"Mighty". As the two classes of officials slammed the ground with their canes at the same time, the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became tense.

The cadres involved in the case all arrived at the hall, and they all knelt under the hall with their heads bowed and trembling. Only as the representative of the victim's family of the plaintiff, Hu Zhantian, who had a good heart, raised his head from time to time and secretly glanced at Lord Qincha, who was sitting precariously behind the first table with his eyes hanging down.

On the large and bright lobby, there are two tables on the left and right sides, and the Lord of Zhuozhou Prefecture and Chaoyang County Pingzhang sit behind the tables without saying a word.

Li Jingcheng patted the shocked wood and said slowly: "Remove the shackles of the prisoner Sheng Liang first, and let him kneel down and reply." ”

A servant stepped forward and opened the prisoner's shackles and put them away. Sheng Liang, who had unkempt hair, pale complexion, and blank eyes, hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said in his mouth: "Thank you, Lord Qincha, the grass people confess their sins." The grass people were indeed angry and slashed and killed the fourth slaughterer, killing people to pay for their lives, and the grass people had nothing to say. ”

Li Jingcheng snorted coldly in his nose and said majestically: "The prisoner raised his head and replied. You will tell you about the case in detail, but there is a half-nonsense, Ben Qin will not be spared! If there is any grievance, Benchincha will also make decisions for you."

Sheng Liang raised his head slightly, and Li Jingcheng saw a pale and thin face that was still a little childish. Sheng Liang turned his head and glanced at Lord Pingzhang of Chaoyang County, who was sitting on the side. After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his head and said:

"Back to my lord, the grass people have no grievances. Murder pays for life, and grass people deserve it. ”

Li Jingcheng sneered: "Sheng Liang, above the lobby today, only Ben Qin sent one person to solve the case. In the past few days, this official has ordered his subordinates to conduct a detailed investigation, and judging only on the facts, you can just tell the truth about the cause of the case and the details of the process. ”

Sheng Liang hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "My lord, the grass people are from Chaoyang County, Zhuozhou Prefecture, and their parents do some small business in the Zhuozhou Mansion Market to support their families. Last year, my father suddenly became seriously ill and couldn't afford to get sick, but only the grass people and their mother struggled to support the business. During my father's serious illness, the family lacked cash to treat my father, and in desperation, my mother Sun personally came forward to make an IOU with the Wang Dashan man and borrowed him 100 taels of silver to save the emergency. As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed to a middle-aged fat man with a fat head and big ears and gorgeous clothes who knelt not far away.

The Wang Dashan man hurriedly grinned and showed a humble smile and said, "Yes, yes, I also brought the IOU with me, please take a look." As he spoke, his two fat hands picked up a piece of thin paper with a yellowish curled edge and handed it to the officer. The official stretched out his hand to take it, and his legs moved quickly, and he immediately delivered it to the case of Lord Chincha.

Li Jingcheng didn't glance at the IOU, continued to stare at Sheng Liang and asked, "Did you know the deceased Tu Laosi before?" What's the holiday? Did your mother and son repay the loan later? How many taels of silver were returned? ”。

Sheng Liang kowtowed in fear and said, "Lord Hui, the grass people and Na Tu Lao Si have never met before, let alone have any festivals. The 100 taels of silver we borrowed could not save my father's life in the end, and later, in accordance with the contract between the two parties, our mother and son saved money and returned 300 taels of silver to Wang Dashanren. But according to Wang Dashanren's calculation, we still owe him thirty taels. ”

Li Jingcheng turned his head and cast his sharp gaze on the fat-headed and big-eared Wang Dashan, and snorted coldly in his nose: "Wang Dashan, it seems that you are really a rare great benevolent!" ”。

Wang Dashan didn't understand the voice of Lord Qincha, and said with a simple smile: "My lord has won the award, and the villagers can't see their mother and son in trouble, so they should help in time!" ”。

Li Jingcheng sneered twice and asked Wang Dashan: "So Tu Laosi and his gang were hired by you to help you collect debts?" ”

Wang Dashan was stunned for a moment, lowered his head in embarrassment, and did not answer.

Hu Zhantian hurriedly raised his head at this time, hugged his fists and said, "My lord's words are wrong! Tu Laosi has nothing to do with this Wang Dashanren, Tu Laosi is chivalrous and righteous on weekdays, and he is warm-hearted, I heard that Sheng Liang's mother and son have been in arrears for a long time and have not repaid, Wang Dashanren is sad all day long, and he doesn't think about tea and dinner, so he speaks up and takes the initiative to help others ask for it. Who would have thought that this Sheng Liang was extremely vicious, and he would be hacked to death without asking. The orphans and widows of the four families of the poor Tu Lao are now no one to take care of them, and I implore the adults to uphold justice. ”

Li Jingcheng turned a deaf ear, turned his head and ignored it, and continued to ask Sheng Liangdao: "What happened on the day Tu Laosi collected the debt?" Why do you want to slay him for no reason, when murder is a capital crime? ”

Sheng Liang raised his head, his face turned red, his breathing became short, and he gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, that Tu Lao Si and the others are too deceitful!" When they broke into our house in broad daylight, they smashed pots and bowls, and took advantage of their overwhelming numbers to insult and slap my mother and son. I've endured all this, and my mother and I have been begging for a few days. However, the guy actually trampled my mother to the ground and insulted her for going out and selling herself if she didn't have the money to pay her debts! What's even more excessive is that I took off my pants in public and took out my ** and dangled it in front of my mother...... Later, after they had been arguing for a long time, a kind neighbor found a patrol to catch them. When they got the news, they immediately reined in a lot, but those errand officials just came in and shook off, asked a few simple questions, and knew that it was a civil debt dispute, so they ignored the cries for help of my mother and son, and walked away. Catch the front foot and go out, Tu Laosi and others began to beat our mother and son again, I was so angry, I desperately broke free, rushed into the kitchen and grabbed a kitchen knife and cut him! Murder pays for life, I know that I deserve to die, so I confess my guilt! ”。

Li Jingcheng asked the four arresters who captured Sheng Liang at the scene that day with a straight face: "What did you see that day?" ”。

One of the leading officials bowed his head deeply and said, "Lord Qiyu, don't listen to the nonsense of the criminals!" When I went to his house that day, Tu Laosi and the others were all smiling and kind, and they didn't see anyone take off their pants. Seeing that there was nothing serious, I reprimanded a few words, and as soon as I went out, I heard someone in the house screaming "Murder". When he returned again, he saw that the prisoner was holding a kitchen knife dripping blood, and not only Tu Laosi was killed on the spot, but three other people were also injured by stabs to varying degrees, so he ......was captured on the spot.

"Shut up!" With the crisp slapping sound of the startled wood, Li Jingcheng interrupted the errand official's answer with a pale face. He stood up and shouted, "What do you mean it's not a big deal? You eat the emperor's food and shoulder the responsibility of protecting the lives and property of the Li people, do you have to see the Li people fall in a pool of blood and die at the hands of the wicked?! What is it that has blinded your dog's eyes and deafed your ears? I can't see the scars on the faces of Sheng Liang's mother and son, I can't see their eyes asking for help, and I can't even hear their miserable cries for mercy and cries for help? Is it because of a few bones thrown by the beggars at your feet?! ”。

Li Jingcheng took a breath, turned his head and shouted: "Come on, take these bastards to be tortured and served, let them honestly explain how much bribes they have received from the beggar gang, and all those who are found to have colluded with the beggar gang in the Chaoyang County arrest team will not be left, and all of them will be sent to the prison for trial!" ”。

The sudden change in the lobby made everyone present unbelievable, and they all bowed their heads and said nothing.

Immediately afterwards, Li Jingcheng summoned several witnesses, including Sheng Liang's mother Sun, and a kind neighbor who came to arrest Kuai. Each person recounted what they had seen with their own eyes.

Li Jingcheng knocked on the alarm again, slowly stood up, and began to announce the verdict in court.

He first glanced at Sun's mother and son kneeling on the ground, and said in a slow tone, "Sheng Liang, raise your head." Ben Chin sent you not guilty, release you on the spot, and go home with your mother, and remember in the future, do not rush to the doctor and borrow usury. Who says you have to pay for your life? If you don't kill him, you will not be worthy of being a son of man, and you will not be worthy to stand between heaven and earth! ”。

Sun's mother and son were overjoyed, tears flowed, knelt on the ground and knocked their heads on the mountain, and even called out to the Qingtian lord, so they wiped their tears while supporting each other to stand up.

Li Jingcheng glanced at Wang Dashan again, and said coldly: "Wang Dashanren, you take advantage of the danger of others, make huge profits by usury, and collude with scoundrels in the market to break into people's houses, and you are a party to the disaster, and your heart can be punished. He was first put in prison, all his property was confiscated, and a separate case was retried, and he was convicted again according to the crime he committed. ”

Wang Dashanren, who was in a cold sweat, had weak legs and collapsed to the ground, unable to say a word.

Li Jingcheng turned his knife-sharp gaze to Hu Zhantian, the hall master of the Beggar Gang Jishan Hall, smiled slightly, and threw the bag containing the gold ingots on the table.

He opened his mouth and said: "Master Hu, Ben Qincha originally planned to let you go back and bring a message to your helper: But as long as I Li is here, your beggar gang will never have a place to stand in the territory of Dachu!" It's a pity that you can't go back! Hu Zhantian, who gave you the audacity to openly bribe the imperial court's messengers? Do you think it's still the world of Daqi today? Put these beggar gang tumors and social scum led by Hu Zhantian into prison, and they will be beheaded at noon tomorrow! ”。

The angry and annoyed Master Hu was pressed to the ground by the two officials, still struggling to stretch his neck and scolding: "The surname is Li, you can't die well!" Our beggars are all over the world, and if you are our enemy, you are killing yourself! Oops,, ......". An errand officer who stood next to him and couldn't listen to it raised his leg and kicked Hu Zhantian in the mouth, his front teeth fell to the ground with thin pieces of flesh and blood, and he was dragged to the ground.

Chaoyang County Pingzhang trembled and left the table where he was sitting, came to Li Jingcheng and bowed deeply and said: "Lord Qincha, the lower official is guilty of negligence, please punish your lordship." However, since ancient times, there is nothing wrong with killing people to pay for their lives, paying off debts, and lowering officials to judge cases according to this legal theory, right? ”。

Li Jingcheng glanced at him fiercely, his expression that had eased suddenly tightened, and his face was even darker and scary, like rolling dark clouds before the storm, just waiting for a deafening thunder, a lightning bolt that pierced the sky, and the torrential rain would pour down like a torrent.