When they got up early the next morning, Twelfth Mother sat in front of the dowry and began to make up her hair. Li Siye had already put on his clothes. The servants at home brought water for washing. After the two of them scrubbed, they came to the hall to serve tea to the portrait of the ancestor.
According to the etiquette, the newlyweds have to go to the tombs of their ancestors to worship. However, Qixi and Gaoling are thousands of miles apart, so the two can only offer incense to the memorial tablets of their parents they don't know in a temporary ancestral temple in the backyard.
When an official is away from home, everything should be kept simple, and his state should return to normal as soon as possible. The twelve mothers should also officially take charge of the family's affairs.
Yan Xiaosi came back at dawn, took a rest in the side room in the front yard, and waited outside the main hall door early, and did not go in until Li Siye called.
"What happened to Zhao Chongxuan's family?"
"Forget it, something happened at General Zhao's house. His wife had an affair with the housekeeper at home. General Zhao came back from Chihe and caught her. Now she has been locked up."
Li Siye was surprised: "How could such a thing happen? No wonder he came to congratulate me last night and even spoke with clenched teeth. This is such a big deal. Yesterday was my happy day, but it was also the ruin of General Zhao's family. It was like a bolt from the blue.
, this is a big difficulty in life.”
"Who says otherwise? It is said that General Zhao's wife and the housekeeper who had an affair were childhood sweethearts. The housekeeper has been in the house for five or six years, but he has been kept in the dark."
Li Siye nodded. If something like this happens, it is better to discover it earlier than later. What should be done next has its own rules in Tang Law. However, there is no one in charge of the farmland on the other side of Chihe. Although the progress has slowed down, it does not matter.
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At this time, the Shule Governor's Mansion sent officials, saying that they wanted to invite the garrison envoys to come to the Governor's Mansion to discuss matters. Li Siye wondered if this was a bad thing, and he really didn't want to get involved.
But it is estimated that Zhao Chongxuan was also at the Governor's Mansion at this time. As a superior, he should go over there to comfort him.
He told the officials: "Go back and tell the governor, I will be there soon."
Li Siye went back to the house, took off his wedding attire, and put on a crimson crotch-less robe. Twelve Niangs, who were wearing hairpins, were not happy and asked angrily: "It's only been a day since we got married, and you have to go outside.
Can’t you take a day off because of the big business?”
He stood behind his wife and held her shoulders with both hands: "It's an emergency. Something has indeed happened at General Zhao's house. As a superior officer, I naturally have to go and take a look."
Twelve Niang raised her head and looked at him: "Go ahead and come back early."
"Here."
Twelve Niang covered her mouth and laughed.
Following his wife's orders, Li Siye led Yan Xiaosi out. They arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, entered through the side door, and headed to the main hall of the outer courtyard under the guidance of the doorman.
Governor Pei Guoliang was sitting cross-legged in front of the hall. Below the hall stood Zhao Chongxun, with his hands on his hips and a cold and angry expression, and a man and a woman kneeling on the ground.
Pei Guoliang is waiting for Li Siye to come. Although he is the nominal highest administrative officer of Shule, the case involves a Tang army general. Only by inviting Li Siye can he solve the case. It involves the bilateral relationship between the Tang army and the Shule Governor's Mansion.
It's better to handle it with caution.
Li Siye walked closer, tried his best to adjust his expression to a calm and intimidating state, coughed crisply, and walked into the hall.
Pei Guoliang stood up from the desk, extended his hand to invite: "General Li, please take a seat."
Li Siye waved his hand: "This is the Governor's Mansion. Of course, you are in charge. I can just listen."
He sat on the upper left side of Pei Guoliang and looked down at Zhao Chongxun. This subordinate's eyes were red and bloodshot. He must have been so angry that he had not slept all night. He pretended to be surprised and asked, "What's going on?"
"Alas," Zhao Chongxun sighed and said heartbrokenly: "Last night, I rushed back from Chihe Farming Area overnight, and I saw such a scandal as soon as I entered the house. This bitch had an affair with this slave behind someone's back, and I
Take it on the spot."
"The general wanted to deal with it on the spot, but I am an official after all. How can I use lynching? I can only follow the law and ask the governor and the general to make a decision."
Li Siye looked at the man and woman kneeling on the ground, both of whom had their heads lowered. The man was beaten with bruises all over his body, and his arm seemed to be broken. Does this mean there was no lynching? However, the beating was good.
But Zhao Chongxun's wife did not suffer any injuries. He lowered his waist and took a look. Her face seemed to be red and swollen, but she only received two slaps.
According to the customs in some places in the Western Regions, fornication between men and women will be treated cruelly. Pei Guoliang was not easy to judge. He said to the soldiers standing at the door: "Call the Fa Cao of the Dudu Mansion to join the army."
Joining the army soon came to the front of the hall, crossed his hands and saluted: "Captain, two generals."
Pei Guoliang nodded and asked: "Ju joined the army and had an affair with a man. How should we deal with it according to Tang law?"
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, for those who commit adultery, both men and women will be detained for one and a half years. If the woman has a husband, each will be detained for two years."
Li Siye nodded in agreement. This execution was quite light. It was not like other dynasties that killed people directly by immersing them in pig cages, palace torture, or with a stick.
Zhao Chongxun asked suspiciously: "Is it only two years for a slave to have an affair with his mistress?"
"Oh," Ju Canjun followed closely: "If you have an affair with your mistress, the punishment will be doubled and you will be imprisoned for four years."
Pei Guoliang turned to Li Siye and asked: "Li Zhen, how do you think we should judge this?"
Li Siye was speechless. You are too cautious to ask me such a simple question.
"In that case, let's deal with it according to the law."
Governor Pei immediately made a decision: "Then the woman will be sentenced to two years in prison, and the man will be sentenced to four years in prison."
Zhao Chongxuan looked hesitant and tangled for a moment, but suddenly he knelt down, frowned and crossed his hands and said: "Governor Pei, Li Zhenshi, can my wife be treated lightly? After all, we are husband and wife, and she is delicate.
, how can one endure the pain of labor?”
Pei Guoliang was surprised that the hero Zhao Chongxuan was so sad about beauty, he was so affectionate towards his wife that he actually wanted to absolve her. But the rules of Tang law can be violated?
Li Siye thought to himself, hoping it wouldn't suddenly turn ugly later.
Madam Zhao suddenly raised her head and said with a stubborn sneer on her red and swollen face: "Zhao Chongxun, I don't need you to beg for mercy. I hope you can divorce me. Being with you for five years is like torture to me."
, If it weren’t for Rokuro by my side, I would have flown away long ago!”
"You! You bitch!" Zhao Chongxun decisively drew out the horizontal knife from his waist and raised his hand to chop it down. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhao was also a fierce woman. She did not change her face and resolutely raised her head and held her chest out to be killed: "Cut me!
If Liu Lang and I were hacked to death here, our wish would be fulfilled!"
Unexpectedly, this woman's character was so resolute, which surprised the two people sitting at the top. Zhao Chongxun bit his lip and bled, but he still couldn't bear to drop the knife in his hand.
Pei Guoliang saw something was wrong and said quickly: "General Zhao, this woman is so cold and unrepentant, why bother to plead for her? I sentenced the woman to two years in prison and the man to four years in prison. Come on! Send this couple to prison."
They were taken to Shule City Prison and Biancheng Prefecture Prison respectively!"
Several officials from the Shule Dudu Mansion came forward and escorted the two men separately.
Pei Guoliang and Li Siye looked at each other. They and Zhao Chongxun were colleagues stationed in Shule together. They looked up and saw each other every day. They tried not to show sympathy for Zhao Chongxun. The greatest humiliation for a man is not abuse and oppression, but the sympathetic look of others.
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Li Siye strolled down, patted him on the shoulder and said: "In life, things will go wrong most of the time, but there are still one or two things that go well, so think more about those one or two things. Don't go to Chihe Military Station these days.