In the early morning of the second day, Chen Huang brought a little Xi slave and rode to Qingjiang City. Sure enough, business in the city was sluggish, the streets were quiet, and the people were in rags and hungry. The Daotai Yamen is located in a ruined Wutong temple in the west of the city, and the statue of the god has been thrown into the canal during Tang Bin's tenure. As soon as Yu Chenglong arrived, because he was afraid of eating too many people, he cut most of the three classes of officials, and only invited a rural Hanru to help with the paperwork in the yazhong, and the huge courtyard was empty and very lonely. Chen Huang looked forward to it while walking, and secretly sighed in his heart: Why don't you even set up a sign to avoid it quietly? And when he looked at the lintel, it was:

Looking at the grass in front of the stairs is nothing more than business

In the church, the lights are dimmed, and the fear is injustice

The font is vigorous and powerful, just like Jackie Chan, Chen Huang couldn't help but smile.

A young official at the door saw the official affairs of the River Governor's Mansion brought by Chen Huang, led him to the ear room of the main hall, brought a cup of boiled water and sent it over, and said with a smile: "The Taoist platform is about to be promoted to the hall to ask questions, and he can't accept guests." The master is here to wait for the time being, so that our master can solve the case. There are only two cases, and it will be over in a while. As he spoke, he dusted off his chair and invited Chen Huang to sit down. Chen Huang said with a smile while taking his seat: "I have been observing the government for a long time, and it is really good, there are only two complaints a day!" The official said with a smile: "One is to sue for disobedience, Yu Ye saw the injustice of the county, and transferred it for retrial; The second thing is that our master bumped into it, and you can understand it at a glance - there is an errand outside the small one, and it is inconvenient to accompany it. With that, he hurried away.

Chen Huang sipped tea and looked at this ear room, it seems that this is Yu Jackie Chan's study and signing room. Leaning against the wall is a bookshelf full of books, and the desk is full of books and copywriting pending approval. The bamboo chairs and wooden tables are not extravagant and gorgeous, but they are very neat, very similar to the private school of the old scholars of Sanjia Village. The most conspicuous thing is the painting in the middle hall hanging on the east wall, but it is not the landscape, flowers, birds, insects and fish, but the endless green and lovely cabbage. The couplets are:

Officials must not be without this taste

Let the people not be like this

——Mother Yu Fang's asked my son to become a dragon

The font is beautiful and flexible, and it has the style of everyone. Chen Huang nodded, paced two steps, and when he took out a book to read, it was Wu Shaoping's "Governing the River and Qi Min". This is the book he has read a long time ago, flipping through it casually, and seeing that there are dense fine characters on the top of heaven and earth, corners, and between the lines, when he looks closely, it is still a rotten set of "river prevention and transportation", and he can't help but close his eyes and meditate in disappointment.

"Ascend!"

Suddenly there was a singing outside, and then there was silence.

Chen Huang sat in the study, the door was wide open, except for the right position of the hall, the situation in the hall was clear at a glance. I only heard the sound of rustling clothes in the hall, and I thought that the unkind Yu Jackie Chan had been promoted. Then I listened to Jackie Chan's instructions:

"Take Liu Zhang's disobedience case to the court!"

The atmosphere in the lobby immediately became tense. When Chen Huang looked at it, there were four people in total, and they came in and knelt in turn. Two old men, both in their fifties, a very handsome young servant, and a young man, a little weak, kneeling in the corner with a sad face, very close to Chen Huang - no need to ask, this must be the disobedient son who was accused. Several people reported their identities, and Chen Huang knew that the two old men, one was the defendant's uncle and the other was the uncle, and he was surprised why he didn't see Liu Zhang's family, but he was shocked to hear the "snap" and the trial began.

"Liu Biao," Yu Chenglong asked, "Did you accuse Liu Yinqing of disobedience and unfilial piety on behalf of your housewife?" ”

His voice is very kind, not like the arrogant and aggressive Yu Jackie Chan on the embankment. Chen Huang was inconvenient to peek, and couldn't help but wonder what the pleasant Yu Jackie Chan looked like.

"Yes." The young servant kowtowed and replied.

"I can't see that you are young, but you know how to be faithful to the Lord!"

"Although the villain does not read, he also knows the way of cannibalism, and he should be loyal, which is the way of servant. The villain has been in Qingjiang for many years, and he knows that the little one is a good person. Liu Biao obviously knew a few words, and his reply was very decent. Yu Chenglong was silent for a long time and said: "Okay, tell me about the disobedience of this unfilial son!" Liu Biao kowtowed again, and then gushed out. How can this young man leave a book and not read, and float all day long. Half a month ago, because he didn't go to the school, the housemother accidentally said a few words, and the young master jumped to his feet and scolded, and his head touched the master's mother and fell to the ground. The mistress was powerless to discipline her, so she had to order the villain to denounce her. Seek the Tao Tai Mingjian, uphold the original judgment of the county, and leave the young master to live in another place......

That Liu Biao was very articulate, talking and hand-to-hand, sometimes raising his eyebrows and feeling sad, sometimes shaking his head and sighing, and everyone in the hall was stunned. Because it was close in front of him, when Chen Huang looked at the young man, his face was as white as paper, his whole body was trembling, his head was lowered, and he used his fingers to pick at the cracks in the bricks.

Liu Yinqing raised his head, looked up with a begging gaze, moved his lips, bowed down deeply, and choked up: "Yes...... True. The villain really has nothing to say, but ask the teacher to send a few boards to the students, just don't leave the students ......"

"Hmm." Chen Huang paused when he heard Jackie Chan pause, and then he burst into flames, "Wang Fa has no relatives, do you know?!" As a child, you have read the books of sages, you have listened to the lectures of this Tao, and you have seen your character and learning as good, but you do not know that you are lawless at home! Why don't you respect your widow and commit unfilial piety - come! ”

"Piercing!"

The officials agreed like thunder, and Liu Yinqing was already shaking into a ball, begging in a trembling voice: "Dao...... Daotai, teacher, you ......"

"I can't spare you!" Yu Chenglong broke off and trembled, but he didn't immediately throw down the fire stick, and said to Liu Biao with a smile: "You are a loyal servant, a good person, and you also know how to 'eat people and be loyal'." It's really a good discipline, a good long-term follow-that's the case, the young master of your family is scepter! ”

The verdict was so sharp that the whole house was dumbfounded and stunned. Not only did Liu Biao's face look like earth, but even looking at the lively Chen Huang, the tea in his hand was also spilled on the ground.

"What are you stunned about?" Another thunderous roar, "Forty spine staff!" Listening to the sound of "bang", the four fire sticks have been broken.

The officials were surprised and amused, and agreed, and Liu Biao, who was holding Zhang Huang around, dragged him to the entrance of the hall and pressed it, and then heard a crackling sound of the board, which made Liu Biao howl like a pig. After a long time of fighting, he was dragged in and knelt down, and he heard Jackie Chan shouting: "Liu Deliang, are you Liu Yinqing's uncle?" ”

"Little old man...... Be. ”

"Liu Yinqing's unfilial piety has not been a day. When his biological father dies, you will be guilty of lax discipline as an uncle. Yu Chenglong said unhurriedly, "This way will blame you for forty canes!" ”

"Big big ...... Person! ”

"What are you afraid of?" Yu Chenglong sneered, "There are loyal servants, do you want the master to receive the rod?" - Come on! Invite the 'good guys' to receive the rod! Then the fire stick threw it down without hesitation.

Chen Huang saw this scene and knew Jackie Chan's intentions. Not only have I never seen this kind of judgment, but I have never even heard of it, and I almost laughed out loud.

Then there was another burst of boards, which beat Liu Biao's soul and did not possess his body, only crying vaguely and shouting and complaining, where did Yu Jackie Chan pay attention to him?

After a while, he dragged it up again, Liu Biao was already colorless, and the red blood stains passed through the back placket and fell to the ground**. But when he heard Jackie Chan laugh again: "Zhang Chunming, as an uncle, you also have the responsibility of unclear teaching, and you must also be responsible for thirty rods!" Without waiting for Zhang Chunming to answer, the sign had already been thrown down, "Don't panic, it's still a 'good person' to replace the cane!" ”

Liu Biao's face was as ugly as ashes, his head was sweating profusely, and he crawled on the ground and kowtowed like garlic: "Big ...... The big man is super born, and the villain really can't stand it! ”

"Where's the word!" Yu Jackie Chan laughed loudly, "Is there any reason for 'good people' not to do it to the end? People don't laugh at you, but they say that the way won't be fulfilled! Then the tone changed, and it was a simple word: "Hit!" ”

This time, Liu Biao was no longer able to howl, and he could hum twice at first, and then he couldn't even **. The hall was silent, only to hear the outside of the hall knock on the flesh of the back one after another. made a "poof" sound, and Chen Huang was terrified when he heard it. A total of 110 spinal canes were beaten three times, and when Liu Biao was dragged up again, he was already unconscious, lying straight on the ground, and said like a gossamer: "Ask, ask for big, my lord......"

"According to the three hundred and twelve paragraphs of the Great Qing Dynasty, Liu Yinqing himself should receive forty rods and be put in a heavy flail for three days." Yu Jackie Chan is familiar with the old official, and said fluently, "'Good man', you volunteered to replace the cane, and your love is commendable - your young master still has three days of heavy flail suffering, and you will bear it - the case is over, Liu Yinqing returned to his home and was strictly disciplined by Liu Deliang, and the proposed naturalization is not allowed!" ”

Chen Huang breathed a sigh of relief at this point, put down the cup, and his palms were already full of cold sweat. Looking at the sun outside the window, the whole case was broken, and in less than half an hour, I put my mind at ease and looked at the second case.

People brought it up, one was Wu Xiucai, who walked in front with his head held high. When he approached, Chen Huangfang was taken aback, it turned out that the defendant who followed him was actually an old man with yellow bitter gourd who drove a donkey to deliver tea on the river worker, he was the most loyal, and he would not quarrel with others when he suffered a loss, how could he offend this richly dressed talent? Chen Huangzheng was surprised and worried, the two had already reported their names, and the showman was called Ye Zhenqiu. The "case" is very simple, the old yellow head got up early in the morning to pick up dung in the eastern circle, and when he came out, he couldn't help but bump into Ye Zhenqiu, who was entering the thatched house, and soiled his clothes.

"I have seen your situation with my own eyes," Yu Chenglong said above, "This matter is very clear, and the fault lies in the yellow bitter gourd." ”

The yellow bitter gourd trembled with fright, kowtowed and stammered: "The little old man's eyes are dizzy, it really didn't mean to, beg the old man to ......" He glanced at the majestic Yu Chenglong, and didn't dare to say the words under his head.

"This official also pities you." Yu Jackie Chan said, "Originally, things were commonplace, so it's okay not to tell them." But Ye can't tolerate you, and I'm helpless - are you willing to fight or be punished? ”

"Hit ...... How? Penalize...... How? ”

"Hit, twenty small boards," Yu Jackie Chan said, "Punishment - kowtow a hundred heads to make amends, you choose." Ye Zhenqiu, are you willing? ”

Ye Zhenqiu plucked his nostrils and said, "Since Lord Daotai is broken, he will be cheaper this time!" ”

"Yellow bitter gourd," Yu Chenglong dragged his long voice and said coldly, "Have you thought about it?" The cucumber swallowed a mouthful of saliva aggrievedly and said, "Villain...... Admit punishment. The villain is old, and he has to support his family, so he can't be beaten......" Yu Chengchan then ordered: "Come on, move a chair, and invite Ye Xiucai to sit and receive the gift!" ”

Seeing Ye Zhenqiu sitting with a grin, Huang Laohan knelt tremblingly and kowtowed one by one, Chen Huang suddenly felt sad in his heart, and suddenly remembered the scene of this old man staggering to deliver water at the construction site every day, every time he saw Chen Huang, he held a big bowl with a rough bark-like hand and invited him to drink, and now he is humiliated in public, and he is a guest, but he doesn't even dare to say a word of love! Chen Huang couldn't help but turn his face.

When he reached the seventieth head, Yu Chenglong suddenly gasped and said, "Hey, wait, I forgot to ask less, is Ye Zhenqiu a scholar or a martial artist?" ”

"Back to adults," Ye Zhenqiu hurriedly got up and replied, "The student is Wu Xiucai." ”

"Ah, I miscalculated!" Yu Chengchan was shocked and said, "Wen Xiucai should knock a hundred, Wu Xiucai should knock fifty to count, cucumber gourd, you get up, you have already knocked the count!" ”

Ye Zhenqiu felt very disappointed, lazily swiped upward, and said reluctantly: "The student has resigned." ”

"Farewell?" Yu Jackie Chan's voice became dull and heavy. "Can't just go like this?" Ye Zhenqiu looked at Yu Chenglong, who was sitting firmly according to the case, and asked, "What else does the observation master command?" "Nothing to order." Yu Chenglong's face sank, and his voice was dry, "Debt repayment, debt repayment, you owe this cucumber twenty rings, how to cook?" ”

As soon as Jackie Chan said this, the officials in the hall looked at each other. Chen Huang's eyes widened: Is there a "how to cook" this kind of thing? Ye Xiucai was stunned for a moment, but Fang Ling woke up in the middle of the day, his face turned red, the green tendons on his neck jumped violently, and he puffed up his chest and asked, "According to the master's meaning, do you want me, this Huangmen Xiucai, to kowtow to this stinky dung picker?" ”

"That's right." Yu Chengchan remained silent, "You kowtow to him for twenty heads, and each of them is done." I still have guests waiting to do something! ”

"Grandma's bear!" This show is martial arts, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he moved, "You are probably sick with phlegm, right?" I didn't inquire about what Ye's roots were! My brother-in-law is Katsushidai-" "Presumptuous! Yu Chenglong was furious, "snapped" the case, grabbed the fire pick and threw it away, "Ben Dao first dismissed your Xiucai, and then treated you for the crime of roaring in court and insulting the chief, you must pay back twenty heads!" Ye Zhenqiu pouted and smiled, looked at the skinny Yu Chenglong with a raised face, and roared: "You dare!" ”

"Humph!" Yu Chenglong laughed fiercely, "Don't say that you are Ge Li's distant brother-in-law, you are the prince, and the lord dares to follow the law - twenty palms!" ”

"Wow!" The officials have learned Ye Zhenqiu's domineering about weekdays, and now that the official is in charge, he is already eager to try, and he pounced like a vicious tiger in response. Ye Xiucai was caught off guard, he was already tied up and kneeling on the ground, and he was afraid that he would have martial arts, so he didn't drag him out, took off his tasseled hat on the spot, and slapped him twenty times without a head or face. Ye Xiucai's face suddenly swelled like a purple eggplant, and blood flowed down the corners of his mouth. After the beating, the officials carried him and kowtowed to the cucumber twenty times before the case was closed.

Chen Huang watched from the side for less than an hour, only to feel in a trance, dizzy, and in a daze, Yu Jackie Chan had retreated silently and walked in, as if he had just come back from a walk. Seeing the book in front of Chen Huang, he nodded and smiled: "Mr. Chen can't say that he can't let go of the scroll - Yu is on official business, and it is rude to let the guests sit dry!" Chen Huang hurriedly got up and replied, "Where!" It's admirable to watch adults adjudicate cases so brightly! Chen Huangwen is a weak scholar, and it is thrilling to hear here! ”

A subtle smile flashed on Jackie Chan's clear face - a talented man has a good name, and it seems that he is not disgusted with this kind of sincere support. Chen Huang saw that his color was gentle, so he took the opportunity to talk: "Lord Yu, the second case student has been taught." Only the first case felt that it was strange, and I felt that the punishment seemed to be a little ruthless. "Ruthless?" Yu Chenglong said with a smile, "He won't die for three days, and I will be in the yoke for another three days, how can such a slave who bullies the master let him go back to waste?" ”

"Ahh

"The details of this case are difficult to say." Yu Chenglong sighed, "This slave has been having an affair with his master mother for three years, and he only thinks that Liu Yinqing is an eyesore - if it weren't for the fact that Yinqing's child is a filial son, I would have turned it all over and told them to die on the streets of Qingjiang together!" Chen Huang also sighed: "Looking at these two cases, you know that it is not easy for local officials to do, and it is especially difficult for Qing officials to do it!" ”

Listening to Chen Huang's thoughtful words, Yu Chenglong couldn't help but be moved, asked someone to bring a glass of water to drink, and said: "What kind of difficulty is this, as long as the bones are hard, it will be done if you don't go to the rich and Shangguan." Last year I was in Ningbo Mansion, once alone into the bandits, to appease Tang Xingyi and a cadre, one of the bandits leader refused to be cared for, because he saw that everyone was gone, he left alone, and when he left, he also said a couplet, saying, 'The road is not good, take the chariot to float in the sea; The trouble of people is tied to the crown and stands in the court. I asked him what he meant, and guess what he said? He looked at Chen Huang and said, "He said, 'The first sentence is the words of a saint, so there is no need to say it; The second sentence of the thief is also true - originally a human being, wearing an official hat, he became a beast. This is a phrase that has been ringing in my ears for more than a year! ”

"And then?"

"This is not a reckless thief, and then I was caught and beheaded." Yu Chengchan's tone was very heavy, and he could see that he was very uneasy, "Although I killed him, I kept thinking in my heart: If we are officials, if we can't be cautious and self-conscious, wouldn't it really make him right?" As he spoke, his eyes swept towards Chen Huang like a knife.

"Adults don't have to be suspicious, Chen Huang never enters the public door to tell lawsuits for others, and hits the wooden clock!" Chen Huang smiled heartily, "Getting back to business,—— in fact, we were already talking about this matter just now - that's the case, yesterday I went back to the office, and we discussed it a few times, Qingjiang was flooded last year, and this year's spring famine is like this, no wonder adults are in a hurry." Jin Shuai came with me to discuss the matter of giving people to the adults. ”

Yu Chengchan is worried about this all day long, and said with a wry smile: "How easy it is!" The big gentry here, I have already summoned them to say, no hoarding, the price of rice is flat, but the people have to have money in their hands to make it! ”

"That's why Master Jin was born late!"

"You mean—" Jackie Chan's eyes sparkled.

"This year, the river silver has come in handy," Chen Huang said, "but last year the ICBC still had 50,000 yuan, and it was originally planned to repair the Qingshuitan embankment next year for compensation and subsidy, but now it is in the treasury." If the adults are in a hurry, they can be temporarily moved over to save the famine - in the future, they can also pay back the silver, and they can also exchange work for silver, and plant grass on the embankment of the Qingjiang Estuary, which is considered to be a river work, how about it? ”

Without waiting for Chen Huang to finish speaking, Yu Chenglong got up, rubbed his hands and said, "Okay, good!" There are 50,000 silver, which can help 100,000 people to live in the spring famine, why should I worry? Why should I worry? Seeing him so emotional, Chen Huang's heart was hot, and he was about to speak, but Yu Chenglong turned around and asked, "How much profit does this silver cost?" Chen Huang was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "What kind of interest do you need - are they all errands for the emperor, why should adults be suspicious?" We are all readers, and we still understand the principles of righteousness and benefit! Jackie Chan was so happy that he couldn't sit still. Thinking about how he couldn't get along with Jin Fu on the embankment yesterday, Yu Chenglong felt embarrassed, so he smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, don't blame me for being rude yesterday, I'm in a hurry!" Since the beginning of spring in Qingjiang Daoli, one hundred and eight people have starved to death, and the sky and the earth are all in danger, and the number is terrifying! I even soothed with a pressure belt, and nothing happened. But people's stomachs are not filled with empty words, can they be anxious for the parents of the people? - In this way, we will take care of the grass planting, and even the trees will be planted by us! ”

"Lord Yu, you can't plant big trees on the embankment!" Chen Huang said, "Although the roots of the tree have the effect of fixing the embankment, but when the autumn flood comes, there is a lot of wind and rain, the embankment soil is soft, and when the trunk is shaken, the embankment is easy to crack and burst...... Please take a closer look! ”

Yu Jackie Chan was still smiling at first, but so far it has been over. When it comes to river governance, it is still a matter of different ways and no conspiracy.