After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

While Pei Jiaoran was still thinking about how to deal with the coming storm. The county government had another mishap regarding the collection of autumn taxes. Originally, as long as the merchants cooperated and made concessions, she would naturally not embarrass them too much.

Unexpectedly, the problem this time did not lie with the merchants, but with the people who paid taxes. Although there were conflicts and conflicts during the autumn tax collection in the past, it was generally smooth. But this time a life was lost.

The reason was that a farmer surnamed Zhang in the city went to Wangji Cloth Village to exchange money. Originally, the two families had already agreed on the price and only needed to bring the things. Who would have thought that when the store clerk inspected the cloth, he found that there was a lot of tissue paper inside the cloth the Zhang family brought.

The boss here is asking the cashier to allocate money, and the clerk quietly reported the problem he discovered. Boss Wang immediately stopped the accountant and asked Farmer Zhang what he wanted to do.

Farmer Zhang hesitated for a long time without saying anything. He just said that he was confused and hoped that Boss Wang could turn a blind eye. Out of kindness, I feel sorry for the fact that I still have a family at home that needs to be taken care of.

Although Boss Wang is usually kind and charitable, he will not be taken advantage of for no reason. As he said this, he was about to send Zhang Nonghu to report to the official.

Farmer Zhang refused and got into a fight with Boss Wang. Under the push, he accidentally pushed Boss Wang down. As a result, Boss Wang hit the back of his head and died.

When Zhang Nonghu saw this, he wanted to run away, but was pushed to the ground by his assistant. The accountant on the side also sent someone to report to the official and invite the Wang family. After the Wang family came, they cried and cried to the heaven and earth, and wanted to report to the official and ask Farmer Zhang to pay for his life.

Looking at the files on the table, Pei Jiaoran tapped the table with his fingers.

She passed the imperial examination and passed the selection process of the Ministry of Rites. Only then was he able to become an official. The most important thing in this selection was words and deeds.

What is a judgment? It is to take difficult documents from some prefectures and counties and ask the candidates to judge and write judgments, so as to observe the candidates' administrative ability and mastery of the laws and regulations of the dynasty.

Therefore, she is not afraid of judging cases. Only this time is different.

A distant relative of the Zhang family is actually Lu Hanwen, a native of Zhongshushe. Although five servers have been released, they are still somewhat related.

Li Qian turned around and reminded her of this early this morning.

"Squeak."

"Girl, this dish is already cold. Why don't you come and eat it!" Bi Fei opened the door and leaned in, "And did you not take any medicine today?"

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes and said warmly: "I'm not hungry. I've taken the medicine, have you forgotten?"

After glaring at her, Bi Fei came in with a Chu lacquered wooden plate and placed it in front of her. He looked down at the file on the table.

"A lot of people are talking about this outside." Bi Fei scooped out the hot porridge and pushed it in front of Pei Jiaoran. He took out melon seeds from his sleeve and ate them, "When I went out to buy groceries in the morning, I saw the Zhang family and the Wang family quarreling."

Taking a sip of porridge, Pei Jiaoran said, "What did they say?"

"The Zhang family must pay with their lives. The Wang family said: 'Don't think that someone in your Zhang family is great. Our Ming family is Qingtian. She will definitely make the decision for us.' After hearing this, the Zhang family's expressions changed on the spot."

Looking at Bi Fei who was beaming and talking with gusto. Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with thought.

How could the Wang family know that a distant relative of the Zhang family was an official in the court? Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind.

Pei Jiaoran stood up suddenly, clenching his hands on the case into fists.

This was simply a game set up against her. If the Zhang family was judged to be at fault according to the law, then Lu Hanwen would have to have a grudge against her. Even the clear streamers behind him had to dislike her. Even if she is personally recommended by them, even if she is a disciple of Wuchang Li.

Just like the previous life. Once it has no use value, it can be regarded as discarded.

"Girl?" Bi Fei stopped talking quickly, stuffed the melon seeds into her purse, and looked at Pei Jiaoran with a worried look.

As if he didn't hear Bi Fei's voice, Pei Jiaoran slowly sat down. Open the file and read it word for word.

After a cup of tea, Pei Jiaoran raised his head and said, "Bifei, take my letter and seal to Chu You. Ask him to bring the guys from Buzhuang to the county government office."

As one of the people who witnessed what happened, the clerk of Buzhuang was temporarily imprisoned in the county jail along with the accounting clerk. Although the dossier has stated what happened, there are still details that need to be worked out.

Bi Fei agreed to leave, but it only took half a moment. Then he and Chu You brought back a twenty-year-old young man.

At Chu You's signal, he saluted Pei Jiaoran.

"Sun Zhuo, a common man, pays homage to the Ming Dynasty."

"Get up. I have called you here to ask you something. You will answer whatever I ask. Do you understand?" Pei Jiaoran said warmly.

Sun Zhuo nodded.

Examining Sun Zhuo's gaze, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed slightly. It seems that he still doesn't know about the rumors outside.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at Chu You and nodded at him. Chu You, who understood what she meant, walked to the case, took the file and stood next to her.

After clearing his throat, Pei Jiaoran asked Sun Zhuo again what happened in Buzhuang that day. Sun Zhuo didn't dare to hide anything and told everything he saw.

While listening, Pei Jiaoran looked at Chu You out of the corner of his eye. Seeing him nod, he indicated that the facts were consistent with the contents of the file. A flash of thought flashed through her eyes.

"You said that when you took apart the silk cloth to check the quality, you found that the innermost pieces were mixed with straw paper?" Pei Jiaoran narrowed his eyes and said solemnly.

"That's right. The Ming Dynasty doesn't know anything. Although our boss is willing to do good, he will not let others bully him. It would be fine if the old, weak, women and children pretend to be real, but this is a young man with sound limbs." Sun Zhuo swallowed as he spoke. His mouth was full of saliva and his eyes showed disdain, "When the boss found out, he originally wanted to give him a chance to take the things back. Who would have thought that the guy insisted that the boss take pity on him, but the boss refused to do so. The two of them got into an argument as soon as they went back and forth. "

When he finished speaking, Pei Jiaoran's eyes darkened. Sun Zhuo's words were exactly the same as the testimony in the file. Everything turned out to be that the farmer named Zhang got angry and killed the boss of Wangji Buzhuang.

According to the law, "Those who fight have no murderous intentions. Those who kill because of fighting will be hanged." However, there is also a theory of manslaughter in the Wei Code, that is, killing someone because they are beyond the reach of their ears, eyes, and thoughts.

The difficulty in this matter now is how to judge it.

Pei Jiaoran glanced at Sun Zhuo and glanced at Chu You, "Take him back. I still need to think about this matter."

Chu You took the order and left.

When Chu You left, Pei Jiaoran turned away from Bi Fei. He looked at the file on the table alone in a daze. In fact, it is not difficult to decide this case.

Just let the farmer bite him to death as an unintentional mistake rather than a fight to kill. Convicting him of manslaughter would exempt him from hanging.

In this way, she would not be at odds with those in the court, but the Wang family would definitely not accept it. If you don't obey, many troubles will arise.

She sent someone to inquire and found out that the boss of Wangji Cloth Shop was the backbone of the family. Once the owner was gone, only orphans and widows were left in the family.

In the end, the difficulty lies in the word sophistication.

"Hey, Li Shi, why are you here? My girl is busy with something."