The swansong of the swansong
Chapter 62 Obey your words
Chapter 62 Obey your words
"Go to court..."
"mighty……"
As the trial process officially began, the officers of the Eight Banners Division poked the ground with the water and fire sticks in their hands to show their strength.
Perhaps it was because the officers were making too much noise that even the blue bricks under Yinyu's feet began to shake.
"Bring the plaintiff to the court." After Zahari gave the order, Yinyu heard a voice in front of him, "I, Zhang San, kowtow to the master!"
"Bring the accused to court."
"I, the humble servant Nuosong, of the seventh rank, pay my respects to Zhabu Lang."
"Come here, take a seat!"
"Whoo."
Even if Yinyou was not in the hall, he knew that Zaharie's differential treatment was a reasonable and legal rule in the Qing Dynasty.
The plaintiff Zhang San was a commoner with no official title, so he could only kneel on the ground and listen to the trial.
However, the person sent by Duke Fuguo Jin Min to respond to the lawsuit was a seventh-rank ceremonial official, so he had a seat.
In the Qing Dynasty, common people had to kneel down and pay respects when meeting an official. Otherwise, it was considered disrespect for the master, and the punishment would be a beating at the least or exile for three thousand miles.
After the court officially opened, Yinyu heard clearly from behind that Zhang San had a red deed with the official seal in his hand, while Jin Min's people, the Duke of Fuguo, produced the enclosure order from the Dorgon period and made some convincing arguments.
After half an hour of face-to-face confrontation, Yinyou compared the summary he had made and found that all the facts were there and there were not many differences.
Logically speaking, the case is very clear. It is Jin Min, the Duke of Fuguo, who wants to seize the fertile land of Zhang San's family.
However, Zaharie used the excuse that Zhang San had spoken rudely and ordered him to be beaten with thirty boards first.
Yinyu had seen too many similar situations, and the common people were always the ones who suffered.
The phenomenon of the Bannermen nobles seizing the land and houses of the common people will be common as long as the Qing Dynasty exists.
Yinyu was neither a god nor a saint. If he encountered such a terrible thing, he would definitely take care of it.
"Give this to my fourth brother." Yinyu took out the draft of the question book that he had written long ago from his arms and ordered Yuzhu to give it to the fourth brother.
About half an hour later, Yuzhu came back and leaned close to Yinyu's ear and whispered, "Master, after reading your petition, the Fourth Master copied it word for word in front of me and ordered Su Peisheng to deliver it to the palace on the spot."
Yinyou couldn't help but smile slightly. If he doesn't listen to the words and doesn't follow the advice, then what's the point of following the fourth brother?
Trust between people often depends on fate.
The imperial decree came down the next day, stripping Jin Min, the Duke of Fuguo, who had seized the land and houses of the common people, of his title and confining him to the clan office.
When Yinyou saw this posture, he understood that since Kangxi had long wanted to depose the crown prince, he would definitely consider a new heir first.
And the new master of this empire is most likely the fourth brother.
As for Yinyou himself, haha, even if the sun rose from the west, he could not reach the throne.
After visiting the Crown Princess's parents' home, Yinyu went out to the Fourth Lady's uncle's home at the appointed time.
As usual, only half a cup of tea later, after the third note was delivered, Yinyou's carriage arrived at the gate of Nuo's house.
Nomuzi has one son and three daughters. His eldest daughter and second daughter are both married and have children.
When Yinyou got out of the carriage, he saw a young man with a square face who walked up to him quickly and took the initiative to bow and greet him.
"I am the Deputy Director of the Qingfeng Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I am Nuogang, your servant. I wish you the best of health, Master Fifteen."
Almost all the officials of the Imperial Household Department were from the upper three banners, and they were all servants of the emperor.
Yinyu smiled slightly, walked over, personally helped Nuogang up, and said very gently: "Brother, you are too polite. Between brothers, you and I can just bow and greet each other."
Well, Yinyu must also give due respect to the Fourth Lady's cousin. Nuogang bent his waist and said respectfully: "I dare not exceed the rules."
Yinyu knew that Nuogang was still a little reserved when they first met. But it didn't matter. After three rounds of wine and five dishes, they could call each other brothers.
The wine culture of China has a long history and is profound and extensive.
Many things that are usually inconvenient to say can be said boldly at the dinner table when you are half drunk.
It is no exaggeration to say that most of the interest transactions among the Qing Tianlong people were settled over the wine table.
Under the guidance of Nuogang, Yinyou met his father-in-law Nuomuqi in the main room.
As soon as Yinyou entered the room, Nomuqi stood up from his chair and prepared to pay his respects.
However, Yinyou was prepared. He quickly rushed to Nomuzi's side, stretched out his arm and held his arm.
"Abuha, we are family and we are at home, so let's stop being polite."
What Yinyou meant was that we should stop bowing to each other to avoid embarrassment for everyone.
Nomuzi was very satisfied, but said, "How can that be? How can a servant not pay respect to the young master?"
Yinyu smiled slightly and said sincerely, "We are a family, we don't like those empty words. If you really love me, just drink a few more cups with me at the table."
Nowadays, almost all of the Bannermen dignitaries, except for that freak Old Four, can drink a lot.
The people in Northeast China dare not go out during the cold winter months without a bottle of strong liquor.
Nomuzhi saw Yinyou's sincerity, pretended to refuse, and then agreed.
The main reason is that Yinyu and the fourth prince thought the same pants were too big for them, and the fourth prince’s family members really didn’t treat Yinyu as an outsider.
We are all really family, so even if there is some lack of etiquette, we are not afraid of breaking taboos!
The characteristic of social etiquette is that the more casual you are, the more you are one of us; the more serious you are, the more you are an outsider.
When the host and the guests sat down, Yinyou and Nomuqi argued for a while.
In the end, Nomuzhi was unable to persuade Yinyu and was forced by Yinyu to sit on the seat on the left.
Seeing Yinyou taking the initiative to sit on his left, Nomuzi couldn't help but nod secretly. Who wouldn't like such a humble and polite prince?
No wonder the Fourth Lady repeatedly told Nuomuqi and Nuogang to make sure Yinyou felt the warm atmosphere of family.
After the tea was served, Yinyou took a sip of the tea and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for the trouble Abuha has caused."
Yinyou respected Nomuqi as Abuha (father-in-law). When the Fourth Lady knew about this, she must have felt very happy.
Nomuzi was somewhat pleased with himself, for the tea was a top-grade tribute tea that he obtained secretly through an old relationship with the imperial tea housekeepers in the Qianqing Palace, and it cost only half a tael.
Lao Si can easily obtain some tribute teas, but there are also top-quality tribute teas that he cannot obtain, let alone drink.
The tribute tea used to entertain Yinyou today was the Yunnan Simao Pu'er tea, which only had a few dozen kilograms in the Qianqing Palace.
As the saying goes, rare things are valuable.
Nowadays, except for Biluochun which was named by Emperor Kangxi himself, the other tribute teas only have the place of origin but no brand.
Nomuzi's sincere look naturally could not be hidden from Yinyu's eyes.
Yinyu knew better than anyone that the real purpose of Nomuzi's high-level reception of him was to make Yinyu treat his daughter well.
If a son-in-law like Yinyou, who is at the top of the food chain, treats Nomuzhi's daughter harshly, there will be no place for him to reason.
Even if Nuomuzhi had eight hundred guts, he would not dare to bring Nuogang to Yinyou's house.
After the greetings, Yinyou noticed that Nomuqi seemed to be hesitant to speak and was obviously worried about something.
(End of this chapter)
You'll Also Like
-
There is a trick
Chapter 152 2 hours ago -
Am I really hallucinating?
Chapter 303 2 hours ago -
He started to mingle with rich women by saving his classmate's mother
Chapter 172 2 hours ago -
Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates
Chapter 235 2 hours ago -
Rebirth 08: Equipment God
Chapter 125 2 hours ago -
After the layoffs, I became a tech godfather
Chapter 217 2 hours ago -
The swansong of the swansong
Chapter 244 2 hours ago -
Journey to the West: Start by giving Taishang Laojun a whole life
Chapter 216 2 hours ago -
Versatile Mage: Plants Die, and Nashida Survives
Chapter 227 2 hours ago -
This is so dishonest!
Chapter 301 2 hours ago