Li Qi exclaimed, pointed at Yue Fan and said, "You said you are Yue Fei's biological brother?"
Yue Fan bowed his head and said: "The common people dare not deceive the adults."
Li Qi looked at Yue Fan carefully and saw that he looked 50 or 60% similar to Yue Fei, so he was convinced. Although there were very few records about Yue Fei's younger brother, Li Qi clearly remembered that Yue Fei did have him.
Why did he remember a younger brother so clearly? It was because Yue Fei's younger brother died at the hands of Yang Zaixing, and Yang Zaixing was also a military commander Li Qi liked. He said: "By the way, what's the matter with you?"
Did your brother ask you to come to me?"
Yue Fan nodded and said: "Sir, I still have a question that I would like to ask you."
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, and then he chuckled: "I mean, Yue Fan, you are so strange. You usually ask questions from officials and the people, but you keep asking questions when you come here. You are really more interesting than your brother."
Yue Fan bowed his head and said, "I am rude to you, but this is what my mother has ordered. I dare not disobey you, so please forgive me."
This mother-in-law's tutor is really strict. Li Qi nodded helplessly and said: "Ask, you ask."
"Yes." Yue Fan bowed again, and then said: "Excuse me, sir, have you ever lent me a good horse to my brother?"
Why did he ask this? Li Qi frowned and nodded: "Yes, it does happen."
Ma Qiao also rode up and said, "I can also testify to this."
After Yue Fan heard this, he immediately became happy and suddenly knelt down on the ground and said, "Please sir, please redress my brother's grievance."
This turn of events shocked Li Qi. After a while, he jumped down from the carriage, helped Yue Fanlai up, and said nervously: "You get up first and talk about it first. What's the point of redressing grievances? What happened to your brother?"
Yue Fan said with red eyes: "My brother got into a lawsuit and was caught by an official and put in jail."
"What?"
Li Qi blinked in disbelief and said, "You said your brother."
Halfway through his words, he saw the passersby looking this way, frowning, and said: "This is not the place to talk, let's go back and talk."
"oh oh."
Yue Fansan nodded.
Li Qi turned around and came to the car and said, "Ms. Feng, I'm in a hurry and won't go to the academy. You go first."
"What's the emergency? Do you need my help?"
How can you help? Li Qi said hoarsely: "It's just a small matter, okay, that's it. Let's say goodbye first."
"Well, then, you should pay attention to yourself."
"Yeah. Thanks a lot."
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After separating from Feng Yinu, Li Qi took Yue Fan to the backyard of Zuixianju, and Ma Qiao followed him in. It was obvious that he was also worried.
Li Qi sat on the chair and asked solemnly: "What crime did your brother commit, and why was he put in prison?"
Yue Fan hesitated a little.
Li Qi said anxiously: "What time has it been? Why are you still hesitating here?"
Yue Fan hurriedly said: "Young people know your mistake. In fact, my brother committed murder."
"kill?"
Li Qi was shocked and said: "How could your brother kill someone?" He thought to himself, why is there no record of this incident in the history books? I have never heard that Yue Fei was in prison when he was young. Could it be that he was washed up later?
White.
All of a sudden, all kinds of doubts came to my mind.
Yue Fan waved his hand and said: "Actually, you can't say that my brother killed someone. My brother was not careful and had to do it as a last resort."
Li Qi was confused when he heard it, and said: "Please tell me the whole story quickly. It will save me from being frightened."
"yes."
Yue Fan sighed and said: "My father passed away due to illness last year, and my mother wrote a letter asking my brother to come back to observe filial piety. However, my brother has not come back for a long time, and my mother was very worried, so she planned to ask me to go to the north to inquire.
But at this moment, my brother suddenly came back. Not only that, he also came back riding a tall horse. My family has been farmers for generations, and we couldn’t afford donkeys. How could we have money to buy a horse? So my mother asked my brother
Where did this horse come from? My brother said that he met a nobleman in Bianliang. This man and the deputy of the guard pointed out that the nobleman lent this horse to him, and then he told me the whole story.
My mother said it once, and she immediately scolded my brother."
Ma Qiao on the side asked curiously: "Everything your brother said is true, why did your mother scold him?"
Yue Fan sighed: "My mother first didn't believe what my brother said, thinking that he had stolen the horse from the army or from someone else. Then my brother swore to God, and my mother said that if this was true, my brother would be even more angry.
You shouldn't come back, because my father's biggest wish in his life is to hope that my brother can make contributions to the Song Dynasty. If my father knows that my brother gave up such a great opportunity because of him, he will not rest in peace under Jiuquan.
.”
Li Qi nodded and said, "Well, what your mother said makes sense. Then?"
Yue Fan continued: "My mother also said that after my brother celebrates the New Year, he will come to you and I will keep the filial piety on my brother's behalf. However, just the night before my brother was going to Beijing, my brother and I were
While observing mourning in the mourning hall, I suddenly heard the sound of horses honking outside the house, so my brother took his spear and went out. He saw a man in black trying to steal my brother's horse. My brother quickly shouted to stop the man, but the man had to do it.
Hearing this, he mounted his horse and tried to escape. My brother and I hurriedly chased him. My brother chased him a hundred steps away in one breath, but he could not outrun the horse. In desperation, my brother swung his spear."
Ma Qiao gave a long oh and said: "I understand, your brother must have shot the thief to death with a spear."
Yue Fan shook his head and said: "That's not true. My brother only wanted to take back the horse at that time, and it was not like hurting anyone, so he just hit the horse's leg with his spear, not the thief. The horse was hit by my brother's spear
After he was hit, he threw the thief off the horse, but when my brother and I came forward to take a look, it turned out that the man fell off the horse and hit his head on a rock, falling to death."
"It's a good death." Ma Qiao clapped his hands and said: "People like chickens and dogs are of no use living in this world."
Li Qi glared at him slightly and said, "I'm talking about Ma Qiao, could you say a few words less? Yue Fan, please continue."
Yue Fan continued: "Because it was night and there were no pedestrians on the road, my brother and I didn't know what to do. So we went back to ask my mother for advice. My mother first scolded my brother. She said that no matter what, he died because of a horse.
It is really inappropriate to hurt someone, so my mother asked us to go to the Yamen on our own and ask the county magistrate for a decision."
Li Qi nodded and said: "Your mother did the right thing, but your brother also did it out of necessity, and he didn't mean to hurt anyone. The other party stole the horse first. This was just an accident and a legitimate defense. Why did the magistrate still
Want to arrest your brother?"
Yue Fan sighed and said, "My brother and I originally thought the same way, but when we went to the Yamen, the county magistrate arrested us both and said my brother was a horse thief."
"Ah?" Li Qi looked stunned and said: "Is your county magistrate out of his mind? If he must sentence him, he will also sentence your brother to be a murderer. How can he be said to be a horse thief? Who did he accuse your brother of stealing?
horse?"
Yue Fan said: "It belongs to a high-ranking official in Tangyin County named Ximen."
"Senior official Ximen." Li Qi nodded and suddenly looked surprised. He asked, "Senior official Ximen? Can that person be called Ximen Qing?"
Yue Fan was stunned, shook his head and said, "No, that person is called Ximen Clan, and he is a wealthy man in our county."
Sweating profusely! I thought it was Ximen Qing. I was really scared to death. Li Qi said again: "Then what did this high-ranking official from Ximen say?"
Yue Fan said: "The official from Ximen also insisted that my brother had stolen his horse, and that the horse thief was a servant of his house. He also said that he ordered the man to get the horse back. I
My brother refused to return the horse, so he killed him and silenced him."
Li Qi was furious when he heard that. It was already clear that the matter was simply that the senior official from Ximen had taken a fancy to Yue Fei's horse and wanted to keep it for himself. When he failed to steal the horse, he beat him up. This kind of trick was so common.
This horse was very precious in the Northern Song Dynasty, and what Li Qi gave to Yue Fei was a good horse, which was worth a lot of money. Although the Ximen clan was a rich man, he was only a rich man in a small county town, and he was completely different from the rich man in the capital.
It's not the same thing, so it's reasonable for him to want to seize Yue Fei's horse. He stood up and said: "How can this be true? How can it be true? Didn't your brother come out with my name?"
"My brother said it, but the county magistrate didn't believe it at all. He also said how could a cook be a bodyguard and a deputy, so he put my brother in jail."
Ma Qiao suddenly became furious and said: "Damn it, the magistrates in the world are really evil. Your magistrate must have taken advantage of that high-ranking official in Ximen, just like the magistrate of Yangzhou."
"Ma Qiao, be careful what you say." Li Qi warned Ma Qiao, took a deep breath and said, "Did your brother ask you to come to me?"
Yue Fan shook his head and said: "My mother asked me to come. My mother said that this matter happened because of the horse, so I still need you to come and prove it."
That's right. If I hadn't traveled through time, Yue Fei wouldn't have encountered such an injustice. It seems that this is the bullshit butterfly effect. Li Qi nodded and said: "But your mother didn't fully believe what your brother said, so
I want you to find me and ask me those questions first. If they are true, then tell me the whole story, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Qiao said: "Deputy Commander, are you kidding me? How can a mother not even believe in her own son?"
Yue Fan said to Ma Qiao: "Brother, my mother did say that."
Ma Qiao was speechless. Li Qi was too lazy to pay attention to this guy and said, "Then did your brother plead guilty?"
Yue Fan said seriously: "My brother didn't do this, so how can I plead guilty?"
Li Qi nodded and said, "So, your brother is still in Tangyin County."
Yue Fan nodded and said, "Yes."
According to the judiciary of the Song Dynasty, for criminal cases involving a prison sentence or above, the county magistrate can only collect evidence, review the case clearly, and then submit it to the state government for judgment. In other words, the magistrate can only sentence criminal cases up to a cane penalty, and for slightly more serious cases.
The county magistrate of the case only has the power to hear the case, but not to make a judgment.
Li Qi looked worried. He pondered for a moment, looked at the sky again, and then said: "Okay, I understand. Now go down and eat something. I see you are starving too."
Yue Fan said nervously: "Sir, would you like to help my brother redress his grievance?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will redress your brother's grievance. No matter what, I will rescue your brother. Return the damn Ximen official, I am the tiger-killing Wusong. Damn it."
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