Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 176 The New Witness
"Everyone, don't be impatient."

Zuo Fu waved his hands, "Although you are said to be the ones who suffer, but based on your one-sided words, this official cannot make rash judgments."

"What do you mean, sir?!"

One sufferer said excitedly: "My lord, can't we all prove something?!"

"To conclude that a person is guilty, there must be evidence."

Zuo Fudao: "I am hearing this case publicly today, just to tell everyone that the laws of the country cannot be violated, and everyone must act according to the law, including myself!"

"My lord!"

The sufferers were anxious, "Some of them are old accounts, and some witnesses are not even alive. Where can I find evidence?"

"There is no perfect thing in the world, and there is no perfect person. As long as he does it, there must be flaws. These documents record the changes of all the properties of the Li family. For example, the lost land in Wanli is a huge flaw."

Zuo Fu said: "Furthermore, have the official's personal guards rushed to collect evidence?"

After speaking, Zuo Fu walked towards Pang Wu and Li Shan, looked at them suspiciously and said, "Is there anything else you two want to explain?"

Pang Wu trembled, did not dare to look directly at Zuo Fu, lowered his head and said: "The villain didn't kill anyone, the villain is innocent..."

"Neither are the villains, they have never killed anyone."

Li Shan also yelled from the side: "If your lord uses torture, it will be torture. I will not accept it."

Zuo Fu laughed, "I just sold your master, but now I want to be a loyal servant again? Do you think your master is a god from the sky? What happens to traitors? Have you never heard of storytelling? ?”

Pang Wu shivered, and looked at Li Shan subconsciously. He swallowed, struggling very much.

But Li Shan looked very calm at the moment, he said slowly: "Killing pays for life, can my lord protect my family?"

"If the wicked are punished, how can the good suffer?"

Zuo Fu said indifferently: "Under my rule, no one will allow anyone to retaliate for personal gain."

Li Shan closed his eyes, remained silent for a while, and then nodded slightly, "The villain is willing to subdue the law."

"Let's be specific."

"Li Shan, you bastard!"

Li Xuan cursed angrily, "This old man treats you well, how dare you betray the Lord?!"

Li Shan glanced at Li Chan, and said calmly: "I have paid back all the kindness I owe you. At this time, if I don't make a plan for my family, I will be really stupid."

"You bastard!"

Li Ke cursed, "If my father hadn't taken you in back then, you would have had your head chopped off!"

"Oh?"

Zuo Fu laughed, "Listen to Mr. Li's words..."

She looked at Li Fan, "This Li Shan was supposed to be executed by the court? How did he survive to this day?"

Li Ke stayed there, and then shouted: "He was almost beheaded by bandits, it was my father who saved him!"

"Where did you meet the bandits?"

"Yes, yes, it's in Maoshan!"

"Oh?"

Zuo Fu smiled, "Mao Shan? Where is Li Shan from?"

"I'm from Maoshan!"

Li Fan closed his eyes, but suddenly lost the courage to open them again.

This idiot!

"Then Li Shan's Changzhou dialect is really authentic."

Zuo Fu sneered, "Li Shan is from Maoshan, so why was his head almost beheaded by the Maoshan bandits?"

"You are greedy for money!"

"is it?"

Zuo Fu laughed, "It's really weird! When did Maoshan, the altar of the Shangqing sect of the prime ministers of the Liang and Tang Dynasties, be occupied by a group of bandits? As I remember well, this mountain is the origin of the Shangqing sect of Taoism. It is known as the first blessed land and the eighth cave. This group of bandits is so powerful that they beat off all the priests of the Shangqing sect, and even engaged in murder and robbery...

But these are not as good as Li Shan.It is said that Wu Yin is moving but difficult to learn. People from Lishan and Maoshan speak similar to our Mandarin (Note 1). It is rare for people here to learn our Wu Yin at 01:30, especially since our Changzhou dialect is different from Other Wu sounds.In the past, when Meng Yuan attacked the city, the residents of Changzhou fought hard and killed countless generals of Meng Yuan. After Meng Yuan broke the city, only a few families escaped. Soon these families returned to Changzhou to live. The place where we live is called Gucun, not far from Ma Lane..."

Zuo Fu said slowly, "In order to fill the population vacancy in the city and prevent people from outside Changzhou from rebelling again, Meng Yuan transferred a large number of immigrants from the north, so a large number of northern dialects are embedded in Changzhou dialect. They are all called Abba or Dad, but only we in Changzhou call it Baba. Is it similar to the sound of northerners calling father? What do Wuxi, Songhu and other places say, but what do we Changzhou people do? said?"

Zuofu laughed, "We only pronounce one sound: 喵. What does this 嗤 mean. Although I have no way of verifying whether this pronunciation came from the north, compared with other regions, Changzhou dialect It is more tough, and there are many pronunciation habits of northern dialects. Therefore, among Wu dialects, apart from Wenzhou and other places, Changzhou dialect is the most difficult to learn.

And just now, the official has sent a document to check Li Shan's household registration file..."

She took out a small piece of paper and said to the crowd: "This is what my officials found out. I read it for you to listen to. Li Shan, a native of Jinshan County (now Jintan, Changzhou), was born on the 16th day of Chongzhen. On May [-], [-], sold himself to the Li family...

Although Jinshan County does not belong to Changzhou, the accent is similar, which is quite different from Maoshan's local accent. So I would like to ask, how did a Maoshan native who just sold himself to the Li family speak Changzhou so well in just one year? !There is only one possibility!He is not from Maoshan, but from Jinshan!Or, he is from Changzhou at all, but he committed a major crime back then and was hidden in the Li family!

Jiashen country is in disaster, the emperor is martyred!The world is in chaos, if you get help from others at this time, and change your identity to live, that is the best choice, isn't it?Li Shan! "

Li Shan's face was like white paper.

They thought they did it flawlessly, but they didn't expect Zuo Fu to be able to find clues in each document.And these clues are details that they have never thought about or noticed. A slip of the tongue by the young master, a proof of household registration change, completely exposed themselves...

"Wang Fuda's daughter died 20 years ago, and Wang Fuda learned the truth about her daughter's death from his neighbor, Mrs. Qian, and thus learned about Pang Wu and Li Shan. Li Shan only sold himself this year. The Li family, so the Li Shan from 20 years ago has been ordered to work for the Li family, and he will not sell himself sooner or later, but only after the late emperor died, who will tell me, what is the reason for this?"

"My lord, this villain has been ordered to bring Mrs. Qian!"

"Bring it up!"

"Yes, my lord!"

An old woman was carried up, her hair was already gray, according to the household registration file, this woman should be 65 this year, and she is considered very old in these years.

Years of hard work had made her physically unbearable, and she was unable to walk on her own as a witness at the scene, and needed someone to carry her. Seeing this, Zuo Fu avoided her kneeling and asked Chun Ya to bring a chair , let her sit and answer.

"The person in the hall is the Qian family in Wangjiaxiang?"

"Back, back to what your lord said, my wife and son's father's surname is Qian, and they have never married and raised children all their lives, so they walk in the world with their ancestor's surname."

Zuo Fu nodded, "Mr. Qian, just now your neighbor Wang Fuda sued the native Li Cang for defending his son's ugly behavior, so he wronged the third wife of the Wang family and ordered Pang Wu and Li Shan to beat him to death. Do you know or not?"

"Returning to my lord, the old lady went to the Li family to work as a rough envoy for making a living, and later met Wei Si who poured night fragrance in the young master's courtyard. Back then, it was a big event in the alley for Sanniang to marry the Li family. When he was carried back, he was beaten to pieces. Wang Fuda cried loudly at home. We all questioned him, and he also gave the gift money. Later, Wang Fuda said that he went to Li's family to argue, and Li's family said that Sanniang stole , I waited for the neighbors to find out about this, and I felt very upset."

"Why are you not angry?"

"My lord, Sanniang is a stubborn child. We watched her grow up. Although she is a girl, she has a tough temper. When she was ten years old, a rich man saw her cute and teased her with caramel. The little girl said Don't bully the poor, she is not a dog. My lord, how could such a child steal when she was a child? Besides, the Li family gave a lot of dowry back then, which was enough for her mother to treat her illness. She is grateful and grateful. It's too late, how can you do such ungrateful things?
This matter has caused a lot of trouble in our Wangjiaxiang, and everyone feels that the Li family is deceiving, and there must be something inside.Afterwards, the old woman went to work in Li's house, and after getting acquainted with Wei Si, she inquired a few words, and then found out that the young master was greedy for Sanniang's beauty, and tried to get his hands on his aunt. San Niang died.And the people who beat her to death were Li Shan and Pang Wu! "

Zuo Fu nodded, and asked Pang Wu and Li Shan, "What else do you two have to say? Wei Si!"

"Little, little..."

"Do you have anything else to say?"

"Big, my lord..."

Wei Si was lying on the ground trembling, hesitating and daring not to speak.

But Mrs. Qian suddenly said: "Little Si'er, at this time, you shouldn't be ignorant of your conscience. Back then, the old lady once told you that we are born lowly, and being looked down upon by others is because we committed too many sins in previous lives. If you do more good deeds in this life, you will have a better life in the next life. The magistrate is a good person, and even my old lady will enjoy the blessings when she comes to Changzhou. She builds roads and walls, and many people go to the city to ask for housing, and the old lady also So there is a place, and now the house is lived in by others, and the family still takes care of the old woman, Wei Si, this is good intentions and rewards!

If the old woman hadn't told Fu Da at the beginning, she wouldn't have received help from Fu Da when she was old and unable to walk. If she couldn't support the magistrate, the old woman would starve to death.Wei Si, who is the Li family?Now that I've said it all, do you think you can still go back to Li's house to work?There is no one in the family, and you don't have a wife to take care of you until now. If you leave the Li family now, you are only forty, and you can still work for the county magistrate for a few years, save some money, save some property, get a wife, and return Have a good time..."

What Mrs. Qian said was very reasonable, and Wei Si also remembered how Mrs. Qian took care of him when he was in Li's house. His eyes slowly turned red, and he said in a low voice: "Mother Qian, you are right, I shouldn't help the evildoers." evil……"

He kowtowed as he spoke, and his voice became firmer, "My lord, the villain saw the eldest young master Li Ke molesting the seventh concubine Wang with his own eyes. The queen master got angry and ordered Pang Wu and Li Shan to beat Wang to death. Or let the villain The restrained body was carried into the car and sent to the Wang family..."

Note 1: There is a lot of controversy in academic circles about Mandarin in the Ming Dynasty. It is generally said to be Jianghuai dialect. After referring to the dialects of modern Nanjing, Zhenjiang and other places, the author feels that it is very different from Wu dialect, with a strong northern Central Plains Color, and it takes a lot of energy to verify this. After all, we are not linguists. After reading a little information and combining it with reality, we set it like this: Wu dialect is very different from Jianghuai official dialect, so Li Shan is from Maoshan. , there is a flaw here.This passage is less than one thousand, so there is no charge, please rest assured to eat.

　There was a bit of an emergency today, I came back late, I will send [-] words first, there will be another chapter later!

　　
　
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