Early the next morning, the trial of the Xu family's occupation of Deng's land continued in the lobby of the Huating County Ya, and this time, the spirit of the officials and officials present was very different from yesterday. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the eyes of these people, yesterday was nothing more than a farce, a powerless struggle made by this madman county commander in an isolated and helpless situation, and no matter how he tried this case, it was impossible for it to develop unfavorably to the side of the Xu family in the end.

But now, the situation is different. With Jin Yiwei's sudden intervention, the case has become confusing, especially when they learned that Deng Tao had also fallen into the hands of Jin Yiwei, and this case was even more unfavorable to the Xu family. However, in their hearts, there is still a firm opinion that the status and authority of the Xu family in the county cannot be shaken much because of this.

But now that there are Jinyi guards watching from the side, these low-status officials and county officials naturally dare not be as presumptuous as before, and work against the county order, so as soon as today's court trial came up, the momentum was far better than yesterday, and with just one might, Xu Chang, who had just been escorted to the court, trembled in his heart.

With Yang Zhen's support on the side, Lin County's momentum also rose, and after a shocking shot, he stared at Xu Chang and asked, "Xu Chang, after this night, have you figured it out?" Are you willing to truthfully confess the crimes you have committed? ”

I don't know if it's because of the pressure of the atmosphere in the hall, or because of the hardships and fright in prison last night, Xu Changke at this moment is much more shriveled and honest than yesterday, and he didn't need to drink it, he already knelt down obediently. Now hearing this question, his body shook again, and he was in a trance and couldn't immediately refuse.

The night's ordeal was indeed no small ordeal for him, both physically and mentally. As Xu Chang, who once had a reputation and then became a steward in the Xu family, he had never suffered this kind of hardship for many years, and he had to be locked up in a small cell with only a few handfuls of dry grass, surrounded by criminals of humble status.

And what made him feel even more unbearable was that the Xu family failed to save him from prison this night, which was unimaginable before. But this night, not to mention that someone came to rescue him, even if someone familiar came in to teach him face-to-face or comfort him, he couldn't get it. This sense of uneasiness and fear from the heart made Xu Chang, who was originally very confident, a little suspicious.

"Could it be that my Xu family is really afraid of these brocade guards? Or have they made some kind of agreement to settle things at my expense? These two thoughts flipped in Xu Chang's mind from time to time, even if he came to the hall at this moment, he still didn't mean to stop at all, which made his heart even more entangled.

It wasn't until Lin Xian Ling patted the shocked wood again dissatisfiedly and repeated the question just now that he came back to his senses a little, and his eyes first swept outside the hall blankly, but he found that today was not surrounded by people listening to the trial like yesterday, and naturally he couldn't find the Xu family who could comfort him. This made his heart sink even more.

But he didn't dare to admit this crime, if he did, it would be a betrayal of the Xu family, so what the consequences were, he couldn't understand it too well. So after a little hesitation, Xu Chang immediately shook his head and said: "The adults forgive the villain for not being able to answer, my Xu family has always been law-abiding, and I will not commit any sin if I act in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"yes, how do you explain what happened yesterday?" After sneering, Lu Wenbin immediately asked.

"Your Excellency, there is actually a special reason for this." Fortunately, after being imprisoned yesterday, Xu Chang was not completely out of ideas, at least this night, he still thought of a good excuse to deal with the county order, and now that he was asked again, he could just take it out and answer.

After a brief pause, Xu Chang continued: "Yesterday, the adults asked why my Xu family bought more than 70 acres of fertile land from Deng Tao, but only spent a hundred taels of silver, because this transaction is only a small part of the debt exchange between my Xu family and him.

"That day, Deng Tao owed my Xu family a debt of nearly 2,000 taels of silver, and in order to pay off the debt, he took out the land and some other property. And in the end, when we made the account, because of a moment of negligence, and because it was inconsequential, we had such a note. If you don't believe it, you can ask me if the Xu family is like this! Although this excuse is still problematic, he believes that it is enough to deal with this county order, and will the Xu family deny it?

"Hah, that's a good excuse." Hearing this, Yang Zhen on the side laughed unconsciously, making up reasons like him casually was completely careless, and he never thought that he would be exposed by the parties at all.

The judge of the case, Yan Wenbin, also showed a strange smile: "This is just an excuse for your family, can there be any physical evidence?" ”

"This ......" Xu Chang was stunned, this naturally has no substantive evidence.

"But there is one person here who can prove that what you say is false." Yan Wenbin said with a blank face, and shouted: "Bring Deng Tao to me!" ”

After only a moment's effort, Deng Tao, who was cowering and timid, was brought to the hall by several officials. After kowtowing to the county order, he saw Xu Chang on the side, which made his body tremble even more: "Xu San is in charge......

"Deng Tao, the official asks you, under what circumstances did you sign this note, there must not be a lie in the court to coax the official, otherwise you should know what your fate is!" As he spoke, Lin County Ling handed over the note on the desk to the yacha on the side.

After taking the note and reading it, Deng Tao's body shook again, his face was full of hesitation and entanglement, and he couldn't help but look at Xu Chang on the side. It's a pity that Xu Chang has been intimidated by the atmosphere in the hall and the prestige of Jinyiwei, and it is impossible to be as arrogant as yesterday.

"Smack!" After a long shot, Yu Wenbin asked again: "What about the official asking you, why don't you hurry up and answer!" ”

"Small...... The small one is because he owes the Xu family a lot of silver, and he was forced to do such a thing, so he asked the eldest master to be gracious, ......"Deng Tao is just a small businessman, how to withstand the coercion of the government, he immediately explained honestly. From having an accident in his own business, to incurring foreign debts, and then being forced to come up with such an idea, he used his brother's land to pay off the debt.

"This official asks you, how much silver do you owe to the Xu family, and you have to use so much land to pay it back?"

"It's a total of three hundred and twenty-four taels of silver, in fact, in addition to this field, the small one also took out all the inventory, and the Xu family is willing to give up......," Deng Tao replied with his head down, so he didn't see that Xu Chang, who was also kneeling next to him, had a gloomy face that could drip water.

"Ha......" Yu Wenbin glanced at Xu Chang intentionally, and asked again: "What is the basis for what you say?" ”

"Yes, there is an IOU I got from the Xu family as proof." Deng Tao said, took out an IOU from his sleeve and handed it to the errand officer on the side.

After carefully reading the above evidence, Lu Wenbin's heart suddenly felt relieved, this can be regarded as both human and physical evidence, what Xu Chang just said is completely prevaricating nonsense!

However, this alone was not enough, so he continued to ask, "You still haven't answered the question of this official just now. Although you owe a lot of silver, but the value of the land has exceeded that amount of silver, why do you sell it so cheaply, and you have to take up a lot of your own stock? Is it because this field belongs to your brother Dumbaud that you don't think about it at all? Well? ”

"Villain...... The villain is also forced to be helpless. His Xu family knew that the field was not owned by me, so he tried his best to keep the price down, and it was only worth a hundred taels of silver. Then, they took more than 100 taels of silver from me, as well as goods worth 100 taels......" Speaking of this, Deng Tao's eyes were already filled with tears. He felt that he was indeed very wronged, but he had nowhere to speak, and today he finally expressed the dissatisfaction and resentment in his heart.

It was only after he said these words that he realized that there was still the steward of the Xu family beside him, and his expression suddenly froze, and he didn't know what to do.

Xu Chang was trembling all over at this time, his face was pale, and he was angry-this Deng Tao's words exposed all his previous lies, which naturally made the always commanding Xu Guan Shi angry and frightened, and at the same time, it was also frightened, so that it would be difficult to get rid of the charge, and the crazy county order above had already waited for this moment!

Yu Wenbin's faint gaze shrouded Xu Chang's body, and he slowly spoke after a while: "Xu Chang, what else do you have to say now?" You bully others, take people's land and property in front, despise the court, talk nonsense, and try to shirk responsibility in vain, do you really want to be the king of the Ming Dynasty who can't rule a traitor like you? When he said the last sentence, his voice suddenly rose, and his eyes burst out with an aggressive momentum that people didn't dare to look at.

If it weren't for Yang Zhen and Jinyiwei to sweep the formation, he wouldn't have such confidence and momentum in Lin Zhixian County, but now, he has completely let go of his mind, and there is no fear or retreat.

I am strong and weak. Under the suppression of Yu Wenbin's momentum, Xu Chang suddenly became even more panicked, and only said a few words of "I" between his mouths, but he couldn't say half a word of rebuttal.

"Hmph, forgive me for having nothing to say! Today, the official wants to give justice to the innocent Deng Bo, so that the people can know what is right and what is evil! Speaking of this, Lu Wenbin took another deep breath, waiting for the final verdict to be made.

But at this moment, a low but majestic voice came from outside the hall: "Wait! With these words, several people have entered the public court......