Outside the Ya of Chang'an County, it was full of people, most of whom were the neighbors of Rich Liu, and a small half were purely to see the excitement.

In the hall of the county government, scholars and monks stood on both sides, and the knees of the people in the Tang Dynasty were not so soft, so most of the etiquette was to bow hands, not to bow, and only a few times it was necessary to bow down.

Syllable! Quiet!

The county order sounded in shock, and the onlookers, the two sides above the hall, the officials on both sides, and the auditors all fell silent.

At this moment, a trumpet came from outside the door, "The champion has arrived." ”

Champion Hou? Everyone looked towards the gate of the county government, and the people gave way one after another. The two Xiao Rui brothers strode in.

The county commander hurriedly got up to greet him, "The lower official greets the Hou Ye, I don't know that the Hou Ye is coming, and I am not welcome, please forgive the Hou Ye." ”

Xiao Rui arched his hand, "No need to be polite." Ben Hou heard that there was a big case in Chang'an today, so he brought his younger brother to open his eyes. Chang'an County, it won't interfere with your case, right? ”

Liu Renliang, the predecessor of the county order, was promoted by Xiao Rui to the Yushitai as the head of the six products, but he was the Chang'an county commander assigned by the emperor, of course he knew Xiao Rui's ability, and said respectfully: "Where is the Hou Ye?" You can come, but the officials can't ask for it. You are known to the whole of Chang'an, the famous Qingtian Imperial History, with you sitting next to you to listen, the lower officials are more and more confident. ”

"Come on, show the Hou Ye and the little grandfather."

Soon, a servant actively moved the seats, Xiao Rui and Xiao Yue sat next to them generously, and the county order lowered their heads slightly.

"Master Hou, look, can you start?"

Xiao Rui glanced around, pointed to the people in the distance and said, "Are there so many people watching the trial of a case in ordinary times?" ”

The county magistrate replied: "That's not it, there aren't many people in normal times, and most of these people are neighbors of the defendant Liu Gongzi, and they may be witnesses." ”

Xiao Rui nodded: "Then don't stand so far, let the people come in, just outside this public court, the distance is closer, and the people can also experience the fairness and justice of our yamen's case." In Chang'an County, the county order is the parent official of the people, and he must be close to the people, the distance is too far, and it is not okay to leave the people. ”

The county commander hurriedly got up and saluted: "Thank you for your advice, the lower officials must remember it in their hearts, and they don't dare to forget it." Come on, let go, no, please come in in an orderly manner, and witness the judgment of the official outside the public court. ”

The people flocked in and were kept out of the court by the servants until order was stable.

The county order was shocked, "The plaintiff is a hollow monk, why did he complain, say it from the beginning." ”

The hollow monk who was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face endured the pain at the corner of his mouth and said: "The poor monk Hollow is the host of the Yuandeng Temple in the southwest of the city. ”

Liu Gongzi? Xiao Ruixin said, this product is quite polite?

The Chang'an County Commander turned his head and asked Liu Gongzi, "Defendant Liu Jinyuan, can there be such a thing?" ”

Liu Gongzi complained sadly: "Back to the county order, there is indeed such a thing. I led people to smash the Round Lantern Temple, and the hollow monk was also beaten by me. Just because this monk was vicious, he took advantage of my father's serious illness to deceive me of all my family property, and asked the county order to make decisions for the small people. ”

Well? Calling the shots for you? You're the defendant.

The county magistrate looked at the hollow monk, "Monk, can there be such a thing?" Then you belong to fraud and are beaten up, and the thief shouts to catch the thief? You should be the defendant. ”

The hollow monk said with a bitter face: "Amitabha, the county commander, what is the matter?" His father was seriously ill, so he came to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, and voluntarily donated half of the family property as incense money to give his father virtue and cure his illness. Later, his father died after ineffective healing, and in turn blamed us? We didn't force him to rob him. ”

Liu Jinyuan was so angry that he went up and grabbed the other party's neck, "Bald donkey, it's not you?" He deceived me of half of my property, saying that I was insincere and deceitful, saying that my father had done evil things and had a loss in his previous life, and half of the family property was not enough to atone for his sins, and then told me to go to Shanlian Monastery and donate the other half of the family property. Later, I learned that your Yuandeng Temple and Shanlian Temple were in the same group at all, and they colluded to cheat money. ”

Yes? What's going on behind the scenes so exciting? The county order was listened to for a while, and he was stunned in place. Including the public officials, they also fell into wonderful associations.

Xiao Rui coughed lightly, "Chang'an County, if you don't pull the two apart, the monk will be strangled to death." ”

Soon, a group of officials stepped forward to pull the two apart.

The Chang'an County Commander groaned: "Since this matter still involves Shanlian Temple, come and pass on the presiding officer of Shanlian Temple." The plaintiff hollow monk, what Liu Jinyuan said just now, is it true? ”

The hollow monk explained: "Amitabha, the county commander, is completely his blood. The Buddha is merciful to save the world and purify all sentient beings. When his father was sick, he came to the monastery to burn incense and pray for blessings, and as long as there was sincerity, the Buddha would definitely bless him with peace and longevity. Now that his father is sick and dead, the Buddha has not appeared, it is clear that he is not sincere, and there are hidden sins that have not been atoned for, who is to blame? ”

The county magistrate asked, "Then how do you explain that you are not cheating people out of money?" ”

The monk shouted wronged, "Lord County Order, although my Yuandeng Temple is small, but it is also a constant number of pilgrims, so many pilgrims come to worship the Buddha, donate incense money, incense and pray for blessings, all of which are voluntary." But there really wasn't anyone who donated money and took it back from the merit box. Only this Liu Gongzi is really a precedent, you pray for salvation in front of the Buddha, are you trading with the Buddha? ”

"What is the existence of the Buddha? That is an omniscient and omnipotent god, and with your yellow and white things, you are also worthy of trading with the Buddha? If you want to be blessed by the Buddha, you can only worship sincerely, who knows what unspeakable evil things your father did during his lifetime? Sickness and death are all karma. If you are so entangled, you are doing evil, and you will not end well in the end. ”

Liu Jinyuan said angrily: "Bald donkey, dare to threaten me? My son is not afraid of karma, what Buddha is, it is a trick you use to deceive people. If there really is such an omnipotent god, the first one should be to kill such deceitful debris as you first. ”

"County order, my father is wronged! My father accumulated virtue and did good deeds all his life, often ate fasting and recited Buddha, but he was killed by this group of bald donkeys, and at this time he also slandered his father's reputation, and he was still endangering the small people, and asked the county order to make decisions for the small people! ”

The onlookers shouted, "That's right, this monk is hateful!" Although Liu Caizhu is a businessman who made a fortune, he is a good person, not those profiteers who are mercenary, he is very good to our neighbors, and he will help anyone who has something, how can such a good person be guilty? It is clear that this monk is slandering Master Liu. ”

The Chang'an County Commander patted the shocked wood, "Silence! That monk, in the public court, you dare to brazenly threaten to curse the accused? Outrageous? Come on, drag him down and hit him ten times in the mouth. ”

"Order!"

The hollow monk panicked, "Wait, I don't, I'm not, that's the Buddhist scriptures, there must be retribution for evil, it's not what I said, it's the Buddha...... The county order, the Buddha is a god, and you are offending the gods by doing this. ”

Forehead...... This one! Wait.

The county order hesitated, people in this era, not everyone believes in ghosts and gods, but everyone knows to fear ghosts and gods.

So the Chang'an County Commander turned his head to look at Xiao Rui, who was listening, hoping that the world-famous champion Hou could give him a pointer.