EBE Chapter 104 Absurd Trial
Chapter 104 Absurd Trial
Chapter 104 Absurd Trial
"Gentlemen, you may continue with your work. I have other matters to attend to and must return to the yamen first!" Wang Wenzhou waved to the four great scholars and led his large group back to the yamen.
"Brother Wang, I am truly grateful to your younger brother, Lord Wang. If it weren't for Lord Wang, we would probably be in grave danger," Ma Deyun said sincerely.
“Yes! I didn’t expect Wang Qing to be both a scholar and a warrior. He truly deserves to come from the Xinjian Earl’s Mansion,” Yang Shan chimed in.
Wang Wenhua said with a wry smile, "My four brothers, you've got it wrong! Those robbers were all arranged by my silly little Wu! They were just putting on an act."
"Damn it!" Ma Deyun immediately cursed, "Wang Shazi has gone too far!"
"That idiot Wang is going too far! This matter cannot be left like this!" Yang Shan said angrily.
Wang Wenhua nodded and said, "That's what I think too. Let's go to the yamen and see how Sha Xiao Wu handles these criminals. If he dares to disagree with us, we'll give him an answer!"
"go!"
Wang Wenhua, along with the four great scholars and others, stormed into the county government office with great momentum.
……
The county government office of Hanshan County.
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed the gavel and shouted, "Guards, bring the criminal to the court!"
Li Feiqing and the others were escorted to the court by the yamen runners and all knelt down on the ground.
"Who is this person in the hall, and what has he done?" Wang Wenzhou asked.
"Your Excellency, I am Li Feiqing. Just now at Chunfeng Pavilion, I had a conflict with someone and we got into a fight," Li Feiqing said calmly.
"Haha..." Wang Wenzhou patted the table lightly and said with a smile, "So that's how it is. I must say a few words to you all: harmony is the most important thing in everything. Fighting at the drop of a hat is wrong! If you accidentally kill someone, you'll have to pay with your life!"
Li Feiqing nodded repeatedly and said respectfully, "I know I was wrong!"
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed his gavel and said, "Li Feiqing and others have provoked trouble and disturbed public order, violating the laws of our Great Ming Dynasty. I hereby sentence them to be immediately sent to a labor camp for two years of reform through labor."
"Thank you, Your Excellency!" Li Feiqing quickly kowtowed in gratitude.
"Wait!" Wang Wenhua shouted as he entered the lobby.
Wang Wenhua glanced coldly at Wang Wenzhou. "Silly Xiao Wu, I understand you less and less these days. How can you be so shameless!"
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed his gavel, pointed at Wang Wenhua, and shouted, "Who are you, daring to cause such a disturbance in court!"
"Pah!" Wang Wenhua cursed inwardly. "You stupid little Wu, you bastard, daring to act like an official and flaunt your authority with your elder brother!"
"Wang Wenzhou, open your dog eyes and look! I, Wang Wenhua, am your cousin!" Wang Wenhua said angrily.
"Oh! It's you, elder brother!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile. "Elder brother, that's where you're wrong! I am an upright and honest official, and I never bend the law for personal gain. In court, even if you were my cousin, I would not admit it!"
"..."
The four talented scholars were completely dumbfounded. "Wang Shazi, you're utterly shameless! If you were an honest official, there would be no corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Hmm..." Wang Wenzhou asked, "Wang Wenhua, why are you shouting in court?"
Wang Wenhua bowed to the onlookers and said, "Fellow elders of Hanshan, I am one of the victims of today's case. This group of thugs broke into Chunfeng Pavilion, vandalized it, and then kidnapped us, demanding ransom. This kind of wicked robber, the magistrate of Hanshan, Lord Wang, actually punished him for the crime of 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble.' I am not satisfied!"
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed the gavel down heavily and roared, "How dare you!"
"Ouch!" Wang Wenzhou cried out in pain, blurting out in a panic, "Be gentle! Grandma, are you trying to bite me off? It hurts so much!"
"Huh?" The people in the hall were puzzled. What was wrong with Lord Wang?
Wang Wenzhou wiped the sweat from his face and smiled slightly, saying, "It's alright! I misspoke just now!"
Wang Wenzhou pointed at Li Feiqing and demanded, "Li Feiqing, I ask you, is Wang Wenhua's statement true?"
"My lord! We've been wronged!" Li Feiqing kowtowed and cried, "My lord, you must do justice for us! What Wang Wenhua said is utterly exaggerated. We really didn't steal a single penny! The officers just searched us, and we had nothing on us. Robbery? Where's the stolen silver? We can't possibly eat it, can we?"
Li Hechen stepped forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Reporting to Your Excellency, what Li Feiqing said is true. After we captured them, we did search them, and they didn't have a single penny on them."
“Wang Wenhua, you heard it too. They didn’t have a single penny on them. How could there be any robbery?” Wang Wenzhou asked.
"Hmph!" Wang Wenhua snorted coldly. Silly Xiao Wu, you're something else!
Wang Wenhua cupped his hands in greeting to the onlookers surnamed Bai and said, “Gentlemen, many of you must have been watching in front of Chunfeng Pavilion just now. Many of you have witnessed what happened. Lord Wang stepped forward and saved me. I am deeply grateful! I am Lord Wang’s cousin. As the elder brother, I did not want to see my younger brother suffer, and out of a woman’s compassion, I let the robbers go. These robbers are utterly wicked. If we let them go like this, they will do even more heinous things in the future. At that time, it may be all of you here, or even your families, who will suffer!”
After Wang Wenhua finished speaking, the Bai family members who were watching immediately erupted in uproar.
"Wang Qingtian, you can't let these criminals get away with this!"
"Kill them!"
"Please, Judge Wang, rid the people of this scourge!"
Damn it! Wang Wenzhou smiled bitterly. His cousin was quite capable; his words were righteous and resonated deeply with the Bai family. Everyone fears having their family members harmed by thugs.
"Kill them!" Several middle-aged women rushed into the lobby in righteous indignation and gave Li Feiqing and the others a good beating.
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou slammed the gavel down heavily and roared, "Don't move!"
"Um... I wasn't talking about you, you can continue!" Wang Wenzhou said, bowing his head.
"Bang!" The old woman kicked Li Feiqing in the face.
"Don't move! I said don't move!" Wang Wenzhou said with a wry smile, "Li Hechen, quickly ask these old ladies to leave!"
Li Hechen quickly led several yamen runners to push the elderly women who rushed into the hall out.
"Keep going! I didn't tell you not to move!" Wang Wenzhou complained, looking down.
"Huh?" Everyone in the hall was completely bewildered. What was wrong with Lord Wang today?
"Gentlemen!" Wang Wenzhou cupped his hands in greeting to the Bai family members who were watching and said, "Do you think I am a corrupt official?"
"no!"
"How could Wang Qingtian be a corrupt official?"
"Wang Qingtian is wholeheartedly devoted to the people. Anyone who dares to say you are a corrupt official, I'll tear their mouth apart!"
The people of Hanshan deeply loved Wang Wenzhou. They considered him a living bodhisattva and could not agree that he was a corrupt official.
Wang Wenzhou curled his lip and glanced contemptuously at Wang Wenhua. "Brother, you still want to play the popular will game with me? How naive! I'm a conman. These people, even if I sold them out, they would still happily help me count the money. If the money is less than expected, they would even argue with the buyer."
Wang Wenzhou looked down at Zhao Fengmin, who was hiding under the desk and engrossed in her "work," and said softly, "Minmin, slow down a bit. Let me say a few words before you speed up again!"