Sun An had just walked a few steps, and Wu Yunhai, the county magistrate, remembered something again and called him over again. He asked, "Sun An, since I became an official, you have followed the left and right, how do I treat you?"

"Adults treat me like brothers, and it's hard to repay villains. ”

"That's good, this matter must not be made public, and it must not be known to the back house. ”

Sun An knew what Zhixian meant and how powerful this matter was, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

Wu Zhixian instructed: "You quietly follow them, see where they went, and then tell me." He saw that the mother and daughter had left under Sun An's persuasion, so he shook his head and went straight to the lobby.

Wu Zhixian sat in the hall of the county government, thinking about his thoughts without saying a word, and only came to his senses under the prompting of the scribe next to him. He sighed and asked, "Plaintiff, who are you going to sue?"

Suddenly, seeing that there was no one in the hall, he shook his head and sighed. Wu Zhixian immediately stabilized his mind, patted the startled wood, and ordered: "Ascend to the hall!" Then, the officials on both sides sent out a burst of prestige. "Take the plaintiff!"

The servant said yes and brought an old woman to the hall.

Wu Zhixian looked at the old man and asked, "Who are you going to sue at such an old age?" If you have any grievances, just talk about it, and your own official will make decisions for you. ”

"My lord, I want to sue my disobedient son, who does not recognize me as a mother. ”

Wu Zhixian was taken aback and said casually: "You...... Are you going to sue me?" As soon as the words came out, he knew that he had lost his mouth, and he couldn't take it back like water that had been spilled, and his brows furrowed slightly and sighed secretly.

The old woman panicked and hurriedly said, "My lord, how dare my old woman sue you, I want to sue my son for rebellion." ”

Wu Yunhai was a little embarrassed when he saw that the officials were looking at him suspiciously. He sighed silently, secretly blaming himself, his mind was uncertain and too wrong, today is really a fool.

He coughed lightly twice, calmed down his emotions, and said: "As the saying goes, tiger poison does not eat children, he is your own son, no matter what he does wrong, he should be solved in the hall, why bother to make trouble in the lobby, won't it become more and more angry." ”

The old woman cried, "I don't want to sue him, but I ...... I've got nowhere to go......"

"Yes, tell me, why sue him, this official will call the shots for you. ”

"My lord, that disobedient boy has already kicked me out, so that I can't go back to my home, and I have no food and clothing, so I have to sue him. ”

It turned out that this old man was widowed when he was young, and worked hard to raise his only son to adulthood, and married a wife and had children.

This son knows that it is not easy for his mother, and he wants the old man to enjoy his old age in peace, although he is the head of the family, he can't afford to be a family. His lady was arrogant and unreasonable, not only did she not honor her mother-in-law, but also often beat and scolded her and did not give her food and clothing, and the old man was very angry.

Her son was timid and afraid, and cowardly and fearful, and he didn't dare to reprimand the fierce lady when he saw his mother suffer, so he could only cry sadly.

Later, the unruly woman actually kicked her mother-in-law out of the house. The son still didn't dare to discipline his evil wife, so he swallowed his anger and wept sadly.

The old man hated his daughter-in-law for being arrogant and rude, and he also hated his son for being cowardly and incompetent, and he was powerless and had to endure it. It became increasingly difficult for her to make ends meet. Forced by life, she became more and more resentful of her son and daughter-in-law, and was already disappointed, so she sued the county government to ask for an explanation for herself.

Wu Zhixian listened to the old man's crying, and felt a little ashamed: "Alas, it sounds like it's here."

Whip me, I can't think of anyone who is as fearful as I am. ”

The old woman wiped her tears and said, "The old body really has no way to live, and I ask the adults to make decisions for me." ”

Wu Zhixian straightened up and said: "Don't worry, old man, this official will strictly reprimand the unfilial son and daughter-in-law, and let them take you home to take care of you, and never dare to do anything harmful to nature and reason in the future." ”

"Alas, the old man doesn't ask them how to take care of them, as long as they can give food and a place to live, they are satisfied. ”

Wu Zhixian sighed secretly, what a good old man this is, but she is so miserable, she must be allowed to take care of her old age. He slapped the shocked wood and shouted, "Bring the defendant to the court!"

Soon, the husband and wife came to the church. When the son saw his mother, he wept again. The daughter-in-law glared at her mother-in-law and ignored it no further.

Wu Zhixian asked: "Defendant, as the son of an old man, you should put filial piety first. How difficult it is for the old man to raise you so hard as an adult, you don't support you well, and you still drive the old man out of the house, can you be guilty?"

"The villain knows the guilt! The villain knows the ......"

"My lord, what are we guilty of?" said the daughter-in-law nonchalantly, "This old woman has nothing to do with us, so why should we support her?"

Zhixian's eyes widened, and he shouted: "Bold! She is your father-in-law's mother-in-law and your mother-in-law, how can you say that it doesn't matter?"

"That was all in the past, and now we have severed the mother-son relationship with her, and we have no contact with each other, we are people who don't know each other, and it makes no sense for her to sue us. ”

Wu Zhixian was very angry when he saw her making a lot of nonsense: "It's nonsense, the relationship between mother and son is already born, how can it be broken? You rebel, let me ask you, this old man is your biological mother?"

The son glanced at his mother, then at the mother, and said with tears in his eyes: "It's the little one's mother......"

The daughter-in-law snatched the words and said, "She has nothing to do with us, we don't know her." ”

Wu Zhixian was very angry and shouted: "It seems that you don't admit your guilt without punishment, come here, the big punishment waiter!"

"Wait!" the daughter-in-law was not afraid, her eyes widened, and she said, "My lord, when we came, we saw an old woman outside the county yamen, who kept saying that she was the adult's biological mother, but you didn't recognize her. May I ask you, my lord, if you are a parent and can do this kind of thing, why can't the villain do it? If the villain is guilty, won't the adult also become a guilty person? I hope that the adult will make a clear judgment and not wronged the villain, nor tarnish the adult's reputation. ”

Unexpectedly, Diao Nu still has such a hand, which makes Wu Zhixian very uncomfortable. He exhaled and shouted, "Nonsense, as an official of the imperial court, how could I do such a thing." You husband and wife are unreasonable, if you don't color you, you won't know how powerful the royal law is!"

The disobedient son was so frightened that he begged for mercy.

The daughter-in-law was not convinced: "My lord, do you think the villain has done something wrong, how should the adult explain what the adult did? ”

"Hugh is going to talk nonsense, I know the county, and I am by no means the kind of person you think. Wu Zhixian was angry and weak-hearted, thought about it and said, "Okay, this official won't torture you, let's give you a chance, so you can reform and start a new life." ”

"Thank you, sir!" the son kowtowed.

The daughter-in-law still ignored it, with a look of disdain on her face.

Wu Zhixian asked

He said, "Let me ask again, can you take the old man home to support him?"

"This ......" The son looked at the lady and didn't dare to call the shots.

The daughter-in-law glared at her and said, "No, how can we let irrelevant people go to the house, don't we cause a lot of trouble." ”

"Hmph, I already guessed that you would do this, or you wouldn't have made it up the lobby. Wu Zhixian said, "No matter what, no matter what, since this official has spoken, he will not torture you." ”

The rebel son breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing what the magistrate would do.

Diao Nu glared at Zhixian, her expression still disdainful.

Wu Zhixian smiled contemptuously and said: "In this way, this official will do good things to the end, in the future, you and your husband will not have to work, and you will not have to support this old man, how about playing and watching the scenery in the downtown every day?"

The couple looked at each other, and then looked at the magistrate suspiciously, not knowing what they meant, and they didn't know what to say.

Wu Zhixian looked at the two of them and said, "Since you have no doubts, it's so decided." However, this kind of play is bland and boring, and it should be a bit of a trick, and you need to dress up to make a difference. You can rest assured, just to play and visit the scenery, there will be no pain in flesh and skin. ”

Diao Nu looked at the magistrate in confusion: "My lord, do you want to ...... What are you going to do with us?"

"Don't worry, I have already said that you will not be burdened or suffered, and every day you will bind up your unruly daughter-in-law, and let your disobedient son take her by the hand, and tell you about the 'virtue' of not supporting your mother while beating the gong, so as to 'edify' the people of the county. ”

The Diao woman was taken aback when she heard this: "No, my lord, you can't do this." ”

Wu Zhixian seemed a little puzzled: "Hey, why not, I'm thinking about you and your husband and wife." In this way, not only have you seen the scenery, but the people have also been enlightened and have seen the excitement. In the long run, there will be no unfilial people in the county, and it will become a place of singing and dancing. This is a great thing, and your husband and wife are also meritorious people. ”

When the disobedient son heard this, he said with a sad face: "My lord, in this way, we ...... What can we do in the future?"

"Oh, you still know how to be a man? Didn't you do a good job of kicking the old lady out of the house? Don't say it, the matter is settled. ”

The daughter-in-law was nervous and angry, glared at the magistrate, and snorted: "My lord, as a parent official, you must be fair, and what should you do about what the adults do?

Wu Zhixian frowned and became angry, and shouted: "You Diao woman has framed me several times, it's really hateful, and the punishment is waiting!"

The daughter-in-law panicked: "My lord, you have already said that you will not torture us. ”

The magistrate spat out a bad breath: "Okay, I won't torture you, you husband and wife should go to the street to 'play and watch the scenery', so as not to suffer from the flesh and skin." ”

"My lord, you want to make our husband and wife lose face, you can't deal with it like this. "The daughter-in-law is still arguing.

"Hey, how can you say such words, I am indeed for your good, not to torture you, but also to let your husband and wife play and visit the scenery, where to find such a good thing. As for face, you don't want it a long time ago, so why bother with it. In the future, you and your husband will not have to support the elderly, and they will live more freely, isn't it just what they want? ”

The disobedient son was terrified, crying and begging for forgiveness, so that his husband and wife would not be ridiculed and scolded.