"Knock, knock, knock, knock"

The rhythmic drum beat was like thunder, sounding leisurely outside the county office, and the two doors that had been closed for many years in Wuji County finally opened to both sides slowly under the gaze of the people. (_&book&bar)

In the county office, Yuan Shang was dressed in county order clothes, kneeling on the left side was the county Cheng Fengji, and on the right was Deng Chang and others who temporarily acted as the chief secretary.

Lu Lingqi was dressed in a strong suit, and she was also standing on the side.

Yuan Shang frowned, then raised his hand dissatisfiedly, pointed at Lu Lingqi and said, "You." ”

Lu Lingqi's face was as cool as on weekdays, and when she heard Yuan Shang call him, she greeted him lightly in the wind: "My lord called me?" ”

"If you don't recruit soldiers, what are you doing here? On the first day of his arrival, the county issued a ban that the officials in the city, no matter how big or small, should work hard and not slack off. ”

Lu Lingqi's bland expression suddenly became a little different, she squinted at Yuan Shang for a long time, and sighed: "Back to the adult's words, it's not that the little woman is not doing her best, in the past few days, I have been widely issued notices in the county to set up additional recruitment offices, but unfortunately with little effect, few people came." ”

Yuan Shang's heart suddenly became a little blocked.

"You mean, no one wants to be drafted?"

"Yes, the men in Jizhou have already been very heavily transferred, and now if there is no state and county clear list to forcibly recruit, no one in every household will be willing to join the army This morning, Mr. Tian and Mr. Fu have gone to the recruitment house in person, but whether there will be any good way, it is still between the two words."

When Yuan Shang heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning deeply, and he began to worry in his heart.

It's really a wave of unevenness. Now that many trivial matters of the county government have not been sorted out, there are difficulties in recruiting troops, and time is pressing, and Yuan Shao will inspect the troops in three months. I can't even make up the manpower now, what should I do in three months?

It's just a source of a few hundred soldiers, is it so difficult to solve?

Feng Ji coughed, interrupting Yuan Shang's train of thought.

"My lord, the matter of recruiting soldiers will be discussed later, and now there are many people outside the yamen who are beating drums to avenge their grievances, and it is important for your lord to try the case first."

Yuan Shang sighed and nodded in agreement. He said loudly: "The trial is promoted!" ”

When I was young, I saw two peasant men covered in dirt and linen clothes, covered in tatters, and with hair like a chicken coop, walking into the hall one after the other.

Two people, one old and young. The old one is nearly sixty years old, with a faltering step, a gray beard, and a face full of resentment, and the few are only ten years old, with yellow muscles and thin and listless. There was a deep helplessness in his cloudy eyes, and there was a vicissitudes of pain that did not match his age.

Although the two of them were from peasant households, they also knew the rules of etiquette, and they all bowed down when they saw the county order.

In the meantime, the young peasant boy wanted to raise his hand to help the old man kneel. was roughly pushed aside by the other party, so he had to bow his head and smile bitterly.

Yuan Shang straightened his clothes. He asked, "Who is in the hall?" If there is any grievance, come quickly. The county is busy. ”

"Grass people Wu Dahuai, meet the county lord! The grass people are not for anything else today, but they have come to sue my son Wu Hong for ruining the family business, not supporting his father, not respecting filial piety, and losing my Han filial piety and etiquette! I also hope that the county lord will clearly assert that "the elder shouted loudly, full of energy, presumably he was a reckless man when he was young."

When Yuan Shang heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning deeply.

For 400 years of the Han Dynasty, the world was ruled by filial piety, and in this era, filial piety is the foundation of the people! The father's accusation of unfilial piety is related to his own family on the one hand, and it is also related to the dignity of the political performance under the jurisdiction of the officials of one party.

"Wu Laohan, what is your son Wu Hong's unfilial piety, although you talk about it in the lobby, if there is really a grievance, the county will beat his ass for you."

Wu Laohan turned his head and glanced at his son fiercely, and said angrily: "Lord Qiyu County, my father and son live in Wuzhuang, ten miles south of Wuji County. There is no mercy in the sky, the old man has no children and no daughters under his knees, and the people are thin, until he is fifty in his forties, and he can't bear to give birth to such a bastard pimple"...,

Yuan Shang was curious: "I don't need you to give birth to a son, what do you endure pain?" ”

Wu Laohan rolled his eyes and said dissatisfiedly: "In order to give birth to this evil implement, the old man's mother-in-law died due to dystocia, and I haven't continued to have a room for more than ten years, my lord, do you say the old man is in pain?" ”

"It's very painful to be a widow for more than ten years"

It seems that because he inadvertently talked about his deceased wife, Wu Laohan's face became even more sad and angry, and he said angrily: "The old man is alone, and when he is a father and a mother, he pulls this kid up, and fights for his life, and adds a room to him, I don't expect him to be able to have more money, I just hope that he can do his best to support my old age, I don't want this kid to be hateful, and I don't want to repay the kindness of the old man, and I even secretly sold the two dumps of thin fields and a mud house in the family to the Zhen family in Zhongshan, which is simply a loser's evil animal, and even unfilial!" The old man is here today, just to hope that the county lord can make the decision for the old man and punish this unfilial loser! ”

Speaking of this, Wu Laohan felt aggrieved in his heart, and couldn't help squeezing out a few tears.

His son, Wu Hong, did not say a word, just kept his head down, lowered his eyebrows and let Wu Laohan reprimand him.

Yuan Shang nodded, pondering for a while, but suddenly turned his head and asked Feng Ji, who was kneeling on his left.

"Yuantu, what do you think about this?"

Feng Ji was surprised, he didn't expect Yuan Shang to open his mouth to ask him, and subconsciously glanced at the Wu family's father and son.

"My lord, there's something strange about this."

“”

Speaking of this, Feng Ji raised his hand and pointed at Wu Hong, showing his shrewdness: "My lord, Wu Laohan sued his son, although what he said was reasonable, but his son has been bowing his head and not saying a word, quite deferential, not like an ordinary barbarian, there is a difference here, adults may wish to listen to him again?" ”

"Okay, you say, why are you selling your father's house?"

The boy of the Wu family trembled when he heard this, buckled his head heavily, and said sadly: "Back to the adult's words, the grass people sell Daddy's family business, it is really a last resort, and the boy's mother-in-law was pregnant at the beginning of the year. It was a happy event, but I didn't want to be in a bad state but couldn't take care of myself, so the kid was looking for a doctor in the county to see. It is said that the mother-in-law is weak and weak, and she must be recuperated with decoction, otherwise she may have dystocia in the future."

Speaking of this, the boy of the Wu family also shed two tears and said: "The grass people have no mother since they were children, and they know the pain well, and they can't bear to damage the life of their mother-in-law, so they find the Zhen family." He wants to sell his body and medicine to save his wife and children. Miss Zhen is kind-hearted, and when she sees me pitiful, she can't bear to take me as a slave. I just bought my father's mud house and left it to the villain to cultivate, just hand over a little grain every year."

Before he finished speaking, he saw that Wu Laohan was furious and interrupted: "Mixed pimple." Are you still reasonable? It's just a woman, and it's worth your slave? Te is confused! Why don't you see you sell your body for your father once! ”

Yuan Shang raised his head and wiped his cold sweat, this old man has no culture, if his son really sold himself for him, wouldn't he be burying his father?

looked at the Wu family kid pitiful. Faced in a dilemma, Yuan Shang patted the table in contemplation. The thoughts in my head go back and forth.

"Wu Laohan, your son's move also has a bitterness that he can't say. Don't blame too much, the person you are angry about is just because the field and house were sold to the Zhen family, and then you can buy it back. ”

The boy of the Wu family burst into tears and couldn't help himself: "My lord, nearly half of the money has been used, how can I pay it back?" ”

Yuan Shang turned his head to look at Feng Ji again: "Yuan Tu, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"My lord, this matter seems to be unsolvable."

"Why don't you put it in your pocket for him first?"

"Huh?"

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Wu Laohan, father and son, shouted the county order sage, and walked out of the county office with tears in their eyes.

The people gathered at the gate of the county government were still hesitant in their hearts, but at this moment, seeing the father and son of the Wu family like this, the mood of the group suddenly rose, and they broke their heads one by one to wave hammers and drums, wanting to enter the county government to avenge their grievances. …,

In the second case, it was a wife of the Li family in the east of the city, who complained that her husband belonged to the tenants of the Zhen family in Zhongshan, and that she had lost good seeds due to the drought last year.

Yuan Shang heard this: "Yuan Tu, what do you think of this matter?" ”

"My lord, this is a natural disaster, and there is no solution."

"Why don't you help him get the money for the grain first?"

Feng Ji: ""

The third case is a martial artist in Huzhuang outside Xicheng, because he is the nursing home of the Zhen family in Zhongshan all the year round, and no one in the home has been repeatedly burglarized

"Yuantu, what do you think about this?"

"My lord, my subordinates can't understand it, so you can see it as much as you like."

"In my opinion, you might as well help him advance the money first?"

Feng Ji: ""

Seventeen cases were tried in one morning, and each of them was done in one go, without dragging the mud and water at all, and the people who surrendered their grievances were all shouting the county saints, and Yuan Shangren's image of loving the people, being wise and martial, and being fair and selfless was as high as Liu Xuande's when he was the prime minister of Pingyuan.

If this continues, I am afraid that in less than a month, the name of the sage county order will be spread throughout Zhongshan from Wuji County.

"Quit!"

When the last person to avenge his grievances happily took the money and left, Yuan Shang waved his sleeves and slapped the shocking Mutang to end the trial.

Feng Ji knelt beside him, looking at Yuan Shang with a resentful expression, like a wronged little woman, pitiful and very sympathetic.

"My lord, Ji wants to eat with the county lord tonight, drink a drink, and hope that the lord will accept it."

Yuan Shang was surprised, and couldn't help but glance at Feng Ji.

"Good and decent, why do you want to eat with me?"

Feng Ji's face was lonely, and he sighed sadly: "Feng Ji's face is not thick, but he is too shy in his pocket, and he has to do it as a last resort, the more wise and wise the adult is in the trial, the cleaner Ji will be in his sleeves."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Yuan Shang suddenly coughed, and said with embarrassment: "There are a lot of things in our county, and there are really few people who can deal with these miscellaneous matters, and the treasury is not very abundant. ”

Feng Ji lost his soul and was speechless for a long time.

"Don't worry, it's only for a while to let you cut meat, and it will never be in arrears for a long time, and the county will do what it says."

Feng Ji turned his head mechanically and looked at Yuan Shang with a smile: "When does the county zun plan to repay the money?" ”

"Didn't you hear, just now ten people came to avenge their grievances, nine of them have more or less something to do with the Zhen family, this Zhen family is a giant family in Zhongshan, and now the mansion is located in Wuji, you and I, as the head of a county, should go to visit and visit."

When Ji heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

patted Feng Ji's shoulder soothingly, and Yuan Shang persuaded him: "Don't worry, the Zhen family will help us advance money in the future." ”

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Yecheng, the General's Mansion.

Yuan Shao was wearing bright golden armor, holding a sword in his hand, his face was solemn, not angry and arrogant, and he stared coldly at Yuan Tan, who was standing obediently and expressionless in front of him.

The two looked at each other silently for a long time, and Yuan Shao suddenly sighed and said, "Xiansi, you are too disappointed for your father!" ”

The corners of Yuan Tan's eyes twitched without leaving a trace, and he raised his head without fear to look at Yuan Shao, who was covered with frost.

What did my father mean? I don't know much. ”

Yuan Shaoyingwu's face suddenly flashed a trace of irrepressible anger, and said, "Pretend!" You're so good at pretending! Let me ask you, do you know about the assassination of your brother Xianfu by Kong Shun, the marquis of Qingzhou? ”

Yuan Tan's face was frightened, his knees weakened, he bowed deeply to the ground, and said, "Father, you have wronged the child!" Kong Shun's assassination of the third brother, the child never knew anything about it, and Kong Shun himself had already admitted his guilt in Linzi City, and the third brother was also present in this matter, so he could testify, when did the father put this unwarranted crime on the child's head? Children can't take it! ”…,

"Smack!"

Yuan Shao smashed the teacup in his hand fiercely, the light in the tiger's eyes flashed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You still dare to say it?" You fooled others, how can you hide it from me? Kong Shun is the military marquis of your department, if there is no order from you, how dare you do such a rebellious thing without permission? You say you have nothing to do with this? Then let me ask you, what is the enmity between Kong Shun and Xianfu? Why do you have to put it to death? ”

Yuan Tan buried his head deeply, and said angrily: "The child really doesn't know!" ”

"Bastard!" Yuan Shao was furious, raised his hand and picked up an inkstone and threw it towards Yuan Tan.

The inkstone crossed a graceful arc in mid-air, impartially, and slashed on Yuan Tan's head with a "snap", and the ink that had not dried up was mixed with blood, falling to the ground drop by drop, black and red condensed, like a brilliant flower, slowly spreading out.

Yuan Tan raised his head and looked at Yuan Shao with an angry face, a trace of sadness appeared on his resolute face, and two huge tears dripped down his eyes.

"Father, do you really not believe me?"

Looking at his son's tears, Yuan Shao's face suddenly suffocated, and his hands on the table trembled slightly.

In the end, he was still ruthless, and his words were still cold: "You have done something wrong, how can you blame your father, blame your heart for being too ruthless, and don't think about flesh and blood brotherhood!" ”

Yuan Tan smiled sadly: "Since my father believes that the person who sent Kong Shun to assassinate the third brother is me, then the child has nothing to say so far, the child can only die to prove his innocence." ”

After saying that, Yuan Tan kowtowed and cried miserably: "Father, take care!" ”

Yuan Shao was shocked: "What do you want to do?" ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Yuan Tan suddenly get up, run towards the window, and then suddenly jumped and fell into the air.

The place where Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan spoke was a two-story attic dark room, which was quite high, and below was a shallow pool, the water potential was very submerged.

Yuan Shao's face suddenly turned pale, and he looked at the empty window in a daze, and he didn't know what to do.

"Come on, come on, come on! Fast! Save me! Save my son! (To be continued......)