Chapter 005: Haoran Righteousness

Chen Cao especially likes to sleep lazily when he crosses over, especially in this era when people open the door before 4 o'clock in the morning to do business.

Today, however, is destined to be extraordinary.

Chen Cao, who was sleeping, was woken up by a violent knock on the door, and before he could get up to get dressed to check, he was locked up by a group of officials in soap clothes, and then he was arrested in a dejected manner.

By the time he came to his senses and figured out the situation, he was already in the lobby of the Xicheng Terracotta Division.

"What's the situation, there is no royal law, there is no law, I am sleeping at home, how can I recruit you?" Chen Cao shouted in the lobby.

Liu Yong, the commander of the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses, slapped the shocked wood, and scolded him with a righteous and awe-inspiring voice: "Presumptuous, within the yamen, how can you be allowed to make a loud noise?" Someone comes, first hit him ten times to kill the stick. ”

Chen Cao is very clear about this killing stick, recalling that he was beaten ten times on the first day he crossed not long ago, although he was not injured, he also commanded Wang De's subordinates to show mercy, this guy came up indiscriminately and wanted to beat himself ten killing sticks, these people did not take it lightly, they suffered these ten blows, and they had to shed their skin if they didn't die.

"Who dares to hit me?" Chen Cao was also evil to the guts, knowing that he was going to be beaten, he immediately used his own strength, broke free from the servants on both sides, and shouted angrily: "You gang have blinded your dogs, and you don't inquire about who a certain family is before arresting people." ”

After Yongle, there is no major event of Xungui being punished, even if the eunuch party is a disaster in the middle of the apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian does not dare to provoke Xungui, let alone in Nanjing City, a place where Xungui grabs a lot of money.

Chen Cao used to serve in the Beicheng Terracotta Division, although he also belonged to the Five Cities Terracotta Division, but the Nanjing City Terracotta Division personnel added up to almost 30,000 people, although Liu Yong was the pacification envoy of the six products, but it was impossible to know Chen Cao, the former general banner of the seven products.

At that moment, seeing that Chen Cao dared to be so presumptuous in the yamen, and did not dare to give the order, but he was worried that he would lose face in front of his subordinates, so he asked coldly: "In that case, who are you, can you tell me directly?" ”

"Why did you arrest me?" Chen Cao also lost his temper, his own kung fu is not a joke, of course, he also looks down on these people, not to mention Liu Yong, even his immediate boss commanded it, and Chen Cao is definitely not afraid.

"Are you Chen Cao?" Liu Yong asked.

"A certain family is Chen Cao." Chen Cao raised his head and replied: "You arrested me for no reason, if you don't give a good explanation, I'm afraid that your command will make your lord unable to bear this responsibility." ”

"Sure enough, there is a source..."Liu Yong was secretly shocked in his heart, fortunately this person stopped him from moving, otherwise it would be really difficult for him to explain later, and his tone was much calmer at the moment, pointing to the group of people kneeling in front of Chen Cao: "There was a case in Liuye Hutong last night, the hostess of this family was raped by the thief at night, and injured the male owner when he left. ”

"What's my business?" Chen Cao said proudly.

Liu Yong pointed to a middle-aged man kneeling next to him and said, "This person came home from drinking last night, and happened to see a black shadow coming out of the wall of the bitter master's house and running into your house. ”

"Please let the master be the master of the slave family," cried out to the kneeling woman.

Hiss...

Chen Cao gasped in his heart, he had been copying books at home since dark last night, and then fell asleep, and he didn't hear any noise all night last night, so it seems that these people must be trying to frame him.

After having a plan in his heart, Chen Cao calmed down a lot, so he arched his hand to Liu Yong and said: "This lord, a certain family really wants to have a misunderstanding here, but..."

"But what?" Without waiting for Chen Cao to finish speaking, Sun Dahua, the commander of the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Division, turned out from the back of the hall, and Liu Yong saw Sun Dahua appear, so he stood up respectfully and gave up the main position: "This official commands Sun Dahua, Chen Cao, now that there are witnesses, material evidence and suffering, do you still want to deny it?" ”

Chen Cao was worried for a while, the guy in front of him was clearly trying to frame himself, it seemed that he had offended someone, the key is that now Chen Cao wants to figure out who he has offended?

"This lord, a certain Chen Cao, the former chief banner of the Beicheng Terracotta Division, is now the chief banner officer of the 100 households in the Qianye Hutong of the Fusi of Jinyi Weinan Town," Chen Cao said in a straight voice: "Don't say that you are not qualified to judge me, even if you have, you have to let the commander of the capital make Lord Wang come." ”

Chen Cao reported to his home, Sun Dahua and Liu Yong were shocked, especially Sun Dahua, he was entrusted by others this time, and the key party did not explain Chen Cao's identity, thinking that he was just a common person; And the person who knelt on the ground was even more frightened, and immediately regretted why he had taken such a mess.

Chen Cao knew that person's witness, it was the green skin of his own alley, obviously how credible a green skin was, it was naturally clear, but now Chen Cao didn't dare to speak casually, the first thing he had to do was not to let Sun Dahua convict himself.

"You said you were Jinyiwei, where is your credential?" Sun Dahua was determined to go all the way to the dark, so he asked in a loud voice: "If you can't show the evidence, just the crime of pretending to be an official of the imperial court is enough to cure you for the crime of killing your head." ”

Voucher? Chen Cao used to bring his Jinyiwei's waist card with him wherever he went, but today he was grabbed from the bed, and he was only wearing an underwear, where would there be a certificate: "Lord Sun, my Jinyiwei's body is in the bedroom at home, and the adult only needs to send someone to get it to know if he has deceived the adult." ”

Sun Dahua was speechless for a while, but now it was difficult to ride a tiger, so he continued: "The official will order someone to get the things to be told later, but you are making a loud noise in the yamen under my command, hindering the yamen's affairs, according to the law, first beat ten sticks to kill the mighty stick, come to someone, and execute..."

"You bastard," Chen Cao shouted.

Saying that, two people came up on both sides, a total of four people, and Chen Cao was stuck in the middle and couldn't move, and then someone else went to take off Chen Cao's pants, which was okay, Chen Cao kicked a roundabout kick and kicked the official who tried to take off his pants to the ground, and then scolded: "Sun Dahua, you want to impose charges on this general banner without trial, how much benefit have you received?" ”

Sun Dahua's old face turned red, how could he know about this matter of receiving benefits, but now he was ready to fly, so he patted the wooden and said: "Presumptuous, pretending to be a court official to swagger and deceive, and making a loud noise in my yamen, don't you want to live." ”

"Which of you dares to beat my brother..."The underage Chen Qing and Song Che walked in together, and at the same time, there were many soldiers from the Beicheng Soldiers and Horses Division who entered the lobby.

Sun Dahua was startled, and saw a woman and a man wearing a military uniform of the General Banner of the Terracotta Division walking into the lobby, and there were soldiers from the Terracotta Division behind them: "Presumptuous, which city are you waiting for, do you know what place this is." ”

Song Che arched his hand towards Sun Dahua and sneered: "Song Che, the chief banner of the Beicheng Soldiers and Horses Division, has seen Lord Shi. ”

As soon as Chen Qing came in, he shook off the dark blue flying fish suit in his hand, and then passed past the official and draped it on Chen Cao's body: "Brother, they didn't beat you, did they?" ”

Chen Cao almost ran out, so he hurriedly put on the flying fish suit, brought the soap, and after hanging up the embroidered spring knife, he asked in a low voice: "Little sister, why are you here?" ”

Chen Qing looked anxious: "Brother, you were caught at home, who doesn't know, I thought of Brother Song in a hurry, so I asked him to bring me in." ”

"You're so smart." Chen Cao praised Chen Qing rarely, then turned around and looked at Sun Dahua coldly and said, "Lord Sun, do you still want to play the general flag?" ”

Jinyiwei, in the Ming Dynasty, it was the existence of a fierce god, which could stop children's night crying, after Zhengde, Jinyiwei declined for a period of time, after the last scenery of the Apocalypse Dynasty, Chongzhen was laid off together with Dongchang in the early years, even if it was Nanzhen Fusi, it was also Jinyiwei.

Sun Dahua can be regarded as a difficult person in his heart, if you want to say that Chen Cao is a captain or a cavalry, the key is that this guy is still a general flag officer, Jinyi Wei is the first guard of the Son of Heaven's army, and he is the top class in the Ming army.

"Since you are the general banner of Jinyiwei, then you are also knowing the law and breaking the law, and it is even more of a crime." Sun Dahua came and said.

Chen Cao sneered again, and then asked in a loud voice: "Master Sun, you dare to convict this general banner without interrogation, do you know that there is a 'false existence' in the former Song Dynasty?" ”

"Moreover, even if this general banner commits a crime, it will not be your turn to interrogate a small soldier and horse division, and if you want to be tried, you have to be tried by my Jinyi Guard."

"Wronged, my lord, he is a brocade guard, if you let the brocade guard judge, wouldn't it be a fart behind closed doors..."

The male owner also cried and begged Sun Dahua to call the shots.

The matter can't be stopped, Sun Dahua wants to retreat, this is regarded as a fire, and he can only slowly clean up the aftermath.

However, things were not as simple as Sun Dahua thought, just after the stalemate in the hall began, a group of officials walked into the hall of the Soldiers and Horses Division, and the first person arched his hand towards Sun Dahua and said: "Lord Sun, it is better for this case to be tried by the Yamen of the Ying Tian Governor's Mansion, for the sake of fairness, how about inviting the people from the Jinyi Weinan Town Fusi to try it together?" ”

"Okay, this will be handed over..."Sun Dahua's heart was relieved, and when he came to help, he naturally had to let go and let them go to trial, this case was very hot, and he decided to return the five hundred taels of silver he had received later.

Chen Cao is also very comfortable in his heart, as long as he is accompanied by someone from Jinyiwei, then he can speak freely on his side, at least he will not be framed by those people who want to yin him.

Nanjing Yingtianfu prefect Yamen

The person in charge of the trial is Huang Chengxian, this guy is in his forties, and he can mix in this place, naturally he is a smooth person, the case was said once from the bitter master, and the witness was said again, and finally Huang Chengxian turned his head to look at Chen Cao and said: "Chen Zongqi, what were you doing at home at the beginning of last night?" ”

"Write novels." Chen Cao replied immediately.

Novel? Everyone in the hall, including Huang Chengxian, knows what a novel is, it is a new style of script created by Nalan Rongruo, who is popular throughout Nanzhili, who doesn't have one or two printed novels at home, that is, Huang Chengxian himself was watching the Legend of the Condor Heroes last night, so that there were dark circles on his eyes.

Huang Chengxian was puzzled: "What is written, is there evidence?" ”

"Yes..."Chen Qing had already prepared under Song Che's reminder, so he handed the original manuscript of the novel written by Chen Cao to a servant.

Huang Chengxian took the original manuscript, and the first line of words that caught his eye was 'Liao Zhai Zhiwei: A Chinese Ghost Story Part 1', and there was also a signature 'Nalan Rongruo' next to it, Huang Chengxian's heart was beating faster, and the person in front of him was: "Chen Zongqi, this is what you wrote?" ”

The corners of Chen Cao's mouth rose, and he arched his hand and said, "No, it was written by Chen." ”

Huang Cheng was startled first, and then screamed, "Are you Nalan Rongruo?" ”

"It's Chen..."

Ooh...

This is terrible, Chen Cao is Nalan Rongruo's matter has been spread to the ears of the onlookers outside with the beginning of the trial, and then the most lively topic in Jinling City is 'Nalan Rongruo was tried for adultery', 'Nalan Rongruo is the general banner of Jinyi Wei', 'Nalan Rongruo's real name is Chen Cao'.

At the window on the third floor of the restaurant across the street from the prefect's yamen, Gu Linsheng and Zhao Cheng sneered and watched this scene happen, and then the two pushed the cup to change the lamp, Zhao Cheng first said: "Brother Gu is really clever, although this fang is hateful, but it is a pity for his literary talent." ”

Gu Linsheng laughed and said: "What's so difficult about that, Da Ming Law, rape ** woman, exile for 3,000 miles, after Chen Cao is convicted, I will ask someone from home to deliver a message to the prefect's yamen, intercept that Chen Cao, and let him give me his life?" ”

Zhao Cheng also smiled: "His sister is good-looking, after breaking the family, why don't you let it be given to me?" ”

"Brother Zhao also has such Yaxing?" Gu Linsheng smiled lewdly: "In this way, why don't we have three people in the same bed?" ”

"Wonderful... Wonderful..."

"Miss," Xiaoxue walked into the inner courtyard quickly, and said anxiously: "Miss, Mr. Nalan was arrested by the prefect's yamen." ”

Li Xiangfang secretly promised Chen Cao for a long time, especially after Chen Cao wrote poems to him: "What's the matter, what crime?" ”

"It is rumored outside that he raped ** girl and was stolen..."Xiaoxue said embarrassedly.

Li Xiang's face flushed, and then he shook his head and said, "Impossible, he is not that kind of person." ”

When Xiaochun heard this, his heart was immediately refreshed, and he immediately echoed: "That person is shameless, ordinary and uninhibited, maybe this kind of person..."

Syllable...

With a cold sound, Xiaochun's left face was a red slap print, it was Li Xiang who hit her, I saw Li Xiang looking at Xiaochun angrily, and said coldly: "You son of a woman is becoming more and more presumptuous, if you dare to talk nonsense in the future, I will definitely tear your mouth..."

"Miss, the maid knows that she is wrong." Koharu covered her face and cried.

"He is a little brocade guard, if something really happens, who can save him?" Li Xiang thought secretly in his heart, and then made up his mind: "You go with me to the prefect's yamen." ”

After Chen Cao reported his home, not only Huang Chengxian, but everyone in the lobby was slightly taken aback, and the green-skinned witness was even more panicked in his heart.

Syllable...

Huang Cheng first patted the shocked wood, shouted and was silent, and then looked at the experience of the Nanzhen Fusi who was sitting on the chair on his lower left hand and listened: "Lord Yang, can you be punished?" ”

Chen Cao must go through the experience division to enter the Jinyi Guard, and the experience of the Nanzhen Fu Division Yang Wei is a person from the Wei State Mansion, and Chen Cao, who was born in the family, is naturally a person in the same boat, and has been sitting on the chair since he entered the door to close his eyes and recuperate, at this time when he heard Huang Chengxian ask if he could use torture, he opened his eyes in an instant, squinted at Huang Chengxian and said: "Jinyi Wei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, even if he really commits a crime, it is also my Jinyi Guard's people who use torture, the prefect Yamen does not have this right, if he Chen Cao really does such a thing that hurts the heavens and the peace, Naturally, I won't spare him. After speaking, he paused and said coldly: "If you find out the truth and Chen Cao is not guilty, you can do it yourself." ”

The words were full of threats, Huang Chengxian's Ying Tiantong judgment was bigger, although he and Yang Wei were both six-grade officials, but his general judgment was not comparable to Jinyiwei at all, so he sneered: "That's natural, natural." ”

"Lord Huang, let's continue to judge the case..."Yang Wei closed his eyes again after speaking, looking like an old god was there.

Huang Chengxian turned his head in embarrassment, and then said in a straight voice: "Xu Er, this official asks you, when and where did you see a black shadow running out of the bitter master's house yesterday, and then where did you enter?" ”

Xu Er, a green-skinned person, kowtowed to Huang Chengxian, and then raised his head and said: "Lord Qiyu, yesterday the little one was drinking from the restaurant at three o'clock in the morning, and saw a black shadow running out of their house at the mouth of Liuye Hutong, and then went towards the alley, and then disappeared into Chen... Outside Chen Zongqi's house. ”

Huang Cheng nodded first, then turned his head to look at the bitter master and asked, "Zhao Li, this official asked you, when were you raped?" ”

Zhao Li cried for a while, and then said: "Back to the old man, the woman was poisoned by the thief at the beginning of the time. ”

"Hmm..." Huang Cheng nodded first, and then ordered Master Suitang to take the confession and sign it for them.

"Lord Huang, can Chen ask a few words?" Chen Cao smiled with a casual expression.

Huang Cheng first turned his head to look at Yang Wei, who was recuperating with his eyes closed, and then nodded: "Mr. Chen asks casually." ”

"Xu Er, how do you know that the thief disappeared after arriving at my house?" Chen Cao opened his mouth to ask, and then interjected: "You'd better answer honestly, Da Ming Law, whoever makes a false accusation sits back, and those who sue the official will be guilty of one more crime..."

Hiss...

That Xu Er shuddered all over his body, and the two of Zhao Li and his wife trembled even more, this move was in Chen Cao's eyes, and Chen Cao sneered in his heart at this time.

"It's... Be... It's the little ones who saw it with their own eyes. Xu Er stammered a little when he spoke.

"In the middle of the night, you drank so much wine, and there are no big families in Liuye Hutong, only one of the big families is my Chen family, even so, there are no lanterns hanging out at the door of my house, such a dark night, you are sure that the thief will disappear when he arrives at my house, isn't it that you are also like a nighthawk, giving birth to a pair of night eyes?"

In the face of Chen Cao's inquiry, Xu Er stammered even more, who knew that Zhao Lishi, who was crying before, turned his head to look at Chen Cao and said: "My lord, this is the voice, the woman remembers it clearly, the thief at that time was Chen Zongqi, and the tone threatened the woman, so that the woman was not allowed to say it, otherwise it would take the life of the woman's family..."

Zhao Li's words directly interrupted Chen Cao's inquiry, and without waiting for Xu Er to answer, Huang Chengxian asked, "Are you sure?" ”

"The women are sure."

"Then you can be condemned..."

"Joke..."Chen Cao shouted, and actually frightened the crying and screaming Zhao Li clan: "Lord Huang, if you can be convicted just by listening to the words of this woman, then I, Chen Cao, will sue you Huang Chengxian climbed over the wall and entered my house yesterday, intending to rape my little sister Chen Qing, and threatened my family." ”

Where is there such a thing, Huang Chengxian's face turned green, and then he shouted: "Chen Cao, you are talking nonsense." ”

Chen Qing on the side pretended to cry and said, "That's right, my lords, Lord Huang threatened the little woman with such a tone last night..."

'Hahaha...'

Chen Cao's brother and sister plus Huang Chengxian's temporary cameo performance made the officials and people in and outside the hall laugh, and Huang Chengxian reacted to one thing, the people who tried him were not ordinary people, but officials...

Yang Wei, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, yawned, he basically figured out the matter, Chen Cao had nothing to do with it at all, judging from his years of experience as an errand boy, most of them provoked someone to be retaliated against, and instead put himself in: "Lord Huang, I advise you to be serious when trying the case, this official is not so idle and comfortable listening to anyone's lies here..."

Huang Chengxian was said by Yang Wei first, and arched his hand towards him with a smile, and was about to speak, but was snatched up by Chen Cao and said: "Lord Huang, this general banner has forgotten one thing here, is there one in the Daming law, those who sue the officials, no matter what the situation, have to hit the board first?" ”

Hiss...

Huang Chengxian felt that he was really confused today, although he was asked a few words, but he didn't know that the opponent in front of him was so cautious, there were people from Jinyiwei here, of course he didn't dare to mess around, so he had to stammer: "Yes... There is such a rule. ”

Xu Er and Zhao Li's faces were blue, they didn't expect things to develop to this point, thinking of the words of the person behind them, they simply turned their hearts sideways, and beat them, but they didn't admit it in the end.

"Come on, drag these three people to the hall first, and each of them will be *** board." Huang Cheng said first and threw down an arrow.

As soon as the words fell, when Chen Cao was complacent, a commotion sounded outside the hall, and a servant trotted into the lobby and said, "My lord, a woman outside the hall claims to be a witness in this case and wants to come in to testify." ”

Xu Er thought that the big man had sent reinforcements again, so he immediately nodded secretly to Zhao Li and his wife, and then waited for someone to come in to help.

The person who came in was none other than Li Xiang, the owner of Juxianju.