Chapter 3: Nameless Fire

"You got up very early on August 17 last year, right?" Zhang Xianling gritted his teeth and asked angrily, it is especially unforgivable for a scholar to do such an unreasonable thing. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Suddenly said a date, Zhou Ning really didn't know where he was that day and what he did, but whether he got up early or not, Zhou Ning knew it.

"Three watches, five watches, when did I not get up early?" Zhou Ning knew that the D county order would not come out and ask him for no reason.

This day must be the date of the case, Zhou Ning raised his head, looked up at the county magistrate who was sitting behind the public case, and couldn't help but chuckle: "August 17 last year? It's been eight and a half months, so you haven't identified the suspect yet, right? ”

This sentence is not light, heavy, salty, or light, and it hit the pain point of Zhang County's order, and this case is really clueless.

Liu Wuzhu wanted to go to Jiangnan to do business, Liu Wang's didn't want her husband to travel far away, and she persuaded and made trouble not to allow Liu Wuzhu to go, so the two had a conflict, and Liu Wuzhu beat Liu Wang's after drinking.

Liu Wuzhu ignored Liu Wang's family, and agreed with his friend Xia Laosan to board the boat in the early morning of August 17 and go down to the south of the Yangtze River together. Liu Wang saw that Liu Wuzhu had made up his mind, so he took care of his bags.

On August 17, before dawn, Liu Wangshi got up and made breakfast, Liu Wuzhu walked out of the house at dawn, Liu Wangshi sent him to the door of the house, told him some words and went back to the room with tears.

Xia Laosan did not see Liu Wuzhu after boarding the boat, and he still did not wait for him from early morning to sunrise. Xia Lao Sanyang's boatman went to Liu Wuzhu's house to urge.

The boatman Qian Da asked Liu Wang's why Liu Wuzhu didn't get up, and Liu Wang's was shocked and said that he had already gone out. Liu Wangshi, Xia Laosan, and Qian Da searched all over the county but did not find Liu Wuzhu, so they had no choice but to report to the official.

Zhang County's order began to only treat this case as a case of missing persons, and the picture of the four hanging orders made everyone pay attention, and whoever saw Liu Wuzhu report to the yamen could receive two rewards.

Zhang Xianling has never given up for eight and a half months, but after searching for so long, Liu Wuzhu is a dead person who has not seen anyone.

He really didn't even identify the suspect, first suspected that Xia Laosan was murdering for money, but Xia Laosan did not have time to commit the crime after trial.

Later, he suspected that Liu Wuzhu's wife Liu Wangshi had fornicated with someone else to murder Liu Wuzhu, and locked Liu Wang's family up, and he did not find any evidence for a long time.

Yesterday, the master thought of a good idea, and put Liu Wang's family back first, saying that she had been found innocent, and her husband was still in the missing place, and the county government would continue to send people to search for her.

Then he ordered Li Zhutou to take people to secretly observe around her house to see who she was dealing with. If she has an adulterer, and I hear that she is acquitted, this case is no longer over, and she will definitely come to the door.

As a result, Liu Wang's family was put back yesterday, and the 'adulterer' Zhou Ning was arrested before noon today, and Zhang Xian ordered the excited Ma Shengtang to start the trial, but he didn't expect this Zhou Ning to be very old, but he was very slippery.

I didn't ask anything useful, and I was sarcastic by him, what is this called? Zhang Xianling made him so stunned that he couldn't speak, and his face turned white with anger.

"What a bold thief, who dares to roar at the court and despise his own officials." Saying that, Zhang Xianling slapped the shocked wood: "Come on, pull him down for me and hit the twenty boards again." ”

Zhang Xianling was indeed angry with Zhou Ning, and he would not be punished so indiscriminately. If the 20 boards are poor in physical fitness, they can be crippled.

Zhang Xianling grabbed the judgment on the public case and was about to throw it down, but the master hurriedly went over and stopped: "My lord, slow down." ”

Zhang Xianling turned his head to look at the master, his eyes were full of doubts, why can't I beat this kid? Could it be that he has any origins? Or can you conclude that he is really a good citizen?

The master understood Zhang Xianling's thoughts, and he whispered: "My lord, in case he is really famous" The master didn't continue to say half a sentence, his meaning was already very clear.

Xiucai's fame was not removed from the board before it was removed, and Zhang Xianling was also angry for a while, and he was reminded by his master to withdraw the award.

Zhang Xianling didn't believe that Zhou Ning would be a famous person at all, what Zhou Ning said was too exaggerated, and bragging had to rely on a bit of a spectrum, and what he said was not on the spectrum at all.

"Zhou Ning." Zhang Xianling forcibly suppressed his anger and asked: "You said that you won the show and the lifter, and you also entered the Spring Festival this year, what is the evidence?" What's the name? ”

The treatment of the literati of the Dajing Dynasty was particularly good, and Xiucai had the privilege of being exempt from donations, taxes, and forced labor. Therefore, in order to prevent some people from moving the crooked mind of 'pretending to be a showman', after each level of the examination, a 'academic certificate' will be issued to candidates who have passed the examination.

The 'academic certificate' is actually a special waist card called 'name symbol', which is specially used to 'verify the correct body', and is the 'ID card' for the literati of the Dajing Dynasty.

Zhou Ning naturally had a name, but he didn't bring it with him. He went to take up his post, and the things he had to bring were not too many or too little, and they were all taken care of by his subordinates and taken to Yunjiang County, where he was going to work.

He did not go in a carriage with everyone, but walked from the capital alone. Anyway, with enough time, he can take a look at the folk customs here.

"Xiao Ke's name is in the hands of the scholar." Zhou Ning couldn't come up with a name, but he didn't panic, he had other ways to prove his identity.

"Where's your clerk now?" Zhang Xianling expected that he was lying, the literati never left their bodies when they went out, and the name was a symbol of status, that was glory! Don't say that it's convenient to do things with a name, even if it's convenient to brag.

Zhou Ning didn't rush to explain whether he really had merit and fame, but asked Zhang Xianling with a smile and half anger: "It's not important, forgive the offense, dare to ask, if Xiao Ke has no merit and fame, does he deserve to suffer from these twenty boards today?" ”

If Zhou Ning's joke poked at Zhang County's sore spot and made him angry, then Zhang County's order raised and lowered the judgment stick poked Zhou Ning's scales, making him a nameless fire rush to the top of his head.

The reason why he said such a joke to the county magistrate in court was to show his identity, and it was not too much to tell a joke between colleagues. He never expected that the county magistrate would execute him without even asking a few words related to the case.

I'm afraid that such an official is careless and disrespectful of people's lives has become commonplace, right? Zhou Ning disdains to be in the company of such a foolish official, what kind of friendship among colleagues to hell with it.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhou Ning didn't want to save him any more face, he lost a gentle smile on his face, and his speech became cold and ruthless.