Listening to the discussion of people on the street, it seems that there are special thieves who put the captive children at the door of those kind-hearted families after a little training, and those who don't know whether it is the lord or the lady kindly leave the child behind and then enter the burglary in the middle of the night with the information provided by the child, which can be regarded as news at the time, almost all the evidence points to the child, even the reason of youth and ignorance can not help him exonerate himIf the Han child was in the territory of the Great Zhou, maybe there would be a kind county official to exonerate him, but in this place he could only be beaten to death. Maybe it would be a good thing for that child to die a day earlier, watching him show traces of a black-brown soldering iron from those tattered holes from time to time under his blood-stained prison clothes, and the boy with a dirty face swallowed the last mouthful of cold steamed buns in his hand with great effort, and slowly walked past the master who was standing at the entrance of the yamen who was reading something aloud, even if he walked far away, he could hear the proud and not sleek voice pondering his own sentences: "There is a thief today, with sinister intentions, I was caught stealing, and now I have corrected the law, I hope you will be able to do so."

The boy glanced indifferently at the human head that was hanging high from a bamboo pole in a bamboo cage. Because he hung too high, he couldn't see the child's face clearly, but looking at the bodies that were dragged to the bamboo frame and hung up about the same height as himself, the boy couldn't help but think, probably as big as me, that child.

The government has put up notices prohibiting large families from adopting orphans, firstly, to prevent the slightest deterioration, and secondly, to discourage those large families who have lost their money from coming to the door. What do you say you are doing with so much kindness, isn't it just a few orphans, no one cares about starving to death, no one cares about freezing, no one hurts, but you have nothing to do and bring them home, and they are offered to the young master on the spot, phew! If it weren't for the fear of something coming out and affecting their political performance, otherwise they would have locked all those little food beggers in jail from door to door, and see what tricks they could come up with!

The county lord took the wine jug and poured himself another glass of wine, ate two bites of side dishes, and continued to reprimand those submissive subordinates under the plaque hanging high in the mirror, "Hey, I said you don't have eyes!" I asked you to get me a confession and come back, but I didn't ask you to beat people to death, hey, you people, you are so ruthless, if that little ghost's soul is found tonight, it will be yours or mine? ”

One of the yacha leaders below seemed to be used to saying this, and said casually: "Count yours, count yours, of course count yours, where is your old man, and we are there"

Before he finished speaking, he was sprayed with wine, and the county magistrate pointed at his nose with an expression of rotten wood that could not be carved: "What did you say, what did you just say?" Count me in? What do you mean by counting me?! Well?! You burned people to death, huh? And that clamp, the chain, the boiling water—didn't you make him look like no one, why should you count him as mine? Didn't I just--I just told you to be very careful, very careful with the children who had stumbled? Why did you kill people all at once? I said that you guys are really bloody, so cruel, I can't help but shed tears for that little ghost," said the county magistrate, wiping a few tears that he had squeezed out with his sleeve.

"But master, you don't know, that little Diao Min didn't want to say the mastermind after the fact, even if he ran out of punishment, he wouldn't recruit ah, I don't think this is a way, so I started a little heavier, who knew that the kid's body was so not strong, and he died before he was halfway through the punishment, I don't know either," the yacha's face was red and white for a while, and he didn't even wipe the wine that was spat on by the county master.

"Hmph," the county magistrate stared at the few people standing in front of him again, with a look of disdain that knew that you were not enough to succeed and more than to fail, he stretched out his hand forward, "Have you got that confession?" ”

The officer's face instantly changed to a flattering smile, he took out a stack of paper from his sleeve and handed it over with a sycophantic smile: "Here, that kid will not admit his guilt, so I will"

The county magistrate stretched out his hand and pulled the confession into his hand, squinted his eyes and stared at a few lines of words, and then put his gaze on the person who seemed to be squeezed out of the gap in his eyes, "So what did you do?" Let him confess indiscriminately? Trick him into being illiterate? There are still a few people who are stuck in their necks and pressing their arms, and they directly press their fingers on this piece of paper."

The yacha smiled even more happily, "Master, it doesn't take so much trouble at all, when he dies, I'll just press his finger on the paper like that."

"What?" The county master's face suddenly became very unsightly, as if he remembered something, he moved his hand inch by inch, I don't know if it was because he was soaked in sweat or something else, the finger print was even more blurry than when he first saw it: "You won't just press the finger mark directly with his blood?" ”

The official smiled and nodded, "yes, yes, that's so easy."

"Save your head!" Another scolding, "That's dead blood!" You still dare to send such an unlucky thing to this master, do you sincerely want to kill the master and me! What a bad luck! Bad luck! It's over, if that little ghost comes back, he must find the head of Master Ben!" The county magistrate seemed to be worried about something, pacing up and down the hall, glaring viciously at the yacha who instigated him to take the confession, and praying to the Buddha in heaven to bless him with peace and security.

"But this is all the master's idea, I just listened to his words to do this," the yacha who seemed to have a bad head now finally noticed his master's unhappiness, and hurriedly changed his face and moved out the master who had been giving advice for this master, maybe it was a little late to bring out the master's sign at this time, but he was not stupid, if the county master blamed it, it would be much better to carry it by one more person than to carry it alone. Originally, he didn't say that the master was greedy for that credit, but who would have thought that the master who looked at the fairy wind bones was so unreliable, not only did he have no merit, but he also had to carry the black pot, and the yacha would stop doing it, this is not silver, why should I rush to fish it out on myself!

"Master, where has Master gone?" There was obviously a trace of impatience in the county master's tone, and those who were familiar with his temper knew that if the master hadn't appeared in front of him in front of him with a cup of tea, he would definitely take the few people around him who never used their brains to do things. The leader of the yacha hurriedly glared at the person behind him who was sleeping next to the pillar with a water and fire stick, and slapped his head when he was still in a daze when he was just woken up, "Go find the master!" If you miss the county master's business, see how I clean you up! Hey, how dare you fall asleep, you second dog, see if I don't kill you! ”

The man who had just run two steps was hit hard on the buttocks, and the servant named Ergouzi muttered unconvinced and ran quickly to the door.

The master at the gate of the county government was still talking about something, although the indifferent people walked away one after another, but more and more people came over and pointed at the miserable corpse and said something. Looking at the human head hanging high on the bamboo pole, the boy in the pile couldn't help but say: "People have been tortured to death by you, and what are you talking about here!" ”

The master immediately showed half of his face from behind the long notice, "Bold! Who said that just now?! ”

A well-dressed young lady stood up with a clear voice, and even if the veil covered her face, it seemed that people could see her anger: "I! ”

Seeing that someone was strong, many people who didn't want to get into trouble retreated a few steps, and I could even see an elderly lady pull the girl's sleeve hard, and whispered, "This young lady, you have a good old woman in your heart, but you can see it, but as the saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials, and reason with the people in the yamen, it is always us ordinary people who suffer, if you don't know that person, don't talk nonsense, that master may not be as knowledgeable as my old wife, I'll give a round and say good things, If you admit your mistake again, this matter will be settled, otherwise he may not ask someone to take you."

Before the eldest lady finished speaking, the master strode down impatiently, "Hey, I said don't stand there and interrupt me!" What about you, crazy old woman! Get out of the way, let me see what kind of flower and moon this chick is," he said as he reached out and picked off the veil of the young lady.

The boy who had nowhere to go and walked back faintly felt that something was wrong, not because of the master, but because of the girl he had never seen before, and the fragrance of flowers and the calm temperament on her body were something that no one else could learn. Either rich or expensive, a word popped up in the boy's mind in an instant, and he couldn't help but think about it, if she saved her now, maybe she would stay by her side as a little girl or something.

Before he could think about it any more, the master's hand, which was as thin as a chicken rib and only a few bones, was about to touch the girl's veil, and the young lady stood there as if she was stunned. The boy suddenly kicked the master in the foot, grabbed the girl's hand and ran away.

"Oh, what kind of thing doesn't have eyes! Don't run! You little bunny! What are you all doing in a daze, don't chase after it! The master, who almost bounced off the ground with his feet in his hands, screamed loudly at the two officials standing at the gate of the county government, and shouted behind them after the two people ran out a few steps: "Come back!" Call two more people! If you don't believe it, you can't catch that little bunny! ”

The two officials who rushed back hurriedly helped him, and the smile on his face was sprayed with saliva before it could fully unfold: "Why are both of them back?!" You don't have eyes! One goes to chase first, even if you can find out where the little rabbit cub lives, see what I'm doing, hurry up and chase it! I'll teach you this, stupid! The scolding master no longer had the calm and relaxed look just now, looking at him with a red face and a thick neck yelling at the yacha, and gradually the people who surrounded him tacitly blocked the view of the yacha.

"What do you guys want to do?! Want to rebel? Let me tell you, I can't control it when I leave this county, but in the one acre and three points of land in this county, except for the county master, my words are holy decrees! It's the king's law! Not convinced, not convinced, isn't it? Unconvinced, stand up and let me take a look," the master's mustache had already been cocked, and even the green tendons on his forehead were highlighted one by one, looking at him like a little ghost yaksha, people silently got out of the way, but the shadow of those two people could no longer be found on the wide avenue

"You can't get along with me with your pure heart, right?" As long as he stared at him with red eyes like a mad dog about to bite, the onlookers hurriedly dispersed, and several people who wanted to see the joke crowded in front also involuntarily took a few steps back, the master glared at him, and was about to lose his temper, but was interrupted by a voice,

"Master, master, hurry up and go back with me, the county master is looking for you!" The person who ran out of the yamen didn't even bother to wipe the saliva that came out of the dozing off, until he was about to run in front of the master before he stopped, and a foul smell suddenly came to his nose, the master couldn't care about his feet, covered his nose, and glared viciously at the official who was standing guard who had covered his nose early but didn't remind him in advance, turned his head to the side and took a deep breath, and endured the disgusting disgust left by the residue left by not knowing what to eat on the face opposite: "Lead the way ahead,"

The county hall hall.

Under the high hanging plaque of the mirror, the county lord still looked like a six gods and no owner, and looked at the door from time to time, and the eyes of the leader of the yacha who had been punished to the door suddenly lit up, and shouted: "Come, master, master." ”

The county master's eyes lit up immediately, and before he could say another word, he jumped off the prince's chair and strode out of the door. The few officials who were still drowsy talked about it for a while, and it seemed that although the county lord with a big belly would have such agile skills, it was not only not very pleasing to the eye, but it could also be regarded as a rare one in a hundred years.

"Master, Master, what's wrong?" Seeing that the master he relied on the most looked angry, the county master showed a distressed son-in-law's expression, and hurriedly pulled the chair under the scribe's buttocks, "Master sit, two dogs, what are you still doing there!" Hurry up and ask the doctor to show the master! ”

"Don't mention this," thinking of what happened just now, the master himself felt that his face was gloomy, this kind of thing that made a child humiliated him fiercely made it known to everyone everywhere, but he also knew that even if he was not pointed at by those people behind his back, his reputation could not be worse than now, the only good thing about him was that he was quite self-aware of this kind of thing, "What's the matter, just say it now,"

Although it makes people look like the master who is now holding tea and drinking the water in the quilt in one go, he looks like a real county master, but the county master, who has always been obedient to this master, didn't think that Xu was smiling beside him, "The master is happy." Originally, it wasn't a big deal, but although the child who was locked up in prison was dead, the big man still didn't want us to chase back what he lost, you are the emperor's guard, and you are used to seeing strong winds and waves, I just want to ask you to give you an idea of what to do," Seeing the fat on the county master's face trembling, the master smiled coldly, although he was disdainful in his heart, but he couldn't help but excuse himself: "What did the county master say, although I am only here for the time being a master, But we are all grasshoppers tethered to the same line, will there be anything to hide from you? ”

The county magistrate smiled all over his face, and hurriedly served a cup of tea in person, "Then this matter"

"Didn't that big family want the silver, you tell him that the silver has been recovered, you tell him to come here tomorrow to get it in person, and then hehe," said the master, muttering a few words in the ear of the county master.

"Is this appropriate?" The fat on the county master's face trembled uncontrollably, and a few beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, "If the king asks, then I"

The master sneered, "Isn't it that I still have you to bear, don't worry, it's okay." ”

The county magistrate smiled reluctantly, but the smile looked like he was about to cry no matter how he looked at it.

The weather in the royal capital is even colder. (To be continued.) )