When Ji Ning, Jingxuan, and Nalan Chuixue arrived at the county government of Daxing County, it was already close to noon, and even when the trial was stopped at noon, there were still a large number of people watching, at least hundreds of people, many people could only watch from behind, and could not get close to the yamen itself, so they could only rely on the people in front to spread the news, they probably knew what was going on, and it was convenient to go back and talk to the neighbors in the street.

It is a false rumor in itself, and it is difficult to say how accurate the news is.

After Ji Ning, Jingxuan and the others arrived, the scribe in the yamen, that is, the clerk who had gone to Shu'an Hall to run an errand before, came out with people to greet him, and at the same time explained the situation to Ji Ning.

"Ji Gongzi, some of them will be clear to you in advance, we Xu Zhixian also know that you have a very big background, but I might as well tell you that Liu Fu also invited someone to come over to sit in the town, it seems that he is still a Jinshi, what kind of distant relatives are with them, I don't know the specific situation very well, if Ji Gongzi wants to mess around in the Zhixian Yamen, it will not be good for you to gain fame in the future!" The scribe said in a somewhat threatening tone.

Ji Ning nodded and said, "Got it!" ”

After the scribe left, Nalan Fuxue came over and asked, "What did he say?" ”

"He said that Liu Fu also found a helper, his background is bigger than mine, he is a jinshi, from the perspective of official protection, most of the magistrates will stand in the position of that jinshi, and will not give us any face!" Ji Ning said.

"Does that mean you lost the lawsuit?" Nalan Fuxue said very politely.

Ji Ning said: "You can't say that, you haven't started yet, how can you know that you have lost?" It's not a good habit to be cowardly before you fight. ”

Jing Xuan and Jing Yan were a little anxious, Jing Xuan said, "Master Ji, you must help us, we ...... I can only hope that you are alone. If it really doesn't work...... Or is it the same as before, you are out of ...... A little silver to help us, as if we had borrowed it from you, or ......"

Ji Ning shook his head and said: "Let's not mention this matter for the time being, put everything away, and then it will be presented in the court, that is strong evidence!" ”

Jing Xuan hurriedly hid the things in her arms, it was obvious that Liu Yuanwai's handwritten letter would be the key to deciding the outcome of the case, but that was only in legal theory, if from the perspective of human feelings, Shu Antang's side was still at an obvious disadvantage.

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After waiting for half an hour, it was finally past noon, and the case continued to open.

The first case tried in the afternoon was the case of Shu'an Tang's ownership, and the Liu Mansion really invited a Jinshi, who was a third-class Jinshi three years ago, named Zhang Yulian, and now there is no real shortage of official vacancies, and he has been waiting for the edict in the capital, such a Jinshi has no status in the court at all, but because of the identity of the Jinshi, not only does he not have to kneel when he sees the magistrate, but he is even exempted from saluting.

And when Ji Ning saw the level of Zhixian, he still had to bow his hand, after all, he was still a lifter.

On both sides, a Jinshi, a Xie Yuan, can be said to be a competition between literati, the tip of the needle to the wheat mang, originally at noon outside gathered about 100 people to watch the excitement, now the number of people has increased to about 1,000 people, the market around the Daxing County Ya seems to be open, everyone came to join in the fun.

"Come and see, there is a lifter and a jinshi in it who are fighting a lawsuit, these are all Wenqu stars in the sky, Wenqu stars are in the dust!"

In the eyes of the people, a scholar with a literary name is like a god in the sky, it is impossible to be disturbed by mundane things, and Ji Ning and Zhang Yulian are going to court for a little thing, the most important thing is that this matter itself has nothing to do with the two of them, Zhang Yulian's side is to use money to eliminate disasters for people, and Ji Ning's side is purely out of morality and entanglement.

Ji Ning actually didn't want to make trouble for himself, and it was Nalan Chuixue who was looking for trouble for him.

After waiting for a long time, Xu Licheng, the magistrate of Daxing County, arrived in the public court, and the yacha on both sides each beat the killing stick and shouted: "Mighty ......"

The voice dragged on for a long time, and when they heard this, all the ordinary people present knelt down and saluted, but Ji Ning, Zhang Yulian, Nalan Chuixue, Jing Xuan, and Jing Yan did not kneel.

Ji Ning and Zhang Yulian are famous here, Jing Xuan and Jing Yan are monks, as for Nalan Blowing Snow, she disdains to kneel, originally Nalan Blowing Snow had to kneel, but she didn't enter the public hall, just watched the excitement outside the door, so she didn't cross the threshold.

Xu Licheng pointed to Jing Xuan and Jing Yan below, and said, "When you see this official, why don't you kneel?" ”

At this meeting, everyone had already finished their salutes and stood up, Xu Licheng didn't pay attention to the people outside, and he didn't see Nalan blowing snow and kneeling.

Jing Xuan said: "People who come out of the dust don't understand the rules between the world. ”

The scribe said two words in Xu Licheng's ear, probably explaining the relationship between these people in front of him, so that the magistrate could count them in the next trial center, and then, Xu Licheng nodded and said: "That's it, Liu Fu, what do you have to report, now that everyone is here, you can start!" ”

The scribe returned to his seat and prepared to make a record, what came out of the Liu Mansion this time was not the previous shrew Liu Sun, because in ancient times, going to court was not a woman's business.

The one sent by the Liu Mansion was not the previous butler, but a person named Liu Qi, who was said to be a master of the Liu Mansion, but not the master of the genuine inheritance.

Like a big family, there will be a lot of people with a surname, and the inheritors are like the sons of the family, basically the eldest son inherits, as for the old lady after the death, the people of the following families will not be separated, and still regard a family as a big family, it will become an urban village, and each village is a big family, and even these families will gradually expand in the future, and when the city cannot expand, some side branches will be separated, return to the ancestral home, or form a family system outside the city.

The lord of the side branch has no power and status in the house.

Liu Qi walked out and said: "The person who wants to sue is the nuns of Shu'an Hall, the magpie's nest dove, who does not go in the land and family ancestral hall of my Liu Mansion, and stays for more than 20 years, and now I implore the Lord Qingtian to make the decision for us!" ”

"Oh!" There was a commotion in the crowd.

In the eyes of these people, the key to this case lies in the facts of the case, in whether there is a topic, and as for what the verdict is, it is not very important, they just want to know the ins and outs of the case.

Xu Li admitted: "Since the case is clear and clear, then the verdict will be ...... directly"

"Wait!" Ji Ning still felt curious here, Liu Qicai said a word, and even Zhang Yulian hadn't spoken yet, this case was going to be tried directly? And when he is transparent?

"You...... What's the matter? Xu Licheng looked at Ji Ningdao.

"I want to get justice for a few masters of Shu'an Hall!" Ji Ning said in a fierce voice.