Shenming Pavilion is on the left side outside the county government gate, and Jingshan Pavilion is on the right, each of which is a brick building.
The so-called Shenming Pavilion was customized by Zhu Yuanzhang in the early Ming Dynasty. For ordinary disputes in rural markets, such as civil disputes over land and property, as well as minor crimes such as fights and petty thefts, the plaintiff could not come up to the court and must first be mediated by a respected person.
Just like the later civil mediation, if the mediation fails, the case can only be settled in the lobby.
The main purpose is to reduce lawsuits, prevent people in the public sector from taking advantage of lawsuits to embezzle money and bend the law, and at the same time, jointly conduct social governance with the old clans in the private sector.
Because the Shenming Pavilion and the Yamen represented the gentry and the government respectively, there was a conflict of interest when dealing with social affairs, and the Yamen naturally would not invest resources in maintaining it. Therefore, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the two pavilions in many places had been abandoned. Tongcheng County originally had twenty-three pavilions.
Of the forty-six pavilions, only the two county government pavilions are still in operation.
In the afternoon of that day, Pang Yu's lawsuit came to Shenmingting, and Jiao Guozha found an old mediator on duty.
A Zao Li came from the execution room, and together with the prisoner at the door, they also took Shopkeeper Zhou out of the prison.
Shopkeeper Zhou drooped his head.
When Zhou's daughter saw her father's desolate state, she hurriedly went over to help him with heartache.
Pang Yu's appearance was even worse than that of shopkeeper Zhou. He looked like he was dying. He was helped in by Jiao Guozhao, who looked like he was seriously injured. He was followed by the third of his sworn brothers, He Xianya, who usually worked as a helper.
Jia Litigation Stick often helps people with lawsuits in the Yamen and is not nervous when faced with such scenes.
When Laozi saw Pang Yu, he mocked him again, but Pang Yu still smiled and ignored him.
After sitting down and looking around for a moment, Shen Ming Pavilion was not very big. There was a black painted wooden board hanging above it, which was the book of good and evil in Shen Ming Pavilion. It mainly wrote down the recent mediation matters and the punishments for those who had done evil.
After writing it and posting it there, everyone can come in and view it. It means punishing evil and promoting good.
"Both of you are here. As an elder in Qingfeng City, I am highly regarded by my parents. Today, I will mediate between you two about Zhou Yongtian's injury to Pang Yu with something else. Please tell me about the situation that day."
An old man with a gray beard sat at the top and said to Pang Yu and Shopkeeper Zhou on the left and right.
Shopkeeper Zhou lowered his head and looked at the frosted eggplant. Daughter Zhou stood behind Shopkeeper Zhou, still taking the time to glare at Pang Yu. Pang Yu was from the Yamen after all, so she was fighting at home at this time. Naturally, she would not fight for the way like that day.
Escape, just continue to hum and pretend to be seriously injured.
The daughter of the Zhou family loudly said at this time: "That day, it was the slave of the Pang family who teased me first. My father came out to stop him. If we want to solve the case, we must first stop him from teasing the slave."
"It's not polite, you're teasing me, what am I teasing you about?"
Pang Yu raised his head and snorted coldly at the daughter of the Zhou family.
"You touch my ass!"
The daughter of the Zhou family said angrily. She mustered up the courage to say the word "butt" today. As soon as she said the words, several people around her laughed, and the daughter of the Zhou family blushed again.
"Do you have any evidence or witnesses? If you continue to talk nonsense, I will sue you for false accusation."
Pang Yu forgot to pretend to be sick and subconsciously raised his head to retort.
The Zhou family lived out of town and were in a lawsuit with the government officials. Which neighbor dared to testify? Zhou Yueru was speechless. After a while, he said harshly, "Bah, if you dare to do it or not, you can be considered a man."
"I wasn't the one who touched it in the first place. Otherwise, why don't you let me touch you again so that you can see if I am a man?"
Pang Yu was confident that when he woke up, he fell to the ground. It was indeed not him who touched it, but the old Pang Yu did it.
The daughter of the Zhou family pointed at him, "You are still shameless!"
Na Lao quickly stretched out his hand to comfort both sides and said, "You two have something to talk about, but I don't know who this girl is..." The daughter of the Zhou family gasped, "I am my father's daughter, my name is Zhou Yueru."
Li Lao said, "Since we are in Shenming Pavilion today, it means reconciliation. Girls from the Zhou family should not be aggressive."
He Xianya intervened at this time. He first bowed his hands to Mr. Li and said politely, "Mr. Wu, I am the junior. He Xianya, a friend of the suffering master Pang Yu, will handle this lawsuit on his behalf.
Mr. Meng Wu asked.
What happened that day was like this. Pang Yu was ordered by the leader of the soap team to patrol the streets to investigate. Outside Zhou's paper shop on East Street, he saw a rat running around in the street. Zhou's daughter was frightened. She was afraid that the woman would be bitten by the rat, so she stepped forward.
Helping drive away rats, but unexpectedly this week the shopkeeper's dog bit Lu Dongbin and insisted on falsely accusing Pang Yu of molesting his daughter. He also claimed that Pang Yu would marry his daughter, otherwise he would have to pay him money to leave. As a slave, how could Pang Yu condone this?
When Zhou Yongtian committed a crime, he was brought back to the Yamen to see the officials. The father and his daughter took out sticks and beat him, causing him a head injury and a stroke. He also injured his internal organs and caused bleeding from his mouth and nose on the spot. This was witnessed by everyone present.
After returning home that day, he vomited three liters of blood and has not recovered yet.
As the sun shines brightly, these actions are no different from those of ruthless bandits who cut off roads and rob people.
This junior made an inspection today and learned that Zhou Yongtian has a bad temper on weekdays. He often bullies his neighbors with some strength, and finally commits such evil deeds. I think we, a good place in Tongcheng, cannot tolerate such villains. Junior, if you are brave, please ask Mr. Wu
Be the master of the Pang family and give Tongcheng a bright future."
There are two crisp sounds of "papa".
When everyone turned around to look, they saw Pang Yu clapping her hands.
In Pang Yu's eyes, He Xianya's words are reasonable and just, and his image perfectly matches Fang Tangjing in "The Nine-Rank Sesame Official".
"You are so shameless! You said he was patrolling the streets to investigate, but he didn't even wear a uniform..." Zhou Yueru pointed at He Xianya with a red face and said angrily. Her eloquence was average, and she was so angry that it was difficult to describe the situation that day. Listen to
When he arrived at He Xianya, he started talking nonsense, and in a fit of rage, he made a move and rushed towards He Xianya.
He Xianya looked up and stared at Zhou Yueru with a righteous face and said loudly, "Miss Zhou, this is the county government, the most benevolent place in Tongcheng. How dare you do evil in front of Mr. Wu."
Jiao Guozhao slapped Shopkeeper Zhou with his head drooping, "Why are you pretending to be mute? Do you want to go back to prison?"
Shopkeeper Zhou trembled and hurriedly said to Mr. Li: "It's exactly what they said..." Zhou Yueru turned to stare at his father with surprise on his face, "Dad, how could you say that."
Shopkeeper Zhou didn't dare to look at her, he just lowered his head and said, "You should pay compensation if you hit someone."
Zhou Yueru said anxiously: "Dad, there must be right and wrong in everything. You should pay money for beating someone, but you can't confuse right and wrong.
He is a wicked man who is a righteous man, but we have become little thieves who cut the road."
"I have my own idea, you, you don't know what it's like inside, so don't say anything."
He Xianya put away his fan and patted it in his hand, "Mr. Wu, gentlemen, you all heard that Zhou Yongtian admitted the truth of what Xiao Ke said that day.
As I have explained below, Pang Yu was patrolling the streets on the order of the leader of the soap squad that day to investigate the situation. This was to collude with official business.
According to the "Regulations on Punishment", if someone is sent to collect money and food in a lawsuit, to engage in official affairs, but refuses to obey, or to beat the person sent, he will be punished with an eighty-point cane.
If the injury is serious, the internal damage is more than vomiting blood, and if the crime is serious, two levels will be added.
A hundred sticks are used to stop sins, and the flow is three thousand miles.
Those who are extremely sick will be hanged!"
Shopkeeper Zhou made a clang sound and his chair fell to the ground.