jdhmnovel Chapter 420: Litigation
Chapter 420: Litigation
If people live a stable life, not many people will be willing to take the lead in causing trouble and destroying the current stable life.
Those criminals who occasionally showed up were severely punished by local authorities and received the due punishment. With so many precedents, there are fewer and fewer people who still go against the wind and handle cases.
The crime rate in various regions has been decreasing year by year. Today, most government offices in the three states have returned to their former peaceful days.
Unlike the previous times when they were idle, this time they really had nothing to do. They were doing idle work, getting the same pay, and they could still have a clear conscience.
Ever since the eldest princess took over the three states, the official positions here have become popular in the eyes of officials. Those who come here to take up positions basically come to learn and use it as a stepping stone for gilding their skills.
Once the three-year term is up, you can be transferred to another position based on your accumulated political achievements. The lightest transfer is a promotion of one level.
The person serving as the county magistrate in Qingquan County at that time was Zhang Qinhe, a newly elected second-class Jinshi who had been arranged by the capital to receive gilding rank.
Zhang Qinhe is only in his early thirties this year, but he has already passed the imperial examination and been awarded an official position. He is full of energy and vigor. After arriving in Qingquan County, he is ready to make a big move and make a career.
Unexpectedly, Qingquan County has undergone earth-shaking changes under the combined influence of the Princess's policies and the previous county magistrates.
He was willing to make changes, but after looking around in various fields, he found that if he made changes to the existing arrangements, the results might not be better than they are now.
Two months after taking office, Zhang Qinhe completely gave up and began to govern Qingquan County according to the management methods left by the previous and previous county magistrates. It's true that he learned a lot of real things in the process.
The only drawback was that there were too few major cases in the county government, and he could not accumulate trial experience from hearing cases. But this also indirectly reflected that the people under his rule lived and worked in peace and contentment, and no crimes occurred.
Compared with his personal progress, the stability of people's lives is naturally more important.
Therefore, he just kept this regret in his heart. On weekdays, he was still the diligent and hardworking County Magistrate Zhang and Mr. Zhang.
This morning, Zhang Qinhe was sitting at his desk in the yamen, working as usual. After dealing with a bunch of chores and eating the lunch prepared by the yamen, he was about to go to the backyard to rest when he heard the sound of drums coming from the gate of the yamen.
Zhang Qinhe was stunned for a moment, then he straightened his clothes and hurried to the county government court. This was the first person to come to Qingquan County to report a case since the beginning of the year. He had to go over and see what had happened.
Like Zhang Qinhe, the yamen runners and legal advisors also took action. It had been a long time since they had handled a case, so they all seemed quite excited. They put down their work, picked up their weapons and gathered in the court.
After the county magistrate and a group of runners arrived, Madam Shen, as the drummer, was quickly brought into the court, while Lin Jinxiu waited outside the court.
It was Mrs. Shen's first time in a court, so she was inevitably a little nervous. However, she tried her best to remain calm. After kneeling down to pay her respects to the county magistrate, she presented the complaint that Lin Jinxiu had just handed to her, and accused her ex-husband Liu Sheng of multiple crimes, including murdering her parents and stealing her Shen family's property.
At first, Zhang Qinhe was a little surprised to see that the person who came to report the case was a woman. But after listening to what she reported, his expression became serious. Two lives were involved, so he could not help but take it seriously.
Zhang Qinhe took the complaint handed over by his lawyer, opened it and read it carefully, and found that this was actually an old case from more than ten years ago.
Zhang Qinhe's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. After reading the complaint from beginning to end, he turned his gaze to Madam Shen who was kneeling on the ground.
"Ms. Shen, this case has been going on for thirteen years. It is very difficult to verify. You accuse your ex-husband Liu Sheng of being the real murderer of your parents. This is just empty talk. Do you have any solid evidence?"
"Your Excellency, this is the evidence I have collected. Please take a look at it."
After Madam Shen finished speaking, she held out the bundle that she had placed aside with both hands, and the evidence was quickly handed over to the county magistrate by the lawyer.
After Zhang Qinhe looked at the evidence submitted, he made a judgment in his mind. He asked Madam Shen to get up first and wait for a while, and then ordered the yamen runners to summon the defendant Liu Sheng and related witnesses for questioning.
The runner took the order and left. About half an hour later, Liu Sheng, who was counting the accounts in the shop, was taken to the county government court by the runner.
Madam Shen looked down at the greasy-faced, pot-bellied man kneeling on the ground. The cold and bookish air that she had when she first met him had completely disappeared over the years, but Madam Shen still recognized him at a glance. This man was the beast Liu Sheng who had harmed the entire family!
When Liu Sheng saw Madam Shen's face, his heart was filled with shock. He didn't expect that he would see Shen Yunniang again in this life, and in a place like the county government.
What on earth was going on? Wasn't her face scratched by Wang? Although he was not the one who instigated it, he was also aware of it.
After learning that she was sold to another man by his new wife, he realized that this was how her life would be and she would not be able to cause any trouble. After all, they were husband and wife, so he did not have the heart to kill her.
I didn't expect that a moment of softness would lead to such a disaster. When we met again, the hideous scars on her face had all disappeared, and her temperament and clothes were all elegant. Could it be that after that, she had some adventure and met some noble man?
If he had known this would happen, he should have gone all out and sent her directly to the underworld to reunite with her parents.
Yagyu was in a state of confusion, and lowered his head in regret. He had a bad premonition in his heart. He was thinking about how to deal with the situation, but was suddenly brought back to his senses by the sound of the gavel.
"Yagyu! I'm asking you a question, why don't you answer it quickly!"
Liu Sheng was shocked and his brain worked rapidly, trying to recall what questions the county magistrate had just asked. He stammered and tried to buy time for himself.
"In reply to your words, I..."
"Oh, it seems I came at the right time." The person who suddenly interrupted was Lin Chuyi, who had put on the eldest princess' vest again.
Zhang Qinhe saw someone disturbing the court and was about to shout to ask, but after seeing the person's appearance, he was startled and immediately stood up and went downstairs to greet him.
"Your humble servant Zhang Qinhe greets Her Royal Highness the Princess."
The county magistrate's salute not only startled everyone in the hall, but also the crowd gathered outside the court to watch the excitement. After they reacted, they all knelt down and saluted Lin Chu.