late night song

Chapter 256 Qiongzhou Government Office
A female hero led a gangster and kicked down the door of the Qiongzhou government office. There was an explosion outside the government office, but the courtroom was surprisingly quiet. Eight government officials stood on both sides, motionless and expressionless like statues. .

Gu Yuchu was not in a hurry. She stood calmly in the hall, squinting her eyes and staring at the clear and mirror-like plaque hanging high on the main beam of the court hall.

The flawless man next to her was kneeling on the ground with his teeth bared like a toad. His left arm was held in one direction, Gu Yuchu's right foot was pressed on his back, his head was drooped, and he had given up resistance.

A few minutes later, Yin Yanting of Qiongzhou Prefecture arrived late with Master Bo Fang Kuan.Seeing that they were both only 25 or [-] years old, this was beyond Gu Yuchu's expectation.

"Sir! This villain was unjustly beaten by this female robber on the street for no reason! Look at my face, it's all swollen! My fingers were also broken by her!"

The rogue man changed his cowardly attitude, and the villain started to complain first.

Before Gu Yuchu could refute, Qiongzhou Prefect Yin spoke sternly in the middle of the hall: "Since you are a victim, how can you be unjust?!"

The rogue man was speechless when he was asked, and his aura was completely dampened in an instant. This made Gu Yuchu look at him with admiration before he could say a word.

If you look carefully at his and his master's appearance, they are both handsome, but the sharpness and perseverance between their brows are also clearly visible.

"Who is there? What do you have to report?" Yan Ting's tone softened slightly and he asked Gu Yuchu.

"Folk girl Lan Ye." Before she could continue speaking, Fang Kuan, the master beside Yan Ting, shouted, causing Gu Yuchu's somewhat awkward self-esteem to disappear.

She was most afraid of fake nice people greeting them with a smile. If there was a conflict, it would appear to be her fault. But now it was better. They wanted to be tough, but she didn't know that she was the best at confronting them head-on.

"Bold, do you know where this is?!"

"Qiongzhou Yamen." Gu Yuchu chuckled. Do these people think she is stupid or a coward?
Yan Ting's eyebrows flashed slightly, neither annoyed nor angry. Facing the government court, this woman was neither humble nor arrogant. With such courage and courage, her background must not be simple, so she said slowly: "Since you know very well, why don't you kneel down when you see me?" ?

"Justice is written in the laws and regulations, but justice under the watchful eye is not common. If you can really be upright and honest like what is written on this plaque, you will be convinced and respected by the people, so why bother here that has nothing to do with the case? Small things. It depends on the adult's choice whether to surrender against one's will under power or to recognize and respect from the heart."

Yan Ting and Master Fang Kuan looked at each other for a second, and they had a perfect understanding. They no longer had to worry about the etiquette and the majesty of the government.

"Okay! Let's get down to business. What are you doing in such a big way?"

"This man has been running rampant in the market for several months, in the fish and meat village, and he said that there is someone behind him, and no one dares to care about him. I don't know if you have the courage to make a decision." Gu Yuchu said deliberately irritating the general.

"So arrogant?!" Yan Ting looked serious, but even smart people could understand the pun.

"I'm wronged. It's this female bandit who swore at me. I was beaten like this by a woman. How could I have the ability to bully others?" The kneeling rogue man explained anxiously when he heard that the adult's tone was wrong.

"A dignified, seven-foot-tall man who was taught a lesson by a weak woman has the nerve to spread the word everywhere." Yan Ting gave him another warning, then gave him a glimmer of hope and asked for details.

"Then tell me why she hit you?"

"How could you know this? I was walking on the road, and she rushed up to me and kicked and punched me. My body and face were swollen, and my fingers were so swollen that I couldn't move them anymore!"

The rogue man quickly raised his hands and rolled up his trouser legs to show off his injuries, but Yan Ting ignored him and turned to ask Gu Yuchu:

"You hit him?"

"Yes." Gu Yuchu answered simply and concisely.

"Why do you want to do it?" he continued to ask.

"He was lawless on the street, grabbing stalls and causing trouble."

"Where's the stall?"

"Fengji Noodle Stall at Chengnankou."

"Approximately when did it happen?"

"Half an hour ago."

After asking for the key information of the matter, Yan Ting quietly gave Fang Kuan a look. Fang Kuan immediately understood the meaning and quietly retreated while he was chatting with his classmate Wan Meng.

"Your face is pretty badly hurt." Yan Ting said coldly and warmly. Seeing this, the scoundrel thought he had the upper hand and acted like a good boy.

"Yes, my leg is injured too."

"In my opinion, your injury is not caused by a fist or foot, but rather by a stick."

"Sir, you are wise, she was the one who beat me with a stick!" The scoundrel pointed at Gu Yuchuyi and pointedly pointed at him.

Gu Yuchu glanced at him and then at Yan Ting, without making any distinction for himself.

"Then did she use a wooden stick or an iron rod?"

"Iron rod!" The rogue man was anxious to confirm Gu Yuchu's guilt. Without thinking, he just said what he thought was the most beneficial option for him.

"Hey, if that's the case, then she acted lightly. Otherwise, I'm afraid your legs would have been broken long ago!" Yan Ting's calm tone changed, and under the harshness, the fawning look on the rogue's face changed. Shocked to pieces, he shouted in his heart that something was wrong, and immediately changed his words.

"No, no, no, I remembered it wrong, it's a wooden stick, it's a wooden stick."

"But you just said it was an iron rod." Yan Ting became lenient again.

"The villain was hit on the head and has a severe headache. He is talking nonsense."

"So that's it." Yan Ting smiled, "It seems to me that what you are talking nonsense is not just a stick!"

"I don't understand what the adults mean." The man kneeling in the hall suddenly felt his heart in his throat, his eyes lowered, and he could only pretend to be stupid in a panic.

"What exactly happened in the market just now, I will know once I investigate. No matter what you say, it will be useless. However, if you can take the initiative to plead guilty, I will consider giving you a lighter sentence. If you can reveal the forces behind you again, "

The rogue man was silent for a long time, thinking over and over again, but his mouth was still tight: "There is no force behind it, the villain is unjust."

"How dare you, a commoner, have no one to back you up and run rampant in the Qiongzhou City market and forcefully collect money every month?" Gu Yuchu grasped the key point and asked.

The scoundrel glanced at Gu Yuchu, and then he was heartbroken. He actually raised his head, stared at Yan Ting and said something very weighty: "If I tell you, I won't be able to offend you."

"Oh?" Yan Ting pretended to be flustered, letting the rogue man quietly calm down.

"Then why don't you whisper it and let me listen to it." He stood up and leaned half of his body from the large desk. The rogue man stepped forward and whispered a name in his ear. Yan Ting's expression suddenly changed.Gu Yuchu glanced at him sideways and raised his brows, as if he didn't care what they said.

Then, Yan Ting asked the rogue man to stand up, as if he didn't dare to ask him to kneel down again.

"What's your name?"

"The villain's name is Li San, and everyone calls me Third Brother."

Seeing this, the rogue man felt that things had taken a turn for the better. He looked like a villain and smiled provocatively at Gu Yuchu.

Not long after, Fang Kuan returned to the court. Yan Ting nodded to him, and then he said: "What a coincidence. Your Majesty ordered me to go to the market to investigate the situation. Not long after I left the Yamen, there was a witness who came to correct you. Isn't that right?" , those people are already waiting outside, do you want to listen to what they have to say?"

The scoundrel man tilted his chin towards Gu Yuchu, reminding her to reply to the official's words, but Gu Yuchu seemed to be deaf and did not respond.

"Hey, there's no rush." ​​Yan Ting interrupted Fang Kuan, leaving some suspense, "If the witness speaks for you, there will be no chance of exonerating the merits. You say so, Third Master!"

The rogue man was shocked, and knelt down again with a plop. His back was hunched, and his body began to tremble unconsciously due to nervousness and fear. However, he still resisted and even threatened: "Aren't you afraid, sir?"

"Ignore the laws and regulations, rob families and homes, fight for three hundred, travel two thousand miles; deceive superiors and deceive inferiors, despise the court, and pay fifty. You should worry about yourself first." Yan Ting saw that his inner defenses had collapsed, so he brought out the law, Begin to convict one by one.

But the scoundrel was still indifferent, and Yan Ting was not in a hurry, and continued to induce: "The punishment stick is three feet and five inches long, the big head is two inches wide, and the small head is nine minutes thick. Even a strong and hard-working man cannot withstand sixty sticks. You Are you sure you can survive the battle and then go to your master to ask for rewards? Even if you are saved, are you sure your good master is willing to raise a useless person for nothing?"

The rogue man's whole body was shaking violently, and he fell to the ground, too frightened to speak.

"Have you thought about it, who is the master behind you?"

"Yes...Mr. Ran Qi...Princess, no...that's right!"

When Gu Yuchu heard her name in Hehe, she stood there and frowned. It seemed that someone had indeed made a fuss about her during her absence.

"Bold! I have been transferred to Qiongzhou for more than three months, but I have never seen the princess. How dare you, a scoundrel from the market, dare to bite the princess! You know, slandering the lord is a capital crime!"

"My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, have mercy on me! Someone asked me to say that!"

"Who?"

"The villain doesn't know."

"I see you won't cry until you see the coffin! Someone come!"

"Sir, have mercy on me. I said, I said, I lost all my money in gambling half a year ago and was about to throw myself into the river. Unexpectedly, I was saved by a masked man. He said he had an easy way to help me. He taught me how to fight for my life." Princess Ranqi used the guise of public good fortune to control the people's demands for money. The people respected the princess and would naturally agree happily. Over time, I saw that this method worked, so I just..., oh, that person also told me that if I was arrested by the government, I just said that I am an old subordinate of the princess. With the princess’ support, no one dares to touch me. I... I was deceived by lard and got into big trouble. Please forgive me for this miserable life!”

"Did that masked man come to see you again? Have you seen his face?" Yan Ting asked.

The rogue man shook his head: "It was just that one time, and you will never look for me again."

"Then have you seen his appearance clearly, or is there anything special about him?" Fang Kuan added.

"No."

"Okay, then do you admit the crime this girl accused?" Yan Ting judged in his heart that there was no more information that could be extracted from him, so he no longer persisted in this and returned directly to today's court meeting. In confrontation.

"The villain confesses, the villain confesses, please forgive me!"

"That being the case, here we come, put the prisoner first into the prison, and then he will be sentenced according to the law on another day!"

When Gu Yu first saw the yamen dragging the man down, Yan Ting was still sitting upright, knowing that the matter was not over yet.

"Miss Lan Ye, I have made a decision on this case, are you satisfied?"

"Your Majesty, you are very polite. Of course I am not dissatisfied. Since the case has been solved, the girl will wait for the official announcement of the verdict." Gu Yuchu bowed her hands and left, but her half-suspicious and half-threatening attitude completely angered her. Yan Ting saw that the gentleness on his face was completely gone.

"Wait!"

"What? Sir, do you have any other instructions?"

"Are you guilty?"

"What crime am I guilty of?" Gu Yuchu asked with a slight smile.

"Disrespect the law and contempt of court."

"So Sir, you want to punish me?"

"It's not necessary yet. According to the regulations, imperial officials and disciples of the emperor are not required to kneel when entering the court. You must truthfully report to me what your identity is." Yan Ting judged that the identity of the woman in front of him was not simple, so he wanted to test her. .

But before Gu Yuchu could answer, Fan Yueqing not far away called out "Princess", and Yan Ting stood up immediately in shock. He originally concluded that this woman was not simple, and guessed that she might be a member of the Red Hairpin Female Army, but she didn't I expected it to be Princess Ran Qi.

"What are you doing standing still? Why don't you be polite when you see the princess?" Fan Yueqing didn't have time to scold Yan Ting and quickly pulled him to salute with him.

"Master Fan, long time no see, how did you know I'm here?"

"Old King Ling issued an edict, saying that he would send the princess back to the court to rule in person, but we have been waiting for many days, but there is no news about the princess, and we are still worried about any changes. Fortunately, King Jingchuan sent a letter from flying pigeons a few days ago, It is said that the princess wants to return to Qiongzhou incognito for a private visit, and there are rumors in the market today that a heroine broke into the Qiongzhou government office after seeing some injustice, so I came here in a hurry."

Gu Yuchu knew that in order to take care of her emotions, Ling Buhuo had carefully calculated every step and made adequate preparations, which made her feel uncomfortable. She also knew that in the current situation, both Beiling and he needed to come back by themselves, but he directly Just explain it to yourself, why bother saying such hurtful words.

"Master Yan, am I still guilty of this crime?" She retracted her thoughts and deliberately teased.

"I don't dare to do this because of my humble position." Yan Ting did not act very groveling, nor did he even feel the slightest regret or distress for his transgression and offense. On the contrary, the humility he showed was just to abide by the duties of a minister. .

"You are also acting in accordance with the law. There is nothing wrong with you. It's just that you attach too much importance to the boundary between officials and the people. I think there is nothing wrong with a person who has not been found guilty in court. His identity and status will not become outside the law. The reason for showing favor is to save those red tapes, what do you think, sir?"

As far as the handling of this case was concerned, Gu Yuchu admired Yan Ting more, so she didn't want to dwell on it at this time and just gave him a step.

Yan Ting was stunned for a moment, then respectfully raised his hands to show his compliance, but did not respond verbally.

Gu Yuchu smiled at him. Although it was far less bright than the girl's spring, it had a lot more unique charm accumulated over the years. Even though she was simply expressing appreciation, Yan Ting saw in her eyes the bright stars reflected on the calm water.

(End of this chapter)