Liaozhai Great Sage

Li Xiuyuan nodded and stepped into the county office.

"Hey, I'm here to surrender, when will you arrest me, Chad, I'm not happy to surrender, are you?" Han Meng was still yelling outside.

Li Xiuyuan had already ordered that after hurting someone, he must insist on surrendering to the crime no matter what, and not to leave, and the Li family will settle other matters.

Of course, there will be at least 1000 taels of silver as a reward after the event is completed.

However, spending 1000 taels to solve the black three is worth it.

The yamen in Guobei County is not big, and Li Xiuyuan soon came to the lobby.

At this time, there were arresters on the left and right in the lobby, the yamen servants stood upright, holding water and fire sticks, and the leader Xu catcher secretly gave Li Xiuyuan a wink when he saw Li Xiuyuan coming, telling him to be careful.

Li Xiuyuan remained calm and looked up at the main seat.

A slightly fat middle-aged man with white face and short beard sat proudly on the main seat, and beside him stood a thin and thin clerk, who should be the teacher next to County Magistrate Liu.

"Who is in the hall, report your name quickly." County magistrate Liu said flatly, slapping the gavel.

"The Li family in Guobei County, Li Xiuyuan was born as a child, and I have met the county magistrate." Li Xiuyuan looked calm and bowed his hands in a salute.

Magistrate Liu shouted: "Bold, since you know that I am the magistrate, why don't you kneel? You are contemptuous of the court, come, let this person kneel."

The yamen servants on the left and right all turned pale and hesitated.

Young master of Guobei County, can you move around casually?

"Why, you want to disobey my order." Magistrate Liu shouted again.

At this time, there were a few yamen servants who wanted to come out to deal with Li Xiuyuan. After all, magistrate Liu was in charge of them, and they had to obey the orders of the magistrate.

However, Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly at this time and said, "The county magistrate is very forgetful. Wansheng has already said it before. Wansheng is a child. He has fame and fame. According to the court's law, he can see officials without kneeling."

Immediately, he changed his words and called himself a late student.

"Master, is there such a thing?" County magistrate Liu frowned and looked at the master next to him.

The master smiled awkwardly: "Back to my lord, but there is this matter. The young master of the Li family has been a child a few years ago, and this year Li Qiu will go to Guo Beicheng to take an examination for a scholar. The list has been submitted, and it was done by the previous county magistrate." .”

"In this case, there is no need to kneel."

Magistrate Liu said: "However, this county magistrate is busy with official duties on weekdays. Li Xiuyuan, are you here to report the case or appeal for grievances? If you report the case, you scholars should write a pleading and submit it. If you appeal for injustice, why can't you hear you beating drums outside to complain?"

Now the magistrate Liu is not confused.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Wansheng is neither here to report the crime nor to complain."

"Absurd, it's neither a report nor a complaint. Are you here to amuse my master? Come here and throw him out." County magistrate Liu seemed to want to show off Li Xiuyuan, and he would kneel and blow him up at every turn.

But this is also a common trick of officials.

If he met poor people, he would naturally tremble and kneel down to beg, but it was a pity that he met Li Xiuyuan.

Chapter 49 Going away in anger

Naturally, Li Xiuyuan wouldn't be frightened by the way of Liu county magistrate.

The so-called official authority has no effect in front of him at all. He is not an ordinary citizen, and his legs soften half when he sees an official.

Li Xiuyuan immediately said: "Isn't the county magistrate too quick to bombard people now? And the county magistrate seems to have forgotten one thing."

"Why are you sophistrying?" County magistrate Liu stared at him.

Li Xiuyuan said: "My father was arrested for committing a crime. As a son of man, Wansheng should inquire about the case and find out doubts. If the facts are true, Wansheng should plead guilty willingly. If he is not guilty, then please release my father immediately and return him. The Li family is innocent."

He decided to give courtesy first and then fight, and deal with this county magistrate Liu for a while, to see what the county magistrate Liu's intentions are, and then make a fuss about it.

"Presumptuous, the evidence in Li Dafu's case is conclusive, you are not allowed to investigate if you want." County Magistrate Liu gave another shock.

"The imperial decree stipulates that anyone with a reputation can look into the case of the county government." Li Xiuyuan said.

Magistrate Liu's eyes widened: "What, there is this rule?"

"Ahem, my lord, there is indeed such a regulation. It was made by the Emperor Taizu. It is to prevent false and wrong cases in the county. So let the scholars in the world supervise." The master coughed a few times and said.

Obviously, the master is very clear about the court's laws and regulations.

No wonder Magistrate Liu brought this master by his side.

County magistrate Liu pondered for a while at this time, and then shouted; "Li Dafu's case is extremely serious, the file has been sent to the magistrate, not in the yamen, if you want to investigate the case, go to the magistrate, there is no one here. .”

Li Xiuyuan's face darkened slightly, and his eyes were a little cold.

This is clearly a trick, and the file cannot be sent to the magistrate, because the case has not happened for a few days.

It seems that County Magistrate Liu is planning to play tricks.

"Li Xiuyuan, this case is extremely complicated. Your father used sorcery to obtain other people's money, a total of 40 taels. The judge has already pronounced a sentence, and the evidence is solid. Your Li family is limited to give 40 taels of silver to send it to you within three days. Come to the yamen, otherwise, Li Dafu will be punished one more class, he will be sent to the frontier, and he will never come back."

Suddenly, County Magistrate Liu sipped again, and the lion opened his mouth.

"Magistrate Liu, you really dare to speak up, 40 taels, are you not afraid of dying?"

Li Xiuyuan said coldly: "With a trumped-up charge, the case was not even tried, and my father was arrested directly, and he wanted to blackmail my Li family with 40 taels. County Magistrate Liu, what are you doing?"

"Wow, Li Xiuyuan, how dare you talk to me like this? I suspect that you were also involved in your father's case in public. Captain Xu, I will take someone to search Li's house tomorrow to see if there is anything related to sorcery in Li's house." Things." County magistrate Liu was very angry in the face of Li Xiuyuan's attitude, and immediately stood up and said angrily.

Who does he think he is?

Is it the emperor?

It's just a mere merchant's son, even if he has the fame of Tongsheng, he's not an official.

I am the county lord of Guobei County, who is in charge of Guobei County, taxation, justice, education, and even fears a mere Li family.

As long as I give an order, this Li family can be pinched as much as they want.

Coincidentally, I also took this opportunity to copy the Li family, and took down the Li family's wealth.

Xu Butou's face changed slightly, but he secretly complained in his heart, how could he get involved in the troubled waters of the Li family and the county lord.

This county master is also right. The four generations of the Li family have run Guobei County. If you stomp your feet, Guobei County will be shaken three times. Fortunately, you have been in office for a month, and you found a trumped-up charge and took Li Dafu, and even asking for 40 taels of silver from the Li family, isn't this a clear example of stealing?

The Li family is waiting to agree?

"This county magistrate Liu is a confused official. He doesn't know how deep the Li family's water is, and the young master of the Li family has a strong temper. Now that county magistrate Liu has detained his father again, I'm afraid the conflict will intensify. It's intense." Xu Butou thought to himself.

No matter how good-hearted Li Xiuyuan is at this time, he will inevitably be angry.