Aoyama Chronicle

Although everyone was curious as to why Zhong Yiwen asked for pens, inks, papers and inkstones in court, Li Wen still agreed and asked someone to bring them to him first.They also cleverly moved a low table and a futon over, and there were pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the low table.

Zhong Yiwen smiled, and after thanking him, he sat down cross-legged, brushed his ink and flicked his pen, and quickly wrote an article.After finishing writing, Zhong Yiwen didn't pause for a moment, and directly handed the written thing to Brother Liu: "Here, the letter of resignation! I don't want those betrothal gifts either, let's treat it as compensation for you!"

Brother Liu's face flushed immediately, he didn't expect that Zhong Yiwen, a dignified number one scholar, would be such a scoundrel, and would directly write a resignation letter to him in front of so many people, without giving him any face!He also specifically mentioned the betrothal gift. If he didn't return the betrothal gift, it would mean that he had accepted the divorce, and it would be even worse if he returned the betrothal gift.

"You..." Brother Liu didn't know what to say.

"What about me? Do you still want me to marry you?" Zhong Yiwen said bluntly, "You should already be married, shouldn't I go and sue you for the Liu family to accept another dowry from my Zhong family? Marry someone else. If you calculate it like this, it seems that the possibility of convicting your Liu family for fraudulent marriage is even greater! Think about your position before suing me, if you have never been married, it will be more convincing."

Brother Liu was choked for a long time without saying a word, and in the end he didn't even dare to lift his head. He was not at the same level as Zhong Xiaoliu before.

Zhong Yiwen, when the brother of the Liu family had figured it out and stretched out his hand to take the letter of divorce, he suddenly shrank back with the letter of divorce: "I advise you to think carefully about whether our two families have divorced or not. In case you forget That's wrong, it's not easy to accept my Zhong family's two divorces. If you spread it to Yangzhou, I'm afraid people will think you are so bad, so you will be withdrawn twice!"

Brother Liu's family is really in a dilemma right now, he really doesn't know whether to pick up or not.

Seeing him like this, Zhong Yiwen immediately understood that this person really came to frame him.Originally, he thought it was really him and Mrs. Wu who went back to Zhongjia Village, but Mrs. Chen forgot to divorce him.But after thinking about it later, it was wrong. For a money-loving person like the Chen family, it is impossible not to return those betrothal gifts.You must know that half of the betrothal gifts were given by Mrs. Chen to show his love for his grandson, there is absolutely no possibility of taking advantage of outsiders.However, it is estimated that Mrs. Chen only paid attention to the betrothal gift and forgot to return the letter of engagement, so what happened today.

"I...I'll ask again when I go back!" Brother Liu's mind turned for a long time before finally choking out such a sentence.Where does he think this is, and he can take it back anytime and anywhere after he sues.If you don't ask clearly, you come to sue others, it's a joke!

Li Wen's face darkened, and he slapped the gavel directly: "Come here, put it on hold, and wait for the sentencing!"

Two of them were wiped out by Zhong Yiwen at once, and everyone immediately suspected that the third one could not be true either.Now that they think about it carefully, the four unrelated brothers would join together to sue Zhong Yiwen for different reasons, which is not reasonable in itself.

"Zhong Yiwen, no matter how much you argue, it can't offset the fact that you are not a descendant of the Zhong family? Do you dare to swear here that you are from the Zhong family?" The eldest brother of the Zhong family is sharp-tongued and preemptive.

Zhong Yiwen sneered very indifferently: "What kind of identity are you questioning me? My appearance is here, who dares to doubt it! It's you two little brothers, didn't grandma never talk to you? I have said that, according to the inheritance of the Zhong family, after a man marries his husband, the husband will generally only have one child? At most, there will be only two children, and there will never be more than two children. This is the case with twins, otherwise there would be no brother at all."

The eldest brother of the Zhong family was still too young after all, so he was directly confused by Zhong Yiwen, and shouted: "How is it possible, this is impossible!"

"Grandpa is the only son, right? Grandpa married my own grandma, Mrs. Zhang. Although she gave birth to two children, they were all men. The second grandpa, Mrs. Chen, also had only one son. Behind the uncle, my father, Does the eldest cousin have only one kid? Only your father and grandma have three children, and two of them, have you never suspected it?" Zhong Yiwen made up all of the above, just to make the two little brothers If he becomes suspicious, he asks some more things he wants to know.

Many people felt that Zhong Yiwen's words were full of loopholes, but the two elder brothers of the Zhong family really believed them.

The younger brother tugged at the hem of the eldest brother of the Zhong family, and asked anxiously: "Second brother, aren't we two born to you?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" The eldest brother of the Zhong family covered his mouth and looked around, a little uneasy.Although he talked about educating his younger brother, in fact he had a lot of doubts in his heart.

The Holy Majesty thought for a while, frowned, turned around and asked Eunuch De: "Is there really such a strange inheritance?"

Eunuch De is speechless, Holy Majesty, you can't hear what Zhong Yiwen says and believe everything!Anyone with a bit of common sense would know that what Zhong Yiwen said was unreliable and full of loopholes, I really couldn't believe it.However, Eunuch De naturally wouldn’t say those things directly. It’s not a big deal to make His Majesty unhappy, but it’s a big deal to lose His Majesty’s favor. He can only find a more plausible reason: “The world is so big, there are many strange things, maybe it’s true. There is no such thing as that.”

As soon as Eunuch De finished saying this, Zhong Yiwen directly demolished him.

"Actually, what I just said was a lie to you!" Zhong Yiwen admitted it openly.

"You...you...how could you do this?" The eldest brother of the Zhong family was really about to cry, he really suspected that he was not his father's biological child just now, but he didn't think that Zhong Yiwen was actually lying to him.

Other people in the courtroom also began to whisper to each other. Some agreed with Zhong Yiwen's cleverness, while others said that Zhong Yiwen was too cunning to deceive even children.Lu Bonian straightened his face with displeasure. He didn't like Zhong Yiwen anymore.Not long after he first met Zhong Yiwen, he felt that this kid was dishonest. Although he was talented and capable, he just couldn't like him.Now it seems that it is true!However, at this time, he did not join other people's discussions.

Shen Ying couldn't help sniggering beside him, this kid is really interesting.

Although Li Wen's face was not too moved, it was definitely darker by three points, and he slapped the gavel directly to remind the court to keep quiet.

"You two little brothers, don't make such a bitter face, I'm just teasing you." Zhong Yiwen expressed his magnanimity, completely treating the two little brothers of the Zhong family as children, "In the future But don't listen to anyone who says everything is true, it's so easy to lie, you will suffer in the future! Where did you all hear these rumors?"

"It was told by a stranger with a strange accent!" The younger brother was not defensive at all, and he said it directly when asked, and the eldest brother of the Zhong family couldn't stop him even if he wanted to.

"A person with a strange accent?" Zhong Yiwen thought for a while, then changed his accent and asked, "Is that so?"

"Yeah!" The little brother nodded.

Where is this accent from?It doesn't look like it's in the territory of Yan Kingdom, does it?

The eldest brother of the Zhong family anxiously stopped the younger brother: "Don't talk nonsense, it's not like this!"

Zhong Yiwen sighed and said: "You two fools, you have been deceived, that is the accent of the Nanban area! No matter how they think of using you to deal with me, I can only say one thing, I, Zhong Yiwen, are not afraid of getting tattooed." The shadow is slanting, just let the horse come over!"

When Zhong Yiwen said that it was the accent of the Nanman region, many people's faces changed.Those who knew the matter, such as Shengshang, Lu Bonian, and Shen Ying, immediately thought of Zhong Yiwen's husband, Qin Fei, who shot and killed an assassin in the southern barbarian area during the spring hunt this year.Could this be their revenge?The Holy Majesty's face was particularly ugly, and he couldn't bear to listen to the subsequent trial, so he turned around angrily and left.Eunuch De had no choice but to leave quickly.

Li Wen knows that this matter is probably not simply a matter of suing the officials of the court, but also involves a larger conspiracy. There are too many people here, so it is inconvenient to continue to ask, and I have to report it to the Holy Majesty immediately, and take the picture decisively. Gavel: "Come here, detain the four people who framed the officials of the court, and try again at another day!"

The surrounding yamen servants responded immediately, Zhong Xiaoliu and the brother of the Liu family had already been taken aside, and they came to arrest the two brothers of the Zhong family.

The two elder brothers have never seen such a battle before, especially the younger one, who is already hugging his elder brother with tears in his eyes.The yamen servants went over, and they couldn't separate the two of them even if they wanted to.

Seeing them like this, Zhong Yiwen really didn't know what kind of expression he should use to face them. After thinking about it, he decided to ask Li Wen first: "My lord, these two children are my cousins, and they came here because they were deceived." Suing me did not cause any serious mistakes, and they are too young to endure the hardships of prison. I also ask your lord to be extra merciful and allow me to take them home. If your lord needs them to cooperate with the interrogation, I will definitely I will arrange for someone to send them over. I also ask for your permission!"

"Second cousin... woo... woo..." The little brother couldn't help crying when he heard Zhong Yiwen pleading for them.

Even the eldest brother of the Zhong family couldn't tell what kind of feeling he felt in his heart. There was annoyance, distress, gratitude, and even a little bit of remorse!

Li Wen thought about it, and felt that it seemed feasible, and then looked at the two adults Lu Bonian and Shen Ying below.Lu Bonian has been keeping a straight face since he was promoted, and he still looks like that now, but after Shen Ying saw Li Wen's gaze, he nodded slightly, which immediately made Li Wen feel at ease.

"I think Lord Zhong loves his younger brothers very much, so I specially allow Lord Zhong to take the two younger brothers back to take care of them. However, I will summon them at any time, and I hope Lord Zhong will cooperate well when the time comes!" Li Wen said in an official tone. .

"Yes, thank you sir!"

Zhong Yiwen led the two elder brothers, and as soon as they walked out of Dali Temple, they saw Qin Fei and the others waiting outside.Presumably, they had already heard the rumors and knew that he was directly sued to Dali Temple. They were worried that something would happen to him, so they went directly to the gate of Dali Temple to wait for them!

Seeing Zhong Yiwen coming out, Qin Fei ran over anxiously, looked Zhong Yiwen up and down, and made sure that there was nothing wrong with him, so he asked, "Are you all right, how is it?"

"Daddy, daddy..." The two little buns also obediently followed behind Qin Fei, looking at Zhong Yiwen worriedly.

"It's okay, don't worry!" Zhong Yiwen hugged Qin Fei, kissed the two little buns, then put his arms around Qin Fei's shoulders, looked at the two brothers who were following him, and introduced to Qin Fei, "This is me. The two elder brothers of the third uncle's family were too young and ignorant, so they went straight to Dali Temple to sue me when they were deceived. However, they also know that they were wrong now, and my lord is extra merciful, let me take them first go back!"

Qin Fei looked at the two brothers, and heard that they were the culprits who sued Zhong Yiwen, his eyes were full of murderous intent.However, under the public view, he still endured it first.There was no direct objection to Zhong Yiwen's decision to take them home.

It was the first time for the two brothers to see Qin Fei. They had only heard that the second cousin's husband was from a hunter. He was tall and big, and he was not good-looking.Now it seems that this is really the case, and it is still so fierce.The two brothers were a little scared when facing Qin Fei.But they are not familiar with the places in the capital, and they have no other place to go if they don't seek refuge with Zhong Yiwen. They can't ask to go back to the prison of Dali Temple, so the two of them can only bow their heads obediently.

After returning home, Zhong Yiwen called Steward Chen directly and asked him to lead the two brothers to arrange a room.As soon as they left, Zhong Yiwen immediately called Qin Jiu and He Jianghai into the study together, and told them both of what happened in the courtroom today.

"Jiuye, arrange for two brothers to watch those two brothers secretly. You must keep an eye on them at all times, but don't be harsh on them." Zhong Yiwen and Qin Jiu said, "Especially the eldest brother, he is under surveillance. In addition Help Tian Ping to remind him to leave the capital later. Once the matter here is over, I will ask Tian Ping to send the two of them back to Zhong Family Village!"

Qin Jiu responded directly, turned around and went out to make arrangements.

He Jianghai kept frowning, silently digesting the news he had just received.Just like Zhong Yiwen said, he also suspected that this matter is not simple, the meaning of this to Zhong Yiwen is too obvious.Fortunately, Zhong Yiwen was clever and eloquent, so he could easily catch those loopholes and not let those people succeed.

After He Jianghai came to the capital, Zhong Yiwen told He Jianghai all about himself without reservation. It can be said that He Jianghai knew no less than Zhong Yiwen.

"Mr. He, do you think there is anything suspicious about this?"

He Jianghai thought for a while, then nodded slowly: "Master, I calculated one by one and found that the brother of the Liu family is the most unreliable. The matter that you and him divorced after getting engaged a few years ago, in the Just ask anyone in Yangzhou to find out, and he came out to sue the Lord, it is very likely that it is just a cover and cover up!"

Zhong Yiwen thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.It's just that Zhong Yiwen himself can't figure out the reason why the brother of the Liu family would be in it. Perhaps the real explanation is to confuse his eyes.

"Secondly, the two elder brothers of the Zhong family. They sue you because you are not a descendant of the Zhong family. But their reasons are not sufficient. In addition, your father has long said that you look like your grandma Mrs. Zhang, just based on your appearance alone, you can't make other people directly suspect that you are not a descendant of the Zhong family. I think that this is probably because the people behind the scenes may have heard a little about you, but there is no direct evidence, so they simply use the Zhong family's two My brother came to test you. If you were guilty or even confused at the time, I am afraid they have confirmed the speculation by now. This point, the person who will doubt your identity and has a relationship with the Nanman area is probably the most dangerous Yes!" He Jianghai said a little worried.

Hearing He Jianghai's conjecture, Zhong Yiwen's mind turned, and the first object of doubt was Zhang Zhaofeng: "From what you said, could it be Zhang Zhaofeng?"

He Jianghai shook his head directly: "It can't be him! Listening to your previous exchanges, he should already know your identity, there is no need to try again, this is one. Second, his current target enemy is An Le Wang, you are temporarily on the same boat, there is no need for him to attack you at this time. Unless many of his previous words are lying to you!"

"Oh! That's impossible. My cousin never doubted Zhang Zhaofeng, nor reminded me to be careful about him. It should mean that he is still safe for the time being. I was thinking too much just now!" Zhong Yiwen said affirmatively.

"Well, who is the person behind the scenes is a question!" He Jianghai frowned, "In fact, the biggest problem is that Zhong Xiaoliu!"

"How to say?" Zhong Yiwen really didn't think as thoroughly as He Jianghai thought, and he really did the right thing in getting this person to the capital.

"Although many people have heard about the matter between you and Zhong Xiaoliu, and everyone knows that such a person exists. However, the problem is that you have never mentioned what Zhong Xiaoliu looks like, and no one knows what Zhong Xiaoliu looks like. , No one even knows his name, and Zhong Xiaoliu has not been heard from since he left Zhongjia Village, how did he be found?"

Zhong Yiwen nodded with a serious face, thinking about it carefully, there seemed to be something wrong.He believed that no matter how bold Zhong Xiaoliu was, it was impossible for him to publicize what happened before.So how did this Zhong Xiaoliu, who has no name and no appearance, be found?Zhong Yiwen believes that this is definitely not a coincidence.

He Jianghai continued to talk about the doubts he thought of: "According to this logic, the person who called Zhong Xiaoliu must have known him and the things between you. Calculating from this range, there is actually a maximum The only suspect is the people from Zhong Family Village!"

Zhong Yiwen was startled, and faintly speculated.

"It's just that I really don't understand why the people in Zhongjia Village want to slander you and have something to do with the Nanman area? Could it be that they met when they were running a business outside? The scope is even smaller, and there are also people from left to right. Just a few people!"

Zhong Yiwen raised his hand to interrupt He Jianghai's conjecture: "Mr. He, there is no need to speculate anymore. I already know who this person is, and it's not those people who are out in business! If it weren't for Mr. He, you are thoughtful, I would I really didn't expect to find out that this person gave me such a big gift."

He Jianghai had doubts on his face.

"I'll find someone to come over and find out about this!" Zhong Yiwen said with a serious face.

He Jianghai nodded, but Zhong Yiwen didn't say anything, nor did he tactfully ask.He also knew that his guess was a bit shocking. If it was true that the people in the Zhong family village had contact with the Nanman area, it would be a matter of great importance.Unlike Zhong's business in the state capital, which is unclear, strictly speaking, this matter may be dealt with in detail.A few years have passed since nearly a hundred secret organizations in Jingzhou that supported the Nanman region were found out to punish the nine tribes.

What He Jianghai thought of, of course Zhong Yiwen also thought of it. What he wants to do most now is to immediately send a letter to Zhongjia Village in Yangzhou, so that Li Zheng can remove this person from the family tree first.However, he is only skeptical now, without any definite evidence, and Li Zheng and the others probably won't believe it even if they talk about it empty-handed.Now as soon as he finds out the exact news, he will do it immediately.Fortunately, the Holy Majesty's current proposition is to take back the Nanban area in a peaceful manner first, otherwise their situation will be even worse.

"What are you going to do with the two elder brothers of the Zhong family in the state capital? Just let them stay in Zhong's Village?" He Jianghai asked, changing the topic.

Zhong Yiwen sneered: "That elder brother has grown crooked, anyway, he is almost at the age to discuss marriage, when they return to Yangzhou, I will ask the Wu family and Chen Yinuo to help, and directly find someone farther away to marry. We are not harsh on him, the dowry that should be prepared will not be less, anyway, we are not short of the silver taels now. The little brother is not bad, he is still young and relatively simple, directly hand it over to Steward Fu and Mammy Xi to take care of him After a few years of education, he should be able to change it. Seeing that he is about the same age as your Xiaosheng, why not just get married in the future?"

He Jianghai also seriously thought about Zhong Yiwen's casual proposal, and replied after a long time: "Although the people in his family are a bit weird, I don't like them very much. But everything still depends on Xiaosheng's intentions, and I will help him make it right." off!"

Zhong Yiwen couldn't help laughing out loud, he didn't expect He Jianghai to answer like this, he thought why Jiang Hai would refuse it outright!

It wasn't until many years later, when Xiaosheng and his brother got married, that Zhong Yiwen discovered that he actually had the talent for prophecy.

Zhong Yiwen asked Qin Jiu and the others to find out about the matter, but the person who came to inquire has not yet come to the door.Here, two days later, news suddenly came from Dali Temple that the two brothers Zhong Xiaoliu and Liu's brother they had put in prison died in the prison before they had time to ask anything.This incident once again shocked everyone.After examination, both of them seemed to have died in the early hours of the morning, and died of extreme fright.Zhong Yiwen was once again pushed to the forefront.However, this time, others were just talking about the relationship between these two brothers and Zhong Yiwen, but no one suspected that Zhong Yiwen did it.After all, Dali Temple is not a place that he, a small fifth-rank official, can touch.

The Holy Majesty was alarmed again, what happened in the prison of Dali Temple was simply a provocation to them.The Holy One directly sent an order to Dali Temple, requesting that the case be investigated within one month.

Li Wen really had a headache.Fortunately, at the court, Zhong Yiwen agreed to take away his two elder brothers from the Zhong family, otherwise, in just one month, where would he go to find any clues!