At the gate of the government office, Zhang Yi's personal soldiers stood in formation, and at the end of the long street, there was another team, with their knives out of their sheaths and bows drawn up, slowly approaching here. Inside the yamen, Zhang Duo's personal soldiers were standing by with spears and shields.
Zhang Yi was standing in the second hall at this time, Fatty Zhang said to him angrily: "Second brother, why are you so reckless, what can you not tell elder brother, let elder brother make decisions for you, eh? In the middle of the night, you are sleepy Dai Tongzhi's mansion, where did you put me, big brother?"
Zhang Yi said with red eyes: "Brother, Xiaotian was killed by someone, but he is your own nephew. Tell me, can I bear the revenge of killing my son?"
Zhang Duo said angrily: "Otherwise, what do you want to do, enter Dai's house and fight to the death? Nowadays, the chieftains in various places don't take our Zhang family seriously anymore. You are better off, give it to your own elder brother." Demolition! You have to solve it yourself, so tell me, what have you solved now?"
As Zhang Duo said, he couldn't help coughing violently a few times, while Zhang Yutong persuaded him, "Father calm down, and my second uncle is also sad that brother Xiaotian died tragically, so he lost his composure. Father, please be considerate." Zhang Yutong said while Winking at Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi became angrily silent when he saw this.
Zhang Yutong comforted his father, and then said to Zhang Yi: "Second Uncle, what did the Dai family say?"
Zhang Yi repeated Dai Chonghua's words to Zhang Duo, and said again: "He kept saying that my son Xiaotian molested his daughter first, and he refused to hand over the murderer to me, saying that the elder brother would make the judgment. Pu Jie is rushing to the government office, brother, let's see what to do!"
Zhang Yi sat down on the chair angrily, patted the table and said: "If the murderer is really his daughter, I must take his daughter to pay for his life. If I want to use a simple step to pay for my son's life, don't even think about it!"
Zhang Yutong persuaded: "Second uncle, calm down, we are a family, as long as it is indeed the daughter of the Dai family who killed brother Xiaotian, our Zhang family will naturally not let it go."
Just as he was talking, Zaoli ran in and reported: "Dai Tongzhi, surrounded by strong warriors from his clan, has arrived in front of the mansion."
Zhang Yi jumped up immediately when he heard it, and rushed out without saying a word. Zhang Yutong couldn't stop it in time, and was about to chase him out, but turned his eyes back, and said to Zhang Duo, "Father, what do you think about this matter?"
Zhang Duo said angrily: "How else can we see it? The daughter of the Dai family is not the murderer, so the boy of the Pu family must be the murderer. Could it be that Xiaotian was blown down by the strong wind from the tower?"
Zhang Yutong smiled bitterly and said, "Father, that's not what I meant. I mean, the Dai family insisted that Pu Jie was the murderer, but the second uncle always suspected that Dai Chan'er killed my Brother Xiaotian. The second uncle is our close relative, no matter Why can't he be wronged, otherwise the chieftains from all over the world will look down on our Zhang family even more.
However, Dai Tongzhi is my father's confidant, and now because of the dispute between the Yu family and the Guoji family, the chieftains from all over the country have a lot of disrespect towards my Zhang family, we must not let Dai Tongzhi feel alienated from my father, otherwise my father will be himself If one arm is broken, the loss of strength will be even greater. "
Fatty Zhang's expression became serious, and he said, "Yes! Tong'er's words are reasonable, so tell me, what should I do?"
Zhang Yutong whispered something to Fatty Zhang, Fatty Zhang nodded frequently and said in appreciation, "What my son said is true, let's do it like this!"
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The people of Dai's family got closer and closer, Pu Jie sat on the horse, his thumbs were tied by the tendons and placed in front of his abdomen, Dai Chonghua rode beside him, his face remained motionless, seeing the government office, but with a low voice The voice said to him: "What should I say, I have already taught you, you have to insist that Zhang Xiaotian molested my son first, you shot to stop him, accidentally knocked him off the tower! I will try my best to save your life , even if I can't, I won't treat your family badly if you die, understand?"
Pu Jie smiled miserably, but didn't say a word.
Dai Tongzhi snorted coldly, and when he saw the government office, he got off his horse, and a guard came over and helped Pu Jie down. As soon as Dai Tongzhi led Pu Jie out a few steps, Zhang Yi rushed out of the government office with red eyes. When he saw Dai Tongzhi, he rushed forward with a roar, and the two immediately fought together.
These two people both know wrestling skills, and I dare not say how good wrestling skills are, but if ordinary people who have never practiced wrestling skills are entangled by people like them, they will surely fall to half-death without even two moves, but the two of them joined forces Together, they are quite evenly matched, and it is impossible to tell who is superior for a while.
The subordinates of the two wanted to rush to the Savior, and the guards of both sides immediately became a mess, and the whole mansion immediately became chaotic. The shield was set up "clang clang clang", and a shield wall was formed in a short while, and sharp spears protruded from between the shield wall, sealing the government office firmly.
Mao Wenzhi, who arrived at the scene in good time, said excitedly: "Aha! There's a fight, there's a fight, now we have business."
Su Xuntian set up the awning with his hands, and raised his eyes to look out: "There was a big fight in front of the government office, it seems that the two sides have deep grievances!"
Li Qiuchi excitedly said to Ye Xiaotian: "Just as Dong Weng took office, a major case happened. God bless Dong Weng, congratulations Dong Weng, congratulations Dong Weng!"
Ye Xiaotian said reservedly: "Encourage, encourage! Ah, Yunfei, go forward and find out who started the dispute and why. Sometimes this kind of side-by-side understanding is better than asking in court. The confession is more truthful!"
Hua Yunfei led the order to go away, and at this moment, another team arrived. A few spear-wielding warriors crossed their spears and separated them from the writhing Dai family and Zhang family men, followed by a man wearing a scarf , wearing a jade-colored light shirt and black satin official boots, a young man with red lips and white teeth.
Shaking a small ivory fan, the young man walked over calmly. He was clearly walking in the shadow of swords and swords, but his figure was slender and his waist was graceful, but he was as elegant as wearing flowers and brushing willows: "Hey! This is not Dai Tongzhi and Zhang Tu Do you want to give up? It’s really fun to practice corner fighting at the gate of the yamen early in the morning!”
The person who came was Yu Junting, the governor of Jianzhou, and Dai Tongzhi and Zhang Yizheng were twisting together, so there was no time to talk to her. Seeing that the two were still wrestling endlessly, the official hat was off, and the jade belt was off, Yu Junting's pretty face darkened, and he shouted: "It's not proper, separate them!"
Immediately, several guards rushed forward and forcibly separated Dai Chonghua and Zhang Yi. The two were out of breath, and then they were shocked to find that the person who came was Yu Junting, the master of the Yamen Supervisor who almost never went to the Yamen. Yu Junting played with the small ivory fan and asked: "You two adults, why are you fighting each other in front of the government office?"
Zhang Yi pointed at Dai Chonghua angrily, and said: "Master Yu, you came just in time! His daughter killed my son, and I want to kill his daughter! I hope Master Jianzhou will uphold justice for me!"
Dai Tongzhi tidied up his clothes, and cursed: "Fart! Don't spit blood. The murderer is Pu Jie. I have brought it to the government office. I want to hand it over to the magistrate for trial. What are you going to do?"
Zhang Yi looked behind Dai Tongzhi, suddenly found something, and shouted: "Your precious daughter is also a party involved, why didn't you bring her to court?"
Dai Tongzhi sternly said: "Nonsense! How can my daughter show up in court for trial. Besides, she was frightened by what happened yesterday, she was in a trance, and she was unwell. Last night, my mansion was noisy all night with you. She only accepted it this morning. I took the tranquilizing medicine and went to sleep. Let me tell you, if anything happens to my daughter, I will never let you go."
"Okay, okay, both of you should say a few words, right and wrong are fair, and the magistrate will decide!"
Yu Junting interrupted Zhang Yi's intended rebuttal, and said, "I heard about this matter from my cousin Yu Hai yesterday. Although Yu Hai never witnessed the murder, he is still a party involved, so I told him early in the morning. Bring him here. The matter involves the Zhang family and the Dai family. I also hope that this case can be resolved fairly. It is meaningless for you two to argue here. It is better to ask the magistrate to arbitrate together. Dai, Zhang, please! "
Seeing what Yu Junting said, the two glared at each other, and followed Yu Junting into the mansion in high spirits.
Yu Junting heard his cousin Yu Hai tell about the murder that happened on Lingzhang Mountain last night. Yu Junting felt that the opportunity had come as soon as he heard it. Zhang Yi is Zhang Duo's younger brother, and Dai Tongzhi is Zhang Duo's deputy. In a personal lawsuit, no matter who wins or loses, it will make the other party feel resentful.
Zhang Duo's situation is not good now, how could she not come to add insult to injury to such a worse situation, so Yu Junting, who hadn't been in the office for a long time, brought Yu Hai over early in the morning. She wanted to get this matter resolved by Fatty Zhang himself, so as to further damage Fatty Zhang's popularity.
In the crowd, Hua Yunfei had already squeezed closer, and he could clearly hear the conversations of several people. One was the prefect's confidant Dai Tongzhi, and the other was the prefect's younger brother Zhang Tushe. Hua Yunfei figured out their identities and the relationship between them. The grievances and grievances, immediately turned back.
Ye Xiaotian had dismounted from his horse and was waiting outside with his horse. Hua Yunfei hurried back, and when he explained the matter, Li Qiuchi was shocked immediately. The murder case involved two chieftains and one leader. This case cannot be tried!
When Li Dazhuang was in Guiyang, he mostly handled civil disputes and economic cases, and he also handled murder cases, but there had never been a precedent for two chieftains in a murder case where one became the plaintiff and the other the defendant.
People who are not equal to chieftain and chieftain have never had a murder case. The problem is that in the land of Guizhou, the chieftain is already above the law. If the chieftain kills ordinary people, he will be fined some money That's it, people don't need to go to court.
A chieftain's son killed another chieftain's son. This kind of thing had never happened in the non-war period. They were all sons and sons with big bodyguards. When will it be their turn to do it themselves? If this kind of thing really happens, it is still impossible to go to court. The two parties will either have a secret business relationship, or fight to the death, and pay blood for blood. No need for any lawyers, and there will be no embarrassing court proceedings.
In this kind of family and tribal rule area that the imperial court defaults to, if the privileged class grabs a large number of votes, it is simply impossible for the imperial court to restrain them. How can this kind of case be tried? Both sides are more powerful than their own lord, no matter who wins the case, the other party's anger will definitely rush to the face...
Li Qiuchi immediately went to Ye Xiaotian's side, and said in a low voice: "Dong Weng, both parties are extraordinary people, it doesn't matter whether this case is difficult or not, the important thing is that once you take over, no matter how you judge Dong Weng, it will be hard for both parties Take it orally, and it will definitely cause trouble for the upper body."
Ye Xiaotian nodded and said: "I understand that the case itself is not important, the difficulty lies in the fact that both parties are not people who can be restrained by the law, what else can I, a law enforcer, do?"
Li Qiuchi said: "Dong Weng is wise! To be on the safe side, Dong Weng should go back to the residence immediately. The students go to the torture hall to tell him that Dong Weng has a cold and needs to rest for two days."
Ye Xiaotian said resolutely: "I'm afraid two days is not enough to avoid this catastrophe. You just say that I just arrived in Tongren and I'm not acclimatized, and I drank a few more glasses last night because of entertainment, so I vomited and couldn't afford to struggle, sue me for ten." Just half a month off."
After Ye Xiaotian finished speaking, he got on his horse and ran away. Just now, he was still rejoicing that someone finally came to the criminal court to file a complaint. Now that the business is about to open, he kneels down because the victim and the defendant are too big. The world is unpredictable!