I have the best bloodline

Waaaaah, I'm completely ruined.

Because of my fair skin, I've often been mistaken for a girl. Today, I got a haircut because I needed to attend a banquet.

Waaah! I was annoyed that the usual haircuts were too far apart, so I went to the newly opened shop near my house to get my hair cut.

Then I became a young man with a shaved head, but it was too late to shave it all off because I needed to rush to the banquet. Wow, if I had known this would happen, I would have just tied my hair up.

Ultimate invincible social death.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 328 When the Fox is in Business

"call out--"

After paying their respects to the nine-tailed fox statue in front of the government office, the government office resumed its normal work routine. The yamen runners went to the training ground in the backyard for morning practice, and after they finished, they sat in a row in the canteen waiting for breakfast.

Su Yan and Zhou You stood in front of the government office, chatting leisurely. Then, the landlord Dai family and their entourage arrived with a lawyer they had hired.

As a wealthy landlord in the flower-growing region, he still had some privileges. Before the county magistrate pronounced him guilty, he and his family did not need to be imprisoned to await trial and could go home.

The government wasn't worried about the Dai family running away; if they did, their land and property would be confiscated.

Thanks to Xia Yu's law's money-grubbing nature, most illegal and disorderly conduct can be resolved with spirit stones.

After Su Yan saw Lao Dai's family, he whistled at them to attract Lao Dai's attention.

"Oh, Magistrate Su, my apologies for not recognizing you sooner."

When the landlord, Old Dai, saw Su Yan, he was slightly taken aback, then greeted him with a big smile and a bow.

When Su Yan and Zhou You first arrived in Flower City, they often went to the countryside to investigate farming conditions. The land in the Flower District was mostly held by landlords and some clans. Over time, Su Yan and Zhou You met most of the landlords and wealthy people in the Flower District.

Although we wouldn't say we're particularly familiar with each other, we can still greet each other when we meet.

"Old Dai! You've really made a mess of things."

Su Yan didn't speak at the door, but raised her hand in a gesture of invitation for Old Dai to move into the inner hall to talk:

"We have decided to use your case as a precedent for public trial."

Landlord Lao Dai was taken aback upon hearing this and said, "Magistrate Su, what are you saying? I haven't broken the law! My wife has at most committed fraud, which I understand. She will pay Xia Yu three times the fine based on the actual benefits she received."

If any illegal gains are discovered in Xia Yu Village, a fine of three to five times the amount of the illegal gains must be paid to Xia Yu.

Old Dai had already planned it out. He instructed his wife to trick about ten people into working as laborers in the fields. The wages for each laborer were no more than half a tael of silver per day, or one and a half taels for three times that amount.

Compared to renting land to tenant farmers in the past, the income he received far exceeded the fines imposed by Yu the Great.

At worst, he could just pay some more fines to get his wife out of the caning and jail.

"No, no, no, you don't understand what a model is, nor do you understand what a public trial is."

Su Yan raised his hand to interrupt Lao Dai, pointed to his everyday clothes and said, "I haven't changed into my magistrate's clothes yet, but I'll explain it to you briefly. The so-called 'exemplary' and 'public trial' mean severe punishment and will only appear in certain cases that may arouse public outrage."

"Whether it's the laws of Xia Yu or local laws, in certain situations they cannot withstand the will of the people, and what we emphasize now is humanity. Even if you pick up a copper coin, if it arouses public outrage, you will be sentenced to death, no matter how big or small the matter is!"

"?!"

An exclamation mark popped up above the lawyer's head, and he pointed to himself.

“As a lawyer, you knowingly broke the law, so your crime is naturally more serious. You’ll be beheaded in front of the market!” Zhou You raised his hand and patted the lawyer’s shoulder, saying, “You should write a will before the public trial begins, so that your family won’t fight over the inheritance after you die.”

Lawyer: "."

This is outrageous! Do you even have any regard for the law? You even killed the lawyer along with them?

"Magistrate Su, are you joking? If you're short of money, you can just say so. Why make such a big deal out of a small matter and issue such a judgment?" Old Dai panicked a little when he saw that Su Yan's expression didn't seem fake, but he still calmed himself down and prepared to negotiate.

"Do you know the historical background of the public trial?" Su Yan shook his head and said, "The background of the public trial can be traced back to the ascension of Emperor Wusheng and the establishment of the Demon Suppression Division, which has the function of inspecting the powerful and noble people of the Xia Yu Dynasty."

"If a county magistrate fails to govern properly and causes public resentment to boil over, it will attract the attention of the Demon Suppression Bureau. If the Demon Suppression Bureau finds out something, the person to be dismembered in front of the market will be our local county magistrate. If a local official fails to govern properly and acts like a parent, he must be executed, otherwise it will not be enough to appease public anger and resentment."

Su Yan shook his head and said, "Everyone values ​​their life, so there are some unwritten rules in the imperial court. If a county magistrate notices something wrong in his jurisdiction, he needs to send out some people to conduct a public trial to quell public grievances and anger."

"You know the situation in our Flower City. We just went through a full-scale war, and the people were already resentful because of the loss of property. From the Red King down to us, we are all working hard to create jobs and spend our money to appease the people's anger. Do you think it's cheap to build roads and repair roads for the common people?"

"Cheap my ass! It's more expensive than hiring a cultivator, and the construction speed is much slower!"

A high-level earth element cultivator can be equivalent to hundreds of body refinement and qi refinement cultivators when building a city.

When the price is spread out, the time cost makes high-level cultivators more cost-effective.

“Old Dai! This time it’s really a case of either you or us dying. You’ve done such a terrible job.” Su Yan sighed and said, “After you die, we’ll still have to check your family’s accounts and make sure your tenants and other shop workers have enough to eat, drink and use.”

Old Dai, after being intimidated and threatened by Su Yan, was momentarily undecided and looked to the lawyer he had hired for advice.

The lawyer was now extremely flustered. Su Yan's account was full of historical references and even clearly described the history of the Xia Yu public trial and the reasons for it. It was so real that the lawyer himself was now feeling a little weak in the knees.

The things Su Yan mentioned were not within the scope of a lawyer's knowledge, but rather unwritten rules among officials at various levels in the imperial court. How could a lawyer who had only studied for a few years possibly know those things?

But the lawyer calmed himself down and looked at Su Yan, asking, "I wonder, Magistrate Su, why did you specifically tell us these things?"

"Because I'm afraid of trouble and because I'm short of money," Su Yan said matter-of-factly. "It's incredibly difficult for us Xia Yu to get promoted. Even if I reincarnate several times, His Majesty will still be the Emperor of No Life, and the Three Masters will still be the same Three Masters. So I want to extort you and take advantage of your impending doom to earn some tribute for the higher-ups."

Old Dai and the litigator: "."

Good grief, so you were planning to take advantage of the chaos!

………………

Inside the government office, Su Yan finished discussing the spirit stone transaction with the landlord, Old Dai, and gave him some pointers.

"It was Brother Su who got into trouble for lying; he made it sound like the truth."

Looking at the sack of spirit stones on the ground, Zhou You clicked his tongue in amazement as he spoke to Su Yan.

"Whether it's humans or demons, they all have a tendency to seek advantage and avoid harm. If I told Old Dai to voluntarily confess and accept punishment, he definitely wouldn't agree. But when I threatened to kill his whole family, he would obviously be much more willing to confess and accept punishment, wouldn't he?"

Su Yan smiled and spoke.

If, during the public sentencing later, Su Yan really emphasizes a severe sentence, using public resentment and anger as the main theme, and ignores the integrity of some county magistrates to sentence the Dai family to death, it wouldn't be difficult for him.

But why bother?

Threatening the death penalty at the drop of a hat will only cause panic among the wealthy merchants and landlords of Flower City. Once the public anger and resentment are quelled, the wealthy merchants and landlords will be preparing to flee, and ultimately, it will be Flower City's financial performance that suffers.

Sentence Old Dai to a public humiliation, a fine, and a donation to help build the Flower City.

The people of Flower City probably have never experienced throwing rotten eggs at the powerful and wealthy, right?

I'll let everyone know later, so that all the people can experience the feeling of playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game) in a physical format.

"By the way, Brother Zhou, remember to organize the yamen runners to set up stalls to sell projectiles and teach the people how to use them. We shouldn't let this money go to waste. If we earn it back, wouldn't it be wonderful to build a private brothel or something?"

Su Yan, who was about to go back to his room to change into his official robes, looked at Zhou You and spoke.

"You'd even make money off a few taels of silver?"

"Although I don't care, we are now the county magistrates, so every little bit helps! A little bit here and a little bit there adds up."

Synopsis: Haruhiko is transported to the demonic Tokyo of a game, beginning his second life.

Her origins are unknown; she was adopted by a shrine maiden from the Inari Shrine, a friend of her mother.

But he unexpectedly discovered that she was not human, but a monster.

It's okay, being pretty isn't a problem.

However, he then realized that his mother's friend was actually someone else.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 329 Su Mou is concerned about the country, the people, and the world.

"boom!"

With a resounding thud of the gavel, Princess Luanming, who was squatting in the courtroom, shouted, "Bring in the criminal, the woman Dai Lin!"

"Stop wearing it, sir! Stop wearing it!"

After the landlord, Old Dai, explained the situation in the back room, he saw the layers upon layers of villagers in the government office, and the words they were cursing him. He immediately realized that these villagers were very likely the same villagers who had been tricked into working for free by him.

Recalling what Magistrate Su had said about public trials and the significance of exemplary public trials, Old Dai panicked. As soon as County Magistrate Luanming slammed her gavel, Old Dai used his cultivation to push through the crowd, his slightly overweight belly protruding as he threw himself onto the courtroom, crying out:

"Your Honor! I am guilty! I should not have been so greedy for money, which has disappointed the sincere hearts of my fellow villagers! I deserve to die!"

Seeing that things were going as Su Yan had predicted, Old Dai now completely believed what Su Yan had said. Following Su Yan's instructions, he jumped up to the courtroom and cried wildly, confessing his crimes to the county magistrates in the courtroom.

Because it was a public sentencing, Su Yan, Zhou You, Princess Luanming, Feng Shiqi, and Qingya were all present, dressed in blue and silver embroidered court robes, and sat in the courtroom.

"Tell me what you have done wrong."

Su Yan waved to the yamen runners in front of the gate, and brought along the young man who had sued the landlord Lao Dai, Lao Dai's wives, concubines, and daughters. He also dragged the litigious man who was trying to play dead into the courtroom.

"Sir, you must do justice for us commoners!"

As soon as the young men entered the hall, they began to recount the events with uncontrollable rage. Old Dai's concubine was seductive and had lured them to work in Old Dai's fields. They were to plow several acres a day to plant sugarcane and beets for Old Dai. As a result, after more than a dozen young men had worked for half a month, they were about to finish planting and were about to be able to take their beauties home.

Old Dai jumped out and tried to get rid of them with a few taels of silver. How could they tolerate that? They had agreed that whoever farmed more land would be able to marry into the Dai family.

Once the young man spoke up, the other young men also joined in, angrily cursing the Dai family for being utterly incompetent.

He sent his concubine to bring people back to work for free.

They arranged for their daughter to bring someone back to marry into the family.

In the end, all they got were a few taels of silver. Old Dai even threatened the young men, saying they had broken the law by spying on married women and young girls who had not yet reached marriageable age, which was against the laws of Xia Yu.

Su Yan and his group already understood the course of the case. Allowing the plaintiff and defendant to present their case in court was simply a normal procedure. After the two sides and the onlookers had finished their verbal sparring,

Princess Luanming slammed her gavel down on the table again, creating a jarring sound that silenced the argument between the dissenting voices in the courtroom. She then spoke:

"I am already clear about the course of the case. Do the lawyers from the Dai family and Dai Changji have anything else to say?"

"He's the mastermind!"

Without a second thought, the liar pointed directly at Old Dai, trying to clear himself of any wrongdoing. But Old Dai was no joke either, and retorted that it was this guy who had thoroughly studied the Xia Yu Law and tried to sell him this idea, claiming that he could earn several hundred catties of spirit stones every year.

"Do the prisoner Dai Changji and his wives and concubines plead guilty?" Su Yan asked.

“Dai confesses! But I want to make amends by donating money to the government to repair the gardens and landscapes, so that people can smell the fragrance of flowers as soon as they open their eyes, improve the living environment and shield them from the scorching summer sun. I also want to compensate the young people who were truly hurt with three times their wages and distribute clothes to the people.”

Old Dai quickly confessed his guilt and, as Su Yan suggested, voluntarily contributed his money to build facilities that benefit the people.