"What, Boss Feng sued Qi Degui, a grain merchant in De'an County, for killing Feng Tian and colluding with water bandits?" In the Hukou County Ya, in the Dianshi Mansion, when Lu Yunshan learned about what happened in the lobby of the former Ya from a subordinate soap li, his eyes showed a look of shock.

Then, he waved his hand absentmindedly to the soap officer, and when the soap officer left, he paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back and a frown, with an unusually solemn expression on his face.

Just like Wang Yu, Lu Yunshan began to hear Boss Feng beating the drum, and thought that he was here to overturn the case for Feng Tian, but he didn't take it to heart at all, and he didn't think that Boss Feng unexpectedly involved Qi Degui.

Two years ago, Qi Degui's second son Qi Xiangchen took advantage of the concubine's husband to go out to do business and went to his home to **** with him.

In an argument with her husband, Qi Xiangchen stabbed the other party to death with scissors, and was caught by neighbors and sent to the government.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the murderer pays for his life, and this incident was provoked by Qi Xiangchen and the deceased's wife's adultery, and there is no reason to reduce the crime.

Moreover, even if Qi Degui tried his best to save Qi Xiangchen's life, his best result was to exile the frontier for life, and life was worse than death, so he could only find another way to save Qi Xiangchen.

Due to the conclusive evidence, Qi Xiangchen was soon sentenced to death by Zheng Wen, and the criminal department passed the death sentence of guò, and Qi Xiangchen would be beheaded when he was sentenced in the autumn.

Qi Degui's solution is very simple, that is, let people die instead of Qi Xiangchen, so that Qi Xiangchen can change his face and start his life again.

To do this kind of thing, it is naturally impossible to avoid the De'an County Punishment Room, whether it is a person who is replaced from a prison or a person who is verified before the execution, it is all done by the people in the torture room.

Therefore, Qi Degui got through the relationship with Bai Yong, the official of the county government and punishment room in De'an County, for the sake of safety, Bai Yong did not look for Qi Xiangchen's substitute ghost in De'an County, but asked Lu Yunshan, who had a close personal relationship with him, to help with this.

Feng Tian's figure and appearance are very similar to Qi Xiangchen, if he dies instead of Qi Xiangchen, it will be difficult for outsiders to notice, so Lu Yunshan played a trick to transfer flowers and trees, and framed Feng Tian for being rescued by the water bandits, making Feng Tian disappear from then on.

In Lu Yunshan's opinion, this transaction between him and Bai Yong was seamless, who would have thought that the person lying in the coffin of the second young master of the Qi family would be Feng Tian?

As one of the planners of this matter, of course Lu Yunshan would not believe Boss Feng's words, because Feng Tian was beheaded in place of Qi Xiangchen during the autumn decision two years ago, how could he come to see Boss Feng this year?

What puzzled Lu Yunshan was how Boss Feng thought that Feng Tian's matter was related to the Qi family? Otherwise, how could he bite Qi Degui for no reason.

If Boss Feng framed Qi Degui under other pretexts, then Lu Yunshan would definitely scoff at him, is the Qi family easy to provoke? Without evidence, the county government will definitely not accept his case, and it will definitely be beaten out of the lobby.

But Boss Feng actually sued Qi Degui on the grounds of being a bandit, which complicated the situation.

Banditry is a big crime, just like Feng Tian has been identified as a fellow bandit, so a drink and a peck made Qi Degui fall into passivity.

Whether it is Li Yuntian or Zheng Wen, the magistrate of De'an County, they will not ignore Boss Feng's lawsuit, otherwise it will be a dereliction of duty, but it is impossible to know whether they will take it seriously or not.

Lu Yunshan paced back and forth in the house for a long time, and after thinking about it, he thought that there were two reasons why Boss Feng sued Qi Degui, one was that Boss Feng sniffed out that Feng Tian's matter was related to the Qi family, and the other reason was that the opponent of the Qi family bought off Boss Feng and wanted to take the opportunity to tidy up the family.

Whether it is the first reason or the second reason, Lu Yunshan thinks that there is nothing to worry about, Feng Tian has now turned into a pile of dry bones, who can tell whether he is Feng Tian or Qi Xiangchen?

As for saying that the opponent of the Qi family wants to tidy up the family, then there is nothing to be afraid of, if the Qi family is so easy to be overturned, how can they have such a big family business now?

Thinking of this, his mood couldn't help but calm down a lot, and he was ready to wait and see what tricks Boss Feng could play.

At dusk, Li Yuntian and Lu Cao returned to the county seat in a carriage chatting and laughing, and as soon as they entered the county office, they learned about Boss Feng from Wang Yu.

"Wang Xiancheng, what do you think of this?" In the back hall of the county ya, Li Yuntian took a sip of hot water, frowned and asked Wang Yu, as if he didn't expect this kind of thing to happen.

"My lord, the lower officials feel that something is wrong, and they should be treated with caution." Wang Yu replied cautiously, to be honest, he didn't believe that Qi Degui would collude with the water bandits at all, but since Boss Feng had already beaten the drum and sued, the only way to do this was to investigate the case.

"This Boss Feng is really difficult!" Li Yuntian put down the teacup and said with a wry smile, with a helpless face.

Wang Yu sat there with his head down, silent, since he decided not to meddle in this matter, he naturally would not talk too much about this matter.

After dinner, Li Yuntian called Zhang Youde to the study and asked him about the countermeasures to Boss Feng's matter.

Since falling into the water last year, Li Yuntian has always regarded Zhang Youde as his most "trusted" person, and he will consult him when he encounters something.

"My lord, my subordinates feel that there are many suspicious things about this matter, Qi Degui is the largest grain merchant in De'an County, and his family background is prominent, so he should not collude with the water bandits." Zhang Youde thought about it for a while, and said worriedly, "My lord, once this matter is not handled well, it will inevitably affect the relationship with De'an County, and my lord must act cautiously." ”

Zhang Youde is very clear about Feng Tian's affairs, as the leader of the county officials in Hukou County, it is impossible for Lu Yunshan to hide such a big thing from him, and he can get a lot of benefits from it at that time.

Now that Boss Feng wants to find trouble with Qi Degui, Zhang Youde naturally wants to defend Qi Degui, Feng Tian is the handle in his hands, and he can use it to threaten Qi Degui to do things for him in the future.

"The official also thinks this matter is very strange." Seeing Zhang Youde's worried look, Li Yuntian secretly sneered in his heart, frowned and said, "This Boss Feng can really cause trouble, and he has brought this kind of trouble to this official." ”

"My lord, when he ascends to the court tomorrow, see if he has conclusive evidence, if not, then it is a false accusation, and this kind of Diao Min should be severely punished to set an example." Zhang Youde felt that Li Yuntian's words showed disgust and dissatisfaction with Boss Feng, and provoked it inappropriately.

In ancient times, there was no such thing as "false accusation", according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, those who falsely accuse should sit back, that is to say, if it is found that Boss Feng is falsely accusing Qi Degui of being a bandit, then Boss Feng will be punished for the crime of gangsterry.

Li Yuntian nodded when he heard this, with a look of deep disapproval, which made Zhang Youde can't help but be happy in his heart, if Li Yuntian is disgusted with Boss Feng now, then tomorrow in the public court will naturally make things difficult for him.

Back in the back house, Li Yuntian sat behind his desk and casually flipped through the "Historical Records", he was a little unsure whether Feng Tian died in place of Qi Xiangchen, after all, all the qiē was just an inference.

However, after coming into contact with Zhang Youde, he already knew it in his heart.

Zhang Youde has always appeared in front of him as a kind-hearted good man, and he is very kind to people and things, but just now he actually fell into the trap of Boss Feng, so the Qi family must have something to do with Feng Tian's matter.

I'm afraid that Zhang Youde couldn't have imagined that the county magistrate, who "trusted" him, had already started to repair him in private, and punishing Lu Yunshan was a big gift from Li Yuntian.

The next morning, the outside of the county office was densely packed with people, and as far as the eye could see, the news that Boss Feng was going to sue Qi Degui for bandits had already spread throughout the county, and many people rushed to see the excitement, and they all wanted to know how Li Yuntian would try this case.

Under the service of the green calyx, Li Yuntian put on his official uniform with a large placket and a blue robe, a yellow silk black gauze hat, a silver belt around his waist, and black official boots.

What is particularly striking is that the complement in front of his official robe is printed with a purple mandarin duck-like water bird named Emu, indicating his identity as a seven-rank official.

Li Yuntian took a picture of the bronze mirror, he was very satisfied with his appearance, and he liked the elegant temperament on his body even more, which well covered up his momentum, making the opponent despise him at first sight.

"Come on, take Boss Feng!" In the main hall of the county government, Li Yuntian sat down and glanced at the people gathered outside the hall, patted the wood, and shouted in a deep voice.

"Boss Feng, grass people, knock to see the county master." Boss Feng was quickly brought up by a servant and knelt on the ground to salute Li Yuntian.

"Boss Feng, this official asked you, why did you beat the drum yesterday?" Li Yuntian glanced at him and asked quietly.

"My lord, the grass people suspect that their nephew Feng Tian has been killed by Qi Degui, so they report that they secretly colluded with the water bandits, hoping to get justice for Feng Tian, and ask the adults to be the masters of the grass people." Boss Feng told Li Yuntian what he had told Wang Yu yesterday, and then touched his head to the ground and shouted loudly.

"Boss Feng, do you know that the laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulate that false accusations are reversed, if what you tell is not true, then this official will punish you with gangsters!" Li Yuntian picked up the shocking wood and slapped it hard, and said loudly.

"Might~~" Immediately, the standing officials who were standing on both sides of the hall with a stern expression began to hit the ground with water and fire sticks in their hands, shouting in their mouths, creating psychological pressure on Boss Feng, commonly known as shouting hall.

"My lord, the grass people have evidence of Qi Degui's secret communication with the water bandits, Feng Tian told the grass people, a few years ago, their gang of water bandits robbed a merchant and robbed a priceless gold and jade statue of a maid, which was inlaid with precious stones, so that Qi Degui could sell the stolen goods, Qi Degui liked it very much, collected it for his own use, and prepared to use it as a family heirloom."

Boss Feng raised his head and said to Li Yuntian with an awe-inspiring expression, "My lord, if the grass people have half a complaint, they are willing to bear any punishment. ”

As soon as these words came out, the people who gathered outside the lobby to watch the excitement suddenly burst into a commotion, buzzing there, and no one thought that a statue of a golden and jade maid would be involved.