Zhili Yamen.
In the lobby, dozens of people gathered here.
Among these people, they were either high-ranking officials or extremely wealthy; they were all the upper class in Jinling.
However, these upper-class people did not have the tolerance and self-cultivation that upper-class people should have at this moment. They all stared at each other angrily, wishing they could eat Shen Xin alive.
Including some officials, some of their families were also implicated.
"What's going on?" Li Qing walked into the lobby under the guidance of the Yamen servant and glanced at everyone in the lobby, "Is this... a trial?"
Xiao Liuzi, who followed along, smiled strangely, "Hey, everyone from the Sixth Department is here, something big has happened!"
"Li Qin is envoy, father-in-law." The officials stood up and said hello, while the rich gentry saluted.
After the formality of the scene, Wang Mao, who claimed to be familiar with Li Qing, stepped forward and briefly explained the matter.
When Shen Xin saw Li Qing coming, he was no longer afraid. He raised his face as high as 2,580,000 yuan.
"Li Qinchen, you were present when Shen Xin borrowed money a few days ago. This person will not repay the money he owes. According to Ming law..."
"Master Wang." Shen Xin interrupted, "Did the common people ever say that they would not pay back the money?"
Wang Mao was stunned. He really didn't expect that Shen Xin would dare to interrupt him. It was simply unreasonable.
Who gave you the courage?
Given by the emperor... Shen Xin's waist was straight.
"Then you pay back the money!" Wang Yuanwai shouted, "It is natural to pay back debts. Now that the imperial envoy is here, and you are still stubborn, are you not going to pay the imperial envoy..."
He cupped his fists with both hands, arched his head upwards, and then added, "You don't take the emperor seriously!?"
"How dare Mr. Shen?" Shen Xin said, neither salty nor cool, "Mr. Shen still said the same thing, the money will definitely be repaid."
"Then you should return it!"
"There's not enough time." Shen Xin said hoarsely, "The writing is clear. Please read it clearly before speaking."
"We don't want interest anymore, please pay back the money quickly, Ma Liuerdi." Liu Fushen was furious, "Pay back the money quickly!"
The most he borrowed was 1.2 million taels of cash.
“Pay back the money!!!”
Others are no better than him, and they all work hard to collect debts.
Now it is no longer a matter of interest. If Shen Xin continues like this, the family business will be ruined.
Shen Xin, on the other hand, was calm and calm, "Don't worry, everyone, I will repay you the principal with interest when it is due. If you lose a penny, Shen will pay for it with his life, but the premise is that you get the agreed time."
"Why don't we not want interest?"
"No, it must be done." Shen Xin's tone was firm and non-negotiable.
A group of wealthy gentry were furious, but had no choice but to pin their hopes on the officials.
The Minister of Lihu shouted sharply: "Shen Xin, in the Yamen lobby, you don't kneel down and salute when you see the imperial official. For this alone, I can punish you."
Shen Xin knelt down decisively, "Sir, non-commons are rude. It's true... they didn't kneel either."
All the wealthy gentlemen: "..."
'Huhu lala...' Kneeling on the ground, the lobby suddenly became brighter.
The Minister of Rites rolled his eyes and said: "Li Qinchen, you were sent to Jinling by the Emperor to represent the Emperor. Now that something like this has happened, do you think...?"
Li Qing smiled and asked: "Is Shangshu asking me to make a decision?" gōΠb.ōγg
"Uh... Li Qinqi is the person appointed by the emperor after all." The Minister of Rites said awkwardly, "Besides, Shen Xin said that he won't say anything unless you come."
Li Qing said: "It's okay for me to take care of it, but will you listen to what I say?"
"The imperial envoy represents the emperor, so I will listen naturally." Wang Mao said immediately. He also wanted to establish a good relationship with Li Qing to facilitate his future promotion.
"Yes, Li Qinchen is from the capital. It is you who will decide the case, which is the most convincing."
Li Qing looked at the other officials, "Is this what you guys mean?"
The officials nodded. They were still a little afraid of Li Qing due to the incident involving the former Minister of Household Affairs;
He was afraid that Li Qing would catch him in solving the case, so he simply kicked the ball to Li Qing.
Young people love to be in the limelight, so let this young imperial envoy get some limelight, then give him a few compliments, or at most pay him some money, and that's it.
As for how Li Qing would solve the case, they were not worried.
They believe that Li Qing will still turn to them in the end. After all, Li Qing is also an official, and he will not be confused about priorities. He will offend a group of them for the sake of a businessman.
Li Qing did not shirk. He walked to the case and sat down. He slapped the alarm and said, "Ascend to the court!"
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The lobby is packed with people, who can shout "mighty"?
The official is not big, but the sense of ceremony is quite strong... everyone complained.
Li Qing was a little embarrassed. He had been an official for so many years, but he had never experienced the power of a county magistrate.
Wang Maodao: "Li Qinji, wait a moment, I will call the Yamen servants to come over."
"No need." Li Qing waved his hand, "Let's start the trial directly."
After a pause, he turned to the group of people below and said, "The plaintiff sent a representative to respond."
The wealthy gentry chatted among themselves for a while and recommended Wang Yuanwai as the spokesperson.
Li Qing asked: "Why did you sue Shen Xin?"
"Return to your lord, Shen Xin will not pay back the money he owes."
"Do you have written evidence?" Li Qing asked knowingly.
What are you pretending to be? You were there at the time, okay... Wang Yuanwai complained in his heart, but he cooperated with his words, "Yes, yes."
As he said this, he took out the note, but didn't know who to give it to.
There wasn't even a yamen servant in the hall.
Xiao Liuzi stepped forward to take it and presented it to Li Qing.
Li Qing was meticulous and read aloud in front of everyone.
After hearing that "Shen Xin borrowed 800,000 taels of silver from Wang De and will pay back 1.2 million taels in ten years," Wang Yuanwai hurriedly said: "Sir, the common people don't want interest now, only the principal."
"Sir, this is unfair." Shen Xin said, "It is clearly written in black and white that Cao Min will pay back the principal with interest in ten years. But now he wants Cao Min to pay back the money immediately. This is a breach of contract and Cao Min has the right to refuse."
Li Qing nodded and looked at Wang Yuanwai, "Wang De, since it is clearly stated in the documents, why do you regret it?"
"Sir, Shen Xin is simply not a human being. He takes the common people's money and destroys their jobs." Wang Yuanwai said angrily, "Tell me, is this something a human being does?"
"Shen Xin went too far."
"Shen Xin is not a human being."
"Beast...!"
The wealthy gentry responded, cursing and looking sad and angry, and some even cried in anger.
"Quiet!" Xiao Liuzi, a former station eunuch, suffered from an occupational disease and shouted majestically.
Not to mention, Xiao Liuzi's voice was quite effective, and the lobby immediately became quiet.
Xiao Liuzi hummed: Don't talk about you, even in Fengtian Hall, no one in the civil and military officials dared to say a word. It's a pity that there is no whisk, and it is not powerful enough.
Li Qing cleared his throat, "The repayment date is written in black and white on the paper. You are forcing people to repay the money now, but it is not legal."
"Sir, if you want to put it this way, this matter has been a scam from the beginning." Wang Yuanwai said: "The reason why Cao Min and others lent money to Shen Xin was because he said that he had a relative doing business overseas and was in urgent need of funds. operate; operate
If the grassroots and others knew that he was lending us money to blame us, they would not lend it to him even if they were killed! "
"Yes, sir, it was Shen Xin who broke his promise first." Liu Fushen agreed, and the others followed.
Li Qing raised his hand and pressed it down. Xiao Liuzi cleared his throat, and the hall became quiet again.
Li Qing dusted off the paper and said, "What you said is not written on it. It's empty talk. Do you have any evidence?"
"Yes, do you have any evidence?" Shen Xin asked calmly.
"We all heard it." Liu Fushen roared angrily, "Shen, if you were a man, you would dare to do what you did."
Shen Xin spread his hands, "Of course I dare to do it, the problem is that I haven't done it before!"
"You said that." Wang Yuanwai was very angry.
"Who can prove it?" Shen Xin sarcastically said, "According to the law, I can't prove it to myself."
"You...!" Liu Fushen was furious. Thinking of the 1.2 million in vain money, his reason was thrown out of the sky.
"Fuck you, I'll fight you."
'boom…! Shen Xin didn't expect that the other party would dare to attack in front of the imperial envoy. He received a solid punch, and then his nose bleeded.
Shen Xin touched it and saw that his hands were bright red, and immediately started shouting: "It's murder, help...!"
"Bang——!"
Li Qing slammed the gavel tree, and with the blessing of true energy, it was like a thunderous explosion. Everyone shrank their necks in fright, and their souls almost flew away.
"How arrogant!" Li Qing was furious, "How dare you do something in the court? How arrogant!"
Liu Fushen trembled and kowtowed quickly, "The common people were so angry that they fainted. Please forgive me."
Li Qing ignored him and asked Shen Xin, "How are you?"
"The common people are not..." Shen Xin suddenly woke up and lay down on the spot, "Ouch... I'm dizzy, the common people's heads are black..."
Halfway through his words, his head tilted and he fell unconscious.
The rich gentry were extremely angry, and the officials looked at Li Qing with ugly expressions.
Li Qing acted as if he hadn't heard anything, "Send the defendant home to recuperate, the plaintiff will go back for the time being, and the person who assaulted the person will be imprisoned!"
'Bang——! There was another loud noise, and Li Qing put down the gavel and hummed: "Retreat from the court, wait for the defendant to recover from his injuries, and then go to the court to investigate the case!"
After that, he walked out without waiting for anyone's reaction.
