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"Thank you, Mr. Town!"

The gentlemen kowtowed and stood up.

Most of these were elderly people, only Fei Yingke was allowed to board the ship at a young age.

Fei Yingke had no expression on her face, but she already understood in her heart.He recognized one of the servants, knowing that the second brother had suffered a lot this time, he felt that he deserved it.

To this day, Fei Yingke can't understand why the second elder brother can endure a wicked woman for many years.

If it were him, he would have divorced his wife long ago.

A good woman should be loved more, and a bad woman should be cleaned up. This is Fei Yingke's attitude towards women.

This guy can't study, he can't do business, but he has a way of training women.

There are one wife and ten concubines in the family, and it is inevitable that there are a few who are not good-looking, and Fei Yingke has dealt with them severely.As for those well-behaved and obedient, Fei Yingke was extremely considerate, and the wives and concubines became gentle and well-behaved, at least on the surface they could get along in harmony.

Marching outside, we should not delay because of this matter.

After appeasing the gentry, Zhao Han said to Feng Shenglun, the county magistrate: "You are responsible for the trial of this case. If you handle it properly, you can cancel the penalty of serious demerit. It will be tried here on the shore, and you don't have to go back to the county government. When the magistrate of Guangxin comes, let us He watched your trial!"

He also said to the servants of Fei's family: "In the future, if anyone dares to retaliate, and the local officials ignore it, you can go directly to the Ji'an General Military Mansion to complain!"

Everyone was invited to disembark, and the fleet set sail with the army.

An official collapsed on the shore, he is the mayor of Ehu Town.When the case happened, he was only the deputy mayor, but he was also involved.

As for the original mayor, he also went out with the army this time, and he will be promoted in a different place soon, and he will be temporarily assigned to Fei Ruhe's army.

None of the officials involved could run away.

Even the officials who handled the matter will be questioned and punished.

Feng Shenglun, the magistrate, was still guessing Zhao Han's thoughts. Too light or too heavy a punishment might cause Zhao Han's unhappiness.

It's really hard.

Feng Shenglun looked at the servants, gritted his teeth, and decided to make a serious decision this time.

Feng Shenglun shouted loudly: "Come here, arrest Fei Yingqi, Zheng Shi, and their four evil slaves immediately!"

The prefect of Guangxin had already arrived at this time, and he was confused as he watched the fleet go away.Zhao Han recruited him urgently and left without seeing him. What's going on?

This old man was really unlucky, something happened in the county, he didn't know it at all, but he was going to be held accountable at this time.

Chapter 298 [Ethical dramas and martial arts films]

Xinjiang, the shore.

A table for the Eight Immortals and three long stools were set up.

Playing mahjong, if there are three missing one, and one more, all will be alive.

"boom!"

Feng Shenglun slapped the gavel and shouted: "Bring suspects Fei Yingqi, Fei Zhengshi, Fei Ren, Fei Pu..."

It was already afternoon, and many gentry did not leave, but more people came to watch.

There are even passenger ships soliciting business, bringing people here to hear the trial, and just floating on the river to watch the whole process.

Throughout the morning, they were collecting testimonies, witnesses, evidence, and writing various case materials.Even the officials from the Li Ke and Hu Ke were seconded to help, otherwise everyone would not be able to sleep tonight.

Zhao Han has actually left a clear message: the case will be heard by the river.

What do you mean?

The public trial is held in front of countless gentry and common people, and they are not allowed to leave until the trial is over, so let's set up a tent by the river.

In addition to officials from Qianshan County, officials from Guangxin Prefecture also came.There is also the Integrity Yamen of Guangxin Mansion. They are responsible for auditing records today. After collecting all kinds of information, they will review the officials involved.

As for Feng Shenglun, the county magistrate, he has no right to judge officials.

Zheng's whole body was already limp, and he couldn't even stand still.The suspect must not be allowed to kneel now, so a stool was brought and she was seated for trial.

"Fei Ren, Fei Pu," Feng Shenglun asked, "Did you two beat Fei Liang on the second day of the twelfth lunar month in the 11th year of Chongzhen?"

Fei Pu was standing there, but he was so frightened that he suddenly knelt down: "Master, please forgive me, I really didn't want to beat him to death. When I beat him, I put down my strength, but it was Madam who told me to beat me hard, and also scolded me for eating so much that I didn't have the strength. "

"That's right, Madam asked me to beat me. My shoulders were sore from the beating. Madam asked me to beat me harder." Fei Ren also knelt down.

Feng Shenglun asked: "The lady you are talking about is Fei Yingqi's wife Fei Zheng?"

"It's her." The two evil slaves said in unison.

Feng Shenglun asked again: "Why did Fei Zheng beat Fei Liang?"

Fei Pu replied: "Fei Liang's leg was beaten badly before, and he didn't get out of bed until he was raised for a month. He went to the town to report to the officials, and his wife found out about it, so she was arrested and beaten."

"How did Mrs. Fei know that the servant sued the government?" Feng Shenglun asked.

Fei Ren said, "Zhang Fu, the civil official in the town, personally went to Fei's house to report the news."

Feng Shenglun told the officials of the Guangxin government: "According to the investigation, Zhang Fu went out with the army, and he is likely to be the deputy mayor of the newly occupied land. Whether he went to Huguang or Jiangnan, we have to ask the Jiangxi Chief Secretary's official election office."

Integrity officials immediately took notes.

Feng Shenglun asked Zheng Shi again: "Fei Zheng Shi, but Zhang Fu, the civil official of Ehu Town, secretly tipped you off?"

Mrs. Zheng sat stupidly and didn't speak.

"boom!"

Feng Shenglun slammed the gavel: "Fei Zheng, I will ask you again, but Zhang Fu tipped you off!"

Zheng Shi was still speechless.

After asking three times in a row, Feng Shenglun said, "Since you don't speak, it's considered tacit consent. Bring the parents of the victim, Fei Liang, to court!"

A couple in the middle were brought over, crying and shouting that their son's death was wronged.

After asking about the consequences of his progress, Feng Shenglun said, "Fei Liang was brought home on the second day of the twelfth lunar month?"

The deceased's mother just cried.

The father of the deceased said: "On the night of the second day of junior high school, the four of them brought my son back, saying that he was injured when he fell into a ditch. How could it be that he fell? The skin and flesh on the waist were all smashed, and the bones were visible. ..." The man became more and more excited as he talked, and shouted at the crowd, "The folks are all commenting, who can fall like that in a ditch? My son! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo and..."

The onlookers talked and pointed at Mrs. Zheng.

Mrs. Zheng was still sitting there stupidly, as if she was wandering away.

After getting to know many details, Feng Shenglun asked, "After Fei Liang died, did you report to the officials?"

"Go," said the father of the deceased. "The county magistrate at that time, surnamed Kong, sent two officials and a foreman to conduct an autopsy on my son. After less than half a stick of incense, he insisted that my son fell to his death." of."

Feng Shenglun said to the clean government officials: "I have sent people back to the county to investigate the files. These three people who have handled them will definitely be able to find out who they are."

Due to the temporary absence of three important figures, the murder case could not go on trial.

Then proceed to try other cases, mainly about Zheng's forcibly recruiting Liangmin as servants, and then beating and insulting the servants for a long time.

These cases are simple. Not only are there witnesses, but many helpers are still wounded.

The trial was going on, and suddenly two more people came to cry for grievances.

It was Mrs. Zheng who posted an employment advertisement in Ehu Town. They felt that the wages were not bad, so they applied to Fei's family as servants.Due to Zheng's long-term beating and scolding, the two would rather not have their monthly wages, and both would leave Fei's house.As a result, the Zheng family sued the officials and ordered them to pay for liquidated damages, but the county government officials favored the Zheng family, causing the two servants to borrow money to pay the compensation.

When this matter was brought out, the audience was in an uproar.

The beating of people to death has accumulated public anger before, but now I hear such moral things again.If someone works as a servant for you, it's fine if you don't get paid, but you still beat the servant to lose money?

Patriarch Fei Yuanlu was trembling with anger: "This... this wicked woman has completely disgraced Fei's face!"

An elderly gentleman surnamed Lei shook his head and sighed: "When you marry a wife, you should marry a good man. My Lei family chooses a daughter-in-law without looking at her background or appearance, only her character. Such a bad woman will never enter my Lei family." courtyard wall."

"Hey, the Zheng family is also a big family of Guangxin, how could they raise such a daughter?" Another elder was heartbroken.

Before the slaves were released, which big family did not abuse them?

But it can't be brought out for public opinion!

What's more, there are no domestic slaves now, and servants are also good people.Since they are good citizens, they cannot be abused, and the gentry must correct their attitude.

After a while of interrogation, Fei Yingqi suddenly shouted: "Master Xian, I want to report this wicked woman for murder!"

"The case of beating Fei Liang?" Feng Shenglun asked.

"There is another murder case," Fei Yingqi said, "This wicked woman is jealous and forbids me to take a concubine. So I secretly kept a second wife, and this wicked woman even pretended to let me take the second wife home when she knew about it. I believed her nonsense, and really took my second wife home to be my concubine, but I was beaten to death by this wicked woman for a reason!"

The audience was in an uproar and became even more sensational.

"Jealous woman, jealous woman! Such a jealous woman should have given up a long time ago!" The old man surnamed Tang looked angry.

Feng Shenglun asked, "Where is the corpse?"

"It was buried on the back hill of Fei's house in Ehu Lake, and I put a jade pendant as a funeral object." Fei Yingqi said.

"Hahahahaha!"

Mrs. Zheng didn't speak for a while, but suddenly stood up, and laughed wildly, "Fei Yingqi, why don't you dare to divorce your wife because you hate me so much?"

Fei Yingqi sneered and said: "Men, you have to fight it out, and you can talk about any ugly things!"

And bigger melons?

All the gentry and common people pricked up their ears, and even the officials in charge of the trial had an expression of waiting to hear gossip.

Mrs. Zheng didn't break the news immediately, but asked Feng Shenglun: "Master, will my crimes affect my children?"

Feng Shenglun cupped his hands towards the west, and said: "Under Mr. Zhao's rule, there will be no implicated matters. As long as your children have not violated the law, they will not be implicated. However, your husband and wife have committed a serious crime. Some family property and land property will be fined and confiscated, and there will not be so much property left to the children."

Zheng turned her head and looked at her husband: "For the sake of my children, I don't bother to mention your scandal, it makes me sick to think about it!"

Fei Yingqi was not afraid, and yelled: "Say it, if you speak out, your reputation will be ruined anyway. If there are too many lice, it doesn't itch, and you will die together. Say it quickly, my little mother will not say it!"

"I won't say it!" Zheng sneered.

Fei Yingqi opened his voice and shouted: "Okay, don't tell me, I will say it myself..."

"To shut up!"

The old man Fei Yuanyi yelled, although he didn't know what scandalous things happened to his son, but it must be very embarrassing for him to be used by his daughter-in-law and dare not divorce his wife for so many years.

Family ugliness should not be publicized, Fei Yuanyi finally couldn't bear it anymore, and threw out his crutches in anger.

Fei Yingqi dodged and was about to speak when he heard a sound of "bang bang bang". Feng Shenglun slapped the gavel and said, "Silence, don't roar in the courtroom!"

"Hahahaha!"

Everyone laughed, and felt that today was worthwhile, and it was ten thousand times more exciting than singing a big show.

It's a pity that the last big melon doesn't seem to be split open.

Fei Yingqi sat on the ground slumped. He had held back this scandal for 30 years, as if being strangled by a rope and about to suffocate.

When he was 13 years old, ignorant of sexual matters, he rolled into bed with the book boy's mother, and this woman was also his nanny.He was actually seduced, and ended up getting the nanny pregnant.After getting married, he was still secretly having a tryst with the nanny, but was caught by his wife Zheng.

Zheng's personality has changed drastically, which is probably related to this matter.

It's like a dog-blood romance drama.

Among the gentry, which family didn't have some dirty things?

The trial of the case was not finished that day, and the officials collectively rested by the river.Some pitched tents, and some slept on boats. Anyway, no one was allowed to leave until the case was settled!

The big uncut melon left everyone unsatisfied.

What's even more regrettable is that many people came too late to see Zhao Tianwang's demeanor.

The restaurant in Fei Ruhe's family is booming now.Merchants traveling from south to north must eat in the restaurant, and the restaurant was even renamed "Longxinglou".

Zhao Han worked as the second shopkeeper here, and taught various "court dishes" in person.

Fei Chun once told a story here, Chen Maosheng once sang an opera here, and Zhang Tieniu often came here to eat.

There are countless versions of their stories.

For example, the ancestor of King Zhao Tian was the royal chef of the palace, and he mastered many palace dishes that have been lost.Every time Zhao Tianwang came to the restaurant, he deliberately chose a noisy place and concentrated on reading to exercise his will.

Chen Maosheng is regarded as a master of Yiyang opera. According to those who have heard him sing opera, Chen Zhangsi's opera opera is unmatched in ancient and modern times.Before his death, an opera fan wanted to listen to Chen Zhangsi sing an opera. After the opera was over, the man recovered without any medicine.

There is also Fei Chunfei, the head of the storyteller, who can tell a lot of hype, and even "Gourd Baby" has been rewritten into a long story.

Zhang Tieniu's legend is the most outrageous, because all the coolies on the dock know him.These coolies love to brag, and the more they talk, the more evil they become. Zhang Tieniu has to eat five catties of rice every day, and he can lift a hundred catties of sacks with one hand.The sworn brother was killed by the eunuch, Zhang Tieniu resorted to the Tiyun jumping method, stole the elder brother's head hanging on the pole, and crossed the Xinjiang River on a bamboo pole.

At this moment, on the passenger ship in the middle of the river, a scholar who had finished watching the excitement was writing vigorously.