Seeing Ye Xiaotian putting on airs like this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
In the Central Plains, officials may be able to show off, but Guizhou is dominated by chieftains. It is the territory of more than one hundred chieftains, large and small. Local officials seldom use their official positions to put on airs. Well, the officials of the imperial court had to put their tails between their tails and be a man, and no one would pay attention to them if they made a show. Instead, they would be embarrassing, but this Master Ye...
Ye Xiaotian sat on the stone, with the green dragon on the left and the white tiger on the right, returning to his seat like a god, and shouted in a deep voice: "The principals of all parties, come to the front!"
Guoji Gelong took a big step forward with his long legs, glared at Ye Xiaotian and said, "How are you doing?" Yang Xianda, Yang Xianmin, Yu Fushun, Zhan Datouren, Zhan Ning'er also stepped Taking a step forward, he looked at Ye Xiaotian with different expressions.
Ye Xiaotian shouted: "It's not what I want to do, but what you want to do! Why do you gather people to fight, don't you know the king's law?"
"Wang Fa?"
Yang Xianmin laughed loudly, pointed at Ye Xiaotian and said, "Dear man, are you an idiot for being an official? Are you telling us the king's law? Hahahaha..."
Ye Xiaotian's expression darkened, he stared at him and said, "Who are you?"
Yang Xianmin straightened his chest, and said, "This is the Tushe of the Yang Family Village, Yang Xianmin."
Ye Xiaotian had already heard about the situation in Yangjiazhai from Li Jingchen on the road, so he immediately asked: "Your father passed away, and the new chieftain has not yet been appointed, who appointed you as the Tushe?"
Yang Xianmin was stunned for a moment, Yang Xianda threw the three-legged fork to the ground heavily, and said loudly: "Your Excellency is wise! When the imperial edict comes down, I, Yang Xianda, will become chieftain, and I will never appoint such a rebellious person as a Tushe."
Yang Xianmin was furious, stared at Yang Xianda and said: "Yang Xianda, this matter is beyond your control!"
Yang Xianda proudly said: "Of course I will have the final say on who will be the Tusi when I become a chieftain!"
For a while, the two brothers were eager to try, and they were about to move their fists again.
The tushe is an official second only to the chieftain, and his status is higher than that of the big head, the second head, and the small head. When the chieftain has no heirs, the tushe has the right to inherit the post of chieftain. When the chieftain goes out, he can act as the chieftain. If major events such as wars occur in the land, the chieftain often acts as the commander.
After the old chieftain of the Yang family passed away, the new chieftain had to be confirmed by the imperial edict before he could be justified. Then the new chieftain will appoint subordinate officials, but the imperial edict has not yet arrived, so the Yang tribe currently has no chieftain in name, and naturally there is no Tushe.
In fact, even before the imperial edict arrives, Yang Xianda is already the de facto chieftain of the Yang clan, and Yang Xianmin, who is supported by Mrs. Zhangyin, has also become the de facto Tushe. What the imperial edict can give them is only an officially recognized identity, and they have already mastered the actual power.
However, from a legal point of view, whether it is Yang Xianda or Yang Xianmin, he is just a commoner at the moment. Chaos.
Because although the local powerful leader once possesses the characteristics of "the world has its own land, the world governs its place, the world belongs to its people, hereditary its position, and the world rules its soldiers", it will in fact become a chieftain, but if there is no "world subject" "Qifeng", that is, the approval of the imperial court, it is illegal.
Ye Xiaotian held on to this legal principle, and asked again: "Are you two chieftains recognized by the imperial court?"
Yang Xianda and Yang Xianmin looked at each other without answering. Ye Xiaotian raised his right hand suddenly, and suddenly found that there was nothing in front of him, and there was no gavel for him to pat, so he patted his thigh, and shouted: "Without the imperial edict, who dares to admit that he is a chieftain? Do you want to rebel?"
Yang Xianmin rolled his eyes, and replied resentfully: "Caomin...Caomin is Yang Xianmin from Yangjiazhai!"
Yang Xianda gave Yang Xianmin a cold look, and said to Ye Xiaotian: "The grass people are Yang Xianda from Yangjiazhai."
Ye Xiaotian shouted: "Since you are ordinary people, why don't you kneel when you see me?"
It's okay for Yang Xianmin to show weakness to him verbally, after all, he was sent by Zhang Zhifu to mediate, but he was reluctant to ask him to kneel to Ye Xiaotianxia. He gestured to them that they were ready to do something, and he wanted to force Yang Xianmin to kneel down.
Ye Xiaotian did this, one is to create a strong image of himself, and it is impossible to have any influence on these people who only think of big fists as being gentle and elegant. The troublesome matter he has to deal with involves various forces, and even Zhang Zhifu has a headache , if he is "soft", how can he convince the public
Furthermore, ever since seeing Zhan Ning'er here, Ye Xiaotian has been selfish and wants to help his woman. If Yang Xianmin resists and even causes a bigger disturbance, anyway, the hope of successfully mediating the matter is slim, so he will Don't count on the rewards of several tenths of the money, just pat your butt and go back to Hu County. As for this mess, just throw it back to Zhang Zhifu, Ye Xiaotian who has no psychological burden is naturally unscrupulous.
As soon as the six bodyguards moved, the followers behind Yang Xianmin raised their weapons one after another. As soon as they moved, the more than a hundred soldiers of Zhang Zhifu brought by Ye Xiaotian also immediately raised their swords and guns, and the scene suddenly became tense. .
Seeing this, Zhan Ning'er's eyes flashed slightly, she immediately took a step forward, cupped her fists at Ye Xiaotian and said, "Minister girl Zhan Ning'er, pay homage to Master Ye!" After saying that, she bent her knees and was about to kneel down.
Zhan Ning'er wanted to stand up for Ye Xiaotian, so it's okay to kneel down to her own man, anyway, sooner or later he will be his, as long as she kneels, the Zhanjiazhai boss and Yang Xianda will follow, and then refuse to kneel Seeing Yang Xianmin, the pressure was even greater.
Zhan Ning'er did as soon as she thought of it, bent her knees, and was about to kneel down on the gravel ground, when she saw a figure flash in front of her, vaguely Mr. Ye was still sitting on the square stone, but there was already a man in front of him The other Ye Xiaotian supported her with both hands, and said with a pleasant smile, "Excuse me, excuse me, Miss Zhan please get up quickly."
Zhan Ning'er is as tender as water, but Zhan Ning'er in Ye Xiaotian's heart is still tough and unmatched, he has a psychological shadow, how dare he let Zhan Ning'er kneel down, if she kneels today, he may be punished in the future How can she make trouble, if the messy account of Shuiyinshan can't be handled properly, she can leave it to Fatty Zhang to clean up, but Zhan Ning'er can't leave it to others, and he is not willing to do so.
Ye Xiaotian helped Zhan Ning'er, glanced at Yang Xianmin and the others, and said coldly: "I'm too lazy to argue with you uneducated thugs, that's all, now I won't let you kneel down, I just ask You guys, why did you gather to fight today?"
Yang Xianmin stood proudly with his arms around his shoulders, and said coldly: "My lord wants to know why we are fighting here today? Then please ask Yu Fushun from Yujiazhai why he led a large number of people to occupy the The Mercury Mountain of our Yang family!"
Although Yang Xianda and Yang Xianmin did not get along, but the most important thing right now is to take back the Mercury Mountain, so we can join hands for the time being. Hearing this, he also said: "My lord, Yu Fushun led the people under his stronghold and forcibly seized the mountain. My Yang family's Mercury Mountain, that's why this fight took place, and I ask you to uphold justice for the grassroots!"
Ye Xiaotian shouted: "Yu Fushun, what is your defense against the Yang brothers' accusation?"
Yu Fushun sneered and said: "My lord, you should first find out who the Mercury Mountain belongs to. The Mercury Mountain was originally my Yu family's property. When did it belong to their Yang family? It's not a matter of course for me to take back my own property." Is it?"
Yang Xianda and Yang Xianmin said in unison: "It's pure fart!"
Ye Xiaotian yelled: "Shut up! No foul language is allowed in front of this official. You are reasonable, and this official only decides based on reason!"
Although Ye Xiaotian looked angry on the surface, he was secretly happy in his heart. What he wants is this effect. According to his thinking, he must guide the conflicting forces to go to the path of litigation without knowing it, so that he can make a difference.
Yang Xianda said indignantly: "Lord Ye, this Mercury Mountain belongs to our Yang family. The Caomin here has a land deed to prove it. How could Yu Fushun be credible? Also please do justice for the Caomin, let the Yu family withdraw from Mercury Mountain, and pay compensation for the attack. All the losses caused by Mercury Mountain, and pay compensation to all the disabled young men in this village!"
Yu Fushun shouted: "Evidence? You want evidence? Then show your land deed. It is clearly recorded on it that this Mercury Mountain originally belonged to my Yu family. It was the daughter I married back then and returned it as a dowry." Zhan's family, Zhan's family will marry to Guoji's family, and Guoji's family will transfer it to your Yang family as a dowry."
Yang Xianda said: "That's right, you admitted it yourself? So this Mercury Mountain belongs to our Yang family now, is there something wrong?"
Yang Xianmin immediately interjected: "This Mount of Mercury was my mother's dowry from Guoji's family, now this Mount of Mercury should be mine!"
Yang Xianda retorted: "I am the eldest son of the Yang family! Since the Mercury Mountain belongs to the Yang family, I should inherit it."
Yang Xianmin said: "It's a joke! What a big joke! People in the Central Plains, even the husband has no right to use the dowry of a married daughter. It is the private property of the married daughter, and it is at her personal disposal. The government's laws have always supported it. This rule. Now that my mother is going to give me Mercury Mountain, why not?"
Yang Xianda sneered and said, "Are you saying that is the rule of the Central Plains? Do as the Romans do, this is not the Central Plains. It is the custom in Guizhou that when a chieftain marries a daughter, the dowry land belongs to the husband's family. Since it has already belonged to the husband's family, of course it should be inherited by the eldest son." .”
The two brothers were arguing furiously, Yu Fushun couldn't help but interjected again: "What are you two brothers doing singing together? Is this Mercury Mountain already the property of your Yang family? It's really unreasonable! Yes, I am here At the beginning, my family used Mount Mercury as a dowry, but I mentioned that Xi Yu’s family was originally a subordinate of Tongren Yu’s family. According to the rules, whoever owns Mount Mercury is responsible for paying taxes to Tongren Yu’s family and obeying orders. Your Yang family belongs to the Shiqian Mansion and is also a branch of the Yang family in Bozhou, can you fulfill your obligations to my Tongren Yu family? If not, my Yu family certainly has the right to take back Mount Shuiyin!"
Yang Xianda laughed loudly, and said: "Absurd! Absurd! What do you think? Back then? It was the time when the chieftain of the Tian clan unified the two states, but Emperor Yongle had already divided the two states into eight prefectures, each with its own jurisdiction and not subordinate to each other. Why back then, did you want to deny Emperor Yongle's decision?"
Yu Fushun said angrily: "You fart! Don't scare me with rebellion! Although Sizhou and Sinan are divided into eight prefectures, Tongren Yu's family is still there, and it is a chieftain recognized by the court. All property and rights of Yu's family are Nature should be protected!"
"Okay, okay, you guys say that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right, and it's hard to understand for a while. Why don't you all retreat to Mercury Mountain, prepare your own evidence, hire a lawyer, and choose a Japanese judge to open the trial. the case."
Ye Xiaotian put on a sanctimonious look, feeling very happy in his heart: "It's not easy, I have finally led these brawny but brainless guys to the road of verbal warfare, as long as we lead them to the road of lawsuits. This officer has a lot to offer, haha..."
Ye Xiaotian was complacent, when suddenly there was a sneer and a cold "chi", and a voice said teasingly: "Ye Xiancheng, you are such a great official, my Yu family took it back to Mount Mercury with great difficulty. Let's get out, we get out?"
With the sound, the crowd cheered and parted to the left and right, and a young man in a green shirt came lightly, with a green radish belt in his hair, a light blue soft silk shirt, a long purple tassel around his waist, and suet jade on his bottom, his eyebrows grew into his temples, and his lips were white. Tooth red, holding an ivory folding fan, like a branch of Qiongshu, delicate and refreshing.
Li Jingli walked beside the young man in green shirt with his body slightly bent, his eyes rolling around, and he didn't know what he wanted to do. As soon as these two people appeared, the little white dragon of the East China Sea who seemed to be in human form led a toad spirit, Ye Xiaotian wondered: "Who the hell is here to disrupt the situation?"