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The sun shines on the earth again, and the night fades.

The market is lively, and people start to run for life.

In the Yali of Yuan H County, all the arresters and officials were also busy, not for anything else, just for today's county order to try Zhao Han.

In fact, Zhao Han's case is a small case no matter how you look at it, if it was left some time ago, Wu Rui might not even meet with anyone, let alone be promoted to a court for this trial. It's just that this time is different from the past, the day of the inspection of the Ministry of Officials is approaching, and he will not do a few more cases in Yuan H County before the arrival of the officials of the Ministry of Officials, so that the people can remember him well, in case he is assessed as "inferior" in the assessment of the people's sentiment column, then this year's promotion opportunity will come to naught. It was precisely because of the pressure of the officials' inspection that Wu Rui had to handle this small case in a big way, and there was no intention of appeasement.

After getting up early in the morning, washing up, and having breakfast with his wife He and the two concubines Fan and Liu, Wu Rui went back to the room to put on his official uniform and prepare for today's court trial.

The master had already prepared to stop everything in the public hall, and after carefully checking it, he came to the inner hall and respectfully invited Wu Rui to the lobby. For many years as an official in Yuan H County, he has been carefully taken care of by his master in all his official affairs, and his master is sleek, some seemingly tricky things can be solved by him one by one, and some cases that seem to be impossible to untie the knot, the master can also try his best to untie the knot. After saddling the horse by Wu Rui's side, dealing with things such as the name of the sentence and the money valley is in an orderly manner, if Wu Rui leaves him one day, it is not an exaggeration to say that he will not even be an official.

Dressed neatly, Wu Rui strode onto the desk and sat on the armchair. In the lobby, a group of officials were ready to stop, and the three catchers from Nanshan County were also waiting on the side of the lobby, and they were about to hold the shocking wood, only to see that there were few people watching outside the bright hall. He seemed to be a little unhappy in his heart, and put down the startled wood to greet the master on the side and asked, "Why are there so many people who are going to the hall today?" ”

The master also looked outside the hall, and said with a smile: "My lord, today is not a market day, and the people in the surrounding towns and villages have not entered the city to catch the market, so there are not many people. As he spoke, he looked at the arresters in Nanshan County, and then said, "Moreover, today's case is just a small case of escaping forced labor, and the people in the town are not very interested. ”

After listening to the master's words, Wu Rui felt that he was smacked by himself, just now he was still praising him in his stomach for doing things properly, and he didn't want the master to understand his intention to ascend to the hall today, and suddenly looked a little bit forward to him. "You bring more people to the streets, and find people to come to the county government to hear the trial, even if you are in a hurry. I'm going to see the halls full of people. ”

"Yes. The little ones are going to drive people away. ”

The master was instructed by the county order, and he found two officials on the left and on the right, and went with him to the street to drive people to the county government to hear the trial. I don't know what method was used, probably coercion, inducement and intimidation, outside the lobby where there were originally only one or two people, many people came in one after another, some with happy expressions, presumably with the heart of watching the excitement, and some were full of reluctance, probably forcibly driven by the master and the servants. In any case, the people who heard the trial really crowded the county office. In this crowded crowd, the figures of several women are particularly eye-catching, they are Lu Sanniang and Wang Yueying, as well as their respective personal maids.

Wang Yueying watched the sweaty master panting and running in from outside the county office, and then came to Wu Rui's side and whispered something, Wu Rui's face showed a satisfied expression, so he reached out and picked up the shocking wood and slapped it hard, and said, "Zhao Han, the culprit." ”

"Criminal!"

After a while, from the small door next to the lobby, two officials came to the lobby with a lame Zhao Han, Zhao Han knelt on the ground and did not look up.

"Zhao Han, this official asked you, are you from Nanshan County, Nanzhou?"

"Yes."

"Then you know these guys." Wu Rui pointed to Nanshan County, Xiao Bai, Lao Zuo and Xiao Liu, who were only standing on the side.

"I recognize, they are here to bring the villain to Nanshan County to recover their lives."

"Then I'm ・・・・・・"

"Slow ・・・・・・"

When everyone was firmly locked on Wu Rui in the court, suddenly a loud voice came from behind everyone, and everyone couldn't help but look back. I saw a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar standing at the back of the crowd, holding a folding fan, wearing a long robe, and a pair of cloth shoes with some mud on them, thinking that he was hurrying over. The middle-aged man walked towards the court step by step, and the crowd around him naturally separated into a passage as if they were separated by some force. Wu Rui in the public hall also noticed the commotion of the crowd under the hall, and at a glance, he saw a person who looked like a scholar walking in from outside the hall. Wu Rui frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy about this uninvited guest who interrupted his trial, and when this person approached Wu Rui, there was a little more disdain on his face. Because he recognized this uninvited guest, this person was a lawyer in Yuan H County, a landed talent, Song Jie.

"Song Xiucai, why are you here today?" Wu Rui looked at Song Jie, who had no intention of kneeling, and asked a little angrily. The practice of studying in the upper kingdom was prevalent, and the "Shang Law" stipulated that those who had made meritorious contributions were not required to bow down to officials to show their importance to the literati. Xiucai just didn't have to kneel to officials below the seventh grade. The children of ordinary families who can eat enough food and clothing to cover their bodies will be sent to school by their elders to study, hoping to get ahead one day, and those who are not good at reading also hope to be literate and not become illiterate people who cannot read big words. Song Jie's family is not a big family in Yuan H County, there are many scholars in the clan, and there are many people who have won the examination, but this Song Jie is not confused when he is too old, and he has failed to take the test many times, and finally became a lawyer as a showman. On weekdays, he writes letters and pleadings for people in the township of the clan, and he can also defend people in court, so that he has become famous for a long time.

"If you go back to Lord Wu, you were entrusted by someone to complain?"

"If you want to file a complaint, go to the doorman first to hand over the complaint, this official is trying the case, don't bother." After speaking, Wu Rui signaled Song Jie to step down, but Song Jie didn't mean to retreat at all, and then Wu Rui's words said: "The lawsuit to be fought is just related to the case that the adults are trying, so you might as well try it together!" ”

As soon as Song Jie said this, Wu Rui looked a little surprised. The case he tried by himself was just to pass the fugitive through the court, and it was just a process, it was a public case, who did he sue for, could it be the fugitive Zhao Hancheng?

"Song Xiucai, you don't understand what you are talking about. This official is trying a public case today, and it is just a matter of going through the formalities for the handover of the fugitive in accordance with the law, that is, there is no original defendant, what kind of lawsuit do you want to fight? Wu Rui once again showed a disdainful expression on his face.

"If you go back to your lordship, I will come to sue these three poor masters of Nanshan County for Wang Yueying of Yuanhe Winery. Accuse them of trespassing. ”

Hearing Song Jie say this, Xiao Bai and the others, who had been silent for a long time, instantly became annoyed, pointed at Song Jie and scolded: "You are a poor and sour talent, a bunch of nonsense, we are officials who were ordered to arrest fugitives, and going to other people's houses is related to official business." ”

"Then dare to ask whose orders the three are serving?"

"Naturally, it is the life of our Nanshan County Commander."

"Oh! But don't forget, the three of you are taking people in Yuan H County, and the life of Lord Nanshan County is not good in Yuan H County! Lord Wu, the "Shanglu Arrest Law" stipulates that when the government handles official business in other places, it must be ordered by the local government, and it is not allowed to do it without authorization. Can the three of them have Lord Wu's arrest warrant? Song Jie stopped the three of them when he asked. That day, after the three of them met Wu Rui, they handed over the documents of the Nanshan County Order to Wu Rui to read, and Wu Rui just asked someone to take them to get people, without mentioning anything like the arrest warrant. They did not have an arrest warrant in their hands, so they could only answer truthfully.

"Since there is no arrest warrant from the county magistrate, the three trespassing into Wang Yueying's house without permission are trespassing on the private house, and they will be punished according to the law."

"You ・・・・・・" Xiao Bai and the others were so popular that they were about to quarrel with Song Jie in court. Wu Rui still felt that the tone of the two sides was wrong, and in order to prevent any accidents, he decisively interrupted the quarrel between the two sides.

"Don't quarrel again, wait for the official to think about it for a while."

said that he thought about it for a while, but in fact, he found an excuse to go back to the inner office and ask the master.

"Master Cui, this official asked you if you are really as the person surnamed Song said, what kind of arrest warrant does this official want to issue?"

"Back to the words of the adult, what Song Xiucai said is true, there is really such a clause in the law."

"Why didn't you say it earlier, the official thought that he just didn't go to court and violated the law, and now he wants to arrest him. This official has never issued any arrest warrants in the first place, if this case is not handled well and something goes wrong, isn't it true! Wu Rui was afraid that the case he handled in the future would be seen by the inspection officials of the Ministry of Officials and interfered with the good thing of his promotion, so he couldn't help but be anxious and hesitant. After thinking for a moment, Wu Rui's eyes moved as if he had come up with a countermeasure, and then summoned Master Cui to his side and asked, "Is there any basis for Song Xiucai's private invasion of private houses?" ”

"Uh・・・・・・" Master Cui hesitated for a while, and then said: "It seems that there is no punishment for officials and errands of private houses in the "Shanglu", but there is a provision in the "Shanglu Theft Law" that the people will be punished for stealing from the cane without permission. ”

"What about stealing money?"

"Ten strokes of the rod."

"Well, good. Master Cui, you go ・・・・・・" Wu Rui quietly explained something in Master Cui's ear. After hearing this, Master Cui showed joy on his face and praised him again and again. "It's still the adults who are thoughtful, and the small ones will do it."

In the internal office, Wu Rui and Master Cui planned how to make up for the mistakes in their office, but the people in the court were a little impatient. Gradually, there was a lot of talk in the crowd. At this time, I don't know who shouted, "My lord is out, I'm out." ”

I saw Wu Rui walking back to the desk slowly and sitting down on the armchair. Seeing the people in the hall asking, "Wang Yueying is here?" ”

"My lord, here you are." As he spoke, he also came to the court.

"Wang Yueying, this official asks you, have these three Nanshan County officials trespassed into your house?"

"Yes. Although he was not at home at that time, his family, children, and servants were all at home, and when he saw these three poor men breaking in, he frightened the young sons and daughters, thinking that they had been robbed during the day. ”

"Hmm." Wu Rui nodded affirmatively, as if he had some solid evidence, he glanced at the onlookers in the hall, and then said, "After thinking about it just now, what Song Xiucai pointed out is true. These three officials from Nanshan County did trespass into people's houses without the arrest warrant of their own county, and they should be punished with canes according to the law. ”

Xiao Bai and the others heard what Wu Rui said was not good for themselves, and immediately stepped forward to refute it, and Lao Zuo rushed to the side of the case and said to Wu Rui: "Lord Wu, you didn't give the little ones any arrest warrant at that time!" ”

"Bastard!" Wu Rui was very dissatisfied with Lao Zuo's recklessness, and scolded loudly: "Is that because the official didn't give it?" You didn't take it. Before the official documents were handed over to you, you rushed to arrest them. Dare to roar in the court here, is there any royal law in your eyes? Lao Zuo also realized that he had collided with Wu Rui, and retreated to his original position to stand under Xiao Bai's persuasion and the warning of the YH county officials around him.

"Didn't this official wronged you? Master, take out the arrest warrant written by the official. Looking at the arrest warrant presented by the master, written in black and white, with the official seal of vermilion on it, the three of them looked at each other. The three of them all knew that this arrest order affirmed that Wu Rui was to clear up the involvement, and it was written afterwards, just to confirm their dereliction of duty and trespass on the house, Lao Zuo wanted to argue again, but was stopped by Xiao Bai on the side, so he had to give up.

"What else do you three have to say?" Wu Rui asked the three again. The three of them knew that it was useless to talk too much, and in Yuan H County, the words of Lord Wu were more effective than the words of the three of them, and they all said that they were greedy for merit, and they forgot to wait for Wu Rui's arrest order for a while.

"Okay, the three of you trespass on a private house without a document issued by the official, and there is a dereliction of duty, as for trespassing into a private house・・・・・・ there is no such ・・・・・・ in the "Shanglu"

Song Jie was overjoyed when he saw that the three poor masters in Nanshan County had confessed, and saw that Wu Rui seemed to want to exonerate the three of them for trespassing on the crime of trespassing into private houses, so he said: "My lord, although there is no provision on how to deal with the private trespassing of private houses by officials in the "Shanglu", the "Shanglu and Theft Law" stipulates that the people must be punished with ten strokes of the rod for trespassing into private houses. As government officials, these three people should be punished. The ・・・・・・ of judgment"

"Those who are convicted of sins without righteousness shall be punished with lesser severity than by those who should be convicted. This official knows that there is such an article in the "Shanglu", so you don't need to drop your book bag here. Wu Rui expressed his dissatisfaction with Song Jie again.

"That's what adults teach." Song Jie replied resignedly and didn't say anything more.

After training Song Jie, Wu Rui restrained his temper and said to Xiao Bai and the others: "Okay, since you all confess your guilt, and there is a law of 'lifting lightly to show the seriousness', then this official will sentence you to the crime of trespassing on people's houses, and you will be punished with ten strokes." However, you are also acting on orders, and this board is waiting for you to be escorted back to Nanshan, so let Nanshan County order to fight it! You can be convinced! ”

"The little ones are convinced." The three of them replied in unison.

"Zhao Han, the matter of your escape from forced labor is also true, and we will be escorted back to Nanshan to deal with it."

"The little one obeys."

"Quit!"