After listening to Jiang Mengzhen's talk about the laws of the Jin State, she still found it hard to believe. She asked three questions in rapid succession: "Does this law conflict with other laws? Is it still valid when it is implemented?"
Hao Cheng was not a law major in his previous life, but he had seen some lawsuits and watched quite a few dramas with lawyers as the theme, so he had some understanding of the law.
Jiang Mengzhen would say this because he was absolutely sure: "Before you sue the official, go to the store and buy a copy of the Jin State Law. Turn to page 250, the 23rd column from right to left, Chapter 13, Article 1,335. Check to see if it is what I said, and then consider whether you want to follow my advice."
He didn't feel offended. After all, he wasn't very familiar with Hao Cheng, and if he lost the lawsuit, he might be blamed.
If Hao Cheng was not cautious and did what he said without hesitation, he might think that this person was bewitched by the fox demon, too gullible and not someone he could use.
Hao Cheng was skeptical, so he brought back a thick copy of "Laws of the State of Jin" that day. He turned to that page and found that it was just as Jiang Mengzhen said.
She asked him several questions, and he answered them all fluently. In order to boost Hao Cheng's confidence, Jiang Mengzhen also showed off his skills on the spot.
He asked Hao Cheng to turn to the last page of "Laws of the State of Jin", cleared his throat and began to recite the regulations. The sentences that came out of his mouth were fluent and clear, but they sounded illogical.
Hao Cheng stared at Jin Lu without blinking, pricked up his ears and listened carefully, and he found that the other party was not just spitting out a bunch of gibberish, but reciting Jin Lu word by word from the last line to the last word backwards. The order of chapters and sentences was reversed, and he could recite it backwards fluently.
In her previous life, Hao Cheng had a classmate who could recite an English dictionary, and she already thought that he was very impressive. This book "Laws of the State of Jin" has more than 700 pages, with a total of nearly 4,000 laws, and according to Jiang Mengzhen, he is also familiar with other laws, so he can be sure to make this promise to her.
Even if Jiang Mengzhen might not be as good as he said, his ability to recite the "Laws of the State of Jin" by heart was enough to impress her.
Young people should also have some courage. Hao Cheng closed the book, obviously believing in Jiang Mengzhen's professionalism in law: "Then according to what you said, what should I do."
Jiang Mengzhen pondered and said, "If I had a lawyer's qualification certificate, I could have helped you. But now I don't even have my identity documents, so it's not easy for me to intervene in this matter. If you trust me, do as I say and don't say anything unnecessary."
After all, Hao Cheng was not a performer by background, and fearing that he might not be doing well enough, he rehearsed several times in the house with Jiang Mengzhen.
She didn't understand something, so the other person explained it to her sentence by sentence: "Officials are most afraid of others saying that they are disrespectful to the emperor. When you go up, sue them according to the laws of the Jin State. Don't say anything wrong about the county magistrate. Just say that the prostitutes were bold and reckless and that they violated the law."
If Hao Cheng brings the county magistrate with him, the latter will inevitably try to shirk responsibility for himself. The county magistrate will naturally "act impartially" under pressure to show his loyalty and to preserve her reputation.
Don't be afraid of officials putting their own interests first. People like the county magistrate, the more greedy they are, the more they care about themselves. They may seem to be solid allies, but once her own interests are involved, no matter who you are, she will turn against you immediately.
What's more, the relationship between the broker and the county magistrate was only connected by a beautiful maid, which was an already fragile nepotism.
The reason why the yahang tortured Hao Cheng was simply because he had embezzled her money. He didn't beat him or scold him, but he was just disgusting.
But Hao Cheng could not tolerate such disgust, nor would he tolerate them using excuses to ruin his reputation. They disgusted Hao Cheng, so Hao Cheng would treat them in their own way.
After the rehearsal, Hao Cheng went to the government office early in the morning to sue the pawnshop. She held high in her hand a copy of the "Laws of the State of Jin" and presented the petition that Jiang Mengzhen had taught her to write.
When Kou heard the noise in the mansion, she spat out the tea in her mouth: "You heard it right, that idiot really sued the dental clinic?"
The maid who reported the news nodded and said, "Yes, she sued the pawnbroker."
Kou laughed instead: "My niece has always been incompetent in her work. She is just a poor scholar, but she is very proud. She can't even bear such a small grievance and wants to hit her head against the iron plate."
The maid asked: "What should we do then? Will she not implicate you?"
It was he who asked the pawnbroker to torture Hao Cheng in the first place. He hated Hao Cheng so much that the pawnbroker would only team up with him and certainly would not vent their anger on him.
Kou's lips curled up, and there was a hint of cunning in her smile: "What can we do? Of course we should prepare the carriage and go to watch the fun."
Who knows, when he arrived at the yamen, he might just see Hao Cheng being chased out and beaten with a stick for delaying official business and making false accusations against the yamen.
He was delighted, but the county magistrate was almost pissed off by the scholar. Others who sued the officials first submitted their petitions and then cried out their grievances, all in a humble and submissive manner, only asking her to make the decision in their name.
The scholar sued the official and submitted the complaint, but he refused to kneel before the official. She slammed the gavel, and the scholar immediately said, "I brought the Jin Law with me. In Article 123 of the Jin Law, Taizu stipulated that those who plead their grievances by holding the Jin Law can be exempted from kneeling."
The county magistrate secretly thought, bullshit, how could she have never heard of such a weird rule. However, the scholar looked confident, so out of caution, she asked the legal advisor to check it out. If there was nothing, it would be fine. If there was, she would be in trouble if her opponent made a fuss about it.
In fact, Hao Cheng had never heard of it. However, there were many messy laws in Jin State, and there were many loopholes. But who among the common people would bring such a thick code to sue the officials? Even if they did, who would remember such a remote law
The lawyer hurried to check, and after a while he came back and whispered, "Sir, it really is there. And the law also says that officials below the sixth rank must kneel when they see it."
In order to demonstrate the inviolability of the "Laws of the State of Jin", □□ made many strange regulations in the "Laws of Jin" compiled based on the "Laws of the State of Jin".
The county magistrate was a seventh-rank official, so he was naturally required to kneel. If Hao Cheng hadn't said anything, she naturally didn't lose face and kneel down on her own initiative, but just took advantage of the situation and said: "In this case, I will allow you not to kneel."
She slammed the gavel and asked, "Who are you here, what's going on, and who are you suing?"
Hao Cheng heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her reaction. He straightened his back and said word by word: "I, Hao Cheng, am suing Feiteng Dental Clinic for having my reputation insulted!"