Su Hao had already read Zhao Hua's remarks in the file handed to Han Wen by Andong County. The magistrate of Andong adopted an ambiguous attitude towards this matter, neither supporting Hu Lin nor Zeng Fengxian.
He just argued that there was no evidence and the case could not be finalized. On the surface, this kind of treatment would not help anyone, but Zeng Fengxian was a local powerful man, so how could Hu Lin have the ability to oppose him. The result of Andong County's refusal to express its stance was naturally to acquiesce to Zeng Fengxian
The occupation of land.
When Su Hao and Han Wen discussed these cases before, they had the same view. They both believed that behind these cases was collusion between officials and gentry. However, without evidence, they could not overturn Andong County's conclusion, so Han Wen only
Su Hao will be sent to the scene to deal with it and see if there are any flaws that can be exploited.
After Su Hao heard what Zhao Hua said, he turned around and asked Hu Lin again: "Hu Lin, did you hear what Zhao Yamen said? What do you have to say?"
Hu Lin said: "Mr. Su, they are clearly colluding. Every time Zhao Yamen comes to handle a case, he always eats and sleeps at Yuanwai Zeng's house. Before leaving, Yuanwai Zeng sends people to deliver things to him in large and small packages. He..."
"Hu Lin, don't slander anyone!" Zhao Hua interrupted Hu Lin harshly.
"Hu Lin, these things have nothing to do with this case." Su Hao also waved his hand to Hu Lin. He believed that what Hu Lin said was true, but these things cannot be the basis for judging the case, so what's the use of saying it?
"Hu Lin, you should talk about things related to your family's land." Su Hao said.
Hu Lin swallowed, lowered his head and said: "Master Su, you don't know something. In fact, it is not difficult to solve this case. We people in Zhuangzi all know where my family's land is, even if this Western God
The piers were washed away by the water, and the locust trees fell down. Everyone worked hard every day, and they could tell whose land was where with their eyes closed. Last time when Zhao Yamen came to ask questions, I asked a dozen villagers to come.
Testify, but what Zhao Yamen said doesn’t count.”
Su Hao said: "Hu Lin, I can understand your mood, but to settle this kind of case, the testimony of one party is not enough. I heard that Zeng Fengxian also found some people to prove that this land belonged to his family.
, is this happening?”
"Those are all people he hired!" Hu Lin said.
Su Hao said: "That's it. Regardless of whether he hired someone or not, there are witnesses after all. If there is no physical evidence, how can the government judge?"
Hu Lin looked at the fallen locust tree in the distance and said bitterly: "They deliberately destroyed the physical evidence. In fact, Zeng Fengxian had the big locust tree dug out. Otherwise, what kind of flood would have happened?"
Can you knock down such a big tree?"
"Hu Lin, what you say must be well-founded. Why do you say that I had the old locust tree dug up?" Zeng Fengxian stood aside and quit, then asked.
"Yes, have you seen it with your own eyes?" Zeng Gui, the loser, also helped, "Hu, can you find any evidence that my master ordered someone to dig up the old locust tree? Find it!"
"Talk!" Su Hao glared at Zeng Gui, and then continued: "Hu Lin, no matter whether the old locust tree was dug up or not, it fell down after all. The direction written on your house's land deed is based on the old locust tree.
That’s right, once the old locust tree falls, what else can prove the boundary of your home?”
"Yes!" Hu Lin gritted his teeth and said resolutely: "Master Su, if you can make the decision for Xiaomin, Xiaomin can find evidence."
"What evidence can you find? Don't you want to lie to the official again?" Zeng Gui said. As he spoke, he flattered Su Hao: "Master, in this cold weather, don't listen to this lunatic here.
You're talking nonsense, you'd better go to our village to warm yourself up, my master has prepared a banquet..."
"I'm not letting you speak now." Su Hao said to Zeng Gui angrily. After that, he said to Hu Lin: "Hu Lin, you also know that it was the prefect who sent me to deal with this matter. If you believe it,
Lord Magistrate, you should believe me. If you have any evidence, please present it. Don’t worry, I will handle it impartially."
Hu Lin said: "Mr. Su, Zeng Fengxian said that the flood had washed away all the boundary posts. In fact, it was a lie. He took advantage of us to flee and had people pull out the boundary posts. However, they only pulled out the boundary posts in my field.
When my father was still alive, he buried two hidden stakes in the ground because he was afraid that someone would cause trouble. I will dig them out and show them to you."
"What, there is a hidden stake? Hu Lin, why didn't you tell me first?" Zhao Hua's face changed slightly, and he scolded with a stern expression.
Hu Lin said: "Zhao Yamen, I can't trust you. If I tell you this, you will definitely tell Zeng Fengxian, and he will have the hidden stakes in my house pulled out."
Having said this, he walked a few steps to the side, squatted down, and began to dig the land with his hands. There was a lot of gravel on the land after the flood, and in this midwinter, the land was still a little frozen, so Hu Lin only dug the land.
After a while, his fingers were already bleeding. Xiong Minfan, a soldier from Kanyu Camp who was standing by, couldn't bear it when he saw this. He stepped forward and pulled out his knife to dig for him.
Xiong Minfan has now been promoted to a small flag officer, and he has several recruits under his command. Seeing that his small flag officer was digging the ground, the recruits dared not be idle, so they stepped forward to help, and soon a hole was dug in the ground.
, exposing the end of a small piece of granite.
"Master Su, please see, this is the hidden stake that the villain's father buried when he was still alive. This is the northernmost position of the villain's field." Hu Lin knelt on the ground and said to Su Hao, his hands dripping with blood and he didn't even bother to wipe them.
Of course, he also did this to show his sadness, hoping that Su Hao would feel sorry for him and would lean towards him more.
Su Hao sighed secretly when he saw this hidden stake. In Hu Lin's heart, he felt that having such a hidden stake was the ironclad proof of his family's land, but in fact, this kind of evidence was not even worth a penny, because it
It has not been recorded in official documents. Who can prove that this hidden pile is the boundary of the Hulin family's land?
Sure enough, after Zhao Hua was slightly stunned, he came to his senses and asked loudly: "Hu Lin, what can you prove by digging up such a thing? Who knows when this pile was buried?
You came here secretly to bury it last night."
"This, this, this... this is clearly a pile that has been buried for many years!" Hu Lin didn't expect that Zhao Hua could actually make up such an explanation, and couldn't help but feel anxious.
Zeng Fengxian was a little flustered when he first saw this pile. Hearing Zhao Hua's shout, he came to his senses and said quickly: "Hu Lin, it turns out that you have been planning to attack my land for a long time, so you secretly planted it on my land so early."
Is there a boundary stake buried in it?"
"Yes, it must have been a dark and windy night when you and your father were sneaking around..." Zeng Gui began to show off his cleverness again.
Su Hao looked at the blood on Hu Lin's hands and felt sorry for him, but could not express his support for him. Hearing Zeng Gui chattering again, he couldn't help but feel angry. He winked at Xiong Minfan and said expressionlessly
He said: "Xiong Xiaoqi, Zhang Zui."
"clear!"
Xiong Minfan had been holding back his anger for a long time. He was also from a peasant family and had always been extremely hostile to powerful landlords like Zeng Fengxian. On the way from Huai'an to Andong, he was filled with indignation when he heard the farmers who complained about their grievances.
After hearing Su Hao's order, he came to Zeng Gui in one swift step. Without any explanation, he rounded up his palm and hit Zeng Gui on the face.
"Snapped!"
Hearing only a muffled sound, Zeng Gui covered his cheeks and flew out. Two molars burst out from his mouth, making him scream in pain. Xiong Minfan was born with supernatural powers. Over the past year, he had been surveying
During the training in the military camp, Zeng Gui improved his skills a little more. After receiving this slap, Zeng Gui would probably have a crooked face for the rest of his life.
"This..." Zhao Hua and Zeng Fengxian were both stunned. In their opinion, this capital official named Su Hao was still a young man. He might have become an official through someone's relationship. In addition to pretending to be an official,
, in fact, he has no skills. Especially in front of local government officials and powerful people like them, he is probably just being teased. Unexpectedly, Su Hao fell out as soon as he said he would, and when he fell out, he would do it hard, calling out a soldier to kill Zeng Fengxian's entourage.
Hit, this slap is clearly meant to show the dog to its owner.
"Master Su, what do you mean by this?" Zeng Fengxian asked pretending to be confused. Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials. Su Hao had someone beat Zeng Gui. Zeng Fengxian really couldn't be anxious with Su Hao.
Su Hao said calmly: "This servant of yours is so unruly. I haven't spoken yet, so how can it be his turn to talk?"
Zhao Hua said with a stern face: "Master Su, these common people are ignorant, Master Su shouldn't care about them, right? When my county magistrate is handling a case, he will not beat the person involved casually."
Su Hao smiled sadly at Zhao Hua and asked, "Zhao Yamen, are you trying to teach me a lesson by saying this?"
"I don't dare!" Zhao Hua was frightened by Su Hao's smile. He clearly felt that Xiong Xiaoqi, who looked like a brown bear, had already set his sights on him. Zhao Hua believed that he was a pawn in Andong County.
After many years of serving in the government, no one dared to offend him, so he boldly questioned Su Hao. But when he saw the group of officers and soldiers around Su Hao who looked like wolves and tigers, he suddenly felt scared.
Yes, the other party is a sixth-rank official in the capital. No matter how good the county magistrate is, he is still a seventh-rank official, which is lower than other officials. If the other party wants to pursue the case, the county magistrate can't protect him, a little government servant.
"Mr. Su, you deserve to die!" Zhao Hua said repeatedly, "What you mean is that we have to hurry up and handle the case and don't dare to waste your time. Zeng Gui deserves it for his talkativeness. He deserves it."
"That's all I'm asking about today's case. Both parties involved should go back." Su Hao has figured out everything and knows that with the current evidence alone, it is impossible to seek justice for Hu Lin, so he can only retreat first.
One step, go back and think of a solution. He waved his hand to Zeng Fengxian, indicating that he could leave.
Zeng Fengxian hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said: "Mr. Su, in this cold winter month, Master Su was so close to Andong County for the little people, and the little people are really sorry. Seeing that it is getting late, the little people are bold enough to come here.
I have prepared a simple banquet at home, and I would like to clean it up for Mr. Su, and I sincerely ask your favor."
Zeng Fengxian had prepared this meal before. After seeing Zeng Gui being beaten, Zeng Fengxian hesitated whether to invite Su Hao to dinner because he had already seen that Su Hao planned to side with Hu Lin. . However, after thinking about it carefully, he decided to give it a try. After all, a sixth-grade official came here, and as a wealthy local, it would be inappropriate for him not to express his opinion.
When Su Hao asked Xiong Minfan to beat Zeng Gui, he had already drawn a clear line with Zeng Fengxian. How could he go to his house for a banquet at this time? When he heard Zeng Fengxian's invitation, he waved his hand casually and said, "It's Mr. Zeng's kindness. The official accepts it. However, since I am handling the case, I cannot accept the invitation of the person concerned, so please go back to Zeng, otherwise the Japanese official will summon you for questioning again."
"I am waiting for Master Su's summons at any time." Zeng Fengxian responded respectfully. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)