Be a master through ancient times

"Who are you scaring, brat?" Li Tou was a little stern.

"I'm trying to scare you and you'll know. I heard that this year the imperial envoy visited the entire southeastern province, and he hasn't left for Beijing yet. Today I rang the Dengwen drum, but the county government didn't accept it. It's not a holiday stipulated by the imperial court. However, there is no official in charge of the county government office. If these things are spread, the imperial envoy will come to find out soon, right?"

Chu Ci had a smile on his face, but what he said made Li Tou break out in a cold sweat.

"The county... Grandpa went out yesterday... I'm afraid he came back today, so you go and report it!" Li Tou kicked the yamen servant next to him, telling him to go in and report.

"It's a coincidence that the magistrate came back, but it's so good, I'm here waiting for the opening of the hall." Chuci stood there, like a tall and straight green pine tree. Although the clothes on his body were not of good material, they were worn by him. There is an indescribable suaveness about him.

Soon, news came from inside, saying that the county magistrate ordered the three classes and six rooms to gather together, move to the court, and prepare to judge the case.

"mighty…"

The big-bodied yachamen lined up on both sides of the courtroom holding red and black water and fire sticks, looking really vicious.

"Who is it that is beating the Dengwen drum, and hastened to step forward!" The county magistrate sat on the court, and the gavel slapped, and the people watching outside the court immediately fell silent.

Chu Ci walked slowly into the courtroom step by step, and slightly bowed his hands to the county magistrate above him: "It's Xiaosheng."

"Who is in the hall, who is the name, why don't you kneel down and salute when you see me?" The county magistrate was very angry.

"Xiaosheng's surname is Chu and the character is Huaijin. Because of his fame, the imperial court disallows officials to kneel when he sees him."

"Why are you beating the Dengwen drum? If there is no serious matter, I will punish you for disturbing the court!"

"What Xiaosheng wants to sue is naturally a big matter. I just entered Taiping County of Wuchang Mansion yesterday, and I happened to pass by a mansion, and found the word "Mo Mansion" hanging on it in golden light. I thought it was some adult Or which Mr. Xiaolian's residence is about to have the audacity to go in and pay a visit, but unexpectedly, he heard others say that this is just a merchant's house. At that moment, Xiaosheng felt extremely humiliated. Is there still order in the business? Isn’t it a joke for scholars, farmers, businessmen? Please also arrest this businessman who dares to overstep and give him [-] boards, so as to make a warning to everyone else!”

Chu Ci was filled with righteous indignation, vividly interpreting the image of a sour and upright scholar.This is what he learned from Old Master Zhang.

The county magistrate sneered: "It's just for this matter to beat the Dengwen drum, isn't it a bit of a fuss?"

When the Great Wei Dynasty developed to the late stage, there were already many things of overreaching, but there was no fuss about just hanging a house sign at the door.

These poor scholars can't read the books every day, but they have many problems!The magistrate of the county was one of the donated officials at the beginning. After so many years, he was promoted to the position of county magistrate from the seventh rank by currying favor with his superiors and his seniority.

Other county magistrates are all of the seventh rank, but he is from the seventh rank. This is to distinguish between those who become officials through the imperial examination and those who become officials by other means, so as to show preferential treatment to scholars.

He was jealous of those scholars in his heart, but he was also faintly envious.

"What does your lord mean by this?!" Chu Ci's face sank, "How can arrogance be called making a fuss? If everyone acts like this, how can the court have any face? These rich and unkind profiteers use means to obtain improper benefits. Forget it, and even try to raise your own status by hanging a plaque, it is extremely hateful! If one day the imperial envoy passes by here and wants to communicate with local scholars, but strays into a merchant's mansion, what do you want him to do? Can you swallow this breath?"

"Okay, I'll let them take down the plaque, okay?" The magistrate of the county has a good way of dealing with these poor scholars. His family "communicated".

"If this is the case for trespassing, the beggars under the city wall will have to write a certain mansion on the temple gate someday! Please also protect the face of the court and deal with it strictly!"

"Are you teaching me how to solve a case?" The county magistrate had a gloomy face, full of anger at this sour scholar who didn't know what to do.

"If I wanted to teach you how to settle the case, I would have reminded my lord that there is no defendant in this case. Now when I come to report to the police, my lord only catches Xiaosheng to ask questions, and doesn't mention the defendant. I don't know why. reason?"

The magistrate of the county thought that after saying this, the scholar would have some concerns, but Chu Ci was even more angry, but he was stunned by him for a while.

"I also ask first whether it is a false accusation, if it is a false accusation, why bother others to go to this court?"

"My lord's words are ridiculous. Xiaosheng is playing the Dengwen drum. Ordinary people who beat this drum will suffer ten punishments regardless of the reason. Who would take such a risk to falsely accuse someone? Moreover, even if it is a false accusation, both parties must confront each other in the courtroom, and if it is a false accusation, they will be punished as the same crime. There are rules for this rule, so why bother to go to court to explain it? My lord is really too merciful."

The magistrate of the county was robbed for a while, and his face was red and white, which was very strange.

"Go and call the defendant over! Suspend the hall for now!" The magistrate retreated to the back hall with a dark face.

Chu Ci looked at his back and sneered, he was not a chicken of the same breed, but also a confused official.

As soon as the county magistrate entered the back hall, he immediately slapped Li Tou who was behind him on the face.

"Where the hell did you get such a god of plague? Do you think my life is too easy?!"

Li Tou covered his face and didn't dare to cry out, and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize: "My lord, I don't know, it's all Mo Quan from the Mo family. He said that he is a poor scholar, and we can dismiss him as we please."

"Mo Quan! He is a small Mo family, oh no, the second housekeeper of the Mo family can order you? He provoked such a person, and he didn't investigate his details. Look at him, he doesn't seem to be unusual. The scholar? You just heard him announce his family name, what is his name?"

"Small... I didn't hear clearly." Li Tou said awkwardly.

The master who followed behind heard clearly: "He said his surname is Chu and the word Huaijin."

"Chu Huaijin? Name? Why no name?"

"He didn't mention his name, he thinks he deliberately concealed it."

"Is there any adult surnamed Chu in our Wuchang Mansion? Could it be that the higher-ups came down for a private visit?" The county magistrate was a little suspicious.

"No, we don't have an adult surnamed Chu in Wuchang Mansion, not even one with a little reputation."

Hearing what the master said, the county magistrate felt relieved for the time being: "Go ahead and invite a few juren from our county. I just said that I want to invite them to jury. I don't believe it. When a scholar meets a juren, what does he say What else can you do!"

"My lord is wise, I'll invite you right away!" Li Tou smiled apologetically, hoping to make him forget what happened just now.

"Go quickly, especially invite Huang Juren, he is a new imperial examination student, let him shame this poor scholar." The county magistrate smiled proudly, thinking that he should be able to vent the anger he was blocked just now .

……

"Snapped!"

The gavel slapped, and the county magistrate sat upright and said, "Bring Mo Renxing up!"

Mo Renxing is the owner of that Mo mansion, in fact, he suffered an unreasonable disaster in this matter.But if it wasn't for his permission, how could those people dare to be so tyrannical?

That Mo Renxing was fat and white, with a Maitreya-like smile on his face.He knelt down to greet the magistrate, without any reluctance.

"Mo Renxing, this scholar sued you for trespassing, what do you say?"

"The villain is wronged. I'm afraid this scholar has misread it. The name on the door of the villain is obviously the word Mo Zhai. Where is the Mo Mansion?" Mo Renxing called out, "If you don't believe me, go and see , in front of my door is obviously Mo’s house! I know that the status of a businessman is not high, and I usually do some small things like building bridges and paving roads to give back to the village in order to gain a good reputation. Now being wronged like this, the villain is really painful It’s hard to be! Could it be that businessmen are really so low?”

Some people who didn't know Mo Renxing well were really moved by his excellent singing and writing performance, thinking that this scholar was really too harsh on businessmen.

"Really? Could it be that Xiaosheng misunderstood it? Then is Xiaosheng falsely accusing you?" Chu Ci frowned.

"There are moments of dizziness, and I won't blame you." Mo Renxing said generously.

"However, there is more than one place to trespass. The gate of Mo's Mansion looks noble and solemn. From what I can see, it seems to be bigger than the mansion of Lord Zhifu. Not to mention the two stone lions in front of the gate, the carver Exquisite and detailed, it should be the largest within a few hundred miles..."

"You scholar, don't slander Mo Gong anymore. Mo Gong has always been kind to others, and it's okay for everyone to raise his house a little bit when you help him build a house. Why do you say these cruel words with red lips and white teeth? If you lack Run the pen, you might as well talk to Mo Gong, Mo Gong will definitely give you a few flowers."

Several Juren walked in slowly, still mocking Chu Ci, treating him as an unscrupulous beggar for money.Literati are inherently disrespectful, and if a student from other places comes to find fault in their court, if he can't be suppressed, what face will the students in Taiping County have?

"I don't dare to say that the family has ten thousand yuan of wealth, but there is no problem with it for living. Confucius once said that a man of lofty ideals will not drink water from a stolen spring, and a man of integrity will not be fed by a cheap one. I would never dare to have such money. I took it. I am afraid that you have received this embellishment, so I am here to help you. Since you, as Juren, think that the matter of trespass is purely false, and if you don’t care about the following offenses, then I have nothing to say. ?”

After Chu Ci finished speaking, he cupped his hands and walked outside.

"Stop! Where did you come from as a scholar, you are so sharp-tongued? It's clearly a trivial matter, but you're calling it a crime, you must know that disaster comes out of your mouth!"

"What? Everyone was hit by what I said, are you angry? This is a small matter, so what is a big thing? I don't know if it is a big thing to occupy the road and take it for yourself? I don't know if bullying men and women and causing harm to the countryside is a big thing? I don’t know if covering the sky with one hand is a big deal in this Taiping County?” After Chu Ci stopped, he turned around and said sharply.

"What are you talking about? How did this old man do this?" Mo Renxing shook his mouth, as if he was too angry to speak.

"The Hongjiacun case three years ago, the Yanghefang case a year ago, and the girl He's throwing herself into a well two months ago, don't they have anything to do with you?"

"It turns out that your false accusation of trespass is actually for these cases! These cases have been closed, and what you said is a false accusation. Forgive you for being a scholar, and I can't allow you to speak nonsense in the courtroom! Come, come He took it!" The magistrate yelled, to prevent Chu Ci from uttering any more nonsense.

Two yamen servants walked towards Chu Ci with grim smiles, and Chu Ci scolded righteously: "Open your dog eyes and see, how dare a little yamen servant come to touch me?"

"You are a poor scholar, but you still dare to speak hard at this time—"

"Chu Jieyuan!" A loud shout came from the door. It turned out that he was a new imperial examination student in Taiping County. He was delayed because of something, and it was too late.Unexpectedly, when he came to the court to take a look, he found that Xie Yuanlang, who had participated in the provincial examination, was standing on top of the court.

"Excuse me, Xie Yuanlang?"

All the people present were dumbfounded, looking at Chu Ci who was mistaken for a poor scholar just now.

At the same time, six gongs were heard from outside the street.

Chu Ci bent the corner of his mouth, showing a smile, and came.