Chapter 38: Perverting the law for personal gain causes tragedy
One life is one official, one official is one thing. Since he wants to be an official, he should do it for the people.
I remember that a few days ago, I told you about the fact that Qiu Pengyun was not able to deal with the case in every possible way. Since he is so careless and careless about what he is in charge of, it should be reasonable for him to suffer losses and be robbed.
So how did Qiu Pengyun get into trouble? This has to start with the background of the two tea merchants related to this case and the reasons for the case.
These two tea merchants, one surnamed Lin and the other surnamed Bai, are both big families in Luoyang City, and they make a living by dealing in tea-related goods all year round.
Prior to this, the business turnover of the Lin and Bai families had been relatively good, and there had been no major friction, and the relationship was extraordinary.
However, just one night a few months ago, the old man of the Bai family suddenly fell ill and died, so the family business of Nuoda naturally fell into the hands of the son of the Bai family.
This white boy doesn't have any major shortcomings, but a problem of taking advantage of others is really a headache, and this has become one of the important reasons for this case.
Bai Gongzi still chose to take a risk knowing that this matter might cause trouble, but soon after the Lin family discovered the abnormality.
In order to covet a little cheapness, Bai Gongzi actually did not hesitate to use his hands and feet in the tea, thinking that it was really worth the loss.
The Lin family wanted to be private after learning about this, but they didn't expect the Bai family to refuse to admit it in the face of ironclad evidence. In desperation, the two families could only choose to go to court.
The Lin family originally thought that Qiu Pengyun would administer justice for them, but it was not a coincidence, the day when the Lin and Bai families went to the yamen to file a complaint happened to coincide with Tang Xuanzong's arrival in the Assassination Mansion, so Qiu Pengyun did not concentrate on hearing this case at all.
Seeing that the retrial period was approaching, Lin and Bai's two families decided to secretly bribe them in order to improve their ability to win the case, so as to win the favor of Qiu Pengyun.
Because the Lin family thought that the more money they sent, the better the chance of winning, so they collected as much silver taels as possible, and then ordered someone to secretly give all the money to Qiu Pengyun.
Compared with the Lin family's side who did whatever it took to win the lawsuit, the Bai family was much calmer. They did not send too many silver taels to Qiu Pengyun like the Lin family, but skillfully used their own power background to blackmail him, so that the situation would develop in the direction they expected.
After several twists and turns, Qiu Pengyun finally ruled that the case was due to insufficient evidence and the Lin family's malicious false accusation of the Bai family, so the Lin family's complaint was not accepted and the Lin family was strictly ordered to compensate the Bai family for the corresponding losses. Although the Lin family was very unconvinced by this verdict, they still chose to break the fortune and avoid disasters and settle the matter.
A large part of the reason why the Bai family was able to win the lawsuit this time was because of his relatively prominent net worth, and the reason why the Bai family was so arrogant was because they had Zhu Jingqi behind them.
It turned out that the son of the Bai family had a younger sister who married Zhu Jingqi's righteous son as a concubine a few years ago, and she is still very favored today.
Being a concubine can let relatives ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs, and if this becomes the main house, it will not be against the sky.
And when Qiu Pengyun learned that there was indeed an inextricable connection between the Bai family and Zhu Jingqi, he had already made up his mind to let the Bai family win the lawsuit.
Because of this, the Lin family, who was originally in charge, finally suffered this unfair treatment because they encountered an unscrupulous official like Qiu Pengyun who had no official morality and fake public welfare. Even if the Lin family sent far more money than the Bai family, it would be useless, who let the Bai family have a background to follow.
Qiu Pengyun thought that he had done a seamless job, and just when he was overjoyed by this, the Lin family had already found out.
When Master Lin learned that he had lost the lawsuit and lost the so-called power because he had given a lot of money, he was immediately furious.
He endured the previous things, but he couldn't swallow this evil breath only in this matter. So he decided to spend money to hire someone to teach Qiu Pengyun a lesson, so that he could know that the Lin family was not so easy to mess with.
Without further ado, after the Lin family made up their minds, they immediately sent someone to secretly arrange relevant matters, intending to succeed in one blow.
Finally, the opportunity came.
On the night of the incident, Qiu Pengyun went out of the mansion with Wang Ruxue under the protection of several entourages, and then walked to the night market in Luoyang City to hang out.
And Qiu Pengyun, who has been immersed in the wind and snow, didn't know that danger was coming, and still had fun with Wang Ruxue in the night market.
I saw Qiu Pengyun come to a jewelry stall alone and take a closer look, and then chose a white hosta that he thought was very satisfying, wanting to please Wang Ruxue.
Compared with Qiu Pengyun's almost unscrupulous heart in pursuit of what he loves, Wang Ruxue on the side does not have that leisure. Not to mention that Wang Ruxue's heart is not in this at all, even if it is, the person she expects to give the gift will definitely not be this immoral old man who is nearly twenty years old with her age. Although Wang Ruxue has no personal feelings for the man in front of her, she still needs to force a smile on her face and show a sense of joy like a treasure.
Because Qiu Pengyun came out to play too much this time, so that at the beginning of the day, several people still planned to stay outside. If Wang Ruxue hadn't persuaded him to go home as soon as possible, maybe it would have been even later. But even so, accidents were not avoided.
Just when Qiu Pengyun and the others came back from the night market and passed by a relatively remote alley, the black-clothed people who had been ambushed in the shadows for a long time saw that the time was ripe, so they all appeared, holding knives, guns and sticks, and pressed straight towards Qiu Pengyun and the others.
When everyone saw that something was wrong, they immediately wanted to escape, but it was too late.
Qiu Pengyun saw that the situation was critical, and when he ordered one of his retinues with the best kung fu to fight desperately to get out of the encirclement, he went to the assassin's mansion to move troops.
After beating Qiu Pengyun badly, everyone was about to leave as soon as possible, but they didn't expect that at this moment, an accident happened.
It turned out that one of these black-clothed people had an old enmity with Qiu Pengyun, and it is said that Qiu Pengyun once caused his wife to be separated and his family destroyed.
Thinking of this, the man in black realized that this matter must not be left alone. Even if you can't kill the enemy with your own hands, you must let him be disabled for life. So this person completely ignored Master Lin's entrustment before leaving, and launched several hidden weapons into Qiu Pengyun's leg without authorization, so that he could know what it meant to be guilty.
But to everyone's surprise, at this critical juncture, Qiu Pengyun actually grabbed Wang Ruxue, who was standing in front of him, to block such a flying disaster for him.
As a result, several hidden weapons hit Wang Ruxue's right leg, causing multiple joints in her right leg to be damaged and bleeding, and the leg bone of her lower leg was almost broken.
I didn't expect Qiu Pengyun to be so unkind, and his actions shocked everyone present.
Just when the man in black wanted to take the next step, the officers and soldiers of the Assassin's Mansion had already arrived, and all the people in black retreated one after another for fear that the matter would be revealed.
Seeing that the matter had subsided, Qiu Pengyun began to pretend to care about Wang Ruxue again.
But after this incident, Wang Ruxue completely saw Qiu Pengyun's ugly face, and was no longer willing to say a word to him.
After Wang Ruxue struggled to get up, she looked desperately at the dim sky above her head, and then limped back to the house alone with her injured right leg.
A few days later, Wang Ruxue's injuries improved, and Wang Ruxue was still counting on Qiu Pengyun to come and comfort her with a conscience. But what she never expected was that instead of feeling guilty and blaming herself for this incident, Qiu Pengyun also disliked her image because of her leg injury, and then casually found a very far-fetched reason and sent someone to send her back to the silk village a few days later.
This is the so-called human feelings, the world is cold and warm, and it is not difficult to see from the two completely different attitudes of Qiu Pengyun towards Wang Ruxue after engaging in the past. Whether the relationship between people is firm or not, true or false, sometimes it is necessary to verify it through certain facts before we can get a more accurate answer.
Some people seem to love you on the surface, nourishing your body and mind with all kinds of sweet words every day, and I can't wait for you to feel his meticulous and almost perfect care all the time.
But when danger really comes to us, these "angels" who care for us and love us all the time will be like a "devil" who mercilessly pushes us into the abyss from which we will never recover.
On the way back to the silk village, Wang Ruxue thought a lot, including the joy of getting rid of the clutches of the devil, the helplessness of seeing through the world, and the complete despair of the bleak prospects, as well as the unbearable look back on the bleak life.
At this point, she no longer has the slightest concern for Qiu Pengyun, but she has no intention of hating Qiu Pengyun. I just feel that after tossing for so long, it's time to take a good rest.
The matter has come to this point, Wang Ruxue has no face to step into the silk village half a step, she has no face to face Lin Zhongyi, and she has no face to face everyone here.
Therefore, Wang Ruxue got out of the carriage at a long distance from the silk village, saying that she wanted to walk back by herself.
In fact, she did not return to the silk village at all, but wandered around, ready to drag her heavy sick body, to fend for herself, and never turn back.
What will be the fate of Wang Ruxue is still unknown, but it is certain that she has been completely reborn now.
Although the future is still extremely bleak, there may be hope ahead, and we should not give up hope of life at any time.
After all, life is not easy, and if you lose it, you will never lose it. Everything should be done with caution and not recklessly.