However, it was said that after Shangzhi County owed debts to several silver money shops, he threw himself into the river at Jinshui Bridge, and the Son of Heaven, who felt that the inside story was strange, sent an order to investigate, which was the proper meaning of the question.

But there's a technical question, who is going to look into it? Among the temple supervisors of the imperial court, none of the yamen was clearly responsible for dealing with the debt problems of officials, or was responsible for the affairs of the silver money shop.

There was no such precedent before, and the Son of Heaven said "Yousi" casually, but he didn't know which one it should be. Xu Shoufu issued a list on behalf of the minister to receive the order according to the custom, and had to ask: "He Cao belongs to this matter, please show the saint." ”

Jinghe Tianzi asked: "According to Mr. Xu's view, what should this matter belong to?" ”

"It's the Criminal Department." Xu Shoufu played the opposite path. He could see that this matter was a little troubled water, and it was easy to not fall well inside and out, and the Son of Heaven was obviously unclear about the rules, so it was better to let the Criminal Department investigate. Feng Shangshu of the Criminal Department was personally promoted from the governor of Zhejiang Province to the court, and if something went wrong, the Son of Heaven couldn't complain about others.

Jinghe Tianzi didn't think about it so much, but felt that it was natural for the Criminal Department to investigate the case, so he said, "Yes." "As for the others, most of them are not about their own affairs, and they are not a major matter of international people's livelihood, so naturally there is no objection.

Feng Shangshu complained in his heart, this matter is not a big deal, but the water is too muddy, and there will be no credit for doing a good job, even if he steps on the mud, it is not cost-effective.

The tangled thing is that first of all, you have to find out what your boss thinks, but now what the Son of Heaven thinks is unclear. Because the Son of Heaven obviously doesn't understand the doorway, he wants to check what he says casually, and it is impossible to guess what he thinks in his heart, and it may change at any time.

Secondly, it is difficult for a clean official to cut off family affairs. Between this debt and forced debt, who is right and who is wrong is only more difficult to determine than family affairs. Besides, official debts are a very common phenomenon, and I am afraid that I will affect one after I judge one, and after it becomes a precedent.

Third. I heard that Peng Gelao, who came from the western province, had a close relationship with the western businessmen, and if he didn't handle it well, he would cause a storm. Now they are weaker after the attack from the Dragon Sect. At this time, it is not a good time to confront Peng Gelao.

However, Feng Shangshu complained bitterly, but there was nothing to push. In the case of money and debt disputes in Beijing, the Criminal Department is the nominal supreme adjudicator. Although Shangzhi County is an official and his behavior is also very outrageous, it is still a money and debt dispute in essence, and if the Criminal Department does not come forward to investigate, which yamen can it be pushed to?

If Li You also served as the commander of the Five Cities Imperial History. With his ability, he is afraid that he will have monopolized the power of Jingshi's civil cases a long time ago, so at this time, he can let him have a headache, but it is a pity that Feng Shangshu secretly sighed after receiving the will.

The court was dissolved, and the ministers went out of the palace. On the road, it is rare to talk about today's court meeting, which is a strange incident of the county jumping into the Jinshui River. There were shrewd people in the court, and after a little speculation and discussion with each other to corroborate, they guessed a lot of details.

Shangzhi County must have been forced to pay debts by creditors, otherwise it would not be so extreme. Officials borrow a lot of debts, but they are generally not forced to pay debts, and if they are really forced to pay debts, there is only one possibility, that is, they are considered by creditors to have lost their ability to repay debts.

To put it vulgarly, it means that this person has no hope for the future of Huan Hai or has not been able to earn money in office for various reasons, which is called losing the ability to repay debts.

It is estimated that the old county is a meritorious man. I thought that a promotion was in sight, so I borrowed money to work in Beijing according to the old tradition, and then thought about repaying the debt after being promoted.

But the world is unpredictable, the world's things are unsatisfactory ten of the **, look at the age of Shang Lao Zhixian, eighty percent is to let the officials evaluate the old and old...

It was a bolt from the blue. The complete withdrawal of a person from a poor family from officialdom means that he has lost his "ability to repay debts", and the creditors who lent him money are probably also anxious, so they will step up their debt pressing. Then Shang Lao Zhixian couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't bear the humiliation, and angrily committed suicide by throwing himself into the river on the day of the Hajj to the Son of Heaven.

Discussing this, the officials couldn't help but sigh. A meritorious official, but was forced to jump into the river by unspoken rules and merchants, he couldn't help but feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

Li You went out of the noon gate and came to Dongchaofang to visit Shangzhi County, as an old acquaintance who had fought together, the etiquette "should" be so.

However, Lao Zhi County was no longer there, and Li You inquired about the people on duty, but learned that Shang Zhi County had been ordered by the scholars to return to his residence, and heard that he lived in the Huaisi Hall in Dongcheng.

Li You sighed: "Lord Shang and I have been colleagues, how can we abandon it." Immediately rushed to Dongcheng and asked the people in the hall for the place, and then found the place where Shangzhi County lived.

Shangzhi County really doesn't have much money, so he only rents two rooms inside and outside with his subordinates, and the place is not big. At this time, the county was recuperating in the inner bed because it fell into the water.

After Li You entered, he saw Lao Zhixian sighing and sighing and having a sad face, so he waved his hand and sent all his subordinates out, and talked to Shang Zhixian alone.

"The old man is obedient and ugly in front of the public today, and his reputation is really ruined, and he has no face since then, and he is ashamed to see people." Lao Zhixian couldn't talk to others with a stomach full of words, and when he saw Li You, he said bitterly.

Li You persuaded: "The matter has come to this, why do you need to think about it, the emperor will live up to his hard work, and he will definitely gain something." When his nephew arrives in Beijing, I will definitely take more care of him. ”

Before the two could say a few words, they suddenly heard a noise outside the house, and the sound was noisy, so noisy that Li You and Shang Zhixian couldn't continue to talk.

Li You frowned and lifted the curtain and walked out of the house, but saw three new people in the courtyard, blocked by his entourage and arguing.

"Why is there any noise?" Li You asked.

Han Zong hurriedly came over and replied, "The little one and the other brothers guarded this place according to the master's orders, but those few insisted on coming in and had to stop them. ”

Li You raised his eyes and saw that the leader of the few people opposite was about thirty years old, fat, and he was also looking at him.

When the man saw Li You seeing him, he stepped forward and said, "This old man is invited, the little one is surnamed Meng, and he is called Meng Wu in the market, and he is here to find Master Shang." ”

Li You asked lightly, "What are you doing here to find Lord Shang?" ”

Zheng Wu replied: "Master Shang owes us and Yuanyinzhuang three hundred taels of silver, as the saying goes, murder pays off debts and debts, so the little ones came to ask for it." ”

Li You was silent, and secretly said in his heart that they probably didn't know about Shangzhi County's throwing into the river at Jinshui Bridge today, otherwise they would definitely have to wait and see the limelight, so as not to come to the door to force debts so blindly.

I couldn't help but muttered in my heart, Shangzhi County's play was really professional, and the creditors who recruited hurriedly came to the door to force debts. Wouldn't his old man's purpose be to take the opportunity to repay his debts after making a big fuss?

Now that I have encountered this incident, what should I do? encountered this sudden incident, Li You, as a behind-the-scenes producer, couldn't make up his mind for a while, and he didn't know which option was the best option, which could better promote the realization of his vision.

When Li You was thinking about cause and effect, Zheng Wu over there was also secretly observing, the identity of the person opposite was too obvious, although he was a micro-service, but from the spectrum, it could be concluded that he was an official master.

If he is placed in other places, then he can only kneel and kowtow, but in the capital where officials are all over the place, how to deal with officials is a science. You can't take officials seriously, you can't take them too seriously, some can not be taken seriously, and some must be taken seriously.

At first, Uncle Zheng couldn't tell where the young official on the other side came from, and if the other party didn't reveal his identity, there was no way, so he could only rely on his own words and observations. To do what they do, observing words and emotions is a necessary skill, and they can't get mixed up without this skill.

Seeing that the other party was "hesitant", Master Zheng Wuyi made a judgment on the spot, this person is the kind of official who doesn't need to take it too seriously!

The reason is very simple, if this official master is really full of confidence, then he should not hesitate to show his official authority, shout and scold himself, or order him to beat himself out left and right!

But the official man hesitated, which showed that he was probably weak because of his lack of power, worried that he would not be able to provoke the forces behind Yinzhuang, and it was estimated that he had insufficient friendship with Shangzhi County, so it was not worth coming forward.

Besides, the world is hot and cold, and a foreign official like Shangzhi County will not be so depressed if he really wants strong assistance, and he is afraid that there are no popular figures in his dealings. Like the young official in front of him, who has just entered the officialdom, in addition to relying on the name of the teacher, how much real power can he have. You must know that not everyone is that Li You, and there may not be one in a hundred years.

After making a correct assessment of the official master in front of him, Zheng Wu let go of his courage and took the initiative to say to Li You: "My family Yuan and Yinzhuang also have a lot of friendship with the old men in the court, this old man must think twice." Master Shang's debt has nothing to do with you, please let me go to the door and let me wait in, otherwise everyone will not look good. ”

Li You was interrupted in contemplation, and when he heard Zheng Wu's rude words, he was speechless, who is this guy talking to?

Han Zong felt that his master's performance today was a little insufficient, and he whispered beside Li You: "A few scoundrels are just splashing skin, why is the master gentle?" ”

Li You said in a low voice: "You also know a little bit about Shangzhi County, master, I was thinking, is it better for you to fight and kill these villains, or is it better for us to be deliberately beaten by these villains and run away?" ”

Only from the perspective of perfect conspiracy and thick black science, Li You's choice should be very simple, that is, to deliberately provoke an incident, and then be beaten and run away, it is best for him to hang some color himself.

In this way, Shangzhi County was forced to commit suicide by throwing himself into the water, and then Shangzhi County's friend Li Daren was beaten and expelled by the creditor's minions, which must have caused a sensation in Beijing, shaking inside and outside, creating an atmosphere that could allow Li You to fish in troubled waters.

But what made Li You hesitate was that pretending to be beaten away like this would damage his face and image. Whatever the reason, being beaten is a vulgar shame.

The two choices made Li You feel entangled.

Han Zong shook his head, "This time, master, you are a fan of the authorities, but the small ones are cleared by bystanders." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Li You doubted.

Han Zong sighed, "Master, you are going to be beaten, I am afraid that there will be a lot of applause in the Manchu Dynasty, who knows how many sympathy points you can have?" Maybe you want to be humiliated, why bother so much. ”

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"Go and don't go, let and don't let, what's in the way!" Zheng Wu was still shouting over there.

Li You shouted at his entourage with hidden blades: "Hit this official hard!" Be sure to take your life! Otherwise, Han Zong, all your monthly money will be deducted! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )