People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 350 Your Excellency Respects the Law of the Country, or the Patriarchal Clan?

In the yamen of the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, a needle can be heard for a while.

Everyone's eyes were on Zhang Yi, including Li Shi who didn't know when she became Zhang Yi's mother-in-law.

Zhang Yi and Meng Yao are childhood sweethearts, and they love Meng Yao very much.

But one person is eight years old and the other is six or seven years old,

He is not at the age of first love at all, let alone have any personal relationship.

Zhang Yi has always regarded Xiao Mengyao as his younger sister.

Moreover, the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker.

Marriage is a matter of both parents.

Zhang Normal didn't even make an appointment with Zhang Yi.

Li Shi wanted to say more, but found Meng Yao pinched her waist.

She seemed to have realized something, and then looked at Zhang Yi's eyes, full of gratitude.

"you you……

Do you have a daughter-in-law? "

The Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain is Huoju Taoist, which is actually a normal thing.

It's not that everyone present didn't know, it's just that Zhang Yi was eight years old, and it was difficult for ordinary people to associate him with Taoist Huoju.

When he came up with this reason, others couldn't fault it.

If Meng Yao and Zhang Yi have a marriage contract, then Li Shi is Zhang Yi's elder.

As an elder, she was pregnant, and was bullied by her clan.

Then it is reasonable and reasonable to live with the son-in-law temporarily.

So far, whether it is Zhang Yi or Li Shi, at least on the secular level, they are beyond reproach.

"Meng He is a tenant in the poor family, but he is honest and honest, so the poor asked him to help him manage his property!
It is reasonable for their whole family to live in the Taoist temple!
My sister Meng Yao and I were childhood sweethearts, and when my father came to Beijing, he saw my sister and I were childhood sweethearts, so he verbally made an agreement with my father-in-law!
It's just that there was an unforeseen event, my father-in-law was killed by an adulterer!leaving orphans and widows...

My mother-in-law is still pregnant, no matter what the reason is, Pindao naturally wants to take their mother and daughter in!

The sage said: All goodness and filial piety come first!

First, my mother-in-law was bullied by the Meng clan and became homeless!
Secondly, Pindao was also worried that his mother-in-law would become ill from worrying, so he took the father-in-law's posthumous son to Huangquan together!
Introducing the mother-in-law into a Taoist temple is a filial piety, so what is the crime? "

Zhang Yi looked at the magistrate, but the magistrate was speechless.

Filial piety is the foundation of Confucianism.

If he dared to say that what Zhang Yi did was wrong, he would be digging his own grave.

How could an eight-year-old child have a daughter-in-law?

He still remembers that when he was 30 years old, he never married a wife...

The differences between people made the prefect feel the malice of the world.

However, this is not the point. The point is that the situation seems to be getting out of my control...

"and……"

Zhang Yi continued:

"Xiaodao also knows whether a man and a woman can kiss each other, and the adults probably haven't been to my Taoist temple.

Although Yaoyuanzi belongs to the concept of pure heart, it is separate from each other!
The gates of the Taoist temple and the medicine garden are usually locked and locked!
My mother-in-law is weak, and Pindao invited someone she trusts to take care of her under Mrs. Xin Guogong's suggestion!

The person was invited by the Duke's wife, she can prove it for us!
My mother-in-law is innocent!
On the contrary, these Meng family members, for their own self-interest, did not hesitate to turn black and white!
My lord, please put all these people in prison and interrogate them carefully!

To rectify the law of the country! "

After clearing Li's name, Zhang Yi next pointed the finger at these Meng family members.

The Meng family's legs and feet felt weak immediately.

Their backbone, Mr. Meng, has fallen into a coma. Everyone turned their attention to the only son of Mr. Meng, Meng Wu.

Meng Wu is a 40-year-old man.

"My lord, it's not like this...

It's obviously Li's collaborating with this little Taoist priest to embezzle my brother's inheritance, and it's their fault!

My brother left an inheritance of 1000 taels, and this bitch not only embezzled it, but also united with the rich and powerful to beat back all of us who went to seek justice!
I am nothing more than a powerless common people, not as powerful as the Daoist of Longhu Mountain!
My lord, we are just seeking justice! "

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and glared at the woman from the previous few days:

"Don't you hurry up and show the wound to the adults?"

The women didn't care about the shame, and pulled up their clothes to reveal their wounds.

"Insulting Sven, insulting Sven..."

The sudden appearance of white flowers made the magistrate blow his beard and stare in anger.

However, he already wanted to protect him, so he asked Zhang Yi in a blink of an eye:

"Putting aside the matter of the old lady of the Meng family, is it true that the Meng family accuses you and Mrs. Li of embezzling 1000 taels of silver?"

Zhang Yi nodded:

"The 1000 taels of silver are indeed in the hands of the poor!

My mother-in-law was repeatedly harassed by these Meng clan members. These people even threw dung in front of my Taoist temple for money!
Master Mingjian!

Even though those women were like this, I didn't do anything!

These people are used to lying, maybe they stole and were taken by a man, even if they beat them up! "

Since the other party can slander Li, Zhang Yi will naturally not be polite to those women.

A scapegoat for stealing people was deducted, and these people jumped in anxiety.

The magistrate saw everything in front of him and just sneered.

He slapped the gavel:

"Since you have admitted that you have swallowed the money from the Meng family, let me take it..."

The yamen servants rushed over and were about to attack Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi was happy and unafraid, and just asked:
"Master Zhifu, don't you want to know the law and break the law?"

The prefect asked:
"What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Yi sneered:

"Pindao also wants to ask, what does your lord mean when he said that it is money from the Meng family?"

"Couldn't it be that the Li family did not leave behind any males, and the inheritance of Meng He is naturally controlled by the clan..."

The magistrate took it for granted, and the others didn't think there was anything wrong.

What Zhang Yi was waiting for was his words. He continued to sneer and asked:

"My lord is talking about the national law of my Ming Dynasty, or the patriarchal clan?"

The prefect was taken aback, isn't it the same?

But he immediately understood the trap in Zhang Yi's words.

If there is no male in the family, the property left by the man is handled by the clan, which is commonplace and not worth discussing.

But if it is really corrected, does this matter conform to the law of Ming Dynasty?

The magistrate's face suddenly changed. This little Taoist priest is really as difficult to deal with as in the legend?
He opposed the national law and the clan tradition at the grassroots level, clearly to let the magistrate make a choice between the two.

If he chooses the patriarchal clan, Zhang Yi can say that he despises the national law.

However, if the patriarchal clan is not supported, the demands of these Meng clan members will become water without a source.

The patriarchal clan is a law that naturally formed at the grassroots level of Chinese society under the premise that Huangquan does not go down to the county.

Not to mention the prefect, even the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang himself acquiesced in this behavior.

However, some things cannot be brought up on the table, and if they are brought up, it will be difficult to explain clearly.

Zhang Yi deliberately opposed the national law and the patriarchal clan, just to make the magistrate look bad.

National law, patriarchal law!
The prefect snorted coldly:

"The state owns the state law, the family has the family rules, each has its own reason..."

"But my lord, if the laws of the country and the laws of the family are in conflict, how should we choose?"

Zhang Yi pointed to these people and said:

"The Meng family did not take care of Meng He in the slightest, and my father-in-law's life changed only after he met Xiaodao!

My father-in-law had an accident, these people never came forward, they just sneered!
My old father-in-law's bones are not yet cold, and they are already thinking about how to divide up the family property he left behind!
Moreover, the ancestors of the Meng family did things that violated human ethics!
Clans and clans, clans should help each other, only then can they show closeness!
Instead of only bullying the weak, if so, what's the use of the clan? "

Zhang Yi's words resonated a lot.

The social relationship of the clan, in fact, was formed because of insufficient productivity.

Because people can't get rid of the group survival, they need to stick together...

And the clan members who are maintained by blood naturally become the ones they can rely on.

If man as an individual can survive alone, the basis for the existence of the clan will collapse.

But Zhang Yi also understands that in the current society, there is no such foundation.

Clan system is helpless, but it cannot be denied that many people have benefited from it.

The pressure of survival makes the clan elders have a part of the right to distribute the clan's property when faced with the allocation of resources.

Lao Meng died, and the clan members felt that it was only right and proper to collect his property and redistribute it.

But this premise must be that the clan must be fair in dealing with the world.

The word "justice" is the most rare.

If the clan clan always behaved unfairly, then the blood relatives in the clan were just the objects of their exploitation.

In fact, this kind of phenomenon does not happen from time to time, but almost every weak person in the clan has felt this kind of exploitation to some extent.

It's just that even if they turn to the national law, the national law can't interfere with the grassroots.

What Zhang Yi aroused was the resentment of the weak against the clan.

But as far as the magistrate is concerned, he naturally cannot feel this kind of emotional fluctuation. He is a beneficiary of the clan.

The voice of the weak is very harsh to him.

"Pindao would like to ask my lord, which national law allows clansmen to plunder orphans and widows?"

He defined the actions of the Meng family as plunder.

Prefect Yingtian gasped, this little guy is too difficult to deal with.

After all these fights, he couldn't stand it anymore.

The magistrate was about to refute, but his aides hurried up and whispered in his ear:
"My lord, think about the pirate case and what His Majesty did in Zhejiang..."

The magistrate of Yingtian immediately sweated profusely.

He asked everyone to stand by, but dragged his staff into the back hall.

"My lord, you must not fall into the trap of that little Daoist leader, who opposes the national law and the patriarchal law!

Sir, can't you see that His Majesty is now rectifying the grassroots, and the problem of incompleteness will become a foreshadowing...

In particular, His Majesty allowed the civil uprising in Zhejiang to remain unresolved!
The subordinates believe that it is best for adults not to get entangled in this issue. "

The magistrate opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

The staff's reminder is indeed somewhat reasonable.

Although the patriarchal clan system has been implemented for many years, everyone is used to this practice.

But if it is placed at the same level as the national law, it will be very dangerous for him.

The His Majesty in the palace is not a benevolent monarch.

If you want to be an official under him, you have to be careful every step of the way.

"But if you don't give an explanation, then the kid outside is hard to deal with!"

"My lord, why not forget it?
You are just a fourth-rank magistrate, and you don't need to provoke people from Longhushan!

Besides, this matter is complicated, and many parties are vaguely involved behind it. It's not good for one of us, but something big will happen!
You chose to take this muddy water trip because the Meng family took advantage of this matter!
If they can't do this, my lord, I'm afraid...

It is difficult to maintain [fairness]. "

The word "justice" seems to be a huge joke, mocking the magistrate.

The magistrate was pacing back and forth in the inner hall, restless.

"Did you know that the prefect of Yingtian will be restructured next year... this was accidentally revealed by a big man in the court!"

He suddenly changed the topic to another matter:
"Yingtian Zhifu, Changfu Governor, third grade..."

The staff was taken aback for a moment, then he looked at the expression of the magistrate, what did he seem to understand?
"I'm already reluctant to sit in the position of the prefect of Yingtian.

If it goes from the fourth rank to the third rank, some people will be jealous!
Many people look down on the fourth-rank prefect of Yingtianfu, but many people stare at the third-rank prefect of Yingtianfu!

If my lord doesn't do something, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold my current position next year. "

Third rank, no matter what, he can be regarded as a member of the imperial court.

From the fourth rank to the third rank, for many people, it is a tribulation. If they can't pass it, they will never pass it for a lifetime.

The staff sighed, the lord has lost his mind by the future.

"How can I not know that those Meng family members are lying, they are clearly ungrateful for profit, and I don't care whether that old Mrs. Meng is disrespectful or not!

Even, it has nothing to do with me whether Mrs. Li stole someone or not!
I only know that if I can't handle this matter well, next year's Ying Tian Fu Yin will definitely not have my share! "

Speaking of this, the magistrate has been confiding in his heart.

He continued:
"If His Majesty was in Yingtian Mansion, I wouldn't dare to do such nonsense. If Your Majesty is not here, that kid will be rejected by all the officials. In addition, the Meng clan who came to the door, the right time, place and people are all there. If I don't fight hard again If you fight, you can't live up to this god-given opportunity!
Only by convicting Mrs. Li can one convict that kid!
But if Mrs. Li is innocent, how do you let me deal with myself? "

The magistrate stared at his staff with piercing eyes.

"Then my lord still insists on not sticking to cause and effect?"

The staff thought for a while, and mustered up the courage to ask the prefect.

"What can you do?"

"Since your lord wants to move forward, you shouldn't look forward and backward. You must know that wealth and wealth are in danger. Since you have set your goals, your methods should not be too gentle!

The subordinates have a plan to let the adults ride the wind and waves and make great strides forward! "

"What strategy?"

The prefect asked, and the staff said:

"My lord doesn't seem to have asked anyone to search the Pure Heart Temple yet. If we search now, we should be able to find a lot of good things!"

He purposely puts the accent on "good stuff."

The magistrate understands in seconds:

"Then you go and come back quickly, don't make troubles!
Remember, my future is the most important thing in this matter, let the hands and feet of my subordinates be clean!
Also, knowing the severity of the attack, it is best not to alert the higher-ups about this matter!
So as not to cause complications! "

The magistrate thought of a hint from a certain important person that this matter should not make a big fuss.

Zhang Yi is essentially an ordinary citizen.

It only takes a small case to kill an ordinary person, but if too many people are watching, the civil and military people in the court know that,
Maybe he will follow in Yang Xian's footsteps!

The staff understood, turned and left.

An hour later, the people from the Yingtian government office came back with evidence.

"Come here, Jiang Li Qingmo, Mrs. Li and Zhang Yi will all be brought to justice by this officer..."

The magistrate who got the evidence was full of spirits.

Back in the lobby, he started shouting, beating and killing.

(End of this chapter)