Chapter 50: Asking the Right Question

The court became a little nervous because of the two adults' very different opinions.

"Master Li, then you mean that their righteous deeds of robbing the family property like this are worthy of praise?" Tong Ju Tie blushed, and he didn't look at the plaintiff and defendant in the hall, but looked at Li Jietui, and his words were already sarcastic.

I knew that this carpenter child loves money, but the carpenter's temperament in his bones made him always do it decently, take the benefits of decent, and do decent things for others, but today he is quite a bit of partiality with a torn face and no regard for it.

How many benefits did the Zhou family give? It is worth his courage to risk being impeached and ruining his career, and he insists on helping.

"The judgment is misunderstood." Li Jietui said, his expression solemn, "What is robbery?" If you don't occupy yourself, you will rob, and if you take back your own, it will not be called robbery. ”

"Your Excellency!" Cao Gui immediately said, "The little one is precisely because the lady's dowry is occupied, so it has to be done." ”

"Is there a witness?" Li Jietui immediately asked.

The startled crackling sound overshadowed Cao Gui's answer.

"The son said that the father had done it, and it was for the sake of wealth, which was regarded as a great rebellion, come on." Master Tong stood up, holding the shocking wood, and his expression could not hide his anger, "Twenty rods, fight out!" ”

The two classes of officials shouted in unison, and they stepped forward with water and fire sticks in a vicious manner.

Lin Jiu and the others gloated and looked at Cao Gui and the others, and the old man in the side hall also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he couldn't see it, he could imagine that shameless Jietui was almost shirtless and robbing by listening to it, this is how many times he has never seen money, is it worth this?

"Wait."

There was another shrill voice in the hall.

"Your Excellency. You have also spoken of the Son and the Father. For the sake of wealth, it is regarded as a great rebellion. What if that's not the case? ”

The general judge looked at the section push, and was almost angry, and shouted over and over again in his heart Carpenter Kid Carpenter Kid.

"How is this not?" He shouted.

As soon as the words came out, he and the Song prefect inside both screamed at the same time.

But it was too late.

"My lord, my lady did not say anything about her father's sins, and she had to fight for wealth, not for wealth, but for morality." Cao Gui, who was held down by the officials, said immediately. "I have witnesses, I have witnesses."

"Witness!" Li Jietui stretched out his hand and grabbed the startling wood, and shouted with a heavy slap.

Lord Tongju looked at the shocked wood that was taken away, and his face turned blue with anger.

This Li Jietui is really crazy!

No matter what you say, in the end, it's a family fight, anyway, what if you hit it back with a conclusion that violates morality! We'll see!

He flicked his sleeves and sat back and looked at it with a cold face.

Witness? Isn't it a battle for money? Lunchang? What the?

Master Cheng frowned and walked out a few steps, and when he saw a woman brought out of the room by the officials, he was suddenly stunned and immediately furious.

Unexpectedly!

"The slave has seen the adult."

The woman came in and knelt down and prostrated herself, saying.

"The slave is the servant of the second lady Cheng, and she came for the second master and his wife."

The second master with an official body naturally can't go to court. The lady would not come, so she was replaced by a servant.

"What are you going to testify?" Li Jietui asked. I was also relieved.

Thankfully, there really are witnesses!

"The lady is not suing her father and the second master, but in fact, she is not suing anyone." The servant woman bowed her head and replied, although she had been taught at home, she was still trembling when she went to church for the first time, but fortunately she could still speak, although she stammered, "It's because of the dowry, the dowry..."

"How's the dowry?" Li Jietui asked.

"The eldest lord said that the lady will not give a dowry when she gets married." The servant woman said.

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was stunned.

I was stunned that I didn't give a dowry, and I was even more stunned that the second master turned out to be a testimony to the eldest master!

The old man in the side hall shivered angrily, and his body was cold.

He knew that the second room was dissatisfied with him, and he didn't care about this, as a parent, he couldn't always be satisfied with everyone, what he had to do was to maintain the balance of the entire family and ensure the glory and future of the family.

He knows that his younger brother is no longer the one who looked at the eldest brother as before, and when he grows up, he has his own selfish desires, which is human nature, and he doesn't think it's weird and understandable.

He knew it, but he didn't know that his brother would do this to him! Is this lust already mad?

Master Cheng stretched out his hand to hold the door frame, his face was pale, his heart was agitated, he wanted to scold loudly and cry loudly.

He knew that they had gone to see this fool, and he guessed that they would say bad things about themselves behind their backs, just say it, break the bones and still have tendons, are you still afraid of being talked about?

It's just that they didn't expect that they didn't just talk, but stabbed themselves fiercely with knives.

He couldn't hear what the people in the lobby were still saying, and he only felt his ears buzzing when he was holding on to the door frame.

What benefits did the Zhou family give them, so that they could make their husband and wife do such a thing!

Crazy, crazy!

Master Cheng clenched his fists and slammed it on the door frame, his pale face turned iron-blue, and the image of Sun Guan worshipping Cheng Jiao Niang appeared in front of him again, but this time, there were two more people next to Sun Guan Zhu, the second master and the second lady....

Is it evil and deceiving? That idiot...

Master Cheng came back to his senses with a wit, this is the idea that only Mrs. Cheng's ignorant woman would come up with! How could he have thought of this!

The questions and answers in the lobby seemed to come to my ears from afar.

“… No dowry? The dowry was left by Cheng Niangzi's mother? ”

“… Yes, it was left by Cheng Niangzi's mother."

"....Lord Mingjian, my lady is not for the money, but for the sake of fame, she married without a dowry, wouldn't the world laugh at her for not having a mother..."

The initial confrontation scene in the lobby had been swept away, and the general judge had stopped talking, but he just sat with a cold face and watched, as the victims of the brawl, Lin Jiu and the others also ignored it, and they also watched dumbfounded, watching Li Jietui and Cao Gui and the servant woman in the second room of the Cheng family answer questions and answers.

In the end, it's still about the dowry.

The prefect of Song in the inner room also had a gloomy face.

He still underestimated Li Jietui's determination, and expressed his attitude in silence. In the case of such a mockery of the general judgment. He still worked hard to achieve his goal.

This carpenter kid is crazy!

"She asked for a dowry and said it was for her mother. So, isn't it for her mother that we don't give her a dowry? ”

A slightly dull male voice came from the hall.

If Master Cheng still has to come forward in person, then he has to come forward in person.

Governor Song sat up straight, ready to get up.

Looking at Master Cheng who walked into the lobby, Li Jie coughed lightly with a straight face.

"Whoever is here, how can they enter the lobby without being summoned," he said.

"Master Li!" The general judge couldn't stand it anymore, and said coldly. "That's pretty much it!"

"Can the rules be abolished?" Li Jie said righteously.

Tong Juan leaned over and raised his eyebrows, and Master Cheng spoke first.

"Sue your lord." He raised his hand and bowed slightly, and said with a solemn expression, "A certain Cheng Nan, the ancestor Yin Rong, Xiping eight years to be gifted." ”

The general judge glanced at Li Jietui and stretched out his hand to please.

"Give Mr. Cheng a seat." He said.

This is also the rule, Li Jietui didn't speak again, and he didn't care about Tong Juan and Master Cheng's eyes that looked at him without concealing his hatred.

Master Cheng sat on a four-legged stool sent by the official in the hall.

The servant of the second lady, who was kneeling on the ground, did not dare to raise her head and tremble.

After all, it was the first time that the brothers turned their eyes to the court since the Cheng family established their ancestors.

Master Cheng didn't look at this servant. Nor did he look at anyone in the hall.

"This lady of my family must be familiar to everyone." He said. "Born stupid, I can't take care of myself, can such a child get married?"

Of course not, because no one will marry.

"Master Cheng, Little Lady Cheng is now fine." Cao Gui said.

"Okay? We don't say today whether the foolish child will be cured, but I will ask today, which of you is willing to marry a person who was once stupid? Master Cheng said, his gaze swept over the people in the hall, "Pat your hearts and think about it." ”

Of course not, wouldn't it be laughed to death, or what if you give birth to a stupid child in the future.

"Master, it's a bit of a matter of course for you to ask like this..."Cao Gui said.

"If you don't ask in court, you can't answer it!" Lord Tongju slapped the shocked Tang Mu and shouted, and after finishing speaking, he glanced at Li Jietui and smiled, "How can the rules be abolished?" ”

Li Jietui smiled and didn't speak, but this smile was a bit far-fetched in the eyes of the judge.

Deserve!

Tong Juan snorted in his heart and looked at Master Cheng.

"Master Cheng, please continue, what do you think about this dowry?" He asked.

Master Cheng didn't continue, but took out a piece of paper from his sleeve.

"Adults, please." He said.

What is it? A small official hurriedly came over to catch it and gave it to the general judge.

When the judgment opened, his expression changed greatly, and he seemed to be a little excited and a little surprised.

"This is the dowry list of Cheng Jiaoniang's mother." Master Cheng continued, "Adults, please take a look. ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand to the others.

"Everybody take a look."

Everybody watching? The people in the hall couldn't help but look at each other, but everyone was curious, I heard that the Cheng family was very rich, and I also heard that the Zhou family's lady was rich when she got married, but the exact list could not be seen by the people, and everyone couldn't help but probe their necks for a while.

Lord Tong Ju was still holding it in his hand, and it seemed that he couldn't pull it out when he saw it, or Li Jietui on the side stretched out his hand and asked for it, but he didn't look as serious as Lord Tong Ju, but just glanced at it and handed it to the clerk next to him with the same expression.

This carpenter child didn't have a gaffe, and the judge pouted in his heart, he could really pretend!

But the others are not as good as Lord Jietui, as the rumors watched, the originally solemn hall became noisy, there were low gaffe exclamations and low discussions, whether they were amazed or not, their expressions had one thing in common, that is, shining eyes.

Seeing the envy and jealousy that comes from the nature of the gold and silver mountains, and the greed that comes from the selfish nature of people.

All this was in the sight of Master Cheng, and he was expressionless.

In the back hall, the prefect of Song, who was already standing by the door, stopped and listened to the discussion outside.

“… That's a lot of money... It's so rich..."

“… That was a few years ago, and now the granges and shops are worth more..."

“… At least 50,000 a year..."

One year! 50,000 times!

Song Governor's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was really rich.

Master Cheng spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you have these dowries, will you marry a fool?" He asked, reaching out and asking the question again.

The clerk holding the paperwork was a little reluctant to hand back the dowry list.

At this moment, when I heard Master Cheng ask this sentence again, the atmosphere in the hall completely changed.

With these dowries? Not to mention marrying a fool, they are willing to die even if they are dead!

Of course, no one really said it in public.

Master Cheng didn't care, smiled, and put the paperwork into his sleeve.

"Wealth is moving." He said, "If there are these dowries, there will be no shortage of people for this daughter of my family, but what are they for?" It's for the money! ”

Master Cheng raised his voice suddenly, which shocked everyone who was in a trance because of the impact of the money.

"For the sake of money, you can marry my daughter, this is not an exaggeration, now there are rich dowries in the city in order to marry daughters, but this daughter of my family is different from ordinary people." He continued, got up from the four-legged stool, walked a few steps in the hall, and swept his gaze over everyone, "She is a fool, a sick child, her mind is not open, she can't take care of herself, such a child, relying on this dowry was asked to marry, may I ask, can I have some sincerity to her!" ”

The people in the hall looked away.

Master Cheng let out a breath and smiled himself.

"Giving birth to such a child is what our Cheng family should have, we can't escape and can't get rid of it, but what about other people's families?" He asked, looking at the people in the hall, "What about the others?" has no relatives and no reason, so she accepted her by relying on wealth, and the water spilled by the daughter who married out, even if we can take care of it for a while, can we still take care of it for a lifetime? Wealth is moving, wealth is also a murder knife, you say, how can I put the dowry out? How can you tell the world that you want to give her such a dowry? That's not good for her, that's forcing her to die! That's why we don't say no, what am I for? Isn't it just to find someone who is not moved by wealth and sincerely wants to marry her? ”

At this point, he took a step forward.

"What's wrong with that?" He raised his voice and shouted, "What's wrong with that? What's wrong with that? ”

Everyone in the hall only felt deafening.

yes, what's wrong with that? That's right.

There is nothing wrong with children walking in the downtown area, but children are walking in the downtown with red gold, that is wrong, and it is the fault of their parents!

Looking at the people in the hall who nodded involuntarily, and then at the slightly pale faces of Cao Gui and the others over there, Master Cheng sighed heavily in his heart.

Fight him! It's not a few years older than you! Eat more salt than you eat! Young man, let's have a long memory!

But Master Cheng's heart was not very happy, winning was winning, but in fact, he was also losing, and the moment he had to step in, he lost.

The dignified parents of the Cheng family lost face because their sons and nephews went to court, not to mention that they had to take out a dowry list, and not revealing their wealth is a precept that has been verified through the ages.

This time, their Cheng family's net worth was exposed, and I don't know how many peeps they attracted!

Master Cheng gritted his teeth and hated it, he was all this fool! And this second room!

This time he will not spare them when he goes back!

Master Cheng's eyes flashed with hatred, and he looked up at the court.

"My lord! Is something wrong? He said in a deep voice.

Both the general judgment and the thrift pushed back to their senses.

"Nope." The judge said, then nodded again, reiterating that he was sure, "No." ”

He reached out and picked up the startling wood, shouting that he was about to take a picture of it.

"Wait." Cao Gui shouted.

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