Records of the Lost Cases of Helaitang in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 97 Detailed family affairs
Lao Liu was stunned for a moment and said: "Master Huo, if the witness is not brought back to the Yamen, the case may be more difficult to solve.

Official Huo's face was as dark as water and he said: "Team Leader Liu, the yamen cannot rely on guesswork when handling cases. Without real evidence, how can we disturb good people."

Lao Liu said anxiously: "Before coming to the academy to pick up someone, I asked the county magistrate for instructions. The county magistrate's intention was to solve the case."

Huo Tuiguan's voice was as cold as ice: "Lord County Lord, I am serving tea to Uncle Yuan in the official residence and asking for advice. It was Lou County Lord who asked me to come and see how well you handled the case."

Old Liu's eyes showed worry, and before he could say anything, Huo Tuiguan had already said goodbye to the others, dusted off his official robe, and strode away.

Officer Huo walked a few steps, turned around, and said to Lao Liu Zhengse: "Boss Liu, you must be dissatisfied at this moment. You have solved countless cases and worked hard. Longxing is a fake case. I have carefully filed the case." After reading it carefully, I will give you a few words. Have you ever ranked the various people in Longxing? You claim that the Shi family and his daughter are remnants of the Bai Yuan sect. It all depends on the time and date when the Shi family and his daughter left Suzhou. Judging from the coincidence of the painting and the case, what if it is a true coincidence? Furthermore, based on the unfinished calligraphy paper in the stone incense burner, it is somewhat similar to the evidence in the fake painting, but how can we know that someone is not framed and framed? It is better to think less about strange things that confuse gods. That’s great.”

It was extremely merciless to say such questioning about Lao Liu in front of everyone. Lao Liu was speechless after hearing this, because he was a Shangguan and everything he said made sense.

After waiting for a long time, Lao Liu and his apprentice had no choice but to leave the academy in silence.

Although the time had been delayed for a long time, the school bell had not yet rang for the end of the school year. Wang Heng took Huang Yuntai to school with him and urged the young man to hurry up and attend the class.

After the official business of the county government left, Huang Yuntai turned away from his previous generosity and became listless. He looked at Wang Heng and hesitated to speak. He only said that he was a little tired and went directly to the studio to rest.

It was after the second drum watch at night, and the candlelight was brightly lit in the room in the herringbone number D.Wang Heng and Xiaocai each did some homework and started chatting.

Wang Cai fiddled with the candle wick and said, "Mr. Pu San, we have never offended him. Why are we so vicious?"

Wang Heng thought for a long time and said: "I thought about it, and I never had any verbal conflict with him. Even if he made rude remarks, I never cared about it. In other words, for a person like Mr. Pu San, not flattering him is the biggest mistake."

Xiaocai took a breath and said, "Even if you don't deal with some people, you will kill them if you get the chance. This is too scary."

Wang Heng lamented: "I heard people say that you should not be too timid as a person. This is obviously true. Young Master Pu thinks that we are weak persimmons with no foundation, and he must give us a squeeze."

His eyes were blank, and he suddenly remembered some of the academy's past rumors, which were so filthy, and he shook his head not wanting to elaborate.

After talking for a while, we were about to take a rest when we suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside the house.

Wang Cai went to answer the door, but the person who came was Huang Yuntai, wearing a black cloak, covering his head tightly.

Xiaocai invited Huang Yuntai into the inner room and said with a smile: "Brother Yuntai, guests come to drink tea on a cold night, we have good tea for them."

Huang Yuntai looked solemn, made a "hiss" gesture, and asked Xiaocai to bolt the doors and windows, close the curtains, and then took a seat next to the desk.Xiaocai made a cup of hot tea and brought it to him. Huang Yuntai took several sips of it, his face was gloomy and unpredictable. Wang Heng didn't know what he was doing. For a moment, no one spoke, and he was inexplicably silent.

Huang Yuntai thought about it, took out a brocade parcel from his cloak and put it on the desk. When he opened the parcel, he found two large silver ingots and a small gold and silver filigree lacquer box. He opened the lacquer box lightly and found three or four bills inside. .

"Xiao Wang, this is my family's pawn now." Huang Yuntai said with a wry smile: "Two 50 taels of silver ingots, Hengtong Bank will exchange the silver notes for 400 taels upon sight."

"Brother Yuntai, what are you doing?" Wang Heng asked confused.

Huang Yuntai sighed and said: "Please help me keep this money. I will go back to my hometown tomorrow to do a big thing. If everything goes well, I will come back to the academy in a few days. From now on, I may be able to live in peace. If I fail, I will be expelled." Ancestral hall, these belongings are the capital for a peaceful life in the future."

Wang Cai said in surprise: "Brother Yuntai, you have to make it clear that I have never seen these many silver coins before. I may not be able to sleep well at night if I keep these."

Huang Yuntai looked guilty and bowed: "During the day, the official from the county government almost arrested Xiao Wang. It was all because of me that the two brothers were frightened."

Wang Heng couldn't help but said in surprise: "Brother Yuntai, how can we blame you for this?"

Huang Yuntai looked solemn and said word by word: "Not only are you burdened by me, but Yang Dalang was also beaten up by me before."

Wang Heng and other young talents were all surprised and didn't know why he said this.

Huang Yuntai looked a little sad and said slowly: "You must have heard people in the academy say that I was born into a wealthy family. The ancestor Yuan Yanggong became prosperous in the Southern Song Dynasty. He lived in Jianli on the west mountain of Dongting. During the dynasty, he managed thousands of households in the Taihu navy and accumulated huge wealth. This dynasty focused on civil affairs. My ancestors selected outstanding children and hired famous teachers to guide them. Almost every generation of people achieved fame, and thus the family's wealth was preserved. "

"When it came to my great-grandfather's generation, the situation began to change. There were only two generations of my father and grandfather. My grandfather was weak since he was a child. My great-grandfather was the only male descendant. There was no one to help him in the clan. Since then, the position of the clan leader of our direct sect has been replaced. Someone took it away from me, my grandfather died young, and my father returned to Daoshan at a young age when I was nine years old. People said that he worked too hard and contracted wind disease, but in fact, he was murdered."

Huang Yuntai's eyes were filled with gloom and a faint mist: "The thing that killed him was the huge property of our direct sect leader."

These words made people's chests beat loudly.

"Growing up, I don't know how many times I have been involved in dangerous situations." Huang Yuntai suddenly chuckled and laughed at himself: "I hid in the barn with my friends while hiding in the barn. No one came to catch me for a long time. When I wanted to go out, I found that the barn door was blocked. It was locked. In the summer, loaches were scurrying back and forth in the ditches of the rice fields. I was fishing for fish in a water basin, and I didn’t know who kicked me down the ditch. I won’t list them one by one, but I survived without any illness or disaster. Now that I am an adult, I have actually The fortune is extraordinary."

"Now that I have survived, study and work according to the rules, and have many companions around me, it will not be so easy for me to disappear from the world. Unfortunately, I am not worried about wealth, I like to study, and I want to make progress. If after three years After five years of seeking fame, I cannot take back the position of clan leader. Now, if you want to ruin my future, what should I do?" The forced smile on Huang Yuntai's face became more and more bitter.

Xiaocai blurted out: "Unless you have a bad reputation and lose the qualifications to take the exam."

(End of this chapter)