Natural disasters are long gone, and bandits and robbers are even more bowing down. Yangzhou can now be regarded as singing and dancing, and the country is peaceful and peaceful.

Jiang He has nothing to do lately, so he often travels around, gathers talents, and learns things he doesn't know.

One of the most interesting is to meet the Yangzhou judge, this person is named Huang Cigong, although there are no bandits and robbers in Yangzhou now, the Quartet is smooth, but large and small civil lawsuits, the people's disputes are still as many as a cow's hair, but no matter how complicated the case in his hands, he can always find the key point, decisive and reasonable solution.

Once Jiang He was playing against Huang Cigong, and suddenly the official ran into the back garden and reported that a couple was making a big fuss in court over a child.

Huang Cigong: "Lord Jianghe, it seems that I can't have a good chess game with you today, and my subordinates currently have important matters to deal with." ”

Jiang He: "It's okay to be a little thing, Huang Gong doesn't have to care, business matters." By the way, the people praised Huang Gong and Qingtianguan. Can you let me see your verdict as well? ”

Huang Cigong: "Hahaha, how dare your subordinates, the people have praised the subordinates, if Lord Jianghe is interested, you can go to listen together." ”

Jiang He smiled and nodded, and went to the main hall with Huang Cigong.

When he arrived at the main hall, Huang Cigong sat down on the official desk, and the errand officer next to him placed a wooden chair for Jiang He in the upper left corner.

Look at Huang Cigong, there is a horizontal red cloth trimmed wooden board above him, from right to left is written: "Impartial law enforcement", and on the left and right sides are written vertically: "Judge the case with the heart, the bright moon and the blue sky can be learned; ”

At the bottom of the viewing hall, two plainly dressed women, one of whom was holding a baby about three months old, and the other staring at the child in her arms.

Huang Cigong: "Who is in the hall, why did you come here, and why did you fight?"

The woman staring at the child turned around and replied: "Back to the eldest lord, the folk girl is cooking vegetables in the back garden at home today, and she is afraid that the scorching sun will scorch the child, so she puts the child in the rocking chair in the room. ”

The woman with the baby in her arms hurriedly said, "You are talking nonsense, I have been holding my child, and you are saying that my child is cute and wants to hug him." I don't agree, you want to rob it instead. Lord Qingtian, you must be the master of the people's daughters. ”

Jiang He looked at the two arguing women, and thought in his heart: "The child is too young to recognize his mother." If the child is really her house, there will naturally be rocking chairs and clothes for the children to use. Let's see if Huang Gong's judgment is the same as me. ”

I only heard Huang Cigong say about the case: "Come on, bring the child to me." ”

When the official heard this, he went over and picked up the sleeping baby.

Huang Cigong: "Now the two of you go and grab the child, and the child is yours." ”

Jiang He was stunned in his heart: "Huang Gong's judgment is too unreasonable, how can the child be used to fight, if it is not for the biological mother to win, wouldn't it hurt people." Just as he was about to open his mouth to block, he saw Huang Cigong looking at Jiang He and shaking his head gently.

Jiang He looked at Huang Cigong and shook his head lightly, knowing that Huang Gong must be worried, so he also nodded lightly and watched the changes.

Under the viewing hall, the official held the child and faced Huang Gong, and the two women surrounded the official to fight for the child, the woman holding the baby in front of him was pulling the child, and the other woman was worried, pulling the child and trembling. Finally the child was awakened and let out a cry, and the woman let go of her pulling hand when she heard the cry, so that the woman who was pulling in front of her succeeded in snatching the child.

Huang Cigong: "Okay, the facts of the case are clear, come here, bring the child." ”

The officials of the hall again took the child from the woman's hand.

Huang Cigong: "Give the child to another woman"

The woman who succeeded in snatching was shocked: "Adult, obviously I snatched the child back, why did I ......"

Bang bang, bang bang, Huang Cigong knocked on the shocking wood

Huang Cigong: "Be bold and make a woman, how dare you rob other people's children, you are guilty." ”

The woman wanted to argue, but when she saw Huang Cigong's sharp eyes, she was so frightened that she didn't dare to say much, so she had to kneel on the ground and beg for forgiveness from adults, saying that she couldn't have children.

Huang Cigong: "Since you know the crime, and this matter is due to your dispute, which frightened the child's biological mother, and hurt the child in the process of pulling, I will fine you with one or two taels of silver as punishment." ”

The woman was also a little panicked when she heard the fine of one tael, but she had indeed committed an unforgivable sin, and now she was already giving grace outside the law.

The child's biological mother also knelt down at this moment: "Thank you for being the master of the people's daughter, I am satisfied to be able to recapture the child, and a fine of one or two silver is also a big burden for us ordinary people, since she knows that she is wrong, she must not do it again." I also ask your lord to forgive her and forgive her from the fine. ”

When the woman heard this, she hurriedly kowtowed and thanked her.

Huang Cigong: "Since the child's biological mother has decided to forgive you, then this lighter punishment, no matter what, you are at fault in this matter, and if you don't punish it, you will be fined a penny." (Note: One penny is equal to one hundred)

The woman and the child's birth mother did not say much, and left with a thousand thanks.

Jiang Hezheng secretly admired the ingenuity of Huang Gong's judgment, and at this time, the official brought in two more people, both of whom were businessmen, arguing over a roll of silk.

Huang Cigong: "Quiet, who is in the hall, why did you come, why did you fight?"

Merchant A: "My lord, this guy came to my shop to buy silk and satin, and negotiated the price of seven yuan a roll, but now he has not paid a penny, but he said that he paid the money, you say, this is unreasonable." ”

Merchant B: "My lord, we negotiated the price of seven dollars for a roll, and after I paid the money, I found that there were other colors of silk that I liked more, and I wanted to change them, but who knows, he took back the silk and did not replace it with me, but I did not pay." ”

The two went toe-to-toe and blamed each other.

Huang Cigong: "Be quiet, give me silence, the official has his own decision." Someone came with scissors. ”

After a while, the official brought scissors from the back hall.

Huang Cigong: "Since you are each reasonable, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood. The man who came divided the silk into two, and each person took half of it. ”

The servant stepped forward and used scissors to divide a roll of silk into two, and one of them was divided into half, and merchant A was beaming with joy, while merchant B was indignant.

Merchant A hurriedly shouted: "My lord is wise, he is really the master of the blue sky." Then he picked up half a roll of silk and was about to leave.

Huang Cigong: "Wait, since you say that I am the master of Qingtian, then if you don't deal with it impartially, I'm sorry for the plaque on my head." Why do you falsely accuse others of not paying the money when you have received money?"

Merchant A: "My lord is wronged, he really didn't pay." It's not that the villain is lying to him. ”

Huang Cigong took the case: "A bunch of nonsense, if he really didn't pay, how can you lose half a roll of silk, but his face is happy." Come on, give this profiteer twenty boards. ”

The surrounding officials rushed up, pressed down the profiteers, snapped, and beat the twenty boards before stopping.

Profiteer A screamed again and again, saying that he would change his past mistakes in the future, not be blinded by lard, and be greedy for small profits.

Huang Cigong: "If there is a next time, I will not spare it, you go back and replace it with a new roll of silk for him." ”

Profiteer A hurriedly nodded yes, and businessman B shouted: "My lord is wise, I am really a master of the blue sky." ”

Then many people came scattered, and Huang Cigong dealt with it in an orderly manner. It wasn't until the sun was about to set, and there was no new case, that he got up and left with Jiang He.

Jiang He: "Huang Gong's case is full of fun, and it really benefits people." ”

Huang Cigong: "Haha, the adults have won the prize, the adults have won the prize." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed, and had dinner with the servants and servants, and the audience talked about the various mysteries of Huang Gong's case, and Huang Gong also talked about when he encountered, how to analyze, how to judge, and how to deal with it, until late at night, before leaving the table.

The next day, Li Yun sent a servant to say that the Yellow Emperor had sent another envoy to Jianyang City to inspect it, hoping that Lord Jianghe would go with him.

After Jiang He washed, he came to the main hall with Li Yun's servants.

I saw a sturdy and tall sergeant, who was tough and decisive in his words and actions. But it is a Confucian dress, and the one he holds in his hand is also the Xuanhuang Dragon Flag. At this moment, he was talking to Li Yun about the way of military and politics, and he stopped talking only when he saw the appearance of the river.

The sergeant stood upright and saluted: "Lord Jianghe." ”

Although Jiang He never forgot it, Bowen remembered it strongly, but he still couldn't remember anyone, so he had to go with the military salute: "My lord has been fortunate all the way." ”

The servants had already moved their seats, placed them next to the three-dimensional map of the past, served tea, fruits and vegetables, and everyone sat around the table.

After a short exchange, Jiang He understood the reason.

This person's name is Ying Long, who was a general in the Yellow Emperor's army in the past, because the sea of people is full and there are more than 10,000 soldiers, Jiang He naturally does not recognize this person, but Ying Long knows Jiang He.

Ying Long: "Haha, Lord Jianghe defeated Chi You, and Lord Fuxi personally changed his name, and at the same time recruited Chi You, especially the rest of the generals, this matter is well known in the army, and it is a topic that everyone talks about." ”

Jiang He smiled slightly: "I see, I didn't expect that I was so low-key, but I was discovered by you." ”

Ying Long laughed one after another: "Isn't it, when the Second Emperor of Yan and Huang sent you and Fuxi Shennong to the south, he personally awarded the Xuanhuang Dragon Flag, and we were all present to see it." ”

Jiang He: "I see, haha. By the way, what happened to the tribes that were surrendered by Chiyou. ”

Ying Long: "Don't worry, adults, those tribes who were recruited by adults get along with us very well now, and they are like relatives now." ”

Jiang He: "This is very good, the world is peaceful, and there is no need to shed blood and sacrifice again." ”

When Ying Long heard that there was no need to shed blood and sacrifice again, his face suddenly became solemn.

Jiang He: "Lord Yinglong, why is your face solemn, isn't there a new war breaking out?"

Li Yun said: "Lord Jianghe doesn't know, although the war has subsided, there are still many demons in this world, and they are scattered and messy, and it is difficult to eliminate them in a centralized manner. Lord Ying Long came to Yangzhou this time for two things: one is for the arid and rainless area, before I met Lord Jianghe earlier, I sent people to fly pigeons to send a letter to the two emperors of Yan and Huang, and sent capable people to help ask for rain; the second is to recruit some military and civilian personnel to transfer to the north. ”

Ying Long: "Now that Chiyou has calmed down, the world is unified, from the original five states, to add four new states, but at present, Kyushu is still very different in terms of geology, humanities, economy, or military, so Emperor Yan and Huang decided to send some of the military and civilians of the original five states to the north, and some of the new four states to the south. ”

Jiang He: "Well, I see. By the way, does Lord Ying Long also know the Five Elements Technique?"

Ying Long: "Haha, no. But for the problem of drought in Yangzhou this time, Emperor Yan sent the spirit bird to the Five Elements Mountain to find real people to help. ”

Jiang He: "What, is my master here too?"

Ying Long: "Wuling Zhenren turned out to be the master of Lord Jianghe, disrespectful and disrespectful. We know that you went to the south to study art, but we didn't expect that you would be a disciple of a real person. No wonder Li Yun said that the arid areas have been solved. ”

After saying that, Ying Long took out a blue charm, and Jiang He immediately felt the breath of water attribute on it.

Ying Long: "Now that the drought has been lifted, this is the rain talisman that your master refined, so return it to its original owner." ”

Jiang He smiled: "You don't have to give it to me, it's better to leave it to Li Yun, you can use it in case of drought." ”

Li Yun: "Hey, since that's the case, I'd better be respectful." ”

The three of them chatted for a moment. When it comes to demons and monsters, Ying Long and Li Yun are very helpless, fortunately, all states are now equipped with peachwood, sulfur, gourd, garlic and other items to ward off evil spirits, unless the monsters are deeply powerful, ordinary ghosts and monsters have not dared to approach.

Jiang He proposed to find Fuxi and Shennong, Ying Long said that he did not know the whereabouts of these two immortals at present, but the two immortals and Yan Huang had a good relationship, so they could go back to Yan Huang first, and let the two emperors of Yan and Huang use the spirit bird to inform them.

Jiang He felt that the idea was good and was ready to go north, but Ying Long had no way to go with Li Yun because he needed to conduct military and civilian dispatches, and it seemed that Jiang He was the only one who went.

Li Yun: "Lord Jianghe, it looks like the New Year is approaching, so it's better to stay in Jianyang City and go north for the New Year." ”

Jiang He: "Chinese New Year? uh, I'm lonely again, what is the New Year?"

Ying Long knew that Lord Jianghe was originally a member of the Chiyou tribe, and he abandoned the darkness and turned to Yanhuang, presumably the Chiyou tribe never celebrated the New Year. Li Yun thought that Lord Jianghe had cultivated in the Five Elements Immortal Mountain since he was a child, and this time he was a fledgling to go down the mountain to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and the rain and wind were adjusted, and it was normal to not know the New Year.

So the two described the lively scene of the New Year, which made Jiang He's heart moved, and decided to go north for the New Year.

The prosperity of the metropolis is far more lively than the small countryside, and He Hua is as happy as a magpie. Because during the Chinese New Year, several pedants also released the students from the ocean of knowledge and allowed them to go home for the New Year.

As soon as He Hua came back, he pulled Brother Jianghe and went to the market.

The two walked all the way, chatted all the way, and from time to time bought some gadgets that looked very interesting.

"Rock sugar gourd, rock sugar gourd, two strings of pennies. A shout instantly attracted He Hua.

He Hua paused for a moment in front of the vendor of rock sugar gourds, shook his head slightly, and was about to pull Brother Jianghe away. The slight gesture naturally failed to hide Jiang He's eyes, Jiang He grabbed her with his backhand and said to the vendor: "Uncle, come two strings of rock sugar gourds." ”

The vendor agreed, and quickly chose two strings of rock sugar gourds that looked very tempting and delicious to Jiang He, and Jiang He paid a penny and thanked him.

Vendor: "Childe is so polite, the old man is already very happy that you can patronize the stall." ”

Jiang He smiled and chatted with the hawker for a few more words, only to know that the hardships of the people at the bottom and earning a penny were not easy to come by, and Jiang He wanted to give him a few more pennies, but he was refused.

The peddler smiled: "The son is kind and simple-hearted, and the old man is really grateful, but the old man believes that every point of effort is gained, and I really can't accept the extra money you give." In addition, the son should not spend money indiscriminately, just give as much as you want, after all, it is not easy for parents to earn money. ”

He Hua was about to argue a few words, but felt that the cuffs were gently pulled, and when he turned around and saw that Brother Jiang He was smiling at him, he didn't speak, just biting the rock sugar gourd and sulking.

Jiang He: "Thank you for mentioning the point, you get what you pay for, I wrote it down, and I will pay attention to the use of money." ”

The hawker was very happy after hearing this, chatted with Jiang He again, and also introduced the scenery of Jianyang City that is good, and those places are cheap.

After saying goodbye to the hawker, I saw He Hua who was still in a small mood. Suddenly, he said, "Sister, do you think what the old man said is wrong? ”

He Hua: "Brother Jianghe, seriously, Jianyang is a big city. The price is much more expensive than that of small households in small villages, and the old man said not to spend money indiscriminately, I think it is very reasonable, after all, Brother Jianghe is not rich, so it is better not to waste it. But Brother Jiang He kindly wanted to reward him with money, but he said nonsense that Brother Jiang He spent money indiscriminately, and I was not happy when I thought of this. ”

Jiang He: "Hahaha, silly sister, this kind of trivial matter is not worth taking to heart at all, so why punish yourself with other people's words." The reason why the old man said this is from his point of view, you think, on the eve of the New Year, he is still running around, just to earn an extra penny, if his children don't know how to cherish and spend money indiscriminately, do you think the old man will be heartbroken?"

He Hua was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Well, it's still Brother Jianghe, I didn't expect this." It seems that the old man regards Brother Jianghe as a close person, so he will remind Brother Jianghe. ”

Jiang He scratched her little nose affectionately: "Yes, that's the reason." ”

He Hua: "Ha, then Brother Jianghe, you really shouldn't spend money lavishly." You see, we've all bought so many things, bamboo baskets, red strings, bamboo dragonflies, ......"

Jiang He: "Ha, sister, you see so many things, (only) a dozen articles, really!

He Hua: "That's right, it's better not to spend money indiscriminately, it's getting late, we should go back." ”

Jiang He shrugged helplessly, and returned to the military mansion side by side with He Hua.

He Hua actually didn't know that her brother Jianghe had refused the reward for rainfall: one hundred taels of gold.

The only five taels of silver on his body was still the coil given by the two emperors of Yan and Huang in the past, and he had not used it for two years of cultivation in the Five Elements Mountain, and when he went down the mountain this time, the master quietly stuffed it back into his bag.

Back at the Tongjun Mansion, Ying Long and Li Yun and some senior generals had been waiting for a long time, and then the little girl took He Hua to the back house to have dinner with the ladies and ladies and other female dependents, and Jiang He drank at the same table with the military generals of Wenchen.

All kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, Qiong syrup and jade brewing, one after another, everyone is very interested, until Chinese New Year's Eve hour, the gongs and drums are noisy, the firecrackers are ringing in unison, the dragon and lion dance are welcomed, it is very lively, very festive......