Chapter 68: Private
The case of Wu Qingxiong suing the elder Wang Zhengui and the He family in Ma'anshan Village has caused a huge sensation in Mizhi County, of course, behind this matter, there is the shadow of the Wu family, no matter what, Wu Qingchao is a member of the Wu family, not long ago the dispute between the Wu family and the He family was in an uproar, and there were many people in the city to discuss this matter, but they did not expect that the dust had not settled, and the dispute appeared again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, this time the situation is completely different, Wu Qingxiong and Wang Zhengui's confession is very unfavorable to the He family, on behalf of the He family to deal with the lawsuit is He Luoxuan, exactly the same as Wu Fanhui expected, He Mingxuan pushed everything cleanly, saying that these things have nothing to do with the He family.
However, this time the attitude of the county magistrate is different, he tried the case very seriously, and the tone of asking He Luoxuan was also very unkind, Wu Fanhui, who was the head of the county trial and the head of the government trial, did not go to the government, but his father Wu Qingchao participated in the lawsuit on his behalf, after all, Wu Fanhui was about to participate in the court examination, and it was impossible to be distracted.
The magistrate was serious, and the situation was developing in a direction that was unfavorable to the He family.
During this period, He Fangzhen, the patriarch of the He family, has never come forward, no one knows what he is doing, and He Luoxuan, who defended the county government on behalf of the He family, obviously lacks old and spicy experience, and sometimes he is asked to open his mouth.
There are more rumors in the county, mainly to say that the He family is too vicious, this time, and the dispute between the two families is easy to combine, the He family is not convinced that the county trial case was won by the children of the Wu family, and directly found the county magistrate, after not achieving the goal, the He family began to plot against the Wu family, and made a series of things, fortunately, the patriarch of the Wu family was wise and saw through all the conspiracy of the He family, and waited until the family disciple Wu Fanhui seized the head of the government trial. Re-reckoning began.
The most unfavorable rumor for the He family is to cross the river and demolish the bridge, you must know that Wang Zhengui and Li Zheng Wu Qingxiong of Ma'anshan Village are all helping the He family to do things, and now there is a problem, the He family pushes it cleanly, as if the whole thing has nothing to do with them, in fact, everyone can think of the reason with their butts, Wang Zhengui and Wu Qingxiong Why should they calculate Wu Fanhui, there is no injustice between them, and Wu Fanhui grew up in Ma'anshan Village, and he didn't look up and look down.
As for the collusion between Wang Zhengui and Wu Qingxiong with bandits, it gives an explanation for the whole thing, that is, why Wu Qingxiong, as a member of the Wu family, was coerced by Wang Zhengui or the He family to participate in the framing of Wu Fanhui, and was pinched by others, so he was obedient.
These rumors have long spread throughout the county, and even spread to some villages and towns, the nearest Shilipu Town from the county seat, the same rumors, you must know that Shilipu Town is the richest place in the whole line of villages and towns, more than Peach Blossom Town, of course, there are a lot of rumors in Peach Blossom Town, after all, it used to have the closest connection with the Wu family.
Under such circumstances, the He family is anxious to close the case as soon as possible, they will never admit to instructing Wang Zhengui and Wu Qingxiong to frame Wu Fanhui, and there is no evidence, if it were another person or family, they would have been convicted of the crime a long time ago, but the power of the He family in the county is not ordinary, and the county magistrate will not make a decision easily.
When Wang Zhengui was taken into the county jail, his family cried and ran to the He family, who knew that he didn't even enter the door, he was beaten away by the descendants of the He family, and the desperate family came to the Wu family, kneeling outside the mansion to plead, Wu Mengqing, the patriarch of the Wu family, personally came forward and helped Wang Zhengui's family, as for what was said in the end, everyone could not know, but this incident caused another wave in the county, and many people began to talk about the He family in private, and its approach was too much, There is no human touch at all, and it is not worthy of being the first family of Mizhi County.
Time blink of an eye to mid-July, just when the case was at an impasse, Bo He Fangkui, the head of the He family and the owner of Honglu Temple, suddenly returned to Mizhi County.
He Fangkui secretly returned to Mizhi County, and after he returned to Mizhi County, he immediately went to find Wu Mianqing, the patriarch of the Wu family, and then the two went to the county government together and met Lu Weibiao, the magistrate of the county.
Wu Fanhui has made all the preparations, in late July he will set off from the county seat, Mizhi County is more than 1,200 miles away from Xi'an Fucheng, and it will take at least 20 days on the road, so Wu Fanhui must set off early, and strive to arrive in Xi'an Fucheng in mid-August, get ready, and participate in the hospital examination with peace of mind.
The steward came to inform him and went to the wing of the ancestral hall at once.
Wu Fanhui hurriedly came to the wing room, there were only two people inside, one was the patriarch Wu Mianqing, and the other looked beautiful, although his hair and beard were a little white, but the momentum was very good.
"Qian Jue, this is Lord Bo He Fangkui, the master of Honglu Temple, come and see you."
"Wu Fanhui of the Wu family, the expression is Qianjue, and I have seen Lord He."
"It's better to hear than to see, it is worthy of being the head of the county trial and the head of the government test, speaking of which, Brother Wu and I are the same generation, and we are also your elders, and I should have some congratulations when I saw you today."
After He Fangkui finished speaking, he took out an ingot of gold from his sleeve and handed it to Wu Fanhui.
Just as He Fangkui handed over the gold, Wu Mianqing spoke.
"Qian Jue, I haven't thanked Lord He."
"Qian Jue thanked Lord He."
"You're welcome, this is as it should be, they are all from this county, I hope you can take the high school entrance examination, and next year's township examination will be on the list, and I will wait for your good news in the capital at that time."
In less than a quarter of an hour, Wu Fanhui said goodbye, of course, a small ingot of gold, he was in his arms, speaking of which he was not rich at all, all the money on his body added up, less than two hundred taels of silver, these silver in an ordinary family, is an unimaginable huge amount of money, but for the ambitious Wu Fanhui, it is a drop in the bucket.
More than a year has passed, Wu Fanhui has been able to know how much a gold ingot or an ingot of silver is through visual inspection or by holding it in his hand, and the gold He Fangkui gave him should be about three taels, worth thirty-six taels of silver, which is a lot of money, He Fangkui must have a purpose when he is so generous.
In fact, He Fangkui returned to Mizhi County, and Wu Fanhui felt that this matter might be private, which was in line with the interests of all parties, the Wu family could get actual benefits, and basically achieved the goal, the He family was able to stop losses in time, and as for the county magistrate, it was even more beneficial on both sides.
Of course, it was Wang Zhengui and Wu Qingxiong who suffered, but who let them do those things.
Sure enough, that night, the housekeeper came to the house.
The housekeeper told Wu Fanhui that the Wu family and the He family had a private affair, and the He family was willing to take out two hundred taels of silver, plus ten stones of millet and five stones of flour, to compensate the Wu family, and the request was that the Wu family go to the magistrate with them, begging the magistrate to close the case and let Wang Zhengui and Wu Qingxiong take responsibility.
The lord agreed to the request of the He family, silver and grain, the He family will send it overnight, and early the next morning, the lord will go to the county government with He Fangzhen, the patriarch of the He family, to see the county lord.
The housekeeper asked Wu Fanhui how he decided.
Wu Fanhui can only smile bitterly, the patriarch has already made a decision, how can he be, it can be imagined, the He family is not vegetarian, since He Fangkui, who was an official in the capital, has come back, he must have thought of all the ways to deal with it, since the Wu family has agreed to reconcile, then the He family will definitely create some rumors, for example, the county magistrate and the Wu family both think that this matter has nothing to do with the He family and so on.
Anyway, the Wu family won a complete victory in the game this time, without paying anything, but getting silver and grain, the He family is a big tooth swallowed in the stomach, of course, Wu Fanhui understands better, he has attracted the special attention of the He family, you must know that the He family is related to Fucheng, it doesn't take long to figure out most of the reasons.
This doesn't matter anymore, as long as Wu Fanhui passes the college examination, obtains the status of Xiucai, and has fame, the He family will not dare to make other moves, no matter what, the He family can only be regarded as the largest family in Mizhi County, far from being a real scholar family.
When the housekeeper left, he also told Wu Fanhui that Wu Qingxiong took out two hundred taels of silver, and even the old man was surprised, but it was Li Zheng of Ma'anshan Village, how could he take out so much silver, and Wu Qingxiong must still have some silver, as for Wang Zhengui, he also wanted to take out the silver, but the master didn't want it.
After the housekeeper said this, Wu Fanhui understood that it seemed that the person who was finally convicted was Wang Zhengui, Wu Qingxiong should be exposed for meritorious service, and his life could be saved, if Wu Mianqing came forward to say a few good words, he would be able to avoid the pain of distribution, but Li Zheng would definitely not be able to do it, as for Wang Zhengui, he would definitely not be able to save his life.
Early the next morning, Wu Qingchao came back not long after arriving at the tent, and carefully took out ten ingots of silver from his arms.
A total of one hundred taels of silver, these silver is for Wu Fanhui to take to Xi'an Fucheng, if he passes the hospital examination, Wu Fanhui will have a fame, need to make some relationships, but also to stay in Xi'an Fucheng for a period of time, this is all need silver, as for filial piety, it is enough to give ten taels of silver to Xuedao.
Wu Qingchao was also going to take out some silver from home and ask Wu Fanhui to bring it, Wu Fanhui did not agree, the twenty taels of silver last time, he came back and handed it over to Wu Qingchao, this time with one hundred taels of silver, and thirteen taels of gold, how can it be enough.