I'm taking the imperial examinations in Liaozhai

Ji Zihe was very excited. After taking office for so long, he finally took over his first case.

Ning'an County is a medium-sized county with a large population. Although no one has ever come to the yamen to report a crime, Ji Zihe doesn't believe it if the county is peaceful.After all, there were many messy cases in the past files.

Then why did no one come to the Yamen to report the crime?Ji Zihe felt that the reason still came from himself.Xu is his new official, the local people don't understand his temperament, and no one wants to be the first person to eat crabs.

After all, the previous county magistrate had learned from the past. Ji Zihe's predecessor was a formidable character who bullied the people and accepted bribes. He even thought that collecting taxes and scraping land for money was not fast enough, so he simply colluded with the bandits in the mountains. Directly used to grab.

Because the imperial court was disturbed by the war in the north at that time, the supervision of the local area was weaker, and his behavior as a local snake became more and more excessive.The people couldn't resist going to the province to sue him. Who knew that this man was so bold that he had already bribed his superiors.The person who sued him not only did not get revenge, but was bitten back and locked up.

Until the war was about to subside and the matter was revealed for some reason, the imperial court spared no effort to investigate, pulled out the two big cancers of the county magistrate and his boss, and made up for the victims.However, the former county magistrate had been in Ning'an County for many years and had accumulated power for a long time. Even though he was dealt with, the people still had distrust of the government.So Ji Zihe has been in office for so long, and no one is willing to ask him to make decisions.

The same is true of the previous City God. After Ji Zihe took over the position of City God, the goblins and ghosts within the jurisdiction came to worship once and offered many tributes. Since then, no one has dared to go to the City God Temple, even if they drop by Walk around a bend.

This made Ji Zihe feel very powerless. If he didn't report the crime, he couldn't force him to come.The people don't trust the government, so he can't tell them by their ears that I am a good official who can make decisions for the people. Even if he says it, people may not believe it.

There is no way but to take it slowly, time will test everything.

Now that he has accepted the first case, it means that he has taken the first step, and the future is still very bright.

Ji Zihe ordered the magistrate to bring the ghost up, and with a wave of the ghost's claws, the main hall of the Town God's Temple became a public hall, similar to that of the county government's public hall, with a "mirror hanging high".After thinking about it, Ji Zihe also conjured up a few Zaban Yamen servants to stand on both sides of the courtroom. Of course, these Zaoban Yamen servants also looked like ghosts, which was very unsightly.After seeing that the courtroom was almost the same as he had imagined, he sat down with satisfaction.

"Tsk, this is too ugly." Xiao Qinglong lifted Ji Zihe's official hat and said on top of his head.

After Ji Zihe wore the city god's official uniform, his whole body swelled a lot, his volume became bigger, and his head naturally became bigger.Xiao Qinglong dropped Ji Zihe's shoulders and moved to the top of his head.It is small in size, and Ji Zihe is taller than others, so it is difficult for others to see him when he stays on top.

Ji Zihe didn't mind this little thing domineering over his head, and it's not that he hasn't been on Meng Zhang's head before, so there's no need to mind this.

"Ugly is ugly, but the courtroom doesn't need to be beautifully arranged, it just needs to be majestic enough to deter people." Ji Zihe was still very satisfied.

"That's right." Meng Zhang didn't think there was any deterrent effect, he just thought it was too ugly. Could it be possible that ghosts can still be scared by ugliness?

Ji Zihe didn't say much, let practice prove it.He slapped the gavel and said loudly,

"Bring up the complainant."

The bull head and horse face dragged a little ghost into the courtroom, threw him on the hall, and stood on both sides.

Whether they are human beings or ghosts, they all have a kind of fear of the government.When this ghost was alive, he was an ordinary person with little courage, and he was still a coward after death.When I came to the hall, I saw the yamen servants in the soap class on both sides were very terrifying, and their faces turned pale with fright.Then he secretly glanced at the face of Lord Chenghuang, and felt even more frightened.Unexpectedly, Lord Chenghuang looks more terrifying than the yamen servant, and he is also taller than other people. Those protruding fangs can definitely bite off a person's neck with one bite.The little ghost could only kneel on the ground trembling, not daring to raise his head, not daring to make any sound.

Ji Zihe looked at him with pride in his heart.Look, he just said, the courtroom he arranged can still bluff people.Meng Zhang almost broke his beard, how majestic is this court, why is this kid so scared!

As God Mengzhang, who has never been afraid of everything, how can he understand the fear of ordinary people?

"Who is in the hall?" Ji Zihe said seriously with a thick voice on purpose.

"Master Chenghuang, young Yingsan, a person from the new town, please make the decision." Yingsan knelt on the ground and kowtowed, not daring to glance at him.

"What grievances do you have? Tell me quickly. If the situation is true, my lord will definitely decide for you."

"Thank you, Lord Chenghuang." Yingsan kowtowed and said with his hands on the ground, "The villain wants to sue Wang Gao in the town. He didn't pay back the money he owed, and caused the villain to die for no reason. I beg you to make the decision for me. .”

Yingsan never paid homage to the city god when he was alive, because he was also a scholar, and although he hadn't passed the exam, he often said things without saying anything.In the end, when he died, a ghost messenger came to arrest him, so he had no choice but to believe it, and then thought of suing for justice.

"Tell me more about it."

"Yes, Xiaoren Yingsan, Wang Gao was classmates with Wang Gao when he was studying. Wang Gao grew up in a poor family. Ten years ago, he asked the villain to borrow forty shang to study. Later, he failed to pass the exam and left the new town to come He went to Ning'an County to do business. Now his business is doing well, and his family has a small fortune, but he has never returned to Xincheng Town, nor has he asked anyone to return the villain's money. The villain has come to Ning'an County several times , wanting to come to ask for money, but every time he shirks that he is not at home. His wife is a woman, and the villain is afraid of others gossip, so he has no nerve to force her to give money. She always says, when Wang Gao comes home, she So he told him to entrust the money to the villain. These two liars, the villain waited at home for a long time, but before someone sent the money, they fell ill in a fit of anger. Before the doctor came, the villain died I beg my lord to make the decision for me, if they don’t return the money to me, even if the villain dies, there will be no peace.”

Ji Zihe's jaw was about to drop from shock, the world is so big, there are no surprises.Unexpectedly, someone would piss himself off to death because he failed to collect debts.

Ji Zihe thought for a while, and said, "Tau and horse face, go and bring the souls of Wang Gao and his wife, and let them confront Ying San face to face."

"Order."

Niutoumamian was quick to do things, and within a short while, the souls of Wang Gao and his wife were locked away.The two of them couldn't figure out the situation, and they were terrified of being arrested suddenly.

Ji Zihe saw Wang Gao's wife's big belly at a glance, but she didn't expect that she was still pregnant.Ji Zihe couldn't bear it, thinking about whether to give her some preferential treatment.But after thinking about it, she is just a soul now, her big belly has no effect, and she doesn't need to be treated as a living person at all.

"Kneel down." The bull's head and horse face pressed the two of them to the ground, and retreated to the side.

Wang Gao was trembling, and suddenly saw the person kneeling beside him, he was shocked, "Yingsan, you are still alive, aren't you dead?"

Yingsan didn't look up, "Hmph, of course I'm dead, even if I die, I have to get my money back!"

"What money, when did I owe you money?" Wang Gao was a little puzzled.

Yingsan was furious, and raised his head to stare at him, "You still don't admit it..."

"Silence!" Ji Zihe slapped the gavel, and Yingsan's arrogance disappeared from fright, and he quickly fell to his knees.

Seeing this, Wang Gao was startled and frightened, "Where is this place? Why are you arresting me!"

"Hmph, the one sitting on it is Lord Chenghuang, just wait, don't try to renege on your debt." Yingsan gloated.

City God?Is there really a City God?Could it be fake?Wang Gao was a little skeptical, but Yingsan was really dead, it was impossible to appear in front of him alive, then he was a ghost, this should not be fake.

After thinking it over, Wang Gao patted her hand next to his pregnant wife, telling her not to be afraid.The king's wife snuggled up beside him, trembling, obviously his consolation had no effect.

Ji Zihe knocked on the gavel again, "Wang Gao, do you know the people around you?"

"Master Chenghuang, I know him. This person is my old classmate friend. His surname is Ying and he is the third." Wang Gao said respectfully.Although he didn't pass the exam, but he has been in business for so long and has met all kinds of people, so he is much more courageous than Yingsan.

"It's good to know each other, Wang Gao, Ying San sued you for owed [-] hangs, and if you don't pay it back for ten years, it caused his death, can you plead guilty?" Ji Zihe asked.

"My lord, I am wronged. Although the villain's family is not very good, he is not the kind of person who owes money and refuses to pay back. The villain has asked for the money to be returned to him. Yingsan must have wanted to blackmail the villain. Sir, please investigate clearly!" Wang Gao yelled that he was wronged.

Yingsan immediately exploded when he heard the words, "Nonsense, I didn't receive the money. If I did, would I be pissed to death?"

"What does your death have to do with me? I asked someone to pay back your money a long time ago. I didn't expect you, a debt collector, to be so dissatisfied and want to take advantage of my family. Lord Chenghuang will definitely not wrong a good person, and will definitely kill you. Liars will go to the [-]th floor of hell!" Wang Gao quarreled with him on the spot.

"No loud noises are allowed in the courtroom!" Ji Zihe's majestic voice sounded, and Yingsan and Wang Gao immediately became honest.

Ji Zihe doesn't believe that there are ghosts who can tell lies in the court. As the city god, he has the post of ghost and has his own methods of controlling ghosts.What he said was itself a kind of spell, and all the ghosts under his jurisdiction would unconsciously tell the truth when they answered his questions in court.

Yingsan said that Wang Gao did not pay back the money, but Wang Gao said that he had already paid back the money. Since Yingsan and Wang Gao are telling the truth, what is going on?

"Wang Gao, please tell me the details of your repayment."

"Yes, the villain remembers. It was not long ago that the villain opened his first shop. At that time, there was surplus money in the account, and the villain's business was busy, so he asked Mrs. Jing to withdraw the money and asked someone to return it to Yingsan's home. Because Thanks to Yingsan for his kindness, the villain even asked Jing’s wife to give him ten slings more. I didn’t expect him to be such a money-grubbing person, and he didn’t admit it when he took the money, so I beg you to be the master of the villain!”

"If I didn't receive it, I didn't receive it. Why lie to you!" Ying San shouted.

"Silent!" Ji Zihe patted the gavel again, looked at the woman kneeling in the hall, "Wang's wife, what do you want to say?"

When Wang's wife heard the city god calling her, she visibly trembled, and looked at Wang Gao for help.Wang Gao grabbed his wife's hand and motioned her to speak.Wang's wife is soft and weak, very lovable, she doesn't look like a bad person.She said softly, "Women..."