"Then let me ask you, are you an official of the Ming Dynasty or an official of the Nanjing government?" Luo Jian asked Qian Tong.

"Of course, this official is an official of the Nanjing government, which is really a lot of questions." Qian Tongju pouted.

"Then what do you mean by wearing this Ming official uniform to try the case?" Luo Jian asked strangely.

"The Nanjing government has not issued official uniforms to this official, how can it suppress Diao Min without wearing official uniforms, and how can the case be tried?" Qian Tong said confidently.

"Then you don't have to wait for Master Futai, you can try it first." Luo Jian said.

"The old man began to ask questions. Who and what the plaintiff is accusing again, say again in this hall. Qian Tong was obedient and said to Qian Juren, who was standing aside.

"Master Qiqi, this woman is a servant girl in my family, today I somehow went to the West Lake to throw water, these people rescued her, and they saved her, but these people forcibly took this maid away, isn't this a robbery of the people's daughter?" Qian Juren stepped forward and said.

"That's right, why do you want to rob people's girls?" Qian Tongju was shocked and asked Luo Jian and the others.

"I said Master Qian, don't you ask Chunxiang why she wants to throw water, why she would rather die than go back with this money?" Luo Jian said coldly.

"Do you still want you to teach me when I ask about the case? This woman is just a lowly maidservant, as long as she does not die, she is still a member of the Qian family, and you forcibly take her away, this is a violation of the law. Qian Tongju stroked the beard on his chin and said a little proudly.

"Sir? Lowly? Why do I think that this old man of yours is so much more humble than this lowly little woman? Luo Jian heard Qian Tong's sentence and called himself a master, and said that Chunxiang was lowly, and the anger in his heart was a little irrepressible.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you say that? "No matter how stupid Qian Tong is, he feels that something is wrong. The speech was obviously very inward-looking.

"I'm just a businessman. I also spent a lot of time in Yangzhou, Nanjing. I have also seen the government adjudicate cases, but I have never seen a case like you, do you really think that you are a big man who can ride on the heads of the people and be powerful? Luo Jian was a little scared when he saw Qian Tongju, so he said lightly.

The man surnamed Li, who had volunteered to come as a witness, had already realized that the situation was wrong, and he got up and was about to walk out of the hall, but he saw that the official who had just gone out led a person in.

The person who came was about forty years old, with short hair and wearing a popular Tang costume. When I entered the door and saw the scene in the lobby, my brows furrowed.

"I said Qian Liye, what are you doing here? Wasn't it already informed, and the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty can no longer be worn? Isn't the method of adjudicating the case also noticed, why are you still doing this? As soon as the person entered the house, he rushed to the Qian Tong judge in the hall and said.

"Master Futai, I think it's better to try the case like this, otherwise I can't suppress these people." Qian Tong saw the person coming, quickly got up from his seat, and said with his hand.

"I'm the mayor of Hangzhou, not a government lord. Why can't you change it? The person said.

The person who came was the mayor of Hangzhou, and Mao Bijiang, who walked into the lobby, adapted to his eyes. Only then did he look at Luo Jian and the others.

"Big..."Before Mao Bijiang finished speaking, Luo Jian recognized himself when he saw Mao Bijiang, stopped him and said, "Mayor Mao, I think you can personally try this case today." ”

Seeing that Luo Jian didn't want to reveal his identity, Mao Bijiang walked to the front of the case in a few steps and said to Qian Tongju: "You step down, I'll try this case." Come on, serve tea to a few people. ”

Qian Juren saw that as soon as he came to open up the territory, he was going to let people serve tea to Luo Jian and the others, and he was already secretly surprised in his heart, knowing that he had met someone he couldn't afford to provoke.

"Master Qiyu Futai, the students don't tell you, if this Chunxiang is willing to go with them, let her go." Qian Juren stepped forward and hugged his fists and said to Mao Bijiang, who was sitting in the hall.

"Qian Juren, I repeat, I am not a master of the government, I am the mayor of Hangzhou. Are you going to withdraw the complaint? Mao Bijiang, who had been in contact with Luo Jian for a long time, knew that Luo Jian hated the title of this lord the most, so he quickly corrected the title of Qian Juren first, and then asked.

"Lord Qiyu, the student will not sue." Qian Juren stepped forward and said.

"No, you can't sue you today, we have to talk about this matter well." Luo Jian stood up and said.

"Sir, please speak!" Seeing that Luo Jian stood up, Mao Bijiang quickly got up from his seat and said.

"Haruka you bought it home when you were a child?" Luo Jian asked Qian Juren.

"Yes, she was sold to my family by her father and mother when she was five years old, and it is not easy for me to raise her to such a big age." Qian Juren was much more honest now, and said with his head down.

"Then did she come to your house as a young lady or as a slave?" Luo Jian asked.

"This gentleman is laughing, how can he buy a girl and come back to be a young lady?" Qian Juren was even more frightened in his heart and said in a low voice.

"That's to go to your house as a cow and a horse, to give your family a cow and a horse for so many years, and now you want to occupy her as a concubine, Chunxiang doesn't obey, you just beat and scold every day, but like this?" Luo Jian stared at Qian Juren and continued to ask.

"This..."Qian Juren was speechless.

"Chunxiang really can't stand it, so I went to the West Lake to throw water, we rescued people, you don't say a word to bring people back, take them back and continue to beat and scold, right?" Luo Jian said coldly, cold sweat had already broken out on Qian Juren's forehead.

"This gentleman, Chunxiang is a slave who Qian Juren bought back, as long as no one lives, how to deal with it is not against the law." Qian Tongju stood next to him and interjected.

"I'm telling you, she's a person, not an object! Mayor Mao, you should immediately send a report to Nanjing, and ask them to immediately order a ban on all human trafficking from today. Luo Jian felt panicked in his heart, and he couldn't help it, so he yelled at the frontier.

"Shopkeeper, calm down, it seems a little inappropriate." Huang Zongxi saw that Luo Jian's anger was uncontrollable, so he stepped forward and pulled his sleeve and said.

"Brother Taichong, what do you say?" Luo Jian was so angry that he shouted at Huang Zongxi in a low voice.

"Qian Juren, how much money did you buy Haruka back with?" Huang Zongxi asked Qian Juren.

"It cost five taels of silver." Qian Juren said in fear.

"That's fifty dollars, I'll pay for it. You go and get Haruka's deed of sale. Huang Zongxi said.

"Brother Taichong. How can you pay for it? I'll pay for it. Mao Bijiang walked down from the front of the case and said.

"Pay? Why pay? Chunxiang has been working in your house for so many years, have you paid your salary? Who gave you the right to beat and scold people at will? Luo Jian was so angry that he couldn't speak.

At this time, Qian Tongju quietly ran to the side of the master and asked in a low voice, "He... Who the hell is he? ”

"It's the Metropolitan Governor, haven't you heard that the Metropolitan Governor recently paid a private visit to Hangzhou Weifu?" The master whispered.

"Ouch, Mom, why didn't you tell me earlier." When Qian Tong heard this, his legs trembled.

"Shopkeeper, this matter is too wide-ranging, and if it is one-size-fits-all, it will cause a lot of problems. What rich man and official don't have a few domestic slaves in their homes now? If you want to deal with it, you have to go back and discuss a proper solution. Huang Zongxi saw that Luo Jian's face turned blue with anger, and he walked to the side and whispered.

"Let's talk about this slowly. Mayor Mao, what do you think about this matter today? Luo Jian knew that what Huang Zongxi said was right, and he calmed down at this moment.

"Qian Juren, are you sure you won't sue?" Listening to Luo Jian's questioning, Mao Bijiang turned his head to Qian Juren and confirmed again.

"If you don't sue me, I don't want the money, let them take it away if they want to take it away." Qian Juren said with his head down.

"Miss Chunxiang, you can go back with us, and go to Nanjing and ask Mrs. to find something to do in which factory for you. It's much better than going back to his house and being beaten and scolded, but Madame is a good person. You'll find out when you go. The lock post said to Haruka, who was standing against the chair.

"Slave and maid, thank you, this is the slave's life, go back and kill him." Haruka said with tears in her eyes.

"Miss Chunxiang, we are not a master, and you are not a slave. Mayor Mao, I'll be in charge of this matter today, we'll take it back, you deal with the rest of the matter, don't leave sequelae. ”

Luo Jian saw that Suozhu seemed to have some interest in Chunxiang, and also thought that once this girl returned to the Qian family, I was afraid that sooner or later she would be forced to die, and it was better to bring it back and let Liu Lan find something to do for her, which was much better than going back to the Qian family.

"Yes sir, I took it off." Mao Bijiang stepped forward and bowed and clasped his fists and saluted.

"What is your official position now?" Luo Jian asked Qian Tong.

"Humble duty is a general sentence in Hangzhou." Qian Liye bowed his head and said.

"Why hasn't the new government job come down yet?" Luo Jian asked strangely.

"Sir, no, I and a few deputy mayors have set positions in the whole of Hangzhou, and the rest remains the same." Mao Bijiang said.

"I have nothing to say, if I hadn't arrived in Hangzhou this time, how would I have known that this would still be the case? Needless to say, Fujian and Liangguang are the same, right? Luo Jian asked.

"Sir, as far as I know, the situation in these places is roughly the same as in Hangzhou." Mao Bijiang said.

"Originally, I was ready to slow down, but now it seems that the reorganization of government functional departments is urgent!" Luo Jian said to Huang Zongxi with emotion.

Hearing Mao Bijiang say, Luo Jian knew that the situation in the lobby today was really no wonder that this money was judged, the new rules have not come down, what can he do if he doesn't follow the old rules? It's just that this money is judged to be beaten with a big board at every turn, which must be just his personal habit.

Luo Jian used to feel that this era had changed a lot in the past five years, and now it seems that everything he has done is still too far away.

Luo Jian's mood was a little low, he didn't want to speak anymore, he stood up and walked directly outside, and Huang Zongxi and Mao Bijiang hurriedly followed.

"Please help Miss Chunxiang and go back with us." The lock pillar said to the daughter-in-law of the innkeeper.

"This big brother, the slave won't cause you trouble, right?" Haruka still hesitated.

"Chunxiang girl, you are blessed, you haven't seen it yet, you have met a nobleman! Hey, the nobles live in my shop, Miss Chunxiang, go quickly, I have to go back and let the master make it delicious, and entertain the nobles at night. The innkeeper's daughter-in-law said.

"Sister-in-law, who is this nobleman?" Haruka asked curiously.

"I don't know who it is, I wonder if the noble man is like an emperor in a private visit, this brother, are you right?" The proprietress said.

"Sister-in-law, don't say that, if our shopkeeper hears it, he will be unhappy." Although the lock pillar said in his mouth, there was a little smug on his face. (To be continued.) )