Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Do you know the buyer? Tell me quickly!" Liu Su's spirit was shocked, and he immediately urged, leaning over to listen carefully.

"I know!" The guy quickly ran to Rong Youtang's side, and happily said: "Master, I remembered!"

Rong Youtang was also delighted, but after thinking about it, he reminded uneasy: "Dongzi, when you ask my lord, you must tell the truth, ah." Don't lie or give perjury just to help me.

"Understood." Zhang Dong is one of the smartest guys in the shop, and he has received a lot of favors from the Rong family.With confidence in his mind, he let go of his voice and shouted in a calm voice; "My lord, the little Zhang Dong is from Zhangjia Village in the southern suburbs. My sister married to Wang Village next door. On the tenth day of last month, my nephew was full moon. Our family went to have a wedding. Parents are in a hurry. Seeing my daughter and the big fat boy, I went very early, and when I was drinking tea, a hunter brought the rabbit and wild pork that had been ordered—"

"You nonsense! What are you so worried about—" Wang Mei interrupted sharply, her face pale and her eyes despairing. She had been kneeling limply since she heard "Wangcun, Orion".

Rong Youtang immediately let go of half of his heart: It seems that Dongzi has hit the mark.

"Liao Wang, be quiet! Don't interrupt the defendant's witness statement." Liu Su slapped the gavel and told Zhang Dong: "You continue."

Zhang Dong glanced contemptuously at the plaintiffs who were stalking and slandering innocent people, raised his head, and shouted louder and louder: "At that time, my niece wanted to see rabbits, so I took her out to play. Something was scratched, half of the cotton-padded jacket was exposed, and there was a small crescent hole in the sleeve. But he didn't know, I kindly reminded him, he hurriedly unpacked the bag, and I saw it at the time, it was our shop's handicraft .Here, this is the hole. The man had wild boar blood on his hand, which was vaguely stained with fingerprints. It was repaired fairly well, and the stitches were fine. Fortunately, I looked carefully—"

"Nonsense! You are talking nonsense! Shut up!" Wang Mei couldn't keep her knees, she crawled up to Zhang Dong's feet, hugged his legs and shook them violently, crying, "Why are you in peace? How are you in peace?" What heart?"

Before King Qing could speak, Gao Xin ordered the servants: "Pull her away quickly! Don't do anything wrong in your life, and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night. The world is clear, the government will not recklessly wrong good people, it is all based on evidence." Gao Xin Ask Zhang Dong: "Then what is Orion's name? Where is he now?"

Zhang Dong replied: "The wedding banquet was busy at the time, and the villain didn't pay much attention to it, but when I heard my brother-in-law gave the meat, it seemed to be called 'Dayong'? Not sure which word it is. He is a hunter in Wangcun, so he won't run away, right?" ?”

Gao Xin nodded, and then signaled Liu Su to continue the interrogation.Liu Su strictly abided by the rules of superiors and subordinates, and then continued, and said sternly: "Nanjiao Wangcun? It's not far away. Zhang Dong, are you willing to go with the official to identify the Orion?"

"Yes!" Zhang Dong sincerely said to Rong Youtang: "When I applied for the recruitment, the young master didn't dislike me as a countryman who couldn't read a few words. I asked Manager Jiang to teach me how to deal with people. Now it's just running errands. I am very willing."

"Dongzi, thank you!" Rong Youtang was very grateful, and patted the other person on the shoulder heavily.

The chief clerk had already written the arrest order and waited. After Liu Su sealed it, he dispatched several officials, led by Zhang Dong, and ordered him to go to Wangcun immediately to send Orion a reply.

"My lord! My date is Brother Rong, that is Rong Youtang!" Wang Mei was so frightened that her hair was disheveled, she wanted to stop the servant who was ordered to arrest her from leaving, but Liu Su stopped her and forced her away.

Zhao Zeyong said in a deep voice: "False accusation of adultery, if the plaintiff wins, the defendant's reputation will be ruined, and he will have to suffer [-] punishments. The scholar is weak, and most of them will die. This is intentional murder." Bold, his heart can be punished!

"Your Highness is right. I have been adjudicating the case for many years. Please see, there are so many people present, there is no way to cover up and favoritism, and the judgment will be impartial." Liu Su expressed his attitude righteously.

Zhao Zeyong nodded in satisfaction.

Rong Youtang wore less clothes, his nose was sore and numb from the cold, he bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Student, thank you adults for upholding justice."

"No! I didn't wrong him!" Wang Mei had already fallen into a state of madness, and screamed: "Brother Rong, Brother Rong, we have a good relationship, how can you turn your face and deny anyone?"

At this time, the Rong family, who were rushing to ask for help, and a large group of rescuers arrived.

"Happy everyone!" Rong Kaiji saw his son being splashed with dirty water and slandered him as soon as he arrived, and immediately shouted angrily: "I didn't expect you to be so vicious. What did the Rong family do to offend you? You want to slander my son like this!" After finishing speaking, he saw King Qing sitting on the court, and he was overjoyed immediately, his eyes burst into a strong light of expectation and pleading.

At the same time, the steward of the palace who hurried over to find out the truth bowed deeply to King Qing, and immediately stopped Hong Lei, his friends, the eldest son of Wei and other people who were also rescuers, and stepped back decisively, standing in a corner—— Your Highness is here, enough is enough.If there were too many helping hands, the onlookers would inevitably think that it was wrong for the Rong family to bully others.

"Father, I've made it clear. I'm fine. Take it easy." Rong Youtang was not allowed to leave the courtroom without permission, so he hurriedly raised his voice to comfort him, and looked at his adoptive father with a livid face and sweating head in fear.

Rong Kaiji saw that King Qing and Mr. Guo from Dingbeihou's Mansion were both there, and he often heard his son say how good Shangfeng is, so he was completely relieved.He is familiar with official cases, and he knew at a glance that Liu Su was presiding over the interrogation, so he angrily explained to Fu Cheng: "Please be careful! The grassroots discipline children are very strict. They only teach him to learn well, study hard day and night, and passed the exam when he was 15 years old. Scholar! You are all experienced, please take a look, has the child ever had the slightest bit of lust? He doesn't understand that at all!"

The onlookers understood and laughed kindly. After seeing Wang Mei crying and crying in fear of Zhang Dong's testimony, they all understood.Among them, Hong Lei and others laughed the loudest.

"Father—" Rong Youtang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed, and somehow felt embarrassing, and subconsciously looked at King Qing: Zhao Zeyong was also laughing.But it's not joking and teasing, but appreciation and...indulgence?pet?

Rong Youtang shuddered and told himself: I should be dazzled by the cold.

"Silence! No noise is allowed in the courtroom." Liu Su slapped the gavel, and the yamen servants worked hard to maintain order.

Liu Su looked at the time, and after respectfully asking for instructions to go up to the peak, he announced loudly: "Because there are still key figures who have not yet arrived, the case will be closed for two hours, and the trial will be retried before the time. Withdraw!" Tang wood.

The people onlookers shook their heads regretfully, murmured that they hadn't watched the show enough, and left without getting enough to go home for lunch.Many people decided to come to watch the fun in the afternoon: adulterers, adulterers, slandering innocents, promiscuous young masters, His Royal Highness King Qing who descended from the sky—oh, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk, half a year's worth of conversation is full!

Today's weather is not good, it is not suitable to go hunting in the mountains, so the official sent to Wangcun in the southern suburbs returned smoothly.

After Shen Shizhong opened the class, the people of Maodong excitedly invited their friends and came to see the excitement in the snow: "My lord, it's not adultery, it's rape!"

Wang Yong kowtowed heavily. Although he was panicked, he was not at a loss when he went. He took all the charges and said firmly, "My parents died early, my family is poor, and I can't afford a wife. Mei became lustful, followed her secretly to Liao's house, and forcibly raped her—"

"Brother Yong! What nonsense are you talking about, Brother Yong?" Wang Mei yelled in horror, struggling desperately, but was held down by Xingda and ordered to be quiet by the yamen servant.

"After I succeeded once, I saw the Liao family's single-family courtyard. Her husband was drunk every day, and her mother-in-law often went out to visit the house. For more than a year, she often went to find her in the dark. Regardless of her resistance and pleas, she repeatedly raped her. Women are timid and afraid of losing face. I don’t dare to say it even if I’m bullied.” Wang Yong was dark and strong, wearing animal skin clothes, his face was ashen, and he stared blankly at his beloved woman being insulted by his mother-in-law: “You are a shameless brat!” Xing Da The old lady beat her daughter-in-law with all her head and face, and she seemed to be angry, but she was complaining in her heart, and there was another fear, so she sternly scolded: "No matter how bad my mood is, I am a decent city person, and the yard at home is only worth a thousand dollars and eight hundred silver." Your parents are greedy for money. They took 50 taels of silver back then and gave you to Xing’er as a daughter-in-law. You were born as a member of the Liao family and died as a ghost of the Liao family! How dare you hook up with a wild man, put a cuckold on Xing’er, and beat him to death Forget it!"

Liu Su slapped the gavel, he was accustomed to the chaos in front of him, and he handled such disputes among the people every day.

King Qing still stayed in the moat department.After lunch, he sat down for a while, and then led the Ministry of War Minister and Guo Da to deal with the case of minor criminals serving as civilian husbands. At this time, he was patrolling the prison in the back hall.

Because the case has not been cleared, the people involved are not allowed to leave, but Rong Youtang has been cleared of the suspicion, changed from the defendant to circumstantial evidence, and stayed in the hall according to the rules to wait for the declaration of innocence.Father Rong, the housekeeper and others were watching from the gate. Hong Lei and the others even moved a stool, made tea, drank tea and waited.

Being insulted and disgusted by her mother-in-law, and enduring it for many years, Wang Mei broke down completely, crying:

"Mother, how can the Liao family have thousands of dollars? They were so poor that they couldn't even get rid of it! If you were rich, you wouldn't have married me, a countryman, as your daughter-in-law back then. I have a good relationship with Brother Yong. You knew it half a year ago, it was you who made the decision to hide Xinger from Xinger, and asked Brother Yong to give money and meat every now and then—"

"What are you talking about? You've lost your mind and gone crazy! Crazy woman!" Mrs. Xingda hurriedly stopped her, but because she was separated from her son, she was a step behind and told her daughter-in-law to yell out a lot of secrets.

ho-

Alas, it turns out that the mother-in-law knew that the daughter-in-law had a concubine?

The onlookers were immediately sensationalized, their eyes sparkled with excitement.

Rong Youtang glared, stood up immediately, and pointed out loudly: "My lord, from this point of view, the Liao family is definitely making a deliberate false accusation! My lord, please make decisions for the students."

Rong Kaiji was even more furious: "My lord, my son is so innocent. He didn't do anything, but he was splashed with dirty water for no reason, which hurt his reputation." Rong Kaiji pointed at Xingda clearly, and said harshly: "The grassroots want a petition. Tell the Liao family!"

"You can sue, but according to the law, you need to submit a pleading paper first, otherwise the judge will not be able to start the trial." Liu Su clearly informed.

"Father, calm down, let's take our time to sue." Seeing his adoptive father's fingers trembling with anger, Rong Youtang hurriedly tried to comfort him, and Hong Lei and others surrounded him for a long time to persuade him.

after a while

Liu Su said in a deep voice: "Wang Yong and Wang Mei, you are in the same village and have known each other since childhood, but no matter what happened in the past, after you get married, you should abide by women's morals and care for your husband and children. Now that your confessions are inconsistent, who is lying? No more Tell the truth, don’t blame me for executing the sentence!”

Xingda was dumbfounded, looking at his wife and then at his daughter-in-law, at a loss.

"My lord, please don't use the punishment. It's all because of women's disobedience. It has nothing to do with Brother Yong!" Wang Mei calmed down at this moment, and accused her mother-in-law resentfully: "The truth is: my mother-in-law knew about me and Yong. Good brother. But the Liao family is weak, the children are still young, and his father is a bad alcoholic. If he kills me, no one will work. So my mother-in-law made the decision to hide the scandal and force Brother Yong to admit 200 taels of silver. IOUs, if you promise to give enough money, you will not be held accountable.” At this point, she burst into tears and choked up: “Over the past year, Brother Yong has often sent money and meat, at least four or fifty taels! But my mother-in-law is greedy. I don't know what provoked me two days ago, saying that the Rong family is the richest in the alley, Mr. Rong is gentle and gentle, and Brother Rong is young... She has a clue, and I can't help it! She forced me to cooperate in framing Brother Rong, saying It is a great benefit if things come true, and when the time comes, it will be fulfilled for Brother Yong and me.”

That's all I care about!

Rong Youtang immediately asked: "Who gave your mother-in-law money to frame me?"

Wang Mei shook her head, not daring to look up at the Rong family after she was exposed, and said sadly: "I don't know. She has the final say on everything in the Liao family, and I'm just a servant who bought in."

Rong Youtang immediately asked Mrs. Xing: "Who gave you money to frame me?"

"I don't know what you are talking about, ouch, ouch..." Mrs. Xingda curled up on the ground a moment earlier, groaning in pain, saying that it was an old illness that had flared up, with a headache, heartache, and need to see a doctor.

"You won't say it? Do you think you can rely on it?" Rong Youtang said coldly: "You have done everything you can and deliberately put people to death. Fortunately, God has eyes, so I was able to clear the suspicion! Please uphold justice, my lord. "

While talking, King Qing and his party were done with their work, and his entourage carried several boxes of files, planning to select minor criminals from them to serve as civilian husbands.Of course he was worried, and went back to the front hall.

Some of the people who were eagerly waiting immediately cheered in surprise, curious and awed, and rushed to witness King Qing's demeanor.

Zhao Zeyong still read the case record first, closed it after a while, and asked Liu Su with concern: "Is the case complicated?"

This is obviously questionable.

Liu Su hastily reported: "Return to Your Highness: It's not very complicated, it's just that the tricky woman relies on the old to sell the old, and refuses to confess her accomplice, so there is a little delay."

Gao Xin also served as the governor, so it was rare for him to come to the city guard, for fear of leaving the impression of "ineffectiveness" on King Qing.He also picked up the record book and looked through it carefully. After a long while, he walked quickly to the case table, picked up the gavel and smashed it heavily, and shouted boldly: "It is obvious to all, the evidence is conclusive! The plaintiff, the Liao family, took advantage and deliberately framed the defendant. , False accusation is a crime, and according to the law, the [-] boards will be punished, and the plaintiff will be compensated for the loss. Come here, drag the mastermind Liao Daxing down—”

Rong Youtang held his breath and focused, looking firmly at Mrs. Xingda——

really

Mrs. Xing's old illness suddenly healed without any medicine. She got up with a grunt, threw herself on her son, and yelled, "My lord, spare my life! Please! Xing'er doesn't know anything, it's all, that bitch Wang Mei." If you want to hit her, you will hit her, so what is it to hit my son?"

Gao Xin majesticly said: "Then what are you saying about identifying the innocent defendant and trying to destroy it completely? This is the Yamen, Liao Daxing is the plaintiff, and his fingerprints are on the pleadings. Since you dare to go to court, You must bear the punishment of the law. I act according to the law, and it is only right and proper to punish false accusers! Come here—"

"My lord, I say, I say! Please don't use torture. At my age, I only have one son, Xing'er, and he can't do anything." The old lady Xing finally couldn't bear it anymore, crying bitterly, begging for mercy desperately.

Rong Youtang was extremely chilled, and said expressionlessly: "My father also only has one son, if you kill me, it means taking half his life."

"Brother Rong, it's all my fault that my aunt is greedy for money, obsessed with money, she got into the eyes of money, and has nothing to do with Xing'er, you must not blame a good person." Old lady Xing cried bitterly, struggling, and wanted to pounce on Rong You In front of Tang.

Rong Youtang quickly dodged to avoid it.

"Brother Rong, Zheng Bao's dog instigated all this today! He gave a deposit of 50 taels, and said that as long as you and you are put down, he will give you another one or two hundred... My family is so poor that we can't get rid of it. I can't always rely on the concubine's concubine to support me, I'm sorry for my son, I feel miserable, I can't sleep every night, so I-"

"Who is Zheng Bao?" Rong Youtang interrupted and asked, not wanting to hear the explanation after the conspiracy was revealed.

"I don't know the details. He said his name is Zheng Bao, and he is your business rival. He wants to bring you down. Your father loves his son like his life, and Buzhuang will definitely collapse by then." Mrs. Xing was afraid of her son. After being beaten, he confessed everything, and dared not pretend to be sick anymore.

Rong Youtang frowned and pondered, it was hard to be sure for a while: in business for many years, it is impossible not to compete with each other, and it is impossible not to use some tricks, and I am no exception, otherwise the cloth shop would have closed down.However, the capital city is at the feet of the emperor, and those who do business especially pay attention to making money without killing their lives. I have never had a blood feud with any enemy...

"How did you meet Zheng Bao? Where does he live? What does he look like? How do you contact each other?" Gao Xin asked a series of questions.

Mrs. Xingda told everything she knew, and she didn't know the rest.

Seeing that it was getting late and Rong Youtang's suspicion of adultery had been cleared up, Zhao Zeyong predicted that the case would not be closed today.Then he made a look at his cousin, Guo Da understood and stepped forward to speak.

A moment later, Liu Su, as the presiding judge, slapped the gavel habitually, and declared solemnly and clearly: "After investigation, the plaintiff, Liao Daxing's family, maliciously framed the defendant Rong Youtang with ulterior motives. The evidence is solid. The defendant Rong Youtang is not guilty. , released in court."

"Thank you, my lords, for upholding justice, and the students are very grateful." Rong Youtang bowed and cupped his hands, letting out a long breath.

"Great!"

"As long as Yuko is fine, the plaintiff's family is really vicious!"

"Hey, the case isn't closed yet, I guess we'll have to look at it tomorrow."

……

A lively discussion erupted between the Rong guys, the Hong and Wei families, and the rest of the people.

Zhao Zeyong's eyes were focused, he stared fixedly at Rong Youtang, showing his emotion unexpectedly——until his cousin blocked his sight without showing any trace, he restrained himself from turning his head.

"In this case, another accomplice, Zheng Bao, has not yet been arrested, so the verdict will not be pronounced yet. However, Wang Yong and Liao Daxing's family of three are all confirmed guilty. Come here and take them to prison for guarding, pending arraignment in the future."

"Yes!"

Yamen servants rushed forward and turned the four of them to prison.Among them, Wang Yong and Xingda were dejected and said nothing, but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law argued violently, tearing each other's clothes and hair, and swearing at each other.

After the crowd has dispersed

Rong Youtang was worried, and went forward to discuss with Zhao Zeyong and Guo Da in a low voice for a while.Guo Da then ordered the presiding judge Liu Su to speak, the latter listened intently, explained a few words from time to time, and then hurried down to arrange for Zheng Bao to be arrested.

Rong Kaiji was so grateful that he led his son to thank him, and the first one to thank him was naturally King Qing.

Rong Kaiji knew it well: even if King Qing didn't say a word, it would be a great kindness for him to show his face!

"Your Highness is so gracious and virtuous, and the common people can't repay you," Rong Kaiji said, pushing his son to kneel together, ready to kowtow to express his gratitude——

Zhao Zeyong immediately reached out his hand, held it firmly, and said gently, "Excuse me."

Ah, Your Highness, really, really...

Rong Kaiji sighed with emotion, he was convinced, and insisted on pulling his son to kneel——

"There's no need to be polite." Zhao Zeyong supported Rong's father firmly, his eyes were full of smiles, and he was looking at Rong Youtang.

With tears in his eyes, Father Rong expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart, and he said a lot to King Qing, in which he told his son to be motivated, to be dedicated to his errands, and not to disappoint His Highness's trust.

Embarrassed and embarrassed, Rong Youtang bit the bullet and listened, and helped his adoptive father in a polite manner.

After thanking everyone one by one, Rong Kaiji expressed that he would hold a thank-you banquet and strongly invited everyone present to attend, and Rong Youtang also cordially invited them from the sidelines.

Zhao Zeyong's eyes swept over Rong Youtang slowly, and he said slowly, "Banquet?"

Rong Kaiji hurriedly said respectfully: "If Your Highness can show you face, you will be truly lucky!" He said so, but he took it for granted that it was impossible for King Qing to attend: How could a noble prince and a famous commander-in-chief attend a folk banquet?

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zeyong seemed to mention it casually: "Master Ling brought some pastries for Xiaojiu to taste something new several times. It is said that they are homemade?"

"Ah?" Rong Kaiji hurriedly turned his head and asked: "Tang'er, is there such a thing?" His son often goes out with cakes and earthenware, and he will ask a few words when he sees it, but there are many who don't see it.

Young Master Ling and Rong Youtang explained: "Return to Your Highness: I dare not be negligent about the food that is sent to the palace. It is all made by Zhang Ma, the cook at home, and inspected by the doctor of the palace, so I dare to send it to His Highness Ninth Palace. .”

"Hmm." Zhao Zeyong nodded in satisfaction.

Rong Kaiji is a servant born in the palace, of course he knows how to read words and expressions, he couldn't believe it, and asked tentatively: "The humble house is simple, there is only simple food and drink, I don't know Your Highness—"

"When is it scheduled?" Zhao Zeyong asked directly.

uh~

Rong Youtang suppressed a smile and thought: Why did you suddenly want to visit my house?

Rong Kaiji was stunned, and after a long while, he was awakened by the butler quietly tugging on his clothes, hurriedly and respectfully said: "Your Highness is busy with work, and the grassroots dare not disturb you at will, do you think it is...?"

Zhao Zeyong understood it, thought for a while, and said, "My queen should be free in the future."

Rong Kaiji respectfully said: "In the evening of the next day, there will be boji in the humble house, waiting for your visit."

Rong Youtang couldn't help laughing, and was about to speak: "Your Highness, I—"

Father Rong had heard that his son had made mistakes a few times, so he hurriedly feigned anger and reprimanded him: "No up, no down, full of 'you and me'! Please don't blame me, Your Highness, my son just doesn't understand the rules, it's not disrespect."

Zhao Zeyong smiled: "Don't worry, this king will never blame him for those things."

——When getting along in private, once he got anxious and opened his mouth to bite someone, what's the name?

-

Jiangnan Rongfu thousands of miles away

"Where's my sister? Where's my nephew? Zhou Renlin, that wolf-hearted thing, hid in Xichuan for three years, two lives! I really think my Rong family has no one!" Rong Zhengqing is the youngest in the family, 35 years old this year, handsome and elegant.

Rong Youtang looks strikingly like his uncle.

Every time Rong Zhengqing uttered a word, he slapped the table heavily, rattled the teacup, and resolutely said: "Father, mother, don't stop me, you can't stop me. I will definitely find you when I enter Beijing this time." Zhou Renlin figured it out. Let me see where he can hide this time!"