The whole village is fleeing famine, fortunately I have a concubine system

He looked at the thick stack of petitions handed over by the bailiff, flipped through a few sheets at random, and his expression became even gloomier.

He secretly blamed his wife in his heart: You are so naughty, Sheng, this is the brother you call naughty but not a bad person.

After looking at a few pictures, he took a deep breath and barely suppressed the anger in his heart.

He looked at the people kneeling in the hall, and then at the people coming outside the door.

Knowing that this matter might not end well, he had no choice but to send the yamen runners to Wudu to bring over the people named in the complaint.

At this time, Chu Hezhou also changed into his official uniform and walked in.

"Mr. Yin, what's going on with this case?"

When Yin Tongzhi saw Chu Hezhou, he quickly stood up and gave his seat to Chu Hezhou.

“Your Excellency, this is someone from Wudu City, here to sue Sheng Zhiwen from the same city.

Not following the laws of the court, beating people in the street. And other things.”

Chu Hezhou picked up the petition and flipped through it casually. He said to Yin Tongzhi with some doubt: "If I remember correctly, this Sheng Zhiwen seems to be somewhat familiar with you."

When Yin Tongzhi heard Chu Hezhou's words, his fingers trembled slightly.

Then he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency has a really good memory. To be honest with you, Sheng Zhiwen is indeed related to me by marriage.

He is the good-for-nothing younger brother of my wife. I never expected that he would be so bold as to cause such a disaster.

To avoid suspicion, I'd better step back."

Chu Hezhou glanced at Yin Tongzhi lightly, and curled his lips slightly: "Yin Tongzhi is selfless and worthy of the words on his head. I admire you."

Afterwards, he stopped looking at Tongzhi Yin and focused on the petition on the table.

Yin Tongzhi retreated, returned to the study, and threw the inkstone on the table to the ground.

With a ferocious and terrifying look on his face, he called out to the outside: "Someone come."

A servant came in immediately: "Master, what do you want?"

“Go back home quickly and tell Sheng not to come out no matter what happens.

I'll deal with her when I get back. She actually hid such a big thing from me. This has really hurt me."

Seeing that Yin Tongzhi had a strange expression on his face, the servant hurriedly ran towards Yin's mansion.

At this time, the yamen runners had already brought back Sheng Zhiwen, Gong Si and others.

He was held in the hall, waiting for Chu Hezhou to come to the court to try the case.

"Bang, bang, bang." The court servant knocked the drum three times to signal the court to open the court. The yamen runners stood on both sides.

They shouted in unison and the court was about to begin.

Zhang Xiucai and others, along with Sheng Zhiwen, knelt on the side, waiting for Chu Hezhou to question them.

"Who is in the hall and what are you telling me?"

Following Chu Hezhou's questioning, Zhang Ziyu told him everything that happened on the day he was beaten.

"Everything I say is true. If there is even one lie, I am willing to bear any consequences.

There is complete physical evidence, and the pharmacy boy and passers-by can also testify.

It’s just that the woman who was molested that day, I couldn’t bear to see her involved in the rumors again, so I didn’t call her.”

Chu Hezhou looked at Zhang Ziyu with admiration.

Even at such a young age, he is not afraid of the stage, and he is brave enough to do what is right. Even after being taught a lesson, he can still maintain his passion.

Instead of blaming others, I can understand their difficulties.

"Sheng Zhiwen, do you plead guilty to what Zhang Ziyu said?"

Although Sheng Zhiwen was kneeling on the ground, he looked unconvinced.

He looked at Zhang Ziyu and others with threatening eyes from time to time and heard Chu Hezhou's questions.

He looked nonchalant and even yawned. "Sir, I cannot plead guilty. Everything he said is a lie.

What about beating others? I just bumped into him accidentally. As for molesting a girl in the street, that is even more impossible.

I have twenty or thirty concubines in my family, and each of them is as beautiful as a flower.

How could I possibly flirt with a peasant girl on the street?

This is sheer nonsense, Your Excellency the Prefect. I will sue them for slandering me."

"You are talking nonsense. Everyone in Wudu knows your name, Sheng the bully. You are so eloquent and you are just making up lies."

Sheng Zhiwen just looked at Zhang Ziyu with a smile, not panicking at all.

As long as no one dares to come out to testify, it will be useless no matter how many lawsuits he writes.

Chu Hezhou sat steadily in the chair, watching everything in the hall.

Just at this moment, another person stumbled in from outside the hall.

He limped to the hall and knelt down, with one of his arms bent at a strange angle.

Looking at Chu Hezhou, he said, "I have evidence, sir. I want to sue Sheng Zhiwen for occupying someone else's farmland and killing someone and dumping his body."