Ming politicians

() September 29th in the fifth year of Chongzhen.

Su Tiancheng was promoted to hear the case, and he took office in Jiangning County on May [-]th. It has been more than four months, and the second time he was promoted to hear the case, this is also a miracle. Of course, when he took office, it was also a busy season. At that time, the county government stopped issuing notices, and when the busy farming season passed, he was ordered to go to Henan for disaster relief.

At Maoshi, the morning hall time had passed, Wang Dazhi arrived in the hall, and spoke in a strange tone.

"My lord has sent a word, immediately ascended to the hall, and received the seal to handle the affairs."

Su Tiancheng wore a sixth-rank official uniform and entered the lobby. The county magistrate Lu Tianming, Dian Shi Liu Zhongji, criminal house official Su Jun and others who had already been waiting in the lobby stood up and saluted together. It is kneeling down.

After some etiquette, Su Tiancheng was promoted to the throne and sat down.

Lu Tianming sat at the lower head on the left side of the official seat, and Liu Zhongji sat at the lower head on the right side of the official seat. In front of both of them, there was a small case. As for Su Jun, he was not qualified to sit. The county magistrate tried the case. Only officials are qualified to sit down, and officials can only stand.

Eight soap servants stood on both sides of the front of the hall, and behind them, there were two signs of solemnity and might.

Su Tiancheng ordered the yamen servants to carry out the notice board and stand it outside the gate of the county yamen, indicating that the magistrate's promotion hall has started to hear the case, and the people who want to sue can enter the hall under the leadership of the yamen servants to file complaints at this time.

Su Tiancheng didn't know that outside the county government, there were already many people surrounded, and everyone was talking about it. The county magistrate came to Jiangning County and indeed did a few big things, raiding Kuang Siming's mansion.Kuang Siming committed suicide because of treason and fear of crime, and his family was exiled.It aroused great repercussions, and the most sensational one was the rectification of the county government officials when they were promoted for the first time. At the beginning of September, Lord Lu Tianming, the county magistrate, had supervised the beheading on behalf of the county magistrate, and chopped off ten people outside the south gate. The heads of several people.These are the bullies of Jiangning County in the past, or the people who did a lot of evil among the county government officials in the past. This move greatly shocked the officials.

The security situation in Jiangning County has improved a lot, and the sergeants of the inspection department are really good.Generally, when there are incidents of fighting or bullying the market, the inspection department will deal with it without mercy, shut down what should be shut down, and admonish what should be admonished.The Qingming scene in Jiangning County gradually appeared.

Among the crowd of onlookers, there were four people who looked a little special, and they were the Fourth Young Master of Donglin.

They came to care about Su Tiancheng's trial.The mind is different, Liu Yunqing, the head of the four sons.He was gradually changing his views. After contacting Su Tiancheng a few times, he thought carefully and found that some of his previous views seemed to have some problems. As for Huang Tingping, Yi Ligao and Zou Pingzhang, after such a long time , still suffering from the "humiliation" of their teacher Qian Qianyi, they wanted to see if Su Tiancheng could continue to perform amazingly when he was promoted to the court for the second time, otherwise, their mouths would be ashamed. won't be idle.

The first case that Su Tiancheng chose to try was a very sensitive case.

A rich household in the county, because he had no son, recruited a son-in-law, intending to let the son-in-law inherit the family property. Who knew that the wealthy household married a concubine in his old age and gave birth to a son. The wealthy household changed his mind and planned to let his son inherit the estate.

This was not a complicated matter at all. The son-in-law who married into the family in the Ming Dynasty had an extremely low status. Not only was he looked down upon at home, but he also had no status in society. Normally, it was a matter of course for the son to inherit the inheritance.

But things are a bit complicated. The rich family dotes on their sons, causing them to grow up to be very rich. When the rich family finds out that the situation is wrong, they don’t immediately ask their sons to inherit the family property. The matter of inheriting the family property has been delayed like this.

It was also unforeseen that the rich man suddenly fell ill and died before he could make a will.

Before the funeral was over, the rich man's son was about to drive out his brother-in-law.

Li Chang and Jia Shou couldn’t write it down, thinking that the son-in-law who married into the family had worked for the rich family for many years, and was supposed to inherit some parents, but social customs did not allow it, so the son-in-law of the rich family invited them, When they asked to evict their brother-in-law and inherit the family property, they all shied away, implying that they could not make a decision on this matter.

The son of a rich man was going to be raped and asked his brother-in-law to leave, but the lawyer in the county moved his mind and found him specifically, telling him that he should go to the county government to sue and ask his brother-in-law to leave. , The influence is not good. Of course, if you win this lawsuit, the litigator can also get a lot of money.

Therefore, the son of the rich man entrusted a lawyer to deal with this matter specially.

The litigator wrote the complaint and handed it to the county government when the lawsuit was released.

Such a case, according to common sense, Su Tiancheng can not accept it, just return it directly, and ask the head of the village, the first chief, or the clan to coordinate and handle it according to the requirements, but after thinking about it, he still decided to open the trial of the case.

Folk customs need to be respected, but these things cannot be used to kidnap the law. If the son-in-law has made contributions to the family, he must get part of the property.

There are certain risks in hearing such a case.

This is one of the four cases that Su Tian handed over to Liu Zhongji to investigate. After a day of visits, Liu Zhongji and Su Jun have obtained a lot of materials, which can fully prove that this family is supported by the married son-in-law , the neighbors all know about this matter, and the son-in-law who married into the family is a real person, a very responsible person, and has won everyone's sympathy. On the other hand, the son of a rich man is domineering because of his wealth. .

It was precisely because of this situation that the head of the village, chief Jia and the clan were unwilling to come forward to deal with such a seemingly simple case.

When Su Tiancheng discussed with Lu Tianming, Liu Zhongji, Su Jun and others, everyone believed that such pleadings should be returned and the village head should be required to deal with it, or the clan should come forward, and the county government does not need to try it.

Liu Zhongji even believes that no matter what special reasons there are for such a case, it can be handled according to the requirements. The implication is that the property should be inherited by the son, and the son-in-law is an outsider after all.

Liu Zhongji's opinions represent the opinions of the vast majority of people. You may feel a little uncomfortable, but you still have to follow the rules, and property cannot be obtained by outsiders.

When the rich man's son and son-in-law came to court, Su Tiancheng took a closer look. The son was fat and white, with a frivolous expression on his face. When he came to the government, he seemed a little at a loss, rubbed his hands and knelt down.

Naturally, the litigator will go to court.

Most of the lawyers in Jiangning County are Tongsheng, and very few are students. It just so happens that this lawyer is a student, and he doesn't have to kneel down when he arrives in the lobby.

After the general routine inquiry, the formal trial began.

The litigator talked eloquently, thinking that the property belongs to the son, which is not only a folk custom, but also in line with the requirements of the Ming Dynasty law. The son of a rich family is a sensible person, and he is unwilling to force his brother-in-law to move away. Therefore, he appealed to the county government for support. Award all the property in the family to the son and ask the brother-in-law to leave.

The son-in-law who joined the family did not hire a lawyer, probably because he felt that there was not much hope for such a case. Earlier, he was thinking about whether he could give himself some appropriate remuneration. When he came to the county government, he saw this kind of momentum. I can't speak anymore.

The basic situation has been grasped, and the forced judgment is somewhat inappropriate. Su Tiancheng waited until the litigator and the sufferer had finished speaking, and then slowly began to ask the litigator. After the first few simple questions, his words changed.

"Will the litigator explain to me what a married son-in-law is?"

Marriage is the most simple truth, and the litigator doesn't know what the magistrate means.

"My lord, I think that marrying into a family means that the man goes to the woman's house to settle down and live."

"Oh, then go ahead and explain what it means to settle down."

The litigator did not know how many lawsuits he had fought, so he immediately understood the meaning.

"My lord, I think that the reason for joining the family is because the woman has no son in the family, and the son-in-law takes care of the elderly. But the situation is different now. There are already children in the family. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the children will naturally inherit the family property."

"That makes sense, then I will ask you two more questions."

"First, as a litigator, do you know the real situation in his family? Under the current circumstances, is it the son who is working to earn money, or the son-in-law who is married is supporting the family?"

The litigator looked at Su Tiancheng, tongue-tied and did not speak.

"I want to ask you another question. A son-in-law has supported the family for many years. When it comes time to divide the property, he thinks that he is a burden. For those who are redundant, this method of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge is stipulated by which law of the Ming Dynasty."

The litigator has discovered that something is wrong.

"I have done an investigation in advance, and the neighbors have proved that the family of the rich family is actually supported by the married son-in-law, and it is still the case until now. As a lawyer, you know that the head of the village, the head of the family, and the clan are not willing. There must be something strange in coordinating this matter, but they don't understand the actual situation, and they are rigid, and they persuade the rich man's son to go to the county government to file a lawsuit, intending to use the power of the government to drive out the son-in-law in a dignified manner, and achieve the goal of monopolizing the family property , What is the intention, if the lawyers in the county are all thinking like you, wouldn't it make honest people suffer, wouldn't it mean that people with clever words can benefit."

"If you don't respect the facts, don't conduct investigations, and don't distinguish between right and wrong, what is the use of a litigator like you? The reason why I tried such a case today is to warn a litigator like you."

After some words, the litigator lowered his head and didn't dare to continue the debate. This county magistrate is not simple. If he continues to bring out the Daming Law, he may get more reprimands.

"In this case, my judgment is as follows: the son-in-law inherits one-third of the family property, and the son inherits two-thirds of the family property. The detailed division of the family is ordered to be carried out by the head of the village. So confused." (To be continued., You are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets,