Prime Minister

Chapter 6
Peng Cheng went to the table and took a bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

In his early years, he was not a jinshi, and he was an official with grace and Yin. He has been an official in Pucheng for nearly ten years, and his family has migrated here.

Peng Cheng's eyes moved and strode into the room, and Peng Jingyi immediately followed behind.Several people who were sweating profusely and playing games saw him, and immediately stood up with a shudder.

"What's the Young Master's dispatch?" Several people asked with their backs bent.

"Who knows where Qiao San, the guy from the Chema Street Zhang family is?"

One person came out and said: "Young Master, I know this Qiao San, it's not the one who was making trouble in the city yesterday."

"What about people now?"

"Because of forced buying and forced selling, he was taken by the market and locked in the back room, starving for a day and a night."

Peng Cheng and Peng Jingyi looked at each other, what a coincidence?
Zhang Yue had been waiting outside for a long time, and when he learned of Qiao San's whereabouts from Peng Jingyi's mouth, he was also thinking.

Zhang Yue was politely invited to the official wine shop.

Here, where donkeys, horses and mules are kept, one person is being locked beside the railing.

That's right, Zhang Yue immediately remembered the other person's appearance in his mind. This person entered the city by himself on that day, and sneaked with him all the way to trick Qiao San.

"Let me go! Let me go! I still have a wife and children waiting to eat at home!"

The other party did not recognize Zhang Yue, but shouted at the person who came.

"What are you making a fuss about, you pickled scumbag? Are you going to eat and beat again?" Peng Cheng's people scolded loudly.

The other side shrank as if afraid of being beaten.

Zhang Yue confirmed it again. The man with a big copper coin birthmark on his right face was lying on the ground in a paper jacket. He was half lying on the straw mat, and his right hand was handcuffed to the railing.

It's definitely Joe San.

Zhang Yue imitated adults, and coughed lightly: "Qiao San, do you still recognize me?"

When Qiao San saw the person in the room, he raised his eyes and said in surprise, "Jun Saburo!"

Immediately, Qiao San looked ashamed and kowtowed: "Jun Sanlang, you know everything, right? It's me, Qiao San, who is sorry for the Zhang family, and it's me who is sorry for you."

Peng Jingyi looked at Zhang Yue with a look of surprise and said, he really saw it right.

Zhang Yue was confident, and asked in a tone of 'hate iron is not steel': "Why didn't you tell the truth to your brother at the beginning?"

"No, no... I didn't explain it to Da Langjun, but the shopkeeper Wu forced me." Qiao San wept.

The eighth success of the shopkeeper Wu was the silk merchant surnamed Wu.

The real similarity is the bottom line, but Zhang Yue didn't seem to care about it, and asked in no hurry: "First, how did you get to this point?"

Qiao San said ashamed: "Yesterday I couldn't eat at home, so I asked the neighbor to borrow some money and went to the street to buy some food for the children of the Hun family. The villain came to the meat stall and wanted to buy something big, so he asked the stall owner to buy it. The manpower was not smooth, and even after seven or eight bets, not only did they fail to pay the money, but they also lost all the money. The family couldn't explain it, so the villain had to beg for the meat, but he asked the field to get it."

There is no rice in the pot at home, yet still craving meat?How dare you go buy it?
"Jun Saburo, please do well, help me go back to take care of my wife and children. They haven't eaten for a few days, and they don't know my whereabouts. I'm afraid I'm dying right now."

Are you in a hurry now?
Zhang Yue said: "I have settled down with your wife and children yesterday, otherwise I wouldn't be here today."

"Thank you Saburo-kun, thank you Saburo-kun!"

Zhang Yue said, "You need to clarify your relationship with Shopkeeper Wu first. How did you know Shopkeeper Wu?"

Qiao San kowtowed again and again: "The villains are very good, and they can't keep their hands. If they have some money, they may think about buying them. Last year, the shopkeeper Wu also settled down in the shop. That day, the villain told Da Langjun to buy The money for the wine is all lost, and the villain is not bothering about it, it is the shopkeeper Wu who lent the villain the money to save the Dalang-Jun from punishment."

"Afterwards, every time shopkeeper Wu came to rest here, he borrowed some money for the villain to spend. At that time, the villain thought that shopkeeper Wu was a kindhearted person. Until a few days ago, shopkeeper Wu brought his staff and six tans of raw silk to the store again. "

"At that time, Mr. Erlang escaped from the marriage, and Mr. Dalang had no intention of taking care of the general affairs in the store. The villain reluctantly managed the store affairs. At night, he bought wine and vegetables for me to eat and drink. He told me to make a big deal with the villain. I don't know what it means, but I heard him say that our Zhang family hates Zhao Yasi... and asked me to follow him."

"The villain said that the Zhang family is kind to me, and no matter what, he should not be ungrateful. After drinking here, he suddenly changed his face and said that if I didn't listen to him, he would tell the owner that the villain stole the money from Dalangjun to buy it. And Zhao Yasi will not let the villain's family go. The villain is very scared, what kind of person is Zhao Yasi, who can kill the villain's family with the touch of a finger."

"The villain has no words, so what if he says he doesn't want you? As long as you get drunk, you will give the villain ten bucks later. That night, the villain only knew how to drink and was confused. It wasn't until the fire broke out in the middle of the night that he woke up. I escaped. Later, the yamen came to ask the villain, the villain was also blinded by lard at that time, and he thought that the owner was kind to the villain, but he was afraid of death and dared not offend Zhao Yasi..."

"After this incident, the villain always wanted to tell the truth to the owner. That day, when Lord Saburo entered the city, the villain wanted to find an opportunity to tell the truth, but after thinking about it, he really didn't have the courage."

Zhang Yue pondered the words and asked, "Have you gone to shopkeeper Wu?"

"I found it." Qiao San lowered his head.

Zhang Yue said: "The ten coin is also gone?"

"The shopkeeper Wu is not a thing. He only pays more than a hundred dollars. He wants the villain not to talk too much, otherwise the family's life will not be guaranteed."

Peng Jingyi said with contempt on his face: "If the shopkeeper Wu gave you ten thousand dollars, I'm afraid you won't talk about it for the rest of your life. Come and say hello to me."

"No, no, don't fight, Lord Saburo is kind!" Qiao San cried.

But seeing Qiao San crying with tears and snot, Zhang Yue was about to speak.Peng Jingyi immediately said: "Such a person forgets his righteousness when he sees profit. If he doesn't give him a meal, [-]% of them will revise his confession. You can't be merciful."

Zhang Yue said, "I want you not to break your body."

The two returned to the official wine shop, and Peng Jingyi asked, "Report to my second uncle in advance, and let him call the shots!"

Zhang Yue said: "Uncle Zun found Qiao San for me, and I am grateful for the grievances of my family. Next, I planned to go to the yamen to report and ask your Lord to advocate for me. But if Uncle Zun can help me a little, this is the case. This virtue is unforgettable."

"it is good!"

Peng Jingyi asked Zhang Yue to wait first, and walked behind the curtain by himself.

At this moment, it was almost dusk, and there were more singing girls and prostitutes meditating.The yaqian people who act as bartenders are even more busy. In the wall compartment, they warm wine by the kitchen stove to make steamed buns and add firewood.

Some rogues are surrounded by rich and powerful gamblers, flattering and begging for favors.Many people stretched out their heads and stared at other people's games with red eyes. Every time they opened a 'Pure Mud', they were very happy, as if they were sitting on the table.

Zhang Yue stood aside for a while, Peng Jingyi lifted the curtain and walked out, leading Zhang Yue to a wing next to the stairs.

But I saw a man in his fifties who was slightly fatter in the wing sitting with his hands on the table.A yaqian next to this person sifted the wine from the wine vat, and the other yaqian scalded the sifted wine and brought it to the table, lined up in bowls.

The other party didn't move with a chopstick on the table full of food and drink, and took care of himself.

As soon as Zhang Yue saw this person, he knew that he was not the type to talk.Right now, all his hopes are on the other person.The taste of such a person's breath is really very bad.

This person looked at Zhang Yue and waved his hand to let the two yamen step back and said, "What's the matter?"

Peng Jingyi said: "Second uncle, this person is Zhangjia Saburo."

Zhang Yue sang, "Little nephew Zhang Yue has met Young Master."

The other party glanced at Zhang Yue and ignored him, and asked Peng Jingyi, "How is it?"

Peng Jingyi told the truth about what Qiao Sanfang just explained.

Finally, Peng Jingyi added: "Second uncle, I don't think this shopkeeper Wu was instructed by Zhao Yasi, but deliberately used his power to burn the fake silk, and then go to the yamen to take the money from Zhang's house."

Peng Cheng smiled and said, "You are the master for me?"

Peng Jingyi laughed twice.

Peng Cheng looked Zhang Yue up and down, then took the wine and drank it all in one gulp, then put down the wine bowl and asked, "What do you plan to do in the future?"

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to the young master, the Zhang family has fallen into this field, and I have nothing to take care of, but to fight for everything."

Peng Cheng sneered: "Cunsi is ramming the goods, I don't know what to do."

Zhang Yue lowered his head and said, "The boy is frivolous and ignorant, please enlighten me!"

Peng Cheng squinted his eyes, and suddenly slapped the table and scolded: "The matter between your family and Zhao Yasi has already been discussed properly. Now if you try to make things straight and put the two things together, you really think that Zhao Yasi is the big one. Can't be a good person?"

Isn't this with you?

Zhang Yue said as if he was being taught: "If it wasn't for the little boss's advice, the kid almost made a big mistake. But Qiao San has confessed, and Wu profiteer has approached him since last year. The potential to corrupt the Zhang family's money."

Peng Jingyi chimed in and said, "Second Uncle, my brother was cheated out of more than 200 pennies."

Peng Cheng continued to drink a bowl of wine: "The matter of breaking off the marriage, your Zhang family is at fault first, and Zhao Yasi really burns down your shop, and it will only be burned in vain."

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to the young master, the second brother escaped marriage more than ten days ago, but according to the dossier, Manager Wu left Zhejiang Yunsi at this time. How could it be such a coincidence."

"The boy thought that the young mansion is a man of the world, and he will see through the truth of this Jia Nu at a glance."

"Peng Cheng put down his wine bowl and asked, "How do you say the case will be overturned? "

Zhang Yue said: "When silk merchants enter the city, they must pass the inspection at the city gate. In the past, there was a precedent in the county where wine koji was trapped in inferior silk, so the search must be extremely strict, and the silk must be real silk. If you want to frame the blame, the silk must go somewhere else."

"As far as I know, the yamen case has been sentenced and the money has been lost, but the shopkeeper Wu still stays in Huanghua Temple and refuses to leave, [-]% is waiting for the silk to be released. Just follow this line to check and remove the silk. After finding out, and Qiao San's confession, there is iron evidence for all the stolen goods. So Zhao Yasi is also faceless."

Speaking of which, Peng Cheng and Peng Jingyi both showed admiration for Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue said: "My Zhang family is willing to give half of the two hundred dollars to honor the young mansion, and I only ask the young mansion to get justice for our Zhang family."

Peng Cheng sneered: "The reversal of the case doesn't look good on the yamen, why should I help you for a few dollars?"

Zhang Yue said: "Reporting to Shao Gong, I have seen the case file. From the fifteenth of the last month to the fifteenth of the next month, it is the month of service. The county will stop the lawsuit to facilitate agricultural affairs. If there is a civil lawsuit, the judge will be judged on behalf of the people below, and it will wait for the month. Once you have passed it, I will submit it to Your Majesty.”

"According to the law, the case can be reported to the prefecture after the month of the month. If the young master vindicates the unjust case on behalf of Ling-Jun, Yu Ling-Jun will not only lose his reputation, but will have a clear name for the injustice, and he will also be involved in the lawsuit later. Literally. Not only your majesty, but in the future, the young master can also intervene in litigation in the yamen."

Most of the lawsuits in the yamen are handled by such subordinate officials as Yasitaisi.In order to break this situation when Chen Xiang was the decree of Pucheng, every time he heard a lawsuit, he would make a circle of officials stand in front.Private audiences are not allowed to send out, and the old traitor is handicapped'.This is the same as the purpose of building a county school, which is to take power from the subordinate officials.

The duties of county lieutenants in the Song Dynasty were thieves, fighting lawsuits, and appointing town generals first.

Thieves are arresting thieves, fighting lawsuits are civil lawsuits, and town generals are the local establishments appointed by the military governors during the Five Dynasties, which can handle military and political affairs.During the Song Dynasty, this power was taken back, and the county magistrate managed the security.However, the Peng County Lieutenant was only in charge of arresting the robbers in Pucheng, and the local public security, while the civil litigation was still under the control of the subordinate officials.

In this matter, both the county magistrate and Peng Xianwei have the advantage of overturning the case for the Zhang family.

Wei Peng said, "Who told you the secrets in these yamen?"

Peng Jingyi said honestly: "Yes, my nephew told him..."

Peng Chengdao: "How could this nephew of mine know that it is so real? To be able to pull out these truths..."

"Young master praised it, I am ashamed to deserve it."

Zhang Yue's heart was relieved, but Peng Chengdao said, "Why don't you dare to be worthy of your elders?"

Zhang Yue said, "Don't dare."

Peng Cheng finished another bowl of wine and said, "Sifter the bowl of wine."

After listening to Peng Cheng's instructions, the yaqian outside the door was about to come in to serve, but he scolded Peng Cheng, "Who wants you to sift the pickled sashimi?"

Yaqian hurriedly withdrew, Zhang Yue hesitated a little, stepped forward and said, "Young Master, I'll come."

Peng Cheng was noncommittal. When Zhang Yue poured the second bowl, Peng Jingyi on the side took over and poured a bowl of wine for Zhang Yue.

At this moment, Peng Cheng laughed loudly: "Sanlang, you are my nephew's friend. Although I haven't seen you before, I have heard him mention you. But today your family is in trouble, and my nephew brought you here again. , it's more economical for you to ask for each other."

"But you really don't have the power, so you treat me as an outsider. If I turn over a small case, I'll turn it over. Let you sift this bowl of wine to thank me. As for Wu Jianu cheating from your house The money you take away is not a lot of yours, and half of it will be gone."

(End of this chapter)