But when I saw that the complainant was in tattered clothes and covered with blood, in such a cold weather, he didn't even wear a hat, and there was one less boot on his feet, I don't know if he was in a hurry and didn't wear it, or he was lost on the road, he stumbled and stumbled to the church.

"My lord! The grass people are wronged, begging, begging the adults to do and be the masters for the grass people......"

His voice was rapid but trembling, and his miserable appearance moved everyone.

Zong Jiyuan was naturally no exception, the smile just now had already disappeared into the clouds at this moment, and a pair of bright eyes stared straight at the complainant in front of him.

At this time, He Ruichang stared at the other party, as if he had thought for a moment before he said,

"According to the law of the Qing Dynasty, all those who beat the drum and ascend to the hall must be punished with a rod of thirty, do you know?"

"The villain knows ......"

The complainant was still trembling,

"However, if the adult can make the decision for the villain, the villain will be willing to accept even the more punishment."

Hearing this, knowing that this person really had grievances, Zong Jiyuan's heart involuntarily tightened, because she clearly knew that what Lord He said was not to scare people.

Although the system of "Dengwen Drum" has been around for a long time, it has long been not so convenient in the Qing Dynasty, because in order to prevent people from beating drums at will and malicious lawsuits, it has been set that "whoever beats the drum will be punished with a rod for thirty years", and if you want to cry out for injustice, you must first be beaten.

But now, this young man of about twenty-seven or eighteen years of age, kneeling in the hall, already looked very thin, and it was obvious that he had just been beaten by someone, and if he received another thirty rods, I am afraid that he would have to lose most of his life, and where would he have the strength to redress his grievances.

When he was pondering whether to speak to adults, he heard He Ruichang sigh softly and said,

"Well, look at you like a sensible person, and the official has the right to write down the thirty rods, and if what you said is really wronged, you can be spared."

"Thank you, sir, thank you, Lord Qingtian......"

The young man wept with joy and kowtowed.

He Ruichang waved his hand and said,

"Okay, don't delay any longer, if you have a grievance, talk about it quickly."

"Yes, the villain obeys."

The young man prostrated again,

The villain's name is Yang Guilin, and he was also a scholar, but because of the death of his father, he had to take over the family's business. Just a month ago, my mother was sick, and the villain and my little sister Yang Guimei went to the Temple of Literature to make incense and make a wish. Early this morning, the villain brother and sister went to repay their vows according to the agreed date, but just when they were still halfway through, a group of big men came out of nowhere, and they snatched the little sister and left! Where was the villain willing to be willing, and then went to chase him, but was beaten half to death by them...... Adult, the little one thinks about it, I have to ask you to make the decision, I think my little sister has a strong temperament, I am afraid that there will be accidents after a long time, and my mother's condition is getting better, if I learn about it, I will definitely not be able to live! The villain will be ruined by this family, begging the adults to save the little sister back, and the villain kowtows to the old man of the blue sky......"

After all, this Yang Guilin has long been crying silently and lying on the ground.

Everyone has heard the things clearly, but almost everyone is a little helpless, because there are too many cases like this recently, and there is no way to start without a head, and Lord He frowned again and again, and he didn't know how to respond to him for a while.

However, while he was stating the case, Zong Jiyuan had been taking notes on the side, writing in his hands and his mind was also spinning rapidly, just when everyone else felt that it was tricky, several noteworthy pieces of information had faintly appeared in his mind.

Seeing that the scene was a little cold, Zong Jiyuan thought about it for a while, put down the pen, turned his head to look at He Ruichang, and coincidentally, the adult's eyes also swept to her side intentionally or unintentionally.

Already comprehended, Zong Jiyuan arched his hand slightly, and asked the adult softly,

"My lord, may you allow the student to ask him a few words?"

"Okay,"

was worried and didn't know what to do, seeing that Ji Yuan really opened his mouth to relieve himself, He Ruichang of course nodded again and again, saying,

"Master, just say hello."

"Thank you, sir."

Zong Jiyuan bowed slightly, and then turned to Yang Guilin,

"Let me ask you, where does your family live?"

"Villain ......"

was expecting the county magistrate to give him an answer, but the person who didn't think about it and asked the question became the one next to him, but when Yang Guilin turned his hopeful gaze, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, because the person who asked the question was a young man who was only in his teens, although he could guess from the position where he was sitting that he must also be a bad official in the county government, but he still replied with some hesitation in his heart,

"The villain, the family lives in Shihe Town, in the east of the county......"

"Ten Rivers Town ......"

Ji Yuan repeated gently.

In the past few days, because he has been studying those missing cases, Ji Yuan has already discovered the location of the crime, some hidden patterns in the pattern, after listening to Yang Guilin's answer, knowing that this case is also within its scope, he was overjoyed, busy and asked,

"How old is your sister?"

"I'm nineteen years old today, April,"

Yang Guilin said sadly,

"I had already promised someone that I was going to get married in the spring, but now it's ......"

And when he said this, he wept again.

Zong Jiyuan immediately interrupted him and asked,

"Okay, let me ask you again, you and your sister are going to make a vow today, who else knows except your family?"