Chapter 5 Doing harm to others is not good for oneself
"Subjects have seen the king," Song Jiu was the son of the emperor and did not have to kneel down. However, facing the famous and sinister Emperor Taizong of Song in history, he felt sad and respectfully gave a great tribute.
Zhao Kuangyi looked at the high platform in confusion and asked, "Song Jiu, why did you build it?"
"Reported to the king, the parents of the subjects have gone early, and the three sisters have got married one after another. There is only one subject in the family. Because of studying, there is no time to take care of others. Life at home is gradually fading. The Master said that self-cultivation and management of the family and governing the country and pacifying the world. The smaller ones are the family, and the larger ones are the country. The family cannot be united. How can we talk about governing the country? If we pass the imperial examination like this, we can only be a minister who can study hard. Therefore, the subjects built this platform and used it to carry goods to make a living."
Zhao Kuangyi couldn't help but feel happy.
Song Jiu was explaining it for him, but he couldn't say that he was unreasonable. The imperial examination was opened for the purpose of selecting talents in the country. However, some literati took the imperial examination for the imperial examination, regardless of their family and young people, studied hard, and did not farm or plant. Often, they did not gain fame and fortune, and the family was dragged down very hard. This became a serious disadvantage of the imperial examination.
“How does it lift the goods?”
"There are still some things that have not been made well. Once they are made well, the king will understand after seeing them."
Zhao Kuangyi didn't care, and suddenly his face darkened: "Song Jiu, do you know your guilt?"
Song Jiu was a little confused: "King, where does the subjects come from?"
"Isn't the dispute in front of your house caused by you!"
"King, what's wrong? The subjects saw that the Zhu family knocked over Gu Wengweng's tofu cart. His family was poor and said a few fair words. The Zhu family relied on their wealth and was unwilling to forgive him. Not only did they not compensate Gu Wengweng's losses, but they instead blackmailed Gu Wengweng. The neighbors were not convinced and came up to persuade him. The Zhu family beat people again, which led to disputes and pushing. It had nothing to do with the subjects."
Even if you beat him to death, you won't admit it.
But Song Jiu was very dissatisfied in his heart. There were counties in the capital, with Junyi in the northwest and Kaifeng in the southeast. Generally, major cases or powerful people were involved in Kaifeng Prefecture. For example, the group fights between the coolies in the Two Rivers were like that. Zhao Kuangyi would not come down in person, but arrested the criminals in Kaifeng Prefecture for interrogation and handling.
Is that trivial thing in Kujing Lane worthy of your own action? This is not slaughtering chickens with a ox knife, but slaughtering chickens with Guan Yunchang's Qinglong Yanyue Knife.
Zhao Kuangyi stared at the small slingshot on Song Jiu's waist coldly.
"Don't deceive the young man and the poor. I am very happy to hear it. But a gentleman loves money and takes it with righteousness. A gentleman speaks for his ambitions and takes it with virtue. A gentleman studies and takes it with diligence. A dishonest child is very disliked."
The whole thing can be said to be a coincidence.
The Zhu family was wrong first and bullying too much. Song Jiu could not bear it anymore. He went up to the big locust tree in the west of the yard of the house and hid among the trees and hit the third uncle of the Zhu family with a slingshot. Unexpectedly, what happened later, he accidentally shocked the horse that the third uncle of the Zhu family was riding. It happened that the ancient man was pushing the tofu cart out and let the horse hit the satin carry. The tofu tofu splashed a load of gorgeous silk, and the Zhu family grabbed the ancient man and wanted to compensate. Song Jiu came out, intentionally instigated, and then started fighting, which caused most of the Zhu family's betrothal gift to be destroyed.
Except for Song Jiu, it is difficult for others to restore the true truth.
However, smart people can find clues, but this slightly short and fat young man is one of them right now.
Song Jiu was speechless again. What a big deal, how could he attract this great god?
He was not afraid, and he had to tell evidence in everything. There were so many people on the scene. Even when Song Ci came, he could find the doubts, but most of them could not find a certain evidence. He beat him and said, "King, I was going to beat a few birds at home in the morning and prepared to cook them in the evening. Unexpectedly, the people from the Zhu family came to ask for trouble. Not only did they deliberately detour the betrothal gifts through Kujing Lane, but they were left at my doorstep for two or three cups of tea. If it weren't for the Gu Wengweng's affairs, they would have to stay for an hour before leaving. King, every sentence of the subjects was true."
"I think you are a gangster bird!"
Song Jiu's answer was too cunning. He didn't mention whether he used a slingshot to hit people and horses, but only said that the Zhu family's fault was that he used a slingshot to hit people, which was also the Zhu family's fault. Zhao Kuangyi couldn't help but curse.
Song Jiu dared not speak out and was timid.
Zhao Kuangyi looked at the Zhu family who was following him and said, "Song Jiu, I will judge you to compensate the Zhu family for the loss of 100 guan, and then compensate the old man of the Gu family for 20 guan. The two ministers will disperse and no longer cause trouble, otherwise I will drag you to Kaifeng Mansion to serve you with a big stick!"
The Zhu family was stunned when they heard this. The loss of more than one hundred coins was lost, and five hundred coins was also received. Zhu Dalang knelt on the ground and said, "Master, the little family's dowry is worth thousands of coins."
"You asked you for tens of thousands of dollars. I asked you, why did your shop betrothal gift be placed in Kujing Lane?"
Who is Song Jiu? He rubbed his nose and bowed his face as soon as he heard it, and then said, "King, the subjects are not convinced. Besides, my father died for many years and the subjects' family is poor. How can I get one hundred and twenty pieces of money to pay for?"
"It doesn't matter if I can't come up with it. I will send someone to pawn your house for compensation." Zhao Kuangyi stared at the slingshot around Song Jiu's waist again.
Staring at Song Jiu was creepy.
Zhao Kuangyi’s handling of this can be said to be the wisest way to deal with civil disputes. Civil disputes can only be turned into small matters and small matters. Each of the two major players will fight fifty boards and resolve them, and it will be fine. Otherwise, what can we do?
In Kaifeng, Zhao Kuangyin is the heaven, and Zhao Kuangyi is the earth.
The two of them stared at each other with big eyes, and one of them dared not speak.
Zhao Kuangyi looked at the high platform again, not knowing what it had to do with the transport of goods. After looking at it for a while, he didn't understand it and went back depressedly.
The two families were more depressed than him. One hundred guan was not the same as Song Jiu. He prepared one hundred guan himself, and the actual cost was not more than eighty guan.
The price of this tone was too high, and Song Jiu was so depressed that he was dying. The seventh brother-in-law came over and asked, "Xiao Jiu, what's going on?"
"Don't mention it, don't mention it."
Xiao Liulang, who was engaged to the Zhu family and the Liu family, suddenly rushed over, grabbed Song Jiu's clothes, and said viciously: "Take a hundred pieces of money."
Song Jiu was a fool in his previous life, but he was a bad guy. In this life, I inherited a good body, big and strong. With a light push, he pushed Zhu Qilang upside down and fell to the ground. Song Jiu was angry and had nowhere to be heard. He stared at Zhu Qilang and said: "Yes, the prefect ordered me to pay your family a hundred dollars, but he said when I will pay your family, this year, next year, or a hundred years later!"
The people who followed Kujingxiang will never fall together. This will be a hundred years later. Who can I ask for it at that time?
Song Jiu said again: "Xiaoqi, remember, the one who owes money is the uncle, and I am your uncle."
If you are angry, can you really not pay off? It should be said that Zhao Kuangyi gave him face today, otherwise he would have to bear greater responsibility if he pursued him. He was in a slight sense in his heart. No wonder even Zhao Kuangyin could kill him, it was hard to fool him.
He owed another 120 yuan of debt. Song Jiu was in a bad mood and ignored the Zhu family. He continued to work in grief and anger.
Under his instructions, Li Blacksmith and his apprentice cast a layer of pig iron on the plane of the platform again, which was wavy. Iron must be used to make it wear-resistant, but it must be kept wavy to reduce friction. After casting this layer of pig iron, Song Jiu bought another thick wood and drilled a hole in the middle, which matched the size of the iron shaft. The entire wood, including this hole, was wrapped with a layer of pig iron to make it strong. The rest of the wood bars were to be brought home. It would always be magical if the secret was not revealed. Once it was revealed, it would be the same thing.
At this time, a group of uncles and aunts came over with laughter. Don’t take the injury seriously. There were some pushing. In this poor place in the river, the one that had never been quarreled or fought. What was this push? They didn’t have to pay a penny anyway. On the contrary, today’s destruction greatly satisfied their sense of hatred for wealth. But the happier they were, the more depressed Song Jiu was. As for the people of the Zhu family, they ran away long ago. Fortunately, they left in front, and the elder sister rushed to Kaifeng Prefecture after hearing the news. She was not convinced. So many people started fighting, and my brother said justice. What was wrong? How did this be the case?
Let Song Jiu hold him in one hand, and don’t mess with Emperor Taizong of Song. If you make him angry and ask yourself to compensate the Zhu family for all the losses, you will be miserable. He said, “Sister, don’t worry, it’s done, and it will make a lot of money quickly after making about one hundred pieces of money.”
"That's all?"
"yes."
"You are crazy about losing your heart!" said the eldest sister angrily.
He looked at his brother-in-law Qi again and blamed him: "He is crazy, you are all adults, and you are crazy with him."
One is the prestigious sister-in-law, the other is the only precious brother-in-law, and the seventh brother-in-law is an honest man, and no one dares to offend him, so he can only nod.
"Don't worry, sister." Song Jiu said, asking his brother-in-law Qi, Zhang Silang, He Erlang and others to work together to bring the heavy wooden bar wrapped in iron home. It's so heavy, six or seven people work together to fight it, and they still have to shout horns.
The eldest sister was so angry that she said, "I don't care about you anymore."
He wanted to leave, but turned around and said, "Jiu'er, come to my house immediately, and I'll raise 120 yuan for you."
"Sister, no need. With it, the money will come quickly," Song Jiu patted the big wood and said. Brother-in-law and the others were sweating profusely, but he followed leisurely with his hands behind his back.
My elder sister can get the money, but it is not a small number. After taking it out, adding the previous 100-ton coins, my elder brother-in-law will definitely be unhappy.
Boss Hu shouted from behind: "Xiaojiu, please wait to write and parade."
He dared not say in front of his elder sister, first, the eldest sister is the owner of a restaurant, decisive and speaks fiercely, second, the eldest sister respects the superiors and protects the subordinates, and the neighbors respect him, and Boss Hu is also a little afraid of the eldest sister.
"What did he say to write and parade?"
"Sister, don't worry," Song Jiu turned his head and said to Boss Hu: "Hu Xingtou, it's not that I want to write and parade, it's that you want to prepare to sing."
The eldest sister didn't know the bet yet, so she asked Brother Qi's husband, but Brother Qi didn't dare to hide it and answered honestly. The eldest sister twisted Song Jiu's ears angrily and said, "The more you live, you are turning back, and you dare to bet with your father!"
Song Jiu was very dizzy. He had some feelings for his sisters. As for his parents underground, what did it have to do with him?
Chapter completed!