I'm watching the gate in the jail

Under the scorching sun, when Wanda and his party strolled to the gate of the county government office, they saw more than 100 white arms exposed in broad daylight.

Fat and thin, old and tender, tall and short, not only their upper body was naked, but even their shoes were taken off, all of them were barefoot, standing on the ground like fishers.

The courtyard of this yamen is paved with stone slabs. After being exposed to the poisonous sun for a whole morning, it is so hot that you can directly cook teppanyaki on it.

Wanda looked at the man Bailai, with bare feet, dancing from left to right, like a hundred white ducks dancing in the square.

"What is this? "Creation Camp·Daming"? Or some newly invented penalty?"

Wanda laughed happily, and dragged Qiu Zijin into the yamen.

Because the scene was too embarrassing, the scholar Qiu Zijin couldn't bear to see these inappropriate scenes, so he simply pulled up his sleeves, completely blocked the scene of dirty eyes, and followed Wanda into the hall.

When they entered the main hall, they saw a thin man kneeling on the ground with his back to them.

Gao Hui was standing on his left side, raising his arm to look at something.

Sitting in the hall was Yang Xiuxian with a serious face. The magistrate and county magistrate were lined up on the left and right, and they didn't even dare to sit down.

"What are you doing? What about the physical examination?"

Wanda whistled flirtatiously.

This guy is in good shape, much more attractive than those "white chicken" and "old cabi" outside.

"grown ups!"

"The two adults are back! Thank God, thank the gods and Buddhas for their blessings."

Seeing these three people coming in, Luo Zhixian and Zhi Fu danced with excitement as if they saw the Guanyin Empress and the Taishang Laojun appearing at the same time.

"Xinghai!"

Yang Xiuxian was taken aback for a moment, then jumped out from the back of the desk and came to Wanda.

He grabbed Wanda's arm and looked him up and down nervously.

"Are you OK?"

If it weren't for the fact that there are outsiders on the left and right, Yang Xiuxian would have to maintain the basic etiquette of subordinates and subordinates.He almost wanted to hug Wanda heavily into his arms.

"It's okay, what can I do."

Wanda took the initiative to turn around to show that she was intact.

"Yeah, with me, Liu Tie Chi, there are no male ghosts, female ghosts, big-headed ghosts, or drowned ghosts. What can happen?"

At this time, Liu Tiechi came forward to ask for credit.

Qiu Zijin stood aside, looked at Yang Xiuxian's flustered expression, and pondered, "Did he just call your lord's name?"These two are indeed brothers, which is enviable.

"My lord, where have you been? You haven't returned all night, and the lower officials are so frightened."

Magistrate Luo walked down the hall, pulled Wanda's sleeve, and said in a whimpering voice.

If Lord Zhenfu doesn't come back, these Jinyiwei probably won't simply let Ding and Guo take off their clothes, but will directly skin him and the magistrate.

"I went to 'hunting ghosts'."

Wanda pulled back her sleeves amusedly, and pointed to the group of people outside, "What are you doing?"

"We're also 'hunting ghosts.'"

Seeing Wanda and Qiu Zijin's safe return, Yang Xiuxian's hanging heart finally let go.

"In addition, we have already resolved the issue of that land."

Wanda and Qiu Zijin looked at each other in surprise, and couldn't understand what Yang Xiuxian meant.

"My lord, please look behind."

Yang Xiuxian pointed in the direction of the back hall and said.

Qiu Zijin looked at Wanda curiously, who shook his head inexplicably, saying that this time it really has nothing to do with me, and what happened was Yang Qianhu's idea.

A group of people walked into the backstage, and saw the absurd scene in front of them.

Wanda was stunned for a moment, then clutched his stomach, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh too presumptuously, simply turned around and ran outside until he ran to the street outside the yamen, and then burst out laughing unscrupulously.

Liu Tiechi ran out with him and laughed wildly. The two of them were holding on to the wooden railing outside the yamen, laughing so much that they almost rolled to the ground, which startled the passers-by.

The big guy looked at the two people, and a few discerning people immediately recognized them: Isn't this Master Jin Yiwei from Beijing, and the half-immortal Liu Tie Chi?

Why did you run out of the yamen laughing like this?

The big guy was so bold that he sneaked a peek into the yamen

I can't help but see a group of shirtless men jumping wildly in the yard with bare feet.And the expressions are all in pain, like madness, like being possessed by gods and demons, like a group of demons dancing wildly.

"Not good, not good! This is obviously bewitched!"

An old man standing at the gate of the yamen said suddenly.

"Yesterday, I heard that Lord Jin Yiwei personally led people to catch the female ghost on the mountain. I'm afraid I have already caught it today. I'm doing it in the yamen right now!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Not good, not good. There are Wenqu stars in this yamen and Taoist priests to dispel evil spirits. You shouldn't be afraid. I'm afraid that the female ghost will not be killed for a while. If she runs out of the yamen with even a little bit of ghost energy You need to find a man to suck up your yang energy!"

"Run away!"

I don't know who it is, and howled loudly in the crowd.

When everyone heard this, they scattered in fright, and the originally bustling street suddenly lost half of the people.

What?What do you ask me to do?

Are you stupid?Have you seen those people in the yamen yard?

Of course, go home and take off your clothes and bask in the sun!

It is almost noon now, and the yang energy is flourishing. Hurry up and take off your clothes and shoes.Step on the ground with both feet, receive the aura of heaven and earth, strengthen the body and eliminate evil.

Once the son's time arrives, the yin will prosper and the yang will decline, and it will be too late to dance again!

These nagging locals followed suit and immediately launched a "self-help operation".

When Wanda and his wife walked back to the yamen after laughing enough, they didn't know... because of their unintentional actions, all the men in She County hurried home, and now they are playing shirtless in the yard.

In the back hall of the yamen, Qiu Zijin, the supervisory censor who had read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles, was also stunned.

What's happening here?

Although these two are white men, they are also the heads of the clan at any rate, respected country gentry and country sages, how could they do such... such unsightly behavior?

I don't know who came up with this narrow way, just put a futon on the ground.Teach two bare-chested old men to kneel knee to knee, head to head, nose to nose, facing each other.

The two of them are over 110 years old together, not to mention how ridiculous this shirtless look is.

Just look at two pairs of old arms that are trembling and trembling, supporting a large copper incense burner together, and pressing it on each half of their foreheads.

There were three sticks of high incense sticks on the censer, each stick was as thick as a thumb, and now two-thirds of it has been burned, and there are still some "fat fortune roots" that are wafting green smoke.

The two of them must have been holding it for a while, but their arms were so sore that the whole incense burner was shaking constantly.

Hot cigarette ash fell on the foreheads of the two of them from time to time, as well as their bare shoulders and spines.The hot two breathed out "Sisi", but they didn't dare to throw down the incense burner and run away. They could only look at each other with resentful expressions while trying to persevere.

Because what is enshrined on the top of this incense burner is not an ordinary portrait of gods and Buddhas, but a copy of the "Yi Tuan He Qi Tu" of the current saint, which represents the imperial power of heaven.

This "A Group of Harmonious Qi" is a meticulous figure painting made by Emperor Zhu Jianshen in June last year.

At first glance, what is depicted in the painting is a smiling Maitreya with a big belly who can accommodate the affairs of the world.

Taking a closer look, there is clearly three people instead of one person.

On the left is a fairy-like old man in a Taoist robe; on the right is a dignified and upright scholar wearing a square scarf; the old monk in the middle puts his arms on the shoulders of the two, symbolizing the "family of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism" ", the ideology of the integration of the three religions.

Zhu Jianshen not only drew the picture, but also wrote an "Picture Praise" for this picture, asking all officials, after viewing this picture, to "harmony to call for harmony, and Mingliang to complement others. With this, everything will be done, and with this Great achievements."

After the emperor ordered someone to mount it, it was hung in the cabinet, six ministries and other important yamen in turn, allowing officials to watch it in turn, so as to understand his wish that his officials should be dedicated to serving the public and abandon sectarianism.

What is good at the top must be followed by the next. Later, this picture gradually spread to the people, and copies of this painting will also be hung in the back halls of many yamen.

The officials watched the painting together with their colleagues in their spare time to show that they deeply appreciate His Majesty's painstaking efforts even though they are far away.Ministers and others must observe and emulate from time to time, to show respect for the grace of God, peace is the most important thing in everything, and they are worthy of admiration.

Qiu Zijin and Wanda went in and out of the yamen several times before, so they naturally saw this picture, but they never thought that this picture can also play this role...

Qiu Zijin swallowed, and carefully looked at Yang Xiuxian who was standing beside him, who had returned to his usual indifferent expression at this moment.

Naturally, the two old men also saw Qiu Zijin and the others coming in, and their fierce expressions suddenly became anxious, but they didn't dare to put down the big incense burner on their heads, so they could only look at Qiu Zijin together with pitiful expressions.

Looking at it, Qiu Zijin got goose bumps all over his body.

"Yang Qianhu, could this be..."

"It's exactly what I mean."

Yang Xiuxian cupped his hands, and replied without hesitation, "The turmoil during this period is all because of these two families. In order to investigate the case, Master Qiu fell ill and Master Wan disappeared. It is simply unreasonable."

"The grassroots are guilty, and the grassroots are guilty."

The two cried and howled.

If I had known it would be like this, killing them would not have alarmed the Beijing officials for a piece of land.The key is to alert the murderous Jin Yiwei.

"I ask you to kneel here, worship His Majesty's holy work with incense sticks, and experience His Majesty's painstaking efforts to hope that the whole country will be harmonious. I ask you to restrain your children in the future, not to beggar your neighbor, and to live in harmony. Do you have any grievances?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"My lord is right! I have been kneeling here for half an hour, and I have gradually realized the holy will."

The two old men replied loudly.

When Qiu Zijin heard this, his brows were almost twisted into twists.

"Just before my lord came back, the two families agreed to give up the land temple and sell it to the government for free as county property. Is that right?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"I am very happy to be able to donate land to the county."

The two couldn't nod their heads, so they could only answer loudly, spit on each other's faces, and glared again.

"Well?"

Qiu Zijin looked at the two old men in surprise, he never expected that these two families would not even want land.

So, this is the real method of "Jinyiwei", right?

Because Master Wan was there before, it was not convenient for Yang Qianhu to use it.Now Mr. Wan has only been missing for one night, Yang Qianhu had an attack as soon as he got the chance...

Qiu Zijin felt that his throat was a little dry and the back of his neck was cool.

When Wanda and Liu Tiechi had laughed enough and walked back to the Yamen, Master Ding and Yuanwai Guo were finally "released". They put down the incense burner, put on their clothes, and knelt down in the main hall, waiting to be released.

The group of people who were jumping wildly in the yard, including the 88-year-old man lying in the corner, and the young men who were previously imprisoned in the county prison, all put on their clothes and shoes and were driven back.

Yang Xiuxian let it go, before the group of them left She County, if Ding and Guo families dared to make any changes, Jin Yiwei's knives were not for display.When the time comes, the blood will flow into rivers and the decapitated body will be in a different place, but they have asked for it.

After taking care of everything, Qiu Zijin decided to be promoted to the county government office to conclude the case.

Qiu Zijin wore a black gauze hat, a python robe with woven gold sleeves and a red bottom, a white jade leather belt tied around his waist, and soap-colored white-soled leather boots.

And Wanda, sitting beside him, was also wearing a black gauze hat and a gold flying fish suit woven on a white background, with a majestic embroidered spring knife on his waist, and a brocade auspicious cloud pattern luan belt tied around his waist, wearing a heroic and extraordinary figure. .

Although Wanda had the highest official position among the people in the hall, Qiu Zijin was the supervisory censor who presided over the trial, so Wanda only sat on his left side.

The two young men are both of the same age and jade-like appearance. They sit in the hall on the left and the right. Behind them is the seawater river cliff pattern of the red sun going out to sea. Don't be angry and prestige, full of momentum.

After seeing him, I couldn't help but praise "good spirit, good appearance!", he is the son of Ming Dynasty who is enough to praise the prestige of our country, and the ultimate envoy representing the majesty of the country's laws.

The magistrate and the county magistrate were sitting behind them respectively. Yang Xiuxian, who was also wearing a flying fish suit, led Gao Hui to stand to one side, holding the knife on his waist, raised his chin, and looked arrogantly at the kneeling person below. .

Master Ding and Yuanwai Guo knelt in the hall, after all the tossing just now, their spirits, which were supposed to be pretty good, had long since faded away.

Now I saw the officials in the courtyard, the servants of the third class, and the Jinyiwei officers and soldiers who surrounded the government office. The remaining spirit and the last stubbornness were also exhausted, and they could only kneel down in fear. Kneeling, trembling.

"Luo Zhi County."

Qiu Zijin picked up the gavel and placed it in his hand as a cushion.

"The subordinate is here."

"You go down too and accompany them."

"what?"

Luo Zhixian didn't expect this to happen, and was stunned.

"What? Do you want me to send someone to 'invite' you down?"

Wanda squinted and looked over.

Luo Zhixian shook his head like a rattle. He had seen the methods of this group of Jinyiwei early this morning, so he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of them.

Go on obediently by yourself, he is an official anyway, at least he can still stand.

"boom!"

Qiu Zijin raised his right hand and slammed the gavel on the table.

"Ascension!"

The young governor, like the rising sun, shines brightly, and the crisp sound is the clarion call to clear away all the fog.

At the same time, the yamen servants standing on both sides smashed the water and fire sticks on the ground like raindrops, making a low and melodious "mighty" sound.

Seeing the scene in front of him like a classic scene in a TV series, Wanda was so excited, she couldn't help puffing out her small chest, feeling that the golden flying fish on her chest was even more brilliant today!

"Since the two of you have given up on that so-called 'ancestral grave', let's wait for the last trial of this case."

Qiu Zijin pointed at Rhodes, raised his eyebrows and said, "I will first punish you, the magistrate of Luoluo County, for the crime of 'overseeing'!"

Luo Zhixian never imagined that the first board of the inspector would actually hit him, and he immediately yelled that he was wronged.

"What's your name? You're a foolish magistrate who only knows how to make friends with local tyrants and welcome officials. The livelihood of the people in the county is black. How dare you call him wronged?"

Wanda felt that the opportunity was not to be missed, and decided to follow Qiu Zijin to "fake the tiger's prestige", pointing at Rhodes with two fingers together and cursing.

"Left and right, take off his official uniform, take off his black gauze hat, and hit ten boards first."

Qiu Zijin took the red-headed lottery from the stick and threw it on the ground.

The two classes of officials were taken aback for a moment, they didn't expect that one day they would beat their immediate superiors.For a while, no one dared to make a move.

"Gaohui."

Yang Xiuxian ordered with a cold face.

Gao Hui got the order, went down the hall, lifted Rhode's hat, twisted his arms back, took off the official uniform with the seventh-grade 鸂鸂 patch, threw it aside, and threw it to the side again. He stomped heavily on his back, and almost made County Magistrate Luo bleed out.

The Jinyi guards who were standing outside saw that these local yamen servants were useless, so they simply ran in by themselves.

The one who dragged the stool dragged the stool, and the one who took the torture tool took Rhodes on the bench without any explanation, pulled down his pants, and hit ten hard boards firmly.

You must know that playing the board is also learned.There is a difference between fake and real.

The so-called false attack means that the thunder is loud and the rain is little, and the movement is scary, and it looks like the skin is bruised.In fact, the muscles and bones inside are intact, and they will be raised for two days when they go back, and they will be kept alive and kicking on the third day, just like a normal person.

So the real fight, that is, the real fight is hard work, which hurts the bones and the skin.The bones were broken, the tendons were damaged, and all the internal organs were smashed. Even if he didn't die at the time, he would not survive for a few days when he went back.

There is another way to play, which looks intact on the outside, with no oily skin broken.In fact, the inside is already rotten, with broken bones and tendons.

Anyone who works in the yamen, from the small county yamen to the big Jinyiwei Imperial Prison, is well versed in this method of operation.

These water and fire team leaders also make a living from this. The family members of the prisoners are willing to spend money to honor them and give them some benefits. Their hands are loose, and their lives are saved.

If you encounter stubborn people who don't eat toasts and eat fine wine, or poor families who can't even afford the money to honor the master, don't blame them for being ruthless.

These brocade guards are temporary errands, so naturally they can't talk about getting benefits in advance.How to fight, what kind of effect to play, mainly depends on Shangguan's meaning.

Both Jinyiwei and Dongchang have their own code words.

Just looking at Yang Xiuxian and Yang Qianhu's feet standing in horoscopes, he knew the meaning of today's ten blows, so he slapped him, pulled him off the bench, and told him to kneel on the spot.

Although it was just "beating casually", for a scholar like Rhodes who has no power to restrain a chicken, it was enough to kill him half of his life.

Rhode lay on the ground, yelling, but he didn't dare to say "wronged".

"My lord, my lord... This, County Magistrate Luo is also an official of the imperial court after all. This is not in compliance with the rules."

Seeing Luo County Magistrate like this, the magistrate sitting behind Qiu Zijin couldn't help feeling a bit of grief, and asked tremblingly.

Yang Xiuxian turned his head slightly, and looked at him coldly, "Are you talking about the rules with our Jinyiwei? Don't say that in your small county government, even in the palace, we wait for the Jinyiwei to execute court battles. My lord Do you have any comments?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

The magistrate finally realized that he was just a display, so he shut his mouth obediently, put his hands on his knees, and didn't dare to say another word.

Qiu Zijin nodded gratefully to Wanda and Yang Xiuxian.

These ten boards "killing power sticks" are for killing chickens and showing them to monkeys.

He just wanted to show the Ding family and the Guo family that if they dared to hide anything or talk nonsense, that would be the fate of the county magistrate, let alone the two ordinary people.

"Let me ask you, if there is a population increase or death in She County, should it be registered in the Yamen and recorded in the yellow book?"

"That's natural."

Luo Zhixian was half kneeling and half lying on the ground, nodding incessantly.

From the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty began to implement the "Li Jia System".One hundred ordinary households and ten households with village chiefs are called "one mile", and the village chief is responsible for the daily management of the "li", which is rotated every year.

However, all population activities such as birth and death in the "li" to which it belongs, as well as marriage, marriage, marriage, etc., must be registered in the yellow book to which it belongs.

Then gather in the county government.In this way, the county government can know the population of the area it governs, as well as the labor and field conditions of each family, and can use this as a basis to apportion corvee and taxes.

"In that case, why don't you know about a 'male ghost' and a 'female ghost' in She County?"

Wanda lay on the table, looked at Luo Zhixian, and asked with a smile.

"This? What does this mean?"

Luo Zhixian raised his head blankly.

Just now Qiu Xun was supposed to ask about the registration in the yellow book, so why did Governor Wan get involved in the theory of ghosts and gods again?

Could it be that he is a dignified county magistrate, but he still has to learn from a Taoist priest to catch ghosts and subdue demons?

"I always say that you, the county magistrate, are so confused. But you are not the only one who is confused. The Ding family and the Guo family have deceived several Shexian county magistrates...you two, can you admit it?"

Qiu Zijin looked at Master Ding and Yuanwai Guo who were kneeling down, and said coldly.

"Liu Tie Chi, bring people in!"

Seeing the expressions of the two clearly harboring ghosts, Qiu Zijin raised his head with a sneer and shouted to the outside of the yard.

"coming!"

Following Qiu Zijin's order, Liu Tiechi swaggered into the lobby of the county government office.

Following behind him were two people, a man and a woman.

Master Ding and Master Guo, who were lying on the ground, actually felt as if they had seen a ghost when they saw the person coming. They trembled all over, their eyes protruded, and they pointed at the two of them, gasping for air.

"Ghost... ghost..."

Guo Yuanwai prostrated himself on the ground and slammed his head on the bluestone slab.

"You...how could it be you...no..."

Master Ding was not much better, he rolled his eyes and passed out directly.

The author has something to say: Harmony is used to call for harmony, and it is better than others.In this way, everything will be done, and in this way, we will make great achievements. ——"Ming Xianzong·Yu Zhi Yi Tuan He Qi Praise" I want to say that our emperor's brother-in-law's martial arts and martial arts are really good.

In terms of Wude, he put down the Southwest Rebellion in his early years and Chenghua Liting in his later years.

In terms of Wenzhi, he painted "A Picture of Harmonious Qi", "A Picture of Good Omens in the Years", and a Chenghua Chicken Cup to thank Wan Zhener.

In the end, everyone only remembered that he had a sister-brother relationship, so he was really mad...