Be a master through ancient times

The people from outside the county government lined up on both sides at this time, and everyone was very respectful.Although the common people didn't know who it was, they saw that the scene was even bigger than that of the county magistrate.

The common people only watch the pomp, but others can listen to the sound of the gong.The government stipulates that when officials travel, the honor guards used must be uniform.For example, when the county magistrate goes on tour, he can only ring the gong three times, when the magistrate goes on tour, he rings the gong six times, and when the magistrate goes on tour, he rings the gong nine times.

Yifu Tixue enjoys the same tour treatment as the magistrate, so Zhu Tixue's tour was to clear the way with nine gongs.The person who came here today should be a magistrate.

The county did not receive any official documents from the superiors to visit, and the uninvited guests outside at this time made County Magistrate Hu a little uneasy.But right now is not the time to be anxious, almost in the blink of an eye, the guard of honor arrived near the county government office.

A small blue sedan chair stopped at the gate of the county government office, and the bearers outside opened the curtain to welcome the people inside to get off the sedan chair.

County magistrate Hu walked quickly to the sedan chair, bent down, bowed his hands, and said hello respectfully to the inside of the sedan chair: "I don't know that the Shangguan is here, so I am far away from welcoming him. I hope that the Shangguan will be generous with Wang Han, and I will forgive you."

A foot wearing an official boot stretched out from the sedan chair, and walked slowly to Magistrate Hu, "Excuse me."

County magistrate Hu said, "Thank you, sir." He raised his head, and paused for a moment with a bright smile that was originally prepared.

He didn't know the adult in front of him, and he looked serious, unlike Feng Zhizhou, who was famous for his bureaucratic accent in their house.

But the official uniform worn by the person in front of him is not fake, upon closer inspection, it seems to be more complicated and solemn than the official uniform of their prefect.

"I don't know your lord's surname? Forgive me for my poor eyesight, I can't recognize your lord's face." County magistrate Hu asked very flatteringly.

"This old man is Xu Zheng, the magistrate of Yangxin Prefecture. This time, he is on a tour of the state capitals on behalf of the governor. He heard that someone here was beating the Dengwen drum, so he came to watch the trial. You don't have to pay attention to me. Go and try your case yourself." .”

Yangxin Mansion is Zhili Mansion, which is the capital city of Xijiang Province.Whether it is the prefect or the prefect, they are half a level higher than the officials in Sanfu and Sanzhou. Zhili prefect and ordinary prefect are at the same level.Moreover, Xu Zheng is on the tour on behalf of the governor this time. Even if the prefect of the Wuchang Mansion sees him, he must treat him with courtesy. How can he refuse his request to attend an audit when he is a mere county magistrate of Qipin?Even if he wanted to say that he would handle the case, he could only step aside.

County magistrate Hu hated Chu Huaijin, who was beating the Dengwen drum, even more. If he hadn't been looking for trouble, how could he have provoked Mr. Xu to listen?

County magistrate Hu felt sad, but the surface was still calm. He sat down on his seat, glanced at Xu Zheng who was sitting in the auditorium, saw him nodding, and then slammed the gavel, " Ascension!"

Chu Ci and that Mo Renxing stood in the hall, and the people of the county sat under the Zhizhou. At this time, they had lost the right to speak, and everyone was as honest as a quail.

The new imperial examiner surnamed Huang was a little dazed, and suddenly felt as if he had returned to Yangxin Mansion.

"The next person is really Chu Jieyuan?" Even though the magistrate Zhizhou came just now, the county magistrate Hu did not forget Huang Juren's resonant voice just now. He asked again at this time, but he hoped that Huang Juren had admitted the wrong person. , or Master Zhizhou exposes the true face of that person on the spot.

"My surname is Chu Mingci, and I am indeed Xie Yuanlang from this province."

"Why didn't Xie Yuanlang reveal his identity as soon as possible? It made the officials neglect the distinguished guests. Come and give me a seat!" A good-looking Xie Yuanlang didn't wear a brocade robe, but he was wearing an old scholar's robe. How could anyone recognize him? ?

Chu Ci smiled: "I rushed to the capital for the test this time. I was originally just a passer-by, so I didn't want to alarm the local officials. I didn't expect to see the Mo family's arrogance, and I was not happy, so I came forward for this matter. I didn't expect it to happen. It's my old eyesight that misread the plaque and wronged this Master Mo, it's really embarrassing to say it!"

Having said that, he sighed a few times, and his words were full of annoyance.

"Haha," County Magistrate Hu laughed dryly, "Who doesn't know that Xie Yuanlang has already topped the list before he won the championship. You are young and flirtatious, how can you be old and dim-witted, it must be this profiteer who cheated us Thanks to Xie Yuanlang's reminder, I will order someone to take him down immediately, and I will punish him with twenty boards!"

He hoped that Chu Ci would forget about the few cases he just mentioned, and only characterize the matter as a matter of trespass.But how could Chuci take what he just said just to delay time as the main content?

"The matter of usurping can be put aside first. The reason why Chu was attracted to Mo's house at that time was because he happened to see a servant of Mo's house bullying a pair of grandparents and grandchildren. I can't bear to say a few words in the past, but the evil servant said Kuangyan, saying that in this Taiping County, the county magistrate is the first, and Mr. Mo is the second, even if the county magistrate is in front of him, he must be a little humble."

As soon as these words came out, County Magistrate Hu could clearly hear that Mr. Xu snorted coldly, as if he was very unhappy.

The sweat on Mo Renxing's fat face has almost merged into a stream.He said why he was suddenly targeted, so it was because of this!After returning, he will beat all these idiots to death.

"Xie Yuanlang, this matter is due to the negligence of villains. They failed to discover the clues in time and let them speak wild words." Mo Renxing hastily cleared up the relationship.

"Master Mo, don't worry, this matter is not over yet! After I helped the old man go home, I was afraid of being a slave to deceive the master, so I asked him about the news of Mo's residence, but I heard a lot of things that are not known to outsiders. In two or three days, I also checked everywhere, and found that the local people seemed to know some inside information about these things. The case was complicated and confusing, but the process of judging the case was very fast, and the real culprit confessed quickly, which made me admire. County Magistrate Hu has a high level of handling of cases. Someone as capable as County Magistrate Hu should be transferred to the capital."

County magistrate Hu wiped off his sweat, and said, "I was able to catch the real culprit and bring him to justice by chance, so I can't explain Yuanlang's praise."

"It's just that the sufferers in the case seem to have other secrets. After I found them, I asked some questions, recorded them, and asked them to press them with their fingerprints. I don't know if you would like to take a look." Chu Ci said. He took out a piece of paper from his pocket.

Without waiting for magistrate Hu to say whether he wants it or not, Xu Zheng said in a deep voice: "Submit that record to me for a look!" A young man beside him immediately walked up to Chu Ci and took the paper from him .

Xu Zheng took it and looked at it, and then his face suddenly became very cold.He looked at County Magistrate Hu, and said with a sneer, "Is this how County Magistrate Hu handles cases? It really opened my eyes. I have been immersed in officialdom for decades, and I have never heard of a case closed within a day." .”

Taking the above case as an example, the daughter of the He family went to a relative's house for a drink, and disappeared mysteriously on the way back. She was found in a well within two days.The He family was in great pain, so they handed over the case and submitted the suspect, which was Mo Renxing.

It turned out that after he saw Miss He's appearance at the temple fair, he asked the matchmaker several times to come to his door to propose marriage, and wanted to marry her as the seventh concubine.Although the He family is small, it is not that they sell their daughters for glory, and they refuse every time.

The last time they had dinner late, when they passed by Mo's house in a carriage, the horse suddenly went berserk, and everyone was only panicking, not realizing that Miss He had disappeared for a moment.

When I saw her again, the beauty had already passed away.When her mother and sister-in-law changed her clothes, they realized that she had been insulted.After many inquiries, a neighbor around Mo's house said that he had seen the servants of the Mo family carrying something out of the house that night, and then, some accessories from Miss He's body also appeared on the servants of the Mo's house.

All the evidence points to Mo's house, but when the magistrate tried the case, he listened to the words of the housekeeper of Mo's house, saying that it must be the watchman who committed the crime at night, and only the watchman would run around at night.After they captured the watchman, they only performed half of the eighteen martial arts, and the watchman confessed that he was motivated by sex and killed Miss He.

Now the watchman is still in prison, waiting to be executed after next autumn.

Xu Zheng glared at County Magistrate Hu, and then sent an order to bring him up as a prisoner.The watchman is now full of vicissitudes. He admitted that he killed Miss He, but he couldn't tell the time or the exact location of the crime, and he just kept apologizing.Anyone can see through such obvious loopholes at a glance, but they can quickly close the case.Even when the He family sued the Yamen that day, Mr. Mo didn't even attend, and only sent a big housekeeper over.

"These cases are full of doubts. I have decided to set a date for a retrial. From now on, I will wrong you, County Magistrate Hu, and avoid it for the time being. As for Mo Renxing, he will be brought to the back hall for the time being and will be under strict supervision. He will not be able to do so until he is cleared of his charges." Release. Retreat!"

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"I will trouble you, sir, for this matter. The students have to go to the capital with the merchant ship that will go to sea tomorrow." Chu Ci sat in the back hall of the yamen and said to Xu Zheng.

He had written with Xu Zheng before, and knew that he would go on a tour on behalf of the governor during this period. Counting the days, he happened to be near the Wuchang Mansion these few days.Originally, I didn't want to disturb Mr., but happened to meet this matter here, so Chuci asked people to rush to send a letter to invite Xu Zheng over, and on the other hand, he started to investigate the criminal evidence of Mofu.

It's not that the common people don't hate such a heinous person, but they just suffer from the collusion between the government and businessmen and have nowhere to ask for help.Today, if someone is willing to stand up for them, the investigation will naturally go smoothly.

"It's dangerous for you to go to the capital by yourself. Why don't you send two people from my side to escort you to the capital?"

"Thank you for your concern, sir. I already have a guard. Although he is a bit straight-headed, he is a good helper with natural power."

What Chu Ci said was the old man's fourth son, Zhang Hu.

Zhang Hu had a high fever when he was a teenager, and his brain was burnt out. He is now in his 20s, but he is still no different from a teenager.Fortunately, he listened to old man Zhang very much, and was born with supernatural power. These few days, old man Zhang asked him to guard Chu Ci, and he really stayed close to him. No matter what, he couldn't get close to Chu Ci.

The old man Zhang and the He family were connected, and Chu Ci first saved his life, and then helped the girl of the He family clear up the grievances. The old man felt that he could not repay his kindness.Seeing that Chu Ci went to Beijing to rush for the exam, there was no one to take care of him, so he begged Chu Ci to accept Zhang Hu and let him take care of him first.When there is someone available around Chu Ci, someone will send him back.

Chu Ci refused again and again, so he had no choice but to thank him.Before leaving, the old man Zhang repeatedly told Zhang Hu to listen to Chu Ci's words, and now, Chu Ci has always said what he said in front of him.

"Since you have this help, I feel relieved." Xu Zheng gave Chu Ci a post, asking him to come and see him after he came to Beijing.

Early the next morning, Chu Ci took Zhang Hu and boarded the merchant ship bound for the capital.