"Stop, where are you from? Dare to pretend to be yamen and come here in my Qingzhou city?" asked a leading man in the county lieutenant's uniform.
The four yamen looked at each other. The old man and a few villagers in the back saw the weapons in the hands of the officers and soldiers surrounding them, and the sharp spears were aimed at them. They all leaned behind the four yamen subconsciously.
Ding Lai was called by the yamen who took the lead. He took out the official documents and his waist badge from his arms, and explained with fists: "Sir, we are the yamen of Tongshancheng County, and we have been ordered to investigate a case. This is the county magistrate Luo Mingda. The official document issued by the adult himself, the case is urgent, please let it go."
Ding Lai deliberately said Luo Mingda's name, hoping that these people would be considerate of Lord Luo's identity and would not be too difficult for them.
The county lieutenant came over, took the documents and looked at them, then looked at their waist cards, and then looked at a few villagers behind him, and said, "From the Tongshan county government? What case?"
Ding Lai slightly bowed his head and clasped his fists and replied, "I'm sorry, sir, I have to keep it secret as ordered by Lord Luo, so I have no comment."
There were no officers and soldiers when they crossed the river yesterday, but they were there early this morning. Jia Xiaoren's cousin is the prefect of Qingzhou, and the whole city is under his control. The county magistrate must have been ordered to stop them here. Obviously, they also know what the case is.
But Ding Lai also knew very well in his heart that at most, they would stop them from crossing the river to delay time, and would never dare to detain them. After all, Lord Luo's father is Lord Shang Shu, and this document was issued by Lord Luo, if the prefect is still smart If so, I would never dare to embarrass Lord Luo too much.
"Wait a minute, there's a thief being caught in the city recently, and the whole city is under martial law. I'm going to show this to the adults." After speaking, the county captain took the documents and left.
Ding Lai and a few yamen officers frowned. The whole city is under martial law. It's just bullshit. When they came over yesterday, there were no officers and soldiers. But according to the rules, when they come here to do business, they really need to say hello to the county government here before doing business.
I wanted to sneak people back without disturbing the Jia family and the officials, but I didn't expect to be stopped.
"Sir, stay." Ding Lai immediately stopped the county lieutenant and said, "Lord Luo is still waiting for the case to be heard, can you be accommodating?"
The county lieutenant stopped, turned around, and said righteously: "How can this be done? You guys are also bad, don't you understand the rules? Just wait."
With that said, he walked slowly towards the city.
When Ding Lai saw his attitude, he knew that he had to wait.
On the other hand, Luo Mingda and the county magistrate were all waiting for the yamen to bring witnesses back, and they were a little absent-minded at work this morning.
We waited left and right, but did not wait for the yamen and witnesses, but waited for Lord Lu, the prefect of Qingzhou, the county magistrate, Lord Zhang, and his father Jia Xiaoren!
Lominda looked at the three, her eyelids jumping.
Here comes the stumbling block.
"Master Lu, Master Zhang, what kind of wind is this blowing, and they are blowing to my Tongshan? Do you know that I have delicious food in Tongshan, so I came here to taste it?" Luo Mingda snorted.
Lord Lu, the prefect of Qingzhou, smiled reluctantly: "Lord Luo took office. The last time I passed through Qingzhou, this official happened to go to the county, and I haven't congratulated yet. This time I came here to congratulate the adults. The mere gift is a bright pearl from a businessman in the South China Sea. If Lord Luo doesn't dislike it, you can play with it."
With that said, Master Lu's entourage brought several boxes of gifts to Luo Mingda. He opened a small box at the top, and inside was a luminous pearl the size of a baby's fist. Even if it didn't shine at night, its body was round and white, and it was very beautiful.
"Wow, really? I'll take a look." Lominda picked it up in surprise and looked at the door, put it in her hand and played with it for a while, then put it back in the box, closed the box, and put the entourage With a push of his hand, he said, "Okay, I've seen it, I've played with it, you guys can put it away."
Master Lu had a smile on his face, and said in surprise: "What? Master Luo doesn't like it?"
Luo Mingda laughed and said, "Lord Lu is too polite. If you have your heart, you can accept the gift." It's not like he doesn't have Ye Mingzhu at home, and he uses it as a toy for his son.
Master Lu paused, looked at Master Zhang and Father Jia, and then said: "If Master Luo doesn't like this night pearl, I heard that Master Luo likes food, and there is a set of white jade tableware below, Master Luo, can you take a look?"
Luo Mingda looked at Master Lu with a half-smile, and said, "Master Lu, I really like food. In Tongshan City, there is a person who cooks dishes that taste like the best in the world. I have never eaten anything better than his cooking in the capital. The food is delicious."
Master Lu raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Is there anyone who is more powerful than the cook in the capital?"
"Yeah, even the royal chef of the palace can't compare." Luo Mingda nodded, then shook his head regretfully, and said, "Unfortunately, you can't eat it."
Mr. Lu didn't know that Luo Mingda was talking about Yu Qingze. He only knew that Jia Xiaoren opened a restaurant here. This time, it was with a restaurant called Jufulou, but he didn't know about Jufulou. The boss is what Lominda now calls a very good cook.
He asked, "Why does Lord Luo say that?"
Luo Mingda said in surprise: "Why don't you know, my lord? Your cousin, Jia Xiaoren, sent someone to the restaurant the night before for the chin bean noodles. Didn't you come here for this matter? You have already done this, of course the boss. It is impossible to cook delicious food for you again."
The three of them heard a heartbeat. It turns out that what Luo Mingda just said was the owner of the Jufu Building!
Luo Mingda said again: "What? You didn't come here for this?"
Master Lu glanced at Master Zhang and gave him a wink.
Master Zhang bit the bullet and stepped forward and said: "Master Luo, I am here for this. I have also inquired about this beforehand. Jia Xiaoren and Niu San don't know each other, so why did Master imprison him as well. Get up? Besides, Jia Xiaoren is a native of Qingzhou, if he commits anything, he should be brought back to Qingzhou for trial."
Master Lu did not speak.
Luo Mingda looked at Master Zhang, looked up and down, and asked, "Master Zhang, how many years have you been the magistrate of Qingzhou?"
Master Zhang was inexplicably asked, but he still replied, "Five years."
Luo Mingda clicked his tongue and said, "Master Zhang has been a county magistrate for five years, and he must have tried many more cases than me who has been serving as a county magistrate for half a year, right?"
The Lord nodded and said, "That's it."
Luo Mingda looked at him and said, "Why is that Master Zhang not as familiar with Dasheng Law as I have done for half a year? My Dasheng Law stipulates that prisoners who commit crimes in other places are under the jurisdiction of the local area, right?"
Master Zhang was at a loss for words, so he could only blushed and nodded. Of course he knew what the law stipulated, so he couldn't do anything about it, he could only bet that Luminda didn't know!
Seeing that Master Zhang was shriveled here, Father Jia stepped forward and said, "Master Luo, Xiaoren, he doesn't know that Niu San, Master Luo, please don't listen to one side's words, you have wronged a good man."
"Wronged?" Luo Mingda raised her eyebrows and looked at Father Jia, and asked, "You say I wronged your son?"
Just as Father Jia was about to nod his head, Master Lu pulled him, and Father Jia quickly shut up and stopped talking.
Master Lu changed the subject and said, "Master Luo, Jia Xiaoren's father brought him some food, can you go and visit?"
Father Jia hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, it's freezing cold today. I brought him some clothes to protect him from the cold, and I asked the adults to be accommodating."
Luo Mingda shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Jia Xiaoren is an important suspect and can't see anyone. You will naturally be able to see him when you go to court."
After hitting a hard nail, Master Lu knew that it would not work, and left with Master Zhang and Father Jia.
After walking out of the county office and walking far away, Jia's father said to Lord Lu, "Hongsheng, what should I do now?"
Lord Lu looked back at the direction of the county government and said, "After all, this is not Qingzhou, and he is Luo Shangshu's son, so he can't be hard. We stopped the witness over there, we can delay it for a day or two, but there are not enough witnesses. , as long as Xiaoren and Niu San don't let go of their mouths, he will not be convicted. I will ask to watch the trial together, and Master Zhang will also watch the trial together. Don't let him revise his confession."
Father Jia nodded when he heard the words, and Master Zhang also nodded.
When he returned to Jia Xiaoren's house, Master Lu found Father Jia again and said to him, "Just in case, you have to find someone to top it. You can find a way to see who is suitable."
Father Jia looked up at Lord Lu, nodded heavily and agreed.
On the other hand, Luo Mingda and the county magistrate were a little worried before the yamen came back after waiting for a day.
"Maybe things are a little tricky?" the master book said.
The county magistrate said: "There is Qingzhou's territory. It's not like our own territory. There will definitely be ways to prevent them from bringing the witnesses back. Sir, look, do you want to send more people over there?"
Luo Mingda walked around the room, shook his head, and said, "What if the person sent out doesn't come back? Wait another day to see."
In the evening, when Luo Mingda came home, she was also sad.
Lover rubbed his forehead and asked, "Why is your husband so troubled?"
Luo Mingda pulled down the husband's hand, held it in his hand, and said, "The yamen sent to Qingzhou has not come back yet. I am afraid that he was stopped by the surnamed Lu."
Lover pulled out his hand, patted the back of Lominda's hand, and said, "I received a letter from the housekeeper in the morning, and he said they would be back tomorrow. Just wait and see."
"Really?" Luo Mingda's eyes lit up immediately, nodded and said, "Okay, wait another day."
The next day, at the dock of Qingzhou City, Ding Lai and three other yamen took the old man and the villagers to the dock again.
Those officers and soldiers were still there.
"Boss, what should I do?" a yaman asked.
They waited here all day yesterday, and the county lieutenant never came back after holding their papers. They went to the county office to find someone, and the yamen at the door told them that the county magistrate was not there at all, and the county magistrate and the prefect went to other counties to do business, not in the county office.
Ding Lai and they were in a hurry, which was simply delaying on purpose. However, the officers and soldiers on the pier were guarding them with spears, and they would change shifts in the middle, until the ships at the pier stopped in the dark, and then they went back.
Several people were helpless and had to stay in Qingzhou City for another night.
"Brother, our documents have been handed over to you, county lieutenant. You have no reason to stop us. Everyone is on duty, please be accommodating." Ding Lai said to one of the soldiers who took the lead.
The man also replied very directly: "Without the order of the county lieutenant, we can't let you go, just give up."
"If you do this again, don't blame me for waiting hard!" Ding Lai said with a sullen face.
The man looked at them and said hahaha: "Just you? I advise you to just wait."
Ding Lai and the others were so angry that they rolled up their sleeves and wanted to fight.
At this time, an uncle suddenly rushed over and pulled Ding Lai, shouting: "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sir, my son suddenly has a stomachache, and I can't carry him, can I trouble you to help me? Should I take him to find a doctor?"
Ding Lai is getting angry, where did this uncle come from! Wouldn't you find someone else to carry your son!
He turned his head and glared at the uncle, but when he saw the man clearly, his eyes widened and he opened his mouth and said, "Luo..."
Seeing that he was about to call out, the uncle quickly gave him a wink and said, "Master, please, help me?"
Ding Lai quickly reacted and said, "Okay, where is it?"
The uncle pointed in a direction, and there was a young man squatting under the tree with his stomach covered not far away.
Ding Lai waved his hand to the back and said, "Follow me."
Saying that, the group followed the uncle.
Ding Lai carried the young man on his back and followed the uncle forward to the corner. When the officers and soldiers could not see him, the uncle patted the young man on the back to let him down and led them to the woods quickly.
They didn't stop until one mile out.
"Butler Luo, why are you here?" Ding Lai asked, looking at the uncle, the housekeeper of Luo's house.
Butler Luo replied: "Our young husband sent me to do some things, and it just happened. I saw you guys were stopped yesterday afternoon."
Ding Lai said angrily: "The county lieutenant took our documents and left and never came back, obviously delaying time."
Luo Guanjia said: "The prefect here must have arrived in Tongshan, and he wants to prevent us from bringing witnesses back."
"Then what do we do? They're at the dock, and we can't get through."
"Follow me." Butler Luo took their group for another mile until they came to a riverside in Qinghe, where there were already several other people waiting, and there was actually another riverside there. A wooden boat!
"Butler Luo! You got a boat?" Ding Lai said in surprise.
Butler Luo nodded and said, "Let's go back quickly, adults, they should be in a hurry."
"Okay!" Ding Lai said happily.
The group boarded the wooden boat and successfully crossed the river upstream of the pier to return to Tongshan City. They did not go ashore from the pier in Tongshan, but quietly went ashore from a gentle river, and then refitted and secretly returned to the county office.
When Butler Luo and his party came back, Luo Mingda immediately informed Yu Qingze and ascended the hall in the afternoon.
Father Jia and the others sent people to keep an eye on the situation of the county government office. When they learned that they were going to be promoted to court in the afternoon, they rushed to the county government office immediately. Just after the yamen clerk shouted 'weiwu', Niu San and Jia Xiaoren were brought to court.
"Lord Luo, this case involves the people of Qingzhou, and this officer asks for supervision." Lord Lu said as soon as he entered the court.
When Jia Xiaoren saw that Master Lu and his father were coming, his sluggish spirit was suddenly lifted, and he became full of confidence.
Luo Mingda smiled and said, "Master Lu, do you want to supervise the trial?"
Master Lu nodded.
Luo Mingda dug his ears and said doubtfully: "Master Lu, I think you are too anxious to make a mistake, this suspect is your cousin, according to our Dasheng law, you have to avoid it, where is the prison trial? ?"
Master Lu was stunned, unable to refute. Unexpectedly, this Lominda is quite proficient in the law.
Luo Mingda said again: "If your lord wants to listen, please go outside the court."
Master Lu looked at Luo Mingda, turned around, gave Master Zhang a look, and then with a dark face he retreated to the door of the court, standing and listening with the rest of the people.
Afterwards, Master Zhang said again: "Master Luo, this official asked for an audition in the hall, do you have any opinion?"
Luo Mingda smiled and said, "Okay. Come on, give Master Zhang a stool."
The yamen took out a small bench from behind and placed it next to the yamen near the door.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, you know, the last county magistrate has embezzled too much money, and it has been charged to the national treasury, leaving me only a mess, our Tongshan county government is so poor that we can't find a chair. There is only this kind of small stool, and I will grieve you first." Luo Mingda said with an ashamed expression.
"You..." Master Zhang blushed, and finally had to shrunk his legs and sat on the small bench.
This was deliberately making things difficult. He knew it, but he knew there was nothing he could do. The identity of the other party was not as simple as a county magistrate.
The prefect at the top forced him to come here, and he was run on by his peers when he got here. Mr. Zhang felt like a mute eating Huanglian, and he couldn't tell the bitterness.
Yu Qingze and the others couldn't help but want to laugh when they watched it, but they tried their best to hold back, only the shoulders were shaking.
They don't know that the county government is poor, but they know that the Luo family's three meals a day are packed at Yuji Snack Bar and Jufulou.
When Master Lu and Master Zhang saw such a scene, their faces were so black that they couldn't be darker.
All face is lost!
And when Jia Xiaoren saw his cousin and the others slumped, his heart sank. This Lominda really doesn't give any face at all.
Snapped!
Seeing Master Zhang sitting down, Luo Mingda gave a shocked slap and said, "Yu Qingze sued Jia Xiaoren for instigating Niu San to sneak into the Jufu Building to take medicine and deliberately murder a case, and now the court is open for trial! , the villagers of Wulipo!"
When Master Lu, Master Zhang and Father Jia heard it, they were all shocked. Didn't they set up an interception? Why are they still running back? !
What are those rice buckets doing? !