Chapter 54: Confession of Guilt
Liu Yi's first few questions, Li Bin answered them fluently. When asked about the little woman, Li Bin struck a fierce spirit, lay on the ground in a cold sweat and lewdness, and did not say a word.
Liu Yi saw it in his eyes and was already convinced that Li Bin was the murderer, so he patted the shocked wood and asked loudly: "Li Bin, did you break the antique vase?" ”
Li Bin, who was originally lying on the ground and cowering, immediately straightened up and said confidently: "I didn't break the antique vase!" It was Zhang Bao who did it! ”
Liu Yi asked loudly again: "Did you kill the little woman?" ”
Li Bin landed like a leaky ball on the ground, and said with an open mouth: "Little ...... Little woman, I didn't kill you. ”
Liu Yan looked at Li Bin in the hall, and said in a calm tone: "Li Bin, this mansion can tell you clearly that it is impossible for you to go out again if you enter this court today." However, you can choose one of your own charges to bear. One is the crime of destroying other people's property by breaking an antique vase, and the other is the crime of rape, murder and robbery. Take your pick! ”
Li Bin lay on the ground and shouted desperately: "I didn't break the antique vase!" The antique vase was broken by Zhang Bao! ”
Liu Yan slapped the shocked wood again, and said angrily: "Then why don't you quickly tell the truth about how you raped and killed the little woman?" ”
Li Bin cried bitterly and said in a trembling voice: "That day...... That day, the shopkeeper asked me to send an antique to Moling County, and when I came back, I passed by a forest and met a little woman. I was just on the road and didn't do anything out of the ordinary, but...... But the woman looked at my left foot and kept laughing, laughing. I went up to reason with her, and she scolded me and kept scolding me. I was angry and wanted her to taste my awesomeness. I threw her to the ground and raped her, and she resisted desperately, screaming and screaming. I was afraid that I would hear her, so I grabbed her neck harder, and the louder she screamed, the harder I pinched until she lay motionless on the ground. When I was done, I just didn't do anything and took all the valuable things from her. ”
Li Bin seemed to be relieved, the more he talked, the calmer he became, and after he finished speaking, the whole person quieted down.
Liu Yi said: "What do you do with those valuable things?" ”
Li Bin said: "I didn't dare to sell them, so I wrapped them up and buried them under a tree in the yard of the antique store." ”
Liu Yi ordered Qin Bantou to send someone to the antique shop to pick up the stolen goods, and asked Li Bin: "Do you have anything else to add?" Li Bin shook his head.
Liu Yu ordered the transcript to take the confession and ask Li Bin to sign and detain, and put Li Bin in prison for another sentence.
Liu Yan patted the wood again and said, "Zhang Bao, are you guilty?" ”
Zhang Bao stole an antique vase and was broken by Li Bin, and he wanted to make a move The wicked person sued Li Bin first and bit Li Bin, who knew that Li Bin would rather admit to killing than help him bear the guilt. At this moment, he was frightened again, where did Zhang Bao still have the courage to deny it, immediately confessed, and kowtowed vigorously to beg for mercy.
Liu Yi was sentenced on the spot: Zhang Bao argued in court, refused to admit guilt, and was given a heavy cane of 30; theft and destruction of other people's property, punishable by five years' imprisonment; The entire family property is used to compensate for the loss of Zhuang Fugui. After retiring, Liu Yi praised Wang Qian.
Because I made an appointment with Xie Daoyun to go to her house again last night, after getting off work, Wang Zhen changed into civilian clothes and went to Zuixianju to buy wine. The shopkeeper of the winery didn't know whether he regarded Wang Zhen as a big customer or a big wrongdoer, so he went out to greet him.
The shopkeeper said enthusiastically while bowing his hand to the king: "Oops! Childe is here again today, what a face! ”
Wang Zhen hurriedly replied: "The shopkeeper is gracious, and he deserves it!" Please give me two more good daughters on the altar of red. ”
The shopkeeper smiled: "Childe takes care of the business of the small shop so much, I am really grateful!" The contemptible surname is Zheng, and the name is released. Dare to ask Childe's surname? Contemptible and talented, I want to make friends with my son! ”
Wang Zhen said: "Shopkeeper Zheng is polite! It is my honor to be friends with Shopkeeper Zheng! ”
Zheng Fang said: "Is Wang Gongzi free today?" It's better to have a few drinks with the contemptible people. ”
Wang asked: "Shopkeeper Zheng is really sorry! I'm going to an appointment today. My house is not far from here, we can make an appointment another day. ”
Zheng Fang said: "Since this is the case, I will not delay the prince." I'm going to get the wine now. ”
Wang Zhen said: "There is Lao Zheng shopkeeper!" ”
After the money and goods were cleared, Wang Zhen hung the wine on the back of the horse and drove away. Lu Jinfu walked out of the winery with a pot of wine, and watched the back of Wang Zhen leaving while drinking.
Lu Jinfu walked up to Zheng Fang, and Zheng Fang asked, "Is that him?" ”
Lu Jinfu said: "Yes! What does Brother Zheng think of him? ”
Zheng Fang said: "It looks very smart, judging from getting off and off the horse, his skills are also vigorous." ”
Lu Jinfu said: "I don't know where Liu Yi got him from, but after being a military official for a day, he was promoted to Fu Peng." ”
Zheng Fang said: "You try to get close to him first, and then wait for the next instructions of the military marquis." With that, the two staggered away, one walked into the winery, and the other walked down the street while drinking.
When Wang Zhen came to Xie's Manor, he was directly taken to the main hall by the servants before he could report it, and there were already more than a dozen people drinking and talking in the main hall. It turned out that Xie An invited dignitaries, literati, and hermits and monks to his home to drink and talk.
Xie An was very happy to see Wang Qian, and ordered someone to set up a seat at the end, and introduced Wang Zhen, the future niece and son-in-law, to the guests, and also introduced the guests to Wang Zhen. Among them was a monk named Zhi Daolin, who was quite interested.
At that time, Buddhism had not long been introduced to China, and it was in the infancy of Eastern Jin society. The religion in which the Eastern Jin Dynasty was absolutely dominant was the native Wudou Rice Dao. Buddhism was not respected by the rulers in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, so the monks of Zhi Daolin did what they liked, and spread the theory of Buddhism by talking with the landlords of the clan, and they could be regarded as missionaries of Buddhism.
Among the guests was Wang Ningzhi's younger brother Wang Huizhi, who sat opposite Wang Qian. After Wang Ningzhi's death, Wang Huizhi thought that he had a chance to marry Xie Daoyun, but who knew that Wang Zhen was the first to get there, so he held a grudge against Wang Zhen and always wanted to seek revenge.
Wang Huizhi stood up on the seat and toasted to Wang Qian, and said, "Brother Wang, it's really envious to be able to marry Miss Xie!" Come! A cup of toast to Brother Wang. ”
Wang Zhen stood up and raised his glass and drank it all, and said, "Thank you!" ”
Wang Huizhi asked: "Brother Wang and Zai are both surnamed Wang, I don't know where the ancestor is an official?" ”
Wang asked: "Ashamed! My father was just a commoner. I don't dare to have a relationship with Langya Wang. ”
Wang Huizhi smiled: "Understood! Understand! Not all people with the surname Wang are nobles. ”
Wang Zhen smiled and did not speak.
Wang Huizhi said again: "Brother Wang, why don't I come up with a debate, how about we talk about it?" ”
Wang Zhen smiled: "I'm not afraid of Brother Wang's jokes, I don't know anything about Qing Talk." ”
Wang Huizhi said: "How can it be done!" Today, Uncle Xie invited celebrities to drink and talk, but Brother Wang said that if he couldn't talk, wouldn't he give Uncle Xie face? Otherwise, Brother Wang will dance for everyone! ”
Before Wang Zheng agreed, Wang Huizhi said loudly to the guests: "Brother Wang said to dance for the guests, what do you think?" The guests were unanimous in their approval.
Xie An was here, and everyone was very warm, so Wang Zhen had to go to the hall and dance a partridge dance. Wang Zhen didn't know how to dance, he was just imitating the partridge's movements, but fortunately he was able to let go, and his movements were exaggerated and funny, causing the guests to laugh.
The guests praised Xie An for his natural honesty and famous morale. Wang Huizhi originally wanted to see Wang Zhi's jokes, but instead earned fame for Wang Zhen, and he was angry and hateful.