Jia Yucun in "Dream of Red Mansions" met Jia Zheng because of the recommendation of Lin Ruhai (Lin Daiyu's father), and with the help of Jia Zheng, the official was reinstated and reappointed as the prefect.
As the saying goes, "three fires for new officials to take office", Jia Yucun just received a life lawsuit just a few days after he arrived in Yingtianfu, and showed his style of "judging cases impartially", but without "three minutes of heat", Jia Yucun admitted it again,
It's all a conspiracy. Moreover, the gourd temple where Jia Yucun lived back then was also set on fire by Menzi, but Jia Yucun, who was the prefect, had nothing to do with him. Alas, that's a long story......
Let's first look at how Jia Yucun "adjudicated the case impartially":
Yucun was furious when he heard this: "How can there be such a fart? Killing people is gone in vain, and they can't be taken again. "Because the messenger immediately brought the murderer's people to torture them, and made them confess where they were hidden, and then moved the sea to catch the papers.
The reason why Jia Yucun was angry was because he heard the plaintiff say that his little master was beaten to death by "Jinling Yiba", and the murderer had fled, and he sued for a year.
There was no one in charge, and none of the local officials dared to take this "homicide case", so Jia Yucun ordered his subordinates to arrest the murderer and torture him, you know, this Jia Yucun is a cool official, good at torture, no matter if the murderer is "Jinling Yiba" or "Beijing Yiba", when he meets Jia Yucun, he has to beg for mercy.
Back then, Jia Yucun was reported by his colleagues because he liked to use torture and often "beat suspects into confessions". This time, as soon as he heard that the "Jinling Yiba" had killed people but fled, and no one cared, Jia Yucun immediately became angry and shouted to arrest people.
However, within three minutes of being angry, Jia Yucun confessed again, and even looked at the face of the disciple standing next to him, and forgot that he was the prefect's grandfather, which was really a shame for his colleagues.
When he was about to issue a lot, he saw a door standing next to the case, so that his eyes were colored, and he was not allowed to issue a lot. Yucun was very suspicious, so he had to stop and leave the hall immediately. to the secret room, so that everyone comes out, leaving only the door to wait.
Seeing no, because of a look from Menzi, Jia Yucun put down the sign in his hand, announced his retirement, and temporarily "adjourned the court".
Jia Yucun confessed in front of Menzi:
However, having said that, it was precisely because of Jia Yucun's indecisiveness that he didn't let him lose the black gauze hat on his head, let's watch what the doorman said to Jia Yucun:
This man said: "Since the master has been appointed to this province, can't he not copy a 'talisman' of this province?" Yucun hurriedly asked: "What is the 'Protector's Mansion'? Menzi said: "This is worth it! I don't even know this, how can I do it in the long run!"
Did you see it, Jia Yucun didn't even know what a "talisman" was, and the menzi wondered how he became the prefect of this Ying Tianfu?
He told Jia Yucun that if he didn't copy a list of all the officials and magnates in the province, then this "prefect" would not be able to do it for a long time, and if he offended people who shouldn't be offended, if it was serious, he would lose his life, not just a black gauze hat.
It can be seen that this man's experience in officialdom is very "old". So Jia Yucun asked Menzi, who is the "Jinling Yiba" who beat people to death?
Menzi told Jia Yucun that the "Jinling Yiba" is Xue Pan, the eldest young master of the Xue family who is "good snow in a good year, and the pearl is like earth and gold like iron", and this Xue Pan's maternal uncle is the current Jingying Festival envoy Wang Ziteng, and the official title of this prince Teng is not much higher than that of Jia Yucun.
Also, the mother of Xue Pan, the "Jinling Yiba", and Jia Zheng's wife, Mrs. Wang, are sisters, Jia Zheng is naturally Xue Pan's aunt, and Jia Yucun can restore his official position, and it all depends on Jia Zheng, and the Wang family and the Shi family have a close relationship with Xue Pan.
This disciple said: "These four families are all connected and related, all losses are lost, one is prosperous, and all support and decoration are taken care of." The Xue who killed the person was the "Xue" of the 'heavy snow in the harvest year'. Not only rely on these three families, but also many of his relatives and friends who are outside. Who is the master taking now?"
Seeing it, Menzi means that the list of the "Protector's Mansion" magnates is copied with "homophonic characters", which is also a kind of "self-protection", even if the court above checks it, it can't explain anything.
Moreover, in addition to the three noble families of the Jia family, the Wang family, and the Shi family, there are many powerful and wealthy businessmen who have interests with him, and these people are not something that you Jia Yucun can offend.
Jia Yucun "trapped" his former friend "Little Shami" - the trap designed by Menzi:
Therefore, in an instant, Jia Yucun was impressed by Menzi's experience, so he asked, "How should I end this case?"
You must know that this Menzi is not a "civilian" master, just a standing officer, every time someone comes to complain, shouting "mighty" errand officer, Jia Yucun actually listened to the power of the "talisman", and lowered his status to such a appearance, which is exactly what Menzi wants to see.
However, Menzi did not directly tell Jia Yucun how to end the case, so as not to fall into the "handle", but showed his ability again, forcing Jia Yucun's desire to "learn" stronger.
Menzi said with a smile: "Don't tell the master, not only do I know the direction where the murderer is hiding, but I also know the person who abducts and sells it, and the dead ghost buyer also knows it well. ”
If you see it, Menzi wants to tell Jia Yucun the main clues of this homicide case caused by the competition for "abducted and trafficked women".
He knows where the murderer who killed people is now, and he also knows where the trafficker who abducted and trafficked people is, and he also knows very well what the origin of the buyer who was beaten to death is.
Obviously, when Jia Yucun heard such words, he still didn't have any clue in his head, although he knew the strong interpersonal relationship behind the murderer who killed the person, Xue Pan,
But I don't know the identity and status of the buyer who has died, if there is a "four families" behind it, Jia Yucun really doesn't know how to judge the case, in short, at this time, whether it is the plaintiff or the defendant, Jia Yucun does not dare to offend easily,
Therefore, he was eager to know the identity of the dead "buyer" from Menzi. Then, Menzi told Jia Yucun that the dead "buyer" was named Feng Yuan,
is the son of a small local eunuch, his parents have passed away, and he has no other brothers and sisters, and he only lives on the meager property passed down from his parents, although he has the money to buy a woman.
But the power and wealth are far inferior to that Xue Pan. When Jia Yucun heard this, the stone in his heart finally fell off, and it was easy to close the case, it must be towards the "Jinling Yiba" Xue Pan, after all, offending Xue Pan is offending Jia Zheng,
Just when Jia Yucun was "confident", Menzi threw out another "bomb", which overwhelmed Jia Yucun.
Menzi said: "Master, who is this girl who was sold?" Yucun said: "How do I know!" Menzi sneered: "This person is still the great benefactor of the master." He is the daughter of Master Zhen who lives next to the gourd temple, nicknamed Yinglian. ”
Yucun was shocked and said: "It turned out to be him! I heard that he was abducted when he was five years old, but now he has come to sell it?"
Seeing it, Menzi's words were telling Jia Yucun that in this murder case, the girl who was sold was Zhen Shiyin's daughter, named Yinglian. And Zhen Shiyin is your great benefactor in Jiayu Village,
If it weren't for the fact that Master Zhen gave you fifty taels of silver and two winter clothes and asked you to go to Beijing to take the exam, you Jia Yucun would still be living in the tattered gourd temple, and now your benefactor's daughter has been abducted and sold, what should you do yourself?
If he didn't save Yinglian, the daughter of the great benefactor Zhen Shiyin, he would be scolded by the world for being ruthless and unjust; if he saved Yinglian and offended Xue Pan, the "Jinling tyrant", he would destroy his future and die if he didn't get it right, which made Jia Yucun in a dilemma.
Therefore, this is another "problem" that Menzi gave to Jia Yucun. In this way, Jia Yucun fell into the "trap" designed by Menzi step by step, because Menzi did not offer a plan for Jia Yucun for free, but had a purpose and conspiracy.
Yucun broke off the case, and hurriedly wrote two letters to Jia Zheng and Jingying to make Wang Ziteng, but said that "the nephew's matter is over, don't worry about it" and so on.
This matter was all caused by the new sect of Shami in the gourd temple, and Yucun was afraid that he would tell people about the things of the poor and lowly days, so he was very unhappy. Later, I found out if it was true, and it was far from him.
Did you see it, Jia Yucun, under the strategy of Menzi, ended the murder case of Xue Pan who killed Feng Yuan because of the competition for the abducted girl, and wrote a letter to tell Wang Ziteng and Jia Zheng, and said a few words simply, Xue Pan is not guilty!
Clear-eyed people know that Xue Pan beat people to death, which is a capital crime. But Jia Yucun ruled Xue Pan not guilty, this is a random judgment, Jia Yucun once again bent the law with favoritism, and this fatal "handle" was mastered by Menzi again, according to the "contract" between the two,
Jia Yucun found a better errand for Menzi, so Menzi left Yingtianfu, and no longer served as an errand in Jia Yucun's house, and there was another high degree! In fact, Menzi has been waiting for this day for a long time.
This man hurriedly stepped forward to ask for peace, and asked with a smile: "The master has always been an official and has forgotten me in eight or nine years?" Yucun said: "But he is very kind, but he can't think of it for a while." The man smiled and said: "The master is really expensive and forgetful, and he has forgotten the place of birth." I don't remember the incident of the gourd temple back then. ”
See, Jia Yucun and Menzi both lived in the gourd temple before, from the beginning of the house, it has been eight or nine years now, the only difference is that Jia Yucun, who originally lived in the gourd temple, is no longer a poor scholar who sells words for a living, but has become the prefect of Yingtianfu;
Originally, the little novice in the gourd temple no longer became a monk, but became an errand in Yingtianfu, which is now a disciple. Coincidentally, not long after Jia Yucun's front foot walked, Xiao Shami also left.
When Yucun heard this, he was shocked like thunder, and then remembered the past. It turned out that this door was originally a small novice in the gourd temple, because after being fired, there was nowhere to live, and he wanted to go to another temple to practice, but he couldn't bear the cold situation.
See, the gourd temple was burned down that year, and the little novice had no place to live, so he wanted to go to other temples to practice, but because he couldn't live a poor life, he kept his hair after thinking about it, stopped being a monk, went to the government as an errand boy, and became a disciple.
Writing this, I suddenly figured out that the sudden fire in the gourd temple was actually deliberately put by the current Menzi, and look at this sentence:
I don't want to burn the window paper on March 15, when the gourd temple is fried, those monks are not careful, causing the oil pot to escape, so they burn the window paper...... , burning a street like a mountain of flames.
Did you see it, that day, "March 15th", still belongs to spring, it is the time for Jia Yucun to participate in the imperial examination, and Jia Yucun left after the Mid-Autumn Festival of the previous year, when Zhen Shiyin gave him fifty taels of silver and two winter clothes, and told him,
And happy that the next year is just a big comparison, the brother should enter the capital as soon as possible, and the spring will be a success, so as to live up to what the brother has learned.
Seeing no, Zhen Shiyin told Jia Yucun to enter Beijing as soon as possible, so that he could go to high school in one fell swoop when he was ready for tomorrow's spring exam.
For this reason, when Xiao Shami, who was originally "mortal heart", learned that Jia Yucun, who had lived with him for many years, took the fifty taels of silver given to him by Zhen Shiyin, left the gourd temple to enter Beijing to take the exam, and changed the fate of his life, he couldn't sleep for several nights.
So in a fit of rage, he happened to choose the spring March 15 of the imperial examination in Jiayu Village, made an oil pot fire, burned the window paper, did not extinguish it, and then burned the entire gourd temple and Zhen Shiyin's house next door, and even the entire street into ruins. After that, Xiao Shami also left the gourd temple and became an errand servant - Menzi, and he also had the "evil fate" of giving Jia Yucun ideas to judge the case indiscriminately.