Old man Zhao was also stunned, and then shouted: "Don't worry about the age of the little old man, no matter what it is, since he has done something wrong, he has to bear it." In his mind, this old man must have deliberately made a step for the sake of his age, and he didn't want to pursue this matter anymore. The young man didn't understand it even more, and once again confessed his mistake in front of Old Man Zeng.

Old man Zeng smiled: "It's really none of the young man's business, he just walked past Xiaomin at that time, and he didn't touch me." ”

The magistrate was even more surprised, and couldn't figure out why the person who had to fight the lawsuit just now suddenly changed his mind after winning. He asked, "Then why did you have to come to see the official just now, and you are sure that he hit it?" ”

The old man Zeng said that he fell into the ditch, and he really hoped that someone would come to help him, but the young man passed by but refused to look at it, and he was angry, so he deliberately relied on the other party, in fact, he wanted to teach the other party a lesson.

When the magistrate heard this, he was furious: "How can there be jokes in the court, don't think that you are an old man, you can do anything here." What's more, if you do this, it will break the atmosphere, and whoever wants to help the elderly in the future will be afraid of being falsely accused. Do you think that when you are old, the official will not dare to beat you? ”

Old man Zeng was also frightened, and shouted anxiously: "Xiaomin wants to teach this young man a lesson, but he really doesn't have the heart to tease adults, please let Xiaomin go." ”

Zhixian was angry in his heart, and he wanted to beat the board, but seeing that this person was too old and afraid that he would beat the person to death with a board, but he refused to let it go easily, he wanted to use some method to punish him.

Li Zheng didn't see it well, and it was estimated that Old Man Zeng would definitely suffer some hardships, and it would be difficult to dissuade him after the magistrate gave the order. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "County Zun, you can spare this old man, although he is suspected of teasing the court, Quan is old and has done foolish things." Why should you bother with the elderly? ”

The magistrate paid attention to Li Zheng at this time, and suddenly his face changed greatly. He had gone to see Li Zheng with the prefect of Ledu two days ago, just now Li Zheng was wearing civilian clothes, and mixed in a crowd of spectators, he didn't pay attention, at this time out of the crowd, the magistrate took a closer look, he had already recognized it, and he was so frightened that he immediately stood up.

Li Zheng knew that the magistrate had recognized him, so he immediately shook his hand in front of him, and made a look. Zhixian was a clever person, and he already knew that Li Zheng refused to reveal his identity, so he hurriedly sat down again and said, "Since this prince begged for each other, this matter will be settled." ”

The matter was settled, there was nothing more to see, and the crowd dispersed. Old man Zeng and old man Zhao were polite to each other for a while, and they both went out of the yamen, and at this time, Old Man Zeng's family also arrived, and they carried the old man away slowly. After Li Zheng came out, he saw the old man Zeng in front, so he rushed over and asked: "This old man, you were really hit by a young man, why did you deny it?" ”

In fact, Li Zheng saw it at that time, the young man just lowered his head and hurriedly walked, and the two touched each other, and the old man Zeng stood unsteadily and fell into the ditch. He never came out to testify, first, for fear that the magistrate would recognize him, and secondly, he wanted to see how the magistrate would judge the matter.

Old man Zeng stared at Li Zheng and asked, "This son, did you see it at that time?" ”

Li Zheng nodded, and the old man Zeng sighed and said, "Judging from the demeanor of their ancestors and grandchildren, the young people don't want to admit it, and they must have a hard time." Maybe it's because the family is poor and I'm afraid that I won't have the money to pay for the medicine. And the old man must be a person who dares to take responsibility, and if it is their business, he will definitely bear it to the end. Although Xiaomin's family is not rich, they are not short of this medicine money, so why make it worse for them? So I confessed that I had fallen. ”

Farewell to the old man Zeng, Li Zheng saw that the magistrate was still following from a distance with a few people, and he didn't dare to leave, but he didn't dare to approach, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and beckoned the magistrate to come over.

After returning to the palace, Li Zheng asked the magistrate to inquire about the situation at Old Man Zhao's house. Soon it was rewarded, the old man Zhao's family only had a son and a grandson, the son had been paralyzed in bed, and the old man and the sick all relied on his grandson to support him. That day, the grandson hit someone on the way to grab the medicine, and the grandson is usually very good, but that day he was probably afraid of being compensated, so he did something against his will. In order to get Li Zheng's favor, the magistrate sent someone to send some money.

Thinking of the situation of the two old men in the yamen, Li Zheng is also straightforward, having such an honest old man is a blessing for himself and Haixi Kingdom, if this is changed in Li Zheng's previous life, I am afraid that this kind of thing will not be as complete as this, right? Li Zheng decided to reward these honest old men well, so that people in the country would respect them.

There is another reason why Li Zheng wants to do this, that is, the vast majority of the people in Haixi are originally from the nomadic people, and almost all the nomads have the custom of "cheap old and noble", which is related to the nomadic people's difficult living conditions, the old and weak can not resist natural disasters, can not produce more social resources, in order to survive more people in the tribe, can only ensure the young and middle-aged. There is such a record in the "Historical Records" and "Book of Han" about the Western Regions and the Xiongnu, "Historical Records: The Biography of the Xiongnu": "The strong eat fat, and the old eat the rest." Noble and strong, cheap and old. Li Zheng's party from this life also has this problem to varying degrees.

Maybe in Hu Man's view, this is a very normal thing, people are useless when they are old, but Li Zheng knows the importance of the elderly, when he took over the party, he put respecting the old and loving the young to a very high and important position, this time Li Zheng wants to take advantage of this matter to promote the respect for the old and love for the young.......

After Li Zheng returned to Haixi City, he held a banquet in his palace attended by all the elderly, and there were more than 100 old people participating in the banquet, and both Old Man Zhao and Old Man Zeng were invited to the scene. At this time, they knew that when the lawsuit was fought, the current Great Khan, the king of Haixi County, was actually present, and they couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Li Zheng rewarded each old man with a dove cane, which was a symbol of the status of the elderly. What is a dove cane? It is a cane made in the shape of a turtle dove at the armrest, and the materials are bronze, wood, and jade. Although Li Zheng is not the emperor, he is the great khan of the Haixi Kingdom, and he is essentially the king of a country, and it makes perfect sense to say that he is the emperor. At the same time, Li Zheng announced that as long as he was 70 years old, both nobles and commoners were eligible to be his guests. At the same time, he will also give wine, meat, grain and rice, and a beautifully made royal scepter.

What power does the dove rod have? According to the decree promulgated by Li Zheng, the old man could enter and leave the government with the king's scepter, walk on the galloping road, and trade in the market could be tax-free, and those who beat the old man with the dove cane were punished as great treachery. If you beat an old man with a cane, you will be sentenced to beheading and abandoning the city.

In this way, everyone present knew that Li Zheng's move was to lead the people in the country to respect the elderly, so they were grateful, and the atmosphere of respecting the old and loving the young in Haixi suddenly became not much worse than that of the Central Plains, which made Li Zheng very pleased, after all, the elderly are also valuable human resources.......