Chapter 477: There is no filial son in front of a long-term illness
Wife murders mother-in-law?
Although the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a family problem, it rarely reaches this point unless there is some conflict of interest.
In the Confucian era of the Northern Song Dynasty, this was very rare. Xu Zhiqian had been with Xu Zun for so long, but she had never heard of such a thing, because if it were true, it would definitely be one of the ten evil crimes.
Everyone was very curious. Ma Xiaoyi originally wanted to stop the two chaihus and ask for the reason, but Zhang Fei stopped him. They were unwilling to say anything and forcing them to say it might get the wrong information.
And this kind of thing must be known to everyone, so it would be better to go to a tea shop or tavern to find out more about it.
After walking five miles, we came to a tea shop at the intersection to rest for a while and inquire about it.
"Yanei, third brother, I have already inquired about it clearly."
Tao Zi came to the carriage and said to Cao Dongdong and Zhang Fei.
"What's going on?" Ma Xiaoyi asked anxiously.
Taozi said: "The name of the man who was crying by the river just now is Wu Lei. He is a farmer from nearby Gui Township. His father has passed away long ago. He is the only son in the family. He later married his wife Zhang and gave birth to a pair of children.
, In addition, there was an old mother paralyzed on the bed. But half a month ago, someone on the other side of the river saw his wife Zhang pushing Mother Wu to the river, and then pushed Mother Wu into the river."
Gao Wenyin couldn't help but said in shock: "There is such a vicious woman in the world?"
Ma Xiaoyi hurriedly asked: "Why did his wife murder his mother? What grudge do they have?"
Xu Zhiqian sighed softly: "There is no filial son in front of this long sick bed."
Tao Zi hurriedly said: "Mrs. Zhang's words are not entirely correct. Wu Lei is really a well-known filial son. His mother has been paralyzed in bed for eight years, but Wu Lei did not complain a word about his old mother.
She takes good care of her, but when she has free time, she often goes out to play with her on her back."
Gao Wenyin nodded lightly and said, "No wonder he cried so sadly just now."
As she spoke, she sighed sadly again.
Li Si said angrily: "But it's a pity that I met someone unkind and married such a cruel and cruel wife."
Zhang Fei glanced at Li Si and knew that he thought of his ex-wife again.
Tao Zi shook his head and said: "That's not true. Mrs. Zhang is also known far and wide as a good wife. After all, Wu Lei has to work in the fields every day to make money to support the family. Mrs. Zhang is busy with all the affairs in this family, and the one who really serves Wu's mother is also
Mr. Zhang, even the doctor who treated Wu’s mother said that if Mr. Zhang hadn’t taken such good care of her, she probably wouldn’t have survived this long.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Snapped!
Suddenly, a slap hit Tao Zi directly on the back of the head.
"Ouch!"
Tao Zi covered his head with his hands and looked back, only to see Cao Dongdong glaring at him.
"Taozi, when did you learn how to keep things quiet? Tell me the result directly. This really makes me anxious to death."
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Tao Zi covered his head and nodded aggrievedly, "The result is that after Zhang was caught, he immediately confessed and was sentenced to death."
"Hey!"
Cao Dongdong raised his hand again.
Tao Zi subconsciously jumped to the side and cried: "Don't fight in the office, this is the result."
Cao Dongdong said excitedly: "I'm asking you, since Mrs. Zhang is so good, why did she still murder my mother? Isn't this inconsistent?"
Tao Zi said: "The government is saying that Zhang admitted that Mrs. Wu Lei was dragging down their family, but even the villagers nearby don't quite believe it."
"This is really strange." Ma Xiaoyi rolled his eyes and said to Zhang Fei: "Third brother, I think Zhang family must have a grievance. How about you go and file a lawsuit for her?"
Zhang Fei glanced at him angrily and said, "I am the president of the court now, not Erbi."
"Yes!" Ma Xiaoyi said even more excitedly: "Third brother, you are now the president of the court. That's great. You can try the case again."
Fu Shichun smiled and said: "Interesting! Interesting! Youdao is the first thing that makes a new official take office. Zhang San, why don't you use this case to make the first thing?"
Xu Zhiqian hurriedly said: "How can we re-trial casually? It depends on whether there are any doubts and evidence must be found before we can re-trial."
Zhang Fei glanced at Xu Zhiqian and smiled secretly, "Let's go on our way first. We'll talk about it when we get to Hezhong Mansion."
Ever since the attack, he had completely lost all interest in sightseeing and was feeling depressed on the road. Now Zhang Fei just wanted to get to Hezhong Mansion as soon as possible.
After walking for another half day, they finally saw the city wall of Hezhong Mansion.
Li Si suddenly said: "Third brother, it seems to be Second Brother Cai and the others."
Zhang Fei immediately got out of the carriage and looked up, but saw four young people standing under the big tree in front of the city gate.
When the four young men saw their group, they immediately came over.
It was Cai Jing, Cai Bian, Shangguan Jun and Ye Zuqia.
The four of them set off half a month earlier than Zhang Fei to lead the charge for the teacher, but they have been here for more than twenty days.
After a while, the four of them came to the carriage, and Zhang Fei also got off the carriage.
"The student has met the teacher."
The four of them bowed respectfully.
They are still very convinced of Zhang Fei. Just kidding, they are also the first generation inheritors of the legal system.
"Um."
Zhang Fei nodded and asked with concern: "Are you all okay?"
The four people nodded, and the Shangguan all asked with concern: "I heard that the teacher was assassinated in your Pinglu County?"
Zhang Fei hummed and asked, "Don't you have any?"
The four people looked at each other and shook their heads.
Zhang Fei sighed: "This is really unfair!"
All four of them smiled awkwardly.
But they are also used to Zhang Fei's teasing.
Cai Jing suddenly asked: "I dare to ask the teacher, can you find out who did it?"
Zhang Fei shook his head, "Pinglu County is currently investigating, but there is no result yet."
Cai Jingdao: "The students probably did it by some people in the capital."
Zhang Fei looked sideways at Cai Jing, "What do you think?"
Cai Jingdao: "Students think that those who can easily buy and kill people in other state capitals must be officials who travel all year round. Most county magistrates don't know these people. Therefore, they are either military generals or people from the transportation department.
And I have a big grudge against the teacher."
Cai Bian whispered: "Brother, if you don't have evidence, don't lie."
Cai Jing hummed: "This is not in court. The teacher is in danger. I will help the teacher analyze it. Why is this wrong?"
Zhang Fei smiled and nodded: "Your analysis makes sense, but we still need to find evidence. Let's go, let's enter the city first."
Ye Zuqia said: "Teacher, our imperial court is not in the city."
Zhang Fei asked: "Where is that?"
Ye Zuqia said: "It's in the southeastern suburbs."
"In the suburbs?"
Zhang Fei said: "That's so inconvenient."
Ye Zuqia said: "It's just on the edge of the city, only two or three miles away."
You must know that this official residence of the imperial court was the emperor's palace before. However, the emperor's palace is generally not located in the city, but is always located on the edge of the city. It is convenient but not noisy.
The group then turned around and headed southeast.
Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi couldn't bear it for a long time. They asked for the address and went ahead on horseback. It was impossible for anyone to assassinate him nearby.
Zhang Fei walked with Cai Jing and others while asking them what they had gained.
The result is almost none.
After all, they are just rookies who have just joined the official ranks. They are all ninth-grade minor officials, and basically no one will pay attention to them.
They were not familiar with the place and did not dare to inquire about it.
For more than twenty days, they just decorated the official office.
Because the predecessor of the imperial court was a palace and now it is an official office, many of its specifications need to be modified. Otherwise, it will be suspected of arrogance.
Zhang Fei asked again: "By the way! General Zhong, Prefect Lu and the others are here."
"We just went to inquire today, but we haven't heard any news from them." Cai Bian shook his head.
"not yet!"
Zhang Fei couldn't help frowning and said: "If I had known earlier, I would have come later."
He was already slow enough, but he didn't know that the other party was even slower than him. It was a bit frustrating not to let off steam when he came up!
Cai Jing suddenly said: "If it were me, I would come later."
Zhang Fei asked: "How do you say this?"
Cai Jingdao: "They don't know the teacher, and they don't know our public prosecutors' laws, so they will inevitably feel scared, especially when old cases are retried for a reason. If they wait until the teacher establishes the public prosecutors' laws here first, they will also feel afraid.
Bottom."
He is indeed a great traitor who will go down in history, and he is really good at calculating! Zhang Fei nodded with a smile without revealing anything, "It's true that the Tao is one foot higher than the devil!"
As he said that, he seemed to think of something again, "By the way, has Prosecutor Su arrived?"
Ye Zuqia said: "Prosecutor Su was one step ahead of us and has been busy building the procuratorate. But without the imperial court and the police station, the procuratorate alone is not enough."
Shangguan Jun suddenly said: "Last time when I went to inquire about the teacher, I met Prosecutor General Su near Guixiang."
"Guixiang?"
Xu Zhiqian in the city opened the curtain and asked: "Is Chief Prosecutor Su investigating the matricide case in Guixiang?"
Ye Zuqia asked in astonishment: "Master's wife also knows about this?"
Xu Zhiqian nodded slightly, "I heard about it on the road."
Shangguan Jun replied: "When I told my wife, we also made the same guess at the time, but Prosecutor Su did not mention this matter to us."
Cai Jing pretended to be concerned and sighed: "I hope Chief Prosecutor Su is not investigating this case."
Zhang Fei glanced at Cai Jing and said, "How do you say this?"
"oh."
Cai Jing pretended to have come to his senses and said: "There are witnesses to this case, and Zhang has personally admitted it. More importantly, the case was later handed over to Magistrate Cai, who personally sentenced him to death. If the procuratorate continues
If we file a lawsuit, what will Governor Cai think? Regardless of success or failure, I'm afraid this won't be good."
Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "Cai Jing, you are so smart and confused for a moment!"
Cai Jing hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I hope the teacher can give me some advice."
Zhang Fei said: "Anyone's alms and begging are not enough for our imperial court to gain a foothold here. Only by showing that it is better than the existing judicial system can we be convincing."
Cai Bian nodded and said, "Teacher, what you said makes sense."
As he said that, he glanced at his brother unhappily. Although he was a biological brother, he really didn't like Cai Jing's cunning and cunning character.
Cai Jing hurriedly explained: "The students are just worried that if we retry the trial, but the result is the same as the previous judgment, what will Magistrate Cai and the local county captain and other officials do? We are deliberately trying to give them a slap in the face, this!"
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Of course. If the procuratorate can't find enough evidence, I will naturally not force a retrial."