Zhao Ran has lived two lives before and after time travel, but he has never been promoted to a government office or solved a case. He finds this scene in front of him very interesting. √∟ What will be tried today is a group of female relatives, old and young, who were captured in Zongjiazhuang.
It's small, about twenty or thirty people.
After Zongjiazhuang was conquered, Zhao Ran's power of merit increased sharply, which made him understand that eradicating the evil cult that fooled and deceived people was also a matter of great merit. This time he came here, and he also had the chance to do it again.
Realize and understand the thoughts more.
Today's court ruling is actually just a formality. According to the court's decree, the things Zong Weiwu committed were so big that basically none of his family members had to run away. They were either executed, exiled three thousand miles, or sold into slavery. In the hall
A walk around is to distinguish who will be executed, who will be exiled, and who will be sold.
Some of these female relatives were really brainwashed by Zong Weiwu. After being brought to court one by one, they refused to plead guilty. No matter how big the torture instrument was, they always said one sentence: "The great calamity is coming, sacrifice your life for justice." As for what the great calamity is,
These people didn't know how to find meaning after sacrificing their lives, and Zhao Ran couldn't help but feel deeply sad for it.
Director Dong asked Zhao Ran for his opinion, and Zhao Ran could only answer "According to the law." So Director Dong signed the signature, and these people were dragged down. What awaited them would be beheading, but they needed to report to the Ministry of Punishment for review and ask for the beheading.
The time will be "after autumn".
There were also some elderly female relatives, who took advantage of the opportunity and kept pleading guilty, so they were sentenced to exile in Chongbian Town. There were also eight girls under the age of twelve, and several were even less than five years old.
The six-year-olds were frightened and cried in the lobby. Zhao Ran felt very uncomfortable in his heart. The fate of these women would be to sell Jiaofang Si into slavery.
The case was concluded quickly, and Director Dong handed the petition to Zhao Ran for review. Zhao Ran signed the deposit, and Director Dong and Jin County Lieutenant also followed suit, and the lawsuit was finally settled.
Zhao Ran looked at the young girls and felt depressed, as if something was stuck in his chest. Suddenly, a little girl with two maidens burst into tears: "I want to eat, I want to eat."
very hungry……"
Zhao Ran's heart felt like he was struck by lightning. He could no longer pretend to be calm, and turned to Master Dong and said: "These children are still young. How can they know so many things? I think Zong Weiwu's matter must have nothing to do with them.
Is it possible to tolerate extradition to the law?”
Master Dong looked at Jin County Lieutenant in embarrassment, and Jin County Lieutenant coughed and said: "Zhao Fangzhu, this is the law of the imperial court..."
Zhao Ran nodded: "Pindao understands... Is this good? Aren't you selling Jiaofangsi as slaves? Pindao will pay for them and then buy them from Jiaofangsi."
Master Dong hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Master Fang is merciful, so that's fine, but we still need to report it to Ming Kong County Master."
Zhao Ran sat and waited in the yamen. After County Master Kong agreed, he immediately sent someone to find the steward of the Jiaofang Division and went through the formalities. Zhao Ran bought the eight girls for sixty-eight taels of silver.
Got off.
What Zhao Ran didn't expect was that his merit power also increased by eight, which was regarded as a reward for his kindness.
These girls were sent to the Charity Hall in the east of the city. After Zhao Ran asked Manager Li to take good care of them, he set foot on the official road and rushed towards Xizhenwu Palace.
Xizhenwu Palace is located in the city of Long'an Prefecture. Pingwu County is an affiliated county of Long'an Prefecture, so it is actually within Pingwu County. This time Zhao Ran went alone without anyone else. He can let the old donkey go.
We hurried on our way happily. This old donkey was really strong on his feet. It only took him one day to reach Pingwu County.
It was getting late when Zhao Ran arrived, so he found an inn to stay overnight and got up at dawn the next day. After washing up, he asked the innkeeper about the location of Xizhenwu Palace and came to Fuya Street.
Due to the war, Xizhenwu Palace has been requisitioned by Xuanyuan Temple and other Taoist palaces. Zhao Ran followed the store's instructions and went to the Long'an Palace next door. He saw the plaque "Xizhenwu Palace Auxiliary Courtyard" hanging on the door.
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There were officers transferred from the government to guard the door outside. After Zhao Ran showed his family's ultimatum and appointment documents, he was invited to wait in the entrance room. After waiting for a while, a middle-aged Taoist priest came in through the curtain, and Zhao Ran quickly stood up to look after him.
The Taoist priest looked Zhao Ran up and down and asked, "Are you Zhao Zhiran, the master of Wujiyuan's Fangtang?"
Zhao Ran respectfully replied: "That's right. Dare you take the title of Taoist Priest?"
The Taoist smiled and said: "I am a poor Taoist, Sun Tengmo, who is the doorman of the living room of Xi Zhenwu Palace."
Zhao Ran looked up and said: "It turns out to be Master Sun, my nephew is polite."
The door of the living room of Xizhenwu Palace is on the same level as the head of the square hall of Wujiyuan. However, Zhao Ran came from the Taoist Academy and was naturally one step lower than the Taoist priests in the Taoist Palace. Therefore, he was called "Uncle Master" and was very respectful.
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Sun Tengmo smiled and waved his hand: "You don't have to be polite." Da Xisi sat on the chair and motioned for Zhao Ran to sit next to him. It seemed rude, but it made people feel very kind, which made Zhao Ran
Feeling good suddenly.
Zhao Ran quickly explained his purpose of coming and said that he wanted to see Du Guan Jing Zhimo. Sun Tengmo replied that Du Guan was busy at the moment and needed to wait for a while, so he asked Zhao Ran to wait.
Sun Tengmo started to chat with Zhao Ran, asking about the situation of Wujiyuan, and talking about interesting things in Pingwu County. During this time, he also asked Zhao Ran if he had any relationship with Jing Zhimo, and Zhao Ran couldn't be shy.
He lied and said that he came here on the recommendation of Liu Zhiguang, a high-ranking official. Liu Gaogong's letter said so.
Zhao Ran observed his words and noticed that Sun Tengmo's enthusiasm for chatting with him was rapidly declining. After thinking about it for a while, he knew what he meant.
He weighed it up. The reception fee for the Huoju in Wujiyuan's living room is usually one penny. The first-level steward of the door personally receives it, which is about two pence. This is the Xizhenwu Palace, so Zhao Ran added ten times more.
, prepared to give two taels, thinking that it would be enough anyway. But he didn’t have broken silver on hand, so when he touched his arms, the smallest silver ingot was five taels, so he simply took it out and stuffed it into Sun Tengmo’s hand: "
My nephew came in a hurry and didn't bring any formal gifts. I have a little money to honor my uncle, but I hope my uncle will accept it."
Sun Tengmo weighed the silver ingots in his hand, looked at Zhao Ran with a half-smile, and then stood up and said, "Senior nephew Zhao, please sit down. I'll go take a look. I don't know if Jingdu is free at the moment."
"Thank you, Uncle Sun." Zhao Ran stood up and sent Sun Tengmo out of the concierge. As soon as he turned around, he heard the concierge Sun Tengmo snort and muttered: "You want to send me away for five taels of silver?
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Zhao Ran was startled. He looked out through the curtain and saw Sun Tengmo walking away with nothing. He seemed very unhappy. He thought to himself that the door gift he had given was supposedly quite a lot, far beyond the normal amount.
, why does Sun Mentou think there are too few?
But he said that Sun Tengmo left the concierge, entered the inner courtyard and turned into a side room. There was sitting a Taoist priest who was about the same age as him. The Taoist priest smiled and asked: "Junior Brother Sun, how is your trip?"
Sun Tengmo sneered and said: "What a generous gift, I gave you five taels."
The Taoist priest said "Oh" and nodded: "It's quite a lot, several times more than others. It shows that what I said is not bad. Zhao Zhiran from Wujiyuan is a financial sponsor."
"But you don't talk as much as Senior Brother Zhuang! Is Zhao Zhiran really rich?"
"How can I lie to you? In the past few months, he has been repairing people's houses and giving porridge to people, and the money he has given away is probably no less than a thousand taels. None of Wujiyuan's gang of supervisors, Sandu and deacons have not
Have you received hundreds or thousands of money from him? Otherwise, with three years of experience in entering the Taoist temple, how could he have climbed up so fast?"
Sun Teng asked: "Then why did you give me five taels? Are you sending me a beggar?"
Senior Brother Zhuang muttered: "Maybe there are other reasons? I heard that this person is extremely generous, and he shouldn't be." Then he comforted him: "That's right, managers like you and me are on the same level as him, and besides, this person is extremely generous."
People can expect great achievements in the future. When I don't ask for anything from you or me, it's not bad to give me five taels. Junior Brother Sun, just be content."
When Sun Tengmo heard this, he got angry and sneered: "Are you looking down on me? Forget it, let him know whether he has ever asked for you or me."
Senior Brother Zhuang advised: "Junior Brother Sun, don't get angry. It's not worth getting angry with him. Besides, managers like us really can't speak in the Taoist temple down here. Just be patient and let it pass. My secular nephew is not in Wuji."
Is the courtyard a fire residence? I have begged them for three years to let my nephew receive an ultimatum, but they still haven’t given me this face. Haven’t I just endured it? What can you do to him? "
"What can I do to him? Hehe, didn't he ask to be ignored by Jing Jing? So I went along with his wish and asked Jing Jing to see if he could see him." (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better updated.