Bianhe Street.
"Third brother! Just hold on! Kaifeng Mansion is just ahead. Third brother, third brother..."
Li Si supported Zhang Fei, who seemed to be dying, and limped down the street, shouting and tears falling down.
"What happened to these two people?"
"Look at their bruised noses and swollen faces. They must have been robbed."
"Eh? Then... isn't that Erbi Zhang San?"
"Ah! It's really Zhang San and Li Si."
"It seems they are going to Kaifeng Mansion."
"Let's go and see what's going on?"
...
Kaifeng Mansion.
It was already afternoon. Seeing that the office was about to be released, the office clerk at the door gradually became a little absent-minded and began to chat, like primary school students looking forward to the end of school.
One of the government officials breathed a long sigh of relief: "Alas...it's finally our turn to take a vacation."
Another officer said: "I should have let him go a long time ago. It's all because of Zhang San."
"Forget about that Zhang San, I don't want to see him again."
"You can't see him now even if you want to. He can't even go to court now. Why is he here? Why is he in jail?"
"Zhang...Zhang San?"
"Who are you trying to scare? I won't be fooled by you."
"No. Look, it's...it's really Zhang San."
The Yamen pointed forward and trembled his lips.
The other yamen officer then looked back and saw a pig-headed boy walking over with someone on his arm. It was none other than Zhang Fei.
Behind him were more than 20 or 30 people, looking up curiously.
"Quick...quickly inform the prefect that Zhang San is here."
The police officer at the door felt like he was facing a formidable enemy.
After a while, Li Si helped Zhang Fei to the front door of the government office.
The officer who was left behind pointed at Zhang Fei and said, "Zhang San, why are you here?"
Zhang Fei, who was still dying just now, slowly raised his head and looked at the Yamen Chai with blurred eyes. The arm hanging on Li Si's shoulder swayed left and right, "Hello, Brother Chai!"
The Yamen official said angrily: "I will feel bad when I see you."
"Brother Chai, please forgive me. Actually, I didn't want to come here, but you have also seen that we are seriously injured now...!"
The officer saw Li Si with a bruised nose and swollen face. Although Zhang Fei only had a bruise on his cheek, he covered his abdomen with one hand and couldn't even stand. He seemed to be injured more seriously and felt extremely happy!
You deserve it!
Your boy also has today.
Oh my God! O earth! This is a fairy sister who has appeared.
I heard Zhang Fei continue to say: "...why we were seriously injured is because we were beaten up just now. If this kind of thing happened in Kyoto of the Song Dynasty, I believe it was not the fault of Magistrate Lu." I want to see it, so...!"
While he was telling the story, Li Si moved secretly and came to the Dengwen Drum.
When he picked up the drumstick, the yamen officer realized what he was doing. His face turned pale with fright, and he raised his hands and feet, "Stop...!"
It was too late, Zhang Fei picked up the drumstick and hit the drum hard.
Bang bang bang!
Drums sound.
The people behind him suddenly became energetic.
Zhang San came to Kaifeng Mansion again.
There's something good to watch this time.
Inside the mansion.
At this time, Mr. Lu was busy handling some official duties and was about to go on vacation. Suddenly he heard the sound of drums outside the mansion, and he couldn't help but be surprised, "Who is playing the drums?"
For some reason, the first thing that came to his mind was Zhang Fei, but then he thought that it was impossible for Zhang Fei to play the drums now.
As soon as the words came out, a yamen officer ran to the door, cupped his fists and said, "Report to the magistrate, that Zhang San is here again."
"Really Zhang San?"
Lu Gongzhu stood up suddenly. Even for a fair and strict official like him, he couldn't stand this guy.
Beat the drum at every turn...!
I really regard Kaifeng Mansion as a toilet.
The key point is that Zhang San no longer has the right to litigate.
But when he saw Zhang San and Li Si coming in supporting each other, he couldn't help but be startled, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Fei pulled his belt, revealing the huge shoe print on his abdomen, and said, "Report to the prefect, we were beaten."
Well played!
The thoughts of everyone here.
Including Lu Gong's works.
The chief clerk, Huang Gui, frowned and said, "Who told you that if you are beaten, you can go to Kaifeng Mansion to play drums?"
The drum of Kaifeng Mansion really cannot be beaten randomly.
Zhang Fei did not play drums in the case of Li Siyi at the beginning.
Kaifeng Prefecture should correspond to the city government. Mr. Lu is more responsible for the mayor, but he is also the president of the Supreme Court of Kaifeng Prefecture.
However, within the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, there are as many as five courts with many judges. Whether it is a civil dispute or a criminal case, they usually go to those five courts.
After they finished the trial and gave the verdict, Lu Gongzhu reviewed it again. If there were no mistakes or omissions, the verdict was announced.
The process is roughly the same.
Lu Gongzhu's main responsibilities are farmland water conservancy and economic and people's livelihood, not solving cases. Unless it involves officials or major criminal cases, Lu Gongzhu will personally try them.
Li Si's case should not have come to Kaifeng Mansion, but Mr. Lu also wanted to touch Zhang Fei at that time. In addition, Zhang Fei's many tricks aroused public resentment, so he tried it himself.
Zhang Fei said feebly: "This common man knows it, but the Kaifeng Prefecture has something to do with the beating this time, and the prefect is also one of the parties involved, so this common man can only come here to seek redress from the prefect."
related to me? Lu Gongzhu asked curiously: "How do you say this?"
Zhang Fei said: "Yesterday Xiaomin had just moved out of the Xu Mansion. As soon as he stepped into his new home, several masked men covered him with sacks and beat him severely."
Lu Gongzhu asked: "What does this have to do with Kaifeng Mansion?"
Zhang Fei said: "Xiaomin first arrived in Bianjing not long ago. He didn't know many people, and he offended only a handful of people. That is, he filed a lawsuit for Li Si. And this lawsuit was fought in Kaifeng Mansion, and in the end it was Kaifeng Mansion mediated, but the result was that the common people were attacked and retaliated not long after. If word of this spread, who would dare to come to Kaifeng Mansion to complain."
Lu Gongzhu's expression gradually changed and became solemn, "You mean Chen Yuteng sent someone to beat you?"
Zhang Fei shook his head.
Lu Gong said: "Then what do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said: "I think Wang Sinong found someone to beat me."
"Wang Sinong?"
Lu Gongzhu said in surprise.
"Yes."
"What evidence do you have?" Lu Gongzhu asked.
Zhang Fei said: "When Xiaomin was defending Li Si, Wang Sinong came to Xiaomin and threatened Xiaomin, but Xiaomin did not agree to him at that time, and even accused him of breaking the law knowingly."
Lu Gongzhu frowned and said, "Why didn't you say it then?"
If this is the case, then Zhang Fei certainly has the right to come here to beat the drum and complain, which not only involves revenge, but also involves the court ministers.
Zhang Fei sighed: "For ordinary people, it is natural to hope that one thing is worse than one thing less!"
Yeah? Lu Gongzhu couldn't believe it, so he asked again: "Do you have any evidence?"
Zhang Fei said: "It was broad daylight, someone must have seen it."
Lu Gongzhu pondered for a moment and said: "But even so, it cannot prove that Wang Sinong has threatened you."
Zhang Fei said: "Yes! Wang Sinong came here to have tea and chat with me, a man from Erbi who has never been masked before."
Lu Gongzhu hummed: "Stop talking glibly here, I will find out on my own."
Zhang Fei said: "This is exactly what the people expect."
When it comes to Wang Sinong, Lu Gongzhu cannot be ignored.
The judiciary of the Song Dynasty actually tacitly allowed the people to sue the officials, because there were no legal provisions prohibiting it. There may be local differences, but the Kaifeng Prefecture has many precedents, and the Kaifeng Prefecture also attaches great importance to such cases.
The reason is simple. There are scholar-bureaucrats everywhere in Bianjing. If the Kaifeng Prefecture cannot make decisions for the people, who will take the Kaifeng Prefecture seriously? This also involves a power issue.
As Zhang Fei said, his beating may be a continuation of Li Siyi's case, and Lv Gongzhu, who was the original mediator, is naturally responsible.
So Lu Gongzhu first asked Huang Gui to take Zhang Fei to record the confession.
As soon as Zhang Fei was taken down, General Judge Li Kai came here in a hurry, "Did you hear that Zhang San is here again?"
Lu Gong wrote: "The confession is being recorded."
Li Kai wondered: "Isn't he qualified to go to court to litigate now?"
Lu Gong wrote: "He is here to complain, not to argue."
"Sue? Sue who?"
"Wang Sinong."
Lu Gongzhu told Li Kai the whole story.
Li Kaidao: "I think he is really tired of living. With what he said, why should he accuse Wang Sinong of committing murder and hurting others? If Wang Sinong is angered and no conclusive evidence can be found, they will accuse him of false accusation. This crime But it’s even bigger.”
Lu Gongzhu sighed: "It is precisely because it involves Wang Sinong and is related to Li Siyi's case that I decided to accept the case. As for the outcome, it depends on whether we can find evidence. We just need to deal with it impartially."
Li Kai smiled bitterly and said: "How can we check this? That kid didn't even see clearly who hit him."
Lu Gongzhu pondered for a while and said, "First go to Wang Sinong's house and ask him whether he went to see Zhang San during the trial of Li Siyi's case."
...
"Ms. Xu!"
Zhang Fei and Li Si finished recording their confessions, and as soon as they left the house, they saw Xu Zhiqian rushing over.
"You...how did you become like this?"
Xu Zhiqian couldn't help but be shocked when she saw the pig-headed Li Si.
It took just a blink of an eye.
When Zhang Fei saw this woman, he couldn't help but said, "You have such a crow's mouth."
Crow's mouth?
Xu Zhiqian was stunned for a moment, then thought of what she had said in the morning, and couldn't help but chuckle.
"You're still laughing, ouch!"
Zhang Fei was so angry that he didn't pay attention for a while and pulled the wound again.
Xu Zhiqian hummed softly: "If I had this ability, you wouldn't know how many times you would die."
"Wow...she really has the most poisonous heart!"
"Okay! You are so injured and still talkative. Go to my house first."
...
Xu Mansion.
How happy I was when I left this morning, how embarrassing it is to come back now.
Xu Zun didn't care about this and just said: "You are so impulsive this time. It is not wrong for you to go to Kaifeng Mansion to file a complaint, but you cannot file a lawsuit against a court minister without any evidence. Do you know the consequences?" ?”
Zhang Fei frowned and said: "I know this, but this is just a small case. People are beaten every day. If I don't sue Wang Sinong, the Kaifeng government will not pay attention to it, and it is very likely that it will be ignored. If this is the case, , then they can send people to beat me every three to five, and I have to resist."
Xu Zun frowned, "Having said that, you have no evidence. You should discuss it with me first. I will urge the court to investigate the case. If Wang Sinong counter-sues you, the consequences will be huge or small. !”
Zhang Fei asked, "Does my benefactor think he will bite me back?"
Xu Zun frowned and said, "I think it's very possible."
Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard this, "That's good! I'm just afraid he won't tell me."
Xu Zhiqian said in surprise: "Are you confused?"
Zhang Fei glanced at her angrily: "I'm very sober. It's just an investigation now. This is not under my control. I don't think Kaifeng Mansion can find the person who beat me. But if Wang Sinong bites me back, then this The case becomes a lawsuit, and as long as it becomes a lawsuit, then I can do my best."
Xu Zhiqian wondered: "You don't even have evidence, so why are you fighting him?"
Zhang Fei said: "Mouth! I will bite him and won't let him go. I want this lawsuit to make his whole family uneasy. Just wait, I want them to understand how this gangster should be treated."
rogue?
Something's wrong!
What do you want to do?
Xu Zun couldn't help but look at him.
Zhang Fei also noticed it and said hurriedly: "My benefactor, I was forced to do nothing, and I am much better than them. At least I used fair and aboveboard means."
Xu Zun pondered for a while and asked, "Can I help you in any way?"
Zhang Fei said: "I only ask my benefactor to help me get a fair trial."
Without Xu Zun's support, he really wouldn't be able to act like a gangster.
Xu Zun nodded.
