"Bringing the offender to the official!"

Three days later, Chang'an County Ya. Chang Ji sat on the main seat, and Guan Yi and other senior officials of Ji Han sat on both sides to observe. The so-called Chen Xi case was officially tried in court.

In the past three days, Guan Yi reported the matter to his family after returning home. But neither Chen nor Liu Ling expressed a very radical reaction to this. On the contrary, Chen Yan also comforted Guan Yi, saying that Guan Yi sat in this position, and he must handle the case impartially, so as not to chill everyone's hearts. If his brother is really unforgivable, then he can do whatever he wants.

I have to say that his wife's statement made Guan Yi under heavy psychological pressure.

Under the escort of two officials, Chen Xi was brought into the county office. Well, the clothes are clean and the headgear is neat. It can be seen that in the prison of Chang'an County, Chen Yu still gave him preferential treatment.

"Smack~! Guilty of the crime?! ”

"This official is not guilty! Chang Maotong, you cool official who sells direct invitations! Anything will be done for the sake of your fame! Ladies and gentlemen, today Chang Maotong will take a big Sima wife and uncle like this official in order to invite his name, if this matter succeeds, won't he take everyone here in the next step? Alert! ”

"Hmph, Uncle Chen. Correct you for a slip of the tongue first. This official is engaged in the Great Sima Mansion, and the annual salary is 2,000 stones. You are the magistrate of Xia County, and you earn 200 stone a year. When you see this official, you have to call yourself a lower official! ”

"Humph! is so superior, and the subordinate is not convinced! ”

"Hehehe, this official will convince you." After temporarily suppressing Chen Xi's momentum, Chang Ji slapped the shocked wood again: "This official asked you, last year, there was a great drought in Guanzhong, and Da Sima ordered that all counties mobilize people to collect locusts, jumping bugs, and insect eggs for food. Do you know if it's implemented in your county? ”

"Of course the subordinate knows about this order, and he has implemented it conscientiously."

"Executed? Hmph, the official asked you. From the initial set of Guanzhong in September last year to January this year, there was widespread snowfall in Guanzhong, and the excavation of insect eggs was basically suspended. How many locusts and their eggs have you received in Linjing County? How much food was sent out? ”

“…… In this matter, the lower officials have already instructed Yousi to be responsible. Concrete numbers...... I don't know. ”

As soon as Chen Xi's words came out, Liu Yong, Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi and others who were listening to it all sighed and began to shake their heads imperceptibly.

But Chang Ji was not angry at this time: "Then who knows about you in the county government?" ”

“…… This matter was handed over to the county Cheng Zhang Youchao. ”

"Come on! Prisoner Zhang Hui. ”

Zhang Hui, who was brought in, had very bright and tidy clothes, and Guan Yi glanced at Chen Yu, the commander of Chang'an County, unobtrusively: This kid is very good at being a man.

"Prisoner Zhang Hui, are you guilty?"

"The lower official is not guilty!"

"Hehehe, this official asks you, how many locusts and insect eggs have you handed over in Linjing County in one winter. How much grain did you receive from the Taishou Mansion of Anding County? ”

"Uh...... It's a cumbersome affair, and it's been a long time. The lower official can't remember clearly. ”

"Hehehe, it's okay. You can't remember, but the official can find it out very clearly. The winter of the sixth year of Yanxing. What you handed over to the Taishou Mansion of Anding County in Linjing County was 175 stone locusts, 100 stone jumping bugs and 35 stone insect eggs. These are dry weights. According to the price in the locust extermination order of the Great Sima Mansion, 380,000 yuan should be received from the Anding Taishou Mansion. You didn't receive money in Linjing County, but the grain you received was about 3,200 stones. ”

"That's right! I am often engaged in Linjing, which affected the whole county in last year's locust plague. The cultivated land of the entire county has not been harvested. What do you want money for? It was distributed to the people, and the people had to go everywhere to buy food. It is better for our county government to buy grain in a unified manner, so the loss on the way is much smaller. It is also good governance for the people! Not only this county, but also other surrounding counties. ”

“~~！ Prisoner Zhang Hui, are you embarrassed to say?! Three thousand two hundred stone of grain! The quota set by the Great Sima Prefecture for each county is 2 percent for road loss. But your Linjing County itself is the seat of the county, so there is no loss. But with such a small amount of food, how do you let the people under your rule survive this winter? The population of Linjing County is more than 3,700 Han people, and there are two small tribes of foreign races grazing in the north of Linjing County in winter, and there are also more than 2,000 people. Three thousand two hundred stone of grain, you let these five or six thousand people eat for a winter? You also said just now that you have no harvest in Linjing County, right? You settle accounts for the official, how can five or six thousand people survive the winter on 3,200 stone of grain? This official will give you the data of several counties around you. To the south of you, in Quail Arc County in Tan Binh County, there are more than 5,700 people, plus the alien races who spend the winter there. With a population of more than 8,300 people, how much food did they bring back? Twenty-one thousand stones! Even so, after one winter, more than 200 people still died of cold and starvation! To your east, Xichuan County, Anding County, has a population of about the same as you, with more than 5,800 people. How much grain did they pull back? More than 19,800 stones! As a result, more than 190 people died of cold and starvation in one winter. In your county, just so much grain is pulled back, how many people do you say will die? ”

"This ...... The people of this county have only collected such a small number of locusts and insect eggs. What can be done by the lower officials? You can't let the county guard inflate its accounts and steal the country's grain, right? ”

"Hahahaha~~~" Chang Ji laughed instead of anger: "Okay! Zhang Hui, this official asks you, how many people died of cold and starvation in Linjing County last winter? ”

“……”

"Say! Why don't you say it? ”

"One thousand two hundred and fifty-six."

"Huh?" Hearing this number, Chen Xi, who was next to him, jumped up suddenly: "Zhang ...... County Cheng, so many people died? Why didn't you report it to the official? ”

"Humph!" Ignoring the surprised Qian Xi, Chang Ji stared at Zhang Hui with dead eyes: "Prisoner Zhang Hui, are these people really dead?" Are they all really dead? ”

“……”

"Through this official's private interview with Weifu a few days ago, the actual death toll in Linjing County this winter is about thirty-five. Looking at this number alone, it is much better than the surrounding counties. But! After last winter, the population of your county roster has indeed dropped by 1,256 people! Except for those who really starved to death, most of the others went into your Zhang Hui's manor! Zhang Hui, what else do you have to say so far? ”

“…… Isn't there no way to do it often? This county is indeed the hardest hit area by the locust plague, but locusts can fly. If they don't stay in the county, how can the county get enough worms and eggs? The amount of collection is insufficient, and the lower officials can't bear to make fake accounts to deceive the upper officials. Naturally, the food brought back was insufficient. There was a shortage of food, and in order to prevent a large number of county residents from freezing and starving to death, naturally only the manor of the lower officials reluctantly accepted the refuge of those disaster victims. ”

"Bastard! It's just a fart! After saying this, Chang Ji got up, arched his hand to Liu Yong and Guan Yi to apologize, and then turned around and said: "Locusts do fly, so this adult and jumping worm is too small, and the official doesn't care about you." But your Linjing County is the seat of Anding County. On weekdays, the fields are cultivated, and the most foreign races come and go to graze. Among the counties in Anding, vegetation was the most destroyed. It stands to reason that locusts should have the most eggs in your place. How is it so much? ”

"This, maybe the people of this county are lazy and tricky."

"You~~~ How long will you resist? Come on, take the Pavilion Chief of Anfeng Pavilion and the Pavilion Chief Hou Sheting. ”

With Chang Ji's shout, two disheveled men limped into the lobby. Both were in their thirties. One is missing a leg, and the other, although both legs are sound, has a noticeably deformed knee. In short, they are all disabled.

"What do you call the two of you, and introduce yourself to the officials in the hall."

"No! Ladies and gentlemen, Huang Ding, the ancestral home of Yiyang, Jingzhou. The ancestors of the family entered Yizhou with the first emperor, and later died in Yiling. My father accompanied the general on the Northern Expedition and died in Duangu. Later, with the Northern Expedition of Da Sima, he was cut off by Jin thieves on the outskirts of the county. Retirement. Favored by the Great Sima, let him serve as the chief of Anfeng Pavilion in Linjing County, Anding County. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, Liu Ming, the ancestral home of Shu County, Yizhou. The grass people rode the general on the Northern Expedition with the chariot and broke their knees by the enemy's sledgehammer in the Battle of Jieting. Retirement. Favored by the Great Sima, he served as the head of the Hou Sheting Pavilion in Linjing County. ”

"Two strong men, tell you the officials, how does this Linjing County Ya treat you?"

"No! Ladies and gentlemen. The matter of Linjing County was found by the two of us who were often engaged in reporting it. The main problem is that the Linjing County Government refused to accept the eggs handed over by our two pavilions for various reasons. Ladies and gentlemen, we are all people who serve the country, and we know that it is not easy for the country to provide food for disaster relief. Therefore, the quality of eggs is extremely strictly controlled. The eggs we sent to the county government were absolutely dry and had very little sand. But the Linjing County Ya refused to accept it for various reasons! Either the water content is too high, or we dislike that our eggs have sand grains. This, this insect egg was dug out of the sand, no matter how it is washed, one or two grains of sand are inevitable! It's really not good, if you accept our eggs, you can give us a discount on the weight! But the Linjing County Ya just refuses to accept it! ”