The onlookers turned around and saw a high-ranking official. Who dared to join in the fun here? To avoid involving themselves, they immediately dispersed in a hurry. Within a moment, it was extremely quiet in front of the Gongyuan gate.

Zou Jiaren glanced at Yue Su and others, and asked loudly: "As scholars taking the examination and reading books from sages, why are you fighting outside the Gongyuan? Don't you take the court ceremony seriously?"

Yue Su quickly bowed and said: "Student Yue Su, please pay homage to your Excellency..." At that moment, Yue Su recounted the whole story in detail.

Zou Jiaren nodded. Seeing that Yue Su had taken the advantage, the young master quickly took a step forward and said, "Sir, the student is Pei Yingjie, the son of Huguang Deputy General Pei Xuan..." It would be better for this guy to come up and give his father's name first.

Report it out, "It is true that the student accidentally bumped into this old man when he was going out. At that time, the student was about to extend his hand to help him. Unexpectedly, this man rushed over and extorted fifty taels of silver from the student to make soup and medicine. The student

If you don't give it, he will start to beat me. You see, my lord, three of my servants were injured by him. The right and wrong are obvious. I hope your lord will understand clearly."

Zou Jiaren is also a very perceptive person. He knows the ins and outs of Yue Su's words and knows that what he said is true and what Pei Yingjie said is pure nonsense. But after all, Pei Yingjie is the son of the deputy general Pei Xuan, and the two families cannot be separated over a street fight.

After thinking for a moment, he said: "I can't slap you with one hand. As an official, you had a fight outside the Gongyuan. Even if I revoke your honors, what can I say? It's not easy for you two to miss me for ten years."

, we made peace and went our separate ways."

"Thank you, sir!"

Yue Su and Pei Yingjie looked at each other, said nothing, just snorted and left.

Yue Su carried his grandfather out of the street and said this time: "Grandpa, I am no longer a child. Why are you so old, why did you come all the way to Wuchang to pick me up? You didn't hurt from the fall just now."

After hearing this, grandpa couldn't help crying loudly, "My child, grandpa came here because something big happened at home."

"What's going on?" Yue Su was startled and asked hurriedly.

"On the third day after you left home for the township examination, your father went to repair the beams of Mr. Guo's house in the countryside. He accidentally slipped and fell..."

"Father is okay? How are you now?" Yue Su was even more anxious now. He was an orphan in his previous life, and he valued this family very much. The whole family treated him like a treasure. He had never tasted the warmth of family in his previous life. This

He would make up for it all in his life. He had already secretly vowed in his heart that he would be filial to his relatives.

"Your father broke his arm. Fortunately, he died. When he fell, he smashed a vase belonging to Mr. Guo. Mr. Guo sued the government and said that his vase was worth 120 taels of silver and that he wanted my family to use the land.

Compensation. The county magistrate accepted the lawsuit from the Guo family and said that if you don't hand over the land deed, your father will be imprisoned. You are the only one in the family who is studying. There is nothing we can do. I can only come all the way here. You

Go home and see what to do."

The only property the family has is these few acres of thin farmland. The reason Yue Su can study is all due to these few acres of farmland and his father's hard work. Now that his father is injured, and people want to seize the family's farmland, no one can stand still. Originally, his father was injured and people wanted to seize the family's farmland.

I also planned to stay in the inn for a few days and wait until the results were released before leaving. Now it seems that I have no choice but to go back immediately. Anyway, if I win, there will be a post station to deliver me quickly.

Yue Su did not dare to delay, so he hurried back with his grandfather on his back. Wuchang was half a month away from Yunmeng County, and he slept and ate all the way before finally rushing back.

When he got home, he saw that his father was still sick in bed, and his face was much bloodier than expected. Yue Su personally fed his father a bowl of medicine, and then asked his mother how the situation at home was. The mother looked haggard and said that her grandfather

After he left, the county government came again and said that he would not give the land deed, so he took his father into jail. The family had no choice but to hand over the land deed. Because of the land deed, my father became very angry and became even more seriously ill.

After listening to his mother's story, Yue Su thought to himself, what vase could be worth so much money, and it happened that his father fell from the beam and hit it.

After thinking about it, he thought there must be something fishy, ​​so he asked his mother to take care of his father at home. He rushed to the county seat and went to the Yamen to find out what happened.

The mother had no idea, so her son had no choice but to do as he was told.

Yue Su changed his clothes and rushed to the county seat overnight. He waited outside the city until the door opened and went straight to the government office. There was a drum of injustice outside the government office. Yue Su picked up the drumstick and started beating it. At this time, the county prince had not yet gotten up and heard the drum sound.

There was no other choice but to crawl out of bed, dress neatly, go to the court, and ask the officers to bring the drummer to court.

Yue Su straightened his chest and raised his head as he entered the lobby. The government officials on both sides shouted "Mighty... Wu..." and the county magistrate above shouted: "You are so bold and unruly, why don't you kneel down when you see me!"

Yue Su was calm and composed, raised his hands upward and said, "My lord, this is a polite thing for my student Yue Su to do. I am inconvenient to kneel because of my fame. I hope you will forgive me."

There were regulations in the Ming Dynasty that those who had achieved fame did not need to kneel down in court. Although Yue Su was the last scholar, he was still a scholar after all.

The county magistrate nodded and said, "Why did you come here to play drums so early in the morning?"

"Your Excellency, the student's father, Yue Yunai, is from Baiyang Township. A few days ago, he went to Guo Yuan's house in the countryside to repair the beams. He accidentally slipped and fell and smashed a vase. Guo Yuanwai reported to the Yamen that the vase was worth one hundred and twenty silver.

Ten taels, I want my family to repay with land, otherwise I will be thrown into prison. I am not a talented student, but I want to see what this so-called vase worth 120 taels looks like, so I can convince myself." Yue Su is neither humble nor arrogant, he is very convincing.

. He wanted to see what kind of vase it was to blackmail his family's land. If it was really a valuable thing, it would be fine, but if it was passed off as a good thing and intended to extort, that wouldn't work either.

"I have inspected the vase and it is indeed worth one hundred and twenty taels. You don't need to look at it. Go back quickly." The county magistrate waved his hand and sent Yue Su away.

"Sir, after all, this vase is a piece of evidence presented to the court. Is there any reason not to let the sufferer see it? If your Excellency refuses to show it, don't blame the student for skipping the rank and reporting it to the prefect's Yamen. You will not be able to speak at that time." Yue Su's words

It's so powerful that there's no way to refute it. Anyone who has ever been a police officer knows that no matter in ancient times or now, true evidence must be relied upon in any case.

Seeing that Yue Su could not be frightened, the county magistrate said displeasedly: "This vase is from an official kiln in the Song Dynasty. You, a country scholar, can show it to you. Can you understand it?"

Yue Su has also seen the official kiln porcelain of the Song Dynasty in modern times. The top-grade porcelain is indeed valuable. However, even if it is not top-grade, it is still worth a hundred and twenty taels. However, the official kiln has one thing in common.

Customized, that is, there is a stamp of the official kiln on the bottom of the porcelain to show the difference.

Yue Su said with a smile: "If it is an official kiln of the Song Dynasty, students should have a look at it so that they can learn more about it, and it will not be in vain to compensate for the family property. But if you don't show the evidence, you will inevitably be suspected of favoritism."

"You have such a sharp tongue. I will let you open your eyes, lest you think that I am acting for personal gain. Come here! Bring up the broken vase as evidence."

After receiving the order from the county magistrate, a government servant hurried to the back hall to fetch a bundle, came to Yue Su, untied the bundle, and then stepped aside.

Yue Su knelt down and opened it, and saw that the porcelain mouth was just an ordinary product. How could it be produced by an official kiln? He looked at the bottom of the vase and saw that there was no seal mark. He stood up and said with a smile: "My lord must have been tricked by the villain."

I'm deceived, this vase is not an official kiln from the Song Dynasty at all."

"What do you know? I have experienced it. It is the official kiln of the Song Dynasty. Why do you say it is not the official kiln of the Song Dynasty?" Of course the magistrate knew that this vase was not the official kiln of the Song Dynasty, but he took the benefits of the Guo family and helped seize the land. Now that it has been seen through,

But you should also listen to what the other party is saying and making calculations.

"My lord, this time I went to Wuchang to take part in the provincial examination and was invited to have dinner at his home. His family was quite wealthy and had an official kiln from the Song Dynasty. He told me that every official kiln has this official kiln at the bottom.

Emblem, look at this vase again. The porcelain mouth is rough and different from the ones used by ordinary people. There is also an emblem on the bottom of the vase. It is naturally not an official kiln. I hope you will understand clearly." What Yue Su said about going to the same family for dinner is pure nonsense.

It was a borrowed word to explain that he had seen the official kiln.

When the county magistrate saw that Yue Su had made it clear, he felt troubled for a moment and secretly begged: "The Guo family has been very filial in the past, and this time they have given benefits. How can this kid turn around after just a few words? But this time

The boy's words are conclusive and make sense. If he doesn't handle things fairly and he jumps over the hierarchy and sues Shangxian, what should I do?"

After thinking about it for a while, he immediately came up with a solution and said: "What you said makes sense. I may have been negligent. So, you can wait in the hall first, and I will send someone to Guo Mansion to check again."

After saying that, he immediately asked people to go to Guo Mansion, then got up and went to the back hall, wrote a letter, and asked people to send it to Guo Mansion immediately. The content of the letter was not that the host family had seen through the vase, you can handle it yourself, it is vague.

What I mean is that the filial piety you gave is too little, and it’s not worth my efforts to help you with your future.

After Guo Rong read the letter, he also knew what the county magistrate meant, and the messenger came to invite him. He immediately asked someone to prepare a sedan and prepared another hundred taels of silver. To be honest, the land of Yue Su's family was not worth it.

This number, but for Guo Rong, money is a small thing rather than a big deal. After solving this matter, few people will dare to report it to the official in the countryside.

He came to the back house of the county government in a sedan chair. He met the county magistrate first. After giving the money to him, he said, "Don't worry, I will judge you as you want. Isn't it just a Song kiln vase? If he dares to tell the magistrate's government,

It’s not difficult for me to smash one here and send it to you as evidence in court.”

The county magistrate got an extra hundred taels of silver for nothing, and with Guo Rong's promise, he was naturally more courageous. He smiled slightly and said: "Brother Guo, you're welcome, I will be promoted to court right now."

Returning to the lobby again, the county magistrate looked completely different. He knocked the gavel tree hard and said loudly: "Well, Yue Su, you are so sharp-tongued. You almost deceived me. This vase has confirmed that it is indeed true."

This is an official kiln of the Song Dynasty. If you dare to talk nonsense in the hall again and confuse the public, be careful that I will charge you with disturbing the court."

"Sir, what do you mean by this? This vase is obviously an ordinary vase. It is worth one or two silver at most when it is sold on the market. Why do you say that I am confusing the public? Aren't you afraid that students will go to the magistrate's office and sue you for bending the law for personal gain?

A crime?"

"You are so bold and cunning that you dare to slander me in court. Do you think that because of your reputation as a scholar, I can't beat you? I will remove your reputation now. Come on! Give me forty major awards!"

The county magistrate gave a loud shout, and then four officers came forward to hold Yue Su down. Yue Su did not dare to resist in the court, but he was not afraid either and said angrily: "How dare you! I am a scholar who also passed the imperial examination.

How can I allow you to be executed at your request! If you dare to hit me today, I will sue you in the lobby of Xiaogan Mansion tomorrow!"

"You're such an unruly citizen. You dare to be so unruly in the court of this county? Beat me and beat me to death!" The county magistrate was also furious. He picked up the fire stick tube on the public case and beat the whole tube.

All the fire signs on the board fell to the ground.

When the officer saw that the master was so angry, who dared to slack off? He pushed Yue Su down on the ground, picked up the board and hit it like raindrops. Yue Su, who was beaten, still yelled and cursed, refusing to give in at all.

It was estimated that there were more than thirty boards played. At this time, a servant suddenly ran into the lobby quickly. As soon as he entered the lobby, he shouted: "Master Qi, I am very happy!"

After the public case, the county magistrate was furious when he was scolded by Yue Su. When he heard that the officer said he was overjoyed, he immediately wondered: "What overjoy?"
Chapter completed!