Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 16 24 Bridges and Moonlight Night

It took about two cups of tea.

Jiang Butou hastily walked into the inner hall to report: "Report to my lord, Cheng Dajun, father and son, and the accomplices have been put in prison."

Chang Fugui was stunned for a moment: "Why did he even arrest his son?"

"Responding to my lord's words, that brat was so bold that he hacked one of our arresters with a knife."

Hearing this, Chang Fugui couldn't help but burst into tears: "It's lawless! How is the arrester's injury?"

"I was stabbed twice in the back, but fortunately my life is safe, and I have already found a doctor to heal my injuries."

"That's good...you go and teach that kid a lesson."

"Yes, my lord!"

Jiang catcher clasped his fists in response, and retreated.

As soon as he left, Zhou Yu also got up to leave: "Thank you, my lord. Since the suspect has been put in prison, Zhou will leave first, and I will file a complaint in court tomorrow."

Chang Fugui sighed pretentiously: "Oh, look at this incident... It surprised Master Zhou, and the Japanese officials will interrogate it tomorrow to get to the bottom of it."

"Thank you so much, my lord... My lord, please stop, and Zhou will leave!"

After speaking, Zhou Yu strode away.

As soon as he went out, Master Dong came out from behind the screen.

"grown ups……"

Chang Fugui clapped the case heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, this man surnamed Zhou is pressing every step of the way, forcing me to have no way out."

"My lord, please calm down. In fact, from my young point of view, this matter is not a bad thing."

"Oh?" Chang Fugui raised his brows, and glanced at Master Dong in doubt.

"My lord, this Cheng Dajun has indeed committed a lot of crimes, and the people have great grievances.

Moreover, this guy has no brains, and he often brags about his relationship with the adults. If he makes a big mistake one day... I'm afraid the adults will be implicated.

It's better to take this opportunity to avoid future troubles forever, and adults can use this case to gain a good reputation. "

Hearing these words, Chang Fugui savored them carefully, and couldn't help nodding his head slightly.

Master Dong smiled, and whispered in his ear: "That Cheng family has a lot of money, once he is convicted, his house can be confiscated..."

"Hahaha, the one who knows me is the master!"

Chang Fugui couldn't help laughing happily.

He likes house raiding the most, but as long as it is done properly, he can get at least half of the profit from it.

Poor Cheng Dajun didn't know that his death was imminent, and he was still playing tricks on the jailer in the prison, clamoring to see the county magistrate.

As a result, as soon as Jiang Boss arrived, it was agreed that the father and son of the Cheng family would beat them up...

Early the next morning, a yamen servant posted a notice.

A literate commoner stepped forward to take a look, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "That's great, that thief Cheng Dajun has finally been caught..."

"No way?"

"It's clearly written in black and white on it. The county magistrate will start a trial this morning."

"What the hell did this guy do?"

"Hire a murderer to kill... This time I finally hit the iron plate, and I have the audacity to hire someone to murder Master Zhou Juren..."

The news quickly spread throughout the county, attracting many people to rush to the county government office, wanting to watch the excitement.

In particular, some common people who had been persecuted by Cheng Dajun and his son rushed to tell each other, and joined hands to beat drums at the gate of the county government to express their grievances.

Now it's even more fun...

"Ascension!"

"Mighty~"

When he went to court, Cheng Dajun naturally argued in every possible way, saying that it had nothing to do with him, saying that it was A Gou who made his own claims in private in order to please him.

When Agou heard that Cheng Dajun was so ruthless, in a rage, he exposed all kinds of evil deeds committed by Cheng Dajun in court.

In addition, Chang Fugui was determined to kill this guy, and called many people who complained of grievances to interrogation.

In this way, there is even more ironclad evidence, and the crime is added to the crime.

In the end, Chang Fugui pronounced the verdict in court: because of Cheng Dajun's many crimes, conclusive evidence and overwhelming public grievances, he was sentenced to death and his property was confiscated.

Under normal circumstances, the sentence of beheading must be reported, and after the approval of the superior, it will be executed uniformly after autumn.

But for some heinous felons or gangsters, they can also do something special, kill first and play later.

But doing so would take a certain risk. If the superior thought the judgment was hasty, or someone even overturned the case, then the officials who made the judgment would be in trouble.

The reason why Chang Fugui sentenced him so hastily was also to cut through the mess quickly.

In addition to Cheng Dajun, Wu You was also judged to be a Jiangyang thief, and he will be executed!
As for Agou and Cheng Xiaojun, they were sentenced as accomplices and sent to the frontier to perform hard labor.

In fact, very few prisoners of this kind were able to reach the border alive.

Even if they managed to reach the border, not many people could survive.

Moreover, Zhou Yu knew very well that Chang Fugui probably didn't want Agou and Agou to live too long, so as not to leave hidden dangers.

……

As soon as the case was settled, some relatives and friends came to express their concerns and greetings.

"Second Uncle is really lucky..."

"Brother Zhou, as the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have future blessings. Such a happy event should be drunk."

"Yes, yes, the old man heard that there is a new girl in Yichun Courtyard. She is both talented and beautiful. She can sing and play the flute..."

The kindness was hard to come by, so Zhou Yu went to see it with a group of people.

The girl really lived up to her reputation, and she played the flute well.

Before leaving, Zhou Yu Xingzhi left behind a calligraphy, which is a poem by Du Mu:

"The green hills are hidden and the water is far away, and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River is not withered in autumn. On a moonlit night on the 24th bridge, where can the jade people teach how to play the flute?"

Next, Zhou Yu spent a few days of leisure.

During the day, I give lectures to students and comment on articles. At night, I still go to the library to read books, and then return to the study to practice calligraphy and painting.

Next, practice swords, meditate, and sleep.

Life is very regular.

That night, Zhou Yu was sitting in the room and meditating, when the door suddenly knocked twice.

"Who?"

"Sir, it's me, Yingning."

"come in."

When Ying Ning opened the door and entered, Zhou Yu asked with a smile, "What's the matter, Ying Ning? Is there something wrong?"

"Sir, little girl..." Ying Ning bit her lip, wringing her fingers, with a demeanor that hesitated to speak.

Zhou Yu jumped out of bed, stepped forward and patted Ying Ning's shoulder lightly: "Silly girl, if you have anything to say, you might as well just say it, don't be shy."

"Sir, my daughter dreamed of her adoptive mother last night, and she cried very sadly..."

"Oh? That's right. It's reasonable for your adoptive mother to be worried after you've been away for so many days."

Ying Ning nodded, hesitated for a while, and finally plucked up the courage to say: "My little girl... my little girl wants to ask my husband something."

"What's the matter?"

"Can sir...can you accompany the little girl back, so that the adoptive mother can rest assured."

Zhou Yu smiled: "What's so difficult about it? Sir, just walk with you."

"But...but sir, the adoptive mother...she has actually been dead for many years..."

"Huh? So your adoptive mother is a ghost?"

Ying Ning nodded: "Yes, sir, the adoptive mother didn't know what happened, she couldn't be reincarnated and became a lonely ghost.

The little girl is afraid that the husband will be afraid, so...so I have never dared to speak..."

"Haha, you have underestimated Mr.. Besides, your adoptive mother is not a harmful ghost. What is there to be afraid of, Mr.? Just take a walk with you."

Hearing this, Ying Ning was overjoyed and saluted again and again: "Thank you sir, thank you sir..."

After some inquiries, Zhou Yu learned that the location was not too far away, it was in the mountains to the east of the county seat, about [-] miles away from the county seat, and he could go back and forth on the same day.

So, he promised Ying Ning to leave tomorrow and accompany her back to visit.

……

(End of this chapter)