Peng Cheng walked to the table and took a bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

He was not a scholar in his early years, and he became an official in Pucheng for nearly ten years, and his family moved here, which can be regarded as a dragon crossing the river to a snake on the ground.

Peng Chenghu strode inside, and Peng Jingyi immediately followed. Several people who were sweating profusely saw him and immediately stood up trembling.

"What is the young man's send?" Several people asked, hunching over.

"Who knows where Qiao San, that guy from the Chema Street Zhang family, is?"

One person took the lead and said: "Young Prince, I know this Qiao San, isn't it the one who made trouble in the city yesterday." ”

"What about people now?"

"Because of forced buying and selling, he was taken by the yard and locked in the back room, and he was hungry for a day and a night."

Peng Cheng and Peng Jingyi glanced at each other, it was so coincidental?

Zhang Yue waited outside for a short time, and after Peng Jingyi learned about Qiao San's whereabouts, he was also heartfelt, and he really had nowhere to find it when he stepped on the iron shoes, and it didn't take much effort to get it.

Zhang Yue was politely invited to the official wine shop.

Where donkeys, horses, and mules are kept, one is chained to a railing.

That's right, Zhang Yue immediately remembered the appearance of the other party in his mind, this person was the one who entered the city by himself that day and sneakily followed his own guy Ji Qiao San all the way.

"Let me go! Let me go! I still have my wife and children waiting to eat at home! ”

The other party didn't recognize Zhang Yue, but shouted at the visitor.

"What the hell are you making a fuss about? Is it possible to eat and fight again? Peng Cheng's man scolded loudly.

The other party seemed to be afraid of eating and beating, and his body shrank.

Zhang Yue confirmed again, the other party had a copper coin birthmark on the right face, wearing a paper jacket and staggering to the ground, the whole person was half lying on the straw mat, and his right hand was handcuffed to the railing.

There is no doubt that it is really Qiao San.

Zhang Yue learned from the appearance of an adult, coughed lightly and said, "Qiao San, do you still recognize me?" ”

Qiao San saw someone in the house raise his eyes and exclaimed, "San Lang Jun! ”

Immediately, Qiao San showed shame on his face, kowtowed, and said: "San Langjun, you know everything, it's me Qiao San I'm sorry for the Zhang family, I'm sorry for you." ”

Peng Jingyi glanced at Zhang Yue and said with surprise, he really saw it right.

Zhang Yue was confident, and asked in a tone of 'hating iron does not become steel': "Why didn't you tell the truth to your brother at the beginning?" ”

"No, no...... I didn't explain to Da Langjun, but Wu's shopkeeper forced me. Qiao San was tear-jerking.

Wu's shopkeeper Bacheng is a silk merchant surnamed Wu.

The real similarity is clear, but Zhang Yue doesn't seem to take it to heart, and is not in a hurry to ask: "First of all, how did you get to this point?" ”

Qiao San said ashamedly: "Yesterday, I couldn't eat at home, so I borrowed some money from a neighbor and went to the street to buy some food for the children of the Hun family." The villain came to the meat stall and wanted to buy the big one, so he asked the stall owner to buy it. As a result, the villain's hand was not smooth, and he not only did not allocate the capital after seven or eight games in a row, but also lost all the money. The family couldn't explain it, so the villain had to sprinkle and beg for side meat, but he asked the field to get it. ”

There is no rice in the pot at home, and you are still hungry for meat? Do you dare to buy it?

"San Lang Jun begs you to be good, help me go back and take care of my wife and children, they haven't eaten for a few days, and they don't know my whereabouts, I'm afraid they are dying in a hurry at this moment."

At this time, you are in a hurry?

Zhang Yue said: "Your wife and children have already settled down yesterday, otherwise I wouldn't have found them here today." ”

"Thank you, thank you!"

Zhang Yue said: "You and the shopkeeper Wu need to be clear first. How do you know the shopkeeper Wu? ”

Qiao San kowtowed again and again: "They are all villains, they can't take it, and they can't buy it if they have a little money." Last year, Wu's shopkeeper sold silk in the store, and that day the villain lost all the money that Da Langjun confessed to buy wine, and the villain had nowhere to care, and it was Wu Shopkeeper who lent money to the villain to exempt Da Langjun from punishment. ”

Later, every time the shopkeeper Wu came here to rest, he borrowed some money to the villain to spend, and the villain thought that the shopkeeper Wu was a kind heart. Until a few days ago, Shopkeeper Wu took his men and six loads of raw silk to live in the store. ”

"At that time, Erlangjun ran away from marriage, and Dalangjun had no intention of taking care of the housework in the store, and the villain barely managed the store affairs, and he bought wine and food at night to invite me to eat and drink, and he told me to make a big deal with the villain. The villain didn't know what he meant at the time, so he heard him say that our Zhang family has hated Zhao Zhisi...... He wants me to follow him. ”

"The villain said that the Zhang family is kind to me, and no matter how ungrateful I am. After drinking this, he suddenly changed his face and said that if I didn't listen to him, he would inform the owner of the villain's theft of Da Langjun's wine money to buy it, and Zhao Zhisi would not let the villain's family go. The villain is very scared, what kind of character Zhao Zhisi is, he can take the life of the villain's family with his fingers. ”

"The villain has no words, so he says he doesn't want you. As long as you get drunk, you will give the villain ten times of money afterwards. That night, the villain only knew how to drink, and he was drunk in a daze. It wasn't until there was a fire in the middle of the night that he woke up and fled. Later, the yamen came to ask the villain, and the villain was also blinded by lard at that time, and the owner of the heart said that the owner was kind to the villain, but he was really afraid of death and didn't dare to offend Zhao Zhisi......"

After this incident, the villain always wanted to tell the owner the truth. When San Langjun entered the city that day, the villain wanted to find an opportunity to tell the truth, but he really didn't have the courage to think about it left and right. ”

Zhang Yue was silent when he heard this, and asked, "Have you ever gone to look for Shopkeeper Wu?" ”

"I found it." Qiao San lowered his head.

Zhang Yue said: "The ten yuan is gone?" ”

"The person in charge of the shopkeeper Wu is not a thing, and he only gives more than 100 dollars to send it away. He wants the villain not to talk much, otherwise the life of the family will not be saved. ”

Peng Jingyi said with disdain: "If Shopkeeper Wu gives you ten times of money, I'm afraid you won't talk about it for the rest of your life." Come, greet me. ”

"No, no, don't fight, San Lang Jun is gracious!" Qiao San cried.

But seeing Qiao San crying with tears and snot, Zhang Yue was about to speak. Peng Jingyi said: "Such a person forgets his righteousness when he sees profit, and if he doesn't give him a meal, he will retract his confession." You can't be soft-hearted. ”

Zhang Yue said: "I want you not to break your body." ”

The two returned to the official wine shop, and Peng Jingyi asked: "Tell my second uncle in advance and let him call the shots!" ”

Zhang Yue said: "Uncle Zun found Qiao San for me, and I am grateful to wash away the grievances of my family, so I planned to go to the yamen to sue and ask Lingjun to advocate for me." But if Uncle Zun can help one or two, this kindness is unforgettable. ”

"Good!"

Peng Jingyi asked Zhang Yue to wait first, and walked behind the curtain by himself.

At this moment, it is almost dusk, and there are more singers and prostitutes who drink and meditate. The yamen who acted as bartenders were even busier, warming wine by the kitchen stove in the wall compartment to make steamed buns and add firewood.

Some of the splatters surrounded the rich and powerful gamblers, flattering and demanding some favors. Many people are looking at others with their heads stretched out, their eyes flushed, and every time they open a 'pure mud', they are very happy, as if they are sitting at the table.

Zhang Yue stood aside for a while, Peng Jingyi lifted the curtain and led Zhang Yue to a side room next to the stairs.

But I saw a man in his fifties sitting on the table with his hands on the table in the wing. Next to him, one of the yamen sifted out the wine from the wine vat, and the other yaqian scalded the sifted wine, and then brought it to the table, arranging it one bowl after another.

The other party did not move his chopsticks to the table full of dishes, and drank by himself.

As soon as Zhang Yue saw this person, he knew that he was not a good talker. At the moment, all his hopes are tied to the other party. This kind of snorting is really very bad.

This person looked at Zhang Yue, waved his hand, asked the two yamen to step back, and said in an urn: "What's the matter?" ”

Peng Jingyi said: "Second uncle, this person is the Zhang family Saburo." ”

Zhang Yue sang and said: "The little nephew Zhang Yue has seen the young man. ”

The other party glanced at Zhang Yue and ignored it, and asked Peng Jingyi, "What's wrong?" ”

Peng Jingyi told Qiao Sanfang truthfully.

In the end, Peng Jingyi added: "Second uncle, I think this Wu shopkeeper was not instructed by Zhao Zhusi, but deliberately relied on his momentum to burn the fake silk, and then went to the Yamen to ask for the money of the Zhang family." ”

Peng Cheng smiled: "You are the master for me?" ”

Peng Jingyi laughed twice.

Peng Cheng looked Zhang Yue up and down, then took a sip of the wine and drank it all, then put down the wine bowl and asked, "What do you plan to do in the future?" ”

Zhang Yue said: "Back to the young prince, the Zhang family has fallen into this field, and I have nothing to take care of, so I can only fight with everything." ”

Peng Cheng sneered and said, "The village is ramming, so ignorant." ”

Zhang Yue lowered his head and said: "The kid is frivolous and ignorant, please teach the young prince!" ”

Peng Cheng squinted his eyes, slapped the table abruptly and scolded: "The matter between your family and Zhao Zhisi has already been properly discussed. And now you are bent and straight, and then you will take the two things together, can you really think that Zhao Zhisi is a good person? ”

Isn't that you?

Zhang Yue looked teachable and said: "If it weren't for the young prince's allocation, the kid would have almost made a big mistake." But Qiao San has confessed, Wu profiteer has been in contact with him since last year, he has clearly planned for a long time, and today he is using Zhao Zhusi's power to blackmail the Zhang family's money. ”

Peng Jingyi said on the side: "Second uncle, my brother was deceived for more than 200 times. ”

Peng Cheng continued to drink a bowl of wine: "The matter of the divorce, your Zhang family is at a loss, and Zhao Zhisi really burned your shop, and it was only burned in vain." ”

Zhang Yue said: "Qiyu Young Prince, the second brother escaped from marriage more than ten days ago, but from the dossier, it was also at this time when the shopkeeper Wu set off from Zhejiang Yunsi, how could it be such a coincidence." ”

"The kid thought that Shaofu is a person who has accumulated the world, and he must see through the reality of this Jianu at a glance."

Peng Cheng put down the wine bowl and asked, "How do you say to overturn the case?" ”

Zhang Yue said: "Silk merchants into the city, must go through the city gate to inspect the goods, in the past there is a precedent in the county to wine koji hidden in the inferior silk, so the search must be extremely strict, the silk must be silk. And if the shopkeeper Wu wants to plant the blame, the silk must have another place. ”

"As far as I know, the Yamen case has been adjudicated, and the money has been lost, but the shopkeeper Wu still stays in Huanghua Temple and refuses to leave, and he is waiting for this silk to get rid of it. As long as you follow this line to investigate, find out the silk, and add Qiao San's confession, the stolen goods will be ironclad. In this way, Zhao Zhusi is also unharmed. ”

Speaking of which, Peng Cheng and Peng Jingyi both looked at Zhang Yue with impressive looks.

Zhang Yue said: "My Zhang family is willing to take out half of the two hundred yuan to honor Shaofu, and I only ask Shaofu to seek justice for our Zhang family." ”

Peng Cheng sneered and said: "The matter of overturning the case is not good on the face of the yamen, why do I want to help you for a few dollars?" ”

Zhang Yue said: "Back to the young prince, I have read the file of this case, from the fifteenth of last month to the fifteenth of next month, it is the month of business, and the county will settle the lawsuit so that it can be used for farming." Civil lawsuits are judged by the following, and then submitted to the order after the month has passed. ”

"According to the law, the case can only be reported to the state after the first month. If the young prince rehabilitates the unjust case for Ling Jun, Yu Lingjun will not only have no reputation, but also have the reputation to clear the grievances, and also have the truth to inquire about the lawsuit in the future. Not only Lingjun, but also the young prince can also ask about the litigation in the yamen in the future. ”

Most of the lawsuits in the yamen were controlled by officials such as the Counsellor and the Counsellor. Chen Xiang ordered Pucheng to break this situation, "Every time a lawsuit is heard, several officials must stand in front." Those who make private confessions are not allowed to send them, and the old traitors are tied.' This is the same as the purpose of establishing a county school, which is to take power from the hands of Xu officials.

The duties of the county lieutenant in the Song Dynasty were thieves, fighting lawsuits, and first appointing the town generals.

The thieves are caught and the lawsuits are civil lawsuits, and the town will be the establishment of the five generations of seasonal envoys assigned to the local area, which can deal with major military and political security matters. During the Song Dynasty, this power was withdrawn and the county lieutenant was entrusted with the management of law and order. However, the county lieutenant Peng was only in charge of the arrest of thieves and local security in Pucheng, but the matter of civil litigation was still controlled by the officials.

In this matter, both the county order and the county lieutenant Peng have the advantage of overturning the case for the Zhang family.

Peng County Lieutenant said: "Who told you the secrets in these yamen? ”

Peng Jingyi on the side said honestly: "Yes, my nephew told him ......"

Peng Chengdao: "How can my nephew know that it is so real? Can you peel back these ways ......"

"The young prince praised, but he didn't dare to be ashamed."

Zhang Yue's heart was relieved, how did he know that Peng Chengdao: "Why don't you dare to be ashamed, and learn from the elders to speak in an old-fashioned manner?" ”

Zhang Yue said: "Don't dare." ”

Peng Cheng drank another bowl of wine and said, "Sieve a bowl of wine." ”

Listening to Peng Cheng's orders, the yaqian outside the door was about to come in to serve, but scolded Peng Cheng: "Pickled goods, who wants you to sift it." ”

Yaqian hurriedly withdrew, Zhang Yue hesitated slightly, stepped forward and said, "Young Prince, I'll come." ”

Peng Cheng was noncommittal, and when Zhang Yue poured the second bowl, Peng Jingyi on the side took over and poured a bowl of wine for Zhang Yue.

At this moment, Peng Cheng laughed and said: "San Lang, you are my nephew's friend, although I haven't seen you before, I've heard him mention you." And today, your family is in trouble, and it was my nephew who brought you here, so it is saved for you to ask for help. ”

"But you really don't have the eyesight to treat me like an outsider. A small case, I said it would be overturned. Let you sift this bowl of wine to thank me, as for the money that Wu Jianu stole from your house, it is not a lot of yours, take half of it and see it. ”