Chang 'an Local Government.
He had to deal with everything in Chang 'an, even the matters of the land.
Although it was just a small county government, it was still a great place under the rule of the emperor.
At this time, the county magistrate of the county government was temporarily taken over by Fang Xuanling after the Minister of Works was dismissed. Also, because the imperial court was deliberately targeting the officials in Guanlong, the old county magistrate finally got the promotion document recently.
After the old county magistrate happily took office, the county magistrate transferred from Lantian was a little confused.
In the place where Lantian's uncles and grandparents didn't love him, he was the sky and had nothing to do all day. But since he had just taken office yesterday, he had been dealing with things from noon until sunset before he had visited the neighborhood and learned about the general situation of Chang 'an from the private advisor.
At this time.
The newly appointed county magistrate, Niu Weili, had a headache.
He just got up and made a pot of tea, ready to relax, and then he encountered a case of grievance. What time was it?
It was only f * cking time!
Dressed in emerald green official robes, he rushed to the court without even bothering to eat breakfast.
The constables in the court seemed to be used to it. They yawned and lazily shouted.
"Bang!"
Niu Weili slapped the gavel and said, "Guards! Open the court! "
Niu Weili led the way. The private advisor didn't even bother to fasten his belt. With a folding fan behind his neck, he walked in leisurely from outside the court.
"Lord Niu, this is the complaint. Take a look."
Niu Weili waved his hand and grabbed the complaint. When he read it, his lungs were about to explode.
The complaint said that two barbarian businessmen went to the brothel last night, but they lost all their money this morning. What kind of bullsh * t case was this?
"Guards! Summon them to the court! "
As Niu Weili's voice fell, a crying woman in gorgeous clothes and a skinny man with a black beard and a pair of beady eyes entered the court.
When the bearded man saw Niu Weili, he knelt on the ground with a thud.
"My Lord, you have to uphold justice for me! Last night, this lowly one went to Chun Feng Lou to spend the night. But this morning, when I woke up and was about to tip this coquettish fox ten copper coins, I discovered that my money pouch was gone! "
"That's the money our small clan is waiting for to save our lives!"
"My Lord, you must uphold justice for me!"
"Your Excellency, don't listen to this nonsense. Last night, when he gave my mother money, I saw with my own eyes that there was only a piece of leather left in his money bag. He's obviously trying to blackmail me!"
"Shut up!"
Niu Weili looked at the bearded man and then at the woman. He asked, "Are you that flower? Let me ask you, was there a witness last night? "
"Yes! Last night, when he was paying, my mother also saw it. She even muttered that he was a pauper! "
"Men, summon the procuress!"
After a short while, a middle-aged woman who looked old but still had some charm walked into the hall with graceful steps.
When he saw Niu Weili, he bowed respectfully.
"Madam Sun Liushi greets Your Excellency!"
Niu Weili frowned and asked, "Let me ask you, did you see that there was no money in this person's money pouch last night?"
"Your Excellency, this servant can testify to this matter. This servant has been in this business for many years. Although this money pouch is separated by cloth, I can still see how much money is in this money pouch …"
"Nonsense!"
"Your Excellency, these two people are speaking irresponsibly! Yesterday, this lowly one clearly sold thirty catties of mink fur from the rice shop in Xi City. Look, this is the receipt that the old shopkeeper of the rice shop gave me. There's also the time. After receiving the money, I saw that it was already late, so I went to this unscrupulous shop! Please take a look! "
The bearded man was so agitated that his whole body was trembling.
Niu Weili looked at the receipt and handprint, then waved at the advisor.
"Advisor, look. Is this the old shopkeeper's handwriting?"
The advisor squinted his eyes and took a look. He picked up the paper and sniffed it, "That's right, this is indeed the old shopkeeper's handwriting. If you don't believe me, please wait. I'll go get the old shopkeeper's tax receipt this year. You'll know if it's real or fake once you compare it."
As he spoke, the advisor really did hurry to the back room. At this moment, Niu Weili squinted his eyes and looked at the female brothel keeper and the bearded man.
"If you plead guilty now, this official will be lenient. If you wait until the handwriting is compared, then this won't be a simple matter. Brothel keeper, this … young lady, and you. This official will give you the time to drink a cup of tea to consider. Men, go and summon the old shopkeeper of the rice shop in Xi City!"
When Niu Weili and Su Rian were in Lantian County, they basically had nothing to do. However, this didn't affect his judgment when it came to things like trying a case.
Just now, he had already seen something from the three people's gazes.
"You tell me, before you went to the brothel, is there anyone who can prove that you have money in your money pouch?"
"Yes! My fellow countryman, he also stays in this brothel. He's right outside the door … "
"My Lord, can I have a word with you?"
The brothel keeper finally couldn't sit still.
She walked up and said, "My Lord, I don't see your face. You must have just taken office, right? I have evidence here. My Lord, please take a look? "
As she spoke, the brothel keeper opened her embroidered robe and placed it in front of Niu Weili. What kind of evidence was inside? It was clearly a banknote worth ten taels of silver!
Niu Weili was furious!
He shook off the brothel keeper's hand and roared, "Men, put this shameless brothel keeper in jail!"
"Yes!"
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