"Qian Dafu, besides Ye Bangde, do you have any other witnesses?" Chen Yu asked.

"Master Chen, I still have five witnesses." Qian Dafu said.

"Send the remaining witnesses to court." Chen Yu said.

Moments later, three men and two women walked in.

After questioning one by one, Chen Yu asked six witnesses and Qian Dafu to sign and draw the pledge in turn.

"Master Chen, the cow is really mine." Zhang Erniu said angrily.

"Whose cow it is, the official will find out." After Chen Yu finished speaking, he said: "Take the plaintiff, the defendant, and the six witnesses to different rooms, and prohibit them from speaking without the permission of the official." ”

"Master Chen, I didn't break the law, why should I be imprisoned?" Qian Dafu said angrily.

"The official didn't say that he would put you in prison, but just let you stay in a different room in the county office." Chen Yu said.

Sixteen catchers walked into the lobby and led eight people to different rooms.

"My lord, what are you going to do?" Ma Wencai asked.

"This official will not sentence anyone until there is sufficient evidence." Chen Yu said.

"My lord, if you don't use the punishment, I'm afraid no one will confess." Ma Wencai reminded.

"Take the official to the cattle pen to have a look." Chen Yu said.

A few minutes later, everyone came to the cattle pen of the county office.

"Which cow is it?" Chen Yu asked.

"My lord, this is the cow." Ma Wencai pointed to a big scalper.

"How do you know it's this cow?" Chen Yu asked again.

"When the cow was brought in, it was tied here." Ma Wencai said.

"Lead that end to the lobby and let those witnesses identify." Chen Yu said.

"My lord, isn't it this cow?" Ma Wencai wondered.

"That cow belongs to our county government, if those witnesses all identify the cow as a rich cow, it is enough to show that they are committing perjury, right?" Chen Yu explained helplessly.

"My lord." Ma Wencai said.

The group returned to the lobby, Chen Yu sat on a chair, and asked people to bring Ye Bangde.

"Grass Folk Ye Bond, meet Lord Chen." Ye Bangde knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Ye Bangde, are you sure that this cow is a rich cow?" Chen Yu asked.

Ye Bangde pretended to look at it, and said with a determined expression: "My lord, this is the cow outside the money clerk." ”

"Let him sign it." Chen Yu said.

Ma Wencai held back a smile and asked Ye Bangde to sign the pledge.

"Take him back." Chen Yu said.

The two captors quickly took Ye Bangde and brought a new witness.

"Xu Dahu, let's take a look, this cow is rich and rich, or Zhang Erniu." Chen Yu said.

"Master Chen, this cow is from Qian Yuan." Xu Dahu looked at it with a serious look and said in a firm tone.

Six witnesses successively identified the big scalper in the hall as the cow of the rich family.

"Master Chen, the truth is revealed, there is no need to interrogate." Ma Wencai said.

"Do a full set of dramas and bring money and wealth." Chen Yu said.

"The grass people are rich, meet Lord Chen." Qian Dafu knelt down and kowtowed.

"Qian Dafu, take a closer look, this cow is yours, or Zhang Erniu's." Chen Yu said.

"Master Chen, this cow is mine, I just bought ......it the year before last," Qian Dafu said.

"Let him draw the charge." Chen Yu said.

After Qian Dafu signed and detained, he was taken out by two arresters.

"Zhang Erniu, is this cow yours?" Chen Yu asked.

Zhang Erniu looked at it and said, "Lord Chen, this cow is not mine, my cow has a mark in this position." ”

"What imprint?" Chen Yu asked.

"There's a finger-sized scar." Zhang Erniu said.

"Bring all the money and wealth to the official." Chen Yu said.

"Yes, Master Chen." Several officials walked out.

"Qian Dafu, Ye Bangde, Xu Dahu...... Qin Kui, are you guilty? Chen Yu shouted.

"Dare to ask Lord Chen, what crime have we committed?" Qian Dafu asked stubbornly.

"Coveting other people's cattle, colluding to frame others, deceiving the court officials, one person will be punished with twenty rods." Chen Yu said.

"Master Chen, do you have a certificate?" Qian Dafu gritted his teeth and asked.

"Die without repentance, and add ten more strokes." Chen Yu said.

In an instant, seven people were dragged out of the hall, and the sound of puff and puff sounded, and the screams came and went.

"Master Chen, Qian Dafu fainted." A servant said.

"Wake him up." Chen Yu said.

A basin of cold water poured over him, and Qian Dafu woke up, and the severe pain made him wail.

After Qian Dafu and others confessed and were detained, Chen Yu began to judge.

"The Niu case has come to light, and this official has announced the verdict, Niu returned to the original owner Li Erniu, the mastermind Qian Dafu was fined 20 taels of silver, and the accomplices Ye Bangde, Xu Dahu and others were each fined 1 tael of silver."

"Lord Chen, according to the laws of Great Xia, I only need to compensate two oxen, that is, eight taels of silver." Qian Dafu said.

"What is the crime of attempted murder?" Chen Yu turned around and asked.

"Lord Chen, according to the laws of Great Xia, attempted murder will be exiled for 1,000 miles." Ma Wencai said.

"Li Erniu doesn't have arable land and raises cattle for a living, right?" Chen Yu asked again.

"Yes!" Ma Wencai nodded.

"They plundered Li Erniu's cattle on the surface, but in fact they were to murder Li Erniu." Chen Yu said.

"Master Chen, I admit punishment." Qian Dafu said tremblingly.

"Attempted murder, according to the laws of Great Xia, should be exiled for a thousand miles." Chen Yu said in a deep voice.

"Lord Chen, I plead guilty to a fine of fifty taels of silver." Qian Dafu hurriedly said.

After experiencing the power of the two mouths of the official characters, Chen Yu did not chase after them, and said: "Put them in prison, notify their families to take money to ransom people, accomplices one tael of silver, and the mastermind fifty taels of silver." ”

"Yes!" The warden Zhu Zhengfei responded, and asked a few arresters and officials to escort Qian Dafu and others to the cell.

"How much money does the county government have?" Chen Yu asked.

"Counting those patriarchs and merchants, there are more than five thousand five hundred taels of silver for those who are filial to the adults." Ma Wencai said.

"Remember, those pieces of silver are not given to the officials, but they donated them to the county government." Chen Yu said.

"Yes." Ma Wencai nodded.

"Li Erniu was framed, first from the county government's treasury, take eight taels of silver to him." Chen Yu said.

"Yes!" Ma Wencai nodded in response.

"Quit!" Chen Yu said.

A few hours later, the incense filled the third floor of the building, in a private room.

"Brother Lin, the new Lord Chen is really cunning." Li Shigui said.

"I thought he was just an upright scholar who didn't make oil and salt, but I didn't expect him to be able to reverse black and white, and he was a few points more powerful than us, Qian Dafu couldn't steal chickens and ...... rice," Lin Fan said with a sigh.

"Lord Chen doesn't love silver, he loves beautiful women." Hao Meng said thoughtfully.

"Brother Lin, Sister Zhang, how much did you spend to buy it?" Li Shigui asked.

"Five hundred taels of silver." Lin Fan said.

"Anything else?" Li Shigui asked again.

"Our Lord Chen is as cunning as a fox, even if you give him a beautiful woman, he will give you silver." Lin Fan said.

"It's better to give him a beautiful woman than nothing at all." Hao Meng said.

"That is, the silver we gave him, he changed hands and confiscated it, or Brother Lin is smart." Li Shigui echoed.

"Actually, Lord Chen doesn't seem to like beautiful women." Lin Fan said.

"Why?" Hao Meng asked suspiciously.

"I saw the Zhang sisters yesterday, and the two of them haven't been passive yet." Lin Fan said.

"Is it Lord Chen's strong self-control, or is his body, what's so hard to say?" Hao Meng said in a low voice.

(End of chapter)