What happened was actually very simple.
It was simply that Wu Youde coveted Old Liu's ox and originally wanted to buy the ox from Old Liu at a low price, but Old Liu refused to sell it no matter what.
Wu Youde lost his patience and directly slandered Old Liu for stealing his family's ox. He also said that if Old Liu did not steal it, he should produce the ox's registration book.
But this cow was given to Old Liu by Yun Zheng, so how could it have any cattle status?
Old Liu had no way of defending himself and kept saying that it was Yun Zheng who gave it to him, but Wu Youde didn't listen to Old Liu's explanation at all and even threatened to take Old Liu to the police.
Old Liu has been an honest man all his life, and he was frightened when he heard that the matter had been reported to the police.
In the end, the ox was forcibly taken over by Wu Youde.
After the ox was taken away, Old Liu kept crying as if he had lost his soul.
When Liu Wu and Li Jia heard news about Old Liu again, Old Liu had already hanged himself on the crooked tree outside his thatched cottage.
"Is there anything false in what they said?"
...
...
Yun Zheng looked at Wu Youde and the housekeeper coldly.
Wu Youde was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak a word.
“No…no…”
The butler took over the conversation and wailed, "Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with me! This was all arranged by the master, I...I am innocent..."
"Unfair, right?"
Yun Zheng looked at the butler with cold eyes, "Okay, I'll give you a chance. Ask the people present here whether you are wronged or not!"
“It’s not unfair!”
“It’s not unfair!”
"They are all of the same kind!"
"right……"
Before the butler could ask, the people watching started shouting.
Unjust?
Among these housekeepers, is there any one who has been wronged?
What immoral things did the master do that they had no involvement in?
Hearing the shouting of the onlookers, the butler's face suddenly became pale.
Yun Zheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "This king will give you a chance. Tell me what you know about the evil deeds done by the Wu family. This king can give you a chance to live!"
After hearing Yun Zheng's words, the originally desperate butler suddenly felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw and told everything he knew.
This statement really reveals a lot of things.
Needless to say, Wu Youde is a rotten old man to the core.
Wu Youde's son and son-in-law are not good people either.
The two of them did a lot of things like bullying men and women and forcing good girls into prostitution.
A few years ago, Wu Youde's son fell in love with a tenant's daughter and wanted to buy her home as a maid, but the tenant refused to sell her.
Finally, Wu Youde's son got a piece of fake jade, pretended to be tripped by the tenant, broke the fake jade in his hand, and asked the tenant to compensate.
The tenant could not afford to pay the debt, so he had to use his daughter to pay off the debt.
Less than three months after the beautiful girl entered the Wu family, she was tortured to death by Wu Youde's son. In the end, they said she died of illness, and gave the tenant some burial expenses, and the matter was considered over.
Listening to the housekeeper's story, the onlookers kept cursing.
Many people who know Wu Youde think that he is a good person, but they did not expect that Wu Youde and his family would do so many evil things.
If there hadn't been yamen runners and Yun Zheng's personal guards guarding the scene, these people would probably have rushed up and beat Wu Youde to death.
"very good!"
Yun Zheng took a deep breath and slowly stood up. "Wu Youde, please tell me what crime you have committed."
What crime should be committed?
Wu Youde didn't know what crime he should be charged with.
He only knew that this prince who had fought on the battlefield was definitely not a good person.
Wu Youde was trembling all over. He finally mustered up some strength and struggled to get up and kneel down: "Please... Please spare my life, Your Majesty..."
"Okay! I'll satisfy you!"
Yun Zheng readily agreed, and immediately looked at Liu Wu and Li Jia: "From now on, the Wu family father and son and their steward are your oxen! Let them pull the plow for you! As for their food and the like, don't worry, I will help you feed them and make sure they won't starve to death!"
What?
After hearing Yun Zheng's words, not to mention Wu Youde, even Liu Wu and Li Jia were stunned.
It's not that there's no one to pull the plow when there's heavy work going on, and there are quite a few of these things.
Many poor people who cannot afford to rent oxen do this.
However, they would never dare to dream of having Mr. Wu and his family work as oxen for them.
After a long period of absence, the two men came back to their senses and kowtowed, saying, "We bow to thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"
Even if the Wu family father and son and the housekeeper pulled the plow together, they would not be as fast as a single ox.
But they can vent their anger!
With the prince backing them, the Wu family dared not refuse!
Wu Youde was angry and afraid. He suppressed his fear and shouted, "Your Highness! You are abusing private punishment! Even if we are guilty, we will be punished by the court laws. You can't..."
"This prince abused lynching today!" Yun Zheng looked at Wu Youde indifferently: "Do you want to sue me in the state government, or in the imperial city?"
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, Wu Youde's face suddenly became pale.
How is it possible to go to the provincial government to sue Yun Zheng?
Even if he goes to the imperial city to sue Yun Zheng, the imperial court can’t do anything to him!
Yun Zheng was too lazy to talk nonsense with Wu Youde, and waved his hand directly at Shen Kuan: "Drag them away, parade them through the streets first, and then lock them up in the barn! Also, take people to arrest his son and son-in-law! A family must be in order!"
"yes!"
Shen Kuan is happy to do such things.
"The matter of confiscating the property will be handed over to the people in the government office!"
Yun Zheng squinted at the county magistrate who was sitting there without daring to move, "All the proceeds from the house search will be confiscated! The men and women in the mansion will be interrogated again. Those who are guilty will be dealt with accordingly, and those who are innocent will be dismissed!"
"yes!"
The county magistrate quickly stood up and accepted the order, and then tentatively said, "Your Majesty, would you like to give some of the property seized from the house to Old Liu's family..."
"Need not!"
Yun Zheng shook his head, "Just return the ox to his family, and I will pay for all the funeral expenses of Old Liu!"
The man is innocent unless he is in possession of a treasure!
Old Liu died because of this incident.
No matter how much more silver is given to Old Liu's family, it might bring disaster again.
Moreover, the Wu family's property had been confiscated, so they no longer had to pay grain to the Wu family according to the contract.
This can also be considered as another form of compensation!
The county magistrate did not dare to say anything more and immediately ordered the county's yamen runners to go to the Wu family to search their property.
Yun Zheng didn't want to stay in the county government office any longer and walked out quickly.
Behind him, cheers from the people came.
Some people even knelt down to express their gratitude.
Yun Zheng didn't look back and left quickly.
He was not familiar with Old Liu at all, they had only exchanged a few words.
But the death of Old Liu still made him feel a little depressed.
Why is it so difficult for poor people to have some private property?
If he didn't want to cause chaos, he would really want to fight the local tyrants and divide the land.
No need for a heavy hammer, some people don’t feel the pain!
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