Chapter 148: People's Mediators

"Big brother, are you afraid that these big and small things can't be solved smoothly?" Wang San looked at Shi Bin and just frowned and didn't speak, he asked tentatively.

Knowing that Shi Bin was responsible for the people of Tanzhou, Wang San didn't bother to wait, and said directly: "Big brother, the thing you are worried about has already been solved, so you don't have to be so sad." ”

A solution has been available for a long time? Indeed, there are a lot of such disputes in daily life, and if you want to see an official in everything, then what? In order to live for two more years, it is estimated that even if you invite someone to be an official, you will not be invited.

"Brother Xian, eldest brother, I am a mountain person, although I have seen the way to deal with disputes a few times in the town, but I don't understand it too well." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Please tell the eldest brother about it, it should be the method that the younger brother said has long been there."

Shi Bin also thought this was the case in his heart, so he said: "Those who have a dispute will still do it at first, but the people next to them will pull away." It will not be long before an elder or a gentleman-like person will mediate. I can see that, but why would those people accept their mediation? ”

Hearing this, it was indeed consistent with the method he was pointing out, Wang San smiled and said, "It's not because of anything else, but because those people are either elders in the clan, or gentry in the town, and even some of them are Jinshi masters." If those little ants want to beg for food there, how can they not listen to their mediation? ”

Seeing that Wang San was talking about the Tao and every sentence was reasonable, Shi Bin also put a little bit of heart.

However, he asked again: "Of course, it is good to have elders and squires mediate, but if the mediator is unethical and deliberately favoritism, what should be done?" ”

What Wang San admires most about Shi Bin is this digging to the bottom of things, and what he hates the most is this digging to the bottom of things, which makes people not think about having the slightest chance to slack off.

"Big brother, there is no absolute fairness in this world, but it is better to suffer a little loss from these squires than to go to the yamen to be bruised and ruined, right?"

had to make Shi Bin admit that what Wang San said was reasonable, but he always felt that he could make some improvements. After all, many of those clan elders do not understand the law, but only measure the severity of punishment according to their personal standards and preferences, and do not even have a basic reference law.

"This is true, these clan elders and squires are probably not as black as those officials, but I am afraid that it is not enough to rely on those clan elders and squires." Shi Bin said with a smile.

Wang San looked at Shi Bin with a wry smile, and said with some regret: "Big brother, little brother knows that you want to make those ordinary people live a more stable life, but there are some rules that are best not broken." If it is broken, it is difficult to make up for it. ”

It's not okay to interfere with the trial of the official's family, and it's not okay to touch those clan elders who don't even have official bodies to mediate, so what do you want him to do with this general judgment? Do you sit on a high platform and watch a play?

In Shi Bin's opinion, this is the biggest insult to him, thinking about it, he unconsciously came to anger, and couldn't help but slap his palm on the coffee table, and the teacups on the table were shocked.

"Brother Xian, there is no workaround? Do you want me, the general judge, to be like a puppet and do nothing? Shi Bin said in a weird way.

"Big brother really wants to interfere?" Wang San made the last struggle, and he really hoped that Shi Bin's answer would be 'no'.

Thinking that it was impossible for him not to interfere, Shi Bin said very firmly: "Of course, even if I can't change those things, I have to participate in it somewhat." ”

Sighing helplessly, Wang San said weakly: "Actually, it's not difficult, don't they have clan elders and squires to mediate?" We also sent a few of our subordinates who had been servants, knew a little about the law, and were quite kind to participate. However, the younger brother must tell one or two: just participate, not preside, and absolutely not seize power. ”

You can only participate, not take power... This situation made Shi Bin very aggrieved, but he was finally able to participate, which was better than sitting on the sidelines and watching the play.

"In this way, tomorrow I will discuss with Liu Zhizhou to add the position of 'people's mediator', but we have to ask him to support him, and we owe him a personal favor." Shi Bin thought for a while and said.

"Big brother, this is not necessary. Those servants under your command can act as 'people's mediators', they have this power, but they do have to be replaced by our cronies. And I have to remind you that this so-called 'people's mediator' is not as simple as saying a few words. Wang San said with a smile while shaking his head.

Of course, he understood that Wang San was a little exhausted at this time, and so was Shi Bin himself, he didn't want to talk about this problem anymore, he just wanted to rest and rest, and then he spent Wang San to do things.

Reform? This really doesn't seem to be something that ordinary people can do, it seems that there are few reforms that have a good end, Shi Bin lay on the bed and thought to himself.

It seems that Wang San is right, with his current strength, he must be careful when he engages in mediation, and he must be careful of the soft knives stabbed by the clan elders.

However, the general judge was still a little unconvinced, and the next day he stuffed the matter here to Wang San, and then changed into the clothes of a servant and went to the street to look for a 'mediation target'.

After wandering around for nearly half an hour, Shi Bin, who had not yet found the 'mediation target', was somewhat anxious, sighing and snapping his fingers with his hand.

Perhaps it was the water drops that Shi Bin's persistence touched the heavens, and when he was about to return to the government with disappointment, there was a noisy sound at the end of the street, followed by some unbearable foul language and comforting persuasion.

Shi Bin only planned to take a look at it at first, so he didn't make a sound, and the onlookers didn't notice it.

Since ancient times, people have liked gossip, so the place where the dispute occurred was already three layers inside and three layers outside, and Shi Bin couldn't see what was going on inside.

Forgetting the frightening uniform he was wearing, Shi Bin patted an old mother in front of him. Of course, Shi Bin was smiling, and the old mother was of course very happy to see Shi Bin so polite at first, and was about to speak, but when she saw his official uniform, she immediately turned into a bitter gourd face, and ran away with a scream.

Terror is contagious, and after the old mother screamed, the pile of people in front of Shi Bin immediately ran away like ants that had exploded their nests.

This can make Shi Bin very embarrassed, and this 'subduing fear' is serious enough.

At this time, there were two quarrelsome parties left in front of him, one fat and one thin.

The fat man seemed to be much smarter, and before Shi Bin walked over, he knelt down and said, "Official, we are just joking, not really have any disputes." ”

Knowing that he couldn't ask anything from the mouth of the slippery fat man, he looked at the thin man again. However, after being reminded by the fat man, the thin man also insisted that the two brothers were just joking.

Have nothing to do when you're full, joking about quarrels? No one will believe such nonsense, but there is an iron law for civil cases that "the people don't sue, the officials don't care", since the two of them said it was a joke, Shi Bin had no reason to interfere anymore, so he had to let them leave.

The two of them left in a panic, the fat man fell to the threshold of the roadside shop, got up and ran without a moment's stop. The thin man may have been stunned and didn't react violently enough, but he just slipped and didn't fall.

Seeing this situation, Shi Bin slightly understood the meaning of Wang San's words.

Such an opening was a slap to Shi Bin, which made him dizzy with confidence, but he didn't expect that wearing this dress would cause ordinary people to avoid him. How can you still rely on your own men to wear these clothes to deal with the problem? What kind of people's mediator is there when it's all like this?

I thought about it very painfully, and there was almost no feasible way to think about it, and Wang San's sentence "This so-called 'people's mediator' is not as simple as saying a few words."

It seems that the first thing to do is to accept those cloths as their 'people's mediators', Shi Bin thought secretly.

He didn't know what people's minds were like right now, so the best thing to do was to ask someone for advice. Wang San and Jia Ling are the best masters, but Wang San has already consulted him, and he made it very clear that it is not suitable to ask again so quickly, so it is right to discuss with Jia Ling.

In the past few days, he has been too busy to take care of his two wives, Shi Bin has long wanted to do something bad, since he has this matter, he just used the "consultation question" to go to Jia Ling's room to avoid making Sai Xishi jealous.

After dinner, Shi Bin tiptoed past Sai Xishi's bedroom and touched Jia Ling's boudoir.

As soon as she saw Shi Bin come in, Jia Ling, who was already a mother, would no longer play Miss Lady's temper to push him out, but she didn't have much of a good face, she just looked at the poems by herself.

"Of course, it's a good thing to keep your hands on it, but female Zhuge should also pay attention to rest, it's too late." Shi Bin used the method of care.

These words can give Jia Ling goosebumps, Shi Bin usually speaks in the vernacular, and he will only be full of people when he asks for something, so Jia Ling can be sure that Shi Bin must have something to ask for here.

"Tell me, what's the matter? Don't be so crooked, you know I don't like you like that. Go around and around to the Sai Xi Shi. Jia Ling said a little stiffly.

"It's just that I encountered something that makes people laugh and cry. There are also ways, but I want to invite my female Zhuge staff officer. ”

"Tell me, what eye-catching things did Shi Tongju see again?" Jia Ling asked with a smile.

Shi Bin naturally told what he saw the day before and the results of the discussion with Wang San, his tone was still calm, but when he talked about what happened this morning, he was a little excited.

After hearing this, Jia Ling smiled and said, "My Shi Tong sentence, have you forgotten the peerless saying 'Hades is better, but the little ghost is difficult'?" It doesn't matter if you quarrel, it's just a red face; If it is managed by the people in the yamen, it will be much more troublesome, so Wang San's words are very reasonable. ”

"I know all of that. So I wanted to find a way for these small people to accept me as a 'people's mediator'. ”

Shaking his head like Wang San, Jia Ling said with a smile: "You must have a way, why don't you do it?" ”

"That's a good word, but I don't think it's a bit thoughtful. Because I wondered if it would be possible to form a group of clan elders and squires who had presided over mediation before, and my soldiers who knew the law, so that there would be both reason and reason for mediation, both soft and hard, and mutual supervision. Shi Bin said with a smile.

"That's good. If you are too worried, the two of us will act as this 'people's mediator' tomorrow. Jia Ling said excitedly.

Of course, this is a good thing, Shi Bin said to himself: "Then who do we follow to be this 'mediator'?" President Deng certainly can't, he knows that we tend to cover up the shortcomings of the current elder mediation system, intentionally or unintentionally. ”

"Whoever knows us can't do it. How can those who don't know each other mingle with them? It's not okay to be too meaty, it's definitely not okay to be too vegetarian. Jia Ling was a little melancholy.

"Xu Feng is from Xujiazhuang, the patriarch must not have seen us, so he will take us into Xujiazhuang, what do you think?" Shi Bin said with a smile.

Of course, this is a good way, Xu Feng is loyal to Shi Bin, and he himself is upright and hates bullying the people, so he will definitely support him, Jia Ling is very confident to agree with this.

So the young couple agreed: persuade Xu Feng on the second day and let him take Shi Bin and Jia Ling into Xujiazhuang to participate in mediation.

With such a method, the two of them had a good night's sleep.

It's a pity that the reality is always cruel, and after Xu Feng brought the two to Xujiazhuang and explained their intentions, they were immediately driven out without hesitation.

Is there no way? Can't even participate in elder mediation?

Shi Bin, who returned to the General Judgment Mansion, was really depressed. He had never suffered such a failure in this world since he came here, and it was ridiculous that he first dispersed in a hurry, and this time he didn't even let the door in.

Shi Bin, who was sitting in a daze, was awakened by a rough and deafening sound, and when he looked at it, it turned out that Zhao Gang had come to Tanzhou to report the situation.

"Big brother, what was you in a daze just now? You're so tired, it's hard to leave things to Wang San and Sai Zilong? Before he could get over, the voice came.

This can make Shi Bin very helpless, if everything is done for them, won't he become a puppet? Of course, he couldn't say this, he could only smile and say, "Thank you brother for your concern, I will do less." ”

"But big brother, I just heard Xu Feng outside the door say that you seem to have eaten deflated in Xujiazhuang today? He Xu Jiazhuang is too bold, dare to do this, isn't he afraid that I will lead troops to eradicate him? As soon as Zhao Gang talked about this, he immediately became angry.

"Brother Zhao Gangxian, things are not what you think, it's just a misunderstanding that didn't reveal your identity." Lest Zhao Gang couldn't help but be angry and really went to find Xujiazhuang's bad luck, so he had to tell him everything about the situation.

After hearing this, Zhao Gang couldn't stop laughing, pointed at Shi Bin and said, "Big brother, you're too cowardly." Where is this still like a veteran galloping on the battlefield, it's just a girl, hahaha! ”

Who doesn't know this? Shi Bin scolded secretly.

"Big brother, you are too kind-hearted, and some things have to be opened with a hammer. Wang San's words are right, and his sister-in-law's words are right, but you can't be soft on this kind of death, it should be hard first and then soft. ”

Hard and then soft?

Zhao Gang saw that Shi Bin seemed to understand but didn't understand it thoroughly, he couldn't wait to say: "It's not to bully them, it's to send our people to preside over first, let their clan elders participate, and if you don't let our people preside, send troops to preside over it." When things are done, we will gradually put back the power in our hands to those old squires, and we will leave a right to participate. ”

These words made Shi Bin suddenly enlightened, it is really good to have a mandatory host first and then slowly become a participant, of course, it will be much faster to open the way with a knife. If his idea can be realized, even if there are some small bumps, it will be fine, as long as no one dies, it is acceptable.

greatly praised Zhao Gang, which made his heart happy. Both of them were very happy, and they actually chatted in the yamen in the morning.