Chapter 86 Chapter Eighty-sixth: An Old Official Receives a Private Bribery and Turns Over His File

It is said that after Aunt Xue heard Xue Biao's letter, she called the servant and asked, "You heard the uncle say, how did you beat him to death?"The boy said: "The little one didn't listen to the truth."That day, the old man told the second old man that, while he was talking, he looked back and saw no one, and then said: "The old man said, since the trouble at home has been so serious, the old man has no heart, so he wants to go to the south to buy goods."Today, I want to invite someone to go with me. This person lives in more than 200 places in the south of our city.The uncle went to look for him, and met Jiang Yuhan, who had been friends with the uncle before, and brought some small actors into the city.The uncle ate and drank with him in the same shop, because the poor man kept glancing at Jiang Yuhan, and the uncle became angry.Later, Jiang Yuhan left.The next day, the uncle invited the person he was looking for to drink. After drinking, he remembered what happened the day before and asked the man who was in charge to change the wine.The man refused, so the uncle picked up the wine bowl and beat him.Unexpectedly, that person was also a rascal, so he stretched out his head and asked the uncle to hit him.The uncle hit him on the head with a bowl, and he bled, lying on the ground, cursing in his head, and then stopped talking.Aunt Xue said: "Why is there no one to persuade you?"The boy said: "I didn't hear what the old man said, so I don't dare to speak nonsense."Aunt Xue said, "Go and have a rest first."The boy agreed to come out.Here Aunt Xue came to see Mrs. Wang herself, and asked Mrs. Wang to turn to Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng asked before and after, so he had no choice but to answer vaguely. He only said that he would wait for Xue Biao to hand over the submission and see how his county approved it before making sense.

Here, Aunt Xue exchanged money in the pawnshop again, and asked the young man to rush away.After three days, there was a reply.Aunt Xue went on to ask the little girl to tell Baochai, and came over to have a look.I saw that the book said: He took the silver and made it as an envoy for the Yamen.My brother doesn't suffer a lot in prison, please rest assured my wife.The only thing is that the people here are very tricky, and they don't follow the witnesses of the dead body, and even the friend invited by the elder brother also helped them.Li Xiang and I are both born in the same family. Fortunately, we found a good gentleman and promised him money. Then we asked for an idea, saying that Wu Liang, who was drinking with his brother, had to be dragged, and someone bailed him out, and promised him silver. , told him to tear captive.If he didn't agree, he would say that Zhang San was beaten to death by him, and he blamed him on a foreigner.I followed him, and sure enough Wu Liang came out.Now I bought the dead body to witness, and made another report.It was delivered the day before yesterday, and it is approved today. Please see the bottom of the submission to know.

Because he read it again and said: There is a certain person, who is a grievance for his brother who was killed by flying disaster.Xue Pan, the brother of the thief, was originally from Nanjing and lived in Xijing.In a certain year, month and day, Biben went south for trade.A few days after leaving, the slave sent a letter home, saying that he had been killed.When he was born, he went to constitutional rule, and his elder brother accidentally injured Zhang's surname, and he was imprisoned.According to my brother's weeping report, I don't know each other with the surname Zhang, and there is no enmity.Occasionally, at the corner of the wine exchange, Brother Sheng spilled the wine on the ground. Just as Zhang San lowered his head to pick up something, he missed it for a while, and the wine bowl accidentally touched the door and died.Meng En was detained for interrogation, and his brother was afraid of being punished, and admitted that he had been beaten to death.Yang Meng Xiantian is benevolent, knowing that there is a grievance, and the case has not yet been finalized.Brother Sheng is banned, with a plea and defense, and there are dry rules.Thinking of his brothers and sisters, he risked his life to testify on his behalf, begging for the kindness of the constitution, and submitting evidence and cross-examination, which is a great mercy.The students and the whole family admire Dai Hongren, and there will be nothing left forever.Eagerly present.

The batch is: The autopsy showed conclusive evidence.And no torture was used, Brother Er admitted to fighting and killed, and confessed to the case.You came from far away today, but you didn't witness it, so why use excuses to make false accusations.The crime should be punished, and the missing is dear to the brother, and forgive me.not allowed. Aunt Xue heard there and said: Isn't this impossible to save?How good is this!Baochai said, "Second Brother's book hasn't been finished yet, but there's more to come later."Because he read again: "If you have an important question, you will know it."Aunt Xue asked the person who came, because she said: "The county knew that we have enough property, and we have to find a big deal in Beijing. If we give you a big gift, we can also review it and decide the case lightly."The wife must do it quickly at this time, and if it is too late, I am afraid that the uncle will suffer.

After hearing this, Aunt Xue asked the servant to go by herself, and immediately went to Jia's mansion to explain the reason to Mrs. Wang and begged Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng was only willing to ask someone to intercede with the county magistrate, but refused to mention money.Fearing that it would be useless, Aunt Xue begged Sister Feng to talk to Jia Lian, and spent thousands of silver to buy off the county magistrate.Xue Biao also figured it out. Then the county magistrate was listed and sat in the hall, and all the neighbors promised to see the dead relatives, etc., and Xue Pan was proposed in the prison.The scribes in the punishment room all roll their names one by one.The county magistrate asked Dibao to confess to the early Ming Dynasty, and asked the dead relative Zhang Wang and the dead uncle Zhang Er to interrogate.Zhang Wang cried and said: "The youngest man is Zhang Da, who lived in Nanxiang and died eighteen years ago."The eldest son and the second son are also dead, and only the dead son is left, named Zhang San, who is twenty-three years old and has not married a woman yet.Because the villain's family is poor and has no support, he works as a trough in Li's shop.At noon that day, someone from Li's store sent to call me, saying that your son had been beaten to death.My lord Qingtian, the young one will be bluffed to death.When I ran there, I saw my son lying on the ground gasping for breath, bleeding from his head. I couldn't speak to him, and he died in a short while.The villain is going to grab this little bastard desperately.All the yamen servants yelled.Mrs. Zhang kowtowed and said, "I beg Master Qingtian to avenge his grievances. The villain only has this one son."

The magistrate called down, and the man from Li's shop asked, "Is that Zhang San belonged to your shop's helper?"Then Li Er replied: "It's not a servant, it's a trough."The county magistrate said: "At the corpse field that day, you said that Xue Pan smashed the bowl to death for Zhang San. Did you see it with your own eyes?"Li Er said: "The little one is on the cabinet, and I heard that there is wine in the guest room."After a while, I heard that it was bad and hurt.The little one ran in and saw Zhang San lying on the ground, unable to speak.The younger one called to report to Dibao, and at the same time reported to his mother.I really don't know how they fought, so I begged the grandfather to ask the drinker and he would know.The county magistrate shouted: "You saw the confession in the first trial, why do you say you didn't see it now?"Li Erdao: "The little one was bluffed out the day before yesterday, talking nonsense."The yamen servant yelled again.

The county magistrate called Wu Liang and asked, "Are you drinking together?"How did Xue Pan fight? Let me tell you the truth.Wu Liang said: The younger one was at home that day, and this Uncle Xue asked me to drink.He thought the wine was bad and wanted to change it, but Zhang San refused.Uncle Xue got angry and poured wine on his face, and somehow it hit his head.This is what I saw firsthand.The magistrate said: Nonsense!At the corpse yard the day before yesterday, Xue Pan himself admitted that he was smashed to death with a bowl. You said you saw it with your own eyes, why is today's confession wrong?Slap!The yamen servant promised to fight, but Wu Liang begged and said: "Xue Pan did not fight Zhang San. He missed the wine bowl and hit his head."It is grace to ask the master to ask Xue Pan.

The county magistrate named Ti Xuepan asked, "What is the feud between you and Zhang San?"How did he die after all?Come up with a confession.Xue Pan said: "I beg the Lord Tai to be merciful, the little one really didn't beat him."Because he refused to change the wine, he poured the wine on him, not wanting to miss it for a while, and the wine bowl hit his head by mistake.The younger one hurriedly covered his blood, but he knew that he couldn't cover it anymore, the blood flowed too much, and he died after a while.At the corpse yard the day before yesterday, he was afraid that the old man would beat him, so he was said to have hit him with a bowl.I just ask the grandfather to show mercy!The county magistrate then shouted, "What a fool!"The county asked you how you smashed him, and you confessed that you smashed him because you were angry with him for not changing the wine, and today you confessed that you touched him by mistake.The magistrate pretended to be aggressive and wanted to beat or pinch, but Xue Pan insisted.

The magistrate asked Wu Zuo to report the wounds filled in the corpse field the day before yesterday according to the facts.Wu made a report and said: The day before yesterday, Zhang San's body was found to be uninjured, but there was a porcelain wound on the halogen door, which was one inch and seven minutes long and five minutes deep.It's a real bump.The county magistrate checked and checked the corpses to match. If he had known that the scribes had changed the lightness, he would not refute it. He called it a painting confession indiscriminately.Zhang Wang cried out: Master Qingtian!I heard how many injuries there were the day before yesterday, why are there none today?The magistrate said: "This woman is talking nonsense!"There are corpses, don't you know.Uncle Zhang Er asked, "Your nephew died. How many injuries do you know?"Zhang Er hurriedly confessed: "I have a head injury."The county magistrate said: But come again.Ask the scribe to show the corpse to Mrs. Zhang Wang, and ask the dibao and the corpse uncle to point it out to her: there are evidences of personal custody in the corpse field, and all confessions that there was no fight, not a fight.Only draw a confession according to the order of accidental injury.Xue Pan was imprisoned for further details, and Yu ordered Yuanbao to lead him out and leave the hall.

Zhang Wang cried and yelled, and the county magistrate asked all the yamen servants to drive her out.Zhang Er also persuaded Zhang Wang: "It's really an accidental injury, how can you rely on others!"Now the master has decided, don't mess around.Xue Biao found out about it outside, and he liked it in his heart, so he sent someone home to deliver the letter.When the approval comes back in detail, we can make some atonement, and stay here to wait for the letter.I only heard rumors in twos and threes on the road that a noble concubine died, and the emperor stopped court for three days.This place is not far from the mausoleum, and the magistrate's office is on the way. It's not good to live here for a while, so it's better to go to the prison and tell my brother: Don't worry, I'll go home and come back in a few days.Xue Pan was also afraid of his mother's pain, so he brought a letter saying, "I'm fine. I have to go home after a few more rounds from the yamen."Just don't be sorry for the money.

Xue Biao left Li Xiang here to take care of him. He went home and met Aunt Xue. He told Aunt Xue how the county magistrate showed favoritism and judgment. never mind.When Aunt Xue heard about it, she felt relieved for the time being and said, "I'm looking forward to your coming to take care of me at home."Jia's mansion should have been thanked, and besides, the concubine Zhou died, they went in every day, and the house was empty.I thought about going to take care of my aunt and take care of her as a companion, but there is no one in our house.You are here at the right time.Xue Biao said: "I heard that Concubine Jia died outside, so I rushed back."Our imperial concubine Yuan is doing well, why is she dead?Aunt Xue said: I was ill once last year, and it was fine.This time, I didn't hear anything about Concubine Yuan's illness.I only heard that the old lady in the mansion was not very useful for the first few days, and when she closed her eyes, she saw the concubine Yuan.Everyone was worried until it sounded like nothing was wrong.On the eve of the night, the old lady said in person how did Concubine Yuan come to me alone?People only say that they are thinking in illness, but they don't believe it.The old lady said again: "If you don't believe me, Concubine Yuan also told me that her glory will be lost and she needs to step back and get out."Everyone said: Who didn't think of it?This is something that older people think about.So don't take it seriously.It happened that when I got up early the next day, there was a noise in the room saying that my mother was seriously ill, and I ordered everyone to go in and say hello.They were so surprised that they rushed in.Before they came out, our family had heard that Concubine Zhou had passed away.You think that rumors from outside and suspicion from home happen to be in the same place, so it's not surprising! Baochai said: "Not only are the rumors outside wrong, but those at home are busy when they hear the word "Niangniang", and they understand it later.In the past two days, the maids and women in the mansion have known that they are not our mothers.I said: How can you be sure?She said: A few years ago in the first lunar month, a fortune teller was recommended from another province, and he said it was very accurate.The old lady asked someone to put the horoscope of concubine Yuan into the horoscope of the girls, and send it out for him to calculate.He said alone: ​​the girl who was born on the first day of the first lunar month, I'm afraid the time is wrong, otherwise, she is really a noble person, and she can't be in this mansion.The master said to everyone: No matter whether she is wrong or not, just count according to the horoscope.Then Mr. Na said: "In the first month of Jiashen year, Bingyin, in these four characters there are wounded officials and lose money, but in the character Shen there are upright officials and rich horses, which cannot be supported by the family, and there is nothing good about it."This day is Yimao, and the trees are flourishing in the early spring. Although they are shoulder to shoulder, how do you know that the better the comparison, the better, just like that good wood, the more it is cut, it becomes a great tool.When you are alone, what kind of gold is the most precious, what is the official and the most prosperous horse, this is called Feitian Lumag.He also said that when the sun and salary return, they are very precious. The two virtues of Tianyue and the moon are based on their own destiny, and they are favored by the Jiaofang.If the time is right for this girl, she must be a master and empress.Isn't that accurate?We still remember that it is a pity that the prosperity is not long, and we are afraid that it will be the year of the Yin year and the month of the lunar year.They forgot all these words and went about their business.I just remembered to tell our grandma, where is Yinnian Maoyue this year.Before Baochai finished speaking, Xue Biao said anxiously: "Don't worry about other people's affairs. Since there is such a fairy fortune teller, I think my brother will be lucky this year. If he suffers such a calamity, quickly tell me the fortune teller. See if there is any hindrance.Baochai said: "He is from another province. I don't know if he is no longer in Beijing." With that said, he ordered Aunt Xue to go to Jia's mansion.When they got there, only Li Wan and Tanchun waited at home to continue, and asked, "How is the matter with the uncle?"Aunt Xue said: "Wait until the boss decides. It seems that it will not be a capital punishment."That's why everyone is relieved.Tanchun then said: "Last night, my wife was thinking about it. When I went home, I had to take care of everything at home. Now I have something to do, so it's hard to mention it."I just don't feel at ease.Aunt Xue said: I am also sad at home.It's just that something happened to your eldest brother, and your second brother went to work again. What's the use of your sister at home alone?Besides, our daughter-in-law is not very knowledgeable, so we can't get away.Now the county magistrate there is also preparing for the errand of Concubine Zhou, so he can't close the case, so your two brothers are back, so I have to come and have a look.Li Wan quickly said, "It would be better to ask my aunt to stay here for a few days."Aunt Xue nodded and said: I also want to be here to keep you sisters company, only you sister Bao calm down.Xichun said: "Auntie has to worry about it, why don't you invite Sister Bao over?"Aunt Xue said with a smile: No way.Xichun said, "Why can't it be done?"How did she live here first?Li Wan said: "You don't understand, there is something going on at home now, how did you come here?"Xichun also believed it was true, so it is inconvenient to ask further. Just as she was talking, Mother Jia waited for her return.When I saw Aunt Xue, I didn't bother to say hello, so I asked Xue Pan about it.Aunt Xue described it in detail.Baoyu heard something about Jiang Yuhan from the side, and didn't ask in front of everyone, but thought about it in his heart: since he returned to Beijing, why didn't he come to see me?I also saw that Baochai didn't come here. I don't know why.Just as I was thinking blankly in my heart, it happened that Daiyu also came to say hello.Baoyu felt that he liked it a little, so he interrupted the thought of Baochai's visit, and had dinner with the sisters at the old lady's place.Everyone dispersed, and Aunt Xue will live in the old lady's apartment. Baoyu returned to her room, changed her clothes, and suddenly remembered the sweat scarf Jiang Yuhan had given her, so she asked Xi Ren: "Do you still have that red sweat scarf that you didn't wear that year?"The attacker said, "I'm putting it aside."Ask him what to do?Baoyu said, "I'm asking for nothing."Attacker said: You didn't hear that Mr. Xue met with these bastards, so the trouble was life-threatening.Why do you still mention those?With such futile worries, it is better to study quietly and put aside these unimportant things.Baoyu said, "I'm not making a fuss. I just thought of it by chance. Whether I have it or not, I'll ask for nothing. You have these words."The attacker laughed and said, "It's not that I talk too much.A person who is knowledgeable and courteous should flatter his superiors.Even when a loved one comes, let her look at her and like to respect her.When Baoyu was mentioned by the attacker, he said, "Amazing!"I was at the old lady's side just now and saw a lot of people, so I didn't talk to Sister Lin.She didn't pay any attention to me either. When we left, she left first, and she must be in the house at this time.I will come as soon as I go.Just leave.Attacker said: Come back quickly, this is my suggestion, which makes you happy. Baoyu didn't answer, but walked all the way to Xiaoxiang hall with his head down.I saw Daiyu leaning on the table reading a book.Baoyu came to him and said with a smile, "Your sister is back early?"Daiyu also laughed and said: You ignore me, what am I still doing there!Baoyu said with a smile: "They talk a lot, and I can't get in, so I didn't talk to you."While looking at the book Daiyu was reading.I can't read any of the characters in the book, some are like Shao characters, some are like Mang characters, and there is also a big character with nine characters next to it with a tick, and a five character in the middle, and a wooden character with five and six characters on top. , there is another five characters at the bottom, which looked strange and puzzled, so he said: My sister has become more and more advanced recently, and she looks like a book from heaven.Daiyu sneered and said with a laugh: "What a student, you haven't even seen a piano score?"Baoyu said: "Why don't you know the piano score? Why don't you recognize any of the characters on it?"Sister, do you recognize it?Daiyu said, "I don't know what it's doing?"Baoyu said, "I don't believe it. I've never heard that you can play the piano."There are several hanging in our study room. The year before last, a Mr. Qing Ke called Ji Haogu, and the master bothered him to stroke a song.He took down the qin and said that it was impossible. He also said: If the old man is happy, he can bring the qin to ask for advice another day.I think our master didn't understand, so he didn't come.How do you have the ability to hide it?Daiyu said: "How can I really know it?"The day before yesterday I felt a little comfortable, flipped through the books on the big bookshelf, and saw a set of piano scores, which is very elegant and interesting. The principles of the piano are very familiar, and the techniques are also clear. It is really the effort of the ancients to cultivate the mind.When I was in Yangzhou, I listened carefully and learned it, but if I don’t do it, it’s gone.This is really three days without playing, and I read these few articles the day before yesterday, there were no songs and essays, only names.I looked for a book with music and essays elsewhere, and it was interesting. How to play it well is really difficult.It is said in the book that Shi Kuang plays the qin, and he can come to the wind, thunder, dragon and phoenix; the sage of Confucius still learned the qin from Shixiang, and he knew that he was the king of Wen as soon as he practiced it;Having said that, his eyelids moved slightly, and he lowered his head slowly. Baoyu was happy to hear it, and said, "My dear sister, what you said is really interesting, but I just saw the words above, and I don't know them. How can you teach me?"Daiyu said: "You don't need to teach, you can know it as soon as you talk about it."Baoyu said, "I'm a confused person. I have to teach me to add a tick to the big character, and a five character in the middle."Daiyu laughed and said: "The big character nine is to press the nine emblem on the piano with the thumb of the left hand, and the hook plus five characters is to hook the five strings with the right hand."It is not a word, but a sound, which is very easy.There are also methods such as chanting, kneading, Chuo, Zhu, bumping, walking, flying, pushing, etc., which pay attention to technique.Baoyu danced happily and said, "My dear sister, since you understand the theory of Qin, why don't we learn it?"Daiyu said: "The qin player is forbidden."Under the system of the ancients, it was originally used to govern the body, cultivate the temperament, curb its lust, and get rid of its extravagance.If you want to play the piano, you must choose a quiet room and a high room, or on the top of the storey, inside the forest and stones, or on the top of the mountain, or on the edge of the water.When the day is clear and peaceful, the wind is clear and the moon is bright, burn incense and sit quietly, with nothing but thoughts in mind, and peace of Qi and blood, only then can one be in harmony with God, and in harmony with Dao.That's why the ancients said that a bosom friend is hard to come by. If you don't have a bosom friend, you'd rather look at the clear wind and bright moon, the green pines and strange rocks, the wild apes and the old cranes alone, and caress them to express your interest, so that you can live up to the piano.There is another layer, good fingering and good sound selection.If you want to play the qin, you must first dress neatly, or a crane cloak, or a deep coat, and it must be like the image of the ancients, so that it can be called a sage's weapon.Then he washed his hands, burned incense, and just now he was on the side of the couch, put the qin on the table, sat on the fifth emblem, looked at his heart, raised his hands calmly, and then his mind and body were in harmony. .It is also good to know the severity of illness, curl up comfortably, and respect your posture.Baoyu said: "We are learning to play. If we are so particular about it, it will be difficult." When the two were talking, they saw Zijuan come in, saw Baoyu, and said with a smile, "Second Master Bao, I am so happy today."Baoyu laughed and said, "Hearing my sister's particular words makes people open their minds, so the more I listen to it, the more I like it."Zijuan said: "It's not that happy. It's what the second master came to our side."Baoyu said: "At first, my sister was not feeling well, and I was afraid that he would be annoyed by making trouble."Furthermore, I went to school again, so it seemed obvious that I was alienated.Zijuan didn't wait to finish, and then said: "It's good for girls, too. Since the second master said so, it's time to let the girl have a rest. Don't tell the girl that she just pays attention to trouble."Baoyu laughed and said, "But, I only care about listening, so I forget my sister's troubles."Daiyu laughed and said, "It's fun to say this, and it's nothing to worry about."I'm just afraid that I just talk and you just don't understand.Baoyu said: "Anyway, I slowly and naturally understand."Then he stood up and said, "Sister Xiexie, really."Tomorrow I will tell the third younger sister and the fourth younger sister to go and tell them to learn and let me listen.Daiyu laughed and said, "You are very useful too."Even if you have learned how to caress, you don't understand, it's not that when you talk to Daiyu, you think of what's on your mind, then you shrink your mouth and don't want to go on.Baoyu laughed and said, "As long as you can play, I'll love to listen to it, regardless of whether it's good or not."Daiyu blushed and smiled, so did Zijuan and Xueyan. So when he walked out of the door, he saw Qiu Wen bringing a little girl with a pot of orchids, and said, "Someone sent four pots of orchids to my wife. Because I have something to do, I don't have time to play with him, so I asked the second master to give a pot of orchids." The girl has a pot.When Daiyu looked at it, there were a few branches with double flowers. Suddenly her heart moved, and she didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow, so she stared blankly.At this time, Baoyu was only focused on playing the piano, so he said: "My sister has orchids, so she can do "Yi Lan Cao".Daiyu felt uncomfortable after hearing this.Going back to the room, looking at the flowers, thinking of the grass and trees in spring, the flowers are fresh and leafy, and thinking that I am still young, like a willow in three autumns.If you can follow your wishes, it may gradually get better, otherwise, you may be like the flowers and willows in the last spring, how can you prevent the wind and rain.Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shed tears again.Zijuan saw such a scene, but couldn't think of the reason: just now Baoyu was so happy here, but now he is looking at the flowers carefully, why is he sad again.When I was worried and couldn't persuade him, I saw someone from Baochai.I don't know what happened, I will break it down next time.