My Taoist buddy has practiced surrogacy

Chapter 195
"This thing is like this..." The woman knelt there and began to talk.

It turned out that the name was Hu E, and it was originally a well-known family in Bodao, and there were monks in the family for generations.When it came to her father, due to a business problem, his father mortgaged the ancestral ten acres of spiritual land to the Huang family in exchange for ten gold baht.The two parties signed an agreement that if the ten gold baht were returned within one year, the Huang family would return the ten acres of spiritual land, otherwise, the ten acres of spiritual land would belong to the Huang family.His father wanted to start a profitable business again, but after a trip to Ningzhou, not only did he not earn any money back, but he lost all the ten gold bahts.These ten acres of spiritual fields are the most precious property passed down from generation to generation by his Hu family, and they are the lifeblood of their Hu family.No matter what, his father couldn't accept that if it passed to him, it would cut off the hope of the Hu family's descendants to cultivate in the future.So, he begged the Huang family again, asking for another year's grace.But no matter how much he begged, the Huang family refused.

Finally, one day, after his father failed to plead and was humiliated by the Huang family, he swung a knife and committed suicide in front of the Huang family.After the Hu family brothers buried their father, they blamed their father's death on the Huang family, and threatened that one day they would avenge their father's killing.

After the Huang family learned about it, they were annoyed and resentful. They also saw the brothers of the Hu family studying hard and aspiring to become officials. They were afraid that one day the Huang family would be retaliated after the Hu family became prosperous. So Huang Ang thought of a warning.That is to secretly pay money to a thief in the mountains of Zhuti County, so that they can learn about the lives of the Hu brothers when they went out for business.

This thing was originally done without anyone noticing.But as the saying goes, if a thief does not fight for three years, he will recruit himself.A few years later, a child of the Huang family accidentally made a slip of the tongue after being drunk, and the news spread.

But all the men in the Hu family were extinct, and only Hu E, who had been married long ago, was left.After Hu E learned the news, she burst into tears all day long, and vowed to seek justice for her brother.She went to the county government alone many times to sue members of the Huang family.But when it comes to the government office, what needs to be talked about is evidence.There is no way to convict the Huang family with hearsay and no evidence.What's more, their Hu family has lost their descendants, and the Huang family's family business is getting more and more prosperous.After managing up and down, no one paid any attention to Hu E's complaint.Even Hu E's husband's family, firstly because of the pressure from the Huang family, and secondly because they couldn't bear the fact that the daughter-in-law complained every day, and after repeated attempts to dissuade her, Hu E was divorced and kicked out of the house.

The other members of the Hu family were originally angry that Hu E's father had mortgaged the ancestral spiritual field, and after receiving a huge compensation from the Huang family, they also acquiesced in this matter.Only Hu E was left living alone in a thatched hut, shouting all day long to avenge his father and brother.

One day, this woman who was already insane in the eyes of everyone disappeared.No one knows where she went.

Some said he was dead, others said he was captured by thieves and taken to the mountains for those people to vent their desires.

A few years later, there was another crazy woman here, who wandered around with her upper body naked all day long, and was followed by some children every day to make fun of her.

By the time Hu E finished all this, Huang Ang had already returned here.He actually recognized this crazy woman as Hu E a few years ago, but he thought that this woman was already crazy, and it would be fine to keep her. Besides, it was not only a joke of the Hu family to make her so embarrassing to the outside world. , I have some unspeakable thoughts.

Li Wei?

proud?

He couldn't say it himself, but every time he saw this crazy woman, he couldn't help being proud of the idea he came up with back then.

At this time, seeing that Hu E was not only not crazy, but also sued the newly appointed monarch, Huang Ang broke into a cold sweat instantly.

They are all fellow villagers, and the incident back then could not be hidden from everyone, and everyone in the ten miles and eight villages knew about this incident.But as long as the Huang family doesn't admit it, no one can do anything to him if there is no evidence.

Thinking of this, he rushed out and knelt at Zhou Xing's feet, shouting for grievances: "My lord, I, Huang Ang, have been wronged. This girl spouts blood, and I hope the lord will see clearly and make decisions for the common people."

Zhou Xing's heart was broken at this time, and now he regretted that he was so full that he wanted to settle the case.

At this moment, he finally had a deep understanding of the meaning of the words of the Confucius sage in this world, "Hearing the lawsuit, I am also a human being".

In fact, he already believed Hu E's statement in his heart, but his rationality told him not to act emotionally, but to speak evidence.What if Hu E is talking nonsense?
What's more, what should I do if Hu E still can't produce evidence like before?
Torture Huang Ang?

Didn't he become a tyrant?
For a while, Zhou Xing was really on pins and needles.

"Ahem," he cleared his throat, and said calmly, "Don't be anxious, Mr. Huang Ting, you can't listen to what one side says. Don't worry, this Marquis will definitely judge right from wrong. Can't be black, black can't become white."

"Yes, yes, yes." Huang Ang made up his mind when he heard Zhou Xing's words. He had inquired about that gang of thieves back then, and they were wiped out by the then county magistrate of Nanguang County, Zhuti County a few years ago.evidence?nonexistent.

Just when he thought he had nothing to worry about, Hu E took out a crumpled yellow paper from his arms and said, "My lord, the women have evidence!"

As soon as this statement came out, the surrounding audience suddenly went into an uproar!
But Hu E was determined to collect evidence that Huang Ang bribed the thieves to kill her brother after Bo Dao had nowhere to file a complaint.So she first inquired about where the bandits were, and then managed to get there, and then pretended to pick at the foot of the mountain for a few days, and as she expected, she was captured by the bandits and taken to the mountain.

She was born beautiful, coupled with her deliberate flattery, she will soon become the heart of this gang of bandits.And she also successfully asked about the fact that Huang Ang personally came here to ask the bandits to kill the Hu family brothers on the condition of Wudou Linggu.

But just knowing this, she knew in her heart that she still couldn't sue Huang Ang.Naturally, the bandit would not let her testify about these things.She had not been on the mountain for a year before she bore the chief a boy, and her position grew steadily stronger.After having a child, the leader saw that she was thinking of herself wholeheartedly all day long, and finally completely let go of her guard against her.In addition, she is literate and shrewd, and in the end, she is in charge of the work of going to the city to sell stolen goods.

Over the years, she did not hesitate to sacrifice her appearance, and got on the line with Cao Jun, a thief in Nanguang County.The two parties agreed to use her as the internal response to take down the bandits who have been entrenched in the mountains all year round, and her condition is that when the bandit leader is tried, she needs to ask clearly about the killing of her brother in a private deal between them and Huang Ang.

With her as an internal response, Nanguang County successfully wiped out this group of bandits, and the county magistrate was favored and promoted to his side by the governor of Yizhou with this achievement.And Hu E also got what she wanted smoothly.The leader knew that he was going to die, he answered all questions, and admitted on the spot that he collaborated with Huang Ang in killing the brothers of the Hu family.

"My lord," Hu E cried with tears streaming down his face, "the yellow paper in your hand is the Nanguang County dossier I copied. If your lord still has doubts, you can send someone to Nanguang County to check it yourself. I know the truth of this matter. I also hope that the lord will make a clear decision and avenge my Hu family's grievances. The daughters of the people will form straw rings in the next life to repay the kindness of the lord."

Not to mention that the surrounding audience were all shocked and sighed on the spot after hearing such a tortuous story of Hu E. They said that Huang Ang's face was already pale before he finished listening.After Hu E said that sentence, he let out a long sigh, knocked his head heavily on the ground a few times, and said tremblingly: "Don't dare to bother your lord to send someone to Nanguang. I, Huang Ang, will plead guilty." .”

"Papa papa!" There were several crisp sounds, but it was Hu E who knelt and walked to his side, and slapped Huang Ang hard with all his strength.Huang Ang didn't move, didn't even dare to look into Hu E's angry eyes, just endured silently.

These few blows seemed to have exhausted all the strength in Hu E's body. After the beating, she let out an earth-shattering cry, and then fell limp on the ground and continued to cry.She has walked this road of revenge for eight years, and the hardships in it cannot be described in words.

"This woman is really a strong woman!" Du Chou looked at the situation in the field and said softly to Zhou Xing: "I will be reported to the state and county, and I will be rewarded."

"A reward?" Zhou Xing couldn't understand Du Chou's thinking. As a person of that world, he felt angry at first, and even shuddered. In his opinion, what Huang Ang did was really heinous The crime is bad to the extreme.

He suppressed the anger in his chest, stood up slowly, looked at the angry expressions of the crowd eating melons, and said to the elders sitting on both sides: "The case has been clarified, Huang Ang pleaded guilty on his own initiative, elders, do you have any objections?" , please tell me."

"My lord, I have no objection."

"Okay," Zhou Xing yelled loudly, walked slowly into the arena, and came to Huang Ang, "Huang Ang, you are guilty of murder, obstructing official duties, deceiving your boss, and conspiring with bandits. Do you know that?" crime!"

"Xiao Min is guilty." Huang Ang said tremblingly lying under Zhou Xing's feet, "But Xiao Min is a little bit dissatisfied, and I hope the Lord will let Xiao Min make a statement."

"Oh." A cold light flashed in Zhou Xing's eyes, and he said coldly, "Okay, I will give you this opportunity to make a statement."

Hearing Zhou Xing's words, Huang Ang raised his head and said loudly: "My lord, I admit that if I kill the brothers of the Hu family by Goulian Bandit, I will be sentenced to death, and I, Huang Ang, will also admit it. But why should I How to do this?"

"The brothers of the Hu family threaten to avenge his father every day, and want my Huang family to die. Is it possible that my Huang family can't help but watch? It's written in black and white that their father took the initiative to mortgage the ten acres of spiritual land to my Huang family. , it was not my Huang family who forced his father to mortgage. Hu E, do you think so? All the fathers and fellow villagers present can testify to this matter. It was their father who couldn’t erase it and committed suicide in front of our Huang family’s gate. What does our Huang family have to do? Wrong? People died in front of our house, don’t our family think it’s bad luck? When their father was buried, our family also sealed a lot of gift money. We wanted the two families to reconcile and expose the matter, but the Hu family brothers just didn’t allow it. Let's say that we should return the ten acres of spiritual land first, and then take the initiative to kneel at the door of their Hu family to apologize, so that we can discuss these things. Everyone present can testify. It is their Hu family brothers who are aggressive, and I It was out of necessity.”

When Huang Ang said this, he saw a person intruding from the outside, quickly came to Zhou Xing, knelt on the ground with a thud, and kowtowed continuously: "Xiaomin Huang Xuyuan was tortured for his father, and I hope the Lord will see that there is a reason for my father's accident." , spare Xiaomin's father."

After listening to Huang Ang's words, Zhou Xing's original anger had long since disappeared.He looked at Hu E who was still crying on the sidelines, at Huang Ang who had an angry face, then at Huang Xu who was still kowtowing and his forehead was bleeding, and then at those around him. The melon-eating crowd no longer looked angry but sympathetic, and he couldn't help but feel at a loss.

nice guy?

bad guy?

right?
wrong?
This was originally a simple matter in his opinion, but it turned out to be so complicated.Killing for life was originally very simple and clear to him, but now it seems so complicated.

His heart is very heavy now, he thinks a lot, he wants to find the answer among some regulations and cases in his world, but he finds sadly that he can't find the answer.

Silence, silence around.Except for Hu E's crying and Huang Xu's pleading.Everyone looked eagerly at Zhou Xing who was standing in the middle of the field, and everyone was waiting for him to give a result.

Suddenly, he thought of a word he had heard countless times, called "no doubt".At this moment, he seemed to have grasped another life-saving straw, regardless of whether the straw could save his life, whether the "no doubt" was suitable for this case, or the "no doubt" point of view. any questions.He just wanted to end this heavy case now.

"Brothers from the Hu family threatened your Huang family. This was only a verbal threat and did not cause actual harm." He carefully considered his words and said slowly, "But you, Huang Ang Goulian bandit, killed the brothers from the Hu family with solid evidence. I It is judged that Huang Ang is guilty of murder, collusion with thieves, deceiving his superiors, obstructing official duties, multiple crimes, and sentenced to death. Elders, you may have doubts."

"Your Majesty, this matter is inappropriate." Du Chou came to his side at some unknown time, and immediately opened his mouth when he heard his words.

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"Although Huang Ang is a member of the people under your rule, only the county magistrate is qualified to impose the death penalty, and it must be reported to the state and county for approval."

For some reason, Zhou Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a long sigh: "If that's the case, then hand over Huang Ang to the county government."

Just when he thought the matter was about to end like this, Huang Xu, who had already kowtowed and was covered in blood, suddenly said, "My lord, Xiaomin also has a case to sue."

"Who are you telling?"

"The person Xiaomin told was none other than Guo Guiguo, the steward of the lord's mansion." When Huang Xu said this, everyone was shocked.

(End of this chapter)