Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 66 A veritable hero

After Shi Zhonglan's literary banquet, Chen Qingsi's name spread like wildfire and began to spread from Yangzhou to all directions.

Not only the power of the Three Character Classic, but also what he did in Qingxi County are gradually becoming known.

Chen Qingsi, who lives in Qingxi County, is unaware of these things. He is always used to making preparations in advance and has already begun planning for next year's spring plowing, consolidating dams and organizing people to clean up the silt.

That evening, the peaceful life in Qingxi County was broken by a "catching teeth" sound.

Ren Yazi's eyes were filled with fear and he ran away in a hurry.

"Go away, get out of here!"

He stretched his legs, holding a rusty dagger in his hand, and roared loudly at the crowd in front of him.

The two brothers Fei Quan and Fei An were walking home at dusk with three farmers whose fields were close to each other.

I saw a man waving a dagger and shouting "get away", but several people did not dare to stop him and pushed him out of the way.

"He is a human being, don't let him get away."

Two policemen were chasing us from a distance, and one of them gasped and shouted.

People like Ren Yazi are the most hated beings in any era.

When Fei Quan saw someone passing by him, he didn't dare to stop him out of a desire to avoid disaster. However, after the other person ran past him, he suddenly threw the hoe in his hand towards Ren Yazi's face as a hidden weapon. Afterthought.

Ren Yazi was immediately knocked to the ground.

When Fei An saw Ren Yazi struggling to get up, he was worried that he would be harmful to his brother. With his sharp eyesight and quick hands, he suddenly swung down the hoe in his hand and knocked Ren Yazi to the ground, motionless.

The guard came closer on his hind legs, glanced at Feian, who looked a little pale, and said, "Thank you! This beast attacked an acquaintance, and he almost succeeded."

After saying that, he kicked the person who was lying on the ground and said, "Get up, don't pretend to be dead!"

There was no movement at all.

The officer felt something was wrong, stretched out his hand to check his breathing, suddenly retracted his hand, and shuddered: "Mother, are you really dead?"

Fei An was at a loss and almost cried in anxiety: "I, I'm afraid of the knife in his hand."

This was the first time the officer encountered such a situation, so he calmed down and said: "The boss said that animals like Ren Yazi can be chopped down without causing any trouble."

He added another sentence, "The county magistrate said it!"

The two officers dragged Ren Yazi's body and were about to leave. They looked at Fei Quan and Fei An and said, "How about you come with us to the county government office and tell us about the situation?"

Fei Quan and Fei An were both honest people. When they heard this, their faces suddenly dropped and they regretted that they had interfered.

The news of trouble in the county quickly reached Chen Qingsi's ears.

Chen Qingsi paid special attention to this matter.

It has been almost three months since he took over Qingxi County.

Except for the initial public trial of Du Chunbin and Du Zi, there was no trial. The daily trivial frictions were mostly mediation and did not rise to the level of a trial.

This time is the second time.

In order to avoid making any mistakes, Chen Qingsi went to Kuang Zheng to understand the situation before the class started.

"County Magistrate Chen, this person is a man named Hao Qian from a neighboring county. He is 31 years old and is still unmarried. He has a sister Hao who married to our county. Hao is different from his younger brother and has a kind heart. He is virtuous and warm-hearted, and is highly praised by his neighbors. Hao's husband died during the attack on Muzhou, leaving only a pair of children and elderly parents-in-law in the family. Hao and his wife are very capable and have saved a lot of money. When they replaced their land in the county, they bought a big house with ten acres of paddy fields and ten acres of mulberry fields." "Now their labor force cannot cultivate these twenty acres of land. So, their family thought of a The best way is to bring Hao Qian over so that there is a man in the family and the two children can be raised. When the family finally separates, give Hao Qian an extra share."

Chen Qingsi nodded, he acquiesced in this situation.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

Young men from neighboring counties are willing to come to the county, and the county gives them a green light.

Kuang Zheng rubbed his fists in anger and said angrily: "How could I have thought of luring a wolf into the house?"

He continued: "This Hao Qian was quite diligent at first, and he became a familiar person in the county. Today he showed his wolfish nature and wanted to kidnap Zhang's mute son. They are all acquaintances, and we were really unprepared until When leaving the county, the little guy reacted on his own and bit Hao Qian. This prevented him from succeeding. During the pursuit, he met the two brothers Fei Quan and Fei An. This accidentally struck him hard. Beaten to death."

After hearing the reasons, Chen Qingsi didn't ask any more questions. The case was simple and clear, and there was almost no need for a trial.

There was just one thing that Chen Qingsi didn't understand.

Hao Qian was already familiar with the people in the county and had many opportunities to make a move. How could he pick a mute after so many choices?
Do people who do this kind of business have special hobbies?
Chen Qingsi didn't think about it anymore and ordered the court to open.

County government.

Chen Qingsi was sitting high up in the hall wearing an official robe. Below him were a crying woman, a dirty child with a pair of short braids with high horns, two cowering middle-aged commoners, and a corpse.

Chen Qingsi thought about it for a while, and it seemed that there was no need for interrogation.

The cause and effect are all clear. The only one who knows the details is dead, and the other is a child or mute.

What can you ask?

Chen Qingsi asked Hao about Hao Qian's situation.

Hao said: "It has been 12 years since the civilian woman married into her husband's family. When she left, Hao Qian was a little skinny. I really didn't expect him to do this. It's the civilian woman's fault. It's all the civilian woman's fault." "She knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Chen Qingsi knocked on the alarm tree and said: "I will make my own judgment on right and wrong. You can plead guilty to whatever crime you want. Get up..."

He asked several more officers, Fei Quan and Fei An, and decided the case directly: Mr. Hao did not know the person, which frightened Mr. Zhang's son, and he fined Mr. Zhang twenty.

As for Fei Quan and Fei An, they are certainly not guilty.

"Tang Lv Shu Yi" clearly states in black and white: If you have a physical conflict with a thief and cause casualties, you are not guilty. If the thief is afraid of fleeing, passers-by will kill him without guilt.

Naturally, the laws of the Tang Dynasty were not like those of later generations, with thousands and hundreds of articles, extremely detailed, and did not clearly record what happened to Ren Yazi, but thieves who resisted were killed without guilt, let alone Ren Yazi?

Seeing Fei Quan and Fei Ancheng's fearful intention to retreat and escape, Chen Qingsi shouted: "Wait a minute, what are you two in such a hurry for?"

Fei Quan didn't dare to look at the official above, he just timidly said: "You still want to punish us?"

Chen Qingsi shook his head and smiled: "You are heroes who killed thieves. How can I punish you? Not only will I not punish you, but I will also reward you with fifteen big coins each. I will also issue a notice to the whole county to commend you for your heroic deeds." .”

Fei Quan raised his head in disbelief, looked at the young county magistrate in disbelief and asked himself: "Am I a hero?"

"Worthy of the name!"

Chen Qingsi gave the answer with certainty.

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