Lord Yuan

Chapter 19 Studying
"It's okay. I have a little problem left over from those days. I feel a little sore when it rains. It's okay." Li Ying waved his hand pretending to be free and easy, with a calm expression on his face.

When Li Wan saw this, she understood in her heart, but she also knew her father's temper, and he always believed that even ten cows could not get him back.

Just like at the beginning, the eunuch Zhang appointed his younger brother Zhang Shuo as the magistrate of Yewang County. He usually took bribes and violated the law and committed all kinds of evil. He raped women in the street and killed them. It turned out that the deceased was actually a pregnant woman.

The public resentment was overwhelming, and for a time, there were so many confessions in Yewang County that they could no longer be piled on the table. As a lieutenant of Sili, how could Li Ying endure such atrocities.

Even if Zhang Shuo fled in fear of his crime and even hid in the mansion of Zhang Rang, the eunuch of the day, he would not be afraid.

With many ministers, they turned this evil eunuch's mansion upside down, banging and banging everywhere, not caring about Zhang Rang's increasingly dark green face.

In this way, Zhang Shuo couldn't escape after all, and Li Ying came directly to serve him with eighteen punishments. Regardless of whether he did it or not, this package must be arranged.

Soon, a villain like Zhang Shuo could not bear such torture, and all the charges were laid on him.

Li Ying saw that he was quite cooperative, so he sent him to see the King of Hell as soon as possible to avoid a long night and many dreams.

So, on a dark and stormy night, Zhang Shuo was broken into the prison by a group of unidentified people overnight. Strangely enough, the guards at the heavily guarded prison were surprisingly unanimous and chose that day. The reasons for asking for leave to go home to visit my mother were exactly the same.

Li Ying waved his hand and approved them all.

When all the jailers went to work the next day, they belatedly discovered that Zhang Shuo, the brother of the great eunuch at that time, was lying naked in the toilet pit, and there was a stench from top to bottom.

When Zhang Shuo was pulled up, his entire body had been soaked, and even his lower body had disappeared.

Li Ying looked out the window with satisfaction.

Zhang Rang couldn't give up, so he ran to Emperor Huan and cried, saying that he was framed, and with the appearance of pear blossoms carrying rain, Emperor Huan softened his heart.

Li Ying was invited into the palace.

"Where are the people from Zhang Shuo?" Emperor Huan asked.

Li Ying: "The trial is over, the evidence is conclusive, and here is the crime."

"Where is the person I'm talking about?"

"The person has left without any nostalgia."

Emperor Huan was speechless. Why is there still a saying of killing first and then reporting later? This is not in line with the procedure.

Li Ying: "Now the evidence is conclusive, Zhang Shuo's death is more than justified. "The Book of Rites" says that if a clan violates the law, even if the king orders a pardon, the officials should not obey it. When Confucius was the chief minister, he killed Shaozhengmao, a law-breaking official, within seven days of taking office. , I have been in office for ten days, and I am always afraid of making mistakes due to slow action, but Your Majesty wants to hold me accountable for handling the case too quickly. Even if I am guilty, please forgive me temporarily and give me five days to eliminate all the evildoers. Come back and be cooked again, and you will die without regrets."

You talk to me about the law, and I talk to you about justice. After Emperor Huan learned about Zhang Shuo's crime, he said to Zhang Rang: "Old Zhang, it's your brother's fault. Li Ying did the right thing."

From then on, these eunuchs bowed down and tucked their tails between their legs. They did not dare to go home when they were taking a rest, and they all stayed in the dormitories of the palace.It smelled bad after not taking a bath for such a long time. Emperor Huan couldn't bear the fumes, so he asked what was going on. The guy cried and said, "I'm afraid of Lieutenant Li. If I go home, I might not be able to come back."

At that time, Li Ying was high-spirited and full of ambition, and wanted to take it as his own responsibility to teach right and wrong to the famous people in the world.He was famous throughout the government and the public, and was called "a model for the world." Those who came after him thought he was ascending to the Dragon Gate. "

Li Ying's tough attitude can be seen. In his opinion, this minor injury is far worse than walking on the edge of a knife.

He looked at the ruler in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the happier he became. Even though he was happy, he did not forget to let people watch him and have tea.

"I'm very happy. I wonder who wrote this article?" Li Ying could tell.

Such an article cannot be written without decades of experience, and at the same time, the person must have specialized in Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period for many years.Uncle Fu stood up with great respect and said, "This is written by my young master. He is seeking advice from his master."

"Who is the young master of your family?"

Uncle Fu hesitated again and again, but finally chose to tell the truth: "The son's name is Shao, and his courtesy name is Benchu. He is already a weak crown. He comes from the Yuan family in Runan. Mr. Suwen has a high sense of justice, is not afraid of power, and is also a master of Confucian classics, so he is willing to ask for advice." I hope Mr. Wang will fulfill his wish."

Li Ying was a little surprised that a weak crown could write this article, which shows that he had studied deeply in articles and classics.

Thinking back carefully, I feel that something is not normal. I heard that the disciples of the Yuan family in Runan are full of former officials all over the world, and now the great Hong Yuan Wei is the son-in-law of Ma Rong, a great scholar in the country.

If it is said that this article was written by Ma Rong, it may be true. How can a young man less than 20 years old have such ability.

"Sir, didn't you lie? Why didn't he come in person? Instead, he asked you to come. Such behavior is not an attitude of seeking to learn from a teacher."

Li Ying pretended to be angry and looked at the ruler in his hand again, feeling more and more that his words were false.

Uncle Fu was anxious and quickly said: "Everything I said is true, and there has never been any falsehood. My young master is both good in character and learning, and has a good reputation. He has never done such false things. The truth is the truth." , Fake is fake.”

"As for why I didn't come in person, I really can't get away."

Uncle Fu was about to continue speaking, but Li Wan spoke at the right time: "His mother died recently, and Yuan Benchu ​​wanted to practice filial piety, so he built a residence in front of his mother's monument to observe filial piety."

Li Ying was surprised again and again, just like the previous shock. Let's not say whether the article was true or false. Just saying that he could be filial to his mother showed that his heart was kind.

I just don’t know whether this matter is true or not, Li Ying is still thinking about it.

The reputation and prestige of the Yuan family in Runan are rare in the world. Li Ying also wanted to make friends with such a wealthy family.

Not for anything else, just to win over the noble families and connect the scholars, so that one day in the future, they can deal a heavy blow to the eunuchs of the dynasty.

"I wonder if he has ever been honest?"

After Li Ying learned the ins and outs of the matter, he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and use his own connections to help him become an official in the court with his filial piety and integrity.

Uncle Fu shook his head: "Young Master has been filial and honest since he was in Jiguan. He was first appointed to the Third Department, and later transferred to Puyang Order. In the past three years, the people of Puyang have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the weather has been smooth. If it had not been for the death of my eldest mother, the Young Master must still be serving as Puyang Order at this time."

"And in order to keep his filial piety, the young master has delivered all the official seals and ribbons a few days ago and returned to Runan alone."

Li Ying was shocked beyond words by the news one after another. First he had articles in hand, then he had filial piety, and now he no longer loves his official position.

As for the deeds he mentioned, Li Ying only regarded them as excessive bragging in order to accept him as his disciple.

In this era, aristocratic families have enough power to control filial piety, integrity, and the ability to appoint and remove officials. Many children of aristocratic families go out to serve under a series of operations, get gold plated, and then enter the court with a sinecure. That's great.

At such a young age, there is no way to govern the people and the environment. Even if he is so talented and intelligent, and with the help of noble people, he only wakes up at the age of thirty and reaches the state he is in now.

　If you have any ideas, you can speak freely. If you have any good suggestions, I will adopt them in a timely manner.

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(End of this chapter)