These words were simply a threat, and the ancient prefect and Tang Tongpan were very angry.

Judge Tang Tong whispered to the ancient magistrate: "Sir, why don't you let the lower officials hear the case? If Li Zhi cannot be convicted, you can get away at least."

The ancient magistrate shook his head: "I am retreating now. Wouldn't it make some people who make a living by talking more proud? This is a court, not a storyteller's restaurant, and it is not about talking."

The ancient prefect spoke in a loud voice. Wu Liangshi heard it, but he was not too scared. He is a scholar, a man of great fame, and has met many officials in the capital. Although the ancient prefect is the chief official of the same palace, it does not make him tremble in fear.

But the storyteller who came over after hearing the news quit his job and shouted at the top of his voice: "The servant Wu Liangshi in Mr. Li's mansion took advantage of his own power and threatened the prefect in front of the court. It's outrageous!"

The shouting was really loud, which made Master Wu very angry. When he looked into the crowd, he couldn't find anyone speaking. The man was hunched over and shouting at the top of his lungs. Only the sound was heard, but the man was lost in the crowd and could not be seen.

Wu Liangshi could only say angrily: "Your Excellency, the magistrate, these people are gathering in the yamen to handle cases and disrupt the court. You should ask the yamen officers to drive them away immediately!"

Gu Zhifu said in a fatherly tone: "They are all citizens of He'an Prefecture, and I am their parent official. How can we drive them away? Besides, they did not enter the court to cause trouble, they all stood outside the door. Well, Advocate Wu can see things clearly before he speaks, but don’t blame the people of He’an Mansion wrongly, they are all good people.”

Two days ago, he was almost beaten to death by these "good people", and his throat hurt from the roar for two days.

After hearing this, Master Wu knew that the ancient prefect was unwilling to let these people go and wanted to keep them to protect himself.

He was so angry that he gritted his teeth. If he had known that the storytellers in He'an Mansion were still of such use, he would have reminded Mr. Li to raise a few of them so that they could be the talking heads in the city at critical moments.

Tang Tongpan took the opportunity to call a yamen servant, said a few words to him, and the yamen servant ran away.

The ancient magistrate stopped talking to Wu Liangshi and asked Mr. Li: "Sir Li, I want to ask you, did you know Gu Pan when you were young? You said that her parents saved you and were helpful to you. In the end, What kind of life-saving grace is it? Can you use the life-saving grace to cover up your affair?"

Mr. Li will take care of Gu Youwen and the others on the grounds that Mrs. Gu's parents have saved his life, but what if this life-saving grace is fake?

That was just using the grace of saving his life as an excuse to cover up the fact that he was taking care of his adulterous son.

Mr. Li's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. Has the thing he tried so hard to conceal been discovered?

Advocate Wu was extremely angry and said angrily: "Master Magistrate, please be careful, this is a court, Master Li is a fifth-rank magistrate, it is a loss of personal ethics for you to slander him in public, what do you intend to do!"

Tang Tongpan said: "Why are you anxious? What the Yuan family is suing now is the murder of Gu Pan and Mr. Li because their affair was discovered. Since the matter is about this, isn't it allowed the prefect to ask?"

Then he said: "Wu Litigator, I would like to remind you that you are just a litigator, not an official. You can argue for me in court, but if you dare to question the chief official of the palace again, you will be punished."

Do you really think they don’t dare to fight lawyers?

The ancient prefect sighed with emotion, Tang Tongpan was indeed a person who specialized in trying cases in court, and his words were more eloquent than him.

Attorney Wu was stunned and did not speak. Instead, he looked at Yuan Jiagui, pointed at him and asked: "Are you from Linhe Mansion? It's only been a few days. How come you know about Gu Pan's business and have the petition ready?" File a lawsuit against Mr. Li. Tell me, have you been instructed by someone to come here to slander Mr. Li!"

Then he turned to look at the ancient prefect and said: "Master prefect, don't you think it's a coincidence that this Yuan Jiagui didn't show up earlier or later, but he appears at this time? This seems to be a deliberate frame-up, and the frame-up person Needless to say, it must be the Gu Dashan family. Their family deeply hates the old Gu family and cannot see how much Mr. Li has taken care of the old Gu family because of his kindness. He has devised a vicious plan to frame Mr. Li. Please order immediately to arrest the Gu Dashan family and bring this family to justice. The bad guys are thrown into jail!"

Lawyer Wu was indeed a lawyer. He was keenly aware that what happened today was too coincidental, so he immediately pointed the finger at Gu Dashan's family and wanted to take the opportunity to destroy them.

After hearing this, Mr. Li was very happy and said with tears: "Your Excellency, the magistrate, I know that you have criticized me recently because of the affairs of the old Gu family, but I have not done it or you have not done it. Gu Dashan's family is too cruel and doesn't want me to take care of Youwen and the others, so that's why they came up with such a vicious plan."

Oh, if he can take the opportunity to convict the Gu Dashan family, then as the victim, he can demand compensation for all the Gu Dashan family's property.

A stupid guy wants to kill an official of his, what a dream!

The ancient prefect held Gavel's hand tightly. He was indeed an old dog, and he really knew how to bite people. But Yuan Jiagui and the others arrived at such a coincidence that they had to be suspicious.

Tian Xiwang's family was a little panicked. They were indeed picked up by Qin Sanlang and Gu Daya. If this matter came out, would they be killed together?

Tian Xiwang was very frightened. He pulled Yuan Jiagui's sleeve and was about to speak when a porter suddenly came to the yamen gate and shouted inside: "My lords, I have a letter here. It was given by a master. Please send it to me." Come to Fucheng Yamen and give it to the magistrate."

This shout startled everyone.

Master’s letter?

Who is this master?

The first thing Mr. Li thought of was Master Yue, and he was so anxious that he immediately winked at his people and asked them to grab the letter.

But how can you rob someone in public?

The gatekeeper immediately took the letter and took the man into the court.

"My lord, this is a letter." The officer handed the letter to the ancient prefect.

When the ancient prefect saw the word "Yue Chong" on the letter, he was overjoyed. He immediately opened the envelope and read the letter. After reading it, he smiled and said, "Master Li, don't you want to know where Yuan Jiagui and the others came from? Master Yue said, He secretly sent someone to invite you. And he did this because he is not ashamed that you have done too many evil things and wants you to repay your karma."

Master Yue's letter was very short, but he said two things. One was that he had invited Yuan Jiagui and the others, and the other was that he was not ashamed of Mr. Li for doing too many evil things and had gone to Jiangnan to find another way to make a living.

Although the second thing is vague, the fact that a close confidant can run away proves that Mr. Li is not far from being doomed.

And Master Yue dares to go to Jiangnan, which means that he has a backer in Jiangnan, and that backer is so big that he dares to openly quarrel with the former Dong Weng.

In fact, Master Yue didn't want to break up with Mr. Li. After all, Mr. Li was once his boss. He worked for Mr. Li. If he bites back after leaving, he will be looked down upon.

But this was a condition of exchange. The people over there promised to save his family's life, and he must come forward to testify against Mr. Li at the appropriate time.

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