Chapter Forty-Six: Money and Spirits! (Medium)
The front of the county government leads to the street, and the back leads to the courtyard.
When the magistrate slowly opened the curtain and was about to enter the hall, he first glanced at the situation in the county office.
I saw the master bookkeeper with two mustaches standing in front of the case, and shouted inwardly: "Are you going to rebel!" Dare to attack the county officials! ”
Not far from him, all fourteen officials in the county government were on their knees and wailing.
"Please master for us!"
"My eyes!"
In front of the officials, there were two women, two men and four men.
When he saw the immature, delicate and cute twin sisters, the magistrate's eyes lit up and he was about to step in.
But as soon as he lifted his leg, he stopped stiffly.
A pair of eyes stared directly at Chu Hao, and while his eyes were getting bigger and bigger, his face also turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Ouch, my mother, I didn't go in, thanks to my master!"
He exclaimed in his heart and slowly lowered the curtain, cold sweat already oozing from his forehead.
He, the magistrate of the county, was appointed by the imperial court, so he naturally knew the former prince and the current lord of a country.
What's more, at the enthronement ceremony, he also shouted long live with the civil and military hundred officials and bowed down.
Although he knelt far away, he also remembered Chu Hao's appearance.
"How could this good man suddenly come to Lishui County...... Didn't you say that he was killed by the protector? ”
Just as he thought of this, he saw the old man with a feminine face beside Chu Hao looking sideways in the direction he was from the gap in the curtain.
The magistrate was instantly shocked into a cold sweat.
"He's found me!"
When this thought appeared, he saw the feminine old man take a step forward and whisper something to Chu Hao.
Immediately afterwards, I saw that Chu Hao's eyes also looked at the curtain.
Seeing this, the magistrate's heart sank, and his thinking was also turning rapidly.
"No, I can't continue to hide, the longer I hide, the more it will show that my lord is weak."
He raised his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat from his face, and took a few more deep breaths.
"Don't panic, definitely don't panic!"
Thinking of this, he secretly clenched his fists in his sleeves, then lifted the curtain open, walked in front of the desk expressionlessly, slowly sat down, looked sideways at the main book, and asked in a deep voice: "Since you have beaten the drum of grievances, can you submit a pleading?" ”
The master bookkeeper was stunned when he heard this, shouldn't he ask if he had collected the money?
When he was strange in his heart, he slowly bowed down and said, "My lord, these four people below despised the court and actually injured the officials in the street. According to the law, the rod shall be eighty, and his family property shall be confiscated! ”
When the magistrate heard his words, the corners of his eyes jumped, and he wanted to beat him to death with a shocking wood.
"Why doesn't this edict know about this law?"
"Could it be that you made it up?"
"Do you know what crime was committed by the private decree?!"
He asked a series of questions, and the master book was confused.
"Bang!"
The magistrate slapped the shocked wood suddenly, and said angrily: "Bold master, this official is only a moment late, you have already made a law privately, such a big rebellion, how can this official tolerate you?" ”
With that, he stood up and pushed the master book down the hall.
After the master bookkeeper came to the hall with a blank face, he subconsciously said: "Didn't you personally set this law, my lord?" ”
The magistrate's eyes widened, "You are a thief, you dare to frame this official when you are dying!" ”
While he was angry, he easily threw out the shocking wood he was holding in his hand and smashed it directly on the forehead of the main book.
"Ah~"
After the master bookkeeper screamed miserably, he covered his bloody forehead, first stunned, and then said angrily: "Wang Zixu, are you crazy? ”
The magistrate glared, patted the long case, and shouted: "Where is the servant, quickly put this person who has no king's law and no respect and humility in his heart into prison!" ”
The master bookkeeper laughed angrily when he heard this, and sneered: "Wang Zixu, are you sleeping in a daze, the officials of this county are all the family members of my Li Mansion, and you dare to speak out as a bare county magistrate?" ”
The magistrate glared again when he heard this, "You actually used your family as a servant to deceive the official?" ”
The chief bookkeeper smiled, "My lord, you are really confused, didn't you personally set the order of thirty taels in exchange for one servant?" ”
"By the way, and your thirty-six concubines, which one of us didn't snatch it for you from the street?"
"Have you forgotten the order of the rich merchant to punish the common people for breaking the law?"
When he finished saying this, Zhixian's face was already pale, he glanced at Chu Hao, but saw Chu Hao's face full of curiosity.
Zhixian, who felt that there was still a chance to turn around, slapped the long case hard, gritted his teeth and said: "Nonsense, blood spews!" ”
After that, he walked out of the back of the case, came to the place where the water and fire sticks stood on the left, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to do it himself.
But at this moment, Cao Zhengchun moved to the place where the water and fire stick was standing, blocking in front of him.
Zhixian glared and shouted, "What are you going to do?" Could it be that you are in league with that villain? ”
Cao Zhengchun didn't say a word, but Chu Hao, who was not far away, applauded and said: "What a master book, a good county, I haven't started to investigate yet, you actually told the crime yourself." ”
When the master bookkeeper heard the word 'I', his face changed suddenly.
After thinking about the cause and effect, I immediately understood what was wrong with Zhixian.
Prince Xu of the county magistrate glared angrily at this sentence and shouted: "Bold, this official has not yet asked you about your guilt for injuring the officials, and you dare to blaspheme the emperor Long Wei, do you know what a great crime you have committed by pretending to be a saint today?" ”
"Tsk."
Chu Hao sighed and said with a smile: "Didn't you recognize me earlier?" I thought you would think of something to do after hiding behind the curtain for so long, but instead you let me watch a dog-eat-dog show. ”
When the magistrate held back the fear in his heart and was about to speak, Chu Hao had already walked behind the long case, took out the heirloom jade seal from the system warehouse with the action of reaching into his arms, and slowly put it on the long case.
Looking at the four-inch jade seal that was as blue as green, warm and luster, and five dragons, the magistrate's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground, saying: "The magistrate of Lishui County greets the emperor, my emperor is ......."
As soon as he spoke, he was interrupted by Chu Hao.
"Alright, stop pretending."
Chu Hao waved his hand, and said with an interested look: "Didn't you make a private law?" Simply convict yourself of another sentence based on what you have done over the years. ”
Not far away, the master was already kneeling on the ground, the blood and cold sweat on his forehead mixed together, dripping on the ground drop by drop.
The servants also stopped howling miserably, and knelt there trembling without saying a word.
Zhixian forced a smile and said with a dry mouth: "Weichen doesn't understand what the emperor means. ”
The smile on Chu Hao's face scattered, and he said coldly: "Since you are undecided, then I will be sentenced in accordance with the law of the Great Qian." ”
"Based on what you've done over the years, it shouldn't be too much to sentence Ling Chi, right?"
After hearing this, the panic on the magistrate's face suddenly receded, lowered his head, and said gloomily: "Your Majesty, don't force the ministers!" ”