The ninth day of August is the day when the trial of Cui Jiansheng's lawsuit against Li You begins. If someone else had been involved in the lawsuit, even a wealthy family would have to go to the Yamen in advance to take care of things, but Inspector Li would definitely not need it. . He walked into the county government office in a big way. Seeing that he had not yet ascended to the court, he went to chat with Mr. Huang.
"You have to be careful." Master Huang reminded: "The county magistrate may really send the young lady of the Guan family back to the Guan family."
"How can the county magistrate be so unkind?" Li You complained.
Master Huang said: "The county magistrate said that you have some future, but you still need to be taught a lesson because you indulge in women's sex. This little lady of the Guan family is just a concubine, so how can you judge that you are indispensable."
These days, there are ruthless and unjust scholar-officials everywhere who use their concubines as clothes, Li You sighed. Suddenly, he heard the servant over there calling him to come to the court, so he got up and went, only to see Master Huang following behind.
"What are you doing here?" Li You asked suspiciously as he stood outside the courtroom.
Master Huang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Watch a drama."
When they got to the court, they saw a strange, thin scholar standing outside the customs office, probably Supervisor Cui. There were also several scholars from the county school around him, some of whom Li You recognized.
Cui Jiansheng looked relaxed and nodded to Li You with heart. He was convinced that his side had the right. As long as the county magistrate was not too honest and shameless, the lawsuit would be won. Even if the magistrate Chen dared to blatantly cover Inspector Li in front of others, he could still file a lawsuit. Yes, Cui Jiansheng has been in the Nanjing Justice Department for many years, so at least he is quite familiar.
The only thing to worry about is Inspector Li's revenge afterwards. But the two plaintiffs, one of them married a wife and went to the capital to seek employment and then work as an official in other places. The other one was determined to get his daughter out of the Li family at the risk of his own life. Come, I'm not afraid of revenge.
Do you want to rely on the strength of the crowd? Li You cupped his hands to the county magistrate Chen who was sitting on top and said: "This case involves the reputation of a woman. I dare you to ask the county magistrate to disperse the idle people, and I also bother Mr. Huang to record it."
The county magistrate Chen agreed, and with a wave of his hand, the servants drove out the irrelevant people, leaving only Cui Jiansheng, the customs officer, Li You, Master Huang and two servants.
Cui Jiansheng, who had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, cleared his throat and said: "Father, last month the student discussed marriage with the Guan family and exchanged the marriage certificate. Later, he heard that the inspection inspector Li You abducted a good family and forcibly took the daughter of the Guan family as his wife. Concubine, the marriage certificate is now the physical evidence, and the old man Guan is the witness. I ask my father to make the decision for the student."
Li You defended the county magistrate Chen: "Miss Guan and I are in love, and she volunteered to be a concubine. How can we say that she is seizing a common girl? This Mr. Cui is old and ugly, has low morals, and has no self-awareness. Isn't he a good match? When the young lady of the Guan family found out that she was going to be married to him, she couldn't bear it, so she went to a lower official position. Her feelings were pitiable, and she hoped that the county would honor her. Here is the personal love letter about the eldest lady as evidence."
When Cui Jiansheng saw that Li You had taken the opportunity to insult him, he was so angry that he wanted to retaliate. However, he heard Chen Zhixian shouting, "Abuse is not allowed in the courtroom, and it will not be followed in the future." Cui Jiansheng was blocked.
Chen Zhixian looked at their respective physical evidence and asked about the witnesses. Then he said to Cui Jiansheng: "The two of them are interested in each other and have already gotten married. Why should a wise man keep asking for it?"
Cui Jiansheng said solemnly: "My father's words are wrong. How can a student be a girl? Etiquette and laws are always the foundation of life. How can you ignore etiquette and laws for the sake of human feelings? Do you want to encourage the daughters of each family to choose a husband and elope? If the fate of the parents is complete, It has become empty talk, the marriage contract cannot be exchanged, and everyone is imitating it, is there any way to save the world's people?"
Li You interjected: "According to the young lady of the Guan family, the marriage certificate is fake. She has never heard of such a thing. She asked me to explain to the county magistrate that this sentence is also included in the Chen Qingwen."
"It's normal for two families to exchange marriage certificates on their parents' orders, so the daughter doesn't know about it," Cui Jiansheng argued forcefully.
Li You mocked: "I bet you, the married daughter of the Cui family, kept your daughter a secret until she was tied up and carried in a sedan chair."
Chen Zhixian said decisively: "There are doubts about the marriage certificate, so let's not mention it for now."
Cui Jiansheng didn't take it seriously. Li You kept making excuses but was still trying to survive. He had the woman's father as a witness, so no one could overturn the case. Cui Jiansheng pulled the customs officer who was in court to see the official and had a little trembling legs and said: "Even if
There is no mention of the marriage contract, but the father's destiny is here. This is not a lie. How can a daughter's personal relationship surpass the father's destiny?"
Chen Zhixian knew that the exchanges between the two parties just now were just formal talk, and the critical moment would come next, so he turned to look at Li You. It was said that Mr. Chen had been waiting at the county government all day yesterday, but he did not see Li You.
He hurriedly came to the door to plead for mercy, but in his disappointment he knew that Li You must have some idea to get through. He wanted to take the opportunity of his coming to the door to plead for mercy to teach him carefully about the principles of abstinence among teenagers.
Li You took out a post, handed it to the servant, and then forwarded it to the county magistrate, "This is a post from Dr. Zhang of Chuntang." This doctor Zhang worked as an official in the medical and fortune-telling department of the county government, and spent twenty
In first-century terms, his diagnosis had certain legal effect. For his post, Inspector Li spent a full five taels of silver, and also made a gesture with Dr. Zhang's family.
Li You continued: "It has been diagnosed that my concubine named Guan is pregnant. After she is pregnant with my Li family, how can she be so ridiculous as to marry someone else!"
Cui Jiansheng and Guan Laozhang were stunned for a moment. Neither of them expected that Li You would create a conspiracy to get pregnant, which would change the case.
When he woke up, Cui Jiansheng questioned: "It's ridiculous. You can get pregnant in just a few days?"
Li You said disdainfully: "What do you know, you ignored old widower? Ten days is not enough? This diagnosis is definitely not fake." Even if it is fake, it will come true in Chenzhi County. No wonder Li You started out
He asked the audience to be dispersed, leaving only a few people in the hall.
"This is adultery!" Cui Jiansheng couldn't help shouting. The situation was beyond his expectation and he could no longer remain calm. He had been in this industry for several years and knew that he did not have the ability to overthrow Li Youna.
Evidence, he shouted out adultery in desperation. However, looking back at the laws of the country, it seems that there are no specific punishment provisions for the crime of adultery. It all depends on the discretion of the judge...
It was obvious who Chen Zhixian would prefer, and he pretended to be confused about this. Even if it was really adultery, in theory, Miss Guan was not a married woman, so there was really no need to pursue it.
Li You was too lazy to waste words with Cui Jiansheng, so he stepped forward and said to Chen Zhixian: "There are people who are against the will of the people in the past, and the laws of nature and human relations behind them are enough to make his father's life chaotic. It is the custom of this dynasty to follow the mother to the son. Please ask the county
Your Majesty."
Chen Zhixian Road: "In the past, Emperor Taizu Gao once asked the princes whether a concubine who has a son of high status can be granted a title. The answer is that if the husband is a noble wife, the wife can be granted a title, but the concubine cannot be sealed. But if a concubine gives birth to a son of high status, the mother will be honored based on the son.
, the child was granted a title, and the family relationship was established. This matter became a common practice in the country. This case can be followed. Although the father's life was first, the daughter was pregnant. Compared with the two, although the etiquette and law are heavy, but
How can we attach more importance to the moral principles and teach that the family relationship between flesh and blood cannot come together? We should treat the mother as her son and judge the Li family."
As soon as the verdict came out, it was confirmed. Li You sneered a few times and said to the county magistrate Chen: "Cui Jiansheng colluded with his daughter's father and plotted to seize other people's concubines. It involves Xishui Town. Our inspection department wants to investigate this case. Please give me your permission."
Down!"
Over there, Cui Jiansheng was gnashing his teeth when he saw that he had lost the lawsuit. When he heard Li You's words, he quickly said: "I am a student of the Imperial College, and I can only be punished by the Imperial College."
County Magistrate Chen stopped Li You's blatant retaliation, "The accuser has a reasonable basis, Kuang has his father's life first, and it is not a completely false accusation. Inspector Li should not deliberately retaliate! The case is over, withdraw from the court!" In the view of Mr. Chen
Come on, Li You took the daughter of a good family as a concubine for nothing this time. He himself is not very clean, so he'd better not cause more trouble.
Cui Jiansheng did not mention his grievances, but he said that the customs officer had been worried about the lawsuit for the past two days. After all, he had the clue in Li You's hands, but he had a great belief in saving his daughter, so he gritted his teeth. Moreover, Cui Jiansheng vowed to file a lawsuit.
no problem.
But today I saw that Li You turned his hand for the clouds and made the rain, and actually won the lawsuit. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. The customs officer suddenly felt extremely depressed. He really didn't understand why a father didn't want to return his love.
's daughter?
Little did he know that Li You hated him more than he hated Cui Jiansheng. This old guy was blinded by lard, and he didn't know what he was doing. He only wanted to take his daughter back. How could he marry a scholarly scum like Cui Jiansheng? How could a young and handsome man be so handsome?
Is Inspector Li not as good as an old widower who is almost forty?
The customs officer grabbed Cui Jiansheng's sleeve and said, "What can we do?"
Cui Jiansheng saw that he couldn't do anything, so he didn't care about him, so he ignored him and left the yamen.
Li You did not stop him. A poor prison student who returned to his hometown without much foundation in the county was not worth mentioning, but if he wanted to take revenge, he had to wait a few days for the news to pass. After all, this guy was in the circle of scholars, and he himself
If you want to be an official in a local area for a long time, you must pay attention to your reputation and dignity.
He saw the customs officer staggering outside and trying to walk out, but he couldn't let him go. Li You stepped forward and grabbed the collar of the cheap father-in-law and said: "Old officer, please don't leave. You and I still have some things to settle."
The customs officer turned around and glared at Li You angrily: "What else do you want to do!"
"Shut up, old man! You have the nerve to talk even though you are eating inside and outside." Li You scolded him unceremoniously, and then said to Mr. Huang: "Since the county has passed the sentence, I don't want to bother the two masters. Please write a letter."
Marriage contract, otherwise the name will be unfair in the future."
After Mr. Huang finished writing, Li You glanced at it and said, "There is one missing sentence: Guan Family Silk Shop is the dowry."
The customs officer shouted angrily: "You are so shameless!" Even without the matter of managing the official raw silk accounting room, the Guan Family Silk Shop would have made a profit of two to three hundred taels a year, and now Li You could do it with just one word.
It's really abominable to take it away.
Li You said coldly: "You don't have to sign unless you are an old official, or at worst, your family property will be confiscated and you will be sent to the official position. Oh, don't forget that your daughter is still in my house." He threatened his daughter with his father before, and now he threatens his father with his daughter...
Li You, a customs officer, trembled with his fingers and was speechless for a moment. Finally, he was forced to sign the marriage contract and he collapsed on the ground unable to move.
Li You said helplessly to Mr. Huang: "Poor people must be hateful. My father-in-law still hasn't woken up to this. It's really hateful."
Master Huang was speechless about this.
Li You left the county government and returned home. He went to Aunt Guan and said, "I won the lawsuit. I also signed a marriage contract with your father, and all the silk was brought as a dowry. I think I will keep it in your name from now on."
Guan Xiuxiu was not surprised that her husband could win the lawsuit. If he didn't have this ability, he would not be her husband. However, she was very surprised that her father was willing to use silk as a dowry, and she couldn't help but ask: "How could my father be like this?"
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Li You said unabashedly: "Your father is really not a decent talent. The Guan Family Silk Shop is now an envied official and businessman. It seems that he has a treasure in his hands, which is not reassuring. I will take it from you."
Use this as a cover to defraud the silk shop. From now on, you will be completely in charge, so that the family business will not be taken advantage of by outsiders. Your father still has dozens of acres of land, so he can always support himself in old age, so there is no need to worry."
If you are a woman with long hair and short knowledge, you will burst into tears when your husband uses her to threaten her father to extort the property. But Guan Xiuxiu was silent for a while, and then said: "How dare I take all of my body? I am willing to give 60% of my share."
I gave it to my family, leaving only 40% in my name."
Hearing what Aunt Guan said, Li You was completely relieved and nodded and said: "It's okay, if I'm here, the 40% in the future will be more valuable than the 100% now, and I can't lose you."
With such skill and plunder, Li You got his first piece of property.
