Chapter 315
"...Sir, this is the case, and the villain dares not tell a lie." Huang Ping's peddler knelt on the ground, eagerly explaining the beginning and end of the matter clearly.
"As you said, your sister and brother-in-law deserve it. If they hadn't colluded with the people on the flower boat and sent the guests up, they would not have caused this lawsuit." Fan Ju drooped his eyelids and came to this conclusion. He didn't want to get into this muddy water at first, and after hearing what happened, he didn't want to get involved.
Huang peddler had an unbelievable expression. He didn't expect that Lord Fan would say the same thing as the magistrate Wu County, and a huge despair suddenly surged into his heart. Could it be that he could only watch the government search the house?
"But sir--" Huang peddler shouted, and was interrupted before he could speak.
"No need to say more, this case is because your sister and brother-in-law are wrong first. The crimes claimed by Han Xiucai and others are reasonable, and the verdict of Wu County Magistrate is not wrong. This official thinks that you are eager to save your sister and will not care about it with you. , You will be back." After Fan Ju finished speaking, he picked up the teacup at his hand and blew it on, clearly trying to see off the guests.
"Sir, I have something to say, please let me make a conclusion after listening." Chu Ci, who had been watching the wall quietly, spoke out. He stood in the middle of the hall and bowed to Fan Ju above.
Fan Ju looked at him and felt relieved after a long time, because he seemed to have never seen this scholar on any occasion. He thought he was not a man with a wealthy family or talent, but just wrote good articles. But, In this area, it is useless to just be able to write articles.
"Since you are not a victim, don't get involved in it. Go back to study quickly, get fame as soon as possible, and think about making a name for yourself for the people." Fan Ju's attitude towards him was still very kind.
Chu Ci smiled and obviously did not agree with his meaningful words: "Thank you, sir, but I came here today as a lawyer. The complaint in the hands of sir is being taken by me."
"This is not in the court, what kind of lawyer is needed?" Fan raised his face and sunk. Since this man was ungrateful, he didn't have to cherish his talents.
Chu Ci said: "My Lord is wrong. Since he received the complaint, it means that he has taken over the case. Since he has asked, it will be considered a commencement. The victims of this case are shocked and there are many I have not explained the place clearly, so I will naturally do it for me to clarify all the doubts in this case."
Fan Ju didn't eat his set at all. He put the cup heavily and shouted, "Come on, give it to me-"
"Don't you want to destroy the water bandits? As far as I know, the court originally limited the arrest of all the water bandits within one month, but now three or four months have passed. The adults are still clueless. Are you not afraid of the court's blame? ”
Chu Ci stared at Fan Ju. He originally wanted to test Fan Ju's character and reveal the news, but at present, it is better to directly tell what Fan Ju is most interested in, otherwise he would probably be driven directly. go out.
Alas, military officers are more unreasonable than civil servants, Chu Ci sighed in his heart.
Fan Ju was terrible at this time and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? How did you know the secrets of the court?"
"Your Madam doesn't have to be too careful. You have your own channels to learn about this. Now there is an opportunity to wipe out the water bandits, it depends on whether you believe it or not." Chu Ci said.
When Fan Ju saw him, he was even more suspicious: "You just say it casually, how can I believe it?"
"If you don't believe it, you can go down to the inner hall and tell it, and then you will know the truth or the false."
Fan Ju thought for a moment and said, "Come in with me."
Chu Ci gave Huang peddler on the ground a soothing look, and then followed Fan Ju into the inner hall. Huang peddler looked blankly at his figure disappearing behind the curtain, and his heart was filled with questions, "Mr. Kou, is this young master?"
What's the origin?
In the inner hall, Fan Ju also had the same question: "Who are you? Don't pretend to be a god here! How did you know the secrets of the court? Do you know that you want to behead your head when you peek at military information!"
"I have met Lord Fan when I was the second-rank military officer, and I am the governor. Although there is a marshal above, he is also a first-class person in Nanmin Province.
The first-rank official. Although the military officer and the civil servant have never been of the same level as the second-rank official, if a fifth-rank official like Chu Ci comes to him, he still has to be regarded as the following.
"What did you say? You are Chu Ci?! What evidence do you have?" Fan Ju's expression looked a little strange, and he looked at Chu Ci with suspicion, surprise and a hint of fear.
This time it was Chu Ci's turn to be confused. He was just a fifth-rank official. Was this second-rank official so surprised?
"Sir, I know the official?" Chu Ci asked, while taking out the fish talisman that proved his identity from his chest. After Fan Ju checked it, he immediately took back his chest carefully.
"Mr. Chu has a reputation as the three-year master, but no one in the world knows it? However, as a local scholar, Master Chu, who does not rectify his academic style, has taken care of this matter instead. Don't you think you are too stretched out your hands.
Has it been long?" After a brief surprise, Fan Ju returned to his previous expression, and his tone of speaking was a little mocking.
Chu Ci didn't care and said calmly: "The officials in the world are in charge of the affairs of the world. The people still know that they see injustice on the road and roar when they should take action. As an official in Nanmin Province, the officials of the lower court cannot stand by and watch when they encounter injustice on the road.
Let the people suffer unjust injustice, and even more so, the evil ones should not let the evil ones get away with it.”
"Mr. Chu is loyal." Fan Ju snorted, "But why do you want to hide your identity? If you reveal your identity at the magistrate of Wu County, he will probably sell you a face and let the boatman go. Why do you have to let him go if you reveal your identity.
Someone is coming to find my official?"
This Chu Ci was cunning and had worked hard to design him, which would definitely not be just for the sake of injustice.
"Don't you know? Xiaguan came here for the matter of the water bandits. The night when the scholar Han was deceived, Xiaguan was also on the boat. By chance, Xiaguan heard something and then brought them to the water bandits.
Contact us." Chu Ci informed Fan Ju in detail what he saw and heard that night. Seeing his serious expression, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least this Lord Fan was still concerned about the matter of the water bandits.
"What you said is true? Those water bandits are indeed portrayed by Japanese people?" Fan Juxin even raised her mind. If this is true, there might be a war in Southern Fujian Province.
Chu Ci shook his head: "All this is speculation of the lower officials, not the evidence is conclusive. Therefore, we cannot directly arrest Mr. Du in this name for interrogation. If the news leaks out, we will startle the enemy and let them be wary of it."
"So you asked that person to come to me to find me, and to catch Mr. Du in a pretext for blackmail, and catch him off guard?" Fan Ju said along his way.
Chu Ci bowed and flattered him at the right time: "Sir wise, this is what the officials think. It just happened that this happened to happen in my sea area. The master was in charge of the navy, so there is naturally reason to interfere in this matter."
Lord Fan smiled, unable to hide his pride in his expression: "Since that's the case, let's set off."
The two walked out of the inner hall. In the eager eyes of the Huang peddler, Mr. Fan coughed and said seriously: "Since this case has been known to me, I will inevitably go through this for you. But don't be happy.
Too early, I have always handled the case impartially and will never be favored."
When the Huang peddler heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He kowtowed to Lord Fan a few times and shouted thanks to Master Qingtian for making the decision. This greatly satisfied Lord Fan's self-esteem and made his trip go from being unwilling to not being unwilling to being unwilling.
How willing?
Because this place is a little distance from Luotan County where the pier is located, Lord Fan did not take a sedan chair, but chose to take a carriage.
The horses raised by the government were stronger and galloped all the way. In less than three hours, they arrived outside the Luotan County Government.
A soldier wearing armor jumped out of the carriage and shouted: "Minister Fan, the Admiral of the Min Navy, arrived, hurry in and report it."
The gatekeeper of the county government saw several official carriages running towards the county government. When he heard the soldier's comment, he immediately rolled in and crawled in to report.
After a while, the magistrate Wu came out. He used his hands to sort out his clothes while walking. It was obvious that he had just been wearing casual clothes. After hearing the notice, he hurriedly changed into it and greeted him.
"The lower-ranking official Wu Jinzhong has met the Admiral. He didn't know that the Admiral was here and there was a mistake. He asked him not to blame him." The Wu County Magistrate bent his body to ninety degrees and bowed respectfully. As the saying goes, the person who came is not good.
If the good ones don't come, the admiral took his time to come here, so he must have something to come to him.
Lord Fan slowly got off the carriage and smiled out of the corner of his mouth: "I came here by chance, which disturbed Lord Wu's cultivation. Lord Wu, don't blame me."
As soon as this statement was made, Lord Wu immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He was a little uncertain just now, but now he can be sure that this admiral is here to find fault.
His body bent lower and he said in a trembling voice: "The Admiral is so serious. I am willing to visit Luotan County. We really make our small county government shine brightly. Please follow the officials to the inner hall first.
Take a moment to relieve the pain of the hardships of the boat and the car.”
Lord Fan quenched his mouth, but his smile was not enough to reach his eyes.
"I'm exempted. I have important tasks for this trip, so it's not convenient to stay. You are about to go to the court and retrieve the case of flower boats." Fan Ju said.
The flower boat case? The magistrate Wu was stunned for a while, and it took him a long time to realize that what he said was probably the case of Han Xiucai suing the boatman yesterday.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Those who could let the Admiral come forward to solve the problem in person must be someone with a background, but I don't know whether he was for the sake of Han Xiucai or the boatman.
Although he felt that the boatman's family should not have such a capable backer, it was a bit far-fetched to say that it was for Han Xiucai. After all, he clearly looked at him when he was deciding the case.
Sure enough, the yellow peddler who got off the carriage then made him confirm what the bad premonition he had just had. The admiral was really here for the boatman!
"Admiral, this... the lower official has no idea that this little brother is a relative of the adults. He offended him many times yesterday, so I hope he will forgive him." His voice was very small, and he still sounded a little trembling.
Lord Fan said angrily: "What are you saying? I have never met him, so how can I talk about relatives? He blocked the street and complained, and I couldn't bear to be wronged by the people, so I decided to go this trip.
In your eyes, is this the official who is so inseparable from public or private?"
His beard trembled as he spoke, as if he was angry with the Wu County Magistrate.
Chapter completed!