Chapter 1294 Integrity is not enough to protect yourself
One person immediately handed over his hand and said solemnly: "Don't worry, sir, we are all loyal people. Anyone who is not of the same mind as us is a corrupt person. It is natural for him to behead his head and confiscate his property!"
Although others didn't say anything, they all showed their approval, and they all had the same attitude.
Chai Kejing was very satisfied with this, breathed a sigh of relief, and reminded him: "I already know your intentions, but I still want to make a few pointers."
"An ancient sage said: Xia had no way and Yin attacked it; Yin had no way and Zhou attacked it; Qin had no way and Han attacked it; there is way and there is no way to attack, this is the law of heaven."
"It's a cliché, but it's a cliché, but it's a golden rule!"
Speaking of this, Chai Kejing suddenly remembered Taisun's teachings, his body trembled, and his voice had a hint of murderous intent.
"Our purpose in handling cases is that whether we use the two rulers of imperial law or moral ethics, we must take into account morality. You can say that we are harsh, but you cannot say that we are wrong!"
Everyone was silent in the scene, just savoring their own taste. Chai Kejing looked at the gathering of dark clouds and the increasingly dark sky, and said coldly: "The first thing is, don't frame me, don't smear your grandson!"
"Is this difficult?"
Chai Kejing said coldly: "It's not difficult at all!"
"It's said that three years to clear the magistrate's office, one hundred thousand taels of snowflake silver. According to the court regulations, corruption of 80 taels of silver can be punished and dismissed. Whose official is so impeccable that he has to be framed to win?"
"If any of you has a brain problem, and instead of following the right path, you are just a rat droppings, ruining the whole pot of porridge, I will skin him immediately and chop off his head - do you understand?"
Theoretically, the prefect has no right to skin anyone or chop off anyone's head, but is this normal now?
"Understood!" Everyone responded in awe and loudly.
Chai Kejing nodded and said in a deep voice: "Then go ahead and do it. If there is someone who is not only good at financial matters, but also picky in his behavior, report him to the police!"
"I believe that the great-grandson would be willing to meet this contemporary sage!"
This was a bit of a joke. Everyone bowed and laughed, and following Chai Kejing's order, all the people present, one by one, were like eagle dogs being let loose, and they left aggressively.
Looking at the backs of these people, Chai Kejing also showed a ferocious look on his face. Those ignorant people, as well as those who caused him to get here, will definitely not be able to escape this time!
Who doesn’t have a debt of 80 taels of silver?
If they want to pull him down, they have a great idea!
This time it's their turn.
Having said this, Chai Kejing felt a little complicated again, remembering his grandson's worries yesterday.
“Official salaries are too low and laws are too harsh”
"Everyone is guilty of the crime of the judge"
"If superiors want to incriminate others, they will look down upon you. Integrity and merit cannot protect themselves. Therefore, everyone does not think about integrity or merit. Although it is beneficial to the superior officials, it is not good for the court and the country!"
"You can get rewards without asking for merit. Always leave a little room for those who are honest and meritorious!"
Chai Kejing naturally understood this.
The so-called merit is merit, and fault is fault. It seems very reasonable. In fact, for example, if there is an official who has saved the country and defeated the enemy, he can be stripped of all official positions or even imprisoned and executed for the crime of 80 taels of silver.
Question, in this case, when the superiors can find any reason to ask questions at any time, integrity is not enough to protect one's self, and merit cannot absolve oneself from guilt, so why do you need merit and integrity?
Not to mention the future, it has only been 30 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and now the bureaucrats have basically no intention of doing anything, and they are just trying their best to find connections and backing to climb up the ranks.
Thinking of this, Zhai Kejing was so happy that he couldn't help but sigh: "I just hope that the Holy Emperor will descend..."
He stopped talking only halfway through. When this matter involves the establishment, it is a back door left for the superiors. Even if it is the Holy Emperor, what can it do and what does it want?
Yamen screen wall
The bullock carts were parked one after another. Although they did not get off the high-altitude Qihua Mountain, they could still see that some more people were arriving one after another.
Obviously, these people who came later had the same purpose as him. They were not summoned. They were just inquiring about information and observing what was going on in the prefect's Yamen.
Gao Qian's status was somewhat special, so he did not go out, but held open the window of the bullock cart, looking into the distance, or holding his breath and listening to the movement outside.
Beside the bullock cart, there were people hiding and looking at it. Occasionally, people would come from the gate of the magistrate's office to deliver some news.
Just when Gao Qian leaned back, closed his eyes to rest, and tried to calm down, he suddenly heard someone outside whisper: "Here we come!"
coming?
Could it be that someone came out?
Gao Qian raised the car curtain and looked out, and saw a large number of officials coming out of the prefect's Yamen, all with happy faces. But if you look carefully, you can see that in addition to their rosy faces, they all have murderous intent.
"Look! They have all changed their robes!" Someone couldn't bear it any longer and screamed.
This sound directly stimulated Gao Qian.
He didn't care about anything else and got out of the cart. Qi Huashan saw this and jumped out of the cart.
Most of the people around were hiding next to the bullock carts. Some people did not dare to get down. Just like before the high dive, they stuck their heads out of the car windows and looked towards the gate of the magistrate's office.
At this moment, someone saw Gao Qian, and they suddenly felt calm. Although Gao Qian was just a bookkeeper, he had some connections and some methods.
This person is not among those people, which is a good thing for everyone.
If Gao Qian is also involved, it will be troublesome for everyone present.
Although it's not a big trouble, it definitely adds insult to injury.
Some people have such thoughts and feel that they are thinking too much.
Given Gao Qian's situation, it was impossible for him to be won over by Chai Kejing. Gao Qian's background determined his position and current approach.
This was a person who was in the same camp as them. Everyone who realized this was not surprised by Gao Qian's appearance. One or two people even approached Gao Qian, as if they wanted to hear Gao Qian's opinion.
At this moment, Gao Qian didn't want to talk to these people at all. His eyes were fixed on the group of officials coming out of the prefect's Yamen, and he even gasped slightly because he was too excited.
The two hands hanging by his sides were clasped tightly.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on one of the figures, and his pupils shrank suddenly.
"How could..." Gao Qian whispered in disbelief.
The people around him were also in a panic and didn't even notice what Gao Qian said.
Gao Qian didn't care whether the people around him heard the sound or not, and stared at that person. Wasn't that person the original county magistrate of his county?
The county magistrate seems to be the second-in-command in the county and an official of the eighth rank, but in fact he is just sitting on the bench. Even if he doesn't look up to himself (the ninth-rank master), he has to smile from time to time.
But at this moment, the former county magistrate has changed his attire and is wearing a seventh-grade official uniform!