The situation was getting out of control.

He came out to stop it.

It was inappropriate to exchange a few words with Zhao Qinan.

Neither of them said much.

Only then did the county magistrate turn his attention to the trembling members of the Zhao family over there.

Seeing that they were all trembling with fear and had completely lost their previous arrogance, I laughed in anger.

Isn't this just being a bully at home?

If they catch Mr. Zhao being easy to talk to, they will become lawless.

Do you really think that whatever you say is the truth and that you can cover up everything?

Although I have seen what happened, I still want to ask symbolically.

The county magistrate asked, "What's going on?"

Uncle Zhao wanted to be the first to complain, so he said in a flattering way, "Sir, I..."

The county magistrate raised his hand to stop him and said in a deep voice, "I didn't ask you."

Then he turned to Zhao's father and said, "This is your doorstep. Why is there such a commotion? Tell me."

Then he glanced at the crowd meaningfully and continued, "Today I will follow the example of the ancient sages and judge the case in the street."

Father Zhao felt mixed emotions as he looked at the clan members who were begging and his eldest brother who was looking terrified.

As if he had finally made up his mind, he spoke in front of everyone and briefly recounted all the grievances and grudges of the past years.

The crowd watching was excited.

Some were even more emotional and burst into tears on the spot.

The county magistrate was also deeply moved after hearing this. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have wanted to sigh out loud.

Although he suppressed his emotions, he felt very sympathetic towards Zhao's family.

Correspondingly, they are also much more friendly.

But turning around, he looked at the Zhao family members, especially Uncle Zhao.

It is not so nice to repay kindness with enmity and seize someone's property.

His tone was very stern, and there was a hint of disgust. "Is what Mr. Zhao just said true? Do you have any rebuttal?"

Then he warned, "Think carefully about your own words. What Mr. Zhao just said is not difficult to check. If I find out that you are lying..."

He looked at everyone and didn't say the rest.

But the deep chill in his tone still made the inexperienced members of the Zhao clan tremble with fear, and they dared not lie anymore.

But if they don't lie, they will have nothing to say.

After all, Mr. Zhao had already said it very objectively just now.

Seeing that they were silent, the county magistrate pointed his gun at Uncle Zhao and said, "Since they are silent, then you tell me. Is what Mr. Zhao said just now true?"

Uncle Zhao was sweating profusely with guilt: "I..., I..."

The county magistrate shouted in a deep voice: "Speak!"

Uncle Zhao was so frightened that his knees went weak and he fell to the ground with a thud.

Aligned with Zhao Yu who was still kneeling on the ground.

Although he wanted to say no, his fear of the government over the years prevented him from speaking.

Finally, under the gaze of the county magistrate, he could only stammer, "...Yes."

The county magistrate asked Zhao Yu again, "What about you?"

Zhao Yu opened her mouth, but in the end she just hummed softly with a blushing face.

"louder!"

Zhao Yu was frightened and shouted subconsciously, "Yes!"

The county magistrate was satisfied, "Since you all admit it, then it's easy to talk about it."

"Although clan rules can indeed constrain clan members, all the subjects of the world are your Majesty's subjects, so they must naturally follow the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty first!"

"It's not written in the law that clan members can seize other people's property without reason. Not to mention deciding who will be the heir for someone while they are still alive!"

As soon as the county magistrate finished speaking, there was a response from all around.

"My lord is right!"

"That's right, no one can be adopted by someone else while they are still alive!"

"Yeah, yeah, what's the difference between this and robbery?"

"That's right. If the Zhao family really succeeds today, and the whole world follows suit, then who will get the family fortune that we have worked so hard to earn?"

"Yes! The adults must punish them severely."

"They will never dare to do it again after being punished!"

"Punishment, punishment, punishment!"

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The onlookers were filled with indignation, and the county magistrate had to step forward to stop it.

"Okay, okay, I know what to do!"

Only then did the crowd calm down.

The county magistrate turned to look at Zhao's father and said to him, "Master Zhao, what do you want to ask about this matter?"

Father Zhao was silent for a moment, then lifted his skirt and knelt on the ground. "I believe that I have done my best to my clan members, my elder brother, and my adopted son over the years, but they are still not satisfied with me and have bullied me again and again."

"It would be fine if it was just me, but I have a wife and daughter. I don't want them to be worried and not know when someone will come to visit again."

At this, Zhao's father kowtowed hard, and there was a loud bang when his head hit the ground.

He continued, "Therefore, I ask you to make the decision and divide my family into two clans. From now on, everyone can live their own lives, and my family can live in peace."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was complete silence all around.

Although everyone is angry that Zhao's family was bullied to this extent by the eldest brother of the clan, the division of the clan is no trivial matter!

There hasn't been a single case of this happening in the county in all these years.

But thinking about it, I can somewhat understand what Zhao's father did.

Now that he is still alive, his clansmen have openly bullied him at his doorstep.

If he died in the future, Zhao Wan would have already married.

If only Zhao's mother is left in the entire Zhao family, won't she be eaten alive with all her flesh and bones?

Thinking of this, everyone sighed inwardly.

He was no longer so opposed to Zhao's father's request to divide the clan.

The county magistrate had seen a lot of things in the world, so although he was a little surprised by Zhao's father's request, he was not too shocked.

It would be abnormal not to feel disheartened with such tribesmen.

The county magistrate sighed, but ultimately did not say anything against it.

But the matter of dividing the sect was too big and he couldn't make the decision.

I can only go back and ask the county magistrate and see what he says.

Therefore, he did not agree immediately, but just asked Zhao's father to get up, and he would go back and report to the county magistrate.

Father Zhao was supported by Zhao Qinan and began to shake.

I expressed my gratitude to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate waved his hand, as if telling him not to thank so early.

But Zhao's father knew that even the county magistrate could not make the decision.

But how could he report this to the county magistrate when he returned?

There are still many tricks to this rhetoric.

Although he thought he had done enough for his clan members, what if the county magistrate just didn't allow him to split the clan?

Then he had no way out.

Therefore, the county magistrate had to go back and forth with Zou Xuan, so his solemn thanks was the most sincere thing he could do.

Seeing him like this, the county magistrate felt more satisfied.

He then slowly gave him some advice, asking him to take care of his health.

Only then did he turn to deal with the Zhao family members and Zhao's uncle Zhao Yu.

"As members of the tribe, you don't support each other; as the eldest brother, you don't act like a father, but only want to make money from your younger brother; as an adopted son, you don't feel grateful and filial to your adoptive parents. You are simply the epitome of unkindness, injustice and unfilial piety."

"Today, the main offenders, Zhao Lao Da and Zhao Yu, will be imprisoned for ten days and sentenced to three months of hard labor; the rest of the Zhao clan will be sentenced to one month of hard labor."

"I hope you will remember this lesson and never do such immoral things again."

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