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It is rare for so many people to stand above the county government hall.

In addition to the relevant parties, there are also a group of squires headed by Zeng Tiancheng and Zheng Juren.

From the bottom of their hearts, Shen Butong and Qin Shou naturally did not want other people to participate in the trial.

After all, they have ghosts in their hearts.

For ordinary people, once they enter the courtroom, they will be fish on the chopping board. Officials say white is white, and black is black.

Because of this, there is a saying in the market: the yamen opens to the south, don't come in if you have a reason and no money.

But today the situation is different.

For one thing, since Nie Hongshu was both a Juren and Bapin county magistrate, no matter how brave he was, he would not dare to torture to extract a confession.

Secondly, so many squires came to the scene to hear the trial, and many of them had merit.

In this way, it is not easy to blatantly reverse black and white.

However, Shen Butong and the two had no way to stop them.

After the trial started, the private salt dealer Feng Lao Si repeated what he had confessed last time as if he had endorsed it.

"The villain has sold more than [-] catties of private salt for Mr. Nie, and the profit has to be handed over [-]%, and the villain gets [-]%"

Shen Butong ordered someone to record the confession and asked Feng Laosi to sign it.

Then he glanced at Nie Hongshu and asked, "I don't know what excuse Nie has?"

"Master Shen, I still say the same thing. I don't know this person at all. The so-called autograph letter must have been forged."

"Nonsense!" Qin Shou drank impatiently: "You have read that secret letter yourself, and it has also been verified by the county clerk, Zhu Bo and others. It is exactly the same as your handwriting. How dare you argue?"

Nie Hongshu said unhurriedly: "Master Qin's words are wrong! If you say that the handwriting is eight or nine percent similar, if you say they are exactly the same, it is just a one-sided statement."

At this moment, Zeng Tiancheng came out in good time, cupped his hands and said: "Master Shen, today we came here jointly to seek justice for this case.

I secretly think that it is unconvincing to conclude that Mr. Nie is selling private salt based on this person's one-sided statement and a so-called personal letter. "

"Yes, I wonder if Mr. Shen can let me check that so-called secret letter as well?"

Zheng Juren also stepped forward.

How can you be willing to take out the secret letter if you can't get through?After all, he knew what was going on in his heart.

In fact, things have developed to the present, and they have begun to show signs of getting out of control.

This is the result that he did not expect at the beginning.

Even Qin Shou and others did not expect that so many gentry would join hands to protect Nie Hongshu.

In this way, he and Shen Butong fell into a passive state.

Some plots that have not yet been implemented, they dare not easily perform them again, so as not to be caught by these gentry.

Therefore, Shen Butong's face darkened on the spot, and he slapped the gavel: "This letter has been checked by Lord Qin, and it is confirmed to be Nie Hongshu's handwriting.

Besides, this letter is important physical evidence, how can it be easily shown to others? "

This guy is very smart, he always lifts Qin Shou to the front.

In this way, even if any accident happened, he still had an excuse to say that he was deceived by Qin Shou.

"Yes, yes, if the evidence is damaged, who will bear the responsibility?"

Qin Shou didn't think much about it, and quickly agreed.

"In addition," Shen Butong rebelled against the first army: "Everyone keeps saying that Mr. Nie is innocent, so please show evidence so that I can be convinced."

This statement is clearly a run on people.

It's obviously a non-existent thing, what evidence can I get?

Unexpectedly, Nie Hongshu replied: "Lord Shen, don't worry, there is indeed evidence, but we have to wait a while."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Shen Butong immediately exchanged glances with Qin Shou, feeling a little bad in his heart.

In the beginning, he only thought of Nie Hongshu as he was backed by a group of squires, so he should be more courageous.

Now hearing the tone of voice and the indifferent and calm demeanor on his face, is there any other trick?

Therefore, Shen Butong tentatively asked: "I don't know what evidence Mr. Nie is going to provide? Personal evidence or physical evidence?"

Nie Hongshu replied meaningfully: "We will find out at that time!"

"Bold, Master Shen asked you, but you still dare to push back, you clearly have a ghost in your heart!"

As soon as the words fell, Gu Ming's voice came from outside: "Master Nie, the evidence is here."

Nie Hongshu was overjoyed: "Great, Lord Shen, Lord Qin, don't you want to see the evidence? Now, the evidence has arrived."

"This"

Shen Butong frowned, and subconsciously exchanged glances with Qin Shou.

Then he slapped the gavel: "Show the evidence!"

Soon, Gu Ming and Zeng Dehao were seen carrying a woman with a pale face into the courtroom.

Feng Laosi had a ghost in his heart, so he turned his head to peek.

As a result, it seemed that people couldn't help but turn pale with shock: "My lady, how can you be so handsome?"

Before the woman could answer, Zeng Dehao said coldly, "Fourth Brother Feng, I advise you to be honest and tell the truth, and you will see your son naturally."

These words implied a threat.

It can also be called using one's own way to treat one's body.

The implication is that if you don't tell the truth, you may not see your son.

Sure enough, as soon as Feng Laosi heard this, his face turned ashen, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

"absurd!"

When he saw the person coming, Qin Shou panicked immediately, and desperately grabbed the gavel and gave him a hard slap.

"Gu Xiucai, Mr. Shen and this official are trying an important case, how dare you go to the court to make a fuss, come here, give this official"

Just as he was about to throw the token to get the person, Nie Hongshu yelled angrily: "Master Qin, this is an important witness summoned by the lower officials. Why don't you even ask?"

"okay!"

Shen Butong knew that the matter had been exposed, and he didn't dare to blatantly defend it in front of so many people, so he could only stop shouting.

Then he pretended to ask, "Who is this woman?"

Zeng Dehao replied: "My lord, she is the wife of the Fourth Feng. Before, someone kidnapped the wife and children of the Fourth Feng and forced him to testify against Mr. Nie for selling illegal salt."

"My lord, the little one is guilty, the little one is guilty"

Fourth Feng's spirit had completely collapsed, and he began to cry bitterly without waiting for questioning.

Now that the matter has come to this, Qin Shou is not stupid, he just made a mistake, grabbed the token on the spot and threw it away: "Well, you are the fourth son, how dare you frame the imperial court official, come here, with a heavy stick of thirty big sticks."

"mighty!"

The yamen servants on both sides gave a cooperative drink.

Afterwards, two yamen servants approached Fourth Feng with a murderous look.

They had already understood the meaning of the county magistrate, once the thirty big boards were beaten down, I am afraid that Feng Lao Si would become a dead body.

Regarding Qin Shou's move, Shen Butong did not stop him.

Anyway, he didn't throw the token, and Qin Shou will be responsible for any accidents.

"My lord, absolutely not, the trial hasn't started yet."

Of course Zeng Tiancheng and the others knew what was going on, and rushed forward to dissuade them.

As a result, Qin Shou didn't listen at all, and couldn't wait to order: "Hit me, hit me hard!"

"Yes!"

With this order, the two yamen servants understood it even more, and viciously pressed Feng Laosi on the ground, and raised the big board high to start the fight

Well, the third one is delivered!I wish all book friends a happy May Day, eat, drink and have fun!

Chapter 46 Tigress can't be fierce...

"stop!"

Seeing that the dog official wanted to silence him in court, Nie Hongshu was furious, and rushed to the yamen servant to stop him.

"Master Nie, the younger one is also following orders."

"Who dares to try?"

Nie Hongshu drank solemnly.

Then he turned to Shen Butong: "Lord Shen, you are the presiding judge today, please be fair, it's important to try the case first."

"The token has already been issued, and it is inconvenient for me to order Lord Qin to take it back."

Shen Butong started to play tricks, and blamed Qin Shou for all his faults.

"Okay, since the token has been issued, the thirty battles will be undertaken by the lower officials."

As soon as these words came out, Qin Shou was dumbfounded.

Not to mention that the facts of the case have already started to turn around, even if not, Nie Hongshu is still an eighth-rank official, how could he dare to torture him?

But if Lao Si Feng opened his mouth and told the truth, he would be in great trouble.

When he was in a dilemma, there was a sudden commotion outside.

"My lords, no, it's not good"

A yamen servant stumbled in.

"Above the court, why are you panicking?"

Qin Shou pretended to be calm, and drank majestically.

"The inspector censor has arrived"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shou and Shen Butong couldn't help but lose their composure and exclaimed in surprise.

"Hehe, brother Zibai is finally here!"

Nie Hongshu smiled gratifiedly.

That's right, this is what he explained to Gu Ming and his daughter before, including all the squires in the dark.

Hearing the word Zibai, Shen Butong was in a cold sweat.

He finally understood why Nie Hongshu was so indifferent. Since he called him brother Zibai, it could be seen that the relationship between the two must be good.

The brother Zibai mentioned in Nie Hongshu's mouth, whose full name is Chen Zibai, is the inspector of the Yushitai, and the official residence is the sixth rank.

Shen Butong is from the sixth rank, although it is only half a rank lower, but the status of the two is quite different.

The inspector censor is a Beijing official, who spends most of his time stationed in various prefectures, responsible for supervising local officials, and reporting to the court in a timely manner.

Although it is not an imperial envoy, it is not something that local officials dare to offend easily.

"Hurry up, meet the censor!"

Shen Butong and Qin Shou didn't care to think too much, and walked out of the court in a hurry.

Zeng Tiancheng, Nie Hongshu, and Gu Ming also walked out.

After a while, a crowd of people surrounded Chen Zibai and walked into the courtroom.

"I was on an inspection tour and happened to pass by here. I heard that the Salt Transport Envoy is here to judge the case, so I came here to have a look."

Chen Zibai explained with a smile as he walked.

"With Lord Yushi here, how can I dare to show off? It's still up to the Lord to interrogate."

Shen Butong was respectful on the surface, but secretly cursed: Hypocrisy, he clearly came here on a special trip.