Fan Taguang paused his head and bowed again: "It's true that Fan Taguang was deeply grateful to the Lord and the Lord, and he was bullied for many years and was determined to give his life and report the truth."

The guests present immediately recalled that the meaning of Fan Taguang's name was extraordinary. The sign of Wuyang Hou, the grandson of Fan Kuai, was also a well-known figure in other counties. The injustice of the false accused by the servants was not too secret. However, the decision made by the emperor in anger would not be easily taken back, so he had to make the former Wuyang Hou's family become a subordinate in the Hou's mansion.

Everyone in the capital thought that Fantasy moved to Pei County from afar and probably would never be able to return to Guanzhong in this life. He suddenly stood in the mansion of the Marquis of Pingyang to defend Cao Shi, claiming that the Marquis of Pingyang gave him great kindness and could not repay him. A smart person could understand the whole story after a moment of thinking.

Several old Confucian scholars strode their hands and exclaimed: "The Marquis of Pingyang is kind and filial, and has the legacy of an ancient gentleman. Such a person is a blessing for the people as a monarch!"

"The Marquis of Pingyang is a kind person! Everyone is afraid of difficulties, but only Pingyang Hou gives his hands and helps him. This is a legend that has been passed down through the ages and should be passed down!"

"We should be praised. Since the rise of the Han Dynasty, no one has surpassed the right side of Pingyang Hou, and since the Wenjing, no one has surpassed the right side of Pingyang Hou!"

The slutty man is short-lived, and the hands are short-lived. Anyway, flattery is not expensive. The scholars shook their heads and praised him loudly, so stinging that even the servants covered their mouths and laughed. They probably have never seen such a person who is not ashamed in their lives.

Cao Shi kept bowing and being humble and courteous, and the scholars praised him even more enthusiastic. At this moment, the benefits of banqueting scholars immediately showed up. These cultural people who mastered public opinion praised him with ten words, and the prefect Shen Tu Gong praised him for being kind. Only when they praised him can they truly recognize the kindness of the Marquis of Pingyang.

cough!

Duke Shen Tu wiped off the oil stains on his beard and reminded the scholars that flattery should be stopped: "Since it was Wuyang Hou who said it personally, it must be true at this time. What other losses will the Marquis' Mansion have besides heavy losses in iron tools?"

Fan Taguang heard his intention and looked indignant: "Two horses and horses were clear, Lu Buhe was an old man from Qi, and the descendants of Lu Lianzi, a marquis of Lu Lianzi, a marquis! After Qin destroyed Qi, he was ordered by Lu Lianzi, and went into the mountains to go out of Qin. When Chu and Han fought, they went out of Shanxi to serve the King of Han. Before crossing the river, they fell into the hands of King Bao of Wei and were almost captured as soldiers. Tibetans learned the art of casting iron at the home of craftsmen. It has been passed down for more than 60 years! Lu Buhe is loyal and well-versed in iron craftsmanship. It would be a pity if he died in a prison!"

"Ah! Lu Lianzi's descendants?" The master's father Yan's moving heart almost popped up. Lu Zhonglian was the hero admired by every strategist. He refuted Tian Ba, blamed Mengchang three times, and helped Tian Dan attack Di Yi, persuaded Yan generals to abandon Liaocheng, and dissuaded the King of Wei to respect King Zhao of Qin as the emperor. In the end, Fu Yi went to the legendary figure who had hidden merits and fame.

Even the Confucian scholars could not help but be moved when they heard the name of Lu Lianzi. Everyone knew that the Qi people like Confucianism. Five of the ten Confucian scholars came from Qi. Only the Qi people themselves knew that there were many straitors in the Jixia Academy before the pre-Qin period, and Lu Lianzi was the most outstanding representative of them.

The guests stopped and looked at the prefect, hoping that their parents would uphold justice for the Marquis of Pingyang. As expected, Duke Shentu was furious: "Lu Lianzi was a sage of Qi, how could his descendants be treated so harshly!"

"The iron material used in the Hou Mansion made of the tools is produced in Anyi, and the carbonite comes from the mountains. The objects made are clear and selfless. The commander of the Hou State Ding Hui repeatedly accused the Lord and the Hou of rebellion. This time, the arrest of Lu Buheqiang's strong search for the objects of the Hou Mansion was to attack the Hou Mansion. Although he was deposed as a commoner, he always had the will of Taigong (Fan Kuai) in his heart. He could not bear to see the Lord and the Hou being killed by villains. He was determined to expose Ding Hui's crimes even if he fought to death!" Fan Taguang looked at Ding Hui, and the servants from the Hou Mansion stared at Ding Hui angrily. No one doubted the authenticity.

"No wonder I always feel that the atmosphere is not right since I entered the Marquis' Mansion. It turns out that this Ding Hui is making trouble." Some guests understand the servants' intentional or unintentional angry expressions. Their own lords were framed and accused by villains. When they were invited to the guests, they had to face the villains and ate and drank in the hall. Even those who were well-educated would inevitably show anger.

The Lord's Father Yan suddenly saw a lit up and said anxiously: "Ding Hui is the Chief of the Marquis State. He does not want to repay the kindness of the emperor. He bullies the princes. He will be sorry for the kindness of the emperor, the chief of the Marquis State, and the general will be sorry for the responsibility of the Marquis State. The people of the Marquis State will be sorry for the expectations of the people of the Marquis State. Such people will harm their neighbors in the village, and bully talented people in the county. If they are lucky enough to go to the county, they will attack the prefect and the chief of the capital. If they are listed as the nine ministers, they will definitely become treacherous ministers like Li Si and Zhao Gao."

Ding Hui's face turned blue and purple. He could not have thought that the scholars who were powerless to speak so cruelly that he was so angry that he trembled all over and almost fainted.

The young Confucian scholars didn't have such a good temper. They pointed at Ding and cursed: "Looking at his sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, his mouth and eyes were crooked. He must be not a good person. Sure enough, I was not wrong."

This has risen from questioning character to questioning appearance. When scolding a person with bad features, it starts with his facial features and appearance. Then discussing his personal morality, it is derived that every sentence he has passed is bad. This is also one of the secret techniques that benefit Confucian scholars.

Criticism gradually advanced to a deeper level. Zhou Yang felt from deeper depth that the matter was too big, so he turned around and bowed to Cao Shi: "I have something to tell you about the Lord and Hou. A few days ago, I met Ding Hui for a visit. He said that the hidden soldiers and armor in the Lord's Mansion was to plan to rebel. He also said that the purchase of iron materials in the Lord's Mansion was to create weapons and collude with the Huns. He didn't believe it, and Ding Hui had to believe it. Therefore, he brought 45 elite soldiers from the county and state to the banquet, and together with these twenty Ding Hui's servants came to the Marquis' Mansion to capture the Lord and Hou."

"Catch the Lord and the Marquis?" The guests in the hall stood up in an uproar. They couldn't believe that the lieutenant who was attending the banquet wanted to capture a marquis. Even the family officials and servants of the marquis' mansion couldn't help but become nervous.

Duke Shen Tu looked angry: "Duwei You, you did such a rash move that you did not sue the prefect and sent troops to the county and state without suing you. According to the law, you will be punished!"

"Zhou Yangyou, if you dare to lie to me, you will die a bad death!" Ding Hui rushed over with his teeth and claws, and was kicked away by Zhou Yangyou for two or three meters and fell into the hall without knowing his life and death.

Zhou Yangyou pointed at Ding Hui who fainted like a dead pig, and gritted his teeth and scolded: "It was this guy who swears to deceive me, saying that Junhou has made troops and rebelled and has taken out the iron tools he has collected as evidence. There are several iron pots in my mansion, and they are all secretly doing it. What's even more hateful is that he dared to use the gold plundered in the marquis to bribe me. The gold was temporarily detained in the mansion. Someone originally intended to deal with this villain regardless of whether Junhou's rebellion is true or false, and he would strictly deal with this villain when he returned! Now the truth has been revealed to the world. This man is greedy for the wealth of the marquis' mansion, so he accused Pingyang Hou of treason and tricked me into sending troops to capture Pingyang Hou, and using public weapons for personal gain. He should be punished for his crimes without any reason!"

"The crime should be punished! Behead the market in half!" The scholars spoke together.

Mr. Shentu stood up and faced the excited guests, he announced righteously: "Ding Hui's crime has been revealed to the world, so there is no need to hold a separate meeting. This person's crime of being rebellious and injustice should be beheaded in half. Someone decided to take this villain to the death penalty of the county government and wait for the death penalty in the autumn to be a warning to others!"

Cao Shi looked at Ding Hui fainting on the spot with pity, and sighed that he wanted to kill people after all. Ding Hui came to find fault several times and tried to die. This time he had already broken up with him by chasing the blacksmith workshop of the Hou Mansion. If he didn't take action to counterattack, he would definitely die. With Zhou Yangyou's ruthless means, he would not mind swallowing Pingyang Hou Kingdom backhand.

The mercy that was unintentionally revealed was seen by the Confucian scholars, so they pulled their fellow friends to praise: "The kindness of the Marquis of Pingyang is like the ancestors of the three generations. Even when facing the villain who accused him, they still have mercy. Such a broad mind is a blessing for the emperor and the country!"

At noon the next day, Zhou Yangyou came to Cao Shi personally to apologize. His sincere words were filled with regret and annoyance, saying that he had misunderstood the treacherous ministers and almost harmed the wise Marquis of Pingyang. If Hedong County lost a wise man like Marquis like Marquis of Pingyang, as a commander, he would be ridiculed by knowledgeable people in the world.

Regardless of whether Zhou Yangyu was true or false, Cao Shi responded with kind comfort and understanding. Anyway, he was incapable of putting down the cruel official he loved by the emperor. It would be better to sell it for a while but get involved with this narrow-minded commander. He put aside his past grudges in a few words and set up a casual meal to have a drink and chat. During the meal, the two had a good relationship as if they were friends.

Duke Shentu was very efficient in his office. Not long after he sent Zhou Yangyou away, he sent the news to the Marquis' Mansion. Ding Hui was sentenced to beheading the market after autumn. Among his tribesmen, the male shaved his hair and beard as humiliation. He wore an iron circle around his neck to the border as prisoners who built the city. In order to take care of the women who could not go to the place to perform labor service, they arranged for them to atone for their sins as rice pounders in Anyi.

Regarding the disposal of Ding Hui's property, according to the punishment of Han Lu's family, Ding Hui was frightened when he learned that he would be cut in half and urinated. The stench emitted even the death row prisoner next door could not bear the curse. What was even more unexpected was that on the night when the death row was announced, Ding Hui quietly hanged himself in the death row.

Cao Shi did not go into detail about how Ding Hui found a rope in the death row, and how he hanged himself in the death row without a beam. His speculation should be that the prefect in Anyi reached an agreement with the commander to kill Ding Hui and commit suicide fearlessly as the end of the false accusation case.

Lu Buli was released, and all the iron pots that were confiscated were returned to the original owner. The blacksmith was not punished much in the prison of the Hou Kingdom, but she was not very worried about eating, sleeping, and worrying about her hair. Cao Shi, the man who worked hard and worked at Gao's family, gave him a pension of 10,000 yuan, and his annual salary was 150 stones.

Another hero, Fan Taguang, was also rewarded. At the critical moment, he stood up and spoke frankly, not afraid of the power of the Duwei and uphold justice for the Marquis of Pingyang. Cao Shi rewarded him with 50,000 yuan, ten pieces of brocade and silk, and his annual salary was increased by half to two hundred stones. No family officials in the mansion disrespectfully and surrendered to the ruler and the Marquis' decision.

Zhou Yangyou sent someone to allocate 300,000 yuan from Ding Hui's property as compensation for the loss of the Marquis' Mansion. As for the compensation, Mingyu had no intention of raising it. He was in front of him with a pure intention of winning over and could not refuse. He took the compensation without thinking. Ding Hui had gained a lot of wealth for the Marquis' State Order for more than ten years, but part of the money was to be handed over to the Shaofu in the Emperor's Inner Treasury, and the rest would be discussed by the prefect and the commander to share it. As for how much they divided and how much they were confiscated, it is unknown.

Duke Shentu sent someone to Pingyang Hou Mansion to inquire about the appointment of the new Hou State Chief, and clearly told Cao Shi that this favorable favor would be given to the Hou State. Of course, he would not really be so kind to let go of a piece of fat, mainly because Ding Hui's previous lessons, and recommending anyone to Pingyang Hou State will become the target of public criticism.

He sent his confidant to the Pingyang Marquis State. It would be of no benefit to Shentu Duke. He might have to cause trouble to himself. It would be better to throw this hot potato to Pingyang Marquis for personal favors.

"I thank you for your kindness. I will take out the candidate for Hou Guoling as soon as possible."

Cao Shi smiled and invited the servants of the prefect's house to receive a pound of roasted pork and a bowl of chicken soup. The servant left with great gratitude. Before leaving, he claimed that Marquis of Pingyang was the most virtuous person in Hedong.
Chapter completed!