Chapter 127： Dogs also need to recognize their relatives

After Liao Qilin returned to the county government, he reported the situation in Chenjiacun one by one to the county magistrate Wu Shi, and finally said:

“The Jiang family does grow a lot of cotton, and many families in the village are planting it. The specific yield per mu can only be calculated after the cotton is harvested.”

Wu Shi nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Liao."

Liao Qilin smiled and said, "It's not hard work. I work for the Ming Dynasty as a matter of course."

Since he resigned from Magistrate Mei, Liao Qilin recommended himself to Magistrate Wu as an aide. During these days, he felt deeply that he had chosen the right employer.

Although this person has no background, he is indeed a competent and good official. Unlike the magistrate of Namei County, he was always trying to make money during his tenure. If he followed such a person, he would not only achieve nothing in this life, but also in the future. Maybe even more bad luck will follow.

Wu Shi asked Liao Qilin to sit down. Wu Rui came over and poured the tea and then left.

Wu Shi picked up the tea cup and blew on it, "The governor of Luzhou sent a letter today, asking me to re-examine the case of the Han sisters abducting children. Brother Liao, what do you think of this matter?"

Liao Qilin pondered for a moment and said: "The Ming Dynasty should be cautious about this matter. Since the prefect has written a letter, he must want to exonerate the Han sisters. You might as well go over the case again. If there is really no doubt, let's let the Han sisters go." The sisters were released on bail."

Looking up and seeing Wu Shi's displeasure, Liao Qilin added, "The Ming Dynasty has just come to Qinchuan County to take office. If we make the prefect unhappy with such a trivial matter, how can we have to pay for it?"

Wu Shi sneered and put down the tea cup: "What if I don't let them bail?"

Liao Qilin bowed his hands to Wu Shi and said, "Why should high-ranking officials offend the prefect for a trivial matter? Just because we let them out on bail does not mean that they are innocent. But if you ignore it, the prefect will definitely have countermeasures. If they are released, they will be released." If you are found guilty, the file you submitted will definitely be reprimanded, and then the prefect will have reason to replace you."

It is a serious mistake for an official to judge the wrong case. His immediate superior has the right to remove him from office, and even the supervisory censor cannot say anything.

Wu Shi frowned: "Today, the Chen family submitted a complaint, saying that the Jiang family's child is the biological daughter of his second son, and he also said that he would shed blood to recognize her in public."

Liao Qilin suddenly said: "You see, this is the Chen family's trick to exonerate the Han sisters. If you really let them confess their relatives with blood in court, I am sure that they will have a way to make the lie come true." Really, in this case, the Han sisters will be innocent."

If the child is Han's biological daughter, the characterization of the case will change. The Han sisters did not hire murderers to kidnap other people's children. Therefore, Wu Shi's previous convictions for their crimes were all wrong.

When he thought of the child's earnest request, Wu Shi's stubborn temper rose. He sneered: "I don't believe in evil. Since they want to do a blood test, let's do it. The case of the Han sisters hiring a murderer is a foregone conclusion, regardless of the child. Whether they are from the Chen family or not, the crimes of the Han sisters will not be affected.

If you dare to break the law under my rule, you should be punished accordingly. As a parent official, if he cannot provide reasonable fairness and justice to the people, then the county magistrate may not do it. "

Seeing the county magistrate's stubbornness, Liao Qilin shook his head and said nothing more.

The next day, Ying Bao, her father, mother and brother had just finished breakfast when they saw a countryman and two government servants coming to the door.

“The county magistrate and the senior officials are reviewing the case in the township hall, and we have been specially ordered to come and take Jiang Yingbao to confess her kinship by dripping blood.” A government official said.

Although Jiang Sanlang already knew something, he was still very angry.

He carried his daughter onto the mule cart without letting his wife follow him. He drove the cart with his second brother and headed for the town with the government servants.

The little milk dog Xiao Hei barked and barked behind the mule cart, chasing after the mule cart.

Upon seeing this, Ying Bao had an idea and quickly asked her father to stop the car and put Xiao Hei into the mule cart.

“Why did you bring it up?” Jiang Erlang was puzzled.

Ying Bao chuckled: "It's very useful."

Didn't they have to shed blood to recognize their relatives? She asked Gouzi to shed blood to recognize her relatives as well. Today Magistrate Wu came to Chuanhe Town in person. He took the bookkeeper, clerks and government officials with him and set up a court in the village to publicly hear Chen Laoshuan's complaint.

Because the township had made a notice in advance, all villagers in Dongxichen Village came outside the township hall and crowded together to wait for the opening of the hall.

"Don't be afraid, Bao'er." Jiang Sanlang was afraid that his daughter would be frightened by such a show of strength, so he comforted her softly: "Dad is always here."

“Baoer is not afraid.” Yingbao didn’t feel afraid. In my previous life, I had encountered a scene even bigger than this. How could I be afraid of this crowd now?

In the hall, Magistrate Wu was sitting in the main seat with a solemn expression.

On both sides of the court were sitting the chief clerk and others, and a strange middle-aged man was sitting alone. He seemed to be someone who came from the capital to supervise the trial.

This time Jiang Sanlang stood in the defendant's seat, and the plaintiffs were Chen Laoshuan and Chen Changping.

 Yingbao still felt quite uncomfortable seeing Chen Changping up close for the first time in her life.

This man looks sanctimonious, but in fact he is selfish and vicious.

"Official official, Chen Changping, a small citizen, is suing the Jiang family for refusing to return their domineering daughter. The child he picked up is actually from my Chen family. I am asking the official to make the decision and let my daughter return home." Chen Laoshuan Chen Chang Ping bowed his head and bowed his head.

Jiang Sanlang sneered and stepped forward to salute: "Sir, Chen Changping is talking nonsense. Our whole village knows that the daughter he abandoned has a large birthmark on her wrist. The midwife, Aunt Wu, can testify to this, and My Yingbao has no birthmark on his wrist, how could he be Chen Changping’s child?”

Magistrate Wu nodded and said, "Bring the midwife Mrs. Wu here."

Jiang Dalang had already invited the midwife, Fourth Aunt Wu, to wait outside the court hall. When the yamen servant shouted outside, Fourth Aunt Wu came forward tremblingly.

“A commoner woman pays homage to a high official.” Fourth Aunt Wu knelt down.

Magistrate Wu: "Stand up and answer."

“Yes.” Fourth Aunt Wu got up and bowed her head, not daring to look up.

“Ms. Wu, I want to ask you, when Chen Changping’s wife gave birth, you were the one to deliver the baby?” Magistrate Wu asked.

“It was a civilian woman who delivered the baby. Mrs. Chen Changping gave birth to four daughters in total, all of whom were delivered by civilian women.”

“Do you still remember what Chen Changping’s youngest daughter looks like? What are her characteristics?”

“Officials, all newborns look the same when they are born. Women from the common people only remember that Chen Changping’s youngest child had a red birthmark the size of a copper coin on the wrist, but nothing else.”

Magistrate Wu turned to look at Jiang Sanlang, "Expose your daughter's wrist."

Jiang Sanlang followed his instructions and rolled up Yingbao's sleeves. His wrists were smooth and there were no birthmarks at all.

“Chen Changping, Chen Laoshuan, can you see clearly?” Magistrate Wu asked with a serious face, “Does this child have a birthmark on his wrist?”

Chen Laoshuan knew that the baby girl had no birthmark, so he said calmly: "Master, what will my granddaughter look like when she is born? Just relying on the midwife's words may not be credible. Who knows whether the Wu family was bribed by the Jiang family?" ”

"You fart!" Fourth Aunt Wu was angry, pointing at Chen Laoshuan and scolding: "I dare to swear to God that what I said is true. The baby I took out had a birthmark on his wrist. Before that, Mr. Han even went out of his way to You asked me, and I told the truth, why do you say that the Jiang family bribed me? "