Shen Lingshan was worried about the safety of her righteous sister Lingling, and originally wanted to go to Yushan with Weng Junding and Chen Wenqi, but it was really inconvenient for a woman to follow a group of men, and after Chen Wenqi and Yun Feiyan persuaded them in every possible way, they reluctantly stayed in the county office. Because of her heart, from day to night, Shen Lingshan looked like she was unstoppable. After tossing and turning all night, she finally survived until dawn, she turned over and got up, and after washing, she took a step in the morning light, looking forward to Chen Wenqi and their smooth return.

Yun Feiyan saw her wandering around in the courtyard, so he pulled her into his room and comforted: "Sister Shen, don't be too anxious, your righteous sister is auspicious, and she will be fine." ”

Shen Lingshan sighed and said with emotion: "My righteous sister is also ill-fated, a ridiculous contract almost sent her into the tiger's mouth, and then she was almost snatched into the wolf's den by Diao Lan's thief, and now I don't know who imprisoned her family, life and death are unpredictable, how can it not be worrying?"

"Hey, this girl too, her heart is as thin as paper than the sky, and there is a Meng Guangyun who has affection for her, but she doesn't feel the slightest. You said that even if there are a few outstanding talents in this poor country, then they are not far away, who will notice the chicken coop to find the phoenix?" Yun Feiyan said with resentment.

After being silent for a while, Shen Lingshan said to Yun Feiyan: "Sister Yun, if Gongzi Weng and they find Sister Lingling, I want to take her to Jiangnan, after all, it is more prosperous than here, in addition to letting her see the world, maybe she will meet a favorite talent by chance, and she can also fulfill her wish." But I don't know if her father and mother agreed?"

Yun Feiyan said approvingly: "Sister, this is a good idea, I don't think Mr. and Mrs. Yu will not allow it." ”

While he was talking, there was a commotion in the front yard of the county government, it was Weng Junding and they came back.

Shen Lingshan said hello to Yun Feiyan, pulled out her legs and ran to the front yard. Just turned around the stone wall, and met Chen Wenqi and Weng Junding walking with their heads down, and there was no one behind them.

Shen Lingshan stepped forward and asked eagerly, "Big brother, you're back." Look for...... Did they find their sister-in-law?" After speaking, his heart jumped straight with "poof, poof".

Chen Wenqi still lowered his head, and replied in a muffled voice as he walked: "Found it." ”

Although Shen Lingshan wondered why Chen Wenqi looked like this, she thought that he was a little tired from sleepless all night, and followed him and asked, "What about them?"

"In her house. Chen Wenqi still replied nonchalantly.

Shen Lingshan followed behind Chen Wenqi, puzzled in her heart, Chen Wenqi always smiled and smiled when she saw her on weekdays, why did she look so cold and depressed today......? Go see her. ”

Hearing Chen Wenqi's words, Shen Lingshan suddenly had an ominous premonition. She opened her mouth to ask clearly, and then dispelled this thought, since let me go and see, everything will be understood when I go. She said to Chen Wenqi, "Big brother, you haven't slept all night, hurry up and go to sleep for a while, and the younger brother will go to see the righteous sister." After speaking, he ran to the backyard, ready to say hello to Yun Feiyan and then go to Xujiazhuang.

"Sister Yun, can I go in?" Because Weng Junding had returned, Shen Lingshan shouted through the door.

"Come in. ”

Shen Lingshan pushed the door in, only to see Weng Junding and Yun Feiyan sitting opposite each other, silent, Yun Feiyan's eyes were red, and tears were shining.

Shen Lingshan thought that the two were quarreling, and they were in a dilemma for a while. Yun Feiyan stood up, pulled her out of the room, and said in a trembling voice, "Miss Xuling was ...... was ...... by Diao Lan's thief To give...... It's a waste. ”

As soon as Shen Lingshan heard the thunder, her knees were about to collapse. Yun Feiyan hugged her and called out in a low voice, "Sister Shen, you...... Are you alright?"

Shen Lingshan came to her senses leisurely, she gently pushed away Yun Feiyan, and said with a forced smile: "I'm fine." Sister Yun, go back to the house, I'll go see Sister Xuling. With that, he turned and walked out.

"Sister Shen, are you going alone?" Yun Feiyan turned his head and shouted towards the room: "Weng Lang, quickly call a few people to accompany Miss Shen to go together, I am afraid that it will not be safe on the road." ”

Before the words fell, Chen Wenqi appeared at the back of the lobby and said to Yun Feiyan from a distance: "Don't worry, Mrs. Sister-in-law, I'll accompany Miss Shen for a while." ”

"Big brother, you haven't slept all night, let's go alone. Shen Lingshan walked up to Chen Wenqi and persuaded softly.

Chen Wenqi's mood seemed to be better, and said: "You go to Xujiazhuang alone, even if the foolish brother stays at home, he can't sleep, let's go." ”

Shen Lingshan's heart was hot, and she thought of her righteous sister again, and the comparison between the two made her feel even more sad. I couldn't help but redden, and tears flowed silently down my cheeks.

"Hmm. She choked up, gently took his hand, and walked out of the county office together. At the gate of the county government, there were already two horses waiting with the officials, and the two took the reins, pulled the saddle and got on the horses, and galloped towards Yujiazhuang with a "driving".

In the hall of the Yu family, the three of them were relatively speechless and teary-eyed. As soon as he saw Chen and Shen coming to the house, Meng Guangyun hurriedly got up to greet them.

"Brother Meng, why is it only the three of you, Sister Ling?" asked Shen Lingshan uneasily.

Meng Guangyun raised his eyes and looked at the back room, but there was no squeak.

"I'll take a look. Shen Lingshan raised her feet and left.

Meng Guangyun grabbed Shen Lingshan's sleeve and said, "Miss Yang (Shen Lingshan's woman dressed as a man was told by Shen Ling's father and mother, and Shen Ye quietly told Meng Guangyun again, but I don't know her real surname) stay, I have something to say to you." ”

"Tell me what? ”

Meng Guangyun pulled Shen Lingshan to a secluded place, hesitated for a while, and then said, "Miss Yang, I ask you for one thing." ”

"You say. ”

"I want to ...... I want to marry my sister-in-law, please ...... Please. Meng Guangyun's face flushed and boldly said his wish.

A woman's loss of virginity, whether intentionally or victimized, is a sinful act. In the eyes of men, a woman who has lost her virginity is an ominous person to be avoided. Cheng Yi, the originator of the "Luoxue" school in the Northern Song Dynasty, even said: If you marry someone who has lost her temper to match herself, you will lose your temper. Now Meng Guangyun took the initiative to marry Yu Ling, in addition to his contempt for feudal etiquette, it also shows that he really loves Yu Ling. Shen Lingshan also very much hoped that through the combination of the two, the wounds in Yu Ling's heart would be healed. But......

Shen Lingshan looked at Meng Guangyun approvingly, smiled, nodded slightly, and turned around and walked into Yu Ling's room.

The spirit sat on the edge of the bed, looking up at the roof and sobbing, letting the tears run down her cheeks. Hearing the footsteps, she looked down and saw that it was her righteous sister Shen Lingshan, and immediately felt aggrieved, and threw herself into Shen Lingshan's arms with a "wow" and cried loudly.

Shen Lingshan held back her tears, slowly moved to the edge of the bed and sat down, and gently patted her back: "Sister, cry if you want to, cry when you cry, feel more comfortable when you cry." ”

Who knew that when the soul heard this, he slowly stopped crying. She sat up from Shen Lingshan's arms, took a cloth to wipe away her tears, and said with a smile: "My sister came to see me, I'm very happy, my sister doesn't cry." With that, his eyes turned red again.

"Silly sister, it's not easy for my sister to come to see you? If you like it, my sister will come often. Shen Lingshan was distressed.

The spirit said faintly: "My sister can come this time, my sister is in this life...... No regrets. ”

Shen Lingshan was shocked, and said: "What do you say, how old are you? ”

Yu Ling smiled sadly, shook his head lightly, and said, "My sister doesn't have this blessing in this life, let's wait for the next life." ”

Shen Lingshan reprimanded: "Hugh is talking nonsense. My sister's wish sister knows that this matter is on my sister. ”

"Thank you sister for your kindness. The ancients said: Women are chaste, and men are good. My sister now wants to be chaste, and this body has been defiled and there is no way to entrust it. ”

"Nonsense. Chastity is a virtue of the heart, not something that can be taken away by the beasts of pigs and dogs. In everyone's minds, my sister is still very holy. Shen Lingshan felt that her words were a little pale.

Yu Ling grabbed Shen Lingshan's hand, buried her cheek in her palm, sighed, looked up at Shen Lingshan and said, "Even if my sister is the only one in this world who can look at me like this, my sister can be calm...... ...... calmly," he said, and large tears burst out of his eyes.

Shen Lingshan took Yu Ling into her arms, wiped away her tears, and said, "Silly sister, I'm not the only one. Before my sister entered the room, Brother Guangyun and I will be your matchmaker, and he wants to marry you. ”

After hearing this, Yu Ling said after a while: "Brother Yi, he is a good person. Previously, my sister was incapable of doing her best, and she fantasized about marrying a talented man, and missed him. Now I am defiled by a thief, who is not unclean, but I myself am dirty. Please tell my brother that if there is an afterlife, I will definitely repay him for this affection. ”

Shen Lingshan listened to her words and was thinking about how to persuade her, when she suddenly heard Yu Ling say: "Sister, I don't need to talk about it, let's talk about you." Didn't you go to Ningxia to look for your father?

Shen Lingshan nodded: "I found it." ”

"Congratulations, sister, your family is finally reunited. He asked again: "It seems that Chen Gongzi is also here?" Sister, you and Chen Gongzi are ...... It's a lover, isn't it?"

Shen Ling's body was in calamity, and her mood can be imagined, how could Shen Lingshan talk to her about this at this time? Therefore, he replied lightly: "He is my righteous brother. ”

Yu Ling sighed and said, "Sister, sister really envy you. ”

Shen Lingshan took Yu Ling, stroked her hair, and said distressedly: "Sister, sister has an idea, I don't know if I should talk about it?"

"Sister, you say. ”

"My sister is alone and has no siblings. Getting acquainted with my sister is really a blessing for my sister. My sister wants to invite my sister to go back to Jiangnan together, and I started all over again, I don't know if my sister will allow it?"

A look of yearning flashed on Yu Ling's face, and then he shook his head and said:

"My sister's good intentions, my sister has a sense of guilt. I know what my sister means by 'starting all over again', but heaven and earth can be deceived, and my conscience is difficult to understand. "Besides, my sister has made a wish to be born, and she will be happy in front of her father's knees, and her soul will be with her father's mother." In this life, my sister can't go out with my sister to see the world, please forgive my sister. ”

"Sister ......"

"Sister, don't persuade me. I can meet my sister today, and my sister is enough. It's dusk, and it's time for my sister to go back. Yu Ling said resolutely.

"Sister, I'm not going back, my sister wants to stay here with my sister. Shen Lingshan had a bad omen in her heart, and she planned to stay and slowly dissolve the knot in her sister's heart.

Yu Ling sighed, choked up and said: "Sister, do you know that the days when my sister taught my little sister to read and learn calligraphy last year was the happiest time in my sister......'s life? Sister, your heart, my sister has received it. Since you have to leave sooner or later, why do you care about this day? Sister, please go back. I want to talk to Brother Guangyun about something. ”

Shen Lingshan had no choice but to hold her hand and said, "Sister take care, sister will come to see you another day." ”

With that, he let go of the spirit's hand and turned to walk out the door.

"Sister. The spirit shouted behind him.

Shen Lingshan turned around suddenly, Yu Ling had already burst into tears, ran over and grabbed Shen Lingshan's hand, staring at her......

"Sister, let...... Younger sister...... Look at you again. ”

Shen Lingshan hugged Yu Ling tightly in her arms, and couldn't control her crying anymore.

After a long time, Yu Ling raised her hand, wiped away her tears for Shen Lingshan, gently pushed her, and said in a trembling voice: "Sister, don't ...... it"

After saying that, he turned around and didn't look back, only to see his shoulders shaking slightly.

Shen Lingshan wiped away her tears, tried her best to calm her emotions, and then went out into the hall and said to Meng Guangyun:

"Brother Meng, Sister Yuling has something to say to you. ”

Meng Guangyun was overjoyed in his heart, thinking that Yu Ling had agreed to his request, so he hurriedly strode to the front of Yu Ling's room, and when he saw that the door was closed, he shouted softly: "Sister Yi, I'm here, please open the door." ”

After waiting for a while, seeing that Yu Ling did not answer, he shouted again: "Sister Yi, can I come in?"

After waiting for another half hour, there was still no movement in the room. Meng Guangyun wanted to wait for another shout, but Chen Wenqi in the hall suddenly said, "It's broken." The arrow rushed to Meng Guangyun's body, smashed the door with one palm, and saw that Yu Ling was wearing a white silk around his neck, and his feet were hanging in the air, shaking gently in the room.

"Miss Xu!" "Righteous sister!" "Sister!" "Ling'er!" everyone shouted and threw themselves into the room.

Meng Guangyun rushed over and hugged Yu Ling's legs, and tried his best to lift it upward, Chen Wenqi pulled out the shadow sword he was carrying, and cut Bai Aya in two.

But it was too late, and the heart had stopped beating, and there was no breath. A seventeen-year-old girl in the flower season died like this......

"Ling'er, my hard-working daughter, why can't you think about it so much, you leave your father and mother, how can we live. Woo-" The couple were overwhelmed with grief, and their terrible cries were heartbreaking.

"Look, there's a letter here. Meng Guangyun took out a square fold of white paper from the head of Yu Ling's bed. Obviously, it has already been written.

"Father, mother: my daughter is not filial and is going to travel alone. In the past, the second daughter of the Dou family did not follow the thieves and threw herself into danger. The daughter wanted to follow the example of the sages and sacrifice her life to achieve her ambition, but she couldn't help herself and was defiled. Involving the humiliation of the second elder is the great pain and hatred of the daughter in this life. The ancients said: A concubine can have no life, but she can be shameless? Therefore, when filial piety is difficult to complete, the daughter has no choice but to be martyred! Father, mother, farewell, the daughter can not be happy in life, and she should be accompanied by the second elder with her soul in death. I pray that my father and mother will not think of their daughter, and enjoy the world together, and under the nine springs, the daughter can feel at ease. The unfilial girl Ling'er knelt and wept and died. ”

Shen Lingshan and Chen Wenqi looked at it, half sour and half admired. Sacrificing one's life and martyrdom, being wise and foolish, others can certainly see their own opinions, and for the spirit, it may be the best belonging. With her flowery life, she proved her nobility to the world. She and her choices should be respected!

Chen Wenqi and Shen Lingshan held back tears with grief, and respectively helped up the young couple who were crying to death, and asked them to mourn and change.

Meng Guangyun burst into tears, quietly thinking about the aftermath of the spirit.

Yu Ye wiped the old tears on his cheeks, and said to Shen Lingshan in a hoarse voice: "Miss Yang, thank you and Chen Gongzi for coming to see Ling'er, I have something to ask for with Humble Jing." ”

"Uncle, you say. ”

"We hope you can give Ling'er an elegy. ”

"Uncle, you're out of sight. I had a sworn with my sister and was supposed to see her off. Shen Lingshan said, came to Yu Ye's study, thought for a while, and wrote a pair of elegiac couplets on rice paper:

The ice soul and snow are rather filthy and clean,

The jade beads are not annihilated, and the fierce woman's words and deeds are clean.

This elegiac couplet praises decently, the context is extraordinary, and the words "Bingqing Yujie" are implied in it, making a truthful and poignant conclusion for Yu Ling's short life.

After taking care of the aftermath of Yu Ling, Chen Wenqi and Shen Lingshan returned to the Fushi County Government in the afternoon of the next day. Weng Junding and Yun Feiyan heard that the spirit was martyred with death, and they inevitably sighed again. Weng Junding blamed himself even more, originally thinking that he had worked hard to eat and clothing, and would govern Heqing Haiyan, Shi and Suifeng, but he didn't know that Diao Roller's father and son teamed up with the litigant Zheng Fangda to openly kidnap the good people in broad daylight, and even forced people to die. It's tolerable, it's unbearable!

Thinking of this, Weng Junding patted the case and said: "Diao Roller's father and son are lawless and full of evil, if they are not severely punished, how can they be worthy of the people and the Ling family? After saying that, he arched his hand towards Chen Wenqi and Shen Lingshan and went to the front hall.

"Come on, ascend to the church!"

"Ascend-hall-"

"Bring up the prisoners Diao Roller, Diao Lan, Zheng Fangda, Diao Jiang, Diao San, and Diao Si. ”

"Bringing people to commit ——, might-martial-"

Diao Roller, Diao Lan, Diao Jiang, Diao San, Diao Si and several others all confessed the night before yesterday and were detained, and only Zheng Fangda, the litigant, was in court for the first time, and Weng Junding started his trial.

"Zheng Fangda, are you guilty?"

"Lord Hui, I don't know what crime the grass people have committed?" Zheng Fangda asked without answering.

"Zheng Fangda, this county advises you to confess, so as not to suffer from the flesh and skin. Weng Junding said angrily.

"My lord, since the government ruled last year that the grass people are not allowed to help others in lawsuits, the grass people have honestly stayed at home for a whole year and have never done anything illegal, what do you want the grass people to confess?" Zheng Fangda denied.

Weng Junding was on fire, unwilling to talk to him, and shouted: "Come on, drag Zheng Fangda down and beat a hundred boards to help him recover his memory." ”

"Weng Junding, you tortured to extract a confession, I will sue you. Zheng Fangda shouted loudly.

"Sue me, this county is afraid that you won't succeed!" Weng Junding hated this person very much, and was bent on making him suffer.

After the execution, Soap Li dragged Zheng Fangda, who was beaten to the core, into the lobby.

"Zheng Fangda, do you want to recruit or not?"

"Dog officer, if you want to fight, you will fight, Zheng has nothing to recruit. Zheng Fangda said weakly.

"Come on, drag Diao Lan down and hit the fifty boards again. ”

Diao Lan, who was kneeling on the side, was watching the fire from the other side, and when he heard that he was going to beat himself fifty boards, he hurriedly shouted: "My lord, aren't the grass people all recruited? Why do you still want to punish the grass people?"

Weng Junding snorted and said, "What you said is not true, why don't you fight?"

"My lord, what the grass people say is true, and there is no lie. Diao Lan argued.

"You said that Zheng Fangda planned to imprison the Ye family and sacrifice a plan to kill Chun Yuxuan, but now Zheng Fangda said that he didn't do anything, can you say that you didn't lie nonsense?"

"Mr. Zheng, how to rob people, how to kill my cousin, it's all your idea, why don't you admit it? Aren't you hurting me to be punished?" Diao Lan confronted Zheng Fangda angrily.

"It's just nonsense, who gave you an idea?" Zheng Fangda said angrily.

"Come on, drag Diao Lan down and hit the fifty boards again. Weng Jun Dingfu shouted again.

Seeing that their son was about to be beaten, Diao Roller and his wife hurriedly came forward to "testify": "My lord is clear, and the idea is indeed Zheng ...... Zheng Fangda, if you don't believe it, you can ask them. As he spoke, he pointed at Diao San and Diao Si.

"Zheng Fangda, what else do you have to say?" Weng Junding's goal has been achieved, and he asked Zheng Fangda again.

"They partnered with the Diao family to frame Zheng, do you believe it too?" Zheng Fangda argued to himself.

"Let me ask you, why did they join forces to frame you?"

"Yes, why are we framing you?" Diao Roller and Diao Lan said in unison.

"This ......"

"It seems that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin. Come on, bring the human and physical evidence. ”

Before Weng Junding's words fell, two soap subordinates escorted a woman and two soap subordinates carried a large box of silver, and came to the lobby.

"Xianggong—" The woman cried out to Zheng Fangda.

"Lady, you ......" Zheng Fangda knew that the matter was revealed, and his face suddenly turned gray, and he had no choice but to sign the confession.

Weng Junding slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "Listen to the verdict in the court! The people who committed Diao Roller, Diao Lan, and Zheng Fangda set up a strategy to break into the house and rob people, privately imprisoned the good people, murdered their comrades, forced the people's daughter to death, committed the crimes of robbery, detention, and murder, and were sentenced to death; the people who committed Diao 3 and Diao 4, coerced Diao Roller and others, participated in the burglary and robbery, committed the crime of robbery, and were sentenced to cane punishment and exile, with 100 rods and 3,000 li of exile; and those who committed Diao Jiang's family, Rong Fu and his son robbed and murdered, and the woman's morality was at a loss, and he was guilty of knowing and concealing people, and was sentenced to 50 flogging. People who committed Diao 3, Diao 4, and Diao Jiang were in a shackle for one month and sent out as before; ”

When Diao Roller, Diao Lan, and Zheng Fangda heard this, they were immediately shocked. Zheng Fangda scolded loudly: "Weng Junding, you dog official, you go through the laws of the Ming Dynasty and see if a small Qipin Zhi County has the power to 'cut and decide'?"

Zheng Fangda is a lawyer by training, so he naturally knows the trial process of criminal cases well. As early as the Taizu and Taizong dynasties, it was clearly stipulated that any death penalty case (except for the felony of treason) must be inspected and reviewed by the three legal divisions of the imperial court (the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple) before it can be determined whether to carry out the death penalty, so as to ensure that it is not in vain. Therefore, he warned Weng Junding that he did not have the power to 'cut the decision'.

Weng Junding's ten years of cold windows, coupled with the infiltration after entering the office, how can he not know the laws and regulations of this dynasty? But he has always been jealous and hateful, and he is extremely resentful of the evil deeds of Diao Lu's father and son who imprisoned the good people and forced the spirits to death. Although they should be beheaded according to the law, if they follow the legal procedures, they must be reported to Yan'an Mansion, and then transferred from Yan'an Mansion to the three legal divisions of the imperial court for review, not to mention whether there will be accidents in the review. He wanted to decisively execute these wicked people in order to completely cut off their chance of "escape". He knew that the consequences would be very serious, ranging from dismissal to jail time, but he was not afraid. In order not to affect Chen Wenqi, he deliberately let Chen Wenqi stay in the back hall to rest. At this time, hearing Zheng Fangda questioning his power, he laughed angrily, pointed to the people watching outside the yamen and said:

"Justice is at ease in people's hearts, and right and wrong are all based on heaven. Whether you have the power to 'make a decision', you don't count, and listen to what they say. After speaking, he asked loudly outside the door: "Everyone said, will these wicked people be killed?"

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" shouted the onlookers.

"Someone came, pushed Diao Roller, Diao Lan, and Zheng Fangda out of the execution ground and beheaded them for public display. Weng Junding shouted with a token in his hand.

"My lord, this ......" Qiu Sen hesitated and did not take the card.

"What's the matter? The county hasn't dismissed the official, so you won't listen to the order?" Weng Junding said angrily.

"My lord, it's not that the villain doesn't listen to your orders, this ...... The consequences of this ...... , adults should think twice. Qiu Sen cautiously persuaded.

Weng Junding smiled "haha," patted his hand on the chair and said, "Isn't it just dismissal? If the wicked are allowed to go unpunished, it is better to sit in this official chair than to be in prison." You don't have to say it, do what the county says. ”

"Yes...... My lord. ”

"Wait. Qiu Sen was about to take the token when he suddenly heard a loud shout.

Weng Junding turned his head to see that Chen Wenqi and Shen Lingshan had come to the lobby.

"Brother Chen, why are you here?" asked Weng Junding in a low voice.

Chen Wenqi walked to the side of Weng Junding's official case and whispered: "You let us rest in the back hall, I knew that you didn't have a 'good heart', so I came." Brother Weng Nian, why are you so confused? Don't say that you are a seven-rank county order, even the fourth-grade government envoy Yin and the second-rank cloth political envoy, and you don't have the power to 'cut off the decision'. Isn't your judgment an act of undressing and embracing fire?"

"These men have committed great sins, and they should be beheaded according to the law, and if they are kept, they will do no evil. Weng Junding insisted.

"Who said that they should be kept? It's nothing more than 'beheading them', postponing them from March to May to autumn. Chen Wenqi patiently persuaded.

Weng Junding was unmoved, and said resolutely: "'Kill the prisoner'? After a few months, I still don't know what moths will come out." Besides, if you see the people in front of the county office, everyone is full of righteous indignation, and if they don't 'make a decision,' they are afraid that the people will be indignant. ”

"The people did not know what the law says, so I will explain it to them. Chen Wenqi turned to the hall and said: "Fathers and fellow villagers, these people are full of evil, and they should be beheaded for their crimes. However, the laws of this dynasty stipulate that any criminal case must be inspected and reviewed by the three legal divisions of the imperial court before the final punishment can be decided. Therefore, Lord Weng does not have the power to determine the 'decision', please understand. ”

When Chen Wenqi said this, Diao Roller's father and son and Zheng Fangda, who were originally like ashes, seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and suddenly became angry. The people outside the door were not happy, and they all started to coax, and some people asked in a loud voice: "Who are you? Why do you shelter the wicked? What does the county magistrate have to do with you when he decides the case?"

Chen Wenqi was not in a hurry or annoyed, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that if Lord Weng wants to sentence someone to be killed, he will become the next criminal." Can you bear to see a good official who loves the people like a son face the scourge of imprisonment?"

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, and it was really not easy to be a good official. Some people were still unwilling and asked, "Could it be that you can't just let these wicked people go unpunished?"

"It is only said that the law of this dynasty stipulates the corresponding procedures, not that these wicked people cannot be beheaded. Lord Weng can sentence them to be beheaded in prison, and they will be beheaded after the 'autumn trial' of the three legal divisions of the imperial court. ”

"According to this procedure, it will drag on for a year, and during this year, they still don't know what method to use to get rid of the crime, isn't this the legacy of tiger breeding? Last year, we also watched Lord Weng judge their father and son, and they were sentenced to three years in prison. Just imagine, if they had been severely punished last year, would she have been able to die?" someone in the crowd seemed to know everything about the case, and asked confidently.

When the people on the sidelines heard what he said, they echoed it one after another, and some people took the lead in shouting slogans, strongly demanding that the three people including Diao Roller's father and son be "decided".

"Brother Chen, don't stop it, if you don't punish these people severely, the people will not follow, and this sesame official will also be uncomfortable. After Weng Junding finished speaking, he handed the token in his hand to Qiu Sen and said, "Qiu Sen, behead!"

"Kill and decide. "Kill it. "Kill it. The onlookers in front of the county government shouted in unison.

Looking at this posture, Diao Roller and others will not be able to cut it. But Chen Wenqi really couldn't bear to let his friend be dismissed and investigated because of this. He thought for a moment, raised his hand to stop the clamor of the crowd, and said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet. Yes, the laws of the Ming Dynasty cannot be used to appease adultery. There is no power to make decisions in the county, nor does the government Yin or the political envoy, but there is one person he has. ”

"Who is this man?" asked everyone, their eyes lit up.

"Your Majesty the Present. ”

"Ahh

Chen Wenqi took out the imperial gold medal from his arms, held it high, and shouted: "This is the emperor's imperial gold medal. Chen Wenqi, the minister, was instructed to observe the people's feelings and punish Haoqiang. Diao Roller, Diao Lan, and Zheng Fangda conspired to rob the people's daughters and mutilate people's lives, and the crime cannot be punished, and they should be beheaded according to the law. Zhifu Shi County ordered Weng Junding to be the prison officer, and escorted the three prisoners, Diao Roller, Diao Lan, and Zheng Fangda, to the execution ground, and showed them to the public. ”

Everyone felt the "great grace of the emperor", and immediately prostrated on the ground, shouting in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Brother Chen Nian......" Weng Junding wanted to dissuade him, but Chen Wenqi waved his hand and said, "Brother Weng Nian has something to say later, go and behead him." With that, he turned and walked to the back hall.

After the prison beheaded Diao Roller and the others, Weng Junding hurriedly came to the back hall and complained to Chen Wenqi: "Brother Chen, why are you doing this? The emperor gave you a gold medal, but it was only 'to control local officials and promote soldiers and horses from all walks of life', and did not give you the right to kill and take it." In order to protect my seven-grade black yarn and commit the crime of deceiving the king, you ......"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Wenqi intercepted his words with a smile: "Okay, okay." Brother Weng Nian has always been bold, why is he so chattering today? In the next court, at most, he will be reprimanded by the emperor for a few words, and it is not a big deal, so don't worry. ”

"It's light, if you are convicted of bullying the king, it will be light to be dismissed and investigated. Weng Junding said worriedly.

Shen Lingshan, who had not spoken for a long time, walked up to Chen Wenqi at this time, pulled his sleeve and said, "Don't pity each other, both of you." If the eldest brother is dismissed, the younger brother will accompany you home to farm. She originally intended to comfort the two, but as soon as the words came out, she knew that something was very wrong, and she suddenly turned red and ashamed.

Chen Wenqi's heart was hot when he heard this, he reached out to hold her soft, and said softly after changing the topic: "Miss Shen, it's time for us to set off too." Fu said to Weng Junding: "Brother Weng Nian, I have something to entrust. ”

"Please. ”

"Last year, when I was passing through Mayi County, I stayed in a hotel next to the poisonous miasma forest, and I had an appointment with the shopkeeper before leaving. When Brother Weng Nian has time, please take a walk on his behalf, so as not to lose his trust in others. ”

"Isn't Brother Chen just on the way here, why don't you fulfill the covenant in person?" Weng Junding said strangely.

Chen Wenqi shook his head and said, "I want to take a detour." ”

Weng Junding thought that they were going to make a detour to Yan'an Mansion, and asked, "Didn't you send someone to send a letter to General Xia and General Shen a few days ago, and agreed to meet at Juyong Pass?

"Brother Weng Nian didn't know, now that the sting has passed, the snake in the poisonous miasma forest is about to move, and it is really inconvenient to pass through the forest. ”

The woods through which the official road passes are only poisonous miasma from the afternoon to the middle of the night every day, and although snakes are occasionally seen between the second half of the night and the morning, this does not prevent pedestrians from hurrying.

Seeing his stunned appearance, Chen Wenqi helplessly explained: "Poisonous snakes are infested in the woods, and I think Miss Shen must be unhappy to see it." ”

Weng Junding suddenly realized that even if the girl is not afraid of jackals, tigers and leopards, she is also afraid of small animals such as snakes and rats. Therefore, he sincerely admired: "Brother Chen not only pities the fragrance and cherishes the jade, but also has a meticulous heart, which is admired to the bottom." ”

Shen Lingshan was sweet in her heart, glanced at Ailang affectionately, and said, "Big brother, I'll go and say goodbye to Sister Yun." ”