Chapter 647 Yang Xiong is dead
Sun Shan waited for another three days, and then Sun Dingnan rushed in and said, "Ashan, Yang Xiong, Yang Xiong..."
Because he ran too fast, Sun Dingnan kept gasping for breath and refused to say what happened to Yang Xiong.
Sun Shan asked anxiously, "What happened to Yang Xiong? Did he run away? Can't you catch him?"
Sun Dingnan shook his head quickly. He felt better after drinking the water brought by Gui Ge'er. He said anxiously, "Yang Xiong is dead."
Sun Shan was stunned, his eyes widened, and he asked in astonishment: "Dead? When did it happen? How did he die? Who told you?"
Sun Dingnan finally calmed down and explained, "Just now, Cao Bantou asked me to inform me that when they went to deliver breakfast to Yang Xiong this morning, they found him hanged in prison. Not only Yang Xiong was dead, but also his servants. But the servants died of poisoning, not hanging."
Sun Shan frowned, thinking about what this performance was about.
Why did Yang Xiong die, and why did his lackeys die with him?
Sun Shan only thought that it was Magistrate Tang who killed them. Apart from Magistrate Tang, no one else was so eager to see Yang Xiong die.
Sun Dingnan continued, "When Magistrate Tang found out that Yang Xiong was dead, he directly said that Yang Xiong committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and the four servants also committed suicide out of fear of punishment to accompany their master to death. No other words were said."
At this moment, Sun Shan had already understood that County Magistrate Tang was going to cut the Gordian knot and kill Yang Xiong to put an end to all the trouble.
County Magistrate Tang took the initiative, fearing that saving Yang Xiong's life would involve more troubles, especially his corruption and bribery.
County Magistrate Tang was afraid that Yang Xiong would become a tainted witness and report to his superiors, revealing all the bad things he had done, so he decided to just put an end to it all and get rid of the problematic person.
When Sun Shan thought of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Tang Junyi is a ruthless person. He kills people without any humanity.
Seeing Sun Shan lost in thought, Sun Dingnan asked, "Ashan, what else can we do? Should we expose Magistrate Tang's crimes and report him for murder?"
Sun Shan doesn't know what is the best solution now.
Firstly, the crimes he had investigated before, such as turning public land into private land, favoring concubines and killing wives, were not big or small, and there was no way to punish them. For example, if the wife insisted that it was not the case, there was really nothing that could be done.
Secondly, his status was awkward, neither up nor down. He had some power, but he had no power at all. And he still had to go to Beijing to take the exam, so he shouldn't cause any more trouble.
If I report it to my superiors, it will definitely take a lot of time and I will probably find it difficult to take part in the imperial examination.
Not to mention suing officials, even if it's a citizen suing another citizen it's a very cumbersome matter that will bog people down and prevent them from doing anything else.
Human, material and energy resources are all indispensable. If Sun Shan chooses to continue to appeal, I am afraid that his studies will really be abandoned and it will be difficult to return to normal life.
What's more, if he reported the case to the authorities, his family would inevitably be implicated, and Sun Shan really didn't want to take the risk.
Magistrate Tang can only be overthrown after he becomes more powerful. His backers are false, not real.
Sun Shan felt deeply powerless about this.
He sighed and said helplessly: "This matter ends here, don't mention it again in the future."
When Sun Dingnan heard that Sun Shan was going to ignore it, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hesitated for a long time.
Or he said, "Ashan, I'll be honest with you. I agree with what you're doing. Your main task right now is to study hard and pass the imperial examination. Don't think too much about other things. Yang Xiong is dead, and the revenge of Peking University and Tsinghua University has been avenged. You deserve the friendship of your classmates. Ashan, put the overall situation first."
Sun Shan had already decided not to continue to complain, and nodded and said, "Brother Nan, don't worry, I will put my studies first from now on. You are right, studying is the main task. Without fame and official position, everything is fake. I understand, thank you."
Yang Xiong and his four lackeys died suddenly, and County Magistrate Tang handled the matter very quickly.
On the first day of Yang Xiong's death, he announced that he had committed suicide out of fear of punishment. On the second day, the bodies of Yang Xiong and his four lackeys were burned to ashes. On the third day, the ashes of Yang Xiong and his four lackeys were rushed back to his hometown overnight.
The case was then quickly closed as the defendant had died.
Chief Clerk Zhang came secretly to tip off the authorities, saying that Yang Xiong's case had been suppressed and not reported to the higher authorities.
This time Yang Xiong died, and Lord Tang sealed and destroyed the case, as if it had never happened.
As for the victim who asked Sun Shan to write a petition to sue Yang Xiong, County Magistrate Tang said directly that Yang Xiong had fled for fear of crime, and a dead person could not be a defendant, so the case would not be accepted.
However, he arranged for the lawyer to talk to the victim in private, and the implicit meaning was that County Magistrate Tang had just arrived and did not know that Yang Xiong had done so many bad things. It was all County Magistrate Tang's fault for his poor discipline.
Although Yang Xiong is dead, the compensation due will still be paid.
So County Magistrate Tang paid compensation to all the victims one by one, and even the single widower whose fiancée was taken away received money to marry a wife.
As a result of County Magistrate Tang's actions, coupled with the publicity from the navy, his reputation grew rapidly and he received a lot of praise.
The people all believed that Magistrate Tang was deceived by Yang Xiong, and that Yang Xiong was using his reputation to bully others.
Now that Yang Xiong's true face has been discovered, he not only handled the case impartially, but also apologized to the victim. He is truly an honest and trustworthy official.
Sun Shan had long been numb to these rumors. County Magistrate Tang was indeed an expert, and he was ruthless, quick, and accurate in his actions.
Sun Shan deeply despised him, but he also secretly extracted the essence from him, laying a solid foundation for his future life and work.
When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher.
A few days later, De Ge'er took a day off, and Sun Shan and De Ge'er returned to Sunjia Village together.
Everyone walked along the mountain road and looked at Huangyang County surrounded by mountains, feeling deeply moved.
After returning to Sunjia Village, Guiger brought some incense, candles, clothes and paper, and Sun Shan, Deger and Huming followed behind him to pay tribute to Yang Qingbei.
Looking at the short grave, this is the life of Yang Qingbei and Jin.
Sun Shan and De Ge'er couldn't help but have tears in their eyes.
De Geer wiped his tears and said with a choked voice: "Shanzi, Tsinghua University and Peking University, we will never see each other again in this life."
Sun Shan squatted down and was burning clothes paper. A large piece of paper burned into ashes, which floated away in the wind.
Sun Shan said sadly: "Brother De, we will be classmates with Tsinghua University and Peking University in our next life."
De Ge'er asked the paper-making shop to make a lot of pens, ink, paper and inkstones, which he burned bit by bit, with tears constantly falling from his eyes.
She said sadly: "Shanzi, we must continue to be classmates in the next life. I will bake his favorite things for Qingbei now to make him happy."
Then he looked at the thin and weak, gentle Hu Ming and said, "Qingbei, don't worry, we will help you take care of Hu Ming, let him study hard, and realize your wish."
Sun Shan pulled Hu Ming over and made him kneel down and kowtow to his father and mother.
Hu Ming did whatever Sun Shan said. He knew that Sun Shan was the best person to him besides Shan Bo and his grandfather.
Sun Shan smiled slightly and said, "Hu Ming, your father loves reading the most. You should study hard and become a scholar. Your father will definitely be very happy."
Hu Ming's tears flowed down his cheeks, and he choked and said softly, "Shanbo, Debo, I will study hard and become the scholar that Dad likes the most."