Chapter 40: The Dialectics of the Imperial Governor's Office

Before I knew it, the hour had come to three o'clock, and the guests in the Juyou Building had left one after another; just as Xiao Er was about to close the door, a man in a dark green robe broke into the door.

"Guest, we're closing, please come back tomorrow. Xiao Er's left hand shook off the dusty rag on his shoulder, and his right hand stopped in front of the man.

"Less, less nonsense, the lord has silver. The man rudely pushed Xiao Er away, walked straight to an empty seat, sat down very unnaturally, and there was a painful look on his face: "Up, tea." ”

"Guest officer, you must know that this is the Su family's industry, if you don't follow the rules, you won't be able to eat and walk around!" Xiao Er has been tired for a day, and he just wanted to close and rest but was treated like this, and his heart was also really angry.

"Little Er, this brother is looking for us. Outside the door, Tong and Liu also walked into the lobby one after another, and Tong Bo gestured to Liu Ningshi with his eyes: "If you want to borrow a few words from Guibao, please make it convenient." ”

"Little second brother, you can close as you like, don't worry about us, let's just leave through the back door after we finish talking. Liu Ningshi glanced at Tong Bo, took out a tael of silver from his waist and stuffed it to Xiao Er.

"It turned out to be a friend of Su Gongzi, so it's natural to be okay. Xiao Er swept the silver and turned his anger into joy, but he didn't forget to warn the man in the green shirt: "Hmph! If you don't look at the face of these two sons today, you will definitely look good." ”

Xiao Er threw off the rag and turned into the back hall, Tong Bo and Liu Ningshi sat on the left and right sides of the green cedar man respectively: "Zhou lawyer, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon." ”

"Less, less nonsense, bring it. Zhou Ling stretched out his hands to Tong Bo with an unhappy face.

"What to take?" Liu Ningshi was a little puzzled when she heard it.

"It's only been a few hours and you can't stand it?" Tong Bo smiled and pushed Zhou Ling's hand away, turning his face to Liu Ningshi: "It's not a big deal, so when I paid the silver, I accidentally gave a piece of silver stained with itchy powder to Zhou Lawyer." ”

"Oh, then you are too careless?" Liu Ningshi listened to Tong Bo's words and suddenly felt like a mirror, and accompanied him to act: "Brother Xiangyun, why don't you give Zhou Judge the antidote?"

"Of course the antidote is to be given?" Tong Bo paused in his tone, and then turned his face to Zhou Ling: "Should Zhou Lawyer also show some sincerity and give an explanation to the lawyer you gave?"

"This, this?" Zhou Ling was asked by Tong Bo, his two eyes kept rolling in his sockets, and he smiled dryly: "Childe, Zhou Ling doesn't understand what you mean?"

"I often hear people say: people with big heads are honest on the surface, but in fact they have a bad stomach; I didn't believe it much at first, but I believed it when I met Zhou Lawyer today. Tong Bo stood up: "Since Zhou Lawyer is so insincere, then there is nothing to talk about; ”

"Don't, don't go. Zhou Ling's face was painful, and he kept twisting his body: "I am poor and afraid, so I want to covet a little silver from my son." Because I have not been qualified as a lawyer for a long time, this quotation can only be used by me in the Imperial Palace. ”

"Is there really no one who instructed you to do this?" asked Tong Bo as he squinted at Zhou Ling.

"I, I, Zhou Ling, swore to the heavens that if someone instructed me, I would let and let me die with ten thousand arrows through my heart in the future. Zhou Ling raised two fingers and swore an oath.

"Bo just asked casually, Zhou Lawyer doesn't have to be so nervous!" Tong Bo smiled and patted Zhou Ling's shoulder: "Then please ask Zhou Judge to move to the Tingwei Mansion and defend An Da." ”

"But, I, I'm not articulate, it's not very convenient, can you trust me?" Zhou Ling pointed at himself, and his eyes showed a look of expectation.

"Miss Liu, it's up to you to decide. Tong Bo took out a small white porcelain bottle from his bosom and turned it in his hand: "This is the antidote to itching powder." ”

"Ning Shi feels that although Zhou Lawyer has a bit of a stutter, he still has to be qualified as a lawyer, and this alone is worthy of trust; Brother Xiangyun, what do you think?" Liu Ningshi took the porcelain vase from Tong Bo's hand and handed it to Zhou Ling.

Since Miss Liu agreed, Nabo naturally had no opinion. Tong Bo stretched out his hand to grasp the porcelain vase and retracted it: "Then we will tell Zhou Lawyer about the cause and effect of this matter." ”

As soon as the morning dawned, nearly two-thirds of the customers were already seated in Li Laoshi's wonton shop, some of them bowed their heads and ate wildly, some urged again and again, and some of the new guests were looking for seats.

"Little Er, tell your shopkeeper to come out. Suddenly, a call broke the natural and busy atmosphere, and I saw three men dressed in red and wearing black winged crowns enter the store;

"A few bad masters, don't you know what's going on this early morning?" Li Laoshi, who was on the counter, knew that the people who came were not good, and hurriedly came out of the closet to greet them.

"Ordered to collect taxes. The tax collector at the head stretched his hand back, and the tax collector on the left behind him handed over an account book; ”

"Poor master, it used to be two taels of silver, why did it rise by one tael this time?" Li Laoshi's voice was as small as a mosquito: "Besides, you see, Xiao Lao'er's small shop has just opened today, and he can't take out so much silver at once." ”

"Lao'er, do you want to resist taxes and not pay them, but do you want to be imprisoned?" The tax collector led by Li Laoshi grabbed Li Laoshi's collar.

"Don't dare, little old man understands. Li Laoshi shouted loudly: "Zhao Si, go to the counter and take three taels of silver to these poor masters." ”

"Hmph! The tax collector at the head took the silver with his left hand and tossed it twice in his palm, and let go of Li Laoshi with his right hand: "Let this old man sign the account book, and we will go to the next one." ”

"Ascension!" In the lobby of the Tingwei Mansion, there were four Tingwei dressed in blue and white Tingwei uniforms standing on the left and right, they stood with their feet straddled, holding the iron ruler behind their waists in their right hands, and raised their heads and shouted the slogan of Ascension.

In the center of the lobby, Zhi Shan, who was dressed in an official uniform and wearing an official hat, was sitting precariously, and his first long-bearded master was sitting in front of the copywriter and looking at the file.

"The guard of the Jingwei Mansion, Chang'an Dafang, has seen Lord Tingweizhi. An Dafang stood proudly in a dark guard uniform with a brown cloak, but he did not wear a guard hat on his head, and his black hair was also used

A yellow hairpin was neatly tied, and his face was slightly pale, apparently not fully recovering from his old wounds.

"The lowly Jingwei Mansion guards Li Rat to see my lord. Li Rat, dressed in a white prison uniform, with shackles on both hands and feet, came up to the hall and knelt under the escort of two court guards.

"An Dafang, since you can go to the main hall and see the official, why don't you kneel?" Zhi Shan frowned slightly, and the look of displeasure was on his face.

"Da Fang is the chief of the guard of the Jingwei Mansion who is personally appointed by the Holy Lord, and he has the right to be exempted from kneeling before the facts of the case are known. An Dafang waved his hands to the east.

"Hmph, you're not wrong, but any suspect who enters the Tingwei's Mansion will be given twenty strokes to kill him. Zhi Shan's face turned cold, and he took out a slip from the lottery holder with the middle and index fingers of his right hand and threw it on the ground.

Hearing the order of the court lieutenant, the two court guards in the last row moved a wooden torture instrument to the center of the main hall, and the two court guards in the front row locked his arms with both hands, one left and one right, from behind An Dafang: "Go!"

"Hmph! He calmly took off his cloak and threw it on the wooden torture rack in a chic manner, holding his hands in front of his chest: "The eldest husband is born between heaven and earth, so he must be upright; come on, just fight like this, if you hum, I won't be surnamed An." ”

"I didn't expect to be a tough guy, I just don't know if your bones are as hard as your mouth. Zhi Shan's big sleeves waved towards several court guards: "It's as he wishes." ”

"Yes!" The two court guards held their hands high, and were about to hit An Dafang's back heavily to regain the face that had been shocked just now.

"Stop, stop. Zhou Ling, who was dressed in green cedars outside the hall, entered first, and Liu Ningshi and Tong Bo followed behind him: "According to the law, according to the law, if the suspect is sick, he must, must be exempted, and his killing rod must be avoided. ”

"Hmm, who are you, and how dare you trespass into my Tingwei lobby?" Zhi Shan's face flashed with murderous aura: "What are the guards guarding the door doing outside?"

"Master Zhi, this Zhou lawyer has a lawyer to rely on?" Liu Ningshi took a few steps forward and stood side by side with Zhou Ling: "And he is also willing to become the lawyer of Brother Dafang and defend him." ”

"Lord Zhi, this is the lawyer's citation of Zhou Lawyer, and this is the official document approved by the Criminal Department, please take a look. Tong Bo handed the official document of the court counselor to a court guard who came forward.

"Ning Shi, I actually got all the lines together in such a short time, it seems that the teacher of this official has made a lot of efforts. Zhi Shanyin smiled: "However, even so, how can Zhou Lawyer prove that this person is sick?"

"An, An's face is pale, his forehead and forehead are empty, and he is sweating profusely, and when he looks at it, he is sick, is there no doctor in the Tingwei Mansion to inspect and test?" Zhou Ling was not afraid at all, and went toe-to-toe with Zhishan.

"According to the rules of our Imperial Governor's Mansion, the suspect will be examined by the doctor in the palace before he goes to court; Zhi Shan's right arm was lying on the table, and his neck leaned forward slightly: "There is no provision in Qi Law that you can avoid killing the wrestle if you are injured." ”

"This is just the words of you, Lord Zhi, you alone. According to Qi Law, if the defense lawyer raises or raises a question, he can check it in court. Although Zhou Ling stuttered when he spoke, he was proficient in Qi Law, and every sentence hit the loophole.

"Miss Liu, you really didn't see the wrong person, we made the right bet this time. Tong Bo praised Liu Ningshi with a secret voice.

"Of course, this girl is as wise as a torch, how can she see the wrong person. Liu Ningshi showed a smug look on her face and whispered to Tong Bo.