The black river rolls toward the east, and Wollongong is lush and green, with infinite scenery.
But this was only a scene before three o'clock in the afternoon. Before three and a quarter, hundreds of people had arrived in Wollongong.
Next, every ten minutes, the number of people will double.
By about 5:30 in the afternoon, there was no foothold in the entire Wollongong.
The Yongcheng grave dispute case is so well-known that crowds of people gather every time the court is held, but this is the first time that a case is being tried in Wollongong.
What's more, this time it was the legendary open coffin autopsy, and the chief inquisitor promised to solve the case.
All the stimulating elements are full, and the sensational effect is naturally overwhelming.
Not only Yongcheng was alarmed, but the bustling owners in neighboring counties and cities were also alarmed, and they all rushed towards Wollongong.
Xu Shu came earlier. As soon as he arrived, he stood on a high ground near the river in the west of Wollongong, looking out into the distance and thinking a lot.
When the crowds came, he climbed down the hill, found a secluded place, and slept.
At about 5:50, Xu Shu strode up to Wollongong, where Song Yongzhong and Liu Xiancheng had already set up the court hearing scene in accordance with the public office.
The two protagonists of the lawsuit, You Xianchao and You Bingjun, have already arrived.
You Bingjun is a skinny young man with a gloomy complexion.
As Xu Shucai entered the stage, he rushed forward, kowtowed and shouted, "Master Qingtian makes the decision", but was pulled away by the two stewards in charge of the class.
After Xu Shu sat down, he slapped the tree in the hall, his anger sank into his Dantian, and the sound was like a loud bell, reaching all around, "Dear elders, the two princes of the You family have heard this. The dispute over the tomb in Yongcheng has been postponed for seven years and is aroused.
Today, I have been ordered to handle this case with full authority. I do not want to make the case clear, but I want all the folks to be convinced.
To conclude this case, we must open the coffin and conduct an autopsy. If there are any deficiencies, please bear witness.
You Xianchao and You Bingjun, you both said that this tomb is the grave of your ancestors. The tomb is about to be raised. You two gentlemen, please pay your respects first. "
After brushing, Song Yongzhong's brows sank. Liu Xiancheng's eyelids twitched slightly. He looked at Song Yongzhong and whispered, "I seem to understand. What an ingenious idea."
Song Yongzhong nodded slightly and remained silent.
"Please, Mr. Er!"
Xu Shu waved his hand, and President Cao immediately brought incense candles and paper money and placed them in front of an old stone tablet.
Both You Xianchao and You Bingjun walked to the grave side with their faces as sinking as water.
After brewing for a moment, You Xianchao knelt down on the ground, kowtowed to the old monument, cried bitterly, and begged the underground ancestors for forgiveness.
You Bingjun also fell to the ground, his eyes locked, his lips trembling, but silent.
For a time, the situations of You Xianchao and You Bingjun were in sharp contrast.
The crowd of spectators all over the place suddenly began to whisper, and in an instant, it swept through like a tide and formed a public opinion.
"What kind of trial is there? There is no one who wants to touch the graves of his ancestors but is indifferent. The person buried in the grave must be You Xianchao's ancestor."
"This gentleman is really very smart. Such a clever trick is really convincing."
"It turns out that digging graves and opening coffins is a lie, but torture of people's hearts is true. Zhao is convinced."
"What if You Bingjun also cried?"
"In front of everyone, with tens of thousands of people watching, if you can still fake crying under such circumstances, you are really an extremely evil person."
"…………"
More than one group of people watching the excitement were talking about it, and Liu Xiancheng was so excited that his face turned red, and he pulled Song Yongzhong and said, "This Master Xu is really ingenious, why didn't I think of it.
Rather than settling the case, he simply broke people's hearts.
The current case seems to require Eryou to be convinced, but in fact it requires the entire county to be convinced.
A simple act of worship allowed a group of people to figure out the case on their own. "
President Cao frowned and said, "Is it too childish to conclude the case like this? What if You Xianchao is acting? What if You Bingjun is born with a cold heart and is not good at crying?"
Liu Xiancheng said, "Does it still matter who is right and wrong among the two you? Public opinion has emerged and public opinion has been established."
President Cao said, "This, this is too hasty. What if You Bingjun is dissatisfied and appeals again?"
Liu County Cheng sneered, "Give him ten courages!
The grave dispute has been delayed for so many years because there is not enough evidence. The bigger reason is that there is no consensus among the people.
At this moment, You Xianchao burst into tears and You Bingjun was dumbfounded. Right and wrong had become a matter of public opinion.
If You Bingjun dares to appeal again, is it because he thinks the prison food tastes too good? "
President Cao took a breath and said, "According to your opinion, Mr. Xu never wanted to interrogate who was right from the beginning. He just wanted to make this original intention case."
Liu Xian Cheng nodded slowly and sighed in a low voice, "It's someone from the central government after all. I don't want to accept it."
President Cao said, "What if You Xianchao and You Bingjun both cry?"
Liu Xian Cheng said, "This possibility is unlikely. Even if you, President Cao, are told in advance that Mr. Xu is going to discuss the case in this way, in front of tens of thousands of people, can you, President Cao, really make you cry?"
President Cao shook his head, "I don't have that ability. But after all, this is not a foolproof strategy. If both of you have acting talent and cry loudly, Mr. Xu will not be able to pull this trick off."
Liu Xian Cheng smiled and said, "The probability is too low, how can it be such a coincidence? County Lord, what do you think?"
A smile flashed across Song Yongzhong's solemn face, "Yes, how could it be such a coincidence? Even if it is such a coincidence, Mr. Xu must have some backup plans to deal with it.
No, everything happened as Mr. Xu expected, and the case was solved completely and cleanly. "
Xu Shu was stunned, "You Bingjun, what else do you have to say?"
You Bingjun's face turned earth-colored and he prostrated himself on the ground, "Little people, little people... I bow down to you."
Of course he wanted to quibble, but at this point, any quibble he could make was in vain.
Filial piety is the greatest consensus among all classes of society nowadays.
Even when I visit my ancestors' graves, I can't cry. Any words I make will be regarded as sophistry and no one will sympathize with me.
If one of them is bad, Xu Shu will be punished.
You Bingjun was well aware of the dangers involved and did not dare to hit the muzzle of the gun.
With You Bingjun's words, there is no longer any suspense in this case.
Xu Shu slapped the crowd and announced the verdict.
You Xianchao won the case, and You Bingjun fined you three thousand silver, which was given to the county public school, and was yoked for three days as a warning to others.
From the start of the trial to the pronouncement of the verdict, it only took more than ten minutes, and a difficult case that had been delayed for seven years was clearly solved.
The tens of thousands of people watching all shouted happily, and before long, everyone in Wollongong was cheering for "Mr. Xu, God!"
Song Yongzhong and Liu Xiancheng also expressed their "admiration" and wanted to hold a banquet to congratulate Xu Shu.
Xu Shu bluntly said that he still had official duties and did not dare to slack off. He said goodbye to the two of them in Wollongong and then drifted away.
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The vast Heihe River and the green Longgang River are soaked in light rain and have a unique scenery.
The morning light had just emerged, and the cool breeze was blowing in the silence of Longgang. Three black figures broke the silence of Longgang.
The three of them jumped up to their posts, passed by the You family's ancestral tomb, which had been bustling with activity just yesterday, and headed straight west until they reached the cliff.
The three men wore cloaks and each held a shovel, a drill, and a pickaxe, indicating that they were going to do excavation work.
After the three of them stood still, the cloaked men on the left and right were about to take action, but were stopped by the cloaked man in the middle.
Both of them stared blankly at the man in cloak in the middle. The man in cloak in the middle pointed to the soil of a different color on the ground than elsewhere. Suddenly, he turned his head, looked at the wilderness, and said loudly, "Master Xu, come out."
