April 6 is the first day Xie An took office as the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, and from today, he is officially separated from the identity of the common people in the past, and promoted to the scholar clan in the three orders of the Great Zhou [Min], [Shi], and [Qing].

Because it was the first day of taking office, Xie Anmao was woken up by Liang Qiuwu around the time, and it was about five o'clock in the afterlife, which was earlier than any previous day, after all, there were still two hours before he took office.

Looking at the sky outside the window, Xie An couldn't help but complain in his mouth, after all, the distance

"Is there a mistake, auntie, I only took office at the same time, is it necessary to tell me to get up now?"

Liang Qiuwu ignored Xie An's complaints, and Gu Zi said, "When you take office for the first time, you should prepare more in advance...... From today on, you are the new official of Chapter 56 of the order of my Great Zhou Imperial Court, and you must not be as lazy as before, you need to remember that the imperial historian is always keeping an eye on it! With that, he and Yi Yi put on their official uniforms for Xie An.

The official supplements of the Great Zhou Dynasty are roughly divided into vermilion, indigo, and dark gray from the background color.

From the first grade to the second grade for vermilion, from the third grade to from the sixth grade for indigo, from the seventh grade to from the ninth grade for dark gray, each order in the shade of color to distinguish, simply put, the higher the official position, the more mellow, bright, heavy the background color of the official uniform, the lower the official position, the more gray and inconspicuous the background color of the official uniform.

The official supplement of the five-rank official, the standing pattern on his chest is a white duck, also called a swan, which makes Xie An feel a little depressed.

Look at the military attache of the Liangqiu Dance from the second rank, it is a lion, but he is a white duck with an ugly painting......

After thinking about it, Xie An hung the saber that Liang Qiuwu gave him from his waist at the beginning, which added a bit of power.

But then again, the official standing pattern of the civil officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty has never been very good, even if it is as high as a first-grade official, in Xie An's opinion, it is just a lame crane, where is the unicorn standing pattern of someone who is a martial artist to be domineering.

Liang Qiu Wu did not see Xie Anxin's depression when he took office in Chapter 56, and he still told him all kinds of things about being an official, simply put, it can be summarized as several central ideas, loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, good treatment of deployment, no late arrival and early departure, no corruption and perversion of the law, and no going to the land of wind and snow when socializing with colleagues.

Well, most of the last one was added by herself.

And in the end, Liang Qiuwu instructed Xie An in every possible way, telling him not to leave the sight of Xiang Qing and Luo Chao during his tenure.

It's not that Liang Qiuwu wants to spy on Xie An, because what happened yesterday has made her and Xie An understand that the crown prince Li Wei has regarded the two of them as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh.

"I really can't imagine that bastard would use 10 million taels of silver to buy the heads of my husband and wife......" Recalling what the assassin Jin Ling'er said yesterday, Xie An was secretly angry.

After all, from the mouth of the previous assassin named Ding Qiu, Xie An learned that the crown prince Li Wei used two million taels of silver to buy his own head, in other words, the price of the other head's in the heart of the crown prince Li Wei was only a quarter of his wife......

Although this is not something to compare and show, Xie An still feels a little uncomfortable.

Li Wei, you bastard, wait for my brother!

Liang Qiuwu didn't pay attention to Xie Anzheng at this moment, who was secretly scolding the prince Li Wei for not being long-sighted and underestimating his [price], but when he saw Xie An mention the word husband and wife, he was vaguely relieved and happy in his eyes, and after reaching out to dust off Xie An's official uniform, he said softly, "It's good that you know...... That Jin Ling'er, who is still agile and above his wife, although she retreated yesterday, there is no guarantee that she will make a comeback, Ann, you have to be careful......"

"Hmm!" Xie An nodded, then glanced at Liang Qiu Wu, and said with some disbelief, "Wu, aren't you even sure?" ”

Liang Qiuwu pondered for a moment when he heard this, frowned and shook his head, and said, "The knights of the rivers and lakes are different from generals like their wives, they pay attention to their own methods, even if they are overwhelmed by force for their wives, if they can't beat her, what's the use?" - Five-five! ”

Xie An was secretly shocked, because he had always thought that Liang Qiuwu's force was something that ordinary people in the world could not catch up with, and he never thought that she would also encounter an opponent who was not sure of victory.

The current assassin of the Jinling Assassin's Mansion [Dangerous Building], [Ghost Queen with a Thousand Faces] Jin Ling'er......

Xie An took a deep breath, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried at the thought that his head was being remembered by this female assassin who could match the strength of Liang Qiu Dance.

But thinking about it again, thinking of the scene where she and Liang Qiuwu stood for more than half an hour yesterday, but no one dared to act rashly, Xie An couldn't help laughing.

Alas, if it weren't for my brother's cleverness yesterday, I coaxed that ghost girl to leave......

As if thinking of something, Xie Anxin touched his neck with palpitations.

After breakfast, under the advice of Liangqiu Wuqian and Wan, Xie An said goodbye to her and Yiyi, and rode to the official office of the Great Prison Temple with Xiang Qing and Luo Chao, who were temporarily his guards.

On the way, when he thought of the deputy general of the Shenwu Battalion of the dignified Eastern Army deigning to serve as his bodyguard, in order to hide people's eyes, he also deliberately changed into an inconspicuous guard costume, Xie An was a little reluctant.

"Third Brother Xiang, Fourth Brother Luo, have wronged the two elder brothers......"

"What did brother say," Xiang Qing smiled indifferently, and then lowered his voice and said, "Brother Dao, brother, I have been wronged?" Wrong, wrong, this is a beautiful difference, do you know, last time my brother camel grain and grass, it was a camel for half a month, three thousand stone grain...... When I turned around, my brother received a fortune, but I have to compensate my brother well......"

Well, before he took office, someone was staring at his first month's salary!

However, for friends, Xie An was never stingy, and immediately said boldly, "Third brother, don't worry, when the younger brother receives the money, he will never forget the third brother!" ”

Xiang Qing smiled when he heard this, and said with a smile, "It should be like this, it's not in vain that the third brother suffered so much......

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Luo Chao.

"That's your own fault, who is to blame?!" Luo Chao sneered unceremoniously, and then didn't look at Xiang Qing's depressed expression, turned his head to look at Xie An, and asked with a blank face as before, "That assassin named Jin Ling'er really has that strength?" Can you hurt Miss? ”

Xie An nodded and said, "It's really amazing, that woman's speed is very fast!" ”

I have to say that he is still quite in awe of this fourth brother Luo, who is moody and invisible, and is much more respectful than Xiang Qing, who has no shape all day long.

Glancing at the two small guns hanging behind the horse's neck, Luo Chao said lightly, "So, Luo wants to see it!" ”

Seeing this, Xie An shrugged his shoulders and said, "Fourth Brother Naluo is going to be disappointed, that woman was seriously injured by Wu yesterday and shed a lot of blood, so it is estimated that she will have to cultivate for a while......"

"That's it......" Luo Chao muttered, seemingly a little disappointed.

Chatting about the shortcomings of the parents, Xie An, Xiang Qing and Luo Chao came to the official office of the Great Prison Temple.

According to Xie An's understanding, it is equivalent to the Supreme People's Court in later generations, and has the right to retry, overturn, and finally conclude all cases in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

To put it simply, the judgment made by the local government of the Great Zhou Dynasty on a certain case, the Great Prison Temple has the right to unconditionally veto it and retry the case, on the other hand, the trial made by the Great Prison Temple, the local government has no right to interfere with or overturn the case, and even, unless there are special circumstances, even the Criminal Department has no right to call the Great Prison Temple to retry the case.

After getting off the horse and standing in front of the official office of the Great Prison Temple, Xie An looked at the huge plaque and sighed in his heart.

Half a year ago, the reason why he and Su Wan, the daughter of the Su family, came to Jijing was to come to this prison temple to sue some corrupt officials in Guangling and join forces with local giants to murder her Su family.

But he didn't want that half a year later, he turned into a young man of the Great Prison Temple.

According to the description of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, there is only one Zhengqing in this Great Prison Temple, two Shaoqing, and five in the Great Prison Temple, this Shaoqing is equivalent to the deputy position of the Zhengqing of the Great Prison Temple.

According to Liang Qiuwu's instructions, the first thing Xie An, who walked into the Great Prison Temple, was to meet his boss, Zhengqing of the Great Prison Temple, an old man in his sixties, Kong Wen, Kong Qingzhi.

Originally, Xie An thought that the official who held the post of Zhengqing of the Great Prison Temple must be an old man who was quite strict and strict with the criminal law, but it turned out that he was wrong, when he came to the office of the official office, the old man Kong Wen was playing chess with a master bookkeeper in the official office, looking at his old eyes and stretching his neck to watch the ridiculous action of the chessboard, Xie An felt that he did not feel a kind of residual thought similar to the destruction of an idol.

However, even so, Xie An didn't dare to underestimate the old man in front of him, after all, among the old people he saw now, who seemed to be Yin Gong and Da Zhou Tianzi, which one was easy to deal with?

Thinking of this, Xie An didn't rush to salute the old boss, but walked over lightly and stood quietly behind him, watching the game of chess pieces.

I have to say that the speed of this old man Kong Wen playing chess is too slow, and the slowness makes people wonder if he fell asleep halfway, if he wasn't still with his eyes open, Xiang Qing, who had never been impatient, really wanted to step forward and push him.

After half an hour like this, this old man Kong Wen only played three moves, even Xie An couldn't help but be a little impatient, but he probably guessed that the old man in front of him was probably testing him.

It's strange to talk about it, but all old people always like to use some roundabout ways to test young people, Yin Gong is, Da Zhou Tianzi is, and so is Kong Zhengqing in front of him.

After another cup of tea, Kong Wen exhaled a long breath and said as if talking to himself, "After watching for so long, don't you point out the old man?" If it goes on like this, the old man will lose......"

Xie An was stunned, only then did he realize that this old man was talking to him, so he hurriedly shook his spirits, thought about it, and said with nice words, "The lower official heard about it, and the real gentleman who watched chess without saying anything......"

"[Watching chess without saying a true gentleman], hum! It turned out to be a pedantic son......" Kong Wen said lightly, "If you want to be a gentleman, this Great Prison Temple is not a good place to come!" ”

Xie An was stunned, he thought that he would get the favor of the other party by saying that just now, but he didn't expect this old man to say such a word, hesitated, he said carefully, "The lower official is puzzled......"

"Since you don't understand, let's think about it! -- When you figure it out, the old man will ask you to take office, and if you can't even figure out such a simple thing, you might as well go back! -- Based on your relationship with the eldest grandson family, the Liang Qiu family, and the Lu family, it shouldn't be a problem to transfer other subordinates to take office! ”

"......" Xie An opened his mouth, speechless, he didn't understand whether the old man in front of him was targeting himself, or the three families of the eldest grandson, the Liangqiu family, and the Lu family.

And what makes Xie An even more incomprehensible is that watching chess is a true gentleman, this is obviously a sentence that can show himself, why does it have the opposite effect?

Unconsciously, beads of sweat oozed from Xie An's forehead.

Is this old man targeting himself?

Wrong......

Xie An suddenly remembered that the eldest grandson Xiangyu had told him about it, saying that before him, there were actually many people who had also served as Shaoqing in this Great Prison Temple, including the people of the crown prince Li Wei, and the people of the rest of the princes, and the struggle for power was very fierce, but until now, under the Zhengqing of the Great Prison Temple, the positions of the two Shaoqing are still vacant, and the reason is very simple, those who were appointed to the Great Prison Temple as Shaoqing were all driven out by the old man in front of him on the grounds that he was not qualified to hold this position.

Not eligible......

Thinking of this, Xie An frowned deeply, and suddenly, his heart moved, and he suddenly realized.

That's right!

The phrase "true gentleman" can be said elsewhere, but how can it be said in the Great Prison Temple?

You must know that the Great Prison Temple is the place where the case is tried and decided, and the truth of the case is more important than anything else, if the truth of the case is concealed for some reason, how can you be qualified to be the Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple?

Thinking of this, Xie An exhaled deeply, arched his hand and chuckled and said, "Rong Xiaguan retracted the preface, it's not what [watching chess is silent true gentleman], but Xiaguan doesn't know much about chess, and it is difficult to find out the victory or defeat and the truth, so I don't dare to say more, so as not to disturb the adult's judgment of the case......"

Kong Wen was about to put a chess piece into the chessboard with a chess piece in his hand, and when he heard this, he was slightly stunned, and said with a chuckle, "Not ready to be a gentleman?" ”

"Xia Guan never thought of himself as a gentleman! -- As your Excellency said, the Great Prison Temple is indeed not the place where a gentleman should come! ”

"Teachable!" Kong Wen nodded, put the chess pieces in his hand back to their original places, then turned around, looked at Xie An, and said, "That's right, my Great Prison Temple is a place to investigate criminal cases, and it requires three hearts, carefulness, patience, and ruthlessness...... This is a place where filth gathers, and it is not a place where a gentleman should come, and there is no room for a gentleman! ”

Xie An surrendered happily when he heard this, and said, "The lower official has been taught!" ”

"Good!" Glancing at Xie An deeply, Kong Wen looked back at the chessboard again, and said lightly, "What can you teach the old man about this chess move?" - The old man doesn't want to lose! ”

At this time, Xie An already understood the meaning of Kong Wen's words, and naturally he would not be as restrained as Fang Cai, and after a few careful glances at the chess game, he saw that Kong Wen's white son had the upper hand and was almost defeated, so he shook his head and said, "Xia Guan is stupid, and he really can't find a chance to win, but Xia Guan knows a person who is extremely proficient in this way!" What he was referring to was naturally the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

"You're smart...... In a short moment, I can think of the hidden reason, my Great Prison Temple, the most taboo [know but not speak], is face more important than the truth of the case? In order to solve the case, sometimes even if torture is used, it is necessary to make the prisoner speak! - Alas, it is precisely because of this that cases of bending into tricks abound......" As he spoke, Kong Wen sighed, suddenly stretched out his hand to confuse the chess pieces on the chessboard, and said like a child's temper, "No, no!" - Think of it as a draw! ”

Looking at the expression of the chief bookkeeper sitting on the opposite side of the house, Xie An was also secretly amused.

This old man's chess skills are so poor......

But having said that, Xie An was full of affection for this old man.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Kong Wen glanced at Xie An, and said with a chuckle, "You were still a student who took the exam a few days ago, Guangling Xie An, right?" ”

"Yes!"

"Your old man has read it, it is very good, especially the last example case, there are hundreds of candidates for the exam, but you are the only one who can break the truth, therefore, the old man planned to transfer you to my Great Prison Temple, but I didn't expect that His Majesty actually gave you the position of Shaoqing of my Great Prison Temple......"

Looking at the old man's emotional face, Xie An felt a little emotional, and smiled.

"Do you have an old relationship with the eldest grandson family, the Liangqiu family, and the Lu family?"

"This ......" Xie An hesitated for a moment, and arched his hand and said, "Liangqiu Dance is the official wife's room, as for the eldest grandson's family and the Lu family, there is only a slight relationship between the two sides......"

"Oh, I see!" Kong Wen suddenly realized, and then said with a chuckle, "Xie Shaoqing, do you know that some old men drove away many Shaoqing appointed by His Majesty in the past, and many of them are similar in power to the little girl in the Liangqiu family, and even have ...... that surpasses her."

"I've heard a little bit...... Xie Shaoqing? Xie An looked at Kong Wen in a daze, but saw the old man smiling slightly, and said, "The old man doesn't care whether the person appointed by His Majesty is talented or not, whether he has great power in the family, but if the old man thinks that he is not qualified, he will be driven out of the house!" - And now that you have passed the test of the old man, the second and third halls will be handed over to you in the future! ”

"Ertang? Three classes? Xie An was stunned.

Seeing this, Kong Wen smiled and shook his head, explaining, "A hall is under the control of the old man, and it is not a major case unless it is ordered by His Majesty himself, issued by the Criminal Department, or a major case...... On weekdays, only two halls are opened to deal with cases submitted by the government in various parts of the Great Zhou, and after such cases are judged, the record documents need to be submitted to the Collection Department of the Criminal Department for backup. As for the three halls, if the case cannot be adjudicated by the Guard's Office, it will be tried in the third hall, and although it needs to be recorded, it does not need to be submitted to the Archives Department of the Criminal Department......"

"The lower officials are unknown, why is it a matter that the Wei Wei Department cannot adjudicate?" Xie An asked suspiciously.

Kong Wen smiled slightly and said, "The Wei Wei Department is only responsible for public security, if an official commits a crime, although the Wei Wei Department has the right to arrest him, it has no right to accept it, so he can only hand it over to my Great Prison Temple...... Some time ago, thanks to the girl of the eldest grandson's family, the old man opened three classes to interrogate the sons of the family who disturbed the peace, and almost offended Jijing's colleagues, alas! In short, my Great Prison Temple is a place specially designed to offend people, if you don't have this awareness, you are afraid that you will be assassinated by someone walking at night in the future, it is better to resign as soon as possible! ”

"If someone assassinates you, Xia Guan has already encountered it three times now......," Xie An said with a shrug.

Kong Wen looked at Xie An in astonishment, and said with a smile, "It seems that you are also a disgusting guy!" Speaking of this, he had a straight face and said sternly, "Since you have made a decision, then the old man will tell you one thing, although my Great Prison Temple is in filth, but it is for my Great Zhou to be clear and clear, just be worthy of your heart, worthy of heaven and earth, and worthy of the four-character plaque of [Zhengda Guangming] in the hall, in addition, you don't have to care about anything else, no matter how high the official rank of the person below the rank is, no matter how powerful the power is, when you ascend to the hall, you will be the biggest official in the hall!" ”

This is the legendary, the third level of the official university?

Xie An only heard the blood boiling in his heart.

Perhaps noticing Xie An's excited look, Kong Wen frowned slightly, lowered his voice and said, "But the old man also warns you, the old man has given you great power, but if you cheat for personal gain, don't blame the old man for being polite!" ”

"Don't worry, old man, the kid will definitely be worthy of the four words [Zhengda Guangming] in the hall!"

"Old man? Hehehe......" Kong Wen smiled slightly, raised his hand and said, "In this case, the hour is not early, Xie Shaoqing will take office to deal with affairs, don't disappoint the old man!" ”

"Yes...... Uh, what about the old man? ”

"Old man," Kong Wen glanced at the master book with a wry smile on the other side, and said, "Zhang Lin, come on, come on, I'm going to decide the winner today!" ”

"My lord, today the official is here to take leave, the brother in his hometown marries a wife, and he wants to go down to eat his favorite wine if he says anything......"

"Your brother marries a wife, but you don't marry a wife, what are you anxious about? Wait for the old man to win you once...... No, it's not too late for you to win the old man once, and then ......"

"This ...... Okay, the last game ......," the master bookkeeper named Zhang Lin said helplessly, and then gave Xie An a look of self-begging.

At first, Xie An didn't understand, but when the master of the chapter returned to his hometown on leave, Xie An understood the meaning of that look.

Then Xie An saw that his chess skills were more stinky than his......

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