Upper Dragon Road! , "Lord Du has been tired all the way, why don't you go to the government first to rest for six,

Du Wenhao said: "Forget it, you have come to the city gate to wait for me, which means that this matter must be very tricky and anxious." Anyway, this is not far from the Yamen, let's talk while walking, my carriage is also tired, I want to walk. ”

An Yilong said with a smile: "What Master Du said is very true, and the humble position just has this intention. In that case, we will talk about it as we go. Adults here, please, there is an alley leading to the yamen, which is relatively secluded, and still talking

An Yilong led Du Wenhao and the others from an alley in the east. Said slowly:. A few days ago, a village woman went to the government to beat a drum and voice her grievances, saying that a very famous old man on our East Street killed her mother-in-law Zhao because of a mistake in prescribing medicine. The lowly general Na Langzhong came to ask. Lang Zhong handed over the prescription he prescribed to the lowly for examination, and the lowly did not know how to treat, so he invited other Lang Zhong to review, and everyone who asked said that there was nothing wrong with this prescription. The humble official intended to dismiss the plaintiff's claim, but he had no choice but to "

Du Wenhao smiled and said, "Is there any background in this old woman's family?" ”

An Yilong was surprised: "My lord is really smart. Just guess it".

"What's so hard to guess about this, since the other doctors have said that this prescription is fine, and if he doesn't have any backstage, won't it be over if you directly reject the complaint, why go to the city gate and wait for me to come back to call the shots. You want to kick the ball to me, right?.

An Yilong was shocked: "Don't dare to be humble!" Indeed, this woman has some background. Humble officials dare not make decisions

"Really? Du Wenhao smiled, "What is the origin of this woman?" ”

"Actually, there is no origin, just this old woman who died. When I was young. He once received an inscription from Emperor Renzong. ”

"Oh?" Du Wenhao was slightly taken aback, "How can a rural peasant woman get the imperial pen of the first emperor?"

Speaking of which. An Yilong was a little proud, stroked his white beard and said: "When Emperor Renzong was on a parade, he had been to Luzhou, it was a cold winter, and in the early morning of that day, Emperor Renzong woke up early, worried about state affairs, and couldn't sleep, so he wanted to go to the street." I only brought two bodyguards, and walked through the empty streets, and I saw this woman, Zhao. Picked a frightened picker, walked the streets and alleys, shouting and selling breakfast.

Emperor Renzong happened to be hungry, so he stopped her, asked for a bowl of pure food, felt that the taste was sweet, saw that this woman's family was so hard in the winter wax moon, chatted about family life, and learned that the woman's husband died early, leaving two sons and a daughter, both still young, life is very difficult. Emperor Renzong was also a momentary interest. I helped him shout and make a living, not to mention. He helped him so much, and business really got better. ”

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "The first emperor is really happy with the people."

"Not really. At dawn, all the rollers were sold out. The woman was very grateful, after Emperor Renzong did this small business, he was also in a good mood, and saw that there was a paper and ink shop on the side of the street, and asked for a pen and paper, and wrote four big characters one by one, "Shushen Zuo Lamb" and took out the jade from his bosom and covered it with a trench. The woman didn't know where to go, but the shopkeeper of the bookstore was a person with a heart, and when she looked at the seal, it was now the emperor's jade dong seal, not only was she shocked, but she hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. Long live the three calls. The woman understood. It turned out to be the emperor who helped her shout and give her an inscription. In panic, he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. After a few words of encouragement, Emperor Renzong looked up to the sky and laughed. ”

Du Wenhao said:. The emperor's game is dusty, this woman can be regarded as a flood of blessings, and she has taken advantage of the boss

"Not really. The news that this woman had won the emperor's ink treasure soon spread all over the city and outside the city, and everyone came to witness it. The woman was afraid that the Mobao would be damaged, so she took out her only savings and put it as an ape. Hang it on the incense table in the living room of the cottage and worship it wholeheartedly. The former governor of the state also came to pay respects. Seeing that the emperor praised this woman's virtue so much, and thought that it was the supreme glory of the state, the Ministry of Rites and Rites set up a chastity archway for this woman, and this archway is still standing at the entrance of their village outside the city."

Du Wenhao somewhat understood: "Oh, it turned out to be a chaste martyr." And it was commended by the inscription of the first emperor, so this is a bit tricky. ”

"Yes, this woman has been widowed all her life, and she has pulled these three children by herself, and raised them to be * people, and this time she died, and the three children were grateful for their mother's love, and they had to punish the misdiagnosed doctor, and they had already threatened to protect him. The three children carried the imperial pen of the first emperor into Beijing to sue the emperor. ”

"So? Du Wenhao also had a headache. Stop, contemplate and think, the bell must be tied to the bell. We have to find a way to get through the minds of these three children, and it seems necessary to go down and do a field mediation.

Ke Yao had been listening quietly. At this moment, he interjected: "Lord An, I don't know how far it is to go to Yangliu Village?" ”

Du Wenhao laughed secretly in his heart, you ghost girl is probably a worm in my stomach, I just stopped. Before you even open your mouth, you've guessed everything.

An Yilong said: What do you mean? ”

Ke Yao put his hands behind his back. Said with a smile: "If it's not very far." Why don't we check it out now? Xiaozhi moved with emotion and reason, and tried to persuade the three children. ”

An Yilong hurriedly said: "Then Yangliu Village will take more than ten miles out of the city, and it will take at least two hours to go back and forth. Besides, even though the body is still in the township. But the woman who complained was waiting at the inn in the city, if she wanted to be convinced. I'm afraid I have to convince this woman first. She is the daughter-in-law of the old woman, and she is very pungent by nature, and if she convinces her, she will be able to convince others

Du Wenhao said: "Okay, since that's the case, then tomorrow announce that the village woman will come to the hall to ask about the situation."

An Yilong hurriedly said yes.

Who would have thought that An Yilong saw that Du Wenhao had the intention to be promoted to the court to ask about the case, so he simply went back and instructed the officials of the government to wait for them, as long as someone beat the drum and voiced the grievances, they all reported to Du Wenhao to show it.

Early the next morning, Du Wenhao was still asleep, someone shouted softly outside the door, Du Wenhao got up and saw that Pang Yuqin next to him was still asleep with his eyes closed, so he got up and dressed and put down the tent, walked to the door and opened the door.

I saw Yingzi standing outside the door, and was about to speak, so he hurriedly made a shushing gesture, closed the door, walked to the porch, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Young master, just now a master surnamed Zhang came to the yamen of the state capital and said that according to their orders from Lord An, from now on, all those who beat the drum and sound the grievances will report to the adults for a decision."

Du Wenhao tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "What does this An Yilong mean, you want to see me make a fool of myself?"

Someone behind him said, "No! ”

Du Wenhao and Yingzi looked back. I saw Master Shen smiling, shaking the folding fan that does not leave his body all year round, and he walked slowly, and he didn't know when he had already walked to his side.

Du Wenhao said: "What does Mr. think? ”

Master Shen shook lightly: "There is an unwritten rule in officialdom, that is, the big looks like the small, which is a kind of courtesy. Since you said you want to ask the plaintiff. He thinks that you are going to be promoted to the court to ask the case, so he will naturally put yourself in a good position. As far as the position of criminal officer is concerned, the prison sentence can also be promoted to the court for questioning if necessary

"So?" Du Wenhao said with some trepidation: "I have never been promoted to ask about the case." ”

Master Shen's folding fan stopped in mid-air, his little eyes squinted as if he was asleep, and he said slowly after a while: "If you come, you will be safe, and the wise and virtuous adults will naturally believe in it, but a small medical case is expected to be difficult for adults."

Du Wenhao sighed lightly: "Well, since Mr. said so." Then I'll catch the ducks on the shelves and walk on them

After breakfast, put on official uniforms, and came to the back hall of the yamen.

Master Shen briefly told Du Wenhao about the rules of ascending to the hall, and Master Shen listened to the trial behind him, and he knew it in his heart, so he didn't panic.

After the drum of the ascension hall was beating, Du Wenhao came to the hall and sat down on the chair of the Taishi after the warm pavilion plan. Overhead is a plaque of righteousness and brightness. On the left is An Yi Ryoan-sama. Dressed in formal clothes, he sat aside.

On either side were the servants holding water and fire sticks, and kneeling in the hall was a middle-aged woman, dressed simply, but clean, and at first glance she had changed into clean clothes before coming, this was the plaintiff who sued the old man who had come to the hospital, the daughter-in-law of the chaste martyr.

She kept her head down. With both hands on his knees, on the right side of the hall sat Master Zhang of the government office, and in front of the desk there were four treasures of the study, holding a pen in one hand and sitting on the desk with the other, sitting upright with this, and the whole hall was solemn and solemn.

Du Wenhao thought to himself, no wonder the officials on TV are willing to be promoted to the court to try prisoners, this feels really a word "cool", how can it be a cool word!!

I heard Master Shen say that there is such a rumor in the officialdom, "As long as you are promoted to the court and the case is decided, you will immediately not worry about food and clothing, but now I want to come, let alone officials at all levels." Even the officials in the hall who are armed with water and fire sticks probably want to fake the tiger, but Du Wenhao doesn't want to be like those corrupt officials and ink officials, "wearing a black gauze hat and eating the plaintiff and eating the defendant" He has his own ideas, since he is sitting here, he will naturally thoroughly interrogate this case, and also be a master of the blue sky!

Thinking of this, Du Wenhao was shocked to look at Master Shi behind him naturally, only to see that he was smiling at him, and this smile contained encouragement.

The shocked wood sat on the several cases made of shirts and woods, and the officials in the audience immediately shouted in unison, and the plaintiff in the hall was probably distracted and heard this voice. Frightened, he sat down on the ground and quickly knelt up straight.

Du Wenhao said solemnly: "Who is in the audience, why is the drum beating, who is going to sue 7"

"I,"

Before the village woman could speak, An Yilong on the stage coughed lightly and said, "How can you call yourself me in front of the criminal officer?"

"Oh, the folk girl wants to sue the Lang Zhong surnamed Sun, who murdered my mother-in-law for money."

Du Wenhao said: "Your name." Where are the people. Why did you ask a woman to come and complain, and what about your man? ”

"Zhou's woman, is a native of Yangliu Village, ten miles away from Luzhou City, my man is overly sick due to grief, and there are still elderly father-in-law and children waiting to be fed at home

Du Wenhao asked the Zhou family: "Are all your words true, or did someone teach you in advance?" ”

Zhou stole a glance at the master, and muttered for a long time before he said, "That's it" The woman herself came up with

Du Wenxuan: "You said that the Lang Zhong surnamed Sun killed your mother-in-law, what evidence do you have?" ”

Zhou said angrily: "My mother-in-law has an old problem of coughing and wheezing, every spring is even worse, sometimes coughing all day long, serious times can not sleep all night, because this Sun Langzhong is very famous, many people say that his medical skills are very good, I took my mother-in-law to where he is, he was also boasting about Haikou, saying that it is not three doses of medicine, my mother-in-law's illness will be greatly improved, who wants to "Tiancai" said this, actually cried loudly.

Du Wenhao:. Zhou: This is a public court, and no noise is allowed.

When Zhou heard this, he immediately stopped crying and didn't dare to cry anymore.

Du Wenhao said again: "Okay, come on, bring that Sun Langzhong to the hall." ”

I saw two officials carrying an old man up, thin and small, his head was completely white, his waist was slightly saddled, and his expression was frightened

, Gan is even more nervous, lowered his head, and when he was so old that he didn't wait for the power in the hall, he knelt on the ground tremblingly, and shouted Lord Qingtian.

"The hall is Sun Langzhong from the Cyclamen Medical Hall. Du Wenhao asked. Yes, it is the grass people

"How many years have you been a doctor?"

"At the age of twelve, he studied with his master, and at the age of twenty-two, he graduated from the school, and now he has been practicing medicine for 50 years

It turned out to be an old man, Du Wenhao couldn't help but sigh secretly, and said to the Zhou family: "Have you brought the prescription that Sun Langzhong prescribed to your mother-in-law?"

Zhou took out a piece of paper from his arms, Master Zhang got up and took it, walked to the front of the stage and handed it to Du Wenhao with both hands, Du Wenhao took it and looked at it, and said, "Can you leave that medicine residue?"

"It's been handed over to the yamen." Zhou glanced at Master Zhang.

Master Zhang got up and bowed down and replied, "Back to Lord Du's words." The medicine residue was left in the government office, and the small one was brought to you, and a clay pot for boiling medicine was taken out from under the case. Walk to the front of the stage and put it on a few cases.

Du Wenhao sniffed it, looked at the prescription again, and ordered the things to be put aside.

"Zhou, the official asked you, did you catch the medicine on the prescription when you saw it when the cyclamen came?" Du Wenhao asked.

Zhou nodded affirmatively: "The folk woman is naturally the medicine that the cyclamen came to catch, and there is nothing wrong with paying for a total of three payments."

Du Wenhao: "Then your mother-in-law died of illness after taking a few pairs of medicines?" ”

Zhou said: "After taking the first medicine, it seems to be getting better, then Sun Langzhong said that three days is a pair, who wants to eat it after three days, my mother-in-law actually vomited." In the end, he died of diarrhea

Du Wenhao: "Okay. Zhou, don't cry first, and the official will ask you again, who gave your mother-in-law a decoction every time you took the medicine? .

Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "The first time I fried it, and the second time it was fried by my uncle." He's being heard outside the lobby

Du Wenhao:. Zhou, you have to think clearly. ”

Zhou Shi looked dazed and said: "Master, this medicine was caught in the cyclamen medical hall, no one is the same, why do you ask the people like this?" ”

An Yilong said in a deep voice: "Be bold and make a fool of the people, you will answer whatever the adult asks you, where is there any reason to ask the adult?"

Du Wenhao waved his hand, signaling An Yilong to be restless. Turning around, Master Shen bowed his head and said a few words. Master Shen retreated, and An Yilong wanted to ask. But he opened his mouth and still didn't speak.

Du Wenhao: "Since your uncle is outside, then bring him up." ”

In a moment, a barefoot man in his mid-fifties, hunched over, walked to the front of the hall and knelt down silently.

Du Wenhao:. What's your name and how old are you? What does it have to do with the deceased? ”

"Grass people Hong San. Six out of fifty this year. It was the second son of the deceased

"Hong San, looking at your age, you should have grandchildren, right?"

"Back to the eldest master, the grass people have three grandchildren and one granddaughter."

Du Wenhao motioned to Master Zhang to hand the crockpot to Hong San, and said, "Do you know who made the medicine in this crockpot?" ”

Hong San looked at the crockpot carefully, then poked out his nose and sniffed it, and said, "It's made by the grass people." ”

Du Wenhao smiled: "How do you know that this is the medicine you brewed?" What if we give you an identical crockpot and put some other medicine in it? ”

Hong San said: "This medicinal taste is familiar to the grass people, and she also said this when I fed my mother to drink medicine that day." The smell of medicine has a strange smell, and I don't want to drink it.

I said that the medicine is bitter, the best mother still drinks, who wants to be at night "grass people know that this is the case" is the fault of the grass people, she doesn't want to drink or not, who knows that this Lang Zhong quack kills people, indiscriminately drugged, but I also persuade my mother to take this kind of tiger and wolf medicine, it is simply a sinner "really damned!" Woooooooo

Du Wenhao turned his head and asked the woman: "Zhou, when you first gave your mother-in-law this medicine, did she mean not to drink it?" ”

Zhou shook his head:. No

Du Wenhao looked at An Yilong on the side and said, "What do you have to ask?" ”

An Yilong cleared his throat and nodded respectfully at Du Wenhao, and then asked the Zhou family. Zhou, did your mother-in-law say that the medicine smells weird? ”

Zhou: "I didn't talk about it, I gave it to my mother-in-law, and my mother-in-law drank it." ”

An Yilong nodded, and said to Sun Langzhong: "You should have heard what they said just now, right?" Are you mistaken below? ”

"No way!" Doctor Sun said, "Maybe this woman is a ghost!" ”

Zhou Shi said sharply: "What did you say? Don't spew blood! ”

"Humph! Your mother-in-law is old and frail, and she has many diseases. I often come to see you. The so-called long-term sick bedside has no filial son, you must be disgusted with serving you every day, and the long-sick mother-in-law naturally has murderous intentions! ”

"You talk nonsense! You thief doctor, kill my mother-in-law, and still spray feces all over your mouth, you can't die well, the sky thunders!" Zhou's foul language continued to be spoken.

Du Wenhao didn't stop it, and looked at it with a smile. I don't seem to have heard a shrew scolding the street, but I heard it with great interest.

That Sun Langzhong scolded the street how to scold this Zhou's family, blushing with an old face and stammering a sentence or two, and occasionally shaking his head and sighing Only women and villains are difficult to raise.

An Yilong really couldn't listen to it anymore, coughed heavily, Zhou woke up, then stopped scolding, kowtowed to Du Wenhao and said: "Master, the folk woman treats her mother-in-law wholeheartedly, and has no second thoughts, ask the adult to learn from it."