The man who ran into the lobby, about sixty years old, with his back bent, black and thin, his thinness was not as skinny as ordinary people, he was a representative of leanness, his dry face was covered with old age spots, coarse cloth shirts, straw sandals mopping the floor, it was the old grandson of Hengfeng Town who had a relationship with Xu Liang, the old man who said that he wanted to continue the strings at the same time as his son.

"Whoever is in the hall, arise and speak." He Tongju looked at the kneeling man under the eye hall and said.

"Eh, Lord Xie." The old grandson stood up, lowered his head, and his two black eyes turned around, and he saw Wang Xian of Jianchang Zhixian and Lu Chengyuan of Jianchang County sitting on the edge of the hall, and was about to look again, only to hear He Tongju shouting: "Who is in the hall, report your name, who is the person to sue and what?" ”

The old grandson hurriedly looked towards the hall and rubbed his hands, squeezed a smile and said: "The grass people's surname is Sun, everyone calls me the old grandson, the grass people heard that Lord He of Nankang Mansion is trying the case in the county government today, because the family has grievances, they came to report to the Qingtian lord, and they are willing to ask the lord to be the master of the grass people." ”

"Old Sun Tou, this official is He Tongju, what grievances do you have, just tell me." He Tong judged that this trial did not achieve the expected results, and the two plaintiff witnesses who were found did not listen to the greetings, and watched Xu Liang push left and right, pushing the charges away, and his heart was extremely uncomfortable, and he wanted to end in disgrace, but now he heard that there was an unjust case, and he suddenly came to his senses again.

Since you can't do the master book, it's okay to go back to He Qingtian.

"The eldest daughter of the grass people, originally this year should have been eighteen years old, but two months ago suddenly disappeared, no one live, no dead body, most of them were taken captive and sold, the grass people sued the county government, asked the government to help find their daughter, but a month passed in the county government there was no news at all, just when the grass people were already desperate, one day the county actually sent ten taels of silver, saying that the daughter was missing and could not be found, take the silver first, don't go to Jianchang City to make trouble......"

"Oh, and that kind of thing?" He Tongju was shocked, and asked, "Do you know who sent the silver?" ”

"It's a bad master, it's not clear which grass farmer it is."

"And can you take this silver?"

The old grandson seemed to have been greatly insulted, stiffened his neck, and shouted with wide eyes: "My eldest girl has worked hard to raise her for more than ten years, how can she make up for it with a few taels of silver?!" This pension is not clear, and of course the grass people can't accept it. ”

"Good!" He Tongju was greatly appreciative and nodded: "Then now you are applying to this official to find your missing daughter?" ”

"Uh," the old grandson shook his head and sighed, "My eldest girl has been missing for so long, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find it." The grass people are here to ask the adults to severely punish those corrupt officials who don't care about the lives of our people, and to give us a sunny day in Jianchang. ”

He Tongju was even more interested, and said excitedly: "It seems that you still know some inside information, you say, which corrupt official is Jianchang, who ignores the suffering of the people?" ”

On the side, Hong Tuiguan saw that He Tongju's interest came up, and the person sitting in the hall was not the official who could be counted in Jianchang County? If such an unobtrusive old guy points out which is a corrupt official, doesn't this offend all the officials in Jianchang?

He Tong's judgment has the support of the Sun Governor's Mansion behind him, and our old Hong family is not next to any big trees, and now the prefect's errand is messed up, so let's not mix the things on the side.

Thinking of this, Hong Tuiguan cleared his throat and said, "Lord He, this ordinary lawsuit is an official matter of Jianchang County, so we don't have to do it for us, right?" ”

A word to clear the person in the dream, He Tongju was shocked when he heard this, and then he felt that he was too overstepping his authority, Wang Zhixian and Lu County Cheng were sitting on the side of the hall, and he actually managed the lawsuit of the subordinate county of Nankang Mansion, and it was really not good.

"Ah, Lord Hong is right," He Tongju slapped his forehead and laughed at himself, "You see that the officials are confused." As he spoke, he turned to the direction of Wang Zhixian and arched his hand: "Lord Wang, let you see it, this is Jianchang's business, come, please." With that, he got up from the main seat and gave way to the desk.

Wang Zhixian got up and said: "Where, where, Lord He is Shangguan, and you will try the same case." ”

He Tong's sentence was about to be pushed, but I saw the old grandson in the audience shouting urgently: "Master Qingtian, this case must not be handed over to Wang Zhixian for trial, the corrupt official sued by the grass people is Xu Liang, the chief secretary of Jianchang, who in Jianchang County does not know that Xu Zhuzhu and Wang Zhixian are in the same group." ”

Wang Zhixian was still a little angry at first, and when he heard that the old grandson actually sued Xu Liang, he knew that He Hong and the others were looking for Xu Liang, so he sat back in embarrassment.

He Tongju also paused when he heard this, returned to the desk in a few steps, patted the shocked wood, and asked in surprise: "You want to sue Xu Liang?" What's the situation, let's talk about it in detail. ”

"Yes!" The old grandson said: "The grass people in front of him said that the poor master sent ten taels of unknown pension silver, and the grass people did not ask for it, and later the grass people knew that the silver was given by Xu Liang, the master of Jianchang, and the grass people inquired, and the families who had lost their daughters in the family received ten taels of pension silver. My lord, you think, if there is no ghost in his heart, why would he come to the door to give any money? Therefore, the grass people had the courage to sue Xu Liang, bent the law for bribes, and ignored the suffering of the people, and he was actually a big corrupt official in Jianchang. ”

"Good, good, good sue." He Tongju stroked his palms and laughed, then slapped the ground with a heavy slap, and asked in the direction where Xu Liang was sitting: "Xu Liang, what did the old grandson say, what else do you have to say!" ”

When the old grandson heard the word Xu Liang, he was shocked, why hasn't this Xu Liang been locked up yet? It turned out that this old grandson also heard in the market that the two adults from Nankang Mansion were going to do Xu Liang today, and thought that he was looking for a little bit of the name last time, so he got double the pension silver from Xu Liang, and heard that this Xu Zhu's family was wealthy, and he was not short of silver taels, so he thought about taking the opportunity to go to the county government to sue again, and he didn't allow Liang to be in a hurry, and he could get some silver and two flowers. With this thought, Lao Sun Tou entered the county government and told Xu Liang about his black state.

Old Sun Tou only heard a heavy sigh not far behind him, and a few pairs of black official boots fell next to Old Sun Tou, he turned his face to see that Master Xu Liangxu, the chief secretary of Jianchang, was wearing a green robe, and was looking at himself with disdain.

"My lords," Xu Liang no longer looked at this annoying old grandson, and arched his hand towards the two of them: "What the old grandson said is that thing, but the reason is not that reason. ”

"Hmph, Lord Xu, could it be that there is something else to say?" He Tongju sneered and said.

"Lao Sun Tou said that two months ago, there were several families who lost their daughters, and the official sent people to send ten taels of pension silver to each household, and there were also things, and he didn't take ten taels of pension silver, which is also a fact, but Lao Sun Tou lied on one point."

"What lie did he tell?" He Tong judged: "Since Lord Xu also admits what Lao Sun said, what else can he lie!" ”

Xu Liang lowered his head and sneered at the cowering old Sun Dao, and said: "He just said that he was heartbroken and the eldest girl disappeared for no reason, and not asking for ten taels of pension silver is a big lie, the truth is that the reason why he doesn't want ten taels of pension silver is not because he feels sorry for his daughter at all, but because he thinks that he has little money." In the end, he didn't ask for ten taels, but he asked for twenty taels! Old grandson, you say, what the official said is yes or no? ”

The old grandson's face was a little red and a little ashamed, and he argued embarrassedly: "My eldest girl is handsome, shouldn't I ask for twenty taels?" ”

"Haha!"

"Haha, hahaha!"

In a word, the officials and officials in the hall laughed. He Tongju suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, his heart was like this, how could he try the case? For a while, I didn't have the heart to continue asking.

The old grandson's face was so red that it seemed to be dripping blood, his eyes were staring at the ground, he was full of regret, and in another burst of ridicule, he stomped his foot and said, "I, I won't tell you...... Let's go! ”

After speaking, he ran out of Jianchang County. Behind him, there was another string of laughter from everyone.

Xu Liang laughed a few times, and then paced back to his seat leisurely.

"Lord Xu!" The official in the hall shouted again: "According to what you said, at that time, you did ask people to give ten taels of silver to each family with a missing daughter?" ”

Xu Liang scolded in his heart, turned around and said, "Exactly." ”

"Then the official can't help but ask," Hong Tuiguan was like a cat that had only seen a fishy cat, all his spirits were raised, his eyes were like electricity, and Sen Ran asked: "You are the master of the investigation of the case, even if you can't find the whereabouts of the missing person in the end, you are not guilty, why do you want people to send pension money?" Why? Where did the money come from? ”

He Tongju also found the problem when he heard it, and he was overjoyed, and then asked, "Yes, Xu Liang, you explain clearly." ”

Xu Liang sighed again, pondered for a long time, his face was sad, looked at He Hong and the others, and said, "The two adults really want to know?" ”

"Gotta know!" He Hong and the others shouted in unison.

"Eh," Wang Zhixian looked a little flustered, and got up to persuade: "Two adults, you see that the plaintiff is gone, so we don't have to chase these little things!" ”

Wang Zhixian knew more or less about the inside story of the serial girl's disappearance, and it coincided with Wang Zhixian's inspection period at that time.

"What did Lord Wang say?" Hong Tuiguan said: "This is an important inside story, and this official must figure it out." ”

"Okay," Xu Liang looked like tears were in his eyes, his eyes were wet, he looked at the sky, and said slowly: "Originally, the two brothers of the Tan family were sentenced to banditry, even if they were at fault, the death was great, and the official didn't want to pursue anything, but now he is forced by the form, Tan Zhicheng, Tan Zhisheng, you heard it on the Huangquan Road, don't blame the official." ”

The words made the back of the officials swish. Even Lu Xiancheng, who had never spoken, Jiang Dianshi couldn't help twisting his seat. He Tong judged: "Xu Liang, don't talk nonsense, what can the silver you give have to do with the two brothers of the Tan family who died?" ”

"A few adults don't know." Xu Liang sighed again and said, "Do you know why the lower officials took down the Tan family in one fell swoop, and how did they discover the Tan family's bandits?" It was this pension money that made the lower officials suspicious of the Tan family. At that time, more than a dozen families lost their daughters, and the county and lower officials attached great importance to it. For several days in a row, the investigation gradually aimed the suspicion at Tan Zhisheng, the second master of the Tan family, and once he almost got the stolen goods, cough, the next official said that the witness was obtained and ...... In the end, Tan Erye was forced by the lower officials to have no choice, so he promised to give a little compensation to the families of several people who lost their daughters, and let the lower officials send it on their behalf. Xia Guan thought about it, although he knew that this matter was done by Tan Erye, but there was no evidence in his hand, and Tan Erye could take out the silver to compensate, which was to acquiesce that this matter had nothing to do with his Tan family. This is what the old grandson said. However, Xia Guan failed to save more than a dozen women, and he was panicked in his heart, so he secretly investigated the movements of the Tan family's ships and the flow of goods, and only then did he find out that the Tan family actually colluded with the Poyang Lake water gangsters and wanted to rebel. Now that I think about it, this is really a clear reason and retribution. ”

He Tong was stunned, how could this be related to the Tan family again?

When Wang Zhixian heard this, his mouth opened wide, and he looked at Xu Liang in surprise. Is there such a long story in this?

Lu Xiancheng was only stunned, pouted slightly, and then lowered his head to drink tea.

Hong Tuiguan is an old criminal name, and he is not easy to fool, he sneered: "Lord Xu is really good at pushing, speaking of which, there is nothing to do with Lord Xu?" Do you have any physical evidence? How does this judge believe you? ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he rolled his eyes, spread his hands, and said: "The reason for this is originally secret, and few people know about it. I think that the only people who know about this, except for the lower officials, are the two brothers of the Tan family. Lord Hong doesn't believe it, so he can ask the Tan family brothers! ”

Hong Tuiguan was choked very lightly, and the two brothers of the Tan family died, how can you ask?