Chapter 217: Karma
Li Su rode a horse and galloped towards Jingyang County with Wang Zhuan. ββ
Just now in front of my father, I was full of words, and after this matter was not done properly, I changed my name to Jingyang grandson, and my father was very relieved after hearing it, and without saying a word, he smoked Li Suxian to show his praise.
The son has become a grandson, what has become of the father? Jingyang son?
It's not good to talk about this generation.
The angry Li Su kept galloping his horse, Zhou County ordered Zheng Xiaolou to take Zheng Xiaolou without paying attention to the rules, and he was inexplicably beaten by his father, and Li Su was on fire at this time.
The sound of the wind whistled in his ears, the cold wind blew his face painfully, and the scenery in his eyes quickly regressed.
Although the county seat is only dozens of miles away from Chang'an, but the prosperity of Cheng dΓΉ is very different, compared to the bustle of Chang'an City, Jingyang County is much more deserted, it is in the late autumn season, the weather is so cold that it is evil, the street is empty, only a few figures walk by, the wine shop on the street is sitting in twos and threes passing by the sharp Hu merchants, groups of camels are blocked in the middle of the street, emitting a burst of foul smell.
Li Su frowned and covered his nose as he walked through the Hu Shang procession, and when he arrived at the Jingyang County Ya, it was almost dusk.
This is the first time Li Su has seen the county government of this era, and the places he used to enter were all Gaomen mansions, or the magnificent Taiji Palace, and the county government in front of him is simply the difference between the Western Leiyin Temple and the local land temple compared to those wealthy families and palaces, and there is no comparison at all.
It was almost dark, the officials in the county government were on a business, two wooden fences separated the gate, and there were two officials on duty at the door.
"The official office has been on a business trip, and I will come back tomorrow if I have something."
Li Su snorted: "Am I willing to come to the broken place?" Your Zhou County Order invited me to come, you go in and say hello. Let's just say that Li Su from Taiping Village came to visit. β
The official obviously didn't know Li Su, looked him up and down, and saw that Li Su was just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, and couldn't help but sneer: "Who are you?" What qualifications are there to see the Zhou County Order? β
Li Su was too lazy to talk nonsense with this kind of little minion, so he raised his legs and walked to the county office.
Seeing Li Su's attitude, the official couldn't help but be furious. With one hand, he pressed the knife and shouted, "Stop! How can the government allow you to trespass, do you want to rebel? β
Li Su originally harbored an evil fire in his heart, but when he saw someone blocking the road, the evil fire rushed out.
Syllable!
After a slap, half of the official's ears were buzzing, and as soon as he came back to his senses, he pulled out half of the knife on his waist, and handed him a white tooth card......
"Do you see clearly?" Li Su bared a mouthful of white teeth and sneered.
The official's movements froze, his face turned red and blue, and the knife that he pulled out half of it unconsciously inserted back into the scabbard.
Syllable!
Another slap in the face.
"If you see it clearly, don't let me go in and pass it!"
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Zhou County Ling is in his forties. The appearance is ordinary, with the faint official authority formed for a long time, it looks quite dignified.
At this moment, Li Su knelt and sat in the square couch of the inner hall of the county government, watching with great interest a small bamboo forest planted in the courtyard of the inner hall.
Zhou Xianling sat on the main seat, and since he saw Li Su, the wry smile on his face has never faded.
"Li Xianzi is here, and it is an honor for the lower officials, but it is just ...... Come on, come when the county comes. Why bother with it......"
It's not subtle anymore, obviously. Zhou Xianling was dissatisfied with Li Su's move of slapping the official.
Li Su looked at Zhou County Order with a smile: "The county order is serious, originally, the door is a guest, and the guest visiting the host is naturally gentle, but the doorkeeper at the gate of the county government poked me straight into flames, besides, ...... When Zhou County Ling sent people to rush into my house to get people, he didn't see any Sven. So I also want to try what it's like to bully people, well, after trying it, it tastes really good, no wonder the official sent by Zhou County's order went on a rampage at my house, and he left without saying hello to people......"
Zhou Xianling's face turned a little blue. He also heard the meaning of Li Su's words, and sent an official to rush into the county mansion to get people, this county lord was even more dissatisfied, I am afraid that it was not just the official who offended him at the door just now, but also a little bit of revenge and demonstration.
In fact, in terms of identity, Li Su and Zhou County Ling are about the same, although Li Su's grade is a little higher, but he has no real power, and the title of the county is not too respectful, a brick falls on the streets of Chang'an, although it is not sure to hit a county, but the probability is still very high.
Zhou Xianling's thick eyebrows lifted, and he wanted to say something hard to push back, and when he saw the expression on Li Su's face that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Zhou Xianling was shocked.
Li Su's identity Zhou County Order can not be feared, but Li Su's character has to be feared.
Jingyang County is only dozens of miles away from Chang'an City, and Li Su's deeds have long been rumored, and Zhou County's order has naturally heard about it.
It seems that there is nothing in this world that he does not dare to do, if he has an unpleasant quarrel with this lawless boy in this county government today, who knows if he will do anything to this Qipin county order? The subordinate official in front of the prince said that it would be wasted, and he didn't hesitate at all, how could he, a seventh-grade petty official, look at it in his eyes?
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhou County Ling decided to be polite to this guy who hid a knife in his smile, he was sure that in Li Su's eyes, he was about the same level as a local chicken and a dog, which made him angry, maybe he would really beat him up as a seven-grade county commander.
"Today's taking people is a violation of the rules by the lower officials, it is too rude, the lower officials are here to compensate Li Xianzi ......" Zhou Xianling apologized.
"Okay, I forgive you, don't make an example." Li Su was quick to speak, and his tone was very magnanimous.
Zhou Xian ordered a mouthful of reverse blood almost spurted out.
This is not according to the routine!
Li Su smiled and continued: "Also, last time you coaxed my father to buy 300 acres of land, I forgive you, it's still the same sentence, don't take it as an example, my father is honest, don't bully him because of the county commander......"
Zhou County was anxious: "Why are you bullying......
"Okay, okay, don't talk about these trivial things...... Li Su waved his hand to interrupt him, and said with a smile: "I came to your office for business, I heard that my personal guard was taken by the county order, I came to ask what happened." Which royal law did my guards violate? β
Zhou Xianling sighed, it was only a few words when he met, it seems that the rhythm of the conversation was all mastered by Li Su, it seems that the rumors in Chang'an are true, although this baby is young, but he is very old and spicy in life and work.
"Your mansion's guard Zheng Xiaolou has indeed violated the royal law. Otherwise, how dare the lower officials dare to send someone into your mansion to get people? β
Li Su raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Did you really kill someone? Please also ask the county order to explain it clearly, if Zheng Xiaolou really violates the royal law, I will never show favoritism, and the county order will kill and chop, I will never say a word. β
Zhou Xianling's face darkened, he understood the meaning of Li Su's words, it sounded righteous and awe-inspiring, with a posture of righteous annihilation, but there was a premise. The premise is whether the case is true or false, whether the evidence is conclusive or maliciously framed, to put it mildly, he still has deep doubts about this case, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was greeted with a strong smell of calf protection.
In a few words, Zhou Xianling finally didn't dare to treat Li Su as an ignorant teenager anymore, this guy is not only sensible, he is even better than an old fox.
Zhou County's order had no choice but to explain the matter one by one. The so-called "original story" is naturally not random speculation, Li Su rushed to Jingyang County Yaya's kung fu. Zhou County's order has already reviewed Zheng Xiaolou, Zheng Xiaolou is very happy, and all 1510 have been recruited.
Li Su's smiling expression gradually faded, and the more he listened, the more solemn his face became, and finally a terrifying iron blue floated on his white face.
Things are simple, every detail is clear and clear.
Zheng Xiaolou did kill someone. The murder was the son of a landlord in Beilongzhuang, Jingyang County, and the motive for the murder was malicious provocation in Zhou County, but in fact it was uneven.
The world during the Zhenguan period was relatively clear, and the kind of village bully and villain bullying men and women everywhere had almost never been heard of. From towns to the countryside, the villains who dare to bully men and women have either been cut down by officials or exiled for thousands of miles.
However, in such a clear world, there are still many injustices.
These grievances are not common in ordinary people's homes, but they abound in large households, no matter how clear the world is, human rights cannot be reasonable, for example, in addition to the master in the big family, most of the people are lowly, the so-called "lowly family" contains a lot, some are the wives and daughters of officials who have committed crimes and are bought by large families as concubines, some are maids bought by the market or people's teeth, there are many such maids Li Su's family, and some are prisoners of war captured by the Tang Dynasty after the southern and northern wars in recent years, and the government will naturally not keep these prisoners of war to waste food. So the temperamental was cut with a knife, and the docile temperament was sold to a large family as a handyman......
Datang's cheap nationality is almost from these sources.
What is sad is that these cheap people are not within the scope of the protection of the Tang Dynasty law, whether it is a concubine, a maid, or a miscellaneous servant, it makes the owner unhappy, and he will be killed on the spot, the reality is very cruel, the landlord's family must report to the official to report to the official, and the person who kills the cow in private will be sentenced to prison, but to kill a lowly slave and maid does not have to say anything to the official, after the killing, send someone to tell the official, after the government confirms that the person who was killed is a lowly person, he will be fined a few hundred dollars, and the case will be closed.
It's ridiculous that in this era, the lives of lowly people are not as good as livestock.
The landlord's house in Beilongzhuang is also like this, the landlord's son is lustful, often plagues the maids in the family, one of them used to be too young, the landlord's son is very strategic and intends to stay until the appearance grows up and then scourge, until the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, the landlord's family in the courtyard to enjoy the moon, the son drank a few more cups, the moon to see the beauty, the more you look at the spirit, I feel that the maid's appearance has been quite smart, almost to the age that can be harmed, so I knocked on the maid's door in the middle of the night.
The maid was frightened without personnel, and struggled to resist several times, but the landlord's son did not notice it for a while, and did not succeed, and was run out by the maid, and the son was scratched with a few bloodstains on his face.
The maid is a lowly person, and in this era, the lowly person who ran out of the master's house without permission was to be beaten to death by a random stick, and the crime was "fugitive slave".
The little girl was very scared, but she didn't dare to run far, so she kept hiding in the forest at the entrance of the village and crying.
Later, it was naturally Zheng Xiaolou who appeared to be immortal, this guy is used to being secretive, and no one knows why he passed by a small forest outside Beilongzhuang in the middle of the night......
Hearing the little girl crying in the forest, Zheng Xiaolou was also bold, not afraid at all, and stepped forward to ask what was going on, after the little girl told the truth, Zheng Xiaolou's chest rippled with a chivalrous spirit. If you want to take the little girl away and fly away, it is not surprising that the destination of "going away and flying away" should be Li Xianzi's house in Taiping Village.
The little girl is very stubborn and reluctant to go with Zheng Xiaolou because she is a lowly. Everywhere she goes, she is a fugitive slave, and being caught by the government is a death, she has accepted her fate, no matter how scared she is, she has to go back, and she is also very naΓ―ve, she feels that the landlord's son has taken a fancy to her body, and it is a big deal to obey him after she goes back.
Zheng Xiaolou's persuasion was fruitless, so he had to accompany the little girl to stay in the forest all night, early the next morning. The little girl wiped away her tears, thanked Zheng Xiaolou, and generously returned to the landlord's house.
The ending is naturally not as good as the little girl imagined, her appearance and figure are only passable at best, not to the point of captivating the country and the city, so the landlord's son did not cherish her too much, and the little girl returned to the landlord's house less than an hour, and was tortured and killed by the landlord's son.
That's real torture. not only raped first and then killed, but also cut off the hands and feet of the little girl. The last knife cut her neck, and the little girl died.
The world, the hearts of the people, she didn't have time to see through.
Zheng Xiaolou didn't go far, and after walking around Zhuangzi during the day, he knew that the little girl had died tragically.
There is no indignation, no impulse. Zheng Xiaolou returned to the forest, sat until midnight, then got up and sneaked into the landlord's house, cut off the landlord's son's hands and feet, and finally wiped his neck. It is the same as the death of the little girl.
Cause and effect cycle, the heavenly report is not as good as the human report.
After killing someone, Zheng Xiaolou walked out of the house in a big way, I don't know what he thought, he didn't plan to hide his traces at all, so he was discovered by the guards and servants who patrolled the night, and the gongs and drums failed to keep him.
With such a serious case, Zhou County Ling naturally didn't dare to take care of the county government's face, and hurriedly took Zheng Xiaolou away from the lock.
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After the case was finished in detail, the county ya's inner hall fell into silence.
Zhou County Ling looked at Li Su with a rather indifferent expression, it was really rude to break into the county mansion, but he was also impartial, and he didn't ask himself if there was anything wrong with him, let alone wronged Zheng Xiaolou.
Li Su's face was pale, and he found this matter very troublesome and tricky.
Killing a lowly person is only fined a few hundred dollars, but the landlord's son is not a lowly, in the eyes of the government, it is a very precious human life, debts are repaid, and murder is repaid, not to mention that Zheng Xiaolou has confessed a heart, there is nothing to say about this case.
The best choice in front of Li Su is to turn around and leave, Zheng Xiaolou's crime can be killed and killed, and Li Su will never mix it again, otherwise not only will he not occupy the reason, but he is also likely to be burned.
Can you save Zheng Xiaolou?
Li Su is very conflicted at the moment, he and Zheng Xiaolou are not too familiar after all, and they have not given birth to much master-servant relationship in a short period of time, not to mention that this guy often looks so cool that he has no friends......
Is it worth saving such a person?
It doesn't matter what the nature of the matter is, children see right and wrong, and adults only distinguish between pros and cons.
After being silent for a long time, Zhou Xianling coughed a few times and said with a smile: "Xia Guan is so disposed of, I don't know what Li Xianzi thinks?" If there is the slightest injustice against the guards of your mansion, the lower officials are willing to argue with the county son. β
Li Sutie's face was blue, and he snorted heavily: "Why haven't you been wronged?" My family guards are doing the right thing for heaven and eliminating harm for the people, where did they kill the wrong person? The son of the landlord's family should die! That little girl is also a living life, why don't you care if she is killed? β
Zhou Xianling smiled bitterly and sighed: "Li Xianzi...... Don't make trouble, cheap girl, kill and kill, the laws of the Tang Dynasty don't care, and the lower officials naturally can't control it, but the landlord's son was killed, but the lower officials can't ignore it. Li Xianzi, this matter can't be done, the county should please go back, don't get involved in this matter, the guards of your mansion are locked in prison, and the lower officials will send someone to take care of him, until he goes to the execution ground, and he will not be wronged. β
Li Su said with a cold face: "Zhou County Ling don't blame me for being suspicious, I can't believe your words, I want to go to the prison to meet my guards, and I only believe it when I hear him say it with my own ears." β
Zhou Xianling shook his head vigorously: "No, the guards of your mansion are already death row prisoners, and they can't see outsiders." β
Li Su was suddenly suspicious, frowning and staring at him up and down: "How can I say that I am also the master of Zheng Xiaolou's family, he committed an accident and didn't even let me see him, is there an article here?" Zhou County Order, although I am young, I am not easy to bully......"
Zhou Xianling sighed with a bitter face, who dares to bully this little bully in Chang'an, he is not even afraid of offending the prince, how many of my little seven-rank officials dare to touch the tiger's beard......
"That's it! Let Li Xianzi be convinced, and see if the lower officials are making a fuss in it! I'll send someone to take Li Xianzi to visit the prison, and forgive the official for not accompanying him! β
Zhou County Ling snorted angrily, got up and left, Li Su also got up and grabbed Zhou County's official robe brocade sleeves.
"Zhou County Ling, you are a good person, you really ......" Li Su's tone and eyes were very sincere.
Zhou County's order couldn't cry or laugh: "Li Xianzi might as well say it directly, last year's smallpox plague was saved by the county, and Jingyang County was grateful for virtue, and the lower officials opened a convenient door, which can be regarded as returning the original love......
"Okay, I'll just ask, is this matter private?"
"No!"
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ps: 5000 words big chapter, lazy score, count two more...... No comments, right? (To be continued.)