Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 172 Zhuo Ban

The two men looked at the man in luxurious clothes in the distance. Hei Niu's father pulled Hei Niu's mother's sleeve, and the two men silently carried Hei Niu's body back home.

"Father, Mother Zhuoban is back."

The fourteen-year-old girl was dressed in student clothes and had a cloth bag slung around her waist.

However, when she stepped into the house, what responded to her was not her mother's gentle smile, nor her father's caring voice.

But it was the sound of suppressed crying.

"Father? Mom?"

The smile on Zhuo Ban's face disappeared, and he shouted out again in confusion.

"Father, this is..."

Walking into the house and looking at the body lying on the ground, Zhuo Ban's smile froze.

"Zhuo Ban, your elder brother..."

"He was beaten to death."

After she finished speaking, Zhuoban's mother burst into tears.

"Eldest brother!"

Zhuo Ban ran over, knelt on the ground, and looked at his elder brother carefully.

Tears fell down.

"Isn't my eldest brother in the military camp?"

"How could this be?"

Unlike his mother who just cried, Zhuo Ban wiped away his tears, looked up and asked his father anxiously.

"I heard from the general there that Black Bull was beaten to death."

"That man's family has a title. The general called us over and gave us these things. Then he let your mother and I return home."

Zhuoban's father, who had been farming honestly all his life, looked at his eldest son with sorrow, his eyes were red and swollen, and it was obvious that he had been crying for a long time.

Zhuo Ban grabbed the purse next to his eldest brother, opened it, looked at the gold cake inside, and laughed sarcastically.

"Just because they have titles, can they kill their eldest brother without being punished?"

"Father, do you accept it just like that?"

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zhuo Ban looked at his parents and burst into tears.

"Zhuo Ban, what can we do if we don't acknowledge him?"

The father looked at Zhuo Ban, worried that something might happen to the child, and advised him, "We are just ordinary people. Father asked the general, he has a title of nobility and is also a relative of your majesty."

"Let's, let's just forget it."

"No."

Zhuo Ban stood up and retorted sharply.

"How can we let it go like this? What if they are your majesty's relatives? The laws of Qin are strict. Even if your majesty's relatives make mistakes, they will not be forgiven."

Zhuo Ban came to his father and mother, holding them with a firm look.

"Father, Mother, our eldest brother's death was so unjust. We must avenge him."

Seeing their daughter like this, the two were a little at a loss and worried about her safety.

"Zhuo Ban, let's..."

Seeing that his mother was still trying to persuade him, Zhuo Ban immediately interrupted her.

"Mother, Zhuo Ban cannot let our eldest brother die in vain."

"But,"

"Mother, Father, let's go and ask the Right Prime Minister to make the decision for us tomorrow."

"Right Prime Minister?"

Zhuo Ban's parents had also heard of the Right Prime Minister, who was the benefactor who provided them with enough food.

"Yes, go find the Right Prime Minister."

"Father, Mother, the Right Prime Minister cares for the people the most. Let's go and ask the Right Prime Minister for help. He will definitely help us."

Zhuo Ban looked at his student uniform.

That was not long after I started school. Because I said goodbye to my elder brother who was going to join the army, I was late for morning class and was punished by the teacher to stand outside the door.

That day, the Right Prime Minister happened to go to the academy. Seeing him standing outside, he kindly asked him why he didn't go in.

"Your elder brother is truly remarkable. The future expansion of Qin will depend on men like your elder brother who are brave enough to join the military."

"Come on, I'll explain to your teacher and get him to let you in for class."

"But don't be late again."

With the Right Prime Minister personally explaining for him, the teacher was happy to let him return to his position.

That day, all the classmates envied me for being able to talk to the Right Prime Minister.

By the evening, the other two brothers in Zhuo's class also finished work and returned home.

After hearing about her elder brother's affairs, she looked at the determined younger sister.

In the end, the family decided to take the eldest brother to see the Right Prime Minister tomorrow.

That night, none of the Zhuoban family members slept. They stayed by Hei Niu's body, worried about what would happen tomorrow, and angry and sad about what happened to Hei Niu.

As the sky was just getting light, Zhuo Ban asked his classmates to ask for leave from the college, and then he and his family carried his eldest brother's body out.

The streets were still quiet in the morning, with only occasional people walking on them.

Seeing the Zhuoban family in such a state, everyone couldn't help but watch curiously.

Seeing that the Zhuo Ban family carried someone directly to the gate of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, more and more people stood and watched from afar.

And at Yingchang's mansion.

Ever since dealing with that family yesterday, Yingchang had a bad feeling.

Ying Gao was immediately locked up at home and was not allowed to go anywhere.

At the same time, someone was asked to keep an eye on the family's movements and report immediately if anything was wrong.

"Oh my god, it's not good, it's not good."

"Why are you so panicked?"

"Yes, yes, it was the family from yesterday. They carried the black bull's body to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

“There are already a lot of people watching.”

The servant took a breath and spoke anxiously.

When Yingchang heard this, he thought, "Oh no, it's bad."

Yingchang turned around anxiously several times.

"Let's go, take some people and take a look."

"promise."

Soon, Ying Chang and a dozen servants hurried to the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The people around saw Ying Chang and others from afar and quickly made way.

"Why are you guys like this?"

Qingque received the news and walked to the door to ask.

The Zhuo Ban family had already been frightened by the soldiers in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion and wanted to leave immediately.

Now another woman was seen walking out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Judging from the soldiers' attitude towards the woman and her attire, she must be a noble person. Zhuo Ban's father and mother were so frightened that they were speechless.

Zhuo Ban's two brothers were better off, but they also looked at their sister Zhuo Ban.

"My name is Zhuo Ban, and I'm a student at Daqin College. May I know your name?"

Zhuo Ban looked at Qingque and calmed himself down. Fortunately, he had met some children from noble families in the academy, and Zhuo Ban became much bolder.

Upon hearing that he was a student from Daqin College, Qingque looked at Zhuo Ban with admiration.

"I am Qingque, the Marquis's maid. This student is polite."

Seeing that the other party was so polite to him, Zhuo Ban hurriedly returned the greeting.

"This is Zhuo Ban's family. Today, I, the student, have come here with my family to ask the Right Prime Minister to seek justice for my family."

"Brother Zhuo Ban was a soldier who joined the new recruits' camp last year. Yesterday, someone in the barracks suddenly notified my father and my mother to go to the barracks. Unexpectedly, they brought back my brother's body."

"My eldest brother was beaten to death in the barracks."

"The man who beat my eldest brother to death was a noble of high rank and a relative of your majesty, so he wanted to keep the peace."

As he spoke, Zhuo Ban took out the bag of gold cakes and handed it to Qingque, but Qingque did not take it.

"This is what they gave to my father and mother as compensation."

"But how can these be compared to my eldest brother's life?"

"The Zhuoban family didn't know how to deal with the people according to the law, so they had no choice but to come here to ask for help from the Right Prime Minister."

"Please help with the simultaneous interpretation."

As soon as Ying Chang and his men approached, he heard Zhuo Ban's words and almost fell down.

"Please stay."

Yingchang didn't care about anything else and hurriedly called Qingque.

I have forgotten that the Right Prime Minister is currently in the morning court and has not returned yet.