Du Qi nodded and ordered, "Alright, let's enter the city."
"Yes!"
Ceng Cheng replied immediately.
Ceng Cheng and the other officials retreated for the time being, allowing Du Qi and his men to walk in front while the others followed behind.
Ceng Cheng did not dare to overstep his boundaries in front of Du Qi.
He felt that it was good enough for him to be the county magistrate of Yongye County.
Anything else was an extravagant wish.
Du Qi led the group forward, and they entered the city. Du Qi sized up the current Yongye County. Although Ceng Cheng's ability to lead troops into battle was average, he was quite good at governing.
In particular, Yongye County had not experienced many battles before. Although there were bandits from time to time, overall, Yongye County was relatively peaceful. Therefore, Yongye County was generally considered to be wealthy.
There were many commoners in the city.
It looked very lively.
When Du Qi saw this scene, his impression of Ceng Cheng changed slightly.
The current Great Qin Empire was in a mess. Under this premise, countless bandits and bandits appeared everywhere, and the commoners' lives were very difficult. It was all thanks to Ceng Cheng that Yongye County was able to have such a situation.
"Sir, I have been wronged. Please redress my grievances, County Magistrate."
Suddenly, a shrill cry was heard.
As Du Qi was hurrying along, he suddenly heard loud shouts coming from the back of the group. He immediately pulled on the reins of his horse and stopped to look behind him. He saw a middle-aged woman in shabby clothes rushing out from the side of the street, kneeling on the ground with a plop as she shouted at Ceng Cheng.
Ceng Cheng noticed Du Qi's gaze on him, and his body froze.
Buzz!
There was a buzzing sound in his head, and his mind went blank for a moment.
Ceng Cheng quickly came to his senses.
'What's going on?
Why am I so unlucky? '
When he came to welcome Du Qi, someone came to complain.
Wasn't he implying that Yongye County wasn't peaceful? He was implying that Yongye County wasn't good under his rule!
Ceng Cheng wanted to kill the middle-aged woman. After all, he was trying to impress Du Qi. Now that something like this happened, Ceng Cheng was at a loss.
However, no matter how flustered he was, Ceng Cheng had already encountered it. Especially since Du Qi was still present, he didn't dare to delay at all. Therefore, he hurriedly stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Stand up and let's talk. What's the matter? Tell me first."
After a pause, Zeng Cheng added, "I'm in charge of the county yamen. Usually, I have to accept complaints from the people. Why don't you go to the county yamen to complain? "
This matter was really arranged by Ceng Cheng.
He accepted the pleas of the people.
If any commoner had any grievances, they could go to the county magistrate to complain.
But the woman did not come.
In addition, Ceng Cheng said this for Du Qi to hear. He didn't want Du Qi to think that he neglected his duty and didn't handle Yongye County well.
Du Qi heard Ceng Cheng's words and smiled. He didn't say anything.
He just stopped and watched everything that happened.
He wanted to see what grievances the middle-aged woman had. Moreover, he wanted to see how Ceng Cheng was going to deal with this matter.
The middle-aged woman knelt on the ground and shouted, "County Magistrate, I have been wronged."
Ceng Cheng calmed down and said slowly, "Take your time. Tell me slowly. What's your name? Where do you live? Where are you from? What happened to you? "
The middle-aged woman replied, "Reporting to First Master, this humble woman's name is Guo Lishi, and I am from Yongye County. I live in the Sanqing Square in the southern part of the city. I didn't go to the county yamen to complain because someone stopped me. "
"My family stopped me outside the county yamen and didn't let me go."
"I had no choice but to block the way and complain."
"The person I want to complain is my husband's uncle, Guo Dayou. He and two people from the collateral branch of the family tried to seize my husband's property. My husband died of illness half a month ago. I only have two daughters. The elder one is only ten years old and the younger one is seven. "
The middle-aged woman looked miserable and said, "Because my husband died, so did my father-in-law and mother-in-law. I don't have any sons, only daughters. Our bloodline doesn't have a male descendant. So Guo Dayou and the rest of the family said that my husband's family has no male offspring. They can't give the property to us and they want to take care of it. "
"They even said that if we don't cooperate, they will drive us out of the Guo family."
"They have been threatening me for the past half a month."
"They asked me to give all the land deeds and account books to the family and let them take care of it. By doing this, you're clearly bullying me, the widow. "
Guo Lishi said, "County Magistrate, please uphold justice for me!"
After Ceng Cheng heard this, he first glanced at Du Qi, then looked at Guo Lishi and said, "Guo Lishi, you can get up. This official has already understood the injustice you've suffered. Come with me to the county yamen. Today, I'll uphold justice for you. "
"Thank you, Magistrate."
Guo Lishi stood up at this time.
Ceng Cheng hurried to Du Qi and said, "Young Master, I can't show you the way. I'll ask someone to show you the way. You can go directly to General Mordor. I'm going to arraign this case. "
Du Qi said, "It's okay. Do what you have to do. I'll go with you to the county yamen and watch you arraign this case. "
"Yes!"
Ceng Cheng answered at once.
At this time, Ceng Cheng was quite excited.
The reason was simple. Now that Du Qi wanted to see it in person, it meant that his fair trial would be noticed by Du Qi. Therefore, Ceng Cheng had begun to think about how to deal with this matter.
In fact, there were many similar cases.
In the Great Qin Dynasty, men were preferred over women. Therefore, in many families, once the male head died without a son, it was easy to be targeted by the family.
There was no way around it.
But now, Ceng Cheng had to deal with it as a typical example.
Ceng Cheng ordered the runners to go directly to the Sanqing Square in the south of the city and ask Guo Dayou and the other two elders of the Guo family to go to the county yamen together. Then, he took Guo Lishi to the county yamen. Du Qi also arrived and sat down.
When Ceng Cheng arrived, Guo Dayou and the other two elders of the Guo family also arrived.
Among the three, Guo Dayou was the leader. He was in his sixties and nearly seventy years old. Next was Guo Xi, who was in his sixties. The last elder of the Guo family was called Guo Chen, who was the youngest.
At this time, the three of them looked at Guo Lishi and frowned.
In order to deal with Mrs. Guoli, they had sealed off her house and forbade her from going out. They even arranged for people to guard outside the county yamen in order to shut Mrs. Guoli's mouth and prevent her from coming to complain.
Unexpectedly, they still ran into her.
At this moment, Ceng Cheng was sitting on the main seat. He picked up the gavel in his hand and slammed it on the table. He said in a deep voice, "Guo Dayou, Guo Lishi is suing you for plotting to seize her property. Do you have anything to say?"
Hearing this, Guo Dayou stroked his white beard and widened his eyes in disbelief. He said, "Your Honor, I don't plead guilty, and I won't admit it."
"Guo Lishi married into the Guo family. She is a woman. How can she be in charge of the Guo family's property? Her husband, Guo Cheng, was a member of the Guo family. Guo Cheng is dead. Guo Lishi has no son, and her daughter is going to marry. "
"If Guo Lishi also remarries, won't all the property of the Guo family be taken away by her? Now we're just taking care of it on behalf of others, not plotting to seize it. "
"As long as it's Guo Lishi and her daughter, they won't do anything bad to the Guo family. As long as Guo Lishi doesn't remarry, it's not a problem. All the money still belongs to them. We're just taking care of it on behalf of others. "
Guo Dayou said, "Your Honor, please understand."
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