It didn't take long for Master Xu to find a suitable house for Fang Yingying, and he didn't dare to delay to go to the Yamen to find Zhuangzhuang. Unexpectedly, he saw a group of black cavalry guarding there, each of them tall and burly, majestic and extremely fierce, Master Xu tensed up.
"Who's here!" The gleaming saber was placed in front of Master Xu, and the eyes of all the soldiers seemed to be able to pierce people through.
Master Xu swallowed, "Master Jun, I am Xu Cai, the chief secretary of Mei County, and I am looking for the county magistrate to report something."
The sergeant glanced at him, stepped into the room and came out after a while, and then let him go.
Master Xu murmured in his heart, although he had never seen the Black Cavalry before, he had heard about it, so he knew the outfit. What are so many black cavalry leaders doing here? Could it be...
Just as he was guessing, Master Xu's calves trembled immediately when he saw the powerful and noble King Si Zhao in the hall, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have seen the Lord, Your Majesty the County Magistrate."
Feng Huanruo glanced at him vaguely, and Mr. Xu's forehead began to break out in cold sweat. Although I heard that the new county magistrate has something to do with King Si Zhao, I don't take it seriously. I didn't expect it to be so deeply involved! The two of them were actually sitting in the hall at the same time, and if they weren't close and dignified, they would have to sit in the lower seat, which shows how much this King Si Zhao valued solemnity. Master Xu had millions of thoughts in his mind, and he secretly thought about it.
Feng Huan didn't make a sound, but Zhuang Zhuang saw Master Xu kneeling for a long time and said: "Master Xu get up, why are you looking for me?"
Master Xu didn't dare to move without Feng Huan's order, and quickly replied: "Sir, I found the house you asked me to find. It's just behind the county government office, and it's just a few steps from the back door. There used to be a foreigner living there. , so the dress is quite exquisite, and it is quiet and spacious, which is very suitable for Mrs. Fang to live as a widow."
"Secretary Xu is really quick at handling things, and it was done so quickly. I'll let my sister go and have a look." Zhuang Zhong looked at Master Tong, who nodded and took out a package from behind and handed it to him.
"These are some special products I brought from the capital, and they are not worth much."
Master Xu took it in fear and trepidation, his heart was full of surprises, the things were worthless but in front of King Sizhao, it is conceivable that he would also be looked at by King Sizhao! "Please worry about it, the little one is really flattered."
Zhuang Zhong just smiled and let Master Xu go down, Master Xu didn't dare to delay and left quickly. When he was leaving, he vaguely heard King Si Zhao say a few words, asking Zhuang Zhong about the situation here, Master Xu also heard his name. That tone was completely different from the fierce and imposing manner just now, and it could be heard that the relationship between the two was unusual.
Director Xu was even more fussy, and when he walked out of the county office, his back straightened a little.
Zhuang Zhong watched Master Xu leave, and said with a smile: "With your banner, it will be easier for me to do things in the future. If it weren't for you, it would be difficult for me to take over this position smoothly."
"Your specialty is not here, so there is no need to bother about these things."
Zhuang Zhong didn't think there was anything wrong with having a backer to cheat, this was also one of his skills. Instead of being arrogant and not accepting Feng Huan's kindness, and bothering about these things, it is better to think about how to do more practical things for Mei County.
"Then what is the origin of Lieutenant He, and why do you dare to be so arrogant?"
Feng Huan pointed at the table, "King Zhennan."
Zhuang Zhong frowned, "I didn't expect that after more than ten years, the shadow of King Zhennan could not be expelled. The court has also fallen a lot, and the situation here is not unusual."
"It's just the end of the battle. A group of rebellious officials and thieves can disgust people at best, but they can't make any big waves." Feng Huan raised three fingers, "In three years, I will help you with your worries, and then you should know how to deal with them." Do."
Zhuang Zhong laughed, "This kind of thing is also used as a deal? You are not afraid that I am only with you for the sake of repaying a favor."
Feng Huan didn't take it seriously, "So what."
Just want to be together, no matter what your thoughts are, get the person first and then talk.
Solemn was speechless.
Feng Huan left after not staying for long, and before leaving, he did not forget to say: "Remember my gift, if you don't see me again next month, you can give me yourself."
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"What gift?" Fang Yingying popped up suddenly.
Zhuang Zhong didn't prepare to be startled, "Sister, aren't you cleaning up?"
Fang Yingying didn't continue to ask, and said: "There is a green curtain and they don't need me anymore. I heard Master Tong said that you were looking through the previous files. There is a hill as high as this. I'll come and see if I can help you."
Zhuang Zhong smiled and said, "Sister, why are you suddenly interested in solving the case?"
"I've always found it very interesting, especially when I asked about the cases you solved before in order to find out the truth. It's even more interesting. It's not the kind of fun, but watching the truth surface and avenging the wronged, That feeling is great. Last time you asked me to have an autopsy, I was obviously very scared, but I also felt very excited. Looking back now, I am glad that I persisted."
"Sister, don't you want to learn these things from me too?" After Zhuang Zhong and Fang Yingying became sworn brothers, the two became much closer than before, and became more and more like real siblings.
Fang Yingying smiled and said: "I can't do business now anyway, how about I help you? Many cases involve women, not all women are as bold as me, but if I act as an intermediary, maybe It will be much better."
"If elder sister is willing, younger brother will of course be happy. It's just that if a woman touches this, I'm afraid her reputation will not be good. For elder sister..."
Fang Yingying interrupted directly, "What reputation am I afraid of now? It's always fun to live a new life. In fact, I said before that I don't have much interest in doing business. I just think it's better to have a craft than to sit and eat. And it's also free time. Nothing to do, I just want to find something to do for myself, besides, doing business is not much better than these reputations."
There is nothing wrong with Zhuang Zhuang, he really needs a female assistant, which will be more helpful for the detection of some cases.
Mei County had a lot of files in the past, Zhuang Zhong asked Master Tong to call out the cases that were about to be executed, and was about to start looking through them, when he heard someone beating a drum to complain.
Zhuang Zhong puts on her official uniform and goes to court. After all, Fang Yingying is a woman who should not be present but wants to know, so she listens behind the curtain.
After calling out the prestige of the hall, Zhuang Zhong ordered the servant on duty to pass the drummer to the hall.
When the visitor came to the hall, he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed like smashing garlic, and shouted again and again: "I beg the Lord Qingtian to be the master for the little people!"
"Who is in the hall, who is the last name, what is the grievance, in detail, the county magistrate has his own judgment."
The person who came kowtowed and cried: "Back to the adults, the little Huang Jiu lives in Daping Village. The little one wants to sue Zhang Sheng. This shameless villain bullied others and took my wife away, making Xiaomin's elderly mother die of anger in bed." , causing my whole family to be separated and ruined, and I ask the adults to be the masters for the common people!"
Frowning solemnly, he couldn't help being furious, "There is such a thing? Who is that Zhang Sheng?"
Huang Jiudao: "Zhang Sheng is a scholar in Xiaomin Village, and now works as a teacher in a library in the county. He is a hypocrite with a good face!"
"Come here, tell Zhang Sheng to go to the hall."
Maybe he had heard it a long time ago, Zhang Sheng was already waiting outside the yamen, and he arrived at the county yamen soon after hearing the order. Not only that, but Huang Jiu's wife Wu Shi also went to court. Zhang Sheng looked like a typical scholar. He looked gentle and did not look like someone who would rob other people's wives. Wu Shi, on the other hand, looked like a good wife and loving mother, her brows were tightly frowned, and her eyes dodged when she saw Huang Jiushi. And that Huang Jiu looked even more wretched and unsightly under the contrast of these two people.
"Zhang Sheng, Huang Jiu sued you for taking his wife, is there such a thing?"
Zhang Sheng is a scholar who doesn't need to kneel in court, but bows his hands and says, "My lord, there is nothing wrong with this..."
"Well, Mr. Zhang! You dare to lie in front of adults. This bitch has been living in your house now, and the neighbors in the neighborhood can testify!"
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Amazed at Kinoshita, Zhuang Zhong yelled loudly, "What kind of noise is there in the courtroom? Did the county magistrate let you speak up?! If you dare to commit the crime again, you will be punished with severe punishment!"
Huang Jiu suddenly froze, lowered his head and dared not speak any more.
Seeing the solemn gesture, Zhang Sheng said again: "My lord, what Huang Jiu said is correct. Mrs. Wu is indeed living in my house at this time, but there are other secrets."
Zhang Sheng told the truth of the matter. It turned out that Wu Shi was indeed Huang Jiu's wife, and Huang Jiu handed Wu Shi to Zhang Sheng five years ago. But now that the time is up, Zhang Sheng is unwilling to return it, and wants to pawn it for a few more years, but Huang Jiu is not willing, so there is this storm of snatching his wife.
Huang Jiudao: "My lord, we made a contract at the beginning and said it was five years, but this life is not paid back. How can there be such a reason! I really thought that I was a real couple after a few years with a woman like me. It's not such a cheap thing! It's my Huang family's fault that Mrs. Wu's troubles me, Huang Jiu's death!"
Zhang Sheng said: "I have no intention of taking it by force, I can continue to give you money."
Huang Jiu spat, "I'm not happy now! That little money is enough for a fart, and the big fool in the next village gave you twice as much as you, so I continued to pawn it to you because I am stupid. You can pawn if you want, Also give that number. Dogs and men, I really thought that if you hide in the county, I can't cure you, and if there is an adult, it must be for me!"
Wu was sobbing on the side, and Zhang Sheng was furious, "That fool is a fool! He also likes to beat people. He beat his own wife to death before. You give her the Qiniangdian, and she will live in peace. !"
"I'll pay whoever pays more, and if he dares to beat my girl to death, he will have to pay a lot of money!" Huang Jiu's eyes flashed a flash of greed, and Zhang Sheng was even more annoyed when he saw this, he took a deep breath, I dare not do anything in the courtroom.
Zhuang Zhong didn't expect this case to be so dirty, Dayou did have a pawn wife. Although the status of Dayou women is much higher than before, it is only relatively speaking, and in fact they are still in a difficult situation. Pawning a wife means that the husband pawns his wife out to exchange for money, and then takes it back when the time is up. During this period, the children born to each other belong to the other party, and most of them are from poor families. Because I can't get a wife and want to stay, I use this way of 'saving money' to find a temporary wife who can have children.
When Zhuang Zhong read this law, he was very speechless, and lamented this secular contradiction. On the one hand, letting a woman starve to death is a small matter, but on the other hand, it is so open-minded that it is legal for someone to give himself a green hat. Fortunately, he is not a woman, otherwise he would have strangled himself to death with noodles, and there would be no way out!
Zhuang Zhong did not expect that the first case in Mei County would be so difficult. According to the law, it is actually very clear and easy to judge. When the contract expires, the Wu family should belong to Huang Jiu. To Zhang Sheng.
But Zhuang Zhong could see that there was a relationship between Zhang Sheng and the Wu family. Since Zhang Sheng was admitted as a scholar, the master of the library should not be unable to marry a wife because of poverty, I am afraid there are other articles in it. And Huang Jiu saw that it was a picky thing for profit, and he wanted to give Wu's code to such a dangerous person, so he had no good intentions. If he really made such a sentence, it would mean pushing the Wu family to a desperate situation. But if he is not sentenced according to the law, solemnly sweeping aside the master book, it means that he has gone the wrong way from the beginning. If this is the case, he will not be able to fight righteously with He Xianwei in the future. Even if he thinks he is very reasonable, He Xianwei also thinks that he is reasonable.
Zhuang Zhong was thinking, Master Tong whispered in his ear, "My lord, Mrs. Fang has something to do with you."
Zhuang Zhong understood it without thinking, and it happened that he also needed to think about it, so he temporarily adjourned the court.