Chapter 578

Yu Junting read through a few documents and suddenly felt her mind was in a mess, so she stopped writing. In the past, when she was the County Supervisor, she only looked at Zhang Duo coldly as a bystander. She felt that this person was as stupid as a pig. The Yu family was actually suppressed by such an incompetent idiot, so she felt very indignant.

But now, she was only a substitute prefect, so she felt powerless when faced with some matters. Should Zhang Daoyun and the others be killed? They should be killed! She was also a woman. In the face of the five evildoers who gang-raped her and ruined her reputation, she wished she could hang all of them.

But when things came to a head, that Ye Xiaotian, who she had always looked down on, dared to offend the five nobles, and sentenced them to death by hanging. And she, on the other hand, became their accomplice. Why? Because … … she was not a mountain king, but the head of the family, the pillar of support for thousands of people.

Every time she did something, she had to weigh whether it would harm the interests of the family. She knew very well which side she should choose, to make a family feel despair or offend the five nobles. So, she could only shamefully choose to be a person she despised.

This choice made Yu Junting feel a deep sense of shame, but her reason forced her to do this. Yu Junting sighed, and put down her brush in annoyance. She wanted to go out for a walk, but just as she got up, she heard Dai Tongzhi anxiously shouting, "County Supervisor, something happened! County Supervisor … … Aiyo! "

Dai Tongzhi walked too quickly, and when he reached the door, he turned around and entered. He couldn't stop himself in time, and his shoulder heavily hit the door frame. With a "boom", the roof shook, and a lot of dust scattered. Yu Junting squinted her eyes and took two steps back, and said in confusion, "Why is Dai Tongzhi so flustered?"

Dai Chonghua panted, "Ye … … Ye … … Ye Xiaotian … …"

Yu Junting's pretty face tightened, and she asked, "How is Ye Xiaotian? Did Zhang Yuhan and the others beat him up? "

As Yu Jun Ting said this, anger appeared on her face. She knew very well that since Ye Xiao Tian was unwilling to let go, the five nobles, who had always been domineering and had the advantage of 'law and reason', would definitely not swallow this insult and humiliation. It was one thing to snatch the person away, but how could they beat up an official?

Looking at Dai Tongzhi's appearance, he was afraid that they had not beaten him lightly. You have to look at the owner before beating a dog. Now that I am in charge of the Tongren Prefecture, they actually dare to beat up my subordinates without any scruples? Yu Jun Ting's willowy eyebrows immediately straightened, and a layer of killing intent enveloped her almond-shaped eyes.

Dai, Dai Chonghua said, "No … …! It's Ye Xiaotian, Ye Xiaotian! This madman killed Zhang … Zhang Daoyun and the other four! Heads are rolling everywhere, blood is splashing all over the torture chamber! "

"Ah?"

Yu Junting's small mouth suddenly opened, forming a small and exquisite "O" shape. Her pair of inverted eyebrows slightly drooped down, following the shocked expression on her face, forming an upside-down "8". It looked extremely ridiculous.

… …

An old man, supported by his son, staggered out of the magistrate's office. He was the third person to file a complaint today. Seeing that their cases could not be tried today, Ye Xiaotian took their complaints and ordered them to leave for the time being.

As they were about to leave, they saw Imperial Judge Ye bringing the five young thugs from the previous case into the courtyard and chased them down. They had never seen such a bloody scene before, so they fled in panic.

As soon as they escaped, the people who were about to silently disperse heard about what happened in the interrogation hall. At first, the commoners were stunned. Someone was the first to let out a cheer, and soon after, the cheers were like the roar of a mountain or a tsunami.

The nobles who were huddled in a corner to listen to the news looked at each other, shocked and angry, but could not say a word. The people cheered for a while, but suddenly realized the serious consequences of doing so. Their voices gradually weakened, and the cheers turned into whispers and murmurs.

At this time, Wu Daoyun and the other four had led their subordinates to attack Ye Xiaotian, and the entire magistrate's office was shaken. The people stood outside the door, and saw the petty officials and bailiffs running around in panic. Someone shouted, "Oh no, there's a fight in the interrogation hall. Zhang Tu She has surrounded the main hall, and wants to kill everyone in the interrogation hall. Quickly go and report to the magistrate!"

There was silence in front of the mansion. The people were worried about this good official who was willing to make decisions for the people, but they did not have the courage to stand up. In the Central Plains, in the wealthy areas of Jiangzhe, the people had gradually awakened, and they did not have a strong fear of authority. There were often weavers and workers who attacked the yamen because of unfairness.

In the capital, the people who were used to seeing high officials were even less afraid of them. There was once an old woman walking slowly on the street, and when an official's sedan chair arrived, the guard of honor called for her to make way, but the old woman only glanced back coldly, and continued to walk on her tortoise path, refusing to make way.

The capital was not like the local areas. In the local areas, a seventh-rank magistrate could go out and have a guard of honor, but in the capital, there was no guard of honor at all. To be able to walk in the capital with a guard of honor, one had to be at least a third-rank official, but the old woman did not care.

Could the official give the order to beat an old woman for disrespect? He was afraid that in the blink of an eye, he would be targeted by the imperial censor. The official could only smile bitterly and allow his sedan chair to follow behind the old woman, and only when it reached the intersection did he feel relieved and change directions.

But here, the authority of the chieftain family was deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people. From childhood, the people saw, heard, and experienced an iron law in their hearts: Do not offend the nobles. Now, although the punishment hall was in danger, and their lord was in danger, although there were thousands of people gathered in the yamen, as long as someone raised their arms and everyone was willing to charge, no one could stop them. But everyone chose to remain silent.

Even if there were enough sheep to trample a wolf to death, when their companions were bitten and killed, their only choice was to run away as far as possible while crying out. Sometimes, being righteous and making decisions for the people would not necessarily be rewarded by the people. But Ye Xiaotian was willing to do such a thing because he wanted to live truly and happily, and that was enough!

…

"Quick! Retreat to the main hall! "

Governor Zhang Bin gave a strange cry and ran towards the main hall. One wing of his official hat had already been cut off, leaving only the other half of the peach leaf wing still flashing. If he had not dodged quickly, his head would have been split open by Zhang Yuhan's saber.

Seeing that Zhang Yuhan, Xiang Fu and the rest were leading the servants and servants to charge forward like mad demons, Zhang Bin immediately shouted out loud. Actually, he did not need to shout. Under the fierce attack of the outnumbered people, Ye Xiaotian and the rest were already slowly approaching the main hall.

The five young thugs were all killed in front of their biological fathers. For a moment, the five nobles went crazy. They led their subordinates and charged forward without any regard for their lives. At first, Governor Zhang Bin, the petty officials, the secretaries, and the silk clerks were at a loss and were in a dilemma.

They did not know what to do. Seeing their lord being chased around the courtyard, it was not appropriate for them to stand by and do nothing. Moreover, they really loved this Imperial Judge. Ever since Imperial Judge Ye arrived, they were able to straighten up their chests and act as human beings. However, they did not have the courage to go against a group of local villagers and headmen.

But after the two officials were mercilessly hacked to death by Zhang Yuhan and the rest, they did not have to worry anymore. This was because the order given by the five crazy nobles was' Kill everyone in the interrogation hall! ' They were all subordinates of the interrogation hall. Zhang Daoyun and the rest did not know if they were 'accomplices'. Even if they knew, they would still kill them to vent their anger.

Under such circumstances, they had no other choice but to stand on Ye Xiaotian's side and fight against the five crazy nobles and their many subordinates. But firstly, the other party had more people. Secondly, most of the officials used water and fire rods instead of swords and spears. They were at a disadvantage in terms of weapons and retreated step by step.

"Bang!"

The door of the main hall was slammed shut. Luckily, this was the main hall and the door was thick and heavy. It creaked noisily from the people outside, but it still held up for a while. Ye Xiaotian also personally joined the battle. But as soon as he made his move, a few Miao guards rushed in front of him and surrounded him. Therefore, Ye Xiaotian was not injured at all.

There were no windows on the left and right sides of the main hall. There were only doors at the front and back. After the crowd retreated into the main hall, they blocked the front and back doors. Those fences and drum stands were taken down by some bare-handed officials and used as weapons. Ye Xiaotian's heavy case was also carried over and blocked the door.

Suddenly, a hole was smashed on the triangular window of the front door, revealing Zhang Yuhan's ferocious face. "Kill your way in! Whoever kills Ye Xiaotian, I will grant him land and children. I will make him a headman! "

"Kill! Kill them all! One life is worth five hundred taels of silver. Kill them all! "Father Wu also appeared at the window with a saber in his hand. He roared angrily towards the inside.

"Ah!"

Before Father Wu could shout, Hua Yunfei snatched a water fire root and threw it like a javelin. The tip of the stick hit Father Wu's head. Father Wu's eyes rolled back and he fell to the ground with a thud. He fainted immediately. Zhang Yuhan was so frightened that he quickly shrunk his head and shouted, "Release the arrows, release the arrows!"

These bastards' attendants actually had bows and arrows. Zhang Yuhan dodged to the side, and immediately a few archers jumped out and shot through the broken window. Immediately, two unprepared officials were hit by the arrows. Fortunately, the arrows were not accurate. Of these two people, one was hit in the shoulder, and the other only had a scratch on his cheek.

"Milord, what should we do? What should we do?"

Zhang Bin was so anxious that he was pacing around like an ant on a hot pan. Ye Xiaotian's heart was also thumping madly. He knew very well that once the five villains left the Torture Chamber, they would be out of his control. Out of righteous indignation, his only choice was to execute them immediately.

He also knew that this would definitely anger the five influential officials. However, he thought that they would bear a grudge and use all kinds of methods to retaliate against him. He didn't expect them to be so domineering. They actually pretended to be bandits and directly shouted that they would slaughter the interrogation hall.

"This kind of behavior is simply unheard of. If it was in the Central Plains …"

Hai! What was the point of thinking about this at this time? This was Guizhou, the world of the chieftains. What kind of strange things couldn't happen? Ye Xiaotian shook his head and shook off his chaotic thoughts. He said in a deep voice, "Now there is no other plan. We can only defend the hall with our lives! I don't believe that County Supervisor Yu will sit by and watch them destroy this place. "

Hua Yunfei rushed in front of Ye Xiaotian and said, "Big Brother, let me protect you and rush out!"

Ye Xiaotian shook his head and said, "There are too many of them. We can't rush out. We have no other choice but to defend with our lives!"

Ye Xiaotian and Yu Junting had interacted a few times. He knew that this woman had a strong personality. Even if she had the intention to kill him now, she wouldn't sit by and watch the five influential officials really destroy the interrogation hall and kill everyone in it. She was the one overseeing Tongren Province now. Doing this was equivalent to slapping her face.

Therefore, Ye Xiaotian could only hope that Yu Junting would interfere. As for the consequences of killing people, he didn't think about it at that time. Why should he think about it now? He only knew that he had killed to his heart's content just now! Everyone would die one day. Rather than living in grievance, it was better to die a happy death.

"Defending with our lives is equivalent to County Supervisor Yu interfering!"

Hope sprouted in everyone's hearts and they immediately started to defend. Seeing that the arrows were effective, Zhang Daoyun planned to use the broken window as an opening to kill her way into the interrogation hall. Therefore, she immediately gathered all the archers and released arrows from the window. However, a plaque suddenly appeared at the window and blocked it. Tuk, tuk, tuk. Three arrows were nailed to the plaque.

There were four words on the plaque: "Mirror of Eminence!"