Today is the day when the yamen receives the complaint, which is called "the day of the announcement."

The Qing Dynasty stipulated that the "scrivener" should be selected from the people, and all complaints should be written by the scrivener and stamped with a wooden stamp issued by the government to the scrivener before they could be submitted. However, people generally find a "lawyer" to draft a complaint, and then ask a scrivener to copy it. On the day of the announcement, after the yamen made a head and opened the gate, the soap Li set up a "notice" sign on both sides of the gate, and the people who sued had already waited in front of the wall, and when they saw the release of the billboard, they went to the east side to line up. After waiting for the second pen, he was led to the courtyard of the lobby and waited. After the chief ascended to the court, the prosecutor kneeling under the platform went up the platform from the east step in turn, handed the pleadings to the scribe of the torture chamber who sat behind the long table, went to the middle of the platform to kowtow to the master, and then came down from the west steps, still kneeling. The clerk of the torture room will register the pleadings one by one, and when they are all collected, they will be handed over to the chief of the court. The duty hall presents the chief. The chief flipped through them one by one, and summoned the prosecutors to the platform one by one for questioning. The prefect shall carefully observe whether his age and appearance match the circumstances of the complainant listed in the complaint. According to the laws of the Ming and Qing dynasties, except for women, officials, gentlemen of merit, and the disabled, all plaintiffs had to file their petitions in person. And some "litigants" often fight lawsuits on behalf of others, impersonating Zhang San this month and Li Si next month, and the chief should carefully observe whether it is a litigant to sue again. After looking at the appearance, I would like to ask some questions about the content of the complaint. If you really think it's ridiculous, you can dismiss the lawsuit on the spot, but in most cases, you will leave the court after asking questions, and hand over a stack of complaints to the criminal master of the internal government to deal with.

The criminal master also has to read the complaint, and some of the complaints are directly approved, but the yamen does not accept this kind of matter. Some have to let the mediator come forward, and there is no need to go to court. In some cases, the Yamen accepted the case and allowed the case to be accepted.

In the detention room, Li Guolou looked at the complaint handed over with Wu Defu, and the most complaints were trivial matters such as neighbors fighting for yard space, and the yamen was not interested in this kind of thing, and there was no oil and water, so Wu Defu put this kind of complaint together and handed it over to the mediator for handling later.

Some of the complaints were ridiculous and ridiculous, and Wu Defu put them aside and wrote "not accepted." ”

Li Guolou just took the complaint that Wu Defu had read, flipped through them one by one, and didn't talk much, he was still in the learning stage, read and listen more, and don't come out.

Li Guolou saw a complaint that was not accepted, and felt that it was difficult to accept, so he took the complaint and asked, "Master Wu, such a despicable villain, why don't you punish him severely." ”

This complaint is a lawsuit against a scoundrel who eats, drinks, prostitutes, gambles, and owes more than 200 taels of silver to the brothel. Finally the creditor came after him, and the scoundrel cut off one of his thumbs and denied that he owed the brothel a penny. It was to rely on the evidence on the signature and drawing, but how could the brothel be good at putting it off, they still had witnesses, and a complaint was handed to the yamen.

Wu Defu glanced at the complaint, smiled slightly, and said: "Xiao Lizi, this kind of case is the most likely to bring bad people, it is best not to let the people know that there is still such a person in the world." Besides, the brothel must have earned enough money from this kid, otherwise how could he be allowed to write an IOU for prostitution. So it deserves the brothel's bad luck, and the yamen can't ask for this affair. Since the evidence has been cut down, even if there is no evidence, as for the witnesses, they are all the people of the plaintiff's side, and they cannot be counted. ”

Li Guolou felt that Wu Defu was reasonable, nodded and began to read other complaints.

Li Guolou saw a bloody handprint again, bloodily pressed on the painting on the complaint, it was not a fingerprint pressed with red clay, it was the blood of a person. This complaint was buried in the file that was not accepted, which was difficult for Li Guolou to bear.

Li Guolou picked up the complaint and looked at it carefully. The plaintiff, Huang Tian, a woman from Huangzhuang, sued Huang Zheng, the village of the village, for giving her only daughter Huang Yinyin

abducted, the local government refused to accept it, and went to Beijing to file a complaint. The plaintiff in this complaint is a woman, which is considered a small number in the Qing Empire case, as long as there is a man in the family, the plaintiff cannot write a woman's name, and only if there is no man in the family, a woman can be the plaintiff. This means that Huang Tian's sue Huang for the good test, no one in the family supports it, and a widowed mother comes to sue, which can't help but make people sigh.

Li Guolou took the complaint and said, "Master Wu, why don't you accept this case?" Abducting and selling a little girl is to kill her head. ”

Wu Defu sighed: "This kind of case with a head and no end, we take over a headless case, there are no more people, where can we find it?" The local arrester has also been to see it, as for whether it is Huang Kaohao's crime? How can you check it, just listen to a widow's nonsense? That Huang Tian's indiscriminate biting is actually asking us to investigate again, but we have limited energy and financial resources, how can we send someone to investigate again. If the defendant Huang takes the test and bites back again, we won't be annoyed to death by them. ”

Although Li Guolou nodded in approval, he took the complaint and said with a smile: "Master Wu, I'm fine for the past two days anyway, let me go out of the city to check it, I'm very interested in this bloody handprint, it's fate!" ”

Hearing Li Guolou say something strange, Wu Defu couldn't help but smile, Li Guolou had an upward temperament, which was not found in the entire yamen.

Wu Defu shook his head and said, "If you want to blow the northwest wind, go and blow it, the plaintiff is still waiting outside, you go and talk to her yourself." Sign the order! I'll give it to you now, and when I come back, eat a handful of dirt and come back, don't blame me. ”

Li Guolou took the signing order, stuffed it into his pocket, and said happily: "Thank you, I know Master Wu's game, and I'll bring you a wild duck when I come back." ”

Wu Defu replied: "Little Lizi, don't be caught by pheasants, tell me to save you." ”

Li Guolou smiled embarrassedly, Wu Defu had already investigated the fact that there was a secret prostitute in the place where he lived, and his every move in Beijing had been investigated by Wu Defu.

Li Guolou couldn't bear to see that no one was poor and cried, and when he saw Huang Tian kneeling in front of him and kowtowing, he couldn't bear it. He also has private affairs, and at noon he has to accompany Chen Xiangfang to invite Uncle Li and Li Jingluo to dinner, although this kind of public and private balance is a bit unreasonable, Li Guolou has a clear conscience.

Li Guolou calculated the time and took Huang Tian to a room on the west side, where there were people who came to the yamen to do business. Let Huang Tian wait for him here, and go to Huangzhuang together in the afternoon.

Seeing that Huang Tian's only had a blue cloth bag with him, Li Guolou asked, "Huang Tian's, what are you eating at noon?" Do you still have any money? ”

Huang Tian nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, I bought the land, and I still have money on me." ”

Hearing this, Li Guolou was worried for a while, people are not short of ambitions, and the helpless Huang Tian clan has reached the verge of collapse, and he is still living a superior life.

In this kind of case without oil and water, none of Li Guolou's subordinates were interested in going out of the city, only Jin Erzi volunteered to accompany Li Guolou on a trip.

It seems that Jin Erzi can still be used to relieve boredom, Li Guolou smiled and asked Jin Erzi to go home first and prepare his clothes, and then let Jin Erzi hire a carriage.

Hearing that Li Guolou was so generous, he spent his wallet and carriage to go out of the city, and the others were annoyed, beating their chests and sighing, and leaked a great opportunity to Jin Erzi.

Jin Erzi couldn't stop laughing, and after taking a breath, he said: "Huangcun is a good place, it is very close to Xiangshan, there are many students to play every autumn, and they can still go out in the spring, but unfortunately now they can only blow the northwest wind." ”

Ai Hai hurriedly said: "Jin Erzi, then let me go." ”

Jin Erzi replied: "Don't chirp, I finally made Deputy Li have a good impression of me, how can I smash the signboard again." ”

Seeing that his subordinates had become intimate, Li Guolou's heart was warm. Li Guolou asked Jin Erzi to take care of Huang Tian's family, and then changed into civilian clothes and left the yamen. Sunshine has become cherished, and on the dark streets, the loess flying makes people walk with their heads down.

Li Guolou was thinking about the bloody handprint for a while, and thinking about Chen Xiangfang's smile for a while, and the two different stimuli made him have an impulse. Solving cases is what he likes to do, loving the person he loves, and giving everything for her. Li Guolou couldn't help but smile, a beautiful woman on the Zhongyu River Bridge was slim.

Li Guolou stepped forward and said, "Xiaofang, why did you come here." ”

Chen Xiangfang said coquettishly: "People want to see you a few more times." ”

A pair of peach blossom eyes made Li Guolou shiver, it was so gorgeous, I couldn't stand it! As the saying goes, there is a shih in the eyes of a lover, Chen Xiangfang is big and big, and only Li Guolou likes it.

At this time, the aesthetic point of view is still small and beautiful. The beauties in the painting are thin for beauty, and the Han aesthetic point of view should add a pair of small feet. Because of the invasion of Western culture, the Chinese people have also begun to change, and the status of women has gradually improved. Women can walk side by side with men on the street, whereas women used to walk behind men.

While walking, Li Guolou asked, "Xiaofang, how is the decoration in the past two days?" ”

Chen Xiangfang lowered her head and said: "It's okay, it's just that the bazi is getting more and more demanding, and he has already overspent, I said a few words to him, he said that I don't care about this matter, and he will pay for it first." But if it continues like this, it's not a mid-to-high-end route, I'm afraid I won't be able to get it back. ”

Li Guolou knew what Na Bazi thought, and Na Bazi's ambition was also swelling, everyone was the same, and every step would go further. He is no longer the fake foreign devil of the past, but for women, Li Guolou now has only one person in his heart, and that is Chen Xiangfang by his side. Will you be satisfied with the status quo? Li Guolou has never seen a satisfied person from the people around him, but at this moment he is satisfied, and he will take Chen Xiangfang to Peth West Restaurant in the future to let him see the life of foreigners. The aura exuded by Chen Xiangfang is really British, she belongs to the life circle of the British aristocracy. Li Guolou was very satisfied with his choice, and turned to look at his lover beside him, he wanted to love Chen Xiangfang all his life, and no longer disregarded the prejudices of the world.

Chen Xiangfang said dissatisfiedly: "Xiaolou, why don't you speak." ”

Li Guolou came over in a trance and said, "Uncle Li already doubted me last time, are you ready this time?" It is very likely that Uncle Li will not give me any face, and will give you small shoes. ”

Chen Xiangfang said angrily: "Xiaolou, if you say that you are stupid, you are stupid, why do you want Uncle Li to see it, now say that this is your field, I am just a shareholder." ”

Li Guolou was dumbfounded, staring at the treacherous Chen Xiangfang, this woman will sell him one day for profit, this is a very realistic woman, he was played by Chen Xiangfang in the palm of his hand, and he was willing to be a pawn.