Qingjiang Mountain, located at the junction of Yong, Yan, and Yang, the mountain is steep, and the scenery is wonderful.

There is a thousand-year-old temple in the mountain, which is called: Reclining Buddha Temple.

The temple is full of incense, the spring water is circulating, and there are thousands of green bamboo poles, and the clouds cover the sun.

In the mountain behind the temple, there is a valley, and many birds fly in and out every day, and no one finds it strange in this deep mountain.

On this day, a silver-feathered pigeon flew into the valley and landed on the shoulder of a young man dressed in white, who took a thin tube from the pigeon, put the pigeon in a cage, and hurried into a cave in the valley.

The stone cave is built according to the mountain, it is very wide, and the stone wall in the cave actually carves a stone Buddha more than ten zhang high.

At this moment, an old man in coarse cloth clothes was on the shoulder of the Buddha, beating it little by little with a chisel.

"Elder Tang, there is news from Jiayuan City, you said, I will notify you immediately. The boy bowed and said.

"Counting the time, it's about the same. The old man actually fell down from a height of more than ten zhang and landed silently.

Reaching for the tube, he took out the note inside. The old man frowned, revealing a thoughtful look.

"Pass the book a little red, let him go on a mission. The boy took the command and departed.

"Three top-level silver-rank killers, proficient in the method of joining forces, actually failed. Where did this person come from? The old man muttered to himself.

At this time, there were two guests in Jiayuan City, one was the golden abacus of an inn, and the other was Ma Wenyuan from the Kyushu Dart Bureau, and the two came together.

Ma Yun set up a banquet to entertain the two, Xi Jian and others attended together, and even Tong Guanshan also came from Xiong'an Village.

At this time, he had recovered most of his injuries, and he was living with his relatives in the village, but he was also at ease.

Everyone talked happily, and during the banquet, Ma Yun proposed to buy some food and store it in the city.

This Jiayuan City has experienced a series of wars, and the grain shops in the city have long been closed.

This incident stumped the two, and now that there is war everywhere, food has long been a strange commodity.

And King Lu ordered the official road to be sealed, and all goods to and from Jiayuan City would be strictly inspected, and it was extremely difficult to transport grain and grass in.

Hearing the two say this, Ma Yun temporarily cut off the idea of buying food.

Within half a month, more than 2,000 soldiers were recruited inside and outside the city, and Dian Jun persuaded five cottages to vote and bring another 1,000 soldiers, so that there were 7,000 soldiers in Jiayuan City.

Among them, Xi Jian's 2,000 Beifu soldiers are elite soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers can be used to defend the city as long as they are trained diligently.

Liu Shiyu's last expedition to Xiong'an Village was also seized, a total of 12 vehicles.

Two were placed at each of the four gates, and the remaining four were used for mobile purposes.

On this day, Qin Ming came to Ma Yun with a sad face.

"City lord, give me another errand! The security in this city also includes the trial and judgment of cases, these days there are people going to the yamen every day to complain, I really can't handle it, and now a group of people have gathered at the yamen. ”

As soon as Ma Yun heard the verdict, he came to his senses.

In front of the yamen, it was originally very wide, but at this moment, a group of people were around, looking inside.

Seeing Qin Ming and Ma Yun coming, they immediately surrounded them.

"You see, it's all a complaint, it's much harder than fighting and killing. ”

"Let them all in, and I'll judge the case with you. ”

When they arrived in the lobby, the two of them sat on the desk, and there was a stack of shapes on it.

Ma Yun picked up the top one and looked at it, and after a while, he said with a smile: "Xuan businessmen Zhang Shiping and Liu Da went to the court." ”

Soon, two middle-aged men quickly walked into the lobby.

"The two of them in the hall are named!"

"Under Zhang Shiping. The fatter middle-aged man said.

"Under Liu Da. ”

"I've seen what you're doing. Three years ago, Zhang Shiping went out to a businessman and handed over a sealed jar to his neighbor Liu Da for safekeeping. Tell Liu Da that there are red dates inside. Three years later, Zhang Shiping returned, Liu Da returned the jar, and when he opened it in person, he found that the fruit inside was red dates, yes!" Ma Yun talked eloquently.

"That's right. "That's right. Zhang and Liu both nodded in acknowledgement.

But Zhang Shiping immediately said that the jar was originally filled with silver, and he was afraid that Liu Da would be greedy, so he lied that it was red dates. Accusing Liu Da of being greedy for his silver, isn't that so?" Ma Yun's voice changed, a little more stern.

"Yes, my lord, I have a lot of silver in it. ”

"My lord, it is indeed filled with red dates. ”

"Come, bring up the jar. "A jar full of dates was lifted.

"You two come forward, see clearly that this altar is here. ”

"Exactly. "That's right. ”

"You see that the color of this red date is still new, it should not be long after it was picked. The three-year-old red dates have long been rotten, Liu Da, why did you use the red dates to pretend to be the original things inside, and don't you return the silver to Zhang Shiping quickly!"

When Liu Da heard this, he knelt down and confessed his crime.

"Now that he has confessed, return the money. Twenty boards were beaten as a punishment. ”

After speaking, he waved his hand, picked up the next sheet, looked at it, and said loudly after a while:

"Xuan Li Tieguo and Song Cripple. ”

The two of them are very good at distinguishing, one is a cripple, and the other is carrying an iron pot.

"Li Tieguo, you said that you found Song Cripple stealing your pot, didn't you?"

"In recent days, there have been a few fewer pots in a row. In order to find out, I hid in the courtyard where a few pots were placed and watched in the dark. After a while, a lame man came, and when he saw that there was no one, he picked up a cauldron and left. I came out and grabbed him and asked him why he stole the pot, but the cripple refused to admit it. I had to pull the cripple, bring the pot, and come to the yamen to ask the lord to judge!"

"Song Cripple, you said that Liu Tieguo framed you, didn't you?"

"Yes, the old man clearly decided, I am a cripple, how can I hold this big pot, he is the villain. ”

Ma Yun glanced at the two of them and the pot.

"The official also thinks that it was not you who stole it, but he falsely accused you, so the master will give you this pot as compensation and take it back!"

"How can a case be decided based on feelings!" Qin Ming leaned into his ear and whispered, Ma Yun smiled and did not answer.

"The old man is wise!" Liu lame was overjoyed when he heard Ma Yun's words, and he picked up the pot and put it on his head and walked away.

didn't take a few steps, only to hear Ma Yun behind him stop shouting: "Stop! Didn't you say that you were lame and couldn't hold the cauldron? It's pure nonsense and cunning, if you don't confess, you will inevitably suffer!"

Liu Cripple was shocked, and the pot he was holding also fell, and he turned around and knelt down to admit that he had stolen the pot.

Liu Cripple was sentenced to return the iron pot and hit 20 boards.

"Xuansun Chun, Cao Xun. ”

"Sun Chun, you tell the matter again. ”

"My lord, I took a white cloth to the market to sell, and it rained halfway. I happened to walk to a place that was not close to the village in front and not near the store in the back, so I had to spread the white cloth to cover the rain. This man begged me to let him cover the rain. I saw that he was pitiful, so I agreed. After the rain had cleared, the man insisted that the white cloth was his. I had no choice but to come to the yamen and ask the county magistrate to adjudicate it. ”

"Cao Xun, what Sun Chun said is true. ”

"My lord, obviously my cloth let him shelter from the rain, but he framed me, it is really kind and not rewarded, please make it clear. ”

"Did anyone else see that?" both shook their heads.

Ma Yun pondered for a while and sighed: "This official can't judge this case without witnesses, you can go home with half of the cloth!"

Then he ordered the cloth to be cut in half, and told them to go down to the church.

"This, how did you let them go!" Qin Ming hurriedly asked.

Ma Yun said a few words in his ear, and Qin Ming immediately laughed.

Ma Yun picked up the next shape and looked at it for a while.

"Monk Xuan, Jiang Youde, Hou Shan. ”

Three people came in, a bald monk, a person with an appearance, and the last thin teenager.

"Hou Shan, you explain the matter in detail. ”

The thin young man said, "My lord, when the villain was grazing cattle on the mountain, he picked up a big gem, and on the way home, he met this monk who had turned into a fate, and he said to me, this gem was given to me by the Bodhisattva, and I should go to the temple to recite the sutra for half a month to thank the Buddha, and let him take the gem down the mountain to my parents, so that in the future, I will receive more blessings from the Bodhisattva." I saw that he was a monk, so I believed him, gave him the precious stones, and went to the temple by myself to recite sutras and herd cattle. Half a month later, I went home, and when I returned home, I asked my parents, and my parents said that there were no monks to send gems, and I thought my parents were lying to me, but when I asked the neighbors, they all said that they had not seen the monk come, and I realized that the monk had deliberately deceived my gems. So from that day on, while herding cattle, I searched everywhere for this monk. Coincidentally, early in the morning, I had just finished plowing from Jiang Youde's and was about to call it a day, but I saw the monk sitting in the rich man's courtyard, so I twisted the monk at that time and asked the monk to return the gem, but the monk beat him to death and did not admit it, saying that Jiang Youde could testify that the gem was his. Jiang Youde heard that we were fighting and came over, and he really said that he could prove that the gem belonged to the thief monk. My lord, please avenge me!"

Ma Yun shouted after hearing this: "Boldly release the cowherd, the monk has a testimony here, you actually said that the gem is yours, why is there any injustice, do you have a witness?"

When Hou Shan heard this, he quickly swore and said: "The sky is thundering, my lord, I picked it up when I was herding cattle, where did I get the witness, that gem was really picked up by me, I want to lie, I would rather scratch it with a thousand knives!"

Jiang Youde also hurriedly said: "Yes, my lord, that gem is the monk's, I have seen it." ”

Ma Yun's eyes swept over the faces of the three of them, and he shouted softly: "Bring a bowl of mud!"

Ma Yun's words made everyone in the hall very puzzled. Soon someone brought a bowl of mud to the hall.

"Hou Shan, you stand outside the hall, and the two monks Jiang Youde stand inside the hall with their backs to each other. The three of them did as they were told.

"Hou Shan, Jiang Youde, monk, you pinch out the appearance of the gem and show it to the official, if anyone turns around and peeks at others when pinching, they will be directly punished. ”

The three of them quickly pinched it, Hou Shan and the monk pinched a square gem, and Jiang Youde pinched a round gemstone.

After looking at the shape of the three gems, Ma Yun shouted:

"Bold Monk and Jiang Youde, since you have both seen that gem, why is there such a big difference in the appearance of pinching, and since Hou Shan has never seen a gem, why is it exactly the same as that pinched by the monk!"

Hearing Ma Yun's words, cold sweat broke out on Jiang Youde's forehead, and he quickly admitted the fact of perjury.

"If it weren't for your perjury, I wouldn't have been able to determine whose gem it is. The monk returned the gems and made 30 boards, and Jiang Youde made 15 boards. After saying that, he picked up the next form.

"Xuanwu and Zhang. ”

Soon two women walked in, one of them was holding a baby in his arms, calling himself Wu, and the other was Zhang, looking at the baby with tears in his eyes.

"Both of you say that the baby is your own, and it is difficult for the official to determine for a while, so let's do it, you two test your strength in the court, and each of you grabs the baby's hands and feet. This official just took the opportunity to take a breath and watch a good show. ”

The two women hesitated, got up and grabbed the baby, and before she could exert herself, the baby began to cry.

I saw that Zhang Shi let go of his hand and looked at the baby with a sad face.

"My lord, I won!" Wu was overjoyed when he saw this.

I saw Ma Yun snort coldly and shouted angrily:

"Bold Wu, forcibly take other people's children, and don't kneel down and confess!"

"My lord, this is indeed my child!" Wu hid his face and wept.

"Hmph, don't be coy, if the baby is your child, how can you be willing to pull with him. It was precisely because Zhang felt sorry for his child that he gave up pulling with you. ”

Hearing Ma Yun's words, people inside and outside the lobby nodded yes.

Seeing this, Wu couldn't deny it, knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty, and was punished by Ma Yun for sweeping the street for three months.

Cao Xun and Sun Chun, who had already left, were brought back by the officers and soldiers at this time, and the officers and soldiers whispered a few words in Qin Ming's ear.

I only heard Qin Ming shouting at the case: "Bold Cao Xun, don't admit guilt!"

Cao Xun asked in a panic: "The villain doesn't know what the crime is!"

"Hmph, just now you two each divided half of the cloth, after going out, you showed a smug face, and mocked Sun Chun, but Sun Chun frowned sadly, sighed. All of this was clearly seen by my men. If this cloth were yours, would you be happy if you were to be taken in half?"

Qin Ming's ferocious appearance frightened Cao Xun's legs weakened, knelt down, and confessed his guilt.

"Good!" the people outside the hall cheered in unison.

"The people who complain outside the hall have all listened to it, if it is still such a trivial matter of a scoundrel, it will be judged by the official to be true or false, and the crime will be increased by one degree. It's better to admit the crime in private, and the official will be punished lightly!" Qin Ming stood in front of the hall, righteous and awe-inspiring.

Looking at Qin Ming's pitch-black face and the scar, Ma Yun suddenly remembered a person: Bao Hei Tan......

As soon as Qin Ming's words came out, some people immediately left.

It took half a day for the two to finally finish handling the cases outside the hall.

Qin Ming was extremely excited, and he couldn't wait to hug Ma Yun and kiss him.

"City Lord, Lao Qin, I admire you more and more, I can't wait to turn into a daughter and serve your old man well!"

"Then I will immediately leave the palace and turn into a daughter!"

"It's really enjoyable to judge the case just now, without using torture tools, in a few words, those people confessed honestly. It's really like a god to solve cases!"

"A few days ago, a few magistrates were selected, and in the future, the matter of deciding the case will be handed over to them, and you only need to be responsible for finalizing the case. ”

"There is a way for everything, and this is the way to judge the case. True and false, false and real, but in the end there is only one truth. Ma Yun had another understanding in his heart.

Ma Yun didn't notice that among the people who were watching just now, one of them was slender and long, with a hat covering his face, and his eyes were full of cold killing intent.

After watching the process of solving the case, a moment of confusion flashed in the man's eyes, and he turned to leave.