After Su Zhen returned to the inner hall, his legs were still shaking. Although it was a hot day, his whole body was cold. He quickly asked the Yamen servant to bring two cups of hot tea, and then he trembled and spilled the tea all over his hands.
, and had to put down the tea cup.
"Brother Wei, I have lived for most of my life, and I have never seen such a monster as it is today."
Wei Pingxiao frowned and said, "Don't you think that guy is a little weird?"
Su Zhen thought for a while and asked strangely: "The one from the Immortal Master's family? What's so weird about him?"
Wei Pingxiao affirmed: "I guess this matter was guided by him from beginning to end, whether it was the witness or the corpse. Since he is from the same family as the immortal master, he must also understand the magic of immortality. These strange statues are in your eyes
It seems unbelievable to me, but to him, it might just be a small trick."
Su Zhen said indifferently: "Whether he was a guide or not, an unjust case has been solved. Now, I only have one thought. I must send my youngest son to Shange next year. I have to admit that this world has changed.
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Wei Pingxiao let out a long breath, "I don't want to argue. I know what his intentions were. He Mengyou beat someone to death and was hidden for half a year. If it weren't for him, the mother and son would have died in vain. This is also
Did a good thing."
"Isn't he the eldest son of He? Why did he become a family with the immortal master?" Su Zhen was a little surprised.
Wei Pingxiao also shook his head in confusion, "From what he said, he didn't admit that he was the eldest son. Maybe there are other secrets in it."
Su Zhen thought for a while and then said: "Do you really want to sentence He Mengyou to death? The He family will definitely want to pay for the bail. Maybe they will also ask to go to the state shepherd's office."
Wei Pingxiao denied it: "He Wanming is not that stupid. The evidence is conclusive. Not only did he not dare to go to the Prefectural Mufu, but he would also sacrifice He Mengyou for the He family.
Besides, when the emperor breaks the law, he is just as guilty as the common people. He is just a merchant, so why should I worry about his family?"
Su Zhen nodded slowly, took a few sips from the teacup, "That's true."
...
But he said that since He Mengyou was summoned to leave, He Wanming had been restless at home. He always felt that things were not simple, especially after waiting for more than an hour and no one came back. He felt that something was wrong more and more, so he quickly sent someone to inquire.
However, before the inquirer could bring back the information, people from the Yamen came to the door again, and this time, they summoned him to court.
He Wanming became more and more uneasy and stuffed a gold ingot into the hand of the Yamen servant, wanting to know the reason.
But the yamen servant refused to accept her, and just urged him to hurry up. Little did he know that the yamen servant had seen strange things in the court, and now he did not dare to do anything that would be a shame.
As he couldn't even buy the news with gold, He Wanming had no choice but to follow the yamen servant to the Hucao yamen.
As soon as he entered the courtroom, He Wanming saw his grandson tied to the tiger bench. He Zhi was kneeling aside and trembling. As for He Yijiu, who was huddled in the corner, he didn't even see him.
Although he had made psychological preparations, He Wanming was still shocked to see his grandson suffering so much. Then he saw Wei Pingxiao sitting in the court, and He Wanming's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
However, he endured it, fearing that he would kneel down and kowtow.
Wei Pingxiao did not hesitate, he bluntly stated He Mengyou's crime of killing two people, and also presented the witness's testimony, and finally questioned He Wanming's crime of covering up.
Although He Wanming had already guessed that something was going to be serious, he never expected that the entire He family would be implicated.
Although the He family was wealthy, they could not compete with the officials. The evidence was conclusive, not to mention Wei Pingxiao's character, which he also knew very well. He had no choice but to plead guilty.
"The common people know the crime." He Wanming shouted bitterly and kowtowed: "There is such a poisonous person in the He family. As the head of the family, the common people cannot absolve themselves of the blame. Please punish them according to the law. The common people dare not say a word.
Complain."
He Mengyou felt cold all over and said in horror: "Master, please save me. I don't want to die. Master, please save my grandson."
He Wanming straightened up, slapped He Mengyou on the face twice, and scolded: "Shut up, you kill someone to pay for your life, and you give me two lives, how can you have the face to beg for mercy?"
"Grandpa, I am your grandson. You can't just die without saving me, Grandpa. Silver, don't we have a lot of money in our family? Please save me, Grandpa, I beg you, please save me." He Mengyou cried.
howl.
He Wanming ignored him and kowtowed to Wei Pingxiao again, "Sir, the common people are deeply saddened by the presence of such a bad boy in the family.
Although the He family did not know about this, it cannot change the son's crime of murder. From now on, the common people will expel the son from the He family tree. The common people implore you to punish him and let the common people atone for the unjust death of the mother and son."
When it is cut off, it is cut off. Although Wei Pingxiao knows that it is too deliberate, the He family's business is very involved. Once the He family falls, many people will be greatly affected. He has no reason to remove the He family. As long as the parties involved plead guilty and be executed,
That's enough.
Then he said: "He Mengyou committed murder to pay for his life. The evidence is conclusive and he must be executed. The He family cannot escape the involvement, but since you didn't know about it, I will only fine you ten thousand taels of silver."
He Wanming kowtowed, "The common people kowtow to thank you."
He Mengyou exclaimed: "Grandpa, no, Grandpa, I don't want to die. Grandpa, why are you so cruel? I am your grandson, and you just abandon me like this. Can you tolerate it with your conscience?"
He Wanming said angrily: "Don't call me grandpa, you are no longer the grandson of the He family, and there is no such black-hearted person in the He family."
He Mengyou was stunned. After being stunned for a few moments, he started to curse: "You old immortal, your heart is made of stone mill. Your grandson is about to die, and you still give away money. You are immortal. I curse you to have a short life. Short life."
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He Wanming looked at the crazy He Mengyou in astonishment for a while, then he shouted angrily, "You traitor." His whole body was shaking so much that he could hardly kneel down.
He Zhi quickly supported him and held him on his back, with a sad expression on his face.
He Wanming knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, "The He family is unfortunate, the family is unfortunate. God, what did I do wrong? What did I do wrong to raise such a rebellious son?"
Wei Pingxiao also sighed lightly and "retired", sealing the end of the case.
He Mengyou was escorted out of the hall by the yamen servants, and he was still cursing, each sentence getting worse and worse.
He Wanming lost strength in grief and knelt on the ground in a daze until everyone left, leaving only him and the steward He Zhi in the hall.
"Master, let's go back." He Zhi choked with sobs.
In front of the old manager, He Wanming couldn't help but burst into tears, "What can I do? He killed someone. Do I have to risk the entire He family for him?"
Am I really hard-hearted? Am I really unforgivable? So one of them ran away from home and the other cursed me to death?"
He Zhi also had tears and runny nose, "Master, it was the young master who did something wrong."
He Wanming was silent for a while, then finally wiped his tears and stood up tremblingly.
He Zhi held him tightly, "Master..."
"Yeah." He Wanming walked out step by step.
He Zhi was silent for a while, then said: "I'm worried about the old lady, I might not be able to bear it."
He Wanming said slowly and feebly: "She is sensible."