Hai'an now has no city walls, but according to legend, there were in the early years, and the names of places such as the east gate, the south gate, and the west of the city were passed down in this way. Mingdao Academy is in the west of the city, and the dean, Chen Youdao, is on the edge of the academy.

It's almost the Chinese New Year, and more than a dozen students from the academy have all gone home. Chen Youdao had nothing to do, and he was worried that his youngest son, who had "a lot of debts", would go out to cause trouble again, so he simply watched his youngest son Chen Jingjun at home, and helped his eldest son take care of the children by the way.

I was about to coax my grandson to drink some more porridge when there was a banging sound outside.

"Who?" Chen Youdao thought it was his son's fox friends again, and walked out of the hall and asked unhappily.

"Dean Chen, I am the new inspector Han Xiufeng."

"Master Han is here, and he is far away!" Chen Youdao thought that the inspector who had just come still counted, and yesterday he said that he would visit the local gentry one by one, but he didn't expect to come early this morning, so he hurriedly asked his wife to clean up the house, and then ran to open the door with his clothes dressed.

I don't know if I don't open the door, and I am startled when I open the door.

The new inspection actually brought a group of soap archers, and the soap archers still held water and fire sticks, shackles and iron chains in their hands, where are they here to visit, this is clearly to get people!

Chen Youdao chuckled in his heart, and asked in shock, "Master Han, what are you doing here?" ”

"I'm on official business, Dean Chen, I'm offended." Han Xiufeng arched his hand, and then said sideways: "Chu Chenggui, go in and see if Chen Jingjun is there?" ”

"Huh!"

Before the change, borrowing Chu Chenggui would never dare to make a mistake in Xiucai's house.

But today is not the past, without even saying hello to Chen Youdao, he rushed into the courtyard with two archers, Chen Youdao could not stop it, so he could only ask anxiously: "Master Han, what did my third child do?" As an official of the imperial court, you can't take people for no reason! ”

"For no reason, Dean Chen, do you really not know, or do you not know?" Han Xiufeng asked coldly.

"Master Han, I have no way to teach my son, and the third child in my family is a little bit of a thing, and he is idle. But my son knows best, and even if I borrow ten guts from him, I will not dare to commit adultery. ”

"Don't dare, I don't think he dares you to know."

As soon as Han Xiufeng's words fell, he heard a movement from inside, and he couldn't understand the Hai'an dialect, but he could guess that the third child of the Chen family was arrested and was calling for help or begging for mercy. As expected, as soon as Chen Youdao turned around, Chu Chenggui and two archers put a guy in his twenties who was wearing only a single coat out of the house.

"Master Han, Master Han, what a small wrong! Dad, I didn't do anything, Dad, I really didn't do anything......" Chen Jingjun saw Han Xiufeng and hurriedly shouted in official dialect with a local accent.

"Wronged, you actually have the face to shout injustice!" Han Xiufeng glared at him, and then said to Chu Chenggui: "Chu Bantou, Chen Jingjun deserves it, but Dean Chen's face still needs to be given, let him wear a few clothes, wear warmer, and then go in to search, arrest people to take stolen goods, and see if there are gambling equipment in his house." ”

"Huh!" Chu Chenggui responded, and immediately scolded: "Go in, be honest with me!" ”

Chen Youdao reacted and said with a bitter face: "Master Han, what a big deal I think, the dog is just playing long cards with a few fox friends and dog friends, and I have punished him more than once, and he is not allowed to go out for the past two days!" ”

"Just playing long cards?" Han Xiufeng asked rhetorically.

"Is it illegal to play long cards with a small gamble?" Chen Youdao asked through gritted teeth.

"It's illegal, and your son isn't a gambler." Seeing that the surrounding neighbors were all alarmed, and the alley was full of people, Han Xiufeng simply turned around and said: "Chen Jingjun is not doing his job, not only setting up a game to gamble and draw money from it, but also entangled a gang of scoundrels to lure the young children, seeing that the family is well-off, or setting up a bureau to cheat cash, or asking for an IOU, or even using Gu Shisu for heavy profits. Wait for the rice to appear, openly blackmail with the contract, and if the fool does not comply, he will hold a knife against him! ”

Hai'an Town is so big, whether Chen Jingjun has done these things, the neighbors all know, and they whisper to each other.

Chen Youdao was terrified when he heard this, and he didn't know what to say, Han Xiufeng continued: "Chen Youchun, fellow villagers in Jiaogang, should have heard that the original family was well-off, but because he was lured by Chen Jingjun to gamble, he became destitute, lost all his family property, pawned his wife and sold his children, was desperate, and committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. Folks, tell me, is it still reasonable to deal with people like Chen Jingjun illegally? ”

In front of Chen Youdao, the neighbors didn't dare to squeak, but they all applauded in their hearts.

Han Xiufeng looked back at Chen Youdao and said sonorously: "There is nothing worse in the world than gambling. It harms people's hearts, corrupts customs, makes the rich poor and the poor hungry! Fights arise from this, disputes arise from this, thieves are multiplied, and bandits are gathered from this! According to the law of the Qing Dynasty, it is a crime to gamble, a pin to take a head, and a crime to gamble together! ”

An old man who could speak some official words couldn't help but ask: "Master Han, how big a crime is it to set up a gamble at the beginning?" ”

"Whoever gambles, regardless of the soldiers or the people, shall be in a flail for two months, and a hundred rods! The first time I opened a bet, there were not many rakes, each flail number for three months, and a hundred rods! A hundred recidivist rods, three thousand miles! ”

The old man who asked this was just curious, but Chen Youdao was shocked when he heard it, thinking that his son was really going to be taken away like this, even if he made the silver, it would be indispensable to have a meal of flesh and skin. What's more, if it is like this, how will he be a teacher in the future?

The more Chen Youdao thought about it, the more anxious he became, the more he thought about it, and grabbed Han Xiufeng's arm: "Master Han, you can't rely on one side of the story, you have to have a credential." ”

"Dean Chen, what kind of credentials do you want?"

"Is there a summons from the lord of Zhizhou, and you can't lock the dog without the summons of the lord of the state!"

"What if not?"

"Unless you collapse from the old man, you can't take the dog away!"

"Dean Chen, you are a scholar, and this official advises you not to do anything insulting to Sven."

"The old man insulted Sven, Master Han, why don't you say that you know the law and break the law?"

"How can this official know the law and break the law?"

"If you don't have a summons, you know the law and break the law!"

There were still several people who wanted to lock it up, but Han Xiufeng didn't have time to rub his tongue with him, so he took out a stack of blank summons from his arms and held it up in front of him: "Dean Chen, are you talking about this?" If you want it, if you want a few, the official will fill it in for you. ”

There are summonses, and there are stacks!

Chen Youdao realized that the person in front of him not only came prepared, but also knew that the state lord was very serious, otherwise the state lord would never give him so many blank summonses.

What about Xiucai, is it difficult for Xiucai to be able to fight with the old man of Zhizhou who is five products.

Chen Youdao didn't dare to put on a show of talent anymore, and begged with a sad face: "Master Han, the dog is not more troublesome, please raise your noble hand and give the dog a chance to change his mind and change his life, Chen Mou must be strictly controlled." If he dares to commit it again, I don't need to speak from you, Master Han, I will tie him up to the yamen and let you bring it to justice. ”

"It's late, I knew today, why bother in the first place." Han Xiufeng saw that the third child of the Chen family was set up again, and Chu Chenggui was still holding a wooden box in his hand, not knowing whether it contained silver money or gambling equipment, he immediately put away the blank summons and said coldly: "Escort the criminal Chen Jingjun back to the yamen!" Dean Chen, the yamen doesn't care about food, your home is close to the yamen, don't forget to send your son prison food. ”