Episode 17: Pei Xingjian tries the cattle stealing case

Pei Xingjian adopted a loose policy towards Zhang Er, but he had already captured the evidence of Zhang Er's subordinates.He frightened them in court and made them kneel down and beg for mercy to tell the truth.Zhang Er still did not admit his mistake, but thought those people had a bad memory.Pei Xingjian directly asked who had seen the northern herdsmen, and Zhang Er claimed to have seen them.Pei Xingjian accused Zhang Er of being a spy who had consorted with northern herdsmen and asked him to go to the military camp to explain clearly.Zhang Er was frightened and confessed everything, and was willing to return all the calves to Qiao Liu, hoping that Pei Xingjian would spare his life.

Liuli wanted to find out information from Wang Junmeng, but Wang Junmeng said that he was just a son-in-law, who usually followed orders and didn't know many things.Liuli shrewdly proposed that the Qu family’s handle was in the hands of the eldest princess, and she didn’t want Qu Chongyu to know about this handle.So as long as Wang Junmeng didn't say anything, she would go to Qu Chongyu to find out why the protector wanted to work for the eldest princess without telling her own son.When Wang Junmeng saw this, he stopped Liuli and refused to allow her to go out, with a look of fear on his face.

Liuli continued to remind Wang Junmeng to clarify the facts. Her relationship with the queen was also unusual. The saint could send Pei Xingjian here just to investigate the Qu family.The eldest princess wanted to kill them just to vent her personal anger, but if the conflict between Pei Xingjian and the saint was just for a show, then the eldest princess would definitely not dare to kill them.At that time, the entire Qu family may be affected.Liuli claimed that Pei Xingjian was planning to report back to the saint and clear the name of the Qu family, but he did not expect that the governor would team up with the eldest princess to deal with the people sent by the court.Liuli was about to go out and explain to the people that the Qu family colluded with the eldest princess to kill Pei Xingjian.Wang Junmeng was so frightened that he knelt down and explained that everything was a misunderstanding.

Wang Junmeng told the story that the eldest princess threatened the lives of Qu Chongyu's wife and children, forcing them to work for the eldest princess.He did not dare to tell Qu Chongyu because he was afraid that Qu Chongyu would kill him and return to Chang'an, which would cause such trouble that the Qu family would have no place to stand.Liuli promised that Empress Wu would rescue Qu Chongyu's wife and children and would no longer let the Qu family be controlled by others.Wang Junmeng was extremely grateful to Liuli and hurriedly reported to the governor.At the same time, he also begged Liuli not to tell Qu Chongyu about this matter, and Liuli agreed.

Qiao Liu is Zhang Er's nephew. He thanks Pei Xingjian for his fair handling.Pei Xingjian agreed that as long as Zhang Er returned the money, he would let him study for scientific examinations.Qiao Liu didn't want to deal with Zhang Er, so Pei Xingjian agreed.He requested that Zhang Er be responsible for the money for Qiao Liu's studies and medicine, as well as the examination expenses.The people applauded and praised Pei Xingjian's ability to solve the case.Han Si looked at Pei Xingjian in the audience, thoughtfully.Suddenly, he came out and admitted that he too was a cattle rustler.He had stolen twenty calves from various villages, and they were all dead now.Han Si admitted that these people originally asked him to treat cattle and horses, but in the end he refused to pay.He is also a person who needs to live, and he did this because he was really angry.Pei Xingjian exempted Han Si from punishment and only asked him to return the price of the calf to his family.Han Si was grateful and proposed that he would sell the rental house to repay.

When the people applauded, Liuli appeared. She looked at Pei Xingjian in the courtroom and smiled.Pei Xingjian looked happy when his wife arrived.

Pei Xingjian negotiated with his creditors and allowed Han Si to return and write an IOU later, thus saving Han Si's rented house.Han Si was grateful for this.Bai San is also very grateful to Pei Xingjian, because Han Si is his best brother.This time Pei Xingjian helped Han Si, which was equivalent to helping them.Bai San admitted that he had been ordered to supervise Pei Xingjian before, and hoped that Pei Xingjian could forget the past.Bai San also owed Han Si his life, and now he is willing to hand over his life to Pei Xingjian.

Han Si plans to practice medicine and repay the debts of those people.Pei Xingjian asked why he stole the calves.Han Si truthfully told him that he was actually trying the medicine.Those medicines were not dared to be used on humans. In the end, they were stolen and used on cattle and sheep. They were only dared to use on calves after making sure they were fine.When Bai San heard these words, he couldn't help but think of the time when he tried the medicine.

After the governor returned, he cursed Wang Junmeng. He believed Liuli's words and even thought the sage's orders were nonsense.He also believed that the eldest princess was someone who could not be offended, and she would definitely take the lives of Liuli and Pei Xingjian.

When Liuli came to see Qu Jingtang, she inquired about Qu Chongyu's family in Chang'an.Qu Jingtang told Liuli that Chang'an's sister-in-law and children were Nilin that Qu Jingtang could not touch. If they were in danger there, Qu Jingtang would kill them back at all costs.

In order to meet the Tang army's food and grass needs without offending the people, the governor planned to let Pei Xingjian collect the rent owed by Xizhou over the years.Qu Chongyu knew that this task was difficult and hoped to persuade his father to give up the idea, but he did not expect that he would not listen at all.

When Liu Ruyue visited Liuli, she also talked about Pei Xingjian's intention to collect the rent.She said that if the rent collection fails, it will be the most unforgivable thing and will offend everyone above and below.The reason why the debt has not been repaid for so many years is naturally difficult to collect.