Gao Shisheng got up, and there was a gurgling sound in his stomach. I ate two cold vegetable balls in the morning, and I was forced to endure until noon, and now I am really hungry.

At this time, the monk Zhenghongda walked along the southern road with two people, and as soon as the two people looked at their clothes, they knew that they were farmers who were digging in the fields, and they were also disciples of the Pure Land Shin Sect's 'Shoku', with a restrained expression and a lunch box in their hands.

"Amitabha, did Gao Zhuangtou eat it at noon!" Monk Zhenghong is a self-acquaintance, and he took the initiative to step forward and ask with a smile.

"Not yet, I'm going back to eat." Gao Shisheng politely beckoned the three of them to sit down, and asked with a smile: "Master Zhenghong Academy, why do you have to come to me freely, if you don't dislike it, you will go back to the village with me later." ”

"I've eaten in the courtyard." Monk Zhenghong nodded and smiled at Changtian Shengshi, and then said: "Gao Zhuangtou, you may not recognize these two, they are the village leaders of Lin Village and Xia Tian Village, a few days ago it rained heavily and the village was flooded, and I wanted to ask the village to help write an invitation, so I asked the poor monk to help introduce it, and the monk I had to be cheeky again, and I came to ask you for Gao Zhuangtou." ”

Mazha didn't bring any excess, and Nagata Mori hurriedly got up and gave it to Monk Zhenghong, and went to get a bowl to pour tea.

The other two saw Gao Shisheng for the first time, seeing that he was dressed simply, wearing only the most ordinary brown clothes, with his hair in a high bun, and his steps under his feet, in terms of dress, there was not much difference from the ordinary people working in the field, but his appearance was clear, his body was straight, although he just sat casually, he had the majesty of a martial artist.

"Gao Zhuangtou, this is a little bit of our village's heart, the countryman's craftsmanship is not good, please don't dislike it." Lin Cun Village got the look of Monk Zhenghong, and hurriedly put the food box on the desk to open it, the fragrance came to the nose, it turned out that the food box was filled with white rice steamed out with broth after carefully screening four or five times, and a thick layer of roast meat was spread on it, fat and thin, and the index finger of people looked at it.

Without waiting for Gao Shisheng to speak, Monk Zhenghong pressed his shoulder, let him eat with peace of mind, and persuaded him: "This is the intention of the people of the two villages, don't let the head of the village live up." ”

"This ......"

"What are you still doing in a daze, didn't you hear Zhuangtou say that you didn't eat dinner? Why don't you hurry up and bring the things prepared by your village! ”

"Hey, hey, this is the heart of our village." Shimoda Village, who also came to ask for an invitation, relieved himself and hurriedly offered the food box.

The food box brought by Shimoda Village is not only large, but also divided into two layers, the upper layer is a whole cut roast chicken, and the lower layer is filled with oden, which contains vegetarian dishes such as kelp, shiitake mushrooms, and yuba skin, as well as meat dishes such as tribute balls, fish segments, and shrimp.

Their village was the most severely affected, and they not only wanted to exempt the money for the building and the land, but also wanted to exempt the annual tribute of two cents, so the capital of bribing the head of the village was extraordinarily large.

"That's what it's like!" Monk Zhenghong sat on the maza with his thighs open, and urged with a smile: "Zhuangtou, eat quickly, taste whether it suits the taste." ”

"You guys look at it like this, how can I eat, besides, the master of the courtyard brought two village leaders to look for me, there must be something to ask for, let's talk about what happened first."

"I also persuaded them before I came, but they all said that you can't come and ask people empty-handed." Monk Zhenghong took a sip of tea and said in a consultative tone: "Why don't you take a look at it first, are the two petitions I wrote for them in accordance with the rules?" ”

Gao Shisheng was noncommittal, and the two saw that he did not refuse, so they each took out a pre-written pleadings from their arms, and there was no place on the table, and the two of them ignored the muddy water on the ground, knelt directly in front of the case, and carefully spread it in front of the head for him to see.

Shimoda Village begged: "If there is really another way, we don't dare to come over to bother the head of the village, this year's harvest is really not good, Lord Hamana refuses to give us the two villages free of annual tribute, think about it, I can only ask you to come, and please ask the head of the village to help!" ”

These words are said in a logical manner, and at first glance, it is that Monk Zhenghong taught him to say this.

Lin Cun and Shimoda Village are not directly led by Junfu, and how much the annual tribute is paid is all up to the famous family themselves, and the two originally wanted to ask Monk Zhenghong to go to the Sanrikan to talk about the item, but Monk Zhenghong is not familiar with the famous family, and when it comes to the annual tribute, it is not a few words at all, and it can be reduced.

The Pure Land True Sect has always been responsive to its own disciples, and as soon as he turned around, he asked people to prepare gifts, and came to Gao Shisheng to ask for each other, as long as the county agreed to the invitation, he could take the document and argue with the famous family.

Even if you can't fully follow the instructions of the county, you can always reduce two points.

Nagata Sheng is hungrier than Gao Shisheng, the cold and rancid vegetable dumplings in the morning, how can he eat a person with fine food, he is hungry and panicked at this time, seeing that no one moved the chopsticks, he simply did not pretend to be polite, reached out and grabbed a chicken leg, hid to the side and devoured it.

"Gao Zhuangtou, you don't know how arrogant and unreasonable the people of the famous family are, relying on the fact that they are the famous lords, they will make things difficult for the villagers in every way, threatening that if anyone can't pay the annual tribute, they will all move out of the village, how far and how far they go, not only beat people, but also set fire to a poor house in Lin Village!" The more Monk Zhenghong spoke, the more excited he became, and angrily slapped the table several times with his hand.

"And then you're coming to me?"

"Our two villages, there is no way, not to mention Pingshan Township, even the entire Yuanjiang Country, and I haven't heard of anyone who has to be driven away because of the bad harvest and can't pay the annual tribute, isn't this forcing us to a dead end!"

Gao Shisheng took the pleadings and asked the two of them to stand up and speak first, he didn't have such big rules here, he didn't have to always kneel to reply, and at the same time asked puzzledly: "There is such a thing, why don't you go to the Kanjie Hall for help, or directly accuse the Procuratorial Department?" Isn't it superfluous to ask me to hand in the pleadings? ”

The competent staff of the county and the county explained that the famous family of the Hama family had to evade so many taxes, and as long as he handed the pleadings to the judge, the famous family of the Hama family would definitely be reduced and changed; Beating people and burning down houses without reason is a civil affairs matter, and you can also ask the prosecutor's office to intervene.

Fuzhi County Office, he didn't mention it at all, the two offices are located in the county administration Saku City, and the rights of the office have long been encroached upon, so it would be good not to be participated by the officials of the two departments.

Lin Cun Mura was a middle-aged old farmer, gritted his teeth and scolded: "On the way to the county, there are all the famous family members of the river, I want to go to the county to complain, but they beat me up, so I asked the head of the Hongyuan to ......."

Gao Shisheng noticed that Lin Village's face was bruised, and the corners of his mouth were broken, no wonder his speech had been slurred.

After a cursory look, you can roughly understand what happened, the two pleadings, in addition to the content of the request for exemption, are to denounce the illegal deeds of the famous family over the years, such as concealing the property, bullying men and women, recruiting outlaw thieves, and cultivating famous fields without permission, and so on There are more than 20 crimes of all sizes.

"Master Zhenghong Academy, the statement you wrote is written in a subdued and clear manner."

"The county may be tried?"

"These things should have been dictated by the villagers, and written by the head of the courtyard himself, right? Otherwise, I think it is impossible to write in such detail, reasonable, and strict, and I don't want the master's book to be so handsome, strong, and spilled. Although the words are not connected, the climate is the same; There is more than enough ink, and the fat and barren are commensurate. Xu Xing walked slowly, so that there were rules, and he could be called a group of everyone. ”

"Zhuang Tou has good eyesight, I know that I haven't found the wrong person." Monk Zhenghong was praised by him, and he was very smug, even though he knew that his calligraphy was not as good as the evaluation said, he was still very happy.

"Yes, yes, Zhuang Tou's guess is not bad, it is indeed what we told the master of Zhenghong Academy." The two villagers were illiterate, they were all black ink, and they couldn't tell the good from the bad, and they couldn't understand these few sentences, so they instinctively followed the opening and agreed.

"Don't be flattering, the three of you just said that the words on the petition are beautiful, and I didn't say that it will definitely be accepted by the county, I advise you to destroy this petition as soon as possible, as if you have seen it before."

The people handed over the pleadings to the county twice in three days, indicating that the local customs were not good, and the county guards were not properly governed, which was easier to attract the attention of the judges of the two departments, so the county guards hated the 'Diao Min' who were arguing and provoking.

Some county guards in office, often take the head of the people to make trouble, Meichuan Yuan is not so eager to sue, but was expelled by the county judge, the murderous Pure Land Zhenzong, because of the good attitude of admitting guilt, but small punishment and big admonition, still at large, sitting here with the local head to talk about how to sue the wealthy family.

said it so bluntly, how could Monk Zhenghong not hear the meaning of Gao Shisheng's words, but he still didn't want to give up, and asked: "Gao Zhuangtou, isn't there any other way in this?" ”

"What did you think when you wrote the pleadings?"

"I think I'm sure I'll win!"

"Do you still think you're very proficient in the law?"

"Although I am not as good as Zhuang Tou, I can memorize all kinds of laws and regulations, but I can also say that I know a little bit about it."

"What's the use of just knowing the laws, what's the use of listing so many crimes, what is the use of you just reciting all kinds of laws and regulations to the judges in the county?" Gao Shisheng took out the fire fold and burned it directly in front of the three of them, "It can be seen that the master of Zhenghong Academy, you are worried that the county will favor the famous family, so you deliberately listed his family's crimes over the years, yes or no?" ”

The two village leaders were accustomed to being submissive, and when they saw that Zhuangtou had burned the pleadings like this, their lips moved twice, and they wanted to come forward to rescue them, but they hesitated, but they didn't dare to make a real move, so they could only let the two pleadings shake in Gao Shisheng's hands and turn into a ball of ashes.

These two pleadings were written in thousands of words, and the reason why the famous family wrote so heinous was indeed that they were worried that the county would deliberately put it on hold, and the county would be able to drag on for a year and a half, but the people of the two villages could not wait that long.

The owner of Zhenghong Yuan is not as anxious as the other two, the pleadings will be burned when they are burned, and they will write another copy by themselves, and the most important thing now is to know where the pleadings are not written correctly, and whether it will work to go to the county to litigate.

The great monk said helplessly: "Gao Zhuangtou, you also know that you will have to collect the New Year's tribute in a few days, if you don't write it seriously, then someone will take care of it, I also know that this is a lose-lose strategy, but it is better than sitting at home and waiting to be driven away, right?" ”

Gao Shi moved his chopsticks, took a piece of roast meat and threw it into his mouth, the earthy smell was slightly stronger, and the meat was dry and woody, at least the old meat left over from last winter.

If you are willing to eat, you are willing to help, and the master of Zhenghong Yuan hurriedly asked: "If the head of the village has a way to help, I hope to give advice, how much is the cost, please tell us bluntly, and we will go back and find a way to raise it." ”

It is impossible to think of 'litigation' without spending money, as long as you are willing to collect money, it means that there are other ways, and as for whether you can give it, it depends on the quotation.

"Master Zhenghong Academy, you came to me today, I'm afraid you don't just want me to help deliver the pleadings, but want to find out from me to have a chance of winning." Gao Shisheng pointed with chopsticks, and the black ash in the puddle on the ground, "To tell the truth, these two pleadings don't have the slightest chance of winning." ”

"That's not the case, I brought the two of them over, I really wanted to ask Zhuang Tou for guidance and help get an idea."

Gao Shisheng pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Master Zhenghong Academy, no matter what the three of you think, since you came to ask me, I will tell you bluntly, and the words may not be very good." ”

"Yes, yes, Zhuang Tou just said it clearly."

"'Noise makes or loses' is not a joke. As far as I know, the Hamamei family also buys from Sunfu every year with the right to 'not lose or enter'. The lord of the court told me about the law and the law, but there is a law in addition to the law. Don't look at the fact that I have only been in the village for a short time, but in the early years, I was also on duty in the Junfu City for many years, and I have seen some similar cases, if your two villages are 'famous villages', it is better, but you are 'style villages', as long as you don't make a few lives, I'm afraid the two halls will ignore it. ”

Gao Shisheng paused, and then said: "It's good that you didn't hand over this pleading, otherwise I'm afraid that the crime of 'heading' would not have been able to escape." ”

"Huh?"

The three of them looked at each other, and the master of Zhenghong Yuan said: "The above things are all true, not false accusations?" ”

"It's because you say it's true, that you are guilty of a serious crime." Gao Shisheng held the tea bowl and pointed: "You say that the famous family of Binming cultivates famous fields and hides land privately, so presumably the villagers should be like this?" You also said that the famous family of Hama took the outlaws, why didn't they report it in the first place? The most important thing is that so many names are written on the pleadings, and they are still written in this way according to an affidavit, which shows that you are suspected of gathering a crowd to cause chaos! ”

"Master Zhenghong Academy, you have to do it yourself!"

Gao Shisheng's words meant something, and he was so shocked that Monk Zhenghong was in a cold sweat, and couldn't help but feel excited, he was used to writing an oath for "Talking" on weekdays, and he brought this problem to the invitation document without paying attention.

All kinds of pleadings writing, their own rules, an oath is to write the name of the person according to the umbrella cover, leaving the middle of the empty part to cover the seal, or the public according to the blood fingerprint, has the meaning of life and death.

At present, the flood is a time when the people are panicked, and the reduction and exemption of tribute is the grace of Junfu, but it is not obtained by the people through coercion through strong means.

The petition led by the Pure Land True Sect, even Gao Shisheng felt that this was an oath that he had always made, not to mention that he was now a busy and anxious county guard.