal has been around to tarnish the reputation of His Excellency, he is really detestable and killable! He is hereby remanded to His Excellency Chen for severe punishment!
The autumn air is getting cooler, hope to nourish the mind.
——– Jingnan governor Zhu Pingan Jiajing thirty one years autumn.
After writing, Zhu Pingan stamped the seal of the Jingnan County Yamen, handed over to Liu Dazhou, and asked him to bring the letter, one thousand taicang official silver, an altar of pearls, and to wait for Duke Qian and his clique to finish the execution, and escorted to the Duke of Chen Hong Chen in Suzhou.
The reason why Zhu Pingan handed over one thousand taicang official silver and a pearl to Chen Hong was that he did not want to cause trouble.
Zhu Pingan is clear in his heart the identity of Eunuch Qian, but also know that Emperor Jiajing is asked to buy Jinbao pearl things.
The 1,000 taels of Taicang official silver as well as one altar of pearls in Eunuch Qian’s gift are obviously public money and official business. If one were to withhold these as well, Chen Hong’s errand of buying Jinbao pearls would certainly be greatly affected, and then he would certainly not be at peace with himself, and would have an excuse to have an attack. However, now they hold the evidence of the offence of the humble eunuch, caught his handle, and the Taicang official silver, pearls sent to Chen Hong, coupled with their own letter, even if Chen Hong is not willing to, there is a fire, but also can only bite his teeth and swallow. Because, he does not account for any reason, if it makes a scene, it will only make him embarrassed.
As for Eunuch Qian’s effort to collect bribes from the 8,600 taels of silver, 1,580 taels of horseshoes, silver, loose silver, deeds and antiques and paintings, etc., Zhu Pingan all smiled. Limited to the county government finance, as well as to the government office to report the reward process is cumbersome and long, Zhu Pingan is worried about the shortage of funds, Eunuch Qian’s these stolen money, just to use to the people of the young and strong bounty.
A few moments later, Eunuch Qian and other people’s board hit finished, Zhu Pingan made the doctor to give them a simple treatment, so as not to inflame their wounds and die on the way, of course, will not give them more treatment, after all, they deserve to die.
Afterwards, Liu Dazhou brought ten magistrates, rented a few carriages, and left Eunuch Qian and the others in the car, escorting them all the way to Suzhou.
