People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 300 Rebellion

When the drums sounded, the people around gathered around. They were eager to watch the fun, especially when they saw such a beautiful woman like Cai Wenji coming to report a case. It made them even more curious. Soon, the crowd began to talk about it, guessing what had happened to Cai Wenji.

Fortunately, the crowd did not have to wait too long. After the drum sounded, officials soon came out.

Public offices in Xuanxia, ​​whether officials or clerks, all belong to the official establishment of the court, and there is no clear identity gap between officials and clerks. Officials have to be promoted from clerks.

Regardless of whether he is an official or a clerk, his identity must be a Yellow Turban, and the clerk in front of him is a Yellow Turban.

The clerk walked out of the yamen and first took a look at the situation on the scene. Although there were many people, he did not drive them away. Instead, he nodded at them and then walked towards Cai Wenji who was holding the drumstick.

"Do you want to sue the authorities?" The clerk asked in a businesslike manner, holding a paper notebook in one hand and a charcoal pencil in the other.

Cai Wenji relaxed, put the drumstick back, and then bowed slightly to the clerk: "Yes."

"You don't need to perform formalities in the government office." The clerk glanced at Cai Wenji and reminded her before saying, "What's your name and where are you from?"

Cai Wenji said: "My name is Cai Yan, and I now live in Wangjia Village outside Ji County."

Upon hearing this, the clerk quickly wrote it down in his notebook, and continued to ask, "What is the matter?"

Cai Wenji continued, "What I am reporting is not my own business, but a complaint on behalf of someone else."

The clerk paused, frowned, and glanced at Cai Wenji: "Suing an official is no joke. If you make trouble for no reason, you will be punished later."

Cai Wenji nodded seriously: "I am not kidding."

The clerk heard this and asked again: "If that's the case, why doesn't the person in question come here in person?"

Cai Wenji said: "Because she is tied up at home and can't move, I have to file a complaint on her behalf."

"Kidnapped?" The official was shocked. This situation was very serious. He immediately became more alert: "What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."

Cai Wenji looked at the clerk, then at the people around her, and finally took a deep breath: "I am suing the officials on behalf of Wang Zhen, the daughter of the Wang family, to sue her father for kidnapping his daughter and forcing her to marry!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the entrance of the county government office suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Cai Wenji in disbelief.

But then, the crowd was in an uproar, as if they had heard something shocking.

The clerk forgot to respond for a moment and just stared at Cai Wenji with the paper and pen in his hand.

Cai Wenji said calmly: "I have explained the case clearly, and I hope the government will accept it."

The clerk finally came to his senses, but he kept moving his pen on the paper and didn't actually write for a long time. Sweat even started to flow down his forehead.

The current situation was so rare that he didn't know what to do for a moment.

In their eyes, the idea of ​​children suing their father was still too shocking.

This can be clearly felt from the reactions of the surrounding people. After knowing what happened, everyone pointed fingers at Cai Wenji. Words like "unfilial", "ungrateful", and "raised in vain" popped up one after another.

Although these accusations were not directed at herself, but at Wang Zhen who was not present, Cai Wenji still felt the chill.

Cai Wenji was born into a noble family and was a very talented woman in the Han Dynasty. How could she not know what it meant for children to sue their father? This was absolutely unacceptable in traditional concepts and was the greatest betrayal of filial piety and human ethics.

The word "filial piety" runs through the entire Han Dynasty. Whether it is the grassroots social order or the superstructure, it revolves around the core of "filial piety".

This kind of filial piety is already an extreme pursuit. Anyone who dares to go against this rule is committing a great evil and will be ostracized and rejected by society.

Parents' orders are actually the rules of reality. No one can deviate from them, not even the emperor!

Disobeying parents is already a great disrespect, and children suing their fathers is enough to be considered a shocking event in this era. Almost all the people watching instantly became disgusted with Cai Wenji. In their opinion, only those who have lost all conscience and are worse than pigs and dogs would sue their parents.

No matter what happens, they are parents!
Even if the parents have committed heinous crimes, a woman’s job is not to kill her parents for the sake of justice, but to conceal the facts for them. This is what truly accords with the purpose of filial piety!

Nowadays, parents just want their daughters to marry someone. What's wrong with that?
What, not willing?
It is only natural that a marriage is decided by parents and matchmaker. If children dare to disobey, it is a huge mistake in itself. Now they even dare to sue their parents and bite back. Isn't this going against the will of heaven?

In the eyes of the people around, this was treason, and even drowning the daughter in a pond would not be excessive.

In other words, Cai Wenji was not the person involved, otherwise, looking at the angry expressions of the people around her, they might really rush up and beat and kick her, which would have already aroused public outrage.

However, Cai Wenji didn't care about the pressure at all. She was mentally prepared when she decided to do this.

"Please accept it!" Seeing that the clerk did not move for a long time, Cai Wenji frowned and said, "The Han government only accepts relatives' requests. Do you think the Xuanxia government will also do the same as the Han government?"

"This..." The clerk was stimulated by this sentence, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Come with me, this matter needs to be decided by the county magistrate himself."

Upon hearing this, Cai Wenji nodded, but her mood became a little tense.

Even this small clerk understood how huge the impact would be if this case was accepted, and she didn't know whether the county magistrate was willing to take the risk.

Under the guidance of the clerk, Cai Wenji soon met the magistrate of Ji County, who was surprisingly young.

What she didn't know was that the magistrate of Ji County was also the governor of Guangyang County, and this person was Lu Ping, one of the top figures in Xuanxia.

After the clerk reported the situation to Lu Ping and handed over his notebook, Lu Ping fell into a long silence and then looked at Cai Wenji in the hall.

He was not unfamiliar with this name. After all, he was the one who had invited the other party to write an article, and that unusual article was written by this woman.

What he didn't expect was that the first time he saw the other person in person, it would be such a scene.

"May I ask the county magistrate whether this case can be accepted?" Although Cai Wenji appeared calm on the surface, she was already a little anxious inside. She could not help but take a step forward, and her words were faintly coercive.

Do you want to accept it?
Lu Ping certainly understood the seriousness of the case, but when he thought of how happy the man was when he allowed Cai Yan's article to be published, he soon had the answer in his mind.

No matter how big the storm is, it will never be stronger than that man's will.

After a moment of silence, Lu Ping said in a deep voice: "This case is of great importance. If you are involved, it will be difficult to get out of it. Have you made a decision?"

Hearing this, Cai Wenji immediately understood that the matter was settled, and she was immediately delighted: "Thank you for your concern, magistrate. I have made up my mind. No matter what happens in the future, I am mentally prepared."

Lu Ping nodded, and said no more, but looked at the clerk: "The county government should accept this case. Take people to Wang's village immediately and bring Wang's parents and daughter Wang Zhen to interrogate them together!"

Since the superior had made the decision, the clerk no longer hesitated and immediately took the order and left.

Lu Ping then looked at Cai Wenji and said, "The trial of this case will start the day after tomorrow. Please wait and do not be absent!"

Cai Wenji relaxed completely and couldn't help but smile. She bowed to Lu Ping with gratitude before taking her leave.

The matter seemed to have come to an end here, and the trial would only have to wait until the right time. However, after Cai Wenji left, Lu Ping immediately hurried towards the Council of State.

The impact behind this case is far more than just the case itself. The final judgment will have a huge impact on the social landscape, and even the act of accepting the case is a huge event.

I thought one article was shocking enough, but I didn’t expect that what followed was truly fatal.

This kind of thing cannot be taken lightly, Lu Ping must report it to that man.

(End of this chapter)