Chapter 11: Shang Zhi spared death, and did not forgive the Zhou people
The next day, the Sanheyi official office, Zhao Huaijie was promoted to the court to ask about the case.
Outside the official office, hundreds of people were squeezed by the black press.
Yang Xiaoyang was also squeezed into it.
Uncle Fugui, twenty-two years old, has a fair complexion, showing a ghostly state that has not seen the sun for a long time, thin lips and long eyes, and a typical playboy and a thin man.
Standing in the lobby, he looked completely indifferent.
Beside him, there were witnesses, Yao Bu, the patriarch of the Yao family, and three people from the same clan who witnessed the murder of Shu Fugui's men.
Shu Fugui looked at Zhao Huaijie who was sitting upright with a smile, "Lord Zhao, if you have something, hurry up, don't mistake me for urging rent and walking birds." ”
His demeanor was extremely arrogant, and he didn't take Zhao Huaijie in his eyes at all.
"Uncle Fugui, you kill innocents indiscriminately, you have a big case, why don't you kneel when you see Lord Ben?" Zhao Huaijie said calmly, not angry.
Shu Fugui clenched his hands into fists and shook it diagonally upward.
"My uncle's family, there are two predecessors in the front of Uncle Xia and Uncle Ye who are ranked in Xiqi Bajun, and then there is the hereditary honor of my cousin Uncle Jackie Chan's 'Loyal General', and then my second uncle is an official in the court, which can be described as a loyal martyr, the king and the important ministers, I kneel to the heaven and earth, the king kneels to the ancestors, and kneel to the parents, how can I kneel to you a small Yizai?"
Zhao Huaijie didn't laugh angrily.
"Uncle Fugui, you don't need to throw out the power of the Shu family to intimidate Lord Ben, Lord Ben was promoted to ask the case today, and I don't want to fight with you. The glory of the uncle family can't keep a small person. ”
After speaking, he looked at Yao Bu who was kneeling on the ground, "Yao Bu, you look up, can you recognize the people around you?" ”
Yao Bu looked up at Shu Fugui and said carefully: "If you go back to your lord's words, you know." ”
"Now that you know, you will tell the truth in this lobby how Shu Fugui ordered his subordinates to kill Yao Fu's family, and how he insulted Yao Fu and forced him to commit suicide."
"My lord, three days ago, Uncle Fugui brought people to Beihe to urge taxes, and he was meeting the married man, he saw that he was handsome and beautiful, and he had a bad heart. When Yao Fu did not comply, Shu Fugui ordered his subordinates to kill the six people who accompanied him, and dragged Yao Fu into the carriage and humiliated him. When Yaofu's mother-in-law and her mother-in-law heard about it, they rushed to the rescue and were also killed. After Uncle Fugui took people away, Yao Fu committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. Xiaomin shouted to the people who knew how to save him, but it was too late. ”
"Can you guarantee that what you just said is true?" Zhao Huaijie asked.
The villain assures that every word is true. If there is a lie, be willing to be punished. ”
"How many of you?" Zhao Huaijie asked a few other people.
"What the patriarch said, every word is true, and we can all testify." The three people kneeling beside Yao Bu said in unison.
"Uncle Fugui, Lord Ben has already ordered someone to go to Beihe to check the scene, and also asked the people in the village about what happened, and today there are four people such as Yao Bu as evidence, what else do you say?"
Shu Fugui smiled "haha", "Zhao Huaijie, I don't know the woman named Yaofu at all, and I have never insulted her." The words of these four people are all false accusations, in order to escape this year's land rent and tax, how can you, as the governor of Samha-eup, judge me guilty by listening to his words? ”
Zhao Huaijie smiled coldly, "Lord Ben judged that you are guilty, naturally the evidence is conclusive, and there is no room for quibbles, come on!" Bring witnesses with you. ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw several officials escorting four people up, tied up with flowers, and it was difficult to walk, obviously after some punishment.
These four people are Shu Fugui's subordinates, the murderers.
When they saw Uncle Fugui, they all lowered their eyebrows and didn't dare to look at him.
"If you can answer your questions truthfully, you will suffer less flesh and skin, or you will be punished severely." Zhao Huaijie said with a majestic face, "Three days ago, did you two go to the Yao family in Beihe with your uncle Fugui to ask for land rent?" ”
"Back... Back to my lordship, that's true. One of them whispered.
"Let's talk about it and let Ben-sama hear it."
"Three days ago, the young master took me to Beihe to urge... Urging for land rent, entering the village is meeting a woman named Yao Fu to marry, the young master sees his handsomeness, heart... I liked it, but I didn't obey, so the young master ordered me to kill the people who accompanied me, and dragged Yao Fu into the carriage. Killed. The other stammered a little.
Shu Fugui suddenly flew up and kicked the ass of the person who spoke, "You are really fucking unscrupulous, when did Lao Tzu let you kill someone?" ”
"Smack."
Zhao Huaijie, who was furious, slapped the shocked wood on the table and said sharply: "Uncle Fugui, you dare to roar in the court and ignore the laws of the dynasty, you are really bold, come on!" Beat the uncle Fugui with a rod of thirty as a warning. ”
The officials were about to step forward.
"You dare!" Shu Fugui suddenly screamed, and took out a gold silk from his pocket, "This is a golden silk to avoid death, it is something that the lord of Xiqi gave to my grandfather nine years ago, and it can avoid death once, if you move me, you will not obey the king's law." ”
Zhao Huaijie was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Shu Fugui would come up with such a thing.
"Pick it up and show it to Ben-sama."
Zhao Poyu walked up to Shu Fugui and stretched out his hand to ask for it.
"It's very expensive, you be careful! Don't break it. Shu Fugui said deliberately, with a look of banter, he didn't take Zhao Poyu in his eyes at all.
The gold silk is very exquisitely made, with the word "free from death" on it, and a line of small words below:
"Xiqi Shuxia and his descendants will not die once."
The lower right is stamped with the seal of "Xibo".
"Xibo" is Ji Chang, the prince of the original Shang Dynasty, Feng Xibo, and later rebelled against Shang, becoming the first monarch of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wen of Zhou.
"My lord, how is this going to be?" Bi Feiying, who was standing on the side, said softly.
Zhao Huaijie pondered for a while, his face suddenly became cold, and he said sharply: "Okay, you are an uncle and a rich man, and you dare to use the death-free gold silk of the previous dynasty to suppress Lord Ben, do you want to rebel against Zhou?" ”
"Zhao Huaijie, don't spew blood, this death-free golden silk was given to my grandfather by King Wen of Zhou, how can it be said that it is a thing of the previous dynasty?" Shu Fugui protested vigorously.
Zhao Huaijie smiled coldly, "Uncle Fugui, since you can't understand, Master Ben will tell you in detail." ”
"My son listens to you."
"Nine years ago, it was still the era of the Shang Dynasty, and Xibo was also sealed by the King of Zhou, and he obeyed the laws of the Shang Dynasty. What is your intention to use the things of the tyrannical King Zhou to intimidate the Lord Ben who was sealed by the King of Zhou? ”
"This... Zhao Huaijie, the former Xibo is the later King Wen of Zhou, and the things given by Xibo are the things given by King Wen of Zhou. Although Uncle Fugui's attitude was still arrogant, his tone was obviously weak.
"Haha." Zhao Huaijie let out a long laugh, "Uncle Fugui, I advise you to quickly find a place to hide this death-free golden silk, otherwise, I will definitely report to Lord Xiqi Ji and convict your uncle family of a crime of rebellion." ”
"Zhao Huaijie, don't use your power to oppress people." Uncle Fugui said loudly angrily.
At this time, the historian had already asked a group of witnesses to put their fingerprints on the case file.
Zhao Huaijie stood up and said loudly: "Today, Lord Ben ascended to the court to ask about the case, and it has now been found out that Shu Fugui instructed his subordinates to kill eleven people from two families, insulted the woman Yaofu, and forced her to commit suicide by jumping into the river, so it attracted a drought clone and brought a monstrous disaster to Sanheyi, which is really a great crime, according to the law of the dynasty, the judgment of Lord Ben is as follows: Shu Fugui and a group of accomplices were immediately taken to the altar and beheaded. ”