Chapter 15: The Donkey
Under the "careful governance" of Emperor Yang Er, the Great Sui Dynasty has lost actual control over many places, including the Fuyang County occupied by Su Lie and Li Chengzong.
The news of Fuyang's revival was soon known by those who were interested, and all forces noticed this somewhat strange news, whether it was the so-called righteous army represented by Dou Jiande or the clan gate lord forces, and even the nominal Great Sui Imperial Court in Luoyang, the eastern capital, sent spies to Fuyang, they wanted to know who occupied Fuyang County, which was already a white land, and how they restored Fuyang's vitality.
It's a pity, as soon as these spies enter Fuyang, it's like a mud cow entering the sea, and the news is gone, Fuyang is like a black hole, constantly devouring the spies of all forces, after several temptations, the family and the "righteous army" had to give up, and in the end, only the court of Luoyang sent Wuyang County Chengyuan Treasure to Fuyang to guard Fuyang County, but because the connection between Fuyang and Luoyang has been severed, Yuan Treasure can not go to the post, so this Fuyang County has become a place that can't be managed.
The reason for this situation is that there is an inseparable relationship with Li Chengzong, he and Su Lie led the hungry people to occupy Fuyang County, where Li Chengzong established and improved a complete set of administrative systems, and effectively controlled the whole county of Fuyang. It's not surprising that they're all planted in Fuyang.
Li Chengzong and Su Lieshi controlled Fuyang County, and their brothers were actually not much different from Dou Jiande's heroic nature, to be honest, these two brothers did not openly oppose Emperor Yang Er and the Great Sui Dynasty on the surface. Displaced people from all over the world gathered in Fuyang, they accepted the protection of Li Chengzong and Su Lie, they were like the old Wuyi people, calling Su Lie the eldest son, Li Chengzong the second son, and willingly accepted the rule of the two brothers.
Because Su Lie is a martial artist, so this administrative governance or something, it fell on Li Chengzong's thin shoulders, fortunately, although Li Chengzong is young, but his knowledge is extremely broad, who made Li Chengzong a human being in two lives, and his knowledge far exceeds that of the natives of this time and space.
On this day, on a whim, Li Chengzong came to Xinglin Street, thirty miles south of the county town, to inspect the people's situation. This Xinglin Street is one of the larger towns and trade distribution centers in Fuyang under Li Chengzong's rule, and it is also one of the few prosperous places in Li Chengzong's Fuyang County. Every time there is a market, the people in a radius of hundreds of miles gather here, you buy and I sell, juggle and perform, and it is very lively.
It was a market day. A "foot-driven" man (a donkey who sells firewood) passed by the market and walked to a stall selling pimple soup, and the pimple soup seller shouted coldly: "Sell pimple soup, pimple soup is hot!" This shout did not matter, and at once the donkey who was driving the foot startled, and the donkey kicked violently, kicking the pimple soup pot to the ground, and bleeding a lot.
The pimple soup seller didn't follow it now, and grabbed the hurried person and said, "You have to pay me the pimple soup money." The footman retorted: "I shouldn't have compensated you because you shouted too loudly and frightened my donkey." One of the two said that they would pay compensation, and the other said that they would not compensate, but they only fought for red faces and red ears, and there was a great tendency to fight. At this time, an onlooker came to explain and persuade: "Don't argue with the two of you, I heard that the second son just came to our Xinglin to inspect, and he was at the township office. ”
The pimple soup seller and the foot catcher said almost in unison: "Go and go, who is afraid to go?" Hmph, I'm reasonable, the second son will definitely support me! ”
The footman led the donkey and the pimple soup seller straight towards the township office, followed by a large group of people watching the excitement.
After a short time, the two came to the door of the township office, and the footman tied the donkey to a locust tree, and the men reported it to Li Chengzong. Li Chengzong let the two into the office, and they hurriedly knelt down, each insisting on his own words, and let Li Chengzong make a clear decision.
After Li Chengzong heard this, he thought to himself: These two people are poor, who will pay for them? He couldn't make up his mind for a moment. Li Chengzong walked up and down the lobby for a while, and sat down for a while, his eyebrows tightened. The people who came to see Li Chengzong's verdict said in their hearts: Li Chengzong, Li Chengzong, they all said that you are born a god and a wise man, and you can't even break this little matter today, see why you step down.
Suddenly, Li Chengzong opened his eyes, got down, separated the crowd, and walked towards the outside of the township office. The crowd that came to see the excitement also came out.
I saw Li Chengzong come to the tree where the donkey was tethered, lift the reins with his left hand, and face the donkey with his right hand, slap the left and slap the right hand. He still said with words in his mouth: "This mistake of rushing your feet, this mistake of selling pimple soup, are all the fault of you calling a donkey, and it is not too bad for me to beat you to call a donkey!" Saying that, Li Chengzong called the donkey "ah, ah" and screamed.
The onlookers couldn't help but laugh when they saw Li Chengzong beating the donkey like this. may be laughing at Li Chengzong's inability to "judge the case" and fight back against livestock.
However, with the laughter of the onlookers, Li Chengzong was about to close the case.
I saw Li Chengzong grab the collar of a man wearing silk (rich families, poor people don't wear silk) and said: "Today I will judge the case and teach this donkey a lesson, and it also deserves it, and you take the lead in laughing, if you don't laugh at me, you won't judge the case." Someone, arrest him, and lock him up for three days. ”
When I heard this, I was stunned and confused: Is it really me who laughed first? People are lost in things. He didn't think about it, so many people were laughing, how did Li Chengzong know that it was you who laughed first?
When the man in silk saw that he was about to arrest himself, he hurriedly said, "Second son, can you fine me a few dollars?" Please don't catch me. ”
When Li Chengzong saw that his goal had been achieved, he said, then I will punish you with fifty yuan. When the guy in silk heard this, it was only fifty yuan, so he simply nodded neatly and admitted the punishment and thanked him, and he happily handed over the fine of fifty yuan.
Li Chengzong got 50 yuan, divided the 50 yuan into two parts, and handed one to the pimple soup seller: "You started a small business today, you lost your capital, and your children and wives rely on you to support you, go buy some rice and noodles." ”
After speaking, he handed over the other twenty-five yuan to the foot chaser: "It's not easy for you, there are eighty old ladies in the family who rely on your filial piety, and today's lawsuit delayed the sale of firewood, so take these fifty wen to buy some meat noodles or something filial piety." ”
When the pimple soup seller and the "hurry" heard this, the two of them knelt in front of Li Chengzong, and thanked them for their kindness, Li Chengzong quickly helped the two of them up, and talked to them a few words, and they dispersed and went to their own businesses.