Chapter 124 Fengqiu County Magistrate with Skilled Law and Knowledge
Chapter 124
After Yang Qian said these words, he walked aside and explained to Zhili twice.
After a while, Zhili brought some cooking cakes and placed them in front of them with a look of disgust.
"If it weren't for the kindness of my young master, how could I have kept you alive till now."
Du Fuwei was still unwilling to give up the opportunity and wanted to please Tao Dao.
"This young man, can you tell your young master that as long as he is willing to save our lives, we are willing to serve him."
"Haha..." Zhili, the personal book boy, smiled coldly.
"There are so many people who want to serve my young master. There are not even one thousand, but there are five hundred."
"..."
"My young master just thinks that you are able to stand up and protect your friends when your life is at stake, so your character is not too bad."
"That's why you asked me to give you some food. What are you talking about? If you don't eat it, I'll throw it away."
"..."
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After the group had a full meal, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda and others said goodbye to Yang Qian and his group and headed north to Qizhou.
As trophies of seven horses, Cheng Yaojin and Niu Jinda took away three, and gave the remaining four to Yang Qian, his junior brother.
Yang Qian and others continued to move towards Fengqiu.
Although the little girl had woken up, she was holding on to Yang Qian's clothes and refused to let go.
Yang Qian was worried about the little girl, so naturally he stayed in the carriage with the little girl.
Fortunately, the saddle was strong and the horse was fast. It took less than an hour and a half for the group to arrive at Fengqiu County.
Magistrate Wen of Fengqiu County, after receiving the report from the cavalry sent by Zheng Yuanxun.
So he sent officers early to pick up Yang Qian and other people at the city gate and went straight to the county government office.
With both physical evidence and human evidence available, he faced Yang Qian of Xingyang, who was rising in fame, and Zheng Yuanxun, a man from Yong'an County who was a great Sui Dynasty man.
Magistrate Wen seemed extremely happy, and it only took him half an hour to close the case.
"The heads of those horse thieves will be handed over to Mr. Yang's friends to pay homage to the deceased. They will be sent back at some time."
"Since the young master is willing to take care of the funeral affairs of those business travelers who lost their lives, it is because Mr. Yang is kind-hearted."
"The other thing is, how should these four thieves be punished? I would like Mr. Yang and Lord Zheng to tell me."
At this moment, Du Fuwei and the other four people knelt down in the lobby, looking at Yang Qian eagerly.
In addition, Zheng Yuanxun secretly mentioned a few words just now. Naturally, County Magistrate Wen was also very knowledgeable and his eyes fell on Yang Qian.
Yang Qian stood up and nodded to Magistrate Wen, turned around and looked at Du Fuwei, Fu Gongyou and the other four people.
"County Magistrate Wen, these four people were coerced by the murderers and had no choice but to do so.
Although he is an accessory to the crime, he has never harmed the life of the business traveler. I don’t know that he should be punished like this..."
Hearing Yang Qian's words, Du Fuwei and the other four finally showed happy faces, and kowtowed to Yang Qian in the hall.
Magistrate Wen stroked his long beard and said, "According to our Sui Dynasty laws, those who create ideas will be the first offender to be executed and imprisoned.
However, each accomplice is not uniformly punished by one degree less punishment than the first offender, that is, the accomplice who has meritorious service shall be sentenced to imprisonment.
The accomplice who does not perform meritorious deeds shall be punished with a hundred rods and exile for three thousand miles; the accomplice who fails to perform the crime shall be punished with a hundred rods and three years' imprisonment."
When they heard that the lowest-level accomplices should be sentenced to 100 years of imprisonment and three years in prison, the faces of Du Fuwei and others suddenly turned pale.
But at this moment, Magistrate Wen spoke again.
"Your friends died at the hands of thieves, but they were forced to follow them, and they couldn't do it.
Therefore, according to the law, the penalty will be reduced to sixty rods, one year of probation, or a fine of fifty catties of copper."
Hearing the Sui Dynasty law order that Magistrate Wen opened his mouth to speak, Yang Qian was really convinced by this magistrate who was already in his early fifties.
"Wen County Magistrate is extremely skilled in the laws and regulations. He is truly a capable minister and official in our dynasty, and I respect him with humility."
After a few polite words with Magistrate Wen, Yang Qian turned his head and looked at Du Fuwei and the other four people who had happy faces on their faces.
A playful smile appeared on his face. "Looking at how happy you are, it seems that you can solve the problem just by raising money."
Du and Fu, who were so poor that they could only sneak around, were stabbed in the heart until their faces were as black as ink.jpg. "..."
Yang Qian looked at these four unlucky guys with dark faces with a smile. "Do you want to be apprenticed for a year, or do you want to be fined fifty catties of copper?"
Du Fuwei's mind turned quickly enough and he immediately reacted and said happily.
"Could it be that Young Master Yang is willing to atone for our sins? We are willing to pay a fine of fifty kilograms of copper."
Yang Qian chuckled: "Do you have the money to pay it back?"
"..." Du, Fu and the other four people almost peed in the hall. Is there a big boss who can play tricks like you?
Yang Qian finally became more serious when he saw these four unlucky guys who were almost suffering from neurasthenia because of their nervousness.
"If you are willing to fine me copper, I can lend it to you, but you don't have the money to pay it back."
"Then you sign an employment contract with me for..."
Before Yang Qian could finish his words, Du Fuwei shouted out, "I'm willing!"
Looking at these four unlucky guys, they all looked overjoyed.
Yang Qian suddenly felt that if he wanted to play the role of Huang Shiren, who was old and yellow and had dead branches, he, who had a face as beautiful as a crown jewel, a rich and handsome man, couldn't do it.
When I walked out of the county government hall, I saw the little girl sitting blankly next to the middle-aged woman covered with white cloth.
It wasn't until he saw Yang Qian that those dull bright eyes seemed to come to life.
Yang Qian walked up to her and knelt down and asked softly, "Is she your mother?"
The little girl's pretty face, as pink as snow, looked confused and at a loss, and her clear, bright eyes were heartbreaking.
But Zheng Yuanxun, who was next to him, muttered softly: "I'm afraid this little girl was frightened out of her mind and forgot what happened."
Excessive surprise will indeed cause amnesia. Yang Qian held her cold little hand distressedly and assured her.
"Don't worry, I will bury them properly."
The little girl nodded in confusion and hugged Yang Qian tightly once again. Soon, Yang Qian felt the heat and moisture on his chest.
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Du Fuwei and other four unlucky guys signed an employment contract with Yang Qian, and each received fifty guans to atone for their one-year apprenticeship.
However, it was inevitable that the stick would be sixty, and in the end, Yang Qian's followers threw him on the carriage with his skin and flesh torn to pieces.
After spending money to buy enough coffins and hiring a few ox carts, the group set off again and headed towards Xingze.
When Yang's mansion was still more than ten miles away, Yang Qian sent Zhili to rush back to the mansion to explain the situation.
When Yang Qian and his party crossed the river and walked forward for a while, they saw Mr. Han and the housekeeper Uncle Song waiting at the entrance of the village.
"Mom, the baby is back." Yang Qian got out of the carriage and looked at his mother Han who was coming towards her.
I felt very sad in my heart. This journey, which was only a month and a half short, made me feel like I had been to hell several times.
"Okay, it's okay. My son looks a lot darker, but his body is also a lot stronger."
Han took Yang Qian and looked him up and down for a long time, his eyes were red. This was the first time in his life that he had been separated from his son for so long.
Mr. Han calmed down and his eyes fell on the pitiful little girl who was sitting next to Yang Qian just now.
Yang Qian walked to the carriage and stretched out his hand. The little girl hesitated for a moment, but slowly but firmly grasped it.
Yang Qian held her in his arms, turned around and said to the kind-faced Han.
"Mother, that's her..."
"The poor child is so young and has been frightened like this. Alas..."
Mrs. Han moved closer, raised her hand, and smoothed the hair on her cheek.
The little girl trembled slightly, but did not refuse. She just quietly buried her head in Yang Qian's arms again.
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