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Chapter Eleven: Beating the Drums

Qin Shaoyou said coldly: "There is no porridge here."

Deng Jian couldn't help but get angry: "What, what are you going to do?"

Qin Shaoyou's face was complicated. He paused for a while before saying, "Don't be busy eating, I'll reason with you first."

Cough cough... It's really not that Qin Shaoyou is timid and afraid of things. He is not a timid time traveler. Don't look at Qin Shou and the lady from unknown origin, it's because those people are either people with status or scumbags. But Deng Jian is different. Deng Jian has an unknown origin, has complex social relations, and is very thick-skinned. It's better to treat such people differently.

To be honest, there is no danger after all, and it will not involve personal safety.

Deng Jian's face calmed down and he said, "What reason do you tell me at this time? You stinky scholar is very familiar with it. I came here in the early morning. I really thought I was interested in your two bowls of porridge? Spicy!"

Qin Shaoyou was so angry that his nose was crooked. He was stingy. He owed a lot of foreign debts. You came here to cheat and drink, but instead said I was stingy. What is the law of heaven and what is the law of the king?

Deng Jian said slowly again: "You have to reason. You should go to Chi County Government to talk to Liu Lushi later. What's the use of telling me? Tell me the truth, I have a brother who works as a servant in the yamen. It was said that last night, someone from the Zhou family went to find Liu Lushi. Just half an hour ago, the Zhou family had already gone to the county government to sue you for not paying back the debt. You are waiting to see, and soon a servant will take you with a detention ticket. When you arrive in the court, you must make a theory."

Speaking of this, Deng Jian lowered his voice and continued, "Tell you the truth, Liu Lushi, who was in the hall, has a close relationship with the Zhou family. It is said that he still holds a loan note on the Zhou family. Once the facts are conclusive, although this debt is just a minor crime, if it is more severe, it is enough for the unruly people to deal with it. Even if it is exiled, there are still some. Brother Qin, you are too bad, even worse than me. I owe someone money, and I still know how to pay it back, you..."

"Bah... do you know that cheating food and drink can owe money to others?" Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but retort, but he also knew that Deng Jian was kind-hearted, so he had to hold his head and said, "That's how things are bad. If you can't escape today, not only will the restaurant be gone, but there may be a prison disaster."

Deng Jian smiled and said, "It's okay. At worst, I can lock it in. I have a few brothers in it. I'll send a message that someone will always take care of you. Who taught me that I'm righteous? Cough cough... I'll serve two bowls of porridge first, and then two cook cakes."

Qin Shaoyou put his mouth aside: "You know that I owe a lot of debts, but you still have the will to eat my porridge? Brother Deng, look for the suckers elsewhere. Let's talk about the reason. You guys like you should eat hundreds of families, right? But it's so cruel to choose my family to eat. What a cruel thing. The principle of fishing in the waters. I think you understand. There is a Qiushui Building next door. Doesn't the shopkeeper look easy to bully?"

Deng Jian got angry and said with a cold face: "I'm so stingy, I'll go somewhere else."

Qin Shaoyou had no choice but to say, "Slowly, eat, eat quickly, I still have to sue, and I will close the door later."

He no longer had the interest to pay attention to Deng Jian, so he went to the kitchen to find Qin Shou and told him: "Go and remove the plaque, we are going to sue."

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As expected, just less than half a stick of incense came, and a crew from Chi County came.

The so-called Chi County is the title of the county seat of Jingji. There are two counties under the rule of Shendu, one is Henan County and the other is Luoyang County. Qin Shaoyou's household registration belongs to Luoyang County, so he came from Luoyang County.

As for the magistrate who issued the detention vote, in the Tang Dynasty, there were no magistrates in the county, but Luoyang County was at the foot of the emperor, so there were two magistrates to assist the county magistrate and the county magistrate, and the person in charge of the name of punishment. In fact, their official position was not high, but only the eighth rank, but for ordinary people, it was enough to kill people's life and death.

If this magistrate really has a close relationship with the Zhou family, then it will be difficult to reason.

When the officer came, his nostrils were facing the sky, and he was about to take Qin Shaoyou and leave. At this time, Deng Jian came up and greeted him with a smile. When the officer saw him, he smiled and said, "Brother Deng is here too?"

He has always been a family of officials and bandits. How could the servants in Luoyang County not recognize Deng Jian? And they looked quite familiar.

Deng Jian hurriedly said: "No need to ask for it, no need to ask for it. This is a scholar. He is usually the most generous and generous. He is all his own family. Are you still afraid of running away?"

The officer was happy, but just looked at Qin Shaoyou coldly: "Public affairs are official affairs, private affairs are private affairs. Since Brother Deng talked about love, it's easy to say. But when he arrived in the county, hehe... there was no such favorable favor."

The young tourist Qin politely saluted the servant and said, "Qin remembers the kindness of the messenger. When he arrives in the yamen, it is Qin's own business, no matter how alive or dead it is."

"Okay, please." This guy was quite tactful. The officer exchanged a few greetings with Deng Jian, and then moved with Young Master Qin.

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The trial of Qin Shaoyou's case was only in a side-by-side hall. After all, it was just a dispute about owing money. Although it was enough to be a crime, it was still hard to deal with Chixian County's magistrate to come to the trial personally. Generally, the magistrate was responsible for the responsibility.

What Liu Magistrate Liu was responsible for was the many neighborhood disputes at the foot of the emperor. He wore a gauze hat and a light blue robe, which showed that his level was so low that it was he that he was outrageous. Although he was just an official of sesame and mung beans, especially in this god capital, he was afraid that he was not even as good as an ants, but he seemed very rich and looked pampered. Although he was young, he was a fat man. If he encountered a big case, although he did not even have the qualifications to be tried, major cases were often handed over to the Ministry of Justice for review, and even the important figures involved had no room for maneuver. It was difficult to make trouble from it. Not to mention it was oil and water. Once something that should not be involved, it would be impossible to say that the terrible disaster would come.

It is difficult to overturn a big case like murder. If it cannot be handled impartially at the feet of the emperor, a person who neglects his duties may take the wrong place. On the other hand, Liu Meishi's all civil cases are small cases, which seem to be important, but in fact, the most abundant here is, and there will never be any future problems.

Therefore, this Liu Magistrate is broad-minded and fat. Although he is only wearing a copper belt around his waist and is not even qualified to hang a fish bag, he has never complained.

Zhou Wen, who was standing on the bottom, was the old "customer" of Magistrate Liu. He had a personal relationship occasionally, and occasionally Magistrate Liu was willing to do some small things for the Zhou family, which was of course the "respect" of the Zhou family during the festival.

Ruler Liu squinted his eyes and looked mysterious. He had already looked at the paper, and his fingers were slamming the desk with a grandeur. He knelt on the cushion and pondered for a moment before saying, "Is a little nerd, Lao Zun, who is here to sue in person? This is just an ordinary financial dispute, and the evidence is conclusive, so there is no need to be such a big deal."

Zhou Wen smiled and said with a hurry: "This Qin Shaoyou is the most rude. He owes money on credit, but he is shameless and denies everything. He is angry and only seeks justice."

However, Magistrate Liu was not moved. He was pondering Zhou Wen’s implications. So he nodded calmly: “In addition to selling his property to pay off his debts, it seems that he should teach a good lesson to serve as a warning to others.”

Magistrate Liu paused and looked at Zhou Wen with a smile: "It's always serious to just act the punishment."

Zhou Wen stroked his beard and a hint of coldness flashed through his eyes: "It's always good to heavier."

Magistrate Liu nodded and said lightly: "Then let's cut off your feet."

Just this understatement, a person's fate is decided by this. If you don't pay back the debt, you don't need to be severely punished. At most, it's just a little punishment. However, this yamen has its own hidden rules. Just a wink and use a little means when exercising punishment can ruin a person's life.

Zhou Wen smiled and bowed, "Thank you, Lord."

Magistrate Liu smiled faintly: "Why do you have to thank me for your help?"

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Qin Shaoyou has arrived at the county government office. The county government office occupies a considerable area and is close to the western city, so there are many people. However, this county government office seems a bit dilapidated.

You know the reason.

There are hundreds or thousands of yamen in Shendu, and any yamen is much higher than the Luoyang County yamen. According to some rules that cannot be expressed or understood, if the county yamen appears very advanced, it will inevitably be beyond the courtesy.

The yamen runner who held him was hampered by Deng Jian's face and did not make any embarrassment against Qin Shaoyou. But when he arrived at the yamen, he said calmly: "I'll go and hand in the detention card now. You are waiting here. If you dare to escape, it will be a serious crime. I will take you in later."

Qin Shaoyou said harmlessly: "Okay, I'll wait here honestly."

The officer couldn't help but say hello to several colleagues at the door, let them look at Qin Shaoyou, and then went in to report the life.

As soon as others left, Qin Shaoyou rushed to the yamen without saying a word.

This kind of injustice has been around since ancient times. In order to facilitate the complaints by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, specially issued an imperial edict, ordering that each official office gate must set up a drum and bell, and stipulate that when the bell and drums ring, officials must come to the court to show convenience and morality.

Qin Shaoyou's action of course scared several officers at the door. It should be noted that this beating drums and making grievances are often major cases, which seriously affects the harmony at the emperor's feet. If a strange injustice occurs under the jurisdiction of Luoyang County, it will seriously affect the official voice. Several people will catch up without thinking too much.

But Qin Shaoyou was already in front of the drum of grievance. He was about to use the hammer to hit the drum, but he couldn't help but whine, and there was no drumstick.

I think this is to prevent troublemakers from causing trouble.

At this time, several officers were approaching. The drum was tightened with cowhide and was determined to be able to beat it with their hands. Qin Shaoyou was anxious and picked up a stone. The officer had already hugged him from behind and shouted: "Bold and unruly..."

Qin Shaoyou was quick to learn, and swung his arm directly, smashing the stone in his hand towards the drum of injustice.

"Dong..."

The mission is done.

Qin Shaoyou's back waist relaxed, and the officer who was holding him in the back let go, and his expression became cold.

The drum sounded, which means that a case that had to be resolved appeared in Luoyang County. Even today's trial is very likely to be recorded in the county annals. If it is more serious, it may even be investigated by Datianting, the palace, the Taiwan Court, the Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Justice in the court will be investigated.

This guy is crazy!

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Chapter completed!
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