Usually, when the state and county yamen pass through the court, the soap class is divided into two rows, and the hall is full of authority, and the ordinary young people, just let this momentum be intimidated, they are almost willing to recruit ------ and fight small people, and they will always be afraid of the majesty of their parents and officials in their nature.

When it came to the Yamen of the Inspectorate Division, the situation was very different.

This kind of provincial-level judicial organ personally intervenes in the case of either serious and important cases, or major cases that are retried in the first instance; Either the person who committed the crime has a special identity, and the lower-level state and county yamen do not carry enough weight before handing over the case. Therefore, at this point, the procedure of passing through the hall has been simplified a lot, and that set of methods is destined to only be used by ordinary people.

The presiding judge sat upright on the high court, and the plaintiff and defendant went to the court, in a concise and clear form, with no people watching the trial and no officials observing. Here, it is equivalent to Tao Sheng's Yiyantang.

Yes, it's a word!

Although the cases that have been tried by the Prosecutor's Department will eventually be submitted to the Beijing Division, and the case can only be concluded after being reviewed by the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, in many cases, the so-called review is only in written form, and the case file can be submitted to the Beijing Division for review. Only death row prisoners will be sent to Jingshi, and the case will be reviewed and finalized by the three law divisions, and finally executed with the approval of the emperor.

And if Li Qian's crime is confirmed, although it is also hanging, the imperial court gives preferential treatment to scholars with meritorious reputations, and it is said that he is a two-list jinshi, even a small talent, and he will not be sentenced to death.

In other words, such a small case, even if it has caused a storm in the city, does not need to be transferred to Jingshi for trial------ and he Li Qian still cannot get out of Tao Sheng's authority and control.

That's a bit of a fuck up!

Although Li Qian has the power to play the Son of Heaven directly, he can't play and shout injustice before the case has even started------ so he can only come to the trial honestly.

"Who is standing in the hall?" Tao Sheng asked.

"Xin Weike Jinshi, former Hanlin Academy review, Li Qian." Li Qianxin said that you are not talking nonsense, you don't recognize people when you turn your face, and you still knowingly ask all the nonsense, dare to love my uncle the day before yesterday I screamed in vain------

"And you are guilty?" Tao Sheng asked again.

"Dare to ask my lord, I don't know what crime I have committed here?"

“------”

In this case, if it were someone else, Tao Sheng would give him a dismount first, and order someone to beat him up to see if he dared to "quibble"! But obviously, Li Qian is not the master who can be ravaged by others, and Tao Sheng really can't torture him------

The interrogation continued, Tao Sheng looked at him again and asked: "This government has received a complaint, and the Zhang brothers of Taoli Village have accused you of being cheap, forcibly buying their sister as a slave, and committing adultery, can you plead guilty?" ”

"I don't recognize myself."

After a pause, Li Qian said slowly: "Not only that, but I also want to accuse the two of them of bad character, no brothers, friends, brothers, and sisters, but instead abuse their eight-year-old sister, beat and scold at every turn, and almost starved to death, stained with bad deeds------, dare to ask adults, how different are they from jackals and beasts in such behavior?" ”

"Li Qian, you are spewing blood!" As soon as Li Qian's words fell, the Zhang family brothers on the side couldn't help but jump up, and argued angrily: "My lord, that's not the case, he is clearly quibbling!" ”

"Is it me who is spewing blood, or are you talking nonsense, I believe that adults have their own judgments, why do you need to make noise here?" Li Qian replied impatiently, then looked at Tao Sheng above, and arched his hand: "My lord, these two people roared in court and interfered with the judiciary, ------ you look?"

Syllable!

Tao Sheng patted the wood in shock: "Silence! Then he stroked his beard and said seriously: "Both of them are people from the countryside, and it is inevitable that they will not know the rules when they go to the court for the first time. However, when he faced Li Qian, he didn't speak so politely.

"But why do you ------ despise this official?"

"I have never ------ below"

"Dare to quibble!" Tao Sheng interrupted angrily: "This constitution passed you on today, asking about the case of you being a good person, why did you avoid answering and accusing others of guilt?" Dare to say that you are not despising the majesty of your own officials? ”

"------" Li Qianxin said, if you want to fall into my sin, you can say it directly, why bother to come to this set of empty heads, pretending to be quite like that.

"Li Qian, Benxian will ask you again, did you buy the sister of the Zhang brothers as a maid?"

"Nope."

"Dare you say you don't!" Tao Sheng patted it again and said: "The Zhang brothers have submitted the deed to this constitution, and there is your Li Qian's handwriting on it!" How do you explain this? ”

Li Qian let out an 'oh', and then smiled: "Aren't adults illiterate?" ”

"If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame Benxian for your crimes!" Tao Sheng slapped it again.

Li Qian put his hand into his sleeve, quickly took out a piece of paper, and offered it with both hands: "What the lord said, but this deed?" ”

An errand officer stepped forward, took the deed from his hand, and presented it.

Tao Sheng spread it out and looked at it, and after confirming that it was correct, he nodded and said: "Yes, it is this deed of sale, in duplicate, one copy for you, and the other copy in the hands of the Zhang brothers." ”

"Heh, isn't my lord mistaken? This is clearly a deed to adopt a righteous sister, how can you sell yourself? Li Qian couldn't help but smile, his smile was weird, as cunning as a little fox who succeeded in his treacherous scheme, "There is more than one deed in this deed!" ”

"You don't have to quibble!" Tao Sheng was furious, "When the matter comes to an end, above the court, you still dare to speak tricks and intentions to deceive the official?" Do you really think that by doing this, you will be able to hide from the world? ”

With a sneer, he arched his hand towards the sky and said, "How wise is the current saint, how can he easily let a cunning person like you take advantage of the loophole?" According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, if in the name of begging, those who buy good and cheap are guilty of the same------ Li Qian, what else do you have to say? ”

"Why do you insist that I, Li Qian, are buying good slaves in the name of adoption?" Li Qian sneered, "As a provincial constitution, a senior judicial official, and the ancestor of the people, you have to speak responsibly. ”

In this era, the county officials were called 'old parents', and the prefect's senior generation was the guardian's parents, and so on to a provincial constitution, so he was naturally a 'great grandfather'.

This is not easy to accept, Tao Sheng can't say it in front of everyone in the hall, when you and I met in private the day before yesterday, I saw that your words were evasive, which was obviously caused by a weak heart, so I found you guilty------

"Yes or no, Benxian will know as soon as he asks!" Another eye-catching shot, Tao Sheng said in a deep voice: "Pass on the young daughter of the Zhang family." ”

In fact, as early as yesterday, the people of Zhensi wanted to take the stupid girl away, the reason was to prevent Li Qian from colluding with her. Li Qian naturally didn't do it, so he sternly stopped the gang of officials at that time, saying that if he dared to take a step forward to break into the inner house, he would order the guard to go out on the charge of trespassing on the house------

The gang of errands were naturally afraid of him, after all, it was the mansion of the old man Jinshi, and they really didn't dare to break in, otherwise they would only suffer in the end------ Li Qian really wanted to sue them, and Tao Sheng, the court official, couldn't protect them.

Li Qian is not making trouble unreasonably, since they all say that "his daughter is young, although he is the same as the same strong argument", what kind of confession do he string? Is this necessary? I won't let you get your wish, find someone to test the stupid girl's body in advance, what can you Tao Sheng do?

So, the stupid girl came with him today.

An eight-year-old girl, who had never seen such a scene, was taken to the hall with a timid face, and without waiting for orders, she knelt respectfully in front of the big case, bowed, and said crisply: "I have seen Master Gaozu." ”

I have to say that such a little girl, her thin and pitiful appearance, is incompatible with this cold and cold lobby. There are wolf-like officials on both sides, and this picture of "Beauty and the Beast" alone is enough to make people feel unbearable to treat her harshly in their hearts.

Even Tao Sheng, who was sitting on a big case, his face softened slightly, and he returned to his amiable side like the "God of Wealth" in the past.

"You are the young daughter of the Zhang family in Taoli Village? Get up and answer. Tao Sheng first shouted to him to get up, then looked at her and said, "Benxian came to ask you, what is your name?" ”

"My name is Silly Girl."

"Well, how old are you this year?"

"Eight."

"Did your brother treat you well in the past?"

"This ------" The silly girl looked hesitant and turned her head to look at Li Qian on the side.

"Out of the way! Our ancestor is the master of the blue sky, you answer truthfully. Of course, Li Qian knew that in this short period of time, she should have been threatened by some messenger and forced to answer as they wished. But there is no need to worry about this, because before going out, I had a brief explanation to her.

Of course, she is too young, and Li Qian can't say some things too clearly, just tell her that when she arrives in the hall, just tell the truth, with her own presence, no one can bully her.

"------" Tao Sheng, who was sitting in the hall, couldn't help but turn black after hearing his mocking title.

"Back to Master Gaozu, my eldest brother and second brother treated me very badly, not only let me chop wood and boil water for them every day, do laundry and cook, but if I accidentally slowed down, my brothers would use whips to whip me------"

"Silly girl, Master Gaozu is above, you can't talk nonsense!" The boss of the Zhang family on the side gritted his teeth and interjected a sentence in a sympathetic manner.

After all, the stupid girl still has some psychological shadows for him, so she immediately closed her mouth when she heard the words, and she was too timid to say any more.

"Heh, dare to ask my lord, what is the crime of coercing witnesses in front of the Zhang brothers?" Li Qian sneered on the side.

Tao Sheng glared at the boss of the Zhang family fiercely, but he was also secretly glad in his heart, fortunately, he interrupted the little girl at the right time, otherwise, God knows what she would say later------ if it really came to that time, it would not be easy for him to end.

Originally, in his mind, it should not be difficult to threaten a little girl to change her supply, and it would be enough to send an errand officer.

The reason why she was kind to her in the hall was actually because she was afraid of scaring the little girl, and then she would forget all the words that her subordinates taught her------ not wanting all this to be in vain, but let Li Qian have the upper hand.

"Zhang Dacheng! If you dare to speak out and interrupt this constitutional questioning case, this constitution will not spare you! ”

After saying something dryly, Tao Sheng's eyes fell on the stupid girl again, and he said solemnly: "Silly girl! Benxian will ask you again, does Li Qian have a cough ------, is there a girl who asked you to warm his bed? ”

"Huh?" The silly girl blinked with a pair of big innocent eyes and looked straight at him, as if she didn't understand him at all.

"------" is embarrassed by the Tai adults, some things are said too explicit in court, which will inevitably affect their own reputation, but if they don't express their meaning clearly, do you still want to ask about this case?

Li Qian couldn't help but secretly snicker, and said in his heart that this is good, you Tao Sheng did a lot of calculations, but you didn't expect to lift a stone and hit your own feet, right? Deserve!