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Chapter 105 The Son of Heaven Asks

On a bright spring day, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the man beside the sedan chair who looked like a housekeeper approached the sedan chair, as if the owner inside was giving orders, and then stepped forward to close the curtain of the sedan chair, only to see a young man stepping out of the sedan chair.

Everyone gave a slight gasp, they never thought that the nobleman in the sedan chair surrounded by a cloud of servants was so young.

The nobleman is simple in clothes, tall and tall, and the black wide-sleeved robe hangs down like running water. The shiny fabric without decorations has no wrinkles at all. , the eyebrows fly into the temples, the eyes are like lacquer, the eyes are calm and peaceful but have a faint deterrent force, making people feel like the bright moon in the sky, untouched by the troubled world, high and unreachable, difficult to approach, all the onlookers in the field Involuntarily they all fell silent.

I saw that the guards had first spread a dark red felt blanket on the ground, and brought a grand master's chair and placed it in the middle of the field, with a fine and luxurious satin cushion on it. The nobles slowly took their seats, and someone brought a celadon teapot Teacups were served at the side, and the butlers were very brisk and skillful in this set of ostentation. It could be seen that they were very proficient in serving them on weekdays. Everyone was shocked by this ostentation.

Even the woman was kneeling in the middle of the body held by two guards. She was obviously a little intimidated by the two extremely tall and sturdy guards with long knives on their waists. size.

The nobleman's expression remained unchanged, as if he was very accustomed to receiving big gifts. He glanced at the woman, his expression unable to distinguish between joy and anger, and slowly took the teacup from the hand of the waiter next to him: "Wu that woman, since you have grievances, Why don't you go to Yousi Yamen to hand over the certificate according to the law? How can you stop the sedan chair indiscriminately?"

The woman was dressed in plain clothes, with slender eyebrows, and she was very pitiful. She put a piece of paper on her head, and said with tears in her eyes, "I stopped the nobleman's sedan chair rashly. The little girl is from He County, Jingzhou! I want to sue the emperor of the dynasty, Master Wu." Jiuyao! This person is very powerful. Whether it is the villain's hometown, Jingzhao Mansion, or Dali Temple, no yamen dares to accept the petition. The prefectural and county yamen only let the slaves enter the capital, but when they arrive in the capital, they drive the little girl back to the prefecture and county to sue. Leapfrogging the imperial court! The little girl wanted to build the Star Observation Tower for the sake of Emperor Tongwei, occupying people's land, ruining her family, and she has a grievance! I just ask you to ask me!"

Xiao Yan stood there and glanced at the woman indifferently: "Since that's the case, here is the pleading paper." He turned his head slightly and said to He Chang'an beside him: "Give her some tea."

He Chang'an hurriedly went over to the woman with the tea tray in person: "Little lady, my master will reward you with tea, and drink it first. After my master has read the pleadings, you should slowly think about how to reply."

His smile was trained naturally, very kind and friendly, the woman was a little flattered, seeing that a guard had come to take the pleading paper, took it, but knelt down on one knee, and unfolded the pleading paper in front of the nobleman, The nobleman didn't move his eyebrows, he took a sip of tea slowly while looking at the paper.

The disciples began to whisper: "Are you really suing Emperor Tongwei? Is it the blond one who walked over just now? Doesn't it sound too young?"

"If even the Jingzhao Mansion dare not accept the pleadings, how can this nobleman dare to accept it?"

"Look at this ostentation, there are many nobles in Beijing, hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

"Looking at his age, it's impossible to be a big shot in the court, right?"

"Could it be the clan? Could it be the prince?" "The prince is only 12 years old."

"This is the Zhuangzi of the Great Princess Protector, could it be the son-in-law?"

However, after Xiao Yan drank a cup of tea slowly, he handed the teacup to the tea tray in the hand of He Changan who was at the side, then turned his head and told a guard, "Call Jingzhao Fu Yin and Dali Siqing to come here."

The guard clenched his fists, stepped back silently, quickly separated the two, and ran down the mountain quickly, got on the horse, and galloped away. At this time, people saw that beside the green poplar at the foot of the mountain, except for the golden saddle and white horse in front of the emperor, Several horses and carriages had already stopped. With so many people coming, they didn't hear any movement before. It turned out that they were all wrapped in soft cotton immediately, just to keep the movement from being too loud, which showed that they were well-trained.

Moreover, this nobleman summoned him casually, and he was the governor of Jingzhao and the minister of Dali Temple!

More and more people gathered around Zhuangzi, gradually forming three floors inside and three floors outside, but they were all silent, because the group of guards stood around the red carpet with their knives, all facing the inside and outside, in groups of three , closely guarded and majestic, with a straight body and a crossbow on their backs. They are generally tall and strong, and they are well-trained at a glance. Wanma killed the murderous military master.Some people in the crowd whispered, but they were stared at by those guards with piercing eyes, and they immediately fell silent and did not dare to speak again.

Many people stood there without even coughing, and they all secretly guarded the nobleman. The guard who knelt in front of the nobleman and served the paper did not move at all, and the hand holding the paper did not shake even once.

The nobleman's expression was cold, he was slowly looking at the paper, his back was straight, his robes were straight, his manner was high, and he had never lost his shape. The majesty of the order.

The woman knelt for a long time, and began to feel a little nervous under the eyes of everyone, her heart was pounding, her mouth was getting dry, and she was still holding the cup of tea in her hand. The small tea cup was as thin as paper and as green as jade. With a blue color and a charming fragrance, I finally couldn't help bringing it to my mouth, took a sip, and found that I had never drank such a sweet and fragrant tea. Throat, she couldn't help but took a few more sips, and even finished the cup of tea, only to see the housekeeper come over again with a tray, asking her to put the empty teacup back, with perfect etiquette.

She gradually felt ashamed of herself, she quietly moved her knees, and her clothes moved slightly, and she saw the guards beside the nobleman looking at her like lightning, the wrist that had been holding the knife even moved slightly, as if she was about to draw the knife at any time, She was so frightened that a thin layer of sweat broke out on her back, and she didn't dare to move anymore.

But soon a few horsemen galloped over like thunder from the bottom of the mountain, and saw two men wearing official robes, rushing all the way up the mountain from the bottom of the mountain. When they approached, they immediately knelt down and bowed, saying: Jing Zhao Yin Gao Xiang and Dali Temple Minister Ouyang Shuwen have seen the emperor!"

emperor!

This noble man who was too young turned out to be the present day!

This lady actually stopped the sedan chair and filed a complaint in front of the emperor!This is an imperial certificate!But it happened to be the Son of Heaven and the Emperor's Master who told him!

The guards who were watching couldn't hold back for a while, whispering, but they all shouted in unison to the guards: "Quiet!"

I saw Xiao Yan said indifferently: "Get up, it's rare for me to pay a private visit in disguise, and I met this girl who stopped the sedan chair and filed a complaint. Just look at this paper." He raised his chin slightly, and saw the guard immediately got up and put The pleading paper was handed to Ouyang Shuwen, secretary of the Dali Temple. Ouyang Shuwen looked at the pleading paper, his face changed slightly, and then passed it to Jing Zhaoyin Gaoxiang.

Xiao Yan said: "This Li family said she was wronged, and the prefectural and county yamen did not dare to accept her pleadings. When she arrived in Beijing, Jing Zhaoyin and Dali Temple did not accept her pleadings. She leapfrogged to sue, is there such a thing?"

I only saw Ouyang Shuwen stepping forward and said loudly: "Minister Ouyang Shuwen replied, this is the first time I have seen this pleading paper today, but I dare to guarantee it with the head of the item, and no one in Dali Temple dares to return the pleading paper without permission. Yes, and there is a copper box at the gate of Dali Temple for the public to submit their own papers. The key is kept by the Minister of Dali Temple himself. Every day, three officials receive the keys at the same time to open it in person, check and accept the papers inside and record them one by one. Once verified, there is absolutely no reason why the pleadings will not be accepted."

Jingzhao Yin Gaoxiang also hurried forward and said: "Chen Gaoxiang replied, this is the first time I have seen this situation. The gate of Jingzhao's government office is the same as that of all prefectures and counties. Copper chambers have been set up for a long time, and there is a post office. The mouth is guarded by government servants, and no one is allowed to intercept the people's submission of letters. How can there be pleadings that have not been accepted?

The princes began to whisper, and they all remembered that the emperor had ordered five years ago, and the government offices of all states and counties had set up copper pockets. Someone will check and verify.

Although the girl looked pitiful, these two high-ranking officials were both first-rank high-ranking officials, and they dared to pledge their lives in front of the emperor, so it would be more convincing to say this.

All eyes were cast on that girl. The girl's face was as pale as paper, her eye circles were red and swollen, and she was trembling slightly. How did she know what kind of copper box?

I saw Xiao Yan also looking at the girl, and asked indifferently: "Mr. Li, when and when did you go to Dali Temple and Jingzhao Mansion to file a pleading paper? Can someone accompany you there, and who refused to pick you up?" The pleadings, you can tell them one by one."

Mrs. Li raised her face and opened her mouth slightly, but she saw He Changan whispering: "The Son of Heaven asks you, you must answer truthfully. If you lie, it is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor, and you should be executed!"

Mrs. Li's complexion changed slightly, and she couldn't help but said: "I have never been to Dali Temple or Jingzhao Mansion to submit a certificate."

The crowd was in an uproar.

Lady Li's face was pale, she didn't know why she told the truth, is this the emperor Tianwei?

Xiao Yan looked up at Ouyang Shuwen: "Ouyang Qing ask me."

Ouyang Shuwen clasped his hands to receive the order, and asked slightly sideways: "Mr. Li, since you have never been to Dali Temple and Jingzhao Mansion, then who taught you to stop the imperial driver here and sue the imperial court?"

Mrs. Li was trembling, and she couldn't help telling the truth: "A lady taught me that as long as I said this in front of the candidates who came to Beijing to rush for the exam, no one would check it carefully. Have I ever been to Dali Temple and Jingzhaoyin? I am suing the current emperor. I went to Dali Temple and Jingzhaoyin. It is the people suing the officials. I will be killed for nothing. I couldn't stand the beating, so I spent my life in vain."

Ouyang Shuwen asked again: "Why did that lady teach you to sue the imperial court?"

Mrs. Li's face was earthy: "My family used to have a thatched hut on the mountain, and there were ten acres of dry land in the mountain. My brother and I depended on each other for our lives, farming to make a living. The emperor wanted to build a star observation tower and confiscated my field. I had nowhere to go, and my brother was arrested again. I was beaten to death, I was forced to marry by my family, and was rescued by that lady. She wrote a pleading paper for me, let me memorize it by heart, and instructed me to go to Beijing to file an imperial pleading, and told me to report to Master Weidi to repair the star tower Tiandi, only in this way can we hope to make things worse, avenge my brother, and get a chance of life."

Ouyang Shuwen looked surprised: "The construction of the Star Observation Tower really took your land by force, and no compensation was given?"

Mrs. Li knew that the situation was over and she burst into tears like rain: "Yes, Qin Tianjian came to build the inspection at that time, and gave a thousand taels of silver as compensation. You can buy the fertile land by yourself. My elder brother signed the silver taels and took it back. I didn't expect my family to know about it. My family received a generous compensation, so they called the door, insisting that my mother owed him money back then! He also said that the thatched hut in Susukida was originally our family's field, and the division was improper, and it should be divided again! Forcibly ordered the family to redistribute the money! My eldest brother was not convinced, fought with my family, and was beaten to death! He was forced to marry me! I was tied up in a sedan chair, crying all the way, and was rescued by the Holy Star Empress, who showed me a way to let me Go to Beijing to file a complaint!"

Ouyang Shuwen said: "One mu of dry land is only fifty per mu in Beijing, not to mention the rural and mountainous land, without water irrigation, and the value of thousands of taels of silver far exceeds the value of the mountain land. Now that compensation has been given, how can we still say yes? Occupying land? Did you know that false accusation is also a crime?"

Mrs. Li covered her face and cried bitterly: "But if it weren't for the thousand taels of silver, my brother and I would still be able to live together on the mountain..."

Ouyang Shuwen asked: "How do you know that Yu Jia has been here since then?"

Mrs. Li said: "I don't know. After I came to Beijing, I followed the instructions of the lady to stay in this tea house. I know that no one dares to insult the servants and maids here in Lvyangzhuang. I saw the emperor's teacher passing by in the morning, and I saw the sedan chair just now. , someone pushed me and asked me to go up to the sedan chair to complain! I didn't know that the emperor was in the sedan chair!"

Ouyang Shuwen asked again: "Who is Empress Saint Star?"

Mrs. Li cried: "It's the saint of the Star Worship Sect. She said that I can only get compensation if things go wrong...I don't want to...but my brother is gone, I..."

Ouyang Shuwen said: "A thousand taels of silver is far more than the price of a barren mountainous land. It is a pity that you repay your kindness and accuse the person who gave you money as an enemy."

Mrs. Li covered her face and wept bitterly, she was too ashamed to say anything.

Ouyang Shuwen bowed deeply: "I'm done asking, I respectfully invite the Holy Judge."

Xiao Yan said: "Transfer to Jing Zhaoyin, question the crime according to the law, think that he is ignorant, and is also seduced by traitors, and persecuted by the villagers. After the beating, he can be treated by a good doctor. Another person from the same family as stated in the pleadings will be sent to Beijing. If it is true, he will be questioned according to the law. His family property will be returned, and the local villagers will be ordered to take care of him."

Mrs. Li bowed limply: "Thank you, Majesty Long En..."

Xiao Yan stood up, with a cold expression on his face: "Another arrest warrant from Kyushu is issued for the Xingjiao monster, who will deceive the public with his monster words, and deceive the king..."

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