Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 40
Having a carriage not only does not need to be troubled, but also travels much faster than walking. Sitting in a double carriage borrowed from Yu's family, I hurried all the way with Sun Jianyu, who was also riding in a carriage. It was just after noon, Xiang Kang, Feng Zhong and others He returned to Yanji Pavilion without any problems, and then drove straight to Yu's house, to find Yu Jian to inform him of the news, and to ask for the bamboo slips written by Mi San himself.

Of course, the Yu family is still being closely watched by the head of the Shiwu where he lives. There was a large group of people gathered, and they didn't know what they were doing.Worried that Shan Youwei sent someone to arrest the father and daughter of the Yu family, and even more worried that the sons of the Xiang family, who always like to make trouble, would have conflicts with other people. Xiang Kang could only urge the driver Xiang Guan to speed up and drive the carriage to It was only in front of the gate of Yu's house that the horse was reined in.

Fortunately, Xiang Kang was worried in vain this time, there was no official servant with a sword and rope in the crowd, and the children of the Xiang family stayed in the gate of the Yu family obediently - but their faces were generally not good-looking.When Xiang Kang took a closer look, he found that it was the local superintendent who was in charge of monitoring the Yu family, and he led the strong men of the same army, surrounded a few men and women who came out of nowhere, and those men and women also brought a begging bag. The wild geese and a pack of presents were talking to the head of Yan Jiting.

"...We really came here to ask for marriage. Mr. Yu sent someone to our Chen family to tell us that he was willing to marry his daughter to my younger brother, so we came, but we didn't know that the Yu family suddenly came out of this place. I just knocked on the door and wanted to go in without asking clearly, which made you misunderstand."

"Look, sir, this is our talisman. We are all from Chen Gong's family in Siwuting in the north. This lady is our matchmaker. She also brought a talisman to prove her identity. We really It's just to ask for a kiss."

Carefully checking that the willow wood talismans of those men and women were not forged, the head of Yan Jiting was inevitably a little confused, and said: "Didn't Duke Yu already promise to give his eldest daughter to Mr. Xiang in Xiaxiang County? You don't know ? Why did he come to ask his eldest daughter to marry him again?"

"I know, but Mr. Yu said when he asked someone to bring a message. He will finish the matter between him and the Xiang family, and told us to just come to propose marriage." A strange man from outside explained: "That's why we came to propose marriage today. But we really didn't know that something like this would suddenly happen to the Yu family."

Hearing this, Feng Zhong, who was sitting next to him, was unavoidably surprised, and hurriedly asked Xiang Kang: "Brother Xiang, what's going on? Listen, the Yu family seems to be planning to regret the marriage, why are you bothering?"

Xiang Kang showed no expression, and said very lightly: "It's not surprising, it's as early as I expected."

At this time, Yan Jiting's chief had already told people to disperse, and those men and women who had already proved their identities and intentions, probably didn't know the situation, even said to the disciples of the Xiang family who were standing in the courtyard of the Yu family: "Excuse me! The little brother said something to Duke Yu, saying that we will come back in a while, so I won’t bother you today, and see you next time.”

After saying that, those men and women hurried away with wild geese and courtship gifts, but the faces of the Xiang family's children were all ashen, and they strode out of the gate of Yu's house under the leadership of Xiang Zhuang, who was still aiming at Xiang Kang in the carriage. He shouted: "Xiang Kang, come down, return the carriage to Yu's house, let's go!"

Xiang Kang hesitated and didn't speak, and didn't move, Xiang Zhuang came up and pulled Xiang Kang off the carriage, and shouted: "Go! Don't lose face here!"

"Master Xiang—!" Yu Miaoge rushed out of the gate of his house with tears on his face, rushed to Xiang Kang, knelt down on his knees, and said in tears: "My family is sorry for you! I am sorry for you! I will If I repay you, even if it's like a cow or a horse, I will repay you! But you can't go, I beg you!"

Xiang Zhuang ignored Yu Miaoge, who was crying to death, and dragged Xiang Kang to leave. Yu Miaoge panicked, and quickly opened his arms to hug Xiang Kang's legs, crying loudly: "Mr. Xiang, I beg you , please don’t go! I will repay you, I will definitely repay you!”

Yu Ji, the little girl from the Yu family that Xiang Kang really likes, also walked out of the gate, and also walked in front of Xiang Kang, knelt down on her knees, choked up and begged: "Brother, Brother Xiang, I beg you, this matter is My family is wrong, but I beg you not to leave, don't leave my family alone, you are the one who can help my family now."

Yu Jian also stumbled out of the door, ran to Xiang Kang and knelt down on his knees, kowtowed in tears, but didn't dare to say anything or make any sound.Of course, everyone's eyes were focused on Xiang Kang's face during the period, and Sun Jianyan, who was sent by the county magistrate to help, also stared at Xiang Kang without saying a word.

It took a long time before Xiang Kang opened his mouth, and said to Xiang Zhuang who was holding him in a hoarse voice: "Brother, I remember you once said that the most respected people among the ancients, except us who have passed away Besides my eldest father, there is Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling of Wei State, right?"

"Why are you asking this?" Xiang Zhuang asked back.

Xiang Kang didn't answer, but just said to himself: "After Lord Xinling stole the talisman to save Zhao, he was forced to go into exile in Zhao, and he didn't dare to return to his mother country for several years. Asking him for help, he still had the duty to return to the country, led the army to defeat the invading Qin army, and saved the Wei country. The Yu family is indeed sorry for us, but his family is not unkind to us. At least, there was no Yu family back then. With the silk and satin given to us, we can’t afford to hire medical workers to take medicine for the sick third aunt, can’t we?”

Xiang Zhuang understood Xiang Kang's meaning, and reluctantly let go of Xiang Kang's hand, Xiang Kang said again: "For my sake, help me to the end, and then I will settle with the Yu family. , brother, and brothers and sisters, I beg you."

The Xiang family's children stopped talking, and the expressions on their faces became a little lively. Feng Zhong gave Xiang Kang a thumbs up and said, "Brother, elder brother knows that you will not be so stingy and leave Yu Yu alone." The family doesn't care."

At this time, Sun Qianqian looked at Xiang Kang with admiration and admiration in his eyes, and the Yu family father and daughter kowtowed repeatedly, crying and crying, and Xiang Kang said: "You are welcome, go in and talk, our There is not much time, so hurry up and get down to business first.”

After entering the room, Xiang Kang, of course, urged Yu Jian to quickly find out the slips and hand them over to him, and comforted his brothers, asking them to continue to take care of the father and daughter of the Yu family for him. The sisters said a word, and hurried out with the slips, led Feng Zhong, Xiang Guan, and Sun Qianqian to find Mi San who was in Yanjiting, and rushed into Mi San's house, grabbing the earthy-faced Mi San. say.

When talking to Mi San, Xiang Kang first took out ten yi golds and put them in front of him, then showed the bamboo slips he had written by himself before, and said, "Xiao Lidian, now you have two choices. You go to Ling County to meet the officials and sue you for colluding with the officials to frame innocent people. The second is that you accept the ten gold and accompany us to Ling County to report yourself, and take the initiative to confess that Shan Youwei forced you to frame the Yu family. You choose Well, would you like to go that way?"

"Young Master Xiang! Please spare me!" Mi San plopped and knelt down to Xiang Kang, crying loudly and said, "I dare not! I dare not report myself! If I offend Shan Youwei, I will die Already! Let me go!"

"Then we'll take you to see the official!" Xiang Kang said coldly: "Anyway, the effect will be the same at that time. It can also prove that you and Shan Youwei secretly colluded to frame innocent people. Your crime is even more serious. If it saves face, I won’t let it go to you either.”

After finishing speaking, Xiang Kang put the ten gold coins in front of Mi San again, and said, "I will give you one last chance, accept the twenty gold coins, and accompany us to the county to report yourself and receive a misdemeanor. I look at your family situation, I'm afraid you won't be able to earn twenty gold in this life. This amount of money is enough for you to eat for the rest of your life. And I can also tell you clearly that as long as your confession can pull Shan Youwei off the horse and make him lose his official position, he will also There is no way to retaliate against you."

"But what if I can't pull him off the horse?" Mi San asked tremblingly.

"Then you move to Shiling Pavilion." Xiang Kang said calmly: "When we arrive at Shiling Pavilion, I will keep your family safe. You have seen how I treat my friends with your own eyes. I am willing to do it." My enemy, or my friend, you choose!"

Mi San hesitated for a long time but didn't dare to make this decision. Xiang Kang waited impatiently and dragged him away. Mi San's soul was blown away. In order not to be felony, he could only quickly say: "Mr. Sue! If you let me go, I will go by myself."

"Very well, you are smart. Tell your wife to put away the gold and follow me!"

Even coaxing and frighteningly pulling Mi San out of the door, Xiang Kang and the others boarded the carriage again, and drove the carriage all the way to Lingxian County. Before the gate of Heicheng was closed, he entered Ling County and found the official temple.Then Sun Qianqian stepped forward to reveal his identity, and Mi San was forced by Xiang Kang to bite the bullet and stepped forward to reveal his identity to the officials of Ling County Official Temple. Wei met with Yu Zhiyou, who was arrested yesterday, and asked Shan Youwei to withdraw from the case of Yu Zhi suspected of hiring a murderer to avoid suspicion.

Of course, Mi San's confession caused a huge commotion in the official temple of Ling County. Although the magistrate Chen of Ling County was very dissatisfied with Mi San's following the complaint, but because of the strict Qin law, there were important officials from neighboring counties watching , had to immediately call the county magistrate and the jailer and other Ling county officials to try Mi San's self-indictment case in person overnight.

In the hall of the county temple, Shan Youwei, whose face was green and dark, naturally denied that he had used his promotion to make a wish to buy Mi San, and asked Mi San to help him avenge the Yu family. Mi San, who had no way out, insisted that there was indeed There is no way for Mi San to prove that Shan Youwei made such a verbal promise, and Shan Youwei couldn't prove that Mi San was talking nonsense, so the case was completely deadlocked.

However, this is exactly the result that Xiang Kang and others needed. In the absence of a quick investigation into the case, the county magistrate Chen of Ling County could only announce that Mi San would be temporarily locked up in the county jail pending investigation. Order Shan Youwei to withdraw from the case of Yu Zhi to avoid suspicion.Shan Youwei was of course furious about this, and Chen County Magistrate said very helplessly: "Shan Jun, there is no way, Daqin has laws and regulations, and as the imperial court official of Daqin, I can only act in accordance with the law. But don't worry, you The case of the murder of your young master, I will definitely investigate to the end, find out the real culprit and deal with it, and I will definitely not let him die for nothing!"

Also constrained by the strict and complicated Qin law, Shan Youwei had no choice but to agree to withdraw from Yu Zhi's case to avoid suspicion, but Shan Youwei pointed at Xiang Kang who was listening below and roared: "Master Xian, this Lizi you It must be investigated, he is very suspicious, and my son is likely to be killed by a murderer paid by him!"

Glancing at Xiang Kang with a relaxed expression, County Magistrate Chen nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely investigate him carefully!"

The next thing, of course, became more complicated. With the help of Sun Yuzhi, Feng Zhong first came forward and secretly sent the gold to Ling County Wu Yuxuan, asking him to promise to save Yu Zhi's life, and then Ling County's legal machine Fully mobilized, while investigating Mi San's self-reporting case, at the same time trying his best to investigate the murder case of Shan Gongzi.Then it was normal, the innocent Yu Zhi was quickly excluded from the list of key suspects, but Xiang Kang gradually surfaced and became the key suspect of Ling County officials.

The reason why Ling County officials suspected Xiang Kang was that Fan Kuai, who had a very obvious appearance, had appeared in Shiling Pavilion. He not only bought a knife from Xiang Kang, but also drank wine with Xiang Kang.But of course Xiang Kang refused to admit it, and insisted that he and Fan Kui were just ordinary customers who bought and sold iron knives. He also showed the letter of introduction from Cao Shen, the prisoner in Pei County, left by Fan Kui, proving that he had bought knives from him. Fan Kui is an official from Pei County, and asked Ling County official to go to Pei County to find Fan Kui to assist in the investigation.

"...Look, this is the biography left by Fan Kuai. He is a jailer in Pei County. He came to me to buy a knife for Cao Prisoner there. He is not a big thief from Nozawa. Also, you see, this is I haven’t even opened the package of the fifty gold that Fan Kui paid for the knife, and he still owes some of it, and he’s going to send it when he buys the knife next time..., huh?”

When he handed over the gold that Fan Kuai used to buy the knife to the Ling county official for inspection, and when he opened the package and took out the gold as a witness, Xiang Kang suddenly realized that something was wrong, so he quickly put the yi gold that he took out casually on the anvil for blacksmithing. The hammer hit, and then hit twice, Xiang Kang was dumbfounded—the so-called gold cracked directly after being hit, revealing the pig iron wrapped in it...

Unwilling to give up, he took out two yi golds and beat them, and all the lumps came out were pig iron lumps. Lingxian Zuowei, Feng Zhong and others who personally led the team to Shilingting to investigate the case were all dumbfounded. Furious, he drew his sword and charged, yelling frantically, "Fan Kuai! Fuck you! How dare you lie to me with fake gold! My sixty high-quality steel knives—!"

The matter was not over yet, and the officials of Ling County rushed northward to Pei County to track down Fan Kui. After being ordered to come forward to help Xiang Kang, Feng Zhong and others, Sun Qianqian also had to return to Xiaxiang City to wait for the results of the investigation because the case was at an impasse. He also quietly came to Magistrate Zhou and reported to Magistrate Zhou the results of two other secret investigations during his trip.

"...Yugong of Yanjiting not only broke his promise, but also married twice with one daughter. He secretly sent someone to the Chen family, a well-known wealthy family in Siwuting, to bring a gift to the Chen family to ask for marriage. It was extremely unreasonable. What's more shameless is that after the Chen family accidentally revealed the matter, Mr. Yu's shameless old man still has the face to continue begging Mr. Xiang to help save his son."

"What was Xiang Kang's reaction at that time?" County Magistrate Zhou interrupted Sun Jianyan temporarily, and asked, "He must be heartbroken?"

"That's not true." Sun Yuxuan replied: "And the officials can also see that Mr. Xiang doesn't care much about the marriage, and he doesn't seem to like that Yu Shu who is very beautiful from the Yu family. It seems that he has no feelings. .”

"No feelings?" County Magistrate Zhou asked in surprise, "Didn't you say that Yushu from the Yu family is extremely beautiful? Xiang Kang is so young and has a marriage contract with her, so how can he not have any feelings of love between men and women?" ?”

"The servant also finds it strange, but it is true that Mr. Xiang is very indifferent to that Yushu from the Yu family, and it doesn't seem like he likes her. On the contrary, it seems that Yushu from the Yu family is very willing to marry Give it to Mr. Xiang." Sun Jianyan replied truthfully: "The officials can guarantee that they will not be wrong. After trialing the case for so many years, the officials can definitely tell whether there is a romantic relationship between the man and the woman."

"It's strange. That little Zhuzi values ​​love and righteousness. He is pretty and upright. It's not surprising that girls like him, but why is he so indifferent to that Yushu from the Yu family?" Magistrate Zhou was even more surprised, and then He casually asked, "What about Shan Youwei's son? Is he really suspected of killing his wife?"

"It's not about suspicion, it's for sure." Sun Yuyan replied: "The officials in Ling County secretly investigated, and I can be sure that Mr. Shan definitely killed his wife with his own hands. It's just that his family is rich and powerful. Dare and unwilling to pursue, that's why he has been allowed to get away with it."

"In that case, that Mr. Shan really deserves to die." County magistrate Zhou nodded, snorted again, and said, "Good job! For problems that cannot be solved by the law, it is also a way to let the ranger of the rivers and lakes do justice for the sky."

"Xianzun, what should we do next?" Sun Qianqian asked again: "Should we continue to investigate secretly, and find out whether Xiang Kang hired murderers to kill people? The officials feel that he is still a little suspicious. The Pei County who deceived him with fake gold Jailer Fan Kuai, maybe he really is the murderer."

Magistrate Zhou didn't answer, and said after a long while: "No need, the man surnamed Shan was killed in Ling County. According to the imperial court code, it should be investigated by Ling County officials. We don't need to do too much. And this case is so complicated, the people involved There are so many places and people, no one is sure whether we can track down the real culprit, so why should we ask for trouble? We can’t explain to our superiors when we are planning (reporting work)?”

Knowing how complicated and troublesome this case was, Sun Jianxuan nodded in agreement, County Magistrate Zhou added in his heart, saying: "The one surnamed Shan should be killed, and the one surnamed Yu should be punished, Xiao Zhuzi, for this reason, we should also be punished." For the sake of your conscience, let me let you go this time. Otherwise, I don't believe that I can't find any clues!"

(End of this chapter)