Mixing ancient times with Taobao

Chapter 581
Zuo Fu picked up the complaint and looked at it carefully. After thinking for a while, he called Li Xiangmuer over and asked: "When you went to the defendant Lu Chan'er's house to inquire about the situation, did their tribe have any abnormalities?"

"Go back to your lord."

Mu Er frowned, "Humble, I think that Lu's family is very strange."

"Oh? How strange?"

Mu Er closed his eyes, recalled it for a while, and then said: "I always feel that their expressions are unnatural, and, although the defendant is a commoner, his family is considered prosperous, not to mention rich, but it is also richer than ordinary ordinary people.

He humbled himself to visit a few out-of-town households, and his reaction was rather strange. When he saw us asking questions, his eyes dodged, but after hearing that we were from Yingtianfu, he hinted that we should go to other villages to inquire.

After being humbled, I went to the neighboring villages to inquire. The plaintiff's story was actually heard from the people of these neighboring villages.

Your Excellency, the Ming Dynasty ruled the country, the imperial power does not come down to the counties, and the management of the villages is all done by the clan elders.

It stands to reason that although the defendant has no parents, according to common sense, the tribe will not give up the care of the orphan girl, because the reputation is bad, which is not good for his family's marriage with the outside world.

And the subordinates found out that the defendant's father left four acres of Susukida, which was not taken away by Wang Zhuang's (stepmother), but was taken back to the public house, and [-]% of the harvest was given every season. After interviewing, no one in the clan The rations of the orphans were deducted, and a sufficient amount was distributed every season, and Susukada was still under her name, and she planned to use it as her dowry, and wanted to choose a reliable man as her husband.

All these were inquired by the subordinates from their nearby Zhoujia Village.According to people from the Zhou clan, the elders of the Lu family didn't feel much pity for the orphaned girl, but they didn't treat her harshly. They had fulfilled their elder's duty, and the arrangements for her were acceptable. "

"good."

Li Xiang answered: "The news from my subordinates is almost the same. I also feel that the Lu family is a bit strange. After hearing that we are from Yingtianfu, I hesitated to speak, but in the end, I didn't ask anything. .”

Zuo Fu squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and said: "As a rule, once the judge accepts the complaint, the defendant and the plaintiff are not allowed to go home, and they have to live in the guarantor's house. However, I always feel that there is something unusual about it, so let me go down , it was related to the draft, and the case was not tried according to the usual practice. The defendant and the plaintiff had to stay in the Yamen, and went to tidy up the two rooms and come out to arrange the two separately.

Remember, without the permission of the official, no one is allowed to visit or talk, not even the Fu Cheng!In addition, send someone to visit Wangjia Village to see if there is anything unusual about the Zhuang family who remarried! "

"Yes!"

Li Xiang cupped his fists, "The subordinates will go find Zhang Ming and ask him to lead someone to watch him personally!"

Zuo Fu nodded, "Ethics and etiquette are involved behind this case. No matter how Wulun decides the case, it will attract criticism. We must handle it carefully and find out who is behind it!"

"grown ups!"

Mu Er asked: "Could it be for you?"

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "You have blamed the head of the country, and the empress's resentment is hard to appease. Now that the draft is in your hands, could it be the empress?"

Zuo Fu looked at the teacup on the table, at the tea leaves sinking at the bottom of the cup, and said after a while of silence: "No matter who it is, the person who came is not kind. Zhuang's family background is not high when he remarries, and he is just a rich peasant. How knowledgeable. But this paper of complaint is written quite well, closely following the four characters of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. This is not something that ordinary litigators can write. The person who wrote this complaint is well versed in the way of fighting public opinion... "

Her white fingers tapped lightly on the table twice, "Well, then, go and inform Zhi Hui immediately, tell her about this, and ask her to write a report."

After saying that, he smiled coldly, "Since you want to play, then play bigger, so that everyone in the world knows about it!"

"My lord, won't I be more passive in this way?"

Li Xiang was in a hurry, "This kind of thing is on the cusp of the storm, and if the eldest girl spreads this matter, no matter how the eldest girl pronounces the sentence, it will definitely attract attacks!"

"Even the head of the country has been beaten. How can my reputation be destroyed by a few youngsters?! Don't worry, they are not trying to destroy my reputation. They want to control this girl and make enemies for me at the same time!"

Li Xiang was stunned, but Mu Er seemed to understand something, he frowned, and said in a low voice: "This matter... that person probably didn't have such a brain, maybe it was someone who wanted to curry favor with her... Or, Marquis An Shan did it himself..."

"When parents love it, they have far-reaching plans... maybe."

Zuo Fu sighed softly, and then snorted coldly, "It's just that the practice of not treating ordinary people as human beings is really disgusting! This girl has no intention of entering the palace, and if she is brought into the deep palace, how can she not feel resentful? At that time , if the judge judges that she must obey her mother's order, she will naturally hate me. Once she hates me, she will find someone to take refuge in the palace. Sooner or later, people will enter the harem, and the left and right cannot monopolize it. Why not find some helpers? "

"Sure enough, she's still a queen!"

Li Xiang said angrily: "Even if it's not her, it's her family! Bah! What kind of mother is in the world, it's really disgusting! What do you treat people as?! Objects?!"

"Now is not the time to be angry."

Zuo Fu said: "Go to investigate immediately, you can't come forward, send some people who don't often come out to do things, keep a low profile, be more secretive, who can write such a complaint, and think of such a method must not be simple in mind, and will definitely wipe it out." Get rid of all relevant traces, try not to open your mouth..."

Zuo Fu looked at Li Xiang, "I have taught you for many years, you should know how to do it, right?"

"Yes!"

Li Xiang sneered, "Those wolf cubs always complain that they have no chance, they live like shadows, now is their time to play!"

The story of the stepdaughter running away from home to avoid the draft, and the stepmother, in order to protect the stepdaughter, then tied the stepdaughter to the Yamen with tears in her eyes, begging Master Qingtian to make the decision, spread in the capital within a long time.

At that time, there was little entertainment, and ordinary lawsuits could make people talk for a long time, let alone the case involving the draft.

In particular, Ying Tianfu Yin, who is known for his uprightness, actually postponed the case for a later trial, and instead of sending him to live in the guarantor's house as usual, he was instead detained in the Yamen. Such an abnormal behavior naturally attracted more people's attention. The ruling and opposition parties also discussed it one after another.

After two days, Ying Tianfu still didn't open the court for hearing the case again, so the rumors and rumors started to increase.The Jinling Evening News reported the matter at this time, and it attracted the attention of the world. The tea drinkers and drinkers in various teahouses and restaurants actually started arguing over this matter.

Some people think that the stepdaughter is innocent, how does a peasant girl know that being elected is also the way of loyalty to the emperor?She is just a country girl who has never seen the world, she is afraid of the majesty of the emperor and the rules of the palace, so she is naturally afraid.After all, not everyone in this world has the ambition to enter the harem to fight for wealth.

But others felt the stepdaughter was guilty.Although the stepmother has remarried, she is her mother after all, and she has taken care of her before. Such rebellion is really unfilial.And the stepmother is also thinking about it. After all, as long as you meet the conditions, you have to be elected. If you run away without authorization, you will not only be unlucky for yourself, but also implicate the family. This stepmother is reasonable and sympathetic.

Those who supported Zhuang's naturally attracted criticism from a large group of people.If the Zhuang family is really that kind, they shouldn't remarry, and since they remarry, they are no longer part of the Lu family. The Lu family has a patriarch, a patriarch, Lu Chan'er and an uncle, so where is it her turn to make decisions?Not to mention, she also acted as a matchmaker for her stepdaughter without authorization before, hoping that she would marry a widower.

And she obviously has a daughter herself, so why was she in a hurry to marry her daughter, but forced her stepdaughter to apply for the election? !If you really think about your stepdaughter, you should find a decent husband and marry her too. After all, it's not easy to be the pillow of the emperor!Especially today's empress is jealous and unvirtuous, living under such a harem lord, just relying on the knowledge of this country girl, she will be killed in a few strokes, right?

Although Yin Zhihui didn't meet Zuo Fu because of this matter, but only listened to Li Xiang and others' description, he immediately guessed the unusualness behind this case.But she didn't overemphasize her position, and just reported the case in its entirety, including the news of Li Xiangren's visit.

I have to say, this girl is very smart.Everyone in the world knows that Jinling Evening News was founded by Zuo Fu. At this time, the more neutral and unemotional it is to report such a case, the more convincing it is, and the more it can divide public opinion into two factions.

It is impossible to make all the people in the world turn in one direction, so Zuo Fu didn't expect everyone to stand on the side of her stepdaughter. As long as she has another voice, her goal will be achieved.

After reading the newspaper, Zuo Fu pursed his lips and smiled.

This is a treasure I picked up!Yin Zhihui is perfect for this job!Such a talent should take on a big job, and after a few more years of hard work, she can completely take over the position of editor-in-chief.Now people...

Although I have followed her for many years, the three views have been formed when I follow her. Although it is not pedantic, it is not as good as young people.Yin Zhihui has a strong ability to think independently, to observe things, is extremely politically sensitive, and has strong social skills. After a few years of careful training, such a person, not to mention being the editor-in-chief of a newspaper, will be It is also possible to become an official!
Who said women are inferior to men? !It's just that these people don't give women a chance!
On the third day, I finally found some news below.

The people who ran the game were really meticulous. If Zuo Fu's subordinates hadn't been trained for many years and knew how to counter-reconnaissance, they might not be able to find out anything.

Even so, they managed to find out some useful news by bribing their fellow villagers in the end.

The Zhuang family's remarried person's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Yougen.This person had also married a wife before, but his wife had dystocia, and after two deaths, he has not been able to find a suitable person.The family background is not bad, there are some ten acres of land, there are several acres of mulberry trees, and there are two brothers in the family.

Relying on these fields and planting mulberry and raising silkworms, I can get by.It's just that because the widower has a bad reputation, no girl dares to marry.Later, in the last years of the late emperor's reign, the conscripts were severe, the rules of etiquette were loosened, and the court secretly encouraged widows to remarry. After someone introduced them, they fell in love with the Zhuang family.

A ke wife and a ke husband don't have a good reputation, so they naturally have nothing to fear when they are together.He gave birth to two daughters and a son successively, and now the eldest daughter has been married off by him not long ago.And in this incident, the villagers noticed something unusual.

Although Wang Yougen's family has a little property, they are still farmers. Now their daughter is married to the son of a wealthy businessman, and she is still the first wife.The imperial family of the Ming Dynasty had ancestral system and had to adopt civilians, but the folks didn't care about this, because family status was very important.

Although merchants are humble, they are rich, so they would never marry a peasant girl as their main wife.And the dowry gift given was astonishing, it was directly given to a hundred mu of paddy fields and five buffaloes.

Now that a large area of ​​horse grazing and cattle breeding in the country has fallen to the enemy, how precious are buffaloes?Even when the country was not occupied, cattle were extremely precious.Many farm households may not be able to save enough money for a cow in their entire life. Now, the price is [-] acres of high-quality paddy fields plus five cows. This gift is really unusual!

Speaking of disrespect for women, in this day and age, this kind of hand can buy hundreds of concubines, and there are still leftovers!
Wang Yougen was just a farmer, and his daughter was not outstanding, and she was married in a hurry to avoid the draft. It was the woman who asked the man, so why such a large gift?

There is a problem!

Zuo Fu listened to the report from the people below, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "Continue to investigate! Also investigate that rich businessman! Also, send some more people out to keep an eye on the Wang family and see who they are dealing with! Yes, try to get the list of guests on her daughter's wedding day!"

"Miss, this is obviously a plank road that is being repaired and Chen Cang secretly!"

Li Xiang gritted his teeth, "Get benefits in the name of marriage, use non-biological children to gain wealth, and curry favor with the nobles, this is for you!"

"Actually, it's useless even if we find out the person behind it."

Qiao Si suddenly said: "What is the name, so what if the big girl finds out the person behind it? This name is as big as the sky, and a loyal emperor can crush you to death. No matter how this case is judged, the girl is not a human being inside and outside." .”

"Qiao Sang, you can't say that."

Mu Er said: "At least we have to know who is behind the scenes!"

"The eldest girl already knows it in her heart, doesn't she?"

Qiao Si said: "This stepdaughter will definitely be selected due to her beauty, and she will definitely attract the attention of the saints when she enters the palace. After all, this matter has already become such a big deal. Moreover, although she still has clan members, she has no close relatives. And the door is too low, no one can rely on, such a person is most likely to be favored by the Sacred Heart, because there are not many people who can rely on it.

And wouldn't it be wonderful if he could secretly control such a reassuring person in his own hands?We have already seen that her female temperament is strong, she would rather flee and beg than enter the palace, and she did not hide her hatred for her stepmother even in court.

Once the eldest girl is on the side of her stepmother, she must hate the girl.Didn't you see the look in her eyes when she knelt in the courtroom and looked at the eldest girl?That was the expectation, her only expectation!The big girl's name of Qingtian is passed down to the world, this is her last hope!If the eldest girl disappoints her, her hatred will never be lower than that of the empress! "

Qiao Si murmured as he spoke: "The person who came up with this strategy is truly amazing."

"Qiao Si, which side are you on?!"

Yu Shan was dissatisfied, "How do you build up other people's ambitions?! Now this powerful person is targeting our big girl! You say it's useless to find out the people behind the scenes, so why don't we just obediently fall into the trap?!"

As Yu Shan said, he slammed the table and said angrily: "What is this called?! You are so angry when you come to this capital! It is so aggrieved to do things for the people, why not be at ease in Qiongzhou There are calculations everywhere, who are we provoking?!"

"Ha ha."

Zuo Fu chuckled, "It's all for a profit, why are you angry?"

She took a sip of her tea, looked at Qiao Si and nodded, "I've made progress. But that's the end of the story, so tell me, how should I deal with this?"

(End of this chapter)