The good and bad of a county is directly related to the survival of the local people, who hopes to meet a good official, Susong County has done a good job in the previous county, the policy is clear, sympathetic to the people, and the benevolence is very high in the hearts of the locals, but unfortunately the good times are not long, and they resigned in a hurry for a year, and no one knows the reason inside. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

For more than half a year, Wang Xiancheng covered the sky with one hand, clinging to the power of the county and the horse to do whatever he wanted, but all lawsuits, that is, the defendant ate the plaintiff, until the last two sides were willing to stop, so in the past six months, in addition to some homicide cases, the rest of the county government is some headless cases similar to petty theft, and the bitter lord report is only to vent the anger of a theft, no one expects the county lord to find things and return to the owner, since ancient times, the people do not fight with the officials, over time, most people would rather choose to swallow their anger than go to court.

Not only is there nowhere to try criminal cases, but with the negligence of Wang Xiancheng's management, the public security in the city has deteriorated more and more, and the upper and lower levels are effective, the lord does not care about things, and the people who do things are even more passive and slacking off, and no one will be idle to have conflicts with the gangsters and ruffians on the street.

Therefore, Lu Fei's arrival has given the people of the county high expectations, especially when he was incompatible with Wang County in the first time he took office, which they are happy to see.

At this time, on the main hall of the county government, Lu Fei was in good spirits, wearing a black gauze hat on his head, and the official uniform was neatly packed, due to the unprecedented rise of Confucianism in the Tang Dynasty, the hair and skin of his body came from his parents and did not dare to damage it, Lu Fei's originally smooth chin had a beard of rice grains long, adding a touch of majesty to his scholarly anger.

Li Shun set up a table behind the screen of the 'Sea Asahi Map' in the main hall, listened quietly to the movement in the lobby, and was ready to give advice to Xinzhi County at any time.

Zhixian sits in the hall, Wang Xiancheng is inconvenient to appear in the lobby, he has no face to sit in the court at this time, the case he judged is about to be completely overturned, and he may also pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and pull out a bunch of facts about his violation of law and discipline, so he took Master Wu Zishi straight to the Zhao Mansion ten miles east of the city one day to ask for the protection of the county master.

'Bang' With a crisp slap, the sound of startling wood sounded, Lu Fei spoke, "Ascend to the hall"

When the left and right officials heard the sound, they erected the water and fire sticks and hit the ground, and the sound of the hall was loud and loud, and the drums and drums at the entrance of the yamen rumbled.

Leaning less, Lu Fei opened his mouth again, "Bring people to commit crimes, Lou San"

Lou San is the suspect who Zhao Bantou analyzed the stolen goods of his descendants according to Lu Fei last night, in fact, he doesn't need to go through the court, Lou San is a thief, but he is as timid as a mouse in the face of the official errand, and he confessed everything before the trial, which also shows how notorious the officers of the county government are, and they are all stunned when they see ghosts.

After a while, Lou was like white paper on three sides, trembling and being carried into the lobby by two officials.

Before Lu Fei could speak, his knees weakened, he fell to the ground, and shouted in his mouth, "Master Tai, I move, I move, I move (all)"

Lu Fei is fluent in modern Mandarin, which is basically very close to the official language of the Tang Dynasty, and ordinary people can understand it.

Under Li Shun's careful training, Lu Fei gradually learned some of the trial process, as soon as he heard Lou San's words, he set up Erlang's legs, hugged his hands on the back of his head, leaned crookedly, and said tepidly, "Okay, tell me how many times you committed crimes, time and place, what you stole and where the stolen goods went, you have to be honest, behave well, and I will be light, master."

Lou San cautiously knelt up straight, and told all the facts of the case before and after, except for some ambiguity in time, it was basically the same as the source of the report received by the county government.

The case is completely clear, but Lu Fei has something else in his heart, Master Li Shun Li said that as the head of a county, it is the duty of educating the people to work hard to get rich, and to be positive, and now there is no shortage of ruffians/hooligans in and out of the city, and there are more and more people who do not work hard and are idle, and in the end, nine times out of ten they will take risks and embark on the road of crime, which is the unstable factor of long-term peace and stability, and solving these people is the source of chaos.

Lu Fei looked Lou San up and down, in his thirties, looking left and right, it was also a simple portrait, and his limbs were developed, this kind of person should not do this kind of thing unless he had to, so he asked, "Lou San, master, let me ask you, I see that you also have a body of strength, hands and feet, how can you embark on this road?" Isn't it good to find a job to do? ”

Lou San lowered his head and sighed, and kowtowed respectfully, "Master Tai (big), the villain has a family and a business, and the couple sells pancakes in the morning and evening at Nanshikou to live, although there is not much money, but it is enough to live, but ......" Speaking of this, a trace of helplessness flashed in Lou San's eyes, and he wanted to stop talking.

"But what? Don't have any worries, I am the biggest in this hall, I will call the shots for you, and said" As soon as Lu Fei heard that there was another hidden secret, he immediately came back to his senses, pointing at Lou San and said.

Lou San was a little scared, glanced around the lobby, paused, and then suddenly looked directly at Lu Fei, as if he had made some decision, and said, "Anyway, it's already like this, it's a big deal, I'll say, master"

Lu Fei raised his hand to him and smiled, "It's not that serious, this case is not fatal, if you have something to say."

Lou San didn't dare to stand up, "Master, the villain also has a family and a business, the couple set up a pancake stall at the entrance of the South Market, although the life is a little harder, but it is enough to live, but half a year ago, a few officials said that the small furnishing stalls have to pay taxes, the villain's ancestors have done this, and the taxes have always been paid, three cents a day, those officials said that now they have changed to pay five cents a day, and then increased again and again, they have to pay twenty cents a day, lord, sometimes a small day can earn this money, where can I afford it"

Speaking of this, Lu Fei glanced at Zhao Bantou on the side, only to see that his body was shaking slightly, and his face was uneasy.

Lou San continued, "If you don't pay this money, the big brother of the errand will not let the villain out of the stall, the villain has a lame cousin (wife) who is still waiting for the money to live, no way, the villain went to the county government to ask for an explanation, that Wang Lao did not listen to the villain to tell the story of the matter and let the officials beat the villain, the villain did not dare to come again, and then later, if you don't go out of the stall, you still have to live, the villain went to the street to find something to do, but the county lord found the villain to be arrested and beaten, saying that the villain broke the law"

Lu Fei blinked and muttered to himself, "What kind of law is this?"

At this time, Li Shun walked out from behind the screen and whispered, "The law of the Tang Dynasty, the cultivator guards his field, the worker does his business, the businessman passes through the city, and all walks of life must not rebel."

"What do you mean?" Lu Fei picked up the teacup and asked in the line of sight of the audience.

Li Shun said, "That is to say, no one is allowed to change his own livelihood, the dragon gives birth to the dragon, the phoenix gives birth to the phoenix, and the son of the mouse must make a hole."

Lu Fei felt funny when he heard it, what kind of bullshit rule is this, "Then what if you can't make a living like him and don't change your career?" ”

Li Shun also said, "Farmers can rent other people's land if they lose their fields, and craftsmen and hawkers can only sell themselves into slavery."

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the society was in turmoil, the population withered, the displaced people wandered around, all industries were decadent, the fields were barren, and the old Zhu from a humble background was in response to this social reality, prohibiting the people from leaving their land without permission and recuperating, sure enough, this policy quickly achieved results, and the country became rich and strong, so this policy became the ancestral system of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how the society developed, this policy has never changed.

After Li Shun returned to the screen, Lu Fei shook his hand at Lou San, "You go on"

"It's the master" Lou San sniffed and said, "The villain can't make a living, and he can't work, so he can only wait at home to starve to death.

Lu Fei pursed his lips and nodded, "You step aside first."

Lou San was escorted up by the officials and pushed to the side.

"Zhao Bantou" Lu Fei was shocked.

The ancestral system of the Tang Dynasty is incapable of changing the order of a small county, but Lou San's matter, it is the result of the oppression of the government, this matter can be investigated by Lu Fei, and it is not a small errand that dares to do it by adding market taxes without permission, so blatant, who else on this ground has the courage and ability except Wang Xiancheng.

Zhao Sihai has been waiting, he knows that sooner or later this matter will involve him, and now he has to stand up and stand under the hall, "My lord"

Lu Fei said, "Do you know what Lou San said? You don't need me to gather the officials together and confront them in front of you."

Zhao Sihai arched his hand and said, "Back to the master, there is indeed something to do"

A 'pop' sounded in the woods.

"The tax collector has arrived," Lu Fei said.

After a while, the tax collector trotted all the way to the lobby and saluted the hall, "The king of the lower officials has seen the lord with wealth."

"Hmm" Lu Fei sat on the hardwood chair for a long time, his butt itched, and he simply squatted on the chair, "Let me ask you, does this roadside vendor want to collect taxes?" ”

Wang Youcai is an expert in this industry, how can he not know this thing, said, "Back to the master, this place is different, in order to ensure that the market is orderly, the tax is standardized."

Lu Fei didn't understand what he heard, and waved his hand impatiently, "You have to do it, talk to the master and me in the future, don't drag the text, it's simple and clear, it's so easy to understand, let me ask you again, how much tax should you pay a day to set up a pancake stall at the entrance of the South Market?" ”

Wang Youcai didn't expect that he didn't get a back face when he returned to the new old man for the first time, and he was nervous, so he tried to say as little as possible, so as not to attract the white eyes of the old man again, he stretched out a finger, "As far as the lower officials know, it should be in Sanwen money, and all these stalls are charged according to this amount."

Lu Fei had some eyebrows in his heart, and then asked, "Okay, you are a tax official, and all the tax items in the county are in your hands, let me ask you again, when did Nanshikou mention this kind of tax to twenty wen?" ”

Wang Youcai swallowed his saliva, his face became ugly, he looked at Zhao Bantou on the side, and said, "Down, the lower officials don't know that there is such a thing."

"Don't know?" Lu Fei's voice was fierce, staring at Wang Youcai fiercely. As soon as I saw his flickering appearance, I knew that he was talking nonsense, Zhao Bantou said that there was such a thing, you turtle calf thing dare to talk in front of my lord.

Wang Youcai hugged the hem of his clothes, knelt down, and looked flustered, "Master, the lower officials really don't know anything."

"Hey, it's dishonest."

Zhao Bantou bowed his hand at this time and knelt down next to Wang Youcai, "My lord, the tax collector does not know, can he allow his subordinates to be detailed?"

Lu Fei thought about it carefully, in front of so many onlookers, exposing the unsightly deeds in the county government, it was also blackening his face, thankless, besides, this iron-clad magistrate of the county, in front of everyone to Zhao Bantou is not a county magistrate should do, Zhao Bantou is the backbone of the officials, with his help, it can save a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Lu Fei waved his hand at Wang Youcai and Zhao Bantou, asking them to retreat to the side first, and then slapped the stunned wood, "Lou San"

Lou San knelt down under the hall again, "the villain is there"

The person who had already made the transcript in front of the court sent Lou San's confession to Lou San.

Lu Fei said, "This is your confession, take a look, if there is no problem, sign and draw it."

Lou San shook his head and said, "The villain is illiterate."

"Then you can draw a circle."

So Lou San drew a circle, and then pressed his handprint, which can be regarded as a confession of guilt.

The education level of the ancients was generally not high, and signing and painting was a headache for illiterate people, so people replaced it with drawing circles, which was "painting and charging", or "painting flowers".

The founder of the painting, the legend should be Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty, Wang's habit of signing is to write only one 'stone' word, and after writing a horizontal and a skimming, draw a circle in the middle of the apostrophe, because he is anxious, "make a circle more than not round, often flat, and more bringed", so I heard a private discussion, saying that the word 'stone' he signed is actually an 'anti'

words, he simply removed a horizontal skimming, and the rest was left with a circle, and many descendants imitated it, which is almost the origin of the painting.

The sentence of the Tang Law for the crime of theft is based on the heaviest death or injury caused by burglary, and the amount of stolen goods is based on the fact that Lou San has committed dozens of burglarys, and the sum of the amount before and after is worth a lot of money, and it has a very bad impact on the security in the city, and it is not too much to sentence him to 3,000 miles away to be confiscated or imprisoned for life, but because Lou San has a good attitude in admitting his guilt and has a sense of remorse, plus there is a reason for the incident, the felony may be given a light sentence.

Lu Fei scratched his ears and cheeks, staring at Lou San's confession, he really didn't know how to punish him.

At this time, Li Shun walked out from behind the screen again, and the folding fan in his hand flicked on Lou San's confession, and a small note jumped on the paper, and no one in the hall could see it.

There were several rows of small letters written on the small note, and Lu Fei glanced at it roughly, and immediately raised his eyebrows.

'Bang' sounded.

"Uh-huh!" Lu Fei cleared his throat, "This and this, ah, Lou San listened to the verdict, the truth of this case has now been revealed, the three crimes of the class are unforgivable, according to the law, you should be in the army 3,000 miles away from the border, and never return home, but this old man reads that you have a sincere remorse, and decided to give a light sentence, listen well, you are now sentenced to return the unsold stolen goods to the original owner immediately, with a staff of forty strokes, a fine of eighty taels of silver, and three years of hard labor in the county government, in order to serve respect, do you accept the sentence?" ”

According to the Datang Law, if the defendant is not satisfied with the original verdict, he can appeal, and the case will be retried again, and the presiding judge may be a higher level of yamen.

Class 3 was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses, thinking that he would never have the opportunity to see that paralyzed guest (wife) again in this life, this is a fulfillment of two lives, he was so excited that he kowtowed again and again, and said with a handful of snot and tears, "Thank you Qingtiantai (big) master, the villain is convinced"