In Beijing in October, the autumn wind is bleak, the weather turns cold, and you can already feel the slightest chill when walking on the streets.
Beijing City, Shuntianfu Yamen.
Directly above the lobby of the yamen, there is a middle-aged man sitting. This man is wearing ordinary clothes and has a slicked back hair. His eyes fall on the people in the hall with a bitter expression. This man's name is Mo Yuansheng. He used to be Li Zhen When he led people to leave Beijing and met Zhang Zhidong, Mo Yuansheng had an encounter with Li Zhen, but then there was no news. Later, Liu Jintang and Zuo Zongtang led troops into Beijing, and Liu Jintang commanded the soldiers to massacre in Beijing. As a result, most of the officials in the city were killed.
Mo Yuansheng voluntarily surrendered, and after surrendering, he rose to prominence and unknowingly took the position of Shuntian Prefect. After Mo Yuansheng became the Shuntian Prefect, everything went smoothly and nothing happened.
After all, the Manchu nobles were afraid of being killed by Liu Jintang and did not dare to cause trouble.
This time, Mo Yuansheng encountered a problem.
Shunfu, the grandson of Li Zhen's father-in-law Guiliang, was suspected of killing people and desecrating women. Now, the person who was killed came to complain and cried, demanding that the murderer be punished. Mo Yuansheng looked at Shunfu standing in the lobby, and then looked at the man next to him. A pretty woman had a headache.
How to deal with it.
Mo Yuansheng grabbed the gavel and slapped it down.
Immediately, he shouted in a deep voice: "Shunfu, Mrs. Zhou sued you for defiling her and killing her husband Zhou Gang. Is this true?"
Shunfu is a ten-year-old young man with a short haircut, a round face, small eyes, and erratic eyes. His face is full of pride, like a proud peacock.
He raised his head and said loudly: "Who said I insulted her? Huh, shameless woman. It was obviously because she was unruly and took a fancy to my family's power and my relationship with the president, so she took the initiative to seduce her. I want to climb a high branch, but unfortunately, when Mrs. Zhou was seducing me, her dead husband saw her, and then the dead husband rushed out indiscriminately, carrying a kitchen knife and wanted to kill me and this woman. In order to protect myself, I , so I accidentally killed that damn ghost."
After a moment's pause, Shunfu continued: "Lord Fu Yin, I am Shunfu, the grandson of Gui Liang, the head of the country. If you dare to attack me, when I go home and tell my aunt, you will be dismissed from your official position."
"You, you, you spit on others."
Zhou's anger was raging, and the team on his chest was trembling continuously.
This scenery made Shunfu talk a lot.
Mrs. Zhou's body was trembling slightly, she pointed at Shunfu and cursed loudly: "You are obviously the one who despised me and was finally discovered by my husband. And you brutally killed my husband and defiled me. You, how could you?" What do you say?"
Shunfu waved his hand and said, "Crazy bitch, she just knows how to bite people."
He turned his eyes to Mo Yuansheng and said: "Sir, my aunt asked me to go home for dinner and is still waiting for me. Is the matter finished? If everything is fine, I will go back for dinner."
When Mo Yuansheng heard this, he felt angry.
This guy is so disrespectful.
Mo Yuansheng frowned, with a look of embarrassment on his face. Part of the reason why Mo Yuansheng was able to sit in the position of Shuntian Prefect was because Guiliang helped him, and he was able to securely sit in the position of Shuntian Prefect. However, If Shunfu was dealt with, wouldn't it be a loss of face for Guiliang? When Mo Yuansheng felt a headache, the staff member in charge of recording kept making eye contact.
Mo Yuansheng waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "This case is complicated. Please take the plaintiff and defendant into custody and let me think about it before trying it again."
Shunfu suddenly became unhappy, but he couldn't break away from the soldiers and was forced to suppress him.
Zhou knew in her heart that Mo Yuansheng did not want to deal with the matter, so she became angry and shouted loudly: "Sir, Shunfu has defiled me and killed my husband. The witnesses and material evidence are all there. How can the case be so complicated? What I want is Not much, I just want to avenge my husband."
Mo Yuansheng said: "You bastard, you dare to refute what I said, take him down."
The two were taken down separately, and Mo Yuansheng and his staff came to the back hall.
Mo Yuansheng asked: "What do you want to say?"
The staff said: "Sir, in my opinion, it is best for you to remain neutral and not care about anything. According to the president's character, he has always governed the country according to the law and will not protect any relatives. Even if the president's relatives arrive in Beijing, they will not be protected. Being restrained, some of them broke the law and were expelled from Beijing. Similarly, if Shunfu committed a crime, once the president knew about it, the consequences would be self-evident."
Mo Yuansheng said: "According to your statement, the verdict should be direct. How can you be neutral?"
The staff said: "The President is a big mountain. Isn't Guiliang and the Mother of the Nation a big mountain? You can't offend the President, but you don't dare to offend Guiliang and the Mother of the Nation. If you offend any of them, you will be crushed. kill."
"That makes sense, that makes sense."
Mo Yuansheng nodded and said, "What suggestions do you have."
A smile appeared on the staff's face, and he said with a smile: "The best way is to remain neutral. You just need to pretend to be sick, push this matter out, and let the court in charge of Zhao Liewen handle this matter. In this way, you will offend people. If Zhao Liewen does all the work, it will be much easier for you."
Mo Yuansheng said: "We will offend Guiliang by pushing the matter out."
The staff said: "Gui Liang has not intervened in this matter, so there is still room for change. On the one hand, you should first send someone to inform Zhao Liewen to take over the matter. After the person who notified Zhao Liewen comes back, you can then send someone to inform Guiliang. Zhao Liewen took Shunfu away by force, so that you will have nothing to worry about."
"clever,."
A smile appeared on Mo Yuansheng's face and he laughed immediately.
"Report,."
At this time, the Yamen servant came to report: "Sir, the steward of Guiliang Mansion wants to see you."
In an instant, Mo Yuansheng's expression changed drastically.
The staff member looked helpless, nodded and said: "Now, we can only meet."
Mo Yuansheng waved his hand and asked the yamen servant to invite someone. Not long after, an elderly housekeeper walked in. With a smile on his face, he clasped his fists and said, "The common people have seen Mr. Fu Yin."
Mo Yuansheng motioned to the old butler to sit down and asked, "What can I do for the butler?"
The old housekeeper said straight to the point: "That's it. I heard that Master Shunfu got involved in a dispute. I asked me to ask what happened. If Master Shunfu committed a crime, please follow the laws of the country." The verdict is that if Young Master Shunfu has not committed any crime, no one can slander Young Master Shunfu. That’s all I have to say.”
Mo Yuansheng said: "Butler, don't worry, Master Shunfu has not broken any laws."
After saying these words, Mo Yuansheng felt bitter in his heart.
Guiliang asked him to deal with it impartially, but the meaning behind his words was not that he dared to say that Shunfu killed someone and defiled a woman.
"My lord, please be more considerate."
The old butler stood up to say goodbye and quickly left the back hall.
Mo Yuansheng asked: "Sir, what should we do now?"
The staff member sighed softly and said: "The situation today is extremely complicated, and it is impossible for you to throw away your hands. In my opinion, you still have to pretend to be sick, suppress this matter for the time being, and then send someone to persuade Zhou in private." , asked her to withdraw the complaint, and at the same time, arranged for Shunfu to temporarily stay in the cell for a few days. Once Zhou is persuaded, everything will be easier to handle."
Mo Yuansheng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."