The Big Landlord

Tang shi had only seen the trial of the magistrate in ancient times on TV, but now that he experienced it in person, it was naturally more shocking than what he saw on the screen.

The places where civil servants worked in ancient times were more luxurious than the residences of ordinary people. In Tang Dynasty, they were used to seeing thatched huts in Tangjia Village. Now that they come to this solemn and solemn place, they feel that their ideals have to be changed again. Life can be leisurely, but the quality cannot. Too bad.

The official sent Tang shi to the court. Chen Jiangui, the magistrate of Nanfeng county, had already put on his official uniform and sat on the official pavilion, looking at Tang shi coldly.

The layout of the ancient courts is very particular. The screen in the middle of the court is a picture of mountains and rivers facing the sun. The mountains are upright, the water is clear, and the sun is bright. The picture has the meaning of "clean and honest".

Just like on TV, where the magistrate sits, there are gavels, order sticks, and the Four Treasures of the Study on the case, and the official seal and letter of appointment are displayed on a wooden shelf next to the case.

"My lord! Tang Shi has been brought here!" Chen Jiangui with a beard told him and retreated.

Chen Jiangui looked deeply at Tang Shi, and patted the gavel, "Tang Shi! Why don't you kneel down when you see me?" His voice was thick and solemn, extremely harsh.

It was only then that Tang Shi remembered that ordinary people had to kneel to answer questions in the courtroom, and the dog-like plaintiff Li Yuan next to him was a scholar, so he didn't have to kneel.

A man can bend and stretch, and if he doesn't follow the customs when he goes to the countryside, he is courting death, so just kneel.

Tang Shi knelt on the cold ground, and replied: "The grass-roots people pay homage to your lord. When you enter the court for the first time, you lose your demeanor in shock. I hope your lord will forgive me." He said this on purpose.

Sure enough, Chen Jiangui's expression changed slightly. Didn't he mean that Tang Shi was just a country boy?Why does it seem inconsistent with what Li Yuan said?Chen Jiangui had always been cautious and impartial in handling cases. Since he had doubts in his heart, he had to hold back what Li Yuan said.

In fact, they were both scholars, and Chen Jiangui admired Li Yuan's talent. In addition, Li Yuan had a good appearance, which made it easy for others to like him, so Chen Jiangui couldn't help but favor Li Yuan at first.

"Tang Shi, now Li Yuan is suing you for maliciously hurting others, and his words and deeds are very insulting. Do you have anything to say?"

"Report to my lord, Caomin has something to say." He raised his head and glanced at Li Yuan, who was standing proudly in a Confucian uniform, and then asked Chen Jiangui, "My lord, do you have a complaint?"

As the defendant, of course, he has the right to ask to read the plaintiff's complaint. Chen Jiangui didn't let someone read the complaint, probably because he felt that Tang Shi rolled out of a field. What can he understand?

Chen Jiangui was taken aback by his question. He didn't expect this child to come to the court, not only with a calm and calm expression, articulate and decent words, but also think of this incident.

The complaint was written by Li Yuan himself, and now he reads it himself. After he finished reading, Chen Jiangui asked again: "Tang Shi, do you have anything to say?"

Tang Shi nodded, speaking clearly and fluently: "First, Cao Min did push him a few times, but he was not injured in any way, and the 'excessive pain' written in the complaint is nonsense; second, Cao Min treated him badly. Talking to each other and pushing him is entirely for self-defense; third, the reason why the grassroots are impulsive is entirely because he is defiant first!"

Chen Jiangui frowned and lowered his voice, "What do you mean by self-defense?"

Tang Shi was waiting for this sentence, and he cheered up, "You must know the relationship between Cao Min and Li Yuan, my lord. He is Cao Min's brother-in-law, but it was only yesterday that Cao Min knew that the brother-in-law that his parents were talking about was this Caomin is thirteen now, but he has never seen Li Yuan since he can remember. He made a surprise visit yesterday and spoke rudely to his father and two elder brothers. Caomin thought he was a bad guy who deliberately came to find fault, so... he did it Wrong thing." He drooped his head, as if extremely guilty and uneasy.

Chen Jiangui was puzzled, if this was the case, wouldn't it mean that Li Yuan hadn't seen the Yue family for many years?In this way, Li Yuan's character is still open to question.

"Li Yuan, do you have something to say?" Chen Jiangui's sharp eyes seemed to be able to read people's hearts, and Li Yuan felt a little guilty.

He originally thought it would be an extremely simple matter for Tang Shi to get bigger and go to jail, not to mention that Chen Zhixian had always liked him more, just because of Tang Shi's generous appearance, Chen Zhixian would definitely understand He was disgusted, but he never expected that Tang Shi would be so eloquent at such a young age?He also talked about Xiaoyi, the most favored person in Chenzhi County, what should we do?

"My lord, don't listen to his nonsense." Li Yuan kept his face calm and said dryly.

"My lord, if you don't believe me, you can ask the folks in Tangjia Village to verify that I really haven't met my brother-in-law." Tang Shi showed aggrieved expression.

He was fat, but he was young and soft, so it was easy for people to let go of their guard. Chen Jiangui's original preference for Li Yuan was gradually broken back.

"Witness witness." Chen Jiangui ordered, and after a while, the yamen servant brought the head of Tangjia Village over.

The old village chief has seen the world, and he looks relatively calm, if one ignores his slightly trembling legs.

"This officer asks you, you have to answer truthfully, if there is a half-truth, you will be punished!" Chen Jiangui verified his basic identity as a routine, and then said with a straight face.

The old village chief naturally responded again and again.

"Do you recognize the two people beside you?"

The old village chief raised his head tremblingly, looked at Tang Shi, then at Li Yuan, and nodded, "My lord, the grass people recognize him. This is Li Xiucai, and this is Tang Shi from our village."

Chen Jiangui nodded, "I'll ask you again, how many times have you met Li Yuan in Tangjia Village?"

The old village chief was silent for a while, and then replied: "My lord, Li Xiucai will come to Tangjia Village several times a year, and the grassroots will sometimes meet him."

The corners of Li Yuan's mouth turned up slightly.

"My lord! The village chief is lying!" Tang Shi quickly retorted.

Chen Jiangui ignored Tang Shi, and ordered the old village head to be taken down, and then passed on to the resident next door to Tang Shi's house.

One is Tang A Niu's family, and the other is Zhao Jin's family.

The first is Tang Aniu's family of three.The three of them were just ordinary people in the countryside, and they were extremely awed when they saw the magistrate, and they were at a loss in the court.

Chen Jiangui asked them the same question again, and the three of them praised Li Yuan and belittled Tang Shi in unison.

Tang Shi listened quietly to their nonsense, and kept sneering in his heart.Sure enough, it was a nest of snakes and rats. This Li Yuan is not stupid, he has really done his homework, but it can also be seen from this that the influence of a scholar is really not small in this kind of place.

Chen Jiangui's expression remained unchanged. After hearing what the three of them had said, he summoned Zhao Jin and Zhao Xu again.But after a while, the yamen servant came to report, but no one in the Zhao family was at home.

Chen Jiangui had no choice but to give up.

According to the testimony, Tang Shi was lying. Chen Jiangui couldn't help but cast his eyes on Tang Shi's face. This is just a young boy.

He had a good impression of Tang Shi, so he asked again, "Tang Shi, do you have anything else to say?"

Tang Shi was silent for a while, and said, "My lord, if Cao Min really beat him, then he must have been injured. You might as well ask the doctor to come over and verify."

Li Yuanju gave Tang Shi a condescending look, his eyes were full of contempt, as if he was saying, "How could I not have thought of such a thing?"

Tang shi ignored him.

It was naturally impossible for a dignified scholar to take off his clothes for inspection in full view, so Chen Jiangui followed the doctor and brought a few witnesses to the inner room for inspection.

Li Yuan was very confident. He had made enough preparations. Tang Shi would definitely not be able to turn over, so he calmly took off his shirt in front of a few people, waiting for the angry expressions on their faces.

That's right, the expression on Chen Jiangui's face was indeed angry. He stared fixedly at Li Yuan's fair, delicate and flawless skin, and suddenly there was an anger of being played by someone in his heart.

The doctor looked at it carefully, and said seriously to Chen Jiangui: "My lord, this young master doesn't have any wounds on his body."

Li Yuan was stunned when he heard the words. He lowered his head to look, and there was only one thought in his mind: How is this possible? !