Bianhe Street.
"Third brother! You hold on! Kaifeng Prefecture is just ahead, third brother, third brother..."
Li Si supported Zhang Fei, who seemed to be dying, and limped on the street, shouting and crying with tears streaming down his face.
"What happened to these two people?"
"Look at their bruised faces and noses. Could it be that they were robbed?"
"Eh? Isn't that Ear Pen Zhang San?"
"Ah! It's really Zhang San and Li Si."
"It seems like they are going to Kaifeng Prefecture."
"Let's go, let's go and see what's going on."
... ...
Kaifeng Prefecture.
It was already afternoon, and the court was about to be dismissed. The runners at the door became a little absent-minded and started chatting, just like primary school students looking forward to the end of school.
One of the yamen runners heaved a sigh of relief: "Ah... It's finally our turn to take a break."
Another yamen runner said, "He should have been released long ago, all thanks to Zhang San."
"Don't mention 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. What are you doing here? Going to jail?"
"Zhang... Zhang San?"
"Who are you trying to scare? I won't be fooled by you."
"No. Look, it's really... it's really Zhang San."
The bailiff pointed ahead, his lips trembling.
The other yamen runner then looked back and saw a pig-headed young man walking towards him, supporting someone. It was none other than Zhang Fei.
There were more than twenty or thirty people following behind him, looking forward to it with curiosity.
"Quick... Go and inform the prefect, Zhang San is here again."
The yamen runners at the door felt like they were facing a great enemy.
After a while, Li Si supported Zhang Fei and came to the gate of the government office.
The guard pointed at Zhang Fei and asked, "Zhang San, what are you doing here?"
Zhang Fei, who was dying just now, slowly raised his head and looked at the yamen runner with a dazed look. He swung his arm hanging on Li Si's shoulder left and right, "Hello, brother runner!"
The yamen runner shouted angrily: "It's not good to see your father."
"Please forgive me, brother. Actually, I didn't want to come here, but you can see that we are seriously injured now..."
The yamen runner saw that Li Si had a swollen nose and face, while Zhang Fei only had a bruise on his cheek, but he covered his abdomen with one hand and could not even stand steadily, which seemed to be more seriously injured. He felt extremely happy!
You deserve it!
You kid also got this day.
Oh, heaven! Oh, earth! Which fairy sister has appeared
Then Zhang Fei continued, "... The reason why we were so badly injured is because we were beaten up just now. I believe that Governor Lu would not want to see such a thing happen in the capital of the Song Dynasty, so..."
While he was talking, Li Si secretly moved his feet and now arrived in front of the Dengwen Drum.
When he picked up the drumstick, the yamen runner finally reacted. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he raised his hands and feet, "Stop...!"
It was too late; Zhang Fei swung up the drumstick and started beating the drum hard.
Bang bang bang!
The drums sounded.
The people behind him were immediately cheered up.
Zhang San returned to Kaifeng Prefecture.
This time it's going to be fun.
Inside the palace.
At this time, Lu Gong was busy dealing with some official business and was about to take a vacation. Suddenly, he heard the sound of drums outside the mansion and was startled, "Who is beating the drums?"
For some reason, the first person that came to his mind was Zhang Fei, but then he realized that it was impossible for Zhang Fei to come and play the drums now.
As soon as he said this, a yamen runner ran to the door, clasped his fists and said, "Your Excellency, Zhang San is here again."
"Is it really Zhang San?"
Lu Gong stood up suddenly. Even an official like him who was fair and strict could not stand this guy anymore.
Always come and beat the drums...!
He really treated Kaifeng Prefecture as a toilet.
The key point is that Zhang San no longer has the right to sue.
But when he saw Zhang San and Li Si coming in, he was stunned and asked, "What are you doing?"
Zhang Fei pulled his belt, revealing the huge shoe print on his abdomen, and said, "Reporting to the prefect, we were beaten."
Well played!
This is what everyone in the hall is thinking.
Including Lu Gongzhuo.
The chief clerk Huang Gui frowned and asked, "Who told you that if you get beaten, you can come to Kaifeng Prefecture and beat the drum?"
The drum of Kaifeng Prefecture really can't be beaten randomly.
When Li Si was involved in the case, Zhang Fei did not beat the drum.
The Kaifeng Prefecture should correspond to the municipal government, and Lu Gong has more responsibilities as the mayor, but he also serves as the president of the Supreme Court of Kaifeng Prefecture at the same time.
However, there were as many as five courts under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture, and many judges generally went to those five courts for both civil disputes and criminal cases.
After they finished the trial and gave a verdict, Lu Gong would review it again. If there were no mistakes or omissions, he would announce the verdict to the public.
That's basically the process.
Lu Gongzhu's main responsibilities were farmland water conservancy, economic and people's livelihood, not solving cases. Lu Gongzhu would personally handle the case only if it involved officials or was a major criminal case.
The case of Li Si should not have been brought to Kaifeng Prefecture, but Lu Gongzhe also wanted to touch Zhang Fei at that time. In addition, Zhang Fei's many tricks aroused public resentment, so he tried the case personally.
Zhang Fei said weakly: "I know this, but I was beaten this time, Kaifeng Prefecture is not immune from responsibility, and the prefect is also one of the parties involved, so I can only come here to seek justice from the prefect."
It has something to do with me? Lu Gong asked curiously, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said, "I just moved out of the Xu Mansion yesterday. As soon as I stepped into my new home, I was covered with a sack by a few masked men and was severely beaten."
Lu Gongzhu asked, "What does this have to do with Kaifeng Prefecture?"
Zhang Fei said, "I have just arrived in Bianjing and don't know many people. I have offended even fewer people. I just filed a lawsuit for Li Si. The lawsuit was filed in Kaifeng Prefecture, and it was Kaifeng Prefecture that mediated in the end. But the result was that I was attacked and retaliated not long after. If this gets out, who would dare to come to Kaifeng Prefecture to file a complaint?"
Lu Gong's expression gradually became serious, "Are you saying that Chen Yuteng sent someone to beat you up?"
Zhang Fei shook his head.
Lu Gong asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Fei said: "I think Wang Sinong hired someone to beat me up."
"Wang Sinong?"
Lu Gong was surprised.
"Yes."
"What evidence do you have?" Lu Gong asked.
Zhang Fei said: "When I was defending Li Si, Wang Sinong came to me and tried to coerce and bribe me, but I didn't agree to him at the time and even accused him of breaking the law knowingly."
Lu Gong frowned and asked, "Why didn't you say it then?"
If this is true, then Zhang Fei certainly has the right to come here and beat the drum to appeal for justice. This not only involves revenge, but also involves court ministers.
Zhang Fei sighed: "For ordinary people, naturally, we also hope that it is better to have less trouble than more!"
Really? Lü Gong refused to believe it and asked again, "Do you have any evidence?"
Zhang Fei said: "It was broad daylight, someone must have seen it."
Lu Gongzhu hesitated for a moment and said, "But even if this is the case, it cannot prove that Wang Sinong threatened you."
Zhang Fei said, "Yes! Wang Sinong came to have tea and chat with a man I have never met before."
Lu Gong snorted and said, "Don't be so slick here. I will find out the truth myself."
Zhang Fei said: "This is exactly what I expect."
Speaking of Wang Sinong, Lu Gong cannot ignore him.
The judicial system of the Song Dynasty actually condoned citizens suing officials because there was no legal provision prohibiting it. There might be differences in different places, but there were many precedents in Kaifeng Prefecture, and Kaifeng Prefecture also attached great importance to such cases.
The reason is simple. Bian Jing is full of scholars and officials. If Kaifeng Prefecture cannot make decisions for the people, who will take Kaifeng Prefecture seriously? This also involves a power issue.
Just as Zhang Fei said, his beating might be a continuation of Li Si's case, and Lu Gongzhe, who mediated between them, naturally had the responsibility.
So Lu Gong ordered Huang Gui to take Zhang Fei down to record his statement first.
Just as Zhang Fei was taken away, the judge Li Kai came here in a hurry, "I heard that Zhang San is here again?"
Lu Gong said, "I am recording the confession."
Li Kai wondered, "Isn't he qualified to go to court to argue now?"
Lu Gong said, "He came here to file a complaint, not to sue."
"Complain? Who?"
"Wang Sinong."
Lu Gong then told Li Kai the whole story.
Li Kai said: "I think he is really tired of living. With what he said, what basis does he have to sue Wang Sinong for hiring someone to hurt someone? If Wang Sinong gets angry and there is no solid evidence, he will be sued for false accusation, which is a more serious crime."
Lu Gongzhuo sighed and said, "It is precisely because it involves Wang Sinong and is related to Li Si's case that I decided to accept this case. As for the result, it depends on whether we can find evidence. We just need to handle it impartially."
Li Kai smiled bitterly and said, "How can we check this? That guy didn't even see clearly who hit him."
Lu Gong hesitated for a moment and said, "Go to Wang Sinong's house first and ask him whether he went to see Zhang San during the trial of Li Si's case."
... ...
"Madam Xu!"
After Zhang Fei and Li Si finished recording their statements and walked out of the house, they saw Xu Zhiqian rushing over.
"You... How did you become like this?"
Xu Zhiqian was horrified when she saw Li Si, who looked like a pig.
It just happened in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Fei was furious when he saw this woman, "You have such a bad mouth."
Crow's mouth
Xu Zhiqian was stunned for a moment, then she 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 moment and pulled the wound again.
Xu Zhiqian snorted softly: "If I had this ability, you would have died countless times."
"Wow... women are really the most vicious!"
"That's enough! You're still talking nonsense even though you're injured like this. Come to my house first."
... ...
Xu Mansion.
How happy I was when I left this morning, how embarrassed I feel when I come back now.
Xu Zun didn't care about these, and just said: "You are really too impulsive this time. You went to Kaifeng Prefecture to file a complaint, which is not wrong, but you can't sue the 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, Kaifeng Prefecture will not take it seriously and it may be left unresolved. If that's the case, they will send people to beat me up every now and then. I must resist."
Xu Zun frowned, "That being said, you have no evidence after all. You should discuss this with me first. I will urge the court to investigate this case. If Wang Sinong sues you, the consequences could be serious or minor!"
Zhang Fei asked, "Do you think he will bite me back?"
Xu Zun frowned and said, "I think it's very likely."
Zhang Fei was delighted when he heard this, "That's good! I was just worried that he wouldn't sue."
Xu Zhiqian was surprised and asked, "Have you been fooled?"
Zhang Fei gave her an unpleasant look and said, "I am very sober. Now it is just an investigation. This is out of my control. I don't think Kaifeng Prefecture can find the person who beat me. But if Wang Sinong bites me back, then this case will become a lawsuit. As long as it becomes a lawsuit, I can do my best."
Xu Zhiqian wondered, "You don't even have any evidence, what can you use to fight him?"
Zhang Fei said, "Mouth! I will hold him accountable. I will make this lawsuit make his whole family uneasy. Just wait, I will let them know how to be a gangster."
rogue
Something is 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 also forced to do this, and I am much better than them. At least I used fair and aboveboard means."
Xu Zun hesitated for a moment and asked, "How can I help you?"
Zhang Fei said: "I only ask you to help me get a fair trial."
Without Xu Zun's support, he wouldn't be able to act like a gangster.
Xu Zun nodded.