In the old days, there was a father and son in Suzhou, both of whom were litigators. They were eloquent and could turn black and white. They were excellent at eloquence and pleading, which often caused great headaches for trial officials. Regardless of whether things were right or wrong, the father and son relied only on money to decide whether to work hard or not. For this reason, they accumulated a lot of wealth and became famous far and wide. Later, when the father's great litigator passed away, the little litigator was even more invincible. There was no lawsuit he could not win, as long as the other party paid enough money, he would definitely win. One night two years later, the little litigator was drinking wine outside and walking home. On the way, two small officials suddenly stopped him and begged, "My lord, please go to the government office.
The little litigator thought that his words would inevitably embarrass the officials, so he wanted to reprimand Fang Zhao, so he sternly refused. At this time, the little official said to him, It's not like this, you are invited to ask for something, there is a prisoner who is very good at debating, and he has been unwilling to admit his guilt for two years. The Lord wants to ask you to help come up with an idea, is that okay? The little litigator gladly agreed when he saw that the other party had a request for him. He followed the two little officials to the north for a mile or two. The little litigator saw that the road he was takingtaking was not the same as usual, so he asked where the little official was going. The little official urged him and said that it was just ahead, and it was no different from the usual yamen.
At this time, the three of them arrived at the entrance of a red palace, which looked like the yamen of the state capital. The little official temporarily arranged him in the back of the hall, and a red-clothed officer came to meet the little litigator and told him that there was a prisoner here who was very good at arguing. He has not been convicted in two years. I heard you have never lost a lawsuit, so I invited you here. You can hide here for a while and help me make an idea to convict him through the curtain. The little litigator replied that there was no problem. The red-clothed officer went to the front of the hall to open the class, and soon heard a prisoner coming in with the sound of anklets. After the class opened, the prisoners loudly refuted the accusation of the red-clothed officer, unwilling to confess, but what they said did not sound like what a living person should say.
The little fireman was very scared at this time and wanted to run away. The little official behind him said that if you don't win this lawsuit, no one will send you to Huanyang, which is something you can't do yourself. The little litigator had no choice but to calm down and give advice to the red-clothed officer. Slowly, the red-clothed officer dominated the judgment, and the two sides seemed to be tied. At this time, the little litigator felt that the prisoner and his father's appealing ideas and tone were similar, so he was very curious, so he quietly picked up the curtain to see that the prisoner in the hall was indeed his father who had died for two years. The little litigator was shocked and knew that if his father lost and didn't know what to do in the next life, he deliberately left some holes in his words. The prisoner really caught the handle and used these loopholes to excuse himself.
At this time, the little litigator said to the red-clothed official at the back of the hall, I lost, I lost. The red-clothed official was very angry when he heard the words. Fortunately, the little official guarding him saw this scene at the back of the hall, and went forward to explain to the red-clothed official what he had just seen. The red-clothed official took a book when he heard the words, and after checking it for a long time, he shouted, Okay! It turned out to be father and son, how can I win and lose if I want to, and play with the truth? After saying this, he ordered the little official to tie up the little litigator as well. The red-clothed officer looked at the two fathers and sons under the hall and judged them very harshly. You are eloquent and eloquent, turning black into white and white into black, and death into life and death. For the sake of money, you completely ignore the justice of heaven and earth conscience, which has caused many people to lose justice. It is really unforgivable.
After saying this, he sentenced the big litigator to cut off his tongue and cast it like an ox, and kept silent. Cut off the tongue of the little litigator and return it to the sun, and you can no longer profit from words. After the little litigator returned to the sun, he became mute, and naturally he could no longer work as a litigator. Not long after, his neighbor's cow gave birth to a calf, which lost half of its tongue when it was born. It seems that the big litigator was reincarnated.