Chapter 39: The Drunkard's Meaning
Three days later, on the morning, the county government of De'an County was surrounded by dense crowds, and Li Yuntian and Zheng Wen were going to jointly investigate the case here today and go to court to try Boss Feng's lawsuit against Qi Degui for gangsters. The fastest update is the most stable dìng chasing novels, where is the fast to go to the eye fast dm
Because it involved Qi Degui, the richest man in De'an County, this matter caused a sensation in De'an County, and people from ten miles and eight townships came to the county government to see the excitement, and even Yang Demin, the governor of Jiujiang Prefecture, secretly paid attention to it, and some did not understand what Li Yuntian and Zheng Wen were doing.
As the head of the Qi family, Qi Degui felt both humiliated and helpless: the Qi family provoked a big case of gangsters this time, although he had friends in the officialdom of Jiujiang Mansion, but everyone was absolutely afraid of it, who would be willing to intervene in this matter before the situation was clear?
There were two chairs side by side behind the desk in the lobby, and under the anticipation of many people in the courtyard outside the hall, Zheng Wen and Li Yuntian came out of the back hall one after the other, and the two sat down after giving in.
Although it is a joint investigation, because this is De'an County, Zheng Wen is naturally the presiding judge, and Li Yuntian serves as the jury.
"Someone, bring the complainant Boss Feng!" Glancing at the people outside the hall who stretched out their necks and looked in, Zheng Wen's face sank, and he patted the hall hard, and said in a deep voice, full of official authority.
"Boss Feng of the grass people has seen two adults." Boss Feng was quickly brought up by the officials, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.
At the same time, a Xu official brought a letter to Zheng Wen, the content of which was written by Yang Yungui by Yang Yungui to sue Qi Degui for murdering Feng Tian and the bandits.
"Boss Feng, can the contents of the complaint be true?" Zheng Wen had already read the contents of the form, picked up the form and asked expressionlessly.
"Master Qiyu, every sentence is true." Boss Feng looked up at Zheng Wen and replied loudly.
"Come on, bring Qi Degui!" Seeing Boss Feng's resolute attitude, Zheng Wen then summoned the defendant Qi Degui.
"Xiaomin Qi Degui has seen two adults." Qi Degui is a middle-aged man with a big belly, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, he glared at Boss Feng coldly after going to the hall, and knelt next to him, he has no reputation for showing talent, and he will definitely kneel above the lobby.
"Qi Degui, do you recognize this person?" Zheng Wen pointed at Boss Feng and asked Qi Degui quietly.
"My lord, Xiaomin has never met him." Qi Degui shook his head, since the matter of dropping Feng Tian was operated by Bai Yong, he didn't know that the person who was cut off in place of Qi Xiangchen was Feng Tian.
"Qi Degui, now that this person accuses you of murdering his own nephew Feng Tian and secretly communicating with water bandits, can you confess?" Zheng Wen asked with a calm face.
"My lord, this is slander, Xiaomin has always been impartial and law-abiding, and has never done anything illegal and undisciplined, please give Xiaomin a master, give Xiaomin a justice, and return a clean family to the family!" Qi Degui solemnly denied the charge, touched his head to the ground, and said loudly.
When the people in the courtyard heard this, they immediately became agitated, and they all complained about Qi Degui, who was a well-known benevolent person in De'an County, and many people had received his favor and had a good reputation in the local area.
Zheng Wen frowned slightly, slapped the shocked wood a few times, and the people outside the hall immediately quieted down.
"Boss Feng, do you have any evidence that Qi Degui is involved in what you are suing?" Zheng Wen set his eyes on Boss Feng and asked quietly.
"Lord Qiyu, although Xiaomin has no evidence of his murder, but there is ironclad evidence that he has hidden the statue of the stolen golden and jade maid, as long as the statue of the golden and jade maid is found, then Xiaomin's nephew Feng Tian will naturally be killed by him." Boss Feng replied loudly.
"Nonsense! My lord, Xiaomin has never seen any golden and jade maid statues, he is planting and framing him. Qi Degui was furious when he heard this, glared at Boss Feng and said to Zheng Wen, "Please punish this slippery person severely." ”
"Do you know the whereabouts of the statue of the golden maid?" Zheng Wen glanced at Qi Degui and asked Boss Feng.
"The grass people knew that they were hidden by Qi Degui and kept as family heirlooms." Boss Feng nodded.
"My lord, if you want to add sin, why is there no excuse? Not to mention the authenticity of the statue of the golden and jade maid, how can he prove that the statue of the golden and jade maid belongs to the small people? Qi Degui sneered when he heard this, and raised an objection.
Hearing this, there was another commotion outside the lobby.
Li Yuntian watched the scene in front of him coldly, I am afraid that Qi Degui would never have thought that the statue of the golden jade maid was just a disguise.
"My lord, Xiaomin has conclusive evidence to prove that the statue of the golden and jade maid is owned by Qi Degui." Now that he has come to this point, Feng Lao Nature will not flinch, and said to Zheng Wen in a loud voice, "It's just that Qi Degui is extremely cunning and has hidden it in a place that is difficult for ordinary people to think of, and I am afraid that he will prevent it from being found for various reasons at that time." ”
"Jokes, go down right, sit upright, as long as you have evidence and are willing to accompany you to the end!" Qi Degui sneered and looked at Boss Feng, "If you don't have evidence, then my Qi family will definitely not give up!" ”
Li Yuntian couldn't help but show a smile at the corner of his mouth when he heard this, Feng Lao's small and small agitation method made Qi Degui take the bait, so that the following things would be much easier.
Zheng Wen's brows frowned slightly, he knew that the golden jade maid was like the ancestral tomb of the Qi family, and he didn't expect that Boss Feng, an honest villager, would have this mind, and in a few words, Qi Degui fell into a trap, I am afraid that when Boss Feng wants to dig up the ancestral grave of the Qi family, it will make it difficult for Qi Degui to ride a tiger.
"Boss Feng, where is the statue of the golden jade maid?" Then, he patted the startled wood and asked with a blank face.
"Lord Qiyu, the statue of the golden jade maid is buried in the ancestral tomb of the Qi family." Sure enough, Boss Feng kowtowed to Zheng Wen when he heard this, and said loudly, "Please let the lord be the master of the small people, take out the statue of the golden and jade maid, and make Qi Degui severely punished." ”
As soon as these words came out, Qi Degui suddenly froze there, looking at Boss Feng dumbfounded, never expecting that Boss Feng would pull the ancestral grave of the Qi family in.
The people outside the lobby exploded with a bang, could it be that Boss Feng wanted to dig up the ancestral grave of the Qi family to find the statue of the golden and jade maid?
"Silence! Quiet! Seeing the noise outside the hall, Zheng Wen frowned and patted the shocked wood.
Under the maintenance of the on-site officials, the voices of discussion in the courtyard gradually subsided, and people stretched their necks one after another, looking curiously into the lobby, wondering what would happen next, could it be that Qi Degui wanted people to dig up the ancestral grave of the Qi family in order to prove his innocence?
"My lord, this person is extremely vicious, the ancestral tomb is the resting place of the ancestors, how can it be desecrated!" Qi Degui came back to his senses, his face turned red, he glared at Boss Feng angrily, and said to Zheng Wen excitedly.
"Boss Feng, do you know the specific location of the golden jade maid statue? This official will not allow you to use this as an excuse to come to the ancestral tomb of the Qi family. Zheng Wen looked at Boss Feng expressionlessly, he also wanted to know where the golden jade maid statue was in the ancestral tomb, but unfortunately even Li Yuntian didn't know.
According to Li Yuntian, for the sake of safety, Boss Feng will personally speak out in court.
"My lord, the grass people know where it is, as long as the adults send someone to dig it, they will definitely be able to find it." Boss Feng nodded and said loudly.
"My lord, if he buried that golden jade maid statue in the ancestral grave of the Qi family to frame the small people, wouldn't the little people be wronged?" Qi Degui sneered and said to Zheng Wen.
"My lord, that golden jade maid statue was put by Qi Degui himself, and he was also present when he was buried, it is definitely not that the grass people wronged him!" As soon as Qi Degui's words fell, Boss Feng defended loudly.
"Nonsense! You'd better give an explanation in the next one, otherwise I won't let you go! Seeing Boss Feng slandering him like this, Qi Degui's eyes widened with anger.
"My lord, the statue of the golden jade lady is buried in the coffin of Qi Xiangchen, the second son of Qi Degui, after Qi Xiangchen was beheaded, he took the opportunity to put the statue of the golden jade maid into Qi Xiangchen's coffin, so no one would have thought that it would be there." Boss Feng ignored Qi Degui and said to Zheng Wen.
"Enough!" Hearing this, Qi Degui suddenly roared at Boss Feng and glared at him.
Only then did he realize that Boss Feng actually wanted to open Qi Xiangchen's coffin, although it was not Qi Xiangchen buried inside, but this was a matter of the Qi family's reputation, how could he let people open Qi Xiangchen's coffin to check.
"My lord, there were many people present when the child was buried, and they can all prove that there is no so-called golden and jade maid statue in the child's coffin." Subsequently, Qi Degui said to Zheng Wen excitedly, "This person has ill intentions, and his heart can be punished, please be aware of it." ”
"My lord, Qi Degui is the head of the family, who knows what he was going to do at that time? Even if you know, who would dare to tell it? Boss Feng had long expected him to say this, and said with a resolute expression, "Feng Tian, the nephew of the grass people, was at the scene at the time, and he mixed in with the crowd to witness him quietly put the statue of the golden jade maid in Qi Xiangchen's coffin. ”
"Boss Feng, I have no grudge against you below, why are you so humiliated and framed below? Can't your conscience be eaten by dogs? Qi Degui naturally knew that he hadn't done what Boss Feng said, so he suddenly trembled with anger, glaring at Boss Feng angrily, eager to eat Boss Feng.
"Whoever has no conscience knows it himself!" Not to be outdone, Boss Feng stared at Qi Degui with his eyes, and said in a confrontational manner.
"Silence!" Zheng Wen only knew what Boss Feng's killer weapon was at this time, and he couldn't help but feel shocked in his heart, seeing that the love between the two was getting more and more excited, so he patted the shocked wood and asked in a deep voice, "Boss Feng, do you know that once the coffin is opened, if there is no statue of a golden and jade maid, then your behavior is to steal the grave and dig the grave, and according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, it is a crime to be decided!" ”
The so-called beheading is not to be beheaded immediately, but to be beheaded in the autumn of that year.
Correspondingly, the sentence is beheaded, that is, it will not be executed in the autumn of that year, and it will be postponed until next year, during which it can be retried to prevent unjust cases from occurring.
"If there is a mistake, the small people are willing to apologize with death." Boss Feng gritted his teeth when he heard this, and kowtowed to Zheng Wen, "Please let the adults be the masters of the small people!" ”
"Master Li, what do you think?" Zheng Wen felt that the matter was a little tricky, and turned his head to ask Li Yuntian's opinion, after all, Li Yuntian was also the official in charge of the case, and such a serious decision needed to be made by the two of them together.