Chapter 483: Facts
But now that Xu Yao has arrived here, things have naturally taken a turn for the better. Since this He Ziang has been favored by the Origin Will of the Armillary Heaven World, then thinking about exile for three thousand miles must not be its final ending, Xu Yao arrived here, not to stand quietly on the side and read this story to the end, but to think about how to intervene in it and share a little luck from it.
So that night, Xu Yao took advantage of Xiaojin's ability to sneak into the prison, and during the exchange with He Ziang, someone already had a plan in his heart. In the early morning of the next day, when the old men in the yamen began to walk into the county yamen with sleepy eyes, they found a man with a sallow face standing in front of the yamen with two ordinary-looking women, and immediately felt a little strange.
Everyone wanted to drive away, but for some reason, as soon as they approached the sallow-faced man, they felt a sense of fear. Under the cry of evil in his heart, he suddenly did not dare to act rashly.
And when the sun was up, and the pedestrians on the street were already bustling, the sallow-faced man stepped forward and took the drum hammer next to the drum, and there was a rhythmic sound of drumming. "Boldly distract the people, what's the noise?"
There was still a trace of flushing on his face, and the governor of Xiao County, who had not faded, immediately came out of the yamen and scolded Xu Yao, but after seeing the official card on Xu Yao's waist clearly, most of the alcohol in his heart was scared away, "Xia Guan has seen an adult!"
Seeing that the "Metropolitan Procuratorate Chengshilang" waist card that he came from Nangong Qiuling was so easy to use, Xu Yao couldn't help but feel very satisfied in his heart, and then said, "This official was inadvertently passing by here yesterday and listened to the case of He Ziang suing Meng Yuanbai, and today Xiao Shi found this official and said that there are other grievances in this case, so this official wants to retry this case, what does Lord Zhizhou think?"
After a while, the governor of Xiao County had to force a smile and said, "Just do what the adults want" As if he didn't see the reluctance of the other party, Xu Yao walked straight into the yamen and sat on the main seat.
After Xu Yao sat on the main seat, he ordered the governor of Xiao County to bring all the prisoners to be heard, interrogated himself, and also used torture instruments, but everyone was familiar with words, and it was exactly the same as the previous confession, and did not show the slightest flaw.
Xu Yao didn't even need the Liangyi Holy Pupil, just looking at the expressions of these people looking at each other, he knew that they were colluding. However, during the interrogation, Xu Yao found that several people had flickering words and seemed to be hiding something, so he decided to interrogate them separately in order to break them down.
Xu Yao first interrogated Cai Honglai, but did not ask about matters related to the case, but talked about the shortcomings of his parents, and asked him what trees were planted in the alleys and doors of the village where he lived, and what stones were planted in front of the doors
Who are the neighbors? Cai Hong came one by one,?? Xu Yao silently wrote it down, and then asked the escort to wait in the back hall. After arraigning the witnesses again, Wei did not ask about matters related to the case, but still talked about the shortcomings of the parents, asked about their addresses, population, breeding animals, and neighbors, and after listening to the answers, they also asked the people to be detained separately from the previous witnesses.
In this way, Mo asked about six or seven witnesses, and they were all these questions, and after answering, Xu Yao did not feel too embarrassed, but sent someone back. And the officials and gentlemen sitting on both sides also looked at each other, not knowing what this "Metropolitan Procuratorate Undertaker" who fell from the sky was crazy and wanted to do.
The others showed a little dissatisfaction on their faces, but Xu Yao didn't care about it, and still sent someone to escort the next witness up, this witness is named Lin Tang, who is the village doctor in Chenjia Village, and he is also a well-known person in Xiao County, so although he was a witness before, he was also pampered and did not be punished.
Xu Yao interrogated the witness Lin Tang, and without waiting for him to speak, he told him about the door of the village and alley where he lived, what trees were planted in the courtyard, how many people there were in the family, and how many chickens, ducks and livestock he raised. Xu Yao's move surprised Lin Tang, and he suspected that Xu Yao must have conducted a private interview, otherwise how could he know so much.
Lin Tang was hesitating, but heard Xu Yao change the topic and say: "He Jinxian was killed by someone who broke his leg, and after his leg was broken, he must look for a wooden board bandage to fix it, you are the doctor in the village, you must know about it." This is what your neighbor's woman, Wang's morning glory, said to me when she passed by, you tell me the truth, if what you say is the same as what I have heard, I will not blame you, if it is different, don't blame the official for the punishment. ”
Lin Tang saw that Xu Yao said in detail, his neighbor raised flower cows, and the old woman Wang often led cattle to graze, presumably Xu Yao had found out the truth. Besides, the six or seven people who were arraigned separately in front of me may have already confessed, and if I don't tell the truth at this time, I will really be tortured and served at that time, and I am afraid that my life will not be guaranteed, so it is better to tell the truth.
Then he said: "What the adults said is very true, He Jinxian broke his left thigh at that time, and he came to the small door prostrately, and asked for a small treatment, the small medical skills are very shallow, how to cure such a serious illness, so I had to tie him with two wooden planks first, so that he could find another master, the small one didn't even charge medical expenses, but I don't know where he went, with the injury at that time, it was difficult to survive." However, the little one really doesn't know the body.
As soon as Lin Tang's voice fell, the governor of Xiao County shouted, "Boldly Diao Min, do you know what you are talking about?" The testimony is inconsistent, and you speak falsely in the court, do you know what a serious crime this is" Lin Tang was reprimanded by the governor of Xiao County, and his neck immediately shrank, and he immediately cried out with a handful of snot and tears, "Meng Yuanbai that day
I took my eighty-year-old mother with a few subordinates, and I just wanted to tell the truth, and then I had to take into account my old mother's life."
"Now that my mother has been put back at home by Meng Yuanbai, if I don't tell the truth anymore, do I still have to fight for Meng Yuanbai?" Lin Tang said miserably, but the governor of Xiao County was furious, and when he was about to make another speech, he was dismissed by Xu Yao, and after the governor of Xiao County sat down with a pale face, Xu Yao sent someone to call that Meng Yuanbai.
Xu Yao learned from Lin Tang's words that He Jinxian had indeed been beaten by Meng Yuanbai and others, and first discounted his left thigh, and then he must have died of serious injuries, and his body must have been Meng Yuanbai's corpse, so Meng Yuanbai was put on a stick. Under the circumstance that the witnesses testified, Meng Yuanbai knew that he could not conceal it, and he could not bear the punishment, so he revealed the truth.
It turned out that Meng Yuanbai was a rich man, rampant in the township, oppressing the people, doing all kinds of evil, and the villagers were afraid of him like a tiger and avoided it. It happened that He Jinxian, a helper from a neighboring county, brought his wife Xiao and wanted to rent his house to live, Meng Yuanbai saw that Xiao was a little beautiful, so he agreed to rent it. When He Jinxian went out to work as a foreign helper, Meng Yuanbai came to tease the Xiao family.
Xiao was reluctant at first, but as a foreigner, he didn't have any relatives and friends around him, and he rented someone's house, so he had the feeling of having to bow his head under the low eaves, and he didn't dare to refuse, so he had to let Meng Yuanbai do it. Over time, when He Jinxian learned about it, he accused Xiao Shi and said: "You didn't keep it well in the boudoir, but now you let the scandal be heard." Many people say that you have dealings with the king's master, and you still have adultery with him, and if you don't change your ways, you will be beaten to death!"
Xiao Shi saw that her husband blamed herself and was also wronged, so she retorted: "You are a man, you can stand on your own, now you live in other people's houses, you have to rely on people's food and clothing, you can't make decisions for your wife, but let your wife live for you, and now your wife is being bullied, what can you do? He is not only a snake on the ground, but also a man-eating tiger, can we afford to provoke him? Are you willing to bear the name of uncleanness as a wife? Now we might as well move to live elsewhere, and if there is such an ugly thing in the future, I will not be a human being as a wife." ”
When He Jinxian heard his wife's words, he was immediately angry, and he scolded: "Wang robber, if you come to my house again and I see you, I will definitely kill you with a knife!"
When Xiao Shi heard this, he hurriedly covered his mouth and said: "This is his eyes and ears, be careful to be heard, if you can't kill him, you will be harmed!" He Jinxian couldn't be soft in front of his wife at this time, and he was still scolding, but he didn't want someone to report Meng Yuanbai long ago.
In the evening of the next day, when He Jinxian came back from work, he was stopped on the road by the Wang family's house slaves, beaten violently, broke his left thigh, and then reported to Meng Yuanbai.