As soon as Han Qian finished speaking, he saw two young men whose ambitions had not been completely wiped out by this troubled and miserable life running down the mountain quickly to report to Li Zheng.
Even with Han Qian's support, the other tenants stood on the outside with indifference and fear, not daring to push in and cause trouble. It was the mother and daughter who helped Zhao Wuji, whose face was covered with blood, to the foot of the wall to protect him.
, waiting for the government to send someone to deal with it, so that the Han family's soldiers will not abuse lynching again.
Although Fan Xicheng was deeply saddened by the death of his adopted son, he told Han Qian to hold on to the topic. No matter how violent his words or deeds were, it seemed that he had ulterior motives.
Seeing Zhao Kuo and others becoming hesitant again, Fan Xicheng was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he could not defend himself. He could only watch his adopted son Fan Wucheng lying in a pool of blood. In his heart, he still thought that Wucheng had come here early in the morning.
The purpose of driving the Zhao family father and son out of the farm was to relieve his anger.
Thinking this way made Fan Xicheng feel cramps in his chest, and he felt that Wu Cheng's death was unjust.
Seeing Fan Xicheng's veins popping on his forehead and Fan Dahei's eyes red and full of anger, Han Qian was worried that he would not be able to suppress the father and son, so he frowned and said to Fan Dahei: "Fan Dahei, ride back to the city immediately.
Go to my father to inform you about this matter - if you feel that my handling of this matter is unfair, my father will make the final decision, but before that, you must not lynch anyone to ruin the family tradition of my Han family!"
The rumors about the Han family in Xuanzhou may not be very good, but Han Qian wanted to use this as a pretext to prevent Fan Xicheng and other soldiers from acting rashly.
Hearing what Han Qian said, Fan Xicheng had nothing to say.
A family soldier grabbed the stubborn Fan Dahei by the hem and whispered, "I'll accompany you and go to the city to inform the family master about this..."
"Why do we need so many people to return to the city? Is it possible that Fan Dahei can't explain the matter clearly when he returns to the city alone?" Han Qian said. He stopped the soldier from going with Fan Dahei and let Fan Dahei go back to the city alone to report the news to his father.
Although Fan Dahei was not angry that Fan Wucheng was killed by a tenant, and did not even understand why he did not seek justice for Fan Wucheng at this time, Fan Dahei was not so petty, and Han Qian was not worried that if he went back to the city to find his father, he would cause trouble.
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Seeing Fan Dahei returning to the villa to fetch his horse, Han Qian looked around and said, "I'm just waiting here for the county government to send someone to deal with this matter..."
Han Qian lowered his head and got into the dimly lit thatched house. Fan Wuwei's body lay motionless on the muddy ground, with a pool of blood under his body.
The house was so simple that Han Qian could hardly imagine it. A small hole was dug in the ground in the inner corner to serve as a fire pit. A pile of incompletely burned firewood was scattered around. Bowls and pots were smashed all over the floor, and there were old firewood in some gaps.
It was obvious that these bowls and pots had been badly damaged before they were smashed.
There was a broken wooden table in the corner.
Other than that, there are only a few simple farm tools in the main room.
There is no bed in the room on the east side, only two piles of hay spread on the floor. The bedding is relatively clean, but I don’t know how many patches it has been patched. Fortunately, it is in the mountains, and the room is dry. Maybe the mistress of the house is diligent in running the house.
Looks pretty dry.
In the room on the west side, there are two simple spinning wheels that are about to fall apart. A bed board is propped up on tree stumps in the corner, which should be the bed of the thin girl...
Han Qian could not imagine that a family could be so simple!
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Although Han Daoxun was an idle official of the fourth rank in the court, the Han family was very powerful. If Han Daoxun bought Zhuangzi in Jiangcheng County less than a year ago and a murder occurred, the Jingzhao Mansion might not take it seriously, but the county
But I dare not be careless.
There is a long way from the county seat, and the county lieutenant Liu Yuan personally rushed to the villa with the government officials before noon to inquire about the case at the scene.
Liu Yuannai is from Jiangcheng County. He served in the Huainan Army when he was young. He accumulated merit and was awarded the rank of Sixth Grade Knight Commander. He became a Lieutenant in the local area and was promoted to County Captain in recent years. He can be regarded as an old soldier who started his career with Emperor Tianyou.
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After the establishment of the Chu State, Emperor Tianyou imitated the Han and Tang systems and implemented the three-chief system under the prefectures and counties. He used the retired veterans of the Huainan Army as officials to stabilize the Yang family's foundation in the Jianghuai area.
If the Han family's soldiers beat the tenant to death, as long as it was not an unjust killing, they would be fined a copper or beaten with a stick according to the law. But at this time, it was the tenant who killed the Han family's soldiers who broke in. When Liu Yuanzha heard this
Things feel very difficult.
He didn't know how to deal with it. On the one hand, he would not let himself be scolded by the local authorities, and on the other hand, he would not offend a wealthy family like the Han family.
Although the Han family is not an indigenous force in Jiangcheng, and Han Daoxun is only an idle official in the court, Jiangcheng and Xuanzhou are only two or three hundred miles apart. What kind of powerful family the Han family is in Xuanzhou, ordinary people don't know, Liu Yuan
It is well understood.
Furthermore, Han Daoxun has a reputation for governing the local area. As the secretary-general of Guangling Jiedushi, he originally had the opportunity to be promoted to deputy Jiedushi or prefecture governor. This time he was transferred back to the court to serve as secretary and supervisor, which seemed to be a leisurely position.
, but he might have to be reused in the court in a while. As a small county captain, Liu Yuan did not dare to offend him.
When Liu Yuan arrived at Qiuhu Mountain, he still felt that it was quite difficult to handle, but he did not necessarily want to enter the villa. Han Qian, the young master of the Han family, turned out to be such a "reasonable" and "impartial" person.
Of course, even if the facts of the case were clear and the young master of the Han family was so reasonable and did not bend the law for personal gain or bully others, Liu Yuan would not dare to easily write a lawsuit, arrest Zhao Wuji, and take Fan Wucheng's body back to the county government office to close the case.
Jiangcheng County belongs to Jingzhao Prefecture and is adjacent to Jinling City. It is not that there are no wealthy families. Even if you pick a family at random, you will be related to the princes, ministers or royal relatives. If such a life case occurs, let alone not pursue it at all.
, in the end, it is merciful to spare the perpetrator a life.
The young master of the Han family was too reasonable, which made Liu Yuanduo have some scruples. He was worried that this might be a trap set by the Han family, and that there might be something powerful elsewhere waiting for the officials of Jiangcheng County to bite him?
Fortunately, I heard that Han Qian, the young master of the Han family, had sent people back to Jinling City to inform Han Daoxun. Liu Yuan and his yamen insisted on staying in Qiuhu Mountain and waited for Han Daoxun's confirmation letter before they considered how to write the lawsuit.
Liu Yuan was over forty years old, and his mane was already somewhat gray. Perhaps his early experience in the army made him sit under the shade of a tree, with his waist as straight as a pine tree.
Han Qian and Liu Yuan sat in the shade of a tree and drank tea.
Fan Xicheng was so angry at Han Qian that he couldn't bear to see the tragic death of his adopted son in the tenant's house, so he took two injured soldiers back to the villa for treatment to avoid suspicion.
Under the mulberry tree, Zhang Qian, the Li Zheng of Taowu Ji, was sitting with the Yamen servants brought by Liu Yuan and Zhao Kuo and other family soldiers.
Zhang Qian also returned to his hometown to serve as a lieutenant after serving in the army. He felt sorry for Fan Wucheng's sudden death, but he also felt that Zhao Wuji should not be held guilty in this matter. However, he could not say how the matter would be handled in the end.
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Looking at the situation, Han Qian also knew the exact attitude of everyone waiting for his father Han Daoxun. In the final analysis, he, the young master, really had no weight and no one would really take him seriously.
Han Qian returned to Xuanzhou when he was twelve years old, and it was not until early April this year that he was taken to Jinling and reunited with his father Han Daoxun. There was a gap in the critical period. When Han Qian thought about it carefully, he didn't know exactly what kind of person his father Han Daoxun was.
, but in the dream, later history books spoke highly of his father Han Daoxun, saying he was "capable, outspoken and dared to give advice."
One day in the future, he will be killed in the Wenying Hall by the God Blessed Emperor's staff just because he came to remonstrate. Isn't that just "speaking out and daring to remonstrate"?
Han Qian thought to himself, if his father could be smarter and not engage in any "literary remonstrance", wouldn't his final fate be changed?
However, if my father is just as stubborn as the dream history books say, how can I convince him not to try to anger Tianyan?
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It was not until the sun set in the west that I saw Fan Dahei riding the purple-maned horse from a distance, escorting a carriage with three other knights, galloping along the dirt road by the lake towards the villa.
Seeing his father Han Daoxun rushing back to the villa in person, Han Qian accompanied the county lieutenant Liu Yuan and Zhang Qian went out to greet him.
Han Daoxun was walking in a hurry, and when he saw the county captain Liu Yuan, he saluted Zhang Qianqian, raised his hand, and said: "Han is unable to control his slaves and is disturbing the local area. He is really ashamed. I ask the county to handle many things impartially.
Don't worry about Mr. Han, Mr. Han will never bend the law for his own sake."
Liu Yuan didn't care whether Han Daoxun said this sincerely or not, but as long as Han Daoxun said it, he would be able to deal with it easily. He immediately signaled the government officials to arrest Zhao Laoguan, Zhao Wuji and his son, and put Fan Wucheng's body on an ox cart and drag it back overnight.
Go to the county; the two injured family soldiers had been bandaged and were fine at this time, and they all took carriages to the county government office to serve as witnesses. With the words of the family leader Han Daoxun, they also knew what to say when they went to the county government office.
