late Qing Dynasty arrest

Today is the day when the yamen receives the certificate, which is called "the day of releasing the complaint".

The law of the Qing Dynasty stipulated that upright and literate people should be selected from the general public for examination and selection of "agents". All complaints must be written by the agent and stamped with a wooden stamp issued by the government before they can be submitted.However, folks usually find a "litigator" to draft a complaint, and then ask a scribe to transcribe it.On the day of releasing the notice, after the yamen opened the door, Zaoli put up "release the notice" signs on both sides of the gate, and the suing people had been waiting in front of the screen wall. Side Queue.After the second bang was issued, he was led by Zaoli to wait in the courtyard of the lobby.After the officer was promoted, the prosecutors kneeling under the platform went up to the platform one by one from the east steps, handed over the papers of pleadings to the criminal clerk sitting behind the long table, kowtowed to the master in the middle of the platform, and then came down from the west steps , still kneeling down.The clerk of the punishment room registered the pleadings one by one, and waited until they were all collected, and then handed them over to the chief on duty.The value is presented to the chief officer.The chief looked through the sheets one by one, and summoned the prosecutors one by one to go to the platform for questioning.The magistrate should carefully observe whether his age and appearance match that of the complainant listed in the complaint.According to the laws of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, except for women, officials, distinguished gentlemen, and disabled persons, all plaintiffs must submit their own petitions.And some "litigators" often litigate for others, pretending to be Zhang San this month, and replacing Li Si next month.After looking at the appearance, I will ask some questions about the content of the complaint.If you really think it is absurd, you can dismiss the prosecution on the spot, but in most cases, you will leave the court after asking, and hand over the stack of complaints to the famous criminal master of the internal government to handle.

The famous criminal master still has to look at the complaint, and some complaints are directly approved, and the Yamen does not accept such things.Others require a mediator to come forward, and there is no need to go to court.Other cases were accepted by the yamen and allowed to accept the case.

In the escort room, Li Guolou followed Wu Defu to look at the complaints handed in. Most of the complaints were trivial matters such as neighbors competing for yard space. These complaints are put together and will be handed over to the mediator later.

Some complaints were absurd and ridiculous, and Wu Defu put them aside and wrote "not accepted."

Li Guolou just took the complaints that Wu Defu had read, flipped through them one by one, and didn't say much. He is still in the learning stage, so read and listen more, and don't stand out.

Li Guolou saw an unacceptable petition and found it difficult to accept it, so he held the petition and asked, "Master Wu, such a despicable villain, why didn't you punish him severely?"

This complaint is against a rogue who owes more than 200 taels of silver to a brothel for eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.At last the creditor came after him, and the rascal chopped off a thumb, denying that he owed the brothel a penny.It is to rely on the evidence on the signature and signature, but how can the brothel let it go, they still have witnesses, and a paper of complaint is handed over to the Yamen.

Wu Defu glanced at the complaint, smiled slightly, and said: "Xiao Lizi, this kind of case will lead to bad people the most. It is best not to let the common people know that there are such people in the world. Besides, the brothel must earn enough money from this kid." Money, otherwise, why would he be willing to write an IOU for whoring. So the brothel deserves to be bad luck, and the yamen can’t afford to ask for this romantic account. Since the evidence is cut off, it is considered to be no evidence. As for the witnesses, they are all from the plaintiff’s side. Can't count."

Li Guolou felt that what Wu Defu said was reasonable, so he nodded and began to read other complaints.

Li Guolou saw another bloody handprint, which was pressed bloody on the inscription on the complaint. It was not a fingerprint pressed with red mud, but the blood of the servant.This complaint was buried in the unaccepted file, which made Li Guolou unbearable.

Li Guolou picked up the complaint and watched it carefully.The plaintiff, Huang Tian, ​​a woman from Huangzhuang, sued Huang Kaohao, the head of the village, for abducting her only daughter Huang Yinyin. The local government refused to accept the case and went to the capital to sue.The plaintiff of this complaint is a woman, which is considered rare in the cases of the Qing Empire. Generally, as long as there is a man in the family, the plaintiff cannot write the woman's name. Only when there is no man in the family can a woman be the plaintiff.That is to say, Huang Tian's family sued Huang Kao, but no one in the family supported it. A widowed mother came to sue, which made people feel embarrassed.

Li Guolou took the complaint and said, "Master Wu, why didn't you accept this case? The kidnapping and trafficking of little girls will result in beheading."

Wu Defu sighed: "This kind of case with a beginning and no end, we take over a case without a head. There are no people left. Where can we find it? The local police have also gone to see it. As for whether it is Huang Kao's work or not." How to investigate? Just listen to a widow's nonsense? The Huangtian family bit people, in fact, let us continue to investigate, but we have limited energy and financial resources, how can we send people to investigate? If the defendant Huang Kao is good Let’s bite back again, we are not annoyed to death by them.”

Although Li Guolou nodded in approval, he held the complaint and said with a smile: "Master Wu, anyway, I have nothing to do these two days, let me go out of the city to check, I am very interested in this bloody handprint, it is destined!"

Hearing Li Guolou's strange words, Wu Defu couldn't help but smile. Li Guolou has an uplifting temperament, which is not found in the entire yamen.

Wu Defu shook his head and said: "If you want to blow the northwest wind, you can blow it. The plaintiff is still waiting outside. Go and tell her yourself. Sign the order! I will give it to you now, and come back with a handful of soil, don't blame me ah."

Li Guolou took the signing order, stuffed it into his pocket, and said cheerfully: "Thank you, I knew that Mr. Wu was in charge, and I will bring you a wild duck when I come back."

Wu Defu replied: "Xiao Lizi, don't be caught by the pheasant, ask me to save you."

Li Guolou smiled awkwardly, Wu Defu had already found out that there were prostitutes in the place where he lived, and his every move in the capital had been thoroughly investigated by Wu Defu.

Li Guolou couldn't bear to see that people were poor and cried, and seeing Huang Tian's family kneeling and kowtowing in front of him, he couldn't bear it.He still has personal affairs, and he will accompany Chen Xiangfang to treat Uncle Li and Li Jinglue to dinner at noon. Although this kind of way of balancing public and private affairs is a bit unethical, Li Guolou has a clear conscience.

Li Guolou calculated the time and took Huang Tian to a room on the west side, where there were people who came to the yamen to do business.Let Huang Tian wait for him here, and go to Huangzhuang together in the afternoon.

Seeing that Huang Tian only had a blue cloth bag with him, Li Guolou asked, "Huang Tian, ​​what do you eat for lunch? Do you have any money?"

Huang Tian nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, I bought the land and I still have money."

Hearing this, Li Guolou was worried for a while. The poor and helpless Huang Tian family was on the verge of collapse, but he was still living a superior life.

None of Li Guolou's subordinates were interested in going out of the city for this kind of unscrupulous case. Only Jin Erzi volunteered to accompany Li Guolou for a walk.

It seems that Jin Erzi can still be used to relieve boredom, Li Guolou smiled and asked Jin Erzi to go home and prepare his clothes first, and then asked Jin Erzi to hire a carriage.

Hearing that Li Guolou was so generous, he spent money on a horse and carriage to go out of the city, and the others were very annoyed, beating their chests and lamenting, and missed the great opportunity to Jin Erzi.

Jin Erzi couldn't stop laughing, and after taking a breath, he said: "Huangcun is a good place. It's very close to Xiangshan Mountain. Every autumn, many students go there to play. In spring, they can go for a walk. Unfortunately, only the northwest wind blows now."

Ai Hai said anxiously: "Jin Erzi, then let me go."

Jin Erzi replied: "Don't babble, I managed to make Lieutenant Li have a good impression of me, how can I smash the signboard again."

Seeing that his subordinates had become close, Li Guolou felt warm in his heart.Li Guolou asked Jin Erzi to take care of Huang Tian, ​​then changed into casual clothes and left the yamen.Sunshine has become cherished by people. On the dark streets, the flying loess makes people walk with their heads down.

Li Guolou was thinking about the bloody handprint for a while, and thinking about Chen Xiangfang's laughing nightmare for a while. The two different stimuli made him feel impulsive.Solving cases is what he likes to do. He loves the one he loves and gives everything for her.Li Guolou couldn't help showing a smile, and there was a beautiful woman standing on the Zhongyu River Bridge.

Li Guolou stepped forward and said, "Xiaofang, why did you come here?"

Chen Xiangfang said softly: "I want to see you more."

A pair of flying peach blossom eyes made Li Guolou shudder, it was too gorgeous, it was almost unbearable!As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Chen Xiangfang is lavish and careless, only Li Guolou likes it.

At this time, the aesthetic point of view still regards the small and exquisite Lin Long as the beauty.The beauties in the paintings regard thinness as beauty, and the aesthetic point of view of the Han people also adds a pair of small feet.Because of the invasion of Western culture, Chinese people have also begun to change, and the status of women has gradually improved. Some people have allowed girls to study and attend girls' schools.Women can walk side by side with men on the street, whereas women used to walk behind men.

Talking while walking, Li Guolou asked: "Xiaofang, how is the decoration going these two days?"

Chen Xiangfang bowed her head and said: "It's okay, but the requirements are getting higher and higher, and it has already exceeded the budget. I said a few words to him, and he said that I don't care about this matter, and he will put the money first. But if this continues, Instead of taking the mid-to-high-end route, I'm afraid I won't be able to recoup my money."

Li Guolou knew what that bastard was thinking, and that bastard's ambition was also expanding. Everyone was the same, and every step he took would make him go further.He is no longer the fake foreign devil in the past, but for women, Li Guolou has only one person in his heart now, and that is Chen Xiangfang by his side.Will you be satisfied with the status quo?From the people around him, Li Guolou has never seen a satisfied person, but at the moment he is satisfied, and in the future he will take Chen Xiangfang to Pace Western restaurant, so that he can experience the life of foreigners.The aura exuding from Chen Xiangfang's body is really British. She belongs to the life circle of the British aristocracy.Li Guolou was very satisfied with his choice, and turned to look at the lover beside him. He would love Chen Xiangfang for the rest of his life, regardless of the prejudices of the world.

Chen Xiangfang was dissatisfied: "Xiaolou, why don't you talk."

Li Guolou came over in a daze and said, "Uncle Li already suspected me last time, are you ready this time? It is very likely that Uncle Li will not give me any face and even give you small shoes."

Chen Xiangfang said angrily: "Xiao Lou, if you say you are stupid, you are stupid. Why do you want Uncle Li to see it? Now you are saying that this is your place, and I am just a shareholder."

Li Guolou was dumbfounded, staring at the treacherous Chen Xiangfang, this woman will sell him for profit one day, this is a very realistic woman, she was played by Chen Xiangfang in her hands, willing to be a pawn.