It is said that the police will always arrive at the scene half a year late, but this gang of arresters is extremely fast. Ning Caichen had just picked up three or two dry bones, and the messenger arrived.

"Stop, who are you?" When they arrived at the scene, they ordered Ning Caichen and them to stop.

Xu Xian was the closest, got up and made a scholarly salute and said, "Xu Xian in Hangzhou." ”

"What about that?" Xu Xian was dressed in a child's uniform, and the poor people would not give him a good face at all, this place in the south of the Yangtze River has the most readers, so that no one in Tongsheng is considered to be a scholar at all.

Seeing that someone was coming, Ning Caichen also came up from the ramp, and he didn't know that there was more than one corpse below if he didn't pick it up. "In the lower Hangzhou Xiucai Ning Caichen. ”

The name of the person and the shadow of the tree are also the common name and surname. As soon as they heard that it was Ning Caichen from Hangzhou, all the people immediately became respectful. "It turned out to be Ning Xianggong, and the inferior person was a messenger from Jianli County. ”

Jianli County is next to Hangzhou, and I don't know how the messengers from Jianli County came.

"Is there anything you have here?"

When someone asks them, they may not answer, or just say a tolerance. But Ning Caichen is different, this person not only has literary talents, but also looks down on their martial artists to catch such cheap and rough people, so he is naturally respectful and respectful.

Don't just ask them what they are doing, it's no problem to let them help.

Ning Caichen couldn't have imagined that he had just written a martial artist story and gained so much respect.

The warrior dies for his confidant, and so does the warrior.

"Hui Ning Xianggong, it was the eldest lord who ordered the little one to come, saying that someone reported the case, and many people died in this forest. ”

Ning Caichen frowned: "Isn't this the border of Qiantang County? There was a murder case, how did you let the people from Jianli County come." ”

"Back to Xianggong, these little ones don't know. I only know that the big man ordered the little ones to come. ”

They are so restrained, and this is their official business, so Ning Caichen naturally can't ask more details. But even if they asked again, they couldn't ask anything, they had already told everything they knew in a few words, and they didn't know anything else when they asked again.

At this time, the accompanying servant whispered on the side of the leader, and the catcher frowned, turned around and whispered, as if to be sure of one thing.

Then he turned around and asked, "Ning Xianggong, are you traveling here?"

"No, we found exposed bodies here and wanted to help them pick up their bones and set them up again. Ning Caichen said what he could say.

"Then, can Ning Xianggong notice that there are other people here?"

Ning Caichen and Xu Xian glanced at each other, then shook their heads.

Naturally, there are others here, Bai Suzhen, but she is even more difficult to justify than them.

The head catcher who led the team thought about it for a while, and then took Ning Caichen to the edge of the pit. The bones had already been disposed of, and there was only one corpse under a few bones.

"Ning Xianggong, do you recognize this person?" asked the head catcher.

At this time, it is easier to say that you don't know than to know, but it's impossible for Ning Caichen to say that you don't know this person.

He is the Zuo Yulang who has clashed with himself and has not seen him for several months.

How did he die here, and why did he look like he had just died, and who buried him under his bones?

A few questions rang in Ning Caichen's mind in an instant. "Yes, I know him, he is Zuo Yulang Zuo Gongzi. ”

Ning Caichen didn't know that this might be a trap, but this was an ancient era, not an era of law that "confessed leniently, sat in prison, resisted strictly, and went home for the New Year".

This is not to say that the laws of this era are more just than those of later generations, on the contrary, an era in which the rule of one person is greater than the rule of law is just and relative. But that's exactly what he had to tell the truth.

Zuo Yulang is-for-tat with himself, and there are many people in Hangzhou City. If you tell a lie on your side, you will soon find someone to overturn it.

And as long as someone can overthrow it, the magistrate can naturally doubt himself.

In a society governed by man, once the character is suspected, then the person is finished.

Ning Caichen believed that if someone really dealt with him, then the other party would definitely do so.

A talented and virtuous person will be despised everywhere, let alone be an official, and in the future, even scientific research will not have his share.

Turning so much in an instant, to be honest, it has become his own way out.

"Ning Xianggong, I'm afraid you're going to have to go with us. "The head catcher didn't want to arrest Ning Caichen, but this barren mountain and deserted country, Ning Caichen just stayed here. As the only witness, but also as a suspect. He had no other way but to deal with it like that.

Ning Caichen also knew that they didn't mean to embarrass themselves, so he agreed.

On the way to the county office, the head catcher revealed an inside story. That is, they have a new master in Jianli County during this time. This old man's surname is Zuo, but he is Zuo Yulang's father.

As the saying goes, if a person attains the Tao, the chicken and dog ascend to heaven.

In the past, Zuo Yulang had a fellow clan as a waiter, which was already very difficult, and now his father has become a county official. I'm afraid it's hard to be good.

According to the messenger, the first thing they did when they first took office was to send someone to find his son.

Although the messengers inquired about the Happy Forest, they also heard that Zuo Yulang was inside. But none of them knew how to get in?

The county master slapped the table for this and scolded the rebel, but he didn't care.

But yesterday, someone sent a message that Zuo Gongzi was not in the Happy Forest at all, but was killed by someone. That's when they hurried in.

And then there's everything ahead.

At first glance, it's nothing. But if all this is a game set up by someone, Ning Caichen believes that they must have a backhand.

Let's not talk about what this back hand is, but Ning Caichen couldn't help but feel a little relieved. Because the more this case seems to be insignificant at first glance, the more it harms people, and it doesn't leak anything.

It's too early to say anything. Only when going to court, first look at who the other party is, and then decide what to do.

I don't even know who the other party is, and I don't have to fight this lawsuit, so I lose half of it.

Jianli County can't be called a county seat at all, with low city walls and few people, it is better to say that it is a county than a town.

It's just that this place took advantage of the prosperity of Buddhist temples and built a county in the Tang Dynasty. Because the temple here has a temple built by Li Shimin.

The Chinese dynasty is very interesting, and it is inevitable that there will be inconsistencies between what is on the surface and what is inside.

For example, the Tang Dynasty has claimed to be the descendant of Lao Tzu since Li Yuan. Lao Tzu is one of the three ancestors of Taoism, and his descendants have built a dynasty, so Taoism will definitely flourish!

On the contrary, it is Buddhism that is really developing. Even Xuzhou, the birthplace of Taoism and the location of the main altar, has also been served by others.

It's far away, just look at the Jianli County every family believes in Buddhism, every household burns incense, and those who don't know think they have arrived in the Buddha country.

The county seat is not very good, and naturally the county government is not very good.

A small government gate, two poor people standing listlessly. A big drum is placed on the east side of the yamen, this is the "Dengwen drum", commonly known as the "shouting injustice drum", it is for the people to complain about grievances, the county immediately summons the drummer when he hears the drum, and goes to the court to accept it, if the case is serious, the county immediately ascends to the court for interrogation, if the matter is minor, that is, the execution is carried out, and the law hall is suppressed.

Ning Caichen naturally didn't need to beat this drum, but a couplet outside the yamen attracted him:

Don't seek revenge, don't be angry, don't listen to instigation, come here, bother, work hard, and spend money to win, and eventually exhaust yourself

It is necessary to be reasonable, to be affectionate, to spend the times, to be an official, not diligent, not clear, careless, easy to create evil, difficult to deceive the sky

This couplet tells the people to be considerate of the county is not easy to be an official, nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, and also warns the people to be cautious when entering this door.

At first glance, this couplet seems to reveal the darkness of ancient justice, but as a half-legal person, Ning Caichen knows how sincere this couplet is, and he has violated his own shortcomings, and he does not hide it at all, so it can be said that he broke the unspoken rules of being an official.

This is directly putting the official on the "bad" side. It is useless to fight more lawsuits, and there will be so many lawsuits in later generations, fighting for real estate and inheritance. Who really benefited?

At first glance, whoever wins the battle will benefit, but after there is no emotion, will it really win?

So it's just this official who wins! If you win, you have to pay, and if you lose, you don't need it? That is, if you win, the litigation fees at the beginning and the court enforcement fees at the back are not a lot of money, and the more times you enforce them, the more you spend.

Ning Caichen couldn't help but become interested in this county official, wanting to see if he was a lazy man or an old believer.

Huang Laozhi said that the officials are useless, and the people take care of themselves.

This has a great market after today's officials believe in Taoism.

There are so many people, and some people just take advantage of this to get to the top and do what they like.

"Why are you still lazy, and you haven't repaid the master. Ning Xianggong, please. "The headcatcher is very polite.

Ning Caichen smiled slightly and said, "No need, Jin Zhutou, you better go and reply to your family!"

The head catcher is surnamed Jin and is a local. It stands to reason that he brought back people, so it is naturally most appropriate for him to reply. Ning Caichen didn't want the county magistrate to mistakenly think that he was coming, so he caused all his subordinates to rebel.

Jin Hu also felt that his return was better, thought about it, and said to his subordinates: "You are fine, this is Ning Xianggong from Hangzhou, you lead the way well, don't stretch out your hands!"

He was warning his men that this official was as slippery as oil. One of the incomes of the poor is to lead the way. The knowledge of leading the way is greater, and if the guide is good, the result will be twice the result with half the effort. If it is bad, for example, it will be directly led to the back office, and a board is inevitable.

With the warning of the head catcher, the poor people naturally did not dare to lead indiscriminately. And the golden catcher opened the middle door. Now, the poor people are even more afraid to stretch out their hands.

Entering the gate, there is a brick wall opposite the yamen, which is built according to the Taoist customs of the Han nationality, mainly used to ward off evil spirits. According to the north side of the wall to draw a giant monster, the shape is like a unicorn, the four bodies make fire, surrounded by treasures, but it is born greedy, do not know satisfaction, open the mouth of blood, want to swallow the moon, swallow the can't, buried in the cliff and the sea. This painting is to warn the magistrate to take it as a warning and not to bend the law for bribes.

Passing through the gate, you will enter the first courtyard of the county government, you can see that there are six caves in the east and west, and take the meaning of six or six major shun, which is the enslavement room.

The gate in front of me is the second gate of the county government - the Yimen, as the name suggests, that is, the "door of etiquette". The door is usually closed, and will only be opened when the county magistrate takes office, greets dignitaries, and holds major celebrations.

With Jin Zhutou's previous actions, Ning Caichen was naturally their guest of honor, not a prisoner. Naturally, it is to go through the ceremonial gate, not to go to the west corner gate where the prisoner is arraigned, this is the "ghost gate".

If you go to the ghost gate, innocence will also be preconceived.

Zuo Yun was anxiously waiting in the back hall, pacing back and forth, in a restless mood. As a redundant official, he can become a county official, and he knows that this is his son who has gone through the door of Zuo Shilang, otherwise he will continue to wait.

So he was obviously very angry that his son went to the land of flowers and willows, but he didn't immediately arrest his son back. Anyway, the son is also meritorious, and it is also appropriate to treat him. But once the son died, the situation was different. Such an excellent son, who would not feel distressed.

"Dao Chief, you said Lang'er, he ...... "In this back hall, you have Zuo Yun himself, and there is a Taoist who is neither fat nor thin, and is dressed in a yellow robe.

Yes, it's a Taoist priest. There are Taoist priests in the dignified Buddha County, which is a rare situation in the past.

After Jin Zhutou arrived, he only glanced at the Taoist priest and didn't say anything. Today's officials believe in Taoist priests, and everyone in the court knows about it, and no one knows it.

If something is good, the next will follow. The official family believes in Taoist priests so much, and the county magistrate invites a Taoist priest to be a guest, what's so strange.

"My lord, the little one is back. ”

The county magistrate Zuo did not ask Jin Zhutou, but looked at the Taoist priest sitting at the top. "Dao Chief, look ......"

The Taoist priest looked at Jin Zhutou, pinched his fingers and said, "Congratulations, my lord, there will be a harvest this time." ”

The Taoist priest just said this, and Zuo Yun was so happy that his eyebrows fluttered. "Thank you, Wang Daochang, please sit here and eat tea. The officer will be back immediately. ”

This Taoist priest is Wang Daoling, who was driven out of Hangzhou by Ning Caichen, and he also has some Taoism, but it is not very accurate. The last time I counted that my Neidan appeared near Jianli County, I wandered to Jianli County.

By chance, the county magistrate who hooked up with this county hall became the guest of this Zuo lord.

Zuo Yun wanted to handle the case, Wang Daoling naturally had no objections, and drank tea leisurely at the moment.

Zuo Yun sat in the hall of the county government, and ordered his subordinates to bring in the people who beat the drum and voiced grievances.

The poor people looked at each other, and it was easy to have the courage to say that this hall was standing down.

Zuo Yun was furious: "Who are you? Why didn't you go up to the hall without beating the drums? Why didn't you kneel down when you went up to the hall?"

Ning Caichen was amused and said: "My lord, here is a scholar of Hangzhou, and there is no grievance to be avenged, why do you want to beat the drum? ”

At first impression, this is a confused official. If he had to deal with himself, it would have been much easier to solve. But it doesn't seem like he's a man who can calculate himself.

If it weren't him, who would it be? Why would he use such a man to calculate himself? What was his purpose?

(To be continued)