After Li Guolou handed over the official business, the sound of cannons was heard outside, and Mr. Bao was reviewing the case. Li Guolou shouted: "Disband! It's easy to do errands. I don't have such great ability, and I won't lead anyone."
Ai Haire put his butt close to him and said with a smile: "Deputy Captain Li, you always have to take me with you, just by myself! I have never had the chance to watch Mr. Bao interrogate a case."
Li Guolou stood up and put on the "watermelon hat" (because of his big size, Li Guolou called him the watermelon hat.) He glanced at Ai Hai's treacherous face and knew in his heart that the case of this brat was not easy to find out.
I know his movements very well these past few days.
Li Guolou said seriously: "You must not laugh. When you should cheer, be louder so as not to embarrass the Ministry of Punishment. Do you understand?" Li Guolou upgraded his face to the level of the Ministry of Punishment and warned Ai Hai not to talk to each other, but he had
Ai Hai's handle to lifelong happiness.
Ai Hai chuckled and said: "Thank you, Captain Li, for looking up to me. My voice is no worse than Ma Dequan." After saying that, Ai Hai glanced at the other eight people proudly, and now he is the most favored in Li Guolou. Ma Dequan is just a fool.
Son, he is not of the same level as him.
The two left Tianzi Courtyard side by side. They also met Yao Cuo and Lu Haikong on the way, but did not meet Xing Yunfeng. Li Guolou asked Xing Yunfeng why he didn't go to the trial? It turned out that Xing Yunfeng was old and had not been promoted.
In space, he no longer wants to play the role of standing in the officialdom and flattering his superiors. He has become an extraordinary person, and in a few years he will be able to take care of his children.
Colleagues and superiors were all dressed up and walked into the lobby in high spirits, where high-ranking officials gathered together. Although there was no place to sit, just standing here meant that they had a certain status in the Criminal Department.
The yamen servant first brought in the plaintiff. The person at the front was the lawyer Song Shixiong. He was less than forty years old, with a pale face and beardless appearance, a thin body, and a pair of gold-rimmed eyes. He had a younger brother, Song Shijie, who was very popular in Guangzhou.
Famous, known as "winner but no loser", if you want to hire Song Shijie, a lawyer, you have to pay at least two gold ingots, which has already become a legendary figure.
Litigators are people with a good reputation. They are scholars and are lower than the masters. They have a bad reputation in society. Generally, scholars are not willing to be a lawyer. Litigants receive dirty money, go through the back door, have connections, and tamper with confessions. This kind of despicable behavior
Everything he does is done by himself. Many of the plaintiffs are lawyers.
Those who are tempted to litigate will eventually lose the case, so the litigants are hated by people. The litigants eat the plaintiffs and the defendants, and collude with people in the yamen. If you want to get justice at the hands of the litigants, the only way is to litigate life, and it is still a sure thing.
In official affairs, there will be a time when litigants will seek justice.
Song Shixiong stepped into the lobby threshold and first saluted with clasped fists in the direction where Li Guolou was standing. The officials here were the key to the trial of the case. The first-hand information was written by people like Li Guolou who were handling the case at the scene.
It happened that the Dizi Brigade was the person in charge of this case, so he got close to Li Guolou and became close to Li Guolou. The people in their Dizi Brigade had already changed their sects and all worshiped under Li Guolou's door, which made sense.
Simple, after the Spring Festival, Li Guolou will become the captain of their team. The original captain Liu Chengle has been transferred and will leave the capital and go to a village office to be a guarantor.
In whispers, Li Guolou roughly understood the situation of this case. In Chenzhuang, Qilitun, the widow Chen Luoshi had a son, Chen Zhonghe, who was under sixteen years old. Because he had no father at home for many years, he became a bully in the village, stealing chickens and dogs.
To people
Impolite, fighting, swearing, and even being rude to his mother. Therefore, Chen Yajun, the village leader of Chenzhuang, Chen Bri, the patriarch, and his mother, Chen Luoshi, all decided to expel Chen Zhonghe from the Chen family. Chen Zhonghe’s first
The greatest sin is unfilial piety!
Filial piety is the first priority in everything, and filial piety must be the first thing to bring peace to the family and the world. If a person is accused of being unfilial, he will have no status in society and will achieve nothing. Qing law stipulates that after the death of an official's parents, he must observe filial piety for three years, which is called Dingyou. Some officials
What should you do if your parents are dead when you are in a good job? A traitor will conceal the death of his parents. Because the Qing Dynasty did
Officials above the seventh rank all work in different places, with poor transportation and poor information. Many famous officials in history have done this to conceal the death of their parents. Of course, the reasons are various and all-encompassing, and they are not necessarily to make money. Some of them are.
The official's position was important and the emperor could not live without him. He could use imperial power to deprive the official Ding You of his parents' power. This is called seizing love.
Now if this case is established, the defendant Chen Zhonghe will be removed from the Chen family, he will have no inheritance rights, and he will not be able to find a good job in the society in the future. As for fame, forget about fame, and he will not even be qualified to be a scholar.
Good Luck came and whispered: "Song Shixiong is known as a troublemaker. He likes to confuse the public. You can't understand what he says about the lawsuit. You just regret that he didn't study well in the first place."
Li Guolou looked at the large group of people on the plaintiff's side. There was only one lonely boy on the defendant's side. He couldn't help but feel weird. How could there be such a mother in the world, who didn't even want her own son? The boy looked a bit dark, but not very strong.
, I won’t be very good at fighting. I probably like hanging out and messing around. I have a lax upbringing and am a second-rate person.
"So is what the plaintiff said true?" Li Guolou was a little suspicious.
Good Luck came and said, "I've personally checked it out, and it's all true. The boss of the brat, Chen Zhuang Yiba, specializes in causing trouble. Many people's houses have been smeared with feces by him."
Li Guolou nodded and said, "Oh, I like to play pranks. I'm a bit perverted at heart. I should be taught a lesson."
"Dong dong dong!" The big drum sounded, and the big-throated government official shouted: "Shengtang!"
The two classes stood left and right.
There were government officials holding various instruments of torture standing behind. The scene was so terrifying that even Li Guolou became vicious.
Bao Yiyi and Wu Defu walked out of the back hall wearing a bluestone-colored official robe. He wore a ruby on his head and a flower feather on his head. A string of agate beads on his chest was valuable. Behind Bao Yiyi stood a handsome young man holding an official seal. This kind of
The entourage is usually the young husband supported by the high official. Li Guolou was pushed several times by the people around him, who all wanted him to see what the young husband looked like.
Li Guolou, like the people next to him, was curious and recognized. It would be a waste if a man could grow up to be so handsome. (This kind of entourage was sold to the prince's court from a young age, and boys were raped in the Qing Dynasty.
The empire was made openly, and it was also a scene of the Qing Empire.) The trial began. Except for the lawyer Song Shixiong, the plaintiff and the defendant were divided into left and right sides.
Kneeling on the right hand, the people of Chen Village stood behind. Among them were the village chief, the clan leader and people who came to watch the fun. A total of more than 200 people were let in, usually with money, before they could enter the court to watch the trial. This was also a spectacle.
It has become an unwritten rule of the yamen that the income of the yamen servants is high. The superiors above turn a blind eye and pretend they do not know about this kind of thing.
The trial of a government case is like a drama. Many people want to see the real trial. The shadow of Hua Yinzi can be seen in every link. Even the police officers and senior officials who stay in the yamen don't know what the gestures made by the yamen servants mean.
, only Wu Defu, who built the line between heaven and earth, knows its meaning.
Bao Yitong slapped the gavel and said solemnly: "Quiet!"
The whole place became silent, and the official appearance made people shudder. This is the legendary trial. Whoever dares to make a loud noise will be served twenty boards first, and your flesh and blood will be scattered.
Bao Yiyi nodded slightly and shouted loudly, "Bring the plaintiff Chen Luoshi."
Chen Luoshi was led from behind to the accuser's stone in front and knelt down on the stone. She said softly: "This concubine is the accuser Chen Luoshi. Please identify me, Mr. Bao."
This is the rule in court trials. If the plaintiff is fake, the trial will become a big joke. Several villagers from Chenzhuang came forward to testify. The plaintiff is Chen Luoshi himself, and the defendant is Chen Zhonghe himself. There are no fakes. The case
The trial continues.
Next, it was the turn of the litigant Song Shixiong to come forward, salute the officials in the courtroom with his fist, and launch the complaint: "Today, the plaintiff Chen Luo has entrusted the housekeeper Chen Yaxue to sue the rebellious son Chen Zhonghe for being unfilial and unkind.
He is unrighteous, indolent and industrious, has a bad nature, is stubborn in teaching, and has a lot of bad deeds. He is not worthy of being a member of the Chen family. He has eighteen major sins and thirty minor sins. Now the lawyer Song Shixiong is here to read to you;;;;;
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(The laws of the Qing Dynasty stipulate that except for the serious crime of disobedience and conspiracy, as long as there are men in the family, women cannot be the plaintiff, so Chen Luo also entrusted the housekeeper Chen Yaxue to be the plaintiff.) Well, Song Shixiong said half of the crime committed by a young man.
hours
, he spoke in a flurry of saliva and cadence. Everyone who listened found it funny and also sad. Many of them were just children playing nonsense, and were labeled as unkind and unjust. In addition, Chen Zhonghe’s disrespectful words to his mother, Chen Luoshi, were considered unfilial.
A grave sin.
The teaching at this time is that if the king wants to die, the subject will not die, and if the father wants the son to die, the son has to die. This is the best interpretation of filial piety. Children cannot go against the wishes of their parents. From a legal perspective, as long as what the plaintiff Chen Luoshi said is true
, it is natural law, and no one can overturn Song Shixiong's lawsuit.
This is how the official's iron ass is cultivated. Official etiquette is not something ordinary people can achieve. Bao Yi sat motionless in the courtroom for more than half an hour, holding his chin with his hand, his elbow on the table, and his mouth.
He let out a "Hmm! Ah!" to tell everyone present that he was not sleeping and had been listening.
A group of officials such as Li Guolou had also practiced in the Ministry of Justice. They remained upright and motionless for half an hour. They were majestic with evil spirit and the spirit of a dragon and horse. They stood like a pine tree. Only the best among people can be officials.
After Song Shixiong finished reading the lawsuit, he breathed a sigh of relief and waited for the officer's questions.
Wu Defu raised his voice and said: "Song Litigation Master presents the petition."
The Zhuangzi is in a folded shape, so you can slowly unfold the Zhuangzi together and look down at the Zhuangzi, looking at it carefully without saying a word.
There was silence in the lobby, and even the sound of breathing could be heard. The oppressive atmosphere made the defendant Chen Zhonghe, who was kneeling on the ground, move his knees back and forth. His hyperactive habit made Chen Zhonghe feel uncomfortable all over. He had never knelt for such a long time in his life.
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Bao Yiyi did not find any loopholes in the complaint, and said with official authority: "Defendant Chen Zhonghe, plaintiff Chen Yaxue, are the accusations true? What else do you have to say?"
Chen Zhonghe, who was still in the growth stage, said angrily: "My lord, Chen Yaxue is just a slave of my family. How can he be the plaintiff? I am completely dissatisfied!"
Wu Defu shouted: "Defendant Chen Zhonghe, you have to understand that the defendant is your mother. Because she is a woman, Chen Yaxue is appointed as the plaintiff. You have to accept it even if you don't accept it. If you don't accept it, I will slap you ten times so that you can remember it."
Chen Zhonghe said angrily: "Sir, I don't have money to hire a lawyer. I want the property and land left by my father. I am the one with the surname Chen." Because he is not an adult yet and has no inheritance rights, everything in the Chen family now does not belong to him.
He, so the first thing Chen Zhonghe did in court was to ask for the family's ancestral property.
Bao Yiyi sneered and sneered: "Does a prodigal like you have the nerve to have the surname Chen? No one in the family wants you. Now I ask you whether what the plaintiff said is true. You must answer truthfully."
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Chen Zhonghe looked at Chen Luoshi and said: "She is my mother. It is normal for me to lose my temper with her. Didn't I apologize to her afterwards? Mother and son should not have an overnight feud. I admit that I have done other things, which is unfilial to me.
I don’t recognize them at all.”
Some people in the crowd behind the court hall were already shouting, "Shameless brat! Drive the brat out of Chenzhuang! The brat doesn't deserve the surname Chen!" People in Chenzhuang were scolding Chen Zhonghe, saying that he had brought shame to Chenzhuang. No one
The villagers put in good words for Chen Zhonghe.
Li Guolou looked at this scene and found it strange. A young man did not commit murder or arson, nor did he even molest a little girl. Why did the whole village hate this young man so much? The Chenzhuang people who came here could really
Are you representing Chenzhuang? Who bought these villages?
People, Li Guolou looked at Chen Luoshi, who looked weak and pitiful in appearance. What was he thinking in his heart? How would Mr. Bao, who was sitting in the high hall, judge the case? Li Guolou looked forward to sparks between the two sides.