Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Zhuzi couldn't come back for a while, so Qin Yunhe handled other case files as usual.

Maybe it’s because it’s the slack season during farming season, but recently more and more cases have been submitted for review by various counties. I was so busy until the afternoon that I felt a little dizzy.

"Sir, take a break and drink some water."

He Sheng saw that Qin Yunhe had been busy all day and hadn't even had a sip of water. When he saw Qin Yunhe stop writing for a while, he immediately offered him a cup of lukewarm tea.

Qin Yunhe was also feeling thirsty, so he put down the case file and picked up the tea.

"Why didn't I see Zhao Ping?"

"Zhao Ping went to help the clerk. If the Lord has any instructions, I will call him."

"Oh, it's okay, no need to call him."

Qin Yunhe drank some water and got up to stroll around the study. After a while, he saw Zhao Ping coming back from outside, looking in a good mood.

"Are you happy about something?"

Zhao Ping said: "It's not a happy event, but I heard an interesting story."

Qin Yunhe smiled and said, "What's the interesting story? Tell me about it."

"Didn't your Excellency receive a case of treason before? It was the interesting story of Yang and her adopted son."

"Could it be that Yang accused Gao Zhong of colluding with the Xunlin County Magistrate to seize his property a few years ago? Liu Dianshi has already told me about that."

"It's that matter, but I just heard something else that's not in the case file. I wonder if you want to hear it, sir."

"Go ahead. I just have some free time after working all day. Just treat it as a story."

"Today, a clerk from the government office came here to do some work, and he talked to our clerk about the incident in which Yang sued her adopted son.

It is said that the adopted son was a coward. If his adoptive father had not fallen ill, he would not have dared to ask for the property. He wanted to wait until he had taken care of Yang in her old age and buried her before he could ask for it legitimately.

Later, when Yang refused to recognize him and refused to give him any property, it was still others who gave him advice, and his stepmother begged him to go to the county government to file a complaint.

In fact, when Yang's husband made a will before his death, in addition to the village neighbors and the elders, he also specially invited a familiar prefect of Xunlin County to be a witness. So when Gao Chong went to the county government to file a complaint, not only did the village elders testify, but the prefect also guaranteed it. The county magistrate then sentenced Yang to give half of her property to Gao Chong.

As a result, Yang was not satisfied and went to the government office to file a complaint, and even sued the magistrate of Xunlin County, claiming that the magistrate had colluded with Gao Chong to seize her property.

The prefect ordered people to arrest Gao and Zhang, and asked the magistrate of Xunlin to explain the situation. He got many people to come to the government office to testify, but in the end, it was found that it was all Yang's nonsense. The prefect thought that the woman was ignorant, so he just scolded her and sentenced her to the original sentence.

Originally, the matter was over, but who would have thought that soon after, Yang would go to the Censorate to appeal for justice, and this time she even sued the county magistrate, the prefect, and Gao Zhong. She said that Gao Zhong bribed the officials at all levels of Xu Ning Mansion, bullied her, an old woman with no one to rely on, and robbed her of her wealth..."

Qin Yunhe couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "How is it possible that all government offices at all levels have been bribed by Gao Zhong? This is really absurd."

"Who says it's not true? But even if it's ridiculous, the Censorate can't just ignore it, so they ordered the Xunlin County Magistrate's Office and the Xu Ning Prefecture Magistrate's Office to send people to explain the situation, and also brought Gao Zhong to the Censorate. But no matter where they go, the will is the truth, and the Censorate can't change the verdict, so in the end they still ordered her to divide the property with Gao Zhong."

He Sheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "This Yang is really capable of making trouble."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ping said: "This is just the beginning, there are even more outrageous things. It is said that Yang wanted to go to the Dali Temple in Beijing to file a complaint, but a hanger-on in the Xunlin County Court found out and reported it to the squad leader, who brought people to stop her.

As luck would have it, Gao Zhong passed the imperial examination that year and became a scholar. Perhaps because of this, Yang became a little wary of Gao Zhong, but she stopped making trouble and finally calmed down.

This time, Yang did the same thing as last time. She first went to Xunlin County to file a complaint, but her request was rejected by the county magistrate. She then went to the prefectural government to file a complaint.

Because the prefectural officials and clerks still remembered her, they got a headache when they saw her, and they also knew that this matter was probably caused by her making a false accusation, so they sent the case directly to our hall."

Qin Yunhe shook his head: "There's really nothing we can do when we run into this kind of thing."

He Sheng said with some concern: "What if she is dissatisfied with the judgment made by the adults and goes to appeal again?"

"Who knows? Anyway, we all know that she is making false accusations. There is no point in accusing her."

Although this matter seems a bit troublesome, after all, what Yang reported was not true, so it is not a big deal.

Two days later, Zhuzi finally came back with Gao Chong, a prefect of Xunlin County, and a letter from Lin Zhaotang.

Gao Zhong looked worried, and when he came in, he bowed to Qin Yunhe and said, "Gao Zhong greets the Magistrate."

Qin Yunhe also bowed in return: "Mr. Gao is polite, and it took the trouble for you to come here to explain the situation."

Then he raised his hand and asked him to sit down.

Gao Chong was probably too bored to think much, so he sat down without any hesitation.

Qin Yunhe didn't care and asked the Dianshi of Xunlin County to sit down, and finally he sat down himself.

He Sheng came over and served tea to a few people and then stood aside.

Zhao Ping rarely left and stood aside with He Sheng, watching.

"Mr. Gao, I believe you already know that Yang has accused you of being disobedient and unfilial."

Gao nodded heavily and sighed heavily, looking very frustrated.

"Your Excellency may not know that I really have no way to deal with this foster mother. I...I..."

Seeing that he didn't know where to start, Qin Yunhe took the initiative to say, "I have also learned about your old grievances in the past two days. Gao Juren doesn't have to worry about it. It's okay to speak frankly."

Gao Chong seemed to be slightly relieved after hearing this, and said, "I am sorry that my family affairs have caused trouble for you officials, Mr. Magistrate."

"I heard that you passed the imperial examination and your adoptive mother stopped caring. How has your relationship been in the past few years?"

"Alas..." Gao Zhong sighed again and said, "Your Excellency, you don't know that she didn't stop because I passed the imperial examination. She stopped because her dream of finding a son-in-law was shattered."

"Looking for a son-in-law?" Qin Yunhe was puzzled: "Looking for a son-in-law for whom?"

"Alas..." Gao Zhong sighed for the third time, "At the beginning, I felt that family disgrace should not be made public, so I didn't mention it. At that time, Yang wanted to use the wealth to recruit a son-in-law and find another husband for herself. In this way, she would not need me to support her in her old age, so she complained again and again and refused to share my wealth.

But later on, for some reason, the husband she had promised to marry changed his mind and refused to come. She had no choice but to stop making a fuss, thinking that she still had to rely on me for her old age. ”

Although it is human nature, Qin Yunhe and others still find it a bit absurd.

But marriage is other people's freedom, so he had no right to interfere, so he continued to ask: "So how have you been getting along these years? Why did she accuse you of being disobedient and unfilial?"

"I have been living with my adoptive mother for the past few years, and I don't interact with Yang very often.

Occasionally, when Yang asked us to do something, I would do my best to help her. After all, she was my father's widow, and I took half of their property and promised to take care of her until the end of her life. I dare not say that I am very filial to her, but I ask myself if I have a clear conscience.

As for why you want to sue me for being disobedient and unfilial,

Gao Zhong sighed again and said, "Because she and her daughter from her previous husband divorced, she insisted that I divorce my wife and marry her daughter."