The illiterate life in the Northern Song Dynasty

In Kaifeng mansion, two teenagers, one tall and one short, walked in one after the other, the tall one walked a little in front, and the short one walked a little behind.

Wei Shiyi stared at Zhou Yun's back, somehow, he seemed to have some strange feelings in his heart, and this strange feeling was caused by what Zhou Yun said just now.

Men can't change clothes in front of men. Although in ancient times, etiquette was more important, but they are all men. Is it necessary to be so particular?If that's the case, what's the deal with men swimming together in summer?

Wait... The doubt in Wei Shiyi's eyes was replaced by surprise, and he stared straight at Zhou Yun's side face, because Zhou Yun walked a little ahead, he could only see the side of Zhou Yun's ear, Could Zhou Yun be gay?

Don't blame Wei Shiyi for thinking this way, because Zhou Yun is too strange and too sensitive, didn't you see that Zhou Pu was stunned by Zhou Yun's words just now?After much deliberation, Wei Shiyi can only guess in this regard.

Of course, this is just his guess, unless Zhou Yun admits it himself, he can't be sure.However, Wei Shiyi didn't have extra time to seek proof. Firstly, this was Zhou Yun's own private matter, and secondly, they had already arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, so it was time for trial.

Entering the yamen, Wei Shiyi saw the person kneeling below, none other than Chen San.Tengfu Yin sat on the top seat, and when he saw Wei Shiyi coming, he asked him to stand aside.

Wei Shiyi is the prosecutor, and Chen San is the defendant. If there is evidence, the three of them must kneel, and Wei Shiyi can stand because of his identity and physical reasons.

When all the people came, Tengfu Yin began to adjudicate the case. He didn't say much thought-provoking words. He patted the gavel, and then directly asked Chen Sancheng below if he confessed to the crime.

Chen San naturally denied it. He raised his head and said angrily, "My lord, I don't know what crime I have to admit." I don't know why he was summoned here.

But since Tengfu Yin dared to open the trial and brought Chen San here, there must be evidence.He waved his hand, and the master standing on the side went down to Chen San with a piece of paper, and showed the paper to Chen San.

"Chen San, this is the confession of your two accomplices during your operation that day, don't you admit it?" He said, and the government officials escorted two strong men in, and then each of them took a stick, and the two strong men were killed. Immediately knelt down, "Tell me, did Chen San instigate you to kidnap Wei Shiyi and beat him that day?"

The master pointed to Chen San and asked, the two strong men were stained with blood, their faces were a little pale, they seemed to have been tortured, they turned their heads to look at Wei Shiyi, Wei Shiyi almost doubted whether they saw clearly, The two nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, it's him."

But since Chen San dared to hire someone to beat someone, he was prepared to refuse to admit it even if he was caught, so he said that he didn't know that person, and then he said that Tengfu Yin and Wei Shiyi had a good relationship, so maybe that Were the two people specially recruited by the government to frame him?

Wei Shiyi laughed angrily when he heard this, Chen San really didn't cry when he saw the coffin.To be honest, although Wei Shiyi thought that Chen San would kidnap him, he never thought that it was really him.

Chen San is quite daring. Not only did he seek personal revenge by kidnapping and beating someone, but he dared to deny his confession in court and slander the Governor. Don't they arrest people casually?

Perhaps not every official in the Kaifeng Mansion in history was upright and upright, depending on who the emperor was in power at that time, but Teng Fu Yin was definitely a just and strict Qingtian master.He has been in charge of Kaifeng Mansion for so long, and he has never been convicted of an unjust, false or wrongly decided case. Although his political achievements are not as good as that of Baofu Yin, he is still a good official.

Wei Shiyi, a bastard from Bianliang, knew it, and Chen San, a native of Bianliang, should not have known that he would frame Tengfu Yin.

After Chen San said that, Wei Shiyi sneered in his heart. He wanted to refute it, but he suppressed that desire. They all knew whether Tengfu Yin had done that. San argued, but fell into Chen San's trap. It seemed that Tengfu Yin was seeking personal gain.

This is not desirable.

Wei Shiyi didn't say anything unnecessary, but only answered the question of Tengfu Yin. At that time, he was blindfolded, and the evidence he could provide was not much, so he couldn't help much in this trial, but stood here When a party, occasionally say a few words.

But what surprised Wei Shiyi was that Zhou Yun was of great use here.

Chen San refused to admit it, Zhou Yun waved to Zhou Pu on the spot, and after a while Zhou Pu brought in a man, a short and small old man who said he was an eyewitness to this case.Chen San didn't change his expression when he saw the two strong men, but his expression changed slightly when he saw the little old man.

The change in his face did not escape the eyes of everyone present.

The little old man was an eyewitness to this case. After he came in, he told what he saw that day.The little old man is a watchman. He usually works at night and sleeps during the day.He just woke up that day, and was about to go to the back alley to take a pee, and then he saw Chen San and the others dragging a boy into an abandoned house.

The little old man is an ordinary person, and he is too old, so he didn't think about meddling in that nosy business. If Zhou Yun hadn't led people to investigate and found him over there this time, he still wouldn't have said anything about it.

In order to be more sure, Tengfu Yin asked the little old man on the spot what clothes Chen San was wearing that day, and the little old man answered truthfully, not only the clothes Chen San wore, but also the clothes worn by the two strong men. .

"Okay, you go down." Tengfu Yin said, but he stopped the little old man again, and said with a dignified face: "In the future, if you encounter such a thing, you must report it on the spot, you know?!"

The little old man was taken aback, and immediately nodded tremblingly, answering repeatedly.

Chen San was stunned. He didn't expect there to be witnesses. He seemed to see a figure vaguely that day, but at that time it was dark and he was in a hurry, so he didn't care. He didn't expect to fall here .

In order to stop Chen San from sophistry, Teng Fuyin asked someone to bring Chen San's neighbors and asked about Chen San's clothes that day, and got a positive answer.

The neighbor knelt down and said cautiously: "I saw Chen San came back very late that day, and we usually have a good relationship, so I talked to him a few words, and he told me that he went to drink a few sips of flower wine, because Talked for a while so just remembered what he was wearing."

Chen San came back late that day. He was originally a character who likes to show off. He did something wrong that day and was caught talking. He was afraid of revealing his secrets, so he casually said that he went to drink flower wine, but he didn't expect this episode to be Became his reminder.

The neighbor was questioned and went out.Before going out, he glanced back at Chen San and clicked his tongue twice. It doesn't matter if Chen San's character is good or not, he didn't expect to kidnap someone!

Tengfu Yin patted the gavel, and asked majestically: "Chen San, do you plead guilty?"

There were two drops of sweat on Chen San's head, and he felt a little flustered. At this moment, he still had the composure he had just now.He could still say that the two strong men were talking nonsense in order to frame him, but the watchman and neighbors were solid evidence.

Chen San was flustered, but he knew that he could not plead guilty, once he pleaded guilty, it would be over for him.Thinking of this, he calmed down. He still had a way to go, and it was because of that way that he was so determined to beat Wei Shiyi.

Gathering his mind, Chen San raised his head, and said with a humiliating expression of being wronged: "You have witnesses, and I have witnesses. I was drinking flower wine that night, and I was listening to ditties with Mr. Chen Shangshu's family. Drinking, if you don’t believe me, call Chen Langjun and ask!”

Chen Shangshu?

As soon as Chen San said this, the faces of Tengfu Yin and Zhou Yun changed. Seeing this, Wei Shiyi gently pulled Zhou Yun's sleeve and asked, "Zhou Yun, what's the matter with Chen Shangshu?"

Zhou Yun's face was cold, and his sword-like eyebrows were slightly frowned, like two sharp swords coming out of his body, extremely sharp.He patted Wei Shiyi's hand, and said in a low voice: "Chen Shangshu is a veteran of the three dynasties. His father's influence is at ease all day long, and he is considered to have a relatively high status in the yamen."

"It's just that although the Chen family's father and son seem to be lawless, in fact, Chen Shangshu is very well-behaved and honest in the court, and people can't catch him. Although Chen Qing is living a happy life, he is not at fault if he carefully calculates it."

"So, if Chen Qing really came to testify for Chen San, not to mention that he came to testify in person, but if he just said a word, Tengfu Yin would have to think about it if he wanted to punish Chen San, at least he couldn't convict Chen San of a felony."

Zhou Yun's face was gloomy. This was no longer Wei Shiyi's personal matter, but involved the factional dispute between the court and China. If the Tengfu Yin did Chen San, Chen Qing would definitely tell Chen Shangshu about it.

Tengfu Yin and Chen Shangshu both serve in the court. Kaifeng Fuyin is under the Shangshu and under the Minister, and his official rank is not as high as that of the Shangshu. Kaifeng Fuyin is usually held by a prince and does not have much real power in name, but if he is appointed by a courtier If he is in charge, then that courtier must be favored by the emperor, but no matter how favored the officials are, Tengfu Yin cannot compete with Chen Shangshu.

Therefore, if Chen Shangshu was involved in this matter, then this matter would not be so simple.

Although I don't know how Chen San climbed up to the high branch of Chen Qing, this matter has to be discussed in the long run.

Tengfu Yin's hand holding the exclamation wood tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened again, and then he said: "Chen Qing!"

Chen San heaved a sigh of relief, the tension all over his body disappeared, and then challenged Wei Shiyi openly with sideways glances.

Chen Qing came soon, he had nothing to do today, so he responded to the summon of Kaifeng mansion, usually he would not answer for reasons.

He stood crookedly, showing no respect for Yin Tengfu.Tengfu Yin's face was tense, he endured it again and again, after all, he didn't say anything to Chen Qing, but asked him directly if he drank flower wine with Chen San a few nights ago.

When Chen Qing heard this, he glanced sideways at Chen San, thought for a long time, finally remembered, and then he laughed, what did he think of it as such a trivial matter.

"Yes." Chen Qing replied.

Tengfu Yin's breath immediately sank, and he asked again: "Chen Qing, do you remember clearly that he really drank flower wine with you that night? My witness said that he kidnapped someone that day."

Chen Qing smiled, and lazily replied: "Yes."

kidnapped someone?What is that?

Chen San smiled gratefully at Chen Qing, and looked proudly at Yin Teng above.

The breath in the Yali suddenly became tense, and the two sides were at a stalemate. Tengfu Yin obviously didn't want to back down, but he couldn't punish Chen Qing.Wei Shiyi sighed, took a step forward, and said to Governor Teng: "Master Teng, let's leave this matter alone."

It seems that he can't take revenge on Chen San by taking the right way, but it doesn't mean that he can't take revenge in other ways.

Tengfu Yin looked at Wei Shiyi, his mouth moved, and he had no choice but to give up.However, when he was about to speak, an unexpected person came - Wang Anshi. Wei Shiyi and Zhou Yun were stunned at that time.

Wang Anshi has a stubborn temper. Compared with Chen Shangshu, he is also a tough nut to crack. Although he doesn't care about eating, drinking and having fun, he only cares about learning new knowledge, but he is extremely defensive.He has been with Wei Shiyi for a long time these days, and he has already regarded Wei Shiyi as his side.

If he doesn't accept people, once he accepts it, it will be placed in a very important position.

He also knew about the kidnapping and beating of Wei Shiyi a few days ago, and he has been paying attention to it for the past few days. When he heard that the suspect was caught, he also came to have a hearing, but what he heard, the evidence is clearly conclusive The case, but because Chen San called a so-called witness, is it going to be released?

Old Mr. Wang was furious, walked to the hall, stared directly at Chen Qing, and asked aggressively: "Chen Qing, you said that you and Chen San were drinking flower wine that night, so what clothes did you say he wore that night? What kind of wine did you drink, guess what you ordered, and which little lady you called!"

Chen Qing was stunned at Mr. Wang's eloquent words. He looked at Mr. Wang, not understanding what was going on with this sloppy old man.

Wei Shiyi and Zhou Yun recovered from their stupefaction, and quickly called Mr. Wang respectfully.

Chen Qing immediately came back to his senses, and a few key messages appeared in his mind. He doesn't like cleanliness, speaks aggressively, and his surname is Wang... Isn't this, that fellow Wang Anshi?

Even though Chen Qing is just a yamen, but it is precisely because he is a yamen that he understands the distribution of power in the court better, who cannot be offended and who can be offended. His father, Chen Shangshu, often calls him into the study to order him. Wang Anshi is one of the people who cannot be offended.

One reason is because of his personality, and the other reason is that he is currently favored by the officials, his official career is flourishing, and he may not be able to reach his father's height in the future.

For Chen San, it is not worth offending Wang Anshi.

After thinking about this, Chen Qing immediately corrected his attitude, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, how can I remember such a small thing, but when I think about it carefully, Chen San and I seem to be drinking flower wine ten days ago. But today we haven’t drank it, I remember wrongly.”

Chen San's eyes widened suddenly, "Mr. Chen, how can you change your mouth, obviously we..."

"Shut up!" Chen Qing drank, and then he said seriously to Tengfu Yin: "Tengfu Yin, Chen San likes to steal, rape and play tricks on weekdays, and he also holds grudges very much. When we drink flower wine together He blurted out that he wanted to take revenge on someone, presumably it was the young man who was beaten, he must have done this!"

Chen Qing also looked at Wei Shiyi with a sympathetic look on his face, and he was no longer as lazy as before.

The situation took a turn for the worse, not to mention Chen San, even Tengfu Yin and Wei Shiyi didn't react.They didn't come back to their senses until Mr. Wang snorted and said to Tengfu Yin that you still don't want to judge the case.

Tengfu Yin immediately seized the time to convict Chen Qing, put him in prison, imprisoned for life, exiled after autumn, and compensated Wei Shiyi for the damages he deserved. After exile.

Without Chen Qing to testify, no matter how much Chen San yelled, it was useless, and he was quickly taken away.After the case was over, Wei Shiyi and the others breathed a sigh of relief. When they turned their heads to look at Chen Qing, they found that Chen Qing had also left at some point.

Next, Wei Shiyi thanked Zhou Yun, Tengfu Yin, and Mr. Wang. Without their help, his case would not have been resolved so quickly. Zhou Yun agreed casually, but in fact They didn't take Wei Shiyi's gratitude to heart. From their point of view, this is what they should do.

After the interrogation was over, Wei Shiyi had time to ask how they found Chen San, and what happened to Chen San and that Chen Qing.

They didn't know the relationship between Chen San and Chen Qing, but they really took a lot of effort to find Chen San.

First of all, the previous watchman, he didn't say anything when he saw it, so it took a lot of effort to find evidence. Later, it was Zhou Pu who inquired about the news from Wuyou Valley, and then followed the clues to find Chen San's.

According to Zhou Yun, when they found the evidence to arrest Chen San, Chen San was watching in the shop as if nothing had happened, and when he saw the people from Kaifeng Mansion coming, he was very angry and asked why they arrested him. He performed the innocent gesture to the extreme.

Then, because of this incident, Zhou Yun took advantage of the situation to clean up those people in Wuyou Cave. Although the cleanup was still not complete, those people will settle down for a while, which can be regarded as a good thing among bad things. .

Then, they also figured out why Chen San wanted to kidnap Wei Shiyi, and the reason was really what Wei Shiyi had guessed, because he had a grudge about the shop.

Wei Shiyi made Li Sanjie and Chen San reconciled, embarrassing the Chen family, and he also lost his wife. Because of that incident, the matchmakers around him didn't dare to propose a kiss to him, so Chen San lost his wife and son .

Forget it, later, because of Wei Shiyi's relationship, Chen's shop made less money, and all the customers were taken away by Li Ji Tailor Store. go back.

He kidnapped Wei Shiyi this time, firstly for money, and secondly because he wanted to beat him up.In the end, he didn't expect that Wei Shiyi had no money, so he beat him severely as revenge.

As for why Chen San hit him now, it was because Chen San had no one behind him and had no power, and Wei Shiyi had a good relationship with Fu Yin, so he could only endure it.It was later that Chen Qing had the courage to kidnap Wei Shiyi.

It's just that why Chen San hooked up with Chen Qing is unknown to everyone.

Knowing what happened, Wei Shiyi went back. He was not in good health and had to continue to rest.He made an agreement with Fu Yin and the others, and when he was fully recovered, he would treat them to a meal, as a celebration of his survival from a catastrophe, and to do something festive to bring bad luck.

However, the matter seemed to be resolved, but Wei Shiyi was still a little worried, worried that Chen Qing would stand out for Chen San.

But soon he didn't have to worry, it was the third day after the case ended, Zhou Yun came to find Wei Shiyi, and told Wei Shiyi why Chen Qing would protect Chen San.

Wei Shiyi was puzzled and asked, "What is the reason?"

Zhou Yun looked a little embarrassed, then leaned close to Wei Shiyi's ear, and whispered, "Chen Qing is very masculine, Chen San likes him, knows a lot of ways to play, so he won Chen Qing's favor."

Wei Shiyi: "..."

"So, you don't have to worry about Chen Qing standing up for Chen San again, it's not worth it."

Wei Shiyi: "..."