(I have put a lot of effort into this chapter. I have verified and implemented almost every detail. If any readers want to write Yamen collection papers in the future, they can use this as a reference. What is different from before is that I have included all
All the research papers have been collected, so as not to affect the story. I am so out of line, I must give you a recommendation vote to encourage me!)
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Early the next morning, Shuai Hui and Liu Erhei carried a door panel to pick up Wang Xian, but Yin Ling stopped them at the door. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get in.
Finally it was my mother who spoke: "Let them come in."
"Mom..." Yin Ling pursed her lips and angrily got out of the way.
The two people hurried in and soon carried Wang Xian out of the west wing.
Wang Xian saw that his mother was feeling guilty, so he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Mom, I'm going out for a while, so I won't come to eat at noon."
"Yeah." I didn't scold her, but nodded, turned away, and said after a while: "Don't worry about no one bringing you food..."
"Mother..." Wang Xian's nose felt sour. This mother's cry was sincere, and he whispered: "Uncle Hu told you, right..."
"Yes." My mother nodded, with red eyes, she reached out to touch her son's face, and said bitterly: "Your bastard father doesn't consider himself a son, and uses his son as a gunman, but I think he will never harm you..."
After a pause, he said fiercely: "If he hurts you, I will go to the salt field and pickle him into bacon!"
"Uh..." Wang Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I was really an atmosphere killer. It was so easy to get a tear-jerking warmth, but it was completely destroyed in the blink of an eye.
"Go away, go away, I killed the chickens to make soup at night, and when I came back late, there would be no soup left!" I waved my hand impatiently and drove the three of them out of the house.
Watching the three of them leave the alley, Yin Ling asked in a low voice: "Mom, isn't the second brother going out to fool around?"
I shook my head, holding back the tears for a long time, and finally dripped down my cheeks...
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It is said that the yamen will release lawsuits and hear lawsuits in 369 cases. It is said that this is a rule passed down by Bao Zheng. At that time, Bao Longtu meditated in Kaifeng Mansion and ordered the door of the yamen to be opened so that the people could go directly to his case to sue. It is said that in this way, the traitors would be punished.
There's no way to mess with it.
Emperor Taizu felt that this was a good move, so he stipulated that state and county magistrates must learn from Lao Bao and personally accept prosecutions from the people. They were not allowed to pass through scribes, nor were they allowed to act as agents. Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely energetic when drafting this system.
, I must have never considered that there are only a few officials with extraordinary energy like Bao Zheng. Throughout the Hongwu Dynasty, officials sat in court all day long and had no time to care about anything else. They were exhausted and miserable.
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang died, the subordinates made adjustments on their own, limiting prosecutions to certain dates. According to Fuyang County's local policy of "three sixty-nine release", today is August 19th, which is the day when the Yamen accepts prosecutions.
Early in the morning, the Yamen opened its doors, and after opening the gate, Zaoli put up a notice board.
The people who wanted to tell the news rushed forward as soon as the door opened and the announcement was made. Naturally, they were scolded and pushed by Zaoli. Several officials together scolded and kicked them until the crowd lined up.
After waiting for the second sentence, the officials led the complainant into the gate of the county government and ordered him to kneel in the open space on the right side of the hall. Only then did he see another person lying down.
Captain Hou, who was on duty today, walked over, kicked Wang Xian and said, "Get out of here!" In front of the common people, even these lowly slaves could not afford to provoke evil spirits.
Shuai Hui quickly smiled and said: "This is the suffering master, paralyzed."
"Qiu, even though you were paralyzed, you didn't forget to complain." Bantou Hou spat and walked away.
'Bah, you bitch...' Shuai Hui cursed silently at his back, thinking: 'Sooner or later, I will have to let you kneel down once.'
After a while, the drums sounded in the hall, and some followers sang: "The great master has ascended to the hall."
The people outside the hall asked for Tong'an in confusion.
Then Xu Dianli, the executioner on duty, came out and explained a few precautions to the plaintiffs. Everyone listened very carefully, because those who violated the rules would be punished.
Then, under the command of Xu Dianli, the plaintiffs kneeling in front of the yamen came up to the platform from the east steps one by one, and handed the petitions to the prison officials sitting behind the long table... Mr. Wang went to dry the salt, so naturally
There will be a new person taking the place. Then he will kowtow to the master in the middle of the platform, then come down from the west steps and still kneel down to wait.
The prison clerk registered the pleadings one by one, and when they were all collected, they were handed over to the attendant who was on duty and presented to the magistrate of Wei.
The magistrate of Wei County read through the papers one by one and summoned the complainants one by one to the platform for questioning. If they really thought it was ridiculous, they could dismiss the lawsuit in court. However, in most cases, they would withdraw from the court after questioning and hand over a stack of complaints.
Master Sima of the Nei Yamen, after being inspected by Master Sima, sent it to the torture chamber for processing.
However, there are exceptions, such as major human life cases, or cases that the county magistrate attaches great importance to. Invoices may be issued in court, and the defendant may be summoned to appear in court. I encountered such a case today...
After asking about several minor disputes, Wei Zhixian picked up a piece of pleading and asked, "Which one is Wang Xian?"
"Here, here." Shuai Hui and Liu Erhei quickly carried Wang Xian to the hall, put the door panel on the ground, and knelt down to kowtow to the county master.
Wang Xian also struggled to kneel down, but the county magistrate let him go with a "forgiveness" and asked: "Are you Wang Xian?"
"Reporting to my parents, I am none other than Wang Xian." Wang Xian said, lying on the door panel.
"What are you telling me?"
"On February 16th of this year, there were six murderers who ambushed the villain outside Qian's gambling house, causing him to be unconscious for half a year. In order to treat my illness, I not only lost everything, but also borrowed a lot of debt..." Wang Xian said
, burst into tears: "Please make the decision, Mr. Qingtian, to find the murderer and compensate our family!"
With a 'pop' sound, Wei Zhixian slapped the wooden door in the hall, and Zaoli in the hall shouted: "Quiet!"
Wang Xian was so frightened that he dared not say a word.
"Li Xingshu, do you have any impressions of this case?" Wei Zhixian turned to the execution room official and asked.
The clerk was a former subordinate of Mr. Wang, named Li Guan. He was in his early forties, with a heavy face. Hearing the words, he stood up and reported: "Reporting to the Lord, this case happened before the Lord took office. At that time, Mr. Er Yin took over.
The warrant was ordered to be investigated by the express team for many days, but because Wang Xian was in coma and did not know who the murderer was, it was temporarily shelved."
"Wang Xian, do you know who hurt you?" Wei Zhixian asked Wang Xian again.
"I know." Wang Xian nodded.
"What's your last name and where do you live?" Wei Zhixian asked.
"I don't know their last names," Wang Xiandao said, "I only know where they live."
"where?"
"They live in He Changhe's wife's house in Sanshan Town!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Wei Zhixian frowned and said, "He Yuanwai is one of the seven grain chiefs in this county. He is highly respected and respected. How can he tolerate evildoers?"
"You dare not talk nonsense, I have witnesses." Wang Xian said, looking at Shuai Hui and said: "He has been my brother since childhood. He also met the murderer that day. He came to my house the day before yesterday and told me that he saw one of them appear in the county town with his own eyes.
He followed the man all the way, and finally ended up at He Yuan's wife's house."
"What's your name? Where are you from?"
"Back to my old parents, my name is Shuai, Shuai Hui, Ben, from this county." Shuai Hui was frightened by the power of the county government and stammered.
"Tell me what you see as it really is."
"That, this..." The more nervous Shuai Hui became, the less coherent he became, so he had to simplify: "Just like my brother said, Erhei is also a witness."
"Who are you?" Wei Zhixian looked at the big black man and asked.
"My name is Liu Erhei, the eldest master can just call me Erhei." Liu Erhei said in a loud voice, which made everyone in the hall laugh. Is the county master talking to your uncle? He still calls you Erhei.
"Liu Erhei, tell the truth about what you saw."
Liu Erhei was a fool. He never knew what nervousness was, so he told what he saw. Everyone could tell that he was not lying. In other words, no one believed that such a fool could also lie...
"It seems that this matter is true." Wei Zhixian's eyes were like bright stars and his nose was like gall, and he said righteously: "The murderer has been murdering for half a year and has been free until now. Where is the law of nature and the law?! He's a head-hunter!"
"Here I am!" Hu Buliu hurriedly left work. Today he was wearing a corrugated hat with peacock feathers on his head. He was wearing a green coat with a red back armor, an iron knife hanging from his waist, and a pair of jet black fast boots on his feet.
At first glance, it seems that he has been carefully dressed.
Wei Zhixian couldn't help but sigh to himself, rough people are rough people, you are too deliberate to do this. Then he coughed lightly and turned to Wang Xiandao: "I am warning you, if it is found to be a false accusation, you must sit down and sit down.
It’s a double crime!”
"I know, you villain." Wang Xian sighed secretly, this time it was really a matter of success or failure!
"Okay," County Magistrate Wei issued the order book in front of the court. Then he flicked the ink pen and handed it to his personal attendant, saying: "This county orders you to go to Sanshan Town quickly and arrest the suspect in this case!"
"Here!" Hu Captou took it with both hands and said: "Please bring witnesses with you for your humble duty!"
"Okay." Wei Zhixian nodded.
"Master, please come with me, please." Wang Xian requested, "I am willing to confront He Yuanwai!"
"Forget it!" Wei Zhixian pretended to think for a moment, nodded and said: "The He family is the first household in Sanshan Town. If we don't agree with him, trouble will definitely arise." Then he ordered: "Prepare a carriage and take the plaintiff with you.
Go!”
"I have the order!" Hu Captou took the order and went down. Shuai Hui and Liu Erhei also carried Wang Xian and followed.
Because they were prepared in advance, Hu Captou gave the order and Kuai Zhuang's two squads of more than seventy people were fully equipped and assembled.
"Today's errand is of great importance. Who dares to slack off and take it easy? I will make you regret your life even if you come back without me having an attack!" Hu Captou glanced at his men and said coldly: "The target is the He Chang family, the first household in Sanshan Town.
, set off in two groups, the first group of twenty people, led by Zhang Mazi, took the plaintiff and witnesses directly to the He family to arrest people! I will personally lead the rest of the second group!" After speaking, he waved his hand heavily and said:
"Set off!"
Because no one was allowed to enter, people outside saw the official dispatch and couldn't help but talk about it, guessing which family was going to be in trouble again.
A green-shirted official in the yamen called a white servant and whispered: "Go to Yuan He's house quickly and tell him that Capt. Hu wants to seduce Wang Er's murderer, so that he can take care of himself!"
The white servant nodded, simply changed into his casual clothes, left the Yamen through the convenience door, went to the door of the inn on the street, picked up a fast horse, and headed straight to Sanshan Town.