The eighth day of the sixth month, the day of the announcement.

"Winter! Winter! Winter! ”

Three shocking drums sounded three times in a row, and twelve officials dressed in soapy red official uniforms and holding long sticks of water and fire stood in two columns, east and west, standing solemnly under the hall.

Wei Chen, who was dressed in a five-grade official uniform, sat behind the eucalyptus, with a high hanging plaque above his head, and a screen of the rising sun behind him, which set off him with great majesty.

Wei Chen took a deep breath, picked up the shocking wood on the eucalyptus, slapped it on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Ascension!" ”

"Might-Force-"

The three classes of officials poked the water and fire sticks on the ground in unison, and the sound of winter and winter sounded.

Wei Chen said loudly: "Take someone to the court!" ”

As soon as the words fell, two young men dressed in coarse cloth were led into the hall by the officials and knelt down.

The onlookers outside suddenly boiled, pointing at the criminals and chattering non-stop.

Originally, according to the rules, the trial was in the second hall, and no idle people were allowed to enter, but Wei Chen's original intention was to show his fairness and strictness to the people, so he naturally needed the audience to be present, so he asked the officials to let the people in and let them listen on the platform.

At this time, Wei Chen saw the chaotic scene on the platform, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and slapped the ground in shock: "Silence!" If there is any unreasonable noise, it will be punished as disturbing the court! ”

The officials all poked the water and fire sticks to the ground, making a shocking sound, and the people who were watching the excitement outside only felt their hearts tremble, and suddenly became silent.

Seeing this, Wei Chen nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Come on, bring the bitter master!" ”

Not long after, an old woman was also brought into the lobby. Wei Chen asked out loud, "Who is the bitter master?" ”

The old woman knelt on the ground tremblingly, and said with a crying voice: "The old person from Shiqiao Street, Tong'anfang, Xinzheng County, is named Sun E. Ask the master of the blue sky to call the shots! ”

Wei Chen saw that this Sun Ehe had goosebumps, unkempt hair and teeth, to say the least, he was seventy or eighty years old, at this age, even the Son of Heaven was embarrassed to let her kneel and worship, so he immediately asked the official to help her up, and asked slowly: "What is the old man complaining about?" ”

In fact, Wei Chen already knew the specific eucalyptus after reading the file, and it was just a superfluous move to ask again, but the trial procedure was like this, but it could not be skipped at will.

Sun E said slowly: "Half a month ago, the old man was in a hurry in the countryside, and suddenly a man snatched the old man's package from behind, and the old man immediately shouted to catch the thief, and happened to meet a righteous man passing by, caught up with the thief, and retrieved the package.

However, it was late at that time, and the old body was old and dizzy, and he didn't see the appearance of the thief clearly. Please also ask the master of Qingtian to see what is going on, severely punish the thief, and return the innocence of the righteous man. ”

Wei Chen nodded after hearing this, and asked the two criminals named Li Er and Zhao Qi, what they said was basically the same as Sun E.

However, Li Er said that Zhao Qi was a thief, and he was the righteous man who helped Sun E get the package back, but Zhao Qi's confession was just the opposite of Li Er.

Seeing this, the crowd on the platform immediately became noisy, talking about their opinions with the people around them.

Through face analysis, some people think that Li Er has a treacherous appearance and is likely to be a bad person.

Some people also think that Zhao Qiyi's coarse linen clothes that are sewn and mended look very embarrassed, and he obviously has more motives.

The rest also have all kinds of strange statements, in short, the public says that the public is reasonable, the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, and no one is convinced by anyone, and even some people fight for this, and it is right to always adhere to their own views.

"Smack!"

Hearing the loud sound, the crowd realized that this was not in their own home, but in the solemn public court, and quickly closed their mouths and quieted down again.

Wei Chen looked at Sun E under the hall, smiled gently, and said confidently: "Don't worry, old man, this eucalyptus is not difficult to break, and it is up to the official to identify the thief for you in the court." ”

The onlookers outside invariably let out a soft "huh" when they heard this, and looked at Wei Chen in the hall curiously, wondering what good way he could identify the true identities of Li Er and Zhao Qi.

Wei Chen ordered the officials to take Li Er and Zhao Qi to the open space outside the hall, and then asked the two of them to run in the direction of the gate with all their might.

Shangguan had a life, and the two of them didn't dare to slack off, so they spread their feet together and ran out, but when Zhao Qi ran to the gate and was stopped by the officials, Li Ercai just ran out of the instrument gate out of breath, lagging behind Zhao Qiyi.

Wei Chen asked the official to bring the two of them back, and wrote the verdict in the court: "Li Er is a thief." ”

Li Er was not convinced, and wanted to argue, but listened to Wei Chen's surging words: "According to the three of you, the righteous man will come first, and if he catches the thief, he will inevitably run faster than the thief, so the one who runs slower is the real thief!" ”

I see!

The onlookers suddenly realized, and shouted Lord Qingtian, praising the new Lord Zhizhou for seeing the subtleties and seeing everything.

Wei Chen convicted Li Er of the crime of thief and theft in accordance with the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and was sentenced to twenty rods and three years of service.

At this time, Li Er had already collapsed into a mess of mud, and he couldn't speak anymore, so he was directly taken out by the officials and beaten by the board.

In the end, in the miserable howl of Li Er and the cheers of the people, the trial ended, not only the parties Sun E and Zhao Qi were grateful to Wei Chen, but even the officials and scribes in the hall looked at Wei Chen, and there was more respect in their eyes.

The first eucalyptus in his life was a complete success, and Wei Chen also felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart, but there was still no wave on his face.

However, Wei Chen's style was seen in the eyes of everyone, but he felt more and more that the new Lord Zhizhou was not shocked and unfathomable.

After Wei Chen finished the trial of this thief and thief, he only rested for half a cup of tea in the back office, and then started the trial of other eucalyptus cases non-stop.

It only took ten days, and the backlog of hundreds of difficult cases before taking office was swept away by Weichen, and all kinds of stories about Weichen's trial of eucalyptus were widely spread among the people of Yuzhou.

For example, there is a dispute between the brothers of the Han family in Mi County, the elder brother thinks that the share given to the younger brother is more, and the younger brother thinks that the share given to the elder brother is more.

The magistrate of Mi County was unable to make a decision for a while, so the brothers fought the lawsuit from the county government to the state government.

After Wei Chen started the trial, he asked the Han brothers twice in succession, and both sides thought that the other party had more than their own, and insisted on not changing their words.

So, with a stroke of his pen, Wei Chen made the decision in the court and gave his younger brother's share to his brother, and his brother's share to his younger brother.

Both sides seem to have gotten their wishes, but in fact, there is unspeakable suffering, and for the people who eat melons, this kind of verdict is really ingenious and happy.

There are many similar stories, and the direct result is that less than half a month after Wei Chen took office, the name of "Wei Qingtian" became louder and louder in Yuzhou.