Chapter 134

At the entrance of the magistrate court, Zhang Yi's bodyguards were waiting in formation. At the end of the street, there was another group with their swords unsheathed and bows nocked. They slowly approached the magistrate court. Both sides were ready to fight at any moment. Inside the magistrate court, Zhang Duo's bodyguards were holding spears and shields, waiting in formation.

At this moment, Zhang Yi was standing in the second hall. Fatty Zhang angrily said to him: "Second Brother, how can you be so rash? What can't you tell Big Brother and let him make the decision for you? In the middle of the night, you sent troops to besiege Dai Tongzhi's residence. What do you think of me, Big Brother? "

With reddened eyes, Zhang Yi said: "Big Brother, Xiaotian has been killed. He is your nephew. Tell me, how can I bear to take revenge for my son's death? "

Zhang Duo angrily said: "What else do you want to do? Kill your way into the Dai residence and fight to the death? Nowadays, the Chieftains from all over the country are looking down on our Zhang Family more and more. But you, you're undermining your own elder brother! If you want to solve it yourself, then tell me, what have you solved? "

As Zhang Duo spoke, he could not help but cough violently. Beside him, Zhang Yutong consoled: "Father, please calm down. Second Uncle is also sad about Brother Xiaotian's tragic death and lost his composure. Father, please understand." As Zhang Yutong spoke, he gave Zhang Yi a look. Seeing this, Zhang Yi angrily kept quiet.

After comforting his father, Zhang Yutong asked Zhang Yi: "Second Uncle, what did the Dai family say?"

Zhang Yi repeated Dai Chonghua's words to Zhang Duo and added: "He kept saying that it was my son, Xiaotian, who molested his daughter first and refused to hand the murderer over to me. He said that he wants Big Brother to make the decision. Right now, he is escorting Pu Jie to the magistrate court. Big Brother, what do you think we should do?"

Angrily, Zhang Yi sat on a chair and slammed the table: "If the murderer is his daughter, I will make her pay for it. Don't even think about using Pu Jie to pay for my son's life!"

Zhang Yutong persuaded: "Second Uncle, please calm down. We are a family. If the Dai family's daughter is the murderer, the Zhang family will not let this matter rest."

As they spoke, a servant ran in to report: "Dai Tongzhi is escorted by the clan's warriors and has arrived at the residence."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi immediately jumped up and dashed out without a word. Zhang Yu Tong couldn't stop him in time. She was about to chase after him, but she turned around and said to Zhang Duo, "Father, what do you think about this?"

Zhang Duo said grumpily, "What else can I see? If Dai daughter is not the culprit,: "Dai family's daughter is. Could it be that Xiao Tian was blown off the tower by the strong wind? "

"Father, I don't mean that. The Dai family insists that Pu Jie is the murderer, but Second Uncle suspects that Dai Chan 'er is the culprit. Second Uncle is our closest relative. We can't let him be wronged. Otherwise, the chiefs will look down on the Zhang family even more. Second Uncle is our closest relative. No matter what, we can't let him be wronged. Otherwise, the chiefs will look down on the Zhang family even more.

However, Dai Tongzhi is father's right-hand man. Because of the dispute between the Yu family and the Guoji family, the chiefs are disrespectful to the Zhang family. We can't let Dai Tongzhi be disloyal to father. Otherwise, father will lose an arm and his strength will be greatly reduced. "

Fatty Zhang's expression turned serious as he said, "Yes! Tong 'er is right. What should we do then? "

Zhang Yu Tong whispered something into Zhang Pang Zi's ear. Zhang Pang Zi nodded his head and said, "My son is right, let's do it!"

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The Dai family's troops approached. Pu Jie sat on the horse with his thumbs tied to his abdomen. Dai Chonghua rode beside him, his expression unchanging. Seeing that they had arrived at the magistrate's office, he said to him in a low voice, "I have already taught you what to say. You must insist that Zhang Xiaotian molested my son first, and you stepped in to stop him, accidentally knocking him off the pagoda! I will do my best to protect your life. Even if I can't, I will not treat your family badly after you die. Do you understand? "

Pu Jie smiled bitterly and did not say a word.

Dai Tongzhi snorted. Seeing that they had reached the magistrate's office, he dismounted. A guard came over and helped Pu Jie down. Dai Tongzhi had only taken a few steps with Pu Jie when Zhang Yi rushed out of the magistrate's office with red eyes. As soon as he saw Dai Tongzhi, he roared and pounced on him. The two of them immediately started fighting.

Both of them knew how to wrestle. Although they did not dare to say that their wrestling skills were very good, but if an ordinary person who had never practiced wrestling was entangled by them, he or she would certainly fall half to death in less than two moves. But when the two of them were together, they were evenly matched. Neither of them was better than the other in a short period of time.

Both of their subordinates wanted to rush forward to save their master. The guards from both sides also started fighting. The entire magistrate's office immediately became chaotic. Inside the magistrate's office, a small man was very nervous. He immediately shouted and a large shield was set up with a 'keng keng keng' sound. In a short period of time, a shield wall was formed. Sharp spears protruded from between the shield wall, firmly sealing off the magistrate's office.

Mao Wenzhi, who had just arrived at the scene, said excitedly: "Ah ha! They're fighting! They're fighting! We'll have business to do now! "

Su Xuntian covered his eyes with his hand and looked into the distance: "To actually fight in front of the magistrate's office, it seems that both sides have a deep grudge against each other!"

Li Qiuchi excitedly said to Ye Xiaotian: "Dongweng has just taken office and now there's a big case happening. This is truly a blessing from the heavens for Dongweng. Congratulations to Dongweng, congratulations to Dongweng!"

Ye Xiaotian reservedly said: "Let's encourage each other, let's encourage each other! Ah, Yunfei, go and find out who started the dispute and why. Sometimes, a side story like this is more truthful than a confession in court! "

Hua Yunfei accepted the order and left. At that moment, another group of people arrived. In front of them were several warriors with spears raised in a cross, separating the Dai and Zhang family's men from each other. Behind them was a young man with red lips and white teeth. He wore a headband, a jade-colored robe, and a pair of black satin boots.

The young man waved his ivory fan as he leisurely walked over. Even though he was clearly walking in the midst of the flashes of swords and blades, his posture and waist were as graceful as a willow. "Oh! Isn't this Dai Tongzhi and Zhang Tushe? It's so early in the morning and they're already practicing their roles in front of the magistrate's office. How elegant! "

This person was the County Supervisor and Judge Yu Junting, Lord Yu. Dai Tongzhi and Zhang Yi were currently wrestling with each other, so how could they have the time to pay attention to her? Seeing that the two of them were still wrestling with each other, their official hats falling off and their jade belts undone, Yu Junting's pretty face darkened. He shouted: "This is improper! Separate them!"

Immediately, several bodyguards rushed forward and forcibly separated Dai Chonghua and Zhang Yi. The two of them were gasping for breath. Only now did they realize that this person was the County Supervisor Yu Junting, who almost never went to the magistrate's office. Playing with the ivory fan in his hand, Yu Junting asked: "Lord Yu, why are you fighting in front of the magistrate's office?"

Zhang Yi pointed angrily at Dai Chonghua and said: "Lord Yu, you've come at the right time! His daughter killed my son. I want his daughter to pay for it with her life! I hope that Lord County Supervisor will uphold justice for me! "

Dai Tongzhi tidied up his clothes and scolded: "Bullshit! Don't slander me. The murderer is Pu Jie. I have already brought him to the magistrate's office and will personally hand him over to the magistrate for trial. What else do you want? "

Zhang Yi looked behind Dai Tongzhi and suddenly discovered something. He shouted: "That precious daughter of yours is also a victim. Why is she not brought to the court?"

Dai Tongzhi sternly said: "Nonsense! How can my daughter appear in public to be tried in court? Moreover, she was frightened by yesterday's incident. Her mind is in a trance and her body is not feeling well. Last night, you made a ruckus in my residence. This morning, she took a sedative and went to sleep. Let me tell you, if anything happens to my daughter, I swear that I will not let you go. "

"Alright, alright. The two of you should speak less. Justice will be decided by the magistrate!"

Yu Junting interrupted Zhang Yi's attempt to refute and said: "This official heard about this matter from my cousin, Yu Hai. Although Yu Hai did not personally witness the murder, he is after all a victim. So I brought him here early in the morning. This matter involves the Zhang family and the Dai family. This official also hopes that this case will be handled fairly. There is no meaning in the two of you arguing here. Why don't you both ask the magistrate to make a decision. Dai daren, Zhang daren, please! "

Hearing Yu Junting say this, the two of them glared at each other and followed Yu Junting into the magistrate's office in high spirits.

Last night, Yu Junting heard from his cousin, Yu Hai, about the murder case on Lingzhang Mountain. Once Yu Junting heard it, he felt that the opportunity had come. Zhang Yi was Zhang Duo's younger brother and Dai Tongzhi was Zhang Duo's assistant. If the two of them were to fight in court, no matter who won or lost, it would cause the other party to feel resentment.

Now that Zhang Duo's situation was not good, how could she not add insult to injury? So Yu Junting, who had not been to the magistrate's office for a long time, rushed over early in the morning with Yu Hai. She wanted this matter to be personally handled by Fatty Zhang. Only then would she be able to further damage Fatty Zhang's reputation.

In the crowd, Hua Yunfei had already squeezed close and heard the conversation clearly. One was the magistrate's trusted aide, Dai Tongzhi, and the other was the magistrate's younger brother, Zhang Tu She. After Hua Yunfei ascertained their identities and the grievances between them, he immediately turned and returned.

Ye Xiaotian had already dismounted and was waiting outside with his horse. Hua Yunfei hurried back and explained the matter. Li Qiuchi was immediately shocked. A murder case involving two chieftains and one headman, this case could not be tried!

When Li Dazhuang was in Guiyang, he mostly handled civil disputes and economic cases. He had also handled murder cases before, but there had never been a murder case involving two chieftains. One became the plaintiff and the other became the defendant.

It was not that there had never been murder cases in the families of chieftains of equal status. The problem was that in Guizhou, the chieftains were people who were above the law. If a chieftain killed a commoner, a small fine would suffice. They would not need to go to court.

A chieftain's son killed another chieftain's son. This had never happened in a non-war period. They were all young masters with a large number of bodyguards. When did they have the right to do it themselves? If this kind of thing really happened, it was still impossible to go to court. Both parties would either secretly conspire with each other or fight to the death. A debt of blood must be paid with blood. There was no need for a lawyer. Why would they go to court to embarrass themselves?

In this kind of tribal rule that was tacitly acknowledged by the imperial court, the privileged class had a lot of power. It was not something that the imperial court could control. How could this kind of case be tried? Both parties were more powerful than their lord. No matter who won the case, the other party would definitely be furious.

Li Qiuchi immediately went to Ye Xiaotian's side and whispered, "Dong Weng, both parties are not ordinary people. It is not important whether this case is difficult or not. What is important is that once you take over, no matter how Dong Weng decides, it will be difficult to convince both parties. At that time, you will definitely get into trouble."

Ye Xiaotian nodded and said, "I understand. The case itself is not important. The difficult part is that both parties are not people who can be controlled by the law. What can I do as a law enforcer?"

Li Qiuchi said, "Dong Weng is wise! For safety's sake, Dong Weng should return to the residence immediately. I will go to the interrogation hall and tell them that Dong Weng has caught a cold and needs to rest for two days. "

Ye Xiaotian said decisively, "I'm afraid that two days is not enough to avoid this disaster. Just tell them that I have just arrived in Tongren and am not used to the climate here. Last night, I had a few too many drinks and am vomiting and having diarrhea. I can't get up. Help me ask for ten to fifteen days of leave."

After Ye Xiaotian finished speaking, he turned around and got on his horse and slipped away. Just a moment ago, he was still celebrating that someone finally went to the interrogation hall to complain. Now that his business was about to start, he was scared witless by the powerful background of the victim and the defendant. Life was unpredictable!