Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 136 Punishment

Ruan Qingqing was stunned by the series of news.

She never thought that the misfortune she suffered was caused by such a ridiculous reason. But when she thought about the nature of these playboys, it seemed that everything was reasonable.

But if she only let them see blood, she was afraid that they would become mortal enemies in the future. Unless their family did not stay here or these dandy officials did not take office here. Both of these were impossible for the time being.

There is a saying that there is only a thief who steals for a thousand days, but there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

If she wants to farm in peace in the future, she still has to think of a proper way to deal with this matter.

So when Zhou Zheng was interrogating Fu Yuanhao and others, Ruan Qingqing also followed Ruan Wantie to watch.

The interrogation process did not take much effort. Ruan Qingqing suffered an unprovoked disaster because of Yuan Pingzhang and others. Although he later helped Ruan Qingqing return safely, his motives were bad and the impact was extremely bad.

"The ten guards who besieged Ruan Qingqing offended the official's family. They will be beaten with thirty sticks to serve as a warning to others!"

Zhou Zheng's eyes suddenly narrowed sharply, "Since you have so much free time and energy to bully a little girl, you must be good at fighting barbarians! In this case, go to Xiyu Pass and show your prowess! As for whether you can come back, it depends on your luck on the battlefield!"

Yuan Pingzhang was immediately displeased when he heard this. "Zhou Zheng, we are convinced by your beating of them, but why are you throwing them into the military camp? They are guards of my Yuan family, not guards of your Zhou family!"

"They broke the law knowingly! If everyone follows their example, how can the relatives of the officials of Yunqing State live in peace? I have shown leniency by not letting them lose their heads! Also, who allowed you, an eighth-rank county magistrate, to call me by my name?"

Zhou Zheng was full of energy and confronted them one by one.

"you!"

"Come here, County Magistrate Yuan is disrespectful to his superiors and defies the law. Give him twenty lashes of the cane first, so that he will know what respects the law and what disrespects it!"

Zhou Zheng gave the order in a deep voice. Immediately, someone pressed him down on the bench and started beating him.

"And you, as the parents of the country, broke the law knowingly! First, you used the trick of kicking the stick to oppress the people and deprive them of their benefits. After being stopped by me, you did not repent but threatened and robbed those who kindly warned you to be careful of your mistakes. You deserve to be killed for your actions!

What a bunch of ruthless people! Have you forgotten how the rewards you received during the autumn harvest came from? Without Miss Ruan's idea of ​​planting green manure to fertilize the land, would you have been able to have a high yield? Would you have been able to achieve political achievements? Would you have been rewarded by the emperor?

Considering that you later found Miss Ruan, you can be spared the death penalty, but you can’t escape the punishment of life. Each of you will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane! Although Fu Yuanhao did not participate, he did not try to stop it either. Ten strokes of the cane will be used as punishment! "

"Zhou Zheng, I don't accept it! We are officials of high rank after all. Why do you have the power to decide life and death? The final decision on whether to beat or kill should be made by the Ministry of Justice!"

Shen Zhizui yelled on the spot.

"Inspector Shen was disrespectful to his superiors and defied the law, so he will be given another twenty lashes of the cane!" Zhou Zheng announced coldly without any room for doubt.

"We don't accept it! You are overstepping your authority!" Wang Sibo and others who were controlled complained angrily.

"Then I'll let you guys know what I have in my hand." Zhou Zheng took out a golden token with an expressionless face, as if he were present in person.

"The Emperor gave me this token when I left Beijing. It will be used to reward and punish the emperor and the court when necessary. What else do you have to say?"

Wang Sibo and others were stunned, and even Fu Yuanhao was no exception.

This is equivalent to Zhou Zheng being a local emperor in Jiangxia, Jianghuai and Lulin!

The emperor actually trusts him to this extent?

However, apart from Shen Zhizui and Zhang Qiuming, who were from military families and had some background, the others were only concerned with eating, drinking and having fun. How could their bodies withstand thirty beatings? If they were really beaten with thirty beatings, they would be disabled even if they didn't die.

Thinking of this, Wang Sibo requested: "Master Zhou, please give us a lighter punishment because we have no intention of murdering her and just wanted to scare Miss Ruan! What happened later was really an accident."

Fu Yuanhao also pleaded: "Master Zhou, please give us a lighter punishment because we made timely repairs and did not cause irreparable harm to Miss Ruan. These thirty or fifty strokes of the cane will really cost us all our lives!"

"When you sent people to rob Miss Ruan, why didn't you think about the possibility of taking her life? Miss Ruan is not in serious trouble not because you showed mercy, but because she was lucky!"

Seeing that Zhou Zheng was really determined to beat them regardless of life or death, Yuan Pingzhang and others became scared and begged for mercy.

Zhou Zheng ignored them all.

When Fu Yuanhao and others were also pressed on the bench to start the fight, Ruan Qingqing stood up.

"Wait a minute, Lord Zhou, can you allow me to say a few words?"

Zhou Zheng heard this, and the hard lines on his face softened. "As the victim, feel free to tell me what you want to say. Even if you are dissatisfied with the punishment, you can also tell me your request."

"Master Zhou, let me make a bold statement. Instead of beating Master Fu and the others, it would be better to let them work on the farm with us. Perhaps only by experiencing the hardships of ordinary people like us firsthand, they will understand us better and be good parents to us."

Ruan Qingqing spoke up.

"How long do you think they farm?"

"Since Lord Zhou has just sentenced some of you to be beaten with ten, thirty or fifty sticks, why not replace them with working in the fields for one month, three months or five months," Ruan Qingqing suggested.

Zhou Zheng frowned and thought for a while before letting go.

"Alright! For Miss Ruan's sake, I'll replace the beating with farming. Caesar, you send someone to supervise, not a day less! If you dare to be lazy, the punishment will be doubled!"

Zhou Zheng made the final decision.

Fu Yuanhao and the others breathed a sigh of relief, finally escaping the disaster. Yuan Pingzhang and Shen Zhizui even wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads. Wang Sibo and the others might be either dead or disabled, and if the two of them were to be beaten with fifty boards, they would really lose their lives.

The two men looked at Ruan Qingqing obscurely, feeling very uncomfortable. They didn't expect that in the end it was the little girl they wanted to teach a lesson who begged for mercy for them.

"This is the second time the girl has done you a favor. You may not be so lucky next time!" Zhou Zheng gave a warning and left.

"Thank you, Miss Ruan, for your help in pleading just now!" Fu Yuanhao was the first to thank Ruan Qingqing.

Yuan Pingzhang, Shen Zhizui, Wang Sibo, Zhang Qiuming and Zhao Zhen all stepped forward to express their gratitude and apologize for their previous behavior.

Ruan Qingqing accepted them all without changing her expression.

I hope these tender-skinned young men, no, the officials, can still be so calm after working in the fields for a few days.

She was looking forward to the days ahead.