Liu Xia returned to Liujiazhuang in despair, only to find that the villagers were pointing at him and talking about something in low voices.
He had no intention of asking, as his mind was focused on today's lawsuit. Does the Minister of Dali Temple keep his word? Will the imperial court really take care of family affairs in the future?
I hope it's true. Before he came back, he secretly went around to Zuixian Tower to take a look to see if Zhang Tianci was threatening him with false words.
Then he saw more than seventy strong men with murderous looks on their faces, standing in front of the Zuixian Building in an orderly manner, just like they were training on the playground.
Xiao Feng stood far away and asked Liu Ruyun to go back to Zuixian Tower alone. Liu Ruyun hesitated to speak, but finally left obediently.
As soon as Liu Ruyun walked to the front of Zuixian Tower, the more than seventy strong men shouted in unison: "Hello, the shopkeeper!"
That neatness would have been impossible without military training. Liu Ruyun was startled and looked at Xiao Feng in the distance with a guilty conscience.
Xiao Feng had already turned around and left, and could only see his fluttering back. Liu Ruyun felt hot and sour in her heart. She was touched and aggrieved, but she couldn't explain what it felt like.
But Liu Xia’s feeling in her heart is very clear! Zhang Tianci didn’t lie!
These more than seventy former sergeants did not need to hold a knife. Even if they rushed into Liujiazhuang with bare hands, they were afraid that their own few people would be no match!
Therefore, Liu Xia was on pins and needles at home, fearing that Liu Ruyun, who did not respect martial ethics, would lead someone to sneak attack him before the court issued a new decree.
He left more than a dozen of his buddies at home, and he was emboldened by the large number of people, so he set up a banquet to embolden everyone.
Originally, he wanted to drag Liu Tai along, but when Liu Tai saw that he lost the lawsuit, he ran away immediately, and he couldn't hold him back.
If there was any disturbance in the middle of the night, or if the dog in the yard talked in his sleep, Liu Xia would jump up in fright, clutching a dagger tightly in his hand.
His group of brothers were also frightened. They all gesticulated with each other with daggers for a while, then realized that no one else was there, so they went back to sleep.
Finally, at dawn the next day, there was a sudden noise in the village. Liu Xia jumped up immediately: "It's coming, it's coming! Brothers, get up quickly!"
Everyone jumped up in panic and prepared to fight, but no one rushed in for a long time. After a while, Liu Xia plucked up the courage.
"How dare they commit crimes in this clear day? Come on, let's go out and take a look!"
Liuxia's house is located in the core area of Zhuangzi. As soon as he stepped out of the yard, he saw that almost all the farmers in the village were gathered in front of his house, and a team of government officials were posting notices on the wall of his house.
"The imperial court has decreed that from now on, all the clan rules of the Ming Dynasty, if any are inconsistent with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, will be abolished!
The clan can resolve minor issues within the clan by itself. If there are physical punishments, property disputes, or even life-threatening matters, they must be reported to the government for resolution!
If anyone, in the name of clan rules, violates the laws of the Ming Dynasty, commits adultery, seizes property, or disregards human life, he will be severely punished according to the law!"
Although the villagers are still confused, most of them have smiles on their faces. It's not that the clan rules are not good, but when the power is in the hands of a very small number of people, the so-called rules can easily deteriorate.
With this decree, the world's legal system will be unified from now on. At least the powerful people in the clan will not be able to cover up the sky with one hand, and ordinary people will not have to worry about having no way to appeal.
"Why did the imperial court suddenly think of rectifying the clan rules?"
"I heard it was Master Xiao Tian who did it!"
"It's Master Xiao Tian again, but why did he think of this? With his identity, if there are any clan members, they will only praise him. The clan rules are beneficial to him!"
"I heard that our new clan leader went to court this time to fight against Master Xiao. In the end, Master Xiao won, so..."
"No way, is Liu Xia crazy? That's Master Xiao Tian. Is he used to being domineering in Zhuangzi and is he hallucinating?
Or have you worked as a litigator in the county and won several lawsuits, and have you really become the number one litigator in the world?"
Liu Xia was furious and looked at the person who belittled him. As expected, it was the young man Liu Shang who had always been dissatisfied with him.
Liu Shang's father was highly respected in Zhuangzi. Even before his death, his own father said that he wanted his father to be the leader of the clan. No wonder he dissatisfied with him.
At this time, Liu Xia saw the new law and knew that he was safe. A stone fell to his heart, and he suddenly became prestige again. Seeing that someone dared to belittle him openly, he decided to re-establish his prestige.
"Liu Shang, although the clan rules have changed, I am still the clan leader! I can't beat you anymore, but I have the right to prevent your child from entering the clan school!"
Liu Shang was furious, and just as he was about to speak, several people walked out from the group of police officers, led by An Qingyue.
"Liu Xia, someone testified that before your father died, he described it as strange, not like a normal death.
You paid a lot of money to bribe many people and asked them to prove that your father died. Is this possible?"
Liu Xia was shocked and looked at the gathered villagers. He relied on the fact that his father was the patriarch, his family was rich, and he had been a lawyer for many years and made friends with people in the government, so he had been running rampant in the countryside.
Although his father could not see him, his mother died when he was very young, so his father inevitably doted on him. Later, when he made friends with a group of people in the village, his father could no longer control him, and he could only compensate the people in the village for money and love in private.
thing.
Therefore, he was still accumulating power. One of the villagers felt guilty and said timidly: "There is nothing we can do. The Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain said that if the resentment does not dissipate, Zhuangzi will be finished. So everyone told the truth..."
Liu Xia was stunned: "Who is the Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain? Longhu Mountain is so far away from here, what are you doing here? It must be fake!"
Liu Shang said loudly: "What is true cannot be faked, and what is false cannot be true. We have all read the long ultimatum, and it is true!"
After all, Liu Xia is the number one lawyer in Hexi. He rolled his eyes and smiled at An Qingyue: "Captain An, even if you doubt me, you are the captor of Shuntian Prefecture. The jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture extends from Tianjin Wei to Haihe River.
north.
But Liujiazhuang is south of Haihe River, so if you want to arrest me, you have to be from Tianjin Guards! You can't arrest me across districts!"
An Qingyue looked at Liu Xia: "You are worthy of being the first lawyer in Hexi. It turns out that you have kept a backup plan for a long time. Yes, your Liujiazhuang is just outside the jurisdiction of Shuntian Mansion. 33
You must be very close to the officials of Tianjin Guard, and there may be officials from a certain party protecting you, so you have nothing to fear, right?"
Liu Xia smiled, neither denying nor admitting. He had indeed left this escape route for himself.
Most of the Tianjin Guard officials were members of the strict party, and their father's death was not a big case, so they would definitely be able to protect themselves.
An Qingyue looked up to the sky and laughed. A fat girl with big eyes and a baby, who was obviously very cute, suddenly smiled like a tomboy. If Xiao Feng saw it, he would definitely shake his head and sigh.
"Someone had expected that you would be capable of this! So our Shuntian Prefecture police officers only worked together to handle the case, and this case was handled by Dali Temple!
Dali Temple, like the Ministry of Punishment, has the authority to handle major suspicious cases in the world directly, bypassing the local government, what do you have to say?"
Liu Xia's expression changed drastically, and she cried out: "My father just passed away, what kind of big case is it? It was clearly Xiao Feng who used power for personal gain! I want to sue him!"
As a young minister of Dali Temple, in order to retaliate against me, he actually claimed that the case of my father's death was a major case. How ridiculous!
Is there no big case for Dali Temple to try? Don’t say that my father’s death was normal. Even if there is really something inside, it’s not Dali Temple’s turn to take action in such a case!”
A policeman from Dali Temple looked at him impatiently: "What are you talking about? Do you really think you can attract the attention of Dali Temple?
As a litigator, you have been colluding with court officials for many years. You have a clever tongue, confuse right and wrong, and interfere with the court's laws. Although you are a small person, you have done big things.
Xiao Shaoqing reported to the court that Long Live had already decreed that Dali Temple would take over! Xiao Shaoqing said that if you want to sue him, feel free to do so, but it’s not like he has never done so before.
But Xiao Shaoqing asked me to pass on something to you!"
Liu Xia's heart was in turmoil, and she tried her best to calm herself down, while secretly hinting to her best friend to leave quietly and go to the capital to shake people up!
"What words?"
"The last time he slapped you, it was to make Miss Liu vent her anger! If he slaps you again this time, he will do it himself!"
Liu Xia thought of Xiao Feng's momentum of breaking the chair with his palm, and his already red and swollen face suddenly became numb, and she no longer dared to speak.
Several detectives swarmed up and pushed Liu Xia away. His buddies looked left and right one by one, pretending to watch the birds on the tree, but no one dared to speak.
An Qingyue took a few steps and shouted to the villagers: "Liu Xia is probably not going to be the leader of the clan. You should choose again! Don't choose your deputy clan leader, he will not be able to protect himself!"
After being scolded by Yan Shifan with a gun and a stick, Liu Tai returned to his home angrily.
As Zuo Shilang, he performed the duties of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. Some flatterers had secretly called him Liu Shangshu. In his heart, he regarded himself as Shangshu. Unexpectedly, Yan Shifan trained him as if he were his son!
Liutai joined the Yan Party for a long time. He was promoted from Langzhong to Zuo Shilang, one step away from the minister. It was indeed Yan Song's care. But after all, he was already such a big official. How could Yan Shifan do this?
After hearing Liu Tai's complaint, Madam took it easy: "What does this mean? After all, he just scolded you and didn't scold you. I heard that Yan Shifan scolded Zhao Wenhua just like scolding his grandson. You didn't even dare to look at Zhao Wenhua."
Are you going to visit Yan’s house?”
Liu Tai thought for a while and realized that he was being treated like a son and scolded Zhao Wenhua like a grandson. After all, he was a generation older than Zhao Wenhua. He felt a little happy and immediately ordered the wine to be served.
As soon as the wine glass was lifted, the butler ran in panting: "Master, it's not good, someone from Liujiazhuang reported that Liuxia was arrested by Dali Temple!"
Liu Tai was startled and stood up quickly: "What's going on? Isn't the case over? Why are we still arresting people? Does Xiao Feng dare to avenge himself? Then he is asking for his own death!"
The housekeeper shook his head repeatedly: "I heard from the informant that Dali Temple claimed that Long live had agreed, that Liu Xia's father died suspiciously, and that it was involved in colluding with imperial officials and interfering with national laws!"
The wine glass in Liutai's hand suddenly fell to the ground.