Go to Kaifeng to be a civil servant

Jin Qian never thought that he would fall to this point one day, but he just wanted to spend a night in Guandi Temple, but he suffered a disaster for no reason.

Looking up, this Caizhou government office is solemn and solemn.In the middle is a picture of a red sun rising out of the sea, with a red sun on a blue background, which is very detailed.There is a high stone platform in front of the picture, on which is placed a long public case, the desk is black, on which there are printing bags, sign holders, pen holders, inkstones, gavels and other things, and on both sides of the desk stand two tigers "avoid" and "stand up". The top card is even more majestic.Behind the desk is a wooden chair with a backrest and a brocade seat cover.

Mr. Xu, the magistrate of Caizhou, sat behind the case, with a gilded horizontal plaque above his head with a "mirror hanging high", his expression slightly condensed.The third class of yamen servants held a stick in their hands and stood on the left and right.

As soon as the gavel sounded, the third class of government servants shouted: Mighty——

Jin Qian only felt his knees go limp, and immediately fell to the ground.Tsk tsk, the bluestone tile floor in the lobby is really good, it is so hard that my kneecaps creaked when I knelt down.

"Who in the hall dares to commit felony murder in this prefecture, and hurry up!" shouted the magistrate.

The two people in the hall knelt down and bowed their heads, one of them was a young woman, Qin Xianglian; the other was dressed like a beggar on the street, it was Jin Qian who was yelling in his heart that he was unlucky.

"My lord, Qin Xianglian, the lady is wronged! The lady has never killed anyone!" shouted the woman kneeling in the hall.

Snapped!The gavel suddenly resounded in the lobby.

"Bold and unreasonable, you are holding a steel knife, blood is splattered all over your body, and you are acting strangely in the middle of the night. You didn't kill the man in Guandi Temple, and who killed it?"

"My lord, Han Qi committed suicide. He also handed the steel knife into the hands of the woman. Before he died, the woman was beside him, and the blood was spattered at that time." Qin Xianglian raised her head slightly and said seriously. .

Jin Qian was surprised: this Qin Xianglian was indeed a person who had been to the Kaifeng government office and seen big scenes, and under such unfavorable circumstances, he was actually able to speak clearly.It's not like myself, when I heard the gavel, my whole body went limp, and I didn't have the stalwart image of a modern future person at all.

The magistrate in the hall did not believe it, and continued to ask: "According to what you said, the person who died in Guandi Temple is called Han Qi?"

"My lord, that's right." Qin Xianglian replied.

"Why did he commit suicide?"

Qin Xianglian's expression darkened: "My lord, it's because Han Yishi didn't want to do the murderous thing, let my mother and the three of us go, but because he couldn't explain to the master, he died of guilt."

The magistrate was stunned: "Murder to silence? Why kill to silence? Who instigated it?"

When Qin Xianglian heard this, she straightened her back, raised her chin, clasped her chest tightly with both hands, and said loudly: "My lord, the civil woman is wronged! The civil woman is the first wife of Chen Shimei, the son-in-law of the dynasty. Chen Shimei is greedy for wealth and honor. , actually instigated Han Qi to kill his wife and children, please be the master for the women!" After saying that, he bowed his head and kowtowed.

As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.

The yamen servants and masters were shocked and unable to speak, so there was no need to elaborate.Just look at Xu Tianlin, the magistrate of Caizhou, his eyes were cracked, his mouth and nose were wide open, and he was holding the gavel tightly with one hand, stopping in mid-air. He must have just heard the lady in the hall call the current concubine's name and wanted to stop him. , but was stunned by the subsequent words.

At this time, Jin Qian was crying secretly, and wanted to use his lightness kung fu to escape, but his legs and feet were bound by iron chains, so there was nothing he could do.

This Qin Xianglian is indeed a big fool.What kind of character is Chen Shimei, she is the prince's son-in-law!The brother-in-law of the emperor's old son, the son-in-law of the empress dowager Lafayette!Thinking about the historical celebrity Lao Bao wanting to settle out of court, how could this little magistrate dare to touch a hair of Chen Shimei?Qin Xianglian came here to file a complaint, and she was suspected of murder—tsk tsk, is it that I, a dignified future person, will die here? !God!It's really unlucky to drink cold water and get stuffed between your teeth...

After a long while, the magistrate in the hall finally came to his senses, slapped the gavel in his hand on the table, and drank: "The bold woman, actually uttered wild words, and framed the prince's son-in-law, whoever is here, pull this woman down!" Let's play fifty big boards first!"

When Qin Xianglian heard this, she immediately shouted loudly: "My lord, the civilian woman has absolutely no intention of framing the son-in-law, the civilian woman has evidence!"

Jin Qian suddenly felt a chill down his spine and shivered.

Hey, auntie, don't drag us into the water!As a future person, if we are accused of interfering with the historical process, we will be guilty of a great crime!

"What evidence do you have?!" The magistrate asked.

"Return to your lord, the steel knife has the imprint of the son-in-law's house, which is physical evidence, and the little brother next to the woman witnessed Han Qi's suicide, which is personal evidence!" Qin Xianglian kowtowed and replied.

Jin Qian suddenly felt a burst of collapse, and thought: Forget it...God will kill me too!

The magistrate's expression changed, and he immediately asked someone to present the murder weapon, the steel knife. After careful inspection, his expression became even more ugly.Then he looked up at the boy who was shrinking into a ball, and suddenly he took a picture of the gavel and asked, "Who is kneeling under the hall?"

Jin Qian couldn't help shaking his body, knowing that this sentence must be a question to himself, and began to think quickly in his heart: What should I do, should I answer it?Except for that black-faced old bag and a guy named Eight Sage Kings, I don’t feel I have any impression of the officials of this dynasty, big or small, just in case—it’s not necessary—look at the savage face of the magistrate , and then speculated according to the clichés of TV dramas, this magistrate must be a follower, a bully and fear of softness, and it is safer to leave a way out.

Thinking of this, Jin Qian made up his mind and said, "Return to your lord, the villain's name is Wang Ermazi."

"Wang Er Mazi?" The magistrate was taken aback.

To put it bluntly, the magistrate is strange, and the third class of yamen servants in this hall also feel strange.Everyone has been on the job for many years, and they have seen a lot of lawsuits, big and small. I have never heard of such a strange name, but it is more like a rural nickname.Qin Xianglian was even more puzzled, originally she had already regarded this young man as a benefactor, but unexpectedly this benefactor had such a vulgar name, she couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

It felt weird over there, and Jin Qian also felt uncomfortable here.Although I want to use an alias, but there is no such thing as "a hundred surnames" at this moment, how can I come up with a perfect name?In a moment of impatience, he blurted out the name.Later, when I thought about it, compared with "Zhang San" and "Li Si" and the like, this name was at least a bit of literary quality, and it was not considered a loss of face for future generations, so I felt a little calmer.

"Yes, villain Wang Ermazi." Looking down at the ground, Jin Qian was afraid that everyone in the hall would see his distorted expression.

The magistrate let out a dry cough, and asked again: "Wang Ermazi, this government asks you, so what Qin Xianglian said is the truth?"

"Yes—" Jin Qian prolonged his voice deliberately, raised his eyelids slightly, observed the faces of everyone, and thought about the way to escape.But her gaze accidentally met Qin Xianglian's, and her heart suddenly moved.

Qin Xianglian's eyes were filled with sorrow, her complexion was absolutely steadfast, and the blood on her face could not be wiped off, but now it had turned black, with spots like blood and tears covering her cheeks.

That's Han Qi's blood...

"Back to your lord, what Qin Xianglian said—" Jin Qian closed his eyes, and said with a sharp heart, "It's the truth! Then Han Qi was indeed a killer sent by her son-in-law, and she did commit suicide."

We are a dignified modern person, of course we disdain such things as perjury.

Everyone in the hall, hearing this, all changed their faces.

The magistrate held the gavel in his hand, looked back and forth with the master beside him several times, and finally fell hard.

"The case will be retrialed after adjournment, and we will withdraw from the court!"

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"Hey, hey... I'm starving to death... I can't imagine that the prisons in ancient times had such a bad habit of mistreating prisoners. I want to complain..."

Sitting cross-legged in the prison, Jin Qian rested his hands on the wooden bars that were thicker than his arms, his expression was gloomy, his eyes were dull, and he was almost foaming at the mouth.

It's no wonder Jin Qian is so virtuous, look at this government prison, the green bricks are built to the top, it is airtight, moss is all over the wall, and moisture enters the body.What's more, the way those jailers looked at Jin Qian and Qin Xianglian's mother and son made Jin Qian feel uncomfortable no matter what.

"Be quiet, what's the noise!" A jailer came over and knocked on the wooden railing aggressively.

"Wang Engong..." a female voice behind him said quietly.

Jin Qian turned around and saw Qin Xianglian, mother and son, all three of them staring straight at him, black lines all over their heads.

"Wh, what's the matter?" The look in his eyes really made people feel chills.

"Benefactor saved Xianglian's mother and son, and stood up to testify in the courtroom. Xianglian is so grateful that there is no way to repay him. Please benevolent, mother and son will pay homage." Qian bowed and knelt, and the two children bowed their heads and kowtowed.

Jin Qian was shocked when he saw it, and he jumped back unconsciously, his whole back leaning tightly against the prison fence.

"No, no, you're welcome, this, this is, it's that little meaning..." Shocked for a moment, Jin Qian went into battle with both vernacular and classical Chinese, ancient and modern as one, and he didn't know what to say.Just halfway through the sentence, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and hurried forward, reaching out to support the three of them, "I can't take it anymore, get up quickly."

Thinking about it, Qin Xianglian was considered a celebrity hundreds of years ago, and from the perspective of genetics, she is also considered to be of the same generation as her ancestors. This kneeling, I don't know how many years of her life have been lost by kneeling.

Qin Xianglian got up gracefully after hearing the words, and sat on the ground with a pair of children. Jin Qian saw it and sat beside her.

Arranging the clothes of her children casually, Qin Xianglian sighed softly, but she didn't speak for a long time.

Jin Qian suddenly felt helpless.

The ancients had a lot of troubles. If they had something to say, they had to say it directly. They sighed first, brewed the atmosphere, and waited for others to ask them repeatedly before opening their mouths—forget it, do as the Romans do.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Jin Qian asked.

Qin Xianglian closed her eyes lightly, and said in a low voice: "Xianglian is just worried, the humidity in this prison is very heavy, I wonder if Ning'er and Xin'er can bear it?"

When Jin Qian heard it, he understood it clearly, but he said: the heart of parents in the world.Thinking of his modern family, Jin Qian's heart softened, and he asked softly, "How old are they?"

Just as Qin Xianglian was about to answer, the boy replied first: "Brother Immortal, my name is Ning'er, and I am seven years old."

When the other girl heard this, she hurriedly said, "My name is Xin'er, and I am ten years old."

Qin Xianglian's expression was startled: Since her son and daughter were wronged in the son-in-law's house, they have been depressed since then, why are they so cheerful today.

Of course, Qin Xianglian didn't know that this pair of children had never seen any characters in the world, and naturally they didn't know what lightness kung fu was. As soon as Jin Qianda appeared, he showed a superb lightness kung fu. fairy in.

Jin Qian was amused, looking at this pair of little ghosts, their eyes were shining, and their faces were full of admiration, they almost put three sticks of incense in front of him and burned paper money, maybe he still has a bit of ability to play tricks.

"Oh—so it's Ning'er and Xin'er, please give me your advice." Jin Qian said with a smile.

The two little ghosts nodded immediately, and both replied: "Yes, Brother Immortal."

Only then did Qin Xianglian understand that her sons and daughters were treating their benefactors as gods.Her cheeks flushed, and she hurriedly said: "Ning'er, Xin'er, don't talk nonsense, benefactor..."

However, Jin Qian waved his hand, interrupted Qin Xianglian's remaining words, winked, and said with a smile: "That's right, I am an immortal sent down from heaven to help Ning'er and Xin'er, what wishes do you two have? Go ahead and talk."

Xianglian understood, knowing that the benefactor wanted to leave a glimmer of hope for the child, so she stopped talking.

When the two children heard this, their faces showed joy, and they said in unison: "We want Daddy."

Jin Qian was startled suddenly, his head was ringing like a clear bell, echoing endlessly, he was uncomfortable just now, and suddenly became clear in his mind.

Looking at Qin Xianglian again, her eyes were moist again, and she was on the verge of tears.

After turning his mind a few times, Jin Qian finally said: "Sister Xianglian, you really shouldn't have sued Chen Shimei in the lobby just now."

When Qin Xianglian heard this, she immediately became angry, and said in a deep voice, "Why did your benefactor say that? Then Chen Shimei committed a heinous crime, and Xianglian sued him in the hall. What's wrong?"

Looking at Qin Xianglian's angry face, Jin Qian sighed in his heart, and asked again: "Sister Xianglian, do you know why I was imprisoned with your mother and son?"

Qin Xianglian obviously did not expect such a problem, and shook her head.

"In your ancient times—cough, I mean, is there a habit of men and women locked together in the same prison here?" Jin Qian asked uncomfortably.Although I am not reconciled, judging from the reflections of many ancient people I have seen so far, I am probably regarded as a young and male member of the beggar gang. It is a pity that I am a mature professional woman, and when I arrived in ancient times, I quickly changed gender and rejuvenated. .

"Xianglian just heard that all prisons should be divided into female prisons and male prisons." Qin Xianglian replied.

It seems that my historical knowledge is not out of date.Jin Qian raised his eyebrows and said again: "That's not good."

Qin Xianglian was startled, and hurriedly asked, "Why did benefactor say such a thing?"

Jin Qian lightly rubbed his temples with his fingers, feeling an abnormal headache.

If it weren't for the two little ghosts who called "Brother Immortal" to the left and "Brother Immortal" right, I wouldn't have realized my current superficial gender issue; Enlightened, my mind is clear.Coupled with the cliché laws of third-rate screenwriters, there is obviously only one explanation for this situation: at this time, I am afraid that I have just left the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den again!

"You and I are different, but we are in the same prison at this time. I am afraid that the prefect of Caizhou did this for the convenience of silence." In order to make it clear, Jin Qian specially processed his speculation into classical Chinese.

As expected, when Qin Xianglian heard this, her face turned pale, and she said in a daze, "Grandpa, are you serious?"

"Really, really!" Jin Qian nodded hastily: It's even more true than the earth is round!

"Why is this so?" Qin Xianglian raised her voice unconsciously.

"Oh, you are really brainless." Jin Qian slapped his forehead, shook his head and said, "Haven't you heard of the protection of officials and officials? What's more, the one you sued is the son-in-law, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the head of officials at all levels! Now Once you sue the government, how could the magistrate miss this great opportunity to ask for a reward, and now we die sooner or later, I am afraid it is only a matter of time."

Qin Xianglian's eyes were wide open, she looked straight at Jin Qian, her arms hugged her children tightly, she didn't know what to say, she seemed to be talking to herself, and she seemed to be asking each other.

Seeing Qin Xianglian like this, Jin Qian felt soft-hearted, and softened his tone again: "Actually, there is still a remedy. Now that the prefect has not done anything, I am afraid that he is trying to exchange news with Chen Shimei. Now that you have a murder case, how about that?" Chen Shimei doesn't dare to be too presumptuous, I'm afraid we will have to go to court for a retrial. At that time, as long as you believe that Han Qi committed suicide, and then refuse to mention Chen Shimei's matter, maybe we can still be saved."

Hearing this, Qin Xianglian seemed to have decided something suddenly, straightened her back and said, "No, Xianglian will never tolerate Chen Shimei, who killed his wife and son."

"Wait, I haven't finished yet. As the saying goes: If you keep the mountains clear, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. You can..." Jin Qian hurriedly added.

"Xiang Lian's decision has been made, En Gong don't say too much!" Qin Xianglian turned around resolutely, stopped looking at Jin Qian, and said in a deep voice after a long time: "What En Gong said is just speculation, Xiang Lian doesn't believe it. Xiang Lian believes in the axiom of heaven!"

Jin Qian yelled "Damn" in his heart, Qin Xianglian's brain is more stubborn than iron-nickel alloy.At this time, I dare to bet that if my deduction is wrong, I will change my surname to "Mei" and call it "Mei Qian" from now on.