In this way, Chen Yi and his party got on the ox cart and rushed to the town, with the passage of time and the ox cart continued to move forward, the people on the side of the road gradually increased, and the vague outline of the town gradually became clear, about two teas (one tea is about 10 minutes), in this twenty minutes, Chen Yi had a certain understanding of the ins and outs of the whole thing, and was sitting silently in the car thinking about how to deal with the aquatic matter.

In a short time, the ox cart entered the town, and the alleys of the town were lined with dilapidated and quaint moss-covered courtyard walls near civilian courtyards, some of which were covered with dense green creeper vines, which looked even more desolate in the narrow shadow.

The mottled walls have left the mark of year after year, and the people in the town are also busy with their own things.

On both sides of the old street, there are several shops with open doors, and the doors of the shops are made of wooden planks. When you open the door in the morning, you need to remove the rectangular wooden planks from the door slot. When closing the shop door at night, the door panels need to be reassembled piece by piece.

"Stop...... Park, park fast. Da Zhuang tugged at the rope in his hand, and the ox cart stopped steadily.

Due to inertia, Chen Yi's body leaned forward sharply, and then threw it backwards in an instant.

"What's the matter,? What's wrong? Uncle Zhao hurriedly said to the dog, his tone full of puzzlement.

"I remember that it was obviously here, Uncle Zhao, Brother Chenyi, I clearly remember that Shui Sheng had a dispute with the butcher here, and I ran back to the village, how could it be gone?" The dog was sweating profusely, and explained anxiously to Chenyi.

"Dog, you and I will inquire about the news around, Uncle Zhao, you wait for me here, and I will come over immediately."

After Chen Yi finished speaking, he walked to a stall selling pork not far away.

"The boss asked you something?"

The boss raised his head and glanced at Chen Yi and Goudan.

"Go, go, go, if you don't sell meat, go to the side and find out the news." After speaking, the butcher sat on the stool, quietly in a daze, watching the people coming and going in the town.

You're going to force me to do a trick. Chen Yi whispered to himself. The dog standing on the side was full of curiosity, and his eyes didn't move to look at Chen Yi. I saw Chen Yi take out a little broken silver from his arms.

"Boss" Chen Yi's words are not finished.

"I told you, ask for news and go somewhere else, don't affect me to sell meat." The butcher didn't even raise his head this time, perhaps because he heard Chenyi's voice.

"Boss, buy me ten catties of fine pork." Chen Yi's words had just finished speaking, and he saw the butcher quickly get up from the stool, with a smile on his face, and quickly bent down and nodded to cut the pork, and the dog next to him looked at it dumbfounded.

"Boss, I want you to inquire about something."

"This son, may I ask, I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to help people, as long as I know, I must know everything, and I will say everything."

I still know everything and say everything, why didn't I say it when I asked you just now, I am obviously a person who sees money, Chen Yi looked at the butcher who sold meat, and kept drawing circles in his heart.

"I remember a few days ago that there should be a meat shop not far from you, why are you the only one buying meat today? Why hasn't another meat stall opened? ”

"This morning, it was about a short time after dawn, and there were not many pedestrians on the street, and I should have been setting up a butcher's shop at that meeting, when I heard a quarrel not far away, as if it was about money, and I didn't hear it clearly."

"What happened?" The dog on the side asked anxiously.

"Later, a few patrolling officials and meat sellers came, and hurriedly cleaned up the meat on the shop, and the officials took them all away, and they were probably taken to the yamen to spread the word."

"This young master, your meat is ready." Chen Yi and Goudan took the meat from the butcher's hand, and Chen Yi paid the money and carried the change that the butcher had found in his arms.

"How? What's the news?" Uncle Zhao saw Chen Yi and Goudan walking towards him, hurriedly walked forward, and with the help of the meat in the hands of the two people, he hurriedly put the meat on the ox cart.

"Aquatic, aquatic, was taken away by the official." Dogan stammered.

"Taken away by an official mission? How so? But what can I do? Uncle Zhao said as he squeezed his right hand into a fist, constantly hitting the palm of his left hand, and kept stomping his feet.

Due to the imperfect legal system in ancient times, the detection methods were backward. In ancient times, it was useless for the bitter lord to shout grievances in the public court, and the rich people would invite a lawyer and a lawyer, and they could write a big complaint to avenge themselves, and those who had no money could only consider themselves unlucky. Of course, there were still very few unjust, false and wrongful cases in ancient times, but there were still many corrupt officials in ancient times.

"Uncle Zhao, don't worry, don't worry, we will feel the yamen first to take a look and see what the result is, and then we will think of other ways."

"Okay, according to what Chen Yi said, let's go to the yamen to take a look." Pulling on the ox cart, the three of them rushed to the yamen.

In ancient times, the yamen had three classes and six rooms: three classes: finger soap, strong, and fast classes, all of which were errand servants; Six rooms: Commanders, households, ceremonies, soldiers, criminals, and workshops are all secretaries.

While Chen Yi rushed to the yamen, he didn't know if the county magistrate here was handling the case like the plot he had seen in the film and television works in his previous life, the solemn public court, the county magistrate with the "mirror hanging" plaque on his head sat behind the public case, and the wolf-like officials were divided into two shifts, and there was a crisp sound in the hall: "Ascend to the hall-oh-" Such a scene.

Popularize the knowledge here that in ancient times, the county magistrate was the parent of a county and the chief judge. Underneath him, there was a team of judges consisting of the county magistrate, the county lieutenant, and the chief bookkeeper. They are not the personal staff of the county officials, but colleagues appointed by the imperial court to enjoy the status and treatment of "state civil servants". These individuals are either ex officio or authorized to handle criminal and civil cases in their capacity as presiding judges. Drumming was originally a "drumming" as soon as there was a grievance after work? In fact, it is a misconception. The big drum set up in front of the lobby was originally used to announce the county magistrate's work, and it was not used until the Ming and Qing dynasties as an emergency for the people who had no time to write complaints.

Ancient judges attached great importance to confessions, and the trial process revolved around the acquisition of confessions, and the final verdict was also based on confessions. The status of confession as the king of evidence in ancient litigation was established with the application of the "five hearings" prison litigation trial method, and has been greatly developed in later generations. Five hearings are a common interrogation method, which has been applied in judicial practice as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty. One is to listen to words, that is, the so-called listen to his words, and if he is wrong, he will be poor; Second, it is said that the color is heard, that is, the so-called color is observed, and the face is red and the ears are red; The third is to listen to the breath, that is, to listen to its breath, and if you are wrong, you will not be happy; Fourth, the ear hears, that is, the sense of hearing, and the reason is not clear; Five eyes listened, looked at their eyes, and Liqu's eyes flashed. Listening to prison lawsuits and seeking public favors in five voices contains certain physiological and psychological methods, contains scientific components, and is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients.

Torture is a legal means of obtaining confessions. In order to avoid unjust imprisonment caused by the abuse of torture, the law is very strict about the procedure of torture. The so-called "big punishment service" is mainly to play the board. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, a special interrogation staff with a length of 3 feet 5 inches, a large head of 3 cents and 2 cents of a small head, and a small head of 2 cents was used during torture, and only the back, legs, and buttocks could be hit, and these three parts were required to be punished equally. No more than three tortures can be used, and the total number of sentences must not exceed 200. If the defendant refuses to confess after the statutory number of prisoners has been examined, he may be released on bail and the plaintiff will be tortured in turn. In ancient times, the conclusion of a case required judicial officials to be able to cite the law and make judgments based on facts. The judgments of the ancients were very concise and showed a strong personal style. Many famous judgments have been handed down and are talked about by future generations. Zheng Banqiao, one of the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou, once used a song of seven laws as a sensational case of fornication between monks and nuns in Weixian County, and sentenced him to return to the vulgar marriage. Shiyun: "Half gourd and half scoop, together into a peach." From now on, the storm will be silent, and then knock on the door and the moon shadow will be far away. The bird's nature is pleasant, and the lotus flower falls quietly and delicately. Who hooked up the affair case, remember Zheng Banqiao back then. ”