"Stop!" Xu Zhi wiped off the lipstick marks on his face and shouted angrily: "You know where this place is, and you dare to come in and cause trouble? Do you know who I am?!"
"Who are you?" The officials were stunned.
"I am Xu Zhi, the former right-hand minister of the Nanjing Criminal Department of the third rank!" Mr. Xu proudly announced his name.
"Catch him!" Baihu, who was leading the team, glanced at the list in his hand, and found that Mr. Xu was still very high on the list.
"Bold!" Seeing the soldiers rushing towards him with ropes in hand, Xu Zhi said in shock and anger: "Are you rebelling? I am a third-grade minister!"
"Oh, registered, that's useless." Baihu waved his hand, and several strong soldiers pinned Xu Zhi to the ground and tied him up.
Although the Wang Ming Banner cannot affect officials of third rank or above, they are still in office. Those who have become official and are still registered are not among the exceptions. It's just that everyone will retire, and they have to respect each other, so it creates the illusion that they are still third-rank officials after retirement.
"It's a pity that Hai Rui doesn't follow that approach at all. You will be nothing after retirement. I will take it!"
Seeing that even Xu Zhi had been arrested, the Xu family completely lost their spell, and they were arrested one by one like frost beating eggplants.
The officers tied up the people one by one according to the list, and finally found that there were still a few people who had not been caught.
"Where did Xu Long and Xu Chen go?" Zhong Zhenji took the list and asked the Xu family: "There are still two sons!"
The crowd was silent for a while, then someone spoke up: "The two masters were invited by the old master to go to Tuisi Garden to listen to the play, and several of them also went with them."
"Is that so?" Zhong Zhenji nodded and said in a deep voice: "Pack the account books and land deeds into boxes and take them back with the prisoners!"
"I protest!" Xu Zhi was brought to Zhong Zhenji and said angrily: "Zhong Zhenji, you bastard, you ate me"
"Keep your mouth shut." Magistrate Zhong shouted with a dark face, and his subordinate, the head catcher, stuffed a piece of rag into Xu Zhi's mouth.
"Woo, uh" Xu Zhi was speechless.
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Retreat to the Garden of Thoughts, Wanhe Pine Wind Hall.
Xu Jie¡¯s brothers, Xu Long and Xu Chen, came with their son at the invitation, but they didn¡¯t see him in costume or where was the troupe?
"Brother, where did you come from singing?" Xu Chen asked strangely: "Why haven't I seen you put on makeup?"
"I sang Farewell My Concubine." Xu Jie snorted angrily: "You are that Wu Zima."
"Hehe, brother was joking" Xu Chen said sarcastically.
"Who is joking with you?" Xu Jie said with a serious look on his face: "My Xu family is in danger, are you still here acting like nothing? Are you letting lard fool you?"
"Ah?" The two brothers were stunned and said, "With brother here, it won't be like this, right?"
"It's not that, it's not that." Xu Jie sighed and said, "You always think that you can do whatever you want under the banner of me, and that's why you have caused such trouble to the Xu family."
As he spoke, he pointed outside and said, "You have already been sentenced by the governor's office, are you not afraid at all?"
"It's a lie to say I'm not afraid. Why don't I ask you what to do?" Xu Long said with a smile.
"Hide here, don't go out." Xu Jie replied lightly.
"Ah?" All the Xu family members were surprised: "Does it mean that Hai Rui still dares to go to Dongfu to take someone away?"
"Don't talk about Nanchan Temple. If I don't support you here, I will still come in and take people." Xu Jie said with a long sigh: "If that stupid pig Xu Zhi refuses to come, he will become a prisoner sooner or later."
"Ah?" The Xu family was startled again: "He is a third-grade minister, who dares to arrest him!"
"Hai Rui dares." Xu Jie closed his eyes in pain. These idiots have been arrogant under his wings for too long. They didn't realize how serious the Xu family's trouble was this time. What is a minister who has become an official? The elders who reach official positions will be ruined
But Xu Ge was mentally prepared. What he used this time was the 'bitter flesh trick', also known as 'living towards death'. Only by humiliating yourself and suffering all kinds of crimes can you arouse the compassion of the monarchs and ministers in the capital, make the landlords and bureaucrats miserable, save the Xu family, and bring down Hai Rui
It¡¯s just that this process is so ecstatic. It is really unbearable for ordinary people, comparable to eating rice fields together.
??~~
In that room, Niu Mozheng and Niu Qianshi also led people to retreat to Tuisi Garden in the east of the city.
?? Tuisiyuan is the residence of Mr. Xu Ge, and more people come to join in the fun.
But despite his big nostrils, Lao Niu is not that courageous. He really doesn¡¯t dare to break in directly.
??After all, the person living inside is Mr. Xu Ge, who brings order to things and helps the ruling and opposition parties. Moreover, Xu Jie himself is not among the criminals. If he breaks in and takes someone for no reason, he will probably be sprayed to death by the officials in the future.
While I was wandering around, I suddenly heard crazy shouts of joy coming from the west of the city.
"The Xu family has fallen!"
"Shilang Xu has been arrested!"
"The Xu family was ransacked!"
People turned around and saw people running wildly and shouting excitedly all over the world.
"Copy Xu! Copy Xu!"
Good guy, when the nearly a thousand people gathered outside Tuisi Garden heard this, they exploded like firecrackers being lit.
"What are we waiting for, hurry up!"
"Tear down this garden!"
"Yes, bring out Old Turtle Xu!"
People had been surrounding Tuisi Garden for several days, and they were very angry. I heard that the Xu Mansion over at Nanchan Temple has been breached. How can you hold back now?
Immediately, someone picked up bricks from the ground and threw them at the gate of Tuisiyuan. Others brought ladders and prepared to climb over the wall.
"Here, what can we do?" Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the Baihu team led the team and quickly asked Niu Qianshi for instructions.
Niu Mo was also anxiously running around. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and seemed to have realized something.
"Watch carefully, don't let anyone set fire to the garden." He ordered.
"Uh" Baihu was stunned, wondering what kind of order this was. It¡¯s just that arson is not allowed, but then smashing and looting is allowed?
This is what Niu Qianshi means.
"Hai Gong asked him to protect Mr. Xu Ge. If nothing happens in Tuisi Garden, what's the point of protecting him?"
Only when there is a situation that endangers Mr. Xu Ge's safety can we talk about protection.
¡°This way I don¡¯t have to bear such a big responsibility I went in to protect Mr. Xu Ge. Without my protection, Mr. Xu Ge¡¯s life or death would be uncertain!
¡°My old cow is so smart, moo.
So Niu Qianshi ordered the officers and soldiers to stand still and capture only those unruly people who intended to set fire. The rest wanted to throw bricks, throw bricks, and climb the wall, but ignored them.
With the connivance of the officers and soldiers, the people became more and more enthusiastic. After a while, they climbed over the wall and opened the door of the house from the inside.
"Come in!" The people swarmed in and scattered the Xu family servants who tried to stop him.
"Hurry in and protect Mr. Xu Ge!" Niu Qianshi then said sternly: "The old man is in danger, and he will have to walk around without food!"
The officers and soldiers hurriedly swarmed in. Niu Qianshi stayed at the end, with more than ten officers and men, and showed the king's order flag that could be killed first and played later, and the people behind him were not allowed to enter.
If too many people are put in, it will cause a big mess, which is no joke
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