Bi Zimo: "..."
After spewing out another mouthful of blood, he fell on his back.
The family was driven back to the old house more thoroughly than before, and lived a more impoverished life than before.
When the wind changes direction, everything changes.
Taiwei Wu not only took back the village's homestead and yard, but also appropriated an additional 100 acres of Bi family's land.
Bi Zimo's official position had been promoted, and the number of acres of tax-free land had increased.
But now, Bi Zimo has been demoted from the official position again and has become a slave of the sixth grade. Not only does the tax-free land have to be returned, but he also has to pay compensation.
why? Because Taiwei Wu had misappropriated an extra fifty acres, Bi Zimo still owed the imperial court the amount of tax-free land.
The Ministry of Revenue forced him to buy land to repay.
The bodies of my brother and sister-in-law are still waiting to be buried.
Even a penny can stump a heroic man, let alone the mountain of burdens that come over him layer upon layer.
Bi Zimo couldn't even borrow some money from someone.
The reason is that he is a soft-hearted man. He was usually looked down upon by others, but when he really needed someone, no one would be willing to lend a hand to rescue him.
Just when Bi Zimo wanted to take his whole family and throw themselves into the river, Master Di suddenly came.
…
It was April of the 20th year of the Great Xia calendar.
Di Ying was temporarily transferred back to the capital because of Shi Fenghua's case. In the process of handling this case, I came across the case of Bi Ziyu's death.
To be precise, it was Di Ying who took the initiative to get involved in this case.
The case was not reported to the official by the victim, and no pleading was submitted. Di Ying just heard about it when passing by and took it over.
A very luxurious restaurant has been newly opened in Dadu City, with red bricks and green tiles, and is magnificent. The food inside and even the price of a glass of water all start from one tael of silver.
Obviously, this is a place only the rich and powerful can afford to go.
Di Ying... this kind of thing, just listen to it.
On this day, I heard that a powerful person in the restaurant had beaten someone to death, and the person who was beaten to death was a young man from another powerful family.
Both parties seemed to want to resolve the matter internally and did not report the case, so Di Ying took the initiative to investigate.
The one who beat the person was Xue Haoying, the eldest grandson of the eldest princess, who held the false title of second-rank auxiliary general and the eldest son of Prince Rong's palace.
The person who was beaten to death was Bi Ziyu, the former right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the current sixth-rank officer of the Ministry of Punishment, Bi Zimo's younger brother.
Di Ying had long heard that Bi Zimo, the turtle-egg man famous in the capital, was the man who rose to power through the influence of his wife's clan. And Bi Zimo's wife is just a fiancée.
His fiancée is Wu Rou, Wu Desen’s second granddaughter.
Remember Wu Desen? The former Lord Yin Wu of Jingzhao Mansion who was forced to become an official by Di Ying.
Wu Desen's eldest son Wu Ming was framed by Lai Wangcai in the "Kexin Yaxing" burning case. It was only after Di Ying found out that Wu Ming was cleared.
Wu Rou is Wu Ming's legitimate second daughter.
Although Wu Desen was forcibly resigned from his post by His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty would never treat the Wu family badly, and because Wu Ming was wrongly accused, His Majesty made generous compensation to Wu Ming.
Wu Ming is now the Duke of Shangzhu Kingdom and Ming Kingdom. Receive the rank of Sikong.
Bi Zimo rose to prominence through Wu Rou, but when the news that Bi Zimo's younger brother was beaten to death by Xue Haoying reached Wu Ming's ears, Wu Ming broke off the engagement, took back all the betrothal gifts, and gave Bi Zimo The cost of settling in. He also used tricks to directly demote Bi Zimo's position from the rank of Sixth Grade to Shizhong.
After hearing the reports from the guards, Di Ying went to the Bi family.
A large family was crowded into a relatively dilapidated second-level courtyard.
When Bi Zimo heard that Mr. Di was coming in person, he supported his sick body and hurriedly went out to greet him.
Di Ying asked him not to be polite and directly asked about the origin of Bi Ziyu's death.
Bi Zimo finally found someone to pour out his troubles on.
It was because he really couldn't live anymore, so he poured out all the injustices he had suffered in his family in one breath.
After hearing this, Di Ying asked him: "Bi Zimo, I see that your eyes are quite clean. Why do you refuse to report it to me after you have suffered so many injustices?"
Bi Zimo gave a bitter smile and replied: "Master Di, you...what do you want me to do to compete with those top powers? With just a few words, I can go from the earth to the sky." Top. Just one more word, and the official will fall from the ceiling into the mire. How do you ask the official to report to the official? What's the use of reporting?"
"Then will you still file a lawsuit on this case?"
Di Ying only asked the most direct questions.
Bi Zimo thought about the current situation and experiences of his family, and thought about dragging his family to jump into the river. He was not afraid of death anyway, so what else did he need to be afraid of?
With Lord Di helping him, even if he was going to die, he would have to vent his anger before dying.
So he gritted his teeth and nodded, bowed deeply to the end and said, "I beg Master Di to make the decision for me."
"good."
Di Ying stretched out his hands, helped the person up, and then said: "You can rest at home and recuperate. I will support your family's daily expenses. Don't think too much now, wait until the time comes to answer the question in the court." That's fine. If you have any questions, I will ask my people to ask you."
When Xie Jing heard what his master said, he took out a fifty-tael silver note and handed it to Bi Zimo.
By the way, he said, "I see that the two-indoor courtyard next door is unoccupied. If you buy it, you can live more comfortably. The rest should be enough to last until the case is concluded and the compensation is paid in two batches."
Bi Zimo took the bank note with trembling hands, and his knees went weak.
Xie Jing helped the person in time.
With tears in his eyes, Bi Zimo watched Master Di and the others leave with great emotion and gratitude. That figure from behind brought him and his family immense hope.
And in this case, it was very clear that the bald man had some wax on his head and some green onions on his head.
In front of Mr. Di, the restaurant manager and the waiters did not dare to lie, so they told the story of that day in detail.
Di Ying also examined Bi Ziyu's body and found that he was indeed beaten to death or beaten to death by three people.
Xie Jing watched the adults finish the autopsy and questioned a group of people, then walked around the room, and then asked aloud: "The trouble with this case is that Bi Ziyu was the one who struck the knife first, right? Although the other party was San Individuals, but they are all bare-handed, so it is easy for the other party to attribute it to self-defense and self-protection, right? You can't insist that the other party is guilty just because the person who hit someone is a higher-ranking person, right? "
Di Ying listened to the question, stopped, looked at Xie Jing curiously and said, "Don't you feel sympathy for Xue Haoying?"
"no,"
Xie Jing shook the folding fan lightly and replied: "I am now fighting this lawsuit with you from Xue Haoying's standpoint. Will this help you find a breakthrough better?"
