"Zhong Liang?" Magistrate Song was stunned for a moment when he first heard this name. The name sounds like a good one. How could he do such a sneaky thing? Is he worthy of this name? "Is what they said true?"
"Big... people know their lesson, and small people... would never do such dirty things like stealing people's property! This group of people colluded to harm me." Zhong Liang said it sincerely and it was also true, so listen to It sounded extraordinarily real to everyone's ears.
This group of people did not look like good people at first glance, and they exuded the aura of street gangsters. It seemed to everyone that this was most likely what Zhong Liang said.
Yang Baxian's younger brothers have long been accustomed to the way people look at them, and they don't take it seriously. Instead, they enjoy this feeling. I am a gangster, and I just want to bully you. There is nothing you can do against me, and I will never be angry with you. Yang Fa knelt in the lobby and said to the magistrate with an aggrieved look on his face: "Sir, the common people and this guy are not related and have no grievances. Why should the common people harm him? It's just that this guy is really arrogant. First he pretended to bump into me, and then took the opportunity to take away Xiaomin’s jade pendant. If a group of neighbors had not been present to testify for Xiaomin, the jade passed down from Xiaomin’s family would not have been preserved.”
Magistrate Song leaned back and said, "Has any of you seen it?"
There were about ten of Yang Baxian's younger brothers in the hall, and many people in the crowd spoke out in varying voices, "I saw it." "I saw it too." "I saw it. The jade pendant was found on him. "There were various voices, and there were men and women, and they were all people who were watching the excitement at the time.
Magistrate Song frowned. If these gangsters were to prove this Zhong Liang, it would mean that there was something fishy. However, with so many people pointing their fingers and mouths to identify this Zhong Liang, this would only mean that Zhong Liang really had something to do with it. hide.
Yang Fa raised the jade pendant above his head. Master Lu walked down the hall, picked up the jade pendant and handed it to Magistrate Song. Song Zhixian looked at it for a while. This jade pendant has a unique shape and is rare on the market. Especially a man rarely wears a jade pendant of this shape. If it is not a family inheritance, it is rare, and both parties are men.
"I'm asking you, is your jade pendant yours?" Magistrate Song asked Zhong Liangdao in a nonchalant manner.
Zhong Liang paused, "I don't own this jade pendant."
Zhong Liang only told the truth. He didn't know when the jade pendant was on him. Now he just wanted to clear himself of suspicion. He didn't dare to lie, so he could only tell the truth.
"Since it's not yours, why is it on your body? How do you explain this?"
"This..." Zhong Liang was speechless for a moment, his face turned red from holding back, and he couldn't hold back a word.
"Zhong Liang, everyone unanimously identified that the jade pendant was found on your body at that time. You also personally admitted that the jade pendant was not yours. Could it be that the jade pendant grew its own legs and ran to you?"
Zhong Liang was speechless.
Liang Chuan was amused. The words of Magistrate Song were full of loopholes. There was no way for the suspect to prove his guilt. It was whoever advocated and gave evidence. Everyone didn't understand this logic, but they thought Magistrate Song's words were reasonable, and they all burst into laughter, obviously agreeing with Magistrate Magistrate's inference.
"Liang Chuan, tell me, why are you here today?" Magistrate Song apparently has come to a conclusion on the case of stealing the jade pendant, so he put it aside for the time being and continued the trial of Liang Chuan's case. Now every time this man comes to Xinghua, he stirs up troubles. Magistrate Song is most afraid of the man behind him. His future is still in the hands of others.
"Sir, I will redress my friend Zhao Xiaopin's grievance!" Liang Chuan said loudly.
"Zhao Xiaopin?" Song Zhixian couldn't remember who it was for a moment, but when he heard the word "Zhao", the muscles on his face suddenly twitched. Why have he always been in trouble with this family recently? Could this be another royal relative? Relatives of the country. .
Master Lu saw what Magistrate Song was thinking, walked to Magistrate Song and told him about Zhao Xiaopin in his ear. Magistrate Song suddenly realized that he was the man who built the new stove, and he was still detained in the prison cell. Woolen cloth.
"Come here, bring Zhao Xiaopin from prison. I want to interrogate this person!"
Not long after, two government officials came in from the lobby carrying Zhao Xiaopin. People moved out of the way. The two government officials exuded a murderous aura. If they blocked their way, wouldn't they be asking for trouble?
The officer put Zhao Xiaopin on the ground. Zhong Liang looked similar to Zhao Xiaopin at the moment. He was covered in scars and could not even kneel down. The retribution came too fast. He had caused harm to others and the cycle of heaven and earth had already punished him in just two days. .
He glanced at Zhao Xiaopin secretly, feeling too guilty to look directly at him. Zhao Xiaopin's eyes were swollen, but he couldn't see him.
"I heard that a new stove has appeared in Japan County recently. This stove has a novel structure and is ingenious. The same stove can save a lot of firewood, and the time for cooking rice and water can be shortened. I wonder if this stove is Zhao This new stove created by Xiaopin?" Song Zhixian asked curiously.
Liang Chuan responded loudly: "Yes, this new stove was indeed invented by Zhao Xiaopin. It is currently being promoted in the city. Unexpectedly, it was framed by evil people. It was originally a great thing that benefited the country and the people, but it was said to be a harm to the country and the people. This matter can be clearly discerned, sir."
Magistrate Song is an old vixen, not a fool. Building stoves is closely related to severe droughts. People who use ghosts and gods to incite public sentiment have been the most feared and hated by political parties since ancient times. , because people don’t understand, they will be afraid if they don’t understand, they will believe it, and this society will be unstable.
"Zhong Liang, tell me, how do you determine that Zhao Xiaopin's building of a stove is related to the severe drought?" Magistrate Song squinted his eyes, wanting to hear how this bastard could justify himself.
Zhong Liang was in unspeakable misery. This was just a nonsense he said to cause trouble for Zhao Xiaopin. How could he know that the lack of rain had anything to do with building a stove? It had a gross relationship. But now I had to make up an excuse to fool him. He rolled his eyes in a circle and said, "Sir, the Kitchen King is in charge of the fire in the human world, and the Dragon King is in charge of the rain and dew in the world. Originally, there was peace in the four seasons. The weather is good and the water and fire in the world are balanced. This Zhao Xiaopin secretly changed the stove. The fire in the human stove was strong and the balance was broken. It burned to the sky. The water of the Dragon King was dried up, otherwise it would not rain. "
Zhong Liang's words were so miraculous that the people in the hall listened with great interest. They whispered to each other and talked about it. It seemed to be the same thing. Everyone tasted it carefully. They all understood the myth and understood it according to the myth. . This stove doesn't seem to be a good thing.
Zhong Liang knelt on the landlord, feeling secretly happy. I put all the blame on the Dragon Prince. You can't ask the Dragon Prince to confront me.
Magistrate Song saw that everyone was bewitched by the evil words. He was so anxious that he picked up the gavel tree and slapped it three times in a row. Every sound shocked people's hearts, and the whole hall was finally silent. Once the hearts of the people are scattered, it will be difficult to lead this team.
At this time, it depends on who speaks more convincingly. Magistrate Song knew that he needed someone to turn the tide at this moment. He pointed his hand towards Liang Chuan and said, "Liang Chuan, do you have anything to say!"
Liang Chuan smiled slightly and said calmly: "Of course I have something to say. Zhong Liang said that this year's drought is because the Stove Lord stole the incense from the Dragon Lord and burned up the water in the Dragon Lord's house. God will not rain. , the common people disagree with this."
"Go on."
"First, the severe drought started last year and did not start around the Dragon Boat Festival. Zhao Xiaopin's invention of this new stove started around the Dragon Boat Festival. I think the water in Prince Long's house was not burned before the Dragon Boat Festival."
The audience burst into laughter again, and Liang Chuan made a joke about the Dragon King. Although it was a bit disrespectful, these are things in myths, and everyone stayed away from them. No one knew whether they would survive or not, it was just a joke. It was like a debate. Liang Chuan was kneeling in the hall and talking, with witty words and eloquent remarks. He focused on attacking the loopholes in Zhong Liang's words so that he could not justify himself.
"Secondly, if it is the case of the new stove, why is it that there is such a severe drought in all the lands south of the river, and no new stove has ever been built in other places? The Dragon Prince they are in charge of is not the same family, and the water in their house should not be Get burned!"
What Liang Chuan said is true. This drought is nationwide. In El Niño years, the drought in South China and East China will intensify, and even the number of typhoons will decrease. The entire Jiangnan is controlled by high pressure. It is definitely not possible that only Xinghua will be affected by the drought.
At this time, people in the lobby also responded, "Sir, my hometown is in Jingzhou, and it hasn't rained there for half a year." "Same in Tokyo!" "Same in Hangzhou!" The audience was noisy again, and Liang Chuan lowered his head and was overjoyed. , this is the voice of the people.
"What Liang Chuan said is true. Every word makes sense. Zhong Liang, do you have anything else to say?" Song Zhixian was so damn satisfied. This guy has an iron mouth and can make you feel bad. The key is not Strong words and arguments are all made with facts, making people speechless.
Zhong Liang originally thought that his words had no basis, but Liang Chuan poked holes in his words. His face turned pale, and he fell to the ground shivering, unable to say anything else.
When the people saw this, they knew that Zhong Liang was talking nonsense, and they accused him one after another. Song Zhixian coughed and said: "I have heard about this new stove, but it is an initiative that benefits one party. It is a good thing, but it is used for evil by scoundrels like you. Their intentions are to be punished, and you steal it again." It can be said that there is a lot of evil in the family. As a parent, I can't allow a small child like you to bring misfortune to your family. If you confess, I can give you a lighter punishment. If not, I will beat you until you admit it. Extra sin!"
In this ancient law enforcement, there is no standardization of inspections, discipline inspection commissions, procuratorates, and evaluations of your law enforcement. It is just beating. The common people know the taste of it. Now they have been silenced by the defense. If you don't fight, you will be seeking death.
Zhong Liangbai knelt on the ground and immediately told the story about how he was jealous of the firewood stove but framed it if he didn't fix it. As for the jade pendant, he still didn't understand why it happened to him, so he only asked the magistrate for a lighter sentence. As soon as Song Zhixian waited for him to recruit him, everyone heard it clearly and didn't care about the light sentence. They just beat him first, and then threw out a verdict, and he was assigned to Chaozhou. Theft and false accusation are not serious crimes. Being exiled for hundreds of miles is considered a heavy sentence. The main reason is that this guy almost caused rumors and public opinion in his own jurisdiction. If the superiors blame him, he can't explain it. I'm afraid he will still have to take the class exam. Suffer.
