Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 198
The next day, when it was still early, Xiao Wu led people to post notices everywhere in the city.

As the sun rose, the number of pedestrians in Zhengyang City gradually increased, and many ordinary people gathered around the notice to join in the fun.

"There's another notice, I don't know what it is this time?"

"Let me see, it says that the county magistrate will open a trial today to distinguish between good and evil for the people and clarify grievances. Anyone who has a dispute or has been wronged can go to the elder for justice. The elder will be with him."

"Really? The county magistrate can really make decisions for the common people, and give justice to those who have been wronged?"

"Then it can be false, haven't you heard of it? Our county magistrate is a god, not only can summon heavenly soldiers and generals, but also solve cases like a god. Isn't Wang Buquan defeated by the magistrate?"

"Then let's hurry up and join in the fun, so we can see how the county magistrate solves the case!"

……

Everyone walked while talking, bustling towards the county government office.

Hearing that the county magistrate is going to open a court to judge cases and make decisions for the people, the Zhengyang County Yamen has long been surrounded by people who came to join in the fun. They all stretched their necks, like giraffes, and kept visiting the Yamen.

Zhengyang County Government, facing south, occupies a very large area.

Entering the county government office, the first thing that catches the eye is a screen wall, which is made of green bricks and engraved with reliefs. In the center is a mythical beast 'Xiezhi' resembling a unicorn.

The main gate is three rooms wide, the middle is the entrance aisle, and in the east is a drum for the common people to complain about their grievances.In the west, there are two stone tablets, engraved with the inscription "False accusation plus three grades, the more you sue, the more you complain, the more you can be flogged", which further reflects the solemnity of the Yamen.

After passing the Yimen Gate, there is the tall and majestic county government lobby.

A pair of wooden couplets are embedded on the red pillars on both sides: to deceive others is to deceive the sky, not to deceive oneself; to betray the people is to betray the country.

In the middle of the lobby, there is a golden plaque with the words "Main Hall of Zhengyang County". Under the plaque, there is a warm pavilion. There is a screen on the front of the warm pavilion.

On the upper room of the screen, there is a golden plaque with the words "Mirror Hanging High", and the three-foot French table is placed under it, which is very majestic.

There are two bluestones on the left and right in front of Nuan Pavilion, the plaintiff on the left and the defendant on the right, to distinguish the two parties involved in the case.

At this moment, there were eight Zaolis holding wooden sticks standing on both sides of the lobby, each of them was serious and solemn, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Xiao Wu sat at the teacher's table on the left hand side of the hall, playing the role of the teacher.

A lot of onlookers came outside the yamen, they whispered and discussed in the lobby, but no one came to complain.

In the warm pavilion of the main hall, a man in official uniform was sitting at the front of his chest.

This man was seven feet long, with raised sword eyebrows and sharp edges and corners. He was a handsome and tall man at first glance.

However, unfortunately, he wore a veil on his face, and everyone could not see his appearance clearly.

"Brother Kang, it has been three hours since early morning, how come there is not even a single person to complain? Could it be that someone has seen through our arrangement?" Xiao Wu tilted his body slightly sideways to the three-foot table, asked in a low voice.

The man sitting behind the Dharma table is none other than Kang Xu.

After last night, he thought of a way, that is to impersonate Li Canghai.In this way, it can not only appease the people, but also confuse the assassins.

Kang Xu and Li Canghai have almost the same body shape, plus he is wearing a veil, it is difficult for everyone to tell the real from the fake.

"It's okay, wait a little longer." Kang Xu moved his neck, trying to show himself as casual and indifferent as Li Canghai.

They all knew that once Li Canghai got involved in the case, he would become extremely serious, but he was usually very easy-going.

Therefore, he had to try his best to show that Li Canghai's attitude towards the case was completely different from his usual attitude.

The people at the gate of the yamen waited for a while, but no one complained, and gradually began to disperse.

"Strange, isn't there even a single dispute case in Zhengyang County?" Xiao Wu stretched his neck, looked outside, and asked in bewilderment.

Kang Xu also frowned, where there are people living, there will be friction, and if there is friction, there will be disputes.

Although Zhengyang County is a low-level county, there are not a few residents. If it is said that no one will cause disputes, he would not believe it if he was killed.

After thinking about it, the reason for this is probably due to the inaction of the previous officials and the fact that Wang Buquan covered the sky with one hand, which caused the people to have no trust in the yamen.

Although after Li Canghai took office, he quickly eradicated Wang Buquan and won back some face for the government, but the common people's disappointment with the government may have reached the bottom.

The only plan for now is that unless he can try a case and convince the people, it will be difficult for the prestige of the Yamen to be erected again.

Time passed bit by bit, and everyone became exhausted.

Just when Kang Xu was thinking about whether to suspend the hall temporarily, there was a sudden quarrel outside the gate of the county government office.

"Sour scholar, you let go, this thing is mine, you let me go."

"Nonsense, this thing is clearly mine, but you stole it, it's unreasonable!"

……

Accompanied by the sound of quarreling, two men squeezed through the crowd and entered the Yamen lobby.

When the officials saw that there was finally a case, they quickly lifted their spirits.

Xiao Wu and Kang Xu looked at each other, their eyes gleamed with joy at the same time, and they hurriedly sat up.

The people who were about to disperse, suddenly saw a dispute, and immediately gathered again.

Although it was just a small dispute, it was better than nothing. There were not many major cases in this small county, and sometimes a small dispute was enough for them to talk about it for a long time.

Kang Xu was dressed in an official uniform, sitting under the plaque in the middle, and the servants on both sides were murderous, looking very majestic.

Entering the main hall, the two were still arguing, Kang Xu slapped the gavel forcefully, and shouted: "The county yamen's main hall, no quarreling!"

"Wei~wu!"

The yamen servants on both sides held wooden sticks and tapped the floor tiles at the right time, and the two of them closed their mouths in fright.

Kang Xu glanced at the two of them, the person on the left was dressed in shabby clothes, exuding a bookish look, he seemed to be a scholar.The person on the right, wearing a rough shirt, with a bamboo hat on his back, and a fish basket hanging on his waist, seems to be a fisherman.

"Which of you two is the defendant? Who is the plaintiff? Why are you rushing into the county office after arguing so much?" Kang Xu stared at the two of them and shouted.

"My lord, I am the plaintiff."

As soon as Kang Xu finished speaking, the fisherman knelt down on the bluestone slab on the left that belonged to the plaintiff.

The book was trembling all over, he pointed at the fisherman and said: "Shameless man! You stole my treasure, and even robbed me of my plaintiff's name, it's really shameless!"

The fisherman knelt on the bluestone slab, squinted at him, and said triumphantly: "The plaintiff will belong to whoever snatches it first. If you move slowly, who can you blame?"

The scholar's face turned blue and white, he angrily shook off his sleeves, walked helplessly to the bluestone slab on the right and knelt down.

"You two, what is your last name?" Kang Xu asked after the two of them knelt down on top of the plaintiff and the defendant.

Just as the scholar was about to speak, the fisherman preempted him again.

The fisherman knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Returning to the old man, the grass-roots man's name is Zhou Aliu. He lives in Hetou Village outside Zhengyang City and makes a living by fishing."

"What about you?" Kang Xu nodded, then asked the scholar.

"Back to my lord's words, the grassroots man's name is Zhang Hebi, he is a talented scholar who lives in... a ruined temple in the south of the city." The scholar replied with a very embarrassed expression, his face flushed.

There was a whisper from the people watching outside the main hall.

"Hey, isn't this a sour scholar? Why did he get involved in a lawsuit?"

"You recognize him?"

"Of course I know him. I met him at Tao's house before. Zensheng lives in the ruined temple now?"

……

Kang Xu's ears were sensitive, and he could clearly hear the whispers of the common people.

"Are you a scholar?" Kang Xu looked at the scholar and asked.

The scholar covered his face and sighed: "The student was a talented student in the ninth year of Tianbao, but now he has fallen to this point. It is really embarrassing."

Kang Xu nodded, and said, "Since you are a scholar, why do you think of yourself so humble, and get up quickly to answer."

The scholar looked at Kang Xu in surprise, nodded gratefully to him, and then stood up.

"You two are making a scene in the courtroom, what is the reason?" Kang Xu took a sip of tea from the teacup and asked calmly.

The fisherman Zhou Aliu saw that the scholar didn't have to kneel to answer the question, and he cried out in his heart that something was wrong, so he hurriedly said, "My lord, this sour scholar has taken a fancy to my things, insisting that he owns them, and has repeatedly tried to get them from the grass people. Go up and snatch."

"Nonsense! My lord, don't listen to his nonsense. That thing belonged to me, but he stole it for some reason. Now, he was the first to sue, and begged the Lord to make decisions for the students." Scholar Zhang Hebi gritted his teeth. Staring at Zhou Ah Liu, he shouted loudly.

"You're just talking nonsense, this thing is mine, when did it become yours? You're so sour and poor, where did you get the money to buy this?" Zhou Ah Liu said without giving in.

"That thing is an ancestral item of my Zhang family, how can it be bought with money?" Zhang Hebi said angrily.

Everyone was confused, Kang Xu slammed the gavel and shouted: "Is the county government hall the place where you quarrel? From now on, I will ask questions, and answer whoever is asked, and the other person is not allowed to intervene." !"

There was fear in the eyes of the two, and they hurriedly bowed to answer.

Kang Xu glanced at the two of them, and said calmly: "I understand that you have a dispute over a certain item. If that's the case, please present the item first."

Zhou Aliu hurriedly took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, and a yamen servant carried the tray and presented the jade pendant on the three-foot table.

Kang Xu picked up the jade pendant and took a closer look. The jade pendant was light yellow in color, about the size of an egg, and engraved with patterns of dragon and phoenix showing auspiciousness.

From the perspective of jade quality and workmanship, they are all high-quality products, and they are definitely expensive.

Kang Xu weighed the jade pendant, looked at Zhou Ah Liu and said, "Zhou Ah Liu, is this jade pendant really yours?"

Zhou Aliu said respectfully: "My lord, this jade pendant is indeed owned by Cao Min. It was passed down to Cao Min by Cao Min's grandfather, and it is for Cao Min to use as a family heirloom."

Kang Xu smiled slightly and said, "So, you should be very familiar with jade pendants?"

"Caomin wears it with him since he was a child, so he is familiar with it. The jade pendant is engraved with a dragon and a phoenix showing good luck." Zhou Aliu said hurriedly.

Kang Xu nodded and said, "What you said is not bad."

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