Chapter 241: The Case of Confused Officials (I)

"You are faithful." After a day of trial of the case, Robben, who joined the army, was exhausted, and when he heard that Fan Shutong was such a scoundrel, he immediately became angry, "Come on, drag me down, and hit thirty boards first." ”

"Yes." The officials rushed forward like wolves, pressed Fan Shutong, pulled off his pants, and beat him severely, and after a while, the suspect was beaten to the point that his skin was opened, and the ghost cried wolf.

However, although the scene was tragic, Fan Shutong was not beaten to death, and after a while, the thirty boards were finished, and he was set up by the officials again.

"Lord Qingtian." He put his hands on the ground, cried and wiped his tears, "Fan Mou has not been able to live to old age safely since he became a disciple, but if he dies under your knife, even if Fan Mou is a ghost, he will shout a grievance, the reason why Fan Mou is desperate to assist Zhang Mingjian is that he feels that he is highly skilled, and it is better to pull him to the side of the red scarf than to continue to follow the Mengyuan court and continue to help the abuse, as for the evil deeds he did, Fan did not participate at all, with Fan's identity at the time, if he wanted to stop it, he would definitely not be able to stop it. ”

"Then do you stop it, even if you ask for a favor for the father of Yangzhou." Robben, who joined the army, was shocked and asked loudly.

"No, I didn't dare at the time." Fan Shutong, the right envoy of Guangming, wiped his tears and lowered his head and admitted, "At that time, if the villain stopped him, he might have been cut by him, and then he would have cut off the retreat to the red scarf, either immediately go to Luzhou to chase Timur's uncle and nephew, or cross the river directly and harm the people in the south." ”

"In this way, you have saved millions of people in Jiangnan." Robben, who joined the army, was almost angry, and he raised his shock, and he was ready to ask someone to press Fan Shutong down and beat him again.

Fan Shutong was frightened, hurriedly waved his hands, and cried loudly, "Don't dare, don't dare, the villain doesn't dare to take credit, the villain just said, the villain was soft-spoken at that time, and persuasion didn't play any role, it is better to keep a life, and work hard to lead Zhang Mingjian to the right path in the future, so that he can also raise troops to resist the Yuan and expel the Tartars, the small, the small one is shallow, and only understands these, if the little one had heard the teachings of General Manager Zhu earlier, he would only hate the evil things done by the Mongols, not against the Mongols, the small one, The little one won't beat the idea of pulling Zhang Mingjian into the Red Turban Army. ”

In fact, everyone in the Red Turban Army, including Robben, if according to the standards of later generations, are fanatical nationalists at the moment, only thinking about non-my race, their hearts will be different, only thinking about expelling the Mongols from the Central Plains and recovering the mountains and rivers of the Han family, as for after expelling the Mongols, whether it is a crime for the Han people to kill their own people, I really didn't have time to think carefully.

"Zi said, if you don't teach and punish, the punishment will be complicated and the evil will not be overcome; If you teach but do not punish, the traitors will not be punished. Fan Shutong walked the rivers and lakes in his early years, relying on a good mouth, and at this moment he saw that Robben was surrounded by himself, he immediately kowtowed heavily and added loudly, "The villain's sin, the sin is that he can't distinguish between right and wrong, as for the mutilation of the innocent, it is absolutely undaring, the villain didn't understand it before, so he made a big mistake, but the villain was unintentional, if he didn't even have a chance to repent, the villain would die without turning a blind eye." ”

While crying, he also looked around secretly with his eyes, and now there was not much hatred in the eyes of the people around him, and he continued to boldly add, "If the adult has to kill the villain, please give the villain a knife, let the villain kill the river and die in the hands of the Tartars, the villain is determined to expel the Tartars in this life, even if he is pierced by ten thousand arrows, it is better than dying under his own knife, woo, woo, woo"

After that, a burst of sorrow came from his heart, lying on the ground, and howling loudly.

Luo Ben, who joined the army, was very hesitant about whether to execute him, but at this moment, when he heard his ambition of "I'd rather die at the hands of the Tartars", a burst of sadness surged in his heart, sighed, and said stubbornly, "The big mistake has been made, it's too late for you to cry, come here, help him aside first, and wait for the verdict." ”

Then, he turned his gaze to the jury and said loudly, "Fan Shutong, as Zhang Mingjian's staff, did not stop his evil deeds, and tried every possible way to let him escape punishment afterwards, so this official thinks that he has committed two major crimes, first, acting for the tiger and conniving at the rebels to kill people and set fires, and second, shielding Zhang Mingjian and trying to clear his name, what do you elders think?" ”

"Not true." Before the words fell, an old man surnamed Wu immediately stood up and said indignantly, "Lord Qingtian, it stands to reason that you are angry with the people of Yangzhou, and we should help you speak, but we people can't watch you judge the wrong case and damage the name of Manager Zhu, although the surname Fan does not distinguish between right and wrong, and follows Zhang Mingjian all the way to the black, but he is indeed not derelict in his duties, Zhang Mingjian fished him out of the prison just to use him, whether he spoke or not, the result was the same. ”

"Yes, my lord, by the grace of people's dripping water, when the spring is repaid, Zhang Mingjian saved his life, he naturally tried his best to exonerate Zhang Mingjian, this is human nature, if your lord, because he has always been to Zhang Mingjian, you want to punish him, then it is not a crime to sue the people of the world, loyal to the lord is a crime, then in the future, who dares to do things for Mr. Zhu, which store still dares to hire a buddy, which official still dares to invite the master, everyone sees that the lord is in trouble, all of them run away, anyway, staying, it is wrong, Why bother yourself,. Another old man surnamed Liu also stood up and said angrily.

"Yes, my lord, since ancient times, the two countries have fought each other, and they only kill the lord of the country, not the loyalty, our Huai'an army is a benevolent and righteous army, and we can't do foolish things."

"Isn't it, although the surname Fan is confused, he is a loyal and righteous person, and killing him will really damage the prestige of our Huai'an Army."

"Yes, since ancient times, loyal ministers and filial sons, everyone respects him, if the adults want to kill him, it can be said that in order to fulfill his name of loyalty, he was sent to Jiuquan to accompany Zhang Mingjian's thief, but he can't be given any kind of dereliction of duty and other crimes."

A group of old men used to have a good family background, they all read a lot of books, quoted scriptures, and said that Robben who joined the army was speechless, including the onlookers, most of them also felt that Fan Shutong's matter was a little entangled, and they turned their heads sideways and exchanged their heads, "According to Wu Lao, this surnamed Fan has become a good person, how can I listen to it so awkward." ”

"It is not good to be good, but it is not to sin unto death." The person next to him shook his head and frowned, "After all, Zhang Mingjian saved his life, what's the matter, he also has to repay others, if he sold Zhang Mingjian at the beginning, I think Master Luo should kill him even more." ”

"Yes, he is like a big guy hired by Zhang Mingjian, no matter how wrong the owner is, it will not be his turn to betray." The surrounding people also shook their heads slightly.

Yangzhou City is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the canal, the goods of the north and south are gathered here, and then by the waterway to the whole country, so the people of Yangzhou mostly do business or manufacture all kinds of dexterous things for a living, believe in a classical business culture, pay attention to the credibility between the businessmen and the absolute loyalty of the partners to the employer, so in the eyes of the vast majority of them, the bright right envoy Fan Shutong for Zhang Mingjian to contact Liu Futong, and strive to help the latter escape punishment, although hateful, but also extremely respectable, after all, as the former owner and workshop owner, No one wants to be in trouble when his men and apprentices fall into trouble, and none of them will stay and share their troubles.

The judgment of all Yangzhou people is surprisingly unanimous at this moment, several old men temporarily gave up their grievances with each other, and defended Fan Shutong with gossips, although the people below could not let their voices be heard by the presiding judge, but in their eyes, they clearly expressed their attitudes, and even those officials who were temporarily recruited secretly greeted each other with their eyes, preparing to show mercy to Fan Shutong in case the presiding judge was annoyed and angry, and was ready to teach Fan Shutong a hard lesson again. In any case, he will not be beaten to death by his own rod.

The presiding judge Luo Benji had seen such a battle, and in desperation, he had no choice but to respect the choice of the elders, and denied the two charges he put forward one by one, and then relied on the prestige he had accumulated as the presiding judge that day, and re-convicted Fan Shutong of a misdemeanor of "acting confused and rebellious, and being rude in front of General Manager Zhu".

In this way, Fan Shutong only needs to move bricks in the ruins for three months, and then he can continue to swagger and deceive under the banner of the right envoy of light, and the onlookers Tang He and others are angry, spit on the ground, and muttered in a low voice: "These old fools, dare to be a flagpole for a hair, where is Fan Shutong a loyal person, if he was really loyal, he should have taken the initiative to die, why shout that he was wronged, it is clearly speculation, and he has refracted the old book, In the end, he was treated as a treasure by these fools, and he lost a good reputation in vain. ”

"Those old guys are not confused at all, but they are afraid of offending Mingjiao and attracting Liu Futong's revenge." Zhu Chongba's eyes were cold, and he pouted and said, "On the Mongolian side, the places occupied by the Red Turban Army have always been treated as enemy territory, so those old men don't have to think about currying favor with the Mongols, and it is useless to curry favor, in case the soldiers and horses of the imperial court come back, the city should be slaughtered or slaughtered, but Liu Futong is different, after all, he is the president of the world's red scarves, in case they convict Fan Shutong today, and one day Liu Futong will fight again, Zhu is not in charge, don't they want to give Liu Futong an explanation, so, simply, they should not be offended from the beginning, anyway, they have eaten a lot of Master Zhu, and they will not worry about this little thing. ”

"It turns out that there is still this cat hidden." Tang He suddenly realized, and gritted his teeth in anger, but Zhu Chongba smiled again as if his two eyes could see through a qiē, and said in a low voice, "Look at it, there will be more such foolish things in the future, our chief Zhu Daguan, I don't know where so many new ideas came from, to make those magic weapons, it is definitely first-class, and it will be used to govern the country and the family, and sooner or later there will be a big leak." ”

"Here, starling, where did you come from?" Tang He admired Zhu Eighty-one very much in his heart, and immediately frowned and asked.

"Hey, hey." Zhu Chongba smiled, his face full of mystery, "You don't believe it, don't believe it, let's take a look, haven't you heard of it, this saint and a madman, many times, there is actually only a half-step difference." ”

"Maniac." This time, it's not just Tang He who doesn't understand, Deng Yu and the Wu brothers all turned their faces, their brows tightened, but Zhu Chongba didn't explain to everyone, smiled, and turned his gaze to the trial field again, "Don't be idle, look at the trial of the surname Wu, the surprising things are still to come." ”

"Something." Tang He, Deng Yu, and the Wu brothers raised their heads one after another, paying attention to the movement in the trial room again, only to see another civil official from the former Yangzhou City being escorted in to be interrogated by the presiding judge, Luo Ben.

The official's surname is Liu, his name is Wencai, he was originally a six-pin pusher, in charge of the entire Yangzhou Road's push and hook prison lawsuits, he finished eating the plaintiff and the defendant, and reaped countless benefits, after Yangzhou City was destroyed in the fire, he took his family and slaves, and ran away with Zhang Mingjian, but a series of defeats were eaten, the family was scattered, the ill-gotten wealth was lost, and he was also a prisoner of the Huai'an Army, and he was beaten with chickens and eggs, and he had nothing.

"Wronged." Robben, who joined the army, had just asked the name of the criminal, and before he could start asking what this person did on the day of the destruction of Yangzhou, among the onlookers, there was already a voice of shouting injustice, followed by seven or eight unkempt men and women rushing into the field together, kneeling on the ground, and shouting, "Lord Qingtian, you must be the villain's master, this Liu peeling skin can make the grass people miserable." ”

"What's going on, you guys stop and talk about it one after another." Luo Ben, who joined the army, didn't expect that there would be such a thing, so he gently knocked the table with a startling wood and commanded in a low voice.

"I'll go first." "I'll go first." "I'll shout first, I'll go first." Several wrongdoers immediately scrambled, and no one refused to be left behind.

Robben, who joined the army, had no choice but to slap the table case with a startling wood again, and ordered loudly, "Don't fight, come one by one, that grandma, you are old, you go first." ”

"Lord Qingtian, you are wronged." The old woman immediately cried, lay on the ground, and complained loudly, "My son is a salt merchant Mr. Liu's boat, and he said that he would pay six hangers a year, a suit of clothes, and two pairs of cloth shoes, but at the end of last year, Mr. Liu beat him with a copper coin in the name of impassable waterways and difficult business, and my son was not convinced, so he had a dispute with the steward of his family, and the steward and general of his family beat my hard-working son, my hard-working son, first beat him, and then pushed him into the canal and drowned him alive. ”

"You, you don't want to spew blood." Among the jurors, the old man surnamed Liu immediately jumped up and retorted loudly, "Your son obviously lost money in gambling and didn't dare to go home, jumped into the river and died, how can he rely on my family steward, you don't take cotton to spin a spinning, this Yangzhou city and outside the city, who doesn't know, my Liu family treats people the most benevolent,." ”

"Kindness, bullshit." The old woman cried and scolded, "My son never gambles, how can he lose all his wages, my lord, you can make the decision for the old woman, the old woman went to Jiangdu County to complain that day, and the original case was taken over there, and then this Liu Tuiguan sent his subordinates to take his name card to the yamen, even if my hard-working son died in vain, the entire Yangzhou City, no one would care about this matter anymore, let me be an old woman alone, there is nowhere to redress the grievances, woo, woo woo"

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