Ding Tian's Ancient Life

Visually, Prefect Du is more inclined to Zhao Lao Si.

This is also what Ding Tian meant, he cleaned up Zhao Laosi, and the other three, Master Liang of the Ma family, looked greasy and looked like a beast in clothes.

Those two brother-in-laws...although their clothes are clean, they can't stand being sloppy, and there are lice crawling in and out of their heads....

Zhao Laosi's hair is straight down, which means that his hair is disheveled, but his hair is clean, a bit like the kind of wronged person who has no ambition.

This can also resonate with Du Zhifu.

After all, Prefect Du has been suppressed before, so he knows how it feels.

"Tell me, did you beat someone?" Prefect Du looked at the file.

"Returning to my lord, Caomin was drunk at the time, so I don't know whether he beat someone, but Caomin's wine is not bad, he just smirked when he drank too much, and just slept when he was drunk." Zhao Laosi said very sincerely: " Caomin is nicknamed Zhao Laoshi, not only because he is honest, but also honest when he drinks too much. Anyone who has drunk with Caomin knows that Caomin can't drink but the wine is good. Don't say he beats people if he drinks too much, he even scolds his wife. I’ve never done it before, how could I punch and kick others? Besides, Cao Min is a hard worker who does rough work, so I really want to use my hands... Ma Xiucai’s small body is not enough for me.”

What Zhao Laosi said was the truth, northern men are physically strong, not to mention that although Zhao Laosi's family is not well-to-do, they are not short of food and drink.

Ding Tian also felt that if a strong man like Zhao Laosi became drunk and mad, Ma Jialiang, who was closest to him and was the worst beaten, would definitely lie in bed for three to five months, instead of sending him to the mansion alive and kicking the next day The Yamen demanded punishment.

Besides, he only has injuries on his face, what about his body?

What kind of "serious injury" is it without breaking a few ribs?

The doctor in the hospital didn't have a pulse case or anything. You said serious injury...is it serious injury?

"Ma Xiucai, you said that Zhao Lao Si was drunk and beat you, do you have evidence?" Du Zhifu asked a sharp question.

How do you need evidence for this?

At this time, it was the end of May and the beginning of June, almost half a year had passed, not to mention a little skin trauma, even if it was a muscle injury, it would still be serious.

It's time.

"My lord, the student has witnesses, not to mention the student's appearance at that time, many fellow villagers have seen it." Ma Jialiang said depressedly: "Besides, this happened on the third and fourth day of the first lunar month, and it is almost June now.... "

Even if there are scars, they have long since healed.

People from the Ma family in the periphery kept sending news back to the mansion of the family. The head of the Ma family heard about the situation after the opening of the hall, sighed and understood in his heart that the magistrate would not favor the Ma family...

But the second child of the family didn't know what he was planning, and the third child told the servants in the family: "Go and see again, that woman's man is a mud leg, how can he compare with my only son in the third room?"

The servants of the family ran to the government office again to wait for the latest news.

In court, Prefect Du is already going to torture two witnesses, because Prefect Du suspects that the witnesses are giving false testimony!

In modern society, punishment cannot be used during case investigation, but it was different in ancient times. In feudal times, reasonable punishment was allowed

How big is this "reasonable" range?

It all depends on the meaning of the master sitting in the hall, as well as the sense of proportion of the executioners.

But usually they will take some precautions in advance, but now they know that they are going to be beaten, and they haven't been beaten yet... If the two witnesses bite back, Ma Jialiang's reputation will be ruined !

The charge of counting other people's wives and framing others in prison is on his head. Do you want this fame?

When he married a daughter-in-law, his family disagreed, but he insisted on marrying, only to find out that he had made a mistake when he got married, but the three matchmakers and six engagements have passed, and the bright matchmaker is marrying a daughter-in-law into the family, and it is impossible to just say no to it.

So he started to do it again, and after half a year of making trouble, the family let him go and asked him to come back with a meritorious service. As long as he became a scholar, the family would allow him to get that woman.

So in the past five years, he has never had sex with his wife. He would rather find someone who can see him at home to sleep overnight, and at the same time, he would not let any woman have his kind.

The purpose is to wait for Mrs. Zhao and Zhang to get pregnant quickly and give birth to a child. This is considered a meritorious deed in the third house of the Ma family.

But the magistrate's few words scared the two brothers-in-law out of their wits, and they talked incoherently. Du Zhifu knew the inside story, but when he saw the two people, he became even angrier, and simply gave the order of execution: "You wait for the words to be supported. Hesitating, it can be seen that there is a ghost in my heart, is it a perjury? The official's lobby is a place of justice, and there is no room for mistakes, left and right!"

"Here!" Two yamen servants on duty came out, holding water and fire sticks in their hands.

"One person hits [-] boards first, and then answers the government's questions after thinking about it." Prefect Du was really moved, and left two water and fire signatures, which are the tokens of execution.

Two yamen servants, one for each, and then two more people came out, dragged the two guys to the door, pushed the bench down, pulled off their pants, and the fight started!

The crackling was very loud.

Ding Tian couldn't bear to look directly at them. Wang Qiang and the four of them were because Ding Tian had said hello in advance, and they should not be too ruthless. He still pointed these four to work for him.

As for the two witnesses, who greeted them?

The yamen servants beat the board, and no one said hello, so it was a real fight!

The palm-width and one-meter-long sticks of water and fire, one red and one black, were hit on the buttocks... or the buttocks that were not wearing anything. The feeling... the first ten sticks were "painful"!

For the next ten sticks, you no longer feel it.

These two people couldn't bear twenty sticks. In fact, after the third stick hit them, they started to cry and snot: "My lord! My lord! Let's talk!"

"Let's say it!" The other howled even more miserably: "Stop beating!"

Farmers have been farming and doing farm work for half their lives, and even if they fight a few times, they have never suffered such flesh and blood.

What's more, the yamen servants didn't cheat, and they didn't show mercy at all.

The two brother-in-laws confessed, and they told the truth this time. Although Ma Jialiang wanted to silence them, he was already separated by two yamen servants, so he could only jump around...he didn't dare to speak loudly, because in ancient times there was a The name of the crime is "roaring at the court". It is not a big or small crime. It is also a crime. It's all roaring in court.

In the beginning, this charge was called "Storming Court"...

He probably didn't have the voice to let Ma Xiucai "roar", and he didn't dare to "roar", so he could only listen aggrievedly to the two brothers-in-law who confided their plan.

In fact, they all know that Zhao Laosi's wine is good. He just smirked when he drank too much, and fell asleep when he was drunk. What happened after that was all relatives, and they got along with each other for so many years, outsiders don't know this secret, but my own family knows it well.

So the two brothers-in-law and one brother-in-law counted together, and calculated Zhao Laosi.

At this time, Master Du had already driven away all the spectators, because he knew the inside story, and it was related to the name of Zhao Zhang and Ma Zhao who had married into the Ma family by mistake.

This misplaced marriage would have been impossible to happen in modern times, but in ancient times, it was too easy to happen in the era of "parents' order and matchmaker's words".

However, for the sake of the two women's reputation, Du Zhifu still emptied the crowd of onlookers, and sure enough, the next moment, both of them confided.

Ma Xiucai is indeed... thinking about his wife, but he didn't know how to do it. After two years of thinking, he finally came up with this

Method.

First, frame Zhao Laosi, and then find the prefect at the time to clear it up, and sentence Zhao Laosi to exile.

Second, when I found that the first one could not be implemented, I changed my strategy and gave money to the four brothers of the Zhao family to do the work of the fourth brother Zhao, so that the fourth brother Zhao took the initiative to divorce his wife, and the son could return to the fourth brother Zhao. , but the woman must belong to Master Ma.

Third, the two brothers-in-law cooperated in acting, and Ma Xiucai gave 50 taels of silver each.

Fourth, the four brothers of the Zhao family, each with 20 taels of silver...

The truth came to light, Zhao Laosi looked at the four brothers with heartache in his eyes: "This is my brothers!"

The four brothers of the Zhao family couldn't lift their heads up!

Ma Jialiang was very stubborn: "They are talking nonsense!"

Du Zhifu sneered: "This is the witness you brought yourself."

Ma Jialiang Yixie.

Du Zhifu turned his head and told Master Du: "Go and ask Xuezheng to come over, this Ma Jialiang is insulting to gentlemen! This government thinks it is necessary

Let Xuezheng come over to discuss the matter of Ma Jialiang's fame. "

This means depriving Ma Jialiang of his fame as a scholar.

"My lord! My lord!" Ma Jialiang was not convinced: "Student, I was just beaten up, and I didn't really covet his wife, let alone a peasant woman, my family is rich, and my wife and I fell in love at first sight... .”

He was in a hurry to explain.

"Your witness has made it clear that the reason why you framed the defendant is to covet his wife, Ma Jialiang, your love at first sight, was it your wife or Zhao Zhang?" Du Zhifu slapped the gavel wood with a "slap" .

Let alone Ma Jialiang, even Ding Tian was taken aback.

"Do you want this government to give you witnesses?" Du Zhifu looked at Ma Jialiang coldly: "You are also a scholar, and you are also a person of fame! You have tarnished the reputation of a scholar! I don't know how to love my wife, Thinking about other people's wives, you... hum!"

Du Zhifu couldn't continue talking.

Zhao Laosi's eyes were already red.

In the end, Prefect Du pronounced that Zhao Lao Si was acquitted and released. At the same time, the two brothers-in-law who had given false testimony were detained, and Ma Jialiang was also temporarily detained. He will not be sentenced until Master Xuezheng comes and deprives him of his fame.

Whether to go to a prison cell or pay compensation depends on what Lord Du wants to do.

As for the four brothers of the Zhao family... Du Zhifu asked Master Du to go to Zhaojia Village and tell the village head of Zhaojia Village that these four brothers have bad morals and should be disciplined by him. If he can't manage them, the government will replace them. The house takes care of it.

These days, it is a very embarrassing thing for people in the village to be imprisoned by the government. It will affect the entire village and they will not be able to lift their heads. Besides, the Zhao family is dishonorable about this matter.

The fraudulent marriage that dared Tao to replace Li Zong five years ago...Of course, there is also the negligence of the Ma family in this.

Five years later, he still wants to play frame-up... The disgusting thing about calculating other people's wives, this makes Du Zhifu so angry.

He is not the former prefect, and his political views are very "clean and honest".

What's more, the Ma family is not a good thing, and anyone who dares to test him now is simply committing suicide.

Seeing that Prefect Du was angry, Ma Jialiang didn't turn his head around. He knew that his family and Prefect Du couldn't deal with each other. Who would like the partner of the prefect?

Even if they broke up later, Prefect Du would not look down on Ma Ma's family.

The reason is that the Ma family also has a brothel among the many businesses in Fucheng.

And it's not a high-end brothel, it's a very ordinary place with more than 50 kilns. The fees are low, but they are very harsh on the kilns inside and never let them go out of there.

Although it is under the name of another person, that person is a branch of the Ma family. Without the support of the Ma family, would he be able to open such a large Honghualou?

A yamen servant came forward and untied the shackles on Zhao Laosi's hands, but he didn't wear them on his feet, and stripped off his prison clothes on the spot, and put on a new set of clothes, made of fine linen, and a pair of new clothes. After changing the shoes, Mr. Zhao looks like an ordinary person. The only bright spot is that he is clean, very clean!

Compared with his four wretched brothers, Zhao Laosi is too clean.