There is a big gossip in Suzhou Mansion today, and the citizens of Suzhou, who love to be lively and are not very afraid of the government, have already gotten the news, and they flocked to the door of the government early in the morning, discussing and waiting.

What everyone is talking about is naturally the thing that has been rumored in Suzhou City recently, and has gradually attracted the attention of the entire Jiangnan -- the dispute over the property of the Ming family.

No one thought that the seventh prince of the Ming Dynasty, who should have died of illness a long time ago, suddenly appeared in front of everyone again, and became the leader of the Jiangnan Water Village, a famous figure in the underworld, and through the matter of the inner library, the identity of the seventh prince of the Ming Dynasty changed again and became the imperial businessman responsible for the marketing of the North Inner Library.

However, no matter how his identity changes, the most striking thing is his identity as a descendant of the Ming family. Today, Xia Qi flew into the Suzhou Mansion to file a lawsuit against the family, and I don't know how the people living in the Ming Garden will react.

And the Ming family's rich family property will fall into whose hands?

In the hearts of the vast majority of people, they are actually biased towards the Ming family, firstly, because the Ming family covers up their dark side well, and creates an extremely clear image in the hearts of the gentry and people in Jiangnan. Second, Ming Qingda is the eldest son of the Ming family, even if Xia Qifei is really the seventh son of the Ming family, according to the Qing law and the established rules since the ages, the family property should naturally be inherited by the eldest son.

What's more, who can prove that Xia Qifei is really Ming Qingcheng?

At this time, the Suzhou Mansion was lively outside, but the inside of the Suzhou Mansion was extremely nervous, and the governor of Suzhou Mansion was half-lying on the big case with a headache, and he was weak to lament to the master next to him: "Tell me, what can I do today?"

The Ming family's hundred-year-old family, I don't know how much contact it has with Jiangnan officialdom, and it can't be torn apart for a long time, if something happens to the Ming family, I'm afraid that half of the officials in Jiangnan will follow in, and in an important position like Suzhou Mansion, the Ming family will feed the other party earlier. Today, Xia Qifei wants to enter the family property lawsuit, and of course the governor of Suzhou has to consider the problem from the position of Ming Qingda and Lao Taijun, but ...... Behind Xia Qifei is Qin Cha, and he is not a figure that Lord Zhizhou dares to offend.

The master was also full of panic, and he was anxious to circle on the ground, and suddenly he stood up, closed the paper in his hand, and made a snapping sound.

"My lord, it's time to be a clean official. The master's eyebrows were squeezed into an ugly meat ring, and he gritted his teeth and said.

Suzhou Zhizhou panicked, and said angrily: "What kind of is this? Isn't this official usually a Qing official?" After saying this, thinking of something, Lord Zhizhou suddenly deflated and said: "This is a matter of the Ming family, and it is not easy for this official to stay out of the matter, after all, in previous years, it was also relied on the old lady that the official sat in this position." ”

The master knew that the master had misunderstood what he meant, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said a few words, and explained in a low voice: "Master, do you see that someone in the Ming family has said anything in the past two days?"

Suzhou Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he said strangely: "Yes, the Ming family has not sent anyone to communicate with this official. ”

Master Yīn said with a smile: "From this point of view, the Ming family is naturally confident, knowing that no matter how this lawsuit is fought, what is in Xia Qifei's hands...... The huge property of the Ming family can still only be held by the old man Ming...... Since the Ming family is not worried, they naturally have the confidence to win, so why should the master worry about them?"

The governor of Suzhou lowered his head slightly, and asked in a very low voice: "Then according to you, what should this official do?"

This master specializes in criminal names, and he can't be more familiar with Qinglu, so he opened the folding fan with a swipe and said proudly: "No matter whether Xia Qifei can find the old man back then and prove his own life experience, even if he is really the seventh son of the Ming family, according to Qinglu, this property has no share of him." Since the lord doesn't want to offend both sides, and the Ming family now has the protection of Qinglu, then what are you worried about......? Presumably, Chincha-sama can't blame you. ”

I don't know how many pairs of eyes are watching this case that shocked Jiangnan, Suzhou Zhizhou frowned and thought for a long time, and felt that it seemed that there was only this way. Handle the case according to the law, you can not offend Fan Xian, you can silently watch the success of the Ming family, and you can also raise an official voice, which seems to be a win-win situation.

Thinking of this, the Lord Zhizhou finally relaxed, and said with a long sigh of relief: "That's it, if you don't move, you move." ”

At this moment, the broken drum outside the government office rang out.

Zhizhou frowned and scolded: "This water bandit surnamed Xia is really in a hurry. Saying this, he did not dare to slack off, straightened out his official uniform, piled up a kind smile in his majesty, walked out of the study, and walked towards the court.

―――――――――――――――――――――――― came to the public court, only to hear the commotion outside the house, and a burst of killing sound started, which suppressed the noise of the citizens of Suzhou outside.

Lord Zhizhou squinted at the hall, and was a little surprised to find that Xia Qifei came to the public hall alone, and did not bring the rest of the people with him, and it seemed that Lord Qincha did not send anyone to help Xia Qifei.

"Who's in the hall?"

"Grass Folk Xia Qifei?"

"What's going on?"

Xia Qifei was slightly silent, a little distracted, and forgot to answer for a while. He was wearing a pure green cotton robe today, the beard on his chin was shaved with jīng light, revealing his green skin, looking full of fierceness, jīng god a hundred times, and his hands exposed outside the cuffs trembled slightly, it seems that today's matter is indeed of great significance to this Ming Seventh Prince.

Lord Zhizhou glanced at him with some disgust, feeling that this person stood proudly in the hall, which was a big challenge to his authority, and he actually ...... in front of his own official Don't kneel!

He was about to make a fu, but found that his sleeve was pulled by the master.

The master said softly: "Fan ...... Fan...... Forget the little things. ”

Zhizhou was shocked, and when he thought about it, what are you doing with these small things?

At this time, Xia Qifei finally spoke in a deep voice, only to see him clasp his fists and say loudly: "Grass man Xia Qifei, whose surname is Ming, whose name is Qingcheng, is the seventh son of the old lady of the Ming family in Suzhou...... Please ask Lord Qingtian to seek justice for the little people!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the courtyard, and they all knew that Xia Qifei was here to rob the family property today, but no one thought that as soon as he opened his mouth, he pointed out that the old lady and Ming Qingda had wanted to harm people's lives back then, and every word was punishable, and in his words, he was even a fierce woman and bandit, leaving no room at all!

The people outside the yawai were all in an uproar, in their hearts, the old lady Ming was a kind old woman, I don't know how many good deeds she has done over the years, how can she have anything to do with the?

In fact, these people also vaguely guessed in their hearts that the seventh son of the Ming family disappeared mysteriously back then, and they were afraid that they would be inseparable from the old lady of the Ming family and the current master of the Ming family, Ming Qingda...... But people are always willing to believe what they believe and believe that they have been convinced, so they booed Ming Qingda's accusation.

Suzhou Zhizhou also frowned, and said in disgust: "The matter is big, and words cannot be careful, where is the paper?"

Xia Qifei took out the paper from his arms and handed it to the master in the lower hall with both hands. After the master handed the paper to Lord Zhizhou, the two of them took a look at it together, and they felt shocked, this paper is written gorgeous and sharp, and the words directly indicate the old lady of the family, and it is very clever to circumvent the rules of Qinglu in this regard, just blindly buckle the words on the will of the old lady of the Ming year, and about Xia Qifei's poor life over the years, but he did not hesitate to write and ink, so that everyone who saw it was moved.

Lord Zhizhou was moved, but he secretly sneered in his heart, his eyes narrowed, thinking that this kind of article is good to use as a novel, and it can be used to fight lawsuits, but it has no effect.

He slapped the shocked wood and shouted, "Xia Qifei, do you have any evidence to submit?"

Xia Qifei said calmly: "The people of the Ming family have not arrived, why should the adults be so anxious?"

Looking at Xia Qifei's calm and confident expression, Lord Zhizhou frowned, thinking to himself, could it be that the other party really had any lethal weapon in his hand? He groaned slightly, discussed a few words with the master, and then sent someone to invite someone from the Ming family to come and respond to the lawsuit.

According to the Qinglu side, this kind of civil litigation does not need the defendant to respond to the lawsuit, but today's dispute is too big, the forces behind the two sides are too large, and the impact in the Jiangnan area is too great, and the governor of Suzhou does not dare to be too big, anyway, he knows that the Ming family will definitely not stay out of the matter, so he will send someone to invite.

Sure enough, the front foot of the official went out, and the people of the Ming family followed in with the back foot, it seems that the Ming family has long been prepared to respond to the lawsuit, just waiting to fight this battle that must be won.

Seeing the comer, Suzhou Zhizhou frowned again, and said in a cold voice: "Who is coming?"

The handsome noble boy smiled slightly, bowed and said, "Ming Lanshi, greetings to your lordship." ”

Of course, this young master of the Ming family knew that Suzhou Zhizhou was acting at this time, and he had to play the upright horn in front of the citizens, so he would speak so coldly, and this Zhizhou in Pingrì was much more affectionate in front of him, but after analyzing these few rì Ming families, he decided that this lawsuit was a must-win situation, so Ming Lanshi understood Suzhou Zhizhou's thoughts and didn't mind much.

"Hmm. Suzhou Zhizhou said: "Old man Ming is unwell, you are the grandson of the head of the long house to respond to this matter, it is reasonable, come here, hand over the paper to Ming Lanshi for a look." ”

The master took the pleadings down, but he didn't expect that Ming Lanshi didn't accept it, but smiled and saluted: "My lord, my Ming family is not a wicked person who is good at lawsuits, so I don't understand the entanglement here, so I asked a lawyer to help." ”

After he finished saying this, he glanced to the side, the so-called "wicked person who is litigious" was naturally aimed at Xia Qifei who was standing on the side, Xia Qifei did not react, nor did he look at his eldest nephew.

As Ming Lanshi's words landed, a person flashed in the back, took the paper handed over by the master with both hands, and smiled flatteringly.

Suzhou Zhizhou and the master looked at this person, and immediately put down some hanging hearts, this lawyer's surname is Chen Bochang, is the most famous lawyer in the south of the Yangtze River, or the most notorious lawyer, and the state government is very compatible, this person has always been able to say that the black is white, the dead are alive, and the man is said to be female.

Now that the Ming family has moved this Chen Bochang, and there is Qinglu's death clause on the inheritance of the elder sister, this property lawsuit will never be lost.

Chen Bochang held Xia Qifei's paper and looked at it carefully, the corners of his lips couldn't help showing a sneer of contempt and contempt, and he looked down on the other party, and even the Lord Qincha behind the other party, he cleared his throat and said with a light smile: "What a touching story...... I just don't know...... What does this story of Leader Xia have to do with the Ming family?"

This lawyer called Xia Qifei the leader of Xia, naturally to influence public opinion and let the citizens who were watching remember that this Xia Qifei was the leader of the murderous underworld on the river and lake.

Xia Qifei was expressionless and said: "It's all the story of the Ming family in the past twenty years, what do you say has to do with the Ming family?"

Chen Bochang suddenly sneered twice, and sneered: "Mr. Xia is really ridiculous, you say it's the story of the Ming family, is it the story of the Ming family?

He smiled at the Suzhou Zhizhou in the hall and said, "My lord, this case is too ridiculous, there is really no need to continue." ”

Suzhou Zhizhou pretended to frown and said, "Why are you so Meng Lang's words?"

Chen Bochang smiled: "There is no real evidence at all, so he claims to be the seventh son of the Ming family...... My lord, if there is another person who claims to be the seventh son of the Ming family at this time, then what? Everyone in Jiangnan knows that the old lady of the Ming family had a total of seven sons and four daughters, and the seventh son was born to a concubine, who was sick and weak since childhood, and unfortunately contracted and died more than ten years ago.

He looked at Xia Qifei and said with a smile: "Of course, now everyone knows that Leader Xia is not an ordinary person...... It's just that I'm very curious, after the opening of the bid in the inner library, Boss Xia made such a ridiculous move, I don't know why? Is there some sinister intention behind it that can't be told to people?"

The most famous litigator in Jiangnan felt that today's lawsuit was too unchallenging, so he attacked it as soon as he came up, and he shook his head and said: "If there is no evidence, don't fight the lawsuit indiscriminately, and if there are no witnesses, don't bite indiscriminately...... Boss Xia, you have insulted the reputation of the Ming family today, and later, I will definitely accuse you of a false accusation. ”

The people who witnessed the killing of Xia Qifei's biological mother by the Ming Lao Taijun staff and drove Xia Qifei away have long been wiped out in the past ten years, and Xia Qifei has no evidence and witnesses at hand, so the Ming family is very confident.

............ And at this time, there was a slippery, lazy sound from outside the Suzhou Mansion, which made people listen to goosebumps.

"Who says you can't sue without evidence? Who says you can't sue for murder without witnesses?"

"In the first year of Qingli, the case of the murder of the concubine in Dingzhou, the wife had no basis to complain, and afterwards found the saber in the stable, and the case was solved. ”

"The 137th file of the Chūn volume archived by the Criminal Department, based on the example of the king of the Song Dynasty in Nanyue, states that civil cases are of the third class, and the matter involves more than 10,000 disputes, and can not be subject to the death rule, not subject to back-sitting, and does not need to fully adduce evidence. ”

"How much is the Ming family's property?"

"There are two cases in the past, why can't this lawsuit be fought?"

"Evidence and other things, after the accusation, the government has its own government to investigate the scene and search for criminal evidence, why are you in a hurry?"

"What's more...... Who says Mr. Xia doesn't have evidence?"

The man who came from the amateur was dressed in a Confucian shirt, holding a golden fan, extremely swaggering, extremely arrogant, a series of words, citing cases, and using the criminal department to archive the book, although it was a little too strong, but it was also extremely successful in suppressing the aggressive momentum of the Ming family, and attracting everyone's attention to him.

The governor of Suzhou was slightly angry and said: "Who is coming? I will go to court in vain without passing the word! Someone, call me!"

The man in the Confucian shirt wore a fan behind him, bowed respectfully to the hall, and said, "My lord, you can't beat it." ”

After saying this, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, shook it in the air, and said with a smile: "The late life is the same as this Mr. Chen Bochang, and he is also a lawyer, but he is the lawyer invited by Mr. Xia Qifei...... Before the case was heard, the lord knocked out the lawyer of one side...... This matter is spreading, but I am afraid that it will hinder the adult's name. ”

Everyone was stunned, and then they realized that the person who came was actually Xia Qifei's lawyer.

Xia Qifei smiled bitterly, thinking to himself how Lord Qincha could send such a lawyer who smelled too bad about himself.

Suzhou Zhizhou was held back by the words of this lawyer, and he was angry, but he didn't dare to really fight, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to Lord Qincha, and he was speechless for a while.

He couldn't speak, but Chen Bochang's eyes lit up, staring at the lawyer with a golden fan on his back, and he felt that he had finally met an opponent with sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, and he was a little excited, so he also inserted the fan behind him, and said: "The two cases you cited earlier are special cases, especially the chūn file note of the Criminal Department, which is only for the reference of the Criminal Department of Dali Temple in Beijing, but it has never been involved in the judgment of the local trial. ”

The man shook his head and said, "Otherwise, in the fourth year of Daxing, Lin Ruofu, the former old minister who was the judge of Suzhou at the time, once judged a family property case according to this chūn file note, why not get involved?"

Chen Bochang's heart tightened, but he didn't have any impression of the case that the other party said, either it was the other party's nonsense, or the other party's familiarity with Qinglu and precedents...... Far above yourself!

I only heard the man continue to smile and said: "Brother Bo Chang, don't say anything about Qinglu not following precedents, whether the precedents are used or not, it is not limited by the express text of Qinglu, it is all in the mind of the chief official." ”

He raised his hand to ask for a courtesy from the Lord of Suzhou Zhizhou, but Suzhou Zhizhou scolded his mother in his heart, knowing that he had four words in a thought, he forced himself to Dongshan, and this property case would not be established.

Who is this lawyer? Chen Bochang and Ming Lanshi glanced at each other, and they both felt a little strange, where did such a shameless lawyer come from Jiangnan?

Suzhou Zhizhou finally couldn't help but ask: "Dare to ask, who is the surname of this gentleman?"

Xia Qifei also looked at his lawyer, only to see this lawyer arch his hands and said with a smile: "Student Song Shiren, who is a director of the Kyoto Lawyer Guild, is licensed by the Criminal Department to transfer files, and today I came to Jiangnan on purpose to have this honor to participate in the largest family property case in history." ”

Song Shiren!

Suzhou Zhizhou immediately had the idea of running away, Ming Lanshi also felt that his mouth was dry, and that Chen Bochang's eyes were straight!

Who is Song Shiren? The most famous state in Kyoto, or the most famous state in the entire Qing country, Chen Bochang's reputation is only in the south of the Yangtze River, but this Song Shiren is famous all over the world for being smart and slippery, and since his debut, he has studied Qinglu since he was a child, and I don't know how many officials have lost face and how many bitter masters have shed tears.

Song Shiren's great name and notoriety, even the people of Suzhou City have heard of it, and when they heard him sign up for his own number, the outside of the government office was like a boiling pot, and they all knew that today's play was better.

Ming Lanshi glanced at Chen Bochang worriedly, after Chen Bochang was a little flustered, he regained his calm, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a strong battle intent suddenly erupted in his body, and he sneered and said: "Young master, don't worry, I have never lost a lawsuit, but he Song Shiren has lost!"

............ It's just that this Chen Bochang seems to have forgotten a very important point, the only lawsuit that Song Shiren has ever lost in his life...... It was the last time the Kyoto Prefecture tried the case of Nanbo's illegitimate son black punching Guo Baokun...... Song Shiren only lost to Fan Xian once.

―――――――――――――――――――――――― since he is going to fight a family property lawsuit, of course, the first thing to confirm is Xia Qifei's true life experience, whether he is the seventh son born to Old Lady Ming.

For this point, Chen Bochang's position is extremely stable, if the other party can't prove this matter, the rest of the things don't bother to argue at all, so as not to give the notorious Song Shiren the opportunity to seize his own loopholes.

Suzhou Zhizhou also frowned and asked Xia Qifei to provide tangible evidence to prove his identity.

Song Shiren was not as relaxed as before at this time, shook his head at Xia Qifei, and invited his first witness.

This witness was a stable woman, who was already very old, and she walked a little tremblingly, and when she walked to the hall, she panted and confirmed that she was the one who took over the concubine of the old lady Ming, and that the newborn baby had a green birthmark on the back of her waist.

Xia Qifei undressed in court, and there was a piece of green mark on his waist.

Chen Bochang frowned, gritted his teeth and whispered to Ming Lanshi, "Why didn't you say this yesterday?"

Ming Lanshi's teeth clenched crunchyly, and he whispered angrily: "This stable woman...... It was fake! I died of illness two years ago!"

Uncle Chen often sighed, even if he knew that Wen Po was fake, how could he prove it? That Wen Po looked confused, but in the previous question and answer, he clearly remembered the location of the Ming Garden, the appearance of the old lady Ming, the dress of the concubine, and the house.

Fuck, the Inspectorate's fraud is really powerful!