Chapter 17: The realm of slapping the face
After Xie Hong arrived, Zhang Erniu had been in a daze, he had met Xie Hong the day before yesterday, and after not seeing him for a day, Xie Hong became the master bookkeeper, which really made him incomprehensible. After Xie Hong began to judge the case, he was even more confused, in the past, Brother Xiaohong was also able to speak well, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was 'Zi Said' and 'Sage Cloud', and he was in a fog when he heard it, but he didn't know what to say.
What he said today was much more straightforward, although he still couldn't understand why he said a few words about Fujian or something, so he let the bearded old man Dong wilt, but it didn't prevent Erniu from understanding the previous situation, obviously Xie Hong had the upper hand.
Waiting for Xie Hong to come over, Zhang Erniu asked anxiously, "Brother Xiaohong, what's going on?" I've been out for a day, why did you become an official? Also, what does Min Di mean? ”
Xie Hong knew that he was originally a straightforward surname, but it was difficult for him to endure it for so long. It's just that these things are not easy to explain, and the matter is not over yet, staring at Master Lu, who was listening to the report of the officer, Xie Hong said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I'll explain to you slowly when I go back, and see how this old man decides the case first." ”
Master Lu was hindered by Wang Zhixian yesterday, so he was polite to Xie Hong. Today, Wang Zhixian went to the capital, and asked him to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the county government, so he didn't take Xie Hong to heart. The position of the main book has been stared at by this old man for a long time, and he was robbed by Xie Hong's appearance, and the old man hated it in his heart.
In addition, last night I went to the mansion of Lord Zhang in Xuanfu with Wang Zhixian, Wang Zhixian came to visit the mansion, but he was hung outside the mansion, the wind blew for a night, and he hurried back in the morning.
When he arrived, he happened to hear Master Dong speak, and knew that Zhang Erniu was Xie Hong's friend, so the old man planned to embarrass Xie Hong, not to mention removing him from his position, but also to let his prestige in the yamen be ruined.
It's a pity that that Master Dong is too useless, and he was made to look like this by a young man with a word, which is really a loss to his figure and net worth, Master Lu glanced at Master Dong with disdain, but didn't speak, because he still wanted to take advantage of the Dong family's case.
The case is not complicated, Xie Hong has already asked clearly, Fu Bantou repeated the admiration on his face, but he saw that Master Lu's face was wrong, but he didn't say anything good about Xie Hong.
This little show is a bit eloquent, the old man won't fight with you, see what you can do? Master Lu put on an old face and raised his voice: "The cause of this dispute is the dispute between the Zhang and Dong families over whether the iron plough is strong or not, which belongs to the craftsman industry, and there are no relevant regulations in the Ming Law. ”
The old man stroked his long beard, very proud, and continued: "The county magistrate is on official business, and he ordered the old man to temporarily act as the agent of the county government. Pay the head of the class, still not to prepare? ”
This old man is obviously sitting crooked, not to mention the old fritter of Fu Bantou, even the onlookers feel that something is wrong, how can there be such a trial? It's just that the old man came out with the Da Ming Law, and ordinary people don't know why. All the Zhuang guests of the Dong family showed smiles on their faces, and Steward Dong's face was also cloudy and sunny, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fu Bantou didn't rush to leave, and looked at Xie Hong with the audience, everyone had similar thoughts, Xie Zhushu was a reader, and he knew the law, and everyone wanted to see what magical performance Xie Hong could have this time.
Xie Hong, who was expected by everyone, was secretly complaining in his heart, he didn't know if the original Xie Xiucai had read Da Ming Law, he himself definitely hadn't read it, and he didn't have relevant memories in his head. This kind of industry dispute is already complicated, and the laws of the Celestial Empire in later generations are not perfect, and what Xie Hongjue said is very likely to be true.
"This bastard old man, wait a minute, my brother will definitely find an opportunity to play with you."
There is no way, I have to see the move, I just adapt to the situation in the court, I don't lose the battle, I slander in my heart, Xie Hong still has a confident expression on his face.
didn't see the panicked look on the opponent's face, Master Lu was very unhappy, and thought viciously: "It depends on what tricks your kid has, Lao Tzu has been in the yamen for decades, and he doesn't believe that a lawsuit will lose to you kid." ”
In addition to suppressing Xie Hong, the old man was also very much looking forward to his first promotion to the court to try the case, but when he turned his head to look, Fu Bantou was still standing in place, but his eyes were looking at Xie Hong, the old man was angry, and scolded: "You idiot don't hurry up to prepare, do you want this errand?" ”
Seeing that Xie Hong didn't say anything, Fu Bantou turned around and wanted to leave, but at this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "Wait!" ”
Again!
Xie Hong was surprised.
Master Lu was furious.
The audience is happy, today's excitement is really full of twists and turns, it's so interesting.
Everyone looked at the sound and was even more surprised that it was Master Dong who was a blacksmith who spoke. What does that mean? Still think Master Lu doesn't favor enough?
Master Lu forcibly suppressed his anger and said, "What does the head of the Dong family say?" ”
Master Dong hugged his fists and said loudly: "My lord, today's incident, the cause is my Dong family's first provocation, as for the conflict between Zhang Erniu and my family's Zhuangke, it is also my family's Zhuangke who did it first, this matter does not need to be an adult, the Dong family is willing to compensate Zhang Erniu." ”
What's going on? The chin fell all over the ground, and everyone was in an uproar, is this old man Dong crazy, with the supervisor of the trial to take care of him, this lawsuit is won immediately, why did he suddenly admit defeat? The housekeeper of the Dong family was also confused, the master was quite clear just now, what happened suddenly?
Among all the people present, only Xie Hong seemed to have an understanding, and he still stood in place leisurely, with the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a faint smile.
Master Lu almost didn't choke to death by these words, this surnamed Dong just said that he was still talking, this is deliberately looking for Lao Tzu's unhappiness? Otherwise, this is a ghost, otherwise how can you be confused like this! The old man's eyes swept away, and when he saw Xie Hong's unfathomable appearance, he felt even more unhappy.
"Quiet! Be quiet! This is the yamen, who dares to make a noise? Master Lu's voice is not small, he roared, and the old man didn't expect the servants beside him, these guys opened their mouths one by one, maybe they didn't know if they stuffed an apple in.
When the crowd was quieter, Master Lu glared at Master Dong and said word by word: "Master Dong, you have to think clearly before you speak, if you confess your guilt, it will be a serious crime to disturb the yamen!" ”
Master Dong replied without humility or arrogance: "My lord's words are serious, when my father was here, he also used to shepherd one side for the Son of Heaven, and he always only said that the fewer lawsuits in the jurisdiction, the better, why did he not want to see the two sides reconcile when he came to the adult, and advocated going to court?" If the adults insist on going their own way, the small people can also go to the capital and ask the adults if the rules of the Ming Dynasty have changed. ”
Master Lu was stunned for a moment, Master Zeng of the Ministry of Industry? Although his position is low, he is also interested in the court, where do you not know that the surname of the Ministry of Industry is Zeng, Zeng Jian, and Zeng is a second-class member! Even if he can't control him, but such a big official, he can't stand it if he crooks his mouth!
He didn't suspect that Master Dong was lying and threatening, the fact that the Dong family was an official eunuch family was not a secret, and it was not uncommon to know the members of the dynasty, the Dong family was a big business, and it was impossible to tell such a big lie for such a trivial matter.
Are you waiting to slap me in the face? Master Lu only felt that an old face was hot, and scolded in his heart:
"With such a big backer, why didn't you move out when I was arguing with that little show, but at this time I used it to press Lao Tzu, crazy, crazy! Lao Tzu doesn't care, in this world, villains are rampant, gentlemen like the old man are frustrated everywhere, the promotion wheel is not up, and the fortune can't be rushed, so it's easy to shake the majesty once, and shake the chicken feathers. ”
He didn't know that Steward Dong had mentioned this matter a long time ago, but he said it vaguely, and Xie Hong didn't care about it at all. The tricks that were not good for Xie Hong were very effective when used on Master Lu, and everyone saw that Master Lu's face was blue and white, and he suddenly flicked his sleeves and stumbled into the yamen, without even explaining the scene, which can be described as a gaffe.
Even so, before leaving, he didn't forget to glare at Xie Hong hatefully, the resentment in his eyes made Xie Hong a little inexplicable, Xie Hong touched his nose, very innocent, it seems that I can't be blamed for this, right? You jumped out on your own, and I wasn't the one who slapped you in the face.