Chapter 220: Complaint
This day is destined to be an unquiet day.
At the same time when the eldest prince fell from his horse, the shouting drum at the entrance of the imperial capital was beaten by "dong dong", and the palace Yin Shengtang asked, but he complained about the poor control of Fang Weimin, the left servant of the household department, and connived at the children of the family to rob the people's daughter, and caused the tragic death of the woman.
The imperial capital Yin's surname is Zhang Mingxian, who was originally the third prince and had a very good relationship with the Fang family, so after accepting the paper, he sent two yacha to pretend to come to the door to inquire, but in the end, the evidence was insufficient, the plaintiff was really slanderous, and if he messed around again, he would be punished together and other reasons, and the complainant would be beaten out of the yamen.
Who knew that these people were not giving up, and they actually stopped Lord Zhou, the governor of the imperial history, who was returning to the mansion.
On the spacious street, pedestrians were weaving, and two gray-haired old men knelt in front of the carriage tremblingly, holding a piece of complaint in their hands, and exhaling the words "Lord Qingtian is the master of the people".
This situation and this scene make all passers-by feel pity.
If it weren't for the fact that there was really a serious grievance and there was no way to sue, who would stop the sedan chair on the street like this, not to mention the two old men who were almost old.
Zhou Runan hurriedly asked his subordinates to help the two old men up, but he didn't expect the two old men to be very stubborn, and they resolutely refused to get up while holding the paper.
Zhou Runan took the paper, read it carefully, and said kindly: "Old man, if you complain, you should go to the government office." ”
As soon as the two old men heard the government, the swarthy old man's cloudy eyes widened, and his face was angry, and the goosebump-haired old woman hid her face and cried bitterly, muttering in her mouth: "My son, my poor son......"
A passer-by who knew about it next to him bowed down and explained: "My lord, this old man surnamed Cheng has been to the Yamen, but I hate that Lord Yayin was in collusion with the Fang family, not only did he not accept the complaint, but he also beat the old man out. ”
The old man kneeling on the ground had already kowtowed like pounding garlic, "Please make the decision for the grass people, please make the decision for the grass people." ”
The two white heads slammed on the bluestone ground at once, it was so shocking, the dull sound was like knocking on everyone's hearts, making people can't help but be heavy, and can't help but change from heavy to indignant, I can't wait to catch the initiator now, and dismantle it to avenge the old man.
"Old man, please get up." Zhou Runan personally helped the two old men up, "Please rest assured, this official will definitely investigate this matter to the end, if the situation is true, this official will definitely avenge you." ”
"Okay." Passers-by clapped their hands.
The two old men also couldn't help but bend down and salute gratefully, "Thank you, thank you, thank you." ”
So, soon, the rumors that the children of the Fang family robbed the people's daughter and killed her also spread all over the streets and alleys, and the parents of the deceased were driven out with drums and grievances, and the matter of stopping the sedan chair to complain was regarded as a topic of conversation after tea and dinner.
The weak always sympathize with the weak, and the people of the imperial capital sympathize with the family surnamed Cheng one-sidedly, and while expressing their dissatisfaction with the imperial capital Mansion Yin, they praise Lord Yushi Zhou.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the seemingly calm imperial capital finally could no longer maintain the apparent calm on this day.
The news of the market is always the last to reach the ears of those big people, robbing the people's daughters and killing people, these are trivial matters for the third prince Liu Qi, but they are just laughed off.
And when he heard the news, Fang Weimin was in his mansion.
Holding the teacup, with a tone that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he glanced at Fang Weimin, "Lord Fang......"
Fang Weimin stood up in a panic, his skin was fair, he had a long beard, and the face of the national character was much more beautiful than his Wucheng clan brother Fang Fengxiannai, not only looked young, but also had a righteous and awe-inspiring face.
Fang Weimin was a little frightened, he knew that the third prince didn't blame him for his poor discipline, and questioned his ability to do things, but a small villager actually made such a big move, didn't this mean that he was incompetent?
He also secretly beat the drum in his heart, it is said that this matter is easy to handle, give some money to do the matter, if there is someone who does not know each other, then let him shut up forever, but this time, all his methods do not work.
When Zhang Xian sent someone to talk about this matter that day, the entire Fang Mansion didn't take it seriously, who would have thought, those two old immortals were so bold that they actually made a trick to block the street and complain, but they were still looking for his rival Zhou Runan, and when he reacted, he couldn't find those two people anymore when he wanted to seal his mouth, it was really strange, when did Zhou Runan have such a great ability?
He secretly speculated in his heart, but he didn't dare to say these words in front of the three princes, so he had to reply in fear: "Your Highness, it is the lower officials who have no way to control it, and the children in the palace have done such a ridiculous thing, which not only loses the face of the Fang family, but also damages the prestige of His Royal Highness. ”
"It's time for your house to tidy up, although my father's interest has improved a lot recently, and Lao Wu'an has given birth to a little, but it's also a critical time, don't let Lao Wu grab the handle, and make some more trouble to make my father angry."
"Yes, the lower officials will do their best to deal with it."
"Well, there you go."
Although Liu Ji did not continue to beat, Fang Weimin knew that this matter had caused the dissatisfaction of the three princes, and if he didn't deal with it well, he was afraid that it would not be such an understatement.
Fang Weimin, who hurriedly left the house, broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to think about what would happen if he annoyed the third prince.
Fang Weimin left first, and around Liu Qi were his subordinate officials, and one was his teacher, Dong Bojun, a scholar of Longtuge University.
Looking at Fang Weimin's departing figure, Dong Bojun frowned, to be honest, people like Fang Weimin, Dong Bojun is shameless, Nai He himself is the teacher of the third prince, these people just don't want to deal with it.
Looking at his students in front of him, from an ignorant naughty boy to a ruthless young man now, he has mixed feelings in his heart, with all the ups and downs, and after more than 20 years of companionship, he has also learned a set of wise ways to protect himself, that is, to say less, see less, and do less.
The three princes who are in their prime and in the limelight are famous for their stubbornness and self-use, so what good is it to say something? It will only attract more unpopularity.
"Your Highness, this is a trivial matter, and if it is so big, it can't be a troublemaker over there, right?"
A subordinate officer cautiously looked at Liu Qi's face and guessed.
Everyone knows that what he said refers to the five princes, but there are also different opinions, "Maybe it's the eldest prince, you said that the eldest prince doesn't fall off the horse sooner or later, but at the same moment, isn't it a little strange?" ”
"Probably not the boss." Liu Qi put down the teacup, "This prince has found out that the boss's horse was manipulated by someone, so he will let him fall down, I heard that he has found the groom and the bribe, and he was beaten to death with a stick that night, and threw it out. ”
Everyone glanced at each other and didn't make a sound, and after a while, the subordinate officer who was the first to speak said: "In this way, Your Highness should pay more attention to that side, he dares to deal with the eldest prince on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is not good for His Highness, but he is afraid of ......"
"What are you afraid of, if he dares to deal with this prince with open fire, this prince will definitely make him regret it."
Liu Qi's face was ruthless, which made several subordinate officials tremble in their hearts, lowered their heads, and did not dare to look at them.
And from beginning to end, Dong Bojun did not say a word. (To be continued.) )