Chapter 239: Scapegoating
The next matter of cracking down on the Ding family's business, Su Chen couldn't participate in it for the time being, so he handed it over to Bai Susu to lead behind the scenes, this girl still has the means, I believe she can do it well.
Governor Peng also geared up and interrogated Ye Sanniang, the surviving scholar of the Jiangdong Five Monsters, the impermanent scholar, and Lu Qian, the head of the Ding family's nursing home.
At the same time, the poisoning of the Bai Mansion cook Liao Guan was also tried, he was instigated by Bai Shouyi, the second room of the Bai family, and ordered the poison aconitine used by the military, which caused the poisoning of the old man Bai.
These two things pushed the Ding family to the forefront.
"It's time to come, it's here after all." When Ding Yuexi saw that the prefect's yamen came to Ding's house to summon him, he knew that these things could not be avoided.
However, Ding Yuexi was scheming and did not intend to carry it himself, but found someone to bear the blame, such as his third brother Ding Yide, who has developed limbs, is simple-minded, and acts impulsively, so after the two brothers discussed, Ding Yide took the initiative to be willing to bear the charge of the mastermind behind the scenes and share the disaster for the head of the family.
Ding Yide said: "Second brother, you are the head of the Ding family, whether our Ding family can be kept smoothly needs you to be the master of the house!" The eldest brother went early, and the fourth brother is a fool, in our generation, among the descendants of the Ding family, you are the only one who can be worthy of a big responsibility. You can't be held accountable for this matter, leave it to me, it's my idea, impulsive, reckless, and you don't know it in advance. ”
When Ding Yuexi heard this, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but there was no other way, once he went to bear the guilt and ended up in the army, then there would be no one in charge of the overall situation in the Ding family, and it was likely that he would be divided into slag, and there would be no one left, and finally the family would be ruined.
If the third Ding Yide is allowed to confess his guilt, even if he is assigned to the army, the Ding family will have the financial resources to open up the relationship for him, and he will not suffer much from the crime.
"The prefect has an order, and he has invited Ding Yuexi, the head of the Ding family, to take a trip to the prefect's yamen, which is related to the murder of the five monsters in Jiangdong, and some evidence points to the Ding family, and the head of the Ding family is bothered to go over and verify it in person." Lu Jin caught the head and came over with dozens of arresters, worried that the head of the Ding family would be arrested, so he brought a lot of people, and he also brought swords and weapons.
"Okay, I'll go with you." Ding Yuexi glanced at the head catcher, his expression was calm, neither humble nor arrogant, which made Lu Jindu admire his composure a little.
"Second brother, I'm not worried about you, I'll go over with you!" Ding Yide pretended to be reckless and wanted to go with him.
Lu Jin did not object, as long as Ding Yuexi went to the Yamen, it didn't matter who he brought with him.
When Ding Yuexi and Ding Yide came to the prefect's yamen court, Peng Zeliang ordered the arrest to quickly bring out important witnesses and identify the mastermind of the Ding family, and Ding Yide stood up and confessed, saying that he was the mastermind behind the scenes.
Peng Zeliang frowned, what he was worried about still happened, the Ding family had already found the person who took the blame, and the third child of the Ding family pleaded guilty, which is also reasonable, the case is here, and it will not be able to go down to the depths, so it can only be resentenced according to the laws of the Tang Kingdom, and it will not be able to reach the point of asking for beheading.
Ding Yuexi remained silent all the time, his face was gloomy, and he clenched his fists and watched the third brother being put on a torture instrument and sent to the dungeon by the arrester, only secretly angry, but unable to make a sound.
As a result of all this, he had already prepared for the worst when he was discussing with the Ding family, and he also accepted this reality at this time.
"What the prefect did, the Ding family has recorded." Ding Yuexi was calm with a bit of coldness and warning.
Although the identity of the prefect is high, the Ding family, one of the nine major families, has a strong background, and the court in Jinling City also has some networks, not a prefect can ravage how he wants, and now there is evidence of guilt and human evidence, he can't refute it, and the Ding family can only suffer, but the hatred for Peng Zeliang is also obvious.
"If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, this prefect is also the master of the people, and strictly enforces the laws and decrees of the country, if the Ding family has not repented, I am afraid that it will not be long before there will be disasters!" Peng Zeliang leaned on the "Jiangya Mountain and Sea Chart" with his back and the "Mirror High Hanging Plaque" on his head, looking righteous and awe-inspiring, and his eyes glanced at the head of the Ding family standing under the hall, as if he was smiling rather than smiling, and he also had a warning.
"Then don't worry about the prefect." Ding Yuexi flicked his sleeves, turned around and left the lobby of the prefect's mansion hanging high in the mirror, and went back to the house.
Peng Zeliang stroked his beard and looked at his departing figure, his eyes gradually turned cold.
The prefect's master got up and said, "My lord, we didn't bring down Ding Yuexi, so let's forget it?" ”
Peng Zeliang sighed: "This matter is up to the third room of the Ding family to take the blame, and it is also the descendant of the Ding family, this Ding Yide usually acts recklessly, since he admitted it himself, and the five monsters in Jiangdong did not directly contact the descendants of the Ding family, so it is more difficult to directly convict Ding Yuexi, and now the case can only be closed like this." ”
At this time, Su Chen walked out of the inner hall and came to the jujube mahogany table, and after bowing to the prefect, he said: "Su thinks that it is a little cheap to let go of the Ding family in this way, so it is better to let out the news first and hype it up, so that the reputation of the Ding family will become extremely bad." Then paste out the notice, aiming at the descendants and collateral children of the Ding family who commit adultery and criminals, rob people's daughters, and do many evil things, and induce the people to report, many victims in the past will have the courage to come to the yamen to complain, so that they can continue to hit the Ding family, even if they don't crush the Ding family immediately, but it also makes him never restless and uncovers a thousand holes. ”
After hearing this, Governor Peng showed a look of astonishment, and he couldn't imagine that Su Dacai, who looked harmless to humans and animals, was black enough to use a strategy, and this trick was really feasible.
"No wonder Han Shilang has always wanted to pull you into the office, and now the old man has found out that you are also full of bad water, which is quite suitable for entering the career!"
Su Chen said seriously: "I am a tooth for a tooth, to eliminate harm for the people, and to uphold justice!"
"Well, the skin is thick enough, it's more suitable." Peng Zeliang nodded slightly, with a bit of approval.
"......." Su Chen found that the more he described, the darker it became, and he didn't bother to explain it again.
But this trick was skillfully used by the Peng Governor's Mansion, and soon the people of Runzhou knew about the evil things committed by the Ding family, and in order to attack the business rival Bai family, they sent someone to drug the old man Bai and almost poisoned him; also colluded with the five monsters of Jiangdong, the bandits of the green forest, who were full of evil, and entered Su Chen's mansion at night to kidnap and commit murder, which was really bad.
Although Ding Yide, the descendant of the Ding family, pleaded guilty, the people's grievances were still stirred, and they denounced the Ding family and complained.
Some of the victims who were oppressed by the Ding family in the past stood up one after another and went to the prefect's yamen to complain after seeing the notice.
For example, suing Ding Yin for robbing the people's daughter and insulting his innocence, such as suing the fourth child of the Ding family for beating the son of a jealous squire into a disability in the Qinglou, etc.
There are many lawsuits of all kinds, which are usually suppressed by the Ding family, and threatened afterwards, or by the assassin Shi, who did not let the prefect yamen investigate, and now they are all sued, so that the Ding family is completely in the quagmire, and it is getting deeper and deeper.
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