Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

His Majesty Li Er ignored him, and said to Guo Ye: "I am just a spectator, and I don't need to be convicted to salute me. This case is still up to you to try, and you can try it as you like. You don't need to take care of me, let alone Cen Shilang."

"Observe the order!" Guo Ye said, "Cen Wenzhao, raise your head."

Cen Wenzhao was frightened by the big mouth, and said: "The villain dare not raise his head!"

"If you tell you to look up, just look up, stop talking nonsense! Do you want to ask for a beating again?"

Only then did Cen Wenzhao raise his head.

Guo Ye pointed behind him and said, "Cen Wenzhao, who do you think this is?"

Of course Cen Wenwen knew his own brother, but he couldn't believe that the majestic servant of Zhongshu stood behind Guo Ye.Cen asked Ben, "Uh... from the looks of it, he seems to be my brother."

"What does it look like? That's your brother Cen Wenwen!" Guo Ye sighed slightly and said, "Now you should understand that although your case is not a big deal, the impact is not small. It not only alarmed you His elder brother Zhongshu Shilang Cen Wenwen. He even alarmed His Majesty and the Empress. There are so many people present to supervise, I will definitely not favor any side, and I will definitely judge the case impartially."

"Yes, the villain understands."

"Well, you heard Xu Yuanhua's confession clearly."

"The villain heard clearly."

"What excuse do you have?"

"To Duke Qin, what Xu Yuanhua said just now is all nonsense. He said that the villain had a game with him. Is there any evidence? Is there any physical evidence? There is nothing physical evidence, just because of his red mouth and white teeth. , I will accuse the villain of guilt, but the villain refuses to accept it!"

Guo Ye nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."

Cen Wenzhao took out the two deeds again, and said, "This is the deed signed by Xu Yuanhua and the villain, please take a look at it. The truth of this matter is that Xu Yuanhua first cheated the villain out of a thousand After that, the villain sued the villain first and brought the villain to the Chang'an Mansion. He wanted to make the villain lose both his fortune and wealth. I hope Duke Qin will investigate clearly."

An officer took the deed and handed it to Guo Ye.Guo Ye took a quick look, put down the two deeds, and said, "I don't care whether this deed was obtained through gambling or fraud. The problem now is that Xu Yuanhua took you One thousand money, and I don’t want to hand over my wife and sister to you. So, if Xu Yuanhua repays you one thousand money, these two deeds will be void, what do you think?”

"This... the villain thinks it is inappropriate. There is a saying that a sinking boat can be repaired, but a flooded water is hard to recover. Since the deed has been signed, it should be implemented without compromise. If you can go back on your word after signing the deed, then sign this What is the significance of Wen Qi?"

Guo Ye smiled sinisterly and said, "So, you don't want the deed to be voided?"

"exactly."

"Xu Yuanhua, what do you mean?"

"It's all up to Duke Qin to decide!"

Guo Ye nodded, and said to Cen Wenwen: "Cen Shilang, although both parties insist on their own opinions, the focus of the matter is whether this document should continue to be implemented. What do you think?"

Cen Wenwen said: "The sage said, there is no truth in what you say, and you don't know what to do. I think that this document should not be invalidated."

"Then the judge will pronounce the sentence!"

"Mr. Qin, please!"

Guo Ye said: "I declare that the deed is valid!"

As soon as these words came out, Cen Wenzhao was elated!

Xu Yuanhua's face was earthy!

However, what Guo Ye said next changed their moods again.I only heard Guo Ye continue to say: "Cen Wenzhao and Xu Yuanhua have been sentenced to two years, and Xu Yuanhua's wife, Xing Shi, should reconcile with Xu Yuanhua..."

Cen Wenwen said: "Slow! Lord Qin, what is the reason for your sentence?"

"Reason? Of course it's based on the Law of Zhenguan?"

"The Law of Chastity?"

"That's right. It's clearly written in the "Law of Zhenguan". Those who buy a wife and marry them will move for two years each, and the concubines will be reduced by two grades. What's wrong?"

Then, Guo Ye said full of regret: "I don't want to make this matter like this. I persuaded my younger brother just now, and asked him to take the initiative to declare the document invalid. There is nothing to do. It's hard to persuade the damn ghost." Ah... tsk tsk tsk... This is really time! Luck! Destiny!"

"Buying a wife is also against the law? Is there really such a thing in the Law of Zhen Guan?"

His Majesty Li Er said: "Of course there is this one. From my point of view, marrying my wife to someone else is a shameless act. As far as folk customs are concerned, it is really indecent to drive a woman out of morals. So , "The Law of Zhenguan" specially added this article to show the enlightenment."

With His Majesty Li Er's endorsement, Guo Ye's verdict is finalized.

Cen Wenzhao couldn't care less about being beaten now, and shouted, "Brother, save me! Brother, save me! I don't want to suffer two years of exile!"

Cen Wenwen knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, be merciful, be merciful!"

His Majesty Li Er frowned, and said: "I have said long ago that I want Qin Guogong to judge the case fairly. Now you want me to do extra favors outside the law. Are you planning to make me go against my word?"

Cen Wenwen said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. When Weichen's father passed away, my younger brother was still young. Therefore, my mother loves my younger brother very much. Let alone two years, even if my younger brother is away for two days, my mother will not eat. I don’t want to go to bed. Now that he has been sentenced to two years in exile, I am afraid that my mother will not be able to bear it, and something unbearable will happen. For my mother’s sake, I hope His Majesty can forgive me.”

Cen Wenwen sobbed as he spoke, he looked like a unparalleled dutiful son.His Majesty Li Er was also quite touched, his heart softened, and he said, "Qin Guogong, do you think... can you accommodate me a bit?"

Chapter 1728 Guo Ye Trial (3)

It has to be said that Cen Wenwen still has two talents to be the Minister of Zhongshu.

Cen Wenwen has a good grasp of His Majesty Li Er's mind.His Majesty Li Er is essentially a person who takes soft things but not tough ones.Cen Wenwen cried and begged like this, and raised the banner of filial piety, which actually made His Majesty Li Er change his mind and began to intercede for Cen Wenzhao.

For this matter, Guo Ye is happy to see it succeed.In other words, his original purpose was not to judge the case completely according to the "Law of Zhenguan".

In full accordance with the "Law of Zhenguan", the final result is to injure the enemy by eight hundred and injure one thousand.Although Cen Wenzhao will suffer from exile for two years, Xu Yuanhua's loss will only be greater. "The Law of Zhenguan" just forbids pawning wives, but it's not forbidding pawning sisters.Not only did Xu Yuanhua have to suffer in exile for two years, but his own younger sister had to be entrusted to Cen Wenzhao as a concubine.

In the final analysis, Xu Yuanhua himself was not clean in this matter.If Guo Ye wanted to help him, he couldn't deal with Cen Wenzhao strictly.

Therefore, Guo Ye's sentence just now was just to scare Cen Wenzhao.Now that His Majesty Li Er is interceding, Guo Ye happened to take advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and said: "Your Majesty has an order, and I dare not obey. How about this, just follow what I said just now, and the two documents will be considered invalid. In addition , Xu Yuanhua took out another thousand coins and returned it to Cen Wenzhao. What does your majesty think of this humble minister's decision?"

His Majesty Li Er frowned, and said: "I don't care whether Cen Wenzhao is involved in gambling or fraud, or even just fascinated by beauty, in a word, as an official of the imperial court, his behavior is not prudent, which is not respectable for the imperial court. Although in the eyes of Cen Shilang In order to save face, a two-year prison sentence can be avoided, but a light punishment is always necessary."

"what do you mean……"

"The one thousand coins, Xu Yuanhua, don't need to be returned to Cen Wenzhao. Besides, I have heard for a long time that Cen Wenzhao likes to hang out in the market and make friends with some prodigal children. In this case, I will fulfill him and remove him from the school of Hongwenguan." The position of Shulang. From now on, he has no official position and a light body, so he can enjoy himself to his heart's content!"

"According to the order!"

His Majesty Li Er said that the case is settled like this.Not only did Xu Yuanhua lose nothing, but he also made a thousand dollars in vain.Cen Wenzhao was just the opposite. Not only did he lose his money, he was also dismissed from office.

Cen Wenwen was of course dissatisfied with this result.He didn't dare to resent His Majesty Li Er, so he transferred all his hatred to Guo Ye, and secretly swore a heavy oath to destroy Guo Ye's family.

Of course Guo Ye didn't know about Cen Wenwen's vicious thoughts, he was worrying about the case of Li Xinglian's brother-in-law's wife right now.

In his previous life, Guo Ye was just an ordinary civil servant, neither a policeman nor a detective.Even if it is a detective novel, I haven't read a few.It is really not easy to solve the case within three days.I have no choice but to mobilize all the government servants in Chang'an Mansion to conduct open and unannounced visits, hoping to find something.

On the first day, the servants found nothing.

The next day, all the Yamen servants got nothing.

Early in the morning of the third day, Guo Ye came to the government office, gathered all the servants, and said loudly: "Brothers, the case of Lu Yanniang's disappearance is the first case I have investigated since I took office. I won’t mention how important this case is. In a word, we must solve the case today! If we can’t solve the case today, everyone present, including me, Guo Ye, will be deducted from this month’s salary , and each will receive fifty boards."