Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

As soon as the jailer left, Cen Wenzhao became arrogant again, saying, "Xu Yuanhua, don't think that with the support of a small yamen servant, you can get rid of our brother's debt."

"I... I didn't want to renege on the debt! I will return the thousand coins to you."

"That's impossible, we wrote it clearly in black and white. Your wife and sister are already my Cen Wenzhao's people. No matter what, you have to spend a few days with me to be happy..."

A scoundrel shouted: "Brother Cen eats meat, don't forget to give us some soup."

"That's natural. I, Cen Wenzhao, am not a person who eats alone. One person present counts as one, and everyone has a share!"

"You are daydreaming!"

"Are we daydreaming? Hehe, Xu Yuanhua, I think you are daydreaming. Now, I won't hide it from you. Do you know who I am, Cen Wenzhao?"

"Isn't he just a ninth-rank official with a small sesame and mung bean, what kind of school secretary?"

"I'm really nothing as a school secretary, but my brother is amazing! Do you know who my brother is?"

"do not know."

"My elder brother is Cen Wenwen, the servant of Zhongshu!"

The people at the feet of the emperor still have some basic understanding of politics.People suddenly exclaimed again and again, saying: "Your brother is the Minister of Zhongshu?"

"Isn't that a third-rank official? It's not much different from the prime minister."

"It's several levels higher than the Chang'an Order!"

"Brother Cen, is your family still short of servants?"

"Really? Brother Cen, you have such a powerful force behind you, how come you never show yourself?"

Cen Wenzhao was triumphant, and said, "Brothers, don't get me wrong. The reason why I didn't reveal my true identity before was because I didn't want to have a relationship with everyone. As a person, I don't want to be an official, but I like to be in the market I just like to make friends with everyone..."

"Brother Cen, great job!"

"Brother Cen, you are so loyal!"

"Brother Cen, from now on, as long as you say a word, we will go through fire and water for you!"

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After accepting a lot of flattery, Cen Wenzhao said to Xu Yuanhua: "The surname Xu, there is a saying that a bachelor does not fight for power. Listen to my good advice, let's not fight this lawsuit. After you go back, take your wife and sister Send it to my house, and I'll return it to you in a few days, won't there be a piece of meat missing?"

Xu Yuanhua raised his spirits and said: "No matter how powerful your family is, it is impossible to overwhelm the sky in Chang'an City with one hand. This Chang'an City is a place where the king's law is! I am not afraid of you!"

"The king's law? The king's law is not made by people, and the king's law still needs to be enforced? My elder brother sent a sentence, how dare Chang'an order An to disobey?"

Xu Yuanhua said: "That's not necessarily true. I've heard that the current Chang'an Order is the Duke of Qin, Guo Ye. In terms of status, he is only above the Minister of Zhongshu, and definitely not below the Minister of Sunstroke. Your elder brother's Face, people really may not sell it."

"I said you are simply too naive! Do you understand the principle of mutual protection between officials? Could it be that Guo Ye didn't sell my elder brother's face, but insisted on selling the face of a small yamen servant? It's really unreasonable!"

"It's not about selling the face of the yamen servant, it's about selling the reason, it's about selling the face of the laws of the Tang Dynasty!"

"You... good! I think you won't cry until you see the coffin, and you won't die until you reach the Yellow River. Let's see the outcome in the lobby tomorrow!"

"Okay, let's go and see!"

Although he is not inferior in momentum, Xu Yuanhua knows that he will lose this lawsuit!The Cen family has such great power and solid evidence, why should I fight against them?According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty?With the so-called reason?Still kidding.It can be said that if I really believe it, then I will really be a fool!

But, what else can I do now?Withdraw the author?How is that different from losing a lawsuit?Extending the head is also a knife, and shrinking the head is also a knife.Even in order to repay the kindness of that little yamen servant, I have to be stubborn to the end!

With an extremely tragic mood, Xu Yuanhua walked into the lobby.

"Wei—wu—" all the yamen servants shouted in unison!

Whether it was Xu Yuanhua who thought he would lose the lawsuit, or Cen Wenzhao and his party who thought they were confident, they all fell to their knees in fright, not daring to raise their heads!The majesty of the government is vividly displayed above the lobby.

"Plaintiff Xu Yuanhua, raise your head!"

"Yes!"

Only then did Xu Yuanhua look up, and saw His Majesty Li Er in the middle at a glance, and then looked to the two sides, one was a beautiful woman, and the other was the little yamen servant who saved him last night!

What's happening here?Could it be that the little yamen servant last night had an unusual status, but was an important official in the yamen of Chang'an Prefecture?If that's the case, I still have to fight this lawsuit!

Guo Ye coughed and said, "Xu Yuanhua, why are you suing Cen Wenzhao and others? You still haven't told the truth."

"Yes! The villain is..."

After Xu Yuanhua finished speaking, Guo Ye said, "Stay aside, Cen Wenzhao! Tell me!"

Hearing this voice, Cen Wenzhao was so familiar. He raised his head suddenly, met Guo Ye's eyes, and said, "You...you are that little yamen servant..."

"Bold! To be disrespectful to this official, to slap twenty!"

Several yamen servants swarmed up, and then Cen Wenzhao was dragged down to the hall, and the execution began!After twenty big mouths were pumped, Cen Wenzhao's cheeks were swollen, and blood flowed down the corner of his mouth!

Cen Wenzhao didn't want to do that, and said, "You're avenging yourself! Do you know who I am? My brother is Cen Wenwen! You can't afford it!"

Chapter 1727 Guo Ye Trial (2)

Guo Ye caught Cen Wenzhao saying something wrong and gave him twenty slaps.If this matter were placed in modern society, it would be a proper public revenge.

But at the time, this was nothing more than a normal thing.Not only His Majesty Li Er, but also Cen Wenzhao's biological brother Cen Wenwen also took it for granted.In this era, the power of the presiding officer is almost unlimited.Let you look up, you just look up.If you are not asked to look up, you have to kneel there honestly.If one is wrong, the presiding judge will challenge you, and if you hit you, it will be for nothing.

Cen Wenzhao dared to quarrel with Guo Ye, but he didn't think that Guo Ye shouldn't hit him.Instead, relying on Cen Wenwen's power, he threatened the little official in front of him.

Guo Ye sneered, and said: "The prince violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people. Let alone you, even if your elder brother Cen Wenwen broke the law, I will never forgive you lightly."

After hearing this, Cen Wenzhao understood that if it fell into the hands of this petty official, he would definitely have nothing good to eat today.

He shouted at the top of his voice, "Qin Guogong, you can see it! This petty official under your command is causing you trouble! My brother is Cen Wenwen, the servant of Zhongshu. If you offend me, it is equivalent to offending me Brother, you should try this case yourself, and don't hand it over to that petty official."

Guo Ye said: "Blind your dog's eyes, I am the Duke of Qin, Guo Ye."

Cen Wenzhao couldn't help looking up again, and said, "What? You are Guo Ye, who is sitting in the middle?"

"Who told you to look up? Pull it down, slap your mouth forty!"

clap clap.After forty mouth beatings, Cen Wenzhao's back molars were loosened.Back in the lobby, Cen Wenzhao knelt down obediently and said, "See Qin Guogong!"

"That's about the same." Guo Ye nodded with satisfaction, and said, "To tell you the truth, the one sitting in the middle is the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the one sitting on the left is the empress. Hurry up and salute!"

"You said he was... Your Majesty?"

"Exactly. Otherwise, who else would let me, Guo Ye, sit with the Prime Minister?"

"Cen Wenzhao, please see my emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live! Participate in the empress empress's thousand years old!"