Early the next morning, Yang Chenglin, the magistrate of Wuxian County, was enjoying his daily appointment time.
Only then will he feel that his job as the magistrate of Fuguo County is somewhat satisfying.
At this time, the two bangs were struck, the drums were beaten, and the officials had finished their worship, and they stood there high and low, listening to the great master's instructions.
It¡¯s hard for the old man to talk about it for an hour every day with just a few things that he has been tossing over and over again.
The officials acted as if they were listening carefully and nodded from time to time, as if they agreed.
But if you take a closer look, many people standing behind are actually dozing off There is no way, they go to bed too late, get up too early every day, and do not manage their time well.
Suddenly, there was a loud banging of drums at the entrance of the Yamen, which made the eardrums of all the officials in the hall hurt.
Those officials who were dozing off were also frightened and woke up. They wiped their saliva and asked around. "Did you withdraw?"
But seeing the eldest man¡¯s face dark, as if he wanted to eat people, the officials hurriedly shut up and bowed their heads.
"Who is making a noise outside?!" The elder slapped the crowd hard.
The doorman who came in to report hurriedly came forward and reported to Magistrate Yang in a low voice. "It's the steward of the Xu family who came to report the case."
"If you report a crime, just report it. Why are you so alarmed? You scared me." Yang Chenglin had a dark face. He didn't know what he was doing. Did he hate being interrupted the most?
"The villain said that the eldest master was ascending to the throne and asked the concierge to wait a moment. Manager Xu got impatient after waiting for a while and started banging the drum" Men Zheng said with a grimace: "I am from the Xu family. , even the villain dare not stop him."
"It's my mother." Yang Zhixian spat, and waved his hands dejectedly: "Let's go."
The officials, as if they had been granted amnesty, bowed and left, noisily going out of the hall.
Then I saw the disciple leading Xu Xu, the steward of the Xu Mansion, towards the back hall.
Seeing that Xu Xu had a dark face, he ignored him even if he said hello. The head clerk couldn't help but wonder: "What happened to the Xu family? It seems like they suffered a loss."
"Not just a loss, but a big loss." The county magistrate on the side said quietly: "Didn't you hear? Yesterday, the first and second sons of the Xu family left the city with five hundred slaves, but only the first uncle came back with twenty people. .Xu Laoer and the nearly 500 people were also injured for some reason."
"What's wrong?" The chief clerk opened his mouth in surprise. "Is there anyone on the ground in Su Song who dares to attack the Xu family?"
"Who knows?" The county magistrate shrugged and yawned: "We don't dare to say, we don't dare to ask, it's the right thing to do if we go back to catch up on some sleep."
"That's true." The Lord Registrar is convinced. When gods fight, brats shouldn't try to get along with each other.
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Sign a mortgage for a house.
Magistrate Yang and Fang Cai were completely different, talking to Xu Xu, the steward of the Xu family, with a pleasant look.
"If there is something going on in your house, please let me know. Why don't you, Brother Xu, come and play the drum in person?"
"Don't blame me, parents. This is a serious matter and we can't delay it for a moment!" Xu Xu took out a piece of paper and handed it to him. "My second master and 500 family members were attacked for no reason, and their lives and deaths are unknown. This is actually a shocking case that has never been heard of in the past 200 years of our country!"
"Ah?!" Yang Zhixian was frightened when he heard it. He quickly stood up from his chair, took the paper with both hands and read it carefully.
When he saw that the location of the crime was Xishan Island and that the mastermind of the crime was Zhao Hao, the magistrate of Kunshan County, his heart was tightened and relaxed.
After reading it patiently, Magistrate Yang handed the petition back to Xu Xu, apologetically saying: "The matter involves a neighboring county, and this county is powerless. How can I, the magistrate of Wu County, control the people of Kunshan County? Brother Xu Let¡¯s go to the government office and have a look.¡±
"My parents are wrong. My husband was attacked in Xishan. Xishan is your jurisdiction. If we, the Xu family, don't look for you, who will we look for?" Seeing that he was trying to pass the blame, Xu Xu's face didn't look good.
"Brother Xu only knows one thing, but not the other. Xishan has been placed under military control before I took office. Later, after the Taihu General withdrew, Nanjing has been wondering whether Xishan Island will be returned to the county or whether there will be other arrangements. There is no explanation." Yang Chenglin sighed and said, "So when the Kunshan gunmen camp came to the island to suppress bandits, they did not inform this county at all, and this county could only watch."
"Furthermore, Kunshan County's suppression of bandits in Xishan was approved by the prefect. Even if I take over the case, I still have to transfer to the government office to fight the lawsuit." He stood up to see the guests off and said:
"You also know how slow the government uploads and downloads. Wouldn't it delay the rescue of the second master? It would be better to go directly to the governor. As long as the governor speaks, how dare Kunshan County not listen?"
"Uh" Xu Xu heard that there was some truth to this, and was sent out of the signing room in a daze.
When he came to his senses, he found that he was already outside the county government office.
"Damn it, it was a clean push." ??Xu Xu spat at the county government office, got on the carriage and returned to the Humble Administrator's Garden.
It¡¯s not something he can decide about visiting the prefect. It depends on what the uncle means.
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At the same time, the office arrangements in the government office were also completed, and the miscellaneous scribes went back to their respective places.
Zhang Tongjian yawned repeatedly and entered his room, ready to take a nap first.
"What are you doing here again?" Zhang Tongpian couldn't help but frown, not wanting to see this bad guy.
Unfortunately, people usually give too much, so Zhang Tongpan has to deal with it.
He was happy as soon as he entered the flower hall.
"Hey, President Liu is going to work in the fields?" Zhang Tongpan joked with a smile and entered the flower hall.
I saw the dignified Vice President Liu of the Dongting Chamber of Commerce, wearing a patched coarse cloth shirt, straw sandals on his feet, and a bamboo hat in his hand. At first glance, he really looked like an old farmer.
It¡¯s just a bit white.
"Safety first, safety first." Liu Zhengqi said with an apologetic smile: "I didn't even dare to go through the front door, so I came in through the back door."
"Who did you offend?" Zhang Tongpan asked curiously.
"Hey, it's no good knowing too much." Liu Zhengqi smiled bitterly and said, "Help me see the Master, and you can leave it alone."
"Sure, I won't ask." Upon hearing this, Zhang Tongpan immediately lost his curiosity. In a place like Suzhou, where powerful people are everywhere, it is always better to do less than to do more.
He took Liu Yuanwai to the outside of the prefect¡¯s custody room. After informing him, Magistrate Cai happened to be free and let him in directly.
Zhang Tongpan told the governor that Liu Yuanwai had something to report to him alone, so he resigned.
In the prefect¡¯s custody room, Cai Guoxi looked at Liu Zhengqi in disguise with a serious expression.
"How did you end up like this?"
"My Lord, please forgive me, I have no choice but to do this." Liu Zhengqi said with a sad face: "Our Xishan elders have completely offended the Xu family. They threatened to kill the villain to establish their authority."
"It's nonsense, don't spread rumors. The Xu family is a moral family, how could they threaten to kill people?" Magistrate Cai frowned in displeasure.
"How dare you spread rumors about the Xu family?" Liu Yuanwai called out to Chong Tian Qu and said, "If you are not desperate, how dare you come to disturb me?"
"What's going on? You start with the truth." Magistrate Cai said with a straight face.
"As ordered." Liu Zhengqi nodded quickly, then changed the story of the Xishan Island incident and told it to Magistrate Cai.
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