The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

If there is no accident, there will be another update in the evening, and this is the second update.

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The sudden change of the situation made everyone present unable to react in time. The middle-aged man standing somewhere outside the hall exchanged glances with an old man who looked like a master next to him. Not only did he not look surprised, but a slight smile appeared on his face meaning.

Su Jin was just a little surprised. He didn't believe that he could escape so easily. He still didn't know what crimes were imposed on him. He could only take one step at a time, but one thing is certain, the next step is life and death. The beginning of the collision.

"Prisoner Su Jin, do you know what crime you committed?" Zhu Shiyong shouted.

"The grass people don't know what crime they have committed." Su Jin struggled to break free from the big hands that were holding her arms, and said with a sneer, "Your Majesty, the grass people are not knights of the rivers and lakes, and you are afraid that these yamen servants are so close to the enemy." Am I flying or am I afraid that an ordinary citizen with no power to restrain a chicken will harm you?"

Zhu Shiyong's face turned blue and red alternately, and he said to the yamen servants: "Please step down." The yamen servants let go of their hands and dodged to the sides.

Su Jin loosened his arm that was scratched and hurt, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, what is the crime of the grassroots? Since the case has been closed, why don't you let the grassroots go back."

Zhu Zhifu sneered and said, "If you say it's closed, then it's closed? The assault case is understood, and the prefecture did not make it difficult for you, but there is a homicide case here, how can you get away with it?"

All the people were dumbfounded. Today's trial was interesting, with twists and turns that made people unpredictable. At one moment, the magistrate was speechless when Su Xiaoguan refuted it, and at another moment, the magistrate was speechless, saying that this Su Xiaoguan The people and the murder case were mixed together, the fog here really cleared, and the mountains were full of doubts.

Yan Biyun, Li Chong and others who were on the sidelines felt cold when they heard it. It was unfortunate that what Su Jin said was serious. It seems that the death of Qin Dalang must be held accountable to Su Jin, but the public notice issued by the government said that Qin Dalang It was a suicide, so what reason can Su Jin be involved?

Discussions broke out in the hall again, and the order became chaotic again. Zhu Shiyong slapped the gavel and shouted: "Su Jin, the prisoner, let me ask you, do you know a tailor named Qin Dalang?"

Su Jin said: "Naturally, he is the master chef employed by my clothing store."

"Where has this person been recently?" Zhu Shiyong looked at Su Jin's face and asked without blinking.

"Caomin doesn't know, he has been missing for several days. My Su family searched all over and couldn't find any news about him. Therefore, Caomin came to the government office yesterday morning to report the missing person. At that time, the person who received him was Mr. Bo." Su Jin stretched out his hand and pointed to the old Master Bo who was sitting in front of the hall.

The master hurriedly flipped through the record book tremblingly, muttering: "Qin Dalang...Qin Dalang...Yes, it is true, it was reported missing at [-]:[-] yesterday." Then he wanted to show it to Zhu Shiyong. .

Zhu Shiyong waved his hand and said: "What's the use of looking at that? There are so many ways to deceive people nowadays, and there are endless ways to deceive others. These registration books are just a pile of old papers; Su Jin, I tell you, you don't need to look for Qin Dalang. "

Su Jin asked in surprise: "Did you find him? Where is he now?"

Zhu Shiyong chuckled and said, "What a good show! I found it after looking for it, but I already went to drink tea with the kid in the Palace of the King of Hell. Mr. Su will not be unaware of this."

Su Jin said in amazement: "He really died, I didn't expect it to be so fast."

Zhu Shiyong sneered and said, "This is really interesting. This person was found in the Feishui River outside Nancheng. According to his inspection, he committed suicide by throwing himself into the water. Originally, this matter had nothing to do with you, but it was just a coincidence that he was getting dressed and encoffined." A suicide note was found in his clothes, what a pity! If it wasn't for this suicide note, we would not have known that your young master of the Su family was such a character and actually forced people to death."

Zhu Shiyong seemed to get more and more excited as he spoke, and said loudly: "Come here, show and read the suicide note, and today I will teach you to be convinced."

The master on one side said, "Of course!" He reached out to pick up a wooden plate on the desk, lifted the plain silk on the wooden plate, and revealed a piece of paper with illegible handwriting. The master carefully picked it up with a bamboo stick, Hold it up and display it along the inside and outside of the lobby like a treasure offering, and read with a shriveled mouth with leaking air and few teeth.

"I am Qin Dalang, a native of Qinjia Village, Wuhu County. I lost my father and mother since I was a child and was lonely. Fortunately, I was able to survive in the world. I learned cutting skills from Wuhu scissors Zhang to make a living. In May this year, I was recommended by my friend Liu Dacheng to settle down. In the Suji clothing store in Luzhou Prefecture, the salary is fair, and I can barely survive the days. I thought that I could work hard in Suji or settle down for the rest of my life; He said that he would raise my salary and arrange a residence for me, I believed it to be true, I was overjoyed, and I even sighed that I met a good Lord, and I felt very relieved."

The master was a little short of breath, and it was a bit difficult to breathe after reading it in one breath. He coughed several times in a row, and then hammered his chest like a dry shell a few times and continued to read.

"However, God failed to fulfill my wishes. One day later, the Su family Shaodong came to meet me again, and lured me with a huge amount of money to sneak into the Tangjiabu Village of the chamber of commerce as an undercover agent, secretly spying on business news, and reporting it to him for the benefit of others. Su Ji dominates the Luzhou market and gains more profits; although I am poor and incompetent, I have been accustomed to seeing people's warmth and warmth since I was a child, and the world is cold and cold. From then on, Su Shaodong changed his face and yelled, saying that he would drive me out of Su Ji, and then he left bitterly, lamenting that my life is poor and my life is poor, I thought I could live a good life, but disasters come and go, what can I do! "

After reading this, everyone in the hall was surprised that a few big goose eggs could be stuffed into their mouths. They never expected that Qin Dalang, who threw himself into the river, had such a secret relationship with this handsome Su Xiaoguan. It would be unbelievable if it hadn't been revealed in the suicide note.

The master continued to read: "I had already planned to leave Su Ji. As the saying goes, 'A craftsman can never die from starvation', I have a good tailoring skill. Brother Liu Dacheng would not recommend it to me, and it would be no problem to make a living with his skills; but when I started working on the second day, the Su family Shaodong found me and bluntly said that what happened last night was just a test for me, and said that Su Ji You will never let people do such nasty things, and you have vowed to promote me to be the foreman."

"It's all because of my slender mind, I don't understand the cunning of the world, so I believed his lies; I also blame myself for drinking and gambling, losing consecutively in the gambling house, and there is a person in the gambling house that I don't know. But he generously donated money to help me make money; I also blamed me for gambling and bad luck, and I lost as much as fifty pennies in a row; The words of the officials can write off the money in one fell swoop. Until then, I just woke up like a dream. It turned out that the people who borrowed money were all arranged by the young master of the Su family. It's useless at this time!"

"Su Shaodong pressed for debts day after day, and I was unable to repay, and I was unwilling to do such a dirty thing, so Su Shaodong threatened to take my loan proof and sue me to the government and put me in prison; I knew that life was doomed, so I thought about it There is only one death; but death is death, and I can't calm down the anger, so I wrote this suicide note and kept it in my clothes. If there are still gods in the world and consciences in the world, maybe they can be known and replaced. Heaven follows the law, destroys the villainous villains in the world, even if I am a ghost, I can do it with peace of mind. This pen is fatal! Qin Dalang weeps blood."

Master managed to finish reading the full text of the suicide note, and he was sweating all over while panting. After reading, Fang covered the white silk, panting, and walked back behind Zhifu Zhu, taking out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

Su Jin was originally confused when he heard it, but suddenly the fog in his heart seemed to be split by a ray of sunlight, and it brightened instantly, and everything suddenly became clear.

This is a typical case of framing, using Qin Dalang's body to make a fuss, and framing himself as an image of a wicked young man who forced people to death. Although there is no crime of beheading, heavy punishment is inevitable. The reputation will be severely damaged, which is equivalent to an indirect blow to Su Ji.And I not only have to go to jail for this matter, but also bear the notoriety of killing people for the rest of my life. This life is basically ruined.

"Then Su Jin, do you have any denial?" Zhifu Zhu stared at Su Jin with small eyes, and said coldly.

Su Jin's thoughts turned, and he really couldn't think of any escape plan for a while. Everyone in the Su family around him also frowned, and the onlookers outside were quietly waiting for his excuse. She stared at him with a playful smile, waiting for his answer.