"The virtuous nephew can rest assured that this matter will be handled impartially and the real culprit will be traced. ”

The two sat facing each other, but they had nothing to say. Shen cuttlefish fidgeted and poured several cups of tea in a row. Yan Jie kept refilling the tea for him and didn't ask much. Just waited for Pei Jingnian to return, skipped Shen cuttlefish and walked straight to Na Yan Festival, squatted down, and whispered in his ear for a while. Yan Jie's face was calm, without a trace of change.

After Pei Jingnian finished speaking, Yan Jie got up and said: "Jingnian, pass the order, and immediately go to the court to ask about the case!" Pei Jingnian bowed down and hugged his fists, and strode out of the inner hall, making a little arrangement, and Shen cuttlefish, holding the evidence in his arms, was also invited out of the inner hall by the maid and waited outside the court.

After waiting for a while, I only heard the three-way drum in the hall, and Pei Jingnian's voice floated out, shouting: "Ascend to the hall! Spread the suffering!" The first-level official shouted down, until the officer in front of the public hall heard the words and led Shen Cuttlefish to the public hall.

The rumbling drums had not stopped, and the sound of the water and fire sticks of the officials on both sides of the ground sounded in my ears. "Might---" The deep voice echoed above the public hall, and the hall was solemn, but all those who were weak and timid in heart were three points shorter as soon as they entered this strict law.

Shen cuttlefish glanced at it, and saw that the yacha on both sides was in good spirits, holding his head high, and the black gauze card standing behind him was written with gilded characters: Quiet, avoid. Above the huge court, in the middle is the big case of the Anhuai Mansion.

Looking from the direction of Shen Cuttlefish, the right side of the desk is the big seal of the Ya of Nafu, a small case on the side, and a polite master spreads out the file, lifts the pen, and wants to record the ins and outs of the whole case one by one. Looking at the left side of the big case, there is a sign holder token, which is stuffed with red, red, green and green signs. Standing on the left is the chief catcher Pei Jingnian, who is still not smiling, standing tall with a knife.

The hall was full of silence, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

And that Yan Jie had already changed into his official robe of Fu Yin, put on the black gauze official wear, Ling Ran looked like the old man of Fu Yin, and the amiable little old man who was in the back hall before, the deep sunken eye sockets burst out of shrewd light, stomped to the back of the big case, and sat upright in the hall. Behind him is a picture of the sunrise over the sea, and there is a large gilded plaque with a vermilion lacquer bottom hanging above his head, which reads: "The mirror hangs high".

slapped the startling wood, and the crisp sound resounded through the court, waking up the Shen cuttlefish who was in a daze. Yan Jie's shrill voice sounded in his ears: "Who is the person under the hall? Why don't you kneel?" Shen Cuttlefish knelt down honestly and said: "Grass people Shen Cuttlefish, knock to see Master Yin!"

"Who is being sued, what is the matter, can there be a paper?" Yan Jie did not look at him, but his eyes were usually high, and his voice that could be dragged out was creepy and extremely uncomfortable. Shen Cuttlefish hung his head and thought to himself: "I asked in the inner hall just now, why did I ask again? Is this also the rule of the public court?" That's it, just listen to him. ”

He replied truthfully: "The grass people sued the Jianghu people Cen Du and his gang for killing seventy-one members of my Shen family, burning down my family's mansion, and there was no paper, I hope that the adults will see it, find out the real murderer, and return me justice!" After saying that, he knelt on the ground again, extremely sad. "Are there any eyewitnesses?" asked Yan Jie. Shen cuttlefish replied: "Yes! I am a witness!"

"Ridiculous. Besides, you said that the fire was burned last night, and in the middle of the night, there was silence in the city, and if you saw half of the fire, it was extremely conspicuous, and the smoke was billowing and the heat was unbearable, and there must have been someone among them shouting for help, even if it was not discovered by the watchman or the night patrol, the surrounding shops and neighbors would have noticed it, so how could there be no one to put out the fire?"

It was another culture, and Shen Cuttlefish was speechless and silent for a long time. Yan Jie urged: "What else do you have to say?" Shen Cuttlefish shook his head helplessly and replied: "The grass people don't know...... I really don't know why they didn't save me, but I just witnessed Na Cen Du and the others slaughtering all over my house, and I also saw with my own eyes that they set the fire!

"There are no witnesses, but there is evidence?" Hearing this, Shen Cuttlefish hurriedly held the blue cloth bag in his hand and said, "The evidence is here!" The official next to him stepped forward, took the blue cloth bag from his hand, held it in front of the case, and placed it on the table. Na Yan Jie picked up the half-broken blade with an expressionless face and took a closer look. The blade was slightly mutilated, and there were spots of blood on it.

Yan Jie then asked, "Who is this sword?" "Lord Hui, this is my father's sword, which was interrupted by him when he fought with Na Cen last night. Shen cuttlefish replied. Yan Jie put down the blade of his sword, slapped the startling wood again, and scolded: "This government will answer every question, how can you say so much?"

Shen Cuttlefish was shocked by his appearance, but he asked for help, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to swallow his anger for the time being. "What is this?" asked Yan Jie, holding up the golden needle, taking a closer look, it was extremely unique. Shen Cuttlefish didn't know what the Golden Lotus Flying Needle was, so he said casually: "It should be the hidden weapon used by that group." ”

Yan Jie pondered for a moment, then stroked his beard and said: "According to what you said, that group of people from the rivers and lakes came and went without a trace, sneaked into the Shen Mansion in the middle of the night to burn and loot, killed Shen Yuanwai's wife and his subordinates a total of seventy-one people, and burned the Shen Mansion again. But you didn't take any money with you?"

"Yes, that's right!" replied Shen Cuttlefish with a heavy nod. Yan Jie asked solemnly: "Shen Cuttlefish, this mansion is here to ask you, you have witnessed all this, tell the truth!" Shen Cuttlefish hurriedly said: "It is indeed what I saw with my own eyes! I also fought with Na Cen faint and almost lost to him!" Who knew that Yan Jie was furious when he heard this, and he was shocked and said:

"Dare to deceive the cuttlefish, dare to deceive the house!"

Shen Cuttlefish was dumbfounded, confused, and before he could defend himself, he was interrupted by Na Yan Jie: "Who doesn't know about this Anhuai Mansion, who doesn't know? You Shen Cuttlefish don't know any martial arts, not only can you witness the thief kill Shen Shujian, who is strong in martial arts, how can you, a powerless prodigal son, save your life!? According to this official's opinion, it is clear that you are rebellious, colluding with the people of the rivers and lakes, colluding with the outside and the outside, and murdering your biological father and mother!"

Shen cuttlefish heard this, sweat like rain, gasp, how could he have seen such a posture, a tongue can actually beat the plaintiff into a defendant, he was a lawsuit to redress grievances, I don't want to become a murderer who murdered my father and mother, how can he not be angry, angry, then got up and stood in the hall, pointed to the Yan Jie and shouted: "Yan Jie! You are so treacherous! You are clearly a different face after the inner hall, have you forgotten that you and my father are best friends!"

"Public is public, private is private. How can it be mixed up?" After that, Yan Jie actually stood up, bowed his hand to the stage, and said with a sneer, "I am the Yin of Anhuai Mansion, the parent official of Anhuai Mansion, entrusted by the imperial court, entrusted by the heavens, in charge of the affairs of a government, protecting the people, not letting the people suffer the slightest bitterness, and not letting the evil get a little sweet." But whoever commits a traitor and enters the lobby of this mansion, he will not want to continue to do evil, and enforce the law impartially, and how can he show favoritism?"

"If you don't confess today, don't blame this house for not remembering the old love!

Yan Jie gave an order, and the officials on both sides turned around together, poked the water and fire sticks in their hands to the ground, and shouted in unison: "Here!" The earth-shattering sound startled Shen Cuttlefish again. "Carry this Shen cuttlefish on its back, hit the twenty boards, and see if he moves or not!" With that, he ripped off his sleeve to take the token in the holder.

Who knew that the official had just walked to Shen Cuttlefish's side and grabbed his arm, trying to set him up, but he struggled to break free, and the officials had to press him to the ground, and he was about to beat him with a fire stick. And Pei Jingnian saw it in his eyes, he couldn't bear it, and hurriedly turned down the hall, and said to Yan Jie, who was about to throw down the token: "My lord, stop being angry for the time being! Shen cuttlefish has already learned martial arts!"

"Oh, is that true?" asked Yan Jie softly, skeptically. Pei Jingnian said truthfully: "Fang was at the gate of the mansion, and the access control was rejected by Shen Cuttlefish because of private bribery. As a result, the Shen cuttlefish injured eight officials, which his subordinates saw with their own eyes. ”

Who knew that Yan Jie automatically ignored the private bribery for a while, but squinted his eyes and said with a sneer: "Okay, you Shen cuttlefish, you dare to attack the official messenger to make trouble at the gate of the mansion, it is really unbearable! When your father and mother were alive, you still kept some duties, but now the two of them are not cold, but you are so rude! How can you be worthy of the spirit of the two of them in the sky! Come on, give this mansion a heavy beating!"

"Dog official! faint official! evil official!" Shen cuttlefish was held down by the official and couldn't move, but he still struggled to raise his head, saliva splashed, his cheeks were red, his eyes were split, and he scolded at the smiling Yan Jie, "You treacherous villain!"

"Execution!" Yan Jie slammed the token to the ground, and with a wave of his sleeve, the official waved the water and fire stick and was about to hit Shen Cuttlefish on the buttocks. Let him curse, Yan Jie didn't care. However, Pei Jingnian was inevitably indignant for Shen Cuttlefish in his heart, but it was not good to collide with Yan Jie, so he had to intercede for him: "My lord, maybe he still has a speech, and let him finish talking first, and then it doesn't hurt to fight." ”

"I still have witnesses! I have witnesses who can prove that I have fought with Na Cen Du! He can prove that I am innocent, and there is someone else who killed my whole family!" Shen Cuttlefish said as he struggled. When Yan Jie heard this, he waved his hand, and the officials retreated to both sides, Shen Cuttlefish stood up, unwilling to kneel anymore, patted the dust all over his body, and looked at Pei Jingnian gratefully, Pei Jingnian turned his head slightly sideways, and did not look at him.

Yan Jie asked: "This mansion will ask you, just now you said that there are no witnesses, why is there now? Could it be that you want to exonerate yourself and make it up?" Shen Cuttlefish said disdainfully: "I just remembered it, my witness is the abbot of the White Horse Temple built in Anhuai Mansion, you can go and ask him to come and inquire!"