Mu Anzhi has the advantage of investigating the case. As long as his subordinates follow his instructions, he will be responsible for anything. However, he also has his own principles and is not allowed to accept money privately. Mu Anzhi implements his rules in the Ministry of Punishments:
Reputation is worth more than money.
If anyone is obsessed with money, don't do it here as soon as possible. You can ask someone to change the boss. It's the same, and it won't delay your making a fortune.
However, His Royal Highness An Zhi's rules were known to the officials of the Changli Division and his subordinates in the Ministry of Justice, but not to outsiders. Therefore, the old man of the Zhu family violated His Highness An Zhi's taboo when handling his silver. Half of the dirty silver was confiscated and he was fined.
One stroke.
Mu Anzhi ordered people to save the confiscated dirty silver as a small treasury in the Ministry of Punishments.
The next day, everyone in the Zhu family was sent to the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case of Zhu Jing's inheritance.
Hua Changshi interrogated Zhu Wan alone, Du Changshi interrogated Zhu Yue, and Chief Duan of the Criminal Department under Mu Anzhi interrogated Mrs. Zhu.
Zhu Wanren was very young. He was six years older than Zhu Yue. He was only twenty-two now. He was a candidate in Qiu Wei of Shangke University. Because of his fame and reputation, and because Hua Changshi was old and open-minded, he was allowed to sit and talk.
Hua Changshi's first impression of Zhu Wan was also very disappointing. He was a gentle and handsome young man. He came from a wealthy family but did not have any businessman spirit. He was dressed in a moon-white robe, without any ornaments on his body, and only wore a pair of robes on his head.
Moon-white hair tied into a bun.
"You are so young, this is too plain."
"I was raised by my brother and sister-in-law since I was a child. In my heart, I regard my brother and sister-in-law as my parents. My brother passed away only half a year ago. Please forgive me."
"How can I not understand your filial piety towards your eldest brother? However, since you miss the kindness of your brother and sister-in-law, how could you come to the Yamen with your niece? This is not what we should do." Hua Changshi is getting older.
, there are many children and grandchildren in the family, so I am particularly sad about this kind of family struggle for property.
Zhu Wan's fair cheeks were filled with shame. He removed his eyes, lowered his head, and said in shame, "I can't help my brother."
"You passed the Juren exam at a young age, and after hearing about it, you even became a disciple of Mr. Ziyu from the Wen Dao Hall. Your future ambition should be to establish a heart for the world and a life for the people. How to litigate a lawsuit with your niece? In this lawsuit, you
If you win, others will say that you bullied orphans and widowed mothers, so what's the use?"
"Sir, I really have no choice."
Hua Changshi asked carefully, "Where is the last resort?"
"The Zhu family grain store is not our family's business. It is a business of the clan. Every house in the clan has shares. How many clan members live on the dividends every year. Zhu Yue is young and does not know the stakes here. In fact, I am not familiar with the business.
I'm not very interested. My eldest brother has been hoping that I can shine on the family tree. If she likes it, just take it. But the elders in the clan can never agree to change the surname of the Zhu family's ancestral property. I put aside the words, even if I inherit the grain store
, I am also willing to give up my share capital in the grain store to my sister-in-law and niece, a manly man, who is just short of a bite to eat."
At Hua Changshi's age, it's not like he has never seen someone who speaks like honey. But then Zhu Wan took out a handprinted document for the transfer of share capital and put it respectfully in front of Hua Changshi. Hua Changshi said carefully
After experiencing it, I couldn't help but feel very fond of Zhu Wan. Hua Changshi had a look of approval on his face, "It's good that you are not greedy for money. In this case, why not ask someone to make peace with your niece? She can
Cai, if you continue to study for fame, with your heart and talent, you will definitely accomplish something in the future."
"I am willing to do so. The elders in the clan will never agree. You don't know something. Because of this, the elders in the clan have already given my sister-in-law an heir. Once the heir is adopted, what else will Ayue get?" Zhu Wan was worried, "I
I grew up with A Yue since childhood. She is a very smart girl, especially in business. She inherited my eldest brother's intelligence. When my eldest brother was old and I wanted to study, A Yue was basically in charge of the business. My eldest brother passed away.
Later, when the elders of the clan said that the property should be explained clearly first, this makes sense."
"I want to ask," Hua Changshi suddenly interrupted, "I heard that Mr. Zhu held your hand before he died and said that this family will be handed over to you from now on. Is this true?"
"Yes." The sunlight penetrated into the room through the clear paper on the window, and the soft light outlined Zhu Wan's somewhat sad face. "The eldest brother was already seriously ill at that time. I, sister-in-law, Ayue, and the uncles and uncles of the big family
My uncle was here, but my eldest brother actually didn't have the strength to hold someone's hand. His voice when he called me was very low. I saw that his mouth was like he was calling me. I was next to his bed. I held his hand and called him twice.
"Big brother, or three times. Big brother opened his eyes, looked at me, and said intermittently, I will leave the house to you from now on."
Zhu Wan obviously had a good memory. He said that the circles under his eyes could not help but turn red. He held back tears and said, "I nodded and said, brother, just don't worry, I will take good care of my sister-in-law and Ayue. My brother closed his eyes and swallowed that night.
gas."
Zhu Wan resisted the sadness but could not suppress the slight trembling of her lips. Her Adam's apple rolled and she swallowed a mouthful of hot tears. After a long time, she said softly, "I'm sorry."
Hua Changshi took out a plain handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Wan. Zhu Wan's tears instantly rolled down.
Du Changshi, a man who advocated that men are heaven and women are earth, interrogated Zhu Yue. Du Changshi's facial expression was very serious. In his understanding, women are delicate creatures that need to be taken care of, so he also asked Zhu Yue to sit down and talk.
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Du Changshi asked Zhu Jing expressionlessly about his last words before his death. Zhu Yue's answer was the same as Zhu Wan's, "Before my father died, I, my mother, my brother-in-law, and a clan uncle and two uncles were all there.
, My father did say that from now on the family will be left to you. But when my father said this, he was looking at me, not my brother-in-law."
"Whose hand did your father hold?"
"It wasn't my father who held someone's hand. He was very weak at the time and was already dying. He couldn't move. It was my brother-in-law who held one of my father's hands. I was holding my father's other hand on the side of the bed.
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Du Changshi said to the scribe on the side, "Write it down."
Then, Du Changshi continued to ask, "Has your father ever mentioned letting you take over the family business before?"
"Let's put it this way, my brother-in-law has little involvement in the family business. He has been busy studying. He just passed the imperial examination and passed the exam, but he has no intention of doing business. I have studied business with my father since I was a child. My father has not been in good health since I was a child.
I take care of all the business at home. If my father doesn't leave the business to me, why should he leave it to my uncle who knows nothing about business? Is this possible?"
"How is it impossible? After all, you are from a girl's family, and the ancestral inheritance had to be passed on to men."
"Sir, are you married? Do you have children?"
"presumptuous."
Zhu Yue took a look at Du Changshi and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you can see that he has no children. Even if my father has no sons, who wouldn't pass on the family business to his own flesh and blood? Don't say I can afford this family business, I just can't bear it.
Even if I can’t afford it, my father won’t pass it on to outsiders!”
"Your brother-in-law is not considered an outsider."
"Of course he is not an outsider, but my brother-in-law was deceived and insisted on fighting with me. If I didn't fight, our Zhu family's property would fall into the trap of the traitor!"
"What's the plan?"
"You don't know, sir. As soon as my father passed away, my uncles from the uncle clan started to discuss how to manage the family business for my brother-in-law. They all know that my brother-in-law seldom cares about business matters. If he doesn't have the energy, he won't be able to do anything."
Kong, that’s not his ambition. So, Jian Tian is clamoring to divide the property for us, do you think I don’t know what their plans are? They don’t even think about it!”
Du Changshi asked, "Who are they going to let manage the family business for your brother-in-law?"
"Who else is there? My wealthy uncle's brother."
"Then you have such a good relationship with your brother-in-law, is it the same if you take care of the family business for him?"
"That's what I'm annoyed about. My brother-in-law was deceived by them and actually told me that it's better for girls to enjoy their wealth at home. Tell me, isn't it annoying?" Zhu Yue was obviously angry.
To the extreme, I have even forgotten my honorific.
Du Changshi nodded, "What your uncle said is correct."
Zhu Yue was so angry that he fell down. Du Changshi said, "If you could stick to your duties as a woman, how much less right and wrong could you do? Or are you saying that you can't let go of this family property?"
"Of course I can't let it go. If I could let it go, I wouldn't have to file a lawsuit!"
Du Changshi only felt that his good intentions were turned into ashes by a thunderbolt. It was the first time in his life that he saw a woman dare to rob the family property in such a big way. Du Changshi said, "What evidence do you have that the family property belongs to you?"
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Zhu Yue was dressed in plain clothes, but his eyes were like extremely cold ice and extremely fierce fire, "My father's handwriting is the evidence!"
"Now I can't find the handwriting. What do you think I should do?"
She refused to give in, "I don't know. I am filing a lawsuit just to get a clear answer!"
Let Du Changshi say, it is simply unreasonable. Even though Zhu Yue has a pretty face, she cannot be counted among the women!
Whether Zhu Yue is a woman or not, at least she speaks clearly.
Mrs. Zhu is definitely a woman among women. She is like a weak and helpless willow branch in the autumn rain, and she almost worries Mr. Duan to death. Mr. Duan asked, "Mrs. Zhu, you are the elder in your family. What do you think?"
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Mrs. Zhu held the handkerchief and muttered, "I don't know either, I just listened to Ah Wan and Ah Yue."
"Now that they are facing each other, what will you do?"
"I don't know either, I just listened to Ah Wan and Ah Yue."
She repeated these two sentences over and over again, and she cried again and again. For such a fragile and pitiful widow, it was difficult for Mr. Duan to press too hard even if he had a heart of stone.
Mu Anzhi walked around the two interrogation rooms. There were also three elders of the Zhu family who were waiting to be summoned. They looked at each other as if they had the final say, especially the one at the top with his square face.
A sparse goatee raised high along with his chin. There was also a middle-aged man in a dark robe who quietly stuffed something into the guard at the door. The guard went out for a moment and brought four cups of tea.
Dish of dried fruits
Mu Anzhi returned to his room and asked Mr. Zheng beside him, "Go and find out who the middle-aged man in dark clothes is?"
Doctor Zheng replied after a moment, "My surname is also Zhu, my name is Zhu Chengsong, and he is Zhu Shunshan's eldest son."
Zhu Shunshan is the eldest member of the Zhu family. In terms of seniority, Zhu Wande is called a big brother, and Zhu Yuede is called a big uncle. Think about the order of the Zhu clan just now, Zhu Shunshan was also headed.
"Focus on investigating Zhu Shunshan and his eldest son!"
"Sir?" Zheng Langzhong looked at Mu Anzhi.
"Have you ever seen a litigator who is not respectful and polite when he comes to the Criminal Department? That Zhu Shunshan's chin would be raised to the roof." Mu Anzhi's eyes were half-squinted, and there was a deep light in the depths of his pupils.
, "Check him carefully!"
The author has something to say: ps: The second update is here, good night everyone! There are only two updates today, I hope I can try the third update tomorrow~
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