Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Xue Ren talked a lot, and finally concluded his statement: "My lord, please make the decision!" After finishing speaking, he still gave me a bitter look, and then said angrily: "Why don't you kneel down, what a shame!"
"I only know how to kneel to the sky and kneel to my parents—why don't you kneel?"
"I'm different from you! My lord, you can see the arrogance of these two people and you will know that what I said is true. Please check it out!"
I looked at the prefect of Luoyang, who had stabilized his mind, and the young prefect said in a deep voice: "What Xue Ren said is the truth? Do you two have an excuse?"
Mu Han said: "No objection, we did hurt him and his subordinates, but the so-called robbing his concubine should be replaced by saving this girl."
Xue Ren's face was relaxed, and he didn't argue at all. Like me, he looked like he was watching a show, probably because he thought he would win, and he was too lazy to say more.So the magistrate asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Mu Han said: "My lord, the key to this case is whether this woman is Mr. Xue's concubine according to the law. It starts with how he got this concubine. Only when the case is over can the case be decided. , we sue Xue Ren for beating Chen Xiucai to death and forcibly robbing a civilian girl."
Xue Ren, who had been silent all this time, finally couldn't help but speak this time: "Hahaha...you are so stupid, the case has already been concluded a few days ago, it was Chen Xiucai who had a dispute with the waiter in the inn, and the waiter took him Beaten to death! As for this woman, of course I bought it from Chen Xiucai, and the deed of sale is included, so why is it against the law!"
Mu Han didn't even look at Xue Ren, and said seriously to the governor: "My lord, this case is closed? You can't be hasty in such a serious case of human life, why don't you re-investigate it again, Your lord?"
"No, there is no need to re-investigate." The magistrate said lightly, Xue Ren immediately smiled triumphantly, and although I wondered why he said that, I still believed that the magistrate was reliable.Sure enough, Xue Ren's laughter came to an abrupt end after the magistrate's words.
"I have already noticed something strange, and I have made a careful investigation in the past few days, and I have found something new. The case was not officially closed a few days ago, and it can be closed today. I just sent people to find Mr. Xue and Mr. Xue. This woman, I don't want Mr. Xue to come here by herself."
"What?" Xue Ren looked disbelieving: "What do you mean?"
The magistrate suddenly slapped the gavel, and shouted: "Xue Ren, do you think you are covering up so well that the official does not know! Although the people were bribed by you, they all said that after you finished the transaction in the inn, he and Xiao Er died in a fight. was beaten to death, and that Xiao Er was bribed by you, and admitted that he did it. But the woman kept saying that you ordered your servants to beat Xiucai to death, and bought her by force. I felt that something was wrong, so I convinced you Xiucai's family opened the coffin for an autopsy, and the traces on the body were clearly caused by many people beating, but the people you bribed all said that Xiucai fought with a young man, you didn't think of this loophole!"
"..." Xue Ren was stunned, still with an unbelievable expression on his face. In fact, it wasn't just Xue Ren who was stunned. I felt that Mu Han and I, as well as that woman, were a little speechless. What was the magistrate talking about? There is an objection, why didn't the autopsy be performed on the spot, but waited until yesterday to open the coffin for an exhaustive inspection, which is clearly unreasonable... However, it is estimated that the process of convicting Xiaoer was even more absurd, anyway, this is the result we want ,enough.
"Zhang Yuting, don't you want to live anymore? Are you able to offend my Xue family?" Xue Ren finally came back to his senses and roared angrily. Ren struggled and said angrily: "My father's teacher is the deputy prime minister!"
"Presumptuous, above the court, you are not allowed to mess around!" The magistrate Zhang Yuting shouted angrily. Xue Renjing finally had a look of despair on his face, as if he understood that Zhang Yuting was deliberately against him. Such an abnormality can only explain We really can't afford it.But soon he calmed down again, and said coldly: "My lord, the little girl has already pleaded guilty, so why do you need to do anything extra, unless you make him change his statement."
"That's natural." Zhang Yuting smiled confidently, and then said: "Come on, go and bring Zhao Zhong up!"
Not long after, a man wearing a prison uniform with a sluggish face was dragged up. Zhang Yuting smiled and said, "Zhao Zhong, who killed Chen Xiucai?"
"It's me—" Zhao Zhong said weakly, Xue Ren looked at Zhang Yuting and smiled provocatively.
Zhang Yuting also smiled, and said lightly: "By the way, there is one thing I haven't told Mr. Xue. Someone filed an appeal this morning, suing you that Xue's family is a family of officials, engaged in business affairs privately, and set up a casino privately. Unauthorized loan sharking, robbing the people's property, and exploiting the common people. The previous incident of private businessmen is not serious, but it is a serious crime to rob people's property, lend usury, and set up a casino privately. The official has sent people to search Xue's house. Finding evidence of extortionate high profits will be enough to punish the Xue family, not to mention the matter of robbing people's property and setting up private casinos is also under investigation, if it is true..."
Now I was finally dumbfounded, big hand, he wouldn't have wanted to run the Xue family long ago, and finally waited for the opportunity of Lu Fan's loss of power, right?
The woman and I were dumbfounded, but Mu Han remained indifferent. At the same time, Xue Ren's face was pale, and he couldn't help kneeling on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, I'm willing to take the death penalty, don't Punish the crimes of my Xue family!"
Zhao Zhong's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said excitedly, "My... my lord, do you really want to punish the Xue family?"
Zhang Yuting smiled and said: "Yes, if everything is verified, I will definitely eliminate harm for the people!"
"Your Excellency is really a good official, the villain can rest assured that the villain was forced to confess, otherwise he would send someone to kill the villain's whole family! Then Chen Xiucai was clearly beaten to death by Xue Ren. You can testify!" Zhao Zhong kowtowed and cried, tears streaming down his face.
"Xue Ren, can you plead guilty?" Zhang Yuting said lazily.
"I admit it, I admit it..." Xue Ren's complexion was ashen, and he collapsed on the ground weakly.
"Okay, according to the "Life" chapter of the Great Qi Law and Xing Law, anyone who murders or makes a conspiracy, beheaded, will be sent to prison, and will be executed at another day. Prepare to be charged!"
The master at the side quickly wrote something, and after a while, he came down to Xue Ren and handed it over.Xue Ren stared blankly for a moment, and said the last harsh words: "You wait, Lu Xianggong will not let you go!" Then he dipped his inkpad and pressed his handprint tremblingly.
Xue Ren has been dragged down, this case is settled, and ours will be handled easily.Saved the woman, no credit or fault; beat the official, because the official bullied others first, oppressed the good, innocent.He left the hall quickly, and walked out under the awe-inspiring eyes of all the yamen servants. After walking a few steps, a yamen servant respectfully said: "My lord is affectionate, let's talk about it in the back hall." So we followed him from a distance. House.
In the blink of an eye, witnessing the loss of a human life and the decline of a family has become a fait accompli, and I am a little bit embarrassed.In fact, other people's affairs have nothing to do with me, and I don't feel sad for them, I just think of the ending of those people in the Red Mansion.So I couldn't help but sighed: "Innocent children in his family will suffer from innocent disasters. It's a pity that those talented women--" I don't know if there are women in their family like Baochai and Daiyu Tanchun who were created by adults. It's a pity to be involved in evil.
"You've been pitying those women for a long time, do you want to find a way to save them?" Mu Han raised his eyebrows.
"No, no... I just said it casually, so I don't bother to care about it." I said hastily.
Mu Han stopped talking, looked past me and said to the woman: "Now that the villain has been eliminated, I wonder what the girl's plans are in the future?"
"I..." The woman I had been ignoring all this time finally spoke weakly, I turned to look at her, she hesitated and said: "The little girl was kidnapped by human teeth since she was a child, she never knew who her parents were, and she has long been homeless." Gui, I wonder if I can serve the two young masters..."
Human traffickers are indeed a problem that is difficult to eradicate from ancient times to the present, how many people have been harmed... If this woman has a mole between her eyebrows, if she becomes my maid, I can't help but name her Xiangling.However, on the way of the parade, it is really a burden to bring a maid who does not know martial arts.
I thought about the reason for the refusal, Mu Han didn't speak, and the woman said sadly: "Your benefactor must have a great background, the little girl can't afford it..."
I hurriedly said: "No, it's just that we have to travel all the way, I'm afraid the girl will be tired. Why don't you just stay with the Governor of Luoyang for the time being, and I will let the magistrate find you a good home."
"..." The woman's expression darkened in an instant, and I began to murmur in my heart. Women in ancient times had too few chances to meet men. The so-called love at first sight is also possible. She won't be really tempted.
So I whispered to Mu Han in a low voice: "Which one of us do you think she will fall in love with?" I found that whispering like this is a good benefit, only in this situation can we get very close.After not seeing her for many days, smelling her breath again, and looking at her fair and beautiful neck, I almost couldn't hold it back.
When I was intoxicated, my arm was pinched suddenly, I almost jumped up, and when I came back to my senses, I couldn't help but giggle when I looked at her who was slightly ashamed and angry.
"Since benefactor said so, let benefactor arrange." A voice came from beside me, I turned my head and saw a little pain and loneliness on her face.Sure enough... I don't know who it will be.But it is impossible for anyone, this woman is miserable... No, if it is Mu Han, it is still possible, then she is my enemy!For a moment, I felt like I was facing a formidable enemy, and looked at her with some vigilance. She looks very good, so she should be regarded as a formidable enemy!
The woman didn't feel my eyes at all, she seemed to be in a trance, and said after a while: "The little girl has been favored by two benefactors, and I don't know the name of her benefactor Gao."
This is when I began to use names——I casually said: "I'm going down to Lin Yuhan—" I looked at Mu Han with a smile, and Mu Han said uncomfortably, "Mu Yan."
Mu Yan?Where did this come from... I approached her again and asked, "Where did this come from?" Mu Han whispered, "It's made up." I smiled and said, "Your name should be Mu Shaoyan, you talk so little, well, maybe The only time you talk less when you are with me..." "Okay, stop talking!"
Being pinched again, I felt pain and happiness, looking back, the woman was obviously speechless by us, I quickly said: "I haven't asked the girl's name yet-ah bah, look at my brain..." I helplessly Um, how can a man ask a woman's name.
"Benefactor has the great grace of saving lives, benefactor asks each other, dare not hide it, little girl Liu Zelan."
"..." I was so happy, I smiled and said: "Zelan is a medicine for warming and dispelling cold, a good name." However, Zelan is also poisonous, so I won't talk about it.
"Really, it's the name of the medicine?" Liu Zelan asked innocently, her eyes sparkled, she was also a charming woman - if she liked Mu Han, wouldn't it be a bit dangerous.I looked into her eyes and thought, but Mu Han's voice suddenly came from my ear: "How do you know that Zelan is a medicine that warms the middle and dispels the cold?"
I turned my head and said with a smile: "Because you like medical skills, I also like it—"
"..." Mu Han was speechless again, I smiled, in terms of thick-skinned, I have reached the pinnacle, but if she keeps not responding, how long can I hold on.
After a short walk, Zhang Yuting arrived at the back house where Zhang Yuting lived, but Zhang Yuting was not in the house, but was waiting in front of the porch.After Liu Zelan settled down first, Mu Han and I were led by him to the living room. After all the servants retreated, Zhang Yuting immediately saluted in a proper manner.
"I'm going to join the princess and attend the son-in-law. The unknown princess's son-in-law came here. I have never greeted him from afar. I hope to forgive the crime." Zhang Yuting knelt down and clasped his fists.
"Brother Zhang, get up quickly, there is no need to be polite." Mu Han hurriedly said, I also called him up, but I was also surprised that he, a foreign minister, actually knew me!
Seeing my puzzled gaze, Zhang Yuting smiled and said, "Don't you remember me, the princess?"
I smiled awkwardly, I can remember a ghost, I am a fake.
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