"Yes, this time, I heard that a whole family of people died! Oh, how pitiful!" Xiaodong sighed and replied.
"A big family?" Xiao Han heard this and asked strangely: "What's going on?"
"Ahem... I don't know!" Xiaodong shook his head like a rattle. It seemed that the last time he faked an imperial edict and was punished by Xiao Han left a big shadow on his heart.
"I don't know?" Xiao Han squinted his eyes and asked sadly: "Then where did you hear that something happened to the family?"
Xiaodong shuddered and said quickly: "I just heard the subordinate who came to see Sun Shenyi mentioned this accidentally, and he really doesn't know anything else!"
Xiao Han frowned: "Really?"
Xiaodong hurriedly swore: "It's true! It's truer than gold!"
"Oh, that's how it is!"
Seeing that Xiaodong's expression didn't seem to be fake, Xiao Han touched his nose angrily, thinking that he would have nothing to do in the afternoon anyway, so he could just go find Lao Sun.
"Okay, let's go and have a look too!"
After making up his mind, Xiao Han didn't delay, took Xiaodong and walked out, not caring about the boss's reluctance.
Sun Simiao's home is not far from the county government office in Yangzhou.
Even if they walked along the wall to avoid the sun, it only took them about the time it took them to touch a cup of tea before they arrived outside the county government office.
Speaking of which, it was Xiao Han's first time to come to the county government office in Yangzhou City. Standing in the corner opposite it and looking up, he realized that his first impression of this place was that it was big!
Of course, it doesn't matter if the county government is bigger, nor is it that the county officials pretend to be public benefiters and deliberately make it so big.
Different from the narrow and cramped county government in the play, the county government in the Tang Dynasty was not only the place where the county magistrate worked, lived, and ascended to the throne.
It also has many functions such as office and rest for subordinate officials, warehouse, bank, prison, and even morgue.
If the floor space is small, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate so many things.
"Hey! What are you two doing sneakily!"
While Xiao Han was still looking outside the county government office, a government servant stepped out from the side door, pointed at him and Xiaodong and shouted!
"Hiss... you are so sneaky!"
Xiaodong was completely unprepared and was startled on the spot. However, he quickly realized what he was doing and pointed angrily at the yamen servant and started to scold him!
What a joke! What kind of onion do you think you are a small government official? Your immediate boss’s immediate boss: The governor has to be polite to us when he sees us, how dare you yell at us?
"Xiaodong!"
Just when Xiaodong gritted his teeth and was about to scold the yamen servant bloody, Xiao Han raised his hand to stop him, and then smiled and cupped his hands at the dark-faced yamen servant:
"This eldest brother, we are friends of Daochang Sun. Daochang Sun has been staying at our house these days! I heard that he came to the county government today, so we also came to have a look!"
"Oh? Are you friends of Divine Doctor Sun?"
The officer's brows were deeply furrowed at first, and he was ready to drive people away if they disagreed with him.
However, after hearing that Xiao Han was Sun Simiao's friend, and that Sun Simiao even lived in their house, his dark face softened instantly!
They all live together, this is obviously not an ordinary friend... (Ahem, I want to face the wall consciously!)
Therefore, the yamen servant stood in awe of Xiao Han, and quickly raised his hands and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Divine Doctor Sun is in the yamen now. If you two want to find him, just follow me!"
"Okay! Good work!" Xiao Han smiled and cupped his hands, while Xiaodong next to him rolled his eyes, but after being secretly pinched by someone, he immediately followed him obediently.
The gate of the county government office was for the Shengtang, or for the county master. Naturally, the government officials did not dare to lead Xiao Han away, so the three of them entered the county government office through the side door.
Entering the county government office, the first thing Xiao Han saw was the government office hall.
Behind the question desk, a picture of the sun rising in the east is particularly conspicuous!
It's just that the county magistrate is missing, and the government servant with the water-fire ruthless stick is missing, so this hall seems somewhat lonely.
"You two, come with me. Doctor Sun is right in front!" After the yamen servant entered the door, he did not lead Xiao Han forward, but turned a corner and walked to the right.
Xiao Han smiled at him and expressed his gratitude.
Having been in the Tang Dynasty for so long, and having met several other government officials, he naturally knew that the county government offices in the Tang Dynasty basically followed the design of the Sui Dynasty, sitting in the north facing south, with civil servants on the left and military officers on the right, with the front office and the back residence.
The so-called residence refers to the residence of the county master, which is usually at the back of the county government office. Otherwise, there is no need to put a big drum at the entrance of the government office and use the rumbling sound of the drum to urge the lazy county master to hurry up and work.
As for dark places like prisons and prison houses, they should naturally be far away from the county magistrate’s residence!
The mansion is at the back and they are at the front, so these two places will be designed near the Yamen Hall.
This not only keeps the distance, but also makes it convenient for the county magistrate to ask questions and refer people. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Sure enough, after following the yamen officer not far to the side, Xiao Han saw the figure of a big bull sitting on the ground outside a row of gray low-rise houses.
"Hey, Brother Daniel!"
Xiaodong saw Da Niu from a distance and shouted quickly.
When Daniel heard the voice, he raised his head in confusion. When he saw Xiao Han and Xiaodong, his eyes immediately showed a hint of joy, and he raised his legs to greet them.
"Xiao...Mr. Xiao! Why are you here?"
Daniel wanted to say hello to Xiao Han from a distance, but he opened his mouth and almost shouted out the words "Master Xiao".
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and hurriedly changed it to Young Master Xiao before exiting.
"Oh, we have nothing to do at home, so we came to see you! Where is Daoist Master Sun?" Xiao Han looked at Da Niu and smiled, and when he got closer, he patted his thick shoulder and asked.
Daniel didn't dodge, he just chuckled and said: "Master is in the house. There is a female corpse inside. I can't go in, so I'm waiting outside."
"Oh? The female corpse is also placed here?" Xiao Han let out a light sigh, then turned to look at the yamen servant and asked: "Brother, can I go in and have a look?"
The yamen officer had just seen that Xiao Han was so familiar with Sun Shenyi's apprentice, and the last trace of doubt in his heart disappeared. Hearing this, he immediately nodded and said with a smile: "Of course you can! Those in there are all convicts, and they will be chopped naked while they are still alive.
Are you afraid that people will see you after you die?"
Note: In ancient times, women were rarely sentenced to jail, because once they went to jail, the outcome was often more miserable than death!
Therefore, if a woman breaks the law, she will either be beaten with a stick or beheaded. (Except for adultery) When beheading, both men and women must take off their shirts, firstly to make it easier to identify themselves, and secondly to make it easier for the executioner to carry out the execution.
So when you look at some old photos from the Qing Dynasty, the prisoners are all shirtless.
There are some beheadings on TV with clothes on! But they are very rare! Most of them are prominent people who applied to the superiors or emperors before they could be executed with clothes on.
