Chapter 633: Case of the Girl Ayun
Sun Shan shook his head and said coldly, "Sir, Yang Xiong stole someone's wife, killed someone's husband, and murdered someone's mother. Money can't solve this problem. This is an irreconcilable feud. This is a feud that will last until death. Sir, we are all scholars. Weighing the pros and cons is the most important thing. You know better than me what is the best way to do it."
County Magistrate Tang looked at Sun Shan blankly, but Sun Shan said nothing.
After waiting for a long time, Sun Shan stood up, bowed and said, "Sir, I'm leaving now. I will beat the drum to appeal tomorrow. I hope you will handle it impartially. If... I can't appeal in Guangnan, I will go to Nanjing. If I can't appeal in Nanjing, I will go to the capital. Sir, Yang Xiong is just the brother of a concubine. Such a person is not worth it."
Sun Shan looked at Magistrate Tang with bright eyes and continued, "Your Excellency didn't know about this. Yang Xiong relied on your reputation to do all kinds of evil things. Your Excellency should kill his relative for the greater good instead of letting him get away with it. Your Excellency, I am from a farming family, and you are also from a farming family. It has not been easy for us to pass the imperial examinations."
Sun Shan felt that he had said almost everything. If County Magistrate Tang still protected him, then don't blame him for being rude.
He bowed, led Gui Ge'er, and swaggered out of the inner court.
The door was opened by the gatekeeper again, and Sun Shan didn't even look at him.
The gatekeeper was so angry that he wanted to run to Magistrate Tang to complain.
After Sun Shan returned to the Sun residence, he immediately said to Sun Dingnan: "Immediately arrange for people to guard outside the city gate. If you see anyone suspicious coming out, arrest them. Don't let any of them go."
After a pause, he said, "It was me who arranged to go to Zeng's Escort Agency to ask for someone. Tell the boss not to ask and not to look for me. I will explain to him later."
Sun Shan thought about it and decided that there were not enough men in Sunjia Village, and the men in the farming families had little combat experience, so he decided to let the people from the escort agency do it.
As for why he didn't let the people from the escort agency come to find him, it was to conceal his whereabouts so as to avoid being seen by someone with ulterior motives and causing unnecessary trouble to Mr. Zeng.
Sun Dingnan nodded and said, "I'll go now. I will definitely not let anyone escape."
Sun Shan smiled with satisfaction.
Sun Dingnan is worthy of being trained by the village chief. Although he is not very smart, he is very careful and meticulous in doing things. He is very thoughtful when asked to do things.
Sun Shan looked around and found that the person who was most capable of getting things done was Sun Dingnan.
Gui Ge'er, Sun Dali and De Ge'er are actually not that great.
But for those of them who come from remote areas, we can't ask for too much.
I didn't get much training since I was young, so I can only make do with what I have.
Sun Shan arranged for Sun Dingnan to lead the people from the escort agency to attack the enemy, which was just an extra layer of insurance.
Sun Shan was worried that Magistrate Tang would send Yang Xiong away, leaving the case without a defendant.
Magistrate Tang could then use the excuse of waiting for a plaintiff to appear before opening the court.
It’s no longer an era where you can find someone by just making a phone call. By the time you find the plaintiff, you don’t know when or where.
So we must not let Yang Xiong get away.
Gui Ge'er asked quietly, "Brother Shan, I have a question. Are we only suing Yang Xiong this time? But Yang Xiong's backer is Magistrate Tang. If we touch Yang Xiong, will Magistrate Tang turn around and deal with us?"
Chopping the grass does not remove the roots, but the spring breeze blows and regenerates.
Although Yang Xiong was not County Magistrate Tang's brother-in-law in name, he was actually the same as a brother-in-law.
Yang has the final say in the Tang family's backyard. If her children and grandchildren ask for help, County Magistrate Tang might protect them.
It would be better to capture County Magistrate Tang as well.
Sun Dali also said with some worry: "Yes, County Magistrate Tang indulged Yang Xiong so much that he became lawless. Even if we beat Yang Xiong to death, will County Magistrate Tang be unwilling to do anything to us?"
Sun Shan didn't know whether County Magistrate Tang would do anything to them.
Sun Shan's decision not to deal with County Magistrate Tang was actually a helpless one.
First of all, all the evidence points to Yang Xiong, not Magistrate Tang. The information he found was not big, but also very small. Many officials have this problem. Magistrate Tang was very cunning and did not make any big mistakes in the law. It would be difficult to kill Magistrate Tang.
Second, County Magistrate Tang was an official, while Sun Shan was only a juren. He could indeed file a complaint, but Sun Shan would not do so unless it was absolutely necessary. Although he had an advantage over commoners in suing an official, it would also be detrimental to his future.
Just imagine, if a scholar, who has not even been an official, goes to sue an official, it will have a heavy record on his resume.
Officials protect each other. If Sun Shan wants to be an official, he must not harm the officials first. Others will stay away from him when they see him.
Third, the current situation is very delicate, especially during the new tax experiment period, there is a chance that many things will have a butterfly effect.
Sun Shan didn't want to cause any trouble, and he didn't want to cause any trouble for the He family.
Although he has the He family as his backer, he will definitely need the He family's help if he wants to kill County Magistrate Tang.
And now it is in the midst of complex turmoil.
Far away in Huangyang County, one cannot feel the turbulent times, but in the capital and Nanjing, undercurrents are already surging.
Although a county magistrate is a small person, he is still an official. If he reports from the bottom up, it will attract attention. Sun Shan does not want to become the vortex of the struggle.
There was a case called "Girl Ayun" in the Northern Song Dynasty, which was originally an ordinary case of a civilian female murder.
But the dispute spread from the county magistrate to the uniform officer and even to the imperial court, and all the six ministries and nine officials were involved.
Wang Anshi and Sima Guang argued in court and neither gave in, and even the emperor's decree was of no avail.
An ordinary case led to a dispute between the new and old parties.
At this moment, the new policy was being tested and the new emperor was taking over from the old emperor. It was a turbulent time. Sun Shan did not dare and did not want to make things too big, for fear of becoming a victim of the court.
At that time, not only County Magistrate Tang would be in trouble, but he would also be in trouble.
Therefore, Sun Shan decided to kill the culprit Yang Xiong first. As for County Magistrate Tang, he would have to wait for another chance.
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "Don't worry, the evidence is solid and we will definitely bring Yang Xiong to justice. Don't think about the rest and don't talk about it in the future."
Gui Ge'er and Sun Dali saw that Sun Shan's face was solemn and knew that there were some things they could no longer ask.
After County Magistrate Tang sent Sun Shan away, he immediately asked his servants to find Yang Xiong and hurriedly discussed the matter with his lawyer.
After the master understood the purpose of Sun Shan's visit, he was shocked and asked tremblingly: "Sir, did you read it wrong? Sun Shan's recommendation letter is from the Duke's Mansion? How can he, a mere juren, know someone from the Duke's Mansion?"
County Magistrate Tang also hoped that he was mistaken, and said bitterly: "It is the Xu Guogong Mansion, I recognize the seal. Someone also said before that Sun Shan studied in Jinling, but I didn't expect that he studied in Chongzheng Academy. Hey, Master, what should we do now?"
The master didn't know what to do. Sun Shan clearly came prepared.
He pretended to be calm and comforted: "Sir, don't be nervous. Sun Shan is here for Yang Xiong, not for you. He has already said that we should handle it impartially."
Sun Shan meant that those who deserve punishment should be punished, those who deserve death should be killed, and things should be done according to the law.
County Magistrate Tang said bitterly: "But, Yang Xiong will die!"
To be honest, the master had no feelings for Yang Xiong. He was just a playboy, so let him die.
But County Magistrate Tang has feelings and cannot express them so bluntly.
After thinking for a while, he rolled his eyes and whispered, "Sir, let Uncle Yang Xiongma leave Huangyang County immediately and go back to his hometown to hide first."
County Magistrate Tang had the same idea. His eyes lit up and he nodded.