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Chen Lang had been observing Ying Shan's expression. Seeing that his forehead was slightly sweaty, he knew that his previous remarks had caught the other party's weakness.

So Chen Lang continued, "If you can't deal with the county magistrate, you're fabricating charges and slandering students."

"If my guess is correct, it must be that some of Scholar Xiao's views in the cabinet have touched upon your Excellency's interests, which is why you are so eager to jump out and deal with me."

"What a pity! Your Excellency acted too hastily. If you had waited a year or two, perhaps you would have been able to fabricate perfect evidence instead of slandering the students as Liao people as you did now."

"This charge is not only absurd, but also ridiculous."

"If you are still alive and return to Qinzhou Prefecture, you must execute the person who gave you this advice, because he is clearly trying to trick you."

Ying Shan could no longer remain calm. He slammed the table in anger and frantically interrupted Chen Lang: "Shut up! Shut up!"

Originally, no matter how eloquent Chen Lang was, Ying Shan was confident that he could suppress him. After all, Chen Lang was just a scholar, while he was a regular employee of the Qinzhou Road Inspection Office. There was a huge gap in their status.

But what was unexpected was that Chen Lang could find the loophole in the evidence so quickly and hold on to it tightly, which made Ying Shan feel a little overwhelmed and unable to cope.

According to the plan, they should first force Chen Fusheng to admit that Chen Lang is from Liao, then produce the confession of the former county magistrate, and finally let Chen Lang's adoptive father and his entire family testify in court, so as to completely confirm Chen Lang's identity as a Liao and make it impossible for him to turn over.

After all, Chen Lang has a reputation for his achievements. If he handles this case too crudely, it will easily give rise to criticism, and it will not be enough to use it against Xiao Yu.

But the current situation no longer allows Yingshan to boil the frog in warm water.

He wants to close the case quickly.

Ying Shan calmed himself down and said, "Even if what you said makes sense, as a scholar, you gathered so many common people to attack the government office, which is also a violation of the law."

"Attacking the government office is rebellion."

Fan Cheng, who had been pretending to be invisible, looked unhappy when he heard this.

Ying Shan's words were equivalent to shifting the blame from Chen Lang to all the villagers.

Once implemented, these people, including their three clans, will be killed.

Because Dayan had the most severe punishment for rebellion.

When the villagers heard this, they became even more uneasy.

But the only one who can break the deadlock now is Chen Lang. If they stand up to refute, it will probably cause more trouble.

So all the villagers' eyes fell on Chen Lang, waiting for his decision.

Chen Lang raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "Your Excellency is indeed born in the Censorate. You have seen many dirty things and learned dirty tricks from the influence of others."

"But you forgot that the scholars of Dayan have the right to enter the government office and arrest corrupt officials without asking for permission."

Ying Shan was stunned and asked, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Chen Lang sneered, "Nonsense! The old Great Yan laws clearly stipulate that if an official acts unkindly and oppresses the people, anyone with a good reputation can take the initiative to arrest and punish him."

Ying Shan subconsciously wanted to curse.

The Old Dayan Law was formulated more than a hundred years ago. It is ridiculous to use it to execute officials a hundred years later.

When Great Yan was first founded, there was a lot of work to be done, with powerful enemies surrounding it from outside and rebellious armies at home.

In addition, due to the hundreds of years of turmoil before, a new regime would often be replaced soon, so the people at that time had a very low sense of identification with the Great Yan Dynasty. Most of the people felt that the Great Yan would be like the previous dynasties and would be destroyed after only two or three years.

In order to win over the people's hearts, Emperor Gaozu set many very strict regulations for officials when formulating laws. The purpose of doing so was to make the people feel that they could stand up and be in charge.

After the law was promulgated, it did have a very good effect during the Gaozu era. The people's sense of identification with Dayan reached its peak after corrupt officials were executed one after another.

However, as the domestic situation stabilized, these laws were no longer applicable, and the new Dayan laws came into being.

At this time, it is not easy, or even impossible, for the people to do something against the officials.

However, because the situation is stable, no matter how big the people's complaints are, it will be of no avail.

Anyone who disobeys must be prepared to lose his head.

As for rebellion... life can always go on, although it is a little worse, but it is better than the chaotic times.

Just make do with it. It's not worth risking your life for a few corrupt officials.

Ordinary people can ignore the old Dayan law, but officials cannot.

After all, these officials always say that the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed.

The old Dayan Law was formulated by Emperor Gaozu. There is nothing more "ancestral law" than this. If Yingshan denies the old Dayan Law, it is equivalent to denying his own way of being an official.

At this time, Sheng Chuliang, who had been silent since entering the yamen, took out a copy of "Old Dayan Law" from his sleeve.

Sheng Chuliang was keen on collecting books, and his study contained all the versions of the Great Yan Code from different dynasties.

Sheng Chuliang came up with the idea of using the provisions of the old Dayan Law to explain the attack on the yamen last night, and told Chen Lang about it on the way to the yamen today.

Otherwise, with Chen Lang's knowledge, it would be impossible for him to know it in such detail.

He even only read half of Dayanlu.

Sheng Chuliang flipped open the Old Dayan Code and found the legal article he was looking for in the middle of the book. He then said in a deep voice, "The Old Dayan Code, Volume 3, Chapter 7, Article 12, clearly states that if there are officials who are cruel and harm the people, those who have achieved great honors can lead people to arrest them and escort them to a higher-level government office for legal punishment."

"Ying Shan, as an envoy of the Censorate, you abused your power, slandered innocent citizens, and even kidnapped and tortured an elderly man over seventy years old. These four words, "brutal and harmful to the people," truly describe you!"

"My master and I have brought the villagers to the government office, not to attack it, but to follow our ancestral law and arrest you, this unkind beast!"

Sheng Chuliang's words carry much more weight than Chen Lang's because he is a juren!

When the villagers of Hezhong Village heard this, they became more excited than each other. Although they did not understand the twists and turns involved, they understood that their act of attacking the government office was supported by the law.

To put it simply, what they did was just, so they will not be beheaded, nor will their entire clan be exterminated!

It turns out that people still need to study. If you read too much, you can even confuse right and wrong.

Sheng Chuliang closed the book, looked up and glared at Ying Shan, and shouted, "You dog official, don't admit your guilt!"