The big man is on the run

Chapter 17

Liu Yi was slightly taken aback, really taken aback.

Fazheng, Fa Xiaozhi, looking at the appearance of less than 20 years old, can't hide the youthful and frivolous expression on his face.

Whatever he wanted, could it be that God had tormented him for so many days, and finally the timing turned around?
Wearing a visor, Fazheng couldn't see the face of the knight who was younger than him, but he felt a little uneasy.

Although his family is a well-known family in Fufeng County (one of the three assistants, Jing Zhaoyin, Zuo Fengyi, and You Fufeng), and his grandfather is a famous scholar Fazhen, but his father is not a high-ranking official and is still at home.

It can only be said that the Fufeng Fa family is the kind of family that has a certain potential influence due to its academic status.

But this is not a peaceful age, who cares about you in the chaos of war?

Even if these few officers and soldiers killed him directly in the street, Fa Zheng could only accept his fate.

After all, he killed someone, and there are all witnesses and evidence.

As for Meng Da, a good friend from the same county with tattered clothes, he came from a family of officials and officials. The problem is that Meng Da's grandfather Meng Tuo's reputation is too bad.

Meng Tuo's official career was unsatisfactory, so he spent all his family wealth to bribe the housekeeper who often served Zhang Rang's family, and married the housekeeper, and even emptied his family property because of bribery. Many people in Zhang Rang filled the road, and the housekeeper pointed out Meng Tuo and brought him into Zhang Rang's mansion. The bribers thought that Meng Tuo and Zhang Rang had a good relationship, and they rushed to bribe him with treasures. It was given to Zhang Rang, and Meng Tuo obtained the official position of governor of Liangzhou.

It's a pity that Meng Tuo hadn't been in office for two years, the world was in chaos, and the family property of buying an official was completely in vain.

Sanfu suffered severe drought for two consecutive years, Fazheng and Mengda had no choice but to leave their hometowns and come to Chang'an to make a living.

When encountering injustice, Fazheng rises up to kill, but is caught by Liu Yi.

"Tell me, why did you kill?"

"For injustice!"

Fazheng's expression became impassioned. Just as he was about to continue to say something, a "cuckoo" sound came from his stomach, and his expression became a little embarrassed.

Liu Yi took out the dry food bag from his body and threw it to Fazheng, but Fazheng ignored it and let the dry food bag fall under his feet, revealing the black and yellow wheat cake inside.

Standing behind Fazheng, Meng Da swallowed hard while clutching the hem of his torn clothes.

"My law is upright and I don't eat what comes from me."

Fazheng looked at the officers and soldiers who were not tall, but they were the leaders.

"These rogues robbed the beggar and cut off his legs, and they wanted to do something wrong with this little lady. I couldn't see it, so I hacked it with my sword."

"Don't do other people's business. If you want to kill or cut, let you warriors dispose of it."

Liu Yi turned to look at Xu Huang, he didn't know how to deal with murder in Han law.

"Over 80 years old and under seven years old, you don't pay for killing people."

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Huang added: "It stands to reason that the two righteous men are innocent, but Jing Zhaoyin has to take over this matter."

This is the difference between so-called procedural justice and result justice.

Liu Yi wanted to let Fazheng go straight away, but when the words came to his lips, he abruptly withdrew them.

"That being the case, take General Xu Zhonglang's token and escort this man to Jing Zhaoyin."

There seemed to be no problem with Liu Yi's handling. The Habayashi guards around him took Xu Huang's token and turned back to the entrance of the alley, mounted their horses and ran towards Jing Zhaoyin.

Seeing that the treatment of these officers and soldiers was extremely fair, Fazheng was speechless, but kept his neck a little far away from the injured two green-skinned rascals, as if he felt disgusted if they touched them.

Liu Yi gave the dry food to another scholar and the young lady beside him who were already so hungry that their eyes stared at each other.

After the two had finished eating, Liu Yi gave some copper coins and sent a soldier to escort them back home.

"You really don't eat?"

"Humph!"

pretty tsundere
Liu Yi put away the empty dry food bag, and accompanied Fazheng with wide-eyed wait until Jing Zhaoyin's official messenger arrived.

Combining the attitudes of this "General Zhonglang" and the officers and soldiers, Fazheng, who was still a little worried just now, has already figured that he will be fine at this time, but he may suffer some hardships in prison.

As long as the trial is normal, with the testimony of Meng Da and the little lady, he will be found not guilty 100%.

And the two rascals around him are estimated to be sentenced to death by torture.

Because their thinking was a little bit wrong before, even though these green-skinned rascals only meet the previous clause of "after robbing people and selling them into slaves", the people's hearts and justice are on their side, and the officers and soldiers are also inclined to them.

Even if this little lady is not considered a slave, the beggar will definitely be sentenced to slavery, so as to aggravate the crime of the green-skinned rascal.

Thinking of this, Fazheng couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard the phrase "General Xu Zhonglang" that Liu Yi said just now.

Standing next to this man was General Zhonglang, with a very young voice, and I don't know which noble family he was from, it was really enviable.

And what they do is really fair.

Let's talk about handing over the law to Jing Zhaoyin, from any point of view, it is not a bad thing, because the government's handling is qualitative, these green-skinned rascals will be executed, and part of the property will be compensated and handed over to beggars and captives. The little lady who came here, this is far more secure than the result of their chivalry.

Moreover, after going through the official procedures, Fazheng, who was found not guilty, is really innocent. In addition, he will be rewarded instead of the current embarrassing state.

The most important thing is that there is a Zhonglang who will come forward as a guarantee, so there is no problem.

You know, Zhonglang Jiang was the highest official position a warrior could achieve more than ten years ago, and it is also very precious today.

Fazheng was quite a bachelor, he was taken to the horse by Habayashiwei's cavalry with a cry of refusal, and then rushed to Jingzhaoyin.

Xu Huang opened his mouth to say something, but was speechless in the end.

He can guess what the emperor wants to do, but Xu Huang has said enough today.

No matter how much you talk, it will do you no good except to show your ability and try to annoy others.

"You have to polish your mind."

Riding the horse and walking on the streets of Chang'an, Liu Yi explained casually, and his mood suddenly became worse.

Of course it wasn't because of the recent difficulties in recruiting talents, he inevitably thought of some things he saw today.

There are some things he doesn't want to think about, but now that he has seen it with his own eyes, it is hard to be an ostrich in the sand.

Don't say that these scholars are going to leave their hometowns to come to Chang'an to beg for food, and even the locals of Chang'an can be killed for a bite of food, which shows how serious the famine is today.

But he said that this method was being imprisoned in Jing Zhaoyin's cell. Seeing the dark cell full of rotten thatch, and those rough prisoners slapping the railing and screaming strangely, he couldn't help but feel regretful.

Especially when a few rough men from the same prison surrounded him with unknown intentions, Fazheng had no weapons in his hands, and was a little hungry and tired, so he could only slowly lean against the corner while shouting at the jailers loudly.

"Go ahead and scream, no one will take care of you if you break your throat."

"Hey, what a tender young man."

Before the few rough men finished speaking, they heard the iron lock of the prison door in the distance open with a "bang", and several jailers nodded and bowed at the prison head, leading him over.

Fazheng recognized one of them and brought him here.

"Change him to another cell." The prisoner spoke.

Fazheng couldn't help feeling slightly puzzled, whose arrangement was this?

His grandfather, Fayan, once served as Tingwei Zuojian, he was regarded as a minor official in the Han judicial system, but he had left office for several years, and his tea was cold.

But this prison boss has never had any contact with him, so why should he change the cell alone?Could it be the face of the general Zhonglang?
Under the dumbfoundedness of several rough men, Fazheng was lured by the cell boss and moved to a single cell further inside.

"boom!"

After one sound, the world is clean.

Fazheng looked at the tall and narrow iron windows, then at the cell door made of two-finger-thick iron pillars, and sat down in the thatch pile and sighed.

The dust floated up, and was reflected in the few rays of light projected by the iron windows.

For a moment, Fazheng seemed to realize something, but also seemed to realize nothing.

And light and dust?

Pooh!
My Fazheng has a strategy in mind, and I will definitely assist Ming'an in this troubled world to stabilize the people in the world.

I won't regret killing someone today
Fazheng, who was locked in a private room, was ignored, and he was really hungry after tossing around for a long time.

There is no dinner.

Now, except for a very small number of high-ranking nobles, most people eat two meals a day, and the prisoner is naturally among these "ordinary people".

So Fazheng stopped doing futile work. The thatch on the ground was too damp, so he had to lean against the cold brick wall and fall asleep.

Fazheng slept until midnight, when he suddenly heard the sound of the cell door opening, and woke up with a start.

When seeing the person in front of him, Fazheng was even more stunned.

(End of this chapter)