Chapter 41 [Yamen] (II)

The tall and majestic of the indoctrination workshop, against the backdrop of the county gate in the north is a little low, the gate of the Qingyun County Yamen is three rooms wide, the middle is the passage, and there are often the eight-character walls of the yamen on both sides, as the saying goes: the eight-character opening of the yamen gate, there is no reason to come in without money, it is from this. There are a pair of majestic stone lions on both sides of the gate, and a large drum is placed on the east side of the gate, which is a place for the complainant to beat the drum and voice the grievances.

There were two guards at the entrance of the yamen, they wore blue collared cloth robes, narrow-sleeved robes, with dense pleats at the bottom, and red cloth ribbons tied around their waists, and their clothes were half-new. Because it was an early summer afternoon, the sun was shining, both of them were sunburned and sweaty, each with a water and fire stick in their hands, these two people belong to the façade of the county government, and they must pay attention to the image project, no matter how cold in front of the door, they must stand there in a proper manner, which is definitely a chore, usually called Menzi, and it is also the lowest status of the three classes of officials.

These two officials thought that Hu Xiaotian and the three of them had come to beat the drum to complain, and they immediately raised their spirits, saying that from morning to now, there is still a person who has taken the initiative to come to the door. But something was wrong with them, and the three men did not beat the drums, but walked directly towards the gate.

Li Er, who was standing on the right side, shouted, "Hey, hey! Say what about you! Why is this? If you want to sue, you have to beat the drum first, and the lord is resting! ”

Hu Xiaotian smiled and said, "I won't sue!" ”

"Why are you here without suing? Keep your eyes open and take a look, this is Qingyun County Ya, do you think the government is a place where anyone can come? The two Yanai took the water and fire sticks in their hands to block the passage in the middle, and stood on the steps and looked at Hu Xiaotian and the three of them condescendingly. It is the officials who are stronger than the people, and in their hearts they have already regarded themselves as officials, of course, only in front of the common people will they have such a mentality. There are also three, six, nine and so on, usually divided into two kinds: Minzhuang, Kuding, Dou Level, and Pu Bing are good people, and soap, fast, catch, beg, janitor, and Menzi are untouchables. These untouchables were listed in the same category as prostitutes and slaves, and the untouchables, including their children and grandchildren, were not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, nor were they allowed to donate money to buy officials, which was despised by the gentry. It is only when someone comes in and out that they can wave the power at hand, but often the less power people have, the more they will use their power to the extreme.

Although Murong Feiyan is known as the first goddess in the capital, she has no social status. But compared with the local officials, Murong Feiyan thinks that she is completely different from them, not because she has a concept of portal, but because of the times, she has received this kind of education since she was a child, in this hierarchical society, people will involuntarily measure each other by status.

Hu Xiaotian sighed secretly in his heart, these yamen are all blind and don't know Mount Tai, Lao Tzu is the new county magistrate, can't you see it? I really can't complain about this, and he didn't have the word county on his face, not to mention that the three of them were dusty and dusty, with loess on their faces, and they were strangers in terms of appearance and accent.

Liang Dazhuang has learned a lot of things before, and when he arrives here, he still tries to talk as little as possible, everything is supported by the young master, if you want to be a good family, you must stand behind the master with peace of mind, but all the things that show your face are given to the master, and it is your duty to bear hardships and stand hard work. Murong Feiyan is too lazy to reason with these officials, she has served in Jingzhao Mansion for many years, and she has long been surprised by all kinds of bad habits in the officialdom, and the faces of these officials belong to the villain disease of officialdom.

Hu Xiaotian was not angry, and said with a pleasant face: "I want to see the county magistrate!" "Before coming here, he had inquired clearly, the county order is called Xu Qinglian, forty-seven years old this year, has been in Qingyun County for two years, according to the Dakang official system, local officials are changed every three years, that is to say, next year Xu Qinglian will have to leave, Xu Qinglian is gone, he is the second-in-command of Qingyun County, he will become the Qingyun County Order, thinking of this Hu Xiaotian can't help but be a little fluttering, although this product has not been an official in the past, but since he is an official, he has to be a leader, not to mention anything else, in the hospital is the dean's responsibility system, A group of vice presidents are all ornaments in name only, and all documents of more than 500 yuan have to be signed by a leader.

Although Hu Xiaotian's attitude was good, these officials didn't buy it, Li Er sneered: "Who do you think you are?" How can the adults of our family be seen casually by idle people? ”

Hu Xiaotian was about to reveal his identity, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a noise outside, but saw the two tearing and tearing in front of the county yamen, one was obese, the other was thin, both of them were dressed in tatters, dragging the same rope in their hands, followed by a goat, and there were several people behind them to watch the excitement.

The two of them came to the big drum on the east side of the yamen together, and almost at the same time picked up the drumstick, beating the drum and singing grievances, but they both held the rope in their hands.

As soon as the yamen drum sounded, it immediately attracted the people nearby, this Qingyun County Ya has not opened for a few days, not because it is too peaceful here, but because it is too poor here, most of the people have eaten this meal and have not eaten, how can they still be in the mood to go to court? If no one fights a lawsuit, the yamen has nothing to do, the yamen has nothing to do, the yamen has nothing to do, and the officials have nothing to do, and nothing to do means that there is no oil and water, and it becomes a vicious circle. Seeing that someone finally beat the drum and shouted grievances, the two guards at the door all looked green, not only staring at people, but also staring at the sheep led by these two people, and the two of them almost thought at the same time that they hadn't tasted meat for a few days.

Hu Xiaotian encountered this incident before he had time to reveal his identity, so he simply put his affairs aside for the time being, and followed the group of ordinary people into the county government together, he wanted to see his top boss, what kind of ability did this county magistrate Xu Qinglian have, and whether he was as honest as his name was.

The sound of ascending to the hall sounded inside, accompanied by the mighty shouts of the officials.

Hu Xiaotian and the three of them followed the group of ordinary people along the road into the Yimen, which is the ceremonial gate of the county government. It is usually closed, and only on the first day of the arrival of a new official or when a high-ranking official arrives, the instrument door will be opened. In addition, when a celebration is held in the lobby or a case is heard, the door of the instrument should also be opened so that the people can watch or observe in front of the lobby

Today's case is not a big case, but because the Qingyun County Ya has not tried the case for too long, today's opening is particularly grand, and the door of the ceremony is specially opened for the people to enter and observe. There is a warm pavilion in the lobby, which is the place where each county magistrate takes office at the beginning of his term to hand over the household registration, account books and other matters, and is also the place where the county magistrate holds heavy dà celebrations and sealing, sealing ceremonies and tries and judges heavy dà cases. Above the lobby hangs the "Qingyun County Main Hall" line of gold plaques, in front of the hall thick black lacquer corridor pillar there is a pillar of the golden link, "deceive people such as deceiving the sky, do not deceive yourself, the people are responsible for the country, how to bear it". There is a warm pavilion in the center of the hall, which is the county order hall, there is a painted "sea water morning map" on the front screen, and the black lacquer public case is placed with the four treasures of the study, the seal box, the shocking wood and the order sign and other trial materials. On the west side of the pavilion, there are drums, ceremonial guards and torture instruments, etc., and there are two bluestone slabs on the floor in front of the pavilion, the east is the plaintiff's stone, and the west is the defendant's stone. In fact, the design of the Dakang Mansion is mostly similar, but the scale is different, and the internal structure is consistent.

After the two people who were going to fight the lawsuit entered the court, they dragged the goat and argued, and a servant came to take the goat away and tie it outside the court. It seems that both of them have fought lawsuits in the past, and they rushed to kneel on the plaintiff's stone, but after all, the thin man was more flexible and moved much faster, and knelt on the plaintiff's stone first.

Although the fat man did not grab the plaintiff's stone, he did not want to kneel on the defendant's stone, so he knelt next to the thin man.

At this time, the water and fire sticks in the hands of the officials repeatedly clicked on the ground, and shouted again: "Mighty ......" To say that this yamen still has a considerable deterrent effect on the psychology of the people. The people who came to watch suddenly held their breath, and they didn't dare to say a word.

The fat man and the thin man wailed at the same time: "Wronged! "Wronged!" The two seemed to turn a blind eye to the silent plaques on both sides, and it seemed that they were both masters who had seen the scene, and they did not show any cowardice when they came to the court.

Hu Xiaotian paid attention to the first protagonist of this county government, Qingyun County Commander Xu Qingqing. After a long time, Qingyun County ordered Xu Qinglian to make a grand debut, he was thin, dark-skinned, bearded, wearing a green Luo shirt on the outside, a bottom and knee cover, a white gauze single coat inside, thick-soled official boots on his feet, a leather belt around his waist, and a black gauze on his head. There is a blue embroidered on the patch of the official uniform on the chest, and it is said that this official uniform is also half-new. Xu Qinglian is on the ninth rank of the official rank, but Hu Xiaotian is under the ninth grade, there is only half a level difference between the two, but in the officialdom, it is important to rank according to seniority, and the official level crushes people to death, don't underestimate this half level, Hu Xiaotian in Qingyun County only has the life of a poor listener.

Xu Qinglian yawned, his face was a little gloomy, he came to the hall and sat down, grabbed the shocked wood and slapped it on the public case, and said in a hoarse voice: "Who beat the drum and voice the grievances?" Disturb me...... Yes...... I owe ......" yawned again before he finished speaking, from his appearance to the present, he didn't look down, he slept soundly in the afternoon, and suddenly he was disturbed, and whoever replaced him would be in a bad mood.

No matter how Hu Xiaotian looks at this guy, he looks like a drug addict, with thief eyebrows and rat eyes, skin and bones, there must be no objection to saying that he is like a thief, but he is an official, Hu Xiaotian shook his head secretly, how can this product have half an official authority? From head to toe, the two big characters "obscene" are written.

The thin man and the fat man kneeling under the hall shouted at the same time: "My lord, I have been wronged! ”

Xu Qinglian finally opened his little eyes a little, and looked at the two below with sleepy eyes, and now both of them were kneeling next to each other in the east: "I said which of you two is the bitter master and who is the defendant?" ”

"Your Excellency! I'm the bitter master! The fat man shouted at the top of his voice.

The thin man didn't look small, but his voice was not weak, and he yelled: "My lord, I am the bitter master!" The two of them immediately argued again in the hall.

Xu Qinglian grabbed the shocking wood and hit it the public case, and the two sides shouted in unison: "Mighty ......"

Xu Qinglian said angrily: "Shut up all of them, and if you dare to roar in court, I will hit fifty boards each." The county Lingwei really shocked the two of them. Xu Qinglian saw that the two of them were silent, looked at each of them a few times, and then pointed at the fat man and said, "You speak first!" "According to common sense, you have to ask who your surname is and where you live, but Xu Qinglian is obviously not in the state today, and he omitted it directly, anyway, it is not a big case, and it stands to reason that he will not get much benefit, but this sheep seems to be quite fat! Xu Qinglian's eyes began to circle around the goat. At the beginning of this chapter, each chapter is full of 3,000 words, at least three more per day, see who says octopus laziness again, what is that, it will be officially put on the shelves the day after tomorrow, and your monthly pass is ready?

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