The impact of the sentencing of Diao Qingsheng was far greater than Lin Haoran imagined.

The people of Guangzhou seemed to have accumulated grievances for a year. Lawsuits flew into the government offices like snowflakes, and Lin Haoran's desk was soon piled up like a mountain.

Even though Lin Haoran was full of energy, had a very high memory and careful logical reasoning ability, he still felt strenuous in the face of such a huge workload.

However, looking at this matter from another perspective, his first fire after taking office was to burn the right place, and he has already won the hearts and minds of the people in Guangzhou.

You must know that the people in Guangzhou City are more than ten times more than the people in Leizhou City. If you get their support, both the spread of official reputation and your promotion after three years will be an extremely important factor.

It's just that things always have two sides. While you get benefits, you inevitably get into some trouble.

Lin Haoran felt quite helpless. Many of the cases were civil lawsuits, and some were even trivial matters. Not to mention the hard work of handling such matters, there was no point in the official department.

Facing so many lawsuits, fortunately, Lin Haoran has some good helpers.

Sun Jixiang is undoubtedly a person with very comprehensive abilities. Kang Wanrong, recommended by Wu Daoxing, is also very hard-working in handling affairs. Shen Yan is also present at the scene of the case, and the wild girl Huniu can also share some of the pressure.

Although it is a bit harder, Lin Haoran understands that this matter has to be done carefully. Firstly, this will win wider support from the people of Guangzhou Prefecture, and secondly, it will lay a group foundation for promotion.

On the 30th day of the first lunar month, the Guangzhou government office hall was once again opened.

The people of Guangzhou became more interested in this new magistrate who dared to punish the evil young man Diao Qingsheng. After the news of the public trial came out, as if in the blink of an eye, people were already crowding in front of the government office lobby.

It is no secret that a large number of lawsuits have been brought to the government. Everyone is curious about which case the new prefect will start and which villain he will choose to attack.

What's strange is that the plaintiff brought to court turned out to be a crazy woman.

This finger-sucking mad woman looks like she is in her early forties, but she is clearly mentally disturbed. Her clothes are in rags, her hair is disheveled, her face is dirty, and she looks like a beggar.

The defendant who was brought into the court was an unattractive old man, wearing a simple gray cotton coat, with many calluses on his hands, and a very kind appearance.

"What's going on?"

Seeing this combination appear, many people felt disappointed.

Not to mention whether this little old man is a treacherous and evil person, what they want to see is Mr. Lin Lei getting rid of corrupt officials and evil gentry, not this little guy who can't stand on the stage.

"Huang Sangui, the chief of Huangzhu Village, Caomin, pays homage to the Lord!" Huang Sangui came to the hall and saluted respectfully.

Lin Haoran, who was wearing a scarlet official uniform, was sitting in the hall. He first glanced at the mad woman in the hall, and then opened a lawsuit and asked directly: "Five years ago, the Jiang pirate Huang Wu rebelled during the robbery of the ship.

After being killed, the Huang family only had a wife and daughter left. Is it possible that you occupied the Huang family’s fifteen acres of land?”

"Your Majesty, this is an unjust accusation!" Huang Sangui immediately denied it and explained with a bitter look on his face: "Back then, my mother and daughter were young, and I and the tribe felt sorry for their mother and daughter's difficulty in farming, and we were afraid that they would miss the opportunity of the imperial court.

In order to pay taxes and grains, she planted land for her family and provided rice every month to keep her mother and daughter safe! But she never thought that her daughter was lost, and this... woman is also crazy! "

"You are lying! It was clearly you who bullied their mother and daughter and forcibly took over their family's property. Huang filed a complaint with the government and was pushed back to her hometown. Then her daughter Zhuer disappeared without a trace, which made her crazy!

"A furious sound came from the hall, and a little old man wearing a Confucian shirt came out.

Lin Haoran held the gavel and smacked it, then asked in a deep voice to the old boy who jumped out: "Who is here, and why are you roaring in court?"

"Master Fu Yamen, the student is Linghu Xi, a child born in Nanhai County! It was Huang who was entrusted by the Huang family to write a petition to plead grievances for him, but the Fu Yamen did not accept it!" Linghu Xi knelt down and saluted politely.

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Lin Haoran couldn't help but look at the old boy a few more times, since he was the one who helped hand over the petition. He nodded noncommittally, then looked at Huang Sangui and said, "Who is cultivating those fifteen acres of land now?"

"It will be farmed by... farmers!" Huang Sangui said hesitantly.

Lin Haoran picked up an account book and said with a smile: "Why haven't you paid the taxes and grains for these years?"

"I..." Huang Sangui hesitated, but his face turned red.

"Shameless!"

"I just said that I was afraid of missing the imperial tax. What a high-sounding excuse!"

"Occupying other people's land and not even paying taxes and grain to the court is the behavior of a bully!"

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When the people in the hall heard this, they already understood what was going on, and they criticized Huang Sangui one after another. Now, everyone has no good impression of this kind-looking old man, and some even want to rush to the court and kick him.

Lin Haoran looked at him speechless, and then asked slowly: "Huang Sangui, you said that the taxes and grain owed should be recovered from the Linghu family? Or should I ask for it from you?"

"The common people are willing to pay back!" Huang Sangui felt sad, but he knew that this tax and grain must be paid back.

Lin Haoran's reaction was very dull. She looked at him and said slowly: "Huang Sangui, you don't need to cultivate those fifteen acres of land now. Please return it to the Linghu family!"

"No... no! That is already the villain's property. She... she sold the property to me a long time ago!" Huang Sangui didn't want to spit out the fat, and pointed at the crazy woman next to him.

"She is crazy, how can she sell it to you?"

"What's the difference between what you're doing and robbing?"

"You keep saying that you will have no worries about food and clothing, but look at what she is like now. Can you live up to your conscience?"

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When the people in the hall saw that Huang Sangui was so shameless, they couldn't help but give him some guidance and concluded that he was a man with a human face and a beast's heart. Some people had even made up their minds to beat him up when Huang Sangui left the government office later.

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After Lin Haoran asked the people in the hall to be silent, he seemed to have forgotten the previous incident and asked lightly: "Huang Sangui, how did his daughter Huang Zhuer get lost?"

"The child was playful and was taken away by traffickers at the entrance of the village!" Huang Sangui raised his head and said honestly.

However, Lin Haoran let out a soft cry, looked at him and said coldly: "You are lying! It was obviously you who kidnapped him and sold him to others for five taels!"

"My lord, you are wronged!" Huang Sangui's eyes immediately welled up with tears, and he cried out in aggrieved tone.

Lin Haoran ignored his complaint, but ordered to the audience: "Pass Huang Zhuer!"

Huang Zhuer?

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was immediately stunned. Isn't this the missing girl? Linghu Xi, who submitted the petition, looked quite surprised, but Huang Sangui, who was kneeling in the hall, showed a horrified expression.

After a while, a lame girl walked slowly into the hall.

Everyone looked at the girl's delicate face, but she was already blind in one eye. After seeing this situation, combined with the girl's life experience, many people felt as if their hearts had been pricked by needles.
Chapter completed!