Chapter 10 Kneeling three times and not kneeling three times!
A dignified school administrator in a province, if replaced today, would be at the level of deputy director of the Provincial Department of Education. Let alone Meng Xinghe, even if the entire county of Taoyuan County was prosecuted, no one would dare to snort.
A group of imperial soldiers walked in with their spears rattling. Xiaowuzi was trembling with fear. He stuck close to Meng Xinghe and said weakly: "Master, what should we do? If Madam finds out about this, she might become angry.
What's it like?"
I thought that if the young master beat Ma Wencai, the worst thing he could do is let him fight back on behalf of the young master. Who knew that Ma Wencai's uncle was a powerful character and even used soldiers. Doesn't this show that he was pretending to be a public servant and wanted to give Master Meng a lesson?
Meng Xinghe did not expect that Ma Xueguan was not just a bird. He hated himself for not kicking Ma Wencai half to death. He smiled bitterly in his heart: "Is it true that no one stood up to defend himself? What about the conversation just now?
Aren’t your words in vain?”
Secretly regretting that he was really not secretive about worldly affairs, who dared to show off when Ma Shouchen was here? Meng Xinghe could only curse: "It's useless to talk more about the same raccoon dog." Seeing several soldiers coming forward to capture him, Meng Xinghe shouted loudly.
He said: "You don't need to wait for me to catch anyone. I'll just let you go. I'm not afraid of the shadow. Since Mr. Ma also believes that his nephew is innocent, let's confront each other in court to see who is more reasonable."
Who is afraid of whom? Anyway, my reputation is not good, so it doesn’t matter how many times I go to court. But if Ma Wencai, a personable Taoyuan talent, goes to court, he is afraid that his integrity as a scholar will be insulted.
"Dad! Do you really want to go to court?" Ma Wencai very much hoped that Meng Xinghe would be restrained and locked up in the county jail for three to five years. Then he would find a government official to feed him something in his meals.
Poison can solve everything. But now he has to go to court to confront him, which is the biggest insult to scholars. Ma Wencai was a little worried, fearing that this matter would affect this year's imperial examination, and then he would have to pay for his wife's loss.
Ma Wencai's father, the county magistrate, Ma Shouyi, gave him a reassuring look. For the rest, he and his brother Ma Shouchen knew what to do. Besides, the imperial examination was about to take place, and he didn't want to ruin his son for Meng Xinghe, a bastard.
's future.
Meng Xinghe calmly walked past a group of court officials headed by academic supervisor Ma Shouchen, with a self-deprecating smile. He felt that this time he went to court, he was just participating in a debate competition. He recalled that when he was at Peking University, he participated in many debate competitions.
Qian Bai has already developed a sophistical mouth. This time, he is just doing his old job and showing off his face.
Although he thought this, Xiaowuzi was scared to death. Seeing that the young master was taken away, he, as a servant, had no right to stop him. In desperation, he sat on the ground and cried: "Master, how should I explain to the madam?
!If something goes wrong with you, you won’t be able to survive even if you are small!”
The sound of crying can be described as the coming of a storm. Those who heard it cried, and those who saw it shed tears. The figures in front of them were mottled, and they were all gone in a short time. The wing was as quiet as death.
He didn't know how long he had been crying, but suddenly he felt a weight on his shoulders. Xiao Wuzi looked up and saw the old man in green robe with his young master in the school.
The old man smiled and was indescribably kind. But his eyes were very sharp, as if he wanted to see through people.
Xiaowuzi recognized the old man, so he naturally didn't feel strange. He wiped his tears, jumped up from the ground, and said, "Sir, is there anything wrong? My young master is no longer here. You can come back another day."
The old man glanced at the fifth son and said with appreciation: "Your son is so lucky to have a book boy like you!" At this point, the old man showed a kind smile and said, "Little brother, I want to ask you a favor!
May I ask how to get to the county government office in Taoyuan County? I also want to see how those officials judge your young master?"
Xiao Wuzi wiped his face and said honestly: "I know, I will take you there! I also want to see how those dog officials judge my young master." Xiao Wuzi emphasized the word "dog officials"
, the corner of the old man's mouth twitched inadvertently, but a kind smile still appeared on his face.
Xiaowuzi walked very fast. He said he was leading the way, but his steps seemed like he was running.
The two of them quickly left the county school and met Mr. Chai running towards them.
Chai Shao didn't say much, but asked anxiously: Xiaowuzi, what's wrong with your young master? We haven't seen him for just one night, why did he offend Ma Wencai? And he was kidnapped by the soldiers and taken to the county government?"
Xiao Wuzi didn't know how to answer, and was stammering for a moment and couldn't speak. Mr. Chai didn't want to ask too big questions about Xiao Wuzi, so he just said: "Xiao Wuzi, you wait for me here, I'll go in and get some things."
Come out, maybe I can save your young master’s life!”
Knowing that Young Master Chai and his young master were close friends, Xiao Wuzi had no choice but to place his hopes on Young Master Chai. He scratched his head and said, "Okay!"
Mr. Chai bypassed Xiao Wuzi and rushed to the county school. When passing by the old man, he stopped and asked, "Sir, are you going to save Brother Meng too?" Judging from the old man's seventy-year-old appearance, he must be from the county school.
That master was able to stand up and save his brother at this critical moment. Mr. Chai was somewhat touched. He murmured: "Although Brother Meng has a strange character, the friends he makes treat him sincerely. Just because of this
No one in the entire county school can compare to him!" Not knowing what Mr. Chai wanted to say, he turned around and rushed into the county school.
Xiaowuzi had no choice but to respect his wishes and waited for a cup of tea with the old man outside the county school. Then he saw Mr. Chai running out in a hurry, his chest and clothes were full, and it looked like he had packed a lot of things.
The three of them got together and rushed to the county government office in a hurry. In the meantime, Xiao Wuzi finally told Mr. Chai everything that happened. If the explanation was not clear enough, the old man helped to add.
Mr. Chai understood the whole story, but he couldn't bear the anger in his heart and cursed: "Fuck you Ma Wencai, you bastard, you bastard, I will destroy your ancestors for eighteen generations!"
Mr. Chai has learned these admonitions from the world after following Meng Xinghe for many years. After scolding him heartily, he said to the fifth son: "The Ma family's father and son have always done a lot of evil, and Brother Meng fell into their hands."
You will definitely have to suffer some hardships." At this point, Mr. Chai took out a big bag of silver from his arms and stuffed it into Xiaowuzi's hand and said: "Xiaowuzi, I will take care of the county government. You can go to the county seat of Shilang Liu immediately.
My family has been friends with the Ma family for generations, and there are people in Beijing who are serving as officials. Let’s see if we can unblock the joints and absolve your young master from the crime!”
Money can help the gods. For brother Meng Xinghe, Mr. Chai gave up all his private money. The fifth son was greatly moved. He knelt down on the ground with a plop and kept kowtowing: "Master Chai and my young master
Love is like brothers. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of my young master."
"Get up, get up, Brother Meng and I are as close as brothers. His business is my business. If I ignore it, am I still a human being?" Chai Shao hurriedly helped Xiao Wuzi up. Time was running out, and he was afraid of lingering for too long.
Knowing what accident might happen, he ordered the fifth son to go to Liu Shilang's house quickly, while he and the old man beside him rushed to the county government office.
The two of them, one quickly and one slowly, finally made it over before the class started.
At this time, there was already a sea of people outside the county government office, and the crowd was swamped. Officials from the Taoyuan County magistrate and below, as well as many officials brought from the province by school administrator Ma Shouchen, were sitting majestically in the court hall. The position where the county magistrate usually sat
, Ma Shouchen is now in charge of the school, and Ma Shouyi is just listening.
The bright and upright plaque hung in the middle of the yamen was emitting a faint golden light. The yamen servants on the left and right were standing in formation holding red wooden staffs. The whole court was indescribably solemn.
People outside were crowded and wanted to see the trial of two strange people in Taoyuan County today. They were all discussing in private that they knew the outcome of this case without going to trial. Meng Xinghe would definitely lose.
One is a talented man from Taoyuan County. His father and uncle are both imperial officials, while the other is Mr. Hualiu, who is notorious in Taoyuan County and has low moral standards. No matter how you compare him, Meng Xinghe is very different.
, if he doesn’t lose, who will lose?
Mr. Chai took the old man with him and walked through the crowd. With the Chai family's wealth in Taoyuan County, he finally avoided the large crowd and came to the front of the hearing. At a glance, he saw Meng Xinghe standing in the courtroom with a smile on his face.
Ma Wencai disappeared.
"How long has it been? Brother Meng is still so frivolous." Mr. Chai was secretly worried about Meng Xinghe and tried several times to contact him through voice, but failed.
"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Ma Shouchen, who was sitting in the county magistrate's seat, spoke in an official tone with three slaps, his tone was majestic and inviolable. "Who are you, why don't you kneel down when you see me and all your lords?
Do you want to despise the imperial officials?"
Meng Xinghe was slapped on the head with a shit basin before the trial even started. It seemed that the Ma family had to kill him before they would be willing to accept it.
"My lords, there are three times in life when students kneel down and three times they don't." Meng Xinghe walked to the middle of the hall, with his back to Ma Shouyi and facing the county government gate. He looked calm and indescribably arrogant. Facing the hundreds of people at the gate of the government office, Meng Xinghe
Lang Lang said: "There is gold under the knees of men. The three kneelings of students are: kneeling to the sky, kneeling to the ground, and kneeling to parents in the middle. How can a man bend his waist for power? But the three not to kneel of students are to commit treachery and evil."
Kneel down, greedy ministers and powerful ministers will not kneel down, corrupt officials and villains will not kneel down. You adults are not heaven, earth, or students and parents, why should I kneel!"