Cui Xie calmly asked people to continue the inspection.
The rice grains, vegetables and meat that he should have received, because he was in his hometown, should have been replaced with silver, but the money was gone; some medicinal materials that were said to be nourishing and nourishing were sent, but they were shaken away, but the slag was scattered all over the sky. There is a damp and moldy smell; there is also a pen, ink, paper and inkstone: the pen is two rabbits, the paper is a soft yellow bamboo paper, and the ink is soot ink that is two cents of silver and one ingot. use this ink.
Holding the inkstones in turn, they compared and said what they should receive in the manor, but none of them could match.
The things these two people sent may have been allocated to them by the parents of the Cui family, and these words may also have been instructed by Mrs. Xu. They were only instructed by others and could not help themselves. But their involuntary performance is enough to ruin Cui Xie's reputation, and it will also ruin his chance to pursue an official career.
There are more than ten households of scholars rented in this street, some of them are scholars of fame and fame. Together with their relatives, friends and classmates, their influence is enough to cover Shilin in a county, and even influence the ideas of the teaching and the county magistrate. As soon as Cui Ming and the others arrived at the old house, they made a big noise outside the door, and openly said that he was unfilial and untidy, which was for these scholars.
Disobedience to parents, beating up brothers, lying… all are deadly crimes. If today's matter cannot be resolved on the spot, let them pour dirty water on him and leave, he will leave an indelible notoriety among these scholars and even the entire Shilin of Qian'an County!
Before entering the examination room, candidates in the Ming Dynasty had to guarantee each other with five children, or a county school student, otherwise they would not be allowed to enter the examination room at all. He bears these charges, he sees with ten eyes, and points with ten hands, even if he wants to pay Jisheng to be a guarantor when he takes the test, no one dares to risk damage to his own reputation for him.
His household registration falls in Qian'an, and people are also here, so it is impossible to return to Beijing to take the exam. And Cui Langzhong's place in the prison has already belonged to Cui Heng, and his family will not give him money for the prison.
In this way, he was completely cut off from the scientific examination road.
As expected of a person from a family of poetry and rituals, who became the mistress of an official family, there is no room for people to turn over once they make a move.
But when he asked people to spread out these shabby and shabby things, and asked Peng Yan to tell the example of what he should receive, the emotions of the audience were also aroused by the contrasting differences this time. Some people even shouted from the outside: "Little son, beat these two evil servants who stole the master's house to death, we are willing to testify for you in court!"
The disgust of the scholars on the street also turned to Cui Ming unknowingly, and felt that the words he had just said were deliberately discrediting the master's reputation in order to deduct property, so that the little master would not dare to speak out.
Cui Xie saw everyone's reaction, and couldn't help but sneer a few times in his heart.
Cui Ming thought that he was a lost young master, and that he was teaching him on behalf of his wife. He could deduct as much as he wanted and bully as much as he wanted. But as long as the title of "Mrs." is stripped of his trust, his behavior is to deceive the master as a servant and steal the family's property. As long as he is sent to the county government, it is a serious crime worthy of punishment and exile.
Even if Mrs. Xu gets angry after knowing about this, she can't admit that she wants to deduct him, and she can't defend a servant who stole family wealth.
To put it bluntly, the shady tactics of Zhaidou are only applicable to the back house where the madam's power can cover the sky with one hand, and it is useless to spread it out in the sun.
Cui Xie stood in the crowd, looked at Cui Ming and the driver's ashen faces, sighed secretly, and asked them aloud: "My family has always been kind and filial, and brothers are harmonious, why have there ever been disputes? I came back to study this time because of me. Sooner or later at home, I was taking care of my grandparents. My elders were worried about affecting my studies, so they sent me back to my hometown. As for how I was injured on the way back home... This matter involves the official affairs of the imperial court, and I dare not say it. But Jinyiwei and Tongzhou government all know , that adult has already sent the post to Lang Zhongfu, how can the parents blame me?"
The three words "Jinyiwei" immediately shocked Cui Ming and the surrounding villagers who were watching the excitement. Even though there were some conflicts in their hearts, they didn't dare to speak.
Cui Xie swept the surroundings calmly, and continued to say to the two: "It's fine if you steal my things, but you shouldn't spread rumors and slander your master for the sake of money, and you shouldn't falsely claim that my parents want to defraud me. The expense, provoked the love between my father and son, mother and son."
He raised his head and bowed his hands to everyone: "My Cui family can't keep such evil servants. I'll send them to the officials, and ask the county magistrate to preside over justice, and I hope your high-ranking neighbors will testify for me."
Several well-cleaning craftsmen hired by his family shouted: "We are willing to testify for the young master! These two evil servants are so deceiving, they dare to confuse right and wrong and frame the master! Knowing the details of the two thieves and men, I don't know how many things they were told to deceive!"
Several of the helpers from the neighbors also said: "The reputation of those of us who are diligent and responsible is to make such evil servants wear and tear. It is not wrong to kill such a bully here!"
The second steward had already been bundled into a zongzi, piled on the ground, speechless, and gasping for breath. The driver shuddered, knelt down and begged bitterly: "Master, I'm just a driver, I don't know anything, don't think of me and Cui Ming as a group of thieves who kill thousands of knives..."
Cui Xie waved his hand: "Let's talk to the eldest master after the county government."
He blushed for a while, and then suddenly shouted: "I, I, I can testify, it's the second steward who is greedy for your monthly example! I saw him spend a lot of money on the way, and went to the half-closed door to find a girl! How many stewards can he have? The silver, it's not all greedy for you and Cui Yuan, but stealing and selling your clothes and medicinal materials in the middle!"
Cui Ming's eyes were about to pop out of his sockets, and he yelled "woo woo" at him, his face blushing and his neck thick.
The driver turned his head and ignored him, staring at Cui Xie, begging him to give him a way out for the sake of not slandering his master just now.
Cui Xie nodded slightly: "There is some truth to it, then you can go to court as a witness."
He asked Cui Yuan to drive the car of his own, and let the two servants take two cars, so as not to collude, he also went to the county government with the car to file a complaint. Everyone persuaded him: "It's a shame to go to court to file a lawsuit. You are a little official from the official family. You don't have to go to court in person. Just ask your old Cui to take the lawsuit."
Zhao Yuanwai also asked someone to hand over the post of his eldest grandson's life member to the county, and asked the county magistrate to help deal with this evil servant.
Cui Xie thanked them and said firmly: "The servants have done evil, and it is only thanks to the help of your high neighbors that we can take down this thief slave and restore my family's innocence. When they are sent to the county government, I will have to ask you to testify in court. If I, the master, do nothing and just wait at home, how can I feel at ease!"
Cui Yuan's identity is not enough, and he is honest. In case this second steward comes to the hall to use the identities of Cui Langzhong and Madam Xu to press him, and the driver turns back the water, the good situation created at the moment may turn over, and it is better to go there in person to feel at ease.
He insisted on getting in the car, and several enthusiastic neighbors and Taojing craftsmen who worked for his family also followed to the county office to testify for him.
Cui Yuan wrote a letter on Fuqian Street for a scholar who spent two coins to sell characters, and asked the scholar to write the words "Chenghua Bingxu Year Jinshi, Cui Mou of Yunnan Scholar in the Ministry of Household" in large letters and enter the ya Handed over.
Soon, a small official took Cui Xie's master and servant into the flower hall, and the rest of the people were brought into the wing room respectively, and they also brought tea and invited him to wait with tea. He asked Cui Yuan to give a reward of two taels of silver, and the little official thanked him earnestly and said in a low voice, "Today, an imperial commissioner is coming to this county. The county magistrate and the second master have left the city to welcome the commissioner. Please sit down for a while, Dianshi. Lord Chen has received the letter, so I will go to the second court to ask the case."
In fact, everyone in the county was busy welcoming the imperial envoy at this time. If there was another case, Chen Dianshi would like to take the paper and drive the person away. But the brightly written "Chenghua Bingxu year Jinshi, Hubu Langzhong (son)" on this piece of paper made him think twice, and it was not easy to send people out.
That's all, the imperial envoy didn't know when he would enter the city. He was just here to ask for a confession, and to detain the two servants he had sent, it didn't take much effort.
Chen Dianshi was promoted to the second court and asked the office to bring the plaintiff and defendant to court.
Because he received the writ in advance and knew that Cui Xie was the son of an incumbent official, he did not let him kneel, and ordered someone to move a chair for him to sit for the hearing. However, Cui Ming did not receive such good treatment, and when he entered the door, he was pressed down by Zaoli to the hall, kneeling and waiting for interrogation.
Because of the second class, the cloth in Cui Ming's mouth was also taken out by Zaoli.
He knew this was his last chance to struggle. If he is really convicted of theft, his wife will definitely not care about him anymore, but will take his ex-wife's son's reputation and convict him for stealing. Only by completely ruining the reputation and future of the eldest young master, and letting the madam know that he is useful and worth saving, can he earn a way out!
Therefore, as soon as his tongue became free, he called out to the sky:
"I'm the one who never steals the monthly chart of a small official! This monthly chart was set by my husband and wife, in order to sharpen the temper of the eldest young master, so that he will not be like at home when he is outside, relying on his own husband. The identity of the son is accumulating ill-gotten wealth in his hometown, bullying men and women, holding lawsuits, in a fish and meat town..."
The servant knew quite a few words. The whole room, from Dianshi to soap officials, looked at Cui Xie, but they couldn't put him together with these words.
He sat upright on the chair, his back was straight, his eyebrows were still childish, but his eyes were already calm and calm, and his deities were clean and straight, and he didn't look like someone who would do bad things.
What's more, he was born with a good appearance. If he was a few years older, he didn't have to bully men and women, and I don't know how many beautiful women would peep on the wall.
Chen Dianshi couldn't help laughing, pointed at Cui Ming and said, "You want to slander the master and say something out of character, but you say something that has no shadow. If I believe it, why don't you tell Shangguan to laugh to death. What a thief. Don't fight, come here—"
Several wolves-like Zaoli rushed up to hold Cui Ming down, two bars pinned his legs, and the tip of the board was hanging over his ass. Chen Dianshi took out his lottery. He wanted to play dozens of boards before asking questions, but he was worried that it would take too long to play the board.
When he hesitated, Cui Ming howled: "Don't fight, my lord, what the villain said is true! My eldest young master is really idle at home all day, beating and scolding his brothers, so he has angered the old man and his wife, so he will be sent to the house. This place. I was also ordered to ask him if he knew the lesson and if he wanted to repent, so he could tell his wife when he went back. The adults can also go to the Cui House in Beijing to ask questions, and the Cui family knows about this!"
Chen Dianshi couldn't help but glance at Cui Xie, Cui Xie stood up and gave him a deep bow, and said solemnly: "Your Excellency is a clear lesson. Not to mention that Wansheng and his younger brother have been close and harmonious since childhood, and never flicked his finger; it was Wansheng. I really taught my younger brother for some reason, and that is also my duty as the eldest brother. How can parents resent the eldest son and not provide food and clothing because the eldest son disciplines the younger son?"
Cui Ming glared at him, his throat blocked with grief and anger, and his eyes were red.
How can you be so fluent in telling lies since you were a child, you are more familiar than someone like me who was ordered to ruin your reputation and made up a lot of words on the road!