The morning light had just moved over the four gilded characters "Longcheng County Government" on the plaque.

The spacious door below the plaque has an endless stream of people coming in and out.

On Luming Street, the chill that had accumulated overnight was dispersed by the lively flow of people from all over the county.

A government official skillfully moved out the public case stools and chairs that were originally placed in the county government hall.

Placed outdoors.

The scribe placed the gavel, sign box, and tea cup on the desk.

The layout is completed.

The standing guards stood neatly on both sides, holding black and red sticks.

Another case on the street.

If I remember correctly, this was the third event for a young county magistrate since he took office.

However, it was a little different from the petty fights in the previous two games.

This time, the Longcheng County government convened a county-wide public trial.

Natural pomp and influence are greater.

What's more, Shangguan from Jiangzhou came to inspect.

It's the second quarter of the morning.

People arrived one after another.

Ouyang Rong and Shen Xisheng, Wang Lengran enter the scene.

Ouyang Rong is the local chief official, so he will naturally preside over today's public trial.

Wearing an aqua official uniform, he walked forward calmly and sat at the top of the table behind the case table.

Shen Xisheng and Wang Lengran, both wearing official Zhu Fei uniforms and wearing a reddish-brown cloak, took their seats on the two specially prepared Taishi chairs on both sides of the public case table.

Most of the gentry, civilians, merchants and gentry in Longcheng County gathered outside the venue and surrounded the entire street.

In front of the public case table where Ouyang Rong was sitting, there were two rows of cadres standing in a row, shouting and shouting to maintain order. There was an open space between them, and today's suspects came on stage one after another.

Liu Ziwen was escorted by Yan Liulang and other arresters, while Liu Zi'an, Liu Zilin and others stood in the crowd outside the courtroom waiting.

Liu Ziwen stood in the open space in the middle, the noise of pointing and pointing from all directions made his face gloomy and dripping with water.

The principal criminal on trial today is Liu Ziwen, and the Liu family is represented by him.

Ouyang Rong and Liu Ziwen looked at each other.

One is at the top and the other is at the bottom.

I remember that the first time the two met was at a fund-raising dinner at Yuan Ming House. At that time, they were warm and polite to each other.

But no one could have imagined that in just over two months, their positions would have changed dramatically.

One is a high-ranking public judge, and the other is a prisoner who will be targeted by thousands of people.

The different gazes from all directions made Liu Ziwen's hands under his sleeves tremble slightly and the corners of his eyes twitched.

When had Liu Ziwen ever been treated like this by being watched and commented upon by untouchables?

What a shame and humiliation.

Ouyang Rong's expression remained normal, and he skillfully raised the gavel in his hand.

boom--!

"Ascending to the Hall!"

The whole place was silent.

The public trial officially begins.

And in the open-air court, witnesses and evidence were brought in one by one.

Not far away, behind a red wall belonging to the Su Mansion on Luming Street, two heads poked out of the wall, looking around.

"Miss, how are you? Is the height just right? I guessed that you were coming too, so I specially set up a stool for you this morning. The height is just right."

"Then should I praise you?"

"Okay... No, no, no, miss, this is what a slave should do!"

Seeing the plum-blossom makeup girl with lazy sideburns and black strands hanging down her shoulders, tilting her head to look at her, the little maid with a bun face quickly changed her words, waved her little hand, and spoke righteously.

The girl with plum blossom makeup curved her mouth, then lowered it.

At this moment, the master and the servant were both standing on stools, lying on the wall, watching the hall in the street not far away.

Thanks to the height of the station, I could see over the dark crowds of people on the street and see what was happening in the open space in front of the county government office.

Cai Shou seemed to be thinking of something, turned around curiously and asked:

"By the way, miss, didn't you say before that you didn't want to pay attention to Mr. Ouyang's affairs?"

Su Guoer suddenly fell silent.

This time, she didn't have a venomous tongue. She shook her head slightly, looked at what was happening on the street outside the wall, and whispered thoughtfully:

"This time it's different."

"Oh." Cai Shou didn't ask any more questions and nodded.

She is used to the changeable moods of her young lady. If she has to investigate and inquire about any changes in the young lady, wouldn't it be exhausting to death?

Take the maid's money and fuck with the lady, right?

This is not something that a maid with a monthly salary of 180 yuan should consider!

"Miss, Miss Ouyang, Mr. Ouyang is so handsome." Cai Shou's eyes brightened.

"Is this your focus?"

"Otherwise, aren't you looking at this, or are you looking at Miss Xie?"

Su Guo'er shook her head, "I'm watching a public trial."

"What's so interesting about a public trial? And it's quite strange. The power of the local county magistrate is so great. Mr. Ouyang can just find an excuse to confiscate the Liu family's house. Not to mention that he already captured people during the ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday..."

Cai Shou's face was puzzled and she muttered:

"Anyway, there are many ways to rectify the Liu family. He has such great power, and with the help of Miss Xie, he has a hundred ways to punish evil and promote good, which are very satisfying to rectify the Liu family. Why do he have to make it so troublesome and have a public trial and so on.

"It was the same with the previous audits and two promotions. Well, Mr. Ouyang is good at everything, but his methods are too gentle. Miss, is this the bookishness mentioned in the book?"

Su Guoer's clear eyes reflected the calm figure behind the public case on the street.

In fact, she was a little surprised when she learned last night that Ouyang Rong was going to put the Liu family on trial, but she fell silent immediately.

Su Guo'er shook her head gently:

"Is Leng Touqing a bookish person? I thought so a few times before. I felt that he did not take advantage of the Liu family's opportunity, but insisted on doing unnecessary things. He was arrogant as a scholar...

"Now it seems that it is the opposite. Ouyang Lianghan knew exactly what he was going to do, or what he was doing. Ouyang Lianghan was calm from beginning to end, even a little scary."

Cai Shou was stunned, as if she had never heard such a comment from her own lady, and couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean?"

Su Guoer sighed:

"As a local official, the county magistrate does have great power, even if he has just taken office. Moreover, he not only has the assistance of the Longcheng County Government, but also has sister Xie who is a Qi practitioner to help him. The power he holds is not empty.

How big is the Liu family?

"And the Liu family has indeed made people in Longcheng County angry over the years, and Liu Ziwen and others have also committed many crimes."

Su Guoer paused and nodded:

"Logically speaking, to deal with such an angry enemy, Ouyang Lianghan can use any off-site means. For example, he could find an opportunity to make the Liu brothers commit suicide last night, even if it is unreasonable.

Thunderous suppression can make most people applaud.

"But Ouyang Lianghan didn't do this. He exercised restraint every time and controlled the boundaries of his power without abusing it at all."

Cai Shou nodded blankly, "Yes, so Mr. Ouyang is still kind-hearted and a little too gentle, isn't it wrong?"

"Maybe he was soft-hearted once or twice, but he has been like this every time from the time he investigated the case in the East Treasury until now. Even when he heard yesterday that he was suspected of being assassinated and impersonated by the Liu family through some shady off-site tactics, he did not get angry or impulsive and lynched him.

In retaliation, we even held a county-wide public trial today..."

Su Guoer shook her head:

"That only explains one point.

"Ouyang Lianghan is always sober and clear that the name of punishing evil and promoting good and the instinct of hating evil cannot bring him any freedom of action beyond the legal power of the county magistrate.

"Not to mention that it does not exempt him from the obligation to treat all tax-paying subjects in Longcheng—even the Liu brothers who were tried—to treat each other equally and fairly.

"Maintaining this consciousness from beginning to end, the power of a county order is in the hands of Ouyang Lianghan, which is force, not violence.

"That day when he took office again, he went to court for the first time and said that he only came to Longcheng to do one thing. Now it seems that he has indeed been doing it and has never deviated from it."

The little maid with a steamed bun was stunned for a while, then she nodded her chin and recalled, "What the young lady is talking about...is what Mr. Ouyang said about disaster relief and flood control, is it fair?"
To be continued...