Save the tragic villain in progress!

County magistrate He has been a muddled official for several years, and he has long forgotten "Zhou Lu".Hearing this, he subconsciously lifted his cap, turned his head to look at the master at the side, and said in a low voice, "Look for it, and see if what he said is true."

The master hurriedly lowered his head and flipped through the "Zhou Lv", and finally walked forward quickly, whispering in He County Magistrate's ear: "My lord, it is exactly as he said, every word is correct."

He County Magistrate looked at Rong Xuan in surprise when he heard the words, he was unavoidably overwhelmed by the young man's aura.He patted the gavel, stammered and asked: "Rong Xuan, according to what you said, how should I change the sentence?"

It is not an exaggeration to beat people to death just for the crime of contempt for the first emperor.

Rong Xuan glanced at the Kidnap King lightly, thinking that this is not easy: "Contempt the government, collect food in private, have a [-]-year-old stick. Buy a good man as cheap, force a good man into prostitution, three years in prison. Maliciously false accusations, and suffer the crime of sitting on the back. Twenty sticks."

Every time he recited a sentence, the blood on Kidnap King's face faded a bit, and in the end it was already ashen-colored, and he was so frightened that his soul flew out of his mind.

Rong Xuan finally smiled, and concluded: "My lord, according to the law, you will sentence him to a total of forty spine sticks, and put him in prison for three years."

Magistrate He is a fool, he listens to what others say.Coupled with the content of Rong's declaration, he nodded frequently, quietly discussed with the master at the side for a while, and finally slapped the gavel heavily, and said in a deep voice to the hall: "King Kidnapper, you should listen to the three crimes just now. The score is clear. I really didn't expect that you appear to be loyal, but you are actually treacherous and cunning. Come, someone, drag him down with a forty-spine stick, and escort him to prison."

After saying this, he threw two chips directly from the stick, one representing twenty sticks.

Seeing this, the yamen servants on both sides were about to drag him down to carry out the execution, and the Kidnap King suddenly woke up.He didn't know where the strength came from, but he pushed the yamen servant away and climbed forward, saying: "My lord! My lord! The grassroots refuse to accept! The grassroots refuse to accept!"

He County Magistrate heard that the buttocks that had just left the stool had to sit back again, and his tone was impatient: "Why are you dissatisfied?!"

Kidnap King was quite quick-witted: "My lord, no matter whether this emerald jade finger is real or not, it was bought by a villain for 100 taels of silver. To blame can only be blamed on that jade merchant, he, he, he...he cheated." The villain, the villain was deceived by him, thinking that the emerald jade ring finger was real, so he asked for compensation! Those who don't know are innocent, how can this be considered a false accusation?!"

Magistrate He stroked his beard when he heard the words, frowned and thought for a moment, he felt that the words were reasonable, and turned his head to look at Rong Xuan: "Rong Xuan, since he doesn't know that the jade wrench is fake, how about exempting him from twenty spine sticks?"

Rong Xuan raised his eyebrows faintly: "My lord, since he said that he spent 100 taels of silver to buy this emerald jade finger ring, then please ask him to show the receipt, or confront the jade merchant, otherwise there is no basis for his words. "Zhou Lv" has Yun, if there is no dead body, there will be a murder case, and if there is no property, there will be a stolen case, he needs to produce evidence before you can change the sentence, otherwise the students will not accept it."

Magistrate He looked at Kidnap King again: "Kiuzi Wang, you said you spent 100 taels of silver, but you said nothing, do you have a receipt for the transaction? If you don't have a receipt, you can call the jade merchant to confront him, otherwise you will The officer can't help you either."

Don't look at King Kidnap wearing silver and jade, which is extravagant and heroic, but in fact they are all gold-plated fakes used for appearance.He searched so much on weekdays that he was so distressed that he was about to bleed after spending a penny, so how could he spend a whole 100 taels on a jade wrench.

He couldn't produce a receipt, and he couldn't find a jade merchant, so he could only stammer: "My lord, grass people don't have the habit of asking for receipts when they buy things, and the merchant is also missing now. Rong Xuan is clearly trying to embarrass the grass people on purpose!"

Magistrate He was too lazy to talk nonsense with him: "You can't produce a receipt, and you can't find any witnesses, so let's uphold the original sentence and drag it down!"

The Kidnap King was sweating coldly, knowing that he would not be able to escape today no matter what, but he was unwilling to let the Liu family take advantage of him.He glared at Rong Xuan viciously, and then looked at County Magistrate He: "My lord, even if Cao Min's jade finger is not worth 100 taels, there are always [-] taels. Liu Shuanzhu smashed Cao Min's finger, don't you need to pay?!"

Magistrate He finally got smart again: "But how did I hear that you beat Liu Shuanzhu first, and then smashed Yuban's finger?"

Kidnapper Wang Qiang said: "My lord, Caomin did beat him, at most, he should pay him a few pennies for soup and medicine. His face was injured, Caomin paid for it, but the jade finger was broken into several petals, should he also pay for it? ! "

Magistrate He really couldn't find a reason to refute.Only Qiaoying was anxious and angry.In order to repay last year's land rent, the Liu family even emptied their entire family. Now let alone ten taels of silver, it is a question of whether they can even take out one tael of silver.

Everyone subconsciously looked at Rong Xuan when they heard the words, wanting to hear how he would refute, but he lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, and then nodded seriously: "The Kidnap King is right, my lord, Liu Shuanzhu really deserves compensation for the ten taels of silver. But They are struggling, so I wonder if they can ask the students to pay for it?"

County magistrate He praised him: "Rong Xuan, you have a kind heart, and this officer agrees."

Kidnapper Wang thought to himself that the Rong family was so poor that there was only one wall left, where did they get ten taels of silver to pay for it.He stared at Rong Xuan's movements, and saw that the other party fumbled for a long time from his sleeve, and then pulled out a well-made silver hairpin.

Rong Xuan handed the hairpin to County Magistrate He: "Look, my lord, this is my mother's favorite thing. The hairpin stick is made of sapphire, with a few plum blossoms inlaid with plain silver. Although it is not the best material, it is also made by skilled craftsmen. , it should be worth ten taels of silver, right?"

Magistrate He looked at it for a moment, then nodded again and again: "The carving is exquisite, lifelike, and worth it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rong Xuan suddenly raised the hairpin and stabbed it fiercely in the back of Kidnap King.Kidnap King almost jumped up in pain, and knocked off the hairpin with his backhand.

A blood hole was pierced in the back of Kidnap King, and he was furious: "Rong Xuan! How dare you commit murder in the Yamen?!"

Rong Xuan shrugged his shoulders and picked up the hairpin that was broken in two on the ground: "My hairpin is worth ten taels. If you break my hairpin, our account will be evened out. As for your injuries, I will pay you a few cents." That's the medical bills."

He actually followed the example and sent back the kidnapper king's "fallible reasoning" intact.Anyway, the only valuable thing about this sapphire hairpin is the silver material on it, so it doesn't matter if it breaks, Rong Xuan will bring it back to the silverware shop, and it can still be sold for a good price.

Kidnap Wang was so angry that he fell on his back, and almost passed out without taking a breath.Seeing this, the yamen servant was about to drag him out to be tortured, but Rong Xuan suddenly raised his hand to stop him: "Wait a minute—"

Magistrate He thought he had changed his mind: "Rong Xuan, what's wrong with you?"

Rong Xuan bowed his hand to him and saluted: "My lord, Liu Shuanzhu's family has always been honest and responsible, but the Kidnap King is treacherous and cunning. The students are afraid that they will not get the soup and medicine fee, so I want to ask your lord to witness and let the Kidnap King pay in court."

County magistrate He just wanted to finish the trial of the case quickly so that he could go back and catch up on his sleep, so he naturally agreed.Kidnap King took out five cents from his sleeve with an ugly expression, and threw it directly in front of Liu Shuanzhu: "Bah! Poor!"

Rong Xuan glanced at him, and kindly reminded: "Mr. Wang, you gave me the wrong one. It's not five Wen, but fifty taels."

Kidnap King stared wide-eyed when he heard this, and said angrily, "Rong Xuan! You are so poor and crazy! Why do you want me to pay 50 taels?! My lord, he is blackmailing on purpose!"

County magistrate He also felt that it was too much, and signaled Rong Xuan to step down a bit: "Rong Xuan, Liu Shuanzhu was only injured by flesh and blood, and five taels of silver is enough to go to the medical clinic to get medicine, and 50 taels is too much."

Rong Xuan sighed on purpose: "My lord doesn't know, not only is 50 taels not much, but on the contrary, the grass-roots people also received less than a dozen taels of silver."

He made a calculation for He County Magistrate: "There are four people in the Liu family. Uncle Liu is too old to go to the fields, Qiaoying is still young, and his daughter-in-law is still pregnant, so the whole family depends on Liu Shuanzhu's farming. Counting the fodder for the livestock , Cotton grain for the winter, their family’s food and clothing costs 15 taels of silver a year. It is said that the bones and muscles have been injured for a hundred days. Liu Shuanzhu is now seriously injured, with many hands and legs broken, and he will be bedridden for at least three years. That is to say, he could not go to work in the fields for three years, and he lost a total of 45 taels of silver. During these three years, his decoction could not be interrupted. Counting his annual medical expenses of 15 taels, it would be 60 taels for three years. [-] taels of silver."

Rong Xuanyu continued to calculate amidst the dumbfounded expressions of the crowd: "The King Kidnapper violated the government's express regulations and collected rent in private, and that contract should be voided. Therefore, the ten taels of silver that the Liu family paid him before should also be returned in full, 60 taels plus Twelve taels is 70 taels in total...My lord, student, take back what you said just now, the king of kidnappers is not paying 50 taels, it should be 70 taels."

Kidnapper Wang was so angry that he wanted to rush up and strangle Rong Xuan to death: "I can earn a hundred taels of silver a year, so you tied my hairpin just now, do you have to pay me 300 taels?!"

Rong Xuan smiled and said, "Wai Wang, you will be sentenced to ten sticks for blackmailing with injuries. You are not the same as Liu Shuanzhu. First, the hairpin I tied you just now does not affect your eating, drinking and walking, it only depends on you." Now you can know it like a bell. Second, your injury is very light, and it will scab tomorrow, and you don’t even need to apply medicine. Third, you buy good for cheap, and you will lose it for three years. That is to say, in the next three years You will spend the year in prison, during which time you won’t be able to do any business and earn a living, and you won’t get any credit, so naturally I don’t have to pay you.”

He can kill the anger with a light mouth: "My lord, please judge the case quickly, students don't want to see shameless people standing in the classroom. The infamy of King Kidnap is well known in the countryside, maybe he has done more than one thing For one thing, as a parent officer, you should investigate carefully and thoroughly."

Magistrate He waved his hand, not wanting to bother at all: "We will discuss this matter later, later."

Rong Xuan pressed his hand and shook his head seriously: "My lord, I'm afraid it won't work."

Magistrate He stared: "Why not?"

Rong Xuan took a few steps back slowly, with a clear voice that everyone could hear: "My lord, the students are thinking of you. The trend of selling and seducing is prevalent, "Zhou Lv" Chapter 23 Chapter [-], such as the local official ＄Those who know and indulge will be dealt with as usual. The township security yamen's soldiers are ineffective in the investigation, eighty rods, and dismissed from service. Those who know and cheat, one hundred rods. This place is near the city of Tianzi. If the news reaches the ears of Shangguan, wouldn't it be plain Cut off your lord's career in the sky?"

As soon as he said this, not only County Magistrate He, but also the buttocks of the government servants standing on both sides tightened.Eighty sticks?Can you still live after beating someone?

Hearing that he was likely to lose his job, Magistrate He was pinched at his deathbed, and instantly sobered up.He didn't need his master's help at this time, and immediately raised the case: "Come here! The king of kidnappers is rampant in the countryside, and he must cause a lot of trouble. As a parent officer, how can I just sit idly by! Catcher Zhao, quickly lead people!" Go to his house and check thoroughly to see if there are any tricks or temptations!"

The gavel was slapped hard, the sound shook the court, and even the spider on the plaque fell down in shock.

……

The case is thus decided.Seeing this, the people who watched the excitement scattered away, but they still didn't go far away, immersed in the wonderful debate just now, unable to regain their senses, they couldn't help but look at the young man in white.

Rong Xuan walked out of the Yamen, oblivious to the eyes of his surroundings.He weighed the heavy money bag in his hand, Kidnap King only carried ten taels of silver with him, the rest could only be made up with small gold ingots, but it was still very heavy.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but look up at the scorching sun hanging high in the sky, he couldn't help feeling in a daze: he actually won the lawsuit?

But it's not surprising, the loopholes in the ancient law are like a sieve, and it's not too difficult to reverse the case if there are reasons.

Ji Fan has been quietly following Rong Xuan.Seeing that he not only overturned the case in a few words in the court just now, but also made the Kidnap King pay back the money, forcing the foolish county magistrate to investigate the matter thoroughly, a light flashed quietly in his eyes.

His husband is amazing...

At this time, Uncle Liu and Qiaoying also helped Shuan Zhu out of the mansion. They saw Rong Xuan standing at the door, and they couldn't help but knelt down and cried, "Mr. Rong, thank you for your life-saving grace. How can our family live if you help out in the hall..."

Rong Xuan quickly helped them up from the ground: "It's nothing to do with a little effort."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at the silver bag in his hand: "Uncle Liu, this is the 70 taels of silver that the Kidnap King compensated, of which 60 taels are your arrears, and there are 24 taels left. Calculate according to the market, I will make a pleading The teacher reverses the case for you, and he needs to draw [-]% of the commission, which is [-] taels as compensation."

Rong Xuan lived a very sober life.Saving people is saving people, and rewards are rewards. What's more, he is impoverished now, so why pretend to be a breeze.After saying this, he took out two taels of gold ingots and four taels of silver from the purse, and handed all the rest of the money to Uncle Liu.

Uncle Liu was shocked, and quickly pushed back: "Young Master Rong, you have the face of a shameful old man! You saved Qiaoying, we should thank you, how can we still ask for your money!"

They are simple peasants who don't know a single character.He felt that since Rong Xuan won the money in a lawsuit, it should belong to him as a matter of course.

Rong Xuan opened his mouth to correct: "This is not my money, it is the money that the Kidnap King paid you. Shuan Zhu is injured now, and although it will be difficult to go to the ground for less than three years, he still needs to rest for a while. Don't you eat or drink? Is it? It seems that the doctor also wants money, so you can accept it."

Uncle Liu still felt ashamed of receiving it: "This... this..."

In the end, Rong Xuan could only put the money bag into Qiaoying's hands: "I just happened to take Fulang to the hospital for treatment, and Shuan Zhu was also injured. Let's go together, so as not to delay their injuries."

Qiaoying wiped away her tears, nodded with red eyes, "Thank you, Mr. Rong."

So the two of them went to the hospital together.Shuan Zhu was pessimistic about the injury, while Rong Xuan took Ji Fan to see...brain department?

The doctor sitting in the hall is a well-known medical master in this area.He first took Ji Fan's pulse, then frowned and checked the location of the injury on the back of his head. After thinking for a long time, he said, "The blood clot in the back of the brain is stagnant. It seems that the external force was too severe, so the memory is confused. I gave him an injection to activate the blood, and supplemented it with medicinal materials." To get rid of the stasis, you come to the doctor for a follow-up visit every five days to see how you recover."

Ji Fan didn't like others touching him, so he kept frowning.Especially when the doctor was examining the mass in the back of his head, that splitting headache suddenly swept over again, and he turned pale from the pain and grunted.

"Doctor, take it easy."

Rong Xuan quickly pulled Ji Fan to his side, subconsciously rubbed the back of his head lightly, and explained: "My husband often suffers from headaches, you are too hard."

The doctor sitting in the hall almost blew his beard and stared with anger when he heard this.He has practiced medicine for decades, wouldn't he know the severity of what to do?Due to the fact that he couldn't get rid of the customers, he managed to hold back his breath, walked to the back of the medicine cabinet with a frown, picked up a brush and brushed out a few prescriptions, and handed them to the apprentices beside him to grab the medicines.

"The back of the brain is congested and blocked, so you will naturally have a headache. Fortunately, your husband is a martial arts practitioner and has a healthy body. An ordinary person would not be stupid or stupid. The most urgent thing now is to recuperate the internal injuries of his internal organs, and the rest can be treated slowly."

Rong Xuan was not in a hurry to restore Ji Fan's memory anyway, so he lowered his head and glanced at him: "Then listen to the doctor and take it easy?"

Ji Fan had a headache and leaned on Rong Xuan's shoulder all the time. He closed his eyes and nodded slightly, without any objection.

The Shuanzhu next door has already been treated with medicine.Farmers have strong muscles and bones, and the beating that the Kidnap King beat was actually a skin trauma, and he will be fine after a few days of recuperation.Rong Xuan said in the court that he could not go to the ground for three years, which was purely exaggerated.

He clutched his chest and walked out with Qiaoying's support. He was so grateful that he didn't know what to do, and said with a weak face: "Mr. Rong, thank you for saving your life, otherwise we peasants will suffer great grievances." There is no reason to say, after I recover from my injury, I will definitely come to thank you."

Rong Xuandao: "I heard that your daughter-in-law is pregnant, so spend more time with her when you have time. Whether you save the money or start a business, save some of it for your children to study in the future. If they are literate and sensible, naturally they will not Being bullied."

Shuan Zhu nodded repeatedly, wishing to take his words as a golden rule: "You are right, I will save money now, send my children to school in the future, and become a scholar."

Uncle Liu had already gone to bring back the ox cart that was left at the entrance of the brothel. They took the medicine prescribed by the doctor, got on the ox cart and returned the same way.

The sky was already setting, and the sky was full of clouds.Countless flying birds flapped their wings and returned, and from a distance, only a dense black spot remained.Rong Xuan was lazily leaning on the bullock cart with a piece of dog's tail in his mouth. I don't know if it was an illusion, but he heard a sharp eagle cry in a trance.Looking up, he saw a black eagle fluttering its wings and hovering in the sky, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Ji Fan also seemed to hear the voice, and muttered to himself: "Where did the eagle come from?"

Rongxuan spat out the grass in his mouth: "This is a falcon. Princes and nobles will bring their domesticated eagles to hunt hares when they go hunting. Maybe it can't find its owner."

The eagle finally seemed to be tired from flying, and landed on a dead branch not far away, lowered its head, trimmed its feathers, and stopped singing quietly.

Ji Fan met its eyes, and some fragments flashed in his mind.It's just that this time it's more vague, it seems to be a valley forest.

he……

Who is it?

Ji Fan closed his eyes and frowned, unable to remember anything.Finally, he raised his eyes to look at Rongxuan who was on the side, but saw that he was looking at Qiaoying with his chin propped up, admiring the girl's delicate appearance, and immediately put this question to the back of his mind.

"Husband."

Ji Fan opened his mouth abruptly, causing Rong Xuan to cough again and again. He subconsciously turned around and asked stammeringly, "What... what's wrong?"

He remembered that he didn't talk to Qiaoying.

Ji Fan said nothing, but closed his eyes and leaned on his lap, silently swearing possession: "I have a headache."

Rong Xuan didn't think much about it: "Then you can rest for a while, and I will make medicine for you when you get home."

After such an interruption, he finally stopped looking at Qiaoying and waited patiently to go home.Mother Rong hasn't seen them back at home for a long time, so she must be waiting impatiently.

When the bullock cart passed the village entrance, there were more than a dozen high-quality horses tied to the woods on the side of the road, which was quite eye-catching.Rong Xuan glanced at him inadvertently, and subconsciously sat up straight, recalling the group of swordsmen he saw at the market today, and thought, could it be that the people from the Marquis of Donglin came to investigate?

Thinking of this, he didn't care about anything, and quickly said to Uncle Liu: "Master, I suddenly remembered that there is something urgent to do at home, can you please drive the car faster?"

When Uncle Liu heard that he was in a hurry, he quickly waved his whip and drove towards Rong's house.The Rong family is located at the end of the village, quite a distance away from the head of the village, at least it would take a cup of tea to walk there.

Ji Fan suddenly sensed Rong Xuan's inexplicable vigilance, and subconsciously opened his eyes: "What's wrong?"

Rong Xuan signaled him not to speak: "I'll tell you when I get back."

After the ox cart arrived at Rong's house, Rong Xuan happened to see Rong's mother sitting in the yard choosing vegetables, and hurriedly pulled Ji Fan forward and asked, "Mom, has anyone been here today?"

When Rong's mother heard Rong Xuan's voice, she subconsciously looked up at him, not understanding why her son would ask such a question, her tone was puzzled: "Xuan'er, why did you come back so late today, no one has ever been at home."

Rong Xuan thought to himself that there were at least a dozen large and small villages and towns nearby, and those people probably haven't had time to find out here.Hearing this, he didn't bother to explain anything, and quickly pulled Ji Fan into the room: "You stay here and don't move, wait for me to come back."

After saying that, he ran out of the house, walked to the courtyard wall, and yelled twice to the next door: "Sister Song! Sister Song! Are you there?"

"Oh~ who is calling me~"

People arrive before they arrive.The door next door creaked open, and a plump woman came out from inside.She has a delicate appearance, but because of her white and delicate skin, she has added a bit of charm. She is the widow Song who often teases Rong Xuan.

Rong Xuandao: "Sister Song, do you have rouge powder at home, lend me a box, and I will return it to you tomorrow."

Widow Song waved her handkerchief and looked him up and down: "Hey, Mr. Rong, you are not married yet, what do you want girls to use?"

Ji Fan has been recuperating in the house, except for Kidnap King, few people in the village have seen him.

After all, Rong Xuan lives on his lips, and he doesn't even need to write a draft when he makes up nonsense: "Today is my mother's birthday, I forgot to buy something for her, good sister, lend me a box, and I will buy you a new box tomorrow." of."

Widow Song didn't doubt it when she heard the words: "Fortunately, I happen to have a useless box in my room. Wait, I'll get it for you. Remember to return it tomorrow."

After speaking, he twisted his waist and entered the room.

Ji Fan heard their conversation clearly through the window.The fingertips landed on the window frame, pressed a few fingerprints abruptly, and squinted coldly: What mother said is indeed true, Rong Xuan really likes to tease the widow next door!

Rong's mother stood in the yard and heard the conversation between them clearly.She frowned and groped to Rong Xuan's side, reached out and grabbed his sleeve: "Xuan'er, what are you messing around with?"

Rong Xuan made up another lie, and whispered in Rong's mother's ear: "Mother, you don't know, a high-ranking official came to the city today. He only likes to catch beautiful young men, and he immediately found our house. You don't have to Take care, when someone asks you later, you can just say that the seriously injured son is the wife I married in Jingzhou."

Rong Xuan borrowed Widow Song's rouge and gouache, and took out the plain shirt and dress that Mrs. Rong used to wear from the box, and stuffed it into Ji Fan's arms after returning to the house: "Hurry up and change it."

Ji Fan picked up the clothes and took a look, but saw that they were women's clothes, and immediately threw them away, his slender brows were knitted together, and his tone was cold: "I am a man, how can I wear women's clothes."

Rong Xuan: "You are so beautiful, so why not wear it?"

Ji Fan turned around: "No."

Rong Xuan thought to himself that you were quite tough, so he held Ji Fan's shoulders and turned to face himself, coaxing in a low voice: "You have to listen to me when you marry your husband. I am your husband, and now my husband wants you to wear it , don't you wear it too?"

Ji Fan was still unwilling: "Then you just molested the widow next door?"

Rong Xuan choked for a moment when he heard the words, then he realized, and immediately argued: "She is not as beautiful as you, what do I do to moles her, if I molested, I molested you."

Yu Ba persuaded: "Hurry up and change, the village has come to a high official, who is specially robbing Qingzi and going back to serve. What if you are robbed?"

There was a cold killing intent in Ji Fan's eyes, and he said sinisterly: "Then I will kill them!"

Rong Xuan began to have a headache: "Murder is illegal, change your clothes quickly, don't you even listen to me?"

Ji Fan frowned and said nothing, not knowing if it was an illusion, his face looked a little red.In the end, she couldn't help Rong Xuan's persuasion, and finally let go: "...you are my husband, so I naturally listen to you."