Chapter 2569 Fighting for Water
Yin Huo took a sip of tea and said, "The Prince of Hejian didn't do anything. It was just that a village head from his family and a village head from the Zheng family got into a fight over water, and seven people died. Coincidentally, all seven of them were from the Zheng family. Five of them were tenants, and the other two were mediators who accompanied the village head to mediate."
Manbao: "...It's been raining for three days now, and the fields are no longer short of water."
Yin Huo: "This happened four days ago. County Magistrate Guo had already concluded the case, but the head of the Zheng family farm refused to accept. Today, he led his men in a brawl with the tenants of the Hejian County Prince's family. As a result, the Zheng family's second son, who was preparing to take the imperial examination this year, wanted to visit the farm and the tenants because of what happened four days ago..."
Bai Shan and Man Bao were shocked, "He's dead?"
Yin Huo shook his head. "He's not dead, but he was seriously injured. My father personally led people to retrieve him and sent him directly to the palace for treatment. It's still unknown whether he's alive or dead."
Yin Huo said, "This young master Zheng is the second son of the eldest son's legitimate branch. He has been well-versed in poetry and literature since childhood and is very famous in the Xingyang area. His elder brother was trained as the patriarch."
Unlike small families like the Bai family of Longzhou, large families like the Zheng family not only focus on cultivating children who can serve in the court and support the family.
It is obvious that this Zheng Erlang is the disciple specially trained by the Zheng family.
Manbao asked, "Where is he hurt?"
"Head," Yin Huo looked at Man Bao and said, "I think you shouldn't come back from Putian Village. Otherwise, you should leave Beijing and hide for a while."
Manbao was stunned, thought for a moment and shook his head.
It's not her style to avoid trouble.
Bai Shan also felt that he could not hide. If he didn't hide, the matter would still be a matter between the Li and Zheng families. This hiding would really involve Manbao.
Yin Huo thought about it and nodded. "That's right," he said to Man Bao, "Then you should go home. If the Imperial Hospital was looking for you, they would probably be at your house by now."
Bai Shan and Man Bao hurried home, but the house was quiet and empty. The doorman said no one was looking for them, and they breathed a sigh of relief. Holding hands, they went back to rest.
As a result, they heard the sound of galloping horses. The two people through the door also heard the sound, so they stopped.
The palace urgently summoned Zhou Man.
Manbao didn't even have time to change into his official uniform before following people into the palace.
Bai Shan thought about it and decided to work overtime in the Hanlin Academy, and by the way, go to the palace to visit the son-in-law Bai Erlang.
Zheng Erlang is lying in the East Palace.
Yin Li was training with the imperial guards outside when he met someone who was urgently going to the county government office to report the news. Only then did he know that a fight had occurred between the two villages.
Originally, this had nothing to do with him. Although he was the Jingzhao Yin, it was impossible for him to interfere in such a trivial matter without going through the county magistrate.
As a result, he heard that the second son of the Zheng family was also involved and was hit on the head with a stick. The other party participating in the fight was the head of the Hejian County Prince's family. He immediately felt that something was wrong and took people to quell the fight. By the way, he rescued Zheng Erlang and sent him directly to the palace for treatment.
The reason they had to rob him was because the village head of the Hejian County Prince's family didn't know Zheng Erlang, and the village head of the Zheng family, who knew Zheng Erlang's identity, was addicted to fighting with weapons. Although he snatched Zheng Erlang from the sticks, he didn't call a doctor, and he didn't take him out of the danger zone...
After Yin Li appeared, the other party still wanted to hold him back, with a look of disbelief on their faces, as if the Jingzhao Prefecture was out to rob them and kill them, so they were on guard against them.
Yin Li was too lazy to talk nonsense with them, so he ordered the imperial guards to take action. They arrested everyone present, snatched Zheng Erlang away, and sent him to the palace.
The reason why it caused such a big fuss was that Zheng Erlang was seriously injured. Although he only touched it lightly, it was certain that his skull was deflated.
In such a situation, the chances of survival are slim.
So Yin Li sent the people into the palace, and at the same time asked the imperial guards to invite people from the Zheng, Lu, Wang, Cui and Li families in the capital into the palace.
If the person is really dead, there must be a witness, at least to let the Zheng family know that they tried their best to save him.
The emperor's relationship with the aristocratic families has not been good in recent years, and Yin Li does not want the aristocratic families to seize this opportunity to attack the emperor.
The Prince of Hejian naturally knew this as well.
As the emperor's cousin, he was very trusted by the emperor. Therefore, after receiving the news, he sent people to control all the farmers in the village, and then knelt in the Taiji Hall to ask for the death penalty.
Wei Zhi was urgently summoned to the palace. He had already learned what had happened on the way. He first asked, "How is the injury of the second son of the Zheng family?"
The guard had no idea and could only say, "I don't know, but when he was brought into the palace, his head and face were covered in blood."
Wei Zhi knew that it was definitely not a good thing, otherwise, given Yin Li's prudent nature, he would never have sent someone directly into the palace.
He sighed and closed his eyes. How could it be such a coincidence that it happened at this time?
The emperor sat on the dragon throne with a serious look in his eyes and did not speak. Below him knelt the Prince of Hejian. On a low chair beside him sat Zheng Wang, covering his face with his sleeves and crying softly.
Because in the capital, Lord Tang and others who arrived first were surrounding him to comfort him, but their faces were also very solemn.
Gu Zhong quietly came in from outside and first reported: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wei is here."
The emperor's eyes brightened a little, and he nodded solemnly, indicating that he should invite the person in.
Wei Zhi came in and just started to ask about the details of what happened, when another eunuch came in with small steps and whispered in Gu Zhong's ear.
Gu Zhong looked at the emperor, then stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty..."
The emperor suddenly shouted, "If you have anything to say, just say it in front of all the ministers. Why are you being so sneaky?"
Gu Zhong immediately knelt down with a plop, resting his forehead on the stone bricks and reported: "Your Majesty, the East Palace has reported that Master Zheng is in trouble..."
The emperor immediately stood up and walked out.
Wei Zhi followed closely behind, and the others were stunned for a moment before immediately catching up. Prince Hejian knelt for quite some time and stumbled when he stood up. Gu Zhong, who had already climbed up swiftly, helped him up, and the two of them hurried to chase the emperor.
The emperor went all the way to the East Palace, and the prince welcomed the people in, but they could only take a look at Zheng Erlang. There were too many people inside, and it would delay the imperial physician's actions, so they could only turn around and leave.
The emperor saw that Xiao Yuanzheng and Imperial Physician Liu were all there, but Zhou Man was missing, so he asked, "Where is Zhou Man?"
Wei Zhi lowered his eyes and said nothing, and the people from the Imperial Hospital reported: "Master Zhou has taken a farm leave."
"Why take a farm leave now? Send someone to get her here."
Someone immediately responded and left.
Manbao came on a fast horse, so her speed was not slow. In fact, because of the emperor's order, she could even ride directly to the gate of the East Palace before getting off.
She trotted in, first seeing the emperor, then seeing the ministers including Wei Zhi who were following him. It was really grand, comparable to the sick empress dowager at that time.
The emperor waved his hand to interrupt her greeting and pointed inside, saying, "There's someone inside, go and see."
Manbao went in.
The next chapter will be around 10pm
(End of this chapter)
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