Chapter 77: Choice

Ding Shichang, Fu Yuehui, Cai Wenying and others quickly fled all the way back to Michi, hurriedly prepared a document and sent a stagecoach to gallop to Luoyang Mansion, first warned Qi Xiaoguang, and then packed up and prepared to rush back to the city.

The three of them parted, and Ding Shichang had mixed feelings. Such an important town as Shaanzhou has been swept down by thieves, and the two counties of Mianchi and Xin'an, which have been abandoned for a long time, are tantamount to using mantis arms as cars. In love, Fu Yuehui, Cai Wenying have a very close personal relationship with himself, and even Qi Xiaoguang, the prefect of Luoyang, and he really can't bear to leave them and wait for death; However, as local parents, the two have the responsibility to defend the land, and the laws of the imperial court are strict, unless there is a direct order from the higher government, it is a great crime to abandon the land without permission, and on the other hand, the capital city of Luoyang needs them to delay the thieves' troops as much as possible in order to gain more time to prepare for war - this truth, the three of them understand.

Most of the official roads from Shaanzhou to Mianchi are mountain roads, winding for nearly 200 miles, and no matter how fast the thieves come, there is still a safety period of four or five days. The three of them all knew that after this parting, it could almost be said that heaven and man would never be separated from each other.

Long pavilion, west wind, ancient road, fluffy grass and blue sky.

Fu Yuehui bought wine and said goodbye to his two friends.

How can it be said that there is a period, and it is different from the son?

How can it be said to be ruthless, drunk with the son.

The forest is verdant, and the love of the child.

Hold the hand of the son, and the son will always know.

Ding Shichang took Fu Yuehui's family away. Later, when passing by Xin'an, he would also take Cai Wenying's family to Fucheng.

Theoretically, the first three-year term of the county governor is not allowed to bring a wife (up to three consecutive terms). However, it is no longer the Taizu Dynasty today, and many of the laws set by the Taizu Dynasty that are completely impersonal are only formally retained in the "Da Ming Law", and no one will take it seriously, even if it is a political enemy, it is rarely used as an excuse to attack the other party. For example, the chaos of "good male style" in the Ming officialdom is directly related to this. Another example is the article "The people are forty and have no heirs to take concubines", Emperor Shenzong even directly revised the judicial interpretation: the "people" here originally included officials and students - ordinary people can find a mother-in-law to reproduce and have children and recite Amitabha, how many people have the financial resources to take concubines? Grandpa Tai set this rule, originally in order to allow more ordinary people to marry daughters-in-law to increase the labor force of the empire - but in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, violators of this prohibition abounded, so Emperor Wanli simply eliminated officials and students from the "people" - from then on, this law only applies to those who really have no money to take concubines.

Seeing Ding Shichang and Cai Wenying go hand in hand, Fu Yuehui straightened his waist and resolutely turned back to the Michi County Ya.

The county government of Mianchi is relatively large in the county government of the same level, from south to north are Zhaobi, Toumen, Yimen, Yayuan, Lobby, Second Hall, and Third Hall.

Zhaobi was a lonely wall standing in front of the door, which, according to the saying at the time, could prevent the evil spirits and unclean things from outside from crashing into the yamen.

There is a drum shouting in front of the head gate, and those who have no place to appeal or have no reason to appeal to the urgency of the case can beat the drum at any time to voice their grievances, and the magistrate must immediately go to the court to deal with it when he hears the drum. In any case, however, the drummer had to be beaten before he could begin to present his case—to discourage the ignorant and foolish from knocking on the ground at every turn for the sake of trivial matters.

On the other side of the drum of injustice stood two stone tablets, one of which was engraved: False accusation plus third class, and the other was engraved: Fifty rods of Yue Sue.

Concise.

It's also a warning. If it is a false accusation made out of nothing, after it is verified, the punishment will be increased by three levels; If you go to the next level, even if the case is true, you will be punished with 50 boards. This is also an effective means of screening the importance of the case by increasing the cost of its own - those who would rather fight their butts and bloom than file a lawsuit are often really wronged. Of course, if it has been reported to the county magistrate and the latter does not accept it, the magistrate will be punished accordingly according to the seriousness of the case - even if it is the slightest delay and prevarication, the magistrate will be fined for one year! Relatively speaking, this kind of supervision and balance was, after all, a two-way street, and it was relatively reasonable and scientific in the general environment at that time.

After the head gate is the "instrument gate". The instrument door is actually a row of three doors. The middle one is called the "Middle Gate", which is only for the county and the superiors of the county, and the others can't go, so they go and beat their butts - ordinary people have to go through the east gate. The east gate is also called the birth gate or the human gate, which is for the general personnel to pass. There is also a west gate, which is called the Death Gate or the Ghost Gate, which is an exclusive VIP passage for prisoners.

Behind the Yimen is the yayuan, with three wings on each side, which is the "six rooms" of the county government - corresponding to the six departments in the imperial court, and it is also the name of the official household rite and military torture worker, but it is called "room". Wendong Wuxi, the east three are the official house and the ceremonial room, which is in charge of the county. The county is the eighth product, and the responsibility is to assist the county, and is in charge of the county's grain and horses, tax collection, household registration, and patrol and arrest. The three rooms on the west side are the barn's room, the torture room, and the workshop, which is in charge of the canon's history. In terms of official position, the canonical history is not in the stream, and it is not even considered a nine products, and its main job is to be responsible for arresting prisoners.

Further back is the county government hall, also called the lobby. Only important ceremonies, adjudication of important cases, and the acceptance of holy decrees are eligible to be carried out here. What we watched in the film and television drama, a certain A sued a certain B's dog that bit his own chicken, and the county magistrate made a majestic shot in the lobby: Dut, bold...... This is.

These matters are dealt with in the second church.

General civil cases, receiving superiors or visiting officials from other places, and discussing political affairs with colleagues such as the county chief secretary and the secretary...... It's all in the second hall. The east and west wings on both sides of the main hall of the second hall are the study or tea room of the county master, and personal friends, and they are not familiar enough to be able to enter the hall and the wife does not avoid it, so they chat in the study tea room.

Santang is considered a private space. The daily office handling of official documents, the family gatherings of colleagues, and matters involving secrets that cannot be used by outsiders are all handled in the three halls. The east wing is the residence of the county and his family, and the west wing houses the masters. A magistrate often pays out of his own pocket to hire three masters to assist in handling government affairs: a master Qian Gu is responsible for settling accounts and managing money and grain, a criminal master who is familiar with the law of the Ming Dynasty assists in solving cases, and a master Shuqi is responsible for handling and polishing official documents. Master Qian Gu has two public and private accounts in his hands, the big account of the public family should be flat, and the small account of the grandfather's private account should be profitable, which is knowledge. The master in the film and television drama said: "Come on, reward fifty taels of silver." "The one who came over and agreed was Master Qian Gu. As for which account the money goes, how it is leveled, and how much it is recorded...... The master is clearer than us. The grandfather has read the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and he has never read the "Da Ming Law" at all. Therefore, it is necessary to have a master who is familiar with the law to help the counselor. In the play, the master who stands next to the temple and interjects from time to time is the famous master of the criminal family. As for Master Shuqi, it is even more amazing, often a word difference can determine the career of the owner and even the life of the family. There are two well-known examples. First, the later generations of Zeng Guofan suppressed the long hair, at the beginning the scholar led the troops in all directions and failed again and again, so he wrote to Xianfeng to ask for guilt: "The minister has been defeated repeatedly...... his staff shook his head after reading the draft: "Don't take me with you if you are tired of living!" Who doesn't know that our Xianfeng Emperor is one of the few second-pole goods in history who employs people facing forward and not facing backwards? If you see your 'repeated defeats', you will say 'what do you want', and take you down on the spot to set an example! Zeng Guofan was taken aback: "it!" However, I did lead the Hunan army from one defeat to another, how can this be done? The staff smiled and casually changed the order: "The ministers have been defeated and fought repeatedly. "The context is completely different all of a sudden! Sure enough, Xianfeng saw "repeated defeats and battles", and Long Yan was happy: "Okay, courage is commendable, I like such a fool, and I don't lose ...... by pulling me down with death" So he achieved the later Lao Zeng. Another example is Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department of the Chongzhen Dynasty. Originally, he was ordered by Chongzhen to negotiate peace with Huang Taiji, but the master didn't have to work hard, and sent the terms of the peace to the group as "Internal Reference" - copy all departments! Now those cannon maggots in the Manchu Dynasty can find a place to use, roll up their arms and sleeves, and arch out with all the green tendons in their heads! Chongzhen shrank his head: "I don't know about this!" Then Chen Xinjia went to prison and cut off his skull......

If the county magistrate has a minor son-in-law and young master, he will also invite a Mr. Xixi to teach him. The masters are called "curtain friends" and have a very high status.

Fu Yuehui has always pursued the rule of inaction, and Mianchi has not had any major cases that need to be considered in the "Da Ming Law" for many years. I wasn't very greedy, Mrs. Fu didn't have much money in his pocket, and he didn't want to camp anymore, so he only hired Master Qiangu. Returned to the county office, gave the master a dozen or two coils, the master has been with Fu Yuehui for many years, the relationship is quite deep, at first he shouted that he wanted to die with the owner, Fu Zhixian persuaded for a while, wiped his tears and left.

After dealing with personal matters, Fu Yuehui came to the lobby and gathered everyone in the yali.

The teams that enjoy the official national grade in a county are: the county, the county, the main book (Zheng Jiupin, responsible for household registration, official document archiving and copying, supervision and sealing, etc.), the teaching (Zheng Bapin, in charge of education, teaching students, and also responsible for ceremonial etiquette), discipline (Zheng Jiupin, counting the deputy of teaching), and inspection (from the ninth product, responsible for arresting thieves and interrogating traitors and counterfeiters). These people are considered "officials".

There are also some "officials", who have no grade and are called uninflowed, including: Yicheng (responsible for the post station, there are post guards below), gate officials (in charge of the city gate), tax ambassadors (in charge of commercial taxes), and Hebo officials (in charge of river fishery administration and fishery taxes) and so on.

Then there are the three classes of officials. It is divided into soap class (in charge of prison), Zhuang class (the gang of people who stand in the hall and shout "mighty" when the county is promoted, and they are also responsible for hitting sticks on the board), and fast class (specifically responsible for arresting people).

Fu Yuehui roughly talked about the fact that Shaanzhou had fallen and that Mianchi was about to suffer a catastrophe. In fact, the news has already spread. However, when it came out of Mrs. Fu's mouth, everyone still felt as if they had been hit by five thunderbolts.

Afterwards, Fu Yuehui looked around at the officials and said calmly: "Fu Mou has eaten the king's Lu, and he has been eating vegetarian meals for several years, and he is really ashamed. There is a saying that 'usually talk about the heart with your hands, and repay the gentleman's kindness when you die'. Fu has made up his mind, and he is bound to live and die with Michi. Ladies and gentlemen, you and I have all received the grace of the king, and the law of the country is clear, and if you can escape for a while, you will never be able to escape for the rest of your life. If you fight to the death, you can still change the future for your children and grandchildren, and save yourself from the pain of ten years of cold windows. In Fu's humble opinion, you can send the eldest wife as soon as possible, and a certain has already said to Lord Zun Cai of Xin'an County, you can go to the other side first, he will take care of it properly, and then send someone to escort him to the city for refuge. As for you and me, let's be loyal to the country. What do you think? ”

The crowd was silent.

After a while, seeing that no one was talking, Fu Yuehui said to the "officials" again: "Everyone, although you are in the public gate, you have no status in the court, and I think the thief will not be too difficult for you." You can go home immediately, and if you can avoid it, it's best to avoid it. Today, Fu Mou made it clear that following Fu, you have lost a lot of benefits, and Fu knows this. However, half a penny and every inch are all related to the lives of the small people of Shengdou, and you can also be regarded as accumulating yin virtue for yourself and your children and grandchildren, and you will be blessed in the future. Fu has been lazy for many years, thanks to everyone's help, please accept Fu's gift, and everyone will say goodbye. ”

The officials hurriedly said: "I can't help it", "Adult, the villain can't stand it", "Adult, the villain doesn't dare"......

Fu Yuehui left his seat and gave a half-salute to everyone, and everyone jumped away in a hurry, and those who did not avoid it bowed to the ground and bowed back.

In the end, Fu Yuehui said to Bai Xiangdong: "Brother Liguang (Bai Xiangdong's character), in my heart, the important towns of Shaanzhou have been blown down by thieves. This county really can't bear the disaster of the people suffering from the sword soldiers, and the useless efforts of gathering the brave and strong to resist the thieves are still exempted. Whether it is a warehouse or a storehouse, and there are not many things, do not move, lest the thieves be angry and rob the people again. The county is determined to be self-willed, and the brother should try to be enlightened to the saint, and this matter is borne by a certain person Fu and has nothing to do with others. Fu will repair a book and send you and Li Xundao to Luoyang Shouwangfu to ask for some classics for edification. ”

Bai Xiangdong knelt down in the hall when he heard this, and the instructor Li Bo also knelt down in a hurry, and Bai Xiangdong said solemnly: "Lord County, Bai Mou reads the sage book and teaches a county, and he must not flee from the enemy." Bai understands that the adults ask for classics to excuse the two of us, and we are grateful for the five. However, righteousness comes first, Bai will never dare to apostate the scriptures and abandon the big festival, and it will be difficult for Bai to obey his fate! ”

Fu Yuehui smiled miserably: "Brother Xiangdong, Fu is dead, it is easy to play everything to the heavens, or you have to bear the wrath of thunder, which is difficult." Fu Mou is easy for himself, with the brother who is difficult to blame, to protect the name of the princes of the city, and to ask for the lives of thousands of Shuli, all of them are on the shoulders of the two, how to say the loss of the big festival? Brother, I don't need to say much. ”

As soon as these words came out, Bai and Li only wept and kowtowed.

The officials who had just faintly born jealousy also figured it out: Fu Xianzun decided not to burn the official warehouse in order to avoid thieves harassing the people, this is a piece of kindness, in order to wash away others, and take all the responsibility on themselves (when making this decision, he called himself "this county" instead of "Fu", which means that this is an administrative order, and everyone must obey it), this is a good intention, on the one hand, the two reading seeds are sent out with irrelevant excuses, on the other hand, the power of heaven is unpredictable, they may be about to face the wrath of the saint, life, or death, In the first thought of the saint, Fu Zun was doing his best......

At this moment, Guan Shengyun's forward had already driven through the Zhushi Pass, and was digging a ditch and chopping firewood thirty miles away from Michi to prepare for camping.