The onlookers turned their heads and saw a big official, who dared to join in the excitement here, in case they were involved, and immediately dispersed in a hurry, and after a while, the front of the Gongyuan was quiet and abnormal.

Zou Jiaren glanced at Yue Su and the others, and asked loudly: "As a talent for the examination, you are also a sage book, why are you fighting outside the Gongyuan?" Don't you take the imperial ceremony in your eyes? ”

Yue Su hurriedly bowed down and said, "Student Yue Su, meet the adults...... At that moment, Yue Su told the whole story of the matter one by one.

Zou Jiaren nodded, and the boy saw that Yue Su had seized the opportunity, so he hurriedly took a step forward and said: "My lord, the student is Pei Yingjie, the son of Pei Xuan, the deputy general of Huguang......" This guy is good, come up and report the name of the father first," The student accidentally bumped into this old man when he went out, and it was indeed true that the student was about to reach out to each other, but this person rushed over and asked the student for fifty taels of silver to make soup and medicine, and the student didn't give it, so he started to fight. Look, my lord, my three family members were injured by him, and the merits are obvious. ”

Zou Jiaren is also a discerning master, he knows the ins and outs of his words and looks, and knows that Yue Su's words are true, and Pei Yingjie is pure nonsense. But after all, Pei Yingjie is the son of the deputy general Pei Xuan, and he can't tear his face apart for the sake of street fighting. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "A slap can't make a sound, as a gentleman, fighting outside the Gongyuan, even if the official removes the reputation of the two of you, no one can say anything." It is not easy for the two of you to have a cold window for ten years, so make peace with each other and go separately. ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Yue Su and Pei Yingjie glanced at each other, didn't say anything, just snorted, and left and right.

Yue Su walked out of the street with his grandfather on his back, and said this time: "Grandpa, I am no longer a child, you are so old, why did you come all the way to Wuchang to pick me up, you didn't fall just now." ”

When my grandfather heard this, he couldn't help crying, "Child, my grandfather came here because something happened at home. ”

"What's the matter?" Yue Su was startled and hurriedly asked.

"On the third day of your trip to the township, your father went to repair the beams of the old man's house in the township, and accidentally fell down......"

"Is Dad alright? How about now? Yue Su is even more anxious now, he was an orphan in his previous life, and he attaches great importance to this family now, and the whole family treats him as a treasure, and the family warmth that he didn't taste in his previous life will be made up for in this life. He had already secretly sworn in his heart that he must be filial to his relatives.

"Your father broke his arm, but fortunately his surname is safe. It's just that when he fell, he smashed a vase of Mr. Guo's house, and Mr. Guo sued the yamen, saying that his vase was worth 120 taels of silver, and let my family compensate for the land. The county magistrate accepted the Guo family's complaint and said that if you don't hand over the title deed, you will be arrested and put in prison. You are the only one in the family who is studying, and everyone has no choice, so I can only come from afar, you go home and see what to do. ”

The only property in the family is these few acres of thin fields, and the reason why Yue Su was able to study was all because of these acres of fields and his father's hard work. Now that my father is injured, people want to take away the family's land, and no one can sit still. I was going to stay in the inn for a few days, and then leave after the list, but now it seems that I can only go back immediately, anyway, if I win, there is also a post station to pass on the horse.

Yue Su didn't dare to delay, and hurried away with his grandfather on his back, Wuchang was half a month's journey away from Yunmeng County, and he slept all the way, and finally rushed back.

When I got home, my father was still sick in bed, his face was bloodless, and he was much heavier than he had imagined. Yue Su fed his father a bowl of medicine with his own hands, and asked his mother how the situation was at home. The mother was full of haggardness, saying that since my grandfather left, the county government came again, saying that if she did not give the title deed, she would arrest her father in prison, and the family had no choice but to hand over the title deed. My father was anxious because of the title deed, and his illness became even more serious.

After listening to his mother's story, Yue Su thought to himself, what vase can be worth so much silver, and it happened that his father fell from the beam of the house and smashed on it.

After thinking about it, he thought that there must be something strange in it, so he asked his mother to take care of his father at home, and he rushed to the county seat now and entered the yamen to ask what was going on.

The mother has no idea, and the son can only do what he says.

Yue Su changed his clothes, rushed to the county seat overnight, waited outside the city to open the door, and went straight to the yamen. There was a drum outside the yamen, Yue Su picked up the drumstick and beat it, at this time the county master had not yet gotten up, and when he heard the drum, he had no choice but to crawl out of the bed. He dressed himself and went to the court, and asked the servants to bring the drummers into the court.

Yue Su raised his head and entered the lobby, and the officials on both sides were "mighty...... Wu ......" sounded, and listened to the county order above: "Be bold and disdain, why don't you kneel when you see this official!" ”

Yue Su was calm, arched his hand upward, and said, "The adults are above, and the student Yue Su is polite." Because of his fame, it is inconvenient to kneel, and I hope that my lord will forgive me. ”

The Ming Dynasty had a rule, and those who had meritorious service did not need to bow down when they went to the court. Although Yue Su is the last talent to show talent, he is also a talent after all.

The county magistrate nodded and said, "You came early in the morning to beat the drums, so what's the matter?" ”

"Back to adults, the student's father Yue Yu is a person from Baiyang Township under his rule, and some time ago he went to the countryside to repair the beams of the house, and accidentally fell down and smashed a vase. Guo Yuan reported to the yamen, saying that this vase was worth 120 taels of silver, and that my family should repay it with land, otherwise they would be sent to prison. The students wanted to see what this so-called vase worth one hundred and twenty taels looked like, and they were also convinced. "Yue Su is neither humble nor arrogant, he is reverberating. He wanted to see what kind of vase it was, to blackmail the family's field. If it is really something valuable, there is nothing to say, but if it is shoddy and deliberately blackmailed, then it will not work.

"The vase has already been experienced, and it is indeed worth one hundred and twenty taels, so you don't have to look at it, go back quickly." With a wave of his hand, the county order was going to send Yue Su away.

"My lord, this vase is a piece of evidence in the court after all, how can there be any reason not to let the bitter lord see it? If the adults refuse to show it, don't blame the students for skipping the level and reporting to the prefect's yamen, and the adults will not be able to speak at that time. Yue Su's words were sonorous and powerful, and they could not be refuted at all. Those who have been police officers certainly know that no matter whether it was in ancient times or now, any case must be based on truth and evidence.

Seeing that Yue Su was bluffed, the county commander said unhappily: "This vase is an official kiln of the Song Dynasty, you are a rural talent, show it to you, can you understand it?" ”

The official kiln porcelain of the Song Dynasty, Yue Su has also seen it in modern times, and the high-grade porcelain is indeed very valuable. However, even if it is not a high-grade kiln, it is worth one hundred and twenty taels, but the official kiln has a common custom, that is, there is a stamp marked with the official kiln at the bottom of the porcelain to show the difference.

Yue Su said with a smile: "If it is an official kiln in the Song Dynasty, students will have to take a look at it, so that they can have a long experience, and they will not lose their family property in vain." However, if adults do not show the evidence, it is inevitable that they will be suspected of favoritism. ”

"If you have a good pair of teeth, then the official will let you open your eyes, lest you think that the official is favoritism. Someone! Bring up the vase with the broken evidence. ”

After receiving the order of the county magistrate, a servant hurriedly went to the back hall to get a burden, came to Yue Su, untied the burden, and then retreated to the side.

Yue Su squatted down and opened it, and saw that this porcelain mouth was just an ordinary color, how could it be produced by the official kiln, and then looked at the bottom of the vase, and there was no stamp mark. stood up at the moment and said with a smile: "The adults must have been deceived by the villain, this vase is not an official kiln of the Song Dynasty at all." ”

"What do you know, this official has already experienced, it is the official kiln of the Song Dynasty. Why do you say it's not? "Of course, this magistrate knows that this vase is not an official kiln of the Song Dynasty, but he received the benefits of the Guo family and helped seize the land. Now it's seen through, but you also have to listen to how the other party is saying that he is calculating.

"Back to adults, the student went to Wuchang to participate in the township test this time, and was invited by the same window to go to his house for dinner, his family has quite a property, and there is also an official kiln in the Song Dynasty in the house. He told me that all official kilns, the bottom has the emblem of this official kiln, and then look at this vase, the porcelain mouth is rough, and there is no difference from the ordinary people's use, and there is no emblem at the bottom of the bottle, so it is naturally not an official kiln. I hope that the adults will see it. "Yue Su's statement that he went to his classmate's house for dinner is pure nonsense, and it is just a loanword to show that he has seen the official kiln.

Seeing that Yue Su said it clearly, the county commander also made a mistake for a while, and secretly begged himself: "The Guo family has a lot of filial piety, and this time it has given benefits, how can this kid say a few words and turn back halfway." But this kid's words are conclusive, and what he said is very reasonable, if he doesn't handle it impartially, he oversteps the level and sues the constitution, what should I do? ”

After thinking about it for a while, he immediately came up with a solution, and said: "What you said is also reasonable, the official may be a little negligent, so let's wait in the hall first, and the official will let people go to the Guo Mansion to inspect again." ”

After speaking, he immediately asked people to go to Guo's mansion, then got up and went to the back hall, wrote a letter, and asked people to send it to Guo's mansion immediately. The content of the letter is nothing more than that the bitter master's family has seen through the vase, and you weigh it yourself, and the vague meaning is that the filial piety you give is too little, and it is not worth me to take a ride on your future.

After reading the letter on the front foot, Guo Rong also knew the meaning of the county order, and the messenger on the back foot came to invite him, and he immediately asked people to prepare a sedan chair, and prepared a hundred taels of silver. To be honest, the little land of Yue Su's family is not worth this amount, but for Guo Rong, money is small and face is big, and after solving this matter, few people will dare to report to the official in the township.

Came to the county yahou house in a sedan chair, saw the county magistrate first, gave the money away, and said: "Although the master can rest assured, he can judge how he should be judged, isn't it a Song kiln vase, if he dares to sue the prefect's yamen, I will smash one here and send it to you as evidence in court." ”

The county magistrate got an extra hundred taels of silver, and with Guo Rong's promise, he was naturally bolder, smiled slightly, and said, "Brother Guo is polite, I will be promoted." ”

Returning to the lobby again, the county order was completely different, knocked the shocked wood hard, and said loudly: "Okay, you Yue Su, you are really sharp-toothed, this official was almost deceived by you." This vase has been confirmed, it is indeed the official kiln of the Song Dynasty, if you dare to talk nonsense in the court and confuse the public, be careful that this official will charge you with a crime of disturbing the court. ”

"My lord, what do you mean by this, this vase is clearly an ordinary vase, and when it is on the market, it is worth a tael of silver at most, why do you say that I am confused? Aren't you afraid that your students will go to the prefect's yamen and accuse you of bending the law for personal gain? ”

"Boldly disrupt the people, dare to slander the official in court, do you think that if you have a talent and fame, the official will not be able to beat you? This official will remove your reputation now, come on! Give me a big forty board! ”

The county order shouted, and then four messengers stepped forward to hold down Yue Su, and Yue Su did not dare to resist in the public court, but he was not afraid, and said angrily: "You dare!" I'm a talented talent who was also admitted to the academy examination, you have no evidence, how can you say that you will be reformed! If you dare to beat me today, I will go to the lobby of Xiaogan Mansion to sue you! ”

"Okay, you Diao Min, you dare to be so presumptuous in the public court of this county, beat me, beat me to death!" The county order was also annoyed and angry, picked up the fire sticks on the public case, and threw all the fire sticks on the board to the ground.

Seeing that the adults were so angry, who dared to slack off, pressed Yue Su to the ground, picked up the board and "crackled" it down like raindrops. And Yue Su, who was beaten, still scolded loudly, refusing to give in at all.

It is estimated that there will be more than 30 boards, and at this time, suddenly an errand officer ran into the lobby quickly, and as soon as he entered the lobby, he shouted loudly: "Lord Qiyu, great joy!" ”

The county order after the public case was scolded by Yue Su in anger, and when he heard that the messenger said that he was happy, he immediately wondered: "What kind of joy?" ”

"Just now, the post station was passed quickly, and it was said that Jinke Township tested, and we have a master Xie Yuan in Yunmeng County!"