"Hey! You bitch!" The government servant carrying a knife came over and pointed at the old woman, "If you want to complain, go to the government office and play drums. Mr. Jiang is here for the first time in Dongning today, so don't come and cause trouble!"
The old woman opened her eyes covered with white clouds and begged: "Master Cha, the old woman didn't mean to cause trouble. There is really nothing we can do! Please give me a way to survive!"
The girl also cried and begged: "Master, my mother has been sent to prison, and my brother is still breastfeeding. Please give me a way to survive!"
As they spoke, they knelt down and kowtowed.
Ordinary people have a pity for the old and the weak. This old woman is not only old but also blind. She came to cry out for injustice. When everyone saw her, they first felt sympathy. Then they saw the girl crying pitifully, and they couldn't help but feel unbearable.
Some villagers recognized their grandparents and said, "Isn't this Granny Mi from Pujia Village? Her daughter was arrested for murdering her husband!"
"Is it the one in Sanshu Village? I heard that the daughter-in-law poisoned her father-in-law to death because of a quarrel."
"If you come to Jiang Qingtian to complain about injustice, you won't really be wronged, right?"
"That's hard to say. Granny Mi is the biological mother of the Pu family, so of course she can speak for her daughter."
"My aunt's home is in Sanshu Village. She said that Mrs. Pu is usually very filial. That day, she called her father-in-law because she was late in beating pigweed. Isn't it childish to poison her father-in-law for such a thing?"
"Yes, in the surrounding villages, who doesn't say that Mr. Pu is a kind person? He really doesn't look like someone who would poison his father-in-law."
As soon as the remarks were made, someone loudly begged for Granny Mi: "Master, their grandparents are really pitiful, can we just be a little more generous?"
"That's right! Isn't it true that Master Chiang patrols the country just to redress unjust cases and make decisions for the people?"
"That's right, now people come to complain, how can we drive them away?"
Seeing Jiang Wenfeng's sedan approaching, Granny Mi shouted miserably: "Sir, human life is at stake, please redress the injustice of the women!"
In the teahouse, Minghao's eyes widened: "Master Jiang will answer it, right? He is Master Qingtian. When someone calls for injustice, you can't just ignore it, right?"
Mingwei said: "If he doesn't care, the people will definitely be dissatisfied."
The scholars at the table also talked about this matter. But one of them heard one of them sigh: "This is not good! Mr. Jiang tried an unjust case before he entered the city. Didn't he slap Dongning officials in the face? He was ordered to do so.
If the local officials are hostile before the inspection comes, it will be very difficult for them to understand the actual situation on the ground."
"Yes!" His companion agreed, "The common people don't know what's going on, but we all know that it's not that easy to be a great master. You should make decisions for the people, but you have to have a good relationship with your colleagues at the top and your subordinates, otherwise, you will be constrained everywhere.
, nothing can be done.”
Minghao listened seriously and scratched his head: "Is that so?"
Mingwei nodded: "They are right."
As expected, the official sedan stopped on the avenue.
Jiang Wenfeng raised the curtains and told the guards a few words.
The guard then came over and said, "Old man, please hurry up. Even if your case has been decided, it needs to be reviewed according to law. Your Excellency is inspecting on orders and will also review local cases. Even if you don't complain about injustice, this
The master will also try the case."
However, Granny Mi refused to get up. She grabbed the guard's hand and begged hard: "Sir, civilian women don't dare to wait! Folk women can wait, but my daughter can't wait, and my little grandson can't wait! Please make the decision, please."
Lord justice."
Grandfather and grandson kowtowed repeatedly.
The guard could only comfort him: "Don't worry, old man. Your Excellency has already arrived in Dongning and his office will open tomorrow. You can just go there then..."
But Granny Mi accepted her death and refused to get up no matter what.
Their grandparents refused to get up, and the official sedan could not just leave, so the group stopped on the road.
At this time, a guard with a proud look came up from behind and asked with his chin raised: "Master Jiang, the young master ordered me to ask when you can enter the city!"
A gentle voice came from the sedan: "Thank you, sir, please wait a moment. We encountered an emergency. I will handle it right now."
"The solution you are talking about is just to persuade me here? How long do you have to persuade me?" The guard said with a cold tone, "I have been living in the open all this way. For the sake of the emperor's orders, the young master has been giving in to you, Mr. Jiang. Now we have arrived.
Dongning, why don’t you want to take a break as soon as possible?”
There was silence in the sedan for a while, then he replied: "I was negligent. Lei Hong!"
The guard came in response: "Sir!"
"You take this mother-in-law and her granddaughter back to the Yamen."
Just as the guard was about to respond, a young woman walked slowly behind.
Judging from her clothing and manners, she was no less than a wealthy daughter of a high family, but what she said was: "Master Jiang, I have ordered my servant to tell you something."
Jiang Wenfeng had no choice but to press the button first: "Miss Awan, please speak."
The Ah Wan girl said in a calm tone: "Master said, since you are called Qingtian, you should make decisions for the people. Since this woman is said to be wronged, how can you call her Qingtian if you do not judge her in public and give her justice?"
As soon as these words came out, some of the scholars at the table swung their folding fans angrily: "That's unreasonable! This is a way of forcing Mr. Chiang to try the case in public!"
Another person also said: "That's too much! This Mr. Yang, I thought he was a wise man after being a loyal man, but I didn't expect him to be like those people! What a silverfish!"
"Hush!" A companion quickly stopped him, "After all, you are a member of the royal family, so you must not be overly rude."
After persuading him, he shook his head and sighed: "Princess Mingcheng understands justice well, why are her grandchildren so..."
Mingwei's brows furrowed.
Is this really the case?
The people outside did not expect so many people. They felt that what Mr. Yang, the maid, said was reasonable, so some people agreed: "Yes! Mr. Jiang, if they are really wronged, will the trial tomorrow be different from the trial now?"
"Yes, yes, why bother them, old women and weak women, to make another trip?"
"That's right, that's right."
With the momentum together, it will be easy to suppress them.
The magistrate opened the curtain of the sedan chair, came down and cupped his hands: "Master Jiang, since the people have asked for it, please give it a trial. This case was reported in Yongping County. The subordinate has read the file and can't find anything wrong.
If there is indeed an injustice, please come and clarify it, so as to avoid a lower official judging an unjust case and leaving a stain in the future."
As soon as he said this, a sigh came from the sedan.
With the people crying out and the prefect speaking like this, Jiang Wenfeng had no other choice.
The curtain of the sedan chair was raised, and he also got off the sedan chair.
But I saw that Mr. Jiang was much younger than everyone thought. He was 18 years old in high school and had been an official for more than ten years. He was exactly 30 this year. However, his face was fair and handsome, and he looked to be in his twenties, which was better than the prefect.
A generation younger.
Mingwei looked at it carefully and said "Huh".
In addition to the inherent literary spirit of a scholar, this Lord Chiang also has an aura of pure spirituality that comes from unknown sources.
"Seventh sister, do you think Mr. Jiang has a good life?" Mingxiang said with great interest, "I thought that if Mr. Yang didn't get off the car, our visit today would be in vain! I didn't expect that Mr. Jiang is so good-looking. We really came to the right place today.
!”
Over there, Jiang Wenfeng spoke in the midst of many expectant eyes: "I have been given the grace of the Holy Spirit to inspect each government, and it is my duty to check for leaks and fill in the gaps. Originally, all cases should be treated equally, and they will be tried together after the opening of the government office.
However, considering that they are old and weak, and the magistrate has asked for help, we have no choice but to conduct a trial first. Lei Hong."
"My subordinate is here."
Jiang Wenfeng pointed to the teahouse: "Go and borrow a place from the store to ask the question."
"yes."
The store owner had already been alerted. Jiang Qingtian was questioning the case in his teahouse. How could he not agree to such a famous thing? He agreed immediately.