After hearing Po Wen's words, Tang Lu was still unclear, so he asked, "Were you the one who delivered Jia Shu's baby?"
"Yes."
"There are rumors in the village that he is not a descendant of the Jia family. What do you think?"
"This is nonsense. It was a civilian woman who delivered the baby herself. How can it be false?"
"In that case, so be it! Are you willing to testify?"
"testify?"
"Yes, are you willing to testify in court?"
"willing!"
"Very good, but I think you still have a good conscience, so I won't let you go in person. You can just write a certificate."
"But, folk girls can't write."
"It doesn't matter. You can learn to write slowly in the future. Learn to read first, then learn to write." Tang Lu said.
"I understand. So, what should I do with this certificate?"
"We will prepare it, you just need to sign it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Lu drafted the certificate and Po Wen signed it.
Returning to the county government office, Tang Lu ordered that Jia Li and all related relatives of the Jia family be reported to the county government office. In the court hall, Tang Lu said loudly: "Jia Li is rebellious and unethical. While his brother is away, he intends to embezzle and has already embezzled."
His property is a huge legacy, and I think you all know it very well. Jia Li is lazy and does not want to make progress. He always thinks about the interests of others, takes advantage of others' dangers, and defrauds his brother and sister-in-law. In fact, Jia Li has bad intentions and must be punished according to the law.
Severe punishment will not be tolerated. All the witnesses and physical evidence are available, Jia Li, what do you have to say?"
"Sir, that's not the case. I have always been fair and law-abiding. I said that the child born to my sister-in-law is not of my brother's flesh and blood. I didn't say it first. Someone said it. I had to do it to protect the reputation of my late brother.
, In fact, the little one is also a victim and does not know the real situation. The little one has pure motives and has no other thoughts. I hope you can be merciful and understand the little one's painstaking efforts," Jia Li said.
"That's nonsense! You're talking nonsense! You bribed the former county magistrate, changed your confession, made lies, and made your sister-in-law wronged for more than ten years. It's absolutely disgusting. You still care about brotherhood. Where do you put your brother? Yours
Do you still have your brother in your heart? If your brother is in heaven and sees his wife and children living on the street, how would you feel? You can imagine. The person who drove the Jia family out was none other than his own brothers. If you tell me, everyone will
I can’t bear it and I don’t believe it. You are worse than an animal. No animal can do such a thing! Think about it, how does your brother treat you? Even if he has no kindness to you, at least as a younger brother, you have taken care of your sister-in-law and
Nephew's obligation, if you take good care of your sister-in-law and nephew, your brother will definitely feel at ease. On the contrary, he will not feel at ease. The reason is very simple, that is, the biggest threat and danger comes from the closest people. This is very disappointing.
I can't imagine it. Look at the things you did, which one was done by humans?" Tang Lu asked.
"Sir, I am a little greedy, but it is understandable! I am worried that my sister-in-law is still young. If she remarries, she will take away the family property left by her brother and take advantage of her husband. She will get something for nothing and become rich overnight.
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"What you said is wrong. Whether your sister-in-law remarries or not has nothing to do with you. Your brother is dead and the dead cannot interfere with the freedom of the living. Your sister-in-law has the right to remarry. However, your sister-in-law has made it clear that she will not remarry and has always been single-minded.
If you want to take care of your nephew and not remarry, what are you worried about? You just want to occupy your brother's property, so you just made up these words, who are you kidding?"
"Sir, I am really worried that something like this will happen. If I lie, I will be struck by thunder."
"If you are so worried, why don't you give your sister-in-law some money after more than ten years have passed? You have occupied all the properties of her and your nephew. Do you have any mercy for them? You keep saying that you want to protect your brother.
Property, in these years, in addition to satisfying yourself with food, drink, whoring and gambling, have you allowed your brother's property to increase? Your purpose is to seize the property and then sit back and have nothing. You have ruined your own family property, and then you have ruined your brother's inheritance.
Did you let a dog eat your conscience?" Tang Lu asked.
"Sir, I understand that I am wrong. Please give me a chance and leave a small part of my brother's estate to me. Because taking care of my brother's inheritance these years, there is no credit but hard work, no hard work but also fatigue." Jia Li
explain.
"Don't say such unambitious things. Put away your two-faced face. You have bad intentions and a good reputation. When you see your sister-in-law being diligent and thrifty and living a good life, you become envious, jealous and then hate her. In the end, you find a way to make your sister-in-law
Your life with your nephew is not as good as yours, but you started to do mischief and let your sister-in-law and nephew live on the street. Your conscience is really bad!"
"Sir, is there any evidence to prove that my nephew is not the son of my brother?"
"Nonsense, there must be some! When you and the former county magistrate offered bribes, you were not asked to provide evidence to prove that your nephew was not born to your brother. It was the former county magistrate who was soft-spoken and short-handed. According to the law, you should take bribes.
Producing evidence will eliminate this link. When your sister-in-law gave birth to the child, Mrs. Wen was present and it was Mrs. Wen who delivered the baby. Po Wen has made a confession, told the truth clearly, and signed her name. See for yourself! See what else.
What are you talking about?" Tang Lu said, and then threw it out to prove it. Jia Li took a look at the proof with both hands and understood everything.
Everyone in the courtroom looked at it and had nothing to say. After a commotion, it became quiet.
Jia Li had no choice but to plead guilty and be sentenced to twenty years in prison. He was sent to the frontier to serve his sentence. All the remaining property was given to the Jia Shu family. The Jia Shu family got all the property and educated his son to continue to obtain fame. He taught him to follow the right path and become an upright official. In the future, he would be like Tang Dynasty.
The law makes decisions for the people.
After the verdict, Tang Lu announced his withdrawal from the court. When he arrived in the back hall, before he could even sit down on his chair, someone started beating drums and complained.
The law of the Tang Dynasty only allowed you to ascend to the hall.
A group of people came, not the group just now, the group just now were all members of the Jia family and neighbors, this group looked like passers-by, people from all over the place.
"Who is kneeling?"
"The younger one's surname is Zhen and his name is Bu."
"My surname is Jia Mingmao."
"Why did you go to court?"
"It was because there was a fierce fight over the cloth. Passers-by couldn't tell the real thing from the fake, so they took it to the county government hall." Zhen Bu said.
"What's going on?" Tang Lu asked.
"Sir, he stole the cloth of common people," Jia Mao said.
"How unreasonable! He was obviously the one who stole the small piece of cloth." Zhen Bu said.
"Jia Mao, you said Zhen Bu stole your cloth, what evidence do you have?"
"Sir, Xiaomin knows very well about Xiaomin's cloth. How much does it weigh, what are its specifications, what are its characteristics, etc. Xiaomin knows very well. Doesn't it belong to Xiaomin's cloth if it's not Xiaomin's?" Jia Mao said.
"Zhen Bu, you said that Jia Mao stole your cloth, do you have any evidence?"
"Your Excellency, Jia Mao first inquired about the quantity and quality of the cloth from where he was a child, remembered it, and then began to blackmail him. He really couldn't bear it. Such villains are really rare!" Zhen Bu said.
"Jia Mao, tell me, how did you get involved with Zhen Bu?"
"I would like to inform you, sir, that the common people were on their way with the cloth. Suddenly, there was a thunderbolt on a sunny day, followed by heavy rain. In order to prevent the heavy rain from getting the cloth wet, the common people rushed the carriage to a pavilion to take shelter from the rain. Because it was already dusk.
, the sky is getting darker, but the rain is getting heavier and heavier, and there is no intention to stop. I really regret not bringing rain gear. If I had brought rain gear, I wouldn't be so embarrassed." Jia Mao said.
Tang Lu saw Jia Mao talking with great joy. He was tall and round, and spoke in a rough voice. He looked like a farmer and a thug who looked after the house and the courtyard. Looking at Zhen Bu, he was really gentle and his voice was not loud.
, spoke slowly, for fear of flashing his tongue when speaking loudly. It looked like Jia Mao was the one who committed the crime, but there was insufficient evidence.
After thinking about it for a while, Tang Lu asked Jia Mao: "You said you were hiding from the rain, how did you get to know Zhen Bu?"
"Xiaomin arrived at the pavilion first, and then this little man came in. He had no room. Xiaomin was kind-hearted and moved a little space for him. Thinking that they all go out to make a living, it is not easy. Those who have a little bit of a way out will not
He went out to make a living in such a heavy rain, and sacrificed a lot in order to survive. He didn't express his gratitude, and the common people just forgot about it. Maybe a rain could make someone stupid. He might be it," Jia Mao said.
"Then you gave Zhen Bu a place. Didn't Zhen Bu thank you?"
"No, but I don't care if I'm grateful or not, it's all vain."
"I'm just asking you, has Zhen Bu thanked you?"
"No."
"Zhen Bu, is Jia Mao right?"
"No, the younger one said it, but his voice was low. The wind, rain and thunder were loud, so he might not have heard it," Zhen Bu said.
"Well, this is logical." Tang Lu said, "Jia Mao, please continue."
"Then Xiaomin got bored because the rain showed no sign of letting up or stopping. He continued chatting with Zhen Bu. Who knew that Zhen Bu actually had the idea of cloth, and when Xiaomin was not paying attention, he took the cloth for himself
Yes, he was discovered by Xiaomin. Xiaomin came to him and asked him to return the cloth. Zhenbu said it was his cloth and refused to return it. During the process of pulling and pulling, he attracted passers-by. During the argument, it was very strange.
Stopped! Because the rain stopped, there was enough time and opportunity to argue about this matter. Zhen Bu stole the cloth and took it for himself with confidence. It was surprising. The common people did not dare to be careless and worried that they would not be able to do business. So he and Zhen Bu
Fight hard based on reason and strive for a good result," Jia Mao said.
"Hmm, Zhen Bu, is what Jia Mao said true? What do you have to say?" Tang Lu asked.
"Sir, I am a clerk at Zailai Cloth Store in Gucheng. Entrusted by my boss, Boss Lin, I went to Caiyang Shop in Zaoyang to purchase goods. On my way back, I encountered heavy rain, so I had to take shelter in the pavilion because the cloth could not get wet from the rain.
, to avoid being scolded by the boss, who knew that as soon as we settled in, a burly man came to the pavilion to take shelter from the rain. The little one was very scared, because the little one was worried about being bullied, and because he had an important mission, he didn't want to talk to him.
When he saw the piece of cloth that the younger one was wearing, he started talking more. He didn't want to talk to him at first, but he was very enthusiastic and got closer like this, and his words were heart-warming. The younger one answered all the questions he asked, including this batch.
I explained the situation of the goods to him in great detail, for fear that he would not understand. When the rain stopped, the younger one was going to take the cloth with him, thinking that he would be home in a while. Who knew, Jia Mao suddenly changed his face and stopped him?
On the way, the younger one shouted loudly: "You are a bold thief, you are shameless, and you dare to steal my cloth in broad daylight. You are so brave!" The younger one couldn't compete with him. He wanted to cry but had no tears. The passers-by on the road shouted.
See, he brought the young one here with him and the cloth." Zhen Bu said.
"Jia Mao, tell me, is Zhen Bu right? You said it was Zhen Bu who robbed your cloth. If you stand together, who seems to have robbed you and who seems to have been robbed? See for yourself." Tang Lu asked.
"Sir, let's stand together. It is true that Xiaomin is tall and strong. However, it is not enough to just look at the appearance, but also to look at the heart. He looks strong but timid, but he looks scary! Zhen Bu
He looks thin but has a big heart. If the common people didn't find out in time, the cloth would have been stolen." Jia Mao said.
"Sir, this is nonsense. The cloth is originally small and was bought from Caiyang Pu in Zaoyang. You can go and investigate and just ask Boss Geng from Caiyang Pu." Zhen Bu said.
"You're talking about Boss Geng. I've heard about it. The Geng Family Cloth Shop in Caiyangpu is relatively famous. However, it's quite far away from Caiyang. How do you get Boss Geng to testify for you? I don't think it's that troublesome.
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"Yes, yes, yes!" Jia Mao said repeatedly. He had just heard about Cai Yangpu's boss Geng, and he was really panicked for a while, because if boss Geng was asked to testify, he would definitely only know Zhen Bu and not Jia Mao.
Didn't this reveal everything? Fortunately, Tang Lu did not continue, that is to say, he did not ask Boss Geng to testify, or went to Gengjia Cloth Village to find Boss Geng to collect evidence. It was a near miss.
"Let's do this! I really want to see if there is any evidence in this piece of cloth? They all insist on their own opinions and refuse to give in to each other. It is best to look at the evidence and let the silent evidence prove a certain fact. Now, please put the piece of cloth
Open it and check to see if there are any clues. Come, unfold the cloth and search carefully!" Tang Lu ordered.
The yamen servants all came over and unfolded the cloth, and a hundred pieces of cloth were opened one by one.
Tang Lu asked about the situation of the cloth one by one, and both Jia Mao and Zhen Bu replied, absolutely correct.
The content of the answer is exactly the same.
After Tang Lu asked, he thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I understand. Now, please fold the scattered pieces of cloth one by one."
Jia Mao was eager to try and started to get busy.
Zhen Bu took his time and began to pack the cloth.
"Come here, put Jia Mao in the shackles and wait for disposal." Tang Lu said sternly.
When Jia Mao heard this shout, his whole body went limp. The yamen officer came up and locked the door.
Before he could speak, Tang Lu spoke first: "You don't have to quibble. You robbed Zhen Bu of cloth, and then you bit back and said that Zhen Bu stole your cloth. This cloth clearly belongs to Zhen Bu. You spit so much, and you actually want to
This person's cloth is so audacious that in broad daylight, you dare to rely on the strong to bully the weak and openly rob others of their legitimate cloth. What crime should you be guilty of?"
"Sir, the common people have been wronged, wronged!" Jia Mao cried.