Chapter VIII: Koufu Questioning the Case
At noon, Meng Tingxuan woke up, and the red marks on his neck faded.
Seeing that Liu Yanchang and Liu Qiaoyun were still in the house, they looked very embarrassed. Especially with Liu Qiaoyun present, he was always worried that he would lose his words after drinking and was afraid of saying something offensive.
Seeing that the two of them were not dissatisfied or had special looks, they relaxed a little and apologized: "It's really hard to drink, so Brother Liu and Miss Liu laugh!"
Liu Yanchang waved his hand and said: "Meng Zhixian is also a man of temperament, which is admirable. It's just that to deal with Diao Min in the way of a gentleman, I'm afraid it's not enough, and you need to pay attention to methods. I wonder if you still want to solve the problem of the rich man's family?"
"Yes, of course I want to!" Meng Tingxuan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Taking these cunning people down there is really a dog biting hedgehogs and nowhere to put their teeth, could it be that Brother Liu has a good plan?"
"Naturally, there is a way, you come with your ears!" Liu Yanchang said mysteriously.
Meng Tingxuan was also sick and rushed to the doctor, and since he arrived in Ziyang County, no one has ever treated him sincerely. When I met Liu Yanchang and Liu Qiaoyun today, it was really like seeing relatives, and I immediately showed 100% trust.
"Let's go to the rich man's house again, and you will put up the official shelf, and then ······"
Liu Yanchang said his plan little by little, and Meng Tingxuan hesitated a little at first, but finally nodded frequently. The reason why he is easy to be bullied is really because he is too decent, but "repay grievances with virtue, how can you repay virtue?"
To deal with a gentleman, we should naturally follow the way of a gentleman, and to deal with a villain, we should use the villain's behavior.
Kou Cai's house is in Juliu Town, because of the wealth of the family, although the scale of the house is not as good as Zhao Yuanwai, but the house is also very broad, along the hillside layer by layer to the mountain to repair, by the mountains and rivers, layer upon layer, is very majestic.
Outside the Kou Mansion, Liu Yanchang shouted to the subordinates guarding the door: "The county magistrate has arrived!"
Although Meng Tingxuan is miserable, the county order is the county order, as long as the name is displayed, it represents the imperial court, and the people cannot be disrespected. After a while, I saw a group of people rushing out in a hurry.
The first fat man, dressed in silk and satin, with a shiny face, nodded and said, "The villain sees the big man!"
Meng Tingxuan listened to Liu Yanchang's words, sat on the horse with a shelf, and looked indifferently at the people who greeted him.
Liu Yanchang led the horse and stood aside, like a guard, he was willing to be a foil, naturally in order to put on a façade for Meng Tingxuan. A rich man like Kou Rich is the most dog-eyed and looks down on people, you are weak and he is strong, you are strong and he is weak.
Seeing that the rich man peeked at Meng Tingxuan with his eyes, Liu Yanchang suddenly shouted: "You are so bold, the county magistrate worked tirelessly and came to investigate the case in person, you don't understand the rules so much?"
The rich man was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart: "What rules? What kind of rules? Are they making me pay for silver? The master who can make me pay for silver has not yet been born!"
As soon as he finished thinking about it in his heart, he immediately changed into a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, and said with a smile on his face: "The villain is a country person, very vulgar, I really don't know the rules, I hope the lord will forgive me, don't be like the villain!"
Liu Yanchang also had a general understanding of the rich man Kou when he heard this, this person seemed to be reckless, but in fact he was very slippery. But today he sang blackface, Meng Tingxuan sang redface, seeing him make a look, Meng Tingxuan coughed lightly and said: "Master, what the rich man said is not unreasonable, let's spare him for the time being!"
The rich man grabbed the stubble, and hurriedly rushed forward and said: "The eldest lord is still magnanimous, and the villain is very grateful, and he has prepared thin wine in the cold house to catch the wind and wash the dust for the eldest lord." Please also enjoy it!"
Meng Tingxuan was almost moved to tears when he heard this, he remembered that when he came yesterday, he didn't even drink a bowl of water, he didn't expect to be able to eat today, it was really not easy!
"It's noon now, and I have to eat left and right, I still understand some reason!" Liu Yanchang said lightly, then helped Meng Tingxuan off the horse, and said: "But the county magistrate is still mainly asking about the case, you don't want to be sloppy and let your daughter die in vain!"
"Yes, the villain knows!" the rich man nodded again and again, leading the way, and the group rushed into his mansion. The large courtyard and the small courtyard are interlocking, and they are indeed worthy of the word rich man.
The rich man led Liu Yanchang and them to the lobby, where a large round table was set up, and the dazzling array was full of all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas. Then he personally greeted and sat down.
Meng Tingxuan just sat down, but he still couldn't let go of what was in his heart, and said directly: "This county can say ugly things ahead, eat to eat, collect taxes to collect taxes, and investigate cases." In addition to investigating cases, the county also has to raise taxes. If the rich man wants to stop his official with a single meal, intending to forgive the huge debt he owes, then he is wrong, and he should not eat this meal. ”
Liu Yanchang smiled when he heard this, this Meng Tingxuan is really a person who is the same on the outside and on the outside, and he deserves the word "good official".
The rich man nodded hurriedly and said: "That's nature, the bridge is the bridge, the road is the road, naturally I won't use this to please people." "But I thought in my heart, yesterday Meng Zhixian was not so strong, so he was rejected casually, how can he feel much harsher today, and it is a little difficult to deal with.
He wanted to pour wine again, but he was also rejected by Meng Tingxuan, and said bluntly: "This official handles the case, and never drinks!"
Seeing that he didn't get in the oil and salt, the rich man Kou had no choice but to resort to a killer move, crying with a handful of snot and tears: "Master, my daughter has been tragically dead for more than half a month, and your old man has investigated the case for so many days, but there is any progress? My poor daughter, you really died so miserably!"
After several temptations yesterday, he knew that Meng Tingxuan's sense of responsibility was extremely heavy, as long as he couldn't solve the matter within his own responsibility, he would definitely not open his mouth to ask for tax money. Today simply go back as usual and with the same words.
Liu Yanchang sneered in his heart, he had long known that he would use this trick.
Meng Tingxuan understood and said: "Rich Master Kou, this official is about to start investigating the case, and please ask unrelated personnel to quickly exit the house! Master, didn't you say that you found some evidence? Take it up and let Rich Master Kou take a look!"
Liu Yanchang took Kou Sanniang's bracelet out and put it in front of the rich man.
When the rich man saw it, he was immediately shocked, and hurriedly said, "This is my daughter's bracelet, where did you find it?"
Liu Yanchang said: "Last night, a woman entrusted her dream to me, saying that her name was Kou Sanniang, and she died very unjustly and could not be trusted. Let me help her find out the grievances, save her from fire and water, and leave this bracelet as proof. When I woke up in the morning, I really saw this bracelet next to my pillow, and I rushed to you to verify the authenticity of the bracelet!"
"Really, it's true!" Rich Kou was in tears, not like he was crying before, and it could be seen that he still had true feelings for Kou Sanniang. Then he trembled and took the bracelet, pointed to the inside and said: "You see, this bracelet was customized by me in the jade shop of Ziyang City, and there is a word 'Kou' engraved on it!