The days when I fished in Daming

Chapter 237
"Isn't your name Liu Cheng?"

"My lord's eyes are as bright as a torch, and I'm here."

Zheng Xiong asked tentatively, and if he really asked the right person, he continued to ask.

"Then you are Hao Dali!"

"Yes, my lord, Hao Dali, pay my respects to your lord."

Although Zheng Xiong looked immature, but Zheng Xiong was the only one, a third-rank officer plus the title of Marquis, even if the two were a little older, in front of Zheng Xiong, the two of them did not dare to be presumptuous, and looked very respectful.

After asking their names, Zheng Xiong continued to ask.

"Hao Dali, good name, you borrowed money from that Liu Bucheng, right? How much did you borrow? What is it for? What is the interest?"

Although he didn't understand why Zheng Xiong still asked this question, Hao Dali still answered truthfully.

"Returning to my lord's words, I lost money in a gambling shop, and when my head got hot, I borrowed fifty pennies to make up my money, but I lost nothing."

"After returning from the gambling house, within three days, he came to ask his subordinate to pay back the money. At this time, it has reached seventy guan, and he said that it was so much money."

"I don't have so much money, so I asked for a grace period of two days, but when I came here today, I turned it up to a hundred."

"Now I can't afford to pay even more, so I reasoned with him, but I didn't expect him to take the house and fields when he said he wouldn't pay."

"But I only borrowed 50 taels. Now, after a few days, it has doubled. The house and field add up to hundreds of taels, but he wants to use the little money he borrowed from me to take back my house and field."

"I couldn't agree on the interest, and I didn't want to use the house and land to pay off the debt, so he dragged me to see the official."

"I know I'm in the wrong, and I'm willing to return the money, but I have to give me a few days to raise money, and the interest rate can't go up any more. I really can't afford to pay any more. I hope you will forgive me and put it in the next life. I am very grateful."

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed to Zheng Xiong.

Looking at Hao Dali, Zheng Xiong sighed regretfully.

"If I had known today why would I have given you time to raise money, can you guarantee that you will not gamble again? If not, your house and fields will still be gone sooner or later, so what's the use of it?"

Seeing that Zheng Xiong seemed to be relieved, Hao Dali quickly assured him.

"I won't gamble anymore. I swear to you that I will die if I gamble again."

The oath of the poisonous dog is like a joke. It is forced by the situation to be able to repent today, or there is no other way to think about it after losing, and it can only be stopped for two days.

But waiting for the future, with some spare money on hand, I can't bear it anymore.

I am used to making quick money and going sideways, with the feeling of making a big fortune with a small amount, so I will not live a stable life honestly and earn a little money every day.

This cycle goes on and on until it is beyond redemption.

Zheng Xiong shook his head, ignored Hao Dali, but looked at Liu Bucheng.

"Liu Bucheng, you lend him the money, do you know what he is going to do?"

Liu Bucheng smiled complacently.

"I know, why don't you just go to gamble, the gambling shop is opened by my father, if he wants to borrow it, he can lend it to him! Anyway, I can't run away."

Well, he is really not afraid of things, with a confident appearance, which made Zheng Xiong look at the judge and asked.

"What is the crime of gambling, and what is the crime of setting up a gambling house?"

Tong San replied to Zheng Xiong in a low voice.

"Returning to your lord, people don't raise people, officials don't punish them, and if they are caught, they usually just hit the board and settle the matter. The two are the same."

Well, playing the board probably depends on the person playing. It can't be said that it is useless, it is completely useless.

These people will not have a long memory if their families are not destroyed.

"How many arrests are there in our Yingtian Mansion?"

Although he didn't understand why Zheng Xiong asked such a question, Tong San still replied honestly.

"In terms of the quick hands of the arresting class alone, if you don't count the third class of yamen servants, there are about 200 people. Now it's getting late, and they should all be back."

There are only 200 arrests in the tens of millions of Nanjing City, and there are no one. Fortunately, Yingtianfu is the capital, so there is no need to worry about defense work.

There are so many people, barely enough.

"You call those who can come, and the government will be useful later."

"Obey, I'll do it now, sir."

After ordering the general judge, Zheng Xiong didn't speak, and quietly closed his eyes to rest his mind.

Seeing Zheng Xiong's appearance, the two people in the audience were also heartbroken. They didn't understand Zheng Xiong's intention of letting the two of them kneel on the ground without saying anything.

After an unknown amount of time, Tong San walked to Zheng Xiong's side.

"My lord, there are about 100 people who are waiting for orders, and they can leave only after your lord's order."

Hearing Tong San's words, Zheng Xiong nodded, then opened his eyes suddenly, and said to Hao Dali.

"Hao Dali, where did you gamble, bring me over to have a look."

He didn't understand what Zheng Xiong meant, but Hao Dali didn't bother, he just watched it if he wanted to, since he didn't have money to gamble anyway.

"Yes, I will show you the way here."

Zheng Xiong accompanied Hao Dali out of Yingtian Mansion's yamen, there were hundreds of police officers at the door, with a pair of iron rulers in their hands.

The iron ruler, also known as "pen holder fork", is shaped like a cylinder, a round corrugated, or a ruler. The four sides are not sunken, the top is thick and the bottom is thin, and there are upward branches on both sides or no upward branches on both sides. It is easy to carry and can be hidden under the forearm.

Although the movement of hundreds of people was cold, it still attracted the attention of many people. Many people stopped to watch, guessing and talking about Ying Tianfu's actions.

Liu Bucheng, who came out after seeing this formation, also sensed something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked cautiously.

"Is your lord going to the casino? I know you well. If your lord is going, please let me know and let my father greet you at the door."

After glancing at Liu Bucheng, Zheng Xiong replied.

"There's no need to greet you, and you don't need to follow along. You can go back to the mansion as soon as you go, and it won't take much time."

"Tongpan, you take Mr. Liu to rest in the government office, so I can entertain you."

"Yes, my lord."

After Zheng Xiong finished speaking, he took people away, and the mighty crowd followed Hao Dali to the destination.

Seeing Zheng Xiong walking away, Tong San said to Liu Bucheng.

"Young Master Liu, don't look, your lord has gone far, please come in, my lord!"

Zheng Xiong made such a big commotion and led so many people to the casino.

Those who come are not kind, and those who are kind don't come, no matter how dull they are, at this moment, they understand what Zheng Xiong is doing, and dare not think about it, so they ask the general judge in a negotiating tone.

"My lord, can I ask my followers to go back and tell my father that the prefect has passed, and let him prepare for the reception?"

The judge didn't say anything, just repeated the action of inviting in.

Seeing this, Liu Bucheng choked without hiding it, understood the seriousness of the matter, and immediately reprimanded him sharply.

"My uncle is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and you know it well, don't you give face to such a trivial matter?"

I'm also wronged, but I let you tip off the news, how can I mess around.

Is it a multiple-choice question to choose your uncle or your own adult? Of course it has to be Zheng Xiong, and I have to make a living under Zheng Xiong's hands!Can't spoil his good deeds.

Seeing that Tongpan was still unmoved, Liu Bucheng could only stomp his feet angrily and point to Tongpan.

"Hmph, you're being cruel, I'll tell my uncle the truth about today's matter, just wait for me."

(End of this chapter)