I thought that this time I caught a poor rich man with only an orphan and a widowed mother in his family, and I could make a big deal, but I didn't expect that there was also a county prince who was half a level higher than the county magistrate living in the house. Sun Renyu's head was
The arrogance immediately dropped by half. After entering the main entrance, I saw the courtyard inside the door which was neater and more spacious than the Wannian County Yamen. Then I looked at the tall men standing with chests and backs on both sides of the corridor, and the remaining 50% arrogance followed closely.
Fortunately, the courtyard of the Wang family is not big. When he still had the strength to walk on his feet, he had already arrived at the main hall. Looking inward along the four-open main door, Sun Renyu only saw two people wearing red clothes.
Hanging up his purple brocade robe, he trotted a few steps quickly, stepped forward and bowed down: "Sun Renyu, the leader of Wannian County's fast class regular service class, pays homage to the lady of the county, and pays homage to the viscount! If you come to disturb me without notification, please ask the county.
Madam and Lord Viscount, please forgive me!” (Note 1)
What he said was long-winded and nondescript, but he finally made it clear that he didn't want to cause trouble. Wang Xun saw that Sun Capt's attitude was arrogant and respectful, and he felt funny in his heart. He was about to order someone to help him up, but
Hearing Aunt Yun, who was sitting on her left, snort lightly and said with a straight face: "No need, Mr. Sun will get up and talk. Wang Ji, bring a seat for Mr. Sun!"
"Thank you, Madam Junjun, for the seat!" Mr. Sun wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly got up. But he didn't dare to actually sit down on the seat that people moved to him. He just put up a small side with his buttocks.
Son, with a smile on his face, added: "Little, little man, I didn't dare to come today. But, but the boss..."
"You just said that you are the head of the regular service, right?" Before he could finish his excuse, Aunt Yun glanced at him and asked calmly.
"Yes, yes. It's true!" Mr. Sun's heart suddenly trembled again. He didn't quite understand what the other party meant, but his tongue was already numb.
Another sharp gaze like a knife glanced down, followed by a thunderous cry, "Sun Captou is a official in the economic system, and he must have some knowledge of the laws of the Tang Dynasty. In this case, please show Sun Captou the imperial edict of confiscating the property."
!Come here, set up the incense table, and prepare to receive the order!"
"Don't, don't, don't!" Mr. Sun jumped up and grabbed Wang Ji tightly with both hands, who was about to go out to get the incense case. "Brother, please take a step slowly. Mrs. Junjun, please listen to the villain's explanation."
This time, I came here in compliance with my master's order..."
"Your master, which one is your master!" Aunt Yun raised her eyes and asked sternly.
"Yes, this is the main hall of Wannian County, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang Gui and Mr. Zhang." Mr. Sun bowed his head upwards repeatedly, not daring to raise his head to meet Aunt Yun's eyes. "My lord encountered several cases, and Mr. Viscount
It’s a bit involved. It must be those suspects who are making false accusations. But my lord..."
"It turns out to be Zhang Gui, County Magistrate Zhang." Aunt Yun waved her hand, interrupting Capt. Sun's ramblings, "Since it was your master who ordered you to come, I definitely have no reason to hinder you from performing your official duties. Please show me the Ministry of Punishment
The arrest document, or the red lacquer fire sign of your master!"
"No, no!" Capt. Sun's face was covered with sweat, and a large amount of snot dripped down his lips without even bothering to wipe it, "I would like to inform Madam Junjun, my lord has not requested any official documents from the Ministry of Justice. It must be a small case.
, Inviting the Viscount over, he can explain things clearly in a few words. So he didn’t dare to alert the Ministry of Punishment, nor did he give the villain a fire lottery!"
"Really?" Aunt Yun's voice suddenly became softer and she asked with a smile.
"Yes, yes, that's it!" Captain Sun unfolded his sleeves, wiped his head hard a few times, and responded with a trembling voice.
"There is neither an imperial edict from the imperial court nor an official document from the Ministry of Justice, and I don't even have the red lacquer fire sign from the Yamen. Mr. Sun, what do you think of the dignified Viscount's Mansion? Without any definite evidence, you dare to go to the door and seize a Viscount.
.If you get a piece of chicken feathers in your hands, will you even dare to plunder Xingqingfang? Come here, get this bold maniac down for me. Prepare the sedan chair, and let's find a place to reason with him!"
(Note 2)
"Honor your order!" The generals waiting outside the door agreed and rushed in ready to take action. Sun Renyu had never seen such a battle before. He knelt down with a "plop" and hugged a pillar in the hall with both hands.
He opened his mouth and cried: "Spare my life! Mrs. Junjun, please spare my life. I am a new transfer and I don't know the depth of the water in Chang'an City. They all bullied me and encouraged me to poke this trap. I am really
It wasn’t intentional, it really wasn’t!”
While crying, he hit his forehead against the pillar. "Dong dong dong dong", which made the ceiling buzz and tremble. Seeing that he was so frightened, Aunt Yun knew that he would never dare to play tricks again, so she waved her hand,
He signaled the generals to step back. Then he changed his tone and ordered softly, "Since you are a new transfer, I can let you go this time. But..."
"Thank you, madam, thank you madam!" Sun Renyu let go of the pillar and nodded repeatedly towards the top. "Madam's great kindness and virtue, I will never forget it in my life!"
"Get up and talk, you are also a member of the public family. See what has become of you?" Aunt Yun smiled, shook her head, and ordered in a low voice.
"Yes, yes, Madam taught you a lesson!" Sun Renyu kowtowed again and looked up furtively, seeing that the dark clouds on Mrs. Junjun's face were gradually fading. He wiped the green bumps on his face.
My forehead slowly climbed up.
This time, Aunt Yun did not order him to sit down. She sighed and said in a low voice: "My husband has passed away many years ago. Now we are the only orphans and widows left in this house. It is inevitable that some of the younger generation will have some evil thoughts from time to time."
.But the affairs of the world, no matter how big they are, cannot be bigger than the word 'reason'. If anyone wants to wrongly accuse a good person without any evidence, we, the two of us, will have to fight with him in the Liangyi Palace even if we risk our lives.
A lawsuit before the imperial court!" (Note 3)
Mr. Sun nodded while wiping his sweat, fearing that if he said something carelessly, Aunt Yun would catch him again. "Yes, yes. Madam, you don't remember the faults of villains. The villains are also serving you today, no, no,
The villain was blinded by lard today. He walked without eyes and bumped into Chongrenfang!"
Seeing his timid face, Aunt Yun couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, "You are good at bumping into each other. Fortunately, we bumped into the Wang family today. If we had walked a few steps further east, we would have walked into Duke Zhou's Mansion and been killed.
He was beaten to death with a stick. Tell me, Mr. Zhang from Wannian County, does he have the courage to go to the county manor to seek justice for you?"
Hearing this, Mr. Sun's knees went weak and he almost collapsed on the ground again. He used his hands to support himself on the pillar and finally stood firm. He made two deep bows and begged in a low voice, "Madam, please let me go."
This time, I don’t dare to mess around anymore. I’m a mean person and will be hit to death by a carriage sooner or later on the street. Madam, you can’t do anything wrong because of me!”
"You are the chief arrester, and I am a citizen under the jurisdiction of Wannian County. How dare I be angry with you?" Aunt Yun shook her head and sneered, "In the future, our Wang family will have to ask Mr. Sun to take care of us.
Woolen cloth!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare. In the future, as long as Madam orders me, I will go through swords and fires, and I don't dare to refuse!" Sun Renyu bowed and bowed, hoping that he could escape safely today.
"With your words, I feel relieved!" Aunt Yun nodded with a smile, and then asked seriously, "Now that you are here, why don't you leave in a hurry? Who is this blind person who made false accusations and splashed dirty water on us?
I asked Mr. Sun to reveal something about my Xun'er!"
The Yamen has not yet gone to court, and there is absolutely no reason to disclose the details of the case to the parties involved. But now Mr. Sun Renyu doesn't care about the rules in the Yamen. He wiped his sweat twice and responded in a low voice: "Actually, it's not our master.
It’s troublesome. These cases are suppressed from above. The first one is the case last autumn when the Viscount was galloping on the street and accidentally injured the court official! "
"Isn't that case settled? Why is it brought up again?" Aunt Yun was slightly stunned and asked with a frown.
"How can you know what kind of tricks are being played above?" Sun Renyu grinned, his face full of grievances.
"In that case, the young man of the Gao family was the one who injured someone with his horse. I was just drinking and driving with them that day, and did not directly hit Zhao Yushi's car." Until now, Wang Xun finally brought it from Aunt Yun.
He recovered a little from the shock, thought for a moment, and interjected in a low voice.
"You heard it!" Aunt Yun glanced at him, and then turned her gaze to Mr. Sun.
"I heard it! I will report it truthfully to the county magistrate when I get back!" Sun Renyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded helplessly.
"What other cases are there? Please tell me the most important ones. As long as it has been done, the Wang family will not deny it. If it is spread out in the future, no one will say that our Wang family is bullying others!"
Isn't this called bullying? What else is it? Sun Captou cursed secretly in his heart, but did not dare to show it on his face. He reasoned his thoughts and said hesitantly: "Also, this spring, a few distinguished young people were on the street.
The case of molesting a common girl and killing her brother!"
"That's not what I did. I have nothing to do with the person named Xiao!" Wang Xun heard this and stood up immediately in anger.
Aunt Yun winked and signaled him to be calm. Then she smiled at Mr. Sun and asked, "Did you hear it? Do you want Xun'er to repeat it again?"
"No, no need!" Sun Captou quickly waved his hand. "I have already firmly remembered the words of Sir Alex in my heart!"
"What else, continue?"
"The third thing seems to be the forced purchase of other people's farms over the Weishui River..."
"That village was hit by a flood, and the original owner wanted to sell it. Among the bidders at that time, I was the highest!" Seeing that Mr. Sun was subdued by Aunt Yun, Wang Xun gradually became more courageous. "
Fair sales are documented locally."
He himself said that it was a fair transaction, and under the eaves, how could Mr. Sun dare to fight for his head? Then, under the supervision of Aunt Yun, he slowly told the details of the case that he knew little by little, most of which were related to Wang Xun.
It doesn't matter, but for a few of them, Wang Xun was either there, or stood up for his friends, and he couldn't pick them all off. Fortunately, they weren't major cases where lives were at stake, so Aunt Yun was there to help with some prevarication.
, so Sun Baotou Nuonuo said yes.
After asking for nearly an hour, she saw that Mr. Sun couldn't get much out of his mouth. Aunt Yun didn't care about herself, so she ordered Wang Xiang to go out and get a tray, pointed at Mr. Sun,
The head said: "Since you are willing to come to deliver a message to the Wang family, we can't let you run away in vain on a hot day. There are a few small ingots here, take them back and share them with the brothers. Although it is not much, everyone can buy a bowl of wine to eat.
That's enough!" "I don't dare, I don't dare. I'm just running an errand, how can I accept Madam's reward?" In a blink of an eye, he changed from a businessman who came to ask questions to Wang Xun's accomplice, Sun Baotou.
It was hard to get used to it for a while. But when I saw the bright white colors in the tray, my eyes immediately started to shine brightly.
Silver was not a legal currency in the Tang Dynasty. However, silver had already been used in official circles and for settling large-scale goods among the people. Now, if you take out one or two full-color silver, it can be exchanged for 1,800 Kaiyuan Tongbao in the market. If it is Tianbao
The kind that were minted during the year can be exchanged for more than 2,100 silver ingots. This plate of silver ingots contains more than 20 silver ingots. Each one weighs two taels depending on the size. Fifty taels of silver, according to
In terms of actual salary, Capt. Sun may not be able to earn it even if he earns it for ten years. It's no wonder that he immediately gets jealous when he sees money.
Now that he has taken someone's money, he can no longer deal with the problem. After thanking him, Capt. Sun took the tray with both hands, carefully covered the red cloth on it tightly, then looked around and lowered his voice and said
: "Madam, what happened today has offended the young man. But the young man did come here under orders, and my lord probably also followed the orders from above. In fact, he may not be able to decide how to ask the case.
Today, I can go back and tell my elders that the Duke went hunting in the countryside and happened to be away from home. But if my elders are unable to communicate with his superiors someday, my wife must have heard about his temperament. She always only looks at what is in front of her.
Regardless of the future!"
"It might as well be that you can come in advance to deliver a message to the Wang family. We, mother and son, would be very grateful!" Aunt Yun smiled and waved her hands confidently. "Come here, show this family heirloom to Mr. Sun."
.After letting him go back, he can report to Wannian County Magistrate."
"Yes!" Wang Xiang agreed. He picked up an inconspicuous brocade box from the table with both hands, raised it between his eyebrows, and showed it to Sun Renyu. Seeing Wang Xiang's solemn look, Sun Renyu quickly stood up and held it.
Holding the money he had received from bribes, he stood on tiptoes and looked inside the brocade box. Inside he saw an iron sign that was even more inconspicuous than the brocade box, with a simple word engraved on it in Yangwen, official script, "Free."
”.
After shaking for a while, Mr. Sun put the silver on the ground and knelt down. He kowtowed three times to the brocade box respectfully, then stood up slowly, his face as pale as a dead man, "Young man is really blind today."
You actually dare to come to the home of the founding father to seek death. Thank you to Mrs. Jun Jun for the large number of people, so that Xiao Xiao will not die. Madam, rest assured, no matter what happens in the yamen that is not conducive to Mr. Xiao Marquis from now on, as long as I get the letter, I will definitely send it to you personally as soon as possible.
come over!"
Note 1: A regular official is a formally established head catcher. It is not a police officer or a temporary worker. As a local official in a large county in Gyeonggi Province, the Wannian County Magistrate is a fifth-grade official, half a level lower than the county king.
Note 2: The residence of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty before he ascended the throne, and later became part of the imperial palace.
Note 3: Liangyi Hall, where Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty handled government affairs and received ministers.
