There is no shortage of people watching the fun everywhere in the world, especially Hong Wentao, who is used to being arrogant and domineering.
If talking about the uncle of the country, the queen's younger brother is ranked first, followed by the younger brother of the noble concubine. When can the younger brother of a little nobleman be able to call himself the uncle of the country. It's just because of Shi Lang Hong's face, everyone can't talk about it, so they can only let it run wild.
Nowadays, Hong Wentao is being dragged by the yamen in the street in a disheveled manner, and many people are watching the excitement, pointing and discussing why this little overlord of the Hong family was arrested.
"Could it be that he was riding a horse in the street a few days ago?"
"No no no, I see it as a robbery girl."
"It's a pity that Jingzhaoyin's new official has three fires, but it's a pity that he won't be able to get rid of the Hong family. I see, it won't take a while to put people back obediently."
While the onlookers were talking, Hong Wentao was still yelling and scolding, and his servants couldn't beat the yamen, so they had already run back to rescue soldiers with their bruised faces covered.
"Just let me go if you are interested, or let my sister know, not to mention one Jingzhao Yin, even if you come to ten, you will lose your head! Quickly let you bastard adults get out..."
Before Hong Wentao could finish speaking, he was suddenly kicked from behind and fell to the ground with a thud. Looking back, he saw Gongsun Zhuoyu standing behind him at some point.
Gongsun Zhuoyu is obviously not the type to be scolded by people's nose, let alone in public, if he really bears it, how can he raise his head in the future. He lifted the hem of his official robe, stepped on Hong Wentao's back, and asked in a bad tone, "Why, do you want to see this official?"
Hong Wentao wanted to speak, but was stepped on the ground, blocking his chest in one breath, and was speechless for a long time. He coughed repeatedly, struggling like a green tortoise.
Seeing this, Gongsun Zhuoyu finally felt more comfortable, and he stood with his hands behind his back, and said righteously: "As an official of Jingzhao Yin, I am in charge of the security of the capital, and I have summoned you to try the case and file a grievance, which is my duty. It doesn't matter your background. No matter how tough, if you violate the king's law, you will be blamed for it."
After he finished speaking, he ordered the yamen: "Come here, let this official escort in!"
His remarks were beautiful, and the people onlookers were already applauding, while others felt that Gongsun Zhuoyu was ignorant. When the Hong family came, who knew if he would regret catching Hong Wentao.
Gongsun Zhuoyu turned around and walked into the room, and sat on the court. At this time, someone had brought Wang Xu up, but they saw that he was just a weak scholar, with a blue face and a messy bun. He was imprisoned in prison for several days, looking very embarrassed.
Those yamen officers looked at the five and three rough, but they were careful, and helped him to kneel on the ground before letting go and retreating to the sides. The crowd was crowded with onlookers, all stretching their necks to watch the excitement.
Gongsun Zhuoyu read the file carefully, then looked down at the hall, and found that Hong Wentao was staring at him with hatred, and was happy: "Hong Wentao, according to this file, you sued Wang Xu for beating you and others in the street. Your entourage, isn't it?"
Anyone with discerning eyes knew that it was impossible, that Wang Shusheng had thin arms and thin legs, and he didn't dare to kill chickens, so how could he beat people in the street.
Hong Wentao was used to being arrogant, and when he heard the words, he smiled disdainfully: "So what?"
Wang Xu knelt down under the hall with difficulty, and his body was shaky. Hearing the words, he suddenly raised his head and said excitedly: "My lord! Caomin didn't beat people in the street! It was Hong Wentao who brought evil servants to bully a good woman, and Caomin couldn't bear to witness it. Then he helped, who would have thought that he would lead someone to beat me up, and I beg your lord to plead guilty!"
Hong Wentao didn't panic at all, he straightened his sleeves, and sneered, "That's a nice saying, do you have proof?"
Since he dared to say so, it must have been arranged in private by the Hong family long ago. If there was a witness, why did Wang Xu suffer for so many days in prison.
Wang Xu's face was pale, and he was speechless for a long time. In a panic, he spat out a mouthful of blood, splashing on the ground in a dazzling red.
Gongsun Zhuoyu was startled, thinking that this man is too aggressive, he straightened up slightly and looked at him, sat back again, and reached out to Wen Zhongqing: "Go and see, what's wrong with him? ?"
Wen Zhongqing glanced at him, gasping for breath, and explained in a low voice, "Sir, Scholar Wang is already weak, and he was beaten severely by Hong Wentao, and he suffered a few days in prison. It was blood that was vomited only by anger."
Gongsun Zhuoyu waved his hand to signal him to step back, and seeing Hong Wentao's smug face, he asked in an unclear voice, "Hong Wentao, you said that Wang Xu beat you up in the street, but this official sees that he has no power to tie a chicken, is he? How was it beaten?"
Hong Wentao is extremely shameless, far superior to Gongsun Zhuoyu: "He looks weak, but my son is pampered, he is even weaker than him, and he can't even swing his fists. He pressed me to the ground and beat me hard. How can you fight back?"
Gongsun Zhuoyu snorted and looked at Wang Xu again: "How do you explain it?"
Wang Xu spit out a mouthful of bruised blood just now, but it was a blessing in disguise, his heart was a little more relaxed, and even his spirit was a little stronger than before.
Hong Wentao smiled but didn't smile: "That day when you beat me in the street, all my servants saw it, you can't bear to deny it."
To deal with shameless people, you have to use shameless methods. Gongsun Zhuoyu thought for a moment, and suddenly said to Wang Xu: "You, stand up and beat him."
Wang Xu was stunned when he heard the words, but he didn't react for a long time. Even Hong Wentao was dumbfounded and said angrily, "Gongsun Zhuoyu, you are so brave! Even if you are the governor of Jingzhao, you still need a reason for hitting someone!"
Gongsun Zhuoyu calmly took a sip of tea: "Oh, this official is just a little curious about how Wang Xu beat up people with such a weak appearance, Hong Gongzi should bear some hardships and sins for the sake of telling the truth, and bear it for now. If it is true, this official will definitely punish it according to the law.”
After he finished speaking, he put the tea cup back on the table, slapped the jingtang wood heavily, and said solemnly to Wang Xu: "How you beat up Hong Wentao that day, now I will demonstrate it to this official as it is, without any omissions."
Wang Xu clenched his fists subconsciously when he heard the words and looked at Hong Wentao.
Hong Wentao now knew what it was like to shoot himself in the foot, but he couldn't fight back. If he fought back and knocked Wang Xu down, wouldn't he overthrow what he just said.
"You, you... don't come here!"
When Hong Wentao saw Wang Xu approaching, he hurriedly backed away: "My father is the minister of punishment, if you dare to touch me, your head will fall to the ground!"
Gongsun Zhuoyu slammed down the gavel, and urged him: "Fight! If there is anything wrong, just blame it on this official!"
Although Wang Xu is a scholar, he was beaten by Hong Wentao without saying anything, and he was framed and jailed. It is false to say that he has no grievances. Hearing Gongsun Zhuoyu say this, he gritted his teeth and punched Hong Wentao in the face with all his strength, and then his fists fell like raindrops, punching indiscriminately.
After all, he is an adult man. Even if he is weak, hitting someone still hurts.
Hong Wentao, who was soaked in a honey pot, how could he endure this kind of suffering? He hugged his head and endured it for a while, but he finally couldn't resist resisting. He scolded: "Wang Xu, you are tired and crooked, you dare to do something to the young master, don't you want to live!"
Wang Xu spat out a mouthful of blood after being kicked by him, struggled on the ground for a long time, but did not get up for a long time.
Gongsun Zhuoyu was waiting for this moment. Seeing this, he said solemnly: "Come here, take Hong Wentao into prison quickly!"
Hong Wentao refused to accept it, stubbornly said: "Gongsun Zhuoyu, why do you take me!"
Gongsun Zhuoyu said with a sneer: "You have a strong inner strength just now, and you clearly have practiced kung fu. Wang Xu's body is weak and short of breath, which is a weakness of his heart over the years. How could he possibly beat you and your servants in the street, It can be seen that there is no truth in your mouth!"
After saying that, he threw two chips down: "Pull down this officer and beat twenty big boards, and put him in jail to wait for the judgment!"
The yamen on both sides looked at each other after hearing the words, thinking that the newly appointed governor actually had two brushes, even Hong Wentao dared to hit him. Immediately, it was unambiguous, and he immediately dragged people down, covering their mouths. Anyway, the sky was falling and there was a child tall, so even if something went wrong, it wouldn't depend on them.
As for the other...
Gongsun Zhuoyu glanced at Wang Xu, who was lying on the ground half-dead, and reached out to call Wen Zhongqing, "Then Hong Wentao must have silver taels on him. You can search and find a doctor and take it to Wang Shusheng to see a doctor."
He is the master who doesn't want to pay a penny more.
Wen Zhongqing had never done such a shameless thing before, so he hesitated and said, "Sir, isn't this not a good thing?"
Gongsun Zhuoyu looked at him: "Then why don't you pay for him to find a doctor?"
Wen Zhongqing: "My subordinates are going to search for Hong Wentao's body."
The people outside saw that the case was over, but they were still unwilling to leave, apparently because the excitement was not enough, they gathered together in twos and threes to whisper.
"This Jing Zhaoyin is very courageous. He dares to try this kind of case, and he really dares to beat Hong Wentao."
"I just hope that he won't be troubled by the Hong family."
"If there is a difficult case in the future, maybe we can sue an official. This one is much better than the idiot who took office and surnamed Chu."
That Hong Wentao was beaten 20 big boards and was thrown directly into the prison. His servant hurried back to the house to rescue the soldiers, but who would have thought that the Minister of Punishment was discussing matters in the palace, so he had to rush to the gate of the palace to guard it.
But at this time, Gongsun Zhuoyu was ready to go home.
Jingzhao Mansion specially opened a residence for officials to live in. Seeing that Gongsun Zhuoyu was about to leave, Wen Zhongqing asked in doubt: "Don't you live in the mansion? My subordinate specially ordered someone to clean the room, and everything was tidy up. already."
When Gongsun Zhuoyu heard the words, he thought, Chu Lianjiang is a big corrupt official, there is no precious treasure in that room, so there is no harm in going there. With a light cough, he said in a pretentious manner: "If that's the case, then the official will go and have a look."
As soon as he thought that there might be a baby in a room, he walked faster than anyone else, and Wen Zhongqing couldn't even chase after him.
Gongsun Zhuoyu found the master bedroom, pushed the door and went in directly, only to see a calligraphy and painting hanging in the middle hall, with a Buddha statue on it, and a translucent gauze hanging above it, and a woman with a maid's hair in a bun was faintly seen kneeling reverently. Chanting before the Buddha.
isn't it...
Gongsun Zhuoyu wondered where the woman came from, and it was incredible for Du Lingchun to see it. He lifted the veil and walked forward, frowning in confusion: "Girl, who are you? Why are you here?"
There is a censer in front of the Buddha, and the strong sandalwood fragrance makes people dizzy. The woman didn't move, only the wind from the outside blew into the house, blowing up the ends of her dry and discolored hair, the veil danced wildly behind her, and there was a faint smell of corpse.
Gongsun Zhuoyu's complexion changed slightly, and he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He tentatively raised his hand and patted the woman's shoulder, but before he exerted any force, the other party's figure maintained the posture of bowing to the Buddha just now, and fell straight down.
Hearing a soft sound of "dong", it seemed that the person who fell to the ground was not a person, but a cold and angular object.
Gongsun Zhuoyu only saw the woman's face clearly at this time, her pupils dilated, and she took two steps back in shock—
It was an extremely bizarre corpse.
The woman had apparently been dead for a long time, and there were dense blue and purple corpse spots on her face. Her face was terrified, her eyes were splitting, her mouth was open to an unbelievable extent, and it was torn behind her ears, looking strangely smiling. His hands were stiff and folded into a pilgrimage posture, his mouth was filled with wax oil, and a white wick was exposed.
"Huh..."
The wind outside suddenly picked up, and the dark clouds in the sky were like thick ink rolling, and it sank a little, and even the sight was a little dim. In a trance, the woman's head was facing Gongsun Zhuoyu, the corner of her mouth cracked behind her ear, as if she was smiling at him.
This is a human wax.
The author has something to say: Gongsun Zhuoyu (frightened): …