Placid Chang'an

Early the next morning, Su Cen waited in front of the gate of Dali Temple with two drawers of freshly baked small steamed buns, waiting for Zhang Jun to come and immediately greet him, euphemistically called: bribery.

Zhang Jun was flattered with the steamed stuffed bun in his hand, this little ancestor offered courtesy for nothing, he was either a traitor or a thief, like the last time he went to visit with a gift, he lost his study, and this time he might have to pay something else.

But Su Cen didn't seem to be asking for anything this time, he just chatted with Zhang Jun, how is the study going?Did Song Jiancheng adapt to Kuizhou?Are you short of clothes or food?Is the wives and concubines getting along harmoniously at home?Have you accepted a new love recently?

He can't accept Xinhuan, what is this brat doing?

After finally arriving at his office, Su Cen said goodbye respectfully and went to raise orchids for Song Jiancheng obediently.

It was like this for several days in a row, either it was the new cakes in Dongshi, or the new green tea in early spring, Zhang Jun was also confused by Monk Zhang Er, and finally one day, Zhang Jun casually asked, "Master Su What are you up to lately?" Looking at Su Cen's earnest eyes, Zhang Jun immediately understood, and said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "You should go to the church with Cheng Zhen for a few times first."

Su Cen hurriedly thanked him, knowing that the bribery and solicitation these past few days were not in vain.

On the first day, Xue Chengzhen showed Su Cen what a yamen is.

Xue Chengzhen, a Jinshi in Yonglong for 13 years, is older than Liu Zhen in terms of qualifications, but after decades of being in the officialdom, he is a temple official like Su Cen in the end.

Su Cen knew why that day.

This man has no other tricks when trying a case, just one word: hit.

When a criminal is brought up, he will be punished first and then interrogated. If he has a bad attitude, he will be beaten; if he is glib, he will be beaten;

Some people believe that a filial son emerges from the stick, but Xue Chengzhen believes that the truth emerges from the board.

Every time there is a sign of promotion, someone immediately impeaches him for abusing torture and causing so many injuries, and this Mr. Xue is also a talent.

Su Cen became more and more convinced that Master Xue Chengzhen was not sitting here to be an official, but purely to play tricks.

Seeing the scene of boards flying in the hall, flesh and blood flying everywhere, Su Cen didn't eat for several days. He just felt that the red bricks in this hall were a little redder than those in other places, and they were all criminals. scraps of flesh.

From this point of view, he really wronged Song Jiancheng for beating him up. Compared with Xue Chengzhen, Song Jiancheng was like a petty brawler.

After watching with Xue Chengzhen for half a month, Su Cen lost a lot of weight, with a sharp and thin chin standing out, looking especially charming.

Maybe because he was afraid that Su Cen would lose weight if he looked at it any longer, Zhang Jun finally waved his hand, and he could take his own case.

But if Su Cen knew what the first case he took was, Su Cen would rather go back and watch Xue Chengzhen get a board for a month.

That day Su Cen managed to put on the scarlet robe fish bag, just sat down in the hall, saw the people standing in the hall, and almost fell off the chair again.

Immediately, I scolded that little old man Zhang Jun a hundred times in my heart. This person definitely did it on purpose, otherwise how could he take over the first case that was this little enemy.

Xiao Yuanchen stood arrogantly under the hall, the impatience in his eyes was ready to be seen, he was startled when he saw the person coming, and after a while, he shouted: "Is there anyone else? I don't want him to interrogate! This person is a Corrupt officials, everyone remember, if you don’t give him money, the white ones will be judged as black ones!"

Su Cen rolled her eyes in her heart: Dude, do you think I want to interrogate you?

Feeling dissatisfied, she still had to put on a face, Su Cen said: "Thanks to the prince for looking up to me, today is the first day I take office, you say I am corrupt and corrupt, could it be that the prince wants to bribe me?"

Xiao Yuanchen was taken aback for a moment, and then bit him to death: "I don't want him to interrogate, I have a grudge against this man, he will definitely retaliate!"

Su Cen sighed silently. If you trip me once, I will slap you twice. Isn't that clear?He waved his hands helplessly: "Forget it, take them to the next door."

It was only a quarter of an hour after Su Cen got out of the hall, and before the cup of tea had cooled completely, the younger grandson came back to report, and the elder son changed his mind again, saying that he wanted him to interrogate.

"Oh?" Su Cen raised her eyebrows and smiled slightly, picked up the teacup and finished the tea in a calm manner.

When Su Cen passed by, Xiao Yuanchen's air was gone, his face was disheveled, and his legs trembled slightly.

It's no wonder that Xue Chengzhen next door is interrogating a Jiangyang thief.It is estimated that Xiao Yuanchen was catching up with the climax when he passed by, and the pampered Canary would inevitably vomit or urinate in his pants when he saw this kind of scene for the first time.

Seeing Su Cen approaching, Xiao Yuanchen's eyes lit up, as if he saw his long-lost relative.

The servant at the side shouted: "Kneel down!"

A woman in the hall and her youngest son had already knelt down, Xiao Yuanchen glanced at Su Cen, hesitated again and again, and then reluctantly knelt down.

After listening to the narration of the case, Su Cen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it wasn't a big case.Xiao Yuanchen rode his horse in the street, knocked over the woman's load, and scattered the newly picked plums all over the ground.The woman asked Xiao Yuanchen to pay compensation, but Xiao Yuanchen said that he hadn't touched the load at all, so he couldn't argue, so he reported it to the official.

Originally, this kind of small case was not under the jurisdiction of Dali Temple, but grasshopper legs are also meat, and this nameless and powerless son is also considered a relative of the emperor. They were sent to Dali Temple again.

This case seemed simple but it was not simple. Xiao Yuanchen knocked over the load, and the people on the street saw it for all to see, and some of them were witnesses.But this prince doesn't know what to think, he just loves the two taels of silver and refuses to accept it.The case is simple, but the handling is complicated. This young prince is now living in Xingqing Palace, and his backer is Prince Ning who would rather offend the Holy Majesty than him.But if this is tolerated, many people have already gathered outside the yamen to watch the excitement, and it is inevitable that they will gain the reputation of bullying and fearing the hard, and lose the hearts of the people.

After listening to the two parties' statements, Su Cen gave a pat on the gavel: "Xiao Yuanchen, are you convicted?"

Xiao Yuanchen was stunned for a moment, jumped up from the ground, pointed at Su Cen and cursed: "I'll just say that this man is a stupid official, if he doesn't try, he will convict me, where is Dali Temple Secretary? I want to appeal!"

"My lord, don't be impatient, my lord." Su Cen waved his hand, and continued: "It is forbidden to ride horses in the street in Chang'an City, my lord doesn't know this?"

"..." He really had no way to refute this point, so he could only say bitterly, "I have something urgent."

"What's the urgency?"

"I bought pine nuts and lotus leaf cakes, and I am in a hurry to send them to the prince."

"..." Now it was Su Cen's turn to be speechless, and the culprit was Prince Ning.Helping his forehead, Su Cen persuaded him earnestly: "Then you have to slow down, the prince will starve to death if he misses that bite, what should we do if he bumps into someone?"

"En," Xiao Yuanchen nodded, and then realized after being taken aback, "I didn't bump into her! It was she who fell to the ground and tried to blackmail me!"

"The woman is wronged! The woman collects so many plums a year, and it's not enough to sell them. How could she drop it by herself?" The woman kneeling on the ground hugged her four or five-year-old son. began to cry.

Didn't fall for it?Su Cen sighed secretly, and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, now that the evidence is complete, you should admit it. If you pay two taels of silver, you can go back early and send the pine nut and lotus leaf cake to the prince."

"Don't try to deceive me," Xiao Yuanchen sneered, "These people are all with her, even if they are witnesses, what about physical evidence?"

"Isn't the physical evidence right in front of your eyes?" Su Cen smiled slightly and came down from the hall.There was also a basket beside the woman, and it was passers-by who gathered the undamaged plums.Su Cen picked one up from the basket, looked at it, and then took out two pennies from her purse, handed it to the woman, wiped it on her sleeve, and took a bite.

It's already ripe, sweet and juicy, it's a pity to drop it.

Standing in front of Xiao Yuanchen, "Physical evidence, do you want to eat?"

Xiao Yuanchen looked disdainful: "What kind of physical evidence is this?"

Su Cen shook his head lightly, and said while eating the plums: "Your Majesty, you said there are so many stalls on this street, peaches, apricots, what's wrong with you bumping into plums? Just hit it, but you just rode A white horse."

Su Cen walked up to the white horse outside the yamen, and saw an obvious purple mark on the left front hoof joint of the white horse. Just as Su Cen stepped forward, the horse snorted and kicked a few times with its front hoof in the air, scaring Su Cen away several steps.Caressing his chest, this horse really has the same temperament as its owner.

Su Cen pointed to the red mark and said, "Do you need me to explain more? The red front hoof must have left such a mark when the plum collided with the front hoof during its fall. If the woman fell down in advance I want to blackmail you, the plums have already landed when you came here, how could they leave their mark here."

It was only then that the onlookers suddenly realized, and they all said yes, Su Cen turned around and smiled at Xiao Yuanchen: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Xiao Yuanchen really had no way to refute it now, seeing the people pointing at him, he stuck his neck and said forcefully: "That was also hit by this beast, what does it have to do with me?!"

As soon as these words came out, Su Cen admired this Prince Xiao all over the place, and he really explained what it means: the thick-skinned person, who can give me nothing!

"Then," Su Cen said, "since this bastard made a mistake, let it bear the consequences and hand it over to this woman to let her handle it. I don't know what your son wants?"

"Are you kidding me?" Xiao Yuanchen was naturally unwilling, "I am the Zhaoye Jade Lion brought from Liangzhou. It is hard to find a thousand gold, how can I give it to her?"

Su Cen couldn't help laughing, "You recognize this is your horse, but you don't recognize the horse's mistakes, what's the reason?"

Xiao Yuanchen flicked his neck to the end: "I didn't hit it anyway, I will take my horse away too!"

Su Cen sighed silently, it can be said: I am a hooligan, I am afraid of who, whoever meets whoever is unlucky.

The two sides were at a stalemate, and suddenly felt a cold air approaching, and the people who watched the excitement outside gave way one after another. One of them came forward with a sword, glanced at Xiao Yuanchen, and saluted Su Cen, saying: "Master Su , the lord asked me to take the son back."