Chapter 17
Han Lian took a deep breath and said to Wu Kejiu: "Xiao Junwai, my two only have Yue Niang, a daughter. I have been treasured since I was a child. I am afraid of melting when I hold it in my mouth, and I am afraid of breaking it when I hold it in my hand. I have never suffered any grievance since I was a child. Not to mention being a maid or a concubine, my daughter doesn't want to do it. Even if she is willing, she will not serve others. I would advise Xiao Junwai not to find a family, why force our family to force us."
Cao Jucheng, who was on the other side, couldn't help but say, "What are you talking about? My cousin wants to accept your daughter because she looks a little pretty. If you say that there are not many maids and concubines in my cousin's family, there is still one in your family! We have traveled around Linying County, and no one is as beautiful as your daughter, and there is no one who is as beautiful as her. Because of her beauty, she doesn't even need her to serve others! When she arrives at the Wu family, she naturally has delicious food and drinks, and there are also maids and maids to serve you. Why are you so unaware of the matter?"
Han Lian shook his head and ignored the two of them with a dark face.
Wu Kejiu had his mind in his heart and shouted: "Where is it? This old man can't do without torture!"
At this moment, people suddenly had a loud noise outside. Before the people inside could react, several big men rushed in.
Wei Aisi, who was walking in the front, looked at the situation inside the room and suddenly changed color: "Chen Jiewei, are you confused? You caught someone with your archer. How can you let the civilian interrogate here? The official asked, how do you explain it?"
Wei Ai Si was the subordinate of the county magistrate, and Chen Jie's immediate superior was the county magistrate. After hearing this, he said indifferently: "The Han family was originally a foot shop to the Wu family's 'Qixiangju'. It is not appropriate for their family to come to inspect it!"
Wei Ai Si said sternly: "What a mess? Let the people come to the government office to lynch. You are a lot of guilt! Money is the head, take the people away quickly! Also, Chen Jiewei is confused and takes them away as soon as he sends them off, and wait for Shangguan to make a decision!"
Qian, who was following behind, was crossed his hands and directed his subordinates to come forward and even captured Chen Jiewei.
Chen Jiewei was shocked and hurriedly said, "Admiral, Xu County Weishang is in the countryside and has not returned to the county. How can I arrest me?"
Wei Ai Si's face was as if water was about to drip into the water: "Just just now, the state quickly came to the next article, saying that we would harass the people in the name of banning alcohol. The county should not retrial this case. Two days after tomorrow, the judge Su Tong of this state will come and he will personally try it!"
After hearing this, Chen Jiewei was shocked: "Why did a small case alarm the state?"
"Are you pretending to be confused? You arrested a small official from Du Juren in this county, who was a Jinshi in the township. When you arrived in the prefecture, you handed it over to the court and the magistrate and the minister personally received it. After asking the reason, you asked the judge to come to the trial in person. This time you have caused a big trouble!"
Of course, things were not so simple. County Magistrate Shi ignored political affairs, and the former magistrate ignored him, and the new magistrate was different. Mei Xun, the newly arrived magistrate, was sent to Xuzhou with a Hanlin bachelor's degree. As soon as he arrived, he heard about the strangeness of County Magistrate Shi, and he had long been interested in impeaching him. At this time, Du Xun went to the prefecture to sue, and took advantage of this excuse to deal with County Magistrate Shi, and the others were all by the way.
When hearing such cases, the state attaches importance to it. Send a record officer or a judge, and it is enough to recommend it. Mei Xun is not allowed to ask the Tongzong Su Shunqin to come to the trial in person. The Tongzong has the responsibility to supervise the officials of the state, and it was originally directed at Magistrate Shi.
Su Shunqin entered the officialdom with kindness, and later passed the imperial examination and passed the Jinshi. He was arrogant and had a very high spirit. Now it was the time when scholars were on the rise. Su Shunqin himself was one of the most popular scholars at this time. When he heard that the tribute scholars in the county were bullied like this, he became angry. He immediately issued a warrant to the county, and then he and Du Xun came quickly.
Wei Ai Si was shocked when he received the warrant and knew that the matter was a big deal. He was an old official and had seen everything in the officialdom. After thinking about it, he realized that County Magistrate Shi was probably going to be a fall. He said to the County Magistrate, and then came over with Du and took the criminal away first.
County Magistrate Shi was named an old man as an official, and the affairs in the officialdom were far less clear than those in Wei Aishi. When he was still confused there, Wei Aishi had already acted decisively. He first sent someone to watch the Han Jiajiajiao Shop and did not allow Wu Kejiu's people to harass him. Then he sent a capable subordinate to clarify the causes and consequences of the matter, and then came to ask the people in person.
What kind of alcohol is prohibited or not? The judge came here in person, and it was not for this matter. It was not a major case such as a life lawsuit. Few judges were directly tried. They were just reviewed by other officials after the trial of the judge and the prefect. The judge came and must have come to Linying County officials.
As soon as the matter was asked, the Du family and Han family made wine from the lees, and they played a slug ball, but they still didn't violate the ban. Wei Aisi knew what to do. Su Tong and Du Xun came back together, and their tendencies were very obvious, so there was no need to ask about this case again.
Qian Dutou was the only one who followed Wei Ai Sima, and now he brought people to Chen Jie's level.
Wei Ai Si pointed at Wu Kejiu and said, "This troublemaker dared to bribe the public and lynch his lynching in the official place. Do you still have any laws and regulations in the court? Take them together and wait for the verdict to come and ask for the offense!"
Qian Du's head crossed his hands and agreed to the promise, and led people to take Wu Kejiu and Cao Jucheng together.
Wu Kejiu was shocked. He always wanted to get the wind and rain in Linying County. How could he have ever been like this? He was yelling there?
Wei Aishi knew in his heart that the Wu family must have a major disaster this time. He frowned and made people block Wu Kejiu's mouth.
He took the person who should be custodian and released him. Wei Ai Shi looked at the house and frowned and said, "Minister Xu is also a secret servant. The county government has its own cell. Why did he get out of this place? The magistrate came and asked, this is another crime. Qian Dutou, go out and ask all the archers and servants to wait for them, and all of them will be withdrawn from the county government. Whose yard is this? It will be worth the money to him, and it has nothing to do with the county in the future."
Qian was overwhelmed and took his subordinates to do it quickly.
Whether in the state or in the county, there are often some private prisons outside the formal cell, where special prisoners are detained. For example, female prisoners or even pregnant, they are not suitable for being imprisoned in formal cells. This is a gray area, and everything is normal and naturally fine. At this critical moment, if the magistrate asks about being imprisoned in a private prison, it is also a crime of not rectifying political affairs in the county.
The Du family used wine lees to make wine, but Wu Kejiu was not determined to deal with the Han family. It was nothing. Now that the matter was caused, Du Zhongxiao was punished again. According to the words in the handwritten letter of Tongzong, he must not be good. Su Tongzong came from a famous family and was a popular figure in the Shilin. This time, the Jinshi of the Township was bullied by local wealthy families. How could he not find the place? The magistrate came to the county magistrate of the county, and Tongzong might not be the case.
Wei Ai Si was in this position for many years and knew more clearly about the tricks. Du Zhongxiao's injuries were ordered by Wu Kejiu, and the people who used lynching in the government were the ones. The one who was unlucky was Chen Jiejie, who colluded with Wu Kejiu. After retiring the courtyard, he asked about it later. The people in the county were not aware of this place and this matter, and they all pushed Wu Kejiu and Chen Jiejie.
After all the instructions were made, Wei Ai Sicai said to Du Zhongxiao: "Little official, the Wu family sued you for private brewing and selling wine in the Han family's foot shop. This is a serious crime in the court. Although they are not accused of being tried here, they are guilty and not guilty. After all, they must be judged. If you have any injuries on your body, I will call a smart doctor to treat it later, but I can't let you go back. I will go to the county cell for a day or two to be wronged."
Du Zhongxiao said, "Absolute, why are we just having sex? It's just that Wu Kejiu fell in love with the daughter of the Han family and forced herself to take it as a concubine, so he colluded with Chen Jiewei and falsely accused us. Absolute, Mingjian, we were really wronged, why not let us go home?"
Wei Ai Si sighed: "Oh, little official, the matter has come to this point, and if it is not clear, it will be impossible to settle. This dynasty's private brewing and selling wine is a serious crime. If someone sues it, it must be tried clearly. The prisoner cannot be released, nor can it be wronged. If you take a step back, it is really a false accusation by Wu Kejiu. It is also a crime, and it must be tried clearly. The little official has no choice but to be wronged in prison for two days, and wait for the verdict to come and try it personally."
At this point, Du Zhongxiao knew that his father's lawsuit had probably been successful. Moreover, seeing Wei Aisi's nervous look, he was afraid that the person who came to the trial was quite good. Although he was not very familiar with the current official system, Du Zhongxiao also knew that it was not a trivial matter for the magistrate to come in person.
Seeing Wei Ai Shi hurriedly urging the escorts to leave, Chen Jiewei said urgently: "Ai Shi, we are all colleagues, at least we will inform the county magistrate!"
Wei Ai Si said impatiently: "The magistrate is here, and all the officials in the county should welcome you. I already know the county magistrate. Don't be lucky, even the county magistrate Xu has been hurt by you this time. Don't expect him to speak for you!"
Wu Kejiu is the most familiar with the county lieutenant in this county. After hearing this, he couldn't help but feel anxious and said to Wei Aishi: "You are just a minor official, how can you manage the county lieutenant? Let me go back quickly, otherwise wait until the county lieutenant comes back-"
Wei Ai Si said coldly: "When the county magistrate comes back, I'm afraid you will go to the death row! He forced the robbery of a civilian girl, colluded with public officials to detain good people, and dared to lynch her here. No matter these things, no matter what is the serious crime! If you dare to talk nonsense, be careful!"
After hearing this, Qian Dutou picked up the torture instruments next to him and looked at Wu Kejiu fiercely.
The Wu family is a wealthy family in the township. They usually act as a domineering and blessing in the county. I don’t know how many officials have received their benefits. Even Wei Aissi himself took money from the Wu family every month. However, this time the judge came to the trial in person, and the officials in the county dared not play tricks and didn’t care about anything.
Chapter completed!