"Sun Tu, who is a humble official, has met the governor." Arriving at the lobby of the magistrate's office, Sun Tu bowed politely and showed no signs of being tough enough to fight with the Han family to the end.
Seeing this, Han Changzhou nodded hurriedly and said: "Qianli came, please come in and talk." The presence of Han Deshu, the steward of the Han family, made him feel a little uncomfortable in the hall because of the presence of Han Deshu, the manager of the Han family. Sun Tu came at the right time. .
Han Deshu, who had been sitting in the guest seat with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes when he heard the noise. He looked at Sun Tu who came in and asked, "Are you the Sun Tu who calls the shots in the Dongcheng Police Station?" There was a hint of disdain in his tone.
But Sun Tu didn't pay attention to the other party at all. He didn't even glance at the other party. He walked to Han Changzhou's case and saluted with clasped fists: "I wonder what the governor ordered when he summoned the officials here today?" This kind of indifference is natural. Han De's face froze, and then a trace of anger appeared on his face.
Han Changzhou's heart trembled when he saw this scene. After calming down, he said: "I would like to introduce you first. This is Han Deshu, the second manager of Wei Guogong's mansion. Because you took away two members of the Han family without any reason in the past two days. You are in the government office, so I called you here and want you to expose this matter as soon as possible."
"What the governor said is wrong." Sun Tu shook his head with a long face and said: "The official never takes anyone for no reason. The two young masters of the Han family who were taken down in the past two days were also because they galloped wildly in the bustling city of Dongcheng. As a result, many people were hurt, so I just acted in accordance with the law."
Han Deshu hated him. As the steward of the Han family, had he ever been so ignored? In the past, not to mention that government officials like Sun Tu were in trouble, even the sixth and seventh grade officials in the capital would politely call him a clerk when they met him. But he couldn't control it for a while. When he heard them talking about his young master, he could only say: "Sun Dutou's words are too harsh. My yamen just rode the horse and ran a few steps on a whim. Why?" Are you saying that they have committed a heinous crime? Even if they really hurt people, it is just a trivial matter, why are you holding on to them? "
Only then did Sun Tu turn around and look at the other party, but he was not in a hurry to answer his words, but narrowed his eyes: "Are you an official of the imperial court?"
"Huh?" Han Deshu felt a little strange, but still shook his head subconsciously. Sun Tu asked again: "Does that mean you have fame?" After the other party shook his head again, he immediately changed his expression and shouted: "Then you are so brave, how dare you sit in front of me, the governor of Kaifeng, right? Who gave you this power?"
These words made the other party suddenly startled and said: "I am the manager of the Han family..."
"You also know that you are a slave of the Han family. How can a humble slave be qualified to be on an equal footing with officials like us? Is this what your master taught you?" Sun Tu continued in a cold voice, but Han Deshu couldn't sit still anymore. , after all, it is related to the reputation of the Han family. If word spreads, I am afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future.
Han Changzhou looked at everything in front of him in shock. He really didn't expect Sun Tu to be so ruthless, but he was so rational that he couldn't even stop him. Leveraging the power of the Han family, Han Deshu, as a domestic slave in charge, is indeed qualified to sit on an equal footing with many officials in the DPRK. However, this is only an unspoken rule after all. If it is stated openly, it will not be recognized at all.
It wasn't until he saw them getting up that Sun Tu continued: "I never said that they committed one of the ten heinous crimes, so I just took them into custody and did not really torture them. But you said that this is just a trivial matter, but it is completely wrong. , this city of Tokyo is at the foot of the emperor, with important land in all directions, and more than a million officials and citizens. If everyone ignores the government prohibitions and goes about their own business, wouldn't the entire capital be in chaos? If the two yamen of the Han family had not injured someone today If you try to stop them, there is no guarantee that they will not do something bolder tomorrow. Han Fuyin, since you have entrusted the management of public security matters in the east of the city to the humble post, the humble post should do its best to handle it, even if it offends some people. People are also willing to do whatever they want.”
"You..." Han Changzhou opened his mouth, but for a moment he could no longer refute. As before, Sun Tu was still being rational. He couldn't confuse right and wrong and say that riding a horse by two young masters of the Han family did not violate the law, right
"I, the Duke of Wei, have been granted the title of the late emperor. Do we have to disregard the dignity of the court just because of this trivial matter?" At this time, Han Deshu was already at a loss for words, so he could only take out a big hat and put it on Sun Tu.
Sun Tu had no intention of backing down. He looked at the other party and sneered: "Prince Wei has indeed made great contributions to the court, but this is not the capital for his descendants to do whatever they want. As the saying goes, a prince who breaks the law is as guilty as the people, let alone two people. In the office. Moreover, if the emperor's benevolence really means to forgive them, you can just submit a petition to plead for mercy. However, our Kaifeng Mansion needs to convince the public, and we must not forgive their sins because of their special status. Otherwise, it will not lead to consequences. We can all afford it!”
This was said so resolutely and loudly that Han Changzhou could not find an excuse to object. Han Deshu's face was even more gloomy. It was precisely because the Han family knew that this matter could not be brought to light that they asked him to come here to put pressure on Han Changzhou, and even used the strategy of raising Hu Lishan to take away people by force.
So without being able to refute, Han Deshu could only stare at Sun Tu bitterly: "Okay, okay, Sun Tutou is indeed worthy of the reputation of being ruthless. He really doesn't take the Duke of Wei seriously at all. I hope It's good that you can always be so tough from now on. Farewell!" At this point, he could no longer communicate with Sun Tu, and he didn't want to continue to be ridiculed here. Anyway, after this time has passed, Han Yong and others should have succeeded. And with Han Changzhou's courage, he would never dare to go to Wei Guogong's mansion to arrest someone again.
"Wait a minute." Sun Tu suddenly stopped him, and cupped his hands to Han Changzhou and said, "Yin, in fact, my official did all this not because he really wanted to embarrass the Duke of Wei, but just to clarify the law and set the record straight. So this case is also There is a way to properly dispose of it.”
"Oh? But what kind of judgment is it?" Han Changzhou was immediately happy when he heard it. Even Han Deshu, who had a gloomy face, looked a little better, but he still had doubts in his heart. He didn't know what kind of medicine Sun Tu was selling in this gourd. .
Sun Tu smiled and said calmly: "Actually, according to my laws of the Song Dynasty, riding a horse in a busy city is only a minor crime. Even if it does injure someone, he will be sentenced to twenty or thirty cangues for several months, plus compensation for the injured person's soup and medicine expenses. That’s all.”
"This can't be done. How can my yamen be punished like this?" Han Deshu immediately shook his head and objected. This would not only make the two yamen suffer a lot, but would also have a great impact on the reputation of the Han family. He did not dare to agree.
"Manager Han, don't be impatient. Just listen to what I have to say. The law requires money to atone for sins."
According to the regulations, as long as you spend two to three hundred dollars, the two yamen will not have to suffer this physical pain. I think with the wealth of the Duke of Wei, it shouldn't be a big deal to spend a few hundred dollars, right? "Sun Tu continued.
These words really made Han Deshu's heart skip a beat. A few hundred guan was really not even a drop in the bucket for the Han family. Even if they had to pay some compensation to the injured people, the Han family would not frown. But the only problem was If you lose the Han family's face in this way, where can you put it
With the current status of Wei Guogong and Han Mansion, he actually fell into the hands of a small head of Kaifeng Mansion. This is a result that no one in the Han family can accept. This will undoubtedly have a huge impact on their reputation. From now on, my master will not be able to show his face when he goes out to interact with others.
What's more, there is another point that he relies on. If he wants to save the two yamen, he may not have to bow to Sun Tu. Maybe their plan has been completed by now, and the two yamen have returned home safely.
Seeing that he was hesitant, Sun Tu guessed what he was thinking and sneered softly: "Manager Han, do you think that since I am here and there is no one guarding the security station, you can take the opportunity to rob the two Yamenei?" go?"
As soon as these words came out, the other two people's expressions changed. Unexpectedly, Sun Tu not only guessed their final intention, but also said it in person. And judging from his confident look, it seemed that he had anticipated this move and made corresponding arrangements
"Manager Han, do you think that I, Sun Tu, am such a careless person that I would come to the government office without any preparation and stay for most of the day? In fact, I am not afraid to tell you the truth, unless your Han family is so bold that you dare to use private soldiers. Use your crossbow and attack with force, otherwise the two yamen will not even take a step out of the gate of my police station!"
"You..." Upon hearing this, Han Deshu immediately glared at Sun Tu angrily, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. Han Changzhou also had a look of surprise on his face, and then he gave a wry smile with some shame, not knowing what to say.
The pressure put on him by the Han family was indeed great, which also made him resentful of Sun Tu, thinking that this ungrateful subordinate had made him suffer in this matter. If another subordinate had done such a thing and refused to let him go, Han Fuyin would have taken away his position long ago, and even dismissed him and kicked him out of Kaifeng Mansion. However, Sun Tu's status was really special. Not only was he a ninth-grade official, but he was also appointed by the Privy Council. He was also a person valued by Taiwei Tong, so how could he dare to act recklessly
It was precisely because of the dilemma, not daring to offend the Han family, but also having nothing to do with Sun Tu, that Han Fuyin agreed to Han Deshu's effort to divert the tiger away from the mountain. But in the end, Sun Tu discovered this and told them that this road was blocked, which made Han Changzhou even more embarrassed and helpless.
"Do you think I will believe your lies?" Although he was full of doubts, Han Deshu was still holding on. At this time, he really had no way out.
Sun Tu smiled again: "Whether what I said is true or not, I think there will be a result soon."
Just as he finished speaking, as if to prove that what he said was true, a servant hurried to the front of the hall and reported to Han Changzhou: "Fu Yin, there are people from the Duke of Wei's house outside, saying they have something important to report to you. Their books are in charge.”
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Second update today. . . . .