Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

When Master Sun heard what his neighbor said, his face changed and he said in a trembling voice, "No... Can't we pass the message to the government office?"

The neighbor knew that Master Sun came from the countryside and might not know these circumstances, so he explained enthusiastically, "If you think about it, you will know that this is definitely not okay. Who is guilty or not is definitely decided by the magistrate. If everyone uses their power to pressure others and the magistrate gives in, won't many people be wrongly killed? Especially in the capital, where there are many rich and powerful people, this kind of thing is even more unacceptable. Once it is discovered, the lightest punishment is imprisonment, exile, and confiscation of property, and the worst is losing your head. Seeing that this master was dragged away and beheaded, I am afraid that the matter is more serious. I heard that someone was wrongly killed, so he has to pay with his life."

The neighbor didn't think that someone had asked Master Sun to pass a message to the government. After all, as far as he knew, Master Sun's daughter only held a so-so position in the palace, and Master Sun didn't have the ability to take on the lawsuit. No one would ignore him.

So when I heard Master Sun asking this, I just thought that he was just curious.

After listening to his neighbor's words, Master Sun looked a little dazed, and then said, "If someone is bullied, can't others speak up for justice?"

The neighbor asked, "How do you distinguish between speaking out for justice and using power to bully others? If A comes to deliver a message and says he is speaking out for justice, the county magistrate must listen. B also comes to deliver a message and he really comes to speak out for justice, but others say he is using power to bully others, what should he do? Who should the county magistrate listen to? Shouldn't he look at the case and decide for himself? If he listens to outsiders, what is the use of the county magistrate?"

"Besides, this is the best place under the feet of the emperor. If you feel that you can't explain it clearly in the county government, then go to the prefectural government. Unless it's a crime committed by a prominent person, there may be someone with a powerful background behind him. For ordinary people, the crime can be almost determined in the prefectural government, and if they are sentenced, they will basically not be wrongly accused. If it really doesn't work, go to the government office in the capital, there will definitely be no problem. After all, the masters of the government offices in the capital may be rich and powerful people who have something wrong, and they may have someone behind them. They may still weigh how to sentence. For the crimes committed by small people, they will basically not make mistakes, and there are very few wrongful accusations. After all, we are in the capital, and those big masters are afraid that if they make a wrong judgment, the people will go to beat the drum to report the incident and make a fuss in front of the emperor, and they will be in trouble."

"Uh...it's really impossible that an official would take money and wrongly accuse ordinary people?" Master Sun didn't believe that the officials here could be so honest. After all, he had heard before that the gate of the yamen faced south and one could not come in without money. This was also why he believed what the person who asked for help said. He thought that their family was really bullied, so he wanted to help.

The neighbor said, "This may happen in other places, but it rarely happens in the capital. After all, being an official in the capital means you have the possibility of climbing up the ladder. It's not worth it to frame someone for a small amount of money. Once the other party keeps complaining and the emperor hears about it, your future will be ruined. It's hard for people from other places to complain to the emperor. If we want to complain in the capital, the emperor may hear about it if the matter gets out of hand. Who would dare to take the risk?"

By now, Master Sun had understood everything. That is, he was fooled. The person who came to him for help was most likely not bullied, but had really done something bad.

So naturally I wouldn't help that person at that moment.

Of course, even if the man was innocent, Master Sun was frightened when he saw a sixth-rank official on the opposite street being arrested and beheaded for doing this, and he dared not do it again.

Even if the man was wronged, let him appeal to higher authorities one by one. After all, according to his neighbors, the judgments of officials in the capital seemed to be fairer than those in his hometown. There would always be someone to make decisions for him. Anyway, he didn't dare to report to the government office. After all, it was so scary. So when the man came to Master Sun again and asked him to help write a post and submit it to the county government office in the capital, Master Sun refused and said, "There is a sixth-rank master across from me who was beheaded by the emperor for helping people do this kind of thing. I dare not do it. If you are really wronged, you can go to the government office to sue. The capital is the best place, and the county government should not be able to cover up everything."

Master Sun did not hide his thoughts and directly stated the reason. He also told the man what the neighbor had said.

He was too lazy to find out whether this man was really wronged or had really done something bad and was trying to trick him into helping him. Anyway, he would never dare to contact this man again. After all, this man probably knew that tying up lawsuits would lead to bad consequences - if he didn't know about tying up lawsuits, how could he ask him to submit a letter to the yamen? Since he knew about tying up lawsuits, he probably knew that it was illegal. He knew it was illegal but still asked him for help. This man obviously had bad intentions. Since he had bad intentions, Master Sun naturally didn't want to associate with this man anymore.

Although Mr. Sun is an honest man, he is not stupid. When he returns home and talks about some things with his family, he can figure out the key points.

Knowing that this person might want to harm their family, how could Mr. Sun still associate with him?

After hearing this, the man was dumbfounded. After all, what the other person said was well-founded and there was a living example in front of him. It was normal that Master Sun did not dare to do it again for fear of bringing disaster to the whole family.

In fact, judging from the cold attitude of Master Sun towards him, Master Sun might have discovered that he was harming him by asking him for help, so he looked at him unkindly.

The man immediately realized that if he continued to play the victim, Master Sun would no longer help him. Master Sun might even suspect that he was harmful to him and cause trouble for him. So he dared not continue to pester him and left immediately.

Later, when the masked man (actually Master Sun Er, when he was planning to find someone, he naturally would not reveal his identity to avoid becoming a handle for others) asked him about the progress, he told the other party about this.

When Master Sun Er heard this, he was stunned and thought that his luck was too bad. Last time, he instigated someone to lead Master Sun Da to engage in usury, and that person was a drunkard and drowned in the water. There was no chance for the other party to continue to instigate Master Sun Da, who was unwilling to lend money, to do so. This time, someone instigated Master Sun Da to take on a lawsuit, and as a result, the family opposite the main house was arrested for taking on a lawsuit, which made Master Sun Da realize that he should not do such a thing. Isn't this too coincidental?
Why am I so unlucky that I failed twice?
Master Sun Da and Master Sun Er naturally didn't know that the reason why what the sixth-rank official did was exposed was related to Linlang.

It turned out that after Master Sun Er encouraged people to ask Master Sun Da to help some people who had done bad things to speak to the county government, Linlang began to search for these middle and low-level officials nearby to see if any of them had committed such a crime of monopolizing lawsuits. She was going to give Master Sun Da a beating to let him know what the consequences of monopolizing lawsuits would be. (End of this chapter)