Chapter 29: Litigation (III)

Alien, really an alien! At this time, all the people who came to observe the inspection were all the people living in Xiangzhou City, and they had seen the world. But no one had ever seen such a person who went to the yamen and went to his own yard. Suddenly, the eyes of the people who watched the inspection were concentrated on him, and the voices of the discussion also arose.

"Single and scum really defiled the Confucian uniform and defiled my saint's clothes." The heartbreaking thing was an old Dong-bae who was sitting in the restaurant to fool the children.

"Looking at his way, his sister must have taken advantage of the lawsuit in this shop, otherwise she would be like this? She is still guilty of being a thief."

"Oh, I can't tell who is right now. I want to say that it's such a blessing to have such a brother. A scholar doesn't even want a gentle face. Think about how good this young man is to his sister? Aunt Zhang, your brother is also a scholar. If he wants to encounter this, he will accompany you?"

"Fuck", the Zhang family's aunt is straight, and it seems that she has accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction with her brothers. "He is very valuable. Last time I quarreled with the butcher Hu in Xishi, but he didn't even say a word for me after he passed by. He seemed to be afraid of losing his person. Just this, he dared to expect him to accompany me to court."

The woman's words caused everyone to burst into laughter, and a crisp voice was heard in the laughter: "This little boy is so romantic, and he really likes the eyes."

"What? Sister Hong is moved. Then you can recognize this brother. Maybe he treats you better than his own sister. Tsk, look at this young man, you really love me."

"If you recognize it, you will recognize it. Then don't be jealous of it, and you will use the method of charming the fox."

"You and I are the 'Incense Brothers'. If he really follows you, then he will be my brother's wife. It is normal for me to be intimate with my brother's wife. Sister Hong, don't forget the 'Turkish method' when you see this handsome and romantic little boy."

As soon as these two sisters in the fireworks spoke, they were shocked. The discussions related to the case were suddenly crooked, but they also attracted everyone to focus on the appearance of the boy. For a moment, many strange words and admirations were inevitably produced.

These young men were not very clear about the argument and had no time to listen. At this time, he had accompanied his sister to the court.

As soon as he appeared, County Magistrate Xu's eyes shrank, and Fang Biejia, who was watching the trial, suddenly "huh".

"Sir, what's wrong?" Huang Sima Wei turned his body and asked in a low voice.

"The young man is named Tang Song. Now he is studying in Lumen Mountain. I have seen him twice. He is a truly talented person. I don't expect that this abandoned woman is his sister." Fang Bieyou's interest increased and turned his head and whispered: "By the way, I have read his poem, but it is very similar to the song "Climbing Mount Xian" in your young master's lecture yesterday. This is really a clever idea! I thought yesterday that when I was traveling to the Han River, I gathered the two of them together to fight Yuliang, and also added a good story to my Xiangzhou Shilin."

This young man is Tang Song? After hearing Fang Biejia's words, Huang Sima was flustered, "Have you seen him?"

"After first arrived in Xiangzhou, an old friend invited me to visit Lumen Shengjing. I met him twice during this period, and I had a deep conversation once, which was very happy! This son is truly the rising star of the Si Lin in Xiangzhou, and Huang Sima must know him."

Fang Biejia's appreciation of Tang Song was also heard by a fool, which made Huang Sima hold up the slightest words that "Scholars should concentrate on studying, and they should not argue with others." He was anxious and said with the last trace of luck: "Although people have never seen him, I have heard of his poems. Now that the 'there is a golden house in the book' that is circulating in Xiangzhou City is from him. However, this poem and the child's poem "Climbing Mount Xian" seem to..."

Fang Biejia remembered the conversation and laughed happily, "I am not talking about this song. The boy has a lot of things hidden in his belly, and Master Sima will know it when he travels to the Han River."

"Yes..." When he nodded, the smile on Huang Sima's face was like eating Coptis chinensis...

The two of them whispered to bite their ears, and the county magistrate Xu looked at Tang Song deeply and began to ask questions.

The Tang Shiyamen asked the case and the parties involved must arrive, but they could ask someone to make a statement on their behalf. Tang Song came here to take on this role. If it were just Tang Yuan, he would probably not even be able to speak thoroughly.

The cause of the incident was actually very coincidental. After leaving the literary meeting yesterday, he and Liu Mei visited the nearby Xianshan Shengjing. At the same time, they ate the authentic river food made by the fisherman on the boat hired to cross the river and returned home only after they were over. Because Liu Mei hadn't seen Liu Shang for a while, he suggested going back to the city. Tang Song was also interested in seeing how the house was renovated, so he agreed.

It was dusk when the two entered Xiangzhou City. Seeing that it was not too late, they went to Xicheng together to bring something to their families. Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps into Xicheng, they saw a silk cloth shop surrounded by people. The two of them curiously walked up and saw that the one surrounded by Tang Yuan inside was actually Tang Yuan.

The weather gradually became hotter, and Tang Yuan came to the West Market to buy some fabrics and go back to buy some summer clothes for his father and brother. When he walked to the silk cloth shop, he happened to meet his ex-husband Li Mao and his concubine came out from inside. He bumped into the two sides, and he couldn't even avoid it.

Tang Yuan felt sad and lowered his head and let them go. Li Mao had no intention of talking to her. Although this was awkward, the two sides would be fine if they left. The concubine had just fallen in love with a pomegranate skirt with a satin in the silk shop, but because the price was too high, Li Mao was reluctant to buy it for her. It was the time when he was full of anger. Now he just happened to run into Tang Yuan, and the anger turned into evil fire and spread out.

This concubine was originally from a brothel, but now she is in a bad mood. How can she say so nicely? Even Tang Yuan's soft temperament can't help but say, "I'm a hen that doesn't lay eggs, but you haven't gotten pregnant yet."

Just this sentence, not only the concubine was blown up, but even Li Mao was furious. The two of them went into battle together. Poor Tang Yuan, a sheep-like person, was an opponent. He couldn't stand even when he was scolded. He squatted on the ground and red-eared and tears rolled. Just then, Tang Song arrived.

Seeing this, Tang Song squeezed in and pulled Tang Yuan and left. He didn't even look at Li Mao and the concubine, let alone scolding and fighting with them.

He just pulled Tang Yuan away, but Liu Mei stopped doing it. He glared at the apricot eyes and was about to go in, but Tang Song reached out and dragged it, "So many people are watching the fun, but you are going to make trouble with them. They are shameless, and you don't want it either?"

Liu Mei's hand was pulled by Tang Song, and her whole body suddenly became soft, "Then... could they just get the money for nothing?"

"Take your sister back first." Liu Mei was still waiting to say something. Seeing Tang Song frowning, she curled her lips and comforted Tang Yuan and walked back.

Tang Song was invisible in the crowd and followed the energetic Li Mao to identify the two of them in the city and then went home. This morning, the yamen just opened the yamen and his complaint arrived. Two jin of wine were thrown out. After receiving the licence, the two people who were quite impatient after receiving the tickets were detained Li Mao and the concubine.

Tang Song clearly explained the causes and consequences of the matter in the court, especially Tang Yuan's hard life in the Li family for four years, and he never tired of being tedious and detailed. He was already talking, which was true. After a while, he really told him the suffering that Tang Yuan had suffered in the past, which was a pity. He smelled the sadness and the listeners cried.

Tang Yuan, who was like a sheep, couldn't help but burst into tears after hearing his brother's words. Now that she went to court, her good woman was already timid, and she was sobbing silently, and she was even more pitiful. There were many women in the hall who were observing the scene. When she saw this scene, she suddenly felt an uproar in the discussion.

It would be fine if the husband had taken two concubines in less than a year, but he even begged his wife. If that woman heard about this, she would inevitably feel indignation that the rabbit died and the fox was sad and hurt her. Therefore, the noisy discussion was just standing on Tang Yuan's side.

You must not underestimate the discussions of the people in this era. As long as there are many people and loud voices, it will actually affect the chief judge's decision.

Just at this moment, Li Mao and his beloved concubine were brought up from the room on the other side of the hall by the officer. In the morning, they went to detain him and the two of them to the hall were favored by Tang Song, and they did not leave any decent things. Although they did not beat or scold, they were too anxious to force themselves to wear clothes and were taken to the county government office after they were cleaned up and dressed up. So at this moment, they were so embarrassed that they walked in.

In the short distance from the wing room to the court, the backbone of the two men was poked. What good can the people in the market say? Such words as "unfaithful thief" and "dished guy" were covering Li Mao and his beloved concubine, and they only scolded them to the face. After all, these two men were shameless. They couldn't bear it, so they raised their sleeves to cover their faces and barely went to the court.

Not to mention the excitement in the hall, Fang Biejia, who was sitting in the shadow of the hall, listened to Tang Song's statement and said lightly "Huh" lightly after listening to Tang Song's statement.

Huang Sima leaned against her side, "What's wrong?"

"Sima Huang didn't know much about this matter of punishment! This case is extremely simple, so Tang Song will definitely win. In fact, there is no need to let Li Mao come to the hall. Why did he have to make such a big battle and bring his sister to the torture."

Huang Sima's face turned slightly red, but Li Mao still had to ask, "Why did you say that Tang Song must win?"

"I'll know later. Let's see what Li Mao said now?"

Li Mao and the other two came to the court. County Magistrate Xu asked about divorce. Li Mao immediately said that he was scolded just now, or maybe he had seen Huang Sima vaguely. When he replied, he was so arrogant that he looked at him, and he didn't look ashamed.

Seeing him like this, the people who were watching the hall were in a state of great enthusiasm. However, as soon as everyone started to speak, Li Mao in the hall said loudly, "Three generations of family members are single, and I am the only one in my generation. The Tang family daughter married me for four years but had nothing to do. Seeing that the incense at home was unsustainable, she finally divorced her wife and took concubines. I dare to ask, "I am wrong?"

The "seven out" provisions on marriage relationships in the Tang Dynasty law were to inherit the previous dynasty. The "seven out" of divorced wives, or also known as "seven out of the sacred" originally originated from etiquette and then entered into the law. Its purpose is not to ensure the lasting of marriage, nor to give men a convenience for divorce. Its core is to safeguard family interests based on patriarchalism.

For family interests, what else is greater than blood inheritance? Therefore, the "Seven Outs" clause clearly recorded in the "Tang Law" is to set "no child" as the first. As for the other six articles "lewdness, not being involved in uncles and aunts, verbal, theft, jealousy, and evil diseases" that are not as great as it.

With such a background, when Li Mao said this, the storm that had just risen in the hall suddenly disappeared like snow and was hot soup.

Although the woman named Tang Yuan is indeed pitiful, who made you not have a son in four years? Can you succeed in one family without a son? The incense is about to be cut off. I'm sorry, I'm sorry for my ancestors! Although Li Mao was a little more anxious to take concubines, he was a family of three generations of single-generation families after all, and it's reasonable to be anxious. There are so many families who have no children in Xiangzhou and even the whole world who have no children, so it's hard to tell them about this.

Even if it is wrong to divorce your wife once you take a concubine, who can you blame yourself? In the future, whether it is the concubine who gave birth to a son, your position as a wife will not be able to be protected! Isn’t it said in the case that last time I had a big deal? It is recorded in the "Tang Law" that "the wife is over fifty and has no children, so I will be able to establish a concubine to grow up."

That means that even if the wife does not divorce her, if she still cannot give birth to a son at the age of fifty, the qualification of the legitimate wife will be gone.

After all, it was Tang Xiaoniang, you were not capable of giving birth to a son. Although you were still so young, you might not be able to give birth to a son in the future. Li Mao was really a little indifferent, but this love-loving thief did not violate the laws of the state!

The raging trend of discussion among the crowd under the hall was beaten up by a blow, and the angry condemnation was completely gone, with only sighs. Some men even turned their mouths and said that Tang Yuan could not give birth to a son but sued her husband. It was really a vicious woman's heart.

At this point, although Li Mao went to the hall in a short time, he completely reversed the scene and trend with just one sentence.

Tang Yuan's tears flowed more and faster, and some of the courage she had just strengthened disappeared, and her weak body began to tremble again. If she hadn't known that she could not do that, now she really wanted to run out, the farther she ran, the better.
Chapter completed!