Chapter 172 Honesty and Integrity

The officials move their mouths, and the errand collectives are dumbfounded.

When they heard that they were going to send a summons to Qin Bai, those scribes and officials collectively lost their voices. Isn't that nonsense? Whoever puts it on his head, he must think that this is a provocation. Why don't you come early or late, just at this time? Fools think it's a trap, right?

However, Lu Yu could order those officials, but those officials did not dare not handle it. After discussing for a long time, Gu Zhaohe was still introduced as a representative and went to Jingjiazhuang to discuss with Qin Bai. What if Qin Bai was really stupid? Anyway, there's nothing to lose by giving it a try.

But it turned out that Qin Bai would definitely not be stupid, and his reaction was exactly the same as he guessed. was furious on the spot, and almost beat Gu Zhaohe out. So when Gu Zhaohe returned to the yamen in a gloomy manner, he could only find another way.

So, sometimes it's not easy to be on an errand. Lu Yu didn't care about anything, he only asked Qin Bai to come to the yamen on time when the time came. As for Qin Bai's willingness to come? That's the business of the officials. And Qin Bai's attitude is that he will never come, unless the official goes to Jingjiazhuang to arrest him. But do the officials have the ability to arrest them? If you have that ability, you won't be embarrassed.

But the problem always needs to be solved, and after discussing for a long time, I finally came up with a solution that is not a way - ask a lawyer!

Advocates are somewhat similar to modern lawyers, usually helping with litigation matters in the yamen. However, the social status of the lawyer at that time was very low, and his general conduct was quite poor, and he was attacked by the government, and often ate the plaintiff and the defendant. is a more classic image, with those movies of Xing Ye.

However, the use of a lawyer here is just right. At least Qin Bai didn't need to come forward, and unnecessary misunderstandings were prevented. So Gu Zhaohe came to Jingjiazhuang again and explained to Qin Bai. Qin Bai is not an unreasonable person, after understanding the cause and effect, he feels that this lawsuit needs to be resolved sooner or later. Anyway, the lawyer didn't have much money, so the money came out of his own.

All right! To solve this end, we have to solve Lu Yu, who is the acting county government.

If it is a modern court, it is true that a lawyer or agent can be used in civil cases, and the parties do not need to appear in court. But in this era, that one is messed up, and there is no explicit rule at all. Generally speaking, it is the official in charge of the trial who makes a decision. If the official requires that the person be present, then the body must be carried to the court even if he is dead; If the official does not make any requests, the lawyer is also allowed to represent the lawyer.

Fortunately, Lu Yu is also very reasonable here, and he also doesn't want to make a big fuss. It didn't take long for Qin Bai to invite a lawyer surnamed Wang here. However, at this moment, when he was about to be promoted to the court to try the case, Huang Zhong was not happy.

When Huang Zhong found Lu Yu again and protested, he didn't expect Lu Yu to speak up: "Zhong Weng, this time you are also a lawyer, and that Bai Er also uses a lawyer, why not?" This official has always been honest and honest, and he has always been impartial in judging cases. If you really don't want to, you can take back the paper, and the official will never force it! ”

In this era, except for cases involving women's honors or rebellions that required secret trials, all other cases were tried in public. That is, the people are allowed to eat melons and eat melon seeds outside the public court, in order to be a form of justice. And there are very few entertainment activities, and there are many people who eat melons like this. Therefore, on the day of ascension, the onlookers are a large area of black pressure.

And one of the privileges of meritorious fame is that in such a case, it is allowed not to show up, so Huang Juren also invited a lawyer this time. Since this is the case, Lu Yu has a reason - if you can ask for a lawyer, why can't that Bai Er ask for a lawyer? It's best for you to withdraw the lawsuit in a fit of anger, even if you are angry and entangled in this procedure, going back and forth several times, maybe it will be dragged to Xinzhi County to take office, Lu Yu is still sorry in his heart.

Such "honest and honest" suddenly smoked Huang Zhongqi's seven orifices. He walked away, but as soon as he returned home, he consulted with the lawyer he had hired, and immediately came to his senses. The key is to win this lawsuit, right? If you get entangled in the program, isn't that a trick? I have ironclad evidence in my hands, and a lawsuit is a sure win. But if you can't get to the church, won't those ironclad evidence become waste paper?

So Huang Zhong decided to ignore those details and win the lawsuit first. Unexpectedly, Huang Zhong did not win the plan, and in desperation, Lu Yu could only be promoted. Not surprisingly, the outside of the county government was full of people eating melons that day.

And the lawyer Zhang invited by Huang Juren was aggressive in the court, and produced one piece of evidence to prove that Ding Yao and Huang Zhong had a marriage contract, and asked Lu Yu to make a judgment in court.

It's completely one-sided, huh? Including Lu Yu and those people who eat melons, they all believe that it is impossible to overturn the case. However, an unexpected scene appeared, Qin Bai's money was not spent in vain, and the royal lawyer also took out evidence - because Ding Qingfan owed gambling debts, he then sold his daughter to pay off the debt. And the debt was transferred to Qin Bai, so Ding Yao was already Qin Bai's house slave. Unexpectedly, Ding Qingfan then signed a marriage letter with Huang Zhong, that is, one daughter and two marriages! So Qin Bai not only did not break the law, but was a victim. This is Huang Zhong and Ding Qingfan privately teaming up, wanting to occupy Qin Bai's "property"!

There was a sensation inside and outside the court, and they didn't expect this earth-shattering reversal.

In this way, it just gave Lu Yu a reason to delay time. He ordered an adjournment of the trial, asked both sides to supplement their evidence, and also arranged for the officials to find witnesses and make the parties wait for the next trial.

It's funny, each party here has its own selfish motives and wants to play with this lawsuit. However, under the wrestling of all parties, this lawsuit tends to be balanced, and it seems more and more formal, and it is indeed very much like being honest and honest.

In this era, cases are not tried every day, usually 369 days. Moreover, the ascension date of various cases is also separated, and it depends on the local rules of each place. For example, civil litigation is tried every nine cases, and so on. Therefore, Lu Yu dragged it out for at least ten days.

Of course, those officials are very good at figuring out their intentions and understand that Lu Yu wants to delay, and they are also procrastinating. And this dramatic case suddenly spread throughout the entire city of Laizhou, which made the sales of melon seeds in the city increase greatly. Therefore, after waiting for more than half a month, he found that he couldn't drag it on, and Lu Yu could only order to be promoted again.

And this time, the outside of the county government became very lively, and the people watching the excitement became crowded. Even those in the back row, who could not see or hear what was happening in the courtroom, were reluctant to leave, preferring to wait to hear from the people in front of them. And the vendors who do business are overjoyed, and there is a shout of selling snacks everywhere. Even after the public court, other officials of the yamen also arranged for many family members to observe, and they had to go back as soon as possible to report everything that happened here.

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