There are three major dramas and three small dramas in the capital. The three major dramas are the emperor's sacrifice to the sky, the champion tour of the city, and the city god temple fair; The three small dramas are beheading, questioning, and fighting.

For ordinary people, the three major dramas are like watching a super blockbuster. On the first day of the first lunar month of this year, Emperor Renwu held his first ceremony of worshipping the heavens since his accession to the throne at the Temple of Heaven, as well as his crown ceremony. The people of the capital watched this rare grand scene from afar.

The three small dramas are like watching a serial. Thousands of heads are cut off every year in the western city of the capital, and the bloody picture is definitely much more exciting than a horror movie, and it would be even more brilliant if the prisoner came back to a few more southern and northern tones before his execution. For litigation, it is more like watching a court drama, watching others fight each other, and it feels sour for no reason.

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Three days later, in the morning, although the weather was still relatively cold, the outside of the Suncheon Prefecture was crowded with people early. The good deeds had already spread the news that the two people were going to be in dispute.

In the lobby, Fu Yin Jia Zhongnan was looking at the complaint with tears and laughter. He is a Yin of the capital government and a member of the third grade, but he was reduced to a lawsuit to try a fight. But he couldn't ignore it, one of the two parties to the brawl was the nephew of the Tobe squire, and the other was an officer who had been promoted by His Majesty's imperial pen. In the capital, as long as it involves the royal family, it is not a trivial matter.

At this moment, Chen Xiong has been carefully waiting for Fu Yin to speak.

That day, after he came to his senses, he remembered that one of Chen Lu's "Eight Discussions" was the "discussion of merit", which means that meritorious people cannot be casually accused. However, he has already made bold statements, and if he doesn't tell Qian Jin, he won't be surnamed Chen, and he can only bite the bullet at the moment.

In the past few days, he has also secretly investigated, except for the comment that His Majesty once gave a "young hero", Qian Jin has no foundation in the capital.

Regarding His Majesty's attitude, Chen Xiong has also carefully analyzed the stakes and disadvantages. When His Majesty ascended the throne, he had not yet reached the crown, and the government was co-presided over by Li Shoufu and the Queen Mother. Although His Majesty performed a crown ceremony at the beginning of the year to sacrifice to the heavens, how could the change of power be so easy. Besides, it is often rumored that His Majesty loves to mess around, and that criticism may be a plaything after fooling around, and you will forget it after a glance. Thinking about it at worst, Your Majesty should not be bored enough to care about a brawl lawsuit.

At this time, the ministers, general judges and other officials, as well as the officials, were already in place. After reading the complaint, Jia Zhongnan had a conclusion in his heart. So he cleared his throat, slapped the wood, and asked sharply: "Who is in the hall, who do you want to sue and what?" ”

Chen Xiong was awakened by this shocking sound, so he hurriedly straightened his clothes, bowed down and replied: "Yujia Mansion Yin, student Chen Xiong, a person from Zhejiang, wants to sue Guanhai City Qian Jin for beating me. ”

Na Jia Zhongnan glanced at Chen Xiong's white face, and he was a little unhappy in his heart, saying that if you lose the fight, you will have to do one more thing for yourself. However, he still had to act impartially on his face and asked, "In that case, where is Qian Jin now?" ”

Chen Xiong glanced outside the Yimen, and was about to say that Qian Jin was afraid of crime and did not dare to come, and when he wanted to send a sea fishing document to Shuntianfu, a loud voice sounded outside the door: "Guanhai City Qian Jin is here." ”

The onlookers automatically separated into one road, and Qian Jin walked calmly from the Yimen.

Today he wears a dark blue cotton robe, a sheepskin vest on the outside, a square flat hat on his head, and his slender and straight body, which has attracted a lot of attention from the crowd.

Qian Jin slowly walked into the public hall, bowed slightly to Jia Zhongnan, and said, "Yufu Yin, student Qian Jin, come to respond to the lawsuit." ”

Jia Zhongnan saw that Qian Jin's demeanor was extraordinary, and he couldn't help but nod slightly. When he saw that both parties to the dispute had arrived, he was shocked and said in a deep voice: "Chen Xiong, now that Qian Jin has arrived, you can tell me about the brawl in detail." ”

Hearing Jia Zhongnan's question, Chen Xiong said the words that he had already calculated in his heart: "Yufu Yin, I don't know this Qian Jin. That day, he pretended to come to toast in Chunfeng Building, but he suddenly became ferocious, grabbed my head and hit the wall. A few of my companions, as well as the drinkers of Chunfeng Lou, can testify. Please ask Fu Yin to make the decision for the students and punish Qian Jin for the crime of assaulting others. ”

Jia Zhongnan heard Chen Xiong's words, and his heart couldn't help but become nameless.

He originally planned to characterize the case as a crime of fighting, hoping that Chen Xiong would be able to make up a decent reason, so that he could confirm Qian Jin's crime of fighting, and then he would mediate on the grounds that meritorious people could not report at will. In this way, it can be trivialized, not only taking care of His Majesty's face, but also not offending Lu Song, the household servant.

As a result, as soon as Chen Xiong opened his mouth, he said that he and Qian Jin "never knew each other", and later said that Qian Jin was beaten "for no reason". If you don't even explain the motive for the beating, how can you judge the case? Jia Zhongnan scolded angrily: "You said that Qian Jin and you don't know each other, could it be that he has traveled thousands of miles to harm you?" ”

Qian Jin next to him saw that Chen Xiong looked poor in reasoning, so he smiled and said, "Yufu Yin, the student did beat him, this crime ...... I think so. ”

When Jia Zhongnan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. To the prisoners of his Shuntian Mansion, which one did not confess after being sentenced in court. Although he was not enough to torture this money, he had never seen such a neat confession.

Chen Xiong didn't expect it, he thought that a war of words was indispensable. The people outside the lobby also began to whisper. Jin Taiming and Liao Donglin were caught in the crowd and looked in, their faces anxious.

"Now that you've pleaded guilty, sign it." Jia Zhongnan breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately instructed the master to draft the closing document.

"......Slow down," Qian Jin said in a deep voice.

"Do you want to go back on it? There are so many people here to testify. Jia Zhongnan said angrily.

Wait for the students to finish. It is true that I have beaten Chen Xiong in public, but not for no reason. Qian Jin said.

"Then let me explain." Jia Zhongnan just wanted to close the case quickly, so he said impatiently.

Qian Jin paused and said loudly: "The reason why I beat Chen Xiong is because of his two crimes. Sin one, I came to the capital to participate in the examination this time, hoping to be able to reimburse the imperial court in the future. I didn't know that this Chen Xiong openly cursed me to die at the hands of the Japanese Kou; The second crime is that because of some military merits, His Majesty personally inscribed the words "Young Hero" to me, but this guy actually argued that His Majesty's title was not true. ”

After hearing these words, Jia Zhongnan finally understood the reason. This Chen Xiong is estimated to be not angry with Qian Jin, and he won His Majesty's commendation at a young age, and he spoke disrespectfully. This Qian Jin is not a fuel-efficient lamp, not only did he beat this Chen Xiong violently, but he also used the topic to play a role, and deducted a charge of "vain discussion of His Majesty" to Chen Xiong.

You must know that there are only a few more words between "those who have been rewarded by His Majesty" and "His Majesty", and the difference is huge. If he doesn't handle this matter well, he will be charged with a random crime at that time, and he will lose his head.

Jia Zhongnan glanced at Qian Jin meaningfully, and then without saying a word, he directly ordered Chen Xiong to be tied up, so as not to let him talk nonsense anymore.

Where will the money be so cheap Chen Xiong stopped at the moment and said: "Yufu Yin, according to Chen Lu, if the people of my Chen Kingdom are accused of crime, they can all plead." ”

The onlookers outside didn't know why, but when they saw that Chen Xiong sued Qian Jin, he was tied up instead, and many people began to whisper.

Jia Zhongnan was forced by the pressure of the people, so he had to order someone to loosen Chen Xiong's ties, and at the same time warned: "Chen Xiong, this official allows you to plead, you are so self-conscious, don't talk nonsense again." ”

That Chen Xiong was originally weak-hearted, but he was already frightened at the moment, so he hurriedly nodded. He rubbed his arm that was a little red by the rope, pointed at Qian Jin and said: "As a hundred households, you don't want to stop the enemy, but you have been chased by the Japanese and fled for more than 50 miles. Am I wrong? ”

Qian Jin had expected him to say that. Anyway, Your Majesty has already made a decision on the matter of Pingwei, and if there is anything to shirk from Your Majesty. If this Chen Xiongshang was in a hurry and wanted to die, and even the emperor bit him indiscriminately, he would not stop him. So he said: "Your Majesty has already made a holy judgment on the matter of killing the Japanese invaders, and you don't need to say much here. ”

Chen Xiong didn't let go of Qian Jin's deserter, and continued: "Your Majesty didn't notice that you were deceived for a while. My generation of scholars read the books of the sages, and they should be reasonable, and do not say that I accuse you, even if I want to die to admonish, it is still righteous. In the past, there were Tianzheng Gong and the Eighteen Scholars who risked their lives to admonish ......"

"Shut up", Qian Jin heard Chen Xiong mention his grandfather, and immediately shouted: "Tianzheng Gong's character is valuable...... Is his name a shame that you, a villain, can casually mention? ”

Chen Xiong was taken aback by Qian Jin's voice. At this time, Qian Jin's eyes were wide open, like a vicious wolf who chose people to devour. His mouth opened, and finally he chose to keep silent.

Qian Jinchang took a breath, calmed down a little, and said word by word:

"In the past, when this hundred households passed through Zhenjiang Mansion, it coincided with the rebellion of the Japanese invaders. Five villages around Zhenjiang Province were slaughtered, and more than 500 elderly people, women and children, were spared.

Some of them are farmers, who specialize in farming; Some are carpenters, who only know how to build houses; Some are blacksmiths, and iron pots and farm tools are made by them; The women there will grow mulberry and silkworms, and the children are very smart. You are a lifter, the four bodies are not diligent, and the grains are not divided, it is the many such Chen people who feed you.

Later, this hundred households and the Japanese invaders, led Zhenjiang Wei Yu Dayou to lead troops to exterminate all the Japanese bandits, and avenged the more than 500 people. Your Majesty, you are rewarded to me, but you are biting everywhere like a mad dog, wanting to trap Your Majesty for being unkind and unjust, and your heart should be punished. ”

After speaking, Qian Jin breathed a long sigh of relief. He has said all this, and he no longer pays attention to the words of Jia Zhongnan and Chen Xiong.

The next thing is to wait. If you hit the small one, the old one will always come out, right?