The next day, Li Xilai handed a complaint to the Shouzhou Mansion Magistrate's Court, and in front of the solemn Magistrate's Court, two mighty stone lions stared intently at the nearly 100 plaintiffs crowded at the door, as well as more and more onlookers.

On the street, the workers and peasants moved to the offering table in the City God Temple, Yuan Xue, a girl, climbed onto the table, rolled a microphone with newspaper, and made a speech to the citizens who did not know the truth, and also to the respected and talented magistrates in the Magistrate's Court: "What is the land? The land is the lifeblood of the peasants! (When he said this, the scoundrels in the crowd laughed, but Yuan Xue ignored them, and his own worker brothers drove the splashes out)

"When a farmer loses his land, it's like a man who has lost his life, the sky is about to fall, the ground is about to fall, and the whole family is going to have no future. Let's go work in the factory! The old man said so, but the machines in the factory are more capable of eating people than the tigers in the mountains. ”

"I lost my arm, I lost my leg, my brother and uncle were buried in the mine and no one asked. What kind of sin has been created to have such retribution? What is the mistake of our folks that they should be deprived of the land on which they depend for their livelihood, and that they should suffer such a crime? What kind of royal law can bear to watch these poor people die one after another in the dark tunnels? ”

Yuan Xue's expressive way of speaking obviously comes from the true biography of a man surnamed Guo who has always been good friends with the actors. Although the man surnamed Guo was kicked out by the gentlemen of the magistrate's house because of this "indecent" performance, the common people still ate this set very much.

Whether it's an aunt passing by to buy groceries, or a young guy who is about to go to the store to take care of business, you won't miss it when you pass by.

It's lively outside, but the old men inside are sweating like rain under their crowns - although it is the weather of the middle of winter, the room is densely packed with people standing or sitting. The twenty-one magistrates of the Shouzhou Prefecture Magistrate's Court gathered together, and this began a rare grand scene in the past. But at this moment, these talented bachelors have no intention of reciting poems and discussing articles, there are a few big boxes in front of them, and almost all of them are sad.

These boxes are all the documents and archives that Fei Jianren has played tricks in Shouzhou Mansion over the years and obtained land from the government at a very low price - at the same time as receiving Li Ziming's paper, Ai Fan, the chief of the Shouzhou Mansion Magistrate's Court, and the Zhengsipin Magistrate, did not hesitate to get the Zhu signature (the signature used by the Song State magistrates to give orders is about a foot long and divided into different colors, and the vermilion is the highest grade - unconditional obedience must be made, otherwise the judge can be directly arrested on charges of resisting the law), It only took half an hour to transfer the archives of the past years from the Yamen of the Shouzhou Prefect.

Now these boxes are placed here, Ai Fan sits on the best chair, and looks coldly at his colleagues—he has been a judge in Shouzhou Mansion for twenty years, and he has been a lawyer for more than ten years before. Thirty or forty years of career is inseparable from Master Fei, if someone wants to use Master Fei's mind, then Ai Tuiguan will have to show his talents.

"Gentlemen. Someone is going to overturn the case. Ai Fan said coldly: "Yesterday, someone came to sue Long Tao for colluding with Chang Bancheng to seize the family property, I felt strange, why did these poor ghosts suddenly care about the Fei family's housework." There is such a good show at the door today, which makes me understand, Fei Yuanwai is not in Shouzhou, and some people want to make waves. ”

The officials nodded one after another, on the boundary of Shouzhou, regardless of whether it was a promotion official or a pro-people official, and it didn't matter whether it was a imperial examination official or a favor official, they didn't take any benefits from the rich man Fei. Now some people want to find the bad luck outside the fee, and naturally they are also looking for the bad luck of this wave of officials.

"Can such a hole be opened? No! Ai Fan said categorically: "This farce should be over." Who was in charge of yesterday's case? ”

"It's a student." A younger magistrate walked out: "It's the student who is presiding over the case." ”

"Okay, then you should know how to do it." Ai Fan saw that this was his descendant student Qi Wei, and his heart relaxed: "Let the Fei family's family affairs be handled by themselves." Qing officials are constantly doing housework. As the saying goes, there's always some truth. After finishing the order, Ai Fan looked at the big boxes under the hall, and said after thinking about it for a long time: "Then today's case is still contemptible and personal-Zhong Yang, Wang Yi, you and I will try this case together." ”

Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye. The two people who were named by Ai Fan and left behind were also his "friends" for many years, and they also received considerable benefits from Master Fei.

Wang Yi is a man with a broad face, and his face is as black as Bao Gong. He is the same age as Ai Fan, and he is also from the high position of the fourth grade. Zhong Yang is the youngest of the three, he is only in his thirties this year, but he has been in this line for many days, and he has a very bold style of doing things, and he has solved a lot of troubles for Master Fei, and of course he has received a lot of benefits.

After everyone went out, Ai Fan was not so upright: "Two brothers, you know why we are working on this case together - the people present, there is no more than the three of us." If something really happens, we won't be able to run away. ”

Wang Yi and Zhong Yang neither answered, but judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to object to Ai Fan's statement.

Ai Fan said: "This Li Ziming is not small, and his father-in-law's family is powerful. He is also a famous mouth of Heluo. Running to our Huainan must have ulterior motives. ”

Wang Yidao; "I know his father-in-law, he is a high-ranking official on Henan Road. The heart is not big, if we do something to his son-in-law, we will definitely suffer from it. ”

Zhong Yang is young and vigorous: "No matter how powerful his father-in-law is, he is also an official of Henan Road, and we are in Lianghuai." These eight poles can't be beaten. ”

"Hold it safe." Ai Fan said: "But you can't let him go wild...... There are some things that should be done or done. ”

Wang Yi reminded Ai Fan: "He is not alone. It's not something that can be done by one person. I heard that there are relatives from the Liao Kingdom in Qiuzhi County......"

Zhong Yang frowned: "What kind of relatives came at this time?" ”

Ai Fan sneered: "It's not a relative, it's strange." I think there is something to do with this group of Liao people behind this matter. The local sheriff talked to those Liao people and understood their intentions. ”

Wang Yidao; "It's my business, I'll do it."

Ai Fan thought for a while: "I have to find Zhu Ming, he is the guard dog outside the fee, and now someone wants to tear down the beams outside the fee, he can't help but come out and bark a few times." ”

Zhong Yang said: "I'm familiar with him, I'll go find him." ”

Ai Fan Dao; "It's okay to find him, but remember eight words."

"Which eight words?"

"Seeing the nature and knowing the heart, and being romantic."

Zhong Yang's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood in his heart. The first half of these eight words is about the Buddhist Zen Buddhism "Seeing the nature and knowing the heart, not falling into words." The second half of the sentence is a proverb "Without a word, you can be romantic." This is Ai Fan reminding him not to leave any tricks in his dealings with Zhu Ming. Now that he understood what he meant, he made up his mind.

After the three of them met here, they went their separate ways. In the afternoon of the same day, Li Xi also came to the magistrate's house again, this time behind him, followed by dozens of plaintiffs and hundreds of people watching the excitement, standing at the gate of the magistrate's house, the clerk who guarded the door was strange: "Mr. Li, didn't you deliver the case in the morning?" Why is the afternoon here again? ”

Li Xi casually slapped a dozen folding fans: "The students can wait, but the people can't wait." The law department supports justice like fighting a fire and burning the prairie fire, and it must be enough to not spin its heels, how can it be reasonable to walk in peace? ”

The guard at the door understood this, so he went in and reported it in a daze. Ai Fan was looking at the boxes and didn't know how to pack them, and when he heard that Li Xi was coming, he also sneered: "It's just right." Then he commanded, "Let him come in—let him in alone, and wait for the others outside." ”