The rules of Liaodong have always been different from other places.

There are no prefectures and counties on three sides, and they are dedicated to the capital to lead the guard. With Ye Fu's current status, he fell elsewhere, and changed to a civil official, and his rights were probably a prefect or something.

It's just that his power is not as obvious as that of civil officials, and it is written in the Daming Law and the Daming Guild Code. But in reality, the power is huge. Since ancient times, the people do not fight with officials, and officials do not fight with soldiers! Those who are soldiers are relatively unreasonable, and they do not do things as much as the literati. They have their own set of rules, and they follow those rules.

This is Ye Fu's first trial case, which is relatively new.

In the lobby of the garrison office, Ye Fu was in a high position, sitting on the warm pavilion steps under the plaque, with a unique Taishi chair.

Under the hall, on the left hand side, there is a small table, and sitting is one of the personal secretaries assigned to him by the first secretary of the military office, that is, his secretary. Write some materials for him, or record the main points of the meeting, etc., and leave the things on the paper to them.

Going down, standing on both sides were not the officials of the civil official yamen, nor Ye Fu's personal soldiers, but the military attachés of the current Sanyang garrison yamen from Tang Wang down. They are all Ye Fu's descendants, and they are very familiar.

Outside the gate, the people gathered to be heard.

The lobby is easy not to use, and there must be a big deal when it is used. The reason why Ye Fu wants to try this case here is to let everyone know that he is going to make a big move.

At this time, it was still early, Ye Fu was sitting on a chair drinking tea, chatting with Tang Wang, who was standing in the first place.

After half an hour, I saw that there were many people outside, and the people who should have come were almost here, and those who didn't come probably wouldn't come. Then he commanded, "Come! ”

Outside the hall, Ma Denglong hurriedly ran in.

"Your Excellency." Ma Denglong knelt on the ground and saluted.

Ye Fudao: "Ascend to the court, take the plaintiff!" Take the defendant! ”

Ma Denglong got up and obeyed, and went out to give orders.

Not long after, Cui Yi and Liu Xianfu were escorted into the hall and knelt on the east and west sides of the center line respectively.

As soon as the two of them knelt on the ground, they only heard the sound of neat and hurried footsteps outside the hall, and the two teams of personal soldiers ran into the hall under the command of Ma Denglong, one by one holding muskets, and the sharp knives flashed with a cold light unique to metal on the top, which made Liu Xianfu shudder. In comparison, the 'drinking power' of the civil official yamen is really a bit of a trivial.

The soldiers ran in and stood behind the military attaché queue on the east and west sides, and Ma Denglong walked up the steps and stood beside Ye Fu.

Ye Fu shook the delicate knife that seemed to be a plaything in his hand, changed his posture to make himself sit more comfortable, and according to the procedure, he first said to Cui Yi: "Who is kneeling?" Get your name in! ”

Cui Yi hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Hui Yu adult, the little one is named Cui Yi, a local from Sanyang, and there are seven out of sixty this year." The original son was called Yuanbao, insisted on being a soldier, and a few days ago died in battle ~~~ died on the battlefield ~~"

"Well, the old man is seven years old, and he is the father of martyrs, so he should be respected." Ye Fu ordered, "Come on, show the old man a seat!" Old man, get up and speak. ”

"Thank you, sir!" Cui Yi hurriedly thanked Ye Fu and slowly stood up. His own soldiers brought a stool, put it behind him, and helped him sit down. After all, if he kneels for a while longer, I am afraid that if he does not wait for the trial of the case to be completed, his legs will be useless.

If you have a dead son, you can avoid kneeling? Does the Da Ming Law have such a rule?

Liu Xianfu was dissatisfied, but as the saying goes, 'When a show meets a soldier, it is unreasonable'. Although Ye Fu's power in the Dangerous Mountain Fort is not a one-handed cover, it is not too easy to crush him to death with one finger. He didn't dare to say more, so he knelt on the ground honestly.

At such a moment when he bowed his head, Ye Fu was not satisfied.

Originally, when he asked, he looked at Cui Yi, but at this time, he looked at Liu Xianfu, but after a while, seeing that he didn't speak, he lost his temper. If it was a pretext to play, in short, he was unhappy, and frowned: "The old man's ears are still neat!" How? You're deaf bastard? Lao Tzu is talking to you, didn't you hear? Come on, give me a slap! ”

Liu Xianfu didn't even have a chance to say a word, he raised his head in shock, and saw the case in front of him, a soldier with a rifle came forward, picked up the rifle, took the end of the wooden support, and slammed it at Liu Xianfu.

Just like that, Liu Xianfu was beaten to the ground by him, choking, blood foam spurted out of his mouth, and a tooth was thrown out. Not to mention himself, even the people outside the door were so frightened that their scalps tingled.

If it is said that civil officials try cases, it is not a time without a palm. But either slap it directly, or at most use a wooden brand like a Ling arrow, which is good, just take the butt of the gun and the teeth are flying.

Liu Xianfu's mouth was full of blood, and half of his face was not his own.

But when the soldier had finished fighting, he did not retreat, but dragged him up from the ground, and knelt down according to him. Then he stepped back and stood back in his place.

Liu Xianfu, who suffered a loss, didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Back to my lord, the little Liu Xianfu, a local in Sanyang, runs some small business at home." ”

"Well, it's a businessman." Ye Fu nodded, but he didn't show any contempt. He has always been more generous in business, does not do evil, does not think about how to collude with the enemy, and most of him is also supportive. At this time, when he heard Liu Xianfu say it, he didn't say anything else, but looked at Cui Yi and said, "You are the plaintiff, so you can say it first." ”

"Yes." Cui Yi didn't dare to sit back and talk, so he stood up tremblingly and said to Ye Fu: "On the same day, the garrison yamen sent someone to send the news of Xiao'er's death, and the little one knew that Xiao'er had died. was blown up by artillery fire, and even the bones were not complete. The garrison yamen said that Xiao'er died for the dangerous mountain army and for the people under the jurisdiction of the dangerous mountain. They gave the little one a lot of money, and they had to let the little one live in a hospice. It is said that the only son of the child died in the war, and there is no one to support him at home, and the nursing home specially houses the bereaved families of martyrs who have no one to support them, and it does not cost a penny. But the small one thinks that the adult has given this large sum of money, and it is already taking care of the small one. How can you cause trouble to adults again? There is a daughter in the small family, although she is married, but she is also a caregiver. Therefore, I did not agree to live in a nursing home, but thought about going to my daughter and son-in-law. Who would have thought? The little one pulled his children alone and worked hard, but he recruited a white-eyed brute son-in-law! ”

Outside the lobby, the people couldn't help but sigh.

Many people knew about their family, and they knew that this old man was pitiful.

At this time, listening to Cui Yi's crying, everyone couldn't help but feel pity.

Ye Fu's reaction when he saw the outside confirmed the truth that Geng Rongxiang had found. He nodded, just about to continue listening. But Liu Xianfu, who was kneeling next to him, became irritable again, he raised his head suddenly, glared at Cui Yi and said, "How do you talk~~"

He was naturally unhappy when he heard people call him a 'white-eyed beast'. Originally, he also wanted to scold a few sentences, but where did Ye Fu give him a chance? The knife in his hand flew out, and it rubbed Liu Xianfu's scalp, rubbing a shallow blood mark, which fell halfway and smashed on the threshold.