63. Skillfully judging the family property
Every day, there will be different cases of all sizes waiting for Zhao Xuan to deal with, every week and every month, Zhao Xuan will also report his performance to the imperial court, which is a must to do, so even if it is very verbose, Zhao Xuan will personally hand over the written articles to his subordinates, sometimes the officials are busy with work, Zhao Xuan will also let Ma Feng and others run errands instead, at this time, as long as they tell the instructor Cheng Liang that Zhao Xuan wants them to send documents, Cheng Liang will also give them about ten days of vacation, Let them deal with the things arranged by Zhao Xuan, sometimes when Zhao Xuan really can't take a break and can't write a report, Zhao Xuan will also let the master do it for him, so although he is very tired every day, at least Zhao Xuan and the others are living a very fulfilling life.
"Guiguzi Chapter" said: "Yang moves and walks, and Yin stops and hides; Yang moves out, and yin enters. Yang is still the beginning, and the cathode is anti-yang. ”
In recent days, the criminal rate of thieves in the city has been slowly decreasing, which is also what Zhao Xuan wants to see, watching one by one abandon evil and follow good, Zhao Xuan's heart is also very happy, so in the past few days, Zhao Xuan has gradually relaxed a lot.
Today, Zhao Xuan sat in the public hall and read a book, anyway, there was nothing to do, Zhao Xuan was rarely idle, and the master was checking the information below, sorting out the case files, the most boring thing was the many servants, of course, this was also the best for them, although the new instructor Cheng Liang gave them enough time to sleep, but the training given to them was almost not the slightest time to rest, standing at work, for them, this is the greatest happiness.
Just when many officials were groggy and some were napping, the sound of drumming sounded outside the yamen, Zhao Xuan straightened out his appearance, slapped the shocked wood, and shouted, "Ascend to the hall!" ”
And many of the officials standing on both sides also came to their senses, shook their heads slightly, and shouted loudly with all their strength, "Mighty!! It is estimated that the villagers and elders two streets away can also hear this voice clearly.
After a while, one of the officials came in with the drummer, and the officer stepped aside, while the man fell to his knees.
Zhao Xuan looked at this person, green clothes and white shirts, although he was not very well dressed, but he was also white and clean, he was in his early twenties, he was already weak, it seemed that he was not much older than Zhao Xuan, Zhao Xuan looked at the person in front of him, and asked softly: "Who is in the hall, why are you beating the drum and singing grievances?" ”
The young man who was kneeling on the ground kowtowed to Zhao Xuan, and said a little nervously: "Lord Qiyu, Xiaosheng's surname is Li, and his name is Hongsheng, and he came to complain, just because my brother-in-law took my father's will and took away the family property that should belong to me. ”
Zhao Xuan nodded, "This matter is still in a hurry, you tell me what the reason is first, and then I will send someone to call your brother-in-law, and then the judgment will be determined!" ”
Li Hongsheng nodded, in order to get back the family wealth that should have belonged to him, he didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and told Zhao Xuan everything he knew.
After listening, Zhao Xuan had a headache, since ancient times, it has been difficult for Qing officials to decide family affairs, not to mention that it has been ten years since such a thing, even if there are still people who remember, but most of them are vague, judging by their family's own words, Zhao Xuan didn't know what to do, and decided to call Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law to the court first, and then make a decision.
Looking at the many officials, Zhao Xuan casually named the names of the two people, and asked them to go to Li Hongsheng's house to call Li Hongsheng's mother and his sister and brother-in-law.
The official answered the call and went, and waited for about an hour, and when everyone was so bored that they were about to fall asleep, the official came to the yamen with the three of them.
The three men walked to the center and knelt on the ground, "Meet your lord!" ”
Zhao Xuan nodded, and relayed all the words Li Hongsheng said to the three of them, and then Zhao Xuan looked at Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law, "Is there such a thing?" ”
Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law told Zhao Xuan that there was no such thing, and at the same time he didn't forget to look at Li Hongsheng with hatred, while Li Hongsheng just lowered his head and waited for Zhao Xuan's judgment like someone who pretended to be fine.
When Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law saw him like this, he immediately became angry and reprimanded loudly: "You little rabbit cub, I will feed you and dress you all day long, if it were not for my careful care of your mother and son over the years, would you be able to live to this day?" Ungrateful turtle species! Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law became more and more angry, he really didn't expect that more than ten years later, this kid would not miss the old love, so he sued him in court, and he hadn't gotten a little wind before.
Seeing Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law making such a loud noise above the public court, a servant standing on the side couldn't stand it anymore, put the thick wooden board in his hand on the ground, and made a "bang" sound, only to see the official shouting loudly: "Above the court, how can you wait for loud insults, if this is the case again, you will be allowed to eat a few days of prison food and suffer a few days*!" ”
As soon as he heard this servant's rebuke to him, Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law hurriedly claimed that he didn't dare, and stayed there honestly, waiting for Zhao Xuan's judgment.
There is such a thing as family property, the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the mother is reasonable, as the so-called people die for money, birds die for food, and brothers can fight like this for money, Zhao Xuan really felt very cold, sighed, and said to Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law in front of him: "Submit the will of Li Lao before his death, and the prefect should take a good look at it!" ”
The official standing on Zhao Xuan's right hand handed over the will handed over by Li Hongsheng's brother-in-law to Zhao Xuan's hand, "My lord, please take a look!" ”
Zhao Xuan nodded, looking at this will, because it was a long time ago, the paper had been yellowed, and I saw that it was written, "Li Hong gave birth to my son, and the family wealth was given to my son-in-law, and outsiders were not allowed to fight for it." Zhao Xuan walked to the stage and handed the paper in his hand to Li Hongsheng's mother, "Let's see, is this your husband's handwriting?" ”
After Li Hongsheng's mother carefully studied it for a while, she returned the will to Zhao Xuan, "Lord Qiyu, this will is indeed my husband's handwriting, I will not admit it!" ”
Zhao Xuan nodded and returned to the court, "Since this matter has to be traced back to more than ten years ago, the prefect still needs to arrange people to investigate, the four of you will not leave the yamen in the next few days, and now live in the yamen for a few days, and when I find out the matter, I will open the court to deal with it again!" ”
After Zhao Xuan finished speaking, he was shocked, "Retreat!" He turned around and left, leaving only the four people kneeling in the center, sixteen eyes facing each other, and the fireworks of hatred were sparked, it seems that this is the case, money is always the source of evil, but without money, we cannot survive, this is indeed an unsolvable problem!
(To be continued)