September 29 of the fifth year of Chongzhen.

Su Tiancheng ascended to the court to try the case, and went to Jiangning County on May 10 to take office, and it has been more than four months, and the second time he was promoted to hear the case, this is also a miracle, of course, when he took office, it was also a busy time for farming, and the county government stopped making announcements, and when the busy farming season passed, he was ordered to Henan for disaster relief.

At the end of the day, the morning hall time had passed, and Wang Dazhi arrived in the lobby and spoke in an unfamiliar tone.

"When the adults pass the word, they will be promoted to the church immediately and be sealed."

Su Tiancheng wore the official uniform of the sixth grade and entered the lobby, and the county Cheng Lu Tianming, Liu Zhongji, the official of the torture room, and Su Jun, who were already waiting in the lobby, stood up and saluted together, as for the officials, cell bosses and others, they knelt down.

After some courtesy, Su Tiancheng was promoted to the public seat and sat down.

Lu Tianming sat on the left side of the public seat, and Liu Zhongji sat on the right side of the public seat, in front of the two of them, there was a small public case, as for Su Jun, he was not qualified to sit down, the county magistrate tried the case, and the officials were qualified to sit down, and the officials could only stand.

Eight soap servants stood on either side of the front of the hall, and behind them, there were two signs, quiet and mighty.

Su Tiancheng instructed the officials to carry the notice board out of the hall and stand outside the gate of the county government, indicating that the county magistrate had begun to hear the case, and the people who wanted to file a complaint could enter the hall under the leadership of the official and submit the complaint.

Su Tiancheng didn't know what to do, outside the county office, there were already a lot of people around, everyone was talking, the county magistrate came to Jiangning County, and did a few big things, raided Kuang Siming's mansion, Kuang Siming committed suicide because of rebellion, and his family was exiled, which caused a great repercussion, the most sensational. At the beginning of September, the county lord Lu Tianming had already beheaded the county lord on behalf of the county lord and cut off the heads of more than a dozen people outside the south gate. These were the bullies of Jiangning County in the past, or the people who did a lot of evil in the middle of the former county government officials, which greatly shocked the officials.

The public security situation in Jiangning County is much better, and the sergeants of the Inspection Department are indeed good, and there are incidents of fights and brawls, or acts of bullying and dominating the market. The inspection department dealt with it without mercy, the pass of the pass, the admonition of the admonition, and the scene of Qingming in Jiangning County slowly appeared.

Among the crowd of onlookers, there were four people, which seemed a little special. This is the fourth son of Donglin.

When they came to care about Su Tiancheng's trial, their minds were different. Liu Yunqing, the head of the four sons, slowly changed his opinion, and after contacting Su Tiancheng a few times, he thought carefully and found that some of his previous views seemed to have some problems. As for Huang Tingping, Yi Ligao and Zou Pingzhang, after such a long time, they are still suffering "humiliation" for their teacher Qian Qianyi, and they want to come and see if Su Tiancheng will be promoted to the court for the second time. Is it possible to continue to have any amazing performances, otherwise, their mouths will not be idle.

The first case that Su Tiancheng chose to try was a very sensitive case.

A wealthy family in the county, because he had no son, recruited a son-in-law, and wanted his son-in-law to inherit the family property, who knew that the rich family married a concubine in old age and gave birth to a son, and the rich family's mind changed and he was ready to let his son inherit the family property.

This is not a complicated matter, the son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty has an extremely low status, not only is he looked down upon at home, but he also has no status in society, so it is natural for his son to inherit the inheritance.

But things are a little complicated, the rich family dotes on his son, so that when he grows up, he is very sloppy, and the rich family finds that the situation is not right, and does not immediately ask his son to inherit the family property, but wants the son-in-law to continue to support the family's business, continue to be a cow and a horse, and inherit the family property, so it is delayed.

It was also an unforeseen circumstance, the rich man suddenly fell ill, and he didn't have time to make a will, so he died.

Before the funeral was over, the rich man's son was ready to get rid of his brother-in-law.

The chief and the first head were a little unsightly, thinking that the son-in-law who had been making cattle and horses for the rich family's family for many years was supposed to inherit some parents, but the customs of the society did not allow it, so when the son of the rich family invited them and asked to take away his brother-in-law and inherit the family property, they shirked one after another, implying that they could not make a decision on this matter.

The son of a wealthy family was about to be strong and asked his brother-in-law to leave, but the lawyer in the county moved his mind and found him and told him to go to the county government to file a complaint and ask his brother-in-law to leave.

Therefore, the son of the rich man entrusted a lawyer to deal with this matter.

The lawyer wrote the complaint and handed it to the county government on the day of the complaint.

Such a case, according to common sense, Su Tiancheng can not accept it, just return it, and ask the lieutenant chief, head A or the clan to coordinate and handle it according to the requirements, but after thinking about it, he still decided to try the case publicly.

Folk customs need to be respected, but these things cannot be used to kidnap the law, and the son-in-law must get part of the property if he has made a contribution to the family.

There are certain risks involved in trying such a case.

After a day's visit, Liu Joong Ki and Su Jun have mastered a lot of materials, which can be proved that this family is supported by the son-in-law of the family, and the neighbors are all aware of this matter, plus the son-in-law of the rich family is a real person, he is a very responsible person, and has won everyone's sympathy.

It is precisely because of this situation that the lieutenant chief, the head of the armor and the clan are reluctant to come forward to deal with such a seemingly simple case.

When Su Tiancheng discussed with Lu Tianming, Liu Zhongji, Su Jun and others, everyone thought that such a paper should be sent back and asked to be handled by the lieutenant chief, or the clan would come forward, and the county government would not need to hear it.

Liu Joong-ki even thinks that such a case, no matter what special reasons there are, can be handled according to the requirements, the implication is that the property should be inherited by the son, and the son-in-law who is rich is an outsider after all.

Yoo Joong Ki's opinion represents the opinion of the vast majority of people, and everyone may feel a little uncomfortable in their hearts, but they still have to follow the rules, and property cannot be obtained by outsiders.

When the son and son-in-law of the rich family went to the court, Su Tiancheng paid attention to it, the son was white and fat, with a frivolous expression on his face, he looked a little embarrassed, and the son-in-law was different, he looked a little wooden, probably the first time he came to the government, he looked a little overwhelmed, and knelt down with his hands rubbed.

Naturally, the lawyer had to follow him.

Most of the lawyers in Jiangning County are children, and a very few are students, and it just so happens that this lawyer is a student, and after arriving in the lobby, there is no need to kneel.

After the usual questioning, the formal hearing began.

The son of a wealthy man is a reasonable person and is unwilling to force his brother-in-law to move out, so he sued and implored the county government to support him, awarded all the property in the family to his son, and asked his brother-in-law to leave.

The son-in-law who entered the wealthy did not invite a lawyer, probably also felt that there was not much hope for such a case, and earlier he was thinking about whether he could give himself some appropriate remuneration, but when he came to the county office, he couldn't open his mouth at all when he saw this momentum.

The basic situation has been mastered, and the forced judgment is a little inappropriate, Su Tiancheng waited until the lawyer and the bitter master finished speaking, and slowly began to ask the lawyer, and after the first few simple questions, his words changed.

"Does the lawyer explain to the officer what a son-in-law is?"

Entering the door is to insert the door upside down, this is the simplest truth, and the lawyer doesn't know what the Lord of Lu Daozhi County means.

"My lord, in my opinion, entering the house is the man going to the woman's house to settle down and live."

"Oh, then you go on to explain, what is the meaning of settling."

The lawyer didn't know how many lawsuits Lu Dao had fought, and he immediately understood the meaning.

"My lord, I thought that the reason for joining the family was that the woman had no son in the family, and the son-in-law was old-fashioned, but now the situation is different, there are already heirs in the family, and according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, it is natural that the heirs inherit the family property."

"That makes sense, then the official will ask you two more questions."

"First, as a lawyer, can you know the truth about his family, and in today's situation, whether his son is working to earn money, or is his son-in-law supporting the family?"

The lawyer looked at Su Tiancheng, opened his mouth, and did not speak.

"This official asks you another question, the son-in-law has supported the family for many years, and when it comes to dividing the property, he thinks that the people are a burden, superfluous people, which Ming law stipulates the practice of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge."

The lawyer had noticed that something was wrong.

"This official has done an investigation in advance, and the neighbors have proved that the rich family's family is actually supported by the son-in-law, and it is still the case until now, as a lawyer, you know that the chief, the head of the first and the clan, are unwilling to come forward to coordinate this matter, there must be something strange in this, but you don't understand the actual situation, rigid and rigid, and the son of the rich family is forced to sue the county government, intending to use the power of the government to get into the son-in-law in a dignified and upright manner, to achieve the goal of monopolizing the family property, what is the intention, if it is a lawyer in the county, it is all your thoughts, Wouldn't it be a loss for an honest man, and wouldn't it be a person who was clever enough to get a benefit? ”

"If you don't respect the facts, don't do an investigation, don't distinguish between right and wrong, what's the role of a lawyer like you, the reason why this official is trying such a case today is to warn a lawyer like you."

After some words, the lawyer lowered his head, not daring to continue arguing, this magistrate is not simple, if he continues to move out of the Ming Law, he may get more reprimands.

"In this case, the official verdict is as follows: the son-in-law inherits one-third of the family property, and the son inherits two-thirds of the family property, and the detailed division of the family matters is ordered to be implemented by the chief and the first head, and the lawyer reflects on himself, so he must not be so confused in the future." (To be continued.) )