The system forced me to be emperor

But the county lieutenant's mind turned quickly, and he immediately clasped his fists and said: "My lord, I am convicted. When we found out that Wang Xiancheng was killed, we did not see the real culprit, but the evidence shows that the three of them are suspected, so in order not to let this person go The three real culprits made such a bad move."

"Hmph, knowing the law and breaking the law, I will punish you!" The old county magistrate glared at the county lieutenant, then his face changed, and he said to Xiao Rui with a smile: "You three, the evidence is insufficient, you are acquitted and released."

Xiao Rui laughed and said: "This matter is not over yet! The magistrate, the death of the county magistrate is no small matter. If we don't investigate clearly, how can we have an explanation to the court? How about interrogating the bandit leader's wife severely, maybe we can get the truth from her mouth! I suspect that it is not Ma Dong who is in collusion with the bandits!"

"No!" The county lieutenant immediately shouted: "The death of the county magistrate, why should the wife of the bandit leader be interrogated? Isn't this a mess, my lord, although the three of them were acquitted, they are still suspected. What's more, the yamen handles affairs How can you allow traffickers and pawns to join forces, my lord, please apply to drive them out."

The old county magistrate also saw the county lieutenant's introverted voice, so he was shocked and shouted: "Come here, bring the wife of the bandit leader!"

Soon, the woman was brought to court.

Seeing that the three of Xiao Rui were safe and sound, resentment appeared on the woman's pitiful face.

After thinking about it, Xiao Rui felt that he would be wronged by the county captain. In the final analysis, it was the bandit's business. From this point of view, the person who colluded with the bandit was not as simple as the county captain's nephew. It seemed that he was also deceived by kindness.

"The criminal woman under the hall, I really recruited it, who is the one in the yamen who colluded with you!" The old county magistrate shouted, blowing his beard and staring.

The woman was pitiful and kowtowed non-stop, still pointing out that Ma Dong did it.

The old county magistrate was furious, and immediately served him with a severe punishment, with a staff of twenty sticks.

After twenty water and fire sticks, the woman's buttocks were bloody, and she lay on the ground in such pain that she couldn't even breathe.

"Not yet?" the old county magistrate shouted.

But the woman is still stubborn.

Xiao Rui sighed, admiring the woman's tenacity and perseverance, and said: "Criminal woman, do you think that if you don't tell me, you won't find anything? It's just a matter of time. You can't escape the death penalty for what happened today, I can agree You, brought your son into the capital, although he is a slave, he lived a better life than others, are you willing to tell the truth?"

The woman turned her head, stared at Xiao Rui, and said in a vague voice, "Who are you?"

Xiao Rui took out the Prince's Token from his bosom, and shouted: "My Highness is the Seventh Prince of Da Xia, so is Xiao Rui!"

In an instant, the courtroom was silent.

The old county magistrate hastily came down to pay respects.

The county lieutenant staggered and sat slumped on the ground, staring at Xiao Rui with wide eyes.

After a while, everyone in the hall knelt down and paid respects.

Xiao Rui looked at the criminal woman on the ground, her eyes were filled with ashes, but then surprise appeared, and she shouted: "Your Highness, the criminal woman is willing to recruit, she is the county lieutenant, his original name is Ding Dakai, and he is the sworn brother of my man. The county lieutenant, let him pretend to be the county lieutenant!"

As soon as these words came out, there was another uproar in the hall.

County lieutenant, no, Ding Dakai closed his eyes and finally lowered his head. He knew that he was finished.

The old county magistrate was stunned for a while before he realized it.

Chapter 73: Kneel until you figure it out

For the old magistrate of Qiuyang County, this day was a heart-breaking day.

He almost arrested and convicted His Highness the Seventh Highness who is aloof, and the county lieutenant under him turned out to be a bandit in disguise, and he almost lost his reputation in his later years and became a joke.

Ding Dakai, who was pretending to be a county lieutenant, was put in prison, and the old county magistrate hastily ended the trial of the case.Of course, this was Xiao Rui's acquiescence, and he didn't want to continue to participate in this matter, because murdering an imperial court official and pretending to be an imperial court official is no small matter, and he even has to report it to the state government, and even report to the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment.

He refused the old county magistrate's persuasion and was about to return to Beijing, but he kept his promise and took away the criminal woman's son before leaving.

Think of that scene just now.

The criminal woman slapped her son's face so hard that the corners of his mouth bleed, but the criminal woman didn't feel distressed at all, and shouted hoarsely: "Kneel down!"

The child is a filial person and immediately knelt down.

"From now on, Your Highness is your master, and you are a slave. You will not be able to betray you forever. Your father and I deserve what we deserve, and we deserve death. Do you understand?" the sinful woman reprimanded.

The boy kept crying, whimpering and nodding.

"Kowtow to Your Highness, be a good slave!" The criminal woman roared: "If you are disobedient, neither your father nor I will be at peace in the Underworld, and neither will forgive you."

The boy started to kowtow to Xiao Rui, his forehead was flushed red.

Xiao Rui doesn't really hold grudges against this woman, but he just feels that being played around by her is really shameful.

The boy followed Wu Zhanfa on the same horse. He had experienced these things when he was only eight or nine years old, and he was extremely sad and desperate at this time.

Zhuge Liuying patted the horse and walked with Xiao Rui, she glanced at the boy and asked, "Do you really want to keep him by your side?"

"Wu Zhanfa said just now that I should kill him, and you also think I should kill him?" Xiao Rui laughed.

Zhuge Liuying said in a deep voice: "I have always believed that if you cut the grass and don't get rid of the roots, there will be serious troubles. This son must hold a grudge, because you killed his father and also killed his mother."

Xiao Rui was silent for a moment, then turned his head to look at Zhuge Liuying, and said: "I wanted to do this too, but do you know why the woman knelt down and begged, and then slapped her son, so I gave up thoughts?"

Zhuge Liuying shook his head.

Xiao Rui sighed.

He is not a saint whore, so he naturally understands that cutting the weeds but not the roots will cause disasters in the future.And he only needs to say two words: "Kill", Wu Zhanfa will help him do it, and he doesn't have to do it himself.

What stopped his impulse?

When the woman slapped her fiercely, Xiao Rui thought of her mother.

Xiao Rui remembers one thing, which he will never forget and engrave in his heart forever.That was when I was in junior high school, I was quite naughty, I saw no one would accept it, I hated the teacher, and fighting in groups was not commonplace.

Finally something went wrong once.

I acted too hard, so I gave someone a ladle. The other party lost blood prematurely and was admitted to the intensive care unit. Moreover, the other party's family was more powerful. Not only did the school expel Xiao Rui, but also called the police to arrest Xiao Rui.

Facing expulsion and entering the juvenile detention center, Xiao Ruicai felt scared.But his mother didn't scold him, she just took him to the hospital, slapped Xiao Rui severely in front of the parents of the injured, and then slapped herself again, the next scene shocked Xiao Rui I stopped because my mother knelt down and begged the other party to forgive me once.

On that day, Xiao Rui didn't remember how he left the hospital, but from that time on, Xiao Rui seemed to grow up overnight, and he studied hard from then on to achieve his later achievements.

Poor parents in the world.

Xiao Rui thought of his mother, the mother he would never see again, so he stopped his murderous intentions, and in a depressed mood, he agreed to the woman's request.

Xiao Rui sighed.Said: "Since you have already stayed, let's stay. After all, he is only eight or nine years old. If I kill him, he will be no different from a bandit."

Zhuge Liuying nodded, understanding this truth, she said: "Staying around is always a hidden danger!"

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "If he is released, he will continue to be a bandit and bandit when he grows up, and will kill more innocent people! Instead of this, it is better to keep him. Secondly, my father once told me , It is impossible for people to make mistakes, the terrible thing is to make mistakes again and again! Keeping him is like a mirror, always telling me that this era is not what I imagined, and in order to survive, some things must be ruthless."

Xiao Rui has only been in this world for more than a year. Even though you read novels and know that killing people is like a waste of time, you can kill as soon as you need to, but when you really face it, you still feel uncomfortable.Fortunately, Xiao Rui has gradually adapted.

After a pause, Xiao Rui stretched out his hands and stretched his waist, and continued: "If it weren't for the protection of Wu Zhanfa this time, it is really possible that the boat capsized in the gutter and we were surrounded and killed by Ding Dakai. If I had listened to your advice from the beginning , cut the weeds and roots, and there will be no follow-up troubles."