The mission left Chang'an and walked east for seven or eight days, and while burying a pot in the middle of the meal, Dongfang Shuo called me into a carriage to study the route to Fenglingdu. There are two options: one is to take a boat all the way down the river to Fenglingdu, which takes only two days, but the government does not have so many available ships, and the horses cannot be transported away, and the horses are very precious in the Western Han Dynasty, and they are difficult to buy and cannot be discarded. The other is to continue by land, which takes two days longer than by water; After passing the five counties of Bingzhou, Youzhou, Guiyuan, Shangdang, Yanmen, Xihe, Dai and Hedong, the terrain is flat and suitable for the cavalry to pass quickly, and the time can be chased back. In the end, we chose to take the overland route, which was 80 miles a day, and we could reach Fenglingdu in three days.

It took us more than half a day to finally enter the boundary of Huaxian County, but before we arrived at the Huaxian County Office, we suddenly heard a quarrel, and a bunch of people crowded together, as if they were arguing about something.

We also stopped to see what the local magistrate was doing.

In a quarrel under the way, we listened to it for a while, and then we knew the reason for the incident, and Dongfang Shuo and I had a plan in our hearts. In the holy decree, it is said that "hunting on behalf of the sky", we can't live up to the holy will, and we can just help Dongfang Shuo improve his political achievements and prestige.

Dongfang Shuo glanced at me, and I walked over to one of the guards who were looking at the supplies, bowed my head and whispered, and then disguised as a small soldier of the merchant brigade guard, and walked quickly to the front of the county yamen. Later, I learned that his name was Wang Tao, a person from Liyang, who had been in the army for three years, was strong, smart and flexible, and fought with the Huns, killing six enemies and being unharmed.

Wang Tao walked to the door and looked at me, I nodded and motioned for him to do it boldly, and he walked to the leather drum at the entrance of the county government without hesitation, picked up the mallet and beat the big drum, and waited for the official to come out and deal with affairs.

A flurry of footsteps came, and before the person appeared, the questioning voice sounded, "Who beats the drum, what grievances, this church is the master of your impartial law enforcement." ”。 An officialdom figure wearing a black robe of all colors, with wide sleeves and a hosta on his head, came out, his figure was neither fat nor thin, and he said as he walked.

"My lord, it's this brother who beats the drum and complains." The official on duty in front of the door pointed at Wang Tao and said, it was not as bad as he imagined, unexpected. The official in front of the door did not treat Wang Tao arrogantly, but was commensurate with his brother, which shows that this county order is not useless, mediocre and inactive, at least at this moment I have a good impression, I feel that he should be a good parental official, and suddenly there is no longer hostility.

"If you have any grievances, you can talk to this official, and this official, as a local parent official, must uphold justice for the people and maintain the light. Don't wronged a good person, and don't let go of a bad person. "The county order is righteous and awe-inspiring, and it also explains his official character.

Dongfang Shuo cast an approving look after hearing this, feeling that this person was available. Wang Tao, who was on the side, told the county magistrate about the quarrel ahead, and invited him to go and find out: "My lord, my lord and Mr. Chen, planted in spring today, and found that my field had traces of turning over the soil and sowing seeds; Since the field and the land of Mr. Chen's house are connected together and cannot be distinguished, they quarreled, so Xiaomin hereby beats the drum and asks the adults to deal with it impartially. ”。

After hearing this, the county magistrate walked towards the crowd, and the official next to him also followed, and shouted: "Huaxian County ordered Xun Zhen to deal with it, and the idle people retreated, let the adults pass!" ”。

The crowd consciously moved out of the way and let this Lord Xun walk over, and it was seen that the people of Huaxian County loved him very much. They even forgot that Wang Tao, who had just beaten the drum, had returned to his post, and I nodded in approval of his cleverness, and quietly watched how the county magistrate handled this matter without saying a word.

"What is it about the two Shinja that can cause you to have an argument and make a lot of noise on this street?" Xun Zhen walked up to the two with a smile to stop the quarrel and asked the reason kindly.

After the two stopped arguing, they also bowed to the county magistrate, and the landlord of the Chen family opened his mouth to elaborate on the ins and outs of the matter, which was no different from what Wang Tao said; And the other gentry is seven or eight years younger than this Chen gentry, and he is embarrassed to speak first in front of the county officials.

"There is no basis for what I say, and I ask the two squires to take me to the field to see if it is reasonable to judge again!" Xun Xian Ling looked up again and asked the surrounding crowd and the two squire landlords.

"It's up to the lord to decide." The squire and everyone said in unison, which immediately attracted the curiosity of me, Dongfang Shuo and Lu Jia, and told me to take care of the aftermath and walk to the field of the accident with the crowd.

In a short time, a large group of us, only about 20 people, walked to the destination. The huge land has been turned up, the new soil is up, the black and wet soil is facing the sun, and occasionally I can see that the grain seeds have not been buried in the black soil, and according to my experience in my previous life, this sowing will be today. The front side is the place where the incident occurred, and there is no soil in the middle, and it is still dry gray. On one side, more than a dozen shovels and bamboo chops lay quietly on the ridges; On one side, the same farm tools, but with a few clay pots and a small half-sack of grain.

"Wang Zhi, Zou He, Zou Qiang, and Shi Shumin (shi'shui'min), the four of you immediately took the rope, measured the land and recorded it clearly, and even marked the location of the tree." Xun Zhen remembered the cause of the incident, and after seeing the land, he quickly said to the four officials who followed.

At this point, I think of the averaging method; It is to divide the land equally, and no one suffers. I don't know if it's handled like this, let's wait and see.

The four officials quickly took the rope and measured the length and width of the field, and after a while, Zou Qiang took the number of the bamboo board and walked in front of Xun Zhen. "My lord, after the four of us measured, the total length of this piece of land is 56 zhang and 38 zhang wide, and the tree grows exactly at 87 zhang long. Judge please! ”。

The two squires should have a good idea of their land, but they were not so accurate, so they had no objection and nodded in agreement with Zou Qiang's figures.

"The two of you usually use the shade of the tree as the boundary to sow and harvest, which is unfair, and today the official made a suggestion, I wonder if you can accept it?" Xun Zhen glanced at the bamboo slips in his hand, pondered for a moment, looked at the fields and trees, and said to the squire.

The two squires and landlords glanced at each other, clasped their fists and said to Xun Zhen: "My lord, please speak, the two of us will listen to each other, as long as it is fair, we will never say anything." ”。

Xun Zhen glanced at the two of them and expressed her opinion; "The day is the day, the shadow is something, and it is indeed unfair to use this as a boundary, no wonder there is controversy. Today, the official has made a decision for the two of you, and I hope that the two of you will take this as a boundary, no longer have disputes, and get along peacefully! ”。 As he spoke, he walked to the first ten zhang of the uncle's west side, picked up a shovel not far away, stuck it on the ground, and inserted it three times in a row, three steps apart, which was the boundary.

Xun Zhen pointed to the shovel and said to the two, "You two will use this as a boundary in the future, sowing and reaping." Add ridges to show the boundary. ”。

Dongfang Shuo and I first applauded him "Papa~", and the people around him also hurriedly applauded and agreed, and there were also two squires inside.

Dongfang Shuo said to Xun Zhen: "My lord is discerning, fair and realistic, which is really the blessing of the people of Huaxian County; It is a blessing for the court to have parents like you in the Han Dynasty. ”。

Xun Zhen looked at Dongfang Shuo, paused, and suddenly opened her eyes wide, looking at Dongfang Shuo carefully, as if she had thought of something.

"Foot, but, it's the Emperor, the Imperial History, the Master Shi!" Xun Zhen stammered.

Dongfang Shuo is so smart, from the time Xun Zhen opened his eyes wide, he had already guessed that he should recognize his own group of people, so he was not surprised. After all, my armor hasn't faded yet, so it's no surprise that I recognize myself.

"Lord Xun judges things fairly for the people, and he has seen it in his eyes and learned it." Dongfang Shuo saluted Xun Zhen, and did not think that he was superior to others by order, but was approachable and made others feel very easy to get along with.

Xun Zhen saw that no one in the east had any shelf, so she was no longer nervous. "Brother Dongfang, go thousands of miles to Beijing, learn to be rich and five cars, only eight buckets high, and finally be realized, the lower officials are envious, only blame it on the dullness, only to be shallow and can not follow the example of the Oriental Lord, now the Dongfang brother to a certain jurisdiction, but also hope to give advice!" Xun Zhen also sold politeness and devalued herself worthless.

Xun Zhen and Dongfang Shuo passed the buck to each other for a long time, not caring about the crowd around them at all, staring at each other with big eyes, not knowing why. Xun Zhen had no choice but to introduce Dongfang Shuo, how he went to Beijing thousands of miles, and then told everyone about the widely circulated help to the emperor's pro-government, and also briefly introduced the current official position. The Imperial Doctor is many levels higher than the little county order, just like a heaven and an underground; The former accompanied the holy car, and the latter never even saw the emperor on the ground; As the people of the Han Dynasty, of course, they worship and revere the emperor's current Han Emperor, and the same is true for the ministers around him.

Bow in unison as a sign of respect.