It was getting late, and the resolution of this matter was much smoother than Shao Yunan expected, and the impact was much greater. After Dean Cen announced his departure for Wang Zhisong, Shao Yun'an thought about leaving. The county magistrate looked at the sky and ordered the accompanying people to escort Wang Tianyan and Guo Zhaodi, and at the same time went to Xiushui Village to announce the punishment. At this time, Zhao Yuande, as the son of Lizheng, and Wang Shuping, as the son of the head of the Wang family, hurried forward to plead guilty.
Although the county magistrate did not mention whether Lizheng and the Wang family's crimes should be investigated, Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande still broke out in a cold sweat. The county magistrate was quite polite to the two, and only told them to tell their respective fathers when they returned home. As Li Zheng and the patriarch, human feelings must be taken into account, but they must not violate the law. In short, it was also a beating. Shao Yun'an was secretly surprised when he heard it from the sidelines, the county magistrate seemed to favor them a bit? Otherwise, with his and Wang Shijing's identities, it would have been rare for the county magistrate to come forward to take care of this matter, but in these words, he not only helped each other a lot, but also warned Li Zhenghe and the patriarch through Zhao Yuande and Wang Shuping, which was too dedicated. .
Shao Yun'an immediately thought about it. After Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande said that Wang Tianyan was outside the county school, and the county magistrate sent someone to arrest him, Shao Yunan took a step forward and bowed: "My lord, I have another merciless request."
The county magistrate didn't seem to mind Shao Yun'an's claim, and said, "Say it."
Shao Yunan said: "Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade." Another amazing sentence came out, "My lord sentenced the stone to Brother Shijing, but now everyone knows that we have valuable stones. I and Brother Ishii is just an ordinary person, after this incident, there is no guarantee that Xiaoxiao will not miss this stone. I want to entrust the rest of this stone to you for safekeeping, and it is also me who boldly uses your authority to protect my family of four."
When Shao Yun'an said this, the audience was shocked. Wang Shijing was also taken aback, but he pursed his lips tightly and remained silent. The county magistrate couldn't hide his surprise: "I'm afraid this stone is extremely rare. I have decided with you. If you are troubled by the stone in the future, you can beat the drum and complain. I will definitely not refuse. This is a matter for me. That's all."
Shao Yunan did take out the stone directly from his bosom, and amidst the amazement of the audience, he took two steps forward and handed out the stone with both hands: "Look, my lord, will such a stone attract the covetousness of the bad guys? Will it attract Xiaoxiao's covetousness? My family still has two young sons, and I told the truth at the beginning to dispel the doubts of the villagers, but who would have thought that even my family would worry about it, so how can I rest assured others. To be honest, there are four stones in my family , I sold it to Diezhuang Pavilion for three yuan, this is the last piece. Now that things have come to this point, I don’t want to, but I don’t regret it. It’s just that I don’t dare to keep this stone on me anymore. Please agree My rude request. When my husband and I are able to keep this stone in the future, I will take it myself."
Dean Cen reached out and took the stone from Shao Yun'an's hand, touched it again and again, looked at it again and again, and nodded repeatedly: "This stone is almost exactly the same as meat. I was just wondering how Brother Shao took out a piece of meat."
Shao Yun'an smiled "stupidly". Dean Cen handed the stone to the county magistrate, and the magistrate looked at it in his hand, touched it, his eyes were full of surprise: "It is indeed a rare thing." Then, he handed out the stone again, "You all come and see. "
When the county magistrate said this, the two masters and students gathered around to watch. Even Wang Zhisong couldn't help but glanced up.
Everyone looked around, and Dean Cen said: "My lord, Brother Shao's worries are not unreasonable. You are the only one who can say that Brother Shao's family can be safe in Yongxiu County. In my opinion, you might as well be a gang to the end. , take care of this stone for the two of them."
Mr. Cen's words made Shao Yun'an secretly surprised again, this Dean Cen seems to be very capable! Could it be said that he is worthy of being the head of a school, and his moral character is high
The county magistrate touched the fleshy stone in his hand, pondered for a long time, looked at Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing, and said, "In this case, I will keep it for you. In the future, if you two have the ability to protect this stone, I will I will return this stone to you two. Everyone present today is a witness. During my term of office, I will keep this strange stone for Wang Shijing and his wife Wang Shaoyun, and Dean Cen will guarantee it."
"The old man is willing to guarantee."
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, Dean!" Shao Yun'an thanked excitedly, with a relaxed smile of "the trouble has finally been sent away". Dean Cen pointed at Shao Yun'an, and laughed, with a helpless smile of "Your idea is really good", and seemed to have a bit of love for the younger generation.
The county magistrate said: "It's getting late, you two should go back." Then, the county magistrate took out a jade card from his sleeve pocket and handed it over, "Take this jade card, and if you have any grievances in the future, go straight to the county government to attack Drum, this magistrate exempts you from the 30-ban rule before you enter the yamen, so don’t come to the county school to disturb the teacher’s lectures.”
"Thank you, my lord!"
Shao Yun'an took the jade plaque happily, it is an absolute amulet!
Then the county magistrate said: "Although the dean and the two masters will not punish you, it is true that you disturbed the county school. I have to punish you, otherwise they will learn well. You go home to settle down your family and settle the follow-up. After three days , come to the county government office to receive the punishment."
"My lord!" Wang Shijing was anxious when he heard this.
Shao Yunan shook Wang Shijing's hand tightly in the past, told him to be calm, and bowed and said, "I know I was wrong. I will come to your lord to receive the punishment in three days."
The county magistrate waved his hand: "Go back."
"Thank you sir! Thank you Dean! Thank you two masters!"
Thanks one by one, Shao Yun'an took the hand of Wang Shijing who was tense, and left with him. Zhao Yuande and Wang Shuping also stepped forward to thank them, and then took away the dazed and pale Wang Zhisong.
Everyone left, Dean Cen also asked the students to dismiss the get out of class, and tomorrow's morning reading was half an hour earlier. After seeing the excitement and learning something new, the students dispersed with enthusiasm. When the surroundings quieted down, Master Chen immediately said to Dean Cen: "Dean, that brother Shao is a strange person, and the students have never heard of his words."
For scholars, novelty is always full of temptation. Dean Cen's expression became more serious, he stroked his beard and thought deeply: "Indeed. I don't know who he studied under."
After Shao Yunan's performance, no one would doubt that he has never read a book.
The county magistrate was also thoughtful, and said: "I will send someone to investigate first. He will come over in three days, and I will ask him in detail. The two masters should not talk too much, and restrain the students more."
"yes."
Although the county magistrate is young, he is the proud student of Weng Lao, a great Confucianist in the current dynasty and the emperor of the two dynasties. Even an old man like Dean Cen should be respectful in front of the county magistrate. Dean Cen and the two masters both knew that what the lord said was punishing Shao Yun'an was just an excuse to meet alone, and it was also a cover-up.
And this was also the reason why Shao Yun'an told Wang Shijing to be calm, because he also saw the real intention of the county magistrate. After leaving the county school, Shao Yun'an first apologized to Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande, and the two of them suffered a bit of disaster. Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande repeatedly said that they don't need to take it to heart, and in turn comforted Wang Shijing and Shao Yun'an, making Shao Yun'an confused as to why their attitudes were so friendly.
Sure enough, Wang Tianyan was no longer at the door. Someone told Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing that Wang Tianyan had been taken away by officials. Thinking that the officials must have gone to Xiushui Village, Wang Shuiping and Zhao Yuande had to go back immediately to explain the situation. Shao Yun'an happened to be shopping for something, so he asked the two to go back first, and he and Wang Shijing bought something before leaving. Wang Xing and Sun Erjiang, who had been quietly following behind Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing, both expressed their intention to go back with Shao Yunan and Wang Shijing.
Wang Shijing asked Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande to help bring the donkey back, and gave the copper coins in deposit. But the two kept declining, and it was Wang Shijing who forced Wang Shuping to give up. After Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande left, Shao Yunan let out a long breath and said dryly, "I want to drink water, I'm dying of thirst."
Wang Shijing took Shao Yunan's hand very consciously, and squeezed it tightly: "Find a place to drink water."
Xiushui Village exploded because of the appearance of a group of officers and soldiers. After the people who went to chase Shao Yun'an didn't come back, the atmosphere in the village became tense. Wang Wenhe and He Li, who were waiting for the news at home, were restless, and their anxiety was getting bigger and bigger. However, after waiting and waiting, it was not Shao Yun'an who was waiting, but officers and soldiers!
Zhao Yuande, Wang Shuping and Wang Zhisong came back with the officers and soldiers. Wang Zhisong was sent home by Zhao Yuande and Wang Shuping, and the officers and soldiers went to Wang's house to arrest him. A group of officers and soldiers rushed into Wang's house. Wang Dali, Wang Chunxiu, Wang Dali's only daughter, Wang Zhisong's sister, and Wang Zaizheng, Wang Tianyan's son, were at home. Seeing such a group of officers and soldiers, Wang Dali was immediately paralyzed with fright. Wang Chunxiu and Wang Zaizheng, a girl and a child, couldn't hold the scene at all. When Wang Zhisong got home, he went into his room without explaining anything.
Seeing this, Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande were furious, but now everyone in the Wang family who can be in charge, Wang Shuping patiently asked where Guo Zhaodi was. When he heard that Guo Zhaodi and Mrs. Wang were at his home, Wang Shuping's anger rose instantly. The officers and soldiers waited for no one, it was already dark. After asking where the person was, the consul took them to Wang Wenhe's house to arrest him.
The village was in chaos, and all the villagers came out of their homes, watching the officials rushing first to the Wang's house and then to the Wang's patriarch's house. They all speculated who the officials were here to arrest. Some people wondered if Wang Shijing and Shao Yunan reported to the officials. At the patriarch's house, the old lady Wang and Guo Zhaodi, who always liked to stir up troubles, were waiting for Wang Shuping and the others to "stop (arrest)" Shao Yun'an back.
As soon as the leading official came in, he asked, "Who is Mrs. Wang Guo?"
Guo Zhaodi shuddered and hid behind her mother-in-law. She was stunned and her first reaction was to hide, and she didn't dare to answer at all.
Wang Wenhe asked the official what happened in panic, and hurriedly asked his son what happened. The official didn't have that patience, so he asked loudly, "Who is Mrs. Wang Guo!"
As soon as the official's aura came out, Mrs. Wang's body went limp, and Guo Zhaodi cried out loudly, and crawled to hide behind Wang Wenhe. She didn't know why the official asked her, but it was definitely not a good thing. Now the official didn't need to ask, with a gesture, two officers and soldiers immediately came up and grabbed Guo Zhaodi, holding her and dragging her out.
"Mother! Mother! Patriarch! Patriarch, help! Mother, help!" As soon as Guo Zhaodi was caught, yellow stinky liquid appeared under Ru's skirt.
With the official here, Wang Shuping couldn't make a sound, and the official asked loudly, "Where is the patriarch of the Zheng and Wang clan in Xiushui Village?"
As soon as Wang Wenhe's body softened, Wang Shuping hurriedly supported him. Wang Wenhe's mother-in-law knelt down in fright, not daring to ask what was wrong, but begging for mercy first. Wang Shuping anxiously asked his daughter-in-law to help his mother up. Lizheng came and was helped in by his second son Zhao Yuanqing. The official immediately announced the county magistrate's sentence on Wang Dali's family, as well as a verbal warning to the Wang family and Lizheng for not reporting it. Because of Wang Shijing's intercession, the patriarch of the Wang clan, Li Zheng, Wang Dali and Mrs. Wang were exempted from punishment, but Wang Tianyan and Guo Zhaodi were punished.
After the official pronounced the sentence, he took the people away. Mrs. Wang, who was so frightened by the official that she almost peed her pants, couldn't get back to her senses and took care of Guo Zhaodi. Guo Zhaodi's howling like a pig was slapped back by the official.
Unknown villagers watched Guo Zhaodi being taken away. After the officers and soldiers left, all the villagers gathered at Wang Wenhe's house and asked what happened. Only then did Zhao Yuande and Wang Shuping have the opportunity to tell what happened. Both Wang Wenhe and Lizheng looked pale, and the villagers even broke out. Then Shao Yun'an really went to the county school! It also happened to meet the county magistrate!
How could Lizheng and Wang Wenhe not know that Wang Shijing's forced military service was a violation of the law. But that is also the Wang family's family matter, as long as Wang Shijing doesn't make a fuss, they won't care about it. Isn't everything in this village like this, human feelings outweigh reason. Wang Shijing is the eldest son of Wang Dali's family, and his parents' orders cannot be disobeyed, and it is inconvenient for Li Zheng and the patriarch to interfere. But how could the two of them have thought that the county magistrate would find out about this incident, and the county magistrate would still punish them!
As soon as the surrounding Wang clan members heard about Wang Shijing's matter, if they got to the bottom of it, the entire Wang clan would be convicted of concealing and failing to report. Some immediately complained to Wang Dali and Mrs. Wang, and some said that Wang Shijing was unfilial. Let the husband and wife sue their parents and brothers.
However, when they heard that Wang Dali and his family were going to be exiled for four years, they didn't dare to say anything. After Wang Shuping and Zhao Yuande said that Wang Tianyan and Guo Zhaodi were punished for several crimes and they had to be punished on behalf of their parents and clan, they would be imprisoned for five months and 50 boards each. Shi Jing and Shao Yun'an interceded, and the county magistrate changed the sentence in this way in order to serve as a warning to You. The frightened Mrs. Wang, who was sitting paralyzed, suddenly became less afraid, and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.
But immediately afterwards, Wang Shuping said that the dean of the county school asked Wang Zhisong to go home and reflect for three months, and Wang Wenhe almost couldn't catch his breath. Mrs. Wang froze for a moment, opened her mouth and began to howl again.
"Ahhh! That mourner who suffered a thousand knives!"
"Shut up!"
With an angry shout, Mrs. Wang's crying was abruptly backed into her throat by fright. It wasn't Wang Wenhe who shouted angrily, but Li Zheng, whose face was extremely dark.
It doesn't matter that the patriarch of the Wang clan is right in front of him, pointing at Mrs. Wang and scolding: "If you want me to say, today's disaster is caused by you, an unreasonable old woman! It is clearly written in the deed. , your family has nothing to do with Ishii’s family anymore, you see Ishii’s money is a fart to treat it as a contract! If you were not unreasonable, Ishii and the others could go to the county school?! Did this Ishii come out of your belly? If you didn't like him, why didn't you strangle him when you gave birth to him? Tian Yan and Zhi Song are your sons, but Ishii is not your son?"
"You have money for Zhisong's medical treatment and engagement, but you don't have money for Ishii to pay for corvee service? You don't have money for military service? If Ishii hadn't pleaded for mercy, let alone your Zhisong and Tianyan, it would be the capital of Xiushui Village. I have to suffer with you, an old woman, and you Wang clan don’t even think about getting away! Your family’s restlessness, I think, is all caused by you, an old woman! Tian Yan and his family are not good either! I think they should teach them a lesson!"
"You can continue to make trouble! It's better to make trouble so that Tian Yan and his wife will be imprisoned for the rest of their lives, and Zhi Song loses his status as a scientific researcher. You will be at ease and at ease! Let me tell you, your family will be unreasonable in the future. , don’t come to me! Whoever makes trouble will take care of himself!”
Li Zheng then turned to Wang Wenhe: "This time the county magistrate and the masters of the county school all know what happened to your Wang family in our Xiushui Village. What face will the people of our Xiushui Village have when they go out in the future? Those who don't know think that The people in Xiushui Village are unreasonable. In the future, who will dare to marry a girl from our village, who will dare to marry a man from our village, and will the county school dare to accept students from our village? Let’s not hang on to Shijing And his family, if someone forced them not to survive, how could they be like this? Three years ago, you, the patriarch, didn’t make a sound, what should you do now, think about it!”
This was the first time that Lizheng said such harsh words to the patriarch of the clan. Turning around, regardless of Wang Wenhe's attitude, Li Zheng said to the surrounding villagers: "It's all gone!"
With his hands behind his back, Li righteously took his two sons away. The patriarch usually does not have the opportunity to meet the county magistrate. He is Li Zheng, and he has to go to the county government to communicate with the county magistrate every year! This time, Xiushui Village lost face in front of the county magistrate. Although the county magistrate didn't question him, he reminded himself through his son. This made him how to meet the county magistrate in the future, and how to behave in front of other villages! It's not that Lizheng belongs to Shao Yun'an, but it's the Wang family who caused all this, including the appeasement Wang Wenhe, who is even more angry.
Li Zheng's words also gave the villagers a sense of crisis. That's right, with such a big incident, how will the people from Xiushui Village behave when they go out in the future. Some people blamed it on Mrs. Wang, others blamed Wang Shijing for not being able to control his daughter-in-law, and some even blamed Shao Yunan for being restless. However, almost all the people who had good relations with Wang Shijing were secretly happy. For Mrs. Wang's family, this is how they should be treated!
After everyone dispersed, Mrs. Wang started howling again, begging Wang Wenhe to find a way to save Wang Tianyan and Wang Zhisong. Wang Wenhe's daughter-in-law couldn't take it anymore, and pointed at Mrs. Wang's nose and cursed. How ugly how to scold. No matter how aggressive Mrs. Wang was, she did not dare to scold the patriarch's daughter-in-law. It was Wang Shuping who asked his own daughter-in-law to drag Mrs. Wang out in the name of sending her home, while he stopped his mother and tried to persuade her.