Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Suddenly, there was a hurried sound of footsteps outside. The bookboy brought by County Magistrate He from home, now the legal advisor of the yamen, came to the courtyard quickly and said to County Magistrate He: "Master, someone is beating drums outside the yamen to complain about injustice. Liu Zhubo asked me to call you to the court."

"Is it a murder case?" County Magistrate He flipped through the sage book without raising his head, and he didn't even want to get up.

"No, it seems that there were injuries in a fight. One of them was Liu Da, a relative of Liu Zhubo." The legal advisor said.

"It's Liu Da again." County Magistrate He frowned slightly, and then said: "What did Liu Zhubo say?"

"He said he wanted to avoid suspicion, and you, master, will handle it."

"Shh" Hearing this, County Magistrate He sneered, raised his eyebrows, and said: "Tell him that as long as no one is killed, he can do whatever he wants."

After that, County Magistrate He yawned and said: "I'm tired. Don't bother me with such trivial matters in the future."

"Yes."

...

Yamen lobby

"Open the court!"

"Awesome!"

Liu Zhubo, surrounded by several constables, slowly walked up to the hall and sat down, then slammed the gavel and shouted in a deep voice: "Bring the people up."

Soon, Chen Mo and the rescued teenagers Gao Ping and Liu Da came to the hall.

Liu Da was originally tied up by Chen Mo, but after arriving at the yamen, he was untied by the yamen staff.

"Who is beating the drum to complain?" Liu Zhubo ignored Liu Da's look of concern and looked at Chen Mo.

Seeing that the other party was wearing brocade clothes, it was obviously not something that ordinary people could afford. Maybe he had some status, so it was not impossible for him to enforce the law impartially.

As for Liu Da, Liu Zhubo looked down on him. He said that they were related, but in fact, the relationship went back several generations. If the other party had not been a good person and had helped him deal with some shameful things, Liu Zhubo would not want to have anything to do with him.

"My name is Mo Cheng. I am honored to meet you, sir. I was the one who beat the drum just now to appeal for the injustice of this young man Gao Ping." Chen Mo said under the pseudonym Gao Ping.

"I am not a sir. I am the chief clerk of the yamen. My surname is Liu. Since you and I are ill at home, I will handle the affairs of the yamen. Is Mr. Mo a scholar?" Liu Zhubo said, thinking that there is no Mo family in Hexi.

"He is not a scholar. He is just a poor man who failed the imperial examination in Huaizhou. He happened to see this young man being chased by someone when he passed by here. He felt sorry for him and helped him. He heard about the injustice of the young man and came to the yamen to complain." Chen Mo said in a clear voice.

Hearing this, Liu Zhubo looked down on this "Mo Cheng" a lot in his heart, and then looked at the young man Gao Ping and whispered: "Tell me about your injustice."

Gaoping looked at Chen Mo nervously, a little scared.

Chen Mo bent down slightly and touched his head, and smiled: "Don't be afraid, I am here, just say it."

Gao Ping then started to speak.

However, Liu Zhubo, who was above, did not listen seriously. Instead, he called the constable who brought Gao Ping and others into the hall and rubbed his fingers under the table.

The constable came forward and whispered in his ear: "Gao Ping and Mo Cheng did not give it. Liu Da promised that he would send a generous gift to the adults' house after the matter was resolved."

After hearing this, Liu Zhubo knew how to judge, and he completely let down his guard against this "Mo Cheng". He was reluctant to give even silver. It was obvious that he had a little money but was not a high-ranking person.

Next, it was just a formality. Liu Zhubo said: "Do you have any witnesses or physical evidence for what you just said?"

There was definitely no physical evidence for the young Gao Ping.

As for witnesses, there were indeed many people who saw Liu Da breaking Gao's father and mother's legs, but under the pressure of Liu Da's tyranny, they did not dare to testify in court.

Gao Ping could only stubbornly say that he saw it with his own eyes.

But his family's words were definitely useless.

Chen Mo also recounted seeing Gao Ping being chased by Liu Da, and said that he was at Gao Ping's house and heard Liu Da admit that he had interrupted Gao Ping's parents, and also said that Liu Da had attacked him.

But at this time, Liu Da insisted that he had not done so, saying that he had only said it to scare people.

Seeing that Gao Ping could not produce any evidence, Liu Zhubo did not send anyone to investigate, and was about to pronounce a verdict in court.

But at this time, Liu Da spoke again, first accusing Gao Ping of falsely accusing him, and then accusing Gao Ping of trespassing and deliberately murdering him.

He then accused "Mo Cheng" of beating him without knowing the truth, and hoped that Liu Zhubo would convict the two.

Liu Zhubo asked Liu Da if there was any evidence for what he said, and Liu Da said that he had all of it.

First, he called his wife and said that he had seen Gao Ping committing the crime with his own eyes, and then took out the deed for exchanging land, saying that it was a normal transaction.

Finally, he called the lackeys outside Gao Ping's house and insisted that "Mo Cheng" had started the fight first.

Such a reversal of right and wrong made Chen Mo laugh.

But Liu Zhubo believed it and did not send anyone to investigate the matter on the spot, and then he was going to pronounce the verdict.

Gao Ping was also so angry that he cried and shouted: "I don't accept it."

"Quiet, no noise or roaring in the court." Liu Zhubo slammed the gavel and shouted.

"I don't accept it, Liu Da is talking nonsense." Gao Ping was so angry that she shed tears.

"Roaring in the court is a higher crime, come, drag him down and beat him with 20 sticks first." Liu Zhubo said.

"I didn't, you are unreasonable." Gao Ping said.

"Still roaring, add one more level." Liu Zhubo looked at Gao Ping coldly: "I tell you, if you roar again, I will add more, if you still roar, I will add more, I don't believe that you will not be executed immediately."

As he said, Liu Zhubo also took out the sign of execution from the table in front of him.

Gao Ping was frightened for a long time.

"Come, take him away." Liu Zhubo continued.

"Wait a minute." Chen Mo stopped the policeman who was trying to drag Gao Ping down. He stared coldly at Liu Zhubo above him and said, "Liu Zhubo is such a powerful official."

"Bold. I haven't sentenced you yet, but you dare to despise the court. If someone comes, drag this person down and slap him twenty times." Liu Zhubo shouted.

"No." A police officer shouted.

Upon seeing this, Liu Da looked at Chen Mo with a playful and proud expression.

"Who dares!"

A strong cold shout came from outside the lobby, and everyone couldn't help but look at it warmly.

Lord Liu slapped the hall and shouted: "Who is disturbing the court!"

"Da da da"

The next second, countless soldiers poured in from outside the hall. The friction between the armor leaves made a clear sound of metal collision. The bright light armor made the faces of the people in the hall suddenly change.

Liu Zhubo's heart skipped a beat. How could there be so many soldiers with armor in this small Jiyin County?

Seeing a middle-aged man who looked like a general walking in from outside the hall, Liu Zhubo quickly came down from the high hall and was about to go up to say hello. Unexpectedly, the middle-aged general knelt down on one knee in front of Chen Mo and said respectfully. He said in a voice: "General Sun Meng, please pay homage to your lord. Your rescue is late, please forgive me."

The "jia" in Jiujia refers to the ceremonial driving, which is not only for the emperor, but is exclusively used by members of the royal family.

Chen Mo is now the king of Wei, so Sun Meng can naturally be used to rescue him.

"thump."

At this time, Liu Zhubo also knelt on the ground with a plop, but he knelt on both knees, with cold sweat breaking out on his back, and he shouted in his heart: "It's over."

Although I don't know which prince this person is talking about, no matter who it is, he is not something that the boss of a small county town can afford to offend.

Gao Ping stared blankly at "Mo Cheng" next to him, with shock on his face.

"Sun Meng, take this young man to his village and call the witnesses who have seen the original truth for me. I will provide justice." Chen Mo pointed at Gao Ping and said.

"promise."

…

Over here, the backyard of the county government office.

Not long after I lay down with the magistrate, and I wasn't very sleepy yet, there was an uproar outside.

Being disturbed from sleep, he was unhappy with the county magistrate. Although he had delegated his power, it did not mean that he had become a decoration in Jiyin County from now on. He couldn't help but frowned and said: "This Liu What are you doing here, Fusheng, go see what’s going on outside?”

When the master who was outside heard this, he walked out of the backyard.

Not long after, the master came back and broke into the room with the magistrate. He closed the door in a panic and locked the door with the bolt.

Seeing this, he asked the county magistrate: "Why are you so panicked?"

"My master, I'm sorry. Many soldiers broke into the yamen. The front hall has been surrounded. These soldiers are all wearing armor. I heard that the one who beat the drum to complain was a prince." The master said.

"ah?"

He and the county magistrate's expression changed drastically. He quickly climbed out of bed and put on his shoes. He hurriedly asked: "Jiashi, prince? Which prince?"

There are a few county kings in this land west of Hexi, but they are still far away from Jiyin County.

In this current situation, do they dare to lead troops and run around?

The master replied: "I don't know, but that prince is a young man."

"Young man?" He County Magistrate's heart skipped a beat and he murmured to himself, "You can't be so unlucky."

Although the relationship with the county magistrate has been broken, he still has a sense of luck in his heart. He feels that Chen Mo will not liquidate him, so he can still continue to be the magistrate of Jiyin County.

But if this young prince is the King of Wei, then everything is over, and the last luck is gone.

"Why are you panicking? Go out and take a look." Magistrate He said bravely. The government office was surrounded and there was no point hiding here.

And the result was just as he had guessed, that prince was the King of Wei, Chen Mo.

As the witness was brought, Chen Mo upheld justice. After the witness learned Chen Mo's identity, he was naturally not afraid of Liu Da's power and told Liu Da's evil deeds.

Liu Da knew that he was going to die, so he thought that Master Liu was extorting money from him all the time. Before he died, he also bitten Master Liu crazily, and mentioned all the evil deeds of Master Liu, who deserved to be killed. people.

Then there is He County Magistrate. After investigation, He County Magistrate did not participate in the evil deeds of Liu Zhubo and Liu Da, nor did he accept bribes from them.

But that doesn't mean he's innocent.

As the chief official of a county, and not a puppet, how could this kind of indifference not be another kind of connivance and crime.

In addition, as the parent official of a county, if something happens to the county, the county magistrate is the first person responsible.

Moreover, it was not the Gao Ping family that Liu Da and Liu Zhubo committed.

Can the county magistrate guarantee that he knows nothing about these things?

In addition, through a more in-depth investigation of He County Magistrate, it was found that corruption was also committed when He County Magistrate was in charge before, but there was no serious corruption.

According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, although he could not be sentenced to death, decades of imprisonment were inevitable.

Judging from his age as the county magistrate, he is probably going to die in prison.

Finally, the county captain was not a good one either.

Although there is no murder case in hand, there are still cases of bullying the people and raping civilian girls as mistresses, and there are more than one cases that deserve death.

The incident in Jiyin County gave Chen Mo another warning.

The so-called emperor and his ministers.

Today, many county magistrates are still there, but they were not Chen Mo's people before. Now that Chen Mo is in power, it is inevitable that he will not worry about the change, so he simply ignores the affairs of the county and indulges his jurisdiction. Crime in the land.

Lazy politics, inaction, etc.

"When I return to Xiangyang, I must hurry up to complete the final palace examination, appoint officials to take office, and instruct the officials to take charge of the local people. If there are unjust cases and murders, they must be handled, and if they cannot be handled, they must be reported."

Chen Mo secretly made up his mind.

After arranging a temporary county magistrate for Jiyin County to handle the affairs of Jiyin County, Chen Mo left Jiyin County.

Before leaving, Gao Ping came to see him off, thanked Chen Mo for his great kindness, and gave Chen Mo a big bamboo shoot, which was also the most precious thing Gao Ping's family could afford.

Chen Mo accepted the big bamboo shoot, touched Gao Ping's head, and told him to take good care of his parents.

The right leg of Gao Ping's parents was just broken not long ago, and was reconnected by Sun Meng. If they are well cultivated, they will not be lame, but the left leg has been lame for a long time and cannot be healed.

All Chen Mo could do was to give Gao Ping's family some money and return his paddy fields after he had confiscated Liu Da and Liu Zhubo's homes.

"Can I become a person like you in the future?" Gao Ping asked Chen Mo.

This made Chen Mo startled, and Sun Meng, Luo Yong and others were also stunned, and then they couldn't help but laugh softly.

Chen Mo said: "Yes, I can."

Finally, he gave Gao Ping a method of blood nourishing technique, saying that he could try to practice it, and then left.

Gao Ping looked at Chen Mo's back as he left, planted a seed in his heart, and secretly encouraged himself.

...

In the third year of Yong'an, summer, early June.

This day, Xiangyang.

Although June has entered the midsummer, Linzhou is close to the Huai River in the south and the mountainous Yuzhou in the north. The weather is not very hot, the sun is bright, and the grass is lush and green.

Wei Linchun, who had already become the prefect of Linzhou, Shao Jinneng, the captain of the cavalry guard, the local county magistrate and a group of officials stood at the city gate, looking at the end of the official road in the distance, with expectations on their faces.

Wu Mi and her friends actually came too, but because they were female relatives, they sat in the carriage and waited, not showing themselves in the crowd.

The streets in the city were filled with common people and scholars from Huaizhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, and the north and south who were on the list. They had the expectation of seeing their "idol" in their eyes.

"Brother Sun, you are about to see the King of Wei, are you excited?" Qu Jiangyang said to Sun Cheng next to him.

Sun Cheng was about to speak, and someone in the crowd in front of him said "Here it comes, here it comes", and the crowd became agitated.

ps: There is a small error in the previous article. It is now the third year of Yong'an, not the second year of Yong'an. It has been revised. Sorry.