Chapter 58 Flag

At nightfall, the Mighty Marquis’ residence.

The Mighty Marquis, who had the image of a rich middle-aged man, sat in his chair with an ugly face.

There were two other beautiful women in the hall, one of whom was kneeling, weeping with pearly, heartbroken tears.

The other beautiful woman whispered reassuringly.

The second daughter disappeared strangely today, and combined with the carriage crash before the incident, Marquis Wei Wu concluded that his daughter had been abducted.

He went over the possible enemies in his mind, to say political enemies, it should be unlikely, after all, the hereditary succession of titles to his generation, has been gradually sidelined in the edge of the imperial capital power stage.

Of course, the huddled lords remain an interest group that cannot be ignored.

But there was still a difference between the whole and the individual, and the Mighty Marquis could not remember having such political enemies who went out of their way to hijack the women of their families.

As for enemies, there have been no recent feuds with anyone.

“Master has already reported it to the officials, and also notified the jinwuwei guarding the city gates, so don’t worry, Ying’er will get it back.”

“Sister, Ying’er is a weak woman, she, if something happens to her …. If she were to encounter anything, she wouldn’t be able to live even if she were to find her way back.”

The Marquis of Weiwu’s face twitched as his face grew more and more gloomy.

At this time, the subordinate ran in with hurried footsteps and shouted, “Marquis, Miss has found it…”

The Marquis of Might and the two ladies rushed to the front hall and met their daughter, who looked haggard and tear-stained, as well as the Imperial Sword Guards who had sent someone back.

After letting the butler send the Imperial Sword Guards away with their reward money, the Marquis of Might examined his daughter for a few moments and let out a slight sigh of relief, “Ying’er, what’s going on.”

Zhang Yuying was cradled in her weeping mother’s arms and cried out, “It was that Squire Zhou’s family’s eunuch who kidnapped me, and he, also, not only wanted to defile his daughter’s innocence, but also intended to kill her to silence her.”

Immediately, he told what he had seen and heard, adding in colorful detail how he had taken advantage of the carelessness of the guards and escaped from the wolf’s den.

“Marquis, you must decide for my concubine, for Ying’er.” Zhang Yuying’s birth mother was trembling with anger.

“Marquis, that Zhou Li is bullying Ying’er over and over again, and he is also bullying my marquis.” The main wife said in a deep voice.

The Marquis of Mighty Martial burst into a rage, slapping the table with one palm and shaking with anger: “Surname Zhou has bullied people too much!”

The next day.

Noon Gate, East Side Gate.

The civil and military officials in the court were surprised to find that the Marquis of Mighty Arms actually came in armor today, only that there were no weapons hanging from his waist.

…..

On this day, a funny thing happened in the courtroom.

The Marquis of Weiwu went to the hall with his armor on, raised his ancestor’s merits, and tearfully accused Servant Zhou.

Shouting: ancestor for the emperor to wear thorns and thorns, born into death, descendants of the daughter was bullied, His Majesty does not protect, is not it a cold heart of the world’s generals and soldiers …..

Things got big.

The culprit Zhou Li was dumbfounded, when did I hijack the Zhang family’s second miss, how come I don’t know myself.

Emperor Yuan Jing was furious and ordered the Da Lisi, the Ministry of Justice, and the Metropolitan Police to handle the case and give the results within two days.

As a suspect in the case, Mr. Zhou Li Zhou’s first stop is the Capitol.

The person in charge of interrogating him was the royal inspector of the city.

This official of the sixth grade sat down in front of the case, and without saying a word, he first gave Zhou Gongzi a slap on the wrist.

After beating Zhou Li and crying out to his parents, he slapped the shocking wood: “Zhou Li, the courtyard where the concubine daughter of the Marquis of Weiwu is imprisoned, is it your private residence?”

“Yes!” Zhou Li could only admit it.

It was common for powerful nobles to purchase private residences in the inner city, and when Zhou Li purchased the courtyard, he didn’t press others to handle it.

The deed of the house was in his name, and there were formalities for the purchase of the mansion at the government office.

“If it’s your yard, then there’s no need to say more, sign the papers!”

Two yamen came forward, one with a confession of guilt, and one forced Zhou Li to draw a pledge.

According to the process of reviewing the trial by the three departments, after the Duzhaoyuan finished the trial, the judgment was handed over to the Ministry of Justice, which did not agree with the results of the Duzhaoyuan and wanted to retry the case.

So Mr. Zhou was sent to the Ministry of Justice, where his treatment was changed forever.

The wine and meat were manageable, and the Minister of Justice who was in charge of the trial was thoughtful enough to find a doctor to apply gold sores to Duke Zhou’s bloody ass.

After a few hours of “interrogation”, the Ministry of Justice overturned the results of the Metropolitan Police Department and ruled that Zhou Li was innocent and that someone had planted evidence to frame him.

The file was transferred to the Da Lisi.

The Da Lisi without saying a word, and gave Zhou Li a beating, and then after some “close” interrogation, the Da Lisi rejected the verdict of the Ministry of Justice, that Zhou Li is guilty.

The next day, seeing that the Da Lisi, the Du Cha Yuan, and the Ministry of Justice were each giving no results, Emperor Yuan Jing ordered the three divisions to hold a trial, and the case escalated.

The Da Lisi dispatched one temple chief and two temple ministers; the Ministry of Justice sent two langzhongs and four masters; and the Du Chia Yuan dispatched two city inspectors.

A total of eleven officials, who jointly heard the case.

The camp of the three divisions of the trial was that the Ministry of Justice felt that Zhou Li was not guilty, and that there were thieves who planted evidence to frame him. The Da Lisi and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, on the other hand, unanimously found Zhou Li guilty.

The two sides have been tugging at each other for a whole day without a winner, so naturally there is no result.

It was not until dusk that a white coat of the Divisional Superintendent was invited by a mandarin to the Yamen.

“By His Majesty’s decree, I have come to assist in the case.” After explaining his intentions, the white clothes of the Heavenly Superintendent looked at Zhou Li, who was kneeling in front of the hall, and droned:

“Zhou Li, have you abducted Marquis Weiwei’s concubine daughter, Zhang Yuying.”

Zhou Li shook his head repeatedly, “I didn’t, it wasn’t me, I was wrongly accused.”

The crowd of officials stared at the white clothes of the Heavenly Superintendent in death.

This white one righteously said, “He lied!”

Zhou Li’s face was bloodless.

…..

Three days later, Squire Zhou was dismissed from his post and enlisted in the army because of his greed for money and food from the treasury and his laxity in teaching his son. His son Zhou Li was exiled to the southern border.

…..

Fifty riders traveled slowly on the official road, with Uncle Xu steering his horse to lead the way, springing to his feet.

After the news of Servant Zhou’s downfall came, Xu Pingzhi dragged Xu Qi’an and Xu Erlang for a night of drinking. There was both the pleasure of revenge and the relief of having a heavy burden lifted.

The two brothers rode behind Xu Pingzhi, and Erlang Xu said, “There is something I want to ask big brother.”

Xu Dalang gave him a sideways glance, “Curious as to why Zhou Li would confess to this crime, or rather, why the Marquis of Weiwu and other bigwigs of the court would not be able to see through this not-so-subtle planting of evidence?”

Erlang Xu murmured, ”Only part of it comes to mind, for Servant Zhou’s political enemies, it doesn’t matter whether Zhou Li is wrongly accused or not. They will seize this bargaining chip and bite Squire Zhou to death.

“And for Marquis Weiwu, this is an opportunity for revenge. In the past, he couldn’t fight Squire Zhou because he didn’t have any helpers, and now is a heavenly opportunity. That’s why he went up to the temple with his armor on that day, and made a lot of noise all over the court.

“As for whether or not his daughter was kidnapped by Zhou Li, he might have suspected it, but before there was enough evidence, it was clearly this Grand Duke Zhou who had repeatedly bullied and humiliated his daughter that was more detestable.

“What I can’t figure out is that it wasn’t done by Zhou Li, Squire Zhou and his cohorts know it by heart and should have responded.”

“Why do you think I went to the Si Tian Supervisor that day?” Xu Qi’an laughed out loud, “Remember what the eighth rank of the Sitian Supervisor is called?”

“Eighth grade qi lookout master ….” A strange color blossomed in Xu New Year’s eyes as he was enlightened.

“When the tax and silver case was first brought up, the warlocks from the Sitian Supervisor had a hand in tracking and hearing the case, which shows that the current saint relies on the Sitian Supervisor.” Xu Qi’an eyed the front, springing to life:

“The case looks unreasonable at first glance, but if you look into it carefully, you will find that there are no traces left …. Well, big brother I am a professional in this area. Coupled with the factor of party disputes, the case is destined to be troublesome and difficult to investigate, then the simplest and most effective method is of course to look for the warlock of the Divine Constabulary.”

Xu New Year was convinced, “So, big brother bribed the warlocks of the Sithian Supervisor.”

“Vulgar!” Xu Qi’an spat and said brightly, “How can you call what happened to the Alchemist a bribe, it’s an exchange of equal value!”

After a short pause, he said, “Resignation, you remember, under the sky, in addition to blood relatives, any friends and enemies, is because of the word “interests”, especially in the officialdom.”

“No one will be nice to you for no reason, and no one will hate you for no reason. Even if it is your closest friend who befriends you, it is inevitable that your existence serves a positive use to him.”

“In the future, when you join the dynasty as an official, big brother hopes that you will be a capable official, not a puritan.” Xu Qi’an instilled his own personal goods into his little old brother and said slowly, “Remember, and light and dust.”

In order to train little old me to become the chief minister of the Daebung, we must first make him into our own shape. Otherwise, what’s the use of training up a chief minister with a different path?

Xu New Year gazed into the distance and said aloud, “Harmony with light…what if I get lost in the mist of power in the future?”

“That’s your own destiny, of course, if Resignation Old becomes a treacherous minister who wreaks havoc on the supremacy, Big Brother will clean up the mess.” Xu Qi’an said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

“Good!” Xu New Year argued, “If Big Brother becomes a martial artist who wreaks havoc on one side in the future, I’ll do the same.”

How do I feel like I set up a fg …. Xu Qi’an coughed and looked at Xu Pingzhi, “Second uncle, you have to witness for us.”

“Scram!” Xu Pingzhi turned around and scolded, “Opening your mouth and speaking in the same room, treating me as if I don’t exist?”

PS: Originally, I wrote a full six thousand words on the section of the trial of Zhou Li in order to highlight the party dispute and the desperation of Zhou Gongzi, the evil villain.

For this reason I also looked up the ancient process of case resolution.

Then I thought, why should I give so much ink to a minor supporting character, isn’t that messing up the priorities. If I had so much ink, I would have written about my aunt. ……

So the essence was extracted, highlighting the party fights and curtailing the trial process. That stuff wasn’t much fun to write, and I don’t think you’ll like it.

This episode of Squire Chow is the beginning of this entire volume.