Chapter 24

Li forgot to worry, glanced at several people of the Li clan with the corner of his eye, and said in a loud voice, "Huiming house, as far as I know, this monk who claims to be the right way of law has been sitting on the street of Huxian County for three days. The monk didn't say a word three days ago, but just sat in meditation. Today, when I saw all the elders of the Li clan, I suddenly spoke. It was obvious that he was going for the Li clan."

Yang Zui nodded gently. He did know about the monk.

The monk sat in the street for three days without water and without invasion of cold and heat. It has already caused a stir in Huxian county.

Today, Yang Zuan and master Liu Xiao went to Li's house and saw the monk from a distance on their horse. They also said they were eminent monks, but they didn't expect that Li's clan came to report to the official that the monk was a liar.

"Xiao Lang, do you know how the monk can be energetic without water for three days?" county Lieutenant Fang asked curiously.

Li forgot to worry and smiled: "did county magistrate Fang notice that the monk had luohanzhu around his neck?"

"Yes, there is Luo Hanzhu." county magistrate Fang recalled the picture of the monk, nodded and said.

"Luohanzhu is usually composed of 19 beads, 18 luohanzhu and one ring bead. But I found that there are only 16 luohanzhu on the monk's neck. I looked carefully at the luohanzhu brought by the monk. Later, I remembered that an ancient book recorded that a monk made a pill with ginseng and other herbs, which is the size of a walnut. Taking one can ensure that he doesn't need to eat for a day and is not afraid of death Cold. "

Li Qieyou said this and looked at Yang Zuan with a smile: "Ming mansion, what can you think of?"

"Three luohanzhu are missing? Is the luohanzhu hanging around the monk's neck the medicine pill made by the ginseng Institute? He steals one every day, so he can keep his face red without water for three days?" Yang Zui immediately understood.

"It should be so." Li forgot to worry, nodded and continued: "did the Ming family think about why the monk had to go to the Li clan? There are not many merchants in Huxian, and the Li clan is not a rich family, and it is only a small asset in Huxian. Since the monk wants to cheat, why don't he find someone else?"

"That's right, but why?" Li forgets worry. Both Yang Zui and Fang Chun feel that there is a problem.

Deceiving Li's clan only cheated 200 liang of gold, but Yang Zui secretly said that if other merchants and giants encounter such a scam, perhaps the monk's 1000 liang of gold can really promise.

Li forgot to worry and despised several elders of Li's clan. He sneered: "if what I expected is not bad, the monk has come to seek revenge for others."

"Seeking revenge? Why do you say so?" Yang Zuo didn't understand.

On the other hand, the elders of the Li clan turned pale and could not help refuting Yang Zui's warning.

"Nonsense, I'm Li Shi. I've always been kind to people. Where is there any enemy?"

"Boy, what nonsense! What revenge! It's clear that you colluded with the monk to deceive us!"

"Please let Yang Mingfu decide for us! Don't let people slander us, Li Shi! If there's no explanation about this, we'll go to the imperial court to complain!"

"Open your mouth! You dare!"

There was another uproar in the county government hall. Yang Zuan was almost ready to call the government service to beat out these old things.

After several angry drinks, the group of elders closed their mouths again. Yang Zui turned blue and said to Li, "Xiao Lang, go on."

"Yes, because today I saw that the monk set up a fraud, but I wondered why the monk chose Li to start, so I inquired about one or two, and finally learned about Li's scandal."

When he said this, the clan elders wanted to make a noise again, but Yang Zui was ready and directly asked the Yamen to fork out a noisy clan elder, which shocked the group of elders.

Li Qieyou sneered and continued: "on the street today, someone in the crowd suddenly said that Li had a human life lawsuit some time ago, so I inquired with him curiously. Originally, the man didn't say anything, so I used some tricks. Hey hey, hey, I asked the reason from him."

Where did he use any small means, it was to deceive the passer-by. He said he was from the county government, so he took him to the official without saying, which coaxed the man to tell him the truth.

However, Li forgot to worry about this, and naturally he would not explain it to Yang Zuo foolishly.

"What did you ask? Why didn't the county know that Li had a human life lawsuit?" Yang Zuo asked curiously.

"There is a maid named Huashang in the old Li family's house. I don't know if the old clan leader still remembers?" Li forgot to worry and looked at the old clan leader, but he saw the old man's face Shua and lost his blood.

"Hum, I'm just an unruly bitch. I caught her stealing money from the house. I was just going to punish her a little. But she deserved to be killed because she couldn't bear the whip!" the old clan leader explained.

"Hum, in that case, why not report it to the county?" Yang Zui asked discontentedly.

According to the provisions of the law of the Tang Dynasty, the main beating episode lasts for one year until the dead, regardless of the seriousness of the crime. Those who kill for no reason will be given a higher grade, which means that those who kill for no reason other than beating will be given a higher grade, which will be equivalent to one and a half years. If he commits a crime and is sentenced to death or negligently killed, he shall not be guilty.

Slaves, like livestock, are the owner's private property, no different from cattle, horses, pigs and sheep.

If you deliberately kill a slave, you will be sentenced to one year's imprisonment, and the most serious is only one and a half years. However, the master has the right to punish the slave and maid who make mistakes. Even if they are accidentally killed, they do not have to bear legal responsibility.

But even so, it is necessary to report to the county government to inform the matter. The death of Hua Shang, the maidservant of Li's clan leader's family, was obviously deceived by Li's clan.

But even so, Yang Zui could only reprimand at most.

"I'm afraid it's not stealing money?" Li forgets worry. The colder his face is, in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, what he can't stand is to treat people as livestock.

"Yang Ming's house, as far as I know, the maidservant named Huashang in Li's house didn't know where to get some money a few days ago and asked Li's clan leader to redeem herself. Li's clan leader promised her to redeem herself with 20 yuan and obtain the release and exemption documents."

Li forgot to worry and stared at the old clan leader: "however, after getting the twenty Guan money, the clan leader Li became greedy again. He didn't want to release the flower clothes, but wanted to sell her again. So the flower clothes threw themselves into the well at night, and the fragrance dissipated since then."

"I'm afraid that's why the monk went to clan leader Li. What little ghost wronged the soul, and the bucket dispelled the injustice must mean that Huashang threw himself into the well!"

"Hu, nonsense!" facing Li's accusation, the old patriarch pointed at him with trembling fingers, trying to refute, but he couldn't speak for a long time.

"It's nonsense, so I asked Yang Ming's house and Fang County Wei to send Yamen to pick up the flower dress body and let him know whether he died of a whip or drowning!" Li forgot to worry and stared at Li's patriarch with old eyes.

When he said this, Li clan leader became more flustered and quickly changed his mind: "I remember wrong. The bitch fell into the water and died."

If the foreword didn't match the later words, Li forgot his worries and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

But I heard an angry cry from the door of the lobby: "what a Huxian Li family! Despicable and shameless, faithless and selfless for profit! It's in vain for the royal family and rats!"