Chapter 226: Silly son-in-law

The defendant was a well-off rich man with a small family who married one wife and three concubines. His original wife only gave birth to a son, but unfortunately he was a little stupid, and he invited a number of private school gentlemen to teach him since he was a child, but when he was more than ten years old, he couldn't recognize a basket of watermelon characters. The old rich man was so angry that he had no choice, he couldn't hand over his hard-earned wealth to such an idiot, right? So, he changed the eldest son of his second concubine as the eldest son.

Yuan's wife is gone, the eldest son is his own child, although he is a little stupid, but in the end it is his own flesh and blood, how can he not maintain it, besides, if the son can't inherit the family property, and he is stupid, then in the end he must not be bullied by other brothers? I'm afraid I won't even have anything to eat. So he quarreled with the old rich man. But the old rich man insisted on making the second son born to the second aunt as his heir. This yuan mate also lacked a tendon in his head, so he went to the yamen to complain and asked the yamen to appoint her eldest son as his heir, so that he could inherit the family wealth in the future.

The county government not only ruled that the old rich man had violated the law by establishing a successor, but also supported the appeal of Yuan's wife, and sentenced his stupid son to a concubine who would inherit the family fortune in the future, but also held that the old rich man did not follow the provisions of the criminal law when his eldest son was still alive, and sentenced him to one year in prison according to the law. Because the "Yonghui Law" says very clearly: "Those who violate the law will be imprisoned for one year." That is, if the wife is over 50 years old and has no children, he shall be established as an elder, and the same shall be true for the elders. In other words, unless the wife of the Yuan spouse has reached the age of fifty and has not yet given birth to a son, then the son of the concubine can be established as a concubine. The old rich man's Yuan has a son, although he is a little stupid, but the "Yonghui Law" does not stipulate that a fool cannot become a son-in-law? Therefore, the old rich man violated the law by establishing a successor, so this judgment was made.

The old rich man's Yuan mate was dumbfounded when she heard it, she was originally just fighting for the family wealth for her stupid son, how did she get to the end and send her husband to prison instead? So she dragged her stupid son around and shouted injustice. In this way, this case became a case of recording prisoners and was sent to Xiao Jiading's desk.

Xiao Jiading, Wu Yueniang, and the eldest grandson Yanran listened to the undertaker's report on the case. couldn't help laughing, saying what was the matter, fighting for his son, but sending his husband to prison.

Wu Yueniang still spoke first: "The county government judged correctly, although his son is a little stupid, he can also take care of his own life, won't he know two words soon?" There are more illiterate men in this world, and not every fool can become the first genius in Yizhou. Hee-hee"

Xiao Jiading couldn't help but laugh when he heard her take the opportunity to ridicule himself for being a fool.

Wu Yueniang continued: "A fool can also become the eldest son, the son of Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms. In fact, he is also a fool, otherwise, how could he be called to Adou who can't support the wall! Isn't he the lord of the country? This old rich man is also right, you don't like the eldest son, why do you want to make the second son a son-in-law? You can still make a fool a son-in-law and let the second son help manage the family's wealth, isn't it okay? Could it be that the eldest son is a fool, can he still compete with the second son? ”

The eldest grandson Yanran said: "That's not the case, this is not just a matter of family wealth. It also involves the development of the whole family in the future. If the eldest son is a son-in-law, his wealth shall be passed on to the son of the elder son. Isn't the second son a bamboo basket for water? So you can't do it. ”

Wu Yueniang smiled: "A fool, can you marry a daughter-in-law?" Whose daughter wants to marry a fool? ”

"What is there, as long as there is money. I don't have to worry about not being able to marry a daughter-in-law. ”

"Even if he marries a daughter-in-law, he is a fool, does he know how to cave the house?"

"His daughter-in-law can teach him!" The eldest grandson Yanran blushed, "It's like you." If you marry a fool in the future, you won't have to teach him how to make a room! ”

"You're a dead girl, you're marrying a fool! See I don't tear your mouth! Wu Yueniang ran over to catch the eldest Sun Yanran. The eldest grandson, Yanran, ran around Xiao Jiading giggling. She has martial arts. How can Wu Yueniang be caught.

Xiao Jiading saw that the second daughter used to be jealous on Xianguo Island, but now she was fighting like a close friend, and couldn't help but sigh, this woman is too fickle.

Wu Yueniang couldn't catch up, so she had to pout and stomp her feet to stop, and said, "If I don't tell you these crazy words, I'll get back to business." Xiao Zhiyi, you say, is there any reason for me? ”

Xiao Jiading nodded: "It's very reasonable, there is no way to refute it." - What do you think, eldest grandson? ”

The eldest grandson Yanran said: "I also think that the yamen is not wrong to judge like this. But the old rich man and his yuan mate have always felt very wronged, so let's persuade them and let them understand the truth of this, so that he can accept the judgment and end the lawsuit, so as not to uphold the original sentence and they will go around to sue them. ”

Xiao Jiading said: "It makes sense, and I have a sense of maintaining stability!" Hey hey"

Eldest Sun Yanran's big eyes flashed: "What do you mean to maintain stability?" ”

Such a broad and profound word with modern Chinese characteristics as maintaining stability was impossible to understand in the Tang Dynasty. Xiao Jiading just said simply: "Just don't let them sue everywhere." Let's bring people up, and by the way, call him and that stupid son to do ideological work together. ”

The clerk who undertook the case hurried to pick up the person. The old rich man's Yuan Pei had been waiting outside the yamen, so he was quickly notified, and he took his stupid son to the yamen signing room.

The old rich man came in wearing shackles, and when he saw his wife, his face was full of anger: "You wicked woman, what are you doing here?" Do you have to be angry with me to be willing? ”

The old woman cried and pulled her son to his knees: "Master, I didn't know it would be like this." I just feel that our son is too much of a loss, and I am worried that he will be bullied in the future, I really didn't know that this would be the case, if I had known earlier, even if my son was wronged, I would not have come to the yamen to complain. Woowoowoo......"

"Humph!" The old rich man snorted heavily in his nostrils, and turned his face away from them.

Wu Yueniang snorted coldly and said, "You did something wrong yourself, what are you still yelling at here?" ”

The old rich man looked at Wu Yueniang, he naturally didn't know the identity of this Wu Yueniang, seeing that she was dressed as a male scribe, but she spoke like a woman, so he snorted disdainfully, tilted his neck and said, "May I ask this poor master, what did I do wrong?" ”

Wu Yueniang had never met a flat-headed common man who dared to talk back to her, and said angrily: "You're right? Isn't your son a little stupid? Why don't you make him your heir? Why do you have to make your second son your son-in-law? You have violated the king's law, do you understand? ”

"I don't understand!" The old rich man's eyes were as wide as copper bells, staring at Wu Yueniang, "The current emperor, I heard that it is the ninth son of the first emperor, the first emperor originally appointed his eldest son Li Chengqian as the crown prince, why did the current emperor ascend the throne again?" The emperor can change his son-in-law. Why can't we ordinary people change? ”

Wu Yueniang and the others couldn't imagine that a shriveled little rich man would actually compare the matter of the royal family with the establishment of a prince, and they were stunned for a while, and Wu Yueniang immediately raised her eyebrows and shouted angrily: "Bold!" Dare to talk about the emperor, do you want to destroy the nine clans? ”

The old rich man was stunned by Wu Yueniang's momentum, he couldn't afford such a big hat. He shrunk his neck and didn't dare to speak again. However, there was obvious unconvincing in his eyes.

Seeing Wu Yueniang scolding his father, the eldest son of the somewhat stupid old rich man smirked. Kneeling and crawling a few steps, he suddenly pulled Wu Yueniang's sleeve and shook it: "Sister is not angry, sister does not scold Daddy." If you want to scold, just scold the fool. ”

Wu Yueniang shook her hand, pulled back her sleeves, pointed at the old rich man and said, "Listen!" When your son saw you scolding, he still helped you speak, such a filial child, you still dislike him? ”

The old rich man sneered. He turned to his son and said, "Silly, how do you bark a puppy?" ”

The fool immediately fell to the ground, screamed, and looked at his father with a smirk.

"How does that dog sniff and lick things?"

The fool immediately touched his head to the ground. With her fat buttocks cocked, she began to sniff around on the ground with her nose, sniffing all the way to Wu Yueniang and seeing her boots. He stretched out his tongue to lick it. Wu Yueniang screamed in surprise and quickly got out of the way, her pretty face was already red.

Looking at the age of seventeen or eighteen. has grown into an adult fool, and he actually learns to call a dog and learn to crawl like a three-year-old naughty child, Wu Yueniang and others not only look at each other, but they can't make a sound.

The old rich man smiled bitterly: "I am a fool, whoever asks him to do this, he will do it, learn to bark at a dog, learn to roll on a donkey, learn to jump with a frog, the more people he has, the more energetic he learns, you say, can such a person inherit my family business?" Let him inherit, where will my old face go? ”

The fool was the only one whose father was angry with himself, so he knelt down and crawled over and pulled his father's sleeve: "Daddy, the fool is not good, don't be angry." "Where does that demeanor look like an adult? It's just a three-year-old naughty boy who hasn't dried up.

Xiao Jiading asked: "Has he always been like this?" ”

The old rich man's wife sobbed and replied: "My son was very clever when he was a child, and he was already literate when he was three or four years old, but unfortunately, in the spring of that year, he had a serious illness and fever, and he had a fever for three days and three nights. Woooooooooooo ”

When the fool heard his mother crying, he turned around and crawled over on his knees, pulled his mother's sleeve, and asked pitifully, "Mother, is it that the fool is disobedient and makes you angry?" Don't cry, stupid cat bites its tail to show you, okay......? ”

When the old woman saw her son like this, she really hated that iron could not become steel, so she grabbed her son's arm and slapped him on the ass a few times.

The eldest grandson Yanran sighed and said to the old rich man: "What you just said about the first emperor letting the Nine Emperor Sons inherit the throne, you think it's the same as you, but it's actually different. -- The empress, the eldest grandson of the first emperor, gave birth to three sons for the first emperor, the eldest son Li Chengqian, the fourth son Li Tai and the ninth son, which is now the saint. The three of them were all born to the eldest grandson of the queen, and according to the provisions of the "Knighthood Order": there are no sons-in-law and guilt and illness, and they have the same mother's brother. Therefore, it is in accordance with the law that the first emperor appointed nine sons as princes and eventually inherited Datong. If you don't know, you make random analogies, abolish the concubine without authorization, and change the concubine to the concubine, that's not right. ”

Xiao Jiading studied Tang Law, of course he knew that if it was strictly in accordance with the provisions of the "Decree of Knighthood", it would be wrong, the eldest grandson Yanran made an out-of-context interpretation of the "Decree of Knighthood", in fact, the "Decree of Title" is like this: no son-in-law and guilty, disease, grandson, no grandson, in order to establish a son-in-law with the same mother's brother, no mother's brother, and a concubine. That is to say, if there is no son-in-law, or if the son-in-law is guilty or sick, he will be appointed as a grandson, and if there is no grandson, he will be appointed as a half-brother of the son-in-law, and if there is no half-brother, a son will be appointed. -- Although Li Shimin's eldest son, Li Chengqian, was convicted of rebellion and could be changed to his wife, Li Chengqian already had a son, Li Xiang, at that time. According to the "Decree of Knighthood", the eldest son Li Chengqian is guilty and should be appointed as his eldest grandson, Li Xiang. Taking a step back, the entire family has lost this right for the crime of treason, so the fourth brother of the eldest son, Li Tai, should also be appointed as the heir in order, Li Tai is not at fault, Li Shimin is to weigh the pros and cons, and finally set up the ninth son Li Zhi.

Of course, this is only a judgment made according to the rules of the common people, and he himself can not obey the law for the emperor who formulates the law, because his words are the law, and his decision to appoint another prince according to the situation is also legally reasonable.

The old rich man listened to the kind words of the eldest grandson Yanran and explained to himself, and he could accept it at first, he did not know, but at least he was moved by the sincere words of the eldest grandson Yanran, -- the scribes of the yamen saw that the people were all nostrils facing the sky. The eldest grandson Yanran was able to talk to him like this, which naturally moved him very much. So he lowered his head.

The eldest grandson Yanran said to the old rich man: "Although your child is a little stupid, he is much better than those rebels who cause trouble all day long, eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, right?" He at least knows how to be filial and loves you, you have to abolish such children, how many disobedient eldest sons have to be abolished that day? I think that having a stupid child is sensible and obedient, and is much better than those rebels who eat, drink, prostitute and gamble and squander your family wealth, do you say? ”

The old rich man thought about it, and finally sighed and nodded.

The eldest grandson Yanran said: "If you sincerely repent of your sins and go back and let your son be re-established as your heir, then we can find a way to release you back." ”

The old rich man was surprised, and looked up at the eldest grandson: "Really? ”

"Of course."

Wu Yueniang looked at her: "Don't agree indiscriminately." ”

The eldest grandson Yanran waved his hand: "I have my own way." ”

The old rich man hurriedly crawled on the ground: "I know that I am wrong, I will change it back when I go back, let the fool be the heir, and never make trouble in the future, so I will pass on the family wealth to the fool, I promise!" Otherwise, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky! ”

His wife was also ecstatic, pulling her son to kneel down and thanking him, and helping the old rich man to speak and plead.

Eldest Sun Yanran nodded: "Okay!" In that case, go down first. ”

The old man was very gracious and was escorted down, and the old woman withdrew with her son.

Wu Yueniang asked the eldest grandson Yanran: "What can you do?" (To be continued......)