In the end, Zhou Daling sentenced Cheng Zhicai to the crime of false accusation, with forty canes and two years in prison. In addition, the litigant was also charged with instigating false accusation and had to pay double the penalty. But in the Song Dynasty, rich people could pay fines to offset their crimes... This was also the case with Cheng Zhicai.
The reason why the family was secure. After promising to pay a huge fine, Cheng Zhicai was taken to the penthouse and wrote a letter to release his wife on the spot.
The Su family also had to send someone to get it, so Chen Ke took the initiative to take over the task.
As soon as he entered the room, he closed the door, pulled up a chair, and sneered at his former classmate.
Cheng Zhicai put down his pen and said with a livid face: "What do you want to do?"
"You must be very happy now, right?" Chen Ke looked playful.
"What am I thankful for?" Cheng Zhicai frowned.
"The kind-hearted Banniang saved your face by repaying kindness with kindness," Chen Ke said with a cold smile: "But I, as a person, never look down on people repaying kindness with kindness!"
"I don't understand what you are talking about." Cheng Zhicai picked up the pen again and ignored him. However, Chen Ke stepped forward, grabbed the collar, and lifted him up from the chair: "Let me go, I want to
Call someone!"
"Shout, you are a bitch who is more girly than a girl!" Chen Ke was not threatened by him at all. He squeezed his delicate neck tightly and said in a cold voice: "Actually, I don't have any objection to the habit of cutting off my sleeves.
But your behavior is so unpleasant! How can there be such a selfish guy like you in the world? I have to make you notorious so that you can be worthy of me!"
"I don't know what you are talking about..." Cheng Zhicai hissed: "I don't have the habit of Longyang..." Even so, his voice was lowered, obviously afraid of being heard by others.
"Do you think I'm just doing nothing these days?" Chen Ke sneered: "I have already found your sweetheart in Qingshen County. I was originally going to bring him to court to talk about our old relationship with you.
!" He paused and said, "But it's not too late now, and I don't know if your mother will recognize this 'good son-in-law'."
"You..." Cheng Zhicai was completely discouraged and said: "What do you want?" He was not a fool. He knew that if the other party really wanted to expose him, there was no need to talk nonsense.
"Smart." Chen Ke let him go, wiped his hands with a handkerchief and said, "I know your family is obsessed with Huang Jiaojiu, and your cousin is jumping up and down, trying to take it back to the official camp."
"I never ask about business matters." Cheng Zhicai straightened his clothes. He was very unhappy with Chen Ke's action of wiping his hands.
"Okay, I'll invite your ex-boyfriend out right now." Chen Ke nodded, turned around and left.
"Wait..." Being pinched, Cheng Zhicai could only give in and said: "What do you want me to do?"
"Is this right?" Chen Ke turned around and said expressionlessly: "I want the right to buy the fight for the next ten years. As long as you can do it, I can let that person leave Shuzhong forever..."
"I'll try my best..."
"There are still two years, you will definitely be able to do it." Chen Ke smiled brightly: "Otherwise, there will be a good show!"
In fact, there is no need for Chen Ke to save face for a scumbag like Cheng Zhicai. But the reason why the handle is a handle is because it is not shown to the public. The threat is that it is hidden but not revealed. If it is publicized, it will only make the other party crazy.
revenge.
Such a behemoth as the Cheng family is simply not something that I can handle at this stage. If they are completely disgraced, they will inevitably suffer crazy revenge. At that time, whether it is the Su family, the Chen family, or the Huangjiao Winery,
Everyone will suffer. He is about to leave Sichuan, so he cannot cause such a big trouble.
It's better to hold on to this handle and let the Cheng family take advantage of it.
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Since ancient times, there has never been a winner in this kind of lawsuit. Although the Su family became the winning party, and Banniang was able to regain her freedom, the psychological trauma suffered by the whole family did not know how long it would take to heal.
If there is any benefit to the Su family from this matter, it is that it greatly stimulated Su Xun's ambition. He deeply realized that "being poor is not as good as being rich, being humble is not as noble as being humble, being in the country is not as good as being in court, and being in the government is worse than being poor". The hard truth is that food is not as good as meat. If you don’t want to be bullied by a wealthy family, you have to become a wealthy family; if you want not to be bullied, you must have the ability to bully others. Under the guidance of this thought, he fully supervises his two sons. While studying, he traveled around and wrote letters, hoping to become famous quickly and join the circle of scholar-bureaucrats as soon as possible.
Of course, this is something to talk about later. The most direct impact of the current lawsuit is that the Su family is planning to move back to Meishan from Qingshen. Although Su Xun is responsible for the Su family's New Year sacrifices, it is inconvenient to live in Qingshen.
But everyone knows that the Su family is trying to avoid suspicion.
Erlang is naturally reluctant to let go, but he also knows that under the current situation, it is really better to separate for a while. First, let the public opinion cool down. Second, let Ba Niang come out of the shadow and be able to accept a relationship again. Third, the big competition is coming.
, I have to concentrate on my studies.
As for Chen Ke, perhaps because of his second generation, he took things very lightly. After returning from Meishan, he went to Zhongyan Academy to say goodbye to his teacher Wang Fang.
Regarding what he did at the foot of the mountain, Wang Fang only commented in two words: "Nonsense." Then he turned the topic to Fan Zhongyan and said in a low voice: "I found the nearest newspaper and read it carefully. In the first month of this year,
Duke Fan moved to Yingzhou, but when he arrived in Xuzhou, he became seriously ill and couldn't bear it. The officials sent envoys several times to give him medicine and ask questions, but he didn't know how he was doing."
"I don't know if it's a coincidence or something," Wang Fang then mentioned Ouyang Xiudao: "Last month, Mrs. Ouyang passed away in her official residence in Nanjing, and Uncle Ouyang Yong returned to Yingzhou to guard the throne. The imperial court wanted to seize love, but he resigned. Think about it.
Even if we haven’t arrived in Yingzhou now, we should be on the way.”
"So, my destination should be Yingzhou." Chen Ke asked softly.
"Yes." Wang Fang nodded and said, "I wrote another memorial letter for you and me to express our condolences to the wife."
"Yes." Chen Ke said respectfully.
"Go ahead, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, especially for us Shu people." Wang Fang said with a deep look: "The saying 'Young people should not enter Sichuan' is not a joke. Although Sichuan is good, it is
Isolated from the world, you can only know what the real Song Dynasty is like when you go outside."
"Yes." Chen Ke nodded again.
"Are you planning to hit the road yourself?"
"Song Duanping also wants to join me." Chen Ke replied: "He should have submitted a long leave application to Deacon Yuan." After being promoted to Shuxingtang, the academy can teach very little, and students mainly focus on self-study.
.The academy also encourages study tours to broaden knowledge and avoid working behind closed doors...In fact, it is also a time for students to make friends and pay visits, but it is not stated clearly.
"Very good." Wang Fang twisted his beard and said, "If you two go together, you can go anywhere in the world." After a pause, he smiled and said, "I wasn't worried about you going alone, so I found a bodyguard for you...
…”
"Oh," Chen Ke said with a smile: "To be honest with the teacher, I have exactly the same intention... After all, it is the first time for the two of us to go out of Sichuan. It feels safe to have an experienced bodyguard with us."
"Haha..." Wang Fang's smile was a little awkward, and he touched his brow lightly and said, "That man is a disciple of Emei. His martial arts is very strong, but his martial arts experience is even less than yours."
"Uh..." Chen Ke stared at the old gentleman strangely and said, "Isn't that person a relative of the teacher?"
"Closer than relatives," Wang Fang said with a smile, "He is my son..."
"I have heard that the teacher has a son and a daughter, but I have never seen Mr. Ling," Chen Ke suddenly said: "It turns out he is in Mount Emei."
"Yes." Wang Fang nodded and said: "He has been weak and sick since he was a child and almost couldn't make a living. He had to become a monk in Mount Emei and practice with Zen Master Baiyun. It has been ten years now and he has to travel around the world as usual." He said with a bitter smile.
: "I really don't trust him, so I want him to follow you..."
"Teacher, you are really..." Chen Ke smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I'll take him with me."
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After successfully applying for leave, Chen Ke went back to attend class for the last half day and packed all his books into the book box. Song Duanping did the same.
Knowing that they were going to study abroad, their classmates were eager to give it a try, but their families would not allow them to go out to Sichuan, so they could only express all kinds of envy and ask them to write back often and tell them everything they saw and experienced outside.
.
The two of them naturally agreed, packed their book boxes, and went down the mountain with the Su Shi brothers.
On the mountain road, there were gurgling streams and lush trees. The Su Shi brothers were very depressed. They had originally agreed to go out to Sichuan together. Unexpectedly, their father was stimulated and firmly disagreed with them "playing around and neglecting their studies"... because
Su Xun delayed his studies because of his love for traveling. In order to prevent the next generation from making the same mistake, Su Laoquan, who hoped that his son would succeed, would not let him go.
After what happened to the Su family, the two brothers grew up a lot overnight. Su Shi would no longer leave the family like he did back then, let alone Su Xun. But no matter how sensible they were, the brothers were still full of heart when they saw that their partners were ready to go.
of loss.
Chen Ke and Song Duanping comforted them all the way, and when they went down the mountain, their moods improved. When walking on the dam, Su Che gave Chen Ke a look, and the two fell behind.
"What's the matter?" Chen Ke asked.
"There is something," Su Zhe looked at the setting sun in the distance and said slowly, "that Lei Zhizhou came to propose marriage to my sister."
"..." Chen Ke was silent for a while, then looked at him and said, "Did Uncle Su mean this, or did you mean it?"
"It's all. Even a blind person can see that my little sister is obsessed with you. My father originally meant that if your family didn't take the initiative to propose marriage, he would never bring it up." Su Che sighed lightly and said, "But what happened to my sister
, let my father stop being so face-conscious...If it were before, he would never let me make innuendoes."
"I understand." Chen Ke nodded, took a deep breath and said, "My purpose in going out to Sichuan this time is to visit my father. When the time comes, I will tell him to ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage."
"Hey." Su Zhe rarely expressed dissatisfaction with his attitude and said, "Marrying my sister will make you depressed like this?"
"Please," Chen Ke put his hand on the back of his neck and said with a wry smile: "My little sister is only fifteen years old, a yellow-haired girl with no breasts and no breasts, shaking her ass but no butt. And to be honest, I have always regarded her as my younger sister. What do you think?
Will you be happy if you marry a little sister?"
"Forget about the grievance." Su Zhe tried hard to shake off his arm.
But Chen Ke held him tightly and said: "How can I? Feelings can slowly transform, but I can't stand seeing others marry my younger sister."
"You guy," Su Che said with a bitter smile: "You still have that bad behavior. You have to take possession of it even if you don't want to eat it!"
"Yes, that's what I am." Chen Ke chuckled and said, "But don't tell my little sister this, or I will suffer a lot."
Su Che suddenly shook off Chen Ke's arm and laughed, "Do you think I am closer to her or you?"
"Brother-in-law, where are you running!" Chen Ke screamed strangely and strode after him.
