It doesn't take much thinking to figure out that these two people must have a close relationship with the new county magistrate. Otherwise, not everyone is qualified to sit in this court.
Cui County Cheng suddenly felt his scalp numb and knew that he had been kicked on an iron plate yesterday.
Now it seems that the main reason why I was treated like this by the county magistrate was because I was venting my anger on these two people.
Cui Xiancheng believed that he had found the root cause of the county magistrate's treatment of him.
It seems that the only way to resolve the current crisis is to please these two people.
Cui Xiancheng struggled to crawl in front of Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran, and squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying.
"You two, my officer was negligent and assigned you to the wrong place yesterday. I will order someone to help you move to a better village."
Mo Jiuye sneered: "Haha... Then it depends on whether Cui County Cheng has the life to redistribute the villages for us."
"You..." Cui County Cheng has been domineering for many years. He has never been so sarcastic before, and his expression suddenly changed.
Before he could say the next words, Meng Huaining picked up the gavel and slapped it hard on the table.
"Bold Cui Wen, without me speaking, who allowed you to talk to people in court privately?"
Cui Wenwen was still frightened by what Mo Jiuye said just now. Looking at the attitude of the county magistrate, he had completely realized that the current situation was very unfavorable to him.
His lower body was injured, and the pain would be unbearable if he moved even a little. When Cui Wen just climbed in from outside the county government office, Cui Wen was already sweating from the pain. Even so, he endured the pain and knelt down in the direction of Meng Huaining.
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"My Lord County Magistrate, I have been working hard for the people of Yuncheng these years. Even if I have no merit, I still have to work hard. I beg you to have mercy..."
While talking, Cui Wen shed tears in front of everyone.
If he didn't know better, he would have thought he had been wronged a lot.
Meng Huaining had seen this scene so many times that he couldn't feel the slightest sympathy for him.
He slapped the gavel hard again.
"Cui Wen, you took advantage of your position in Yuncheng to bully men, dominate women, and do many evil things. Do you know your crime?"
Cui Wen raised his head with tears in his eyes: "Your Excellency, I have been wronged. I have never done such a thing. Please be careful."
Meng Huaining knew that people like Cui Wen would continue to be harsh if they didn't give him a taste of the pain.
He looked at the officials on both sides of the court and ordered: "Come here, drag Cui Wen down and hit twenty big boards again."
"Sir, I was wronged by this official... Your Excellency..." Cui Wen was so frightened that he was going to be punished twenty times and was incoherent, unable to speak a complete sentence.
Several officials couldn't argue with each other, so they stepped forward and dragged Cui Wen out of the court hall.
Cui Wen still desperately begged for mercy: "Sir, I am injured, so I can't hit the board..."
If it were in the past, if a prisoner begged for mercy, the official would stop for a moment to see what the magistrate meant.
However, today they can be absolutely sure that the new county magistrate has decided to deal with Cui County Cheng, and there will be no room for relief no matter what.
Therefore, the officials did not intend to stop at all, and directly took Cui Wen outside the courtroom, and in front of so many onlookers, they beat Cui Wen twenty times.
The board fell hard on his flesh, and screams could not be heard.
In the courtroom, Meng Huaining was not idle either, and ordered someone to invite in several common people who had just sued Cui Wen.
The people knelt on one side of the court hall.
Cui Wen, who was beaten like a puddle of mud, was dragged back by the officers and thrown into the middle.
Meng Huaining clapped the gavel again.
"Cui Wen, do you say it yourself, or do I ask these people to say it one by one?"
Only then did Cui Wen notice that several common people appeared in the court.
Upon closer inspection, he seemed to have some impressions of these people.
There was the one where he robbed someone else's daughter, there was the one where he took someone else's shop as his own, and there were...
Cui Wen was immediately dumbfounded.
These people once dared not speak out against him, but now as soon as the new county magistrate arrives, they can't wait to sue him.
Thinking of this, Cui Wen's eyes instantly became extremely sinister when he looked at those people.
It seems to be threatening them. If they dare to speak nonsense, be careful that I will come to settle accounts with you in the future.
The people were already afraid of Cui Wen. Even though the county magistrate was making the decision for them today, they still trembled unconsciously after seeing his eyes like that.
Cui Wen stared and thought that those people's eyes were facing away from Meng Huaining, so he naturally didn't notice.
However, Cui Wen's small actions did not escape Mo Jiuye's eyes.
"Cui Wen, what do you mean by staring at those people?"
When Meng Huaining heard this, he slapped the gavel hard again.
"Cui Wen, I am here, how dare you threaten the people?"
This sound made Cui Wen tremble in fright.
He struggled to move his body and wanted to kowtow to Meng Huaining. However, not only was his lower body injured, but his back also suffered twenty slabs. He was now no different from a high-level paraplegic.
Despite this, Cui Wen still lay on the ground and kowtowed to Meng Huaining vigorously.
"Sir, I was wronged. I didn't say a word. How can I threaten those people?"
"Hmph! You are so eloquent, I will ask you again, should you do it yourself, or should you let these people who have suffered greatly do it?"
No matter how bad Cui Wen is, he is still a county magistrate, and he knows everything about the trial of cases.
If he commits the crime, he will prove the crime and it will be difficult to retract his confession.
Therefore, he gritted his teeth and decided not to do it.
"Sir, I am a low-ranking official who is dedicated to serving the people. There is nothing to recruit."
Meng Huaining sneered in his heart: It's already this time, and you are still here with a stubborn mouth. I will let you see whether it is your mouth that is tough or my rights that are tough.
He looked at the kneeling people: "Cui Wen, who has hurt you, is here to tell you your grievances. I will make the decision for you."
Several common people looked at each other and stepped forward one after another to tell Cui Wen's evil deeds.
At first, Cui Wen continued to quibble, but Meng Huaining ordered someone to silence him.
After the first group of people finished telling their grievances, the second group of people came to the hall.
The people who were watching listened to everyone's story and couldn't help but began to curse Cui Wensang for being crazy and crazy.
Some people have even gone home and fetched some rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs, waiting to use them to throw away this crazy thief after he retreats.
It was not until Meng An, who was recording on the side, that his hand holding the brush became weak, that Meng Huaining ordered people to stop going to court to redress their grievances.
Even if there are still many people's grievances that have not been voiced in public, Cui Wen could have died a hundred times if these things were done today.
Meng Huaining announced in court that Cui Wenyuncheng would be dismissed from his position as county magistrate. The specific method of handling this matter would be decided after all cases have been heard.
Of course, everyone present knew that it was impossible for Cui Wen to survive. Even Ling Chi could not overdo what he had done.