Criminal investigation in ancient times

After Zhang He ran out of the restaurant, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Those two people just now had superb martial arts, and they looked respectful to Zhang Rui. Could it be that these two were his thugs? !I'm afraid he came back this time with preparations!He hurried back home and told his father about it.

His father said angrily: "You brought someone here before you found out the truth?"

Zhang He nodded: "Didn't I also listen to Zhang Youcai's instigation?"

Zhang Qingyun slapped the table angrily and said: "That dog, dare to plot against you! He'er, go and call the accountant, and do an accounting of the shops. Except for the ones that have been closed, all the other house deeds will be sorted out."

Zhang He said: "Father, what are you going to do? Could it be that you want to return all these?"

Zhang Qingyun sneered and said, "It's all empty shells, he is willing to give it to him, the money has already been transferred out by me."

Zhang He frowned: "I don't want to give him the empty shell either. If these shops are sold, they will be worth 1000 taels of silver."

Zhang Qingyun: "Now we don't know his details. Don't provoke him. Didn't you say that there are other people around him? It's hard to guarantee that those people are powerful. The people from the capital are not something that people in our small county can provoke. .”

Zhang He sneered and said, "What kind of powerful person can he bring back? It's just a half-baby with a hard life and settled down."

Although Zhang Qingyun also thought so, but after all, he was more scheming than Zhang He. It would be best not to confront him if he could lose money and avoid disaster. Besides, the real big money had already been taken away by him, so there was not much of it.

"Go ask someone to invite them to the house, and remember to be polite."

Zhang He: "Ask them to come? Dad, you are right!"

Zhang Qingyun nodded and said: "Don't be upset, He'er, it's not too late to call him here and let us explore Qingxu and make plans."

Zhang He hesitated and nodded, "Then I'll send someone to call him here."

Zhang Qingyun said: "Go and invite him in person, and remember to apologize to him!"

Zhang He snorted and flicked his sleeves and went out.

As soon as he walked to the gate, he saw Zhang Rui and the others had already arrived... Now there was no need to call.

The concierge ran in to report, Zhang Qingyun rushed out to greet him, and said from a long distance: "Is my nephew Rui back? Uncle has no way to teach his son, your cousin just joked with you, don't take it seriously."

After hearing this, Zhang Rui sneered and said, "Hehe, I don't dare to be that, I don't remember meeting any cousin."

Zhang He said angrily: "You!"

Zhang Qingyun: "He'er, you have to be rude! Why didn't you notify Uncle when my nephew returned to Xuzhou, so that Uncle can pick you up."

Zhang Rui missed the two and led Zhou Yin and the others to walk in along the small path, "Did you see the loquat tree in front of me? When I was young, I always went to play under that tree. Once a bug fell from the tree, and it happened to land on me." On the neck, I was so scared that I never went there since then.”

A little Zhang Rui appeared in Zhou Yin's mind, squatting under a tree and playing alone, with a smile on his face and a trace of melancholy.

Han Shu Zhanqing and Duan Xiaobai followed behind.Uncle Han introduced them: "The courtyard over there used to be the master's study room. Although it is a study room, the master has never entered it. The books inside are all damaged by moths."

"The back is the place where the master practiced martial arts. The master was good at using spears during his lifetime. His set of marksmanship made people look like dragons and seas, dazzling people who watched. Although I have learned a few moves, I am not a seedling of martial arts after all. I am not as good as the master and the old man. one."

The Zhang family's father and son followed behind several people, and the more they listened to them, their complexions became more livid. What are these people going to do?Is it just to come back to visit the house?The house deed has been renamed a long time ago, even if they want it, they won't be able to come back!

After walking around for a while, Zhang Rui raised his eyebrows and said, "There is no change from before. The only change is that there were only people living in the past, but now there are dogs."

Old Han couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "Young master, what you said is true."

Zhang He said angrily: "Zhang Rui, what do you mean!"

Zhang Rui looked around and walked to him: "Oh, sorry, I'm talking about that big yellow dog over there."

Zhang He angrily reached out to hit him, but Duan Xiaobai grabbed his arm and said, "Presumptuous! How dare you touch adults?!"

When the old fox Zhang Qingyun heard the phrase "my lord", he was puzzled: my lord, what is my lord?Could it be that the master of the Lin family recommended him to be an official!After thinking about it, his head was covered with cold sweat, and he hurriedly pulled Zhang He down and stretched out his hand to slap him, saying, "He's your cousin! How could you, an older brother, treat him like this! It's getting worse and worse, go back to my room go!"

Zhang He was slapped fiercely by his father, and he was scolded like a dog. His father didn't want to think about how to deal with this kid, but he hit him?It's okay, are you confused?

"Hurry up and take your young master back to the room!" The servant next to him hastily dragged Zhang He away.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Yin couldn't help clapping his hands and laughed loudly: "Zhang Rui, I heard that your uncle has taken over your family's property, but looking at it now, he doesn't look like such a person."

Zhang Qingyun was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect them to say it so directly, without even trying to hide it. Although it was true that he had taken over his family's property, it was just the excuse of taking care of him at the beginning. If you are willing to let yourself take care of it, why not manage the property yourself?

Zhang Ruidao: "Uncle is not occupying, right uncle?"

Zhang Qingyun nodded hastily and said: "Nephew Xian is right, I just manage it for you temporarily, and I will return it to you when you get married and start a business."

Zhang Ruidao: "Since this is the case, there is no need to wait for me to start a family. I have to take care of the property myself. You can move out of my house tomorrow."

"..."

Zhang Qingyun narrowed his eyes and said in his heart: I'm afraid I can't be kind today, let him spit out the meat after eating?What a joke!Not to mention how much painstaking efforts I have spent in repairing this mansion, and how many things have been moved in, if they move out from here, won't the people in the county laugh their ass off?Didn't I become the dilapidated Zhang family again!No, no matter what, I can't let them take this mansion away. It's my own, and the house deed has been renamed long ago!

"Nephew, you are wrong to say that. Although I used to take care of you at the beginning, you did not accept my care, but followed Lao Han to Kyoto. I have been taking care of the house for the past two years. Outsiders can't afford to spend money without credit and hard work, if you say what you say to drive people away, you don't care about the friendship between uncles and nephews."

"Friendship with uncle and nephew?" Zhang Rui walked up to him, stretched out his hand to straighten Zhang Qingyun's crooked collar, and said, "Friendship with uncle and nephew means that after my grandfather and father died, they often came to our house to beat the autumn wind and bully the orphans and widows?"

Zhang Qingyun took a step back and stared at him with horror in his heart. He was only six or seven years old and still remembered? !

"Is the friendship between uncle and nephew just taking advantage of my mother's death to come to my house and occupy my property?"

Zhang Qingyun: "I..."

"The friendship between uncle and nephew is to let my son take the servant and drive me away from Xuzhou City with 50 taels of silver, and never come back?"

After hearing this, Zhang Qingyun turned blue and said, "You...what do you want?"

Zhang Rui took out a handkerchief from his sleeve pocket, wiped his hands and threw it on him, saying, "Didn't I just tell you to move out? Could it be that your ears are no longer useful when you are old?"

Zhang Qingyun said angrily: "Presumptuous! Do you talk to elders like this?! At worst, I am your uncle, and it is clearly written in the genealogy! If you dare to act recklessly, be careful, I will sue you for disrespect and disfilial piety in the government!"

"Unfilial? Hahahaha..." Zhang Rui covered his stomach and burst into tears, but he is not even as good as passers-by, why should he respect him?Let him be filial!

Zhang Qingyun: "Come on, beat them out! I was thinking of giving you a few shops, but since you don't want to drink a toast, don't blame me for being ruthless. You don't even want to get a penny!" said Then five or six young men rushed out with big sticks.It has to be said that dogs cannot produce tigers and wolves, and the husband and wife are virtuous, and when they become angry, they swing their sticks to drive people away.

Duan Xiaobai sighed and said, "It's some useless soldiers again, Zhanqing will leave it to you."

Zhan Qing said with a smile: "Then it's better to be respectful than obey your orders." Said that he stepped forward a few times and tidied up these boys.The wrench finger looked at Zhang Qingyun and said, "Is there any more?"

Zhang Qingyun looked at Zhan Qing's crooked eyes as if he saw a ghost, and yelled in fright: "What do you want to do! Killing people is against the law! My son is an eighth-rank officer, with an official status... If you dare Be careful if you mess around, the county magistrate will arrest you."

Zhang Rui approached him step by step and said, "You might as well let your useless son try it, so what if the magistrate comes?"

"Who is so presumptuous, dare to speak wild words here!"

A sedan chair appeared at the entrance, followed by a group of officers and soldiers. Zhang He was following beside the sedan chair and said, "My lord, you have heard it all. I didn't lie to you, right? This person doesn't even look down on you."

The sedan chair curtain was lifted, and a man with a big belly came out. This man was surnamed Huang, and he was the county magistrate of Qiushui County.

When Zhang Qingyun saw that his son had called the county magistrate, he didn't have to worry about it now, and hurried over and said, "Master county magistrate, you have to make the decision for the little one. This house deed has already been changed to mine." The name is gone, and now this kid actually comes back and wants to drive us out, no matter how bad I am, I am his uncle, he insulted He Er, and even beat and killed me, it is really disrespectful, I beg your lord to uphold justice for me!"

Master Huang raised his eyes and saw that Zhang Rui was only a half-grown child, and the people behind him were not particularly special, and said, "Take them all back to me, and give them thirty big boards each!"

Zhang He said coldly: "My lord, thirty big boards are a bit small, you see he injured so many young men in our family."

Master Huang glanced at him sideways.

Zhang He hastily stretched out his hand and squeezed his hand, meaning to add another 1000 taels of silver.Only then did Master Huang smile and said, "Hundred boards each." Then he turned and got on the sedan chair.

"Slow down!" Zhou Yin called to stop him.

Magistrate Huang turned around and said, "Why, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhou Yin said: "Are you the magistrate here?"

County Magistrate Huang said impatiently: "That's right, if you want to sue them, go to a litigator first, and write a pleading paper before you speak. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."

Zhan Qing said: "You are bold!!"

It was the first time someone dared to talk to Zhou Yin like this. He found it both novel and ridiculous, so he stopped Zhan Qing and said, "Shh, since the county magistrate wants us to go, let's go and have a look." Take it to Yamen.

Zhang Qingyun, Zhang He and his son also came to the yamen, and finally destroyed their prestige, and I was happy to see their misfortune.

When they arrived at the yamen and a few people stood under the hall, the county magistrate Huang knocked on the wooden door and said, "Why don't you kneel down when you see me!"

Zhang Rui said with a smile: "I really have never kneeled down to anyone with a lower official position than myself."

My officer?County Magistrate Huang thumped in his heart, and turned to look at the Zhang family father and son next to him.

Zhang He said: "My lord, don't listen to his nonsense, he is just a brat who has lost his parents, what kind of official position does he have?"

The county magistrate Huang said: "Pretend to be an official of the imperial court, the crime will be increased, and I will be beaten severely."

Zhang Rui: "Think about it, if you don't hit me today, at most you will be fooled in judging the case, and you will be fined half a year's salary. If you hit me, you won't be able to wear the black hat."

County magistrate Huang's heart was pounding, this... Zhang He, did he figure out the identities of these people?If he really hit his superior official, wouldn't his life be lost?

Zhang He was already impatient with their anger. Seeing that the county magistrate was hesitant, he went to get the court stick and said, "Put this man under custody, and I will execute the sentence!"

Two yamen servants came over and wanted to drag Zhang Rui, but Zhou Yin stretched out his hand and pulled him behind him: "Huh, a small seventh-rank county magistrate dares to order an official to be sentenced by the court, Zhan Qing, go and give me his official hat!" Take it down!"

Zhan Qing got the order, jumped to the top, took off the county magistrate's official hat and handed it to Zhou Yin.

County magistrate Huang covered his head and shouted: "Come... come here! You are so bold! How dare you touch my official hat!"

Zhou Yin: "What are you, dare to be an official in front of this king! Give him a slap in the face!"

Zhan Qing went up to work with his palms left and right, and after a while, the magistrate Huang's face was swollen like a pig's head, and his mouth was full of blood.

Zhang He stomped his feet anxiously, and rushed up with the court stick.

Zhan Qing turned around and kicked him flying, hit the pillar next to him and slid to the ground.

Zhang He clutched his chest and coughed, baring his teeth in pain.

This time Zhang Qingyun is really scared, these people are all desperadoes!Even the county magistrate dares to fight, how can I be their opponent!While no one was paying attention, he picked up his son and left in a hurry.As soon as he walked outside, he was blocked by Duan Xiaobai, and Zhang Rui also came out of the hall.

Zhang Qingyun supported his son tremblingly and said, "Nephew, is it uncle's? If you want to go back to that old house, I will move out tomorrow, no, I will move today! Those shops will also be returned to you."

Zhang Rui touched his earlobe and said, "Isn't it better to be like this earlier, why do you have to make trouble with yourself?"

When had Zhang He been so angry, he spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes darkened and he passed out.Zhang Qingyun hugged his son and shouted: "He'er, what's wrong with you! Nephew, please forgive us."

Zhang Rui saw that he didn't have any sympathy for him, and remembered the face he had when he took over his ancestral property, and his teeth itched with hatred. "Restore my mansion to its original appearance. You are limited to one day. Leave immediately." After speaking, he turned and entered the hall.I saw the county magistrate Huang kneeling at the foot of the hall, and Zhou Yin sitting on top, crossing his legs and said: "You ignorant officer, judging the case indiscriminately, accepting bribes, and committing crimes below, this king will... sentence your officer, and beat you!" One hundred big boards are ready," he said and threw the token down.

Zhan Qing picked up the court stick on the ground, weighed it in his hand, and hit magistrate Huang on the buttocks.

"Ah~!" County magistrate Huang yelled like killing a pig.Zhou Yin frowned and covered his ears and said, "It's too ugly, come on, tell the prefect of Xuzhou about him and let him deal with it. Let's go." Zhan Qing's hundred court sticks can beat the county magistrate Huang in two.After speaking, several people patted their buttocks and left the Yamen.

There was only a mess left and the county magistrate Zhutou who had already fainted from fright.