Du Qi said in a low voice, "What I'm laughing at is your lack of respect for your elders. Madam Guo Li married into the Guo Family and was always thinking for the Guo Family. She even merged the Li Family's wealth into the Guo Family. Are you still an outsider? "
"That's a big joke."
"What's more, Madam Guo Li's money was earned through hard work. Why should they give it to you? You old man, did you wake up early and work late to settle their debts, or did you sleep all day and night to scheme for them? "
"No, you didn't do anything."
"You woke up early and worked late to figure out how to get more benefits."
"You slept all day and night to figure out how to make yourself rich."
"People like you are really shameful."
Du Qi said in a low voice, "Disloyal, unfilial, heartless, and unjust people like you don't have the face to live in this world! If I were an old man like you, I would've hanged myself long ago. Then I wouldn't have the face to live in this world. "
Guo Dayou was angry. "You, you …"
"What about me?"
Du Qi looked serious and scolded, "What, are you the only one allowed to do it? Can't others talk about it? People like you even take the money of your own family, not to mention the Great Qin Dynasty. "
"Did I wrongly accuse you of being disloyal to the Emperor and the court? If bandits really come to kill us, an old man like you, Guo Dayou, will be the first to rebel and betray us. "
"It wasn't easy for your ancestors to run the family."
"In order for the family to develop, the family members must be united. That's a must. If the family members aren't united and don't know how to work together and help each other, then how can the family prosper? "
Du Qi said with assurance, "But what about you? In front of benefits, you forgot the teachings of the family and the teachings of your ancestors. How can an old man like you face the ancestors of the Guo Family? "
"Is it wrong to say that you are unfilial to your parents and the ancestors of the Guo Family?"
Du Qi's voice was harsh.
In his entire life, what he despised the most was people who did not respect themselves and thought themselves infallible. If it were Du Qi, an old man like Guo Dayou should be buried alive.
One could imagine that if Du Qi had not been present when Guo Lishi came to seek redress, or if Ceng Cheng did not uphold justice, Guo Lishi and her two daughters would have been expelled from the Guo family.
The wealth of the entire Guoli Family would be plundered.
This was very normal.
In history, the situation that Zhangsun Wuji faced during the Sui Dynasty was similar. When Zhangsun Wuji's father died, and Zhangsun Wuji was young, he was unable to support the family. Thus, his older half-brother joined forces with the rest of the family to drive Zhangsun Wuji's mother, younger sister and himself out of the Zhangsun family.
And this was under the condition that there were males.
Now, there wasn't even a single male in the Guoli family. The situation was even more miserable.
Being chased out of the Guo family was already considered a good thing.
Not being killed was already a blessing.
Therefore, Du Qi was enraged when he encountered such a situation. He did not expect Guo Dayou and the others to be so inhumane.
Du Qi did not stop and continued, "You, Guo Dayou, and the rest of the elders of the Guo family are all elders of the Guoli Family. We are a family. But as a family, you schemed against your own juniors. "
"Why are you in such a hurry to destroy your own juniors? How can you be so merciful when dealing with your own juniors?"
"Especially when your juniors died not long ago, and you want to deal with your juniors' widow. You want the three of them to have no shelter and no home to return to. "
"How can you be so righteous?"
Du Qi's words were as sharp as a knife. He stared at Guo Dayou with burning eyes and said, "Guo Dayou, I said that you are unloyal, unfilial, heartless and unjust. Am I wrong?"
"Yongye County has produced a famous Confucian scholar."
"And the people are simple and honest."
"But a place like Yongye County has produced a person like you. The entire Yongye County is ashamed of you. You, Guo Dayou, have not only brought shame to the Guo family, but also to Yongye County. "
Du Qi's words were sharp. He said in a deep voice, "Why don't you go to hell?"
"You, you, you …"
Guo Dayou's eyes widened at this moment, and an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.
He was trembling all over.
When he heard the discussions coming from outside the hall, he became even more irritated. At this moment, the people outside the hall of the county government were talking about Guo Dayou, saying that he was unfilial, unfilial, heartless and unjust. They all said that Guo Dayou was cruel and unscrupulous.
The incessant discussions made Guo Dayou even angrier.
Du Qi said, "What about you? Did I say something wrong just now? The sun and the moon are clear. What you have done, Guo Dayou, is infuriated by both men and gods. How dare you stand here? If I were you, I would have left long ago. "
"I, I, I don't …"
Guo Dayou was so angry that he stuttered.
His face was red.
Phew! Phew!
His breathing became even more hurried, and his pair of slightly turbid eyes widened even more. His old face was full of wrinkles, and his face was full of grief and indignation.
"Pfft …"
Suddenly, Guo Dayou opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Blood splattered everywhere, and Guo Dayou screamed in agony. His tall and slender body fell to the ground. Guo Dayou's body twitched a few times, and his neck tilted. He was no longer breathing.
A yamen runner went forward and tested his breath. He reported, "County Magistrate, Guo Dayou is dead."
Whoosh!
There was an uproar both inside and outside the hall.
The commoners, as well as the yamen runners, looked at Du Qi with astonishment in their eyes. Guo Dayou's body was perfectly fine, and there was no problem at all. Yet, at this moment, he was cursed to death. This was something that no one had expected.
That showed how powerful Du Qi was.
Ceng Cheng looked at Du Qi with even more shock in his eyes.
In his heart, he was full of praise.
Du Qi lived up to his name.
Just by opening his mouth, he could easily scold someone to death. It was truly amazing. If it were anyone else, they would not have the ability to do that. Only Du Qi had the ability to do that.
He scolded someone to death.
Every word was like a knife that cut into Guo Dayou's heart, cutting into his heart and carving out his flesh.
"Silence!"
Ceng Cheng saw that the situation was a little chaotic. He slammed the gavel in his hand on the table.
In an instant, everyone fell silent.
All eyes were focused on Ceng Cheng again. Ceng Cheng said, "Guo Jie, Guo Hu, do you have anything else to say?"
Guo Jie's heart was filled with panic.
He could only watch on helplessly as Guo Dayou was cursed to death. Especially when Du Qi cursed at Guo Dayou.
Every sentence was like a stab to the spine.
Every sentence was enough to make people fearful.
Guo Jie said, "I plead guilty!"
Guo Hu was also terrified. He quickly said, "I plead guilty too."
Now, both of them were willing to plead guilty. After all, it was obvious that the government supported the Guolis. Now that they were against the Guolis, they were against the government. Even a fool could see what they should do.
Ceng Cheng nodded and said in a deep voice, "Since you are not the main culprits, you are only accomplices. Now, you are willing to plead guilty. Now, I've decided that each of you will be flogged ten times. Are you convinced? "
"Yes, we are. We are guilty."
Guo Jie and Guo Hu answered at the same time.
Now, both of them thought that as long as they could save their lives, nothing would be a problem. Although they would be beaten half to death after ten flogs, they were in good health and could bear it for the time being. So, they admitted their guilt at the moment.
Ceng Cheng nodded and said again, "Guolis, you and the Guo family are now divided. Since the Guo family is so against you, I'll give you permission to separate. The bloodline you belong to will become independent. All the money and title deeds of your branch will belong to you, not the Guo family. "
"Thank you, county magistrate."
Hearing Ceng Cheng's words, Guolis was very excited.
She was very happy in her heart.
She kept her husband's family business.
She kept everything that should belong to her.
Ceng Cheng nodded and said, "If the Guo family comes to make trouble later, you can complain to the county government. At that time, it will not be as simple as flogging. The light punishment will be exile thousands of miles, and the heavy punishment will be death. "
Hearing that, Guo Jie and Guo Hu couldn't help but shiver.
The punishment was too heavy.
Guo Jie hurriedly said, "Don't worry, county magistrate. I know what to do. From now on, Guolis is one family, and we are one family. "
Guo Hu also said, "Yes, yes, from now on, we will separate."
They didn't want to follow in Guo Dayou's footsteps.
They were scolded to death.
Death was not a big deal. The problem was that they would be scolded for the rest of their lives as unfaithful, unfilial, heartless, and unrighteous people.
That was very miserable.
Seeing that, Ceng Cheng waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can leave."
"Yes!"
Guo Jie and Guo Hu hurriedly left after saluting. Next, they would have to receive flogging punishment before they could return to the Guo family. This time, they had suffered a great loss.
Guolis also respectfully saluted and then turned to leave.
The onlookers outside also dispersed.
No one dared to stay any longer.
In the hall, only Ceng Cheng, Du Qi, Zong Ba, and the others were left.
Ceng Cheng said, "Young Master, is this the right way to deal with it?"
Du Qi said, "Yes!"
It was the simplest and most direct way to let the Guoli family split up. If he didn't do that, Guolis and the Guo family would have many problems in the end.
It would be best to do that.
Ceng Cheng heard Du Qi's words and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
With Du Qi's words, he was relieved.
Du Qi knew Ceng Cheng's thoughts. He said, "Ceng Cheng, do it well. If you manage Yongye County in a down-to-earth manner, I won't treat you unfairly. In the future, you will have a chance to be promoted. It's all up to you. "
"I will remember Young Master's words."
Ceng Cheng heard Du Qi's words and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was done.
With Du Qi's words, he was relieved.
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