Chapter 22 22nd Strict Father, Filial Son, Long-spoken, Romantic County Magistrate Chanting Poetry Judgment

It was even more severe than what Jin Yan guessed. As soon as Liu Yong entered the North Study, he was slapped across the face by Liu Tongxun, and the first sentence he heard was Liu Tongxun's yell, "Kneel down!" "Yes!" Liu Yong knelt on the ground with a plop, wanted to reach out to caress his feverish cheeks, raised his hand and lowered it, kowtowed his head politely, and said, "My son must have done something wrong. Father, please punish him! " Liu Tongxun seemed to have just finished a meeting with guests, the room was full of smoke and mist, and the leftover cups of tea on the coffee tables were not cleaned up, which seemed a bit messy.After slapping Liu Yong, Liu Tongxun himself seemed a little discouraged, holding a huge teacup and drinking the strong tea one after another, with an angry look on his face and tiredness that could not be concealed, he leaned halfway in the armchair and took a long time to breathe .Said: "Just now I met with the leaders of the Nanjing City Gate, and a few green battalion leaders from Suzhou and Hangzhou. In the afternoon, I met Jin Yu and Yin Yuanchang. In the evening, I met the prefect of Nanjing, the Customs, and Yancao. Everyone praised "the crotch of the trousers" in unison. There is a Mao Xianer who responds like a god in fortune-telling and splitting characters!"

"Father..." Liu Yong finally knew the reason for the slap, kowtowed again, and said, "You asked your son to pretend to be a fortune teller! This kind of identity is easy to send messages to your father. What do you still say, pretending to be a fortune teller?" What do you want to look like, pretending to be a fortune teller, you have to think that I am a fortune teller at this moment..." He glanced at Liu Tongxun, but didn't dare to continue. Liu Tongxun didn't get angry anymore, coughed, panted heavily for a while, got up and walked around the room with his hands behind his back.Liu Yong is tall and tall, kneeling on the ground and shoulder height with his father. He has not seen each other in the same city for several months. Looking at his father up close under the lamp at this moment, he seems to have aged for several years. Wrinkles, he muttered and opened his mouth to say a few words of comfort and encouragement, but felt unable to say anything, he just stared blankly at his father who was pacing slowly.

"That's right, I said that." Liu Tongxun's voice was empty, buzzing in the spacious study room, "I said I called you 'like', but I didn't say 'yes'! I didn't say I told you to show off your reputation! He held up two fingers, "The reputation of showing off is too great, attracting people's attention, and causing some irrelevant gossip. Regardless, you are in danger, and the bandits are targeting you. Who can protect you?" You need to be considerate? Besides, what are you doing showing off these miscellaneous knowledge? We must know that you are a majestic two-list Jinshi, and you want to be a Confucian official, Zuosuke, and Lord, and you can give an examination of 'knowing fortune-telling and geomantic omen', okay?" He stood still, and said again: "You are here to solve the case, and what you want to solve is an imperially determined case, a big case that hits the sky, you have to think about it carefully!"

Liu Yong knelt upright and listened to the training, his father's words shook his heart like thunder and lightning.One is for official duties, the other is for safety, and his future future is considered.Besides his father, who could think so thoroughly for him?Liu Yong's heart felt sore and hot, and he choked up and said, "My son already understands it, he already knows it!...The divination is too serious, but it shows falsehood. My son has forgotten the mean, and he didn't do it just right..." "You read books such as "Liu Shufeng Shuowen" and "Zi Touch", and while you were on an errand to sell divination, you wanted to test the authenticity of these academics, and unknowingly entered the magic way of the magician: "Liu Tongxun said: "No matter Buddhism and Taoism, if any school has no effect, who will believe it? How can it be handed down? All laws are unified, and the governance of the world still needs to be upright Confucianism and Taoism! Which star in the sky does not shine? Is the brilliance comparable to the brightness of the sun, the moon, and the rivers and rivers?"

"What my father taught is..." When Liu Tongxun stared at his son, Fang spit out: "Get up!..." Feeling a throbbing pain in his heart, he hurriedly took a small bottle of Su Hexiang wine from the bookshelf and took a sip, leaned loosely on the easy chair, and stroked it with one hand. With a hot forehead, he couldn't stop breathing and sighing.Liu Yong hurried over, knelt behind the chair and massaged gently for his father. "Yong'er!..." Liu Tongxun half closed his eyes, his son massaged him, his voice became very soft, "Sit on the stool and press it for me, you are tall, so tired!..."

"My son is young and his body is strong. It's okay. You just need to rest!..." Liu Yong had never seen his father so old and so sad!So tender!Tears welled up in my eyes.Said: "It is the son who is unfilial and has made you angry, so he should serve him like this." Liu Tongxun shook his head, his old voice was soothing and hoarse: "I hit you because I was angry with you, and I also took some anger on you. Zhang Tingyu was ordered to go to Nanjing to recuperate, so he picked him up. I went to see him this morning, but he actually I've been bragging to me for a long time about my accomplishments...from serving the ancestors to today...I'm so anxious, how many urgent things I have to do, I have to bite the bullet and listen..."

"He is old, father don't care about him." "I don't care about it." Liu Tongxun glanced at his son and sighed, "I'm telling you, seventy years ago, I will be sixty this year... It seems that I may not be able to enjoy his long life. If I really can live Seventy, you must remind me, don't learn from this old Prime Minister Zhang..." "How can it be? Father... don't say that, my son's heart hurts when he hears it!..." Liu Tongxun smiled wryly: "It's not just because he's angry with him, it's just because he's angry...I called Yandao and the Water Transport Envoy, and I wanted to ask who was the one who escorted the bronze boat to Gao Heng and the others. Those who are on the official road or the underworld. If they are on the underworld, you have to think about whether the more than a thousand loom workers in the widow Cao's machine room are involved with the "Yizhihua" party members... who knows that I didn't say a few words, Yan Two groups of officials were transported by water, biting and barking like dogs. It turned out that three days ago, they had a fight over a whore while eating flowers and wine in Cangchun Pavilion. To me, they are still enemies. I was so jealous when we met each other! I was dizzy with anger, and they became more and more excited, facing each other. Officials from the Yan Gang and a group of nuns from Jingtuan built a shop for adultery at night, and officials from the Cao Gang raped each other. They were actually a nest of rabbits !It was agreed at the banquet to exchange wives for adultery... Our Qing Dynasty is really a state of gold and jade, and it is ruined. Can such a 'government of officials' be rectified?"

"The son also wants to persuade his father." Liu Yong finally understood the reason for his father's anger, and sighed, "If you can control and want to control, you can take care of it; if you don't like it, you will never be angry. Folk rap My son today praises you as 'Bao Longtu'. There are ten or one hundred Baolongtus. Seeing this kind of official administration, if you take it seriously, you will be very angry and helpless. Learn from Yuan Changgong, then He is clean and self-sufficient, and lives a chic life...'He is sluggish!" Liu Tongxun said, "He is also full of unknown fire. He was promoted to the government for the first time today, and he was furious. He picked Jiangning Road and Jiangnan Patrol Envoy And the top son of the three prefects of Jinhua, please order to investigate—Jinhua ham is good, he has a strange taste!"

Before Liu Yong could speak, the bamboo curtain rang, and Yin Jishan walked in, clasping his hands and smiling, "What a picture of filial piety! Jishan has been listening to the corner for a long time. Your man is talking heart-to-heart, and I am involved-don't move, You have heart disease and are too tired, so you just crooked like this, Shixiong, you only need to be filial, we talk." "It's Yuan Chang!" Liu Tongxun sat up after all. After this rest, he looked much better. While ordering Liu Yong to make tea for Yin Jishan, he said with a smile: "My son is persuading me to learn from you. You are cool, Cao Cao is here." "Jinhua ham is not good, and I can't sleep, so I came to your place to have green tea." Yin Jishan is also in his fifties, but he is good at taking care of Yihe, and his eyebrows turn. In the meantime, his spirits changed, and he looked as energetic as if he was not yet forty years old.Yin Jishan flicked the cup with his finger, looked at Liu Yong and smiled: "Brother probably doesn't know that Jiang Ningdao, the Jiangnan Patrol Envoy and the Jinhua Prefect are all old officials who I used to envoy. One of them came with a piece of ham to serve me. Returning to the post of "receive the wind", what's the receipt of the ham? Before leaving, the three people tapped with their fingers at the same time, and I became suspicious. When I opened it, I found that there was a word "Fu" written by Jin Wanzi embedded in it. This Do you dare to eat it? Suicide by swallowing gold?" Even Liu Tongxun was surprised at this, and said: "Didn't it mean that the ham has changed its taste? He was scolded in public, and he took off the top and said 'listen to ginseng', carrying things in a desperate manner. Going back... I still think you are going too far! It turns out there are articles in it!"

Yin Jishan smiled treacherously, "This is the difference between me and Lord Yanqing. After taking off the crown, I will return it to them in a few days. It is really good to call them to reprimand and comfort Fangu. You need to be flattered. You can keep yourself clean, teach everyone to be vigilant and self-disciplined, and don’t sweep their faces too much. After all, I’m a sacred party, and I can’t defend myself. Who will work with me sincerely?” Hearing these words, Liu Yong was overwhelmed with admiration. He felt that this kind of practical learning is really like the Guozijian convening all the students in the university to say "filial piety, loyalty, propriety, righteousness and shame" and "knowing shame and kindness is the best thing" and "You can't have both benefits and righteousness. Reasons such as "I would rather relict for justice" are ten thousand times more brilliant.After thinking about it, Liu Tongxun said with a wry smile: "It can be said that you have good intentions! Using deceit to get straight is almost treacherous and worthy of righteousness. It's a pity that I, Liu Tongxun, have a violent temper and can't imitate me. Yonger, it's okay to listen to your uncle Yin Shi, and think about it carefully. Choose the one who is good and use it for you. Don't learn from Handan, his method is only applicable to Yin Yuanchang. Now that the government is corrupt, no one will come forward to act resolutely and bravely. It is also impossible. Therefore, Uncle Gao , What kind of money, maybe there is an even bigger shady behind it, our men tried their best to overthrow it, what do you think? You fight for my breath!" He choked, and suddenly coughed, Liu Yong hurriedly helped He beat his back and replied in a low voice, "Yes. My son obeys!"

"I really admire you, Mr. Liu Yanqing. Knowing that you can't do it, you do it for the sake of being brave." Seeing his father and son like this, Yin Jishan felt very tragic and touching, and his heart was overwhelmed.Doing his best to suppress his surging heart, Yin Jishan forced a smile and said, "I'm new to Jinling, and I'm going to Ganshan to supervise the military plane, so I can't help you with the case. But I can help you. What do you want me to do?" How to help? Tell me." Seeing his father nodding his head, Liu Yong said calmly, "Your Majesty Yin probably already knew about the arrival of Shengjia in Nanjing on the ninth day of August. According to reports from the undercover agent, Yi Ying didn't seem to have any plans to assassinate him. , We met three times on the boat on the Great Lakes; our fine work couldn't reach Yi Ying, so I don't know what was discussed. Only the hall master came back and said, "The moon is not round at fifteen, but it is round at sixteen. This year, we will sacrifice to the ancestor of Hongyang, There is no birth mother, charity is joyful, and there is a lot of excitement'. It seems that I just want to take advantage of the emperor's southern tour, Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou will inevitably be lively and festive, and make a lot of trouble to ruin the prosperous brand of "Prosperous Age" Now, let the people of the world see the power of the White Lotus Sect. Yuan Changgong has not returned, they already know that you have been re-elected as Governor of Liangjiang, and they also intend to show you some color." "Hmph!" Yin Jishan smiled coldly, and said, "I received an edict from Guangli to concurrently serve as Minister of Military Aircraft, and I have already written letters to the green battalions stationed here, and the big fish in the sky and the sky! You can do it first, and with one order, Xiangtangs everywhere Take it out of the pot!" Liu Tongxun said: "To protect the emperor's safety and dignity, it should be like this. I have repeatedly requested the order. But the emperor's three secret decrees refused to allow it—Yuanchang, you can take a look." Said Standing up, he snatched the key from the desk, opened a yellow leather box with a "click", took out a thick file and handed it to Yin Jishan.Yin Jishan took it out under the lamp to read it, but it was a concerto booklet of several folds, with dozens of pages densely written in small regular script, all of which were meticulously written.Secretly reported the activities of the congregations in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ning, and Yangzhou, and there were several reports of the "Qingcha Sect" and "Hunyuan Sect" in Shanxi and Shanxi that contacted and preached with the Hongyang Sect, all of which were also detailed.Even the tornado in Nanjing a few days ago and the folk songs and nursery rhymes that came with it are not missing.In the last article, "Honor Liu Tongxun knelt down and asked for an order to quickly destroy the locals and bandits of Yiying's bandits in various places." Zhu commented: "You can show this to Yin Jishan." Only then did Yin Jishan understand that it was not Liu Tongxun's personal friendship with him after reading this booklet, so he smiled and nodded in admiration, and then read the following characters also in regular script: With such measures, Yi Ying will run away again after hearing the news!The prelude "Skynet is extensive and sparse but not leaky" I highly encourage.Although there are many believers, most of them are reckless, ignorant, dark, and foolish people. Wearing sanctification, adhering to virtue, enjoying peace and prosperity, and not suffering from exorbitant donations, how can they all be willing to follow the rebellion and abandon their lives and lives to follow the thief? reason?Now that I have caught everything in one go, I am afraid that the good and the reckless will suffer from the fish in the pond. How can I express my love and support for Yuan Yuan?I can't bear it.And before the car is driven, the south of the Yangtze River has already been searched first, which will first lead to fear in the hearts of the people, and welcome me to patrol with trembling hearts. I am the king of darkness, and I am also unhappy at times.Yi Ying has rebelled against the bandits several times. He has been suppressed repeatedly but has not been captured. He is also extremely talented. I have met him once, and I would like to meet him again to see what kind of person he is.Er, Yin Jishan and Liu Yong, nicknamed "Nengli", are all in my heart.I look at the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and I will definitely not treat me like Jie and Zhou and want to kill them. It should be carefully planned so that it will not disturb the people and benefit me. After Yin Jishan read it, he handed the Zhu Pi to Liu Yong, took a long breath, and said: "The emperor is still far-sighted! Fu Xun was originally a sage, and we caught people everywhere with great fanfare, causing panic and panic. Then it would be better not to come. We only cared about the emperor's safety and forgot about the overall situation!" "But this time, there is another big problem. Because according to Huang Tianba's report, it is specious, and I can't guarantee that no one will plot to assassinate the emperor." Liu Yong said with a frown, "Depending on the situation, the emperor still wants us to arrange Meeting 'Yi Zhi Hua' in private, this is too—" He wanted to say "a joke", but he felt inappropriate when the words came to his lips, because he laughed, "I mean it's the same as listening to Gongan Gu'er, it's too unbelievable." In fact, Yin Jishan and Liu Tongxun are also thinking about this matter.None of them could imagine how Qianlong had a "one-sided relationship" with "Yizhihua", and it was even more difficult to imagine what "meeting again" meant, and how to use "fine planning". "Your Majesty loves private tours in micro-clothes too much." After being silent for an unknown amount of time, Liu Tongxun sighed and said, "Fu Heng and I, as well as Neqin, who has done bad things, I don't know how many times I have advised him to 'govern the world with his clothes down. ’, he said to listen to advice, but in fact it is still the same.” Yin Jishan, a very smart man, thought about it, although he didn’t know what to do, he knew that there might be some “things” behind this romantic emperor’s “fate”.Yin smiled and said, "Is the heart of heaven unpredictable? We still don't understand after thinking about it. Brother Shi, you are actually in charge of all the details of this mission. I'll see you. How can I help, let me know." In fact, Liu Yong has been racking his brains for "fine planning".After pondering for a long time, he said: "I have to discuss with Tianba and the others when I go back. Qingtian will take care of this kind of thing. They are more convenient than the guards. At this moment, I can think of two things. One is money - to break into the sect bandits For the detailed work in the book, it is necessary to use money to connect the joints to get close to the "Yijihua" - the special silver item of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, which is inconvenient to receive and send." "Success! I'll send you an order, and you can pick it up at the customs lijin as you go, and we'll settle the bill with the Ministry of Punishment with a note." "Use 3,000 soldiers from the Green Battalion and break them up into pieces. From now on, we will pretend to be ordinary people and go into the city to check the geographical situation of various buildings and shops, especially Linggu Temple, Xuanwu Lake, Jiming Temple, Qingliang Mountain, and Taoyedu. , Confucius Temple, to Stone City, Mochou Lake and even the Yangtze River Ferry, etc., or places with scenic spots to see. It must not be publicized, and it must not be disconnected from each other. Coded passwords are stipulated, and a whistle can at least call Fifty people responded immediately." "Success! This one has been carefully thought out. I will arrange it tomorrow morning." Liu Yong stared blankly at the hazy night outside the courtyard through the curtain, his eyes seemed to penetrate the deep space of the heavy building, and murmured: "Safety is the first. Safety and happiness are the first... Can you arrange a 'meet again'? Naturally..." He suddenly came back from his trance, and said with a spirit: "The mid-autumn festival in August is lively in the city, and Jin Wu can't help it. Inform all townships that the patriarch of Libao, a gentry, will lead a tour of the city. These are old men who can make an appointment. Set up his own villagers, set up several wine sheds, and those who are over 60 years old will receive a gift based on their status, such as a bottle of preserved meat and wine. The family and children will all go to the city, and the old man will never let the children follow others to make trouble of!" "Okay!" Even Liu Tongxun became excited when he heard this one. He sat up straight with his eyes closed and said, "This one should be ordered to set up wine and dried meat to show the emperor's sympathy and respect." Virtuous virtue. The government can also set up moon-appreciating pavilions, tea supply, and lottery prize rice. When the atmosphere of peace rises, people will have no intention of making troubles!" I don't know which one is in the distance, and there is a faint sound of cock crowing.Yin Jishan took out his pocket watch, the hour hand was pointing right, he stood up and said with a smile: "It can be said that there is nothing left to do! I can also transfer three thousand green battalions to listen to your backup, so nothing will go wrong... Well, that's it, I should also call Lao Zhongtang to rest It’s over—Tianming Yuan Mei opened the yamen to hear the case of the strange wind blowing away the woman. This incident has shocked the whole country, and rumors are spreading everywhere. Don’t regard it as a civil dispute——Brother, do you want to watch the excitement?” "Yes." Liu Yong replied with a smile. Liu Yong missed his sleepiness when discussing matters and thinking about things, and he didn't feel sleepy anymore. He waited on his father to rest, simply washed his face and drank tea, and wrote the case in the study. A greeting post was pressed on the table, still carrying the iron abacus of the poster, and quietly left the governor's office with thousands of households through the rear west corner gate. Jiangning County is located in the east area of ​​Jiming Temple in Hunan Province of Xuanwu. The second hall of the main hall and the Qinzhi Hall of the Houya form the north-south axis. In the land, from the governor to the second secretary of the governor, the governor of the customs, and Lin Lihong, the vast and powerful faction of the observation and Taoist yamen, they are still insignificant.Only in front of the main entrance of the south of the county government office was the training ground of the Xuanwu Lake Navy. The navy moved to defend the Great Lakes. On the sixth day of May, a fire broke out at Shuiximen in Nanjing. It was rumored among the people that there was a handsome young man who caused the fire. On the eleventh day of May, a tornado pulled down trees, knocked down houses, collapsed the Kuixing Pavilion, swept away the big bronze bell of Qingxuguan, and blew away the Han family woman in the east of the city, and flew out of Tongjing Village, ninety miles away... Everything is well-founded.The case was dragged on for more than two months before it was opened for trial. It was the imperial edict issued by Fu Hengjun, telling the golden 鉷 to "cool it, let it go, and watch the movement and tranquility before doing anything." See how this "goddess" who was swept into the sky by the wind and landed unharmed looks like this?Therefore, when the weather was not clear, people from the four townships, Bali, and remote villages in Jinling County flocked to the school grounds like a market. When Liu Yong arrived, he saw that there were tens of thousands of heads on the horse racing and archery track and the reviewing platform. There were countless people like ants, old and young, women and children, some screaming, some crying, some talking and laughing, salty ducks Banya stalls, fragrant fruit, crisp candy, rock sugar, mountain plant skewers, wontons, fried buns, pasta, soup, cakes, and the cries of selling mixed with the buzzing of flies and flies. Even the walls of the school yard and the old tree branches outside the yamen were full of people. While talking, he pointed at the closed yamen.After searching for a long time, Liu Yong finally found a corner and set up a stall of Kaizi Gua. The crowd was already sweating, and he heard a group of people in the distance shouting in unison as if they had made an appointment: "Your Majesty Yuan, you are an upright official, a judge, let's see!" "Mr. Yuan, the case is clear, and the case can be clearly seen through the inquiry!" "Mr. Yuan, please settle the case in front of the Yamen, we will see the verdict..." The clapping was interspersed with yelling, and the whistling and joking were messy.Liu Yong suddenly had a thought: this group of people is going to make a mess, this county government office, and the governor's office will be reduced to powder in an instant.While thinking wildly, Jia Fuchun squeezed out sweating, squatted down in front of the hexagram booth, and said: "Mao Xianer told me to find it. Go to the Confucius Temple first, but I didn't see you. Guess you are here, and you are right." Already!" "Your husband is asking about hexagrams, or measuring characters?" "It's not my test, it's our boss!" "Where is your boss?" "In the crotch." Jia Fuchun grinned, but lowered his voice, "Someone is staring at you—you get up and just go, Fu Yun and I will follow you quietly to protect you. It's okay, it's two scumbags!" After saying that, he got up.As soon as Liu Yong stood up, he heard tens of thousands of people shouting excitedly, "Grandfather Yuan was promoted to the Yaluo, oh ho..." When Liu Yong raised his feet to look, the Yamen door was already wide open, and all the Yamen servants were holding black and red water and fire sticks. Standing one word outside the yamen, pushing the crowd forward, shouting and beating, and looking inside the yamen, Yuan Mei is wearing a white clear glass top, wearing a white peng suit, and a gown with eight pythons and five claws. , was going out of the office with his snow-white sleeves turned up, Liu Yong smiled, then turned around and squeezed out, drowning in the sea of ​​people in the blink of an eye. Yuan Mei had an elegant demeanor, with a spring breeze on his face, he stepped out of the threshold of the county government office, pressing down with both hands like playing a piano, and the tumultuous human voices quieted down from near to far. "Fathers and folks!" Yuan Mei waved his hands and ordered the yamen servants to retreat. Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi stood under the dripping eaves in front of the yamen, and said loudly: "Everyone is willing to see me, Mr. Yuan, try this case. I obey the public opinion and settle the case right here!" Seeing the commotion in the crowd, Yuan Mei closed his mouth with a smile, and after a moment of silence, he continued: "But there are too many people today. If you make a lot of noise, you won't be able to see or hear anything clearly. I only need three The case is being tried in Zhangkong, and you watch and listen. It must be a fair trial, and everyone is happy. If you can't obey this order, I would rather try another day. If you can agree, whoever wants to cause trouble inside, you will throw him in front of me. .Is this good?" "it is good!" Tens of thousands of people roared together. "This is a good citizen who abides by the law." Yuan Mei had an unbreakable warm smile. Although there were occasional coughs and sputum and children's noises on the school grounds where tens of thousands of people gathered, his voice was refreshing. Liang, even the people behind could hear clearly: "The folks in front, please sit down on the floor, and I will decide the case on this stage. If the decision is fair, don't make noise; if the decision is unfair, don't make noise. Write a post and hand it to the governor of the east. Yamen, if you just say a word, I, the county magistrate, am no longer the county magistrate." As he spoke, he bowed to everyone, and bowed his hands to the person in front of him: "Please, please sit down... Hey, by the way, slow down, old man. Is that your son? Help your father..." In fact, Yin Jishan, Jin Yu and Jiangnan governor Fan Shijie had already heard the news and rushed here.In order to avoid chaos, the governor's yamen and the Nanjing city gate leader's soldiers have all come out and scattered around the school grounds to prevent change.Yin Jishan and the others were sitting in the county government office, observing the movement through the bright window.Seeing that people are so orderly, sitting in the front and retreating in the back, they are still in order, and they are all relieved.Fan Shijie loves to taunt and swear, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Yuan Mei, the magistrate of Guisun County, looks sour on weekdays, and he really has some skills." Posture, this is really called playing the qin!" Jin Ji and Fan Shijie were used to joking, and said with a smile: "It's not like you, an old tortoise, who can't beat you with a bamboo board until you are crying and howling with blood and flesh!" As they said, the three of them went out Look. "Have you brought the witnesses of the plaintiff, the defendant, and the official history of Tongjing Township?" Yuan Mei stood on the stone steps under the dripping eaves and asked the master beside her. "Master Huiming Mansion, you are all waiting in the signing room!" "Please, plaintiff." Use "please" instead of "bring".The crowd immediately murmured, but fell silent in an instant.The plaintiff, an old scholar in his fifties, has come out with the yamen servant.He has probably never been so outstanding, his face was pale with panic in front of all eyes, his steps were staggering, he almost fell over when he crossed the threshold, his legs trembled so much that he was about to kneel.Yuan Mei said: "You are a scholar, a student of the Son of Heaven, don't kneel, and listen to my questions calmly." "yes……" "What's your name and where is your home?" "The student's name is Li Dengke, his home is here, his home is..." "Don't panic, it's like talking to your family." "Yes." Several times of encouragement, Li Dengke seemed to be overwhelmed, and his tongue immediately became more convenient: "It's Lijiatun in the northwest of Niutou Mountain." Yuan Mei nodded, "You're suing Han Muyi at Hujuguan in the east of the city, right? They were the in-laws hired by the matchmaker. The marriage ceremony was arranged on May 26. You refused to accept the sedan chair when it was carried up to the door, and the wife's family injured your long-term doorkeeper, but what?" Li Dengke bowed. He replied: "Father Tai Mingjian, I announced my divorce on May 15th, and they sent their relatives to the door on the 26th. How could it be so shameless? The students are scholars and don't know how to fight, so they sued the government for correction." Yuan Mei glanced at the people who were listening quietly, and said: "Scholars must first know the etiquette. Marriage is promised before marriage, and marriage is withdrawn later. Can this be called 'following the etiquette without violating the etiquette'?" Dengke was completely calm, and he said stubbornly, "The daughter of the Han family is not a chaste woman. I have a scholarly family for generations, and there is no man who breaks the law in the family, and there is no remarried daughter in the family. How can I accept this unclear woman?" For Jibroom's daughter-in-law." Yuan Mei pondered and said, "Is it because of the fact that the daughter of the Han family was blown to Tongjing by the wind? Is there any other reason?" "Going back to the old father's station, there is no other reason." "On weekdays, the two in-laws communicate with each other. Have you ever had any quarrels? Have you ever heard of the daughter of the Han family being uneasy about keeping her boudoir?" "No." Li Dengke said, "But, how can there be a living person who has been blown for ninety miles and landed safely, and returned after spending the night in Tongjing Village? It is clearly—" Yuan Mei interrupted him and said, "I know what you mean, I know—is there any witnesses from Tongjing? Where's the history of their township?" , wearing a brand-new Huang Peng make-up suit, and brought two people out.The uninitiated official in mended uniform stood on one side to Yuan Mei's court ceremony, and the two behind him were dressed in peasant families, one was in his twenties and the other in his forties, and they both knelt down.Yuan Mei smiled at the official: "Xu Sanwei, it's been a long time since we saw each other. --Which of these two people is Li Zheng and who is the person involved?" "Master Hui!" said the forty-year-old man, "Xu Qinghuai, the villain, is the leader of Tongjing Village. His name is Xu Yihe, and he is the son of Xu Qingren from the north of the village. He calls me uncle." Yuan Mei looked at the young man. He was a farm boy, wearing a blue indigo coarse robe, kneeling on the ground, his face was flushed, and beads of sweat were all over his head from nervousness.Yin asked, "Your name is Xu Yihe?" "Yes. The younger one is called Xu, Xu, Xu Yihe." "What do you do for a living?" "Planting." "Who's in the house?" "Grandma, father and mother, as well as my daughter-in-law and a boy. The boy has just turned, full, full moon; I'm afraid to be scared. Her mother, mother and son didn't come..." "Well, good." Yuan Mei nodded in satisfaction, glanced at Li Xiucai who was stupefied, and asked, "Did the woman surnamed Han fall into your yard?" Xu Yihe kowtowed and said tremblingly: "Go back to Master Qingtian—no, no, it didn't fall in the courtyard, yes, yes, it fell on the threshing field at the entrance of the village..." Yuan Mei said: "Don't panic, explain the situation clearly at that time slowly." All eyes were on Xu Yihe.He wiped the sweat off his cheeks, seemed to have calmed down a lot, and said slowly, "I was hoeing cornfields at one o'clock on the tenth day of the fifth lunar month. My daughter-in-law was confinement, and my father suffered from asthma. It was my mother who delivered the food to me. The sky changed before the meal was finished. In an instant, the clouds surged up, and the sky was as dark as a pan... I saw a whirlwind like a black smoke column in the northwest direction, coiling Turning around, I went to the west of the village first, and a few willow trees beside the Dajingtai fell down at once, and the big flagpole in front of Xu Jinshi's house was also rolled into the sky, and it fell into the pond in the east of the village... "Seeing that the tornado was getting closer and closer, my mother knelt down on the ground and recited Buddha's name. I saw that the wind seemed to be coming, and as soon as the crock was thrown away, my mother ran away. I felt My ears were filled with the roar of the wind, and my body was about to leave the ground. Sand, gravel, and dust hit my face, and I couldn't see clearly. Running in the direction of my home... "Running not far to the east of my house, I felt that the wind had subsided a bit. It was as dark as dusk, and it was gray... Opened my eyes and saw that the few straw stacks were gone, and the wind around the wheat field was swirling, even the stones and trees Turning around the field, the strange thing is that there is no wind in the center of the field, and there is not even a blade of grass in the center of the field. My mother said, "Son, this is the merciful and compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who protects our mother, mother and child, hurry up and kneel down with me to recite the Buddha's name." !' "I followed my mother and knelt down to the south, praying to the Buddha... As I was chanting, the wind was strong again, so strong that it wanted to pull me up from the ground, and the stones and tiles hurt my whole body. My wife and I We couldn't see anything, we huddled together and lay down on the ground... After about half a bag of cigarettes, we suddenly felt that there was no wind... We were all startled, and when we opened our eyes, the black smoke column had been spinning farther and farther southeast ... My mother pulled me, kowtowed countless times to the south, stood up, in a trance, as if having a nightmare... Just as I was about to go home, I saw a person lying on the sidelines. Walked to Looking at her, her head was covered in dust, she was unconscious on the ground, she didn’t even have shoes, and if it wasn’t for those little feet, she wouldn’t even be able to tell the difference between a man and a woman. My mother and I took her home..." When he said this, he took a breath, and tens of thousands of people were dumbfounded.Still wanting to continue, Yuan Mei asked: "What time is this?" Xu Yihe said: "It's only one meal away from my meal." "Go on." Yuan Mei said. "She wasn't hurt, just dizzy, and she woke up after drinking half a bowl of rice wine." Xu Yihe said: "At this time, the sky had cleared up, and everyone in the village was alarmed. When Mr. Xu came, he just passed the untimely card. There were crowds of people in and out of my house who couldn’t get in. They were all spectators. After asking a few words, Mr. Xu took her to the town in a palanquin... ...I don’t know what happened next.” After speaking, he kowtowed, “everything I said is true!” Yuan Mei licked his lips in satisfaction, and asked Xu Sanwei: "Is what he said true?" "I didn't see what happened before. They reported to my house, and I was drinking with some friends, discussing the tornado that just passed. Hearing this, I went with my friends. That is, the card is not out of date." Yuan Mei pondered for a while, and ordered: "Bring the defendant here!" "tie!" The quiet crowd immediately became restless, and became silent again in an instant.An old man with a gray beard was wearing a gray coarse cloth gown, he was about fifty-four or five years old, and he came out of the Yamen coughing, followed by two young men, but they were all short-dressed, and they seemed to be the sons of the defendant Han Muyi.A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl came out one after another, her head was so low that she didn't dare to look at people, she was so trembling that she couldn't even walk steadily, she knelt down behind her father and brother, saluted Yuan Mei, and turned her back slightly, Appears to be sobbing. People's eyes widened.Yuan Mei frowned and looked at the three people, and asked in time: "Han Muyi, why did you instigate your son to make trouble at Li Dengke's house, smashing down the plaque on his door, and hurting his family?" Han Muyi repeatedly kowtowed, Said: "Master Qingtian! Although the villain has no fame, he is educated and does not dare to break the law. The little girl Suying is a well-behaved child. She was framed by rumors for no reason. It is a matter of fame. She is about to throw herself into the well to seek death. The Han family refused to accept their marriage, and the sons were so angry that they came to the door to reason. Young people are very angry, and there are cases of beating people and smashing plaques. This is because the little old man is not strict, and the master only punishes. But my daughter is really He is innocent, he has been slandered by people, he is said to be a goblin in the street talk, the Han family is also so ruthless, tell the child how to live, please give me a fair word, the nine clans are grateful..." The two sons saw their father burst into tears, Also burst into tears, kowtowed his head and said: "Don't do my father's business, it's my brother's trouble... My sister is a clean person, she has been abused and bullied..., please give me justice..." After saying that, he fell to the ground and cried loudly, and everyone in the audience was terrified and overwhelmed. Yuan Mei was also saddened, and said: "Such a weak woman was blown away by the tornado for no reason, and survived a narrow escape. It was a blessing and misfortune, but instead, it caused storms all over the city, and rumors raged in the alleys. This county is also very happy. Empathy..." He turned to Li Dengke and said, "This is not a big dispute. If you don't sue, I can settle the dispute between your two families. Confucius's study is based on benevolence!" "Students understand." Li Dengke bowed, "Students only need to withdraw safely, and there is nothing else to ask for." Yuan Mei sullenly asked, "Retire? Why?" Li Dengke glanced at Han Suzhen and said, "This matter It's too scary to see and hear. The wind blows for ninety miles, and it returns after three days. The city is full of wind and rain. Some people think it's a monster, or they think it's an adulterous covenant to elope. My Li family has been studying for generations, and I recruited this daughter as my daughter-in-law. And who to tell?" Yuan Mei laughed loudly, and said to Han Suzhen: "Suzhen, raise your head!" Han Suzhen was still covering her face and weeping, choked up and said: "I...I dare not..." Yuan Mei said: "Why don't you dare?" ? You are a decent and innocent person, this county decides for you!" "yes……" Han Suzhen raised her head.她的姿色说不上十分标致，鹅蛋型儿的脸，脸颊上微有几颗雀斑，弯月眉下一双眼睛闪着泪光，水灵灵的。羞涩得只是回避众人目光，身材稍弱，看去却是端庄稳重。只是脸色苍白得令人不敢逼视。 “我已经请夫人验过，她是贞女，方才铜井村官证人证的话你也听见了。”袁枚道：“既是白玉无暇，我看你不宜退婚。” “事骇物听，学生还是求平安退婚。” “要是本官作主成全呢？” “……学生不敢从命。” “这样一位闺中佳秀，又无失德之处，有甚的辱没你姓李的？！” 袁枚的声音里带着沉重的威压，李登科的腿颤了一下，但随即冷静下来，恭敬回道：“学生并没有说韩家女儿是妖。甚么是'妖'，反常即为妖，这件事自古无之，风吹人九十里无恙而返，倾动金陵，传遍天下，从此我家家无宁日。就像今日，万目睽睽众口不一，我们走到哪里，都遭人议论，耕读人家如何禁受得起？”他话音刚落，袁枚接口便道：“如果是美谈佳话，议论又有何妨？” “美谈？——这是'佳话'？学生不明白老父台的话。” “古有女子风吹至六千里外者，你听说过没有？” “老父台说笑了，那是戏，是齐东野语。” “齐东野语？”袁枚冷笑一声，问道：“郝文忠伯常公的《陵川集》你读过没有？” 李登科凝视袁枚移时，说道：“郝伯常是元代泽州人，乃是一代忠臣，《陵川集》学生不曾读过……”袁枚吩咐衙役，“到我书房，叫书僮把《陵川集》寻来。”又笑谓李登科，“我来为你咏诗断案。” 校场上的人一阵兴奋的议论。“咏诗断案”，不但没见过，连听也没听说过，都瞪大了眼看着袁枚。 “这首诗载于《陵川集》里的《天赐夫人词》。”袁枚面向众人，闲庭踽步似地在檐下悠然吟道： 八月十五双星会，佳妇佳儿好婚对。 玉波冷浸芙蓉城，花月摇光照金翠。 黑风当筵灭红烛，一朵仙桃降天外。 梁家有子是新郎，芊（米）氏忽从钟建背。 负来灯下惊鬼物，云鬓歌斜倒冠佩。 四肢红玉软无力，梦断春闺半酣醉。 须臾举目视傍人，衣服不同言语异。 自说成都五千里，恍惚不知来此际。 玉容寂寞小山颦，挽首无言两行泪。 甘心与作梁家妇，诏起高门镑天赐。 儿年夫婿作相公，满眼儿孙尽朝贵。 须知伉俪有缘分，富者莫求贫莫弃。 望夫山头更赋白头吟，要作夫妻岂天意？ 君看符氏与薄姬，关系数朝天子事！ 他抑扬顿挫，时而高亢纵歌，时而低回咏叹，时而款款平叙，时而激越清颂。看审案的人有的听得懂，含笑点头；听不懂的，也为袁枚儒雅倜傥的气度倾倒折服啧啧称羡。原来那种躁动，瞧新奇看热闹，想窥探秘密的，想观看“妖女”风姿的，都在这一声声曼咏清哦中不知不觉化解尽净。 “如何？”袁枚似笑不笑，接过书翻开，递给愣在当地的李秀才：“你自己看看，是不是真的？郝文忠一代忠良儒臣，岂肯作诗诓人？当年风吹吴门女，嫁给了宰相！不是这素贞如何怎样的事，我看是你儿子有福没福配这女子的事！” 李登科捧着书，又是害臊又有些兴奋，连连说道：“是老朽学术不精辨事不明。老朽错了。我这就撤诉，当即接我儿媳回去！” “好！这就叫通世达理了！”袁枚大笑，说道：“本官来为你们主婚，吃你的喜酒！择日不如撞日——请新娘子进衙，叫夫人给她妆裹起来，披红戴花，我送到李府去——诸位父老，我这样断案可好？” "it is good!" 广场上所有的人都站了起来，喝彩声响得震天动地