Chapter 80 Wisdom Eliminates Corrupt Officials 1
"When you see an official, you meet an official. Who is afraid of whom?" Yun Yun pouted and said. This girl has a bad temper and can't swallow her bad breath. Shao Yan plans to take this opportunity to punish the treacherous father and son, and at the same time meet the common people.
How do local officials handle cases? It is said that most of the local officials in Donglin State are fair and honest. Maybe they can meet an upright official like Bao Qingtian.
Not long after, the shopkeeper and his son took Shao Yan and others to court. The case was presided over by a chubby Qipin County Magistrate. The county magistrate's surname was Jia and his first name was Qingguang. He was known as the "fake honest official" and was one of the few in the area.
Corrupt officials
Jia Qingguang looked at Shao Yan and the others, and then at the shopkeeper and his son who were winking at him. He seemed to understand the whole case at once. He was stunned, pointed at Shao Yan and said: "Bold maniac, how dare you do this in broad daylight."
I'm openly committing murder. Come here, pull the three of them down and give them thirty heavy punishments each."
"Yes, sir." Several government officials came towards Shao Yan and others with wooden sticks in their hands. Shao Yan was furious and said that he could meet an upright official. Unexpectedly, he met a confused county magistrate for the first time. It seemed that it was time.
Fix the local officials
"I wonder which of you dares to move!" Seeing that Magistrate Jia was indiscriminately imposing sentences, Bai Ruxue stepped forward full of anger.
Magistrate Jia plucked his mustache under his nose and smiled coldly: "What's the matter? You're still so dishonest when you get to the Yamen. Come here and I'll take them all down."
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen government officials present gathered around him. Shao Yan took the two girls behind him with his hands, walked to the county magistrate calmly, bowed slightly and said, "May I ask, sir, why are you doing this?"
We were accused of openly committing murder without even being tried, so why were we tortured without even being asked?"
"This..." Magistrate Jia couldn't answer for a while, so he secretly glanced at the shopkeeper and his son, signaling them to come forward to rescue him.
The shopkeeper banged his head on the ground with a bang, and said with tears: "Sir, the common man has been wronged. The common man's surname is Zeng Ma Fan, and he is the owner of a jewelry store in Luo City. This morning, this young man and these two girls came to the small
When they were buying jewelry in a store, the young man fell in love with the two jade hairpins at first sight. Seeing that the common people really wanted to buy them, they prepared to sell them to them for twenty-five taels each. However, the young man thought it was too expensive and forced them to
They wanted to snatch away the jade hairpin. The common people worked hard to run the small shop, but how could they bear to let them snatch it away in vain. But when the young man saw that the robbery failed, he started beating the common people. Fortunately, the child came in time," the shopkeeper said while weeping there.
, people who don’t know really think it was Shao Yan who beat him
Magistrate Jia squinted at the shopkeeper's son and said, "Did you see your father being beaten with your own eyes?"
"Yes, sir, when the villain came out of the back hall, my father had already passed out and was unconscious on the ground."
Seeing the father and son distorting the facts in front of so many people, Bai Ruxue gritted her teeth and clenched her fists, wanting to rush over and push them to the ground and punch and kick them to relieve her hatred, but Shao Yan was very calm.
, in his opinion, the shopkeeper named "Real Trouble" is indeed the owner of trouble. Although the old guy's performance is realistic, it is a pity that the father and son speak inconsistently.
After listening to the statements of the father and son, Magistrate Jia once again slapped the scaffolding, pointed directly at Shao Yan and said: "My lord, now that things have happened, what else do you have to say?"
"I have nothing to say." Shao Yan noticed that Magistrate Jia and the shopkeeper of "Trouble" looked at each other and smiled. Then he realized that the two of them might have colluded for a long time, so he cleared his throat and continued: "But I hope that you will be sentenced to death."
I can agree to the next small request before”
"Just say what you want," Magistrate Jia said casually, eager to settle the case as soon as possible. The shopkeeper and his son looked at him in surprise, what tricks does this kid want to do?
Shao Yan clicked his tongue and said, "Actually, it's nothing. The shopkeeper insisted that I beat him. Even the fair and honest county magistrate agreed with him. Naturally, I have nothing to say. I just have a question in my mind. The shopkeeper
I said that I beat him, but I just asked my hands, and they both firmly denied the fact of beating him. This is strange to me. My hands have been with me for more than 20 years and have never lied. Why does the shopkeeper insist on saying that?
Did they hit him?"
Magistrate Jia and the government officials present were confused. The shopkeeper and his son could not help but be stunned. Everyone found it incredible. This kid was probably crazy. How could the palm of his hand speak?
Seeing pairs of curious eyes staring at him, Shao Yan suppressed his laughter and stretched out his hands seriously, "I completely trust my hands. In order to prove their innocence, I can interrogate them in front of everyone." Shao Yan said
Yan scolded his hands severely and performed a wonderful "Examination Notes"
Magistrate Jia asked himself that after many years as an official, this was the first time he saw someone interrogating his own hands. He didn't know whether it was because he was ignorant or because society was progressing too fast. He had never dared to think about such a ridiculous thing in his life. Those pairs of hands
His eyes never left Shao Yan’s hands
After Shao Yan asked, he asked his left hand and his right hand, and kept alternating his hands. His posture was very much like a father scolding his children. The two girls beside him couldn't help but want to laugh. They knew in their hearts that today's best emperor
Not only did he have many clever ideas, but he was also very good at pretending to be stupid. Seeing that Shao Yan had been asking for a long time without getting the result, Magistrate Jia became a little impatient and asked hurriedly: "How is it? Have you got the result?"
Shao Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a puzzled expression: "I'm really sorry, sir. I've been asking for a long time, but these two guys refused to speak."
Magistrate Jia shouted: "That's enough. Stop pretending to be a fool in front of me. Who in the world doesn't know that your hands can't talk? You are treating me like a three-year-old child. Someone..."
"Please be patient, sir. Although I can't ask, I know someone who can make them talk."
"who?"
"This is Shopkeeper Zeng. Shopkeeper Zeng is the person involved. As long as he comes forward and gives it a try, we will know. Please allow Shopkeeper Zeng to ask."
Magistrate Jia hesitated for a moment before saying: "Okay, let me see what tricks you can pull off. If you can't ask, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Although shopkeeper Zeng disdained to participate in such a ridiculous 'interrogation', due to the order personally issued by County Magistrate Zeng, the old guy had no choice but to come to Shao Yan in disgrace.
"Shopkeeper Zeng, let's start. May I ask where I hit you with my hand?"
Shopkeeper Zeng pointed at his forehead with a straight face. Without saying a word, Shao Yan stretched out his left hand and hit him on the forehead with a 'snap' sound. Shopkeeper Zeng screamed in pain, covered his forehead and became furious: "
You, why do you hit me?"
Shopkeeper Zeng's son saw his father being beaten and wanted to rush over to help, but was stopped by Yunyun and Bai Ruxue. Magistrate Jia felt strange, what on earth was this kid doing?
"Shopkeeper Zeng, don't be angry. I am doing this because I want to find out the 'murderer' who beat you as soon as possible. In order to restore your innocence, I have no choice but to wrong Mr. Zeng." At this point, Shao Yan then switched to his right hand and punched him on the forehead.
After being beaten, shopkeeper Zeng covered his painful face and angrily ran to Magistrate Jia to sue Shaoyan for revenge.
Magistrate Jia said angrily: "That person, I only allowed the shopkeeper to interrogate your hands. What is your intention of repeatedly beating the shopkeeper?"
"Reporting to your lord, the truth of the matter has been revealed." Shao Yan felt that his palms were a little numb because he had just struck too hard, but it was indeed worthwhile to take this opportunity to punish the profiteers.
Magistrate Jia, the shopkeeper and his son were shocked. Bai Ruxue and Bai Ruxue felt incredible.
Shao Yan said confidently: "The shopkeeper's young master said that I knocked the shopkeeper unconscious, but I just used such great strength, and the shopkeeper is still full of energy. This means that the shopkeeper's young master is lying. The shopkeeper did not faint at all at that time.
Even if there is, he is pretending deliberately in an attempt to blackmail us."
The shopkeeper and his son suddenly blushed. Magistrate Jia nodded slightly and said, "Even if it's like you said, you didn't knock the shopkeeper unconscious, then is it still true that you snatched the jade hairpin?"
Chapter completed!