Cao Xian ordered a series of rhetorical questions, and Chen Letian was not allowed to refute and Chen Letian was not allowed to breathe. Obviously, it was Chen Letian who was asking Cao County Commander last moment, but now it has become Cao County Commander asking Chen Letian.

"It's two different things entirely, you don't shy away from it. If Chen Letian hadn't been fully prepared, he would have been asked to be stunned at this moment. I thought that this Cao County Order was really too cunning. It is really powerful to cover up the essence of the problem, only talk about the surface, only emphasize my own difficulties, and not answer the question of whether I am a bandit at all, and even ask me in the end as if I am the one who is a bandit.

You ask the official whether there are any bandits, and the official clearly tells you what the reasons are for the things you have investigated, and the official is telling you the reason. This official needs your lord to give a fair explanation, instead of standing on the dry shore and accusing me like you!" Cao Xian Ling said this, and finally glared at Chen Letian, and then turned his head to the governor in the hall and said: "My lord, if you also think that the lower official is avoiding the important and light, then don't you just don't speak to the lower official, and listen to him Chen Letian alone?"

The Governor was stunned for a moment, then coughed dryly and said, "No one doesn't speak to you, Chen Letian just raised reasonable questions." Don't be overly suspicious.

Liu Daming waited for no one to speak, took a step forward, and arched his hand: "My lord, the student wants to say a few words." ”

"You say. The Governor nodded.

Liu Daming turned his head and said to Cao County: "The student wants to ask Master Cao a few questions, and I hope that Lord Cao will answer me after thinking about it." ”

"Even if you ask, you know everything and you can't say anything. Cao Xianling raised his sleeves and wiped his tears.

Liu Daming arched his hand: "May I ask Lord Cao, have you ever accepted the silver from the Iron Head Gang?"

Cao Xian ordered: "The Iron Head Gang threatened me with the lives of my whole family, do I dare to refuse?

"That means that I have accepted it, right?" Liu Daming said.

"That can't be said to be accepted, but coerced, Master Liu, you have to figure it out, don't accuse indiscriminately. Cao County ordered.

Liu Daming sneered: "Second question, the Iron Head Gang has coerced you for more than ten years, right?"

Cao Xian ordered: "It's not a matter of time, but they have been coercing me from the beginning, I have almost become their puppet, you should investigate the Iron Head Gang, not me." ”

Liu Daming said: "Please answer my question positively, don't talk about him left and right." ”

"I can tell you clearly, the Iron Head Gang has been holding the knife to my neck for more than ten years, and it would be great if you could solve this problem. Cao County ordered.

Liu Daming said: "That is to say, what Cao Xianling said was that he was threatened by the Iron Head Gang for more than ten years, and he was forced to accept bribes from the Iron Head Gang for many years. Over the years, you've spent a huge amount of dirty silver, and the many times you've reported to the Iron Heads, all of them have been coerced by the Iron Heads, right?"

The county magistrate turned his head to the governor of the court: "My lord, does Master Liu speak like this in violation of the provisions of the Great Song Law on litigation, which stipulate that the defendant cannot be deliberately guided?"

The Governor turned his head to look at the secretary next to him, and the clerk nodded to indicate that this was indeed the case, and the Governor said, "Liu Daming, speak well." ”

Liu Daming knew it in his heart, and made sure that Cao County's order knew the punishment of the Great Song Dynasty lawsuit, and arched his hand and said, "My lord, I'm done asking." ”

At this time, the Governor announced a pause and walked into the back hall with several people who were in the same trial around him. This is the practice of trial cases, and in the case of a stalemate in the case, the presiding judge and the juror can go to the back hall to discuss. Of course, no outsiders can be present in this discussion, and no relevant person can be present at either the complaint or the defendant, but only a few people in the court. This is to prevent the negotiation from turning into an opportunity for the prosecution or the defendant to bribe the government.

Not long after, the Governor and his fellow investigators returned to the court, and the Governor was shocked and said, "Okay, it's not too early today, this official needs to interrogate Cao Lin, and then continue to question the case in court three days later." Chen Letian, do you have any objections?"

Chen Letian shook his head: "If the student has no objection, just do what the adult says." ”

The Governor immediately announced that Cao Xianling would be taken into custody, but because the case was not yet clear, and Cao Xianling was still an official of the imperial court after all, he changed from being detained in prison to sending officials to guard the place where Cao Xianling lived for 12 hours, during which Cao Xianling was not allowed to go out.

After Chen Lotian and Cao Xianling walked out of the gate of the Governor's Palace, Chen Letian said to Cao Xianling: "Lord Cao is really amazing, and the students admire it." This time, it was admiration from the heart, not ridicule and banter.

Cao Xian Ling glanced at Chen Letian, rubbed his sleeves, and said while boarding his sedan chair: "I should admire you, you are very good at making money." ”

"Prizes have been awarded. Chen Letian laughed and watched Cao Xianling's sedan chair leave.

It was dusk when the county government retreated, so there was a lot of talk for the Shudi people who like to go out at night to have fun eating, drinking, and having fun.

And the case reached a climax again on the first day of the court between Chen Letian and Cao County.

Because events seem to have been completely reversed.

The people were enthusiastic about the discussions.

Eat Street, this can be said to be the largest gathering place for food in the whole world.

In and in front of the stalls, the people who were eating and drinking were discussing one thing.

It was the cry of Cao County's order.

"Cao County's crying is really shocking, I was outside the Governor's Mansion near the door, just to see Cao County's Commander crying there, it's hard to imagine that a big man can cry like that bear, in my eyes the county commander has always been high up and not shocked, but today I know, it turns out that this is not the case, you suffer not enough pain, you can appear pampered and not frightened, not that you yourself can be pampered and not flattered. A man in his thirties at the front row of the door said as he ate fried tofu and snorted spicily.

"You can't see clearly from the outside, but I can see it clearly from the inside, I listen to the cry of the county order, and I want to cry too, alas. "The peasants who repaired the branches of the grass in the governor's palace took advantage of the work and were able to watch the case up close. Before today, he felt that Cao County's order was very hateful, but now he began to feel less so, since Cao's county order was forced, then he couldn't blame Cao County's order.

"The Cao County Order is really pitiful, but the dignified county can't protect his wife and children..."The stall owner suddenly interjected, shook his head and sighed: "If I were that Cao County Order, I would definitely be obedient and obedient, I would do whatever the bandits wanted me to do, as long as I didn't hurt my wife and children." ”