Song Yi

Chapter 68 Chess Pieces
Lin Qingdai turned around and ordered:

"Yingzi, hurry up and call Sister Feier and Miss Yuqin to come to the yamen.

Wu Cong, Lao Wangtou, and Aunt Wang stayed behind to take care of Detective Liu. If anything happens, come to the yamen and tell us immediately!Silly Pang and us accompany Mr. Du to the Yamen to discuss! "

A group of people came outside the yamen, the front of the hall was already crowded with people, and when they saw Du Wenhao and the others coming in, they all pointed and discussed.

Du Wenhao stood under the platform, his heart was full of anger.

In order to calm himself down, he looked carefully at the ancient yamen and diverted his attention.

I glanced at the lobby carefully, it was a bit like the layout in movies and TV, but, under the practice of officials not repairing office buildings, this lobby is much older than the ones in the movies.

There is a plaque hanging in the middle of the lobby, with four gold-plated characters - "Mirror hanging high".

On the lower screen, there is a picture of sea waves and bright moon.

In front of the screen is a long plan, which is far away and can't be seen clearly, but Du Wenhao is very familiar with the bright red token inserted upside down in the stick.

It is often seen in movies that the official will throw the token down, and he is about to spank his buttocks.

On both sides of the lobby, there are a few signboards, with block letters saying "avoid", "quiet" and the like.

In front of the plaque stood two rows of soap slaves in black, holding black and white water and fire sticks, staring straight ahead.

On the side of the lobby in front of Zaoli, a chubby middle-aged man was standing, wearing a scarf and holding a folding fan, looking relaxed and comfortable.

At his feet, there is a man and a woman kneeling inward. They are the father of Liu Kuai, old man Liu, and his wife, Wu Shi.

Lin Qingdai said to Du Wenhao:

"That fat man is Xu Sihai, the treasurer of Renyitang and the doctor in charge! The brother-in-law of Master Liao!"

Xu Sihai seemed to have heard what they said, turned his face sideways, glanced at Du Wenhao and Lin Qingdai under the platform, chuckled, and waved his folding fan comfortably, as if he didn't care about the severe cold.

There is a long table in the corner of the lobby, and behind the table sits a green-robed scribe, looking at the back hall from time to time.

This was the first time Du Wenhao went to the ancient lobby, he was a little nervous, his heart was beating wildly, and he was very breathless.

Lei Butou whispered to Du Wenhao:

"Mr. Du, wait for you to go to the court later, be calm, and don't be impulsive! There is a saying you must remember - the county magistrate hates people talking nonsense in the hall without his permission! Therefore, the elder didn't let you Before speaking, don't talk nonsense, or you will be slapped!"

Du Wenhao nodded gratefully: "Thank you for reminding me!"

Lei Butou patted Du Wenhao on the shoulder, put his hand on the handle of the knife, hurried up to the platform, and whispered a few words to the clerk who was in charge of recording the promotion.

The clerk got up and went into the back hall, came out after a while, walked to the platform under the eaves of the lobby, and shouted loudly to the crowd below:

"The magistrate of the county has been promoted, be quiet—!"

The buzzing whispers in the crowd quickly died down.

The clerk returned to the desk next to the Nuan Pavilion in the lobby, and said in a drawn-out voice:
"I've been promoted to a higher level!"

"mighty--!"

Zaoli on both sides of the hall held red and black water and fire sticks, and roared together with a loud sound.

Immediately, an old man walked up slowly from the back hall.

Wearing a black gauze on his head, an official robe, and a jade belt around his waist, he walked up to the Nuan Pavilion with his hands clasped in his arms, and slowly sat down behind the table.

Behind him was a sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked master, holding a folding fan, standing by the Nuan Pavilion.

Lin Qingdai said in a low voice: "This person in the hall is Mr. Zhuang Jimou Zhuang, the magistrate of this county, and the skinny staff next to him is the county magistrate's master, surnamed Hou."

It stands to reason that as a staff member hired by the county magistrate, the master is not allowed to come out of the hall, and can only hear the trial behind the hall. However, some county magistrates have no idea and often listen to the master's instructions. Simply ask him to stand aside and listen to the trial, and give pointers at any time.

Anyway, the grand master in the county is the biggest, and no one will say anything.

The scribe bowed and said, "I'd like to tell you, my lord, that both parties have arrived!"

Zhuang Zhixian coughed lightly, grabbed the gavel with trembling hands, and slapped it heavily:
"Who is the plaintiff?"

Xu Sihai cupped his fists and cupped his hands: "My lord, the student and the sufferer Old Man Liu and Mrs. Wu are the plaintiffs! The student is a former imperial examination candidate, so he is not required to kneel as usual."

Du Wenhao was a little surprised, it turned out that this fat man was actually a former imperial examination candidate.

The imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty was very complete. However, after all, only a part of those who passed the imperial examination could finally enter the official career. Most of the famous scholars could only wait outside the court.

In desperation, many literati turned to medicine, so many doctors in the Song Dynasty were famous scholars.

Those with meritorious reputation do not need to kneel when they go to court to meet officials.

Zhuang Zhixian nodded:

"You beat the drum to complain, who will you sue? Why?"

"Students and others sued Du Wenhao, the second shopkeeper of Wuweitang and the doctor in charge of the hall, accusing him of homicide by a quack doctor and murdering the son of old man Liu, who is our county government's arrester Liu!"

"What does Old Man Liu's son have to do with you?"

"It has nothing to do with the students, but the so-called uneven road will be shoveled by someone, and the problem will be managed by someone! This Du Wenhao is a mediocre doctor who killed people and harmed the people. According to the criminal system of my Great Song Dynasty, everyone can sue! This is a petition for the people. , students are obliged to do so!"

Xu Sihai's words were sonorous and powerful, very sensational, which caused many onlookers outside the hall to applaud loudly.

Zhuang Zhixian nodded:

"Umm... where is the defendant?"

The scribe replied, "I'm waiting in the hall."

"Pass it up!"

The clerk got up and shouted loudly to the outside: "Call the defendant Du Wenhao!"

Du Wenhao lifted his robe and walked onto the platform, came to the front of the hall, cupped his hands and said:
"Villain Du Wenhao, I have met the magistrate!"

Xu Sihai snorted and sneered, and said to the hall:

"My lord, as far as the students know, the defendant has no reputation. Why didn't he kneel when he saw you? It's clearly contempt of the court, and he should be held accountable!"

Zhuang Zhixian nodded and asked:
"Defendant, do you have a reputation?"

Du Wenhao saw sweat on his forehead, and before he could reason, he was hit by a board, which was a big mistake.

He had thought of this problem when he came in just now, but, in modern society, there is no habit of kneeling and kowtowing, and he was not at fault in the first place, but he had to kneel and kowtow, and he felt suffocated and wronged. While hesitating, Xu Sihai had already It is difficult to grasp this problem.

Although he has a medical university diploma in modern society, he is equivalent to a scholar, but that thing can't be said now, so Du Wenhao had no choice but to bow deeply:
"Little man..., villain has no fame..."

"Crack!" The gavel slapped, and Zhuang Zhixian shouted:
"Bold! Since you don't have any fame, you didn't even kneel when you saw this official. Come here! Drag me down to beat the [-]th board again!"

Reach for the token in the lottery holder.

"Cough cough!" Master Hou coughed lightly beside him.

Zhuang Zhixian immediately understood, and said again: "Wait first!" Throwing the token back into the lottery holder, he turned to look at the master.

Master Hou took a step forward, and the folding fan opened with a bang, forming a small screen, covering most of their faces behind the folding fan.

Only then did he get close to Zhuangzhi County's ear, and said in a low voice:
"Dong Weng, this man can't be beaten!"

"Why?"

Zhuang Zhixian also asked in a low voice.

"Pangxian Lieutenant's mother has made the decision and promised Pang County Lieutenant's third daughter, Pang Yuqin, to him. He will be Pang County Lieutenant's future son-in-law. It depends on the owner to beat a dog. If Dong Weng beat him, it means beating Pang County. Captain's face?"

"Oh... that makes sense! But, before coming here, Master Liao visited the house several times and told me that Du Wenhao was a mediocre doctor who killed people because he did harm to one party. He must not be forgiven lightly, and he must be severely punished!"

Zhuang Zhixian lowered his voice, and continued vaguely:
"He said this, the 'weight' is not light!"

Of course, Master Hou knew that this amount referred to bribery, so he smiled slightly:
"Dong Weng, it's not that simple! The two tigers have been fighting against Master Liao for a long time. This Mr. Du is just a pawn in their fight! All the twists and turns are not caused by Master Liao and Xu Sihai. Said, Dong Weng should be clear about it, so as not to hurt the peace of Tongya!"

"Hmm... so where should I go?"

"Two disadvantages are balanced, whichever is less, and two benefits are balanced, whichever is more important.

Inspector Liu caught bandits and was wounded. This is what is in dispute in this case. Dr. Du was brought to the Yamen to treat the arrester Liu.

I also heard that Dr. Du's medical skills are really famous, whether it is really a quack doctor who kills someone has to be judged.

In particular, a few days ago, County Captain Pang led his arresters to shoot and kill several bandits who fled to our county.

The future variables are not yet known, so it is better to be still than to move!Dong Weng must not lose the big because of the small! "

"Oh... makes sense!"

Zhuang Zhixian stroked his sparse gray beard and suddenly realized,

"Then how should this case be settled?"

"Listen first, then talk to Mui!
Finally - let it go! "

(End of this chapter)