County yamen
The county government office is located in the north and south, covering a large area, with a gate, lobby, two halls, welcome halls, and three halls. There are courtyards and accounting rooms on both sides, which are very strict.
At this time, the county magistrate had already gotten up, and the county magistrate's wife had already served food and was about to eat breakfast. A yamen runner crawled towards the county corps. A headmaster at the county corps stopped the yamen runner and drank: "What's wrong? How can you be so embarrassed?"
The yamen driver pulled the captain over and whispered with his ears. The captain was shocked: "What? This is a big deal. Are you saying the truth?"
The yamen runner said, "Sir, I must have read it right, it's absolutely true."
After hearing this, the captain's face changed and turned around and rushed into the county jail.
"Sir, something is wrong!" The captain ran into the yamen. The county magistrate was disturbed just after eating a few bites of breakfast. He almost choked and glared at the captain.
The head-in-chief lowered his neck and reported: "Sir, just now there were a hundred people wearing white scarves and mourning clothes at the city gate. They carried dozens of coffins and had arrived at the county gate. They said yes, said yes..."
"What?" The county magistrate was shocked when he heard the captain's words. This was a major security incident. Could it be that someone gathered to cause trouble? He immediately urged: "Tell me quickly, what is it?"
"The people who said that there were soldiers in the wing, and they also wore white scarves and mourning clothes."
"What? Get ready for the ox cart and take me to the gate of the county town." The county magistrate was shocked. Could there be a mutiny, so he immediately ordered people to prepare the ox cart?
Although there were so many people at the door at this time, the soldiers guarding the city gate were the soldiers who had transferred their jobs or took a step forward. Their bodies were trembling a little and shouted loudly: "Who are you? Why are you wearing white scarves and mourning clothes and carrying coffins to the county town to make trouble? Do you want to rebel?"
Pei Ziyun stepped forward and shouted loudly: "I am the new juren Pei Ziyun. Last night, my village was attacked by thieves and dozens of people died. Today I am here to complain, how dare you stop me?"
"Duke Jie Yuan?" The soldiers on the side trembled and their faces changed. Looking at Pei Ziyun, Pei Ziyun's face turned pale and wearing a juren's clothes, hesitated for a moment.
At this moment, Cao San also took a step forward and shouted angrily: "Li Si, are you blind? Even Duke Jie Yuan didn't recognize him, let alone the inspector was dead. I tell you that something big happened today, you should get out of here, otherwise you will not be able to afford to be guilty later."
Pei Ziyun led the villagers forward one step, but the soldiers retreated and dared not stop them.
The group of people entered the county town and played sorrow and music all the way. The streets were quite lively. As soon as the mourning team entered the city, they were silent for a moment, leaving only sorrow and music and crying of women and children. Many people came to see them, and the children were also crowded, causing adults to scold them.
The county magistrate's ox cart was ready, and not far away, the ox cart stopped. A yamen runner shouted, "Captain Wang, where are you going? Don't go, the road is blocked now. Duke Jie Yuan led his man to carry the coffin and said he wanted to complain. We are going to report to the county magistrate quickly. The matter is really big."
The headmaster's face changed. Just as he was about to speak, the county magistrate had lifted the curtain and asked, "Tell me in detail, what's going on now?"
The county magistrate heard the report from the yamen runner who rushed over again. After a few words, his face changed drastically and ordered the captain to: "Go back and prepare quickly!"
After a moment, the county government arrived. Pei Ziyun saw that the county government faced north and south, with a large plaque with golden characters hanging in his eyes, and a drum shouting for justice was placed in the front half of the room for the people to beat the drum and complain, so he went forward and knocked: "Bang, bang, bang."
A sound was heard in the sky. A yamen runner had just started morning shift and didn't know the situation. He stretched out his head and asked, "Who beats the drum? What's the matter to complain?"
The yamen runner's eyes swept over, putting the coffin all the way down to block the streets, and the funeral team filled the county yamen's gates, and took a breath for a moment.
"Ascending the hall!" At this time, two rows of yamen had arrived and entered one after another, hitting the ground with a killing stick. The county magistrate sat high on it, and a plaque hung high on it.
Pei Ziyun led the village chief and Cao San entered the lobby. As soon as the village chief entered the lobby, he knelt down and cried: "Sir, I'm trying to seek justice for the villain. Last night, Zhang Jieyu, the thief's first scholar, led the thief into the village in the middle of the night and killed twenty-three villagers. Fortunately, the inspector was in Woniu Village at that time, and led the soldiers to fight the enemy in the middle of the night. However, the inspector died on the spot. However, the thief did not make good efforts. Several village groups led the thief to pursue him in the middle of the night, and then they gave all the thiefs their heads."
Cao San, who was following one side, also knelt down and shouted: "County Master, the minor official is an officer of the inspector. He follows the inspector to inspect the village and does not want to be attacked by thieves."
"This Zhang Jieyu is mostly a demon. Not only is he very skilled in martial arts, but he also makes the demonic magic. The inspector was killed by the thieves. Among them, the thieves on the water rudder, and the monks from the Yinlong Temple - the minor official caught several thieves alive."
As he said that, Cao Sanyi waved his hand, and four archers came up against the four men in black. The men in black were all injured. At this moment, they were pressed down to kneel down when they arrived at the hall, and they tore up their headscarf masks. One of them was the monk, with a few scars on their rings, and three of them looked like they were fierce bandits at first glance.
The county magistrate suddenly felt a little weak. He had heard of Yinlong Temple and the Heru. His family was a big business and was said to have contact with many noble officials. If this case was exposed, it would be a big case.
He heard the drum of justice sounded again, and the yamen brought the complaint up. A man with hair was spreading his head and followed several scholars. The man rushed up and cried: "Help, please help me, please help me."
When the county magistrate saw the group of men with hair scattered in, he picked up the gavel and slapped it hard, shouting: "Silent and quiet"
The scholar raised his head and it was Tang Zhen who came forward to cry and said, "Sir, it's unfair. I am Tang Zhen who was dismissed from the scholar's fame. But I am not ridiculous, but there are inside stories. In the past, several scholars were framed by this man and were hit by Zhang Jieyu's vicious plan. If they don't accept it, they will die."
There were several scholars behind Tang Zhen who rushed over and cried loudly.
Just as these scholars cried, several old women came and the woman came to beat the drum of justice. The old women came in and cried: "Sir, you're asking for justice."
The county magistrate asked: "You women are not at home, who are you going to sue in this county government?"
"Mr. County Master, I am the mother of scholar Zhang Quan. Zhang Quan drowned in the river a year ago. Before his death, he left a letter saying that he was coerced and that if something happened, someone would have killed him. Tell us not to sue him immediately, and to complain again in the future and seek justice for him."
When the county magistrate saw the evidence presented in the hall, he was so scared that he trembled all over - this was a huge case!
When this big incident happened, the door was blocked by twenty-three coffins. The county magistrate and chief clerk all came and listened to the big incident. When they listened to the big incident, they all turned blue and bloodless.
The county magistrate sat high above the lobby, with a plaque hanging high in the mirror, and it was like a needle and needle felt uncomfortable at this moment. This matter was very serious.
The chief clerk sighed and posted it in, and heard the county magistrate whisper: "Damn it, how dare this man? How dare he? This is a threat to the government. Don't he want to be the imperial examination?"
This situation is very obvious. Pei Ziyun joined forces to raise public opinion, officials, scholars, and miserables all came, and they would cause a bad case. However, this move was extremely taboo in the officialdom. Isn’t he afraid of not being able to win the Jinshi?
"Prince Master, he is a juren. The next step to take the exam is Kyoto. It is a big deal for local areas, but not for Kyoto." Lord Bo reminded him: "And, now I have heard this clearly, I am afraid I can't suppress it."
"Not to mention that the thief went into the village and killed more than 20 villagers, the inspector's body was still outside. What's even more terrifying is that this person was working some time ago. Now the order for promotion in the mansion has been released. He has been promoted to county magistrate and has been transferred from the ninth rank to the ninth rank. This is the serious official."
"The Great Xu started the court and was killed by the thieves, and this matter cannot be suppressed."
The county magistrate trembled all over and followed the chief clerk to whisper: "But such a big thing happened, the evaluation of the few of us has been completed. Not to mention the relocation, it will be difficult to even be demoted and retained."
"My county master, it's not whether I can stay in office now. It's a question of whether the position is guaranteed." The chief clerk turned his eyes and had a plan. He lowered his voice and said, "County master, for the current plan, he can only handle this case in a special way. He also needs to handle it as a county master's order to inspect the inspection. If the thief did not expect the thief, he would take action. He also had to make the case fallen into the Heifeng Village and confirm it."
"This is what you are like, sir, you will try your best to get rid of the disaster. In this way, who can say that sir, is not? We died of a county magistrate, and this is the death of the line, and it is the intentional revenge of the thief."
When the county magistrate heard the chief clerk's words, he was stunned first, and then laughed. It is not easy to handle the case lightly. Some people are talking about gossip, but they have to deal with it more seriously. Dig deep into the case and bite it while holding on to the suspect. How many people can clean it?
As long as you bite, so many people will die and so many things happen, you may have to be demoted and imprisoned, and you will be promoted.
The chief clerk stepped aside, and the county magistrate looked thoughtful, thinking about the conversation just now, and continued to ask about the case, patted the agglomeration, and asked, "Sujing, report the case to me, I want to investigate one by one."
The county magistrate asked, the master recorded, and every confession was written by the person involved. Tang Zhen looked at the confession with a pale face. Thinking about the hardships these days, he pressed his handprints down hard.
The officials, archers, women and children also wrote them one by one. The yamen runners handed over the confession. The county magistrate looked at the confession and said, "The county has already understood the case and everyone has gone back. The thief has heard of it for a long time and ordered the inspector to investigate secretly. But I never thought that the thief attacked Woniu Village in the middle of the night and killed the inspectors and villagers. I will give an explanation to the people of Jiangping County."
The county magistrate stood up and said righteously. When the people were dismissed, the county magistrate said to Pei Ziyun again: "This time it has implicated the Juren Pei. I never thought that the demons were rampant. We investigated. This demon was taking advantage of the patrol and killed the officials. I will report to the court and bring down the thunder."
If you don’t accept the court’s control, the law says: “The demon is a man.”
Pei Ziyun couldn't help but wonder, but the county magistrate's statement seemed to be different and there was something inside. However, it was beneficial to him, so he bowed his hand to thank the county magistrate repeatedly.
The county magistrate then moved into the inner court and asked the county magistrate's chief clerk to discuss it. He went into the inner court and said, "Mr. Li, although we all fight each other, but now this matter is related to the black hat on our shoulders. What do you think we should do?"
Chapter completed!