Be a master through ancient times

"...My lord, the case is as it is, and the villain dare not tell half a lie." The yellow salesman knelt on the ground, and explained the whole matter clearly in a tone of eagerness.

"According to what you said, your sister and brother-in-law deserved what they deserved. If they hadn't colluded with the people on the flower boat and sent the guests up, they wouldn't have caused this lawsuit." Fan Ju lowered his eyelids and came to this conclusion. He didn't want to get involved in this muddy water at first, but after hearing him tell the cause and effect, he didn't want to get involved.

The yellow peddler had an unbelievable expression on his face. He didn't expect Mr. Fan to say the same thing as County Magistrate Wu said, and a huge sense of despair suddenly surged in his heart. Could it be that he could only watch helplessly as the government ransacked the house?

"But my lord—" the yellow salesman shouted, before he could speak, he was interrupted.

"Needless to say, your sister and brother-in-law were at fault in this case. The crimes sued by Han Xiucai and others are reasonable, and the judgment of Magistrate Wu is not wrong. I think you are eager to save my sister, so I don't care about you." , since you go back." After Fan Ju finished speaking, he picked up the tea cup at hand, lifted the lid and blew on it, making it clear that he was going to see off the guests.

"My lord, I have something to say next, and please make a conclusion after listening to it." Chu Ci, who had been quietly watching from the sidelines, spoke up. He stood in the middle of the hall and cupped his hands to Fan Ju above.

Fan Ju looked at him, and felt relieved after a long time, because he didn't seem to have seen this scholar on any occasion, presumably he wasn't someone from a wealthy family or talented, but just a good writer.However, in this world, just being able to write articles is useless.

"Since you are not the master of suffering, don't get involved in it. You should go back to study quickly, get fame as soon as possible, and then think about doing things for the people." Fan Ju's attitude towards him was still very kind.

Chu Ci smiled, and obviously didn't approve of his meaningful words: "Thank you, sir, but I came here today as a lawyer, and the complaint in the hands of your excellency came from me."

"This is not in the courtroom, what kind of litigator do you need?" Fan Ju's face sank, since this person doesn't know good and bad, then he doesn't have to spare his talents.

Chu Ci said: "My lord's words are wrong. Since your lord received the complaint, it means that your lord has taken over the case. Now that you have asked questions, it is considered to be an open session. The sufferer here is emotionally shaken by this case. There are many I haven't explained clearly, so naturally I have to do it for me, and then I will sort out all the doubts in this case."

Fan Ju didn't like this at all, he set the cup heavily, and shouted: "Come here, send——"

"Don't your lord want to wipe out the water bandits? As far as I know, the court originally set a limit of one month to arrest all the water bandits, but now three or four months have passed, and your lord still has no idea. Are you not afraid of the court's blame? "

Chu Ci stared at Fan Ju closely. He originally wanted to test Fan Ju's personality before revealing the news, but at present, it is better to directly tell what Fan Ju is most interested in, otherwise he may be kicked out directly. go out.

Alas, military officers are more unreasonable than civilian officials, Chu Ci sighed in his heart.

Fan Ju's face was terribly dark at this time, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? How did you know the secrets of the court?"

"My lord, don't worry, I have my own channels to know about this matter. Now there is a chance to wipe out the water bandits, it depends on whether you believe me or not," Chu Ci said.

Seeing that his face remained unchanged, Fan Ju felt even more skeptical: "You just said it casually, how can I believe it?"

"If your lord doesn't believe it, you can go down to the inner hall and tell the story, then you will know the truth."

Fan Ju thought for a moment and said, "You come in with me."

Chu Ci gave the yellow shopkeeper on the ground a comforting look, and then followed Fan Ju into the inner hall.The yellow peddler stared blankly at his figure disappearing behind the curtain, and couldn't help but be full of doubts, what is the origin of this Mr. Kou?

In the inner hall, Fan Ju also had the same question: "Who the hell are you? Don't pretend to be a ghost here! How did you know the secrets of the court? Do you know that you will be beheaded if you spy on the military situation!"

"I'm going to Zhangzhou Mansion to study Chu Ci and meet Mr. Fan." The admiral of the Navy is a military officer of the second rank, the same as the governor.Although there is a marshal at the top, he can be regarded as a first-class high-ranking official in Southern Fujian Province.Although military officers and civilian officials have never been at the same level from the second rank, but a fifth rank official like Chu Ci can still be regarded as a subordinate when he comes in front of him.

"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 even a trace of fear.

This time it was Chu Ci's turn to be puzzled. He was just a fifth-rank official, so why was this second-rank official so surprised?

"Your Excellency, do you know the lower official?" Chu Ci asked, taking out the fish amulet to prove his identity from his chest, and carefully put it back in his chest after Fan Ju checked it.

"Master Chu's Sanyuan Jidi's reputation is outstanding, and no one in the world knows who doesn't know it? However, as a school of politics, Master Chu didn't rectify the style of study, but took care of this matter instead. Don't you feel that you are stretching your hand too much?" Has it grown?" After a brief surprise, Fan Ju resumed his previous demeanor, and his tone of speech was still a little mocking.

Chu Ci didn't care, and said calmly: "The officials of the world are in charge of the affairs of the world, and the common people know that the road is injustice, and when it is time to take action, they will act. As an official of Southern Fujian Province, naturally they cannot stand idly by when encountering injustice. Let the people suffer innocent injustice, let alone let the perpetrators go unpunished."

"Master Chu is loyal." Fan Ju snorted, "It's just why you hide your name. If you reveal your identity to the Magistrate Wu, he will probably sell you face and let the boatman go. Why do you let the boatman go? Someone come to find me?"

This Chu Ci is cunning, and the painstaking design for him must not be just to avenge his grievances.

"Didn't your lord know? The lower officials are here because of the water bandits. The night that Han Xiucai was deceived, the lower officials were also on the boat. By coincidence, the lower officials heard something, and then put them together with the water bandits." Get in touch." Chu Ci told Fan Ju in detail what he saw and heard that night, and he was finally relieved to see his serious face, at least Master Fan still cared about the water bandits.

"What you said is true? Are those water bandits really disguised by Japanese people?" Fan Ju raised his heart. If this is true, there will probably be a war in Southern Fujian Province.

Chu Ci shook his head: "All of these are speculations by the lower officials, not conclusive evidence. So we can't directly arrest Mr. Du for interrogation under this name. If the news leaks out, it will scare the snakes and make them take precautions."

"So you asked that person to come to me and catch Mr. Du under the guise of blackmail, and catch him by surprise?" Fan Ju continued following his train of thought.

Chu Ci cupped his hands and patted his ass at the right time: "Your Excellency is wise, and this is exactly what I think. It just so happens that this matter happened in our sea area. Your Excellency is in charge of the navy, so there is a reason to intervene in this matter."

Master Fan smiled, his expression could not hide his complacency: "In that case, let's set off."

The two walked out of the inner hall. Under the longing eyes of the yellow peddler, Master Fan coughed and said seriously: "Since the case has been known to me, I will inevitably have to go through this for you. But you don't want to be too happy." It's too early, I always handle cases impartially, and I will never show favoritism."

Hearing this, the Huang shopkeeper was immediately overjoyed. He kowtowed several times to Mr. Fan, and repeatedly shouted to thank Mr. Qingtian for making the decision. How willing.

Because this place is some distance away from Luotan County where the wharf is located, Mr. Fan did not take a sedan chair, but chose to take a horse-drawn carriage.

The horses raised by the government were stronger and they galloped all the way. In less than three hours, they arrived outside the Luotan county government office.

A soldier in armor jumped out of the carriage and shouted: "Master Fan, the admiral of the Fujian Navy, is here, hurry up and let me know."

The porter of the county government office saw several government-style carriages running towards the county government office, and after hearing what the soldier said, he immediately ran in to report.

After a while, County Magistrate Wu came out. He straightened his clothes with his hands as he walked. Obviously, he was wearing casual clothes just now. He hurriedly changed into casual clothes after hearing the notification and came out to greet him.

"My subordinate, Wu Jinzhong, has seen the admiral, but I didn't know that the admiral was here, and I was far away to greet him, so please don't blame me." County Magistrate Wu bent his body at ninety degrees, and saluted him respectfully.As the saying goes, those who come are not kind, and those who are kind do not come. This admiral came here in his busy schedule, and he must have something to look for him.

Lord Fan got off the carriage slowly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "It's unfortunate that my official came here, and disturbed Lord Wu's Qingxiu, Lord Wu, don't blame me."

As soon as this remark came out, Mr. Wu immediately broke into 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 even lower, and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Excellency, Admiral, is serious. Your Excellency's willingness to come to Luotan County really makes our small county government flourish. Please, Your Excellency will follow the officials to the inner hall first." Rest for a while, to relieve the pain of traveling and traveling."

Master Fan hooked his mouth, and the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"Excuse me, I have important business to do on this trip, so I can't stay any longer. You will be promoted soon, and the Huachuan case will be re-examined," Fan Ju said.

The case of the flower boat?County Magistrate Wu was stunned for a while, and it took him a long time to realize that what he was talking about was probably the case of Han Xiucai suing the boatman that he received yesterday.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.The person who can let the admiral personally come forward to solve it must be someone with a background, but I don't know whether he is for Han Xiucai or for the boatman.

Although he felt in his heart that the boatman's family should not have such a capable backer, it was a bit far-fetched to say it was for Han Xiucai, after all, he was clearly against him when he settled the case.

Sure enough, the yellow peddler who got off the carriage later made him confirm what the bad feeling he had just been having just now was that the admiral really came for the boatman!

"Admiral, this... I don't know Taishan with my eyes. I don't know that this little brother is actually a family member of the lord. I offended you so much yesterday. I hope the lord will forgive me." His voice was very small, and it sounded a little trembling.

Mr. Fan said angrily: "What are you talking about? I have never met him before, so how can I talk about relatives? It was he who blocked the street to file a complaint. I couldn't bear the people being wronged, so I decided to go this way. Could it be that In your eyes, is this official a person who doesn't distinguish between public and private?"

When he spoke, his beard trembled, as if he had been angered by Magistrate Wu.

County Magistrate Wu's eyes went dark, and he shouted, "Heaven is going to kill me!"