Chapter 107: The End of the Hypocrite (Part II)
Seeing Zhao Qin's eyes staring at Xu Xun, Ye Guang on Wu Xiong's left couldn't help but show a knowing smile. This time, he didn't speak first, because he knew that someone was naturally eager to sprinkle a handful of salt on Zhao Qin's bloody wound. Sure enough, at this time, under the shed that was temporarily erected last night, Fu Rong, who was sitting and talking to Zheng Qiang, suddenly turned his head and laughed nonchalantly.
"Although Xu Xun has no fame and no background, he has just been praised by the imperial court, and after saluting, he should stand and speak!"
At this moment, Zhao Qin only felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his face was full of disbelief. At this time, Xu Li, the Duke of Wei, also interjected: "Xu Xun is not as good as those who have a lot of wealth but are only willing to do good, his family has a total of 400 acres of land, and now they have all donated it to repair the water conservancy and repair the Gongyuan, but he is just asking for a whereabouts of his adoptive father." Such filial piety and good deeds, of course, this father must report to the court for praise, in order to correct the atmosphere! This praise only came down yesterday, for the sake of you not knowing, those who don't know are not guilty, this crime of roaring the court will ask Lord Wu for a favor."
Such two Nanjing garrisons with extremely high status spoke one after another, and Zhao Qin was speechless for a moment, but there was nowhere to relieve that tone, but it almost made him suffocate internal injuries. So, when Wu Xiong officially started the trial, Yu Hao and the young villager turned out all the things like rotten sesame seeds in Chen Guzi, and even the deeds done by his family were all counted on his head, and the green tendons on his forehead were all exposed, as if there was a danger of exploding anytime and anywhere.
However, none of this compares to when Seo Hoon came forward. This one didn't seem to know that he had already made Zhao Qin angry half to death just by standing, and after Yu Hao and the young villager bitterly explained the fact of victimization, he straightened his clothes and stepped forward, respectfully raising his hand to the four officials again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the boy Xu Xun is from Taipingli, Jiangning County, Tianfu. The boy was brought back from outside by his father since he was a child, because his father had not returned for many years, and the relatives in the clan were unkind, so he had the intention of seizing property. Zhao Qin, as an official of the imperial court, not only did not want to mediate, but even because he coveted the hundreds of acres of thin fields in the boy's family, he colluded with his relatives to expel the boy from the clan on trumped-up charges, and then the boy donated all the land and property and left the sect in anger. But even so, he still refused to give up, and instigated Xu Dong, the eldest son of the boy's cousin Xu's long house, to sue in Tianfu, wanting to recover all the land and property donated by the boy before! β
Speaking of this, Xu Xun suddenly turned his head and glared at Zhao Qin, raised his voice and said, "Zhao Qin, you don't know how many people in the neighboring states and counties of Yingtianfu have no water to water due to the dry weather!" You will not be unaware that after the great drought, how many people will be poor and unable to become displaced due to the lack of food rations in winter! You won't even know that this Nanjing Gongyuan is in disrepair for a long time, and every year in August and autumn, if it is cold and rainy, how many scholars will tremble in the autumn wind and autumn rain! As a jinshi, as an official of the imperial court, you actually disregard the people for your own selfish interests, what kind of scholar are you, how can you really read the books of sages, how can you really understand benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith! β
This powerful speech was silent. I don't know who in the crowd of onlookers was the first to cheer, for a while, I only heard the cheers one after another, and even the officials who were sitting there to listen to the lecture actually took the lead in stroking their palms and applauding. It's not Ye Guang, Fu Rong, or Xu Li, but the prince of the country who is sitting in a group of civil officials!
Xu Xun said it impassionedly, and after standing under the head for a long time, his face was already red. However, Zhao Qin's face was blue and white for a while, he had taught Xu Xun at the Xu Clan Ancestral Hall once, but that time he was not as aggressive as he was at this time, plus he was proud, and he had other ways to make up for his own losses, so how could he be embarrassed now? But at this moment, he was pressed and knelt on the ground that was getting hot from the sun, and it was a luxury to even move a step, all he could do was to stare at Xu Xun with resentful eyes.
It wasn't until Wu Xiong slapped the startled wood again, and the noise around him became quieter, Xu Xun took a deep breath, and then followed up and said: "When my father was a child, he once made a marriage contract with the Shen family in Taipingli, and agreed to marry the Shen family when she became an adult, but it turned out that Zhao Qin was arrogant and powerful, and he actually forced the Shen family to abandon the marriage contract to marry the daughter, and he did not hesitate to threaten the Shen family with the mistakes of the past years!" Pity my fiancΓ©e who is young but has a strong surname, and when she was greeting her relatives, she ran off the sedan chair while others were unprepared, and she actually threw herself into the Qinhuai River on the Wende Bridge! Zhao Qin, you are a seven-foot man, a scholar who reads poetry and books, and you are so forced to bully a weak woman, what face do you have to stand in front of people, what face do you have to call yourself a Confucian student, you ......"
As he spoke, Xu Xun had already hidden his face and bowed his head, as if he couldn't go on. At this moment, an old man beside Zhang Mao suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "I, Lin Jun, mistakenly handed over such a scum, and I have written a letter to ask for guilt, but such a sven scum should not only be dismissed from his official position, but also should be dismissed from his former fame, and pursue the edict given to his wife and son and his father back then!" I'd like to be the first to sign it! β
The one who spoke was Lin Jun, the imperial capital of Nanjing, who was known for his uprightness and dissatisfaction with the powerful. At this moment, as soon as he took the lead, Zhang Mao was the first to agree, and he responded one after another. Not only that, but the people around them also heard all kinds of scolding, they naturally wouldn't say such a crepe thing, some scolded the dog officials, some scolded the beasts, some scolded the bastards, some scolded the scum, all kinds of evil words rushed towards Zhao Qin like a tide. If it weren't for the soaring prices due to the current drought, someone might have smashed a few eggs to vent their anger. Even if there is no such icing on the cake, Zhao Qin, who is kneeling under his head, is already crumbling.
Shen Guang and Xu Xun had only met once at home before. At that time, he was full of grief and indignation and had no time to think about it, he only felt that Xu Xunken recognized the marriage at that time, and was even willing to come forward to respond to the complaint of the Tianfu Ya for his daughter, which was worthy of being a loving and righteous person. However, at this moment, the first time he comprehended such sharp words, his heart unconsciously welled up with endless regrets. It's just that there is no regret medicine in the world after all, and when the people's anger calmed down again, he had been kneeling without official or position, and then he moved his legs like lead and took two steps forward, and suddenly kowtowed three times.
"Xiaomin Shen Guang, because Zhao Qin sent people to coerce and lure, had to agree to remarry his daughter who had promised to marry Zhao, so that his daughter threw himself into the river Mingzhi. The little people are repentant, and they are willing to accept the sin of repentance of marriage, and they only ask the adults to give the little girl justice! β
Shen Guangsha shouted these words in a hoarse voice, and then knocked his head down a few times, and his forehead was dripping with blood for a while. Xu Xun saw that he couldn't see it, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and whispered close to his ear: "Master Shen, don't be too impulsive, don't forget that you still have a mother, wife and children at home!" Besides, Yue'er doesn't want you to harm yourself......"
Yue'er!
Aware of this title, Shen Guang suddenly shook his whole body, and then fell to the ground, but his hands couldn't help but pick at the brick cracks, and he inhaled heavily. Even though he knew that this was mostly his own speculation, he still couldn't help but feel extravagant. When his daughter was there, he only felt that her surname was too strong and her temper was bad, but now that she has lost it, he feels that the girl who dares to love and hate is indispensable in his life. Knowing this, he was even willing to accept those charges like this!
"Shen Guang!" A series of blows almost made Zhao Qin collapse, at this moment, when Shen Guang, who he had always looked down on, actually fell into the well at this time, he finally couldn't help it, and suddenly raised his head and roared, "Don't think you are a good thing, the Shen family was ...... when they made a fortune"
"Today is not the case of the Shen family!"
Wu Xiong slapped the shocked wood again, and suddenly interrupted Zhao Qin's words, "Besides, this mansion has visited, even if the Shen family has done it, most of the crimes are just labor fines, where is it as mad as you!" What's more, the martyrdom of the Shen family's Women's Day has been reported to the imperial court, and there is a good example, which is enough to overcome his father's flaws in the past! If you dare to roar in court again, don't blame this mansion for being welcome! β
Zhao Qin was choked again by Wu Xiong's words, only to feel a surge in his throat, and the breath that had been held for a long time couldn't be held back after all, but suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person couldn't hold on anymore. However, even so, the two dutiful hands next to him still did not let go, and they firmly clamped him like iron pincers. In a daze, he watched Wu Xiong continue the trial, and he didn't know how long he had been suffering, only then did he hear another loud startling sound, followed by a long list of charges.
"Nanjing Engineering Department is in the matter of Zhao Qin, and Tianfu Jurong is a person. The situation was rampant in the township, because of the plot to buy mountain land, forced the villagers to sell their graves and move to other places, before and after the twelve graves. There is an old spring under the green mountain in the east of the residence, the people rely on irrigation, Qin is digging a ditch to lead the spring around it, and is good at water conservancy. The living rooms are all extravagant. His wife died and was buried, and the tomb of Song Ye was sent to break his stone, so that the people assisted in the service, and Qin asked for money. He also used property lenders to double the interest on them, or those who failed to repay them when they expired, and often forcibly helped their children in the fields and houses, so that the two wives and daughters of the Yu family were forced to die. There are domestic slaves who steal property, and falsely accuse the people of receiving them and defrauding them. The hungry official gave corn relief, because he used his family's name to spread more than 40 stones of rice. plotted 400 acres of Xu's paddy field, instigated Xu's relatives to drive Xu Xun out of the clan, and after the defeat, he disregarded morality, so that the son of the Xu patriarch sued the official office, and forced the marriage so that the daughter of the Shen family threw himself into the river...... All this, heaven does not tolerate it, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, it should be hanged! This government immediately said that he and Lord Ye Fei Youcheng wrote to the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department......"
Hearing a twisted word, the groggy Zhao Qin finally came back to his senses. Seeing that Ye Guang was smiling over there, as if he didn't care about anything, while Fei Kai, the right man of Dali Temple, was gloomy and didn't say a word, he finally felt a deep pressure. He opened his mouth to shout, but the brocade-clad lieutenant next to him quickly shoved a ball of rags into his mouth, firmly blocking his words. Babbling and whining, he watched the crowd of onlookers disperse, and watched the officials stand up one by one, and when he was desperate, suddenly a dark shadow appeared in front of him. looked closely, but it was Xu Xun who squatted down in front of him.
"Zhao gives you something." Xu Xun nodded lightly at Zhao Qin with a smile, and then said softly and slowly, "There is one thing to teach Zhao to know, the right deputy capital of the Governor Nanzhili's grain reserve, Yu Shi Pengli Peng Duxian, just handed the emperor a few days ago the excerpt requesting Zhishi, and it is said that it has been approved, so he can't support you today and let you down." β
Seeing that Zhao Qin's eyes suddenly widened, he said unhurriedly: "I know that Zhao Qishi was thinking about the note before, I'm sorry, I wrote a few words casually with itchy hands for a while, which made you laugh." β
Seeing that Zhao Qin's eyes were round for a long time, and he fell to the ground, Xu Xun clapped his hands and stood up, and glanced at Xu Liang, who was driving a carriage not far away, although he couldn't see the little girl who carefully raised the curtains in the carriage, but he still grinned, and then raised his head and set up a pergola to look at the hot head.
"If you want to cover the sky with one hand, you are dreaming!"
(To be continued)