I was the richest man in Da Song

Chapter 5 Finding a Case
Some are happy and some are sad, business is getting better and better He Anwen is of course very happy, but Sun Mao's face is a little ugly. Originally borrowed a hundred guan and returned it with a shop worth nearly [-] guan. A good thing is about to turn yellow.

Of course, Sun Mao would not just sit idly by. When He Anwen was blanching pork in the yard, there were intensive knocks on the door, and when he opened the door, He Anwen saw several government servants with unkind faces.

"Several poor masters, what's going on?"

"You'll know it in court"

He Anwen wanted to ask what was going on, but these yamen servants couldn't help but put chains on him and dragged him directly to the yamen.

When He Shao came back, Jia Chang was waiting at the door.

"Feng Lang, something is wrong, your father was taken away by people from Kaifeng Mansion"

"what happened"

"I've inquired about it, and it's said that Sun Mao sued He Anwen for defaulting on his debts. You have to be careful, this must be Sun Mao's use of this method to seize the shop because he saw that the business of the fragrant butcher shop has grown.

Your father will be taken to the mansion by them. The judge in the mansion is Sun Mao's cousin, Sun Wenyun. There are quite a few families on both sides of the royal road who were forced to ruin their families in this way. "Jia Chang was a little anxious for He Anwen.

This is a coincidence, Sun Mao started to plunder, He Shao didn't dare to stop, and rushed to the Kaifeng government office in a hurry.

Kaifeng Mansion is divided into two types: Fuya and Fuyuan. Only major cases where human life is at stake will be judged by the Fuya. Generally, ordinary disputes in Kaifeng City will be conducted in the Fuyuan.

He Anwen is a good man, but because he was in the army, he has a very stubborn temper. Sun Mao wanted to take away the shop, and He Anwen was naturally unwilling. What He Shao was most worried about was whether he would be sentenced to death.

There is a huge Dengwen drum outside the government office. He Shao was anxious, so he went to the Dengwen drum, picked up a wooden hammer, and began to beat the drum.

The rumbling sound of the drums spread around the Kaifeng mansion, not only alarming the officials in the Kaifeng mansion, but also attracting many nearby people.

The administration of officials in the Song Dynasty was considered to be the clearest among the many dynasties and the emperor was tolerant, so people like Bao Zheng appeared.

In other dynasties, in order to prevent unprovoked people from maliciously petitioning, those who hit Dengwen drums were first given a [-]-court staff. However, there was no such regulation in the Song Dynasty. In order to worry that the people would have nowhere to avenge their grievances, they even added warnings such as kowtowing and inviting cars to drive. official way.

Ordinary people beat drums and sang songs to appeal for grievances, or to make suggestions to the imperial court, or to raise objections to national policies.

Soon the gate of the government office was pushed open by several door officials, and a small official came out.

"Who plays the drum?" asked the little official.

"Grass people beat drums, grass people have grievances"

He Shao hurriedly followed the yamen servants into the courtroom. The yamen servants of each class were lined up on the left and right holding water and fire sticks. Quan knew that Li Di, the Kaifeng government official, was in his prime and was sitting in the courtroom wearing a purple official uniform.

The post of Kaifeng Fuyin is in charge of the entire Kyoto’s criminal law. It was not established, but handed over to Quanzhi Kaifeng government affairs.

"Who is in the hall, what is wronged"

"Crassman He Shao sued Sun Mao for taking away my shop"

"This matter can be referred to the court for trial"

Only those important cases will be personally informed about Kaifeng government affairs. Li Di heard that it was just a dispute between merchants and merchants, so he prepared to hand it over to the judge of the government court.

"My father, He Anwen, has been taken away by the officials of Kaifeng government office"

"Since it has been taken away, you just wait for the court's judgment. I still have some murder cases to deal with. Don't disturb these merchant disputes." Li Di was about to leave the court.

"Sun Mao of Yudao Cabinet Square and Sun Wenyun, the magistrate of the government court, are brothers. The grassroots accuse Sun Mao of clever robbery, and second accuse Sun Mao of colluding with Sun Wenyun's officials and businessmen."

Li Di was about to stand up and sat down again when he heard He Shao say this. If it was just a business matter, it would not seem like interfering, but if it was a collusion between the government and business, the nature would be different.

"He Shao, do you know what happens when you frame an official?"

"If the report is not true, the grassroots are willing to accept any punishment"

What Sun Mao and Sun Wenyun did may be able to hide Li Di from it, but everyone in the entire Yudao knew it clearly, but firstly, they were forced to dare not speak out due to Sun Mao's lustful power, and secondly, the matter had nothing to do with him.

"Is Sun Wenyun here?" Li Di asked.

"The criminal is being interrogated in the court"

"Bring He Anwen, Sun Mao, and Sun Wenyun to the court."

Sun Mao had the chance to win, after all, his cousin was a magistrate of the government office, he had a deed in his hand, and then he came to the government office to be severely punished, and the shop was his own. This kind of thing has been done more than once.

But just after He Anwen was brought back, he was summoned by Li Di before he could be tortured.

The Song Dynasty had very strict regulations on the provincial uniforms. The third rank and above wear purple, the fifth rank and above wear red, the seventh rank and above wear green, and the ninth rank and above wear blue. The person in front of him is wearing a red official uniform. Five products.

Sun Mao was also a little puzzled at first, after all, this kind of matter is usually handled by the court, but Sun Mao felt that he would not be afraid even if Li Di personally interrogated him with the loan deed in hand.

He Shao was also relieved when he saw that He Anwen was safe and sound. After all, He Anwen had suffered many injuries in the army in his early years, so he might not be able to withstand the severe punishment of Kaifeng Mansion.

"The hall is Sun Mao"

"Xiaomin Sun Mao has seen Futai" Sun Mao hurriedly knelt down.

"He Shao sued you for robbing He's shop, you can plead guilty." Li Di slapped the gavel.

"He Shao told you that you took the He family's property by accident, is there such a thing?" Kou Zhun asked.

"This…"

Sun Mao didn't know how to answer, seeing Sun Wenyun shaking his head slightly, he bit his bullet and said
"He Shao's father, He Anwen, borrowed money from me a few years ago, using the shop of Xiangroudianliang as collateral. There is a deed here. The deadline for the deed is already two days ago. If He Anwen can't repay the debt, how can it be said that Xiaomin closed the shop? Steal by stealth?"

Li Di looked at it, and found that it was indeed the case.

"The content of the deed is similar to what Sun Mao said. Your father, He Anwen, has already signed and pledged it. He Shao, what do you have to say?"

Every time the Dengwen drum is knocked, many people will watch outside the court. This is also a practice in Kaifeng City. First, let people supervise to show justice, and second, let these people know the law and abide by the law.

He Shao didn't answer Li Di's words directly, but came to the onlookers, many of whom were merchants on the Royal Road.

"Brother, you are the owner of the tea shop beside the imperial road, right?" He Shao asked.

"Yes, three generations of my family have opened teahouses," said the man.

"I want to sell your tea shop, how much are you willing to sell?" He Shao asked again.

"At least two thousand guan."

"You are such a prodigal, if I let you know, I will break your legs!" Said the lady next to you.

"That's right, the shops on both sides of Yudao are all old treasures, how can they sell without three or five thousand?"

Merchants are not like farmers who still have a few acres of Susukida, relying on their strength and relying on God for food. If the merchants have no shops, they will end up not much better than farmers.

"Sun Mao, you also heard that the prices of the shops on both sides of Yudao are at least three thousand.

You said that my father borrowed [-] guan from you with [-] guan as collateral? "

As soon as He Shao said something, it immediately aroused many people's discussions.

"Yeah, this Sun Mao is too dark."

"Unless He Anwen is crazy, he is already a cripple and can't work hard, so why not take the two sons to drink the northwest wind for the rest of their lives?"

"I have long said that there are tricks in it, think about Boss Sun, he is still the uncle of Sun Mao's family.

When the old guy died, all the property became Sun Mao’s. The poor family has now been sent to the countryside and is said to be tenants. It’s a panic to live.”

Normally, no one of these people would dare to offend Sun Mao, but now Li Di was talking outside the hall, and without exception, they all questioned Sun Mao.

"What's the safe sign on it, the Mingjian of the Futai?" Sun Mao was a little panicked.

"Father, do you remember what was written on the loan deed?" He Shao asked.

"I remember, Sun Mao read it to me at that time. The general content was that I borrowed a hundred guan from the cabinet, with a daily interest rate of [-]%, and paid it off in one year without any mortgage," He Anwen said hastily.

"Everyone who knows my father knows that he is illiterate. He bought this fragrant butcher shop with his life savings as a livelihood for the whole family in the future. If Sun Mao hadn't deceived him, how could he have mortgaged the 3000-odd shop for [-] yuan?" through?"

He Shao's words resonated with many people, even a fool would not do such a thing.

Faced with He Shao's pressing step by step, Sun Mao was sweating like rain, and Sun Wenyun, as an accomplice, kept silent for fear of implicating himself.

"It seems that if you don't need to be punished, you will not plead guilty. Come, give me thirty sticks."

"I plead guilty, plead guilty, I coaxed He Anwen into making him owe the mortgage deed!"

When Sun Mao heard that he was going to be tortured, he knelt on the ground and confessed his crime.

"The facts of the case are clear. Chen Wenyun, you are the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture. According to the "Song Xingtong", how should this person be judged?" Li Di asked.

"The spine of the stick, the face pierced, is worth five hundred miles." Sun Wenyun's voice trembled slightly.

"Okay, He Shao, you will return all the required repayments to Sun Mao, and Sun Mao will be assassinated for five hundred miles. This case is over."

Everyone thought that the case was over here, but Li Di gave a slap in the face.

"He Shaoer sued you for colluding with Sun Mao's officials and businessmen to commit crimes and take plunder. Is there such a thing?"

Sun Wenyun's face was pale and sweat was pouring down like rain.

"The government is wronged..."

A man dressed as a master came out from behind the screen of the government office, holding some scrolls in his hand.

"This is the dossier of all the cases you have tried since you became a magistrate in Kaifeng Prefecture. You can tell whether you are wronged at a glance."

"This government has been investigating you in private for a long time. This government is very curious. Sun Mao, you are penniless and a street rogue. How can you afford to open a cabinet to lend money. Last year alone, you have lent more than ten thousand yuan. Your money is Where did you come from?" Li Di asked.

Sun Mao faltered and said nothing.

"Sun Wenyun, you failed in your first class but you can hold an important position as a magistrate in Kaifeng Prefecture. One of your brothers started from scratch and the other used power for personal gain. The government is very curious about who is behind you."

"I have confessed to all the crimes. If the government wants me to bite other people, it is impossible." Sun Wenyuan certainly knew the seriousness.

"Come and detain me, I have plenty of ways to get you to speak up"

He Anwen seemed to be still in a dream when he left the Kaifeng government office.

"We'll be fine if we return the two hundred guan," He Anwen repeatedly confirmed.

"You have asked me several times. You have earned at least eighty or ninety guan in the past few days, plus your savings should be enough."

"This time I met a good official"

"Good officer?"

He Shao also thought so at the beginning. Although Li Di did not have the ability of Bao Gong to judge the sun and judge the yin at night, he could be regarded as an official, but after listening to it, he realized that it was not the case.

Li Di is in his prime, of course his biggest goal is to climb the ranks. To make the case bigger and stronger is the shortcut he found for his rapid promotion. The top will be easier.

(End of this chapter)