Chapter 0024

Qian Mansion, Study.

Qian Heng stood by the window, looking at the sunset that was about to set on the horizon.

"Everything is under my control!"

Qian Heng muttered to himself in a firm tone, but his clenched fists quietly touched the window frame very rhythmically, betraying his feigned calmness.

In the distant sky, there was a strange red light, which made Qian Heng's heart more and more uneasy.

The silence was broken by a knock on the door, Qian Heng did not look back, and spat lightly: "Come in." โ€

"Are things going well?"

Without getting an answer, Qian Heng turned his head and saw that it was the eldest son Qian Yi, and he knelt on the ground.

Flicking his sleeves and back, Qian Heng's tone was full of anger: "What are you still looking for me to do?" โ€

Seeing that his father's anger had not subsided, Qian Yi could only obediently kowtow and confess: "Father, the child knows that he is wrong..."

With a long sigh, the only trace of anger left in Qian Heng's heart dissipated with the wind, walked to the desk, and said coldly: "Sit down and talk." โ€

Qian Yi sat opposite his father, looking speechless and stopped.

Qian Heng snorted coldly: "If you have something, just say it, what is it like to be a daughter like this!" โ€

Qian Yi gritted his teeth, and finally asked the doubts in his heart: "How does my father plan to deal with the matter of the second brother?" โ€

Although the words are euphemistic, they still point directly to the affairs of the displaced people in Zhangjiayu in the southern suburbs of the city.

Qian Heng leaned on the back of the seat, and put his fingers in front of his mouth: "You don't have to worry about it, I have already sent someone to deal with it." โ€

"Humph! A group of lowly households, who don't want to be the slaves of my Qian family, go to the underworld to farm for the king of Hades! โ€

Qian Yi was dumbfounded when he heard this!

Father actually! Send someone to kill that gang of outcasts?

If it's a big deal, it's really out of control!

I was about to step forward to persuade him, but I saw my father squinting his eyes and looking like he was recuperating with his eyes closed, obviously he couldn't listen to it...

The family entered at the right time: "Master, the county government sent someone to inform you that the case of the second son will be tried in the court tomorrow." โ€

"Got it, let's go down."

Seeing his subordinates retreat, Qian Yi could only pray in his heart that things could have a good result.

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The next day, the county office.

There are no two columns of officials in the hall that are common in later film and television works, and there is no sound of sticks hitting the ground and making a deep 'mighty' sound.

The chief bookkeeper sat straight in the hall, and on the left side of the hall, near him, a scribe grinded and laid paper, ready to take notes.

On both sides, the officials of the county government knelt in a column as witnesses.

Qian Heng and Qian Ren, as family members of the plaintiff, sat on one side and listened.

Now the county government is already busy, but it is occupied by such a fucking thing, Zhang Zhi can't wait to hang the two sides of the fight outside the city gate to dry!

But there is no way, both parties involved have some backgrounds, and Zhang Zhi can only use some small authority to advance the trial date in order to conclude the case as soon as possible.

Holding back the unhappiness in his heart, he asked the adjutant beside him, "Has General Luan arrived?" โ€

The adjutant bowed his head and said, "My lord, General Luan's mansion is empty, and his subordinates have never found General Luan." โ€

Hearing this, Zhang Zhi's fingers tapped the table anxiously, and finally lost his patience: "Don't wait." โ€

It's a big deal, don't involve the general's personal guards...

Thinking in his heart, Zhang Zhi looked out of the hall and shouted: "Prisoner! โ€

As soon as the words fell, the warrior who was already waiting outside the hall carried Han Rui and Qian Ren into the hall and pressed them to their knees.

Zhang Zhi nodded to the scribe on his left, signaling that he could start recording.

Looking at the two people in the hall, Zhang Zhi's face was clouded, and he said in a deep voice: "People committed Han Rui, do you know what crime is committed?" โ€

Han Rui had long expected to go through this experience, and in the past few days, he had made countless drafts in his heart, and when he heard this, he said without thinking: "Back to my lord, I don't know." โ€

Zhang Zhi's brows gradually locked, and he scolded: "Fighting with people in broad daylight, hurting more than a dozen people's lives, do you dare to say that you don't know?" โ€

was so shameless about his 'old friend', Han Rui's heart gradually became unhappy, and his face sank.

"All I know is that those who are killed are those who deserve to die!"

Han Rui said: "In the past, Emperor Gao said in the third chapter of the Guanzhong Covenant: Murder pays for life, injury and theft!" โ€

"I'm just following the decree set by Emperor Gao to avenge the relatives and friends of the township party."

"My lord said that I was guilty, but I really don't know what crime I committed, so please tell me."

After saying it in a frustrated manner, Han Rui bowed to the ground and buried his head.

Zhang Zhi was surprised in his heart: The head of the poor mountains and remote places actually understands some Han laws and regulations?

Without waiting to ask, a shrill male duck's voice pierced the sky: "My lord~wronged~~"

Seeing that it was the bitter master Qian Ren, Zhang Zhi had no choice but to turn his head to look.

I saw this gentleman with an exaggerated wail on his face: "My lord, my lord wants to be my master~"

"The exiles of Zhangjiayu occupied my family's fields, and the grass people went to drive them away, but they were beaten by the gang of Diao people~"

As he spoke, he didn't forget to open his robe, revealing patches of bruises on his chest.

Han Rui's disdainful voice beside him came: "My lord, I beat it." โ€

When Zhang Zhi heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched violently: Above the court, he admitted that he beat people with such a big grin...

"Then why did you fight with Qian Ren on the street, and even kill his retainers and slaves?"

Han Rui said without hesitation: "My lord, when the war did not start, hundreds of villagers from Zhangjiayu came to take refuge in the clouds, and it was the adults who settled the name of the village. โ€

Zhang Zhi nodded and motioned for Han Rui to continue.

"We were placed outside the south city gate, the township party had little surplus food, the boy and Zhang Jiayu were young and strong to feed the villagers, so they joined the army, and then went to the city wall to defend Rong."

"There are twenty-seven people who participated in the battle, and only one boy survived!"

After recovering from his injuries, the boy went to the southern outskirts of the city, but saw that the village party was driven to the woods on the outskirts of the city, and no one was allowed to enter or leave! The boy was even blocked by the city gate guards and was not allowed to go. โ€

Han Rui said, anger surging in his heart: "I hate the Qian family, I want to force hundreds of people in Zhang Jiayu to sell themselves into slavery, not to mention, I actually forced most of them to starve to death!" โ€

"Han Law and Miscellaneous Law" says: Those who mistakenly believe that their beloved is a slave will be fined ten gold and travel thousands of miles!"

"The Qian family wins the slam with evil, and there are hundreds of people who force good people to be slaves!"

"Zhang Jiayu participated in the battle and the bones of the fallen soldiers were not cold, and his widow and relatives were persecuted by him!"

"When the kid saw that the road was uneven, he drew his sword to do righteousness, but he was falsely accused of murder!"

"The adult doesn't cure the evil of the Qian family, but he asks the kid if he can be guilty?"

Han Rui took a deep breath and spit out the words of the heart word by word: "Adults eat Hansu, why are they evil gentlemen?!" โ€

Zhang Zhi listened, but he didn't care about being angry at all, and his attention was all attracted by Han Rui!

This son is familiar with Chinese law!

Legalism is now weak, this son is so talented, and he is a material that can be made!

Barely suppressing his excitement, Zhang Zhi couldn't help but ask a sentence that he couldn't believe: "You two have different confessions, according to your opinion, what should you do now?" โ€

As soon as the words came out, Zhang Zhi was surprised by his gaffe; Seeing Han Rui's face as usual, he looked at Han Rui expectantly, waiting for his answer.

Han Rui was surprised in his heart: I can bear such a scolding, my face is so thick!

After pondering for a while, he got up and arched his hand and said: "My lord, more than 100 people in Zhang Jiayu are still in the southern suburbs, and they can testify for this case!" โ€

"The kid alone may be able to lie, but more than 100 people are the same, but it is not a lie."

Hearing this, Qian Heng, who was sitting on the side and listening, raised his eyebrows and was about to open his mouth to object.

A high-pitched rebuke came from outside the hall: "No need! The old man is the witness of this case! โ€