Xia Xiang pretended not to see the scene in front of him, and directly ignored Jiang Xiaoqi's disrespect to him as a county honor, but nodded and smiled at Dong Duan: "Dong Duan, this official has indeed not personally experienced the difficulty of being a parent, but this official has a pure heart that loves the people like a son, Fu Ke murdered this official in public, not to mention it for the time being, this official asks you, why did Dong Xian commit suicide by throwing himself into the river?" ”

Dong Duan was shocked, and looked directly into Xia Xiang's eyes in disbelief: "The county, the county is going to try the case of my brother throwing himself into the river?" ”

Xia Xiang said indifferently: "This official is just trying the case of Fu Ke's murder of this official in public, and at the same time, I will also learn about the case of Dong Xian's throwing to the river. You are the witness of Fu Ke's public murder of this official, and you are also a victim, and you can talk to this official about anything related to this case. ”

Dong Duan was like seeing the sun through the clouds, where was he still standing firmly, and immediately knelt on the ground with a thud: "Xia County is respected, please accept the worship of the small people." ”

Xia Xiang's heart was surging, as the parents of the people, it was his duty to be the master of the people, but because of Pei Shuozhang's prevarication, it became a gift from the officials to the people, if it goes on like this for a long time, how can the officials protect each other, how can it not make the people feel cold?

"Get up and speak." Xia Xiang was ennobled, and nodded slightly at Xu Heguang, "Xu Xiancheng, today is not an informal trial, let Dong Duan, Wang Xianke, and Wang Sun sit down and answer." ”

Xu Heguang nodded yes, knowing that Xia Xiang was deliberately alleviating the threat of anger just now, and hurriedly motioned to the official to move the chair. Wang Xianke and Wang Sun's ass were half crooked, and they sat cautiously on the side.

Dong Duan didn't sit down, stood up and said, "Xiaomin won't sit down...... Xia Xianzun, my brother is in business, and he has to go south to Quanzhou for half a year every year, and it is also helpless for businessmen to pay attention to profit and ignore parting, but Dong Li does not abide by women's morals, and he has an affair with Yan Sun, and he also wants to kill his brother to plunder the thousands of family wealth that his brother has worked so hard to accumulate. Although my brother is not a famous family in the city, he is also one of the best families......"

"But the city music director is now a director?" Xu Heguang was shocked.

"Exactly." Dong replied.

"It turned out to be the city of Ledong Bancheng." Xu Heguang had long heard about Dong Xian's throwing into the river, but because he had been entangled in various things recently, he had no time to think about it, and it was just a common thing, the Hutuo River was abundant, and it was not surprising that people drowned often happened, although he was from a neighboring county, he didn't take it to heart.

It is also related to learning that Xia Xiang is about to take office, and he is focused on how to deal with Xia Xiang's arrival, so that he can't take care of distractions. At this time, when he heard that the deceased in the sensational suicide case of throwing himself into the river a few days ago was actually Dong Xian, a wealthy man in the city, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. No wonder Xia Xianzun passed through Shile, and inadvertently bumped into Dong Duan blocking the street and shouting grievances, so he had to take Dong Duan and his party to come to Zhending, it turned out that Xia Xianzun had already planned.

Gao Ming, really Gao Ming, I didn't see that Xia Xianzun was so young, and he was such a scheming corrupt official, and he specially asked about Dong Xian's case of throwing himself into the river, obviously wanting to get some benefits from it. Dong Xian is known as Dong Bancheng, which means that Dong Xian's wealth can buy half of the city, which shows Dong Xian's wide range of financial resources. Xia Xianzun's trial of Dong Xian's case must be sufficient.

Thinking about this section, Xu Heguang secretly ridiculed Xia Xiang in his heart for being too urgent, and his hand was inevitably stretched too long, even the idea of the huge wealth in the neighboring county was beaten. Pei Shuozhang is too, although it is a major matter of leaving the office, he can't let it go, and he is too cautious if he doesn't take the fat in his hand. If it is him, he will inevitably take over the case and try it well, anyway, he can find a scapegoat and go to prison, and then knock on it hard, gain fame and fortune, and then rise away, killing two birds with one stone, how good.

It's a pity, it's a pity, Pei Shuozhang is too timid and afraid, he was afraid of causing trouble, so he pushed the case away. While Xu Heguang secretly regretted it, he couldn't help but glance at Xia Xianggao, Xia Xianzun was actually such a visionary, courageous and greedy magistrate, maybe he would have a lot of benefits to follow Xia Xianzun in the future. Compared with Shile, the real giant businessmen are the real rich and rival countries. Don't talk about other families, just say that the east of the city, Xu Wangshan, and the south of the city, Ma Qingyuan, the business of the two is not only north to Mobei and south to Quanzhou, but also merchant ships to the South Seas.

In addition to Xu Wangshan and Ma Qingyuan, Good Times is also one of the richest people in Zhending, no, it should be said that Good Times is the real richest man in Zhending. In comparison, his Guangjin Commercial Bank is not far behind.

Dong Duan continued: "Xiaomin has already noticed the private relationship between Dong Li and Yan Sun, but my brother doesn't believe it. Xiaomin had no choice but to make a plan to let his brother go home early, and bumped into Dong Li and Yan Sun's fornication. Originally, I thought that the brothers would divorce Dong Li's family to expel Yan Sun, but I didn't want my brother to be too benevolent, so I actually believed the lie that the two of them wanted to change their past wrongs......"

"I persuaded my brother to get rid of Yan Sun no matter what, but my brother agreed, but he couldn't stand Dong Li's repeated crying, and gave Yan Sun a month of grace, and ordered Yan Sun to clear his accounts within a month, pack his luggage and leave. Unexpectedly, my brother suddenly had business to discuss, and he hurriedly went south to Quanzhou. In Quanzhou, my brother got acquainted with Ma Xiaosan and his wife, who were looking for their son's whereabouts. The two are old and helpless, and the brother is kind-hearted, and wants to adopt the two and send them to the end of their old age. didn't want to take the two back to Zhending, but let the two go to the point of no return. After the brother and the two came back, within three days, for some reason, the three of them went to the Hutuo River in Zhending overnight and committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river...... "Dong Xuan's eyes were red, and tears came out of his eyes, "My brother and I both died when we were young, Ma Xiaosan and his wife are diligent and kind, what a good pair of old people, I am as filial piety as my biological parents, who would have thought that Dong Li and Yan Sun are femme fatales, and even the second elder will not let go!" ”

Xia Xiang coughed lightly, interrupted Dong Duan's narration, and asked, "Dong Duan, this official asks you, you keep saying that Dong Li and Yan Sun killed Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan, have you ever seen it with your own eyes?" ”

"Nope." Dong Duan's momentum decreased in an instant, but after a while, he straightened his neck and said, "Although Xiaomin didn't see it with his own eyes, anyone who understands knows that my brother and Ma Xiaosan and his wife must have been forced to die by Dong Li and Yan Sun. ”

"This official judged the case, tried in an orderly manner, looked at the evidence, and did not judge Dong Li and Yan Sun guilty just based on your words and assumptions." Xia Xiang was shocked, with a majestic face, "Dong Xuan, if you can't produce convincing evidence to prove that Dong Li and Yan Sun are the murderers of Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan, this official will sentence you to the crime of false accusation and beat you fifty times." ”

Under coercion and intimidation, there must be something to ask for, Xu Heguang watched coldly, and laughed secretly, Xia Xianzun does not care whether he is a god or not, at least in terms of openly knocking and secretly asking for benefits, he is a natural master. Dong Duan wants to win the lawsuit, and if he doesn't take out real money to honor Xia County, don't even think about it.

Dong Duan's face was cloudy, changed a few times, and sneered: "Sure enough, it is as black as a crow in the world, Xia Xianzun, Xiaomin can't deliver the case in the city, and if he can't win the lawsuit in Zhending, he will go to Beijing to sue the royal court, and he must seek justice for his brother." ”

"Justice? Where is the justice? Xia Xiang laughed, got up and came to Dong Duan, "Justice is not your righteous indignation, nor is it your desire for revenge, justice is a reasonable inference, it is an iron case with all human and material evidence, Dong Duan, you are bent on believing that it was Dong Li and Yan Sun who killed Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan, have you ever thought about how Dong Li and Yan Sun forced Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan to commit suicide by running from the city to Zhending to the river?" Why didn't Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan resist and didn't report to the official, so they had to commit suicide by throwing themselves into the river overnight? When the three of them went to Zhending overnight, where were you and what were you doing? Can there be witnesses? Where are Dong Li and Yan Sun and what are they doing, can anyone testify? ”

"Xiaomin, Xiaomin......" Dong Duan was asked by Xia Xiang's words and retreated again and again, "Xiaomin was sleeping at the time, and he didn't know that his brother and the second elder rushed to Zhending overnight, if they knew, they would definitely stop them." The small people live alone and have no documents. Dong Li and Yan Sun each slept in their rooms, and Yahuan testified. ”

Not only was Xu Heguang secretly shocked and admired Xia Xiang's thoughtfulness, but even Ma Zhanguo secretly gave a thumbs up, applauding Xia Xianzun's point-to-point questioning, and at the same time, he was also very surprised that Xia Xianzun had just taken up the post of magistrate and had no experience in trying cases, how could he be so clear about how the case would be tried? How can you understand the loopholes in Dong's assertion so well? It's a real genius.

"That's it." Xia Xiang nodded and said thoughtfully, "If Dong Li and Yan Sun sue that you forced Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan to death, you won't be able to argue." ”

"Xiaomin is wronged, how can Xiaomin murder the brother of a mother's compatriot?" Dong Xuanlian cried out for injustice, and hurriedly defended, "Xia Xianzun, Xiaomin and his brother depend on each other for their lives, and they have deep brotherly affection, why do you want to harm him?" ”

"Murder for money." Xia Xiang spit out a few words lightly, as if he could say anything about life and death, "Dong Xuan, this official thinks that as soon as Dong Xian dies, Dong Li and Yan Sun are imprisoned, and all the Dong family's Wanguan family property falls into your hands, you are the one who wants Dong Xian to commit suicide by jumping into the river the most." ”

"Xiaomin, Xiaomin......" Dong was in a hurry, and fell to his knees with a thud, "Xia Xianzun, Xiaomin is not a murderer, Xiaomin is wronged." Xiaomin has no intention of murdering his brother, even if Xiaomin wants to kill his brother for money, Xiaomin has no ability to let his brother run to the Hutuo River and commit suicide. ”

Xu Heguang's eyes widened, and he couldn't understand what kind of medicine Xia Xiang was selling in his gourd, but he became more and more determined that Xia Xiang was a downright corrupt official, and couldn't help but secretly feel sorry for Pei Shuozhang. The great benefits came to his mouth, but he was taken away by Xia Xiang, it's a pity, it's a pity. Pei Shuozhang didn't want to think about it, as soon as Dong Xian died, Wanguan's family wealth would either fall on Dong Li's head or fall into the hands of Dong Duan, no matter who was convicted in the end, the other party would be grateful to the county, and it was inevitable that he would be rewarded heavily.

Xia Xiang Xia Xianzun is really a smart person, he must have made up his mind a long time ago, intimidated Dong Duan, and let Dong Duan know the stakes, if Dong Duan is smart, he will definitely send benefits obediently. Otherwise, Xia County's honorable officials have two mouths, not to say that Dong Duan plotted to kill Dong Xian and Ma Xiaosan, and Dong Duan is also speechless. If the heavy punishment is used again, Dong Duan and a scholar will definitely let him recruit whatever he wants.

High, really high. Xu Heguang narrowed his eyes, and thought proudly in his heart, it is a good thing that Xia Xianzun is so greedy for money, and there are a lot of huge riches in Zhending County, so he will not worry about no lawsuits to fight in the future. As soon as the lawsuit is sold, the money is squandered, and he can get some cheap after Xia Xianzun. Okay, it's decided, and in the future, we must find a way to let Xia County respect the case as the way to make money.

Ma Zhanguo muttered in his heart, just now he felt that Xia Xianzun had a talent for adjudicating cases, maybe he was another Qing official who judged cases like a god like the legendary Bao Qingtian. Now he doesn't understand more and more why Xia Xianzun wants to say that Dong Duan is a murderer, could it be that Xia Xianzun wants to coerce Dong Duan, so what benefits can he collect?

"Get up and speak." Xia Xiang easily put his hands behind his back and motioned to Ma Zhanguo to help Dong Duan up, "In front of this official, you don't have to kneel down at every turn." ”

Dong Duan refused to get up: "County Zun, Xiaomin is indeed not a murderer, and I hope that the county will respect Mingjian." ”

Dong Duan was condescending, the original arrogance was completely gone, at this time, he shouted injustice one after another, and Xu Heguang secretly despised Dong Duan for having no bones, and was frightened by Xia Xiang in just a few words, and he didn't know how to do it at all, and then Xia Xiang opened his mouth, Dong Duan still had to let Xia Xiang ask for a price?

Ma Zhanguo exerted his strength and forcibly pulled Dong Duan up. Dong Duan wanted to argue a few more words, but as soon as he heard the sound of chains, Fu Ke went to the court under the escort of Ding Ke.

Fu Ke has a cloaked hair, horizontal eyebrows, and an uninhibited ranger image. After going to the hall, he tilted his head and stood up at the roof, without looking at Xia Xiang.

"You're Fuke?" Xia Xiang's expression remained unchanged and asked lightly.

"Exactly down there." Fu Ke glanced at Xia Xiang proudly and grinned, "Xia Xianzun just came out of the court and became a local official, and I am afraid that many of the local rules are not known yet, and I don't know what the origin is." It doesn't matter, I don't care about Xia Xianzun, just let me go, and the previous things will be written off, and I won't hold a grudge against Xia Xianzun. In the future, if Xia Xianzun has anything difficult to do in office, whether it is Zhending or Shile, even if it is the surrounding prefectures and counties, despite the orders, I will do my best. ”

Xu Heguang, Ma Zhanguo, Ding Ke and Yang Jiang were all staring at each other, no one thought that Fu Ke would be so arrogant, openly shouting at the county lord in the public court, and several people thought to themselves in unison, and they didn't know how Xia Xianzun should deal with the department.

Xu Heguang thought maliciously that Xia Xianzun took over such a tricky case on the first day of taking office, and he didn't blame others, but only blamed himself for having to take care of things. Although Fu Ke is just a scoundrel in the city area, he is deeply valued by Pei Shuozhang, and many things that the government can't do are handed over to Fu Ke to deal with. After Fu Ke took over, he never missed, and he was always caught. Such a black-and-white character who has been in the city for more than ten years without failing, will there be no backer and backstage? Xia Xianzun is young in the end, if you have to catch Fu Ke to come to Zhending, it is easy to invite God to send God, maybe Fu Ke will make Xia Xianzun plant a big heel.

Xu Heguang doesn't know exactly what Fu Ke's origin is and what background he has, but he has been in officialdom for many years, and he knows in his heart that if Fu Ke has no one behind him, he would have been imprisoned a long time ago, how could he have been rampant in the city for many years and be safe?

Xia Xiang smiled silently, Fu Ke's tone was so loud that he was shocked at the same time, and at the same time, he strengthened his judgment, Fu Ke must have a great background, he is by no means an ordinary scoundrel, he intends to catch Fu Ke to come to Zhending, although it is a dangerous move, it may help him quickly open up the situation in Zhending.

It must be a big county, a rich county, and a major place where the government and county are integrated, there are not only the prefect Cui Xiang on top, the official university level crushes people, but also many families and giant businessmen are entrenched, the relationship is intertwined, marriage, the good of the family and all kinds of human feelings are intertwined, and it is by no means a small county that he can shake. Of course, Xia Xiang came here to be an official, not to change the status quo, but to do his best to share the emperor's worries and make decisions for the people.

But before that, he first had to see how many dragons and tigers were hidden in the tiger's den in Longtan, and he couldn't act recklessly, so as not to be injured by the dragon and tiger.

"Fu Ke, you committed murder on the street of Ledang in the city, and murdered the court officials in public, can you admit it?" Xia Xiang's face sank.

"Admit it, I did it, I originally wanted to kill Wang Xianke at that time." Fu Ke turned around and glared at Wang Xianke, laughing, "It's a pity, I didn't make it." Wang Xianke, if it weren't for Xia Xianzun to save your life, you would have been buried in the ground now, you are really fateful, the person Lao Tzu wants to kill, you are the first one who did not die, you can be proud. However, I have to state that I didn't know that you were a dignified county magistrate at that time, and if I did, I would never dare to murder the court officials. ”

"So, if this official is not an official of the imperial court, but a common person, you will kill it?" Xia Xiang laughed angrily, and his smile was meaningful.

"Kill and kill, what else? Flat-headed people, their lives are as cheap as paper, they don't know how many deaths they have every day, who cares? Fu Ke laughed loudly, driving the chains on his body to rattle, "The court officials are different, after all, they have meritorious fame, and they are appointed by the officials, the Son of Heaven is the herdsman of the sky, and the officials are sealed by the Son of Heaven and share the herdsmen, which is not a noble life that the people of Pingguan can compare......"

"What a cheap life." Xia Xiang was really angry by Fu Ke's words, Fu Ke is not an official of the imperial court, he has no fame, according to him, he is also a flat-headed commoner, a cheap life, but he despises himself, it is really ridiculous and hateful, "Killing the people does not violate the king's law, killing the court's officials is a violation of the king's law?" ”

"Whether you violate the king's law or not, isn't it a matter of a word from the imperial court?" Fu Ke smiled, raised his hands, and shook the chains in his hands, "Xia Xianzun said a word, I have to wear a flail and a lock." Xia Xianzun said one more word, I am innocent, haha. ”

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