After rebirth, I became a national teacher

"Reporting to the Lord, I am Huiyun, the Taoist priest of Cihang Temple. I am suing the wife of Marquis Jingnan for sending slaves to Cihang Temple last night to set fire and kill people!"

With so many people watching, Yan Tongzhi naturally had to appear more businesslike:

"Words are not enough, but is there any evidence of guilt?"

Huiyun gave her confession:

"Last night, we captured ten servants from the Jingnan Marquis's mansion. The leader was the son of the Jingnan Marquis's wife's wet nurse. He confessed that he was under the orders of the Jingnan Marquis's wife."

"Here is the confession, please take a look! There are ten other perpetrators, as well as the ten swords and several cans of kerosene they brought with them, all in the Taoist temple! You can send someone to arrest them and investigate the fire scene!"

Yan Tongzhi then asked what the grudge between the two parties was.

Huiyun said that the wife of Marquis Jingnan sent someone to ask to see the abbot. The abbot was in meditation and never left the meditation room before lunch. The people from Marquis Jingnan's mansion then said that they did not take the Marquis Jingnan's mansion seriously and attacked them, and some conflicts occurred between the two sides.

The people from the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion suffered a little loss, so when they left, they said that they would report to the Marquis's wife when they returned and make them pay the price for their neglect of the Marquis' Mansion.

The following words were of course made up by Huiyun. At that time, the people in Jingnan Marquis' Mansion ran as fast as they could and dared not say anything harsh.

Although she didn't say anything harsh, they must have thought so in their hearts, so it couldn't be said that she had wronged them.

Throughout the whole process, she didn't mention Chen Qingzhu at all.

The main purpose of the temple is to maintain the image of a hermit, so she cannot get involved in such disputes. She would never say anything if she could.

In the eyes of the onlookers, this was in line with the arrogant style of those powerful people, and they did not doubt Huiyun's words at all.

They were filled with indignation:

"This Jingnan Marquis Mansion is so overbearing. They want to beat people up just because they didn't meet them in time. If they can't win, they will kill and burn people!"

"In previous years, the wife of Marquis Jingnan sent people to distribute porridge. I thought she was a good person. How could she act like this?"

"The money they spent on distributing porridge is just a show for ordinary people like us. These powerful people have never taken the lives of ordinary people seriously!"

"Since we all know about this matter, we must speak up for the Cihang Temple and never let the government office shelve this matter so easily!"

"That's right, the wife of Marquis Jingnan must be severely punished, otherwise these powerful people will only become more arrogant in the future!"

"A woman is so vicious that she wants to kill and burn people just because someone asked her to wait. She is really evil. Send her to prison and parade her through the streets!"

Tongzhi Yan asked his confidant to bring twenty yamen runners to Cihang Temple to inspect the scene and escort the prisoner.

Naturally, there will be no court session during the waiting period.

However, the onlookers were instigated by some people and were reluctant to disperse. They insisted on staying at the government office to get a fair verdict.

This is exactly what Yan Tongzhi wanted.

If the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion goes to the prefect to plead for mercy and put pressure on him, he can also fight back with the excuse that public opinion cannot be violated.

The incident caused such a sensation that it naturally quickly spread to the Jingnan Marquis Mansion.

"Madam, something terrible has happened..."

Qingliu came in hurriedly to report.

When Nanny Liu was not around, she was the first person in front of the Madam. Whenever there was anything that required her to talk directly to the Madam, she would rush to come.

Zhang was waiting for someone at this time.

News has just been sent from the dock that the Zhang family’s direct branch has arrived.

In addition to the famous doctors invited from the capital, the one who came this time was also Madam Li, the confidant of the eldest lady of the Zhang family.

This old woman represents the eldest lady of the Zhang family, and she is very shrewd.

She had to be fully alert to deal with it.

"What's so rash?"

Zhang asked unhappily.

Qingliu told her about being sued.

Zhang was furious at first:

"A group of lowly people from Cihang Temple actually dared to go to the government office to sue me. I think they really don't want to live anymore!"

At the same time, she secretly cursed He Wang for being so useless. Not only did he fail to accomplish his mission, but he also got caught and implicated her.