The two had basically the same idea. Sun Ruisi thought that Dali was the governor's territory after all. If Brother Li made any move, he would be blocked. However, if he stepped on the governor's bottom line step by step, it would be much easier to act. There are currently two ways to improve the reputation of the people. One is to promulgate some policies that benefit the country and the people like Yuxi did, and the other is to try cases and redress grievances for the people as a judge.
Li Yaonan's current status is not high enough, and he has a deep grudge against the governor. The first option was crossed out by the two of them, so now only the second option is feasible.
After some discussion, the two men acted separately. Li Yaonan went to the government office to check the files first and picked out some cases involving injustice. He went to check the identity background. As long as they did not have close connections with the higher-ups and got rid of a few small fish and shrimps, the governor should not fall out with them.
The next day, Lin Yixuan accompanied her husband to the yamen. After getting off the carriage, she looked around and saw that there was no annoying look.
When Li Yaonan was checking the files, he was worried that his husband would be bored, so he threw a few books to him to read. Regardless of whether he could find any clues or not, it would be helpful to have more help.
Lin Yixuan smiled slightly, feeling somewhat happy in his heart. Regardless of his past or present life, this was his first time actually dealing with government affairs.
This was also the first time that Lai Yaonan was looking into criminal cases. In the past, he only focused on civil cases. After looking through the case files, he found that some of the civil cases were simply speechless.
Widow Wang had an affair with Mr. Liu, and when her uncle found out, they planned to kill her to silence her. However, her uncle died suddenly at home. The county magistrate had irrefutable evidence and sentenced Widow Wang to be executed in the autumn. He was just waiting for the approval of the governor's office.
The master of the Zhou family had a new concubine, but on their wedding night she was stabbed to death in bed by her. She was caught red-handed. Well, this was another case of solid evidence, and the county magistrate also sentenced the man to be executed in the autumn.
Liu Erniu and Yang Hu started a business together, made some money and bought a shop. However, conflicts arose between them. Liu Erniu believed that he had more capital and the shop should belong to him. However, Yang Hu believed that apart from the capital, Liu Erniu had not contributed any effort and that he was the one doing all the business matters. Therefore, Yang Hu returned Liu Erniu's capital and wanted to part ways with him.
Liu Erniu was naturally unwilling, and the two started quarreling. Liu Erniu returned home angrily and complained to his family. The eldest brother of the Liu family was impulsive. When he heard that his younger brother had suffered a loss, he immediately went to find trouble with Yang Hu. During the quarrel, Yang Hu accidentally pushed Liu Da down the stairs, and his head was bleeding. After the doctors' diagnosis, they all shook their heads. Liu Da died two days later. Yang Hu was also sentenced to a severe punishment by the county magistrate and sent to the northwest to do coolie.
... ...
Li Yaonan was speechless and read the case file over and over again. The case file was well done, every reason was legitimate, and all the evidence was solid. If one did not look at the beneficiary of the case, Li Yaonan thought that it would be difficult to find any flaws just by looking at the case.
Lin Yixuan chuckled, looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Yaonan felt a little bored and curled his lips and said, "Look, Widow Wang committed adultery, my uncle died, and Mr. Liu was exiled. Who will their property belong to?"
Lin Yixuan smiled and said, "Why do you care about these things? If you want to find out, then send someone to take a look. Yes, the files here are the same. Mr. Shen married his concubine. The legitimate wife was so angry that she killed Mr. Shen. The legitimate son felt sorry for his mother and went to the government office to surrender and confess. The county magistrate was very careful and sentenced Shen's mother to death. The case seems to be over, but I don't believe that the legitimate wife killed her husband."
Li Yaonan looked at her husband carefully and found that he was very serious. He recorded all the doubts in the case in a book. He smiled and asked, "Do you like investigating cases?"
Lin Yixuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded gently: "Well, when I was a child, I fantasized that if I were a man, I would definitely do something."
Li Yaonan didn't care. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Then I'll trouble my husband." Compared with trying cases, he prefers to do practical work. Since his husband likes it, he will let him do it. Li Yaonan is very shrewd. Although it is not in accordance with the rules for his husband to interfere in the case, he thinks that doing it in his husband's name will go more smoothly than trying the case himself.
Although the bailiffs in the yamen obeyed his orders, Li Yaonan knew that it was because there was no conflict of interest. If he tried a case, some officials might still stop him, but if his husband acted on a whim, no one would take it to heart. He was just a corrupt official who doted on his husband.
After receiving the task assigned by her husband, the young wife looked serious and firmly stated that she would do it well.
Li Yaonan patted his head and said, "Don't be too tired. Just treat it as a pastime."
Lin Yixuan smiled lightly: "I know."
With the help of his young husband, Li Yaonan relaxed and continued to study his ten-arrow crossbow. Occasionally, he would dig a hole and prepare to set it for the governor next year.
Three days later, Lin Yixuan had a clue about the case, and the results of Sun Ruisi's investigation also came out.
Lin Yixuan was a little excited as it was his first time going out to handle a case. Li Yaonan asked him to bring Xuer with him to broaden the child's horizons. In addition to the ten guards at home, he also sent a few yamen runners to go with him, under the banner of the government, so that he could be legitimate.
Li Yaonan's move was quite big, how could his colleagues not know about it? The officials were speechless. After carefully checking the files, they found that although the case handled by Lin Yixuan was a murder case, there was no involvement behind it. It was just as Li Yaonan expected. He did not try too hard and just thought that the rich family was bored and wanted to find some excitement.
Li Yaonan carefully reminded her husband not to delay too long and to come back as soon as he had found out the truth.
Lin Yixuan nodded repeatedly. It was the first time she took the initiative to leave her husband. She felt a little uncomfortable, but when she thought about what she could do, she became excited.
Li Yaonan shook his head helplessly, and suddenly felt that there was a boy growing up in my family. As expected, no matter where they are, men, women, or Shuang'er, as long as they open that skylight, their ambition to succeed cannot be underestimated.
Lin Yixuan was in high spirits holding the child. Ever since she followed her husband, she felt that her horizons had broadened a lot and she was no longer confined to the small world of the backyard. The freedom and love her husband gave her made her more greedy and she wanted more. She was spoiled by her husband.
"Father." Li Xi hugged his father's thighs pitifully. He also wanted to go out and play.
Li Yaonan tapped his nose lightly: "Eat well and grow up quickly, then daddy will take care of you in the future."
Li Xi pursed his lips. He didn’t believe it. It would take a long time for him to grow up.
Li Yaonan coaxed his son and experienced the feeling of being both a father and a mother. At this time, he didn't know that there would be another trouble waiting for him when he went to the yamen tomorrow.
"Lord Li."
Li Yaonan had just arrived at the government office when a chilling voice gave him a chill. He raised his head reflexively, his eyebrows furrowed, "Why are you here again?"
"I said, I won't give up." Lord Huang said righteously, with an expression that said, "I'm doing this for your own good."
Li Yaonan felt uncomfortable all over, with a stern face and no mercy, he drove the man away directly: "I have official business, please come in, Mr. Huang."
"Lord Li, please stop making excuses. You are disappointing now. You actually handed over the official duties to your husband. You are not the Lord Li in my mind. I will definitely help you to cheer up and find your former self again."
"Get lost!" Li Yaonan was furious. This guy had such a good self-image.
Lord Huang was startled, but still said firmly: "I am trying to persuade you kindly, Lord Li, why are you angry? I will not change my mind."
Li Yaonan sneered and threw out a file: "Since Mr. Huang is so willing, please handle this case."
"This..." Lord Huang picked up the file and was immediately speechless. This case involved the governor's concubine. If he was that capable, why would he ask Lord Li for help? "I will come again."
Li Yaonan sneered, totally confused. In his heart, he also understood a little. With her husband around a few days ago, it was no wonder that Mr. Huang didn't hang around. He was really annoying.
Li Yaonan just breathed a sigh of relief, but within two hours, Lord Huang came over again with a few rolls of documents in his hands: "This is what I compiled. The governor's officials protect each other. I am incompetent and can't do anything. I heard that Lord Li would come to Dali, and I was looking forward to it. But after seeing you, I was disappointed. I hope Lord Li will correct his mistakes. I will still respect you as before."
After Mr. Huang finished speaking, he did not stay for long, not even giving Li Yaonan a chance to curse, and quickly turned around and left.
Li Yaonan was very upset. What kind of person did he meet? Please, please, he really didn't need Mr. Huang's admiration. He flipped through the copy casually, his eyes fixed, and he was slightly shocked. All the relationships of the governor were written clearly and clearly. He didn't expect Mr. Huang to have some ability.
However, no matter what, Li Yaonan would stay away from people with poor brains, no matter how capable they are.
Lord Huang had been a tail-chair for three days, disturbing Lord Li from time to time. Li Yaonan was so annoyed that he simply took a day off on the fourth day, as he had almost nothing to do in the yamen anyway.
On the fifth day, the young husband finally came back, and Li Yaonan found that he missed him very much.
"Daddy, Daddy." Li Xi rushed forward first and pestered his daddy for a hug.
Li Xu looks more stable. This case handling is also an experience. Although he is still young, the influence of his ears and eyes will be very helpful for his future growth.
Lin Yixuan looked a little tired, but in a good mood. He hugged his young son and kissed him hard twice: "I miss you so much, Daddy."
"No, I don't want to. Daddy doesn't want to take Xier with him. Daddy doesn't like Xier anymore." Li Xi kept throwing a tantrum.
Li Yaonan frowned. Who did he learn this from
Noticing his father's unfriendly gaze, Li Xi pouted in grievance, hugged his father's neck, and said obediently: "Xi'er misses Daddy the most."
Lin Yixuan laughed, this is what they call one thing overcoming another.
After dinner and sending his son away, Lin Yixuan finally relaxed. Li Yaonan was about to talk to him, but when she turned around, she saw that her husband had fallen asleep on the couch. She helplessly picked him up and gently put him on the bed.
Afterwards, Li Yaonan called the servants to ask about her husband's recent situation. After hearing this, she felt relieved, thinking that the illegitimate son and the concubine were indeed the source of the family chaos.
The husband's investigation of the case went smoothly this time. Mr. Shen favored his concubine and neglected his wife. The so-called legitimate son was actually a concubine's son. The wife had been kept in the dark. Her biological son died eighteen years ago. Originally, she just wanted to live with her son, but Mr. Shen actually found out that the concubine had an affair with someone and the son was not his biological son. This was too much.
Mr. Shen regretted deeply, thinking that he had treated his wife badly, causing her to give birth prematurely. He failed to raise his own son, and instead listened to the slander of a little bitch and spoiled his illegitimate child for eighteen years. Naturally, he would not leave his property to the illegitimate child.
After Shen Lang knew about it, he begged Shen Yuanwai desperately, trying to move him with the father-son relationship, but Shen Yuanwai was so angry that he would not be so soft-hearted.
Shen Lang pleaded in vain, so he made up his mind and killed Shen Yuanwai to silence him. The fact that Shen Yuanwai was a bastard was not made public as it was a family shame and he could rest easy as long as Shen Yuanwai was dead.
After killing someone, Shen Lang was frightened, but he quickly calmed down, pretended to be panic-stricken, and looked for his wife for help.
The wife had long lost her feelings for Mr. Shen, and she hurriedly discussed with her son and quickly held a funeral for Mr. Shen. Everything went smoothly, but unfortunately, due to her lack of experience, people noticed something when they were viewing the remains.
Shen Lang knew he couldn't escape, so he decided to take the risk and go to the government office to turn himself in. However, his wife loved her son so much that she couldn't bear to see him suffer, so she volunteered to take the blame for him and admitted the crime of murder.
From then on, everyone wanted to kill his wife, but Shen Lang was regarded as a model of filial piety. After Shen Lang inherited the family business, he released the concubine from the Buddhist temple. The mother and son lived in harmony, and no one cared who his wife was.
Li Yaonan felt chilled when he heard this. It is said that the grace of giving birth is not as great as the grace of raising a child. A son like this is worse than an animal.
The young husband did a great job, better than he had imagined. Such a complicated case had to be unraveled from eighteen years ago. If it were him, Li Yaonan believed that he could not do better than his husband.
The next day, Li Yaonan went to the yamen with his husband. When they arrived at the gate of the yamen, Lord Huang saw his figure from afar and was about to walk over. Lin Yixuan glared at him fiercely. Lord Huang was frightened and hurriedly took a few steps back, turned around and ran faster than a rabbit.
Li Yaonan laughed out loud, knowing that bringing her husband along was the right decision.
Lin Yixuan touched his cheek, wondering if he was that scary. He looked up and asked, "Is he still pestering you?"
Li Yaonan sighed helplessly, the answer was self-evident.
Lin Yixuan frowned: "What is he going to do?"
Li Yaonan made a bitter face, thought for a while, and came to the conclusion: "He is not in his right mind."
Lin Yixuan deeply agreed with this and wondered what kind of environment could produce such a strange flower.
Li Yaonan took the case file to find his superior and asked his husband to sit in the room first. The case of Mr. Shen needed to be retried. Since the case was in the hands of the county magistrate and the relevant personnel were not sent to the government office, the trial was set at the county office.
Li Yaonan reported the situation clearly and, in order to show his professionalism, he sincerely requested his superiors to allow him to preside over the trial in person.
Lord Pan was not too embarrassed. It would be good for him to try more cases like this. Who doesn't like to gain more reputation? As long as it does not involve various forces, Master Lin can make as much trouble as he likes.
Lord Pan wrote down his approval quickly.
Li Yaonan was in a good mood. He finally found an excuse not to go to the yamen. Lord Huang was really annoyed with him. Perhaps such cases could be tried more often in the future.
Li Yaonan rested at home for a day and prepared to leave for the county the next day. Li Xu insisted on going with him, but Lin Yixuan was unwilling to fall behind. He had worked so hard and was finally going to see the results, so how could he not see it with his own eyes
Li Xi looked pitiful, blinking her big eyes, as if she was about to cry, wuwuwu, no one wants me anymore!
Li Yaonan touched his son's head. Xier was really too young. After a little thought, he decided to take him with him. After all, the case was almost investigated, so they might as well go out for sightseeing. The whole family set off on the journey happily.
This time the team was much larger, and Li Yaonan had clearly committed partiality and perverted the law, so the prefect's style was naturally omitted. The yamen runners had no objection to this, holding up signs asking for silence and keeping out of the way, and they were also tired.
Lin Yixuan was a very generous person. When he went out with the son of the Marquis's mansion, the yamen runners made a lot of money. This time, they were even more eager to go. There were more than 30 people in total. Some rode horses, some took carriages, and all of them stayed in the upper rooms of the inn. It was much more comfortable than the previous cases where they were in a completely different place.
Li Yaonan smiled knowingly, her husband was good at winning people's hearts.
When they arrived at the county government office, the county magistrate quickly settled them down. Li Yaonan did not waste any time and rested for a day. He started trying the case the next day.
The husband had investigated everything about the Shen family's case. After the criminal was brought in, Li Yaonan's eyes showed a hint of pity. Perhaps for the legal wife, she would rather take the blame for her son than know the truth.
Sitting in court for the first time, Li Yaonan was in a delicate mood and his attitude became cautious. He slammed the gavel heavily and stared coldly ahead: "Bold Shen Lang, you plead guilty."
"My Lord, I am innocent, I am innocent." Shen Lang cried out that he was innocent, kowtowed repeatedly, pointed at his wife and cried, "It was her, she hated my father, so she killed someone by mistake."
Mrs. Shen's expression was numb and her eyes were lifeless, as if nothing could attract her attention anymore.
Li Yaonan felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart. This kind of person deserved to be put to death. "Bang!" He slammed the gavel again: "How dare you, Shen Lang, to quibble. Someone, come and present the witnesses and evidence."
Shen Lang was horrified. The concubine was brought up, along with the adulterer, who was Shen Lang's biological father.
"No—" Shen Lang's face turned pale and he fell to the ground, knowing that there was no way to save the situation.
Li Yaonan tried the case quickly and closed it that afternoon. Since there was complete evidence, all the Shen family's property was awarded to Mrs. Shen. The concubine and the adulterer were exiled three thousand miles away for the crime of adultery, and Shen Lang was beheaded in public.
This result was beyond the people's expectations and did not cause any impact other than causing more after-dinner conversation.
After Li Yaonan finished the trial, he began to look through the case files of the county government. He knew that just one or two cases would not make a big difference unless he could go all out to uncover a big case. Unfortunately, he has always cherished his life, and this kind of thing of hitting a rock with an egg is not in line with his style of doing things.
A small mosquito is still meat. He decided to take it step by step and re-examine all the doubtful cases one by one. The county magistrate complained bitterly, but he did not dare to offend him and could only provide him with good food and drink.
Within a month, Li Yaonan tried 23 cases of varying sizes. After gaining a certain reputation, he returned to Dali.
But he understood that this was not enough. He needed more cases, more fame, and then do something big, so that he could truly lay a foundation for himself.
Back at the yamen, Lord Pan didn't say much. Li Yaonan became more and more demanding and discussed a few more cases before going on patrol.
Lord Pan, it's all fine and dandy. Lord Li is handling only small cases, so there's nothing wrong with doing him a favor.
The governor was somewhat suspicious of Lin Yixuan. After several years, news of what happened in the capital had already reached the governor's ears. The third wife of Marquis Jingyang was divorced, and Li Yaonan and Qionglin Yan refused to recognize their in-laws. This matter caused a lot of uproar.
The governor thought about it again and again, but still couldn't figure out the truth. If Lord Li didn't have a backer, he didn't think so from the way he did things. If there was no one behind him, how could Lord Li dare to be so bold? Besides, the young master of the Lin family was promoted very quickly, and the prince seemed to have a relationship with Lord Li, so the governor had to be cautious. The governor felt unwilling to just let him go, not to mention letting him do whatever he wanted in his territory. This was absolutely impossible.
The governor was in a bad mood. After suffering a great loss, he thought that whatever Li Yaonan did was a conspiracy. This time when Li Yaonan tried the case, he actually sent someone to watch him. He found that the son of the Lin family was busy and Li Yaonan was only responsible for opening the court. He relaxed his vigilance a little. However, he didn't know that he actually knew the truth and Li Yaonan did have a conspiracy.
As he stepped out of Mr. Pan's room, Li Yaonan saw the people waiting outside and felt very stressed. His good mood instantly turned into a dark cloud.
"Lord Li." Lord Huang had a smile on his face, and it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.
"Excuse me, please make way." Li Yaonan said with a cold face, walked around him quickly and walked very fast.
"Lord Li, please wait a minute." Lord Huang hurriedly caught up, and his loud voice attracted many people's attention.
Li Yaonan's face turned dark. How could he meet this evil star again
When Lin Yixuan heard the noise, he hurriedly opened the door and glared at Mr. Huang fiercely: "What are you doing?"
Lord Huang was startled and looked at Lin Yixuan with some fear.
Li Yaonan thought he would turn around and run away, but unexpectedly, Lord Huang mustered up the courage and bowed very seriously: "Lord Li, I misunderstood you. It turns out that you are still a good official. I will definitely work hard to learn from you. I hope you can take me with you on this trip."
Li Yaonan almost exploded. There was nothing wrong with him if he brought him along. Would it only cause trouble for him
Lin Yixuan said fiercely: "If you dare, be careful or I will peel off your skin."
Lord Huang was panicked and hurriedly stepped back, looking at Lord Li with grievance, hoping that Lord Li would support him, but unfortunately he was soon disappointed.
Lin Yixuan shouted angrily: "What are you looking at?"
Lord Huang was shocked and frightened, his eyes were filled with grievance and pain: "Lord Li, I believe you are a good official. Although you have a bad side, I will tolerate it and come to you again in the future."
Mr. Huang ran away in a hurry. Lin Yixuan was so angry that he vomited blood. What did he mean by this? What did he mean by the bad side? He was implying that she was not virtuous and too fierce. Who would care that he tolerated it
Li Yaonan patted her husband and said, "Ignore him. He has a mental problem."
In order to prevent Mr. Huang from having any change in his life, Lai Yiu Nam packed up his husband and son early the next morning and started another journey!
The author has something to say: Thank you, I will continue to work hard. o(n_n)o
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