After the county lieutenant Chu left, Li Yanzhi instructed his subordinates to go to the back hall of the county government to find things that filled the façade with water and fire sticks, arrows, and shocking wood. Then the pleadings and cases in the county government were divided into categories, packed in several boxes, and then carried to the back hall, Li Yanzhi said that he would read them one by one later.

About two quarters of an hour later, Liu Jiwu returned to the county office, and several people with him were carrying a number of simple food baskets woven with bamboo strips, which contained all kinds of food. Liu Jiwu was still carrying three or four jars of wine in his hand, and walked into the main hall with a big bang. Li Yanzhi asked them to send the wine and food to the room first, and then beckoned the county lieutenant Chu to come and eat and drink together in the evening. A few people came out according to their words, but they couldn't find where the room was after looking for a long time, or later a famous official guided them to send the wine and food to the room.

And everyone in the county government hurriedly sorted out their images. Then they each held a big stick of water and fire and stood on both sides of the county office. Li Yanzhi watched TV series when he was a child, and he always felt that the county lord's ascension to the court was the most majestic thing in the world, and he was deeply poisoned by it, so that he was now in the most admired and majestic position, so he forced these subordinates to do such a show. to satisfy his vanity, which he has not satisfied since childhood.

Half an hour later, County Lieutenant Chu took two litigants and entered the county government through the side gate of the county government, and then went straight to the main hall of the county government according to Li Yanzhi's instructions. Only then did Li Yanzhi boast about Haikou, saying that he was willing to work for him to deal with all the affairs in the county government. This county lieutenant Chu was also suspicious, and wanted to use such a case to find out how Li Yanzhi was doing.

The county lieutenant Chu ordered the two litigants to wait outside the hall, and then entered the hall himself, ready to report back to Li Yanzhi, and as soon as he entered the hall, he was taken aback. He saw that the soldiers in leather armor and wanton in the hall were all standing on both sides with water and fire sticks at this time. Although they were of different heights, some appeared to be very strong, while others looked thin. However, the high-spirited and faint murderous aura in each of them made this county lieutenant dare not underestimate them anymore.

"Don't panic the county lieutenant, I also think that it is so majestic, so I make them so." Li Yanzhi greeted the county lieutenant Chu with a smile. The county lieutenant of Chu hurriedly saluted: "Qi and Hu Jia brought it, and they are hearing the trial outside the hall at this time. Please summon Sima to summon him to the court. Ben Wei believed that Sima had his own judgments. ”

"Good!" Li Yanzhi nodded, and said to Cui Yang on the side: "Call Liu Jiwu to come and write a record." He also rushed to Qin Dayong, who was in the first place under the seat, and said: "Spread the Qi family and Hu Jia to the court!" ”

Qin Dayong turned his head and shouted at the door of the main hall: "Chuan Qi's and Hu Jia's two people have ascended to the hall——! His voice was so loud that even the county lieutenant Chu who was near Li Yanzhi heard it at first glance, and his body shook involuntarily. The rest of the soldiers on both sides of the main hall were still standing solemnly and did not move.

Outside the door, Qi and Hu Jia, when they heard this sound, they all walked towards the hall. When I entered the hall, I saw more than 20 soldiers in leather armor and holding water and fire sticks standing on both sides, all of them with fresh faces, and the original officials had long since disappeared. The two looked at the first place in the hall again, but saw a young man sitting upright behind a few cases, also dressed in leather armor, and looked like a young man, the face of the county respected who was familiar to him, but he didn't know where to go.

Seeing this, Hu Jia was shocked, and the Qi family beside him had already knelt down and kowtowed. Hu Jia stood in place and asked, "Why is it not Zhang Mingfu?" ”

Li Yanzhi was stunned in his heart, but he said quietly: "Zhang Mingfu is not here, and now I am acting for the affairs of the county government, Hu Jia, do you have any questions?" ”

Hu Jia frowned and said, "Who are you?" You said that you are in charge of the affairs of the county government, do you have the final say? ”

When Li Yanzhi heard this, he laughed twice and said, "I am Sima of the county government." Arriving today, Zhang Mingfu is at the same level as me. If he is not there, I naturally have the right to act for him, are you not convinced? ”

Li Yanzhi's voice fell, and the subordinates holding water and fire sticks on both sides were already looking at Hu Jia with a cold look on their faces. Seeing this, Hu Jia had to kneel down and kowtow and say, "The grass people have no intention of disagreeing. I only hope that Sima can judge this matter. ”

Li Yanzhi nodded: "I will naturally judge." I have seen the complaint. Qi, what you said in your complaint, but is it true? ”

Qi kowtowed and said: "Back to Sima, what the grass people said in the complaint is true. If there is a sentence that is untrue, you are willing to accept the sin! ”

Li Yanzhi nodded, and then turned to Hu Jia: "Hu Jia, because you can't serve, you asked Qin Feng, the son of the Qi family, to serve for you at the cost of ten acres of fertile land by the water, but is there such a thing?" ”

When Hu Jia heard this, he hurriedly raised his head: "The grass man broke his leg, and it is true that he asked Qin Feng to serve on my behalf, but when I came to him, I said that it was the ten acres of thin fields near the mountain. As for the ten acres of fertile fields near the water, there is absolutely no such thing! ”

Hearing this, Qi Shi turned his tear-stained face angrily, and said to Hu Jia: "You are talking nonsense! You used ten acres of fertile land to trick my son into enlisting in the army on your behalf, and now you ...... Now that my son is dead in battle, you have turned your face and denied anyone...... Whining...... It's my son, ...... for you Fight to the death for you wolf-hearted thing...... My miserable son...... Now the white-haired man sends the black-haired man...... Our family...... Family, how can you live! ”

Li Yanzhi took the startling wood on the side and patted it, and shouted in his mouth: "Silence! ”

With this roar, Qi's voice, which had just been crying, gradually lowered, and turned to sobbing.

Li Yanzhi turned his head again and asked Qi: "You said that Hu Jia promised to give you ten acres of fertile land near water, can there be written evidence for this matter, or what witnesses are there?" ”

Qi Shi was still sobbing, and said intermittently: "This matter is only me and my ...... The wretched one knows. We are all ...... It's all illiterate people, where are ...... Where would you have thought of asking him to write a note......

Li Yanzhi nodded, and looked at Hu Jia again: "You promised to give them ten acres of thin fields near the mountains, but there is a written evidence, or what witnesses do you have?" ”

When Hu Jia heard this, he still shook his head: "When we first talked about it, there were only ...... It was just the three of us and there was no note......"

When Qi heard this, he sobbed and said, "Son...... I didn't ask you to go to ...... Thou hast coveted the ten acres of land, and thou hast to go...... Nowadays...... Can you see it today? You're gone...... Those ten acres of land, no one will give it to us......"

Li Yanzhi heard Qi's sobbing, and his heart was also very sad. He looked at Hu Jia with a thoughtful expression, and saw that Hu Jia was furious in his heart, lowered his head, and did not dare to look at him.

After about half a pillar of incense, when Qi's sobs gradually subsided, Li Yanzhi raised his head and continued: "Hu Jia! I heard that you were unable to serve at the beginning of the year because you broke your leg in the mountains, but is that happen? ”

Hu Jia bowed his head respectfully and said, "This matter is true, I hope Sima Mingjian." ”

"When I saw you enter the hall just now, your legs and feet were very good, I can't see where you broke them?" Li Yanzhi chuckled and said, "Isn't it because of you that you cheated and evaded military service?" ”

A fine cold sweat appeared on Hu Jia's forehead, and he hurriedly said: "Wronged! Sima, I was wronged! ”、

Li Yanzhi ignored his shout, turned his head and asked Liu Jiwu, who was recording on the side: "In the army, what crime should I be guilty of using my wounds and illnesses to avoid conquest?" ”

Liu Jiwu raised his head and said with full of anger: "Kill!" ”

Hearing this, Hu Jia was already colorless. Li Yanzhi was unhurried, and said: "Hu Jia, since you are a soldier in the world, the county government issued you those fields, can you have a written land deed?" ”

This time, Li Yanzhi asked almost knowingly. The status of the soldiers is low, and the family relies on a desperate person with his head tied to his trouser belt to get a few acres of land allocated by the county government to cultivate and make a living, and where can the land deed be written?

Sure enough, Hu Jia's face was colorless, and his body trembled like chaff and said, "No...... There is no note, nor ...... There are no title deeds ......"

"In this case, can I conclude that this land does not belong to you, but is the land provided by the county government to the family of the soldiers. Now that you are sick and injured, the soldiers of the world will naturally not be able to continue to take responsibility, so can the county government take back all your previous fields? ”

"Division...... Sima ......" Hu Jia raised his head, his eyes were eager, and he wanted to defend himself.

"Answer me!" Li Yanzhi slapped the shocked wood and shouted.

"When you talked to Qi and Qin Feng before, what you promised was ten acres of fertile land or ten acres of thin fields? Say! ”

Hearing this, the cold sweat on Hu Jia's forehead had condensed into beads and rolled down.

Sima ...... Grass Folk ...... Grass people are all recruited...... Previously...... Previously, the grass people promised to give them ten acres of fertile land...... It's grass people...... The grass people were blinded by lard for a while, so they denied it...... Grass Folk Fraud ...... It is also true...... I just begged Sima to let go of the grass people's family...... Leave them a few acres...... A few acres of thin fields to make ends meet. Grass Folk ...... The grass people are willing to continue to return to the army...... Pre-military service ......"

Li Yanzhi looked at Hu Jia, who kowtowed like garlic below, and glanced at the surprised Lieutenant Chu beside him, revealing a long-lost smile. Lieutenant Chu's eyes also showed a look of excitement, looking at Hu Jia and Li Yanzhi, his face was already convinced.

"Qi's son sacrificed his life for the country, and the ten acres of fertile land you promised to give are still handed over to the Qi family for cultivation. As for you...... The crime of desertion, the crime of fraud...... According to military law, he should be beheaded! However, Ben Sima thought of your family, and spared you from death, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living sin is unforgivable! Qin Dayong! Put him out and give me twenty rods! Hit hard! ”

After a long time, there was finally a sound of crackling sticks hitting the flesh outside the hall, and Hu Jia's high-pitched screams.

The county lieutenant Chu in the hall greeted Li Yanzhi, who got up and walked down the hall, and praised with a thumbs up: "Sima's judgment this time is unique, so that Chu is convinced!" ”

Li Yanzhi grabbed the county lieutenant Chu and whispered: "I am here today, and I hope that when Zhang Mingfu returns in the future, the county lieutenant Chu will be able to say a few more good words...... I couldn't thank you enough......"