The sky was bright, and in front of the county yamen, because the madwoman Wei Lingyi was making a fuss here early in the morning, many onlookers gathered, and many people had not dispersed at this time.

"Knock knock" three-way drum sounded, and the two vermilion lacquer gates of the county government slowly opened. Weng Junding was sitting at the back of the public case, while Chen Wenqi acted as the scribe of the torture room, sitting next to the case where the confession was recorded on the left side of the court.

"Take Diao Roller, Diao Lan, Yu Ye, and Yu Ling to the church. ”

As soon as the county master's voice fell, he brought the four people to the hall, and because of his fame, he bowed to the county master and stood aside, and the other three knelt in front of the public case.

Weng Junding was just about to open his mouth to ask, when he suddenly heard a commotion at the entrance of the county office. Called the doorkeeper to ask, it turned out that the spectators in front of the door heard that the new county magistrate was promoted to ask the case, and they all had to enter the court to watch, so they had a conflict with the doorkeeper.

Weng Junding motioned for them to come in. After everyone stood still in the public court, they picked up the shocking wood and patted it lightly, and said:

"This county is going to court today to ask about the case, and it is not necessary for you to observe. Zi said that when he saw the virtuous, he thought together, and when he saw the unvirtuous, he introspected himself. If you see something wrong, you will be stunned and introspective. And must abide by the order of the court, if there is any disturbance of the questioning, the cane will be punished 20 times, and the court will be blasted out. ”

"Might-martial-" The standing class soaps on both sides shouted "Tang Wei" at the right time. When the people in the hall saw this formation, how could they dare to make a mistake? For a while, the hall was silent.

Weng Junding softened his tone and said to the four of them: "Whoever is kneeling (standing) in front of the hall, report their names one by one." ”

"Grass people are rolling. "Grass people Diao Lan. "The people's maiden is drunk. "The student is drunk. ”

Verifying your identity is just a convention, Weng Junding nodded, and continued: "Diao Roller, Yu Ye, a few days ago, you both submitted a petition to this county, although you have different demands, but the reason is the same: the marriage of the same children. From the county's point of view, this fact is a civil dispute, and it should not be entangled in litigation. But if you have already sued the government, the county should decide according to the circumstances. Since it is a civil dispute, there is no need to divide the plaintiff and the defendant, and of course it is not a 'human criminal', so let's stand up and speak. ”

Several people were very surprised when they heard that the county master was so kind, and at the same time added a little confidence in their lawsuit. The four thanked in unison, Diao Roller and his son stood on the left side of the court, and Yu Ye's father and daughter naturally stood on the right side of the court.

"My lord, here's the thing. Diao Roller was afraid of falling behind, so he preemptively said: "This master boasts that he is talented and has been engaged in 'tongue farming' for many years. The grass people thought that he really had real talent and learning, so they invited him to sit in the mansion for a year with three times the money of ordinary school teachers, on the condition that he could teach children to read and write. Master Yu agreed, and made a 'contract' with the grass people, if he could not teach children to read and write after a year, he was willing to allow his daughter to marry children. In the past year, although the children have gone early and returned late, they have never missed class, but they are still illiterate, so the grass people ask to act according to the agreement. But his father and daughter denied it in every possible way and refused to fulfill the contract. The grass people had no choice but to appeal to the government and implore the adults to make decisions for the grass people. After speaking, he handed a letter to Weng Junding's case with both hands, and said: "This is the contract between Master Yu and the grass people, please take a look at it." ”

Weng Junding took the contract and swept it slightly, then put it on the case, and asked in disbelief: "You said that Ling Xun studied at the school for a year, but he still can't read a word?"

"Exactly. If you don't believe it, you can verify it on the spot. ”

Weng Junding said in his words: "If Ling Xun is illiterate, it is the same whether the test is verified or not. What do you have to say, Master?"

Yu Ye immediately replied: "My lord, the student has been sitting in the Diao family for a year, and he only teaches the disciple Diao Lan, and the student knows how well he learns. During this year, although he had not read the Four Books and the Five Classics, he could still read, memorize, and write the three books of Enlightenment. ”

Diao Roller asked rhetorically: "Are you talking about the three books "Three Character Classics", "Hundred Family Names", and "Thousand Character Texts"? How can children read, memorize, and write? Is there any evidence?"

"This ...... The thing was in his stomach, and it was difficult to prove it. ”

Diao Roller sneered and said, "Hmph, do you mean that Xiao'er deliberately denies it? Even if Xiao'er deliberately denies it, what he writes on weekdays should always be there, right? ”

"This ...... Ling Xun's usual practice notebook was returned after reading it, and he did not leave it. ”

"Hehe, it's all empty talk, who can you make believe it?"

Yu Ye was speechless for a while.

Seeing this, Diao Roller took the opportunity to say to Weng Junding: "My lord, since Master Yu has nothing to say, I ask my lord to make decisions for the grass people, and order the father and daughter to fulfill the contract. ”

Weng Junding said: "There is something unknown in this county. Teaching people to read is a matter for both the master and the disciple, and of course the master must teach seriously, and the disciple must also study hard. As the saying goes, the master leads the way, and the cultivation depends on the individual. There are three thousand disciples of the Confucian saints, and there are only seventy-two sages. You say that Ling Xun can't read a word, how can it all be blamed on the master? If the county doesn't listen to a word, if Ling Xun's qualifications are mediocre and there is no trace of water, what can the master do?"

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a light-colored "straight body", a "pure yang scarf" on his head, and a short beard with three locks of short beard, stepped out of the crowd and shouted: "My lord, can you say a few words below?"

"Who are you?"

"Below is the lawyer hired by Master Diao Diao. ”

"Lawyer, is his words true?"

"My lord, he is indeed the lawyer invited by the grass people. Diao Roller replied.

"What's your name?" Weng Junding asked the middle-aged man.

"Under Zheng Fangda. ”

It seems that this person is undoubtedly the "Mr. Zhen" in the mouth of the Diao family.

"Since it is a lawyer invited by Diao Roller, this county allows you to speak. ”

"Master Xie. Master Shicai said that it is indeed reasonable, if the disciple is as stupid as an ox, the master will be powerless in the end. However, as far as I know, this teacher examined Diao's qualifications for a month before signing this 'contract' with Dongdong. If it weren't for the fact that Diao Gongzi was not a son to teach, please think, how could this teacher be willing to sign this contract?"

"Since Master Yu has been inspecting Diao Gongzi for a month, and he knows that he is cultivateable, he must have known a few words in January, why is he illiterate now? Isn't this a contradiction?"

"Learning is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. If the teacher slacks off and does not study seriously, what Diao Gongzi originally learned, of course, will 'return to Zhao'. Zheng Fangda said Kankan.

"Having said that, if you are willing to earn his daughter, and wait until the contract is signed, this Diao son pretends to be illiterate, how can Master Yu help him?"

Zheng Fangda laughed secretly in his heart, that's exactly the case, but what can I do? Imagine that the teacher is full of economy and is very smart. If Idong wanted to earn him, he should have seen through it a long time ago. But he didn't raise any objections until the twentieth day of the lunar month, so how can this be explained?"

Yu Ye said: "The student has already said that Diao Lan can indeed read, memorize, and write the enlightenment textbook 'three', 'hundred', and 'thousand', but after he was ill in Layue, he couldn't read a word, obviously deliberately denying and framing me, such a simple trick, anyone can see it." ”

"According to the teacher, everyone can see such a simple deception, so why didn't you point it out when you signed the contract with Tsuto?" Zheng Fangda asked rhetorically.

"At that time...... I didn't expect such a ridiculous thing to happen. ”

"When you sign a contract with someone, you should think carefully and act carefully, how can you use 'I didn't think of it at the time' as an excuse to get away with it?" Zheng Fangda said a word to Yu Ye like a lesson, and then turned to the hall and said: "My lord, I would like to say that this matter is not taught or learned, whether Diao Lan is stupid or deliberately concealed, there are no clear terms in the contract. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the contract voluntarily signed by the two parties should be protected by the laws of the imperial court, and if either party breaches the contract, it should be held liable for breach of contract. Please also judge impartially. ”

Weng Junding was silent for a moment, and then asked Yu Ye:

"Yu Ye, what else do you have to say?"

"My lord, Diao Roller's father and son are obviously plotting against each other, and they also ask the adults to make decisions for the students and save the little girl. Yu Ye had long forgotten his identity as a showman, and knelt in the hall with a "poof".

"The folk girl would rather die than enter the Diao family, and I implore the adults to save the folk girl. Yu Ling hurriedly knelt in front of Weng Junding, kowtowing like pounding garlic, and his forehead was already stained with blood.

Weng Junding was afraid of an accident, so he drank Ling's soap and set up Ling, and turned to Diao Roller and persuaded him: "Diao Roller, you have seen with your own eyes, Miss Yu is not willing to marry Ling Xuan. As the saying goes, coercion does not make a sale, and binding does not make a husband and wife. Instead of doing it reluctantly, it is better to push the boat down the river, let her find her own husband, and let her find another good couple, everyone is the sea and the sky. As for Yu Ye's liability for breach of contract, he will be compensated twice the amount he received for one year, what do you think?"

Diao Lan was afraid that his father would change his mind, so without waiting for Diao Roller to answer, he hurriedly said: "This matter is categorically impossible, since the contract has been signed, you should act according to the contract." ”

Weng Junding looked at Diao Lan and said: "Diao Lan, you have to think clearly, if you take the girl home like this, I am afraid that you will become enemies before you become husband and wife, and you will be noisy and crying all day long, are you willing to live that kind of life?"

"I ...... Absolutely. A fierce look flashed on Diao Lan's face.

Weng Junding hit the nail on the head: "Are you planning to 'give out a good wife under the stick' in the future? Well, since you refuse to let go, the county can't forcibly break the contract." However, once the county has ruled on it, it will have to make three chapters of the law with you, and if it can't be done, the county will have reason to rule that the contract is invalid. ”

"What kind of law and what chapter? You can't stop me from touching her, let me put her as a vase, as a bodhisattva. He was filthy in his heart, and when he heard about the three chapters of the Offer Law, the first thing he thought of was whether he could make love with a beauty.

"The magistrate of this county, how can he speak lightly with thin lips? The three chapters of the covenant are always rules that are conducive to family harmony. ”

As long as it is not forbidden to make love with a beauty, the stone in Diao Lan's heart fell to the ground, and he hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, my lord, say it quickly." ”

"First, since you care so much about the spirit, you must grow old with her, and you are not allowed to abandon the chaos and end the day. This county wants you to promise that you will only marry one lady in this life, and you will not find a new love. Can you do that?"

"This ...... This...... , my lord, can't you take a concubine?" Diao Lan didn't expect the county official to say this, and asked a little anxiously.

Weng Junding smiled secretly in his heart, you still have to worry about whether Miss Yu can marry back, it's too early to take a concubine or not. But he said: "As for taking concubines, this county doesn't care." ”

Diao Lan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That...... That's what I promised. ”

"Second, as far as the county knows, Ling Ling has made a wish since she was a child, and she only wants to be the wife of that talented man in this life, but you don't know a word. Therefore, this county wants you to find another good teacher, study hard, even if you can't be a talent, you can force your wife to sing with your husband in the future. Can you do that?"

"It can be done, it can be done. This one is nothing in the way, Diao Lan agreed.

"Third, as everyone sees today, the spirit is not willing to marry you, and quarrels are inevitable in the future, and the county wants you to treat each other with courtesy and respect each other. Can you do that?"

"Do...... It can be done. Diao Lan hesitated this time, and said reluctantly, his voice much quieter. Then he perked up and asked:

"My lord, I've agreed to all three, now we can go home, right?"

"Wait, empty words, what if you regret it in the future? Weng Junding said.

Next to him, Zheng Fangda said: "My lord, he is illiterate, how can he make a guarantee? Although he can do it for him, he has never brought paper, ink, pen and inkstone." He expected that the county magistrate was inducing Diao Lan to reveal his flaws in the name of signing a written guarantee.

Weng Junding pointed to the left side and said: "The person who catches the paper, ink, pen, inkstone and knife is now accomplished, and he only needs to dictate and press the handprint." ”

Diao Lan looked at Zheng Fangda, looked at Diao Roller again, and saw the two of them nodding, so he scratched his head and thought for a while, and then said helplessly:

"My lord, your three chapters are a bit difficult to remember, I'll just say that it's probably feasible?"

"It depends on what you say, if you can't, you have to say it again. ”

Diao Lan said while thinking: "I promise, first, in this life, as long as Yu Ling is his wife, but ...... Concubinage is excluded. After saying this, he glanced at Weng Junding in fear, lest he was not allowed to write "except for concubines".

Weng Junding shook his head: "It is extremely vulgar, to say, 'I promise to marry only one lady in this life'." ”

Diao Lan saw that the county magistrate did not object to him "except for concubines", and he was secretly happy in his heart, so he followed and said:

"Promise to marry only one lady in this life, except for concubines. Seeing that Weng Junding nodded in approval, he continued: "Second, make sure to find a good gentleman to study seriously." Third, promise not to beat or scold your wife. My lord, is this okay?"

"Well, it's good that you can do that. Weng Junding looked to the left and saw that Chen Wenqi had put the wolf in his hand on the inkstone, and knew that he had already written, so he said to Diao Lan: "The 'guarantee' over there has been written on your behalf, you can just press the handprint." ”

Diao Lan was about to leave, but Zheng Fangda grabbed him and said, "My lord, Diao Gongzi can't read a word, if the scribe didn't write exactly as he said, wouldn't he misunderstand his meaning?"

Weng Junding thought to himself, this person really deserves to be called a "lawsuit", and this crucial joint was broken by him. Fortunately, there was a plan beforehand, otherwise wouldn't this half day be in vain?" he said unhappily:

"If everyone thinks like you, when you look at it, the other side of the county will suspect you of doing it, and you will naturally have to look at it...... But if you have doubts, the county must also convince you. So, in this crowd of onlookers, you can choose a person who is comfortable with each other and let him read it from the book, right?"

The reasons are high-sounding, and the methods are fair. Zheng Fangda had no choice but to comply, and selected a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian in the crowd, and Yu Ye had no objection, so he brought the Confucian to the front of the hall.

Weng Junding examined the Confucian scholar and asked, "Are you a local?"

"Back to my lord, the grass people live in the city. ”

"Do you know them?"

The Confucian shook his head and replied, "I don't know all my life. ”

"Good. You will read the 'guarantee' on your behalf. Remember, you must read according to the book, and you can't read more or less words, otherwise, the county's board will not be vegetarian. ”

"Yes, sir. The Confucian scholar walked to the bookcase on the left, picked up the 'letter of guarantee' written by Chen Wenqi, and prepared to read it in front of everyone.

"Bah, bold. Why are you so unruly, turning your back on the county master? The team leader scolded loudly. This is also what was previously explained, so that the people will not see the reciter's expression.

The Confucian priest hurriedly turned to face Weng Junding, turning his back to the crowd. Weng Junding's chin lifted and motioned for him to start reciting. The Confucian priest held the "guarantee" in both hands, coughed softly, and read aloud:

"Warranty. I promise, first, only marry ...... in this life" Reading this, the Confucian scholar was a little surprised and paused.

Weng Junding shouted: "Why stop? Recite it from the beginning, if you pause again, the punishment will wait." ”

The Confucian scholar was full of doubts, and recited again: "Letter of guarantee." I promise, first, that I will only marry one lady in this life, except for concubines, and second, I promise to find a good gentleman to study hard. Third, promise not to beat or scold your wife. If there is any repentance in the above three articles, it will be disposed of by the government. Diaojiazhuang Diaolan, a township in Fushi County, was established at the beginning of May in the third year of Hongzhi. ”

After reading the "guarantee" of less than 100 words, the Confucian man was already in a cold sweat, and his hands were trembling. He carefully put the "guarantee" back in its place, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and raised his eyes to look at Weng Junding.

Weng Junding smiled slightly and said, "Very good, you go down, don't talk nonsense." ”

"Yes, sir. After saying that, he hurriedly retreated into the crowd.

Weng Junding glanced at everyone, then stared at Zheng Fangda and said, "Everyone heard it, except for the payment, every word was said by Diao Lan." If there are no more objections, should we put the fingerprint on it?"

Diao Lan looked at Zheng Fangda, saw him nodding, walked to the left side of the case, dipped the thumb of his right hand in the ink clay box that had been prepared, and was about to press it on the "guarantee", when he suddenly found that something was wrong, and stammered: "Big ...... Adult, wrong...... Wrong. ”

"Wrong, do you know you're wrong?" asked Weng Junding knowingly.

"No...... It's not that I'm wrong, it's ...... It was ...... "Diao Lan" for a long time, but he still didn't say "yes" anything.

"Diao Lan, if you don't press your handprints for a long time, don't you dare to guarantee that you will do those three? If you don't press them again, the county will invalidate the referee contract. ”

"My lord, no...... It's not ......" Diao Lan seemed to have something unspeakable, and he stopped talking about it.

"Bold, you dare to say that the adults are 'not'?" shouted the head of the soap class.

"No, no, that's not what it means. Diao Lan shook his hands wildly, then gritted his teeth and said, "It's a mistake written on this." ”

"Did you write it wrong?" Weng Junding looked incredulous, "What did you write wrong?"

"I made a mistake in writing four words. ”

"Diao Lan, don't talk nonsense. Zheng Fangda and Diao Roller stopped in unison.

Weng Junding was shocked and said loudly: "Where is the soap in the station?"

"Might-Force-"

Who dared to stop Diao Lan from speaking, and the sticks blasted out of the court. ”

"Might-Force-"

Weng Junding said to Diao Lan with encouraging eyes: "Go on, the county is in charge of you if there is something." ”

Diao Lan said helplessly: "He wrote four words wrong. ”

"Huh, there is such a thing?" Weng Junding looked very interested, and immediately pointed to Chen Wenqi and asked, "Do you know who he is?"

In the past half day, everyone has focused their attention on the contract dispute between the Diao and Yu families, who will pay attention to the record clerk in the corner? After Weng Junding asked, everyone turned their attention to Chen Wenqi. After seeing it, several people exclaimed:

It's him?

Weng Junding smiled "hehe" and introduced: "He is Chen Wenqi, the champion of the new department, and he is the senior brother of the same year in this county. He also said to Diao Lan: "Chen Zhuangyuanwen doesn't add points, dreams of writing flowers, can he write four wrong words in just a hundred words? Don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense, don't tarnish his reputation." ”

At this time, Chen Wenqi stood up, hugged his fist to Diao Lan, and said, "I don't know which four words are written incorrectly? ”

Diao Lan glared at Chen Wenqi fiercely, and said angrily: "I wrote the wrong four words 'one of the spirits'. ”

Chen Wenqi picked up the "letter of guarantee" on the small table and read it aloud: "'In this life, I will only marry one lady of Yuling', isn't that so?

"'Yu' is a surname, and there is 'Yu Ren Yuan Liu, Yu Bao Shi Tang' on "Hundred Family Names". Your word 'crazy' doesn't seem right. Diao Lan quoted scriptures, lest Chen Wenqi would not admit it.

"How should I write it?" Chen Wenqi picked up the wolf's hair, took out a blank piece of paper, and thought about how to write.

Diao Lan looked anxious, snatched the brush, wrote the word "drunk" crookedly on the white paper, and then stuffed the pen into Chen Wenqi's hand, and said playfully: "Oh, that's the word." ”

Zheng Fangda and Diao Roller behind him already understood that Chen Wenqi was using a plan to lure the snake out of the hole to prove that Diao Lan was not illiterate. wanted to remind him not to fall for the scheme, but Weng Junding said that whoever wanted to stop Diao Lan from talking, he had to secretly complain.

"It turns out that this is the word, so many strokes, it's really hard to remember. So, what's wrong with the word 'spirit' in this spirit?"

Diao Lan continued: "The 'spirit' of the spirit, his father said that it is the spirit of the hundred spirits. ”

"Isn't this the 'spirit' of a hundred spirits?" Chen Wenqi still pretended to be puzzled.

Diao Lan said angrily: "Of course not, it is the 'spirit' of 'painting birds and beasts, painting colorful fairies', and what Zun Jia writes is the listening of 'listening to sound and reasoning, distinguishing appearance and color', and very few people name it." You haven't read A Thousand Words?"

"Aren't these two 'spirits' the same thing?

Diao Lanfu snatched the brush again, wrote "Ling" and "Ling" on the paper respectively, turned the pen and pointed at them and asked Chen Wenqi: "Do you think this is the same?"

Chen Wenqi nodded and said, "It's really different, it's strange that I didn't ask her name clearly." ”

"Hmph, it's okay to write the wrong name, but this 'one' obviously means just two, and what Zunjia wrote doesn't know what it means. ”

Chen Wenqi looked down at the "guarantee" in his hand again, and said: "Hmm, 'one', you see, isn't it 'Yiwei'?"

"Respecting this 'instrument' is the 'instrument' of etiquette, and in the "Three Character Classic", 'for the son of man, when Fang was young, relatives and friends, and learning etiquette', this is the meaning; The two words are connected together, and I don't know what to do. Speaking of this, Diao Lan showed a look of disdain on his face, which seemed to say, can he still be a high school champion with this ability?

Chen Wenqi pretended to be embarrassed and said: "So, am I really wrong? After speaking, he turned around and walked back to Xiaoji, but he didn't pick up a pen to rewrite.

When Diao Lan was secretly calling for luck, he suddenly heard Weng Junding praise and said: "Diao Gongzi, why are you not just 'literate and hyphenation'? This county sees that you do have real talent and learning, these 'three', 'hundred', and 'thousand' You can come back and open your mouth." After speaking, he shouted: "Come on, take down Diao Roller, Diao Lan and his son for me." ”

Although Diao Lan knew that he was self-defeating in desperation, he still pretended to be confused and shouted: "My lord, why do you want to catch grass people?"

Weng Junding sneered and said: "You can even see the typos written by the champion of the new department, and you can also quote scriptures and explain words, you say, is this illiterate?"

The father and daughter of Yu Ye, who were standing on the right side of the court, knew that the county magistrate and Chen Zhuangyuan had carefully set up a bureau to "force" Diao Lan to "read and break words", and they couldn't help crying with joy.

Governor Diao Roller has been exposed and cannot be recovered, so he has no choice but to win sympathy and strive for leniency by "mourning soldiers". He respectfully kowtowed to Weng Junding a few times, and said, "My lord, the father and son of the grass people are confused for a while, and they should not use deception to force their relatives with Mr. Yu. However, Mr. Yu sat in the grass people's house for a year, and the grass people always treated him well, and although the child loved Miss Yu, he never behaved rudely to her. I beg your Excellency to be lenient for the sake of those who have not yet made a big mistake. ”

"Haven't made a big mistake yet? If it weren't for Chen Zhuangyuan's encounter, your father and son would have snatched Miss Yu home, and she would not have survived according to Miss Xu's character; Mrs. Yu was already sick with grief, and when she heard that her daughter had died, how could she be killed? In this way, the family would have been ruined. This is not only a great mistake, but also a great sin...... Uh, Mr. Zheng, please stay. Weng Junding caught a glimpse of Zheng Fangda wanting to slip away, and shouted to stop him.

Zheng Fangda turned around and asked, "What do you have to say?"

"Diao Roller and his son asked you to be a lawyer, and before this case is over, you are leaving?"

Now that his father and son have confessed their guilt, there is no need to plead a case, and there is no need to stay here. ”

"Is it? a conspiracy to lure the people's daughters and openly assist in the lawsuit to share profits, can these two items be retained?"

Hearing what the county magistrate said, Yu Ye knew that he had been in other people's calculations from the beginning, and he couldn't help but feel remorse; Yu Ling knew that Zheng Fangda was the initiator, and his eyes were round, and he scolded enough of "wicked people and dog thieves" in his heart; and the crowd watching the excitement on the side also pointed fingers, accusing the Diao family father and son of being despicable and dirty, and Zheng Fangda not doing human things.

"My lord, speak with a reason. You said that you 'plotted to lure people's daughters and openly helped the lawsuit to share profits', is there any evidence?" Zheng Fangda still said to himself.

"This county is busy with official business, so I don't have time to talk to you. Come on, bring the witnesses. ”

A fast catcher brought in a person from the side door, Zheng Fangda saw that after a secret conversation with Diao Roller in the back room that day, when he went out with the three hundred taels of silver that Diao Roller was rewarded, he met this person, and almost collided with him. Did he eavesdrop on our conversation? No, we weren't talking very loudly. By the way, Diao Lan, this kid couldn't hold his breath, and after listening to me talk about the plan, he got carried away and shouted a few words, if he heard it, this crime would really be confirmed. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Weng Junding say loudly: "Zheng Fangda, do you still want to quibble?"

It turned out that the man had already told the story of the secret conversation that day. Seeing Diao Roller's father and son, Zheng Fangda and others glaring at him, the man seemed to have no fear, and said: "The owner, the young owner and Mr. 'true' don't resent the villain, it's you who are too vicious, if the villain doesn't say it, his conscience will condemn him for a lifetime." ”

The treacherous conspiracy was exposed, Zheng Fangda was iron-mouthed and steel-toothed, and at this time, he was also poor in words and speechless.

Seeing this, Weng Junding slapped the shocked wood and said in a deep voice: "Diao Roller, Diao Lan and his son teamed up with Zheng Fangda to secretly set a trap to induce Yu Ye to sign a contract without preconditions, in order to achieve the goal of deceiving Yu Ye's daughter Yu Ling. According to the second paragraph of Article 21 of the Criminal Law of the Ming Dynasty: 'Anyone who devises a strategy and lures a lover or sells a lover as a slave or maidservant shall be given 100 rods and 3,000 li, and those who are wives and concubines shall be given 100 rods and three years', which should have been punished heavily." However, Nian'er and others still had the heart of reverence for the king's law, resorted to the official government and did not force themselves to perform the contract, and did not cause serious consequences, and the county was punished lightly as follows: 1. The contract signed between the former Yuye and Diao Roller was immediately annulled, and the money obtained by Yuye was a legitimate remuneration, and the Diao family could not recover it; 2. Diao Roller and Diao Lan were given 20 canes each and 100 taels of gold and silver for plotting to lure the people's daughters; 3. Zheng Fangda was conspired by others and 20 canes, and because of the profit sharing of the lawsuit, 300 taels of unjust enrichment were confiscated and no one was allowed to litigate on behalf of others; The witness Kan Yan, jealous and hateful, righteous and courageous, each award tattoo 200 taels of silver. ”

The father and daughter of Yu Ye finally cleared up their wrongs and got rid of the entanglement of the Diao family, and they were naturally overjoyed, and even expressed their gratitude; Meng and Kan were praised by the official family for their benevolence and righteousness, and they also felt that they had done it in their hearts; Diao Roller's father and son and Zheng Fangda were exempted from imprisonment although they lost some money, and they were resentful in their hearts and secretly said that they were lucky. In short, all parties are satisfied with the verdict.

After retiring, Chen Wenqi gave Weng Junding a thumbs up and praised: "There is a degree of advance and retreat, leniency and severity, tension and relaxation, and weightlifting is light." Terrific. ”

Weng Junding waved his hand and said embarrassedly: "Brother Chen's praise." If it weren't for the old brother's witty sentence of 'only marrying Mad Lingyi Ms. Wei' (only marrying one lady as his wife), he would be helpless. ”

Chen Wenqi smiled and said: "Okay, okay, let's not brag about each other, it's time to go to the meeting to help us break the 'big hero' of this case." ”