Chapter 808: No Guarantee for the Evening Festival (1)
After returning from Xincheng, it was already noon. Guo Song was sitting in the carriage, still thinking about the arrangements for next year's imperial examination. Judging from the situation of the autumn examination, scholars from all over the country generally did well in the examination, which shows that the candidates have adapted to the new examination scope.
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But this also means that the number of candidates will increase significantly next year. At present, the Gongyuan in Xincheng and Old City combined can accommodate up to about 150,000 scholars to take exams at the same time, but it is estimated that only about 70,000 to 80,000 scholars can take the exam at most.
During the previous negotiations between Zhang Qianyi and Yao Lingyan, an additional agreement was reached, called the "Transit Memorandum", which clearly stipulated that personnel from both sides could transit normally as long as they were not for military purposes.
With this agreement, Zhu Si will not prevent scholars from all over the country from coming to Chang'an to take part in the imperial examination. Only 10,000 people will take part in the imperial examination this year, and the number will definitely increase sharply next spring.
However, the number of admissions next year will be greatly reduced. Now there are not so many official positions for new scholars to fill.
Guo Song gently pressed his temples, feeling really troubled. Having more talents is a good thing, but having too many talents is a nuisance.
At this time, the carriage shook violently, which suddenly brought Guo Song back from his thoughts.
He turned his head and looked out the window, only to hear a guard shouting, "Bold, what do you want to do, you will risk your life!"
"Master Qingtian, please make the decision for me and spare my son's life!"
It was the cry of an old woman. Guo Song ordered, "Zhao Jun, tell the brothers not to be so evil!"
Not long after the carriage entered the old city and before it turned onto Chunmingmen Street, an old woman suddenly jumped out from behind a tree and knelt in front of Guo Song's carriage. She was surrounded by guards on both sides, but the soldiers did not stop her.
, which is really a bit irritating.
Zhao Jun stepped forward and said: "Old woman, if you want to file a complaint, go to Jingzhao Mansion or the county government! This is not the place to file a complaint."
"I complained, but they were afraid of power and did not dare to accept the case. They beat me up with sticks several times."
Guo Song was startled that such a thing happened under his command. He ordered: "Ask who she wants to sue?"
"Old woman, who do you want to sue?" Zhao Jun asked again.
"I want to sue Xue Changshou. That wolf in human skin took possession of my grandson-in-law and great-grandson."
Xue Changshou was the Prime Minister of Suzheng Taicheng, in charge of supervising the army, and was one of the counselors in the counselor building. He was awarded the title of Ziguanglu doctor, the third rank, and the title of Yong'an County Duke.
Guo Song really couldn't believe his ears. Taking over other people's wives was something Xue Changshou could do?
Guo Song asked: "Ask her if she has the paper?"
"Old woman, do you have the certificate?" Zhao Jun asked again.
"With the paper in hand, please ask Mr. Qingtian to make the decision for the little people!" The old woman cried again.
"Please ask Mr. Qingtian to make the decision!" An old man hiding under the tree next to him also shouted.
At this time, His Highness Zhao Jun whispered: "Your Highness, this old woman looks a bit familiar. She seems to be the old couple who exchanged money last time. She doesn't remember Beizhi, but Beizhi still knows her."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "Take the petition and ask them to go home and wait. It means that the government has accepted their case."
"Follow the order!"
Zhao Jun went back and said: "Our master has received your petition. You go home and wait. If there is any news, we will come to inform you."
"Thank you so much! Thank you, Mr. Qingtian."
The carriage continued to move forward. Through the window, Guo Song saw a pair of thin old men kneeling on the side of the road and kowtow to thank them. They were almost seventy years old.
Guo Song opened the pleading. It was a pleading written for them by a street litigator. It was written in detail and explained everything clearly.
The surname of this old couple is Zhou. Their eldest son died of illness. Their younger son was killed in the battle between Longyou and Tuyuhun seventeen years ago. They left behind a grandson. Their daughter-in-law has remarried. The old couple raised their grandson, whose name is Zhou Pingan.
He is twenty years old this year and originally worked as a servant in Xue Changshou's mansion in Taiyuan.
Their grandson married a maid from Xue's mansion last year. The petition said that about ten months ago, when the newly married maid served Xue Changshou for the last time, she didn't know whether it was forced or voluntary, but she slept with Xue Changshou for the whole night.
, Xue Changshou probably also knew that he was wrong and compensated them thirty taels of silver. For the sake of the money, Zhou Pingan did not care, and took his wife to resign from the Xue Mansion and return to Chang'an. Not long after returning to Chang'an, his wife became pregnant.
Not long ago, Zhou Pingan's wife gave birth to a baby boy who was very handsome and smart. Somehow Xue Changshou found out about this, so he sent someone to see it, and then he felt that the baby boy was his son.
The timing is right too.
He began to ask for the children from Zhou Pingan, willing to pay high compensation, but Zhou Pingan refused to agree. Just five days ago, Xue Changshou took the opportunity of Zhou Pingan to go out to deliver goods and snatched Zhou Pingan's wife and children into the house.
You can guess what happened next. Zhou Ping'an had no way to sue, so he went to Xue Mansion to cause trouble all day long. As a result, Xue Mansion sued him, and Wannian County Government arrested him.
After reading the petition, Guo Song knew that this matter was a bit difficult to handle. Xue Changshou had no sons, only two daughters. Suddenly, he got a "suspected" son in his later years. How could he let go?
The Zhou family is also a single generation of three generations, so of course they value this child very much. If the child is taken away, of course they are not willing to let it go.
The key is that Zhou Pingan's arrest intensified the conflict. Zhou Pingan's wife and children were snatched away. The state and county levels refused to accept the case. He had no choice but to make trouble. If he made too much trouble, it would be normal for him to be arrested.
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After pondering for a long time, Guo Song said to Zhao Jun: "Go to Wannian County and find Magistrate Wu for me."
The top priority is to release the person first, and then talk about anything else...
Guo Song returned to his official room, and not long after, Wannian County Magistrate Wu Wenzheng hurriedly arrived.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the King of Jin, for your humble position!" Wu Wenzheng bowed and saluted.
"Magistrate Wu is exempt from the gift!"
Guo Song asked him to hand the petition to him, "You should be very clear about this case!"
Wu Wenzheng looked at the petition with a wry smile on his face. This case finally reached King Jin.
Wu Wenzheng sighed and said: "I know this case very well."
"The complainant said that neither you nor Jingzhao Prefecture would accept this case. Why?"
"Your Highness, this case should have nothing to do with the Jingzhao Mansion. It is not a criminal case and is not under their jurisdiction. The Jingzhao Mansion transferred the case to Wannian County because of its humble position and refused to take the case."
"Then tell me the reason why you didn't answer!"
Guo Song did not get angry. He knew that this case was a bit troublesome and Wannian County must have had its own difficulties.
"Your Highness, although I have not taken this case, I have personally investigated it. This petition is actually just one side of the story. The Xue family did not snatch Zhou's wife into the house, but brought their mother and son into the house. They have already contacted Zhou in advance.
The wife was waiting at the door with her son in her arms. As soon as the carriage arrived, she got on the carriage. Therefore, the idea of occupying the wife could not be discussed. It was purely consensual. This was not a criminal case, but a civil dispute. It was just that the identity of one party was slightly different.
It’s just a little special.”
"You can't solve this case, so you ask them to negotiate and resolve it themselves?"
"Your Highness, this is not a case of shirk. This case is really difficult for even an immortal to solve. Although the woman is Zhou Ping'an's wife, she admitted that the child is Xue Shijun's. I say then let's admit it with a drop of blood! In the end, both parties are happy.
If they don’t agree, I can’t decide the case, so I’ll let them go back and negotiate a settlement on their own.”
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said, "Then Zhou Ping'an decided that the child was his?"
Wu Wenzheng nodded, "He said that as a newlywed, he had sex with his wife every night, except for that night. How can he be sure that it was that night that the fetal beads were dark? It is entirely possible the day before and the day after, and Zhou's wife is like that
How many days does it take to get pregnant easily, but I really can’t tell whose child it is?”
Guo Song thought for a moment and said, "If legally speaking, Zhou Pingan and his wife are a legal couple, and this child is a legitimate child, and there is a half chance that it is Zhou Pingan's child, then it is not right to award the child to Zhou Pingan
Is it more reasonable and legal?”
"Your Highness, that's what I said, but Zhou's wife insisted that the child belongs to Xue Shijun. She is the most important decision-maker and the mother of the child. She said she knew exactly who the child belonged to. This case cannot be tried.
, I had no choice but to withdraw the case and let them negotiate and resolve it themselves."
"You mean, Zhou's wife is a little greedy for wealth?" Guo Song somewhat understood the implication of Wu Wenzheng.
Wu Wenzheng smiled bitterly and said: "Obviously, Xue Shijun has no son. She gave birth to this son. The mother is more valuable than the son. She will be able to enjoy all the glory and wealth in the rest of her life. The Zhou family's family background is indeed not very good. The house
It was small and shabby, so the Xue family offered to take her back, and she immediately agreed."
Guo Song nodded, "Let's do this! You go back and release Zhou Ping'an, and tell him not to cause trouble in the past few days. I will mediate for them."
"I'll go back and let you go now!"
Wu Wenzheng bowed and left in a hurry.
Guo Song stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands and thought for a long time. He turned around and ordered: "Go and find Xue Changshou!"