Chapter 14: What is prestige?
Mo Sheng walked out of the prefect's yamen, and saw Tong Xuan sitting on a tall horse, looking at him with a kind of looking down.
"You are the prefect of Chengdu, Mo Sheng?" Tong Xuan asked in an arrogant voice.
"It's this house." Seeing that the other party was dressed in cloth, Mo Sheng expected that at most it would be Lord Yue's personal entourage, and he was very dissatisfied with the tone of the person who came. But who told someone to hold the governor's decree in their hands, so they had to answer.
"Mo Zhifu, the Governor has an order, ordering you to go to the Governor immediately. In the case tried in the hall before the eyes, the plaintiff, the defendant, and a cadre of witnesses were all brought to the governor's office, and there must be no one missing. Also, that master of yours should also follow. Tong Xuan said loudly in a commanding tone.
"Yes, the subordinate obeys." Lord Governor's order, Mo Sheng didn't dare not listen to it, but he wondered in his heart, how did Lord Yue know about the case he was trying now. It can't be pinched, it's too godly. Ah, Wu Rumeng hasn't complained yet, what's going on?
Regardless of Mo Sheng's doubts in his heart now, Tong Xuan just said with a grin: "Okay, Mo Zhifu, Ben Jiang has now finished conveying Lord Yue's order, so let's take people and go with Ben Jiang." ”
Tong Xuan's official position is to be a general, although he is not an officer or soldier, but he is under Yue Su's account. It can be said that if he wants to lead the troops, Yue Su can send some men and horses to him at any time, and this general is much more majestic than those who are divided into guards. After all, he is a trusted general of Lord Yue.
Seeing Tong Xuan claiming to be a general, Mo Sheng was stunned again, but he didn't dare to ask more. Only promised, ordered his subordinates, and brought the people that Yue Su wanted. With Tong Xuan rushed to the governor's line.
Mo Sheng and Zhang Tian, all the way, were worried in their hearts, how could they not have heard of Lord Yue's name. If Lord Yue came forward to take care of such things, it would definitely be for the bitter lord to avenge his grievances. How good is that?
It is absolutely impossible to escape, there is no good way, only to go hard, and when you get to the line, let's see what Lord Yue says.
Compared with Mo Sheng, Wu Rumeng is much more calm, going to see his idol. What a pleasure. At that time, you can witness with your own eyes how Lord Yue tried the case and how Mo Sheng, the Zhang family, and his son were brought to justice.
Soon. When everyone came to the governor's office, Tong Zhou asked people to go in and report, but without much effort, a word came out from inside, and asked people to go to the back hall to see. Originally, many people followed, and some people were still speculating whether Lord Yue would personally try the case. Will I be lucky enough to witness Lord Yue's demeanor?
It's a pity that they don't have this opportunity, and Lord Yue asked someone to go to the second hall, which is not the meaning of a public trial.
Tong Xuan leads the way. Led the group to the back hall. As soon as the first person entered the hall, Lord Yue sat on it, and Jiang Jie, Jin Chan, Yin Zhu, Tie Qiu, and Li Haoquan stood beside him.
"The last general has brought Mo Zhifu and a group of prisoners, and he has come to pay the order." After Tong Xuan entered the hall, he bowed down and said.
"Very well, while serving." After Yue Su finished speaking, Tong Xuan honestly stood aside.
This kung fu, Mo Sheng, Wu Rumeng and others also went to the court.
"See Lord Governor." Mo Sheng, Wu Rumeng, and Zhang Tian were rude. Needless to say, Mo Sheng and Wu Rumeng. Everyone is an official of the imperial court, but Zhang Tian. As a master, at least he has to be a showman. In the Ming Dynasty. Whenever there is a fame, there is no need to bow down when the official is seen, it is all in the intellectual circle, and the meaning is good.
"The grass people knock to see the Governor." As for the others, they will all fall to their knees. The five brothers who were lying on the stretcher were still lying down.
Lord Yue swept around and said, "Chengdu Mansion, this governor summoned you here today, do you know what it means?" ”
"I don't know, please show me." Mo Sheng replied cautiously.
"In this case you are trying now, the murderer is called Zhang Yong, he is the son of your master, and he killed in Jianyang County. On that day, when the trial was held in the Jianyang County Ya, the people of the governor happened to go to find Wu Rumeng and saw the scene of the court trial in the county ya. At that time, Zhang Yong had already confessed, and the murder was clearly explained, and he admitted that he was not a fool. You overturned the case for him today, and you also found so many witnesses to prove that he was a fool, in order to reduce the sentence. The Governor has been following this case for a long time, so he has sent someone to the court to hear the trial, and everything that happened in the court has been reported to the Governor. Okay, the governor won't talk nonsense, you also know that the Liukou is attacking Mianzhu Pass, and the Governor is here to exterminate the Liukou, and there is not so much time to try the case in person. Therefore, the Governor hopes that you can be honest, one thing to say, two to say two, if it is not true, then the Governor will know to start the trial himself. That's all I have to say, you come and see ......" Speaking of this, Yue Su pointed to the royal order banner on the public case, and then said: "This is given by the emperor, the king order flag, what is the use, you also know." Now this governor asks you, is the criminal Zhang Yong a fool? ”
"This ......" Yue Su's words, Mo Sheng heard it clearly. Lord Yue's power, of course, Mo Sheng also heard it, he sighed, did not answer immediately, but weighed it. Thinking about it, he thinks that this case, wanting to hide from 'Yue Qingtian', seems to be a pipe dream, once what he said is untrue and is tried by Yue Su, he is estimated to be unlucky.
After confirming this, Mo Sheng simply lifted his clothes, knelt on the ground, and cried and said: "Xia Guan is guilty, Zhang Yong is indeed not a fool......
"Count yourself on the truth. The governor is now asking you, since you know that Zhang Yong is not a fool, why do you bend the law for personal gain and overturn the case for him? Yue Su asked sharply.
"Just because Zhang Yong's father, Zhang Tian, is the criminal master of the lower officials, he has followed the lower officials for several years, and has been conscientious and conscientious for the lower officials. Zhang Yong committed the crime, Zhang Tian cried in front of me, begging bitterly, hoping that I could overturn the case for Zhang Yong. Xia Guan softened his heart for a while, and he couldn't withstand his begging, so he agreed. It's the lower officials who are confused, and I hope that the adults will be lightly dismissed, and the lower officials will never dare to do it again in the future. Mo Sheng cried again.
Seeing that Mo Sheng had admitted it, Zhang Tiandu was already frightened, and he involuntarily knelt on the ground, only knowing that he rushed up and kowtowed.
Yue Su was in the mood to pay attention to a master, his eyes still fell on Mo Sheng's body, and said, "Do you still want to have a next time?" The Governor has already sent someone to investigate you. Reading that you did not have too many evil deeds in office, you just answered, and there was no quibble or denial, and you were quite honest. The Governor has a busy schedule at the moment. I don't want to waste my mind on you, so I don't want to be right, you can ask for it. ”
Returning to his hometown is a dignified departure for some prisoners. Mo Sheng naturally didn't dare to ignore the current affairs, and hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Thank you, my lord, for being light." ”
"Humph!" Yue Su didn't look at Mo Sheng again, pointed to the group of kneeling people below, and asked, "Which of you is a witness in this case?" ”
"Xiaomin is." What Yang Langzhong, the restaurant guy, the county government officer. They all replied with bitter faces. How could they not complain in their hearts, now the prefect is casually said by Lord Yue. Just send them home, they have no power and no power, and a small people who are used as pawns are not worth mentioning.
"Which of you proved that Zhang Yong was a fool in court, now stand up and tell this governor, what kind of stupid method is Zhang Yong?" Yue Su asked in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency. Xiaomin received thirty taels of silver from Master Zhang before he came forward to prove that Zhang Yong was a fool, in fact, Zhang Yong was not stupid at all, and I hope that the adults will forgive their sins......" Yang Langzhong was the first to cry and shouted.
"Your Excellency. It was Master Zhang who sent someone to threaten the villain, asking the villain to prove that Zhang Yong was a fool in court, if he was obedient, everything was easy to say, and he would give the little ten taels of silver, and if he was not honest, he would kill the villain's whole family. The two restaurant guys also cried.
"What about the two of you?" Yue Su pointed to the two county officials.
"The little one really didn't lie, it was indeed Lord Wu who asked us to pull the prisoner Zhang Yong out of the second gate. Also instructed the small ones, no matter what happens. Don't worry about it. The two officers said tremblingly.
It's all up to this, Yue Su expected that the words of these two people would not be false. nodded and said: "Wu Rumeng, although your approach is wrong, it also shows that you are sincere in redressing the grievances of the bitter master, and you are not informal, and you have a certain amount of wisdom." However, the officials of the world may not be as discerning as you, and if the governor encourages them, other officials will follow suit and cause trouble, and the consequences are unimaginable. In this way, you will be convinced that you will be punished for three months? ”
"The lower officials are convinced, and when they go back, they will ask for punishment for three months." Wu Rumeng bowed down and said. He also understood what Yue Su meant, if other officials did this because of their impure motives, it would inevitably lead to serious consequences. Therefore, the punishment of three months is already a fairly light punishment, and Wu Rumeng is convinced.
"Zhang Tian, as a famous master of the government and a person who knows the law, his son committed murder, and he didn't know how to reflect on himself, but shielded, connived, bribed, and threatened witnesses, which is really an unforgivable crime. Seeing that you are also a person of meritorious fame, today the governor will remove your fame and fill the army in Yunnan, can you be convinced? Yue Su asked loudly.
"The small people are convinced." How dare Zhang Tian say half a 'no', everyone in the world knows that Lord Yue is powerful, he is in Yunnan, and he didn't take his own life, which is already good. It is estimated that if you dare to say that you are not convinced, continue to investigate, and your head will be gone.
"You and the other three committed perjury in court, and according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, they should be severely punished. In addition to the confiscation of dirty silver, each person was severely beaten with 80 boards and imprisoned for half a year. Pull it down, do it! Yue Su pointed to Yang Langzhong and the two guys and said loudly. When he finished speaking, as soon as he waved his hand, a guard came up and pulled the three of them aside for execution.
After the sixty boards were played, Yue Su ignored the three people, looked at Zhang Yongwu who was lying on the stretcher, and said, "Wait for the five people, uphold the original verdict, and wait for Wu Rumeng to escort back to Jianyang County." ”
Lord Yue didn't use the dog's head in front of the court, in fact, he also took into account that there was no need for any case, he took out the three knives of the imperial guillotine, and what could be done locally would be handled by the locality.
When everything was taken care of, Yue Su stood up and said, "Retreat!" With that, he turned around and walked towards the back of the warm pavilion.
In such a case, Lord Yue will solve it with laughter and laughter, and Wu Rumeng is very impressed. He understood that the reason why Lord Yue was able to solve the case so easily was that on the one hand, the position was there, and on the other hand, it was the reputation and prestige that Lord Yue had accumulated over the years. How he wished he could have such a day.
But how did Wu Rumeng know that on this day, his fate had changed. Don't look at Lord Yue in the second hall, it's just a routine, and he didn't say more than half a word to Wu Rumeng, but Yue Su already remembered the name, and then went to the book. With Lord Yue's position, it is not a trivial matter to want to be promoted to him, and it didn't take long for Wu Rumeng to be promoted to Taiyuan Mansion. In the future, Wu Rumeng relied on Lord Yue's protection, and his own talent and hard work, and he was promoted all the way. However, this is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being.