Lin Qingdai turned around and ordered, "Yingzi, you go and call Sister Fei'er and Miss Yuqin and let them come to the yamen." Wu Cong, the old Wang Tou, and Aunt Wang stayed to take care of Liu Zhukuai, if there is any change, come to the yamen immediately to tell us! Silly fat with us to accompany Mr. Du to the yamen theory! ”

When the group came to the yamen, the front of the hall was already full of people, and when they saw Du Wenhao and them coming in, they all pointed and discussed.

Du Wenhao stood under the platform, although his heart was full of anger, he still couldn't hide his curiosity about the ancient yamen, and carefully glanced at the lobby, which was a bit like the layout in movies and television, but under the practice of officials not repairing the yamen, this hall was much older than the one in the movie. There is a plaque hanging in the middle of this lobby, with four gilded characters - "Mirror hanging"! A screen below is painted with a picture of the sea and the moon. In front of the screen, there is a long plan, far away, it is not real, but the upside-down bright red token in the sign holder is very familiar to Du Wenhao, and it is often seen in the movie that the official throws the token down, and he will be spanked and punished.

On both sides of the lobby, there are several signboards, which are written in block letters such as "avoidance" and "silence", and in front of the plaque stand two rows of black-clothed soaps, holding black and white water and fire sticks, looking ahead without squinting. On the side of the lobby in front of Soap Li, there was a chubby middle-aged man standing on his head, wearing a scarf and a folding fan in his hand, looking relaxed and comfortable. At his feet, a man and a woman knelt in the court, it was Liu Zhukuai's father, Liu Laohan, and his wife, Wu.

Lin Qingdai said to Du Wenhao: "That fat man is Xu Sihai, the shopkeeper of Renyi Hall and the doctor sitting in the hall!" The brother-in-law of Lord Liao! ”

Xu Sihai seemed to hear what they were saying, turned his face sideways, glanced at Du Wenhao and Lin Qingdai under the platform, chuckled lightly, and shook the folding fan comfortably, as if he didn't care about the cold.

There is a long table in the corner of the lobby, and behind the table sits a green-robed scribe, looking at the back hall from time to time.

This is Du Wenhao's first time in the ancient hall, and he is a little nervous, his heart is pounding, and his heart is very breathless.

Lei Zhutou whispered to Du Wenhao: "Mr. Du, wait a while to pass you to the court, be calm, and don't be impulsive!" There is a sentence you must remember - the county magistrate hates people talking nonsense in the hall without his permission! So, before the lord lets you speak, don't talk nonsense, otherwise you will be slapped! ”

Du Wenhao nodded gratefully: "Thank you for the reminder!" ”

Lei Zhutou patted Du Wenhao on the shoulder, pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, hurriedly got on the platform, and whispered a few words to the scribe in charge of the record of the ascension. The scribe got up and went into the back hall, came out in a moment, walked to the platform under the eaves of the lobby, and shouted to the onlookers below: "The county lord has ascended to the court, be quiet——! ”

The humming whispers of the crowd quickly quieted down.

The scribe returned to the desk next to the warm pavilion in the lobby, and said in a long voice: "Ascend-hall-——! ”

"Mighty - Martial ——!" On both sides of the lobby, the soaps held red and black water and fire sticks, and there was a sound of pestle on the ground, shouting together.

Immediately, from the back hall slowly walked up to an old man, wearing a black veil, wearing an official robe, a jade belt around his waist, holding his hands, shaking three times, walked up to the warm pavilion, and sat down slowly behind the desk, followed by a sharp-beaked monkey cheek master, holding a folding fan, standing next to the warm pavilion.

Lin Qingdai said in a low voice: "This person in the hall is Lord Zhuang Moumou Zhuang, the magistrate of this county, and the thin staff next to him is the master of the county master, surnamed Hou." ”

It stands to reason that the master, as a staff member privately hired by the county master, cannot go out of the hall, and can only listen to the trial at the back of the hall, but some county masters have no idea, and often listen to the master's guidance, and they always think that it is troublesome to run to the back hall, so they simply ask him to stand aside to listen to the trial and give instructions at any time. Anyway, the county is the biggest in the county, and no one will say anything.

The scribe bowed down and said, "Master Qiqi, both have arrived in the hall!" ”

Zhuang Zhixian coughed lightly, trembled his hands, grabbed the startled wood, and slapped it hard: "Who is the plaintiff?" ”

Xu Sihai clenched his fists and arched his hands: "My lord, the student and the bitter advocate of the old man and the Wu family are the plaintiffs!" Students are former examiners and are routinely not required to kneel. ”

Du Wenhao was a little surprised, it turned out that this dead fat man was actually a former imperial examination person, the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty was already very perfect, but through the imperial examination, those who could finally enter the official career as an official, after all, it was only a part, most of the meritorious talents could only wait outside the yamen in the end, and in desperation, many literati turned to medicine, so many doctors in the Song Dynasty were meritorious scholars. And those who have meritorious names can go to the court to see officials without kneeling.

Zhuang Zhixian nodded: "You beat the drum and voice the grievances, who are you suing?" Why? ”

"The students and others sued Du Wenhao, the second shopkeeper of Wuwei Hall and the doctor sitting in the hall, accusing him of quack homicide and murdering Liu Laohan's son, that is, Liu Zhukuai of our county government!"

"What does the son of Liu Laohan have to do with you?"

"It has nothing to do with students, but the so-called uneven roads are shoveled, and uneven things are managed! This Du Wenhao quack doctor kills people and harms the people, according to my Great Song Dynasty criminal system, everyone can sue him! It is incumbent upon students to petition for the people! ”

Xu Sihai's words were sonorous and sensational, which caused many people outside the hall to applaud loudly.

Zhuang Zhixian nodded: "Well...... where is the defendant?" ”

The scribe replied, "Wait in the hall." ”

"Spread it to the church!"

The scribe got up and shouted outside: "Summons the defendant Du Wenhao!" ”

Du Wenhao took off his robe and walked onto the platform, came to the front of the hall, and arched his hand: "Villain Du Wenhao, I have seen the county magistrate!" ”

Xu Sihai snorted a sneer, and said to the hall: "My lord, as far as the students know, the defendant has no merit, why didn't he kneel when he saw the adult?" It is clearly contempt of the court, and it should be held accountable! ”

Zhuang Zhixian nodded and asked, "Defendant, do you have a meritorious reputation?" ”

Du Wenhao saw sweat on his forehead, and before he could reason, he was beaten by the board, which was wronged. He thought of this problem when he came in just now, but in modern society, there is no habit of kneeling and kowtowing, and he is not wrong in the first place, so he still has to kneel and kowtow, and he feels breathless and aggrieved. Although he has a diploma from a medical university in modern society, it is equivalent to a showman, but that thing can't be said now, Du Wenhao had to bow deeply: "The villain is ......, the villain has no fame......"

"Smack!" Shocked by the wood, Zhuang Zhixian shouted: "Bold! Since there is no fame, when I see this official, I don't kneel, come here! Drag down the hall to replay the 20th board! "Reach for the token in the holder.

"Ahem, ahem!" Master Hou next to him coughed lightly.

Zhuang Zhixian suddenly understood, and said, "Wait first!" He threw the token back into the holder and turned his head to look at the master. Master Hou stepped forward, and with a bang, the folding fan opened, forming a small screen, blocking most of the faces of the two of them behind the folding fan, and then he came to Zhuang Zhixian's ear and said in a low voice: "Dong Weng, this person can't be beaten!" ”

"Why?" Zhuang Zhixian also asked in a low voice.

"The old mother of the county lieutenant has already made the decision, and promised him Pang Yuqin, the third daughter of the county lieutenant Pang County, he is the future son-in-law of the county lieutenant Pang County, and it depends on the owner to beat the dog, Dong Weng beat him, isn't it just to slap the face of the county lieutenant Pang?"

"Oh......, that makes sense! However, before coming, Lord Liao, the chief bookkeeper, visited the door again and again, and said to the official that this Du Wenhao quack doctor killed someone, and he should not be spared lightly, and he must be treated severely! Zhuang Zhixian's voice lowered, and he continued vaguely: "When he said this, the 'weight' is not light!" ”

Of course, Master Hou knew that this weight was a bribe, and smiled slightly: "Dong Weng, things are not so simple!" The huge people and the two tigers of Lord Liao have been fighting for a long time, both openly and secretly, and this Mr. Du is just a chess piece for them to fight! All kinds of twists and turns, not what Lord Liao and this Xu Sihai said, Dong Weng should be aware of himself, and it is better not to hurt the harmony of the same ya! ”

"Well...... where is that preferred?"

"The two disadvantages are balanced to take the lighter, and the two benefits are the heavier, Liu Zhukuai is to arrest the thief and be injured, the controversy in this case is this matter, Dr. Du is to treat this Liu Zhukuai defendant to the Yamen, the arresters have a lot of complaints about this, and the county lieutenant Pang will definitely not sit idly by. I also heard that this Dr. Du's medical skills are really famous, whether it is really a quack doctor who killed people, and I have to try it. In particular, a few days ago, the county lieutenant Pang led the arrest and killed several thieves who fled to our county, and made great contributions. Don't lose a big deal because of a small thing! ”

"Oh......, that makes sense!" Zhuang Zhixian stroked a few strands of gray beard and suddenly realized, "Then how should I understand this case?" ”

"Listen first,—— then mud! In the end - no more! ”