Zheng Wuji took several county magistrates to eat and drink enough, and ordered others to arrange for them to rest.
While yawning, he said: "This is a problem I carried in my womb. I have to sleep after eating, otherwise nothing can be done."
After saying that, he went to sleep.
These county magistrates came here to meet with their superiors to report on their duties. They originally thought that the new officials would be successful in taking office, or at least put on a show.
Who would have thought that this newly appointed Lord Governor would not even pretend.
"Your Excellency is such a sweet-tempered person, very straightforward and innocent!" Shen Ding chuckled. Anyway, he gave away this hot potato, so you can do whatever you want!
Zhu Huo, the magistrate of Dancheng County, also had a relaxed look on his face. He was about to resign in half a year, so naturally he would not go into troubled waters if he could.
It is a pleasure to be able to sit on the sidelines in official circles.
Among them, Yangxia County Magistrate Hu Guangwei and Huaiyang County Magistrate Ye Chengxun had the best personal relationship.
While going to the guest house behind the government office, he talked in a low voice: "Master Zhizhou is probably sorting things out. This matter has not been resolved for two years, which shows that it is not easy.
If you don't want to come up with countermeasures and just go to court for interrogation, I'm afraid there will be no results."
"On the surface, this Lord Zhizhou is joking and joking, but he is only afraid of being loose on the outside and tight on the inside, but in fact he has an idea.
No matter what, we still have to be cautious. We must never be careless."
Zheng Wuji returned to the bedroom, and Xu Chunjun naturally heard about the people coming to complain.
"This matter is not a trivial matter. The fight between the two clans can last for hundreds of years." Xu Chunjun said, "The two sides fight fiercely, and the resentment will only get deeper and deeper.
It can be a quarrel at the least, or it can involve lives.
Moreover, these two villages are both big villages, and if they cannot be properly resolved, there will be no peace under their rule for a long time."
"My wife and I have the same idea," Zheng Wuji said, "This matter must be convincing, and there must be a long-term strategy."
"Actually, this matter is already two accounts." Xu Chunjun brought a cup of tea to Zheng Wuji, and sat down to analyze, "The incident between Cui and Wu Laoliu was the cause. Later, the two sides fought fiercely, and they have already formed another knot. New revenge."
"The two sides are arguing just because they both think it's justified." Zheng Wuji took a sip of tea and said, "It would be best to find out what happened back then. Is it Cui and Wu Laoliu who committed adultery, or was Wu Laoliu's evil thoughts and intentions Teasing a well-behaved woman.
But these two people are already dead, how can we find out the truth back then?"
Even though Zheng Wuji seemed calm and calm in front of outsiders, he had nothing to say when he was in front of Xu Chunjun.
Of course he understood that Shen Ding deliberately used this matter to test him, and the other people also wanted to see how powerful he was and how many methods he had.
He understood the key to this matter as soon as he heard it. Just like what Xu Chunjun said, it was actually two accounts.
It's just that of these two accounts, one has become a dead debt, and the other is a bad debt.
Xu Chunjun was not in a hurry to help Zheng Wuji make a decision, but asked him: "According to your wishes, how should we solve it?"
"I have already thought of a way to settle the second account," Zheng Wuji said with a slight cough, "but I have to settle the first account first."
"That is indeed the case." Xu Chunjun nodded in agreement. She looked at Zheng Wuji with gentle and trusting eyes.
She has always been a wife who doesn't like to show off in front of her husband, and prefers to let Zheng Wuji think more and do more.
Only in this way can he truly be on his own.
Zheng Wuji got encouragement from his wife's eyes and said: "In my opinion, there is more than one solution to the problems in this world, but some solutions are brilliant, some solutions are unsatisfactory, and some are just bad strategies."
"So how many ways do you have to deal with the first account?" Xu Chunjun asked with interest.
"The best strategy is to find out the facts of the year and make people convinced. There is no dispute about who is right and who is wrong." Zheng Wuji said, "If the real evidence is extinguished and there is no way to investigate, then we have to pretend to be a ghost, or support the gods or call the ghosts.
Ordinary people do this anyway.
As for the next best option, there’s no need to talk about it, it won’t be useful anyway.”
"Both of these are possible." Xu Chunjun was not naive enough to believe that he could find out the truth of that year, because it is difficult to define the relationship between men and women, otherwise there would be no such old saying "catch the adulterer and catch the couple".
What's more, two years have passed since the incident, both parties involved are dead, and there are no direct witnesses.
"This case is the first case that your Excellency has taken over since taking office. It is very important. Try not to make any mistakes." Xu Chunjun understood that it was not just the case itself, but also whether Zheng Wuji could stand firm here and gain the trust of the people and the trust of his subordinates.
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"Madam is absolutely right," Zheng Wuji nodded, and then asked Xu Chunjun with a fawning expression, "You know that I have always been impatient and not calm enough. Madam, please give me some advice on how I should act next for my husband."
Xu Chunjun knew in his heart that Zheng Wuji didn't know what to do, he just wanted to listen to his own opinion.
So he didn't refuse and said: "Since this matter cannot be solved immediately, these villagers must be stabilized first.
Your Excellency can go to court soon and call the relevant people from the two villages to come to court for a confrontation.
Ask more carefully and have all documents written down truthfully.
Then he warned everyone that the case has been accepted by your Excellency. The two parties must not start any more disputes before the reasons are determined.
Otherwise, whichever village's people do not listen to the advice will be held fully responsible.
We will then make a decision at our discretion to see if this case can be investigated.
The rest is just a matter of taking one step at a time."
"My wife and I have the same idea. Let's stabilize these people first." Zheng Wuji returned to his original playful smile, "Then we can act according to circumstances."
So the court went to court in the afternoon, and Shen Ding, as the magistrate of this county, naturally had to be tried together.
Zheng Wuji also asked the other six county magistrates to attend. Anyway, since they were in time, let's all come together.
In addition to the patriarchs of the two villages, there were also Liu Shuangxi and Wu Laoliu's wife Guo, as well as neighbors of Liu Shuangxi's family. It was he who heard something moving in Liu Shuangxi's yard that night and started making a noise.
Everyone told them everything, and Zheng Wuji asked the documents to write them down one by one.
Then he said to everyone in a calm tone: "When I first arrived here, this case will naturally be solved for you. But after all, this matter has been around for a long time, so you must give me some time.
Before the case is ascertained, both of you must live in peace, and no more fights, provocations, or troubles may arise.
Otherwise, if the people in any village do not listen to the advice, it will be equivalent to admitting that the fault lies with the village.
Did you hear that clearly?"
The patriarchs of the two villages nodded, but Liu Shuangxi frowned and asked: "Your Excellency said that there must be a time limit for the investigation to be clarified. It cannot be done in five years or eight years. If we wait like this, we will waste time."
I'm sorry."
Shen Ding immediately reprimanded him, but was stopped by Zheng Wuji.
"It's not unreasonable for you to ask that. Then it's okay to take half a month, right?"
