When Duan Fei was whispering, Yang Shen's voice suddenly came from behind him and said loudly: "Lord Duan, have you seen everything that the people want?" What are you waiting for! ”

Duan Fei looked at Wu Youce and the other Suzhou officials who were shrinking behind the yamen, secretly sneered, turned around and shouted: "Shi Bin, you go and collect the paper, Huaming, open a way for me, and tell the people that Ben Qin is going to enter the yamen to go to the court to try the case, and only those who hand in the pleadings can enter the yamen, and those who have nothing to do with it will be driven away for me!" ”

Duan Fei returned to the sedan chair, and soon the sedan chair was lifted again, and he entered the yamen amid the shouting of grievances.

In the back hall of the palace, Shi Bin presented a thick stack of paper-like paper and said, "My lord, this is what I received at the entrance of the yamen, and some people keep handing over the paper, so Guo Wei and Jiang Jun are still outside to collect it." ”

Duan Fei flipped his hand casually, raised his eyes to look at Wu Youce, who looked a little stunned, and said, "Master Wu, do you know the people and things that are reported on these papers?" ”

Wu Youce forced himself to calm down, and arched his hand: "Lord Qincha, these Diao people have nothing to do, they are completely making up stories and nonsense, adults must not believe their lies, the lower officials have always been honest and honest, and there is no corruption and bending the law!" ”

Yang Shen sneered: "Master Wu, you haven't even read the paper, how do you know what is said on the paper?" ”

Wu Youce had completely pinned his hopes on Duan Fei, and said unceremoniously when he heard the words: "Lord Yang, I know if the lower officials have done anything, Lord Yang is chasing after the wind and shadows, listening to rumors and doubting us, etc., it really makes the lower officials feel cold, is it true that in the eyes of the adults, our dignified court officials are not as credible as those Diao people?" Master Duan, you have to be the master of the lower officials! ”

Wu Youce fell to the ground and kowtowed to Duan Fei again and again, and the Suzhou Mansion Tongzhi and Tongju who were present also bowed down with him, constantly shouting grievances, just like the people outside.

Duan Fei smiled and said: "Adults, please get up, Duan Mou's case handling is all about real evidence, although these statements are conclusive, but in my opinion, they lack evidence, I won't believe it easily, Lord Yang, what do you think?" ”

Yang Shen snorted and said, "I don't believe that the thousands of complainants outside are all unprovoked, Lord Wu has done something bad and knows for himself, Lord Duan, should you be promoted?" This official is still waiting to observe Lord Duan's trial! ”

Duan Fei Huo Ran stood up and said, "Okay, come on, ascend to the hall!" ”

The three classes of the "mighty ......" were in line with the order to welcome the two lords of the Qincha to ascend to the court.

As the defendant, Duan Fei asked someone to prepare a chair for him on the side of the court, and after he sat down, Duan Fei casually picked up the top piece of paper, glanced at it, and then patted the shocked wood, and shouted: "Come on, pass the plaintiff Chu Xiao to the court!" ”

Wu Youce was stunned, he had never heard of this name, and he was even more puzzled when the man was brought up, because he had never seen this person before.

The man knelt in the hall, and Duan Fei shouted, "You are the plaintiff Chu Xiao?" Who are you accusing? What is being told? ”

Chu Xiao lay on the ground and didn't dare to raise his head, and replied when he heard the voice: "My lord, I told the government that there is no strategy, he is lawless, he has wronged the good people, and he has been beaten into a trick, please ask Lord Qincha to make the decision for me!" ”

Yang Shen glanced contemptuously at Wu Youce, who had become a little uneasy, only to hear Duan Fei continue to ask: "Chu Xiao, you have told me in detail about the matter, if it is true, this official will make the decision for you." ”

Chu Xiao was overjoyed and said: "My lord, one day half a year ago, I passed in front of the yamen in the early morning, and the officials suddenly rushed up and arrested me into the yamen, accusing me of urinating in front of the yamen, my lord, the villain will only find those remote corners if he wants to urinate, how can he pee at the yamen, the villain argues for himself, Lord Wu ignored the facts, ordered someone to beat the villain 20 boards, the villain was tortured, but he had to admit to confessing and detaining, and was fined 30 taels of silver, and wore a flail to show the public for three days, adult, the villain is really wronged! ”

The hall was noisy, some people were laughing and some people were scolding, they all disturbed and messed up, Duan Fei and Wu Youce exchanged a look in the court, Wu Youce put his mind at ease, but Yang Shen's face became not very good-looking.

Duan Fei asked Wu Youce, "Lord Wu, is there such a thing?" ”

Wu Youce hurriedly replied indignantly: "My lord, this person is talking nonsense and slandering the lower officials, please be clear!" ”

Duan Fei snorted and said to Chu Xiao: "Chu Xiao, do you have witnesses and evidence?" Can you prove that you did not defecate in the open at the entrance of the yamen? ”

Chu Xiao opened his mouth and said, "My lord, where do I go to find evidence?" My lord, I really don't have it......"

Duan Fei slapped the shocked wood and shouted, "What are you suing without evidence?" Come on, drag this false accuser out and re-hit the 20th board, and wear a flail for three days to show the public, in order to pay respect! ”

Chu Xiao was dragged down, Duan Fei picked up another piece of paper, and shouted: "The next case, pass the plaintiff ......"

A few cases are those cases of petty theft and open defecation, because there is no evidence, the plaintiff has been beaten out, and he is wearing a flail to show the public, Yang Shen's face is getting darker and darker, and the people in the hall are also silent, the hope in their eyes gradually fades, looking at the two Qincha in the hall, their hearts gradually become numb.

When Duan Fei beat out another plaintiff who sued the official Lin for openly robbing the child's sugar gourd, Yang Shen finally couldn't help but say to Duan Fei: "Lord Duan, could it be that the pleadings you received are all such trivial cases?" Master Duan, don't waste time, pick some big and serious cases to try. ”

Duan Fei agreed in his mouth, but he hadn't found a big case after flipping through the paper for a long time, and Yang Shen couldn't help but shout loudly to the court: "Is there anyone in the hall who has a major grievance to complain about?" If you don't go to court to redress your grievances, when will you wait! ”

With the lessons of the previous few examples, even if Yang Daqin sent a speech, he still failed to win back the hearts of the people, the people in the hall looked at each other, and no one wanted to be beaten, Yang Shen couldn't help but be a little suspicious of Duan Fei's intentions, at this moment, someone suddenly squeezed out of the crowd and said loudly: "Lord Qincha, I have a major grievance to report, please make the decision for me!" ”

This is a middle-aged man in coarse cloth clothes, he was held by two servants with water and fire sticks, and shouted arrogantly: "I sued the bully Wang Shiyong for killing my whole family, a total of five people, and sued the prefect of Suzhou for being corrupt and perverting the law, not only did not severely punish the bully, but handed me over to the murderer, if it weren't for the mercy of God, I Chen Huixing would have died a long time ago, Lord Qincha, please make the decision for me!" ”

Hearing Chen Huixing's three words, Wu Youce's demeanor changed drastically, and he shouted in a panic: "Chen Huixing? Aren't you already dead? ”

The people in the hall were also very familiar with this name, they clamored again, Chen Huixing laughed angrily, and he said loudly: "The sky has eyes, and there is no strategy, you can't imagine that I am still alive!" ”

Wu You made up his mind, and suddenly turned around and reported to Duan Feiyu: "My lord, quickly order someone to take him down, this person is a vicious man, he killed himself all over the house, he jumped into the river during the previous pursuit, we thought he was dead in the water, but we didn't expect him to be alive!" Come on, take Chen Huixing down for me! ”

"Slow!" Yang Shen patted the case and said: "Since he is here, he will not run away, let him up, Lord Wu is in a hurry to arrest him, don't you dare to confront him in court?" ”

Wu Youce glanced at Duan Fei, and when he shook his head, Wu Youce snorted and said, "This official is worthy of heaven and earth, why don't you dare?" It's just that I'm a little worried that this thief will escape again, and I want to take him down first. ”

Duan Fei finally spoke, and he said: "Master Wu is right, since this person is a murder suspect, let me take it down first, come on, tie up the suspect Chen Huixing to the court!" ”

The official of Suzhou Mansion pounced unceremoniously, tied up Chen Huixing, who was not struggling, and dragged him to the hall, Chen Huixing knelt on the hall with all kinds of flowers, but he did not panic at all, he raised his head and faced Duan Fei, and said: "My lord, the villain is wronged, it was the Suzhou bully Wang Shiyong who killed my whole family, please be careful!" ”

Duan Fei flipped through the pleadings on the case and said, "Since you have grievances, why don't you beat the drum to voice grievances?" Even if you don't believe in Suzhou Mansion, you can go to the Yamen of the Prosecutor's Office or the Department of Heavenly Punishment to file a complaint. ”

Chen Huixing smiled bitterly: "The villain also tried to sue according to the judge, but he almost couldn't get out of the gate of the judge, my lord, Wang Shiyong has an uncle who guards the eunuch, who dares to take my complaint in Nanzhili?" Today, when I heard that the Qin mission tried the case, I dared to come to sue him, and if the adults did not dare to take my case, I had to go to the underworld to find the king of Yama to continue suing him. ”

Duan Fei said lightly: "You sue Wang Shiyong, do you have a pleadings and evidence?" ”

Chen Huixing said: "I have just handed over the paper to the lord at the gate of the yamen, and the long entourage next to you must be on the adult's public case now, please look into it, as for the evidence...... The villain was framed and hunted down by the Wang family and the prefect, he couldn't go back to his home, he was almost killed several times, and he was already alone, even if there was evidence at the beginning, he was lost at this moment. ”

Duan Fei patted the shocked wood and shouted: "You have no evidence to make false accusations, come on, put heavy shackles on Chen Huixing, a felon, and put him on death row!" ”

Chen Huixing shouted: "My lord, I am wronged, I am wronged!" ”

The people in the hall couldn't bear it anymore, and they shouted angrily: "How can there be such a trial, do we have to bring our own evidence to file a complaint?" What's the use of being an official? We don't accept it, what bullshit, we don't accept it! ”

The crowd was excited, and the officials under the hall couldn't stop it, and they were gradually pushed up, and Wu Youce shouted in panic: "My lord, it must be Chen Huixing who provoked the people, he wants to rebel, my lord, quickly order them to take them down and arrest these people!" ”

Duan Fei patted the shocked wood and shouted, "Bold! Are you going to rebel? ”

Hearing the word rebellion, the people who rushed forward were stunned, and at this time someone shouted loudly in the crowd: "Everyone calm down, don't fall for nothing, he is hoping that we will make trouble, and then arrest all of us!" ”

Duan Fei shouted: "Stand down for me, Chen Huixing's case will be investigated and understood clearly, and if you quarrel again, I will arrest you all!" ”

The troublemakers were quickly pacified by the people Duan Fei had placed in the crowd, but they looked at the hall suspiciously, and there was a possibility that it would break out again at any time. ”

Duan Fei had already ordered someone to escort Chen Huixing back, patted the shocked wood and shouted: "Chen Huixing, this official gives you a chance, you honestly explain, how did you kill your own family of five and frame Wang Shiyong?" ”

This sentence fell into a powder keg like a spark, and the people in the hall suddenly exploded, although Yang Shen communicated with Duan Fei, but at this moment, he couldn't help but wonder if Duan Fei was really two-faced, and wanted to get rid of Wang Tang and others for nothing.

Chen Huixing said loudly without fear: "My lord, it was Wang Shiyong who killed my family of five, please be careful!" ”

Duan Fei turned around and commanded in a low voice, "Hua Ming, you can start." ”

Hua Ming nodded, and gestured to the back without looking back, Duan Fei said to Chen Huixing: "Chen Huixing, your official can't find your case for a while, so you can dictate the case to the official." ”

"Yes, sir." Chen Huixing said that he told the tragic incident that happened in his own house, and the case was a little complicated, and it took him a long time to explain how he had a grudge with Wang Shiyong.

It turned out that the Chen family was also a wealthy businessman in Suzhou, and there were some conflicts with Wang Shiyong in business, Wang Shiyong bullied the weak, sent someone to smash the Chen family's shop, broke Chen Huixing's legs, Chen Huixing's old father was sick in bed, and he was directly angry, Chen Huixing's younger brother went to the government to complain, but was driven out by the 20 boards, angry and angry, and the official shot very hard, he died that night, Chen Huixing's wife took his son to the temple to worship incense, and was taken captive by Wang Shiyong halfway, and he was humiliated but committed suicide, Chen Huixing's son was also killed by Wang Shiyong, and the bones of the two have not been found, Chen Huixing's mother saw that her daughter-in-law and grandson had been missing for a few days, and felt ashamed of the ancestors of the Chen family, and she committed suicide by throwing herself into a well for a while.

The Chen family was destroyed almost instantly, Chen Huixing endured the humiliation and recuperated from his injuries and then went to Suzhou Mansion to complain, Wu Youce pretended to take the case, and handed over Chen Huixing to Wang Shiyong, Chen Huixing finally escaped, and was almost caught by the Wang family who rushed to the court after hearing the news, and finally jumped into the river to escape, and never dared to show his face again, until he heard that Lord Qin sent to Suzhou to investigate the case, he then went out and came to the court to complain regardless of his life.

Chen Huixing couldn't cry after recounting the case, the Chen family's experience was indeed miserable enough, and there were many people in the court who cried with him, Yang Shen gritted his teeth, his eyes were full of anger, he was restless, sweating like rain, only to hear Chen Huixing hissed sadly: "My lord, Wang Shiyong has ruined my family, five lives, my lord!" ”

Duan Fei looked at the time and said, "Chen Huixing, the case you mentioned is really pitiful, but this official can't just listen to you, do you dare to confront Wang Shiyong face to face?" ”

Chen Huixing's eyes shot out of endless anger, and he said in a deep voice: "My lord, what you should worry about is whether you can pass on Wang Shiyong, not whether I dare to confront him face to face!" ”

Duan Fei sneered, "Really? Wang Shiyong is so difficult to pass on the move? I don't believe it, Ben Chin sent to preach him, but he dared to come? Come on, send me the suspect Wang Shiyong to the court! ”