Chapter 291 Some disappointing words
"Don't worry." Meng Changqing said, "Hong Deyu has been taken into custody, and everyone in the Hong family has been taken into custody. No one will retaliate against you."
Qi Renli was shocked, "Seriously!"
"It really can't be true anymore." Bafang said: "If you are worried, you can go to Hong's house and see what it is like there.
My family arrived at Dazhou Prefecture last night and forced the Dazhou Prefect to lock up Hong Deyu. ”
Qi Renli was even more shocked, "Did the magistrate of Dazhou lock up Mr. Hong?"
When the sufferers heard this, they immediately ran quickly towards Hong's house.
Qi Renli, who was dumbfounded in front of Meng Changqing, quickly reacted, "Mr. Meng, you must not trust the governor of Dazhou. He is colluding with the Hong family. He will catch you while you are here. When you leave, he will turn around." Just let him go.”
"It's impossible." Meng Changqing pointed in the direction of Hong's house, "You should also go and have a look."
Qi Renli was confused and couldn't care less about anything at the moment. He opened his clothes and ran towards Hong's house.
When he reached the door, he understood why it was impossible.
I saw the officials smiling, taking out packages one after another. From the untied part of the packages, I saw that they contained fine gold and silver. Within the courtyard walls, there were sounds of crying, beatings and scoldings. .
This is a robbery of the Hong family.
Now that the situation has become such, it is indeed impossible to release Hong Deyu again.
Qi Renli held the door of Hong's house and stared at it for a long time. Then Meng Changqing came up and asked him: "Master Qi, do you believe it?"
Qi Renli turned to Meng Changqing with a surprised look on his face, "Why is this happening?" He was very puzzled, "Yesterday when Colonel Yang and I went to see the prefect, the prefect blatantly confiscated the writ of petition. Why did he have such an attitude when he went there? Change?”
"Yes." Yang Zheng was even more puzzled than Qi Renli. He had seen Wen's official power before.
Bafang said: "The young master spent an entire night with him before he changed his attitude. The process was not easy."
Bafang originally wanted to elaborate on Meng Changqing's majesty last night, but before he could speak further, Meng Changqing raised his hand to stop him, "There are still many things to do now, so don't gossip."
"Master Qi, where are those victims?"
Qi Renli pointed to the door, "Everyone has gone in, and they are cursing people inside."
"Call them out, I have something to take care of."
"Alas!" Qi Renli entered Hong's house without giving instructions to others. He remembered that when he entered this house before, he had informed everyone that the servants and maids were performing their duties, and the beautiful scenery in the garden was well-proportioned.
Looking back now, all those servants were gathered in a courtyard, guarded by sword-wielding government servants. The valuable flowers and plants in the courtyard were also trampled and destroyed by ignorant people.
With such a change, all the people in the group felt so happy! Yang Zheng had been paying attention to Meng Changqing's expression. Looking at her appearance, he felt something was wrong.
So he stepped forward and asked: "Sir, what are you worried about?"
Meng Changqing sighed, "Many things."
Soon Qi Renli came out with the suffering masters. Several people who had doubts about Meng Changqing just now knelt down in front of Meng Changqing when they walked out the door.
Meng Changqing immediately shifted his position, raised his hand and said: "Fellow fellows, please get up quickly. I have something to say to you. Please find a place to sit down."
Xu Qingshan suggested, "Then go to my house."
"Excuse me, old man, to lead the way."
Xu Qingshan walked a few steps in front, then suddenly turned back, looked at Sister-in-law Qing who had not followed at the end of the crowd, and said: "Sister-in-law Qing, come too."
Everyone arrived at Xu Qingshan's house. The house was still in the same mess as before. The people who came in quickly put various things back into place and cleaned them briefly.
Meng Changqing stopped the old man who was going to boil water, "Don't be busy. What I'm going to say next is important. Everyone, please sit down."
"Everyone, I saw the signs of your fingerprints. Your life has not been easy these years. You have indeed suffered a lot of oppression from the Hong family. Now that his family is in decline, what are your thoughts?"
"What an idea, naturally I am happy!"
"Yes, it's so exciting! I didn't expect that I would be able to see this day before I closed my eyes."
"If you think this way, then what I say next may be a bit disappointing." Meng Changqing said, "The reason why the Hong family fell is not because you successfully appealed your grievances, but because the masters of Futai have feelings for the Hong family. I had a grudge, so I dealt with him
There was a Red Family before, but there is no guarantee that there won’t be another Huang Family or Black Family in the future.
You are weak, and if you don't know how to protect yourselves, someone will definitely come to exploit you. ”
"This..." several old people asked Meng Changqing, "We have no money and no power. If they want to bully us, we can only let them slaughter us. How can we protect ourselves?"
"You can't do it on your own, but you can rely on the government." As soon as Meng Changqing finished speaking, the old man opposite became excited. Meng Changqing waved his hand, "I know, I know you don't trust the Dazhou government, but this time we have to Without the intervention of the Dazhou magistrate, how could the Hong family have fallen so quickly?
Although his original intention was not for you, in the end you will benefit from this, you will not be exploited by the Red Mansion in the future, and your life will be easier. You should thank the prefect. ”
Xu Qingshan couldn't hold back the words in his heart, and said excitedly: "He colluded with the Hong family. Without the connivance from above these years, would the Hong family dare to harm us like this? Are we still grateful to him? If I could see him, I would like to throw a shovel at him. Knock him to death!”
"That's right! If it weren't for the corrupt officials above, the Hong family wouldn't dare to do this."
Meng Changqing allowed them to vent their emotions, hoping to wait for them to calm down a little before reasoning.