After Dai Tongzhi and Zhang Yi saw the magistrate, they still insisted on their own words and couldn't compete. Yu Junting sat at the side, looking calm and breezy, inserting a sentence from time to time, although it was only a few words, no matter how it sounds, it seems to be persuading both parties to be more rational, but the effect is often to add fuel to the fire. Fatty Zhang, who was not quick-witted, was sweating profusely.
Zhang Yutong is a junior, and he doesn't have any duties, so it is natural for him to discuss matters with his father in private, but this kind of occasion cannot happen, and even if it does, it is not appropriate to intervene, so Zhang Zhifu can't find someone to discuss with.
Zhang Yi is his brother and brother, and Dai Tongzhi is recognized as his confidant. No matter which side he cuts off, it will make the other party dissatisfied. In the current situation, it is obvious that no matter whether he ends up justly or not, one side will feel resentful .
Dai Tong knew: "Your Majesty, Pu Jie is waiting in the hall now. You will know if the Magi calls him up for the first trial."
Zhang Yi said: "Brother, my son Xiaotian, Pu Jie and Dai Chonghua's daughter were the only ones who were on the top of the pagoda at that time. If you want to find out the truth, why don't you let his daughter go to the hall?"
Zhang Yi thought clearly in his heart, if the murderer is really Pu Jie, that's all. If not, he can't see anything from Dai Tongzhi, but his daughter is only thirteen years old, a girl who doesn't know much about the world, if she She was the real culprit. With a guilty conscience and timidity, it would be easy to show her feet in front of everyone, so she insisted on calling her to the lobby.
Dai Tong knew: "The little girl saw the bloody scene yesterday and was frightened. Now she is in a trance. What can I ask in court? My daughter has been weak and sick since she was a child. If there is something good or bad because of the shock, you Zhang Yi can bear the responsibility." ?"
Dai Tongzhi turned to Zhang Zhifu again and said, "Your Majesty, the murderer Pu Jie is now under the steps. And he himself admitted that Zhang Yi insisted on my daughter going to court, but Dai refused to accept it! Zhang Yi has always been at odds with Dai , This is deliberately looking for trouble for Dai."
Yu Junting rolled his eyes and said to Zhang Zhifu: "Your Majesty, Zhang Tushe and Dai Tongzhi each insist on their own opinions. Just listening to their arguments will not help the matter. It is better to bring Pu Jie to the court first. If the question is not clear It’s just a matter of looking for other evidence.”
Yu Junting didn't care at all whether Dai Tongzhi or Zhang Tushe would win the case, she just wanted to urge Fatty Zhang to take over the case, as long as he accepted it, he would be ruined, no matter what the sentence was, it would be beneficial to him.
But Fatty Zhang had already been reminded by his son in advance, and he knew that he could not interfere in any way, otherwise he would cut off his own arm, so he immediately shook his head and said seriously: "Yu Jianzhou's words are wrong, it involves Dai Tongzhi and my younger brother , the government comes to decide this case, even if it is fair, who will think it is fair?"
Yu Junting was taken aback. Based on what she knew about Zhang Duo, this fat man was an incompetent and uninitiated idiot. If he hadn't been born two years earlier than his brother, he definitely wouldn't be the magistrate. Today How come you seem to have an idea.
Zhang Duo said solemnly: "The new Tuiguan Ye Xiaotian is from Hu County, and he has no friendship with any of our Tongren ministries. It can be judged impartially, and the case will be sent to the criminal court for trial by Ye Tuiguan. Dai Tongzhi, second brother, from this government I only hope that the children are young and ignorant, no matter what happens between them, you, as the confidantes of the government, can unite sincerely, so that no rift will arise because of this."
Yu Junting frowned slightly, Ye Xiaotian? That dead monkey she caught in Tongren to dry? There is no doubt that whoever is blamed for this case will be unlucky, but the problem is, if she wants to use this case to make it difficult for Fatty Zhang, what's the point of tossing that dead monkey.
If this case is really going to be pushed to Ye Xiaotian's head, no matter how the sentence is, Zhang Zhifu will be able to stay out of it. If the result of the trial had nothing to do with Dai Tongzhi's daughter, then everyone would be happy, and this was exactly what she didn't want to see in Jianzhou.
According to Zhang Zhifu, no matter what the truth is, she can make a big fuss. In this case, Pu Jie was found to be the real murderer, so she can spread the word that Zhang Zhifu was afraid that Dai Tongzhi would be divorced from him, and would rather wrong her brother and call him a culprit. The chieftains who don't know the truth all over the country despise Zhang even more.
If Zhang Zhifu sentenced Dai Tongzhi's daughter to pay for her life, Dai Tongzhi, who had been following her and shouting for her, would rush to the front line and be the vanguard of "reversing Zhang", so as to preserve Yu's strength to the greatest extent, and now hand it over to Ye Xiaotian for trial. Aren't the calculations going to be messed up
Ye Xiaotian came to the trial, no matter what the result was, the case was tried by Ye Xiaotian and judged by Ye Xiaotian, Yu Junting couldn't contribute to the flames and benefited from it. However, she, who hadn't been in the government office for a long time, showed up today under the guise of bringing the cousin involved in the case to assist in handling the case. If she interfered too much, Fatty Zhang would definitely be alert.
Yu Junting weighed the pros and cons, hesitated a little in her heart, and before she could figure out a solution, Prefect Zhang had already made a decision on the matter.
Zhang Yi and Dai Chonghua also have their own plans. Zhang Yi is the Tushe of the Zhang family. He has always only managed the internal affairs of the clan for his brother in the tribe, and paid little attention to official affairs.
He only felt that he was the prefect's younger brother, and what he wanted was true justice. If the truth had something to do with the daughter of the Dai family, he must not let it go. If it had nothing to do with her, he would not pester her endlessly. With his elder brother's job, it shouldn't be difficult for him to find out the truth and end it impartially. If he insisted on letting his elder brother decide the case, Dai Tongzhi would have another excuse. Moreover, the situation of the Zhang family is very unfavorable now. He also knew that this point had to be considered, and he didn't want to embarrass his elder brother.
But Dai Tongzhi here, although he doesn't have much contact with Ye Xiaotian, but he is closer than Zhang Yi. And from his impression of Ye Xiaotian from his contact with Ye Xiaotian: this person is an extremely slippery person, he was asked to mediate in the Mercury Mountain Rebellion, and he also used methods of confusing the water and prevaricating, which shows the rumors of the so-called "crazy classics" It's not true, this person is really an all-rounder.
The case was entrusted to him. What the Zhang family wanted was the murderer, and he had already given it. As long as Ye Xiaotian could cooperate with him to confirm that Pu Jie was the murderer, the Zhang family would have nothing to say, and he owed Ye Xiaotian for this. For a favor, with Ye Xiaotian's shrewd and cunning character, he would not be confused about how to choose, so he also agreed to Zhang Zhifu's arrangement.
Seeing that the two of them had no objection, Fatty Zhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered: "Come here, send the official Ye Tui to see you!"
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The people sent by Fatty Zhang came back from the torture hall after only a short while, and said to Fatty Zhang: "Master Zhifu, the people in the criminal hall said that Officer Ye Tui was not acclimatized when he first arrived in Tongren, and he ate too much for entertainment last night." After a few cups of wine, he became seriously ill, vomiting and diarrhea, and now he is at home on leave and never went to the government office."
Fatty Zhang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood, and said angrily, "Nonsense! It's not the first time he has come to Tongren, why didn't he see him before? Huxian is 100,000 miles away from Tongren, huh? Unaccustomed to the water and soil! So afraid of things, how to deal with them!"
Fatty Zhang turned to Yu Junting and said: "My lord, please go away once, and the officer in charge is in charge of my punishment. This case must be handed over to him for trial!"
Yu Junting was about to refuse, but after thinking about it, he nodded and agreed, and only asked with a smile: "My lord, what if Ye Xiaotian can't shirk?"
Fatty Zhang narrowed his eyes and said, "Then tie him up!"
When Ye Xiaotian returned to the mansion, it happened that Li Jiaoyu brought a Mr. Xixi. This Mr. Xixi was quite famous in Tongren Mansion, but it was a pity that Tongren was not very popular with learning. After so far, he did not teach a few to make him The elated disciples come, but the old gentleman's moral articles are quite good.
Since it was introduced by Li Jiaoyu, Ye Xiaotian naturally believed it, and immediately called Duoni and Yaoyao to meet the teacher. The old gentleman took a look at these two female disciples, they were both beautiful and pretty girls with big bright eyes and bright teeth, and small pink make-up, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Although it is said that even if the female disciple is willing to study wholeheartedly, she will not be able to rank in the imperial examination and make him famous in the future, but he is already old, and his reputation is far less than the real benefits in front of him. Two female disciples.
Li Zhongyin sat down for a while, then he left and went to study in Yingmao. Mr. Xixi immediately entered the role and took two female disciples to study. Ye Xiaotian took off his official uniform and changed into regular clothes. As soon as he sat down, Li Qiuchi took leave for him and hurried back from the torture hall.
When Li Qiuchi was asking for leave, he took the opportunity to inquire about the dispute between Dai and Zhang. When he saw Ye Xiaotian, Li Qiuchi told Ye Xiaotian the information he had inquired about, saying: "If this case is perfunctory, Zhang The Dai family will definitely not agree, and if they really go to the trial, they are afraid that there will be a "case in the case". If Pu Jie is really the best, the Dai family must hate Dong Weng. If they don't come, they went to the magistrate to uphold justice, Dong Weng was able to avoid catastrophe, fortunately, fortunately!"
Ye Xiaotian shook his head and sighed: "Tongren Mansion is really no better than Huxian County. There are too many temples here, and there are too many gods and Buddhas. When deciding a case, you should not only consider the case itself, but also consider all aspects of the relationship. Be an official who wants to do things. , it is really not easier than being an idle official, no wonder..."
Before he finished speaking, Ruo Xiaosheng ran into the living room to report: "Master, Mr. Yu, the supervisor of our house, has arrived."
Ye Xiaotian was taken aback, Yu Junting? What did that demon girl come to do? Those who come are not kind, and those who are kind don't come. Ye Xiaotian hurriedly said: "Mr. Li, go pick her up, I'll wait in the bedroom, remember, I'm sick, very sick!"
Ye Xiaotian hurried to the bedroom, took off his boots and pulled a quilt over his body, thought about it carefully, jumped up again, went to the table and poured a little incense ash from the incense burner, rubbed his palms on his face, and then Jump back on the couch, pull over the quilt, and pretend to be dying.
Ye Xiaotian was lying on the couch with his eyes closed, and suddenly thought of Wang Ning, the head secretary of Hu County who liked to pretend to be sick. Once upon a time, Wang Ning's behavior was the most despised by Ye Xiaotian. What a great tragedy.