Under the leadership of Yan San, a group of people stood outside Xiaomingtang.

Looking at the rude Yan San with a fierce face, with sweat on his forehead, he walked into the Xiaoming Hall.

He grinned, clasped his fist at Ye Qing and said, "Clerk Ye, the bitter masters and suspects of the nine cases have all been brought. ”

Ye Qing, who had already gotten up and waited, humbly and politely arched his hand:

"It's time for Lao Yan to catch it, you and your brothers have a rest, drink saliva, and I have to ask you to bring two brothers and wait by me when I try the case."

"Well said! You don't need to rest, let's start directly, finish the trial early, rest early! ”

Yan Sanhan responded with a smile.

Then he called in two white servants, picked up the killing rod in the room, and stood under the table.

Looked at.

Ye Qing didn't shirk anymore, pulled out a case casually, and called the bitter master and the suspect in.

Wei Da and Tao Er are neighbors, yesterday morning, Wei Da said that Tao Er stole his chicken, Tao Er did not admit it, the two of them argued endlessly because of who belonged to a hen that laid eggs, and finally made trouble in the mansion.

Ye Qing looked at Wei Da, who was dressed in neat cotton clothes and was very rich, and then glanced at Tao Er, who was a little thin and white.

Finally, his eyes fell on the hen held in Wei Da's arms.

He asked, "Wei Da, you said that this chicken is yours, is there any evidence?" ”

Wei Da smiled respectfully and said: "My lord, there are six chickens in the small family, three males and three females, and one hen was missing yesterday morning." ”

"And Tao Er has never had a chicken in his house, but he has this hen in his house, it's not a villain, who else can it be?"

didn't wait for Ye Qing to ask.

Tao Er hurriedly retorted: "You are talking nonsense, obviously it is my chicken, the two-and-a-half-year-old hen I just bought, and I kept it for laying eggs for my aunt to make up for her body, why do you say that it is yours?" ”

As he spoke, he was about to take the hen in Wei Da's arms.

Ye Qing frowned, picked up the shocking wood, and slapped it heavily on the table.

"Silence!"

Wei Da, who was so frightened that he was about to refute, immediately shrunk his neck.

And Tao Er also stopped his hand, knelt directly on the ground, kowtowed to Ye Qing and said:

"My lord, please do justice to the little one!"

Ye Qing didn't pay attention to Tao Er, and continued to ask Xiang Wei Dadao: "You said that you raised this chicken, what do you feed the chickens on weekdays?" ”

"Feed it with bran!" After Wei Da replied decisively, he added: "My lord, this Tao Er is idle all day long, and he is good at gambling, it is impossible to have money to buy chickens, and besides, he gambled to almost ruin the family property, and also sold his mother's winter cotton clothes, you say that such a scum, how could he buy chickens, not to mention that he bought it to lay eggs for A-Niang's body." ”

The disdainful gaze fell on Tao Er from the eyes of everyone inside and outside the house.

There are three unfilial pieties, this Tao Er is not only a bad gambler, but also does not support A-Niang, he is really a personal scumbag.

Tao Er defended with a panicked face:

"Adult, the little one used to be a bad gambler, but it has changed, this made some money, and I quickly bought a chicken, wanting to make up for my mother."

Ye Qing's expression was serious, and he said: "What do I ask, what do you two answer, and if you talk more, you will each fight ten kills!" ”

"Yes, yes!"

The two of them originally saw Ye Qing looking young and asking irrelevant questions, and they were a little contemptuous in their hearts.

At this time, they all immediately became honest and responded continuously.

Ye Qing continued to ask: "Tao Er, you said that you bought the hen, where did you buy it from?" How much does it cost? What is fed? ”

Tao Er immediately said: "The two-and-a-half-year-old hen bought for a penny of silver was bought at the east corner of the small house, and the seller was a trader, and the little one had never seen it on weekdays." ”

"The little one just took it home, and before he had time to feed it, Wei Da said that the hen he raised was stolen by the little one."

Wei Da, whose face was full of disdain, just wanted to refute.

Ye Qing stood up, walked to Wei Da's side, took the hen and said:

"A penny of silver, it's expensive to buy, eighty copper plates are about the same, but you don't have a certificate, so it's hard to say."

Yan San and Wang Liu both frowned slightly, and looked at Ye Qing with some concern.

Wei Da's face was full of joy.

Tao Er's face was unwilling, and when he opened his mouth to argue.

Ye Qing carried the chicken and said:

"This hen, have you two fed it in the past two days?"

Wei Da shook his head and said, "No, after coming to the government to report to the official, I didn't feed it again." ”

Tao Er also replied: "No, this hen stayed in the mansion yesterday." ”

When Ye Qing heard this, he bowed his head and said:

"That's very good, I have a lot of cases, so I won't talk nonsense."

"Wei Da, you said that the bran that hens eat, this thing is not easy to digest, even if it is two days later, there will be left in the intestines of this chicken."

"I'll break the belly of this chicken and see what it's eating, and then we'll know who is lying."

Yan San and Wang Liu in the room, after a pause, they all looked at Ye Qing with admiration.

This method is really simple and fast, and it can immediately determine the ownership of the hen.

As for the problem that the hen died and could not lay eggs and could only eat, neither of them cared.

It's just a hen, and it has nothing to do with them.

Wei Da's expression immediately changed, and he hesitated: "My lord, what you said is reasonable, but if this hen is slaughtered, then it will not be able to lay eggs." ”

Tao Er couldn't bear to dissuade him:

"Yes, my lord, the small one kept this hen just to lay eggs for A-Niang's body, if this hen is slaughtered, even if it turns out that the small one just bought, it is useless."

Ye Qing said expressionlessly: "It's easy to say, this dead one will be taken back to make soup and eat meat, and the one who lied will have to compensate the bitter master for another life." ”

"In this way, it is also a good thing for the sufferer."

Wei Da's expression immediately became ugly.

On the contrary, it was Tao Er, who couldn't wait to hurry up and said, "My lord, do it quickly!" ”

In this case.

It is clear who the hen really belongs to.

Ye Qing had a cold face, threw the hen to Tao Er, and turned around to angrily reprimand Wei Dao:

"What a Wei Da, a two-and-a-half-year-old hen with ill intentions who intends to occupy Tao Er, is still untrustworthy in court."

"Come on, hit ten kills, and punish you for paying Tao Er a hen."

Ten kills will go down, not the skin will open the flesh, and you will not be able to get out of bed for ten days and a half months.

What's more, what Ye Qing said was a heavy beating.

If this goes down with ten sticks, it is estimated that it will not be good in a month.

Seeing that the matter was revealed, and there was still the shock of killing the mighty stick, Wei Da hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy:

"Adult, spare the small ones, the small ones are ghosts, and I won't dare to do it again."

"Don't fight the small ones, the small ones are willing to pay for two or two hens."

Ye Qing ignored Wei Da and looked at the bitter masters and suspects crowded at the door of Xiaoming Hall.

Lang Sheng said: "As a traitor, after I find out today, not only will I have to compensate the bitter master, but I will also have to severely punish the ten kills." ”

The next moment.

Wei Da, who was pressed to the ground, let out a terrible scream.

"Ah, my lord, spare my life, the little one is wrong, and the little one will never dare again."

"Ah, don't fight, the little one is willing to compensate Tao two or three hens!"

……

Wei Da's painful appearance made everyone outside the house look frightened, shrunk their necks, and lowered their heads, not daring to look at Wei Da's miserable appearance.

A miserable cry begging for mercy, but it could not be isolated at all, and it penetrated into everyone's ears, making their bodies tremble with the sound.

Many people's eyes began to drift.

This scene made Ye Qing's frowning brows loosen slightly.

The purpose of the trial is to deter criminals.

Hit ten sticks heavily, it is for Liwei.

Let those real murderers who are still lucky outside think about it, for such a small thing, they will not be beaten with ten sticks.

In this way, the next case will be easier to handle.

When the last stick falls.

Wei Da was already covered in sweat, his face was pale, the skin on his buttocks was opened, and his face was full of regret.

Ye Qing pointed at Wei Da, who looked miserable, and said:

"Next, if anyone voluntarily confesses, I will exempt him from the punishment of sticks, and only fine him with money."

"After ten breaths, I will try the case at random!"

The words fell.

Ye Qing shook his hand, walked back to the table with his head held high, and sat on the chair with the hem of the black-clothed skirt of the clerk, looking at the people at the door with a serious face.

The starry eyes swept over, and no one dared to look at him.

This moment.

Wang Liu, who was standing by the wall, looked at Ye Qing, who was clever in judging the case and giving both grace and power, which was a five-body throw of admiration.

Yan San on the side, Tongling's big eyes were also full of admiration, and he pressed his voice to Wang Liu beside him:

"Brother Wang, this Ye scribe is really amazing!"