Today is the day when the yamen receives the petition, which is called "announcement day".
The law of the Qing Dynasty stipulates that upright and literate people must be selected from among the people to select "scries". All complaints must be written by a scrivener and stamped with a wooden stamp issued by the government before they can be submitted. However, people generally hire "lawsuit lawyers" to draft complaints.
, and then ask for a copy of the letter. On the day of the announcement of the complaint, the yamen banged its head. After opening the gate, Zaoli put up "Release the Announcement" sign on both sides of the gate, and the people who wanted to sue had already
I waited in front of the screen wall. When I saw the release notice board, I queued up on the east side. After waiting for the second round, I was led by Zaoli to wait in the lobby courtyard. After the officer ascended to the hall, the prosecutors kneeling under the platform took their turn.
Go up the platform from the east steps and hand the pleadings to the prison clerk sitting behind the long table. Go to the middle of the platform and kowtow to the master, then come down the west steps and still kneel down. The prison clerk registers the pleadings one by one.
Wait until everything is collected and then hand it over to the chief on duty. The officer will present it to the superior. The superior will read through the documents one by one and summon the complainant one by one to the platform for questioning. The superior will carefully observe whether his age and appearance match the charges listed in the complaint.
The circumstances of the person are consistent. According to the laws of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, except for women, officials, distinguished gentlemen, and disabled people, all prosecutors must submit the petition in person. And a
These "litigation sticks" often file lawsuits on behalf of others. This month they pretend to be Zhang San, and next month they will replace Li Si. The superior should carefully observe whether it is another litigation stick. After looking at their appearance, they will ask some questions about the content of the complaint.
If you really think it is ridiculous, you can dismiss the lawsuit on the spot, but in most cases, you will withdraw from the court after questioning and hand a stack of complaints to Master Xing Ming of the inner office for handling.
Mr. Xing Ming still has to read the complaint. Some complaints are approved directly and the yamen will not accept the matter. Some require a mediator to come forward and there is no need to file a lawsuit. In other cases, the yamen will accept the complaint and allow the case to be accepted.
In the ward, Li Guolou followed Wu Defu and looked at the complaints submitted. Most of the complaints were about trivial matters such as neighbors fighting for space in the yard. The Yamen was not interested in such things and had no money. Wu Defu ignored them.
The complaints are put together and will be handed over to the mediator for processing later.
Some of the complaints were ridiculous, but Wu Defu put them aside and wrote "not accepted."
Li Guolou just took the complaint that Wu Defu had read and flipped through it one by one without saying much. He was still in the learning stage. He should read more and listen more, and don't get ahead of himself.
Li Guolou saw a complaint that was not accepted and found it difficult to accept. He took the complaint and asked, "Master Wu, such a despicable villain, why don't you punish him severely?"
This complaint was against a scoundrel who owed more than 200 taels of silver to the brothel for eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling. It was well-founded. In the end, the creditor came to the door and the scoundrel chopped off one of his thumbs and refused to admit that he owed the brothel.
One penny is just to throw away the evidence on the signature and the painting, but how can the brothel just let it go? They still have witnesses, and a piece of complaint was handed over to the Yamen.
Wu Defu glanced at the complaint, smiled slightly, and said: "Xiao Lizi, this kind of case will lead to bad people the most. It's best not to let the people know that there is such a person in the world. Besides, the brothel must have made enough money from this kid.
silver,
Otherwise, how could he be allowed to write an IOU for prostitution? So the brothel deserves to be in trouble, and the Yamen will not be responsible for the affair. Since the evidence has been cut off, it means there is no evidence. As for the witnesses, they are all from the plaintiff's side and cannot be used.
number."
Li Guolou felt that what Wu Defu said was reasonable, so he nodded and started to read other complaints.
Li Guolou saw another bloody fingerprint, which was pressed bloody on the mark on the complaint. It was not a fingerprint pressed with red mud, but someone's blood. This complaint was buried in a file that was not accepted, so that
Li Guolou could not bear it.
Li Guolou picked up the complaint and looked at it carefully. The plaintiff, Huang Tianshi, a woman from Huangzhuang, sued the village leader Huang Kaohao for giving her only daughter Huang Yinyin to
He was abducted, but the local government refused to accept the case and went to the capital to file a complaint. The plaintiff in this complaint was a woman, which was rare among the cases in the Qing Empire. Generally speaking, as long as there were men in the family, the plaintiff could not write that she was a woman.
Only when there are no men in the family can a woman be the plaintiff. This means that Huang Tian’s lawsuit against Huang Kao Kao has no one in the family to support it, and a widowed mother can’t help but sigh.
Li Guolou took the complaint and said, "Master Wu, why don't you accept this case? Kidnapping and trafficking of little girls will result in beheading."
Wu Defu sighed: "This kind of case has no beginning and no end. When we take over it, it is also an open case. There is no one left. Where can we find it? The local police have also looked at it. As for whether it is a good job in the yellow test
case? How to investigate? Just listen
Is a widow talking nonsense? That Huang Tian family is biting people, actually asking us to continue the investigation, but our energy and financial resources are limited, how can we send people to investigate again. If the defendant Huang passes the exam and bites back again, won't we be annoyed by them?
Die."
Although Li Guolou nodded in approval, he took the complaint and said with a smile: "Master Wu, I have nothing to do these two days anyway. Let me go out of the city to check it out. I am very interested in this bloody handprint. It is destined!"
Hearing Li Guolou say a strange thing, Wu Defu couldn't help but smile. Li Guolou had an uplifting temperament that no one in the entire yamen had.
Wu Defu shook his head and said: "If you want to blow the northwest wind, go ahead and blow it. The plaintiff is still waiting outside. Go and tell her yourself. Sign the order! I will give it to you now, and you will eat a handful of dirt when you come back. Don't
It’s my fault.”
Li Guolou took the signing order, stuffed it into his pocket, and said cheerfully: "Thank you, I know Master Wu's strategy, and I will bring you a wild duck when I get back."
Wu Defu replied: "Little plum, don't get caught by the pheasant, ask me to rescue you."
Li Guolou smiled awkwardly, Wu Defu had already found out that there were prostitutes in the place where he lived, and his every move in the capital had been thoroughly investigated by Wu Defu.
Li Guolou couldn't see that people were suffering from poverty, so he cried and couldn't bear it when he saw Huang Tian kneeling in front of him and kowtow. He also had private matters. He wanted to accompany Chen Xiangfang to treat Uncle Li Jinglue to dinner at noon. Although this kind of balancing public and private matters was a bit unethical,
But Li Guolou did it with a clear conscience.
Li Guolou calculated the time and took Huang Tianshi to a room on the west side. There were people who came to the Yamen to do business. He asked Huang Tianshi to wait for him here and go to Huangzhuang together in the afternoon.
Seeing that Huang Tian only had a blue cloth bag with him, Li Guolou asked: "Huang Tian, what did you eat for lunch? Do you still have money on you?"
Huang Tian nodded and said, "Don't worry, Sir, I bought the land and I still have money."
Hearing this, Li Guolou was heartbroken. He was poor and ambitious, and the helpless Huang Tian family was on the verge of collapse, but he was still living a superior life.
None of Li Guolou's men were interested in leaving the city for such a frivolous case. Only Jin Erzi volunteered to accompany Li Guolou.
It seems that Jin Erzi can still be used to relieve his boredom. Li Guolou smiled and asked Jin Erzi to go home and prepare his clothes, and then asked Jin Erzi to hire a carriage.
Hearing that Li Guolou was so generous and spent his own money to drive out of the city, the others were very upset and beat their chests and lamented that they had missed a great opportunity to Jin Erzi.
Jin Erzi laughed non-stop, and after taking a breath, he said: "Huangcun is a good place. It is very close to Xiangshan Mountain. Many students go there every autumn. They can also go outing in spring. Unfortunately, the northwest wind can only blow now."
Ai Hai said anxiously: "Jin Erzi, let me go then."
Jin Erzi replied: "Don't worry, I finally made Captain Li have a good impression of me, how can I destroy the sign again?"
Seeing that his subordinates had become closer, Li Guolou felt warm in his heart. Li Guolou asked Jin Erzi to take care of Huang Tian, and then changed into casual clothes and left the Yamen. The sunshine has become cherished, and the loess on the dark streets
Flying makes people walk with their heads down.
Li Guolou was thinking about the bloody handprint for a while, and Chen Xiangfang's laughing nightmare for a while. The two different stimulations made him feel impulsive. Solving crimes is what he likes to do. He loves the people he loves and does it for them.
She gave everything. Li Guolou couldn't help but smile, and a beautiful woman stood gracefully on the Zhongyu River Bridge.
Li Guolou came forward and said, "Xiaofang, why did you come here?"
Chen Xiangfang said softly: "I want to see you more."
A pair of peach blossom eyes made Li Guolou shudder. It was so gorgeous that he almost couldn't stand it! As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Chen Xiangfang was so lavish and carefree that only Li Guolou liked it.
The aesthetic point of view at this time still regarded small and delicate women as beautiful. The beauties in the paintings regarded thinness as beautiful, and the Han people's aesthetic point of view also added a pair of small feet. Due to the invasion of Western culture, the Chinese people also began to change, and the status of women gradually improved.
Some people let girls study and go to girls' schools. Women can walk side by side with men on the street, but in the past women had to walk behind men.
While walking and talking, Li Guolou asked: "Xiaofang, how are the decorations going these two days?"
Chen Xiangfang lowered her head and said: "It's okay, but that guy's demands are getting higher and higher, and he has already exceeded his budget. I said a few words to him, and he said that I don't have to worry about it, and he will keep the money first. But if he continues like this
, instead of taking the mid-to-high-end route, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to get my money back.”
Li Guolou knew what Nabazi was thinking. Nabazi's ambitions were also growing. It was the same with everyone. Every step he took would make him a step further. He was no longer the fake foreign devil he used to be, but for women, Li Guolou now had only one thing in his heart:
Will one person, Chen Xiangfang, be satisfied with the status quo? Li Guolou has never seen a satisfied person from the people around him, but
At this moment, he is satisfied. He will take Chen Xiangfang to the Pace Western Restaurant in the future to let him experience the life of foreigners. The aura exuded by Chen Xiangfang is really British. She belongs to the British aristocratic life circle. Li Guo
Lou was very satisfied with his choice and turned to the lover beside him. He would love Chen Xiangfang for the rest of his life and no longer care about the prejudices of the world.
Chen Xiangfang said dissatisfied: "Xiaolou, why don't you say anything?"
Li Guolou came over in a daze and said: "Uncle Li already doubted me last time. Are you ready this time? It is very likely that Uncle Li will not give me any face and even give you small shoes."
Chen Xiangfang said angrily: "Xiaolou, if you say you are stupid, you are just stupid. Why should you let Uncle Li see it? Now just say this is your place and I am just a shareholder."
Li Guolou was speechless and stared at the treacherous Chen Xiangfang. This woman would one day sell him for profit. She was a very realistic woman. He was played by Chen Xiangfang and was willing to be a pawn.