The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 871 Public Trial 2
May 25 was the second day after Lin Quan came.

Outside the city of Jing'an Mansion, the soldiers of the guards separated an open space, which will be used as the site of the public trial.

According to the officers of the Procuratorate, they were busy here early in the morning, and the officials' tables, chairs and honor guards were all ready.

Before the officials could tell, many people had gathered to watch the trial, and some even dared to come from dozens of miles away.

As the sun rose, in addition to the gentry in Jing'an Mansion who had been annihilated by the entire army, representatives of gentry from all over the country also came to the scene one after another, and they were specially assigned positions.

Thousands of people gathered at the scene, and all of them were discussing in low voices at the moment, so that the sound was extremely noisy.

It wasn't until the sound of gongs and drums that heralded the arrival of the officials that the discussion on the scene gradually became quieter.

"Silence, silence..."

Under the yelling of the guards, the scene gradually became quiet, and the team of officials also entered the scene.

All the officials took their positions, although Xie Xiaofang had the highest status, the presiding judge was Zhao Yaoyin, the procurator.

The case this time involved too much, and Xie Xiaofang actually avoided the position of the presiding judge.

As the drums sounded, the discussions at the scene stopped.

The faces of ordinary people were full of curiosity, while the expressions of the gentry and the officials present were full of frustration. The latter already knew the result of the verdict.

"Master Ge, look..."

Seeing Zhao Yaoyin's question, Xie Xiaofang waved his hand and said, "This case is up to you to preside over it, and you can decide how to proceed!"

Regarding the craftsmanship of non-stick pans, it is indeed the basic skills of the officials, and they are used casually.

After slapping the gavel, Zhao Yaoyin said solemnly: "Bring the plaintiff!"

The eyes of everyone at the scene turned to the entrance of Nanbianer. Under the leadership of two guards, Liu Quan walked in with his head down.

In this place where "all eyes are on", Liu Quan only has panic and fear in his heart, after all, he is just a gangster.

"Grassmen kowtow to all your lords!"

Liu Quan is an ordinary citizen and has no right to answer standing up, so Zhao Yaoyin didn't wake him up.

In fact, under the watchful eyes of dozens of senior officials in front of him, Liu Quan's calves were weak, so it would be easier to answer while kneeling.

Zhao Yaoyin continued to ask: "Liu Quan, you were suing the prosecutor before, what did you sue?"

"Back to Master Qingtian..."

Next, Liu Quan told the whole story, but this time the land he claimed had reached [-] mu.

At the beginning, this guy wanted to expand the [-] mu of land of the big family, but his appetite became bigger and bigger, and more and more people sued.

"Bring the defendant..."

After a while, the six big households that Liu Quan sued were also led to the scene by the guards.

"The grass people kowtow to the lord!"

Looking at the six people below, Zhao Yaoyin asked in a deep voice: "Liu Quan sued you for taking the fields, what do you have to say?"

The six defendants looked at each other in blank dismay, but at the moment they felt distressed.

Liu Quan had sued them before, but they were not able to start a trial, so there is no chance for this embarrassing situation to happen.

There is a land dispute with Liu Quan, which is the most basic reality.

If the land is not owned by the six of them, then they are bullying the weak, and if the land belongs to Liu Quan, they will be punished.

If the land is owned by them, it involves them concealing the land, which is a felony against the emperor's order, and it is easy to steal the family and exterminate the family.

Therefore, how to answer the question, the six families have no choice at all.

Of course, Liu Quan couldn't think of the twists and turns here because his level was too low, so that he was still in fear at the moment.

"Returning to my lord, the land is indeed owned by Liu Quan, and we are the ones who bully the weak... We are willing to be punished!"

The person who said this was Zhang Dahu, who was the defendant first, and the six of them had discussed it before this answer came.

Hearing this, the mood of the gentry officials did not change much, and the people present were all shocked.

These gentlemen actually took the initiative to admit that they were bullying, and even claimed that their land belonged to Liu Quan.

Among them, Liu Quan was undoubtedly the most surprised one, he even thought he had heard it wrong.

If I heard correctly, these six people took the wrong medicine... Liu Quan secretly thought.

If the [-] mu of land is really owned by him, then his old Liu family will be well developed... In an instant, Liu Quan was ecstatic.

"Silence, silence..."

The guards yelled loudly, just because the people around were discussing too loudly.

What the common people are talking about is that the local big family has those privately concealed fields, and they can also learn from Liu Quan to "take it as their own."

After slapping the gavel, Zhao Yaoyin asked, "Is what you said true?"

"Don't dare to lie to your lord!" Everyone replied in unison.

"It is a crime to be bullied by the strong and to occupy the land in vain. Even if you succeed, you are sentenced to pay 50 taels of silver to compensate Liu Quan..."

"Is there any objection?"

A fine of 50 taels of silver is much easier than ransacking the family.

"Your Excellency makes a clear decision, and the grassroots and others have no objection!" The six major households replied quickly.

Zhao Yaoyin glanced at Liu Quan again, and asked, "Liu Quan, do you have any objection to this judge's verdict?"

Not only did he get 300 mu of land, but also [-] taels of silver. Liu Quan was already happy in his heart, and he would still have objections.

So he imitated the behavior of the six major households and kowtowed to Zhao Yaoyin: "Your Excellency makes a clear decision, and the grassroots have no objection!"

At this point, the case is actually over.

At the scene, the gentry had already made up their minds in their hearts that they must complete the land inventory as soon as possible after returning home, and must not let muddy legs take advantage of them.

Among the officials, only Hu Lizhen was in a good mood, and secretly praised the emperor's skillful play, forcing the gentry not to hide the land.

At this moment, Zhao Yaoyin's eyes turned to Xie Xiaofang again, and asked: "Mr. Ge, this case is closed, look..."

Hearing this question, Xie Xiaofang felt very uncomfortable, and secretly scolded this guy why he always wanted to drag himself into the water.

"Master Zhao, you are the presiding judge, we are all here to hear the trial!" Xie Xiaofang said with a cold face.

Hearing this, Zhao Yaoyin was helpless.

He turned his head, patted the gavel and shouted loudly: "Retreat!"

The trial of the case was concluded in this way. Amidst the sound of discussion at the scene, the officials were escorted to leave the scene.

While the guards were clearing the seats and guards of honor, the gentry gathered together.

They wanted to say something, but in the end they just sighed, not daring to say anything more about today's trial.

After all, looking around them, all the gentry in Jing'an Mansion were wiped out, so they knew it would be useless to talk too much.

On the other side, Liu Quan was also surrounded by people, and the people around him were all congratulating him.

Except for being unaccustomed at first, Liu Quan quickly adapted to the people around him and called him "Master Liu".

He has become a master... Liu Quan secretly sighed in his heart.

The excitement and joy on his side made the gentlemen frown, but they didn't dare to do more after all.

"It's time to go back, we can't delay here!"

Someone said this, which shocked the gentry at the scene, and they left after a brief farewell.

If they go back late, not all the land that they concealed will be occupied by mud legs.

Seeing the gentry leave, the common people in the same place also dispersed, and they all thought of important things.

"Big brother, big brother..."

Following the sound, Liu Quan saw his two brothers.

In order not to implicate them, Liu Quan let the two escape, but they came to the scene.

"You...you are really good brothers!" Liu Quan said with a smile.

He has a rich family fortune, and his brothers still never leave him. Today is the happiest day in his life.

(End of this chapter)