"Sir, he is talking nonsense. My husband did not do such a thing!" Tang Li said loudly.
It turns out that the Kong family was framing Wei Qing!
After all this nonsense, he actually wanted to accuse Wei Qing of the death penalty of "colluding with bandits"!
"Quiet! Anyone outside the hall who makes any more noise will be kicked out!" The lawyer slammed the gavel and said.
Tangli could only shut his mouth and stop making any sound.
"Sir, he wronged me," Wei Qing said, "He distorted the truth and deceived you!"
"Do you think I'm stupid and will be deceived by him?" the master asked with a cold face.
"Sir, that's not what I meant. As he said, my sister and his brother were related by marriage, but his family bullied and beat my sister, and even sent her to a coal mine, where she almost died. We risked our lives to rescue her, but one of her legs became lame. So, sir, what do you think, should we get a divorce?" Wei Qing said.
The master frowned.
"You two are arguing with each other, and only I, the legal advisor, can make the judgment. I think Kong Dazhu looks like a good citizen, and you look like a bandit," said the legal advisor.
Wei Qing's brows knitted together. This idiot lawyer actually used facial features to make judgments?!
Tang Li's face was also very ugly, and his whole body was cold. It was obvious that this master did it on purpose. He was probably accepting benefits from Kong Dazhu and was the same bird as Kong Dazhu!
"Master, do you want me to go to Yaoshui Town to investigate first?" Zeng Yayi hesitated for a moment, thinking of his brotherly friendship with Lei Bao Leiming, but still spoke at the risk of offending the master.
The master's face turned cold. "I don't need your instruction! And you're going to Yaoshui Town to investigate. How long will it take to go back and forth? I think you want to be lazy and use the county government's money to eat and drink!"
A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death.
Just one word from the legal advisor could make him unable to work as a yamen runner.
Lao Zeng quickly knelt down and said, "Master, I spoke too much. Please forgive me!"
The lawyer snorted and didn't ask Lao Zeng to get up.
Now that the county magistrate is away, he is the boss of the county government, and what he says has absolute authority.
"No need to go to all that trouble. Since you're stubborn and refuse to admit it, then beat him until he admits it! Someone, come and give him thirty lashes first!"
Thirty lashes!
If he was a little weaker after these thirty blows, he would die instantly!
Even though her man is strong, he can't be abused like this!
"Sir, my husband is innocent. You are forcing him to confess!" Tang Li shouted.
"Come on, come on, kick this woman out! She's affecting my investigation!"
Several yamen runners walked over and dragged Tangli out.
"What are you doing?" Lei Ming Lei Bao was protecting Tang Li and had a conflict with the yamen runners. It seemed that a fight was about to break out.
The scene was very chaotic for a while.
"Brother Lei Ming, Brother Lei Bao, don't do anything!" Tang Li shouted, and then said to the yamen runners, "Brothers, don't do anything. I will get out of here by myself."
The two sides did not take action.
Tang Li was driven to the gate of the yamen.
The more chaotic it is, the calmer she should be.
Now it can be seen that this lawyer wants to pin the crime of "colluding with bandits" on Wei Qing. It is useless to reason with this lawyer. We have to go find someone above him!
Her elder brother and Madam Mu have both gone to help find someone. It’s only a matter of time before they find a savior. The most important thing now is to deal with these thirty lashes!
Thirty strokes of the cane in the county government office was certainly not a light punishment. If Wei Qing did not plead guilty, who knew how many more strokes he would receive.
Tang Li gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Lei Bao, Brother Lei Ming, I want to go in and talk to the master."
Lei Bao and Lei Ming nodded. They wanted to fight with the yamen runners to make sure their sister-in-law had a chance to talk to that dog lawyer!
Lei Bao and Lei Ming used brute force to push the yamen runners at the door and let Tang Li go in.
Inside, the board had already fallen on Wei Qing. As the board came down one after another, Wei Qing remained silent.
"Master, my husband is innocent. Even if you beat him today and make him admit his guilt, I, Tangli, will not admit such a great injustice. I will go to Qinghe County, go to the capital, and file a complaint with the emperor. I will definitely give my husband justice!" said Tangli.
Her voice was so powerful that it made people believe that she could do it!
The lawyer's face looked very ugly. Firstly, he felt that his authority was challenged, and secondly, this would indeed bring him trouble.
Hedong County hasn't caught a single bandit this year, and is worried about how to report to the higher authorities. If I deal with one now, when the county magistrate comes back and sees that I have solved a problem for him, he will definitely rely on me more.
Of course, this matter is also risky. If it causes trouble, you will definitely have to take the blame yourself.
The lawyer's face changed several times: "How dare you despise the court! Come, arrest this woman!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Wei Qing, who was being beaten, suddenly jumped up, stood up, rushed to Tang Li, and then hugged him in his arms.
"Who dares to arrest my wife?!" Wei Qing's eyes were fierce and scary.
Those yamen runners were all scared. Could this man really be a bandit?
Bandits have always been vengeful. Now that they have caught the bandits, they don’t know how they will be retaliated against.
When the two sides were in a stalemate, Tang Li whispered something in Wei Qing's ear, and Wei Qing did not fight with the yamen runners.
After a period of chaos, the thirty lashes were not continued, and Wei Qing and Tang Li were both thrown into jail.
The prison was divided into different sections according to the severity of the crimes. Wei Qing was conspiring with bandits, and Tang Li was contemptuous of the court, so the two were not imprisoned together.
When they separated, Wei Qing stared straight at Tang Li, and Tang Li gave him a gentle smile.
In the prison, Old Man Yin was waiting, watching Wei Qing come back, staring at him intently.
"Got beaten? The beating was a bit light." Old man Yin said, very surprised.
Whenever someone is beaten up in the county government office, they are almost killed. This person was beaten but didn't suffer any injuries. It's very strange.
Wei Qing ignored him and walked back and forth in the prison, unable to calm down.
His wife had just whispered in his ear that someone would come to rescue them, telling him not to resist and just wait. He believed his wife's words, but he was also very worried about her. The prison was dark and gloomy, and he felt very uncomfortable having his wife stay in such a place.
"Have you been convicted? Judging from your condition, is it a capital crime? You will definitely be executed after me. It seems that I, an old man, can still have a few more drinks." Old man Yin said slowly.
Wei Qing still ignored him.
At noon, when the jailer brought the meal, Wei Qing didn't eat a single bite and gave it all to Old Man Yin, who ate it happily.
"If I could have a few full meals before I die, my life would be worth it." Old Man Yin said with emotion, "Young man, aren't you curious about who I killed?"
Wei Qing had no intention of listening to him at all.
Old man Yin felt embarrassed and stopped talking.
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