Judge of the Song Dynasty Chapter 206: If you have the ability, you help the bad guys

It was only halfway through the fourth watch, and it was still dark all around, but the lights of the Zhang family and Xu family had already been turned on.

"Ah...!"

Yawning, Zhang Fei rubbed his eyes that couldn't be opened, and complained, "Zhiqian, do you want to hurry up like this? Wow...it's not even daylight yet."

"You think that everyone is the same as you, and they go to Kaifeng Mansion to play drums at every turn. Generally speaking, you have to submit the pleadings at five o'clock, otherwise, you may have to wait for several days. Day. Hurry up and go!"

As Xu Zhiqian spoke, she urged Zhang Fei to go outside the door.

Gao Wenyin, who sent them out, cheered up Xu Zhiqian: "Miss Xu, I will help you prepare a celebration banquet at home."

Xu Zhiqian hurriedly said: "Sister Gao, don't do it, even if you can win, you may not be able to get a verdict today. Your husband is fighting a different kind of lawsuit, which is different from ours... .”

"Huh?"

Gao Wenyin looked at her with astonishment.

Zhang Fei also opened his eyes, and said energetically: "What are you talking about, I am also your husband, okay?"

Xu Zhiqian blinked, and even argued: "I...I'm not wrong either!"

Zhang Fei nodded straight: "Absolutely."

Gao Wenyin blushed and remained silent.

It can be seen that there are three people, or it may be exciting for one person and embarrassing for two.

Xu Zhiqian glanced at Gao Wenyin, then at Zhang Fei, who was still flustered, "Let's go!"

It is pulling Zhang Fei into the carriage.

Although the sky is not yet bright, there are already many hardworking hawkers on Bianhe Street bravely rushing to their stalls.

When they arrived at Silusi, the sky was slightly bright, and just as they got off the carriage, they saw a lot of people standing in front of the gate of the Silusi, some of them had hats short pen.

"So many people!"

Zhang Fei was surprised.

Xu Zhiqian said: "The secretary and the left and right sides are the busiest."

Silusi and Zuoxiangxiang both deal with civil lawsuits. There are many people in Bianjing, and there are many disputes every day.

It took three days for Li Guozhong to sue, and the line up to today, but it must be early, no one knows how long the previous lawsuit will take, and the officials must leave work on time, so we can only wait until then push.

Of course, Xu Zhiqian didn't need to hand in the pleadings in person, the law firm had already arranged a tea eater to help her with these matters.

But she also has to come early, and roll call will be made later.

Zhang Fei was very ashamed: "I have never experienced this before."

When he went to the left and right halls, he used the back door because he followed Lu Jiawen.

Xu Zhiqian is right, he is fighting a different type of lawsuit, which is different from ordinary ear pens.

Ordinary ear pens are much more difficult.

"Lawyer Xu! Lawyer Xu is here!"

"Lawyer Xu, we are here to support you."

"Lawyer Xu, you must not let the unfilial son succeed."

......

Several aunts suddenly came a few steps away from them, cheering for Xu Zhiqian.

Wow! And the support team? Zhang Fei said to Xu Zhiqian: "Did you pay for this?"

"Why should I spend money to hire them?" Xu Zhiqian glanced at Zhang Fei suspiciously, and said, "I don't know them."

But she still nodded her thanks to those aunts.

Actually, there are not so many people in the Recording Department at ordinary times. Today, many people specially came to watch the trial, and 99% of them came for Xu Zhiqian's lawsuit.

First of all, there has never been a woman to go to court to fight a lawsuit. This is a precedent.

Secondly, she doesn't take money.

This is the most important thing. For many people, this is a good news. In addition, Xu Zhiqian was well-known in the capital because of his kindness and charity.

The citizens all believed that Xu Zhiqian was really arguing for free.

Everyone wants to know whether Xu Zhiqian is really good or not. If so, then they can also ask Xu Zhiqian for help in the future.

Zhang Fei suddenly turned his head to look at those aunts, then walked over with a sullen face.

Xu Zhiqian was stunned for a moment, and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Something."

Zhang Fei came to those aunts and asked with a serious face: "Do you know me?"

One of the aunts said: "I know it, I know it, you are that big ear pen."

Zhang Fei was puzzled and said, "Why do you call her Lawyer Xu and me Zhang Daerbi?"

The aunt beside said: "You are a man, of course it is called ear pen, Mrs. Xu is a woman, and there was no woman as an ear pen before, we don't know if we can call it that way, what is the name of your shop?" What about the law firm, I... we thought about it and called her Lawyer Xu."

"So that's the case." Zhang Fei nodded, feeling very unwilling. The name I created made my wife pick peaches, and said: "Then can you also call me Lawyer Zhang?"

"Huh? Oh, ok... ok, Zhang Da Er Pen."

"Thanks. Excuse me."

Zhang Fei returned to Xu Zhiqian with a depressed face.

Xu Zhiqian shrugged her shoulders sharply, desperately holding back her laughter, she knew that Zhang Fei was very resistant to this ear pen, although she didn't know why.

Zhang Fei warned: "Don't laugh, I'm very angry now."

It's fine if he doesn't say anything, but Xu Zhiqian laughed outright when he said it.

"Sister Qian'er!"

"Qianer!"

Suddenly heard a few pleasant voices.

Zhang Fei looked back and saw a few young ladies wearing veiled hats getting off the carriage. Although they couldn't see their faces clearly, they were in good shape.

"Ah! Why are you here?"

Xu Zhiqian immediately walked over quickly.

"We are here to support you!"

"You! You have found a good husband, but you will forget about us sisters."

"It's really a shame."

"What are you talking nonsense about? I'm going to lose later, but I have to rely on you."

......

"Don't you even introduce yourself to your girlfriends? Anyway, my nickname is Girlfriend Killer!"

Compared to those ignorant aunts, Zhang Fei still prefers to chat with young ladies, and is about to take the initiative to walk over to say hello, add a WeChat or something.

Suddenly a person stopped in front of him, "Zhang Sanlang."

"Yo! Li Xingshou!"

It is Li Guozhong. Zhang Fei asked casually: "Li Xingshou went to battle in person?"

Li Guozhong replied: "I am a tea eater, and I am only responsible for writing the pleadings. This lawsuit is handled by an ear pen in my shop."

In the ancient industry, there was a lot of rules, who did what.

Li Guozhong asked again: "Since Sanlang is free, why didn't he file the lawsuit himself?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "This Li Xingshou can't guess yet, that aunt can't afford me."

Li Guozhong frowned slightly: "I don't know if I should say something or not?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Li Xingshou has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

Li Guozhong said: "I heard that Mrs. Xu does not take money to help people with lawsuits."

"Yes!"

"I'm afraid this will break the rules of our business." Li Guozhong said doubtfully.

Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "Our business is different from other industries. The key lies not in free and charged fees, but in whether we can win the lawsuit. If you can't win the lawsuit, you will pay back money, and people will not come to you , if you win the fight, you will be free, and people will put money into your mouth.”

Litigation is a matter of money or death. Ability is the key. It has nothing to do with whether to charge money or not. There is no malicious competition at all.

Not to mention now, it was the same in the era before Zhang Fei. You are free, and no one will look for you.

Li Guozhong nodded, but his expression was a little unnatural.

Zhang Fei glanced at him and said with a smile: "Actually, Li Xingshou is not worried about breaking the rules, but worried that this will increase the cost of your litigation, right?"

Li Guozhong said with a smile: "Nothing can be hidden from Zhang Sanlang!"

It turns out that many people can't afford to buy Erbi, and at most they can only go to Erbi Hutong to buy a paper. The rich take advantage of it, and their bookstores rarely lose.

If there is no Xu Zhiqian this time, maybe she will scare her a little bit, and then Aunt Liu will compromise.

Now Xu Zhiqian helps the poor to file lawsuits for free, which will increase the cost and pressure of their bookstores sharply.

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "There is competition to make progress, how much skill you have, how much money you make, this is reasonable."

"That's it! That's it!" Li Guozhong nodded with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart that the two of them came to destroy it.

Anyone who encounters this kind of thing will feel uncomfortable. In the past, you can earn money by writing a piece of paper, but now...!

Just at this time, a young man ran over, panting: "Let's go first, we are in the first place."

Li Guozhong nodded slightly.

Zhang Fei said depressedly: "It turns out we were the first to come! I just said there is no need to hurry."

Li Guozhong explained: "It's not that we arrived early, but because of Mrs. Xu, this lawsuit has attracted many people's attention. If you don't get the lawsuit first, it will be affected, and Liang Silu personally tried it." , now that the weather is hot, the first game is the most comfortable.”

"So there are so many ways here."

Zhang Fei nodded, and asked again: "Listen to Xingshou's intention, isn't every scene recorded and interrogated by Mr. Liang?"

Li Guozhong said: "Of course not, but many prison officers take turns to interrogate." He was curious again, "Sanlang seems to know nothing about this?"

"Uh... I used to be in the county, so I was very casual. After coming to the capital, it was the first time I was beaten in the court of justice. Hehe... I'm not very familiar with it." Zhang Fei explained embarrassingly.

Li Guozhong was speechless.

This kid's lawsuits are at least in Kaifeng Prefecture, and at the highest they have been filed in the Zhengshitang.

Li Guozhong frowned suddenly, thinking to himself, could it be... Could it be that he thinks the level of the recording department is too low, if so, it would be great, at least we will not meet him.

After a while, the door opened.

Xu Zhiqian also hurried back, and without introducing Zhang Fei to her best friend, she hurriedly led her maid Qingmei into the courtyard through the small door on the side.

The first thing to do is roll call and register.

Zhang Fei will not go to court with her, because if he is there, Xu Zhiqian will definitely choose to rely on him.

So they are rehearsing at home.

Of course, Silusi will not allow the couple to fight.

After all, Zhang Fei is not even allowed to enter the gate now.

"Hey...I'm Xu Zhiqian's husband, why don't you let me in?"

Zhang Fei complained to the yamen servant at the door.

The yamen servant glanced at him: "Aren't you just an ear pen, and you are not a witness in this lawsuit, why should you be allowed in?"

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "It turns out Brother Cha knows my identity, so please don't do anything illegal in the future, if I catch you... hum...!"

The yamen servant immediately faltered, and begged for mercy in a low voice: "Don't blame Sanlang, this is all ordered by the superiors, and there is nothing we can do."

After hearing this, Zhang Fei thought to himself, it seems that I have offended the whole officialdom, I can meet enemies everywhere I go, from now on I have to hug my thighs tightly, otherwise, I will not be eaten alive by him.

Just as he was talking, a person came inside, it was Fan Chunren.

"Fan Sijian."

Zhang Fei hurriedly said hello.

Fan Chunren glanced at the gatekeeper and said, "Let him in."

"Thank you very much!"

Zhang Fei slipped in immediately.

Follow Fan Chunren to stand under a big tree on the left side of the hall.

Suddenly found that there were several women standing in the opposite corridor, all of them were Xu Zhiqian's best friends, and Xu Zhiqian's sisters must also come from an official family, so naturally they would not stand outside to watch the trial.

Zhang Fei was thinking, at least they are Zhiqian's girlfriends, I have to go over and explain to them. He glanced at Fan Chunren and said, "Fan Sijian, why are we standing here instead of that corridor?"

Fan Chunren said with a straight face: "Didn't you see that there is a woman over there, how dare you stand there."

"Yes. I just found out why there is a woman over there." Zhang Fei quickly changed the subject again, "Is Fan Sijian here on business?"

Fan Chunren shook his head: "I am also watching the trial."

Hey Zhang Fei said: "Isn't Fan Sijian here to study?"

Fan Chunren did not deny it, but said: "I went back and thought about that lawsuit, and felt that it was unfair to me."

Zhang Fei said, "How do you say that?"

Fan Chunren said: "There are a few magistrates like Wang Hong who have been officials for more than ten years who can clean themselves and not get a little muddy. You can use this to attack him. There is a fault, so it is not fair to me."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "You can't say that. If you are only convicted of inhumane crime, even if you are convicted, you will win, but the result..."

"It's not because of you that the sentence is so heavy." Fan Chunren shook his head, and said again: "If you are helping that Huang Er Er in this lawsuit, and I am helping Aunt Liu, I will not lose."

Zhang Fei said with a chuckle: "I don't know if you will lose or not, but Aunt Liu will definitely suffer a big loss."

Fan Chunren said: "Every time you help a good person, you naturally always have the advantage."

Zhang Fei said depressedly: "You think I always want to help good people. Originally, I planned to help that Huang Erer, but Zhiqian stopped me. Next time, if a rich businessman pays me a lot of money, Fan Si Help me persuade Xu Zhiqian?"

Fan Chunren nodded and said: "It's a deal"

Zhang Fei was surprised: "Really?"

Fan Chunren said seriously: "Really."

He is really dissatisfied. He is not the kind of civil servant who can only write and write. He also took the judicial examination at the beginning, and he was the first.

But he was also unwilling to help the bad guys in the lawsuit. He thought it was morality that bound him, so he gave up on Wei Yushan at that time. nice guy.

Zhang Fei really wished for it, tears welled up in his excited eyes, he cupped his hands repeatedly and said: "Then there will be Lao Fan to remonstrate."

After chatting for a while, I saw many yamen servants entering the arena and lining up.

The courtroom of the recording department is just a big playground, and the dust will fly up after just two steps.

Of course, the gentlemen are sitting under the eaves directly in front of them. There is a roof above and a slate underneath, so they will not be exposed to the wind and the sun.

The yamen servants and ear pens are all standing outside.

Sit?

A table?

I really think too much.

After a while, Liang Dong and six officials entered the interrogation platform from the corridor, Liang Dong and three officials took their seats, and the other three stood aside.

Three of them are wardens, that is, judges.

One is the hall record, and the other two are responsible for providing professional assistance such as auditing and autopsy.

The Department of Records has to try many cases every day, and many judges take turns to try them, and a large number of professionals are present to assist.

This is also the reason why litigation prevailed in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The most difficult part of the imperial court's internal assessment is the judiciary.

Judicial officials are assessed once a year for six days at a time.

This has led to the trial of professionals in all courts. Those scholar-bureaucrats who play with words usually don't appear on such occasions.

It is a pity that the entire judicial system established by the Song Dynasty was completely destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty, and it never appeared again.

In the feudal dynasties, the judicial system of the Song Dynasty was absolutely the pinnacle.

After a while, I saw Xu Zhiqian and a man in his thirties coming to the hall. This ear pen is called Li Lei, and it is said that Li Guozhong's bookstore has the most powerful ear pen.

They saluted first, and then presented papers.

Liang Dong carefully looked at the pleadings of both sides, and then said: "Xuanhuang Yongli will go to court."

Seeing this, Zhang Fei frowned, "He didn't use our interrogation method."

Fan Chunren said: "You are just an exception."

Zhang Fei scratched his head: "This is terrible."