Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

When the group arrived at the county government office, Chen Lang and Sheng Chuliang took the lead and knelt directly at the gate of the government office.

Seeing this, the villagers of Hezhong Village behind him also knelt on the ground.

The guard at the door was so frightened that his soul almost flew out of his body. He hurried forward and asked, "What are you doing?"

After recognizing Sheng Chuliang and Chen Lang, the officer's soul really flew away.

A juren and a scholar knelt in front of these officials!

The officer dared not stand still and immediately knelt on one knee to support him, saying, "Master Sheng, Master Chen, you are all scholars and should know the rules of the yamen. Bringing so many people to the yamen to cause trouble will most likely lead to imprisonment."

"Right now, the envoy and the county magistrate are both in the county government office. If you have any grievances, you can tell them. There's no need to make such a scene. Get up quickly."

Chen Lang said expressionlessly, "I just want to ask, what did Grandpa Zhuzi from Hezhong Village do wrong? Why are they arresting him?"

"My old man is already past the age of knowing his destiny. According to the laws of Dayan, the government has no right to arrest him."

"I am honored to be a scholar of Dayan, and I am well-versed in Dayan laws. Today, I have come to discuss this matter!"

"If Grandpa Zhuzi has truly committed an unforgivable crime, I am willing to bear the punishment for him. But if Grandpa Zhuzi is innocent, I will pursue the matter to the end!"

The officer was helpless and said with a wry smile, "Master Chen, I will go in and report right away."

"The ground is too cold. Would you please get up and wait?"

Chen Lang closed his eyes and ignored him.

The officer sighed, turned around and ran into the yamen.

In the yamen, Grandpa Zhuzi was also kneeling on the ground, accepting the kindness, and sitting upright in the middle hall with a solemn and cold look.

The county magistrate, Fan Cheng, sat on a small stool nearby, looking like a bullied young wife.

The officer arrived at the lobby door and ran into Master Rong who was waiting there.

Upon learning that Chen Lang had brought people to "cause trouble," Master Rong's expression changed slightly. He waved his hand and said, "I understand. You can go down."

He immediately walked into the hall, bowed, and said, "Your Excellency, the Juren Sheng Chuliang, the Xiucai Chen Lang, and nearly a hundred villagers have blocked the gate of the county government office, saying they want to see you."

Hearing this, Fan Cheng was shocked.

He didn't expect that Chen Lang could really gather so many people to cause trouble.

This is good, let's take advantage of today to understand this matter thoroughly to avoid any trouble in the future.

Fan Cheng was about to ask Chen Lang to come in, but Ying Shan sneered and said, "A bunch of unruly people are gathering to cause trouble, and the government is completely indifferent? Are you planning to join forces with these unruly people to rebel against the imperial court?"

"Pass the order down. If these unruly people just stay quietly at the gate of the government office, don't bother with them."

"But if they want to attack the county government office, capture them all!"

Master Rong swallowed and looked at Fan Cheng.

Fan Cheng nodded and said, "Let's do as the envoy says."

Master Rong bowed and retreated.

As a temporary official, Ying Shan did not actually need to supervise the affairs at the county level in person, but he came in person anyway. It seemed that he was dealing with Chen Lang, but in fact he had other intentions.

Chen Lang’s greatest reliance is actually Xiao Yu.

Although the relationship between the two can only be regarded as a friendship between gentlemen on the surface, after Xiao Yu returned to the cabinet, many of the opinions he put forward and the policies he implemented were disguised ways of maintaining the power of merchants.

This is completely different from what the Shilin Party in the cabinet had imagined before.

However, Xiao Yu's reputation was too high to be dealt with in the same way as ordinary businessmen. After discussion, the Shilin Party in the cabinet found Chen Lang as a chess piece.

Although Chen Lang was outstanding in character and learning, it was an indisputable fact that he had done business. Before Xiao Yu returned to the cabinet, he had discussed scriptures and philosophy with Chen Lang for several days.

Perhaps it was during these few days that Xiao Yu, the world-renowned university scholar, was brainwashed by Chen Lang, a scholar born into a merchant family.

In this way, the problem is easily solved.

Change Chen Lang's nationality from Dayan to Northern Liao!

The national hatred between Dayan and Liao was too deep. As a Grand Secretary, Xiao Yu did not promote or guide the students of Dayan, but sat and discussed with the Liao dogs. This was an act of forgetting one's roots!

The cabinet of Dayan will never allow such people to control power.

At that time, all Xiao Yu could do was to retire in disgrace.

Even dying to show one's determination.

Moving to Xiaoyu and purging the cabinet are both enormous achievements, and Yingshan would never give such an opportunity to others.

However, although the evidence has been almost assembled, it still lacks some strength.

After all, in order to completely transform Chen Lang into a Liao citizen, the testimony of his adoptive parents alone is not enough. Some elderly people with high prestige in the rural areas are also needed to come forward and testify.

"Chen Fusheng, I'm going to ask you one last time: Is Chen Lang a descendant of the Liao people?"

"I have to tell you that the man who served as the county magistrate in Nanhe County twenty-three years ago has been found by the Procuratorate. He personally admitted to changing Chen Lang's nationality and falsifying his age."

"As long as you are willing to tell the truth about what happened back then, I will not pursue any further charges and will release you immediately."

Chen Fusheng is Grandpa Zhuzi’s real name. The highest-ranking official he has ever seen in his life is the village chief. County magistrates only exist in legends.

Now, suddenly facing an official higher than the county magistrate, it would be a lie to say that I am not panicked.

Moreover, at his age, kneeling on the ground, his legs are almost useless.

But no matter how frightened he was in his heart, or how much pain his body was in, facing Ying Shan's relentless pressure, Grandpa Zhuzi's answer never changed.

"Chen Lang might have been picked up by Chen Jiagen and his wife, but he is definitely a Yan person, not a Liao dog."

Ying Shan grabbed the gavel, slammed it hard, and shouted angrily, "Nonsense!"

He also didn't expect that this old man in front of him, whose half body was almost buried in the ground, was so stubborn. Even after being interrogated for so long, he still refused to change his words.

"Chen Fusheng, do you think that because you are old, I dare not torture you?"

"Come here, put on the clamps! I want to see which is harder, the clamps or your fingers!"

Fan Cheng couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately stood up and said, "Sir, Chen Fusheng is over seventy years old. If he is tortured, he may not survive."

"Besides, according to Dayan law, those over seventy years old can be exempted from punishment."

Ying Shan said coldly: "It is not appropriate to use torture, not to exempt!"

"In the Censorate, I have seen too many people like him who take advantage of their age to disregard the law."

"If we don't teach them a lesson, they won't cooperate."

"Besides, it's just a clamp, not a board. It's not a big deal."

After saying this, he looked at the officers in the hall and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Start the torture!"

"Does it mean I have to do it myself?"