Reading guide: Zeng Guofan traced the reason for the burning of the fence, and Wang Zhixian answered like a stream, without fear. Peng Yulin argued with reason, and Zhao Danian was puzzled. Wang Zhixian asked a question and answered ten, and after a while, it was passed on to the Zhang Arrest Hall, and then he called Li Xingming, which was not only straightforward but also strong.

Zeng Guofan did not want to embarrass the local government, so he decided to try the case in person in the afternoon.

At lunchtime, Liu Changyou quietly revealed to him a piece of news that had not yet been verified......

As soon as the tea was put on the table, Zeng Guofan and Wang Ruishang did not have formal speeches, and Zhao Danian arrived again. So another red tape.

Zeng Guofan sat in the first place, followed by Zhao Danian, Wang Rui, Liu Changyou, and Peng Yulin. On the huge public court, there was neither anyone standing in the court, nor any copywriter, and it was very empty.

Zeng Guofan coughed dryly and said to Wang Rui: "Wang Ling, this minister went to look at the defense and passed by here." Listening to Lord Liu and Master Peng, the fence of the defense camp was burned down overnight. What's going on? ”

Wang Rui got up and said, "Your Excellency, the place that Master Peng has chosen here is the land of the Lord. The landlord sued the yamen and did not allow the officials to leave it alone. After the investigation by the subordinate officials, it was indeed the plaintiff who was justified. Please be aware of it. ”

Peng Yulin got up and said: "Parent Wang, the student has something unclear, and I want to ask you for advice: when the student chooses a station for the defense camp, the local local security has always been with you. Before determining the defense, the students had repeatedly asked the ground security to confirm that there was no owner before fencing and fortifying. At present, all the camps and defense areas in your county are handled in this way. ”

Wang Rui said: "There is a confused guarantee." Indeed, the land has a Lord. ”

Zeng Guofan asked with a smile: "Wang Ling is a person with an official reputation, and it will not be wrong to think about it." Perhaps, it was really a mistake in Jibao's memory. Wang Ling, listen to Lord Liu, the two regiments left by Lord Peng to guard the defensive area were thrown into prison? Why? Now you have them brought before the court, and the Minister will ask them a few words. ”

Wang Rui said: "My lord, the two Tuanding who disturbed the people, the lower officials have taken off their brave clothes and ordered them to go home, thinking that those who disturb the people's Tuan Ding are not punished." Lord Zeng, is there anything wrong with the lower officials doing this? ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned for a moment, but quickly calmed down and said, "Wang Ling is doing a good job!" The group training disturbs the people, how different from the bandits! This minister should be honored by the Ming court for this matter. Wang Ling, please invite the arrest hall and the copywriter to the court, and this minister will ask them a few words. Can it be made? ”

As soon as Wang Rui heard this, he immediately shouted outside the door: "Spread Zhang Dianshi and Li Xingming to the court." ”

It didn't take long for the burly bearded Zhang Dianshi and the well-mannered long-bearded Li Xingming to walk in.

After the ceremony, Zeng Guofan said: "Zhang Zhu Hall, Master Peng has chosen a garrison place for the regimental training, so as to prepare for the usual exercises. But I didn't expect that because of the confusion of the land, I chose a land with a lord. You present the landlord's land and the form, and the minister wants to see it. ”

Zhang Dianshi immediately said: "Please wait, my lord, the lower official will go and get the land now." ”

Zhang Dianshi finished his words and walked out quickly.

Zeng Guofan said to Li Xingming again: "Old master, please go and present the landlord's confession." ”

Li Xingming thought for a moment and said, "Lord Zeng, I don't know which confession the adult wants to read?" ”

Zeng Guofan said: "It's the most recent one." ”

Li Xingming nodded and walked out.

Zhang Dianshi walked in with more than a dozen copies of the land voucher, put the voucher in front of Zeng Guofan, and took a step back and stood up.

Zeng Guofan pushed the land voucher to Peng Yulin and said, "Master Peng, please pick out the land voucher." You're a member of the committee, and you should be able to pick it out quickly. ”

Peng Yulin spread out more than a dozen pieces of land certificates, looked at them one by one, looked up and asked Zhang Dianshi: "Lord Capture Hall, these are all expired land certificates." The one that Lord Zeng wants to see is the ground for the regiment to practice defense. It is the land that this committee member has just chosen. ”

Zhang Dianshi replied: "Lord Yuzeng, Lord Peng, in the hands of the lower officials, there are only expired land certificates. All valid land is in the hands of the lords of the land. Here in the government, there is only one foundation. If you want to find out, I'm afraid you may not be able to read it in three days. ”

Zeng Guofan smiled and waved his hand to signal Zhang Dianshi to step back.

After Zhang Dianshi went out, Li Xingming walked in again.

Li Xingming put a large confession book in front of Zeng Guofan and said, "Please read it." ”

Zeng Guofan pushed the book to Wang Rui and said, "Wang Ling, this time I have to worry about your master." ”

Wang Rui agreed, opened the book, squinted his eyes, and looked at it. Li Xingming didn't dare to leave, and took two steps back to stand.

Zeng Guofan smiled and said, "Wang Ling, this minister doesn't seem to have a good eye on you." Did you get tired from reading when you were a child? ”

Wang Rui replied while flipping through the book: "Thank you, Lord for your concern." Xia Guan's eyes are not very good when born, and it is not a big problem to see near places, but if they are a little farther away, they are blurry. Thankfully, it's fine. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "You take your time, don't worry. ”

Zeng Guofan asked Zhao Danian again: "Zhao Taishou, this minister looks at your complexion, you have been very busy recently, right?" ”

Zhao Danian wanted to get up and answer, but Zeng Guofan hurriedly said: "Zhao Taishou, we are a family affair, don't be polite." ”

Zhao Danian said: "Lord Xie lifts." We have been short of manpower recently, and we are indeed a bit busy. ”

Zeng Guofan nodded, pondered for a while, and said: "Hengzhou is located at a key point, once the Cantonese bandits are defeated in Jiangxi, they are likely to attack Hunan in an instant. Hengzhou is the first level, be sure to defend it strictly! ”

Zhao Danian said: "My lord, since the situation in Jiangxi has deteriorated, Xiaguan has never untied his clothes at night. There were only two official ships in Hengzhou, and the lower officials sent them to cruise at the mouth of the main river. As soon as there is a police, report it immediately, as quickly as possible! ”

Zeng Guofan smiled: "This is very good, the most important thing is to cooperate closely with the soldiers." In this matter, it is necessary to work too hard to keep the central scheduling, so as not to make mistakes. ”

Zeng Guofan saw that Wang Rui was still looking through the book, and couldn't help asking: "This case is only a matter of the last few days, you don't need to look for it from the beginning." You might as well start from the back and think it will be faster. ”

Wang Rui raised his head and asked Li Xingming: "Think about it." Did you record the landlord's confession? ”

Li Xingming Shili asked Wang Rui: "Please make it clear to the lord, which landlord is it?" Is it the one whose foundation of the Xu family was occupied, or the one who forcibly occupied Gou Lao'er's pig's nest? In addition to these two lawsuits, why can't the little one remember, and which one is about the foundation? ”

Zhao Danian asked Wang Rui at this time: "Wang Mingfu, has there ever been the lawsuit that your brother said?" My brother looked at you for a long time, and it didn't seem quite right. You are a well-known good official in Hunan, and if there are any difficulties, you might as well tell them. Tsang-sama will protect you. ”

Wang Rui pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "Xia Guan can remember!" The landlord's lawsuit did not record a confession. Xia Guan originally planned to formally try the case after it was verified. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "It turns out that this is the case, no wonder the royal order has not been found out after so long." Fortunately, it just so happens that the minister has also arrived here, so Wang Ling might as well go down immediately, pass the landlord to the county office, and raise the case to the court in the afternoon. After a long time, once the landlord is impatient and waits, and sues Futai, the matter will be big. Also, the two members of the group who you ordered to go home will also send someone to pass them on. Now that the minister has arrived in Hengyang, he must ask the matter clearly. Wang Ling, you can do it now. This minister is going to go to Lord Liu to rest for a while, and then come back in the afternoon. ”

Zeng Guofan got up, thought about it, and said to Zhao Danian who stood up: "Zhao Taishou, I still have to bother your driver, right here, together with Wang Ling, quickly pass on all the cadres and others who are suitable for the minister's talents." In the afternoon, the Minister will personally interrogate the case. ”

Zhao Danian and Wang Rui, together with all the subordinate officials, began to get busy after sending Zeng Guofan and others out of the county office.

When Liu Changyou and Peng Yulin accompanied Zeng Guofan for lunch, a chief quietly invited Liu Changyou outside the dining hall and said: "My lord, I was practicing running by the river today, and I found that there was a person on one of the big boats of the sailor, who was very similar to Li Dusi, a co-bid wanted by the Issuance and Examination Bureau. ”

Shi Chang took out a wanted notice from his bosom, pointed to it and said: "The people on the ship seem to be blind in one eye, the only difference is that the people on the notice have beards, and the people on the ships have no beards." ”

Liu Changyou groaned and said, "Don't make a noise first, secretly send someone to watch the boat, and let this official go and discuss it with Lord Zeng before deciding." Go ahead. ”

After Shi Chang left, Liu Changyou walked into the dining hall and did not speak, but first accompanied Zeng Guofan to finish the meal.

After the meal, Zeng Guofan felt very sleepy and wanted to take a break.

Liu Changyou invited Zeng Guofan into a bedroom that had already been cleaned up, and whispered: "My lord, the lower officials saw that there were many people in the dining hall, so they didn't tell you the old man. Shicai, Shi Changmao's baby reported to me that when he was practicing exercises by the river, he saw a person on the sailor's boat, very similar to Li Dusi, a co-bid wanted by the Issuance and Examination Bureau. Xia Guan knew that Li Dusi was an ordinary criminal, and asked him not to make a noise, and sent someone to watch him first. ”

Zeng Guofan was stunned when he heard this, and after a little contemplation, he said: "He is a person who knows some kung fu, and he is on the boat, so it may not be easy to take him." He is not Bao Chunting's opponent, but Chunting is not here. ”

Liu Changyou whispered: "My lord, if you really can't do it, how about knocking him down with a musket?" No matter how fast he is, he can't be faster than a musket. ”

Zeng Guofan shook his head and said: "Muskets don't have eyes, what should I do if I make a mistake?" Zimo, you call Fu Si in, and we will ask him what he thinks. ”

Liu Changyou said: "My lord, Fu Si is a rough man, and he can't hold his breath when he encounters something." Xia Guan had an idea, but he didn't know how to make it. ”

Zeng Guofan said: "Zimo, if you have something to say, just talk about it, don't have any scruples." Don't you know, this evil ruffian is not arrested, and the hearts of the people of Changsha are not steady! He's a jackal, and at any point, he'll run out and hurt someone! (End of chapter)