Chapter 3 On the Court
When Wei Xian arrived at the lobby, several gentry in the city were waiting in the hall. When they saw Wei Xian in front of them, they greeted each other, but Cai Yong did not come.
Wei Xian frowned and looked at Ye Zhao, who was pale and sick, and snorted coldly, "Who is in the hall?"
"Ye Zhao." He also looked up and looked straight at Wei Xian and said loudly.
"Rareless!" Wei Xian's eyes suddenly sternly and he shouted loudly: "Bold criminal, why don't he kneel when he sees me?"
"I am a filial and honest person. I have not been convicted yet. Besides, I am not guilty. Why should I kneel down?" How could Ye Zhao be intimidated by this little official threat? Looking at Wei Xian, he said calmly: "The prefect has determined my criminal before he asked about the case. What is the reason?"
"You kill someone in the street!" Wei Xian said with his teeth.
"The prefect made a mistake. I had to force me to kill people in self-defense. And the place where people were killed was in my Ye family, not in the street." Ye Zhao said calmly.
"Killing is killing people, what is self-defense? Besides, what is the difference between killing people in your home and killing people in the street? Come on, press down on the murderer first, and have twenty sticks on his back!" Wei Xian groaned and said in a cold voice.
"Why, sir, want to betray him?" Ye Zhao raised his eyelids and said nothing about the two torso cut him back, just sneering.
"Okay, today, I will convince you." Wei Xian looked at the gentry around him and looked at Ye Zhao with a ugly expression: "According to my Han law, those who kill, regardless of their identity, must first be 20 sticks after entering the court to warn others!"
"Sir, I am not very capable of taking things out of context." Ye Zhao sneered.
"Being arrogant, why did I take justice out of context?" Wei Xian said angrily, how could he feel that Ye Zhao is less dull than before? If it were the past, this kid would probably be the one who is angry at this moment.
"Since I am talking about the law, I will help you recall it. According to the law of our Han Dynasty, those who kill people should first verify why they killed people. If you kill innocent people indiscriminately, you should first have a scepter and then be killed without mercy. If there is a cause, it means that the circumstances are serious and convicted. In addition, if the person who was killed is inappropriate or openly violates the law of our Han Dynasty, you will not be guilty even if you die!" Ye Zhao had to be glad that his predecessor had memorized the Han Dynasty. At this moment, the memory was accepted by Ye Zhao, and he could pick it up without thinking about it.
Looking at Wei Xian with a ugly face, Ye Zhao sneered: "As soon as he came to court, he had to convict me before he asked the reason. Not to mention that I am still a filial and honest person, even if he is a poor person, he will inevitably be suspicious of being so clear. I don't know where I offended the adults, and I am so anxious to kill me?"
"Bastard..." Wei Xian couldn't help but be furious when he heard this. When he wanted to refute, he saw a footstep outside the hall. A scholar in his forty, who was helping a servant slowly walked in with the help of a servant.
Seeing this person, the young people who came in with Wei Xian before, including Wei Xian, stood up together and said respectfully to the person who came: "Wen Cai."
"Teacher." Ye Zhao took a deep breath when he saw the visitor, and also gave a compilation ceremony. He called the teacher respectfully and said, "Why did this alarm the teacher?"
"How dare you bow down to your guilt? Get up." Cai Yong waved his hand and looked at Ye Zhao. A look of kindness flashed in his eyes. He turned his head to look at Wei Xian and said, "But I also think that it is a bit rash to prefect Wei to make a case like this. Why not listen to what I, the bad disciple, said?"
Looking at the gentry, Cai Yong smiled and said, "My disciple has been accustomed to me since I was a child. I believe that if it were not for the cause of the matter, I would never do anything like killing people."
"Since Mr. Cai spoke..." Wei Xian was a little unwilling. He had already felt that Ye Zhao was different from the past. If Ye Zhao had been in the past, there were so many quibbling words. If he had killed someone, he would have been deprived of his own. This is also the reason why he was eager to convict. However, now Cai Yong has come, and the young man next to him is obviously more inclined to Cai Yong at this moment. Although in theory, he is the biggest here, neither the young man nor Cai Yong could ignore it. He could only say with a dark face: "Then Ye Zhao, tell me why you killed someone."
"I dare to ask, do you know who Hu Laosan is?" Ye Zhao asked with a smile.
Wei Xian naturally knew who Hu Laosan was, but how could he say it at this time? He could only pretend to be ignorant and shake his head.
"Then, can you tell me that the third uncles here?" Ye Zhao looked at the gentry around him and smiled.
Several gentry looked at each other, and one of the old men smiled and said, "This man has heard of it. He heard that this man gathered a group of ruffians in the city, doing nothing all day long, and doing something special to oppress good things."
"Ye Zhao, who is Hu Laosan, what does it have to do with you killing him?" Wei Xian felt something was wrong and shouted quickly.
"I have a lot of connections. I am very curious. Under the rule of Wei Prefect, there are such evil people in the city, but no one cares about them. I let him eat fish in the village. Even judging from the appearance of my uncles, they don't even want to provoke this person."
Looking at Wei Xian's gradually ugly face, Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Okay, let's go back to the main point. I dare to ask the prefect, my three generations of loyal and kind generations of the Ye family are now in a down-and-out, but they are also a family of great contributions to the court. However, after my father's death, Hu Laosan and other rascals came to cause trouble many times. I also sent someone to the government for help, but the government ignored the matter, so that Hu Laosan became even worse. Seeing that I was seriously ill today, he wanted to directly occupy the property of my Ye family, but the government did not respond at all. What's the reason?"
"This...even if that's the case, you shouldn't kill him!" Wei Xian said in a deep voice.
"Please carry the body of Hu Lao San." Ye Zhao turned his head and looked at several tollers. Seeing that no one moved, he looked at the two servants who were following him and said, "Go and carry the body up."
"Yes!" Two servants hurriedly ran out. As Zhong Yao's evidence, Hu Laosan's body had naturally been carried out outside the prefect's mansion. After a while, someone carried it up.
"Look at this, the third son of Hu, Kong Wu, but he is powerless, but he is unable to tie a chicken. If God had not blessed me, how could I kill him? Killing him was not the original intention, but this man deceived people too much and actually broke into my home and forced me. Everyone, although my Ye family is now in a down-and-out, he is also a descendant of a famous family. His ancestors have fulfilled their loyal duties for the court for three generations. Grandfather and Grandfather have sacrificed their lives for the country. Although the world is in a bad mood, my father's mourning period has just passed, and he has such a ruffian came to the door to force him, but the government ignored him and even helped the evildoer. It is really disappointing!" Ye Zhao looked at the gentry around him and said in a deep voice: "When you are in a place, what should you do if you encounter such a thing?"
"This person should be killed!" An old man looked at Hu Laosan's body coldly and snorted coldly.
Although the Ye family is no longer as good as before, after all, after all, the three generations have accumulated and have integrated into this circle. Even if they are in a down-and-out, they are still part of the scholars. Now they are bullied by a scoundrel and have to occupy the land. This makes them feel sad that the death of a rabbit and the fox is. Who can say that today's Ye family will not be tomorrow's Zhang family, Li family or Wang family, but now it is not so much about facing the Ye family, but rather to maintain the face of their class.
Wei Xian said with a ugly expression: "Even so, there is a court law. Didn't I send the lieutenant Fang to mediate? Even if you are right, you can't escape the crime of abuse of lynching."
Ye Zhao clapped his hands and said, "If the prefect doesn't say it, I forgot that the third son of Hu went to my house to force him in every possible way, but there was no sign of the official government. Instead, the third son of Hu died, and the commander Fang brought his men and horses to capture me without saying a word. If you want to say coincidence, this is a coincidence, which makes the nephew think of the collusion between officials and bandits!"
"Rareless! How dare you slander me in the court??" Wei Xian's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He slapped the table and stood up suddenly, shouting sternly.
"I didn't say it was the prefect, so why should the prefect be so anxious to jump out to defend himself?" Ye Zhao looked at Wei Xian and sneered: "If there were no real power figures in the government secretly helped me, I would have to believe that this is a coincidence. I am afraid that even if I wrote it, it would be difficult to convince all the uncles present."
After hearing this, the gentry looked at Wei Xian, making Wei Xian sweat. Don’t see that Wei Xian is the prefect. These gentry are respectful to him on weekdays. But once the matter is confirmed, even if the court does not pursue it, he may not think of him firmly as the prefect of Hanoi, let alone, at this moment, Cai Yong, is sitting here. Although he has no official title, Hanoi is only a hundred miles away from Luoyang. Once Cai Yong passes this to the court...
Wei Xian no longer dared to think about it, and looked at the young man beside him with some help. After all, he was also a member of the Wei family.
The young man looked at Wei Xian with some anger. Although Ye Zhao didn't say it clearly, he could only see Wei Xian's reaction. Not even a fool could tell. What Ye Zhao said was 90% true, but at this moment, he really couldn't help him. He stood up and bowed to Cai Yong: "Mr. Cai has been here for several days. After all, he has not officially visited him. This matter is a misunderstanding. It's better to leave the house for the time being. I think the prefect will give Brother Xiuming a satisfactory answer. I wonder what Mr. Cai thinks?"
Xiuming is the name Ye Zhao, which was chosen by Cai Yong for him.
"Okay." Cai Yong was too lazy to see Wei Xian, so he looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Xiu Ming, what do you think?"
"Listen to the teacher's order." Ye Zhao sighed in his heart. It seemed that he would have to deal with Wei Xian in the future. He would be bitten by the snake if he had a chance in the future. Since the Liangzi had already formed a battle today, according to Wei Xian's style, he would probably not give up with him. Ye Zhao never thought of just laughing and revenge. That was not his style. But at the moment, he could only compromise. He was not the naughty young man in his predecessor. He was so stubborn that he almost pushed the Cai family father and daughter who were originally standing on his side to the other party's camp. There was no one else in this emotional intelligence.
Cai Yong nodded with satisfaction, turned his head and glanced at Wei Xian.
"Get out!" Wei Xian saw this and was as if he had been pardoned. He waved his hand and signaled to leave. At the same time, he came out of the court in person. After everyone left, he bowed and smiled at Ye Zhao: "This matter is a crime of inadvertent investigation. Ye Xian's nephew can ignore past grudges, but Wei Xian will never forget it."
"I am serious." Ye Zhao waved his hand and said, "It's just that my Ye family has suffered changes. Now it's a turbulent time. I also hope that I will give you a high hand and let my Ye family live a life."
Wei Xian's face froze and said dryly, "I dare not, I dare not."
"Brother Bo Ru, Ye has a clear conscience about the matter of the prefect. Today's teacher is here, so I will not blame you. But if the prefect Wei comes to cause trouble for my Ye family again, then today's matter will be calculated together." Ye Zhao looked at the young man and said calmly.
"Natural." The young man smiled and nodded: "I have been together for more than a month since I left last time. Why not stay as good as Weng Cai and Brother Xiuming, and let the landlords be the next one."
"No." Cai Yong stood up, shook his head, looked at Ye Zhao with some relief and said with a smile: "I have to go to Luoyang to meet His Majesty as soon as possible. I have been delayed here for several days and should set off as soon as possible."
"I'm fine. I'll go to Hedong next time. Brother Boru will do his best to be a landlord." Ye Zhao also waved his hand. He was eager to go back and sort out his current situation. He was not in the mood to argue with these people here. He got up and went out with Cai Yong.
Chapter completed!