Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three Shotguns for Cannons
It was also Xue Xiaoren who was unlucky. He relied on his poor family and had no business to do so, so he was idle all day long, staying in the teahouse and gambling house in the county town, asking for food and helping him.
That day he was having breakfast in a teahouse on Xitang Street. When he heard that the county master went to the hall to ask about the case, he hurried over to watch the fun and turned around and bragged with his friends.
He was rushing to Yaqian Street and met Wang Bantou and his party.
This kind of gang is familiar with you, so Xue Xiaoren said hello to Wang Bantou and said, "Good morning, prince, where are you doing business?"
Although Wang Bantou is like a dog in the yamen, his status in the county is not low at all. He is equivalent to a person who must be respected by both black and white.
He was rushing to the road with a frown when he heard someone ask him, looking at him with a greasy and powdery face. He asked, "Who are you?"
I thought I happened to meet such a guy, so I asked him if he knew where Xue Xiaoren was.
Xue Xiaoren didn't expect Wang Banto to be able to make trouble. He heard his questioning and felt a little bit weaker. He quickly stepped up and said with a shy face: "You are so noble, you are so lucky. Xiao Ke Xue Xiaoren, we were having a drink together in Cuihualou last time."
"Oh, is that?" Wang Bantu responded casually, then glared and said, "What did you think your name is?"
"Xue Xiaoren? It's not a despicable villain, but Xiaoren who 'knows benevolent and righteous'..."
"I care what kind of villain you are." Wang Ban'tou winked at the constable behind him.
The constable stepped forward without hesitation and clamped him from left and right.
"I'll ask you, did you report the case of Chu Liuxiang connecting to the Japanese?" Wang Bantu asked him with a grim smile.
"Yes, yes..." Xue Xiaoren felt something was wrong and wanted to retreat, but was captured by two constables with their grasping hands. How could he move? "What's wrong? Prince, why are you arresting me?"
"What are you not doing?" Wang Bantou laughed loudly and said, "It's really easy to get it, take it back!"
The two constables were indescribable and took Xue Xiaoren back to the county government office like a pocket, and threw him in front of the master's hall.
After finding out, Mr. Zhao suddenly slapped the arbor and shouted: "Xue Xiaoren, what evidence do you have to sue Chu Liuxiang to connect with the Japanese?"
"Go back to my parents? The villain has the betrothal gift list he has given as evidence. He, a poor old man from Shandong, disappeared for a year and got rich overnight. Didn't he make so much money by connecting to the Japanese?" Xue Xiaoren quickly leaned over and replied. He was hanging around in the county all day long. When he saw officials, he was much better than ordinary people.
"However? Zheng Ruozeng, a gentry in this county, was entrusted by the Jiangnan Group to testify for Chu Liuxiang? He is a hero who resisted the Japanese, not a traitor who communicated with the Japanese. What do you say?" Zhao Erye asked coldly:
"The heroes who fight against the Japanese cannot make that much money." Xue Xiaoren naturally has to be stubborn.
"Don't be self-righteous? Open your dog's eyes and take a look!" Mr. Zhao said, and the yamen runners put a salary note from Jiangnan Group in front of him.
Xue Xiaoren widened his eyes and saw that Jiangnan Group paid Chu Liuxiang a total of 350 taels of silver for the whole year of Longqing. He was so shocked that he couldn't stop talking for a long time.
"Phoa, disgusting!"
"False accusation!"
"Sit on the wrong side!" The people who were watching the fun started to yell indignation. After the hero cleared his grievances, the highlight was naturally to catch the bad guys.
With a 'bang', Master Zhao Erbing shot the arson again and shouted majestic:
"Ye Xue Xiaoren? Are you a scholar? You should know that you falsely accused him of being punished for his crime!"
The so-called "false accusation" is to punish false accusers on the charge of false accusations. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, my country has had the springs of severe punishment of false accusations in all dynasties to eliminate evil spirits and promote the customs of the people. The country is naturally no exception.
Xue Xiaoren was so scared that he was shocked, but since he dared to report it, he certainly considered how to escape if it failed.
He quickly kowtowed like pounding garlic and shouted at the sky: "Old parents, the villain is just a enthusiastic citizen who hates the Japanese pirates. He reports it purely out of anger and has no intention of false accusation! At most, it can only be considered "false"..."
The so-called "accusation is false" means that accusing others of false crimes is not intentional, and it is not considered false accusation. Although it also requires punishment, it is much lighter than false accusation. It is basically the degree of self-punishment of three cups.
"You said you were not intentional?" Zhao Shouzheng smiled evilly, and he was shocked again when he saw it.
"Yes, it's definitely not intentional." Xue Xiaoren quickly cleared her head: "I have no grudges with Zhuangshi Chu in the past and have no grudges recently. What are the benefits of false accusing him?"
Zhao Shouzheng sneered and said, "Of course you have good things, because you have sex with Chu Liuxiang's wife who has not crossed the door and become a rape!"
"Wow..." The people were in an uproar, and they were happy to hear it. Oh no, and they immediately cursed the adulterer, rag shoes, and stinky straw shoes, which hit him like raindrops.
"Unforgive, unforgive!" Xue Xiaoren twisted his body and dodged, and shouted loudly. "We are just pure cousin relationships."
"You dare to argue!" Mr. Zhao slapped the table and shouted: "Bring a witness!"
The yamen runner brought the old scholar Wang up there.
"Uncle..." Xue Xiaoren was still holding the last trace of luck. It is said that family scandals should not be made public, not to mention that his uncle was so poor that he had only one face left.
"Bah, I don't have you, my nephew!" Unexpectedly, Old Xiucai Wang swung his crutch and beat him, looking furious, just as if he had just learned that his daughter had a leg with his nephew.
"You beast, you dare to seduce your cousin. Are you still human? I'm going to beat you!" Old Wang beat Xue Xiaoren with a crutch. If it weren't for the yamen runners holding him back, they would have to open it for him.
"Uncle, are you confused?" Xue Xiaoren was shocked, wondering what was wrong with this old guy.
"That evil has been brought to you, and it's useless to deny it!" Wang Lao Xiucai said as he kowtowed to the master, and said in tears: "Students are not good at teaching girls, they are not strict in their family, they are guilty! The dog girl knows that she is ashamed of Chu Yingxiong and has hanged herself. She also asks her parents to severely punish the evil beast that killed my daughter!"
"Uh..." Mr. Zhao was stunned. He didn't expect it to be so tragic. He thought to himself that it was just a torn shoe? What a big deal? As for? Who hasn't done it, this county will not blame him...
"Your daughter is dead?" Zhao Shouzheng asked quietly.
"This... Fortunately, I saved it in time..." Wang Lao Xiucai said in a voice like a mosquito: "I'll save a dog's life."
Actually, Old Xiucai Wang didn't want to do this, but how could he bear the pressure from Jiangnan Group? Zheng Ruozeng didn't have to come forward and ask someone to tell him something, so he had to do it obediently. Otherwise, his whole family wouldn't want to stay in Kunshan.
"Oh, that's fine, that's fine." Zhao Shouzheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Mr. Zhao asked Old Scholar Wang to retreat for the time being, and then slapped the gavel hard with a "slap".
"You may not be able to come here to avoid the pain of flesh and blood!"
The yamen runners on both sides quickly took water and fire sticks to the ground, making a creepy tick sound.
Xue Xiaoren completely lost the curse and knew that he would be beaten if he refused. He was not even a scholar, so the county magistrate could naturally beat him as he wanted.
He had no choice but to admit it all, and he didn't want to lose his cousin's free**, and he also planned to make money from the Chu family... According to the law, the complainant could get half of the robbery... and then falsely accused Chu Liuxiang of the passing of the Japanese, and then he was dejected and signed and stamped amid the scolding of the people.
"Silent and quiet!" Mr. Zhao patted the agglomeration, calming the people, and then pronounced the verdict in court.
"According to the "Da Ming Law", anyone who falsely accused accused of a person being beaten will be added to the second level of false crime; one who is liberated or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughtered or a slaughter
Mr. Zhao recited the law fluently, and then said in a deep voice: "Therefore, this county ruled that Xue Xiaoren was forced to run 100 feet, travel 3,000 miles, and work for three more years!"
Xue Xiaoren immediately collapsed on the ground. Okay, this is not just the bitterness of flesh and blood. One hundred sticks were beaten down, and it was a big deal to say whether the skin and flesh were still there?
"Chu Liuxiang was found to be falsely accused, and was released without accusation in court. He was given a plaque of 'Anti-Japanese Artillery King' to commend his merits!" Zhao Shouzheng looked at Chu Liuxiang kindly and said, "In addition, because Xue Xiaoren committed adultery first, he falsely accused the disaster, and let your marriage be ruined. He was wronged and imprisoned for more than a month. He confiscated his property and paid all the compensation to you. Let's talk about comforting you."
"Ahh..." Chu Liuxiang opened his mouth wide, so excited that he didn't know what to say.
"What, silly boy, why don't you kowtow to Master Qingtian?" Zheng Ruozeng laughed and poked him with a crutch.
"Oh, the grass people thanked Master Qingtian for his kindness!" Chu Liuxiang quickly knelt down and kowtowed hard.
Seeing that Mr. Zhao was so crisp in handling the case, the people were very pleased, and they all shouted: "Master Qingtian!"
"Don't say that, don't say that, I'm not doing enough..." Mr. Zhao was fake and humble, and felt that he was about to be drifty. "Master Qingtian" was definitely among the top three of what he wanted to hear most in his life.
"Continue, it's nothing to do." Seeing that he was about to twist his posture again in his seat, Wu Chengen quickly reminded in a low voice.
"Oh." Zhao Shouzheng came to his senses and then asked Chu Liuxiang: "Do you need this official to help you terminate the engagement with the Wang family?"
"Relieve!" Chu Liuxiang immediately blushed and said, "I don't have a cuckold!"
"Hey, you haven't gotten married yet, and you're not too green to your head." Zhao Shouzheng waved his hand to comfort him, and then said to the Wang Xiucai: "When you go back, return the Geng Tie Blessings, and add another generous gift to apologize. Have you heard it?"
"I heard it, I heard it." Wang Xiucai nodded quickly, and secretly complained in his heart. He completely compensated, and he made a big splash.
"Don't be sad either. This is a good thing. It's better than just getting married before you find out. Besides, a real man has no wives. After today, with your reputation as the King of Kunshan Cannon, the matchmaker will definitely break through the threshold of your family!" Zhao Shouzheng comforted Chu Liuxiang again.
"Hey." Chu Liuxiang nodded repeatedly, naturally saying what was.
"Since my parents say this, I will be shameless and intercepted." Zheng Ruozeng suddenly interrupted and smiled: "Don't look at my age, there is still a girl waiting to be named after her. Although she is not from the main house, she loves treasures and has a reasonable personality. I wonder if I can dare to ask my parents to be a matchmaker and say she is Zhuangshi Chu."
"Haha, the cannon king changed the cannon, I think it's okay!" Zhao Shouzheng was overjoyed when he heard this and slapped the table and said, "It's settled, I'll leave!"
Chapter completed!