It was another bright and hearty morning, Chu Zhi woke up from his sleep, washed, ate breakfast, said goodbye to Mrs. Hui and Qiu'er, walked towards the south city gate with brisk steps, and after walking out of the city gate, he looked for a car in the direction of Xiangfu County on the road, talked sweetly, got the consent of the driver, got in the car, and went towards Xiangfu County leisurely.

On the country road sandwiched by trees, continuous pedestrians, not waiting before and after, driving a team of oxen, donkeys and livestock carrying all kinds of goods, walking towards Biancheng, on both sides of the path, slightly golden wheat waves swaying with the wind, occasionally see a few farmers working hard in the fields, a few small birds fly in the sky from time to time, the crisp sound of squeaking is very pleasant to the ear, showing a vibrant scene.

Soon after, Chu Zhen, who had already entered the county seat of Xiangfu, crossed the lively and busy streets, and came to the yamen of the county seat, only to find that the front of the yamen, which should have been quiet and solemn, was surrounded by people, and several officials were busy maintaining order, and kept shouting loudly that the people should not move.

I don't know who came to the lawsuit early in the morning, Chu Zhen muttered in his heart, and didn't feel strange, there will be disputes where there are people, there are no courts that specialize in handling various cases in ancient times, and the contradictions between the people are all resolved by local officials, except for the so-called rule of three generations in ancient times, I have never heard of any dynasty officials who do not have to hear cases.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Chu Zhen knew that he didn't need to enter from the county yamen, and it was not good to disturb Chu Qian, who was trying the case, at this time, fortunately, the ancient houses had back doors, and it was convenient for people at the same time, so he circled around the yamen, came to the back door, and knocked a few times, and the official who was responsible for guarding the back door also knew Chu Qian, so he didn't need to explain much at all, and hurriedly welcomed Chu Zhen in with a smile.

"Mr. Qian, my lord is trying the case in the lobby, you go to the front living room to rest for a while, and let me report it." Locked the back door, the guard said smartly, Chu Qianqian handled the case, of course he couldn't be disturbed, so it was self-evident who to report to.

"It's still early, my aunt may still be resting, don't bother, I'll wait here for a while, presumably with my uncle's ability to handle the case, it won't be long before I come back." Chu Zhen said with a smile.

"That's what the young man said." The gatekeeper smiled at the same time, but he had no intention of leaving, and he diligently poured water from the cup, and listened to the dispatch at any time.

Enjoying the hospitality of others, he couldn't open his mouth to let people go, and after drinking a sip of water, Chu asked with a smile: "This poor brother, but I don't know what kind of case my uncle is handling in the lobby, which family is so ignorant of human feelings, and came to the hall early in the morning, isn't this suspected of disturbing people's dreams." ”

"Who said no, if it weren't for the open-mindedness of adults, I'm afraid I would be angry at this time." The official smiled and flattered, and then explained: "Actually, it's not a big case, it's just that there is a little widow who wants to remarry, but the husband's grandfather doesn't agree, and the little widow's family naturally doesn't agree, so the two families quarrel and argue, so they simply find an adult to cut it." ”

"Then why does Grandpa prevent people from remarrying? Could it be that the widow had an heir? Chu Zhen asked casually, during the Song Dynasty, there was no law in the imperial court that a widow could not remarry, and even the famous Fan Zhongyan's mother was married to someone else.

Back then, Fan Zhongyan's biological father Fan Yong died of illness in the second year of Fan Zhongyan's birth, and his mother Xie was poor and helpless, so he had to hold Fan Zhongyan in swaddling clothes. Remarried to a family surnamed Zhu, and Fan Zhongyan also changed his surname and took the name Zhu Shuo, who grew up in the Zhu family, and later knew his life experience, studied hard, and resumed his surname only after entering the official career.

Although Fan Zhongyan has such a life experience, the world does not express contempt, it can be seen that the Song Dynasty society has no resistance to widows remarrying, which may stem from the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, the status of women is not as low as in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and they still have a certain degree of autonomy.

The most important thing is that during the period from the Later Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, there were many years of war, the population decreased sharply, countless men died on the battlefield, and the whole society had more women than men, and the living conditions were very difficult.

Although after decades of stable life, but the customs and traditions are still preserved, may have been used to it, the world does not have prejudices about this, but the society is stable, some people do not like this, open their mouths to salute, close their mouths of chastity, the training of the saints, the world is declining, in fact, it is just to satisfy the unspeakable zhan desire in the heart.

"Where are there any heirs, the little widow is only about twenty, married into the husband's family less than a year ago, the husband died of illness, and now after more than half a year, the widow's relatives are looking for her to find a family affair again, and there will be a good one to rely on in the future, but I didn't expect the husband's father-in-law to resolutely oppose it, and refused to return the marriage book." The servant said with a smile, thinking of the handsome appearance of the little widow, his heart fluttered, and he sighed greatly.

"Why?" Chu Zhen asked in surprise.

"The widow's husband's grandfather is a man who has tried and failed, and it is not etiquette to say that it is not proper for a woman to remarry, and there are a lot of them, and the small ones can't understand it." The official said with a smile: "The adult persuaded him for a long time, but he still didn't change his mind, and then it was the turn of the little one to change shifts, and I don't know how things are now." ”

It's a rotten Confucian who is dead studying, Chu Zhen despises it in his heart, he takes a sip of water from the cup, he doesn't speak, and waits quietly, the gatekeeper sees that Chu Zhen has no interest in talking, he stands for a while, his eyes turn slightly, and he says to Chu Zhen with a smile on his face, exits the hall door, turns around, and disappears immediately.

After more than ten minutes, the official ran into the living room again, with a flattering smile on his face, "Child, the little one went to the lobby just now to take a look, the man is still chattering, it seems that he still has some identity, and the adults are patient and persuasive, but it is not easy to make a decision on the spot, and it seems that the case will not be closed for a while." ”

"Well, I'll take a look." After sitting for so long, Chu Zhen also felt a little bored, anyway, he was idle, it was better to go and see how the ancient officials decided the case, I don't know if it was the same as on the TV screen.

"Childe, please come here." Of course, the official would not object, and immediately led the way in front, and quietly came to the back of the yamen lobby with Chu Zhen to an excellent position that was not easy for people to find and could see the situation in the lobby.

The situation of the trial seems to be no different from that on the silver screen, Chu Qian is sitting majestically above the lobby, there is a person who looks like a small official on the right is writing records, there are several officials standing in an orderly manner on both sides, and there are several people arguing in the hall, it should be the parties to the case.

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