"Huh?"

"Who's beating the drums?"

At this time, Zhang Guang'an, who was personally interrogating Fan Mingliang in the county jail cell and preparing to open the court tomorrow, heard the beating of the drum, frowned, and scolded loudly.

The two jailers who were specially guarding the prison room trembled with fright, and hurriedly asked for instructions to go out and have a look, and reported to Zhang Guangan.

"No need!"

"This official will know at a glance!"

Zhang Guangan took out the official seal of the county magistrate, and then injected his talent into it, and the picture emerged, and a figure in a blue robe at the entrance of the county government was being pulled by two officials, constantly struggling.

"Fan is not guilty! What a bold man, he dared to ring the drums for no reason! ”

Although he did not use the magic power of Wendao to bloom spring thunder, the county governor was angry, and his voice was still like thunder.

After Fan Mingliang, who had been imprisoned for a few days, heard Fan Wuyi's three words, his originally listless face suddenly became energetic, grabbed the iron railing of the prison cell and shouted: "My son, no blame for my son!" ”

Zhang Guangan looked at Fan Mingliang, who was a little crazy, shook his head, and snorted coldly: "Fan Mingming, Fan Mingming, this official has always felt that you have the hope of being admitted to the lifting of people, but you have done something that is not as good as pork!" ”

"Now that your family is ruined, even your son will be imprisoned because of you!"

"If it weren't for the fear that arresting Fan Wuyi during the imperial examination would cause panic, he would have been arrested and interrogated together!"

"It's good today, since Fan Wuyi has found the county government by himself, the official wants to see it, how dare he beat the Dengwen drum!"

After speaking, Zhang Guangan waved his sleeves violently, and the official spirit echoed in the prison room like a violent wind, so frightened that Fan Mingliang shouted: "My lord, my lord!" ”

"Lord County, this matter has nothing to do with my son's blamelessness, please beg the county lord to spare my son's blamelessness!"

Zhang Guangan ignored Fan Mingliang, these days of interrogation, Fan Mingliang did not reveal any news, but the other three revealed a lot of things.

The coachman was an unwitting accomplice, obeying his master's orders to drive the carriage, and he didn't know about killing Fan Jin.

Ah Da Ah Er is an accomplice with a criminal record, manslaughter before, although the case has been closed, but this time the assassination of Fan Jin, these two people are accomplices who know.

Although in the end, if you are lost, you can be punished lightly, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped.

The only thing that has not been interrogated now is Fan Mingliang's motive for assassinating Fan Jin, first of all, it is ruled out that Fan Mingliang is an undercover agent of the two lich clans.

The second is what Fan Mingliang himself said, saying that it was because he had hatred with Fan Jin's father or something, which is simply nonsense.

Fan Jin's father was just an ordinary person, and he had died many years ago, how could he want to assassinate Fan Jin because of this incident.

Because of Fan Mingming's talent and position, Zhang Guangan, as the magistrate of the county, cannot be punished privately, so there has been no major progress in the interrogation.

But this matter must not be decided like this, Zhang Guangan feels that there must be something else in it.

It happened that Fan Wuyi came, and he wanted to see what the two fathers and sons wanted to do.

Before Zhang Guang'an arrived, Gao Hanguang and Wang Xiaohai, who were handling daily affairs in the county government, hurriedly ran out of the meeting hall on both sides of the county government, and saw that Fan Wuyi was captured by the two officials left and right, and frowned and scolded: "Who is beating the drum!" ”

Gao Hanguang is also a person, in an official position, naturally comprehended the spring thunder of the tongue, and reprimanded him angrily, Rao is blood was hot, and Fan Wuyi, who wanted revenge, also calmed down, broke free from the two servants, looked at Gao Hanguang and knelt down and said: "Qi Gao County Cheng, student Fan Wuyi knocked on the drum to redress grievances!" ”

"What's the grievance? Why don't you declare according to the rules, but just beat the drum! ”

"Don't you know the meaning of Dengwen Drum!"

Gao Hanguang looked at Fan Wuyi, he didn't know what this kid wanted to do, he actually beat the Dengwen drum directly, it was like a moth to a fire - looking for death.

The county lord didn't look for him, but he came straight to the door.

Fan Wuji looked up at Gao Hanguang and said, "Of course the students know the meaning of Dengwen Drum. ”

"In order to express that he listened to the advice or grievances of his subjects, the emperor hung a drum outside the court, and allowed his subjects to beat the drum and hear it, which was called 'Dengwen Drum'!"

It can be traced back to the time of Yao Shun, there was a "drum of daring to admonish". Anyone who wants to speak up or complain about wrongs can do so.

Nowadays, the Dengwen drum is a symbol of the justice of our human race's laws, and it is precisely because the students know the meaning of the Dengwen drum that they want to beat the drum to voice their grievances! ”

Gao Hanguang sneered: "Okay, very good!" Now that you know everything, it's easy to do! ”

"Come on, appeal without a paper, beat the Dengwen drum privately, and hit the 20 big boards first!"

As soon as Wang Xiaohai heard this, even as a Jiupin anchor, he was taken aback, 20 big boards, this is not dead and has to shed its skin, this is the fourth student in the new county test, Gao Xiancheng is trying to kill chickens and monkeys or is he showing favor to the head of the Fan case?

Many officials and catchers heard Dengwen drums running out of the soap room in the back.

The official was armed with a killing stick, and the catcher was holding a bulltail waist knife, and surrounded the county government.

When the officials heard Gao Hanguang's order and were about to start grabbing Fan Wuyi for execution, a loud voice came from the back of the courtyard: "Slow!" ”

"County Honor!"

Gao Hanguang and Wang Xiaohai saw Zhang Guangan walking out of the backyard and hurriedly bowed their hands.

Zhang Guangan nodded, looked at Fan Wuyi and said: "The 20 big board will be exempted first, come here, open the hall!" ”

"This county wants to see what grievances you have if you are not to blame!"

After speaking, Zhang Guangan turned around and came to the county government hall, sat on the three-foot legal table on the wooden high platform in the warm pavilion, slapped the startled wood, and shouted: "Come on!" Ascension! ”

The two adjutants followed Zhang Guang'an into the county government and stood in the subordinate positions on both sides of the hall.

The rest of the officials were holding the killing stick, and after entering the county government hall, they stood on both sides of the center of the hall and tapped the floor with the killing stick, sending out bursts of rhythm

and shouted in unison: "Might-Martial".

The voice is low and majestic, symbolizing the majesty and sacredness of the yamen.

At this time, Fan Wuyi, who was outside the county office, saw this formation, and the enthusiasm of his brain just now disappeared.

"Lin Zhutou, bring the drums to the court!"

"Yes, Lord Prefectural!"

Zhang Guang'an gave an order, and Lin Qinghai escorted Fan Wuyi into the county office.

The huge movement of Fan Wuyi beating drums and shouting grievances resounded throughout the county seat of Guangling County, and the people around the county government had already gathered at the gate of the county office, looking at Fan Wuyi kneeling on the ground and pointing.

"Isn't this the son of Fan Xiucai's family? Could it be that he was the one who beat the drum just now! ”

"It's the son of Fan Xiucai's family, Fan Wujiao, the fourth student in our county."

"It's weird, do you know what is the reason for Fan Xuexue to beat the drum and voice his grievances?"

"I don't know."

"It's strange to say, I haven't seen Fan Xiucai for many days."

"Which Fan Xiucai are you talking about? Is it Fan Jin, Fan Xiucai, or Fan Mingming, Fan Xiucai? ”

"Of course it's Fan Mingliang and Fan Xiucai, you don't have to interrupt."

Many people talked about it, but the voice was not loud, for fear of disturbing the interrogation of the county master.

Zhang Guang'an sat on the three-foot law table, with a sea facing screen behind him, and directly above the screen was a plaque, engraved with four golden characters "Mirror Hanging"!

The hall pillars in the county government are one left and one right, and a couplet is engraved on them:

Deceive others as if you deceive the sky, do not deceive yourself;

Bearing the people is the country, how can we bear it.

In the majestic sound, Zhang Guangan slapped the startled wood, "snapped", the mighty sound stopped, and the beating sound of the startled wood resounded through the county government.

Zhang Guangan pointed to Fan Wuyi below and asked, "Who is in the hall, why are you beating the drum and crying out for grievances!" ”

Fan Wuyi knelt down on his knees, his eyes were blood-red, and now he had no choice but to let go.

I saw Fan Wuyi raise his head, looked at Zhang Guangan and said: "If you go back to the county, the student Fan Wuyi, beat the drum and voice the grievances, and want to sue Fan Jin, the head of the Shuangjia case!" ”

"What!"

As soon as Fan Wuyi said this, the audience was shocked.

Outside the county office, everyone talked about it, and there were even people who didn't dislike the big thing, so they hurriedly ran away from the county office, calling friends and friends, to see this case of beating drums and singing grievances.

"Actually sued the head of the Fan case! This and this is incredible! ”

"Oh my God, can anyone tell me what's going on?"

"I don't know, what the hell is going on, what's wrong with the head of the Fan case? Could it be that he cheated in the county examination? ”

"How is that possible! The county exam was invigilated by three examiners, and Yang Shangshu was present, how could there be cheating! ”

Not only the common people, but also many literati were shocked and explained to everyone in the crowd.

"It turned out to be Gao Xiucai, so if you say so, it's a personal grudge?"

Everyone was waiting for Fan Wuyi's next step, and Zhang Guangan, who was sitting at the three-foot law table, looked at Fan Wuyi in the hall, if it weren't for his parents, he would probably have laughed out loud.

"Fan Wujiao, this official is asking you, what do you want to sue Fan Jin?"

"If you slander the head of the Shuangjia case, even if you are a student, the official will definitely not spare you!"

After Zhang Guangan finished speaking, he looked at Fan Wuyi, wanting to see what Fan Wuyi could say.

Fan Wuyi looked at Zhang Guangan with a firm look in his eyes and said, "My father Fan Mingliang has been missing for a few days, I suspect that Fan Jin killed him!" ”

Zhang Guang'an: "......"

Gao Hanguang: "......"

Wang Xiaohai: "......"

The three chief officers don't know what to say at this time, you kid is really comfortable life, but you dare to take the initiative to come to the door, you are really looking for death!

Fan Wuyi's words caused an uproar outside the county office, and many people said that they hadn't seen Fan Xiucai these days, but they didn't expect to be killed by Fan Jin?

At least in Fan Wuyi's mouth, that's what happened.

"Silence!"

Some of the discussions outside the county government began to get out of control, Zhang Guangan slapped the startled wood, and the audience fell silent in an instant, and many officials sounded the killing rod again, and the people also quieted down.

"If anyone who is watching outside the county government makes any loud noises and disturbs the judgment of the official, they will be dealt with according to law!"

Zhang Guangan spoke, and everyone quieted down.

Although the imperial court gave the common people the right to watch the opening of the court at the gate of the county government, the premise was that it could not affect the order of the opening of the court of the county government, otherwise, they would inevitably suffer from flesh and skin.

"Fan is not to blame, there is no evidence, all this is your imagination! Do you have proof? ”

Zhang Guangan looked at Fan Wuyi and asked.

Fan Wuyi said affirmatively: "Of course there is evidence, as long as the adult calls Fan Jinfan, the evidence will naturally arrive!" ”

Zhang Guangan frowned, and he couldn't guess Fan Wuyi's brain circuit, and at this time, a voice suddenly came from outside the county office: "Student Fan Jin, ask to see the county honor!" ”

"It's Fan who is here!"

"Get out of the way!"

"It's really said that Fan Jin and Fan Jin arrived, it's too coincidental!"

Everyone got out of the way, Fan Jin jumped down from the carriage, and then came to the county office, stood next to Fan Wuyi, and looked at Zhang Guangan in the court: "Student Fan Jin has seen the county honor!" ”

"Hmm."

Zhang Guangan nodded, then looked at Fan Jin and said, "Fan Jin, Fan is not to blame for suing you for murder, do you have something to say?" ”

Fan Jin sneered, didn't even look at Fan Wuyi, and said to Zhang Guang'an: "The wicked will sue first, and the blood will spew people!" His heart can be punished! ”

Fan Wuyi saw that Fan Jin was arrogant, and he didn't look at himself, gritted his teeth and said: "Fan Jin, this is the county government, I already have evidence, you can't quibble if you want to!" ”

"It's useless if you have any evidence, Fan Wujiao, you are simply lighting a lamp in the toilet - looking for death!"

"I didn't look for you, but you dare to beat the drum to find me?"

Fan Jin lowered his head and squinted at Fan Wuyi, and glanced at the other party coldly.

The words between the two were like playing dumb riddles, except for the three chief officers who knew about it, the rest of the outsiders didn't know.

Zhang Guangan looked at Fan Wuyi in the hall, like a clown.

"Fan Wujiao, you said you have evidence? What proof do you have! ”

Fan Wuyi looked at Zhang Guangan and shouted loudly: "Lord County, the evidence is that Fan Jin, the carriage he was driving was my Fan family's carriage!" ”

"A few days ago, after my father drove out in a carriage, he disappeared!"

"Fan Jin robbed my family's carriage, and my father is missing, it wasn't he Fan Jin framed him, who else could be?"

When the people outside the county government heard this, they were in an uproar, looked at Fan Jin's figure, and then looked at the carriage driven by Fan Jin outside the county office, and sure enough, it was the carriage before Fan Mingming!

"This seems to be really Fan Xiucai's carriage!"

"I've seen it too, it's so familiar!"

"That's it, this carriage, it can't be wrong, you see that on the carriage of the carriage, there is also the seal of the fan character, and there is also the reins of the horse's neck!"

Everyone looked at the carriage with conclusive evidence and looked at Fan Jin in disbelief.

Could it be that the head of this double armor case is really a murderer?

"Hahaha!"

Fan Wuyi heard the discussion of everyone outside the county office, laughed, looked at Fan Jin, who was calm and standing straight, and said: "Fan Jin, the physical evidence is like a mountain, what else can you quibble!" ”

"Lord County, Fan Jin framed his father, took away my Fan family's property, and asked Lord County to be the master!"

Fan Wuyi looked at Zhang Guangan and said.

Zhang Guangan smiled, laughed loudly, looked at Fan Wuyi below and said, "Fan Wuyi, do you know where Fan Jin's carriage came from?" ”

Fan Wuyi frowned, not knowing what Zhang Guang'an meant by this sentence, but after thinking about it, he looked at Zhang Guangan again and said categorically: "It was Fan Jin who framed my father." ”

Zhang Guangan shook his head and said, "No." ”

Fan Wuyi was stupid, he didn't know what Zhang Guangan meant, so he looked at Zhang Guangan boldly and asked: "The physical evidence is outside the county office, isn't it that the county lord wants to protect Fan Jin in front of the court?" ”

Fan Jin just wanted to refute Fan Wuyi, but unexpectedly Zhang Guangan stopped Fan Jin.

"Don't speak, Fan Jin."

"Fan Wujiao, since you are curious about how Fan Jin's carriage came from, this official will come to tell you."

Fan Wuyi and Zhang Guangan looked at each other, only to see Zhang Guangan shouting and saying, "This is what the official sent him!" ”

"This carriage is confiscated dirt looted by the Guangling County Ya!"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was shocked!