When the drum of grievances was suddenly sounded by the young man, the servants on the side were stunned on the spot with surprised faces, and the surrounding people were all stunned to gather their eyes, and many people in the shop or at home couldn't help but walk out of the house, and looked straight at the officials, even those officials in the county government were also stunned, put down the things in their hands, and walked towards the gate.

The sound of this drum alone suppressed all kinds of people inside and outside the yamen, and everyone was surprised, not knowing how much grievance this young man who beat the drum had, and how dare to hit this drum of injustice.

In later film and television dramas, whenever there is a small case, the plaintiff can be seen running to the county yamen, and without saying a word, he picks up the drumstick and knocks it indiscriminately, and then the county magistrate will order the three classes of officials to bring the original defendant to the lobby for interrogation, and there will be a circle outside to watch the lively people.

This is just a conjecture of the people of later generations. At this time, the real trial cases are almost not in the main hall, but in the second hall, and the surrounding people are never allowed to watch, only some particularly serious cases, and at the same time the officials are sure to clear the case, will let some people in to observe, so as to play a role in edification.

But even so, the drum of grievances placed outside the yamen is not something that people can knock casually. In fact, the imperial court has long established a rule that the drum of injustice is not a major injustice, and the case of inhuman murder or any chaos must not be sounded. And once the drum of grievances sounds, then no matter what the county magistrate is doing, he must be promoted to the court immediately, otherwise it will be dereliction of duty and will be punished.

And once it is found that the person who beats the drum does not have many grievances, or the accusation is not true, the government will also punish him heavily, ranging from dozens of heavy responsibilities to dozens of boards, which can directly cripple people, and the most important thing is to confiscate people into the army and be remote, and they will not be allowed to return to their hometowns.

It is precisely because it is extremely important to sound the drum of grievances, and how can there be any big cases in ordinary counties, so it is often not repeated once in a few years or more than ten years. Take Guangling County as an example, it has been almost five or six years since the drum sounded, and now when the drum is beaten, it naturally arouses everyone's sideways, and at the same time, it is full of curiosity, just want to see what is the big case.

With this in mind, after only a while, no less than 100 people had gathered in front of the county yamen, which was still deserted just now, and all of them looked forward to the eight-character wall.

It's a pity that at this time, the people have been brought in, and there is the high wall in front of them, and they can't see what is going on inside, and they can only hear a sound of argument coming out.

Yes, now there is not only some chaos in the county office, but there are even people arguing about something. And the two sides of the dispute are the county magistrate Lu Zhen and several confidants of Zheng Dianshi.

Soon after the sound of the drums, someone finally came to his senses and immediately ordered to bring this bold fellow into the yamen to be questioned. But as soon as they moved, they saw Lu Xian Ling rushing out of the second hall in full clothes, and the people were still some distance away from them, so they had already ordered in a deep voice: "Take people and prepare for court trial!" ”

"Ah...... This ......" Everyone was stunned when they heard this, in the past few years, the big and small cases in the county have been tried by Zheng Fu, and they really don't know what is going on in the county, they are all used to this kind of rule-breaking rules.

After being stunned for a while, someone dared to say, "Master, this seems to be a little inappropriate." Now Zheng Dianshi is not in the Yamen......"

Yes, today Zheng Fu went to the military camp in Beicheng because of something, and he was not in the county office. It is precisely when Lu Zhen knows this that he will have this arrangement. Of course, he wouldn't give the other party a chance, so even if he turned his face and scolded: "What? Do I still have to report to him a history when I do things as a county magistrate? ”

"The little ones don't dare." The one who spoke was just a torture room scribe, although he had some power because of Zheng Fu's promotion, but he was not bold enough to dare to fight Lu Jin.

But there are still those who dare to come forward, You Chang, as Zheng Fu's henchman, can only come up at this time: "My lord, this case has been beaten by someone, it must be extremely important, in a small opinion, it is better to ask Zheng Dianshi to come for interrogation." ”

With him coming out, some other Zheng Fu people also nodded their heads in agreement. Although they don't know what the prefectural magistrate has in mind about this matter, they still intend to eliminate any possible changes.

Lu Jin's face suddenly became gloomy, he thought that with the rules set by the imperial court, he could open up the situation by sounding the drum of grievances, but he didn't want these guys to dare to obstruct it, this is really not taking his seven-rank main hall seriously at all.

On the other side, Hou Xiancheng and Shen Zhushu, who rushed over to see what was going on, had a playful face. This matter has nothing to do with the two of them, so they are just watching the play, and they have no intention of stepping forward.

"This county magistrate is really a little strange." Master Shen muttered quietly.

Hou Xiancheng nodded thoughtfully: "I just don't know what kind of road he is, and what kind of idea he has." It's only been a month, and I can't hold it anymore, how young is it? ”

"Let's see how things end, I hope we won't be disappointed." As the two spoke, a smile appeared on their faces.

The scribes in front of him were still talking about something, and the third-class officials on the side were watching coldly, although the drummer had been brought in, but he had no intention of bringing people into the hall for interrogation. Lu Jin's order turned out to be empty talk!

Anger burned violently in Lu Jin's heart, he really couldn't imagine that the county government would be in such a situation, as the county commander, he didn't even have the slightest prestige. Only one of the officials in charge of the treasury dared to confront him, and all around him supported him.

Things have come to this point, and there is no turning back from the bow. Lu Zhen knew very well that once he waited for Zheng Fu to come back, not only would his plan fail completely, but the other party would definitely be able to find out what role he played behind it. Therefore, we must quickly cut through the mess, immediately control the situation in our own hands, and quickly start the court trial!

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised, and then he suddenly stepped forward and stared at You Chang's face: "What, do you want to disobey?" ”

"The little one has to refute the adult, it is really the county government has its own rules, and such cases have always been ...... by Zheng Dianshi" Before the word question was completely finished, he suddenly saw that it was dark in front of him, and a palm had been slapped on his face, hitting him with gold stars in his eyes, and the whole person was stunned. He didn't expect that the young magistrate in front of him, who looked very Sven and had always acted cautiously and timidly, would suddenly make a move.

Not only him, but also the people around him were stunned, and everyone subconsciously shrank back half a step, as if the palm was slapped in their face, and then looked at Lu Jin's eyes is changed.

But Lu Jin's movements did not stop because of this, and at the same time as he closed his palm, his right knee was raised violently, and it hit the vital part of You Chang's lower body.

You Chang once again didn't predict that Lord Lu would make such a move, and he couldn't even react, let alone dodge, so he ate this knee hit stubbornly. In just one moment, he felt a pain that could make people ache and crack from below, and then all the tears and snot flowed down, and his whole body shrunk into a ball, and twitched on the ground like a dying shrimp.

Everyone was shocked again, and looked at Lu Zhen in disbelief, as if he was a complete stranger in front of him.

And Lu Jin, at this time, was completely open-minded, and his gaze swept over their faces fiercely: "This You Chang, as a subordinate of the county government, actually dares to talk to this official like this, and he has no respect and humility, and he will be severely punished!" Take him down and lock him up. Ascension! With that, he flicked his sleeves and walked towards the lobby.

This time, everyone was completely frightened by the sudden outbreak of Lu County's order, and no one dared to object again. Who would have thought that Lord Zhixian would take matters into his own hands when he was angry? This You Chang is also unlucky, I'm afraid I have to spend ten days and a half in bed.

At this time, Lin Lie had already responded in a timely manner: "Yes!" Then, he stepped forward and pulled the old man and the young man to the lobby.

was also intimidated by Lu Jin's momentum, although everyone was a little reluctant in their hearts, but after seeing someone taking the lead, they still entered the lobby one after another, and those errand officers quickly divided into two rows and stood still with water and fire sticks.

Accompanied by Lu Zhen to sit down, and picked up the shocking wood on the case and slapped it heavily, after shouting to ascend to the court, everyone on the left and right had to shout powerlessly.

Outside the hall, those Zheng Fu's people were in a trance for a while, and finally suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly sent a person to rush towards the outside of the county government after a while, this is to report to Zheng Fu. Today's events came too suddenly, so that everyone was a little overwhelmed, but when they came to their senses, they still saw some problems, it seems that the county magistrate did all this premeditated, then the matter is serious, and Zheng Dianshi must be asked to come back and preside over the overall situation.

And just after this man ran out of the gate of the county government, two more servants walked to the gate and shouted to the people who were still talking there: "The county commander has an order, and you will go in and listen to the trial outside the hall for fifty people." ”

As soon as they heard this, all the people immediately lifted their spirits, and rushed inside, and in a short time there were about seventy or eighty people crowding into the gate, and the two officers could not stop them. This is a public trial that Guangling County has not encountered for many years, and everyone naturally wants to see a rarity.

Outside the lobby, after seeing this series of changes, Hou Xiancheng shook his head lightly: "It seems that this is to try to see the poor dagger." ”

"Yes, this Lu County Commander is really bold and decisive enough, I don't know if Zheng Fu can handle it this time." Master Shen said with emotion, and turned his gaze to the deserted gate over there.