Shuntian Mansion Ya is located in Xicheng District, about a mile away from Bei Bing Ma Si Hutong, Zhu Ping'an and they walked for more than ten minutes to the Yamen. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This place is both familiar and unfamiliar, saying that it is familiar because he has been here when he came to Beijing before, in the modern intersection of Donggong Street; It is strange because at that time, only the lobby was left in the Shuntian Mansion, and the others became the teaching buildings of the Dongcheng District Education College.

Of course, now it is a standard Shuntianfu yamen, magnificent atmosphere, there is a small square in front of the door, and the street against the yamen is distributed with industries that "eat yamen rice", such as inns, restaurants, pharmacies, teahouses, and so on. The inn is for people who come to the yamen to stay and stay, the restaurant serves meals, the pharmacy supplies bruising medicine, the teahouse is a place for business talks, and the front of the store is full of people coming and going, and the business is very good.

Zhu Ping'an ordered two tables of wine and food in a restaurant near the yamen, one table was for Liu Mu and Liu Dadao to catch the wind and wash the dust, and the other table was for Zhang Zhutou and them, and they waited for them to put the eight barefoot people in prison and complete the formalities before they came to eat.

"Thank you, sir." Zhang Zhutou and all the officials thanked Zhu Ping'an again and again.

"You're welcome, you've worked hard all morning, a few glasses of thin wine, a little heart." Zhu Ping'an arched his hand slightly, then stuffed the money bag into Liu Mu's hand, and advised, "Brother Liu, you will entertain Zhang Zhutou and them on my behalf later, and order more wine and meat." ”

After the arrangement, Zhu Ping'an followed Zhang Zhutou into the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and went through the vestibule to the second gate of the Yamen, that is, in front of the Yi Gate. The instrument gate is closed, there are two corner doors on the east and west sides, the instrument gate will only be opened on the first day of the prefect's office and when the superior leaders inspect, and the other times are closed, and you can only go through the corner doors on the east and west sides.

The corner gate on the east and west sides is also exquisite, the east is expensive, the west is cheap, and the corner gate on the east side is called "human gate", which is used to know the county to enter and exit at ordinary times; The corner gate on the west side is called the "Ghost Gate", and it is the passage through which the prisoners are escorted.

Zhang Zhutou arranged for other arresters to escort the gangsters through the ghost gate in the west and escort them to the prison; And Zhang Zhutou led Zhu Ping'an through the "human gate" in the east and went to visit the Zhou governor's mansion.

Because Governor Zhou was still working in the lobby at this time, Zhang Zhutou led Zhu Ping'an to the lobby.

The lobby of the Shuncheon Mansion is the most magnificent building in the Yamen, but the hardware facilities look like they are in disrepair.

"Since Lord Zhou took office, he has reserved the front of the Yamen for disaster relief and poverty alleviation." Zhang Zhutou explained with some embarrassment.

"Lord Zhou is really dedicated to the people." Zhu Ping'an nodded in admiration.

There are two couplets on both sides of the lobby of the Shuntian Mansion that attracted Zhu Ping'an's attention, the couplets were engraved and dyed on the black wooden board with cinnabar, hanging on both sides of the lobby, the couplets were "Gain an official is not honorable, lose an official is not humiliated, don't say that an official is useless, the place is tied to an official; Eat the people's food and wear the people's clothes, the people can be deceived, and they are also the people."

"Last year, the couplets on both sides of the lobby were illegible, and they were newly written by adults." Zhang Zhutou saw that Zhu Ping'an was more interested in the couplet, and explained on the side.

"Well, it's good, it's good......" Zhu Ping'an looked at the couplet and nodded in appreciation.

"Good? Hehehe, there is a comment from Lao Zhuangyuanlang, where is the good thing about this couplet. When Zhu Ping'an was appreciating the couplet, a hearty voice came out of the lobby.

"I've seen adults."

Zhu Ping'an looked up and saw Zhou Houjie and Zhou Governor walking out of the lobby with a smile, and couldn't help but salute.

Zhou Houjie smiled and waved his hand, and walked up to Zhu Ping'an, "Zhuangyuanlang, meet again." ”

"Adults still call me Zihou." Zhu Ping'an smiled embarrassedly.

"Okay, then Zihou will comment on this couplet, if it is flattery, the lunch promised by the official will be gone." Zhou Houjie nodded with a smile and quipped.

"Then peace will be ugly." Zhu Ping'an bowed, then his eyes fell on the couplet again, and after a pause for a few seconds, he pointed to the couplet and commented, "Lord Zhou's couplet shows a sense of proximity and responsibility, and the big cases, important cases, and murder cases of the Jingshi are all tried here. "Don't say that an official is useless, the place is tied to an official, the people can be bullied, and they are also the people", the adult's proximity to the people and sense of responsibility are fully displayed. This couplet is no less than a mirror hanging above the public court, and a couplet informs the people that the adults are fair and honest in handling cases. ”

It can be seen that being close to the people and fair is commendable. Zhou Houjie nodded slightly, quite satisfied with Zhu Ping'an's comments.

Zhu Ping'an noticed Zhou Houjie's expression, hooked the corners of his lips slightly, pointed to the couplet and said, "Of course, in fact, Ping'an found that there is another mystery in this couplet. ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. Zhou Houjie said with a smile.

"In this couplet, the word 'official' is a little less, and the people's 'surname' is a little more, if Ping An is not wrong, the adult means to think more about the people, a little less official authority, a little more people." Zhu Ping'an pointed to the words official and surname in the couplet, and added with a slight smile, "This is the hidden character text in the couplet, which the ancients mostly used to be subtle, winding and secluded, implicit but not revealing; Adults use it in the opposite way, using hidden words to emphasize, emphasizing more for the sake of the people, adults are really well-intentioned, safe and taught. ”

"Zihou has good eyes, it seems that the official has to add another dish to be worthy of Zihou's comment." Zhou Houjie couldn't help but smile when he heard this, a red light appeared on his face, and he looked at Zhu Ping'an and teased.

Mountains and flowing water meet bosom friends, which is about Zhou Houjie's mood at this time. At this moment, he looked at Zhu Ping'an, about the same as on the bank of the Weishui River, when the pianist Boya met the woodcutter Zhongzi. Thousands of dollars are easy to get, but soulmates are hard to find.

"The elder dare not say goodbye, it seems that peace will be blessed today." Zhu Ping'an smiled and did not refuse.

"Oh...... So that's the case, when I hung it up, I thought it was a mistake carved by the craftsman, and I went to find the craftsman, but the craftsman took out the original couplet of the adult, and said that it was engraved according to what the adult had written. I read the original couplet, and it was exactly the same, and I always thought it was an adult's mistake. Unexpectedly, it turned out that the adult wrote it on purpose. If it weren't for Master Zhu's explanation, I would have been in the dark. At this time, Zhang Zhutou reacted in hindsight, like an enlightenment, and suddenly realized, I didn't expect that there would be so much attention to these two points.

"You, what a rotten wood ......" Zhou Zhifu looked at Zhang Zhutou and shook his head and smiled, then waved his hand and ordered, "Go and tell the guy, add another dish, add the dish that you saved last time to today, and the official should treat him well." Don't go, Zhang Zhutou, let's have lunch here at noon today. (To be continued.) )