Song Cheng looked at the four baskets that had been filled on the donkey's back and the extra pile of copper plates in his hand, and he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Originally, he didn't expect to dig up much of the guilt of the Guo family with broken silver, but after inquiring around, the result was jaw-dropping.

Many people would rather post money upside down, and also ask him to accept the information and evidence they provide.

At the end of the day, I didn't spend fifty taels of silver, but I made a few taels of silver.

The four baskets were full of testimony and physical evidence provided by everyone, and the testimony was basically the kind of person who had his fingerprint pressed.

After filling it with evidence, Song Cheng covered it with a piece of linen, because he didn't see the night light, he knew that the other party would come to find him, Song Cheng was not in a hurry, he found a roadside shop and sat down, and ordered something to eat.

At the same table with him was an old man wearing coarse linen clothes, but with an extraordinary bearing, his demeanor was modest, even if he was dressed in coarse linen clothes, it was difficult to hide his temperament.

The old man glanced at the four baskets on the donkey's back that were covered by sackcloth, looked at Song Cheng, and asked with a smile:

"Scholar, are you going to fight against the Guo family and eliminate harm for the people?"

Song Cheng also noticed that this person's popularity was extraordinary, knowing that he was not an ordinary person, and was afraid that the other party was on the side of the Guo family, Song Cheng did not answer truthfully, but only pretended not to know:

"The old gentleman joked, Song Mou's basket is just some groceries."

"You don't have to be suspicious of me, I have long been dissatisfied with the Guo family's trip, but for some reasons, I can't stand on the bright side, and now you have this ambition in your later life, and I will not hesitate to help you."

The old man said with a smile.

Song Cheng saw that this person's attitude was sincere, and he didn't have the temperament of a treacherous villain, so he couldn't help but believe it:

"Dare to ask what the old gentleman has to teach me?"

The old man smiled: "It's not enough to say now, but you will know when the time comes." ”

When Song Cheng heard this, he didn't ask any more questions, but just talked to the old man about some other gossip.

After the two had a meal, they said goodbye to each other.

It's just that the old man has never revealed his name, which seems a little mysterious.

Separated from the old man, Song Cheng continued to wander the streets, wanting to see if he could collect some more evidence.

As he was walking, he heard a commotion in the street over there, but it was two richly dressed men arguing with each other.

Song Cheng stepped forward and asked passers-by what had happened.

It turned out that these two people were rich sons in the city, and they fought many times because they fought for a red card in a green house, and they met on the street today and quarreled again.

Seeing this, Song Cheng shook his head, but just sighed:

"It's not a climate."

It was originally an exclamation sentence, but I heard a person in his forties who looked like a Confucian next to him echo:

"It's not just that it's not a climate, the reputation of the famous family is ruined by this group of scum!"

The two looked at each other, they both felt that they were kind to each other, and after chatting a few more words, they found that the words between the two sides were quite agreeable, and after a while, there was a feeling of finding a confidant.

The two exchanged their names, and this Confucian person was still a lifter, named Shen Qixian, who turned out to be the son-in-law of Pingzhou Zhizhou.

This Shen Qixian did not despise Song Cheng because he was not as famous as himself and was not as old as himself, but praised Song Cheng because of the convergence of the two ideas in many places.

Song Cheng also recognized Shen Qixian's idea very much, and due to the loss of fortune, he doesn't care much about things outside his body now, even in the face of a big person like the other party, he seems to behave moderately, neither humble nor arrogant, and has a calm temperament.

Seeing this, Shen Qixian even glanced at Song Chenggao and invited him to find a restaurant to chat with.

Song Cheng happily responded, and Shen Qixian saw that the donkey beside Song Cheng didn't need a leash, so he honestly carried four baskets and walked along, a little surprised:

"Yan Hou, your donkey is still a spiritual one, not like an ordinary domestic animal."

Song Cheng said: "Bearing an unjust case, the spirit is self-generated. ”

Shen Qixian was curious to ask about the reason for this, and Song Cheng told him truthfully, but he just hid Gu Hongying's matter, saying that it was because he couldn't tolerate what the Guo family did.

After listening to what Song Cheng said, Shen Qixian also sighed deeply:

"I also hate the trip of the Guo family, but the prefect doesn't care about things, and the governor who is in charge, that is, my father-in-law, is really ......"

The son didn't say anything about the father, and Shen Qixian didn't say anything bad about Lord Zhizhou, but the meaning was already very clear.

"Yan Hou, you want to bring down the Guo family, but it is extremely difficult."

"Things in the world, three points are in the sky, seven points are in people, things are man-made, how can you know if you don't try?"

Song Chengyi said righteously.

Shen Qixian was greatly moved and said to Song Cheng:

"My father-in-law likes to judge cases the most, all the cases of the local prefect have been taken over by him, there will be a few cases tomorrow, I can take you to hear the trial in the side court, but you can't sue tomorrow, everything will be said after listening to my father-in-law's trial."

Song Cheng was very grateful to Shen Qixian for his willingness to help, and thanked him again and again.

After that, the two went to a restaurant, pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and talked happily.

When parting, Shen Qixian gave Song Cheng a waist card, which he could use to enter and exit the yamen of the state capital.

After the two separated, Song Cheng sighed:

"There are not a few people with lofty ideals in the world!"

"It seems that Lao Song has a good harvest today!"

Ye Ming's voice came, and Song Cheng looked back and found that Ye Ming was already rummaging through the evidence in the basket on the donkey's back.

"Mr. Yang, you're back. This Guo family has been powerful and blessed in Shanyi Mansion for many years, and the crimes they have committed are too numerous to write, and I have collected them, but I have only obtained one-twelfth of their crimes, and if I collect them for a few more days, there will be more evidence. ”

Song Cheng reported to Yeming with some excitement.

Ye Ming chuckled:

"There is no need to be so troublesome, many times, there is no difference between a thousand crimes and one crime, it is just a matter of whether it is valid or not."

Song Cheng thoughtfully......

There was nothing to do all night, and early the next morning, Song Cheng took Yeming to the gate of the state capital together, with Shen Qixian's waist card, and the two were immediately warmly served by the doorman, leading the two to Shen Qixian.

Shen Qixian expressed curiosity about Yeming, who said that he was just a fortune teller and followed Song Cheng to learn for a long time.

Since there was still a while before the trial began, Yeming helped Shen Qixian to calculate a hexagram and informed him that there was a happy event coming up recently.

Shen Qixian was accustomed to compliments, and was noncommittal to Yeming's words, looking at Song Cheng's face, he didn't say anything.

Before the opening of the hall, Shen Qixian led the two to listen in the side hall.

Through the gap in the door curtain, Song Cheng saw clearly the appearance of the biggest official in Pingzhou, Lord Zhizhou.

This Lord Zhizhou is an old man with a white beard, who looks not young, squinting, seems to be a little presbyopia, and is shaking his official hat at this time, looking like he can't wait to start the trial.

Seeing this, Song Cheng had a good impression of this Lord Zhizhou, at least he seemed to be an official who was keen on political affairs, much better than those officials who were lazy and inactive.

The prefect of Shanyi Mansion who followed Lord Zhizhou was aggrieved, and he didn't have the appearance of a big man in a mansion, and the power was taken away by Lord Zhizhou, and he could only be Lord Zhizhou's follower all day long.

Soon, the court case was opened, and the two people were brought up.

One of these two people is named Liu Li and the other is Chen Si.

Liu Li sued Chen Si for burglary, but Chen Si said that Liu Li beat people for no reason, and the two were entangled.

When Lord Zhizhou heard that it was such an entangled "mystery case", he suddenly came to his senses and asked the two to state the case in detail.

Liu Li said: "The villain is sleeping at home, this person is burglarizing, and the villain is discovered, he sees that the theft is not successful, and he directly robs it!" ”

Chen Sidao: "My lord, this person is talking nonsense, the villain has a grudge against him, he took advantage of the villain passing by his house, fists and feet to the villain, you see, the villain's face was swollen by him, and his nose was bitten." ”

When Lord Zhizhou heard this, he was shocked and said to Liu Li:

"Okay, you Liu Li, you actually beat someone for no reason! Penalties! ”

When Liu Li heard this, he was shocked:

"My lord, he was the one who broke into the house and robbed first, please be enlightened."

Lord Zhizhou helped the white beard of Fuhua, and patted the wood again:

"Bold Chen Si, dare to break into the house and rob, he should be punished!"

"Adult, the villain is wronged, the villain didn't rob at all, otherwise, there must be something from his family, you see, the villain doesn't have it!"

Hearing this, Lord Zhizhou nodded:

"Yes, Liu Li, Chen Si doesn't have anything from your family, that is, there is no robbery, it is you who made false accusations."

The clever Zhizhou-sama thinks he's caught a loophole.

Liu Li hurriedly said: "My lord, he didn't win against the villain, so he didn't grab something!" ”

"Oh, Chen Si, it's clear that you didn't grab something, how can you talk nonsense?"

"My lord, if there is nothing on the villain, doesn't that mean there is no robbery? The villain is wronged. ”

"Well, it makes sense, come on, put Liu Li in prison."

When Liu Li heard this, he was shocked, and he was about to be taken away, so he said in a hurry:

"Adult, the villain didn't hit anyone, he didn't hit anyone!"

"Oh, you didn't hit anyone?"

"There is no beating for the villain."

"Hmph, are you stupid to be an official? How can the injuries on Chen Si's body be faked? ”

"Hurt ...... Wounded, wounded by himself! ”

"Bold Chen Si, you were injured by yourself, why did you falsely accuse others?"

Chen Siwan never expected that the situation would become like this, and shouted wronged:

"Adult Mingjian, why do villains beat themselves well?"

"That's right, Liu Li, why did you say Chen Si beat himself?"

"This ...... The neighbors around him said that he was a cheap bone, and he liked to beat himself. ”

"Oh, since that'......"

"My lord, he is talking nonsense, the villain's nose has been bitten by him, how can he hit it himself?"

"My lord, his nose was bitten by himself."

"Bold Chen Si, he bit his nose, and dared to frame a good person, come on, put Chen Si in prison, and Liu Li will be acquitted!"

Chen Sisi shouted that he was wronged, and Liu Li shouted "Adult is wise".

After dealing with this case, Lord Zhizhou was very satisfied with the beard, and said to the prefect on the side:

"Hey~~ It has to be a good official like this official who is diligent and loves the people, sympathetic to the people, fair and honest to judge the case clearly.

If there is no official, I don't know how many unjust, false and wrongful cases there will be in this world!

It's a pity that there are really fewer good officials like this official in the world, otherwise, the court and the court will be a clear Haiyan River! ”

The prefect on the side silently wiped his sweat and complimented:

"Adults judge cases like gods, and there is no case in the world that can escape your eyes, and the lower officials admire it!"

When Lord Zhizhou heard this, he was very happy, took a sip of tea, and said:

"There are still a lot of cases that need to be resolved, and this official really can't rest if he wants to!"

As he spoke, Lord Zhizhou, who had "worked tirelessly", spoke:

"Take the next criminal!"

In the following period of time, Lord Zhizhou, who thought he had "done his best", tried seven cases in a row, and it was very hard.

"Bring down Zhen Yuan, the prisoner who raped his wife, and his wife and the righteous man Lu Mao will be acquitted."

After announcing the verdict of today's last case, Lord Zhizhou leaned back in his chair to rest:

"Hey~~ Solving cases is as hard as me, it's not too much to compare to Yan Qingtian in ancient times, right?"

The prefect said helplessly on the side:

"The hard work of adults, even when Yan Qingtian was alive in ancient times, is nothing more than that."

When Lord Zhizhou heard this, he laughed with satisfaction:

"It doesn't matter, for the sake of the people of the world, what is the point of this official being a little tired?"

After that, let the servants go down and rest.

Song Cheng, who had watched the whole process in the side hall, looked at Shen Qixian:

"Lord Zhizhou's case, has it always been like this?"

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