"You...are Yang Xu and Yang Xiucai?" a policeman said in a sinister tone.
Xia Xun cupped his hands and said, "It's me. I wonder what the two catchers have to say?"
One of the detectives bared his teeth and smiled: "Master Xiucai, this is the arrest warrant from Yingtian Mansion. Please accept it. If I want to ask you about it tomorrow at six o'clock, it's not too late."
In any case, Xia Xun is a scholar after all. The two low-level detectives can be cruel to ordinary people, but they dare not use violence against him. The two handed over the arrest warrant, asked Xia Xun to sign for it, and walked away. Gao Feng
The two brothers, Gao Gao and Gao Gao, were watching furtively outside. Xia Xun glanced at them and closed the door.
"Yingtian Mansion? It's just a civil dispute. Even if it involves the crime of killing cattle, should it be brought to Yingtian Mansion? This is the capital of the Emperor. Yin Tianfu has everything to do. There are so many important things to do. He has free time to personally try the case.
case?"
Xia Xun immediately thought that the Yang family must have used some kind of connection. This connection could invite Ying Tianfu Yin, so the person who came here must be evil.
"Ms. sir, what's going on?"
Peng Ziqi had tidied his clothes, brushed away the messy hair from his temples, and walked out of the inner room. The blush on his face had not faded, and his demeanor was still alluring.
Xia Xun said: "It's nothing. Those people didn't give up and the lawsuit went to Yingtian Mansion."
Peng Ziqi was surprised: "Ah? How could this happen? I said, the Yang family has big roots here. How could they not know a few powerful people? What should we do? Those who enforce the law are like us.
Martial arts practitioners have those same moves and skills, but the magic of using them lies in their single-mindedness. If he wants to say you are not guilty, he will find a thousand reasons to prove your innocence. If he wants to say you are guilty, he will also find countless reasons.
Prove your guilt."
Xia Xun laughed loudly, patted her firm and fragrant buttocks, and praised: "My little Qiqi is not only good at playing with knives, it turns out that those officials are also so transparent."
Peng Ziqi followed behind. Seeing him rummaging through boxes and cabinets, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking for?"
Xia Xun said: "Found it!" He took out a package from the box, opened the package, and took out a small package. Finally, he opened the small package, revealing a beautiful sachet with colorful silk threads, golden light and silver clouds.
The room was filled with fragrance for a while.
Xia Xun picked up the sachet and walked to Peng Ziqi: "Xiao Qi, someone gave this to me..."
Before Xia Xun finished speaking, Peng Ziqi was a little annoyed: "Someone else? Whose girl gave you all the personal sachets?"
Xia Xun smiled and said: "You also recognize this person, we have both met her."
"I recognize it?"
Peng Ziqi hurriedly recalled that he had seen people who could give him a sachet and still be accepted by him. It was absolutely impossible for Miao Yi, Xuelian and Ziyi Teng from Qingzhou, and it was impossible for the girls who were rescued in Putai County.
, Sister-in-law Xiaodong from Yanggu County? Bah, bah, bah! Ah..."
Peng Ziqi suddenly thought: "Is it Miss Xie from Peiping or Miss Nan?"
Xia Xun coughed and said, "Is there no one else around anymore?"
Peng Ziqi thought about it carefully and hummed: "Who else could it be? Among the people I've met, they are the only two who have the possibility."
Xia Xun said: "Don't think too much. In fact, this sachet was given to me by Princess Ming'er when I was in Prince Yan's Mansion."
Peng Ziqi's eyes were wide open. After a while, he suddenly became excited and said incoherently: "Ming... Princess Ming'er? You are so bold! I... I am the princess, and my three sisters are all princesses.
You are not worthy of me even if you borrow a ladder. She...she is still so young and not sensible at all. How could you...how could you trick such a young girl with your sweet words? You...how many heads do you have that others can chop off?
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Xia Xun said in surprise: "What are you talking about? It's just a sachet. It's just a gift. What's the big deal?"
"Gift?"
Peng Ziqi shouted, quickly pulled him aside, and said angrily: "Why are you so confused? How can a girl give someone a sachet casually? If a girl gives a sachet close to her body to a man, then...that's Who in the whole world doesn’t know that I have pledged myself to you?”
Xia Xun said in astonishment: "No way? Promise yourself? I don't know if it's that serious!"
Suddenly, the image of that young girl with pink makeup and jade, happy and angry, and promised her body? Xia Xun suddenly got smart and cut off a budding flower that was stained with morning dew. It was too evil. Got it!
He quickly shook his head and said: "It's impossible. It's not as serious as you think. In fact... I saved her life. The little princess was grateful, but she had nothing to give, so she gave her this sachet. Me."
Peng Ziqi breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily: "I'm just saying, how is it possible for such a young girl... Really, I am young and not sensible, so you are not sensible either, what are you doing with the little girl's sachet?"
Xia Xun said: "You are really stupid. Why did I come back to Jiangnan this time? It's to get married, but you have to have a family first, right? Reorganizing the ancestral home and establishing a foothold in Moling Town is a prerequisite, right? But I have been away from my hometown for more than ten years, how can I fight against these hordes of local snakes? The little princess said when she gave me the sachet, if I want anything, just go to the Prince of Zhongshan with this token. Everyone in the Xu family will recognize her. This sachet, she will definitely come forward to help when the time comes. What is the status of the Xu family? The most important family in the Ming Dynasty, casually speaking, who can stop the little Moling Town? Looking at this situation, they must have gone somewhere No matter who I asked for the door, I took out this sachet just in case."
Only then did Peng Ziqi realize his intentions and said with emotion: "So, do you want to take this sachet and go to the Xu family for help?"
Xia Xun nodded solemnly: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens. The people don't fight with the officials. If they really take the wrong path, the consequences are unpredictable. If you repay the kindness a few times, it will be paid off. Can you No need to use it as much as possible, I am prepared for any trouble."
Peng Ziqi smiled bitterly and said: "You, how come you are sometimes smart and sometimes stupid? If you take this sachet to the Prince of Zhongshan's Mansion, the person receiving the hospitality will definitely not be the little princess herself. If people in the Xu Mansion know that the little princess has taken this sachet I gave it away to you, for the sake of the little princess's good reputation, I'm afraid that if you can't ask for help, you will be killed by the Xu family."
Xia Xun was shocked and said: "Is this sachet really so important?"
Peng Ziqi rolled his eyes and said: "How did others know that you received the sachet to ask for help? How did they know that it was the little princess's fault? As soon as you took out the sachet, people only wanted to spread the word, that is, the little princess's heart belongs to you. I have fallen in love with you, and I want to commit myself to you. Do you think the consequences will be serious?"
Xia Xun was stunned. He really didn't know that this small sachet would become a token of his promise. He originally thought it was a life-saving bag, but now it has become a life-threatening post. How can this happen? Is it good?
Xia Xun stayed for a while, took a look at Peng Ziqi's appearance, and suddenly thought of a plan: "Then we have to do this, keep the sachet, I will go to Yingtian Mansion tomorrow. If Yingtian Mansion is in trouble with me, you can go to Zhongshan Prince's Mansion for help. "
At this point, Xia Xun gave another instruction: "Remember, you must wear women's clothes again, and just say that this sachet was given to you by Princess Ming'er."
Peng Ziqi smiled, put away the sachet, and said coquettishly: "You, please remember from now on that girls' belongings should not be collected randomly, or someone else might be killed!"
Wang Hongrui is the governor of Kaifeng. It is never easy to be the governor of the capital city, and it is even more difficult to be the governor of Yingtian under Zhu Yuanzhang's nose. From the imperial city to the local area, he has to take care of everything, including food, drink, diarrhea and sleep.
You have to think about it. In this kind of place where one brick will hit a few powerful people. Whenever something happens, all aspects of relationships and interests will be taken into consideration. If they are not well-rounded people, how can they be in this place?
Sit comfortably in this position.
But these all-rounders have to deal with who should be dealt with, what should be done, and who should be touched. They must act resolutely and have great courage. Otherwise, if you are a mediocre official with a corpse-like status, even if the emperor does not touch you, how many people will do it?
How about you, who is in a position of great power even though it is not easy?
Huang Zicheng had already given him a message. Huang Zicheng was his good friend of the same age and the master of the emperor's grandson. Wang Hongrui knew Huang Zicheng's position in the heart of the emperor's grandson. Seeing that the current emperor was old and had been sick frequently recently, he was afraid that
The time for Long to control Bintian is not far away. When the emperor's grandson ascends the throne, Huang Zicheng, the emperor's master, will become a powerful figure in both public and private affairs. This face must be given.
Even so, with his usual cautious attitude, he still sent someone to secretly investigate Xia Xun's identity, and found out that he was a Qingzhou student, a well-known local wealthy gentry, and seemed to have some contacts with the Qi Prince's Mansion and a relatively close relationship.
He was not worried about this. Between a prince who was never allowed to leave the vassal state without an edict and a future imperial master, it was obvious who would be more helpful to him as a capital official.
Therefore, before the case is even tried, the victory or defeat is already decided in his mind.
Yingtian Prefecture rarely hears such small cases in person, but if the presiding officer is in that mood, it is not a bad idea. Song Taizong also personally tried the case of a citizen throwing a pig in the Jinluan Palace back then. In the end, it was not passed down as
Nice talk?
Xia Xun rushed to Yingtianfu Yamen. The scene was just like the scene in Jiangning County that day. The difference was that the Yang family had made full preparations for this incident. The people of the eighteen families whose livestock had been slaughtered were still kneeling
The whole lobby was filled with people, but those people headed by Yang Wenwu were all wrapped in white cloth, and they didn't know how injured each one was.
As soon as the case started, the plaintiff, the Yang clan, spoke first. The Yang family's old house had been bulldozed and was being rebuilt. These clan members knew all about this situation, so they all said that Yang Xu's ancestral house had been neglected.
Affected by wind, rain, and thieves, the doors and windows had long been empty, and the four walls were leaking and unusable. However, the tribesmen were kind enough to move the altar table that Yang Dingkun had left to the corner for care.
As for the fact that they occupied the Yang family's place to raise livestock, they were as vague as possible. Most farmyards are used to raise livestock in the courtyard. If the doors and windows are open, it is normal for chickens, ducks, cats and dogs to jump into the house. Originally, it was normal.
They used a few words to explain such a major matter that everyone was outraged about, such as using someone's house as a livestock pen and defiling the spiritual place of someone's deceased mother.
Looking for evidence? They have many witnesses, but Xia Xun can't find anyone in the local area who is willing to come forward to testify for him. Although Mr. Fu Yin pretends to be fair, strict, and impartial, his face is as serious as the king of hell.
His expression already indicated the outcome of Xia Xun's lawsuit today.
Peng Ziqi was very smart. She was watching the trial in the hall and saw that the direction of the wind had changed drastically. The attitude of Master Fu Yin was obviously leaning towards the side of the Yang clan. Although Xia Xun was in the right, he had no witnesses or physical evidence, and the consequences were huge.
Unfortunately, she immediately left the court, jumped on her horse, and went straight to the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion.