Taipingchun

These are the best hours of rest in recent days, although not many, but enough.

Xu Yang ordered his servants: "Change clothes for the master."

Xu Xiu was also a little ashamed of enjoying the privileges of the feudal society in peace, which was unimaginable in the past.

Xu Yang said worriedly: "I'm about to be promoted, what can I do?"

Xu Xiu shook her head and said with a smile, "It's okay."

As soon as he finished washing, he opened the jar of Zhuangyuanhong presented by Dong Qi on the table and sniffed it, and said, "It's really delicious wine."

He poured out a bowl, drank it all, and said: "I don't like to drink alcohol, but drinking a little at this time also strengthens my courage. From now on, you can just wait and see."

When Xu Yang saw him go to the front hall with the jug of poisoned wine, he was worried for a while, what can we do about this matter?

Xu Xiu put the jar of Crane Crown Red sent by Cheng Guogong in the middle of the desk in the lobby, touched the gavel, and saw someone outside shouting: "Cheng Guogong is here!"

As soon as the voice fell, another voice said: "Duke Wei is here!"

Xu Xiu straightened her black gauze hat on her head, and shook her seventh-rank official robe on her body.

Said with Lazy Dragon: "The gods and ghosts are here, there is a show to watch. Let's go and meet the Lord."

Standing at the entrance on the left side of the hall, he said, "Please enter the hall, gentlemen."

The two lords didn't speak when they met, they hummed to each other, saw Xu Xiu, and said at the same time: "Old man/I see you coming to judge the case."

After looking at each other, Cheng Guogong said: "You and I will be separated according to the marriage certificate."

When Wei Guogong saw what he said, he squinted his eyes and said with a smirk: "By the truth."

Cheng Guogong said: "You are careful."

Wei Guogong said: "Be careful."

Xu Xiu was very aggrieved, and I, the magistrate of the county government, just said please, what do you mean by all these nonsense?

He said politely, "Yes, yes, please come in, my lords."

Cheng Guogong said as he walked, "I will be promoted to the hall with you."

Wei Guogong did not lag behind him and said: "Ask the old man about the case."

Getting a headache from their chatter, Xu Xiu said loudly: "Success!"

"mighty!"

The yamen servants stood on both sides, hammering the ground with water and fire sticks in their hands, shouting mighty, very majestic.

Just when Xu Xiu wanted to go to the lobby seat, Xu Yang tugged and pointed to it.

Xu Xiu clapped her hands together very helplessly, and the two masters just sat in their seats.

Xu Xiu stepped back a few times, looked at the plaque outside, it was indeed his Jiangning county government office, not their Nanjing garrison government office, or the station of some soldiers and horses. bit master.

They asked Xu Yang to move a bench, and just sat in front of the desk.

Said: "Come on, the plaintiff and the defendant will go to court."

Zhu Lin and Xu Pengju went to the hall together, and said in unison: "See my lord."

Seeing them looking behind, Xu Xiu pointed to herself and said, "Master is here."

The two salute again.

Xu Xiu said with a smile: "Both of you want to be a mother, and the tormenting official is in a state of desperation. If this is the case, then we will judge it as we say, and we will judge it as we say, and we will stand aside first."

"Adults are refreshing!"

"Your Excellency, be quick."

Xu Xiu said to Zhu Lin: "Zhu Lin, you have a marriage certificate, Fu Niang should break with you."

Zhu Lin laughed loudly and said, "Okay! My lord is really Qin Jing Gaoxuan."

I heard Cheng Guogong laughing and said: "Master Xu is really courageous and insightful."

Wei Guogong took the case and said: "Jiangning County, you are unfair!"

Xu Peng pointed at Xu Xiu and said angrily, "What nonsense!"

Zhu Lin laughed at Xu Pengju and said, "Your Excellency, it's good, why are you acting like this?"

Xu Pengju scolded back, and the lobby was in chaos.

Seeing the conflict between the two, Xu Xiu stood up to smooth things over and said, "Why did things get messed up before finishing a sentence, I still have half a sentence."

Several people said at the same time: "Speak."

Well, with such an attitude towards myself, okay, I have you, I will write it down for the time being.

Xu Xiudao: "Xu Pengju's engagement to Fu Niang is also witnessed by someone."

Cheng Guogong said: "Where is there any witness, don't make nonsense."

Wei Guogong said: "Master Xu, bring the witness to the court."

Xu Xiudao: "The witnesses will go to court."

The old scholar Fu Shenggui went to the hall, bowed to everyone and said: "I have met you, my lord."

Xu Xiu said calmly: "Witness Fu Shenggui, let me ask you, is Fu Niang engaged to Xu Pengju?"

The old scholar said: "Fu Niang is my niece. She has been engaged to Wei Guogong's son Xu Pengju since she was a child. I can be your guarantor."

Xu Xiudao: "You are not allowed to lie."

"Speak the truth."

"Go back."

"Yes."

"Crack.", "Crack.", "Crack."

Xu Xiu, who was sitting in front of the case, was shocked by the three gavels and his scalp went numb.

Just listen to Cheng Guogong: "If you call out this old scholar, could it be that Zhu Lin's marriage certificate is fake?"

Xu Xiu quickly shook her head and said, "No, no, what the Lord says is true is true."

"Crack.", "Crack.", "Crack."

Now it was Wei Guogong's turn to slap the table, and said angrily, "Master Xu, is this certificate a fake?"

Xu Xiu ran to Wei Guogong's side again and said, "Your official didn't say it was a lie."

Cheng Guogong said angrily: "Xu Zhixian, you are trying to please both sides!"

Wei Guogong also said angrily: "You slippery fellow."

The two princes looked at each other and couldn't help but slapped the table heavily.

Angrily said: "If you dare to take sides with the murderer, old man/my father, I will kill you."

Xu Xiu took a deep breath, took a few steps back, and thought, "Where am I judging the case?"It is clear that these two princes are interrogating me.

If this kind of unhealthy trend is not right, should I, a seventh-rank county magistrate, still do it in this kind of Nanjing city?

Xu Xiu said angrily, "I invite the statue of Hongwu Lord."

Lazy dragon is so fast, not long after Xu Xiu finished speaking, he took the portrait of Master Hongwu from the next room.

After taking it, Xu Xiu said to the two princes: "The statue of Lord Hongwu is here, so why not step down?"

As a rule, no matter how big your official position is, you cannot violate the majesty of the chief official. You may be able to bully you on other occasions, but in this hall of the chief official, in order to ensure the majesty of officials, it is strictly forbidden, unless you are the chief envoy or the governor. That's the kind of boss.

The state court has not paid much attention to it until now, the two princes can oppress them as much as they want, who would have thought that he would carry out the portrait of Emperor Gao, that would be a disaster.

Quickly got up and went down to salute.

Xu Xiu said solemnly: "In the court, if anyone dares to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being rude. Come here, bring chairs for the two dukes."

"Humph."

He had no choice but to sit next to his subordinate.

Seeing them sitting still, Xu Xiu still felt puzzled, and said: "Your Lord will be promoted again."

It is the rule to get up again just after sitting down.

"mighty!"

Xu Xiu patted the gavel several times in a row to relieve his grievances, and then said: "Bring Fu Lin to the court."

Fu Niang knelt on the ground and said, "Xiao Min kowtows to Mr. Xu."

"Get up."

"Thank you sir."

"Fu Niang, there was a lot of noise in the courtroom just now." Seeing the two princes squinting at him with unfriendly eyes, Xu Xiu pretended not to see it and continued: "It's so noisy that my ears hurt."

"Humph."

Xu Xiu didn't care which country's duke was humming, and continued: "Then, I'm going to pronounce the sentence."

Fu Niang lowered her head and said, "I don't know how my lord will deal with it?"

Then Zhu Lin took a step and said loudly: "Master Xu, I have a marriage certificate as proof, Fu Niang should be divorced."

Seeing him like this, Xu Pengju also shouted: "I have someone to prove it, so you should break it with me."

Seeing them quarrel again.

"Snapped."

Xu Xiu said angrily, "No noise is allowed in the courtroom."

He said again: "I pronounce the sentence."

The parties are all awaiting the verdict.

Xu Xiudao: "Zhu Lin and Fu Niang's engagement is evidenced by a marriage certificate, and Xu Pengju and Fu Niang have a certificate as a guarantee. Fu Niang can only commit herself to the Zhu and Xu families. She serves Zhu Lin once a month and Xu Pengju every two months. They rotate on a monthly basis. , in order to eliminate disasters and calm disasters.”

Cheng Guogong pointed at him and said angrily: "You foolish officer, you really solved a foolish case."

Wei Guogong was also surprised and said, "What's wrong with having one wife and two husbands?"

Xu Xiu supported Hong Wuye's portrait and said: "You guys who are not afraid of death, go ahead and accept my judgment, and then you can appeal to my superiors again. Here, I have the final say."

Cheng Guogong pointed at him and was burning with anger, but he could only shake his sleeves and say sullenly, "How courageous."

Fu Niang said with red eyes: "Master Xu, this is your conscience, is this your justice?"

"Snapped."

Xu Xiudao: "Hmph, this is called fairness and reasonableness, no deception."

Fu Niang said sadly: "You are really a goddamn dog official."

Seeing her frowning and pointing coldly, Xu Xiu unconsciously picked up the fan and spread it to cover her face, although she had other calculations in her heart.

Hearing her say: "Officer dog, you judge cases indiscriminately. How can there be such a vicious person like you, who enforces the law and disrupts the law? Officer dog, are you worthy of the portrait of Master Hongwu?"

Xu Xiu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, shook his head and said softly, "Look, this is a mess."

Fu Niang's tone was getting higher and higher, and she was getting more and more sad and angry.

Said: "You use the principles of heaven and conscience as a facade, what do you call a disciple of a saint? You are clearly a duplicity, a beast official who hides his knife in his smile."

Seeing her scolding so harshly, Xu Xiu couldn't help but bleed, and said helplessly: "Fu Niang, don't resent me."

He continued to shake his head and said, "Your grievances are not as good as my grievances, sir."

Naturally picked up the jar of poisoned wine, Xu Xiu walked down a few steps and said: "Today's settlement of the case is really contrary to my wish. My mentor once taught me not to be a mediocre official, and I will also give you a piece of paper. The word "Jun" came up."

Xu Xiudao: "This case is decided against my will, my life's innocence is all over."

Touching the jar of wine, and seeing Fu Niang's gaze, Xu Xiu knocked off the black gauze cap, and the hairnet was not fixed, and her soft hair fell loose in an instant.

With a desolate expression, he said: "You can still enjoy endless wealth in your life if you bear the burden of humiliation. Then, master, I will die for you, haha."

Xu Xiu pointed to the altar of fine wine and said, "See that? This altar has a red crest, one drop can kill someone."

Looking directly into her eyes, he said sadly: "I have wronged you today, so I can only die to apologize. After I die, you can rotate on a monthly basis."

The lazy dragon grabbed Xu Yang who wanted to go forward without any trace, and when he saw his doubts, he shook his head slightly.

The wine was in his left hand, and he intentionally got very close to Fu Niang, wiping his tears with a shake of his wrist, the wine was snatched by Fu Niang.

Fu Niang rushed over and said anxiously: "Master Xu, Fu Niang does not want to be humiliated. She would rather die!"

Everyone was a little nervous when they saw that she was holding the poisoned wine. Seeing that no one had come to snatch it, Xu Xiu immediately said: "How can you die? Let me die. Listen to me. After I die, you will still be with each other wholeheartedly." Change."

The gesture is about to grab it.

Unexpectedly, Fu Niang pushed Xu Xiu away and was about to drink it, Xu Xiu took advantage of the situation to block the person who came forward, and in a moment, Fu Niang gulped down.

Xu Pengju broke free from Xu Xiu's obstruction, hugged her and shouted, "Fu Niang."

"Xu Lang!"

The two got closer and closer, Fu Niang said with a sad smile: "I hoped to live and die with Xu Lang, but unexpectedly my wish was in vain. Fu Niang was wronged today, and I only hope that Xu Lang will be able to do so in the coming year." Cry on Fu Niang's grave... as a concubine, I will be content."

"Fu Niang, my wife!"

Seeing that Fu Niang's breath is getting weaker and weaker, it seems that she just went there.Xu Pengju's tears also gushed out endlessly.

The palpitations of love, the sorrow of thinking, can not be false, it is really touching.

Wei Guogong's voice was like thunder, and he pointed at Xu Xiu and said, "Xu Xiu! How dare you pretend to be Hongwu Lord's holy statue."

Cheng Guogong said: "Forcing the innocent to death!"

"The old man will definitely not rest with you."

Cheng Guogong got up and said: "I will kill you dog! Go home."

As soon as the two masters left, only Xu Pengju and Zhu Lin were left in the hall except for the county government.

Xu Xiu looked at the two of them and thought that everything was going well so far, so the closing statement to ensure that she was safe and sound was very important.

He calmly said: "Now that Fu Niang is dead, you, Zhu and Xu, are responsible for paying 500 taels of silver each, and burying her with the honor of being a wife."

Xu Pengju suppressed his voice and said: "My wife has already suffered a tragic death, and you are still here to humiliate me? I would like to pay double to keep Fu Niang innocent."

Xu Xiu thought in her heart: She is an infatuated master.

I took a sneak look at Zhu Lin, and seeing a sneer at the corner of his mouth, I couldn't help feeling disgusted.

Continued: "Fu Niang is two wives, how could your family be buried alone for her?"

Zhu Lin cupped his hands and said, "Master Xu, the matter of burying Fu Niang has nothing to do with me."

Xu Xiudao: "She is your wife."

Zhu Lin snorted, "What a joke."

Xu Xiudao: "You have a marriage certificate as proof."

Seeing that the matter has come to this point, Zhu Lin said indifferently: "Master Xu, the marriage certificate is fake."

Xu Xiu slapped Su Fan to block her view, stared hard at Xu Yang, who was acting as the secretary, and nodded when he saw him.

Cai said: "Fake?"

"how?"

"What about the son's injury?"

"It's also fake. I wear thin golden chain armor all day long. How can Xu Pengju hurt me?"

Xu Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, I will recognise, and it has nothing to do with you."

Zhu Lin stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it."

Xu Yang handed it to him, and Zhu Lin signed his name without even looking at it, and drew a bet on it.

Seeing that he had finished the betting, Xu Xiu thought: In this way, this case will be regarded as an iron case.

If there is no Zhu Lin's own signature, even if he knows that the marriage certificate is forged, so what?With Cheng Guogong's ability, no one dares to question it. Even if he knows the truth, he still can't use this to judge Zhu Lin. Only when he confesses, the truth of this case will be revealed. He has explained to everyone, and no one can take it. To make things up for oneself, of course, the things in the dark need not be elaborated.

Zhu Lin said: "Then the student will leave, Mr. Xu, take care, hahaha."

Xu Xiu grabbed his wrist, her eyebrows almost stood up, and said, "Where are you going?"

Shocked by his appearance, Zhu Lin whispered, "Go home."

"Hehe, you can't leave."

Xu Xiu used all her strength to push him away, then returned to her desk and slapped the gavel.

He took out four wooden sticks and said: "Bold and bold Zhu Lin, you forged the marriage certificate, robbed the property, falsely accused the good, come here! Fight with me for forty big boards!"

Still not relieved after speaking, Xu Xiu immediately said: "Beat me to death!"

Zhu Lin broke free from the bondage of the yamen servant and shouted: "I am the son of Duke Cheng, who dares to beat me?"

Xu Xiu bit her lip and said ruthlessly, "Your father, even Li Gang, can't save you. If you hit me, add another twenty, and beat me hard."

In an instant, the sound of crying and shouting came from outside, Xu Xiu saw that he was screaming so vigorously after going down more than a dozen boards, so she had no choice but to be helpless, the county magistrate himself said that he would beat him to death, but these people grew up here The yamen servants dare not.

Seeing this, Xu Pengju said angrily, "Xu Xiu. Now that the case has been clarified, what crime should you have for forcing innocent people to death?"

Xu Xiu helped him up and said, "Young General, don't get angry, Fu Niang never died."

Seeing his doubts, Xu Xiu hurriedly asked for a basin of clean water.

Lazy Dragon brought it quickly, and Xu Xiu, who had unburdened her heart, couldn't help feeling a bit playful.

Taking the water basin, he said in a vague tone with the appearance of a magic stick: "Loyalty drives away the evil spirits, Fu Niang returns with a soul! Toot!"

The water was sprinkled on Fu Niang's face, and she slowly opened her eyes and woke up.