One Piece of Song Dynasty

Two quarters of an hour later, Sun Xian Cheng and Master Qian arrived at the gate of the county government office. .shung

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Sun! Are you also invited by the magistrate?"

"Yes, it seems that Master Qian has also been invited. I don't know why our little magistrate invited us here so late. When the magistrate sent someone to knock on the door, I was still sleeping in my concubine's bed. Here, alas! I really don’t remember it.”

"No, I was having an intense affectionate relationship with my new maid at home. She was about to ascend to heaven. Someone sent by the magistrate knocked on the door. I almost got scared."

"Speaking of which, despite his young age, our magistrate is not a fuel-efficient person. I heard that this barracks was tidied up by the magistrate within a few days. Not only did the supply of soldiers be replenished, but also the equipment and living conditions The conditions have also improved." Sun Xiancheng pretended to be serious.

"I have also heard some even more outrageous news. It is said that the county magistrate is going to take action against certain people in the county. I don't know whether it is true or not. Those people are people that previous magistrates did not dare to touch." Master Qian Book of Gods and Mysteries.

"I think this is possible. Our county magistrate is a member of the Cai Party. It is very possible that he wants to use those people to establish his authority."

"Stop talking, let's go in and meet our little magistrate."

Sun Xian Cheng and Master Qian walked into the county government office together.

"Hey, Mr. Sun and Mr. Qian are here."

"Yes, sir, why are you looking for us in the middle of the night?" the two asked in unison.

"Come on, come on, you guys sit down first. I've prepared a table of good food and wine. I'll treat you to a good show tonight."

The two sat down uneasily.

"Come on, come on, you two, let me toast you two first."

"No, no, please come first, sir." The two said in unison.

"Master Sun, I wonder if all the prisoners in the county jail have been found out. Are there any unjust, false or wrong cases?"

"Reporting to the county magistrate, there are indeed some unjust, false and wrong cases, and all the subordinates who were wrongly arrested have been released."

"Okay, but what about those who are still at large?"

"The lower official is being hunted down." Sun Xian Cheng frowned and said.

"Master Qian, how are you doing lately?"

"Thanks to you, sir, everything is fine."

"He has given you all the money, food and taxes from this county. Don't let me down."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Your subordinates will take care of these things." Master Qian said nervously.

"Okay, come on, let's eat."

After a while, my guard Lu Fei came over.

"Sir, Master Zhang sent a message and said it can begin."

"Then tell Mr. Zhang to start."

"Yes, my lord."

"Sir, I wonder what Master Zhang is doing?" Sun Xiancheng asked cautiously.

"Oh, Mr. Zhang is dealing with a few little thieves."

A quarter of an hour later, there were shouts of killing in the city, and there seemed to be fire.

"My lord, what happened? Are there thieves attacking the city?" the two said in unison.

"Hmph, it seems that these little thieves still have some ability, but I believe Master Zhang will handle this matter well. Two colleagues come with us to continue."

An hour later, calm returned to the city. My two colleagues and I had almost finished our meals, when Lu Fei came over.

"Sir, Master Zhang sent someone to tell you that all the thieves were arrested and no one was spared. Master Zhang is on his way to the county government office. He said that he will give you a detailed report when he comes."

"Okay, I understand. Go and call the cook to clean up."

"Comrades, please wait a moment. Let's wait for the good news Master Zhang brings us."

A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Hu arrived at the county government office.

"Sir, so-and-so is back. Master Sun and Master Qian are also here." Zhang Hu pretended to be surprised.

"Come on, drink a glass of water to calm down your shock, and then report back."

"Sir, all the thieves were arrested except for the dead ones. This is the list of captured thieves. The dead ones have a red cross on them."

"Okay, please ask your two colleagues to take a look at this list."

"This, this." Sun Xian Cheng and Master Qian looked at the list with shocked expressions on their faces.

"Master Sun, Mr. Qian, the people on this list are all the people in this county who have done a lot of evil in the past, and the people are very angry. Today I eradicated them all, which can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people."

"Yes, yes, your Excellency is saying that these people have done a lot of evil in this county and deserve to die." The two men said in a cold sweat.

"Sir Zhang, what are the casualties in this operation at the Xiang Barracks in this county?"

"My lord, my subordinates are incompetent. Although they were fully prepared before the operation, they still encountered resistance after the operation began, causing some casualties among soldiers. This operation resulted in a total of eight deaths and fifty injuries in the Xiangba camp."

"Well, I didn't think that there would be no injuries in this operation. That is unrealistic. Some casualties are inevitable. However, we must do a good job in providing pensions to the dead soldiers. The families of each dead soldier will be given a hundred A pension of two taels of silver. Each seriously injured and disabled soldier was given a pension of fifty taels of silver. Each soldier with a slight injury was given a pension of twenty taels of silver. The other soldiers were rewarded with a reward of five taels of silver each. This batch of silver came from The seizures in this operation will be deducted. In addition, the orphans and children in the homes of dead soldiers and disabled soldiers will be raised by the Xiang Army Camp from now on."

"Yes, sir, I understand."

"How was the seizure in this operation?"

"My lord, I have found a large amount of gold and silver from these thieves' houses, as well as a large amount of ordnance. I also found a crossbow among these ordnance."

"Oh, there is a crossbow. This is a weapon strictly prohibited by the imperial court. Colleagues, what do you think of this matter?" I looked at Sun Xian Cheng and Chief Qian with interest.

"These people are so audacious. They dare to secretly hide weapons strictly prohibited by the imperial court. They must be severely punished." The two said in unison.

"Okay, now that two colleagues have said this, I feel relieved."

"Sir Zhang, how are the family members and servants of the thieves killed and injured in this operation? Are they all detained?"

"Sir, most of the thieves guarding the courtyard died, and a few were captured. A small number of the maid's family members died, but most were captured. Sir, these are the house deeds, land deeds, and land deeds of the thieves confiscated this time."

"Okay, colleagues, I want to hold a public trial at noon the day after tomorrow. What do you think?"

"What is a public trial?" they asked in unison.

"It is to openly try this group of thieves. These thieves have done many evil things in this county on weekdays, causing the people of this county to suffer so much that they dare to be angry but dare not speak out. In the future, we will give the people a chance to vent their grievances and take revenge. "

"It should, it should. The people of this county have suffered deeply from these thieves, and they should be given a chance to vent." The two said together.

"Okay, I don't know much about the laws of the Song Dynasty, so I want Master Sun to be the presiding judge on this matter, and Chief Qian will take notes from the side. What do you think?" I looked at Sun Xiancheng meaningfully. Follow Qian's bookkeeper.

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