Chapter 17 The Realm of Slapping in the Face ()

After Xie Hong arrived, Zhang Erniu was in a daze. He had met Xie Hong the day before yesterday. If he didn't see him a day, Xie Hong became the chief clerk, which really made him unable to understand. After Xie Hong started to decide the case, he became even more confused. Brother Xiao Hong was able to speak well before, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he said, "Zi said" and "Saint Cloud". He was confused and didn't know what he was saying.

What I said today is much more blunt. Although I still don’t understand why I said a few words about Fujian and other things, the bearded Mr. Dong was wilted, but it did not prevent Erniu from understanding the previous situation. It was obviously Xie Hong who had the upper hand.

When Xie Hong came over, Zhang Erniu asked anxiously: "Brother Xiaohong, what's going on? I've been out for a day, why did you become Shangguan'er? Also, what does Fujian mean?"

Xie Hong knew that he was honest and could not bear it for him for so long. But these things were not easy to explain. Now that the matter was not over, he stared at Master Lu who was listening to the yamen runners' report, Xie Hong whispered: "Don't be anxious first, and I will explain to you slowly when I go back. Let's see how this old man will decide the case first."

Mr. Lu was polite to Xie Hong yesterday because of Magistrate Wang. Today, Magistrate Wang went to the capital and asked him to temporarily take the matter in the county government. He didn't take Xie Hong to heart. The old man had been watching the position of the chief clerk for a long time, but was snatched by Xie Hong out of nowhere. The old man felt very hateful.

In addition, last night, he went to Zhang's mansion with Magistrate Wang to visit Master Zhang's mansion. Magistrate Wang came to visit him, but he was left outside the mansion gate. The wind blew all night and rushed back in the morning. Master Lu was so angry that he was full of evil spirits.

When he arrived, he happened to hear Mr. Dong talking and knew that Zhang Erniu was Xie Hong's friend. The old man planned to embarrass Xie Hong. Not only did he waive his position, but he also wanted to ruin his prestige in the yamen.

It’s a pity that Mr. Dong was so useless. He was so useless by a boy saying that he looked like this. It was really a loss for his figure and wealth. Mr. Lu looked at Mr. Dong with contempt, but didn’t say anything because he still wanted to take advantage of this case of the Dong family.

The case was not complicated. Xie Hong had already asked clearly just now. Fu Ban retelled it with admiration on his face, but saw that Master Lu's expression was wrong, so he didn't say anything good about Xie Hong.

This young scholar is a little eloquent, so I don’t fight you. So what can you do? Master Lu raised an old face and sang: “The dispute started with Zhang and Dong’s family’s dispute over whether the iron plow is solid or not is a matter within the craftsman’s business. There are no relevant regulations in the Ming Dynasty. As for which of the two blacksmith shops are better or worse, you can tell at a glance that there is no need for me to say more.”

The old man brushed his long beard and was very proud. He continued, "The magistrate is in charge of official business. I ordered me to temporarily handle all matters in the county government. Since the Dong family sued Zhang Erniu for the crime and injured people, I will immediately open the court and give you one of them unfair. Fu Bantuo, why don't you prepare?"

The old man obviously had a crooked butt. Not to mention the old man Fu Bantou, even the onlookers, he thought it was wrong. How could he be so tried? It was just that the old man took out the Ming Dynasty rules, and ordinary people didn't understand it. The Dong family's tourists smiled, and the Dong family's face was also gloomy and he breathed a sigh of relief.

But Fu Banto did not rush to leave and looked at Xie Hong with the onlookers. Everyone had the same thoughts. Xie Zhubu was a scholar and thought he knew the law. Everyone wanted to see what magical performance Xie Hong could do this time.

Xie Hong, who was expected by everyone, was secretly complaining in his heart. He didn't know if Xie Xiucai had read the Daming Rule. He definitely hadn't read it himself, and he had no relevant memories in his mind. This kind of industry dispute is inherently complicated, and the laws of the Celestial Empire in later generations were not sound. Xie Hong felt that what Master Lu said was very likely to be true.

"This old bastard, I will definitely find an opportunity to show you a fierce battle in the future."

There was no choice but to deal with the moves. Just adapt to the situation in the court. If you lose the situation, you will not lose to others. You will feel sorry for Xie Hong's face, and he still has a confident expression on his face.

Master Lu was very upset when he didn't see the panic on his opponent's face and thought viciously: "It depends on what tricks you have. I have been in the yamen for decades, but I don't believe that you will lose to you, a kid."

In addition to suppressing Xie Hong, the old man was also very excited about his first trial. However, when he turned around, Fu Bantu was still standing there, but his eyes were looking at Xie Hong. The old man was so angry that he scolded: "You fool, why don't you prepare quickly. Do you want this job?"

Seeing that Xie Hong didn't say anything, Fu Bantu turned around and wanted to leave. At this moment, someone suddenly called out again: "Let's wait!"

Come again!

Xie Hong was surprised.

Master Lu was angry.

The onlookers were happy. Today's lively was really full of twists and turns, and it was so interesting.

Everyone looked in the voice and was even more surprised that the person who spoke was Mr. Dong, who was a blacksmith. What does this mean? Do you think Master Lu is not biased enough?

Master Lu suppressed his anger and said, "What do you mean by the head of the Dong family?"

Mr. Dong clasped his fists and said aloud: "Sir, the cause of today's incident is that my Dong family is provoking first. As for the conflict between Zhang Erniu and my village customers, it is also my village customers who take action first. There is no need to worry about this matter. The Dong family is willing to compensate Zhang Erniu."

What is this situation? His chin fell all over the ground, and everyone was shocked. Did Mr. Dong get crazy? The case was taken care of by the supervisor, and the lawsuit was about to win. Why did he suddenly admit defeat? The customer manager of the Dong family was also confused. The master was quite clear just now, what happened suddenly?

Among all the people present, only Xie Hong seemed to have some insights and was still standing leisurely, raising the corner of his mouth, showing a faint smile.

Master Lu almost choked to death by these words. This Dong, who was just talking, was he very polite. He was deliberately unhappy to me? Otherwise, he was a ghost, otherwise how could he be so confused! The old man glanced at him and saw Xie Hong's mysterious appearance, and he felt even more unhappy.

"Quiet! Quiet! This is the yamen gate, who dares to make noise?" Master Lu's voice was not small, and he shouted. The old man didn't expect the yamen runners beside him. These guys were so loud that they might stuff an apple in. They didn't know.

When the crowd became quieter, Master Lu stared at Master Dong and said word by word: "Master Dong, you have to think clearly before you speak. If you plead guilty, it would be a serious crime to disrupt the yamen!"

Mr. Dong replied neither humbly nor arrogantly: "My master said it too much. When my father was there, he had also guarded the emperor's side. He always said that the fewer lawsuits under his jurisdiction, the better. Why did he not want to see the two parties reconcile and advocate going to the court? Mr. Zeng, the Ministry of Works, has an old relationship with his father. If the adults insist on doing their own thing, the common people can also write to the capital and ask Mr. Zeng if the rules of the Ming Dynasty have been changed."

Master Lu was stunned for a moment. Master Zeng from the Ministry of Works? Although he has a low position, he is also interested in the court. He still doesn’t know that the Minister of Works’ surname is Zeng. Zeng Jian, who is a second-rank official! Even if he can’t control him, Mr. Lu, he can’t stand such a big official, even if he talks aloud!

He did not suspect that Mr. Dong was intimidating. It was not a secret that the Dong family was an official family, and it was not a strange thing to know the officials of the current dynasty. The Dong family's large-scale business could not have lie such a big deal for such a small matter.

Are you waiting to slap me in the face? Master Lu felt his old face burning and cursed in his heart:

"With such a big backer, why don't you move out when you argue with that little scholar? You're using it to suppress me, crazy, crazy! I don't care. In this world, villains are rampant. A gentleman like me is frustrated everywhere. He can't get promoted or get rich. He finally shook his majesty and shook all the mess."

He didn't know that Mr. Dong had mentioned this a long time ago, but it was just a concealment, and Xie Hong didn't care at all. The tricks that were not easy to use on Xie Hong were very effective on Master Lu. Everyone saw that Master Lu's face was blue and white, and suddenly he flicked his sleeves and stumbled into the yamen. He didn't even explain a few words of the scene, which was extremely disobedient.
Chapter completed!