Chapter 278

A sound of horses' hooves came from the direction of the dock, Yang Shangjing led a team of cavalry to this side, the speed was not fast, not to mention slow, after all, among these people, a large part of them were people from the Xu family of Wei Guogong, getting on the horse and riding the boat rudder, don't play too slippery.

From a distance, Yang Shangjing saw the busy scene here, and couldn't help frowning: "Mr. Xu, you take someone to see, what is going on over there?" ”

Before Xu Shangyong could move, he heard Uncle Zhong laugh and said: "What else can it be, it's nothing more than collecting debts at the end of the year, and the poor stick can't pay the money, so he will be beaten there." ”

When he spoke, Uncle Zhong's face was full of warm smiles, and the corners of his mouth even pulled out a very pleasant arc, as if this was commonplace - this is indeed commonplace, in the feudal era, when it came to the end of the year, it was basically this routine, those who had acres of land took acres of land to pay off their debts, and those who did not sell their sons and daughters had to pay off their debts, otherwise where did so many acres of land come from? The arable land in the world is such a large area, and the productivity of this year is so virtuous, you can't conjure up fields out of thin air, right?

Moreover, although Uncle Zhong was fished out of the prison of Jianning Mansion by the Yang family, even before he entered, he was not a poor stick in the traditional sense, poor and rich in martial arts, just his horizontal practice, he still wanted to learn it if he had no money? I was afraid that I would be directly malnourished in half of my studies, so I went to report to Lord Yama.

Yang Shangjing narrowed his eyes, the look in his eyes was very complicated, he sighed, and said: "This official remembers that this year's imperial court is exempt from taxes on autumn grain, why are there still people here collecting debts?" ”

The well-informed Uncle Zhong then smiled: "The young master doesn't know that this government does not collect taxes, but the acres of land of this tenant are under the management of the big family. ”

After a pause, Uncle Zhong then smiled and said: "The government can't control the affairs of this big family, not to mention, with the value of this tenant, I am afraid that the seeds are borrowed, and it is not just a simple matter of tenant rent to be repaid during the autumn harvest." ”

The imperial power is not lower than the county...... This is really the gospel of the feudal scholars, no wonder that hundreds of years later, the children and grandchildren of the scholars and doctors want to restore the glory of the past, beating the poor sticks, lynching, robbing people or something, don't play too slippery, that is called a majestic, that is called a murderous spirit.

"If it is an ordinary county order, what should I do if I see such a scene?" Yang Shangjing narrowed his eyes and asked slowly, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.

Uncle Zhong was stunned for a moment, and then he thought that the young master in front of him, who not only mastered the affairs of one county and three prefectures, was also a newcomer to officialdom after all, and he relied more on talent than experience.

So he sighed and shook his head: "What else, naturally I turn a blind eye, as the so-called out of sight is pure, that's what I said." ”

After a slight pause, Uncle Zhong suddenly narrowed his eyes: "It's just that the young master's county order is called 'county honor', which is different from ordinary county orders, if you want to manage it, it's okay, but this one is always a bad rule, and if it reaches the ears of other people, it will have to be attacked." ”

When Yang Shangjing heard this, he frowned and exhaled slowly.

Unspoken rules, in the final analysis, is still this thing, the family behind the scholars and doctors, in fact, are all the sages of this era, even if it is a poor boy, who has taken the great luck to take the imperial examination, the family behind it is also soaring to the sky, becoming a new sage, potential dragon slayers have become dragons after having the ability to slay dragons, what else do you expect?

He cares about this now, to put it bluntly, he is moving the cake of those scholars, breaking the rules, breaking the unspoken rules, once some friends with a strong sense of justice redo the stunned green, and use him as a precedent to wave the stick against the villagers in other places, I am afraid that it will be bad, so those civil officials in the current dynasty will inevitably attack him.

However, in the end, this is to deal with the contradictions in the countryside, and the unspoken rule of "the imperial power does not go down to the county" cannot be brought to the court to spray, so what should I do? spewing private morality, saying that he shouldn't care about the private grievances of the people, after all, this is a matter...... There are all there, a common phenomenon, and it is also recognized by the imperial court as reasonable and legitimate.

So Yang Shangjing sighed and said slowly: "Okay, then ......"

In an era, you have to act according to the rules of this era, and rashly overstepping the past can only backfire, not to mention that you will also be brutally suppressed by the forces of the times, so Yang Shangjing can only choose to turn a blind eye when his strength is not strong enough and the power stick in his hand is not tough enough.

But at this time, the boss Sun was kicked down, he was hit with a stick on his body, and blood spurted out of his mouth, and the woman threw herself on him and cried, Yang Shangjing's face changed: "This kind of killing and injuring people, this official is the county order to take care of it, isn't it anything wrong after all?" ”

Uncle Zhong was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Human life is a matter of heaven, this is indeed to be managed." ”

In ancient times, human life was a matter of heaven, and what was embodied was not the "spirit of the law", but the thorough humanistic care, that is, the requirements of "benevolence", benevolence loved others, so as long as the Ming Dynasty registered households hung up, they had to go to the government to report, and the civil vendetta also followed the principle of repaying debts and killing people.

Otherwise, "Da Song Ti Criminal Officer", which will be a fart hundreds of years later......

So Yang Shangjing turned his horse's head and rushed towards the dilapidated house, and the cavalry behind him were stunned, and hurriedly rushed up first, surround the seven or eight Liu family's dogs, for fear that none of them would be able to think of it, so they went directly to Yang Shangjing with a whistle stick.

The moment he saw the officials and soldiers rushing over, Steward Liu was stunned, and knelt down with a group of dogs, peeking and peeking, and saw that the person who rushed over in a five-grade official uniform happened to be Yang Shangjing, and the whole person's heart was raised, and he kowtowed again and again, and shouted loudly: "The villain Liu Lianfa has seen the county honor." ”

Yang Shangjing reined in the horse's head, squinted his eyes, stared at the people on the ground, and asked coldly, "What is the matter here that is here?" ”

As soon as the woman who was crying saw Yang Shangjing, she immediately put aside her husband, whose life and death were unknown, and pounced on the ground, kneeling in front of Yang Shangjing's horse's head, kowtowing like pounding garlic: "Lord Qingtian, Lord Qingtian, you have to be the master of the people's daughter......

So, in Steward Liu's somewhat frightened eyes, the woman told the truth of the matter, although the logic was a little confused, but Yang Shangjing could still understand, he squinted his eyes and waved his hand: "Come on, bring these people back to the county office!" ”