Zhao Wenhua, who had already thought that there was no chance, suddenly became energetic. God and earth, this divine turn of events was not planned by him in advance! It was definitely the clan leader's on-the-spot performance!
Fan Yang was even more horrified, her charming face suddenly lost all color, and she looked like a wooden man, staring blankly at Fan Wu who was kneeling next to her.
In those eyes, there was surprise, despair, and more importantly, deep sadness. Thinking about it, she had thought that many people would stab her in the back, but she never thought of this person.
This man must be her favorite. When he held her, he must have said many affectionate words of love, and maybe he even gave her some very special gifts, such as heart-shaped stones, newly written songs, etc.
Xiao Feng watched this scene silently, with anger boiling in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm at all. On the contrary, Princess Chang An in the large RV couldn't help it and cursed angrily.
"Asshole! A man who is like a pig and a dog! Sister An, chop him down!"
Fan Wu lowered his head and did not dare to look at anyone. The clan leader Fan Jian nodded with satisfaction and then saluted Xiao Feng again.
"Sir, now that we have witnesses, please judge the case impartially!"
Xiao Feng ignored him and turned to look at the Minister of Rites: "Master Shangshu, according to etiquette, if you commit adultery with a woman and your husband catches her, what should your husband do?"
The Minister of Rites was stunned for a moment, twirling his beard and said: "Sir, according to etiquette, it is not guilty of killing the husband on the spot. If he is reported to the official, he will also be paraded through the streets with eighty boards and shackles."
Xiao Feng looked at Fan Wu with a sneer: "It seems that you don't care much about the eighty-year-old board. Also, you
He's so strong, it doesn't matter if he takes eighty boards.
And even if you and Mrs. Fan Yang get the same punishment, you can still live a good life when you go back because someone will protect you. The case of Mr. Fan Yang is different. Even if you don't get immersed in a pig cage when you go back, you won't be able to survive in Zhuangzi.
"
Fan Wu still lowered his head and said nothing, obviously acquiescing. Xiao Feng took a breath and turned his eyes to Fan Yang.
"Fan Yang, if it were possible, you and Fan Wu would die together, would you be afraid?"
Fan Yang had bitten her lower lip to draw blood, and the tears in her eyes had dried. She glared at Fan Wu fiercely, and spoke slowly, filled with resentment.
"Sir, if you can bring peace to the slave family and avenge this great revenge, the slave family will work as cattle and horses in the next life to repay you."
Xiao Feng straightened up and looked at the clan leader Fan Jian: "Are you and Fan Yang's husband's family from the same clan?"
Fan Jian said proudly: "This is natural, otherwise I would have no right to interfere with his family's affairs!"
"Then, which family do the husbands of Fan Wu and Fan Yang belong to?"
Fan Jian did a mental calculation: "Sir, I am from the fourth server."
Xiao Feng took a breath and said, "That means we haven't been to the fifth level yet, so we are considered blood relatives. How does the Ming Law, Minister of Rites, stipulate this?"
The Minister of Rites also understood Xiao Feng's intention at this time. He twirled his beard and nodded slightly.
"The laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulate that if you commit adultery with a relative within the five realms, such as the wife of a brother or the wife of a brother's son, both parties to the adultery will be punished by hanging.
If he commits adultery with his father's wife or his descendant's wife, both parties shall be punished by beheading."
Fan Wu turned pale all of a sudden and looked at the clan leader in horror, "What's going on? How could you have done it before?"
You didn't tell me that this happened!
Fan Jian was also confused. He didn't know it was so detailed. It should be noted that in the past, such adultery matters rarely went to the government and were dealt with according to the clan rules.
Therefore, everyone in the clan, including the clan leader, is not very clear about how the Ming Law stipulates the crime of adultery in detail.
This time, I was subject to the new law and had to go to the government to go through the motions. I hoped that the government would agree to continue to deal with the family according to the clan rules, but I didn't expect that the Ming law criminalized adultery among relatives so heavily!
Xiao Feng looked at Fan Wu and said with a smile: "Very good, very good. You are willing to sacrifice your life to maintain the customs of the village. I really underestimated you.
I will have people prepare to be hanged right now. Fan Wu, you are so handsome and so young. I think you will live a good life and many girls will like you.
It's a pity that you are about to die by hanging at such a young age. It is still unclear whether you will be able to be a human being in your next life.
But don't worry, I believe that even if you turn into a maggot, you will still be the most handsome one. It's a pity, it's a pity."
Xiao Feng said it was a pity and actually got on his horse and started to move forward. Fan Wu's face turned pale and he rushed forward crazily to hug Xiao Feng's horse's front legs.
The horse was frightened and kept flicking its legs, trying to fly him away. However, Fan Wu hugged him very tightly and screamed.
"My lord, my lord, the villain is talking nonsense, the villain is talking nonsense! The villain has never had an affair with Fan Yang, the villain is talking nonsense!"
Xiao Feng frowned: "You have to think carefully before speaking. Talking nonsense is also sinful. You will be slapped, and the slap will be very painful. If you ask me, you might as well hold on and be hanged."
It’s quite enjoyable.”
Fan Wu shook his head crazily: "No, no, no, the villain is willing to be punished, willing to be punished! The villain is talking nonsense, and he deserves to be punished!"
Xiao Feng smiled and looked at Ying Tianfu Yin: "Since this person can correct his mistakes after he realizes them, don't be too harsh when you hit him. This can be regarded as a reward from the imperial court for his repentance."
At this time, Ying Tianfu Yin was so impressed that he was in admiration and nodded repeatedly without hesitation.
Xiao Feng looked at Fan Jian: "Clan leader? Do you still have witnesses?"
Fan Jian looked nervously at the more than 20 men who came with him. These men collectively took a step back, and then suddenly realized that everyone had stepped back. He had not widened the gap, so he collectively took another step back.
Xiao Feng nodded and suddenly understood how the involution came about.
"Fan Jian, as the leader of the clan, you are responsible for the moral integrity of the clan, so I do not blame you for acting too hastily and blocking the road to file a complaint.
But you must know that if a slap can’t make a difference, even if Mr. Fan Yang is suspected of being frivolous, what will happen to the men in your hometown who have an affair with her?
You are always willing to dip women into pig cages, but you are so tolerant and generous to men. Not to mention that as the leader of the clan, you are highly respected and want to get involved, which is even more inappropriate.
I don’t care about your clan’s affairs, but if you instigate Fan Wu to give false testimony, you will inevitably be guilty of it. As the chief envoy, your crime will be even more serious. Considering that you are old, I will give you half of the eighty-year-old!"
Fan Jian was about to cry but had no tears. He glared at Fan Wu fiercely, but Fan Wu was so happy that he had escaped death that he couldn't help but care about him.
Fan Jian glared at Fan Yang again. Fan Yang was not afraid and looked straight at him, but she made him lower his head and secretly felt cruel.
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Yue nodded: "Take the Fan Yang family and follow us. Leave Fan Jian and Fan Wu to Ying Tian Mansion. You can go home after finishing the work."
In the city of Nanjing, there is a residence specially prepared for the Governor of Jiangnan. It was still early for dinner at this time, so Xiao Feng and others went to the Governor's Mansion to rest and change clothes.
As soon as Xiao Feng entered the house, he hurriedly summoned Fan Yang's family. Princess Chang'an curled her lips and looked at Xiao Feng sourly.
"I think the way you look at Mr. Fan Yang is not right..."
Xiao Feng smiled and ignored her. After the Fan Yang family came in and knelt down, Xiao Feng spoke calmly.
"There is no one else here. To be honest, is Fan Yang having an affair with the man in the village?"
The whole family looked at each other, and finally the mother-in-law spoke: "The old lady and her family are so embarrassed that they can't repay your life-saving grace. They dare not lie to you. My daughter-in-law was born with a strange disease. It's really... hard to talk about it."
At this time, Mrs. Fan Yang had all tied up, and An Qingyue also took her to wash her face. Her face looked like peach blossoms, and her eyes were like spring water. She glanced at Xiao Feng with anger and joy, and her face turned red.
"Sir, the Nu family is originally from Jiaxing. A few years ago, when the Nu family was young, they met a strange man when they went to the mountains to pick wild vegetables.
His face was covered with hair and beard, all gray and disheveled. He was flying back and forth on the rocks, and he caught me at once. Then he said something about me, saying that I was a beauty, but it was a pity that I was not a good person.
He caught me in a cave and stuffed a medicine into my mouth. My whole body became hot and itchy unbearably. Then he... ruined me.
Later, there was a woman in the cave who was not wearing any clothes. She said that if you just grab people and bring them in, the Holy Envoy will know what happened.
.
The weirdo asked the woman to throw me into the cliff, pretending to fall.
I was scared to death, so the woman took me out of the cave, came to the edge of the cliff, let me go, and told me never to go up this mountain again.
Since then, I have been suffering from a strange disease. If I don't touch a man for a few days, I will feel itchy and itchy all over my body. Even after taking a lot of medicine, it doesn't feel better.
Later, when the Japanese pirates made trouble and my father was killed, I fled to Nanjing with my mother. As a result, my mother froze to death, and my mother-in-law saved my life.
Sir, I know that I have a lustful nature and have no sense of shame. But I have never done anything bad or harmed anyone. Those men took the initiative to seduce me.
Real gentlemen always stay far away from their slaves, neither daring to provoke them nor wanting to bring their reputations into disrepute.
There are men who send money and food, but the slave family seldom asks for it, preferring to support their parents-in-law with their own hands.
Fan Wu and the Nu family are the best friends. He said several times that he would take the Nu family to escape and live a good life with the Nu family. The Nu family could not bear to leave their parents-in-law and their husbands and refused to agree. Unexpectedly, he actually..."
Xiao Feng listened quietly without saying a word. It wasn't until Fan Yang covered his face and started crying that he slowly spoke.
"You are not promiscuous by nature. What you become today is related to that pill and that person. I have seen a girl who looks very much like you.
Fortunately, you didn't run away with Fan Wu, otherwise I would conclude that you must have been sold by him at this moment. Even if you don't sell, he has no good intentions. You have filial piety and benevolence in your heart. This means that good deeds will be rewarded."
Fan Yang's husband coughed, with a blush of shame on his sallow face: "Sir, in the final analysis, the villain is still incompetent.
I can't help my wife, so I have to let her suffer other people's words..."
Xiao Feng frowned, his words were nice, but something felt a little wrong. He coughed to get his thoughts back on track.
"Now you have two choices. One is to return to Fanjiazhuang and continue living. I can ask Yingtian Mansion to take care of you and prevent others from bullying you. But I can't cure Fan Yang's disease.
Second, I will write a letter to you and ask Yingtian Mansion to send someone to take you to the capital. When you get there, go to Yan Niang in Chun Yan Tower and let her arrange your life.
Since Mr. Fan Yang has this disease, until there is no way to cure it, working in Chunyan Tower is probably the best arrangement at the moment. But if you are worried about your reputation, this approach will not work.
No matter what, try to find a way to survive first. As long as a person is alive, there is hope and there will always be a day when he can be cured."
The whole family looked at each other for a moment. Fan Yang's husband kowtowed first and said: "I am willing to listen to the adults' arrangements and take my family to the capital. I am not afraid of people's jokes, as long as my family can live a good life!"
Mrs. Fan Yang also blushed and nodded. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law hesitated for a little longer, but finally nodded. Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Chunyan House is different from other brothels. If you don't want to, just tell Yan Niang and she won't force you to accept customers.
As for your husband, his illness may not be incurable. There are many doctors in the capital and asked Yan Niang to help find them. If your husband is cured, you may be able to leave Chunyan Tower.
Here are three Qingxin Pills, which you can take on the way. Although they can't cure your illness, it will take some time before you go to the capital, and they can help relieve your pain."
Fan Yangshi thanked En and took the elixir,
Xiao Feng pointed to the pen and paper on the table with a solemn expression.
"What is the name of that mountain in your local Jiaxing area? Try your best to recall it and write down the location of the mountain and the famous things around it for me."
After seeing off the Fan Yang family, Xiao Feng changed his clothes and took Zhang Wuxin to the reception banquet hosted by Zhao Wenhua. As for Princess Chang An, her eyes were swollen from crying along the way and she had no appetite, so she stayed in the mansion.
At the reception banquet, the attitude of Nanjing officials towards Xiao Feng had obviously improved a lot. Especially Ying Tianfu Yin, the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Rites, the smiles on their faces were much more sincere.
Normal people always admire the strong, and they are always humane.
In Fan Yang's case, although Zhao Wenhua was pressing for it and wanted to wait to create problems for Xiao Feng, in fact, the three of them could not reach a consensus on the penalty.
They all know that it is most likely true that Fan Yang is promiscuous in the village, but they are also men. Based on their experience, they deeply understand that if those men are unwilling or even do not take the initiative, Fan Yang will not be able to take off their pants.
It is a common practice for men to put all the blame on a woman when she pulls up her pants, but other men actually understand that the woman has been wronged and are willing to forgive her.
What is surprising is that people who are often unforgiving of women and think that women are responsible for their sins are often other women, but they still mean it from the bottom of their hearts!
Therefore, it is rare for a person like Princess Chang An to be sober in the world.
The biggest problem facing these three officials is that they know in their hearts that Fan Yang is the lifeblood of the family. If Fan Yang is gone, the whole family will also die. This
They are not willing to put the cause and effect on themselves.
But if I want to favor the Fan Yang family, I can't do it. After all, there are many people talking about it, and there are many witnesses. The Fan Yang family's defeat is almost certain, and the laws and clan rules are all there, how to protect it?
So they pushed back and forth, and it happened that Zhao Wenhua wanted to deal with Xiao Feng, so they just went with the flow and left it to Zhao Wenhua to handle.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Feng didn't even get promoted, so he simply solved the problem on the roadside. Not only did he save the Fan Yang family, but he also made it impossible for anyone to find fault. This is awesome.
Official Yin of Yingtian Mansion was a man of temperament. After a few glasses of wine, he saw that Xiao Feng became more and more pleasing to his eye, so he whispered secretly while toasting Xiao Feng.
"Sir, have you heard that the north believes in Taoism and the south believes in Buddhism? Although today's Wansai worships Taoism and suppresses Buddhism, in the land south of the Yangtze River, Buddhism has a deep foundation and has won the hearts of the people."
Xiao Feng was stunned for a moment, but remained calm on the surface. He just smiled, drank the wine, and patted Ying Tianfu Yin's arm gently.
Seeing that the dinner was coming to an end, Zhao Wenhua stood up and led everyone to toast Xiao Feng a glass of wine, and then spoke with a smile.
"Master Xiao, during these days in Jiangnan, Xiaguan has been preparing for your arrival all the time.
Everyone can testify that, whether in the officialdom or among the people, I have promoted you as the number one person in the Taoist sect today!
The lower official general vigorously promoted his performance in discussing Taoism in the capital, and everyone in the officialdom and the people admired it. However, there was a crazy monk who did not know what to do and claimed that Taoism is a small way and Buddhism is the main way.
The lower official was furious and wanted to punish him on the spot. However, after thinking about it, it seemed inappropriate for the government to intervene in such a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism.
What's more, this crazy monk is quite famous in Jiangnan.
, handling it rashly is also afraid of arousing public anger.
Therefore, the official was rude and asked the crazy monk to wait for a few days until the master arrived, so that he could teach him a lesson in person.
Your Excellency has arrived in Nanjing today and everyone knows it. Should I call that crazy monk to the lobby of Yingtian Mansion tomorrow and reprimand him face to face?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Xiao Feng's face to see how he would respond. With Xiao Feng's status at this time, he could refuse if he didn't want to.
But if this matter spreads out, not to mention the people in Jiangnan will laugh at Xiao Feng, even Jiajing will be dissatisfied with Xiao Feng.
You are the number one person in the Taoist sect, and all the Buddhists point their noses at you and look down on you, but you actually backed down. Doesn’t this disgrace the entire Taoist sect?
Xiao Feng poured himself a glass of wine, looked at Zhao Wenhua with a smile, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Let him come, and let me see if the talent you, Mr. Zhao, have found will be more powerful than Yan Shifan."