Chapter 8 Chapter VIII Lawsuit

The three of them had their own concerns, but Zhang Miaoge had already played to the end, and said in a rambling voice: "Thinking about how many happy and joyful meetings there were at the beginning; I don't know that the difficult time of gathering and parting turns into rain, hatred and cloud sorrow. Stop chasing and traveling, every time you climb a mountain Facing the water, causing a lifelong worry, a darkening, forever silent, but going downstairs!" After Zhang Miao sang, she flipped her jade wrist and stroked the strings lightly.She just looked at those charming eyes, and said softly: "Lian'er, see off the guests." After saying that, she got up and left, Di Qing and the three were silent for a moment, then looked at each other, and saw that each other's eyes were full of deep meaning.

Shang Sheng sighed: "If it weren't for today, I really don't know there are such tunes in the world." The fat middle-aged man said: "Young Master Sheng, it's already past noon, we have to turn around. Otherwise, I'm afraid the little lady will be in a hurry." Shang Sheng came out of the attic, only then noticed that it was getting late, he was a little anxious, and said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? This is too bad." After saying that, he and the fat middle-aged man rushed to the bamboo Go outside the building, and when he was outside the building, Shang Sheng said to Di Qing: "Di Qing, I remember you. I will come to see you next time."

Di Qing thought in his heart, this person is paying now, and he has even omitted the title of Your Excellency.However, seeing that Shang Sheng was indeed anxious, he asked: "Actually, Xiongtai just came to listen to the piano, it's nothing wrong, Lingtang should not blame him." Shang Sheng smiled wryly and turned around, but stopped again.It's not that they still have friendship with Di Qing, but there are already a dozen people standing on the street ahead, and the leader is Ma Zhongli! Shang Sheng put his hand on the felt hat and asked, "What does this Ma Zhongli want to do? Is it really lawless and wants to stop us?"

The fat middle-aged man said with sweat on his forehead, "Young Master Sheng, let's go another way." Shang Sheng said angrily: "What is he, how dare he let me make way? Di Qing, aren't you Guo Zun's brother?" Seeing that Ma Zhongli was walking in this direction, Di Qing knew it was wrong, and asked, "So what?" Shang Shengdao: "Guo Zun is brave, you shouldn't be bad either. It shouldn't be a problem if you hit eight of them, right?" Di Qing said: "It's not a problem if one hits eight, the key is... is it to hit someone or be beaten?" He stretched out his hand to pull Shang Sheng, and shouted: "If you don't want to be beaten, run away!" He grabbed Shang Sheng, Turning his head and running away, Ma Zhongli didn't expect that the three of them didn't say anything, so he stamped his feet angrily, "Chase!"

Ma Zhongli was indeed as Zhang Miaoge said, exhausting all his efforts to attract Zhu Dachang and Yang Deyi to act. He thought that today he would put on a good show in which a hero saves the beauty and wins the beautiful woman back. Bring pigs and sheep back to the circle.He hated it so much that his teeth itched, and as soon as he left the Zhuge Tower, he summoned his servants to wait outside, preparing to wait for Di Qing and his party to come out, "understand reason" with them, and tell them what the rules are with sticks.As a result, the rabbit came out and ran away without giving Ma Zhongli a chance. Ma Zhongli's hard work turned into running water, and he was filled with righteous indignation. If he didn't want to teach Di Qing a lesson, he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Shang Sheng couldn't bind the chicken with his hands, and his footsteps were staggering. He kept saying: "There is no king's law! There is no king's law! Why run?" Although he said so, how can he not run in this situation?In the panic, he staggered and almost fell to the ground, and he couldn't help but ouch, covering his ankle. Di Qing asked anxiously, "What's going on?" Beads of sweat rolled on Shang Sheng's forehead, and he said, "I can't do it anymore." The white and fat middle-aged man was also out of breath, and when he saw this, he fell in front of Shang Sheng and said, "Young Master Sheng, I will carry you." He was originally a little fat, but with Shang Sheng on his back, he could barely move.Seeing this, Di Qing gritted his teeth and caught a glimpse of a cart full of firewood just beside him.There was an old man standing beside him. Seeing the battle, he was about to avoid it.

Di Qing shouted: "The officials are catching thieves and requisitioning the vehicle." He snatched the vehicle and rushed towards Ma Zhongli and the others while pushing it.There was another burst of pain in my mind.The servants did not expect that Di Qing would dare to come back. One of them was caught off guard and was knocked down by a car, and was crushed over his leg by the wheel of the car, screaming in pain.Ma Zhongli backed away in fright and shouted, "Call me! If anything happens, I will naturally be responsible for it." After hearing the order, all the servants gathered around again, and Di Qing shouted: "You go first, don't bother me!" Looking back, Shang Sheng and the fat middle-aged man had long since disappeared, and he cursed secretly in his heart, Shang Sheng This kid!In front of women, he slapped his chest fiercely to support a hero, but he didn't expect that when things came to an end, he would be so disregarding of loyalty!

At this moment, the scene was extremely chaotic, Di Qing was already in deep siege, and his mind was throbbing with pain. He secretly complained, got into the car, and said to Ma Zhongli, "Mr. Ma, I think we always get to know each other, so why bother to meet each other?" How about this, you and I each take a step back, how about I never go to Zhugelou again?" He thought to himself that a good man would not suffer the immediate loss, and Han Xin in the past could still bear the humiliation of his crotch, so he retreated for the time being, and he followed the example of the Marquis of Huaiyin.

Ma Zhongli said with a sly smile: "Don't bother you. I have worked hard and broke your dog leg, so you can't go." His face changed, and he shouted sharply: "Whoever breaks his dog leg, I will reward you." Twelve taels of silver!" The crowd rushed up, armed with sticks, and beat Di Qing who was in the car.Di Qing didn't want Marquis Huaiyin's tricks to be useless, so he rolled and slipped out of the car, grabbing a stick. But his skill was not as good as it was back then, and he had been beaten a few times in an instant.Under severe pain, Di Qing brandished his short stick. For some reason, recalling the scene of fighting in the Zhao Mansion, he shouted: "Whoever stands in my way will die!" But when it comes to fighting, it has been decades, with rich experience.

Di Qing suddenly got angry, and a stick landed on a servant's head. The man was bleeding, and after shaking for a few times, he passed out.Seeing Di Qing's bravery, everyone shouted and all retreated.Di Qing caught a glimpse of the gap and rushed to the periphery.I didn't want to walk towards this side alone, was bumped by Di Qing, yelled, and fell to the ground. When Di Qing was hit by that person, he also staggered, thinking to himself, this person is a lunatic, otherwise, how could he come here at a time like this?Taking a sideways glance, he saw that the man was unkempt and disheveled, he must be a lunatic!

Di Qing cried out inwardly, and ran two steps forward, seeing the lunatic still lying on the ground, he didn't know how to dodge, and shouted loudly: "Go away!" The man stared blankly at Di Qing, and didn't get up.Di Qing didn't care too much and wanted to leave.Ma Zhongli couldn't vent his anger, and ordered: "If you can't catch Di Qing, kill that lunatic!" At this time, there are more and more people onlookers, seeing this scene, how dare to approach?But they didn't want to part with the excitement, they all surrounded them from a distance, pointing and pointing non-stop. All the servants did not dare to chase after Di Qing, but surrounded the lunatic one after another, and some even hit the lunatic on the head with a stick. The lunatic cried out in pain and then shouted: "Who dares to hit my lord?" The lunatic claimed to be the prince, obviously insane, and everyone burst into laughter.Ma Zhongli was resentful in his heart, so he laughed loudly at this moment: "Good fight, good fight! Keep fighting, I will reward you!" Di Qing had already run far away, but stopped when he saw this.Seeing another servant hitting the lunatic's head with his stick, he shouted, "Don't hurt the innocent!" Then he swung the wooden stick in his hand and hit the servant's neck with a bang. interrupt. Di Qing rushed back and shouted: "Do you still have half a conscience?" All the family members saw that he was as powerful as a tiger, they didn't dare to stop him, and stepped aside one after another.After turning back, Di Qing stood in front of the lunatic, looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "Okay! Okay! Okay! Since you want to fight, I will have a good fight with you today. Ma Zhongli, if you have the guts, come and fight with me yourself!" Seeing Di Qing's inexplicable anger, everyone trembled in fear, Ma Zhongli clenched his fists and shouted: "A bunch of idiots! So many people can't beat him alone? If you don't make any moves, go back and see if I don't kill you all! " Seeing that the master was angry, all the servants bravely stepped forward, and whoever yelled and swung his stick to beat him.Di Qing had already pushed the lunatic away, hooked his foot, tripped the attacker, and punched the second person hard in the face.But when the man cried out in pain, Di Qing was also dizzy for a while and couldn't stand upright.It turned out that he had punched too hard, and at this moment there was another burst of pain in his mind. Seeing the advantage, the family members took the opportunity to hit Di Qing on the back with a stick. Di Qing staggered, was tripped by two people stretching his legs, and fell to the ground with a thud.A family member Ding Fei stepped forward and pressed on Di Qing's body. Everyone grabbed their arms and legs and held Di Qing firmly in an instant.Di Qing felt severe pain in his head. Although he was struggling desperately, how could he overcome the strength of several people? When Ma Zhongli saw that Di Qing was restrained by the crowd, he came over laughing and said, "You dare to compete with me for a woman? This is the end!" After saying that, he hit Di Qing on the head with a stick!Blood flowed down Di Qing's bun, but Di Qing didn't beg for mercy, but gritted his teeth and stared at Ma Zhongli and said, "You'd better kill me!" Ma Zhongli saw Di Qing's eyes spit fire, and his heart trembled, but how could he show weakness in front of everyone, pretending to be contemptuous: "So what if I kill you?" After speaking, to prove his confidence, he hit Di Qing on the head again . Di Qing was dizzy again, but for some reason, after the dizziness, his senses were unprecedentedly sharp. He only heard a woman not far away say: "Miss, isn't this the one who gave you flowers? I don't think he is such a People, they are actually competing with people in the brothel to grab women." The young lady just sighed softly and didn't say much. Di Qing looked over with difficulty, and saw a pair of light green shoes not far away, with a yellow flower embroidered on it, looking at the yellow flower, it was similar to the peony he gave to the woman in white last time.Trying to look up sideways, I saw a pretty face full of suspicion, surprise, or mixed with disdain.Blood flowed down, blurring Di Qing's eyes, Ma Zhongli still refused to give up, and shouted: "What are you doing in a daze? Hit me!" The voice becomes distant, and the club that falls on the head and face suddenly becomes insignificant.Di Qing was confused for a while, and the past also emerged one after another like water drops and stone marks.From fighting bullies, to joining the army helplessly, from sneaking into Feilongao, to killing Zeng Tianwang, from being traumatized in the mind, to being depressed for several years, until when he met Duowen Tianwang again, he ran into the woman in white.He hadn't cared about how others treated him, but even the woman in white looked down upon him, and Di Qing suddenly felt angry. What did I do wrong to make everyone in the world despise me?At this time, another stick came down and hit Di Qing's neck. Di Qing yelled and felt a red silk dance in his mind. No!It's not the red silk, it's the red dragon! The dragon flew and roared.With a roar, Di Qing turned over and stood up.Amidst the screams of the servants holding him down, they fell into the air and flew out.Before Di Qing could stand up, he grabbed Ma Zhongli's ankle and pinched it hard. Ma Zhongli let out a scream, and both feet were broken!Di Qing raised his hand, and Ma Zhongli flew up like a cloud and fog, and landed on the chariot.The servants were shocked and wanted to catch Di Qing.Di Qing roared again, and actually reached out to lift the firewood cart.The people onlookers were stunned, thinking to themselves that the firewood cart itself was heavy, and there was a neutral horse on it, and this person could lift it. Could it be that this person has the strength of a thousand catties? Di Qing's eyelids kept twitching, seeing all the servants rushing towards the Savior, with a wave of his arms, the firewood cart flew out and hit the servants heavily.Everyone cried for their father and mother for a while, screaming incessantly. Di Qing laughed wildly and said, "Ma Zhongli, aren't you going to kill me? Come on! Come on!" Suddenly hearing a woman's scream, Di Qing squinted and saw the woman in white with fear in her eyes, thinking, Is she afraid of me too?But why should I care what she thinks?Ma Zhongli is going to die, and I can't live, so I must not drag Brother Guo down.Just thinking of this, a stick hit him hard on the back of the head, Di Qing's body swayed a few times, he felt dizzy, and fell down slowly. It's just that the giant dragon in my mind has disappeared, replaced by a yellow flower on the light green shoe.Before Di Qing passed out, there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.He suddenly felt that death was not something to be afraid of. Di Qing didn't know how long he had been in a coma, but suddenly he let out a loud cry and sat up.He wasn't dead yet, but he couldn't tell where the pain was all over his body, because it hurt everywhere!But Di Qing didn't mind the pain, he was drenched all over, his eyelids kept twitching, just recalling the dream. In the dream, there are dragons and snakes, fireballs and lightning, Maitreya Buddha and the four heavenly kings, but what makes Di Qing palpitate the most is a voice.The voice was empty and lonely, as if it came from the heavens, or as if it came from the nether world, and the content was only two words, "Come on!" bring it on?where to goDi Qing didn't know, but the voice was so real and clear, it was no longer like a dream.Just when Di Qingmeng was feeling weird, a bloody mouth suddenly appeared in the darkness and swallowed him in.Di Qing woke up with a start. Is that a dream?But why is it so real?Is that realistic?Why is it illusory like a dream?Di Qing couldn't figure it out, so he looked around blankly and saw that the solitary lamp was dim and the walls were cold, and he didn't know where he was for a moment.He only remembered that he knocked down Ma Zhongli, then overturned the firewood cart and knocked down several people, got another sap in the back of the head, and then... He wanted to struggle to get up, but his wrist felt cold and cracked.Looking down, Di Qing realized that he was in prison when he saw iron chains binding his hands! There were footsteps outside the cell, and they stopped in front of the cell, followed by the clatter of iron locks, obviously someone was opening the cell door.One person said: "Hurry up, this is a repeat offender." Another person said: "Thank you, brother. This little money, let's buy a drink." Di Qing looked towards the cell door, and saw two people standing under the dim light, one was Zhang Yu, and the other was Li Yuheng.When the two came to Di Qing, they were silent, they just looked left and right.Di Qing asked suspiciously, "What are you looking at?" Zhang Yu sighed: "I don't see how you have such courage, and where do you have such strength? I heard the people on the side of the road tell me what happened. I really can't believe that you did it." Di Qing smiled bitterly, "I did it." Li Yuheng was anxious, "Di Qing, do you know that the man you beat is Ma Zhongli, the only son of Ma Jiliang! Ma Jiliang is Liu Mei's son-in-law, and Liu Mei is the elder brother of the Empress Dowager! Future generations value it very much, you have poked a hornet's nest this time!" Zhang Yu asked, "Di Qing, you probably didn't know their details before you made your move, right?" Di Qing leaned against the cold wall, and said helplessly: "I know, I have to take action. Otherwise, it will be a dead end." Seeing that Zhang and Li were preoccupied, Di Qing smiled and comforted: "It's okay, it's a big deal. How about that Ma Zhongli?" Zhang Yu smiled wryly, "His ankle was broken, and his sternum was broken by the firewood cart. He was injured much more seriously than you. He is not dead, but... if he is alive, he may not be able to stand up." Di Qing's heart sank, knowing that Ma Zhongli was seriously injured, and the Ma family would definitely not let him live.He said with a smile in a blink of an eye, "Okay, at least one life for another." "He is a bastard, how can you trade your own life for him?" Zhang Yu said anxiously, "Di Qing, don't try to die, at least the capital is a reasonable place. If they abuse lynching, our Forbidden Army Camp will not Agreed. But who are you fighting for with Ma Zhongli this time? Is it because of a peerless beauty?" Di Qing shook his head and sighed, "It's ridiculous, but it's because of a man." If in the past, they talked and laughed freely with each other, Zhang Yu must have speculated a long time ago that teasing Di Qing was as good as Long Yang, but now he just asked in surprise: "Why? Tell me about the matter carefully, and we can discuss it together to see if there is any difference." What remedy." Di Qing sighed and said, "Zhang Yu, Yu Heng, don't worry about it. The Empress Dowager is involved in this matter. Not to mention that the Forbidden Army Camp is not easy to come forward, even the Privy Council can't save me. If you do this, I'm afraid it will hurt you." Although he was not dead, he knew that the matter was of great importance, so he gave up struggling long ago. A trace of fear appeared on Li Yuheng's face, and Zhang Yu said angrily: "Are you a fucking man? Are you still talking like this to your brother at this time? If we don't care, we won't come today. The Privy Council can't save you, but our brothers still I want to save you!" Tears welled up in Di Qing's eyes, he lowered his head, and after a while he said: "It's like this..." He explained the events of that day in detail, Zhang Yu gritted his teeth after hearing this, and said: "Di Qing, there is nothing wrong with you in the first place. But they rely on their power and are unreasonable, so they will definitely kill you. Hmph, we can't let them do what they want!" Although Zhang Yu said so, he had no idea how to deal with it. Li Yuheng grabbed his beard and said in a condescending way: "Right now, we must count on the Governor of Kaifeng, Mr. Cheng, to see clearly." The governor of Kaifeng's name is Cheng Lin, and this case is of course handed over to the Governor of Kaifeng for trial. Zhang Yuma's face turned green, "But Cheng Lin and the queen mother are in the same group. I heard that the queen mother has never returned the power to the emperor, because she wants to be the emperor. Then Cheng Lin knows how to flatter, and what did she offer recently?" Empress Wu's Proclamation", urging the Empress Dowager to become Wu Zetian!" Li Yuheng lost a few beards, he didn't realize it, he just said: "Then what should we do?" Seeing that the two brothers were still thinking about standing up for themselves at this moment, Di Qing was moved and speechless for a moment. Zhang Yu suddenly slapped his head and said, "Yes! The most important thing right now is to find Mr. Shang. If he can be persuaded to testify, things may turn around." Di Qing thought to himself, this matter involves the Queen Mother, if that Mr. Shang is not stupid, he must have been hiding a long time ago, how could he come out? But Zhang Yu said excitedly: "You said Mr. Shang wears Wuhuchun's shoes? I'll go find out right away! Di Qing, don't worry, I will help you find this person no matter what." Di Qing couldn't bear to splash Zhang Yu's cold water, so he forced a smile and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you two brothers." Without further ado, Zhang Yu bid farewell to Di Qing immediately, and asked the jailers not to embarrass Di Qing, then left in a hurry with Li Yuheng. Di Qing knew that even if he found Mr. Shang, it was still unknown whether he would succeed.Who wouldn't open their eyes and dare to fight against the Queen Mother?Thinking of this, Di Qing felt pain in the back of his head, but the severe pain in his head was less.Di Qing suddenly remembered something, reached into his bosom to touch it, and found that the black ball was still there, he let out a sigh of relief. Taking out the black ball, Di Qing was sure that it must be because of the black ball that he was able to injure Ma Zhongli.But what magical powers does the black ball have?Di Qing couldn't figure it out. The cell was secluded, and Di Qing couldn't help but think of what King Duowen said at the beginning, "Maitreya is born, and the new Buddha crosses the catastrophe. The five dragons reappear, and tears will not stop!" As soon as the five dragons came out, there were indeed tears.But he, Di Qing, will only drip blood in the future, not tears!Thinking of this, Di Qing raised his head, his eyes showing stubbornness.The dim yellow light shone on the black five dragons, glowing faintly. In the blink of an eye, Di Qing had been in the cell for more than a month, and the Kaifeng government hadn't interrogated him, which made Di Qing feel anxious.He couldn't help thinking, could it be that he was convicted long ago and didn't even need to be tried, so he just asked to be executed?Thinking of this, Di Qing felt sad, but there was nothing he could do. During this period, Guo Kui came several times, saying that he had notified Guo Zun, but Guo Zun was still out of town and couldn't come back for a while.Di Qing didn't want Guo Zun to know about this, and he was even more afraid of implicating Guo Zun. Instead, he hoped that Guo Zun would not return to Beijing.Zhang Yu also came several times, but every time he forced a smile, he couldn't find Mr. Shang after all. Di Qing was disheartened, and thought to himself, this matter has already started, Mr. Shang is not deaf, of course he knows.He refused to show up, presumably it would be useless even if he found it.Knowing that he was unlucky, he relaxed his heart.Every day when there is nothing to do, I always hold the black ball and watch it. It would be great if Xindao could research the mystery of the five dragons before he died, but the red dragon never appeared again. If it was half a month later, the jailer came early that day and shouted: "Di Qing! Today's interrogation, get ready to go." Di Qing sighed, thinking that he was beating the Queen Mother's people, and the one who interrogated him was also the Queen Mother's people, so he probably won't be spared.Where's the big brother?Should I tell him about it?While thinking about it, Di Qing was escorted by the jailer, left the Kaifeng prison, and went straight to the Kaifeng government office.When they arrived at the gate, they saw a group of common people crowding in front of the government yamen. Seeing that Di Qing was escorted, everyone stepped forward one after another, asking in concern, "Di Qing, are you okay?" Aunt Wang who sells steamed stuffed buns, Mrs. Xiong who sells flowers, Brother Qiao who chops firewood, Old Man Sun who sells wine, and even old man Gao who sold flowers that Di Qing helped last time came. Although Di Qing said that his official rank had not risen in these years, he had been in the market for a long time. All the people who came here had received his help. Knowing that he was going to be tried today, they came early to listen. Di Qing never thought that so many people still miss him, and he was very moved when he saw this.Old man Gao stood up tremblingly and said: "Di Qing, you are a good person, you will be fine. We have all gone to Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense for you. I hope the Bodhisattva will bless you." Di Qing thought to himself, I heard that the Maitreya Buddha in Daxiangguo Temple was shaped by the Empress Dowager Liu, I'm afraid it will bless Ma Zhongli.But he still said: "Thank you very much, if Di Qing has the opportunity, he will definitely return it!" The yamen servants next to him thought, I am afraid that you will have to wait for the next life.Before Di Qing could say anything, the servants separated the people with sticks and brought Di Qing into the government office. There is a plaque above the lobby of the government office, with the words "Integrity and Justice" written on it.After the official case in the lobby, Cheng Lin, the Governor of Kaifeng, sat down in awe.When the officials on both sides saw Di Qing coming to the hall, they clasped the ground with their sticks and shouted the word "mighty". fear. Di Qing glanced over, and saw a person standing by Cheng Lin's lower right hand, with wrinkles between his brows like a knife carving, with a naturally sad expression, and looking at his clothes, he should be an official from the Kaifeng Mansion.Sitting on the lower left was a person with triangular eyes and a rosy nose, staring at Di Qing viciously, full of ferociousness.Di Qing's heart trembled, not knowing who this person was. Seeing Di Qing knelt down, Cheng Lin slapped the gavel, and shouted, "Di Qing! Are you guilty?" Di Qing shook his head and said, "The villain doesn't know." The man with the triangular eyes suddenly stood up and shouted: "What a trickster! When death is imminent, don't you know how to repent?" He spoke in a short breath, as if he was going to die at any moment, he seemed to be a grumpy person.Di Qing remained silent, thinking that this was probably a relative of the Ma family.Sure enough, Cheng Lin said: "For Liu Si's affairs, don't be impatient, everything should be done according to the law." Di Qing thought to himself, what happened to Liu Si?This person is probably Liu Mei's eldest son Liu Congde. During these days, Li Yuheng had already told Di Qing about the Ma family's relationship.Di Qing knew that Ma Jiliang was Liu Mei's son-in-law, and it was normal for Liu Congde to stand up for Ma Zhongli, the son of his in-law Ma Jiliang.However, in the family law of the Great Song Dynasty, foreign relatives seldom held important powers, and the system before the Song Dynasty was changed. Among the nine temples and five prisons, except for Dali Temple and Guozijian, the rest of the positions were idle positions, with no or little real power.Liu Congde had no talent and learning, so the Queen Mother asked him for a post in Weiwei Temple, but in fact he only received a salary and did not do any practical work.In terms of official rank and real power, Cheng Lin is far greater than Liu Congde, but Cheng Lin knows Liu Congde's position in the heart of Empress Dowager Liu, so she is polite. Liu Congde shouted angrily: "Now that the evidence is convincing, what's the point of trial? This Di Qing bullied people with martial arts, committed a crime openly on the street, injured several people, and caused Ma Zhongli to be paralyzed in bed and dying. It is not enough to kill Di Qing. Public outrage!" The man with a sad face suddenly said: "The matter of Liu Si, this is the Kaifeng mansion. The decision of the case belongs to Mr. Cheng, and the matter of pushing the case is the responsibility of the lower officials. Please don't go overboard to do it for others, so as not to gossip." The man's words were soft and thorny, Liu Congde gave him a bitter look, and hurriedly said: "Pang Ji, I'm going to see how you push the case today!" Give it to the Queen Mother, you are welcome! Seeing that Liu Congde had stopped talking, Pang Ji said to Di Qing, "Di Qing, tell me what happened back then in detail." Liu Congde shouted: "What else are you talking about? Can't you find out these days? Why waste time!" Cheng Lin coughed dryly, frowned and said, "Since Liu, if you are dissatisfied with my trial, you can report to the two governments. But if you continue to yell at the court, I can only invite you out." Liu Congde snorted coldly and remained silent. Di Qing was a little surprised, he didn't expect Cheng Lin and Pang Ji to act businesslike, could it be that the rumors were false? Seeing that Liu Congde had finally calmed down, Cheng Lin said, "Di Qing, first tell the truth about what happened that day." He spoke calmly, but his heart was never relaxed.It turned out that this ordinary case involved a wide range of scope, which is simply unimaginable.When Cheng Lin took over the case, she only felt the pressure was heavy and dared not take it lightly. The more Cheng Lin researched these days, the more hesitant she became, not daring to draw conclusions easily.Needless to say on Ma Zhongli's side, these days, Ma Jiliang went to the Empress Dowager crying every day, begging for severe punishment of the perpetrators. Empress Dowager Liu was furious when she found out that an ordinary Imperial Guard had injured her family, and ordered the Kaifeng Mansion to punish her severely.But Di Qing, an ordinary imperial guard, was unusual. Not only was he quite chivalrous in the eyes of the common people, but he also had a relationship with Guo Zun.Although Guo Zun's family of generals has not returned to the capital, they have a lot of connections. Although the Sanya and the Privy Council have not spoken, they are all staring at how to deal with this matter. Originally, even Guo Zun was not qualified to fight against the Empress Dowager, but there was the most important inside story - the emperor had reached the age of taking office, and the empress dowager refused to return the power to the emperor, and the courtiers were already talking about it.Right now, all the officials want to see if the Queen Mother can still cover the sky with one hand? Cheng Lin didn't know, was she trying to curry favor with the Queen Mother, or was she handling this matter fairly?If he pleases the Empress Dowager, after the Holy Majesty ascends the throne, his future is uncertain.But if it is dealt with impartially, the Queen Mother might immediately remove him from his official position. The people outside the government office were turbulent. Under the eyes of everyone, a decision may have a far-reaching impact. Cheng Lin didn't have a final conclusion.Before listening to Di Qing's statement, Cheng Lin already knew that Ma Zhongli was at fault, and Di Qing was not at fault.After hearing Di Qing finish speaking, his judgment was confirmed even more.It's just that although the matter is clear, it is very difficult to deal with it.Cheng Lin thought for a long time before saying, "Pang Tuiguan, what do you think?" Pang Ji said sternly: "There is a saying in the ancients, 'If you listen to both, you will be clear, but if you believe partly, you will be dark'. The lower officials think that it is better to listen to the testimony of others." Cheng Lin pondered: "In this case, call Zhang Miaoge from Zhugelou." Zhang Miaoge had been waiting in the back hall for a long time, and when he heard the words, he came to the hall, and he was charming with smoke and eyes, full of various amorous feelings. Di Qing was already in despair, so it can be seen that Pang Ji and Cheng Lin both have the potential to be an upright official, so he doesn't think there is any need to despair.Knowing that Shang Sheng can't be found at the moment, Zhang Miaoge's testimony is of great importance to him, and his heart can't help beating. Zhang Miaoge didn't look at Di Qing, went to the hall, knelt down beside Di Qing, and said: "My concubine, Zhang Miaoge, pays homage to Mr. Fu Yin." Cheng Lin asked: "Zhang Miaoge, did you know Di Qing before?" Zhang Miaoge shook his head and said, "No." Cheng Lin said again: "Then tell me everything that happened after Di Qing came to Zhuge Tower in detail." Zhang Miaoge said softly: "At the beginning, I didn't even know that this person was called Di Qing, but Mother Feng told me to treat this person carefully. By the way, he also has two friends, one is Sheng Gongzi, and the other is Yan Nandi." When Di Qing heard this, his heart sank, and he already knew something was wrong.In a moment of impatience, he pretended to be a government official to handle the case, which would be fine in normal times, but if he was exposed at this time, the matter would be very serious. Pang Ji asked, "Why did Mother Feng ask you to be careful with Di Qing?" Zhang Miaoge said: "Mama Feng said that this person is called Ye Zhidong, he is the younger brother of Ye Zhiqiu from Kaifeng Prefecture, and he said that he came to listen to Zhu Xiaoyuan to investigate the case..." Everyone was in an uproar, Liu Congde was overjoyed, and shouted: "Okay, not only did Di Qing beat Ma Zhongli and the others, he even pretended to be a Kaifeng government servant, and made a bad face. It can be seen! Master Cheng, please punish this person severely!" Cheng Lin frowned, ignored Liu Congde, and said, "Zhang Miaoge, keep talking." Zhang Miaoge said: "However, when this man came to Tingzhu Courtyard, he didn't have any intention of doing evil. He just listened to the music with the other two. At this time, Zhu Dachang and Yang Deyi found fault with each other, and Mr. Ma kicked them out. Concubine I remember what Mother Feng said, that the three of Liu Diqing were listening to another song in the bamboo courtyard, and then asked them to go downstairs. I don't know what happened after that." Cheng Lin asked: "Then these three people are in your attic, have any conflicts with Mr. Ma?" Zhang Miaoge covered her mouth and smiled, "Not on the surface." Cheng Lin frowned and said, "Why did you say that?" Zhang Miaoge said: "Mr. Ma came here that day, he must have stayed in Tingzhu Courtyard, but I kept Di Qing, Mr. Ma is probably a little dissatisfied in his heart?" Liu Congde said angrily, "Zhang Miaoge, be careful what you say!" Zhang Miaoge was not afraid, and said with a smile, "Since my lord has a question, I can just answer it truthfully. If there is something wrong, I ask all the lords to forgive me for the sake of the little girl's lack of knowledge." Pang Ji pondered: "Then Di Qing and the other three are in your attic, did you do anything arrogant?" Zhang Miaoge shook his head and said, "No, they are the three most well-behaved people I have ever seen." Cheng Lin nodded and said: "The government knows, Zhang Miaoge retreats. Call Feng Shuying, the bustard of Zhugelou, to go to the hall." Zhang Miaoge retreated, Feng Shuying went to the hall with a waddle, and knelt down to worship the governor.Cheng Lin went straight to the point and said: "Feng Shuying, do you know this person in the hall?" He pointed at Di Qing, and Feng Shuying saw Liu Congde staring at her, and immediately said: "Yes, his name is Di Qing, pretending to be a yamen servant, what's wrong with him?" Yan Nandi from the Neiwu Jingtang, and Sheng Gongzi, the sage of the fast arrester, are going to listen to the Zhuxiaoyuan. I dare not offend them, so I let Miaoge receive these three people. I don’t want them to not only pretend to be servants, He also injured Mr. Ma, which is really abhorrent." Di Qing clenched his fists tightly, but he couldn't argue.Feng Shuying made cuts and cuts, and in a few words, he was positioned as a villain, and it was impossible to justify. Liu Congde's rosacea nose was flushed with excitement, but this time he was not in a hurry to ask Cheng Lin to punish Di Qing severely. Cheng Lin asked Feng Shuying to retreat, and then asked Pang Ji, "Pang Tuiguan, do you have a conclusion?" Pang Ji said slowly: "Although Di Qing's impersonation of a yamen servant is not right, it did not cause any disaster and should be dealt with by the three yamen themselves. As for the matter of injuring Mr. Ma, there is a cause and effect. According to Di Qing, Zhang Miaoge and some onlookers It is said that Mr. Ma shot first, and even beat a man who looked like a lunatic, but Di Qing turned around to save him, and accidentally injured Mr. Ma. It can be said that there are half and half mistakes..." Liu Congde suddenly stood up and said, "Pang Ji, what kind of bullshit are you to push an official? Can you draw such a conclusion? Zhang Miaoge is just a singer with a low status. How can you do what the people say? Not to mention what Di Qing said Get it right!" Pang Ji was not angry, and said calmly: "I also ask the lord of the temple affairs to be careful. Although the position of the lower official is humble, the official position is after all granted by the Holy One. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to insult me ​​casually. Besides, the lower official is just an example of Mr. Huicheng. Conduct inquiries to provide some basis for the judgment of the case. Based on the current confession, I can only draw these conclusions. If you think it is inappropriate, you can raise an objection, and there is no need to roar in the court." Liu Congde stared at Pang Ji bitterly and said, "I think that if you want to understand the truth of the matter, you should ask the people who are listening in Zhuxiaoyuan. How can you be sure only by the confessions of Di Qing and Zhang Miaoge?" Cheng Lin nodded and said: "What Liu Si said makes sense, call Zhu Dachang and other relevant people to attend the court!" Not only Yang Deyi, but also three other people attended the hall with Zhu Dachang.Di Qing recognized those three people as the guests who were listening to the Zhu Xiaoyuan back then, seeing Liu Congde's malicious smile, his heart sank.Everyone in the hall reported their names. Among the other three, the short and fat man was called Dong Laishun, the young shopkeeper of a restaurant, the man in the silk shirt was called Wen Cheng, who was originally the owner of Luyi Silk and Satin Village, and there was a man with pockmarks all over his face. , Opened a fruit shop, called Gu Shenxing. Zhu Dachang took the lead and said: "That day, after Mr. Ma left the Zhuge Building, he wanted to make friends with Di Qing, so he waited outside the building. I didn't want Di Qing to speak ill at Mr. Zhao when he came down. As for what you scolded, my little one It's hard to say." Dong Laishun continued: "What can't be said? Di Qing said that Mr. Ma didn't know what to do and dared to rob women with him. Tell Mr. Ma to get out of here, or he will hit him once and for all." Wen Chengdao: "Mr. Ma was very unhappy at the time, but after all, he was humble and held back his anger. Unexpectedly, Di Qing thought that Mr. Ma was weak and could be bullied, so he started insulting him, saying... oh, it has something to do with the queen mother, I dare not say it .” After he finished speaking, he shook his head again and again, heartbroken.Although he didn't say it, the consequences of saying it were more serious. The more Di Qing heard it, the more startled he became, a burst of anger rose from the bottom of his heart, and he shouted: "I have no grievances with you, why did you wrong me?" His eyes were wide open, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. Gu Shenxing took a step back, pointed at Di Qing and said, "He was so irritable back then, yelling again and again. Mr. Ma saw him insulting the Queen Mother, so he argued with him a few words. If he didn't want him to reach out and hit him, it was lawless! " Yang proudly said: "Our group couldn't see it, so someone went to persuade him, and he punched him down if he didn't want to." After speaking, he pointed to the bruise at the corner of his eye and said: "He beat this place." Di Qing gritted her teeth tightly and her body trembled slightly. She already knew that these people had only one purpose, and she vowed not to give up until he was killed! 朱大常接口道：“好在马公子的家丁及时赶来，原本只是劝狄青莫要动手。不想狄青竟和疯狗一样，四下撕咬，慌乱中，不知是谁误推倒了个路人。那人好像是个疯子，后来不知所踪。但马公子急了，慌忙去卫护，狄青这时已被制住，马公子说，'只要狄青认错的话，一切既往不咎。'不想狄青人面兽心，谎说知错，趁家丁放开他之际，冲过去拉倒了马公子，还要杀了马公子，慌乱中，柴车被掀翻，马公子被压在车下。”说罢抬起衣角揩拭下眼角，哽咽道：“可怜马公子菩萨心肠，竟遭此噩运。我等实在是看不过去，这才挺身而出说出真相，只求府尹大人还马公子一个公道！” 这五人众口一词，完全像事先演练过一般。刘从德起身拱手道：“府尹大人，如今想必已经真相大白了吧？狄青不过是信口雌黄，妄想瞒天过海，不想天网恢恢，天网恢恢呀。”刘从德为敲定狄青的死罪，特意一口气找来了五个证人。他虽见衙外百姓不少，可知道当时场面混乱，很多人搞不懂情况，再说他也不信有哪个百姓敢公然出来和刘家作对，为狄青作证。 程琳又望了眼庞籍，说道：“庞推官，你又有什么结论呢？” 庞籍堂前踱了几步，突然道：“你们五人以前可认识马中立？” 五人不想有此一问，有两人点头，有三人摇头，点头的见有摇头的就慌忙摇头，摇头的见有点头的也赶快点头，一时间滑稽非常。 庞籍犯愁道：“这是认识呢？还是不认识呢？” 刘从德咳嗽一声，说道：“当然是在竹歌楼后才认识的。”他这么说，只想增加证词的可信程度。五人均是点头道：“刘大人说的对，当然是竹歌楼后才认识的。” 庞籍目光从五人身上扫过，肃然道：“你等可知道本朝律例，严禁诬告，有'诬告反坐'一说，若是被查明诬告，会有严惩？” 五人面面相觑，隐有惧意。刘从德冷笑道：“庞籍，你这是威胁他们吗？你难道认为，这几人是我找来诬告狄青的不成？” 庞籍故作惊诧道：“刘寺事何出此言？下官不过是觉得他们言语中有些自相矛盾的地方，这才出言提醒而已。为人只要行得正，又何惧提醒？” 刘从德面红耳赤，知道庞籍是暗中讽刺自己，冷哼一声道：“我倒要听听庞推官的高论。” 庞籍仍是愁容满面道：“朱大常，据狄青、张妙歌所言，是你和羊得意先走，然后马公子和东来顺几人离去，最后又过了小半个时辰左右，狄青三人才出了竹歌楼？” 朱大常忍不住向刘从德望了一眼，不知道怎么回答。刘从德有些不满道：“据实说就好，难道还有人能颠倒黑白吗？” 朱大常立即道：“庞大人说得不错。” 庞籍微笑道：“你和羊得意，还有东来顺几人，是在竹歌楼后才结识了马公子？” 朱大常道：“不错。” “那你们有什么理由，在近一个时辰内还在竹歌楼左近徘徊，迟迟不去？马公子是因为要和狄青讲些道理，这才不离去。但是你和羊得意呢，又为了什么？你们被马公子呵斥，却在竹歌楼附近并不离去，可是心怀不满，想对马公子报复？” 朱大常额头汗水都流了下来，忙道：“这怎么可能？害马公子的是狄青，可不是我们。” “那你们在竹歌楼旁做什么？”庞籍追问。 朱大常不知所措，刘从德三角眼眨眨，说道：“他们多半是为在竹歌楼的言行后悔，这才想找马中立致歉。马中立为人好交朋友，见他们诚心改过，这才和他们交了朋友，这几人一见如故，在竹歌楼旁的茶肆喝茶，喝了小半个时辰，也没有什么问题吧？” 刘从德毕竟还是有些急智，一番解释，几乎连自己都信了。 庞籍沉吟道：“这朋友到底到了什么程度，是酒肉朋友呢，还是真心知己？” 羊得意接道：“当然是真心知己，我们有感于马公子的仁义，这才前嫌尽弃，成为知己。不想狄青丧心病狂，竟然连马公子这样的人都害，实在是罪大恶极。” 其余三人均点头，不迭道：“极是，极是。” 庞籍对程琳道：“府尹大人，如果他们真的是知心朋友，那证词采用的时候，倒是要酌情处理，以防他们被友情蒙蔽，做出不利本案的证词。” 刘从德勃然大怒道：“庞籍，你到底什么意思？难道证明他们和马中立结交，不过是想说证词无效？你这等推官，本官就算告到天子太后那里，也绝不姑息！” 程琳皱了下眉头，说道：“庞推官，这些人先前不识，后来一见如故这才结交。而案发不过是随后的事情，这些人站出来作证，并没有什么不妥。” 庞籍点头道：“府尹大人说的极是。那现在我把事情重说一遍，朱大常等人和马中立从未见过，后来在竹歌楼内，朱大常和羊得意口出妄语，侮辱张妙歌，马中立挺身而出，将朱、羊二人喝退。朱、羊二人迷途知返，幡然悔悟，这才在楼下等候马公子。马公子大人大量，接受二人的道歉，又和这二人结交成朋友，这时候东来顺、文成、古慎行三人正巧路过……他们若不是和马公子以前见过，想必是看马公子义薄云天，真心倾慕，这才也结交成了朋友？”