Ye Luoxin's every word is resonant.
A case of bullying the people made her say that she was lawless and defied the county magistrate.
The yamen servant surnamed Bai was startled and quickly helped to explain:
"Brother Li, don't listen to the nonsense of a peasant woman. Mr. Xu is not such a person."
"Yes, my master is not such a person."
The yamen servant surnamed Li also had a cold expression on his face, "Yes or no, I'd better leave it up to you to make your decision. Come on, let's go to court!"
"mighty--"
As soon as the order to ascend the hall was sounded, the Xu family's young master, who was drinking tea in the back, had to come to the front of the hall.
He has not yet recovered from the kick he received from Xiao Mu, and is now walking with a limp.
Just now in the chaos, someone punched him in the eye. At this moment, he turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye.
The order to ascend the hall alarmed the surrounding people, and all the people who heard the sound gathered in front of the hall.
In this era of underdeveloped information, in addition to passing on rumors, one relies on watching the county magistrate try cases.
The concubine of Zhang Da's family was pregnant with someone else's child, and Li Er stole melons from someone else's field. All these cases of filial piety between the parents were tried in public, which just provided everyone with something to talk about after dinner.
Ye Luoxin and Xiao Mu and Xiao Jing were kneeling in the middle of the hall, and beside them were Mr. Xu and his five servants.
Magistrate Liu walked from behind the screen to the case and slapped the gavel with a "pop!" sound, which made Xu Cai and his men tremble in fright.
"Who is in this hall, and what grievances are there?"
Ye Luoxin looked up at the county magistrate, and was about to tell her in detail what had happened before, but Xu Cai rushed to speak.
"Uncle Xu, it's me! These three people beat me!"
Although Xu Cai was used to showing off his power and showing no fear at all, this was his first time experiencing the matter of being promoted to court.
He was immediately frightened to the point of being stunned, and forgot that this was not a place where he could get married casually.
"Bold! Where did your uncle come from above the lobby?" shouted the bookkeeper who was responsible for recording.
Clinging to relationships in court is a taboo.
His father once told him before that he could call the county magistrate "uncle" in private in order to get closer to him, but he must not call him uncle in front of others.
It was all because the yamen servant just said that these three people were distinguished guests of County Magistrate Liu, that he was confused.
Xu Cai calmed down and took two steps forward: "Please, sir, make the decision for the common people."
He deliberately raised his face so that the people above him could see the injuries on his face clearly.
Magistrate Liu ignored him. Instead, he looked at Ye Luoxin and asked, "Xiao Ye, please tell me what's going on."
Ye Luoxin was neither humble nor overbearing, and spoke carefully about what happened in the morning.
"Sir, a commoner's wife, her husband, and her eldest brother were just setting up a stall selling food boxes at the entrance of the academy. Mr. Xu, without saying a word, asked his men to smash our stall. When my husband tried to stop us, they started beating us."
Ye Luoxin looked back and said that it was Xu Cai who hit the person, but the three Xiao family members were all intact, but all of them on the opposite side were scarred, which seemed a bit unreasonable, so she explained: "My husband has been in the mountains and forests all year round, and he has some skills. This saves women from being killed."
After she finished speaking, she added emphasis: "All the 25 boxes of pig trotters brought by the women were knocked over, and several women were also threatened by them.
That's all. What is most intolerable to the common people is that Mr. Xu claims that he can do whatever he wants in Qingshan County. He preaches this everywhere. Where does he put the king's law and where does he put the adults? "
"Bold Xu Cai, what she just said is true." Magistrate Liu was obviously angry.
"Your Majesty, you are wise!" Xu Cai kowtowed in fear: "The common people did not say those words, nor did the common people snatch their pig's trotters. She made them all up!"
"Then let me ask you, you are not a scholar of the academy, why do you lead people around the entrance of the academy early in the morning!"
"Little man, little man is just passing by!"
"What are you doing on the way there?" Magistrate Liu asked, "Aren't you telling the truth? Come here, drag Xu Cai's servant down and interrogate him alone!"
"Sir, please spare my life." The servant was so frightened that he kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Xu Cai's sweat also flowed down from his forehead, and his whole back was wet with cold sweat!
By doing this, County Magistrate Liu made it clear that he was standing opposite him, leaving no room for himself.
At this moment, a man broke into the court and slapped Xu Cai on the face.
"Pah!" The sound of the slap was loud, shocking everyone present.
The chief clerk on the seat quickly shouted: "How dare you, who dares to break into the court without permission!"
The visitor knelt on the ground with a plop and said to the top: "My lord, please forgive me. I am Xu Zishang, who is Xu Cai's father."
Since they were acquaintances, the chief clerk did not pursue further.
Mr. Liu frowned and asked Xu Zishang, "What are you doing here!"
Xu Zishang hurriedly kowtowed and said: "The dog is ignorant and allows the slaves to do such bullying. It is really unfortunate for our Xu family and the villains are not talented. I come here to ask these three suffering masters to show mercy and save the lost money." The villain is willing to compensate them tenfold for their property.”
This Xu Zishang is indeed a veteran in the business world. In one sentence, he proposed a high compensation condition to make the other party tempted. At the same time, he also pointed out that the bullying was all done by domestic slaves. His son was just incapable of watching over him. bear the same charge.
"What do you think?" Master Liu asked Ye Luoxin and the others.
I just wanted to ask if they were satisfied with the compensation proposed by the Xu family.
"grown ups."
Ye Luoxin was the one who answered before, but this time, Xiao Mu suddenly spoke.
"Whether Xu Cai allowed his slaves to make mistakes or instructed them to make mistakes, the common people cannot tell. The common people just want to remind you to think carefully. If you blindly condone things like this, what will the future atmosphere of Qinghe County be like? Is it the responsibility of any family? Any slave can claim that Qinghe County is his master’s territory."
"Hiss!" Magistrate Liu took a breath.
These two people spoke like they were withdrawing, trying to pick on people's weaknesses.
Knowing that he couldn't hear such words, he kept saying them to remind himself.
He unconsciously glanced at Xiao Mu twice more.
"Xu Cai, you allow your subordinates to oppress good people, and you speak arrogantly and flout the law. Do you know your crime?"
"I..." Xu Cai wanted to deny, but before opening his mouth, he looked at his father beside him.
Xu Zishang knew in his heart that the county magistrate was already letting him go without pursuing the case. If he wanted more, he might not be able to do so.
As soon as he closed his eyes, he nodded fiercely.
"Young guilty." After Xu Cai finished speaking, he seemed to have lost all his strength and his body slumped down.
"Then Xiao Ye, how much is your goods worth?"
"Returning to the county magistrate, the price of a box of food boxes for women is 300 Wen. The scholars in this college can testify that there are twenty-five copies in total, worth 7,200 Wen."
