Luo Youdu did not feel compassion blindly, but looked at the fat man who could kill a cow with one punch.

The fat man grimaced, cupped his fists and said, "My lord, it's true that the cow was killed by someone. But there's a reason... I've been resting for the past two days, and I'm thinking of going to the mountains to hunt some game for tooth sacrifice. I'm passing by on my way back.

In the suburbs, I saw a crazy bull running rampant in the village. It was about to hurt someone. I had no choice but to knock it down. At that time, I thought about subduing it, but I didn't think about beating it to death.

.”

Luo Youdu looked at the sixty-year-old man and said, "Old man, is this strong man telling the truth?"

The sixty-year-old man hesitated and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Luo Youdu knew that what the fat man said must be true, so he asked with a bit of severity: "Old man, this happened in the village. We can find out the situation by sending someone to investigate. In court, it is also a serious crime to fool the officer.

"

The sixty-year-old man was a little frightened when he heard this, but he seemed to have thought of something and said forcefully: "He lied, sir, my cow was indeed frightened. But it really didn't hurt anyone, not a single person. If you don't believe it, don't believe it."

Go and ask.”

The fat man was anxious and angry, and said: "My lord, you can go and investigate. If he lied, you can just kill him."

He acted like he was reasonable and feared no one.

Luo Youdu smiled and shook his head, having made up his mind.

The situation is probably like what the fat man said, he mistakenly killed the sixty-year-old man's cow in order to save others.

But if we really need to investigate further, the fat man will definitely be the one who suffers.

The fat man thinks things are too simple.

This fat man is an outsider, while the sixty-year-old man is a villager.

Helping managers but not relatives is nonsense.

Even in later generations, it cannot be done. Let alone ancient times?

The geographical affiliation of the ancients is not generally strong, and there is even a term for regional politics. The most typical one is Chen Deng of the Three Kingdoms.

If the old man's cow really hit someone, it would be okay. It didn't hit anyone, and the people in the village would probably help the old man, not the fat man.

If someone feels righteous and helps outsiders, to the entire village, this person is a traitor and will be stabbed in the back wherever he goes.

Luo Youdu asked: "Old man, you said that your son bought your cow with his life. What's going on?"

The sixty-year-old man wiped away his tears and choked up and said: "The old man's son went with the officials to fight the Liao people. He saved a general and died. The general rewarded us with a cow. The son died and his wife ran away, leaving only one

An eight-year-old baby. This cow is life. Without it, how can our grandparents live?"

The fat man's originally angry expression also showed some complexity.

Luo Youdu sighed secretly and said: "Old man, I will give you a live cow in exchange for a dead cow. Can you tell me the truth about the situation?"

The sixty-year-old man stopped crying, looked at the hall with disbelief, and said, "Seriously?"

Luo Youdu said: "There are absolutely no lies."

The sixty-year-old man seemed a little ashamed and raised his head and said: "But as this strong man said, he killed the cow to save Niu Niu... Officer, you... can't lie to me."

Luo Youdu smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will send someone to the village to fetch the cow. It will only take a day or two at most to give you a live cow."

It is actually not a matter of exchanging dead cows for live cows.

Everyone knows that beef is delicious.

But as the old man said, cows are life. In ancient times, the value of a cow was often even higher than a human life.

Therefore, all dynasties have extremely strict management of cattle. Anyone who hurts or kills cattle will be severely punished and will have to spend at least two years in prison.

The more troubled the times, the more severe the penalties for cattle farming.

Just four years ago, Guo Wei usurped the Han Dynasty and ascended the throne and issued an order for amnesty for the whole country.

This order has a condition: "Slaughtering cattle, minting money, killing people, making poison, and other serious crimes such as the ten evils and five evils are not limited to this."

It can be seen that slaughtering cattle in this era is on the same level as killing people.

Only when a cow dies of old age or illness can it be reported to local officials, and then a special person will be sent to slaughter it. Strategic materials such as cowhide and tendon must be turned over to the government.

When the cow gets old, the meat will be very bad, and the taste will be far worse than that of young cow.

For some reason, there are always some unruly people in power who intentionally cause accidents involving the death of young cows and openly eat beef.

Guo Wei is accustomed to meritorious service, but Guo Rong does not accept this trick. He has already severely punished many distinguished officials and stopped this problem.

This has also led to a surge in tender beef prices on the market.

This involves exchanging a legal dead cow for a live cow, and there are many foodies who are willing to exchange it.

According to normal procedures, the sixty-year-old man reporting to the official today is considered a false accusation, and he will be punished.

However, because Luo Youdu thought that he was old, he did not punish him too much and asked the head secretary to close the case.

The secretary handed the verdict document to Luo Youdu.

Luo Youdu now signed his name on it, and then stamped it with his official seal. Looking at the document, he suddenly laughed and said: "I forgot to ask your names. You tell each other your names, and you will write on your names later.

With a single custody, this case is over."

Seeing that Luo Youdu had tried the case clearly, the fat man bowed respectfully and said, "I'm Zhang Qiong!"

The sixty-year-old man even knelt down in the tunnel and said: "Hu Sanzhuang, a common man, kowtows to thank the official."

Luo Youdu asked the Yamen servant to help the old man up, but his eyes fell on the fat man.

Zhang Qiong, can’t it be that Zhang Qiong?

Thinking about his magical power to kill a cow with one punch, I suddenly felt inseparable.

In his memory, Zhang Qiong was a tiger general under Zhao Kuangyin, equivalent to the bodyguard captain. He followed Zhao Kuangyin into battle and was extremely brave. He also used his fat body to block Zhao Kuangyin's arrows and save his life.

It is strange to say that Zhao Kuangyin released his military power over a cup of wine and was one of the few emperors in China who treated his heroes well. But because of a false accusation made by Shi Hanqing, his savior Zhang Qiong was beaten to death on the spot, and finally he was beaten to death

Consigned to death in prison.

I have to say it is a strange thing.

The two of them signed the document, and Luo Youdu first arranged for the government servants to follow the old man to get the meat.

Then he said to Zhang Qiong with burning eyes: "Zhang Zhang killed the cow with one punch. This kind of magical power is truly terrifying. The bullslaughter is a serious crime. The strong man disregarded himself and resolutely took action to save other people's lives. It can be said that he has both righteousness and bravery, which makes people happy.

I admire you. How about I be the host and invite the strong man to drink wine and eat meat at Koufuzhai?"

Zhang Qiong swallowed. It didn't matter whether he drank wine or not, but meat was hard to refuse.

The mutton at Koufuzhai is one of the best in Kaifeng.

Luo Youdu secretly laughed in his heart. When he was being interrogated, he heard Zhang Qiong say that he would take two days off to hunt game in the mountains and make teeth for sacrifice. He expected that this guy likes to eat meat and his family background is average.

Sure enough.

"Let's go!" Luo Youdu didn't wait for Zhang Qiong to refuse, and pulled him out.

Zhang Qiong reluctantly followed him out of Kaifeng Mansion.
Chapter completed!