When Qi Siyu heard that it was exposed, he panicked, after all, human life is at stake. But when he heard his grandfather say this, he immediately grabbed a life-saving straw: "Yes, yes, yes, this is their bitter plan, they framed me, I didn't do anything." ”

"You'll say that in a moment." Qi Yuandao asked again, "What about Du Zheyan?" Professor Tang told him to go with his father. ”

"He's in my yard."

"Go and tell him about the situation, and tell him to keep his mouth shut and not show his feet."

"Yes, grandfather."

Seeing Qi Siyu retreat, Qi Yuandao sighed and stiffened his body, as if he was more than ten years old.

As a great Confucian, he naturally uses strict moral standards to demand himself. But when it comes to his beloved grandson, his request can't help but drop again and again. After all, the two sons are not around, and there is only one grandson like Qi Siyu by his side. This child is both sweet and filial, which makes his later life much warmer. When people get old, their hearts are soft, and when children make mistakes, they are reluctant to punish too much, and they have come to this point unconsciously.

Qi Bokun and Yuan Xiuzhu had been waiting at home for a long time, and as soon as they received Xu Chengyuan's report, they went to Fuxue. When Qi Yuandao and Du Zheyan's father Du Zaide went to school, Qi Bokun and the others had been waiting for a long time, and Yang Yuntao had also arrived.

Seeing that everyone had come, Tang Zhao told everyone what had happened, and then introduced Yang Yuntao: "We invited the prefect Lord Yang to come and give us a judgment." ”

Qi Siyu had the support of his grandfather and was not timid at all. As soon as Tang Zhao's voice stopped, he cried out for injustice: "I didn't ask someone to let the snake go, I was wronged." ”

"Yes, I don't know about this at all, and I ask Lord Yang to call the shots for us." Du Zheyan also shouted.

Du Zheyan suffered a big loss because of the plaque; And his father's dismissal must also have Yang Yuntao's handiwork, and he hated Yang Yuntao to the core. But this kid is still a bit of a city government, and he didn't express it, and took the initiative to ask Yang Yuntao for help, just like there is no mustard between the Du family and Yang Yuntao.

Du Jinning raised his head and glanced at Du Zheyan.

Yang Yuntao said slowly: "Bring Ma Chao over." ”

As soon as Ma Chao was escorted over, Qi Siyu took the preemptive action: "Ma Chao, don't spew blood." I think your family is poor, and I have helped you with two pieces of silver, and your mother's illness has been cured with the money I have given you; If it weren't for me, your brothers and sisters would have starved to death, and you wouldn't have been able to study here. How can you take revenge, be bribed, and frame me? ”

When he mentioned his family, Ma Chao's originally numb eyes were even darker.

He rolled his eyes, glanced up at Qi Siyu, opened his mouth and was about to speak, when he heard Du Jinning next to him speak: "Lord Yang, I suspect that Qi Siyu used Ma Chao's family to threaten him to change his confession, and please let the official go to Ma's house to protect his family." If they are detained by the Qi family, they will be rescued. ”

Yang Yuntao nodded: "Yes." He turned his head and ordered the newly raised catcher.

Qi Siyu was anxious when he heard this, and said loudly: "Du Jinning, you are talking nonsense. It's all a bitter ploy you made up and acted up to try to blame me for everything. I just had a little quarrel with you at the poetry meeting, why are you so vicious and framing me. ”

Du Jinning ignored him and looked at Yang Yuntao again: "In addition to Ma Chao in Qi Siyu's school, there is also a Pan Ding who is often sent by him, and he must know about it." I proposed that Pan Ding be arrested and asked him what had happened. I think Pan Ding's confession will definitely be the same as Ma Chao. ”

"Pan Ding was also bought by you?" Qi Siyu looked surprised, turned around and said to Yang Yuntao, "Du Jinning bribed my classmates who were good friends with me to frame me, and asked Lord Yang to investigate." ”

"Buy or not, it's not up to you to say it with one mouth." Yang Yuntao said coldly.

He turned his head to Tang Zhao and said, "If the students of your school frequently make words to confuse, coerce, and lure the suspected prisoners in this case when the official is trying the case, then the official of this case will have to be brought to the yamen for interrogation." ”

As he spoke, he stood up, as if he was going to go back to the yamen.

Tang Zhao was anxious, and hurriedly said: "No, no, there will definitely be no more things just now." As he spoke, he shouted at Qi Yuandao, "Mr. Qi, if you don't want to go to the yamen to lose face, you can take care of your grandson." ”

Qi Yuandao glanced at Tang Zhao with heavy eyes, and said to Qi Siyu: "Don't talk nonsense. If you have anything to say, you need to signal to Lord Yang, and you can speak up with his consent. ”

As he spoke, he apologized to Yang Yuntao again: "I'm sorry Lord Yang, the dog grandson has never been to the Yamen, and he doesn't know the rules of the Yamen's trial, and I hope that Lord Yang will forgive him." ”

These words made Du Jinning laugh angrily.

They have been to the yamen and know the rules of the trial? Sure enough, the upper beam is not right, and the lower beam is crooked. Qi Siyu can have such virtue, and he is completely inseparable from Qi Yuandao.

Yang Yuntao didn't have a good impression of the Qi family, and said coldly: "Now you understand the rules, right?" Do you want me to call a servant to teach him? ”

"Uh, no, no." Qi Yuandao laughed dryly, but his face sank, obviously very dissatisfied with Yang Yuntao's attitude.

Yang Yuntao didn't bother to pay attention to him. After doing this in a while, he will have to go back to the yamen. He is busy with affairs, but he doesn't have the time to talk to people like Qi Yuandao who talk about it here.

He said to Ma Chao: "Now that the yamen has sent someone to protect your family, I hope you will tell the truth about the snake release." Don't think that you can influence the facts of the case by just talking about it, because you are not the only witness. perjury and perjury, doubling the crime; And if you take responsibility for the matter, you are the mastermind, and if you say the mastermind behind the scenes, you are an accomplice. The severity of the sentencing between the mastermind and the accomplice, you are a showman, I don't think I need to make the difference clear to you, right? ”

As early as when Qi Muyuan interrogated Ma Chao, his psychological defense line had been attacked. Now in front of the prefect, and to ensure that his family can be safe, Ma Chao naturally did not dare to overturn the case, and told the matter as it was.

Qi Siyu has been spoiled since he was a child, and his temperament is quite lawless, he didn't take Yang Yuntao's warning seriously at all, and always thought that Yang Yuntao would not punish him in the face of his grandfather, at most he scolded a few words. Therefore, when Ma Chao was narrating, he interrupted Ma Chao's words several times, trying to use words to coerce Ma Chao to turn over his confession.

How could Yang Yuntao be polite to him? He also knew that his teacher was seriously dissatisfied with Qi Siyu, so he also dug a pit for Qi Siyu, and although he gave a warning when Qi Siyu interjected for the first time, he did not explain what the punishment was. When Qi Siyu interjected for the second time, he directly asked the official to take a bamboo slice to palm Qi Siyu's mouth.

Seeing his grandson being beaten, Qi Yuandao hurriedly pleaded: "Lord Yang, the dog grandson is young and doesn't know the rules, please spare him in front of me." ”

"Young?" Yang Yuntao sneered, "Plaintiff Du Jinning, who is only twelve years old now, sits on the sidelines and listens honestly and never intervenes. How old is your grandson? Are you in your twenties? Still young? I am not afraid of people laughing at this when I say it. ”

Qi Yuandao's old face turned red.