rebirth first official

Gao Zhanming understood after the trial of the two old women who were fighting.Just as Wang Sicao said, the two men did go to war and even fought each other because of this little chicken.

The old woman in floral clothes fell down in the courtroom and cried bitterly: "My lord, you have to make decisions for the women! This chicken woman has been raising this chicken for almost a month. Today, my son came back from other places, and the woman saw him. I was so hungry that I didn't look like a human being, so I wanted to kill this chicken and give my son a soup to drink, but who knew that I happened to run into this tricky woman stealing the chicken from the peasant woman, so my lord must make the decision for the peasant woman!"

Another old woman in brown sackcloth cried worse than her: "My lord, don't listen to that old man's nonsense! The head of my family is sick, so he eats a piece of meat by pointing at it, and this is the last one left in the house of the peasants." It’s only a chicken, and it was meant to be fattened up for the winter, but now it can’t last anymore, so I have to kill the chicken. Who knows that bitch suddenly ran into our yard to snatch the chicken, my lord, you must make decisions for the women , the head of my family is pointing at this chicken!"

Gao Zhanming had a headache.The public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right. The two insist on their own words, and it sounds like there is no flaw.

Gao Zhanming said, "What evidence do you each have to prove that this chicken is yours?"

The old woman in colorful clothes said: "Three days ago, Lin Rong's family came to my house as a guest. She has seen this chicken in our family. She can testify to the women!"

The old woman in brown clothes said: "Eight days ago, Liu Peng's family came to visit our house. She saw this chicken in my yard, and it was clear when the adults passed him on!"

Gao Zhanming told Wang Sicao: "Go and invite all the witnesses they mentioned."

It didn't take long for the witnesses to be uploaded. As the two old women said, they did have such a chick in their family.

Gao Zhanming is in a dilemma. This kind of trivial case is the most difficult to solve. Chickens are not like dogs, and they cannot recognize their owners. The location is right in the middle of the two.According to the testimony of the neighbors, it should be that two families raised chickens, but one of them lost his chicken for some reason, so he went to steal the other's, which led to the case.

Wang Sicao asked Gao Zhanming, "My lord, what should I do?"

It was already dark at this time, and it would be bedtime if it dragged on any longer. Gao Zhanming thought about it, and he might not be able to draw any conclusions tonight.He asked Wang Sicao in a low voice: "If you encountered such a difficult case before, how did the other judges decide it?"

Wang Sicao said: "Every judge has a different temper. If Gu was changed, he would probably let the government pay the money and buy a chicken, one for each of the two women, and the matter would be settled."

Gao Zhanming frowned and shook his head slightly.This is indeed a good deed for a while, but as the government decides the case, it cannot be judged like this.After a long time, everyone knows the judge's temper, and they all come to make these cases to cheat chickens and dogs, how can the government continue to deal with it?

Wang Sicao secretly looked at Gao Zhanming's expression, and said: "Guansi Gu has been in office for a year, and the county magistrate will open it... If Li Sansi goes forward, each of them will hit [-] big boards, whoever will recruit first Just stop."

Gao Zhanming shook his head more and more.This is even worse.

Wang Sicao said again: "Or just order the two of them to cook chicken and eat it together..."

Gao Zhanming said: "No, the government must distinguish right from wrong when judging a case. If the water is so muddled, the one who stole the chicken knows that as long as it messes around, it can also share a piece of meat. Wouldn't it be the same trick in the future? Others know that the government Arbitrary and muddle-headed cases, so everyone will commit foolish things like that, what's the deal?"

Wang Sicao wondered: "Then what should my lord say? Or let them divide the two sides and drive the chicken to the hall, and whoever the chicken goes to will count as theirs."

Gao Zhanming glared at him: "Nonsense! Since I am the judge today, I can't judge the case like this. It's too late today, so I'll go back to rest first, and then investigate tomorrow morning. Since the two families originally had chickens, now they only have chickens left." If there is only one chicken, it means that one of the households lost or ate the chicken earlier. Tomorrow morning, I will ask the official to check. Have any of these two people complained that their house was burglarized before, and then check the garbage buried in their yard. No chicken bones. I can't believe I can't find proof!"

Wang Sicao didn't expect Gao Zhanming to be so serious about such a small case, so he couldn't help admiring him.He was worried that a rich man like Gao Zhanming would be very impatient when he encountered such a small case, and it would take time and effort to investigate such a case, so he gave him an idea to close the case as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Gao Zhanming It was this attitude that made him a little ashamed.

Li Jingruo kept silent by the side. Seeing that Gao Zhanming was about to announce that he would come back tomorrow, he suddenly said, "Brother Jun Liang, for supper tonight, how about I treat you to chicken?"

Gao Zhanming was startled, and looked at Li Jingruo puzzled.

Li Jingruo came out and smiled slightly at the two old women kneeling on the ground.In a small place like Jiazhou, although the men are handsome in appearance, they are inevitably short in stature. This is the first time they have seen a handsome young man like Li Jingruo, who is tall, with a jade face and outstanding temperament, and they can't help but look a little surprised. Blinded.

Li Jingruo asked gently: "How much is the market price of such a chicken?"

The old woman in flowered clothes said: "Three hundred copper coins."

The other old woman nodded.

Li Jingruo took out a small piece of broken silver and said, "How about I buy this chicken for five hundred Wen?"

The two old women were stunned, and the old woman in the flower dress said first: "Okay! Okay! My lord, I'll sell you the chicken!"

The old woman in the brown clothes was in a hurry, and rushed forward to hit the old woman in the floral clothes: "This is my chicken, if you want to sell it, I will sell it!"

The two wrestled together again, and the officials rushed up to pull them away.

Li Jingruo said: "Regardless of who owns the chicken, you both agree to sell the chicken, don't you?"

Both nodded, cursing at each other.

Li Jingruo ordered an officer next to him, "Kill the chicken."

The official was stunned.He didn't know what Li Jingruo's identity was, but he and Gao Zhanming were together, and judging by his stature, he was by no means an ordinary person, so he quickly cast Gao Zhanming asking for instructions.

Gao Zhanming looked at Li Jingruo curiously.Li Jingruo should have heard what he said just now, and Li Jingruo shouldn't have intentionally sentenced a foolish case.Although he didn't know what Li Jingruo could do, he almost nodded at the official, signaling him to do what Li Jingruo said.

The official got the order, and immediately cut the chicken's neck with a knife, and the poor chicken fluttered a few times and then stopped moving.

Li Jingruo ordered: "Rip open the belly."

The official cut open the chicken belly.

Li Jingruo then smiled at the two bewildered old women: "I still have some puzzles about this chicken. I would like to ask the two old men for advice. Please come with me." Then he ordered the officials, " Invite them to different rooms, farther apart, so they cannot hear each other. I have something to ask."

Both the officer and the two old women were startled. The expressions of panic, puzzlement, and anxiety on the faces of the two old women who grabbed the chicken were different.

All the officials asked Gao Zhanming for instructions with their eyes, Gao Zhanming said: "What he says, you do."

Li Jingruo said with a leisurely smile, "Thank you, Brother Junliang."

Gao Zhanming raised his eyebrows and remained silent.

The two old women were invited into two houses, one east and one west. Chickens were being slaughtered outside the yard. Li Jingruo was watching. The chickens were almost ready to cook. He hummed and said, "Let's boil the water first. Drink chicken soup." After speaking, he walked into the room in the East Wing.

Yin He tugged on Gao Zhanming's sleeve in puzzlement, and asked in a low voice, "Li... what does the governor want to do?"

Gao Zhanming said with a smile: "Someone will solve the case for me, what are you in a hurry for, just wait, your share of chicken soup is always indispensable at night."

Not long after, Li Jingruo walked out of the room in the east wing and walked into the room in the west wing.Gao Zhanming hesitated for a moment, then followed in.

Waiting in the room in the west wing was an old woman in brown clothes. When Li Jingruo opened the door, she was walking around the room anxiously.Seeing Li Jingruo and Gao Zhanming coming in, she immediately knelt down on the ground, grabbed Li Jingruo's clothes tightly and cried, "My lord, you must be the master of the women. The head of the family is about to die. The doctor said that you can only eat meat." Only this chicken can make the head of the family get better, and this chicken is the only thing left in our family. If it is snatched by that wicked woman, the head of my family will die!"

Li Jingruo gently helped her up: "Old man, don't worry, you sit down first and then talk. I ordered someone to kill that chicken, and I will buy some good meat for you to eat at the market for five hundred Wen."

After hearing his words, the old woman let go of his clothes, wiped her tears and sat down on the chair.

Li Jingruo asked warmly: "Old man, what do you usually feed chickens with?"

The old woman was startled, her expression immediately became tense, and she replied in a low voice, "Corn."

Li Jingruo nodded, said nothing, and picked up the tea bowl at hand to drink tea in a leisurely manner.If Li Jingruo remained silent, Gao Zhanming naturally remained silent.

The old woman's expression became more and more tense, appearing restless.

Li Jingruo put down his tea bowl, and asked Gao Zhanming unhurriedly, "Gao Judge, according to our Da Zhou's laws, how should the crime of theft be punished?"

Gao Zhanming immediately replied: "If the amount is not large, you will be fined thirty times the rod and three times the silver; if the amount is huge, it will be a death penalty."

Li Jingruo nodded, and then asked the old woman: "How old is the old man this year?"

The old woman said blankly: "Seventy."

Li Jingruo showed some embarrassment: "Three hundred coins for a chicken, the fine is three times the silver, which is nine hundred coins, nearly a tael of silver. It's not a big deal, but the old man is already seventy this year, and the rod is thirty. Why don’t you take half your life away? If the stick were heavier, you might lose your life.”

The old woman was shocked: "You... my lord... this..."

Li Jingruo moved closer to the old woman, with a smile on his face, but the words he said were creepy: "Your family members have committed the crime of covering up because they did not report the knowledge. According to the law, you will be punished fifteen times. This year, I should be more than 70, and I am seriously ill. Fifteen blows with a stick, I'm afraid it's..."

The old woman trembled.

Li Jingruo said leisurely: "President Gao, the case is clear, you should send someone to arrest her family members, execute the sentence tonight, and close the case, so there is no need to drag it until tomorrow."

Gao Zhanming was taken aback.He was still a little puzzled about how Li Jingruo judged the case, but if it was just that, it would be too much to sentence the old woman's family members to sit together.

The old woman threw herself to the ground, hugged Gao Zhanming's thigh to prevent him from leaving, and screamed: "My lord, the woman was wronged, my lord, the man, the woman remembered wrongly, I was a chicken fed with beans yesterday... "

Gao Zhanming looked at Li Jingruo.

There was a cold smile on Li Jingruo's mouth: "The thing that breaks out of the chicken gizzard is neither corn nor beans, what else can you say?!"

Only then did Gao Zhanming understand why Li Jingruo ordered someone to cut open the chicken belly in public.

The old woman was already terrified, she just hugged Gao Zhanming's thigh and kept saying "the woman was wronged" and "I beg you to make the decision."

Li Jingruo chuckled lightly, and said, "To entangle the officials of the imperial court and obstruct justice, add another thirty sticks." He said loudly, "Come on! Go and arrest her in charge!"

The old woman immediately let go of Gao Zhanming's thigh, and rushed towards Li Jingruo: "My lord, my lord, the woman pleaded guilty, the woman pleaded guilty, I stole the chicken, and it has nothing to do with the head of my family! It's all the woman's fault, please. My lord, let the head of my family go."

Gao Zhanming secretly sighed.Now the case is clear.Li Jingruo had a warm smile on his face from the beginning to the end, but Gao Zhanming's eyes were really opened by his thunderous methods.

Li Jingruo helped the old woman up, and asked gently, "Why did you steal the chicken?"

The old woman finally told the truth.There was indeed a chick in her family, but because her master was seriously ill, he had already killed it a few days ago.The master's illness has not recovered, and the family really has no money to buy meat, so she had no choice but to steal.It just so happened that her neighbor, that is, the old woman in flowered clothes, had a chicken at home. In order to let the seriously ill master eat some meat, she went to grab the chicken, and the two of them fought all the way outside the government building.

Hearing Li Jingruo's call, the officer rushed in, and after the old woman finished confessing her crimes, they took the old woman away and took her into custody.

Li Jingruo asked Gao Zhanming: "Brother Junliang, how do you plan to judge this case?"

Gao Zhanming hesitated for a moment, and said: "Although the prisoner is guilty, after all, there are excusable circumstances, and the fine can be waived. However, it would be unfair if he is not punished. Considering that she is old, tomorrow morning I will ask the officer to hit her with [-] sticks and fall on her body." Two or three boards, and knock the rest on the ground to frighten her and let the common people see them and take them as a warning, then let her go back."

Li Jingruo nodded: "Not bad."

Gao Zhanming said: "As for the crime of covering up, it's a bit far-fetched after all, let's save it."

Li Jingruo said with a smile: "I was just joking with her, and I didn't mean it seriously."

Gao Zhanming looked at Li Jingruo speechlessly.This joke scared the old lady off.

Li Jingruo said: "As for the head of his family, I will pay a better doctor in the county to have a look tomorrow, and it will be considered as a little compensation for my bumping into the old man today. I don't know what brother Jun Liang thinks."

Gao Zhanming said, "Alright."

An originally muddled case was swiftly and decisively resolved by Li Jingruo. Gao Zhanming asked the officials to hand over a few hundred renminbi for selling chickens to the old woman in colorful clothes. The old woman was grateful and went home with the money.The old woman who stole the chicken was temporarily detained in the government. Gao Zhanming sent someone to inform her family, but did not mention the theft. He only said that the old woman had something to do today and would not return for the time being. He would send a doctor to see the old man tomorrow.

The officials in the government didn't know who Li Jingruo was, they thought they were Gao Zhanming's aides, and saw that the two of them walked into the room in less than half a cup of tea, and the old woman who was originally stubborn, honestly recruited all the cases. Everyone admires them.They also listened to Gao Zhanming's punishment, which was both fair and humane. They also looked at this Gao family child who they thought was here to eat, drink and enjoy themselves with admiration.

After finishing the case, it was getting late, Gao Zhanming asked Li Jingruo: "Brother Li, where are you staying tonight?"

Li Jingruo said with a smile: "I came out today for a private visit. I only brought a little bit of money with me. I just spent all my money buying chickens. I don't know if there is any vacant room in Jun Liang's residence. I will take Brother Yu for a night."

Gao Zhanming silently glanced at the bulging purse at his waist, turned his head and said to Yinhe: "Hurry up and ask someone to clean up an empty room."

Yinhe got his life and went immediately.

Gao Zhanming and Li Jingruo walked back together, Gao Zhanming couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, and asked, "What did the other old woman feed the chickens?"

Li Jingruo said: "It's also corn."

Gao Zhanming was shocked: "Then why... What exactly is that thing that broke out of the chicken gizzard?"

Li Jingruo spread his hands: "There is nothing. People don't have enough food to eat. What can chickens eat? She hasn't fed chickens for two days."

Gao Zhanming laughed: "You really..."

Li Jingruo looked innocent: "Soldiers never tire of cheating. People with a guilty conscience will naturally show their flaws."

Gao Zhanming clasped his fists: "Brother Li is brilliant, I admire you." Then he said, "Brother Li, if there is no room available in my house tonight, what will Brother Li do?"

Li Jingruo teased, "Being able to share the bed with brother Gao is really a blessing in the next 20 years."

Gao Zhanming said, "Is it a joke again?"

Li Jingruo raised his eyebrows and remained silent.

While talking, the two walked to the mansion.

Gao Zhanming said: "Brother Li, see you tomorrow."

Li Jingruo's gaze wandered around him, and he bent his eyes, concentrating on the scenery: "See you tomorrow."

In the morning of the next day, Gao Zhanming and the former judge Gu completed the handover, and in the afternoon he went on a visit with Li Jingruo.

When Gao Zhanming first arrived in Jiazhou, he didn't know much about Jiazhou's people, and he was afraid that the officials would lead the way. The officials would deliberately fool him and only take him to some affluent places.And Li Jingruo already had a certain understanding of Jiazhou, so it was naturally the best choice for him to lead the way.Li Jingruo was also a new official, and he also wanted to understand Jiazhou more comprehensively, so the two discussed along the way along the way.

Gao Zhanming and Li Jingruo spent three days walking around Jiazhou.

The disaster in Jiazhou is indeed serious, and the government has already started to open warehouses to release grain.The plague of locusts has been going on for two years, and this year is worse than last year. The harvest in autumn is only [-]% of that of previous years. Fortunately, the harvest in previous years was not bad. level, but there are bandits everywhere, and the livelihood is so difficult that there are not a few people who sell their children and sell their daughters.If things go on like this, by next spring, when the remaining grain is exhausted and the government has no food to put away, the disaster will completely break out, and the tragic scene in Jiazhou will be unimaginable.

Gao Zhanming came from the capital, and the imperial court was not aware of the tragic situation in Jiazhou, so it didn't pay much attention to it, and made no decision to allocate funds for disaster relief.In this way, Jiazhou's isolation and helplessness is the most terrible thing.

After returning home, Gao Zhanming began to worry.He immediately ordered someone to collect some information on policies against famine in various places in the past, summed up the people's conditions in Jiazhou, and began to extract available strategies.

Gao Zhanming was writing in his study, when he heard a knock on the door, Li Jingruo's voice came in: "Jun Liang, it's me."

Gao Zhanming hurriedly said, "Come in."

Li Jingruo walked into the study, saw the things on Gao Zhanming's desk, took a look at them, and said, "With your talent, it's a little bit of a shame to be a judge."

Gao Zhanming was also a little embarrassed.Although he is a judge, fortunately, Zhang Pin, the magistrate of Shangxian County in Yongjia, attaches great importance to him. Zhang Pin should adopt the policies he proposed.But Zhang Pin is no more than a county magistrate, and there are very few policies that can be implemented in Yongjia County, and they must be passed by Liu Taishou.But now Taishou Liu is very contemptuous of him, and he doesn't even let him meet, even if he has a stomach full of talents, there is no room for him to display them.

Li Jingruo asked Gao Zhanming, "Have you met the governor of Yongzhou?"

Yin He, who was at the side, interjected angrily: "The eunuch doesn't want to see our master at all."

Li Jingruo was surprised: "Oh?"

Yinhe then told Li Jingruo how he was neglected for a whole day in the prefect's mansion.

Li Jingruo pondered for a moment, then asked Gao Zhanming, "Then what are you going to do?"

Gao Zhanming said, "I'll go see you tomorrow."

Li Jingruo smiled and said: "It's so good, I haven't seen that Liu Taishou yet, tomorrow I will go with Brother Gao."

Gao Zhanming laughed and said, "Brother Li, in what capacity is he going? I heard that the prefecture and county have not been able to find a new governor. Liu Taishou is about to panic. He is already preparing to organize officers and soldiers to suppress the bandits. He plans to find out if there is a governor in the bandit den Where are the bones of the adults?"

Li Jingruo looked innocent: "Isn't that just right? Suppressing bandits and bandits in the name of the governor can be regarded as the first achievement made by the governor here."

After Gao Zhanming heard his words, he knew that he didn't intend to reveal his identity yet.Li Jingruo wandered around Jiazhou stately, and had several face-to-face meetings with the officers and soldiers. Unfortunately, none of the officers and soldiers in Jiazhou had ever met the new governor, and passed him face to face. It was the ancestor I was looking for, Li Jingruo was very carefree, and stayed at Gao Zhanming's house all the time.

Gao Zhanming said calmly: "If brother Li goes with me, I'm afraid we won't see the face of the eunuch."

Li Jingruo said: "So what, I heard that Prefect Liu has a black face and bull eyes, and he is not a beauty, so there is nothing worth seeing. I am content to see Brother Gao's handsome face."

Gao Zhanming was used to his frivolity, so he said to Yinhe: "Get someone to prepare and post a post to the prefect's mansion. Tomorrow, Li Dudu and I will visit Prefect Liu together."

Yinhe got his life and went out immediately.