Chapter 8: The Female Villain
As soon as these words came out, the house slaves behind the Wu family immediately stepped forward to surround the Youth League.
The young man's face was calm and composed, but his feet moved silently towards Qin Zhuen's side.
Scold? Interesting! Qin Zhuen turned his head to look at the young man who came to his side, and raised his eyebrows with interest. This kid even knows to be a backer for him.
"W-what's going on?" Li Zheng was also quite confused about the situation at this time, and when he saw someone talking for the shopkeeper Qiu, he only felt as if he had seized a glimmer of life. "Then Housheng, you mean that this deed of sale is fake?"
"Naturally it's fake!" The corner of the young man's mouth smiled, and he was categorical.
"Huh! What you say is fake is fake? Wu sneered angrily, his willow eyebrows were upside down, his eyes were full of fierceness, and he raised his hand to the young man, "Boy, if you can't say that you are ugly, you won't want to walk out of this door today!" β
Ooh! This face is also getting too fast! Qin Zhuen, who was still blushing and heartbeating by Wu's watery eyes just now, was suddenly so frightened that his face was not red and his heart was not beating.
The young man didn't panic, and smiled slightly: "Dare to ask Mrs. Wu, in which year was the deed of sale written by Shopkeeper Qiu to the Wu family?" β
Wu sneered sarcastically: "I just said that it was written by him himself thirteen years ago. How? I didn't understand the words, but I still dared to learn to judge the case? β
"Is that true?" The young man was not angry, but asked seriously.
"Naturally, take it seriously!" Wu Shi was stunned, and then sneered coldly, "Don't say anything about my young age thirteen years ago, I'm afraid I remember it wrong." My aunt and grandmother eat more salt than you eat rice. Thirteen years ago, you probably didn't know which mother's belly was twisting and tendoning. But I am already in charge of my Wu Jianuo's big property. Buying a slave naturally has to go through my hands, and I naturally remember it clearly. β
The young man laughed: "Mrs. Wu has a good memory!" Thirteen years ago, I remember it clearly! Do you remember what happened ten years ago?
"Ten years ago, His Majesty implemented a new policy, which was to rectify the rule of officials and eliminate corruption, and to maintain health and care for the people. The national politics and laws are all involved in the administration of officials, taxation and servitude, and the new policies are all involved.
"Among them, there is a new policy designed to respect teachers, that is, in order to avoid the name of the Confucian saint and the word 'Qiu', all the people surnamed 'Qiu' in the world are ordered to add 'ear' to the right side to change to 'Qiu'! It is because ten years ago, there was no 'Qiu' surname with ears in the world, and there was no 'Qiu' with ears. The surname 'Qiu' is the earless 'Qiu' of the saint Kongqiu!
"Then how did the shopkeeper Qiu sign the word 'Qiu Rongfa' with ears on your deed of sale thirteen years ago?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole room was silent.
This little boy is articulate, his voice is like gold and jade, and he is also well-founded. Even Qin Zhuen was amazed at this moment, and couldn't help but turn his head and look at the young man again.
Ten years ago, it was an earth-shattering change! Countless people have died, and countless people have also ascended. The emperor's methods are clean and neat, and they take into account all aspects. He remembered that there was indeed such a small change, which was nothing more than a reflection of the emperor's determination to respect Confucianism and the loyalty of scholars all over the world. And he was experiencing a great change in the sky and the earth at that time, how could he have the heart to pay attention to this!
This young man is only twelve or thirteen years old, and his Adam's apple has not grown, so he actually knew about the new coup d'Γ©tat law ten years ago?!
"Huh, nonsense! Nonsense! Wu's momentum was weakened at the moment, but he still held on to his angry rebuke, and his eyes turned sharply to find a reason to refute.
"Wu Niangzi doesn't believe it?" The young man was not in a hurry or impatient, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Then it is better to go to the Jiyang County Yamen with me, presumably there must be a store of the official Wendi newspaper of the previous years in the yamen." Whether it's true or not, check it out! β
"Oh, yes, yes! When you say it in the next life, I remember it! Ten years ago, didn't there be this ear-bearing word 'Qiu'! Although there are not many people with the surname Qiu in the local area, my third aunt's maiden family is surnamed Qiu, and it used to be written as 'Qiu' of hills! Later, overnight, the government ordered that it must be changed to the surname 'Qiu' with ears on the right. My third aunt said at the time that I don't know if the ancestors of her mother's underground family recognize it......"
As soon as these words came out, the guests who watched the lively restaurant immediately talked about it. When he looked at Wu and the others again, his eyes were full of anger, which was no different from looking at robbers and bandits.
Li Zheng was also angry, pointed at Wu and scolded: "What a group of robbers! Early in the morning, he went to my place and pretended to report the crime, saying that he would arrest the fugitive slave and let my old man follow him as a witness! But it turned out to be an evil master and a slave, and when he saw the business of the Qiu family, he wanted to forcibly seize the people's wealth! It is not enough to rob the property of the shop of the white occupancy, and he even wants to rob the father and son to be slaves! How wicked is this mind! God has eyes, why don't you kill you robbers with a thunderbolt! β
Li Zheng was so angry that his beard trembled, and as he spoke, he stepped forward and waved away the evil slave to untie the Qiu father and son. The lively guests also stepped forward to help and support.
"Let's go!" Wu's face was purple, his silver teeth were clenched, and he reached out to snatch the "deed of sale" from the young man's hand and take people away.
Who knew that the little boy was extremely agile and retreated backwards to avoid the Wu family, and casually carried the "deed of sale" into his arms.
"What? Doing hypocrisy and deception, forcibly seizing people's property, robbing the good as slaves, and wanting to leave when the evil deeds are exposed? The young man sneered, and his whole body was full of momentum.
"What are you going to do?" The Wu family's eyes were about to split, and the house slaves hulala surrounded the Wu family.
"How? There is a cloud in my "Great Qi Law", 'Anyone who uses deception to deceive officials and private officials in order to obtain property, and calculates the spoils of fraud, is quasi-theft'. This forged 'deed of sale' is evidence of your fraud! The young man's eyes stared directly at Wu, "I don't know this county hall in Jiyang, Mrs. Wu, are you interested in taking a trip?!" β
"That's right! You can't let this group of robbers go! At this time, Qiu's father and son had already been picked up. Shopkeeper Qiu sat on the stool, panting while hugging his son, while pointing at Wu and hating, "If this little brother hadn't found a flaw, our father and son wouldn't know whether they would have lived or died in the future!" All the folks will do justice for me! They must not be spared! β
Those who just watched the excitement have seen the tragic situation of Qiu's father and son. When Shopkeeper Qiu said this, he was immediately indignant. Everyone pointed fingers at Wu and the others, and gradually forced this group of people into a corner.
Wu frowned, she was overwhelmed at the moment, but she was screamed by a few people who watched the excitement, and she didn't take it to heart. However, the fake deed of sale is still on this black-faced boy, even if he is protected by his family and flees from this place at the moment, it leaves hidden dangers after all. If that kid went to the county government with Qiu Rongfa to report the case......
Thinking of this, Wu's eyes rolled and he glanced at Qin Zhuen, who had never spoken. This man was well-dressed, and he had just said to himself that "the evidence is conclusive", especially the obvious compassion and even shyness with which he was talking to him......
Hehe, my aunt and grandmother have lived so much, and a man's mind can still be grasped thoroughly.
"Don't do this, it's really scared to death for the little girl." Wu's momentum suddenly fell sharply, and he wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and his tears were full of tears, which looked like pear flowers with rain.
The little girl was also acting on the orders of her father, and did not know that the deed of sale was fake. The little girl was seventeen widows, and her husband's family was poor, and she did not leave a piece of tiles. Although he lived in his father's house, everyone in the world said that 'women are not staying', and they are also regarded as sending people under the fence and suffering a lot of hardship. How dare you disobey my father's fate? It is not only a human and filial piety, but also a ...... of life."
Wu said that sorrow came from it, and he choked up, very pitiful.
"Childe, would you like to say something for the little girl?" Wu raised his teary eyes and looked at Qin Zhuen, his eyes were sparkling, quite moving. "How can the little girl endure the heavy punishment and the pain of prison?"
"This ......"
Most of the people in the store were men, and Wu's sudden weakness seemed to be the one who was bullied, and everyone was speechless for a while.
"This, cough, the little brother said that it is indeed a little heavy." Qin Zhuen coughed with his fist to his lips.
The Wu family begged in front of him in this posture, and Qin Zhuen was a little unable to wipe his face. Besides, fraud is considered a crime of theft, and the heaviest sentence is 3,000 miles of exile and three years of hard labor.
"Although fraud is based on theft, the "Great Qi Law" also says that 'counting the spoils of fraud' means that the crime is calculated as stolen goods. But after all, this Wu Niangzi didn't succeed, and she didn't cheat the spoils, so the punishment for this crime was ......"
"The 'Theft Chapter' of the "Great Qi Law" has clouds, and 'theft is not allowed to be worth fifty dollars'." The young man smiled slightly and interrupted Lord Qin, "Even if you don't succeed, you have to go to the court to get the fifty boards." What's more, how could Wu Niangzi only commit this crime of fraud?
"The Law of Great Qi stipulates that fugitive slaves must also be convicted, with a minimum of 100 rods, and a severe case of theft of property and smuggling can be sentenced to hanging.
"Have you ever thought that if the master and servant of the Wu family are really allowed to succeed today, what will be the fate of the Qiu family father and son? In order to occupy this inn with peace of mind and leave no trouble, will the Qiu family and his son be wiped out?
"Even if you save your life, but the good rich commoners have become slaves and in a blink of an eye, and they don't know how to be resold in the second half of their lives, and they are miserable! Especially the younger brother of the Qiu family, but he is still a drooping child, and his situation is turned upside down today, and his life is ruined! In order to rob the people's money, why do they harm people so much! The poison of his heart is better than a snake and scorpion! β
Before the young man's words fell, the shopkeeper Qiu burst into tears, half of them because of the grievances they had just suffered, and half of them because they were afraid of coming. When the Qiu family saw his father crying, he immediately began to howl. The father and son hugged their heads and cried, which made people feel sad.
Li is waiting to look at Wu again, still looking at the snake and scorpion. And the eyes that looked at Qin Zhuen were also quite scrutinizing and hostile.
Eh, this ...... Qin Zhuen touched his nose and felt that this kid in front of him was really not easy to mess with. In a few words, Wu's sin was hammered to death, and even the self who only helped Wu say a word was hammered into the ground.
But who knew that the sledgehammer in this kid's hand did not let go, but listened to him continue to hammer:
"The Law of Great Qi is also cloudy, 'Those who falsely accuse people, each one sits back. Whoever falsely accuses a person of flogging shall be falsely accused of the second degree; The sins of exile, apostle, and rod are added to the three degrees of false accusation, and each sin shall be punished with a hundred rods, and shall flow three thousand miles.'" That is to say, if Wu Niangzi falsely accuses others of any crime, she will be punished for this crime, and in order to prevent the world from following suit and doing evil, she will have to increase the sentence and sentence heavily! Since she falsely accused Qiu's father and son of being fugitive slaves, she naturally has to bear the responsibility of this false accusation.
"There was an attempted fraud before, and he was sentenced to 50 lashes for stealing money. And this false accusation of the fugitive slave is guilty of his sins! As for the specific punishment, it depends on how the county lord speaks. β
After that, the young man sneered and looked at the Wu family: "Mrs. Wu doesn't want to say that she is so pitiful. It is known that Wu Wanguan and Wu Dahu in Jiutian County are accustomed to camping, and their families have huge wealth, but they do not come from farming and weaving. His daughter Wu is even more scheming, she is in charge of the family in her teens, and her means are blue, and she always recovers the Wu family's 'outcasts' property.
It is said that Master Wu ignored everything a few years ago, and his daughter was in charge of the family business. Mrs. Wu also said before that she was 'in charge of the Wu family's big property when she was a teenager', but now she doesn't know anything about what she says by her father's orders? Not believable!
"It doesn't matter, though. The crime of deception and deception, and the punishment of framing and reversing, were all received by the father and daughter of the Wu family. Wu Niangzi is not the main culprit, and this accomplice can't escape! Now the human and physical evidence is there! Mrs. Wu, let's go to the county hall and please! β
"Huh! What physical evidence! β
Seeing that things could not be turned around, Wu suddenly changed color, his face was hideous, and his eyes showed murderous intent. With a wave of the jade hand, all the house slaves immediately stepped forward to surround the youth group. At the same time, a fat house slave stretched out his fat hand and attacked the boy's chest!