After barely recuperating for another day, after sleeping for a while, the souls of Li You and the two lives of people merged more and more closely, although the souls of the previous life were the mainstay, but they were also contaminated with many bad habits in this life. After all, he grew up in the Xu slave circle, and there are no decent people and gentlemen here. As the saying goes, the foot of the car and boat shop should be killed if he is not guilty.

Gossip aside, in the early morning of March 14, Li You was dressed neatly, nothing more than a long green cloth coat with arrow sleeves, a square flat hat, a few bird feathers stuck in the hat, and a waist knife by his side. They are all standard tolerance dress, only this waist knife was passed on to him by his father, and it was also spent some silver to imitate the style of embroidered spring knives with good materials, which is both light and durable, and his father laughed and called this an imitation spring knife. It's worth bragging about, and it's good to have an iron ruler for other tolerances.

When he got out of the house, the neighbors saw Li You, and they all greeted Li Xiaoguan and asked about his injuries. According to the system, how can Li You's identity be called an official? But in these years, the customs are rampant, the doctor dares to call the imperial doctor, the person who handles the head is called the edict, and the person who pours the tea is called the doctor.

Li You came to the class room opposite the county ya, and there were five or six people in the same class sitting in it, and when he saw Li You, he asked, "How is your case?" ”

It took Li You a second to dig this matter out of his memory. It turned out that before the crossing, Li You took over a case - a Yan Xiucai in this county came to sue the official, saying that his wife wanted to go back to his parents' house, and he was lost after going out, and his mother's husband's house was nowhere to be seen. The magistrate handed over the case of missing persons to Li You for investigation, and ordered five days to be compared and the case to be investigated within a time limit. The board that crossed the board was because Li Youwu came to get nothing, and the county official was furious, so he rewarded Li You with a big board as a punishment.

Li You arched his hand: "Thank you for your concern, if there is nothing else, I will go out to visit again." ”

In my memory, Li You was actually not lazy in those days, he walked back and forth from Yan Xiucai's house to Xiguan's house outside Xiucai's house several times, and asked many people, but he didn't have any clues. The Shangguan of this year is not reasonable with you, Li You lamented, the big board has been wronged so much, there is no credit and hard work.

Who let the errand fall on me, Li You was helpless. came to Yan Xiucai's house, found Xiucai's house, and carefully interrogated the Yan family's lady's situation, until the little girl was impatient.

Then he visited the Yan family's lady on the way back to her mother's house, and asked dozens of people in a row, making her mouth dry and hoarse, and seeing that the sun was going west, there was still no clue at all. I had to find a tea stall, drank a few big bowls in a row, and only threw a copper plate to Dr. Cha, but Dr. Tea was shocked and shouted: "Don't you dare to ask for money from officials!" ”

Li You is upright and young, where can he endure the surname, if he has no clue about the case, he has no clue, and he will not waste his energy here. He shook his head and thought, it's really no problem, where to tell me to find this woman, maybe she will be abducted and sold in other places. Let's put the case aside, drag it out, and drag it out for a long time, the county officials and bitter masters have no hope, they can't find it alive or dead, and they don't have a temper.

The lazy surname came up, he really didn't care, he walked the streets and alleys for three days in a row, playing everywhere, and met some old acquaintances who listened to music and played everything. In my previous life, I liked Yue Opera and Huangmei operas, but in this era, I met the ancestors of these dramas, but I listened to a few plays, but unfortunately the plays written by many scholars were too literary and crepe, and I couldn't understand them.

In addition, he won a few hundred dollars in chess, but after learning the popular things such as horse hanging, leaves, and double backs, he lost a few hundred dollars again, and only made a lot of fun.

In addition to the lack of computers, entertainment in this era is still very rich, as the richest area in the world, there are few items to eat, drink and play, Li You secretly sighed, I have time to invent a playing card, and make some money. The rise of his play, if it weren't for the shyness in his pocket, the Qinlou Chu Pavilion would have to break through. In fact, Li You had been brought into the door of some low-grade prostitutes by the officials of the same class before he crossed over, and the cheapest one was only a few dozen dollars overnight, but now after integrating the memories of his previous life, he really can't look down on those prostitutes.

Speaking of which, the treatment of the government officials in Xujiang County is not bad compared with their counterparts in other counties, and the county government gives one or two taels of silver every month. But Li You saved a few taels of silver last year were taken away by his father to buy land, and a few days ago, he spent a huge amount of money on two dollars of silver to buy the "History of the National Dynasty", and he only has a few hundred living expenses in hand so far.

The deadline for the fifth day came again, and it was March 17th. Li You came to the class room and waited for the magistrate to ascend to the church. But I saw a soap li running in in a panic and shouting at him: "Yan Xiucai is here to urge the case again, and the county magistrate is in a hurry to send you to court!" ”

Li You got up and walked into the public hall to kneel down and wait for the questioning of the magistrate, there was a scholar who had arrived earlier, not tall, and his appearance was quite handsome, he was the first-class student in the county school, and Yan Xiucai, who was said to be a junior in the future, was known as the first talent in Xujiang. Yan Xiucai arched his hand at the county official and said: "The county is superior, if the case is unresolved for a long time, and the grievances cannot be redressed, the student has to go to the capital city to file another complaint, and the boss will not complain about me." ”

This magistrate's surname is Chen, and he is also very young, and he was unhappy by Yan Xiucai's words, and no one likes to be beaten up and reported by his superiors. He said with an unhappy face: "Xiansheng can know that in order to prevent indiscriminate lawsuits, I am not allowed to sue at a higher level. Go back, and the county will give you a result. Yan Xiucai gave up his hand and left, not looking at Li You from beginning to end.

Looking at Yan Xiucai's demeanor, Li You, a liberal arts student in his previous life, was actually very envious in his heart, literati don't have to kowtow like him when they see officials, and in the future, they will become the heavenly music stars in the mouths of the people when they enter the Jinshi and Hanlin. At the same time, I was also secretly happy in my heart, this Xiucai actually threatened the magistrate on his head, it seems that the magistrate will not give him benefits, and the case seems to be able to be slowed down. was thinking about it, but saw that Zhixian scolded him: "You dog! How have the cases been visited? ”

"My lord, I really didn't get anything." Li You licked his face again and smiled, "This sour Xiucai is not sensible at all, why bother working for him, it is better to close the case and arrest the documents." He wanted to take advantage of the county's displeasure with Yan Xiucai to close the case randomly, and he would have nothing to do.

"Smack!" Chen Zhixian spoke sharply, and slapped his anger at the wood: "What a slave!" Treat the official law as nothing? Five and five, you are also a local old man, and you have never had a clue? Presumably, it is to steal and fool the county. Give me fifteen boards on both sides! ”

Li You was shocked, how could he look like the magistrate had sprinkled his anger on his head. I'm in your league with you, what's the use of beating me......

Soap Li looked at the county officials and didn't dare to play with the mystery, but this time it was a bit really hit. hit Li You's skin and flesh and buttocks bloomed. After finishing the fight, he recited the incense, found two people to carry Li You home, and invited a doctor to give medicine.

Li You, who has been smooth sailing since childhood, has nowhere to complain about his grievances, and he also blames himself when he thinks about it: his previous mentality was too frivolous... This is not the 21st century, this is the feudal era of clear hierarchy and distinction between dignity and inferiority, an era when a county official comes with a surname and can kill you and you have no ability to resist at all! In the past few days, how can you have a good end with the mentality of playing games?

What's the use of relying on the so-called cleverness to be lazy, in the eyes of the county official, you are almost like a dog, he doesn't care if you live or die, let alone reason with you, Yan Xiucai makes the county unhappy, that's not something that you, a cheap servant, can provoke in the middle.

Do you really think that you have a sense of superiority if you come through time? You have to get your mentality right...... A few days ago, I was too frivolous to take anything seriously. Well played! It's better to wake up now than to kill your head later.

After thinking about it, Li You reflected on it almost, and began to worry again, what should I do with this case? If he can't find any clues, the magistrate still won't let him go. Li You called his neighbor and asked him to run errands to Xishui Town to invite his old father over. My father has been doing public work for so many years, there should always be a way, please come and learn.

When it was said that the third pole, Li You's father Shi Shiran came over. After a few days of not seeing, Li You almost couldn't recognize his father, only to see him wearing a Dongpo hat on his head, covered with a placket robe, and a rich man who was in harmony with his neighbors. Father Li looked at the injury, shook his head and said, "What doesn't grow, how can it offend the county official?" ”

Li You told the case truthfully, and said with a sad face: "The county magistrate is strict about the comparison, but he really has no clue, how can this be good." ”

"Isn't it easy to handle such a simple case? My family has been earning food in the public for generations, why haven't you learned any skills? What a brain! Father Li scolded angrily.

Li You was extremely unconvinced, his father dared to say such a big thing after only listening to it?

Father Li looked at his son's expression and knew that he was not convinced, so he said: "Take care of your injuries today, and follow me for a while, see that I have handled the case, and learn a little." ”

There was nothing to say all night, until the second day. Li You stroked the chrysanthemum with his hand and smiled bitterly, after crossing over, these words, two big boards, there is no time when it doesn't hurt. After waiting for his father to get up, Li You led his father to go through the journey of Yan Niangzi home again, and Father Li was speechless all the way.

I went out of the county seat Dongguan, walked for a while, and saw a small river going around the city, there was no bridge on the river, only a ferry, and the middle-aged ferryman of thirty or forty years old was guarding here. "If Mrs. Yan wants to go home, she must cross this river, and there is no other way." Li You introduced to his father.

Father Li twisted his beard and groaned, and said: "As far as I know, there is only one ferryman here, Yu Dalang, who has been in business for more than ten years. ”

The son asked him, and he said that he had never seen Mrs. Yan at all. After inquiring around, this person is quite loyal, and Lijia is also a package ticket, not a scoundrel who is a scoundrel in the Annihilation Section, and it is not his business to come to this case. ”

Father Li's face suddenly changed, showing a little ruthlessness, and instructed Li You to say, "You go and take it down for me and bring it back to the yamen." ”

"There is no evidence, and there is no evidence, what can you do with him?"

"Where is so much nonsense! All you have to do is take it and hand it over to the county magistrate. Father Li said sharply.

It seems that my father has discovered some flaws that I can't notice, which is too clever, he is really a detective, and he is worthy of being a headhunter for more than ten years. Li You thought with admiration. got on the ferry, took out a rope and put it on Yu Dalang's head, tied his neck, pulled out his waist knife and said, "Come with me." ”

"The blue sky is white! What did the little one do? Although Yu Dalang didn't dare to resist, he couldn't stop shouting.

Li You was speechless, could it be that my father didn't like you. Zhiguan grabbed the rope and dragged Yu Dalang to the county office. On the other side, Li's father went back to the residence first.

At this time, it happened that the magistrate was in the hall, so there was no need to wait. Li Youyu threw Dalang to the court and reported: "The suspect in the case of Yan Niangzi's missing person has been brought." ”

Of course, Yu Dalang refused to confess and shouted grievances. Nazhi County ignored it and hit Yu Dalang 30 boards. Seeing that he still refused to confess, he got on the clamp stick, and as soon as he exerted his strength, Yu Dalang fainted when he was in severe pain. A bucket of cold water woke up Yu Dalang, still shouting: "The villain is really wronged!" ”

Hurry up and recruit it, everyone get off work early, these torture instruments are not to be put on display, Li You looked at Yu Dalang and thought.

The magistrate shouted: "You annihilator, you stubbornly don't change, this official will not bother with you for the time being, give me a shackle and go to prison, strictly guard, and come to the retrial!" "After that, he flicked his robe sleeves and retreated, and today he said that there was a Hubu Langzhong passing by this county, and Chen Zhixian was going to catch the wind, so how could he have time to entangle with the prisoners.

Li You couldn't bear to see Yu Dalang's miserable situation, and said to the prison guards who came to pull people: "Take care of him in prison, don't break him." Several prison guards glanced at Li You in surprise, only to say that Li You had accepted the prisoner's money.

Li You went home to find his father and asked, "Father, do you have any evidence or inference, submit it to the county magistrate as soon as possible to settle this case, and save that Yu Dalang from being tortured in vain." ”

"Where is there any evidence for my father, just catch one and throw it to the county official."

Lushan Waterfall Khan... Li You was very speechless, do you want me to learn to handle cases like this......

"Don't understand?" Father Li smiled slightly, "You have to give an explanation to the county official, and the county official has to give an explanation to the bitter master, and the explanation comes and goes, and if you can't find someone, you have to get someone to explain." In this way, you can be regarded as doing things in front of the county official, and the county official also has something to say to the bitter master, and the boss can also cope with the assessment. ”

This... This... This... What a dark unspoken rule...... It's too cold-blooded, is it a "free heart certificate" to handle cases in this era, Li You, a good young man in his previous life, can't accept it.

Father Li sighed again: "You deserve this board." If it were an ordinary bitter master, the case would not be so harsh. But that Yan Xiucai is famous, and he has been appreciated by the master of the province's academic administration, and he also worships the master as a teacher, just waiting for the opening of the department in the year after tomorrow. Even if the county official doesn't like him, he is also a peer in Shilin, he always has to give some face, and if he doesn't beat you and supervise him, how to show Yan Xiu has face. We are also helpless to wait for the despicable and lowly Xu, if you really don't catch an explanation and come back, the county official can beat you to death. And you have become the confession of the county magistrate, but you don't have to handle the case, and the blame is all on you. ”

Li You was dumbfounded, this world... Do you want to force me to be such a contemptible villain? Should I come? That Yu Dalang is too pitiful, but listening to what his father said, if he doesn't do this, the mold will provoke him, and he has already suffered twenty or thirty boards for this. Li You's heart was entangled for a while.

I also heard Li's father say: "If you have the leisure to visit, you might as well visit in private, and if you have the truth, you might as well report it to the county magistrate." It is also considered to have accumulated some yin virtues, and it is easy to say that it is good to see the king of Hades later. ”

"Isn't that another trap on you?" As soon as his mind turned around, Li You, who positioned himself as a dark and filthy little servant, hesitated and said: "This is inconsistent, and when you get to the county master, you will only be fooled and deceived by him." If Yu Dalang can't stop being tortured, and you find out other truths, won't the county magistrate hate you to death if he feels that he has made a wrong judgment. ”

"Nope! The great lord of Qingtian rehabilitated the unjust case, which is a meritorious one, praised by all the people, and praised by the official. When the time comes, it is clear that you, an ignorant Xiaoxu, caught the wrong person before, and it is a loss to learn that the county lord relies on the guidance of the gods to solve your unjust case, and this kind of merit is not too much. ”

Father Li nodded after speaking, "You can think about it yourself, I'm going home, and I won't be able to get there before dark if I don't leave." ”

What a simple dialectic of little people... Where can there be redress without unjust cases......

Walking to the door, Father Li turned back and said: "For my father, I still have some things to tell you, in the end, the one who does this servant is just the dog-legged minions of the official family, you must be hard-hearted and ruthless, and you must be able to see the limelight." You're a little softer. ”

"Then why don't you let my brother take over this shift?" Li You thought as he asked, I am not suitable for a college student in my previous life to do such an errand that cannot be faced.

"I'm afraid he's not as good as you!"

Li You slept very uncomfortably this night, one moment he dreamed that Yu Dalang was beaten to death, and one moment he dreamed that he didn't know what he had done and was taken to the execution ground to cut off his brain, and he was a gangster until dawn.