Chapter 7 Fighting Grievances

Since the first crossing, Mei Xiaohan has lost contact with almost all the people, and the news has been interrupted for a while!

Although Mei Xiaohan consciously avoided thinking about those past experiences, she was always unforgettable for that experience.

After the seeds were sown, the villagers of Yuelong Village entered the farming break, and Mei Xiaohan was able to have some time to rest.

But not all the villagers of Yuelong Village are like Mei Xiaohan, and the people who peep at the position of the patriarch are ready to make a move, wanting to make a final game. At the last minute, no one wants to give up!

A big drama of open and secret battles began, and there is no doubt that this battle began from the moment the old patriarch died!

There is no shortage of moving in the world, and there is no shortage of moving tears. Moving, but it doesn't really work.

The old patriarch died, and there were not many people who were really sad, but for the people in the position of the patriarch, they were very sad one by one.

Zhou Yuan suddenly said to Mei Xiaohan: "Nowadays, everyone is fighting for the position of patriarch, and it is never a way to go on like this!" ”

There is no one with great prestige in the village who can take on the responsibility of the patriarch, and it is difficult to say who will kill the deer.

Mei Xiaohan said: "This matter, we shouldn't discuss it!" ”

Zhou Yuandao: "What Mei Dangjia said is that I am too talkative, I am too talkative..."

The battle for the position of a patriarch has already raged, which shows how complicated the affairs of Yuelong Village are.

When Mei Xiaohan had eaten dinner, a young man suddenly came to visit, he was burly, strong, and claimed to be a cheap life, and some of them had strength.

Mei Xiaohan looked at the young man and said, "You go to Zhou Yuan's housekeeper!" Let's see what position you're arranged! ”

The young man said: "I came here to find Mei Dangjia!" ”

Mei Xiaohan smiled and said: "This brother, if you have difficulties in life, you can go to Zhou Yuan's housekeeper and withdraw some silver taels, just say that Mei Dangjia said it!" ”

The young man's name is Yao Qing, a person from Qingzhou, who was trapped in Splendid City, and heard that there is a Mei Mansion in Yuelong Village, and there is a Mei Gongzi in Mei Mansion, who is a well-known husband! Big Hero! And for the sake of righteousness, so I came to take refuge before!

Hearing what the young man said, Mei Xiaohan said: "This is just a rumor in the rivers and lakes, where am I a big husband, a big hero, I just can't get used to seeing the poor suffering!" ”

The young man said: "Mei Gongzi is too modest, Mei Gongzi's name has already spread throughout Splendid City!" ”

Song Jiang is a person who fights righteousness and squanders money, likes to make friends with heroes from all walks of life, known as timely rain, but Mei Xiaohan is not Song Jiang after all, he is different from Song Jiang.

Song Jiangyuan was the director of Yuncheng County, Shandong, short stature, dark face, the leader of the Liangshan Rebel Army, sitting firmly in the first position of Liangshan Bo among the hundred and eight generals, and the Tiankui Star of the head of the 36 Tiangang Stars.

Because of the private release of Chao Gai and others, he was caught by the concubine Yan Poxi, so that he fled overnight after killing Yan Poxi, during which he made many heroes and heroes, and went to Liangshan after many twists and turns.

After Chao Gai's death, he succeeded as the third lord of Liangshan, advocated and accepted the court's recruitment, and successively went to Liao, Tianhu, Wang Qing, Fang La, etc., and repeatedly made military exploits, and was finally killed by Gao Yu and other traitors with poisoned wine.

Mei Xiaohan likes Song Jiang very much, but he doesn't want to be that kind of person, let alone have a career, he just wants to be his big landlord in peace.

Mei Xiaohan said: "It's been so long! I don't know the name of Brother Tai yet! ”

The young man said: "My name is Yao Qing, and I walk the rivers and lakes alone, but I am also at ease. ”

Mei Xiaohan said: "I also thought about living a life like Brother Yao Qing, but unfortunately I made a mistake, and in the end I could only do nothing!" ”

"Mei Gongzi doesn't have to have such feelings! To be able to do this to Mei Gongzi is beyond my reach! ”

Mei Xiaohan said: "Since Brother Yao Qing walks the rivers and lakes, why are they willing to succumb to my account and do things?" ”

Yao Qing let out a long sigh and said, "I got into a lawsuit, so I embarked on the road of escape!" ”

"I don't know if Brother Tai can say it and listen to it!"

Three days ago, Yao Qing passed through the territory of Splendid City, because he saw a bully making things difficult for small traders, this bully relied on his uncle's power to bully and dominate the market, doing all kinds of evil, lawless!

So Yao Qing came to the rescue, but he never thought that he killed the bully with three punches and two legs.

When Zhou Yuan's housekeeper on the side heard that he had killed someone, he waved his hand again and again: "This is not good, if you kill someone, this will affect Meifu!" ”

Yao Qing's face was a little ugly, and he said: "This matter really shouldn't affect the Mei Mansion, Yao Qing will leave!" ”

Mei Xiaohan was a little embarrassed and said: "Brother Yao Qing, don't leave in a hurry, stay in Meifu for a few days, and wait for me to think of a way to save me!" ”

The laws of the Song Dynasty were known for their harshness, and in the first year of the Yongxi reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, there was a widow Liu in Kaifeng, who instructed her maid to run to Kaifeng Mansion and accuse her stepson Wang Yuanji of poisoning herself.

During the trial, the inspector of the right army of Kaifeng Prefecture transferred Wang Yuanji to the patrol department of the left army to extort a confession by torture, and Wang Yuanji was forced to confess.

Soon after Liu's death, when the case was reviewed in Kaifeng Prefecture, Wang Yuanji's case was transferred to the Kaifeng Prefecture Silu Division (signed by the Song Dynasty official, in charge of the Kaifeng District Hundred Officials Prison) for retrial, only to find that Wang Yuanji's case of poisoning his stepmother was framed.

There was no progress in the case for several months, and the Kaifeng government reported to Song Taizong, believing that the case was full of suspicions and that there was insufficient evidence to prove that Wang Yuanji had poisoned his stepmother.

Song Taizong ordered the death penalty and sentenced him to prison. Wang Yuanji's wife, Zhang, was not satisfied, and shouted for her husband to ask for a new trial, so Song Taizong summoned Zhang, asked about the case, and immediately sent someone to arrest the first-instance trial official and hand it over to Yushitai Yushi for interrogation.

It turned out that Liu was afraid that his stepson Wang Yuanji would find out because he had an adulterous affair and falsely accused him first.

This case has been heard clearly, so the officials of the original trial and the left and right military inspectors and other officials were demoted and reduced by Taizong.

The medical staff who examined the injuries were exiled to the island for falsely claiming that Liu had been poisoned and deceiving Liu's younger brother, who had deceived Wang Yuanji's property, as well as the inquisitors who had accepted bribes.

The rest are to be punished separately according to the severity of the circumstances. And because the officials of the Division of Records were able to find suspicious points in this case and deal with them impartially, they were rewarded with a piece of money and a horse.

When Wang Yuanji was in custody, the jailers of the Left Army Patrol Division who were trying him were tied up and tortured to extract a confession, and used a form of torture called "rat kite", which was extremely vicious.

Song Taizong used the same method to let the jailer experience it, and the jailer howled and begged for a quick death. It can be seen that the cruelty of torture at that time was extorted.

Taizong once sighed because of this case: In the capital, unjust prison and torture are still like this, let alone other places outside the capital

After Song Taizu ascended the throne, he began to set the "cane folding method". Instead of imprisonment, exile and flogging. The laws of the Song Dynasty followed the old system, and although the laws were relaxed, extrajudicial torture was also increasing, and some punishments were also increased.

Although the Song Dynasty stipulated that prisoners should not be tortured more than three times, each time between 20 days, the total number of rods should not exceed 200, and those with sores and diseases were not allowed to be tortured, but where did the jailer care about the provisions of the criminal law, in order to solve the case, or privately accepted a bribe from one party, it became very normal to torture prisoners outside the law.

"Mei Gongzi's kindness Yao Qing has written it down, this time he took the liberty to come and really disturb Mei Gongzi, it was too abrupt!"

Zhou Yuan looked at Yao Qing and said: "This brother, even if Mei Gongzi does something for you, it is difficult to escape the death penalty and live the crime, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to escape the pain of flesh and skin!" ”

Yao Qing clasped his hands into fists and said, "I'm leaving!" Mei Gongzi take care! ”

"You... Where are you going? ”

Yao Qing said: "If I stay, I'm afraid that it will affect Mei Mansion and Mei Gongzi!" ”

Outside the window, a bright moon has been hung high, Yao Qing looked at the bright moon outside the window with a desolate face!