Chang Ganyi looked at Wu Shiju but didn't even bother to raise his hand, and asked directly: "Oh, according to Master Wu's words, you have to take care of the Luo family and General Lin, so you don't take my Chang family seriously. Already?"
Saying that, Chang Ganyi didn't wait for Wu Shiju's answer, his voice suddenly turned cold, and he said sternly: "Master Wu really thinks that my Chang family is easy to bully. Don't forget who Chang Sheng's father is!"
A drop of cold sweat appeared on Wu Shiju's head. How dare he underestimate the Chang family? He didn't know who Chang Sheng's father was.
"Mr. Chang, you misunderstood. I didn't mean that." Wu Shiju faced the direction of the capital, clasped his hands, raised his hands to the sky, and said in a reverent tone: "My mentor when I passed the provincial examination is now in the court. If he is in the third rank of Zhongguan, he is valued and promoted by the Prime Minister."
As he said that, Wu Shiju took back his hand, lowered his voice a little, and said: "Mr. Chang, after all, we are all a family. Naturally, I want to help my family. Otherwise, why would I invite you, Mr. Chang, to come here for a confidential discussion."
Chang Ganyi nodded clearly. Although he was not an official in the court, he also knew that the officials in the court were also divided into groups. Some formed a clique because they came from the same area, and some formed a clique because they came from the same area. Some formed a party because they had the same political views, and some were like Wu Shiju who got together with his examiner when he passed the examination and called the examiner his mentor, forming a faction with a relationship similar to that of master and apprentice. In this way, Chang Sheng His father is his mentor's mentor, so naturally he and the Chang family are one family.
"Mr. Chang, don't worry, I've thought about everything. You can tell Master Chang Sheng later that when the court starts, no matter what we do, just ask him to answer yes."
Wu Shiju whispered in Chang Qianyi's ear. After Chang Qianyi heard it, he praised him, then quickly left the back hall, walked back to the lobby through the side door, walked to Chang Sheng, and whispered softly: " Sheng'er, don't talk yet. Listen to me. A fat county magistrate will come out of the court in a while. No matter what he asks you, just answer yes. Do you understand? Just say yes!"
"Yes. Got it."
After a while, the county lord finally came out of the back hall and formally ascended the hall.
The county magistrate sat behind the square table. Without waiting for the Luo family's litigants to tell them who the Luo family was suing and why, he waved his hands, moved his body like a flesh ball, looked at the people below him, and was shocked. Tang Mu opened his mouth and said: "I have already understood what happened, so you don't need to say more. Chang Sheng, let me ask you, did you buy any medicinal materials at the Herbal Hall yesterday afternoon and met Luo Jin from the Luo family? This is the man on the stretcher."
"Yes." Chang Sheng grinned and nodded honestly.
The county master was very satisfied when he saw Chang Sheng's honest answer. Chang Qianyi taught him well. He nodded and continued: "I heard that there were several bullies and habitual criminals with many evil deeds who were also in Bencao Hall that day. Did you see it?"
When the Luo family litigator heard what the county master said, he secretly said something bad and hurriedly said: "Sir, there were no habitual offenders at that time. That day..."
"Shut up!" The county master slapped the crowd hard and scolded: "I am asking, but you have no business interrupting me. Are you questioning me?"
"You don't dare." The Luo family litigator had no choice but to step aside and wait for Chang Sheng's answer. He could see it clearly. The county boss was obviously biased towards Chang Sheng. He even said that there were bullies who were habitual offenders. Chang Sheng only wanted to
Follow the answer and say you saw it, then Master Luo Jin was not beaten by Chang Sheng but by those bullies, because they are habitual offenders!
"No wonder I keep saying yes. This is a good way to blame me on a non-existent bully." Chang Sheng thought to himself.
"One of the people I beat yesterday was the son of the city guard general Lin Yuanzhi. The person who wanted to kill me in the first place should be Lin Yuanzhi. I don't believe that Lin Yuanzhi's son was beaten by me like this.
If he will be indifferent today, then I will force them out to meet this person first and see what he is capable of."
Chang Sheng thought of this and looked at the county master with confusion: "Bully? What does he look like?"
"Why didn't Chang Sheng answer according to the lines?" The county master had a headache. He had already hinted that it was like this. Chang Sheng could just continue talking. When asked about the appearance of a bully, the bully didn't exist. He was the one who made it up.
How does he know what a bully looks like when he comes out? Could it be that the Luo family's lawsuit just interrupted and Chang Sheng was confused?
After thinking about it, the county master had no choice but to speak and further hinted: "Chang Sheng, think carefully about whether someone bumped into Luo Jin from the Luo family at that time. The bully I was talking about was that person!"
As long as Chang Sheng nodded and said yes, nothing would happen to him, and some non-existent bully would take the blame for everything.
Chang Sheng stood aside and saw that Chang Sheng had made a mistake just now. For fear of Chang Sheng making another mistake, Chang Ganyi had to stretch his legs and secretly kicked Chang Sheng, and reminded him in a low voice: "Yes, yes, yes."
Chang Sheng lowered his head and thought for a while. Under the expectant eyes of everyone, he raised his head and said with certainty: "No, no one bumped into that nasty Luo Jin yesterday. I was the only one who beat him up."
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"This..." The county master was crazy. He even hinted like that, and he almost taught Chang Sheng that it was the bully who knocked down Luo Jin, and then the two of them had a conflict. Luo Jin was beaten, and he went to break up the fight.
.But this Chang Sheng, how could he be like this? He actually confessed on his own initiative!
"This fool!" The county master cursed in his heart. He had no choice but to continue to correct him: "Chang Sheng, think about it again. Yesterday you saw the bully beating Luo Jin, and then you went to help Luo Jin. In fact,
What you beat was the bully, not Luo Jin, right?"
The county master was forced to do nothing, so he directly taught Chang Sheng step by step.
"Wu Shiju, there are so many people watching in the audience. Is this how you, a county magistrate, make decisions for the people? Is this how you become the Grand Master of Qingtian? What you do is worthy of the four characters 'Mirror Hanging High' above your head!"
Suddenly, a loud shout sounded from below the lobby.
Downstairs, a tall, middle-aged man with a handsome face, wearing a blue-scale mail armor, a stainless steel sword on his waist, and a feather-spirit bronze crown on his head, walked out and walked up to the lobby step by step. His steps were very heavy.
, every time you take a step, there is a muffled sound in the lobby.
Behind him, a young man who somewhat resembled a middle-aged man followed only to one side, and behind him were ten sturdy soldiers wearing cowhide armor and carrying large bows. They walked at exactly the same pace. It was obvious that
They are all elite soldiers in the army.
"General Lin, the general who defends the city."
Below the lobby of the county government office, the crowd of onlookers let out a burst of exclamations.
Every time there is a case being heard in the county government, there are always people watching below. Chang Sheng listened to the cries of the people below, raised his head and looked at General Lin. It turned out that he was Lin Yuanzhi. According to rumors, Lin Yuanzhi was Feng.
The number one master in the capital, I don’t know who is more powerful between me and him now!
Lin Yuanzhi walked up to the lobby and ordered to the soldiers behind him: "Left and right, bring me a table and chairs. I will be here today to see how our county magistrate tries the case."
"Arrogant, too arrogant!" Wu Shiju looked at Lin Yuanzhi, who was sitting on a chair brought by his soldiers, and cursed in his heart, "This bastard Lin Yuanzhi, he usually relies on his
Holding military power is not a favor to me at all. When he has no money or food, he reports to the superiors and they will take the money and food from me. On the other hand, when I ask him to send troops to suppress bandits, he deals with it in every possible way and finds various reasons to refuse.
Send troops. Now he has brought troops here and is reviewing my case like a superior official. It is really arrogant and he has gone too far to deceive others."
Lin Yuanzhi waited for his soldiers to bring the table, and he slapped it hard with his big hand. Although he didn't have a gavel, he practiced martial arts all year round. By luck, the sound he made when he slapped it was louder than Wu Shiju's gavel.
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"Master County, I just heard below that Chang Sheng had confessed his crime. Why, why don't you hurry up and convict him?"
On the side of the Luo family, when the prosecutor saw General Lin coming out to support him, he suddenly became brave and strode out, saying loudly: "Yes, Chang Sheng violently beat up my young master and housekeeper. We have gathered witnesses and physical evidence. Just now Chang Sheng
Sheng himself also confessed, and the county master also asked Chang Sheng to be convicted."
Wu Shiju is now in a dilemma. Lin Yuanzhi appears. He can no longer favor Chang Sheng as clearly as before. He has to find another way to help Chang Sheng escape the crime.
At this time, Guo Feng, who had been silent since Wu Shiju appeared, suddenly came out and said loudly: "Yes, Chang Sheng has confessed."
Guo Feng's words made everyone stunned.
"Let me just say, such a young litigator is unreliable. He is indeed unreliable!" Chang Ganyi cursed loudly in his heart.
"What's going on? The lawyer hired by the Chang family has turned traitor?" Everyone's minds were full of doubts.
Facing everyone's questions, Guo Feng took a step forward unhurriedly, threw away the paper fan in his hand with a "swipe" sound, shook it lightly, and said with a smile: "So what if Chang Sheng pleads guilty? Chang Sheng, he is
A fool, according to the provisions of Article 675 of the laws of the Daqi Dynasty, if a fool hits someone, he only needs to pay for the corresponding medicine."
"Foolish person? What does "foolish person" mean?" someone asked softly below the courtroom.
"You don't even know what a fool is? A fool means a fool."
"Oh, I see, but the litigator above looks like he is only fourteen or fifteen years old. How can he memorize our Daqi laws and regulations, and also know which specific ones they are? He can't make them up, right?
."
"If you ask me, who should I ask? I don't know the laws of Daqi."
Down below, everyone was talking a lot.
In the courtroom, the Luo family litigator could not wait to find the Daqi Laws and regulations. He opened it and looked to see if Article 675 contained this provision. This was the first time that he had helped others litigate for so long.
When the other party is a fool, he really doesn't know there is such a rule.