"Zhou Zitong?"

Master He repeated his name and said,

"You have to be clear, there must be real grievances when beating the drum, if the official believes that what you said is purely vexatious, then according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, you will be punished with a rod for thirty."

"Yes, the grass people know ......"

He said that he knew, but the young man had already begun to tremble involuntarily.

Anyone can see that he is nervous like this, but everyone in front of the hall still feels a little funny when they see it.

Looking at him and groaning slightly, Zong Jiyuan stood up, bypassed the table, walked slowly to Zhou Zitong, and handed over a silk handkerchief,

"Come, wipe away your tears."

"Ah......h

Just now, I was only sad and scared, and I really didn't notice the young man sitting next to the county master, when Zhou Zitong's raised gaze just fell on the other party's face, he was instantly stunned, and took the handkerchief indifferently.

Gazing at each other with demure eyes, Zong Jiyuan comforted him with a voice like a clear spring,

"Don't be nervous, our Lord He is an upright official and loves the people like a son, if there is a grievance, then talk about it in detail, and the Lord will definitely make decisions for you."

"Okay, Zaimin got it, thank you......"

Nodding in agreement, Zhou Zitong wiped his tears with the handkerchief in his hand.

This handkerchief is specially soaked in herbs by Zong Jiyuan, which has the effect of refreshing the mind and calming the mind, and after wiping the tears, this beautiful boy really calmed down a lot, and carefully put the silk handkerchief into his sleeve.

Zong Jiyuan naturally noticed this small detail, and she didn't want to ask for it again, so she nodded at the other party and turned back to her seat.

Seeing that the master calmed down the young man in an instant, He Ruichang glanced at Zong Jiyuan with great appreciation, and said,

"Zhou Zitong, tell the official in detail about your grievances."

"Yes, my lord,"

Zhou Zitong kowtowed upwards again,

"The grass people have quite a lot of property in their families, their parents died early, and there is only one brother on them, who is seventeen years old and has already married. My brother and sister-in-law have always been kind to their parents, and five years ago they specially sent me to study in a school in Liaodong County, so as to seek fame in the future, it can be said that the whole family has always been very harmonious, but there is only one small regret, that is, my brother and sister-in-law have been married for many years, but they have never come out. Therefore, two years ago, at the suggestion of his sister-in-law, he took a second room for his brother, but soon found out that this woman was not virtuous and had an affair with other men.

I thought everything was over, but not long ago, the second room that had been closed came back to admit his mistake, saying that he had changed his past mistakes and rushed to cook for the whole family. The elder brother couldn't kick her out at that time because of his previous feelings, but who knew that after eating that meal, the sister-in-law fell ill and died the next day.

At that time, the grass people were still studying in this county, and they were not at home, and when they heard the news, they rushed home. But what I didn't expect was that my brother was also sick, and without saying a few words to the grass people, he was ordered to go west, and the second room didn't know where to go. The grass people are young, and they don't know what to do for a while, but today with the help of their old family, they are preparing to mourn for their brother and sister-in-law, but they ...... just now."

Speaking of this, Zhou Zitong trembled all over again and was almost speechless,

"When he came, a big man came, and he took a group of men, and he said, "My brother owes him a great deal of silver, and he wants me to pay it back with my property...... They also carried the coffins of their brothers and sisters-in-law out of the mourning hall and threw them out into the street...... Adult ......"

"Oh?"

Even He Ruichang, who is usually very calm, couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he heard this, the so-called "the deceased is great", no matter what the reason or whom, he couldn't do such an inferior act, so he couldn't help but interrupt him and asked,

"So what happened to your brother's and sister-in-law's coffin now?"

"The servants and neighbors of the house are guarding the grass people,"

Zhou Zitong sobbed,

"It was also the villagers who asked me to come here to cry out...... My lord, the brother and sister-in-law of the grass people are like parents to me, but after they die, they should be treated like this, and I beg the adults to make decisions for the grass people......"

"Okay, this official has understood,"

Lord He nodded and said,

"I don't care who is who, just throwing the coffin on the street has already violated the laws of the Qing Dynasty, and I must be held responsible. Catch the head! ”

"The subordinates are here!"

Diao Saburo immediately went out to give a salute,

"What do you command?"

"You quickly take a few errand officers and follow Zhou Zitong to the accident site to stop the atrocities of the villain!"

Lord He's face sank like water,

"Then take him to court and tell him what is going on here."

"Huh!"

Diao Saburo nodded in agreement, and then raised his hand and pointed to the four messengers,

"Come with me, a few of you."

"Yes."

The four men immediately followed him and prepared to rush to Hexi Village.

Seeing that the county magistrate began to deal with this matter so happily, Zhou Zitong was also very happy, kowtowed to the lord again, got up and hurried out of the lobby with a few people.

When they were gone, there was a deathly silence in the courtroom.

The remaining servants looked at each other, and then looked at Lord Ho, who was still sitting behind the public desk, still looking angry, and guessed what they would do next.

In fact, it was really as they expected, although Diao Saburo was sent out, He Ruichang really felt that he had forgotten something, and instinctively turned his attention to Zong Jiyuan.

Different from everyone's indignation, Zong Jiyuan's face seemed very calm, just sitting there thoughtfully.

Seeing her appearance, he knew that she must have some idea, so Lord He called out tentatively,

"Master."

"Oh? My lord,"

Zong Jiyuan came back to his senses, got up,

"I don't know what the adults are calling the students?"

"What else can I do,"

He Ruichang smiled slightly, and said in a joke-like tone,

"Of course it's this case, doesn't the master have any opinion?"

"The student was still sorting out his thoughts just now,"

Zong Jiyuan also replied with a chuckle,

"My lord, the student thinks that although it is a safer way for you to send Diao Sange and them to go, I am afraid that it will not go so smoothly in this case."

"Why is that?"

I just wanted to hear her opinion, so He Ruichang hurriedly asked curiously.

Zong Jiyuan's face was humble, and there was a hint of shyness,

"I don't know if the student's thoughts are right or wrong, I always feel that the guy who will do such an atrocity must not be a person who can be persuaded by reason, Diao Sange, they want to stop it without legal evidence, I'm afraid it's difficult. Moreover, even if it is stopped, what if the wicked refuse to come to court? ”