The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

After finishing the work at the post station, it was time for dinner again. Yan Shuming was invited to have dinner, and Lu Xiuyuan took the storybook from rush work and went to Zhenyuan Bookstore to find Shi Yunchen.

A full moon hung in the sky like a jade plate, surrounded by stars, and Lu Xiuyuan walked alone on the empty street, accompanied only by his own footsteps and panting.

He didn't have to be so anxious at first, but he couldn't hold back when he thought of the news his elder brother told him.

Unexpectedly, the small boxes transported here are all Shanglu. From East Lake to Hancheng and Liaoshan, I don't know how many will be dumped along the way.

According to this situation, it seems that not only their village has planted pokeweed, but also other villages.

In fact, although pokeweed is poisonous, it is also a traditional Chinese medicinal material. When mashed and applied externally, it can cure sores and swollen toxins, and has the effect of dissipating.

However, the Zhao family paid attention to its similar appearance with native ginseng, so they borrowed the name of native ginseng and sold it as dog meat. How can oral administration cure diseases?It will only kill people, and it will be devoid of conscience!

Lu Xiuyuan is going to deliver the script now, and by the way, find out when Governor Liu will arrive, and if he arrives within three days, there is still time to stop him.

The earlier the time, the smaller the loss.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the book shop, he was shocked by the news he got.

"Ten, ten days? The journey from Dongshi Mansion to Ping'an Town can be reached in two days. Why is it so long?" Lu Xiuyuan looked surprised.

When Shi Yunchen heard the words, he smiled maliciously, "I forgot to tell Lu Xiucai that the relationship between Governor Liu and our family is not good. It is more difficult to move him. Ten days is considered fast."

"This..." Lu Xiuyuan was at a loss for words, thinking that Governor Liu had a good relationship with the Shi family, so if his elder brother didn't invite him to move, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He thought for a while, and asked, "Master Shi, do you know Governor Liu?"

Shi Yunchen tapped the fan in his hand and thought about it: "It is said that Governor Liu loves the people like a son, is honest and upright, and the way to be an official is balance. He likes the confrontation and restraint of the two sides, and keeps each other in check. He never takes sides in the officialdom and remains neutral."

After hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan looked thoughtful.

Thinking of the other party's nervous appearance just now, Shi Yunchen came up with a bad taste, "This time, inviting him to get rid of Zhao Yu violated his rules. He must not be happy that the Shi family dominates, so maybe he might not come, let him go." developments."

Lu Xiuyuan had probably made a decision in his heart, but his face was still calm.

When Shi Yunchen looked at the other party, he was still nervous before, but now he regained his composure, a little strangely, "Lu Xiucai, why are you not worried?"

"There's nothing to worry about. It is estimated that Governor Liu will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Is Young Master Shi ready?"

Shi Yunchen wondered: "Why is Lu Xiucai so sure that Governor Liu will come?"

Lu Xiuyuan stood upright and spoke out his thoughts.

"Master Shi, you said that Governor Liu loves the people like a son. This matter involves the safety of tens of millions of people. Governor Liu knows that this is a conspiracy, and he will not let it go."

If this matter was changed to him, he would also come, but he is more vengeful, and the family may be a bit miserable in the future...

Seeing Lu Xiuyuan's wild guesses, Shi Yunchen curled his lips bored, really boring.

Dongshifu

Shi Yunchen's elder brother Shi Yunzhang is a businessman, and he is busy buying goods in Fucheng at this time.

His valet suddenly found him with a carrier pigeon and handed him a letter.

When Shi Yunzhang opened the letter, he laughed when he read the content. Unexpectedly, he caught such a big handle. This is a good opportunity to bring down the Zhao family.

No matter how the Zhao and Zhao families fought against each other in the capital, in Ping'an Town, they got rid of the Zhao family branch and just lived comfortably as local snakes.

After reading, he received the letter and hurriedly ordered the servant to prepare a gift and go to visit Governor Liu.

Governor Liu, although he loves the people like a son and is upright, he is stubborn and doesn't know how to adapt, let alone flatter people.

He was originally a senior official of the first rank, but because he disdained to form a clique, he was pushed and impeached. He was demoted to the second rank, and came to this remote place in the north to be the governor.

This time is a big case, according to the nature of the other party, he will definitely not stand idly by, as long as it is handled well, maybe Governor Liu will be promoted and return to the capital.

And they were the main family of the Shi family, and if they grasped this in the court, they could still suppress the Zhao family.

After thinking about it, Shi Yunzhang took all kinds of gifts and went to pay a visit.

In the Governor's Yamen, Governor Liu is sitting drinking tea and working.

He stayed here for two years, although he didn't get along with the local tyrants and was isolated.

However, he is a clean and honest official, and his judgments are fair and just without being biased. He has the reputation of being a master of Qingtian and is deeply loved by the people.

At this time, when he saw that someone from the Shi family wanted to sue the Zhao family, he frowned.

Although he didn't like the Zhao family, he didn't like the Shi family very much, and he couldn't understand how their big family held a group, had a vegetarian meal, and didn't work hard to occupy the seat.

"The Zhao family is lawless. If you don't go to the county magistrate, it's useless to leapfrog the ranks. My hands are not so long, and I can reach Ping'an Town."

In a small town, the two branches of the family are entrenched, and it is the best model for them to keep fighting and restricting each other.

When Shi Yunzhang came here this time, he didn't intend to be troublesome. If the Zhao family wanted to destroy the Shi family, he would naturally protect the Shi family, so there was no need to do such useless things.

"Today is different from the past. The situation is really urgent. Shi Mou asked Mr. Liu for help, and only Mr. Liu can resolve this matter and uphold justice for tens of thousands of innocent people!" Shi Yunzhang saluted, with a very sincere attitude.

Governor liu's ears became callused when he heard these words.

In the past two years, Zhao's family and Shi's family have come to him regularly to cry and complain about the same content. In their eyes, the other party is an unforgivable crime.

When he was in a good mood, he could listen to chat with them, but the people under his command were dishonest these two days. Governor Liu was in an annoyed mood, so if he was in the mood to chat with them, he would just serve tea to see off the guests.

Seeing that Governor Liu was about to drive someone away, Shi Yunzhang didn't dare to mess around again, so he quickly took out the letter and explained the matter from the beginning.

boom!

The table shook, and some of the tea was spilled.

The air was oppressed.

Governor Liu's tone was filled with anger, "Is what is written in the letter true?"

Shi Yunzhang hurriedly saluted, "It's absolutely true! There are all the witnesses and material evidence! Just wait for Lord Liu to go and uphold justice."

Governor Liu couldn't help smiling wryly, knowing that the Shi family took the opportunity to eradicate dissidents, but they had to take care of it, after all, the innocent people were the most important.

Therefore, knowing that it was a conspiracy, he still went.

Seeing Governor Liu's complexion was not good, Shi Yunzhang was afraid that the other party would hold grudges again, and would retaliate against the Shi family later, so he quickly resorted to bitter tricks and began to cry miserably.

"Master Liu, don't worry, our Shi family is also getting weaker and weaker day by day. Even if the Zhao family is gone, the good times of the Shi family will not be long."

Governor Liu looked at Yunzhang silently.

"To be disrespectful, our grandfather fought all battles in the north and south, and he was invincible. He helped the current emperor to sit firmly on the dragon chair. Because of unwarranted suspicion, the emperor allowed the treacherous ministers to block the soldiers' rations, and as a result, tens of thousands of brothers starved Died on the frontier..."

"I think that Shimou was also the one who won the case at the beginning. From that moment on, Shimou gave up the idea of ​​being an official, abandoned his literature and went into business, and lost his official career in this life."

"The second younger brother in the family inherits the legacy of his grandfather, guards the border, and will never return to Beijing without an edict. Those dudes of the same family in the city can't make waves. Why should Master Liu worry about it?"

After hearing this, Governor Liu couldn't bear it, "You still have a third younger brother who is studying, and you can continue to take the exam in the future, and you can still revitalize the family."

Shi Yunzhang twitched the corner of his mouth with a bitter expression.

"Master Liu doesn't know that the third brother, Shi Yunchen, is actually an older brother. My father was afraid of being used by the family as a marriage tool, so he concealed his identity and moved to a small place called Ping'an Town to live in seclusion for many years."

"After the Son of Heaven knew that he had wronged his grandfather, he gave the Shi family status, but it was all superficial prosperity. The Son of Heaven could take it back at any time because he was in a mood. So don't worry, Master Liu, the Shi family has no ability anymore."

Governor Liu didn't show it on the face, but he was very sad in his heart.

The grandfather of the Shi family, he had also heard of it. Although a general in the frontier was killed because of the emperor's suspicion, the treacherous minister who was fanning the flames was the final murderer.

Now the court is troubled by internal and external turmoil, and the emperor emphasizes civility over military affairs. Not only are the officials not united, but they are also targeting the military officer according to the wind.

I think that at the beginning, I really couldn't stand it anymore, so I helped to say a word, and then I was framed by those gangsters, and I was relegated to this remote north.

He hated those fancy civil servants, but he had to take care of the affairs of Ping'an Town.

Governor Liu ordered his men to pack their luggage and set off for Ping'an Town immediately.

The north wind is bleak and icy cold.

The last leaf on the poplar tree was blown off, announcing the coming of severe winter.

In a few days, it will be the winter solstice, and every household in Ping'an Town is happily preparing for the festival.

In the lively and bustling town, a discordant sound suddenly came from the streets.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

The drum of grievances at the gate of the county government was sounded.

The people were moved when they heard the sound, and they went to watch one after another to see who was beating the drum and what grievances they had.

The official who was on duty at the yamen ran over as soon as he heard the drum beating.

That person happened to be the official servant who went to Ping'an Hall two days ago. He saw that it was Li the treasurer of Ping'an Hall, and he was only accompanied by a young apprentice, so he didn't take it seriously and hurriedly drove him away.

"I said, you little old man, haven't you already mediated for you before? Now that everything is over, go home quickly."

Shopkeeper Li held the complaint in his hand and held it up tremblingly, "Master the official, this old slave has been wronged! I want to sue the Zhao family!"

When they heard that they were going to sue the Zhao family, the officials were frightened.

He snatched the complaint from Shopkeeper Li's hand and tore it to pieces, "What are you suing, the Zhao family will be fine if they don't come to trouble you, hurry back! Next time you come bumped into by me, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"You! You!" Shopkeeper Li was annoyed by his behavior of tearing up the complaint. It took Lu Xiucai a long time to write it, and this official post was too much.

Seeing that shopkeeper Li was still standing there, the officer saw that more and more people were gathering around him, so he simply pushed shopkeeper Li away with his hands.

"Master Zhixian is busy and has no time to deal with the case, old man, come back next time!"

Shopkeeper Li didn't notice for a while, and was almost pushed down. Fortunately, Shi Shi was beside him and supported him.

Quartz cursed and said: "What's the matter with you, an official, we have to report to the officials, and we need to see why the magistrate wants to stop him!"

The officer sneered: "The magistrate is very busy with all kinds of affairs every day! How can you be a commoner like you who can see you whenever you want?"

"Our case is in a serious crisis, and if the drum for grievances is sounded, the county magistrate should be promoted." Shopkeeper Li said angrily.

"What important case? What about the complaint? You must first submit the complaint and show it to the county magistrate before you can be promoted." The complaint had just been torn up by him, and they couldn't take it out temporarily. extreme.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Governor Liu finally couldn't sit still in the carriage.

In a small town, a small government servant dares to be so defiant, how can this county government serve the people.

He just wanted to test the magistrate's attitude, but who would have expected to see this kind of scene, the magistrate of Ping'an Town is really seriously dereliction of duty!

"My lord, please slow down." The guard helped Governor Liu get off the carriage.

The surrounding people turned their heads when they heard the voice behind them.

Only then did he realize that at some point, a carriage came behind him. Unlike other carriages, this carriage was pulled by four horses. The curtains on both sides to keep out the dust were dark red, and the black crown on the roof was solemn and solemn.

Everyone became quiet and unconsciously made way.

The official followed the gap and saw the carriage, his legs softened and he knelt on the ground.

When governor liu reached the gate of the county government office, the official sent him to the county government office, belatedly realizing it.

Governor Liu's already dark complexion became even uglier.

This little yamen servant didn't worship him when he saw him, but went directly to the county yamen to report the news.

Flicking his sleeves, Governor Liu followed him into the county office. He wanted to see what kind of person this county magistrate was.

Passing through the lobby, into the second room at the back of the yamen, a woman's crisp laughter can be heard from time to time, the magistrate is playing with his concubine.

Seeing that he was about to get to the point, he was put off by a series of knocks on the door.

The concubine's cheeks were flushed on both sides, her eyes turned, and she held the magistrate delicately to prevent him from leaving.

The magistrate cursed, and reluctantly got up from the beauty.

He casually put on a middle coat, opened the door unhurriedly, and saw his men pointing outside in horror.

"Big! My lord! It's not good!!"

"You incompetent guy, why are you so flustered, you really don't look like an official!" The magistrate cursed impatiently.

The officer clutched his chest, trying to calm down.

"My lord! There is also a lord older than you outside! Just wait outside!"

"What did you say?!" The magistrate was anxious when he heard it, "Is it true?"

"It's absolutely true!" The officer pointed to the outside with a look of horror.

Now the county magistrate panicked, and hurried back to the house, put on his official uniform, and ran out.

Just bumped into Governor Liu in the yamen.

The magistrate was fortunate enough to meet the governor, and he recognized him as soon as he saw him, and immediately knelt down to salute.

"The governor has arrived, and the lower officials are far away to welcome you. I hope you will forgive me."

Governor Liu looked at the magistrate's disheveled clothes, and couldn't help kicking him.

"In broad daylight, you magistrate doesn't sit in the office, what are you doing with disheveled clothes?!"

How dare the magistrate dare to refute, and kept kowtow to plead guilty.

Governor Liu annoyed others like this the most, and frowned impatiently, telling him to get up and put on his official uniform to get down to business.

The magistrate hurriedly thanked him, tidied up his clothes, and probed in a low voice: "My lord, what's the business?"

Governor Liu threw the complaint in his hand in front of the county magistrate, "Come to the lobby quickly after reading it!" Then he turned and left.

The county magistrate tremblingly held up the complaint in his hand, the more he looked at it, the more flustered he became. After reading the complaint, he had the illusion that my life was over.

It was early in the morning at this time, the sun was rising in the east, and the sunlight reflected on the plaque hanging in the middle of the lobby, adding a bit of majesty to the mirror with four big characters hanging high.

In the lobby, the masters and yamen servants all took their positions, and the entrance was crowded with onlookers.

The county magistrate came late, seeing that everyone was waiting for him alone, he couldn't help shaking.

Everything was ready, the hall servants beat the hall drum three times, and the three classes of government servants waited on the hatchback, shouting in unison: "Ascension to the hall!"

The county magistrate didn't dare to sit down, so he gave up his seat to the governor, and governor Liu didn't show any politeness to him, and sat down directly.

"Who is kneeling?"

Shopkeeper Li explained the cause and effect in this way.

Gavel shot!The magistrate next to him trembled three times in shock.

"The Zhao family is really bold! They have no law! Take the defendant!"

A moment later, Zhao Yu was escorted by Governor Liu to the lobby in a drunken state.

"Do you know who the master is? Be polite to me, or you will kill your dogs when you go back!"

Zhao Yu was brought here from the Drunken Immortal Building early in the morning. His hangover made him have a splitting headache. Now that he is being dragged by someone, he has the thought of killing him.

"quiet!"

He squinted his eyes and looked at the people sitting in the lobby. It wasn't the county magistrate, but Governor Liu, who was mostly sober from alcohol.

Looking around, everyone looked at him with righteous indignation.

That's it?

He hooked the corners of his lips in disdain, "So it's the governor, I don't know what I'm talking about?"

"You sold fake medicines in private and poisoned innocent people. Are you guilty?"

Zhao Yu tapped his ear with his little finger, with a look of disbelief, "What is poisoning people to death? Why didn't I hear that people died somewhere, my lord, don't slander good people."

"Does it count if someone dies? Bring people and physical evidence!" Governor Liu didn't talk nonsense with him, and went straight to the evidence.

In the official room next to the lobby.

"Be lenient when confessing, and strict when resisting. Do you know what to say later?" Shi Yunchen held a dagger against Shizhu's neck.

Shi Zhu nodded in extreme humiliation.

"Don't think about resisting, tell the truth obediently, and you can still save your life..."

Hearing the summons from outside, Lu Xiuyuan urged: "Master Shi, it's alright, bring witnesses."

Shi Yunchen threatened Shi Zhu for the last time before letting them go.

Walking into the lobby, the dianthus eyes are about to burst into flames, damn it, these people treat him like this, even if I die, I will never live up to their wishes!

Kneeling staggeringly, Shi Zhu began to retract the confession, saying that she was not a witness, pointing to the shopkeeper Li, saying that the shopkeeper Li of the Ping'an Hall was a false accusation, deliberately planted to frame Master Zhao.

When shopkeeper Li heard this, he was so angry that he couldn't say anything on the spot.

"What you said is true." Governor Liu frowned, his majestic eyes staring at the carnation below.

"Of course it is absolutely true!" Shi Zhu said with tears in her eyes, full of resentment.

Quartz pointed at Shizhu angrily, "Okay, Shizhu, when did Shopkeeper Li treat you badly these past few years, you actually slandered him like this!" Then he said to Governor Liu in the hall: "My lord, don't listen to his nonsense! He It's all a lie!"

Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhao Yu was delighted. Although he didn't know Shizhu, he remembered Boss Chen behind him. He didn't expect these two dogs to be quite obedient.

He smiled triumphantly and said, "Lord Governor, you see, I am innocent as the witnesses. See, is this the case?"

"Bold! The witnesses will give you one last chance. Looking at these physical evidences, is what you said true?" Governor Liu's tone was serious and unquestionable.

Seeing the box in front of him, those evidences, Shi Zhu panicked, he forcibly calmed down, and prepared to carry it to the end.

The onlookers didn't care about this, and started talking about it.

"What's the matter with this witness? The evidence is so obvious, why don't you plead guilty?"

"I heard that it's a guy from the Ping'an Hall who secretly colluded with the Zhao family to sell fake medicines to harm our common people. Fortunately, a scholar found out and reported to the officials."

"Scholars can still find fake medicines? Are all scholars so good these days?"

Governor Liu saw that Shi Zhu had not pleaded guilty, so he turned to Boss Chen who was standing aside.

"Second Witness, how about you, do you have anything to say?"

Just as Boss Chen was about to speak, Governor Liu added another sentence.

"After thinking about the consequences, whether to continue to shield the wicked, or choose to reveal the truth and save a way out."

Boss Chen looked at the back of Shi Zhu who refused to admit it, his usually shrewd eyes dimmed.

After a fierce struggle in his heart, he finally prostrated himself on the ground with both hands, "I pleaded guilty, it was the Zhao family who lured us with profit, and we took the risk to do such a thing."

Shi Zhu turned her head and stared at Boss Chen in surprise: "My lord, what the old man said is a lie! Don't believe it! He said that after being threatened!"

Boss Chen shook his head with a wry smile, "What the old man said is true. Apart from Ping'an Town, the Zhao family also sold these fake medicines to the north and south of the river. The scope is so wide that the old man can't finish talking about it for a while."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding people were furious, pointing at Zhao Yu in the lobby and cursing.

"Zhao, you are really not a person! How could you do such a thing!"

"Master Qingtian! Hurry up and arrest this Zhao!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

Hearing these clamors, Zhao Yu sneered, turned his head and pointed at the door, "You want to kill me? Are you worthy?"

This sentence is like cold water pouring into a hot oil pan, and it explodes all of a sudden.

The people were so excited that they almost rushed into the hall and beat Zhao Yu violently, but they were still stopped by the yamen guards on both sides.

Seeing this scene under the hall, Governor Liu patted the gavel again.

"quiet!"

"Now that there are all personal and material evidence, all clues point to you alone, Zhao Yu, can you plead guilty?!" Governor Liu asked majestically.

"It's none of Mr. Liu's business whether I plead guilty or not? This is Ping'an Town, and everything should be handled by the county magistrate. Isn't it good for Mr. Liu to act on his behalf?"

After speaking, he glanced at shopkeeper Li.

"Shouldn't this old man be punished for leapfrogging the lawsuit? Let me think about it, he is equivalent to suing the county magistrate directly. If the people sue the officials, shouldn't they be punished first?"

"You!" Shopkeeper Li glared at Zhao Yu angrily. With his body, let alone thirty, it would be dangerous to go down. This Zhao Yu is really uneasy and kind.

The people outside didn't understand the law, and they were obviously led astray by Zhao Yu, and they began to worry about shopkeeper Li, who couldn't hold on to the beating.

Thinking of what Lu Xiucai taught him before, Shishi hurriedly said to Governor Liu: "My lord, it is true that the people sue the officials for [-] boards, but there is an explanation. If the sue is true, there will be no accountability!"

Governor Liu sat on it and nodded, agreeing with what Quartz said.

"Fact? What fact? It's all fake. You were all deceived by shopkeeper Li."

There were all the witnesses and material evidence, but Zhao Yu still messed around and pleaded not guilty. Governor Liu directly came to a conclusion.

"Zhao Yu's crime of selling counterfeit medicine is extremely heinous, and it is a capital crime. I will be executed at noon today!"

The yamen guards on both sides wanted to arrest Zhao Yu. He waved it away and questioned: "Local death penalty cases should be repeated three times! You can only ask for instructions three times. Why do you have the surname Liu! If you have the ability, follow the procedure to ask for instructions! Look at me!" The queen's cousin agrees! Let's see whose head is beheaded then!"

Seeing Zhao Yu being so arrogant, the onlookers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. This cousin named Zhao is the queen, with such a big backstage, it's no wonder she acted so rampantly.

Seeing that the yamen servants on both sides stopped their movements after hearing this, they didn't dare to make another move.

Governor Liu patted the gavel angrily, took out a sword from behind, and held it high.

"This is the Shangfang sword bestowed by the emperor. It can kill the faint king and the greedy officials. You are just a small official's son, and it is more than enough to kill you. Do you have any questions?"

In the lobby, when everyone saw the sword, they all knelt down.

Zhao Yu's face was panicked, and he pretended to be calm and said: "How can you have this sword! How can you be demoted to this place with this sword! Impossible!"

"Heh, you don't need to know about this, someone, get it for me!" He gave orders.

The yamen servants on both sides no longer hesitated, they stepped forward together to restrain the ashen-faced Zhao Yu, and prepared to drag him down.

Zhao Yu suddenly thought that he saw his servant at the door just now, if nothing unexpected happens, the other party should report the letter, as long as the letter reaches the capital, he will be safe and sound.

Then he struggled and said: "Old man Liu, if you have the ability, follow the procedure! Report to the third replay! You report it! Otherwise, I will not accept it!"

As long as he can delay for a little more time, he will have hope. Before leaving the lobby, Zhao Yu is still clamoring.

"Old man Liu, you are a shrinking turtle! You dare not report it! You are too cowardly!"

However, when the voice gradually disappeared, Governor Liu did not change his mind.

They were already guarding against his move, so to prevent the night from having more dreams, they naturally wanted to execute him quickly!

As for the fate of Boss Chen and Shizhu, Governor Liu wanted to give them [-] boards each, branded them as slaves, and sent them all to the mountains for mining.

After the case was closed, at noon that day, Zhao Yu was dragged to the vegetable market and beheaded for public display.

The big pest that had been entrenched in Ping'an Town for many years was finally eradicated, and the onlookers all applauded and applauded, very happy.

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