The county government tried the case, and there was nothing to see.

Because the county-level government of the Northern Song Dynasty only has the final right to adjudicate cases below the cane punishment. Once the prison sentence is involved, it needs to be transferred to the state-level agency, and the county officials threaten the people that they will raid their homes, which is basically bullying the small people for not understanding the law.

Of course, since the county government has the right to be held accountable with a cane, if it angers the county official, it is still possible to accidentally beat him to death.

The Sun family is a big clan in this county, and it is inconvenient to beat them to death, and it is even inconvenient to bend them into tricks.

"Taishou, please give the lower officials two months, and the investigation will be completed for the state court to judge." Wang Jin made a military order.

The so-called investigation and completion of the round preparation is to collect all the evidence, determine the nature of the case, and then transfer it to the state-level judicial department for trial.

If the same offender commits more than one crime, he or she must file a case several times.

This is called "investigation based on the pleadings", which determines that a complaint can only be tried within the scope of the charges in the complaint, so as to prevent the fabrication of charges from causing unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.

You can come casually to deal with ordinary people, and you can't be negligent in any step when dealing with someone like the Sun family.

It was impossible for Zhu Ming to wait for two or three months in Leize County, and said, "I will leave someone for you to call, and I will add the archers." Deng Chun, you are here to be sent by Wang County's order. ”

"Yes!" Deng Chun gave up his hand.

Wang Jin said: "It just so happens that the head of the county has been arrested, and this Deng Zhuang can be the head of the capital." ”

Zhu Ming shook his head: "It's better to let the locals do it, you have been in this county for a long time, there should be a suitable candidate." ”

Wang Jin said with a smile: "In this Jingdong Road, there are not many others, but there are many strong men, choose a hero who has a grudge against the Sun family." ”

The number of permanent archers in Xixiang County is basically only one or twenty, and they are only expanded when suppressing bandits.

In the counties of Jingdong Road, there are hundreds of standing bowers, because there are too many thieves. Even the imperial court issued a special order for the archers of Jingdong Road to be equipped with a crossbow each, and melee weapons such as knives and guns should also be available.

It can be said that the police here in Shandong are more effective than the regular army in Hanzhong!

In the whole country, there is only this one, and there is no other semicolon.

They were all forced out by thieves, and since the Wang Lun uprising in the Qingli period (the prototype of Wang Lun in "Water Margin"), it has become common for thieves to kill officials in Shandong. When the disturbance was at its worst, the prefect and the governor did not dare to go out of the city, and the prefect even needed the prime minister to arrange suitable candidates himself.

"Wang County Order, someone is besieging the county government to make trouble!" The chief bookkeeper, Geng Dingchen, hurriedly came in to report the news.

Wang Jin asked: "You are also the county lieutenant, and someone is making trouble, why don't you deal with it?" Don't you dare to do it? Or are you inconvenient to get your hands dirty? ”

Geng Dingchen shrank and said, "The county archers are all old people of Sun Zongzhen. The head of the capital, Sun Zongzhen, was arrested, and he really couldn't order those archers to do things. ”

Zhu Ming said: "You are also a county lieutenant, but you can't even command the archers, so you are so incompetent and incompetent, don't worry about the county lieutenant in the future, let Wang County Order take charge of the county lieutenant." ”

Geng Dingchen opened his mouth, afraid of annoying Zhizhou, but also unwilling to give up his rights, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "There is a shortage of county lieutenants, if the main book is there, the main book will also lead the county lieutenant." Let the county order take charge of the county lieutenant's affairs, which is inconsistent with the system. ”

Zhu Ming smiled: "Then you will deal with the troublemakers." If it is not handled well, I will write it down. ”

Geng Dingchen was about to cry aggrieved, and in order to climb up, he chose to marry the Sun family. is nothing more than trying to use the uncle of the Sun family brothers to catch the line of the Cai Party, but when he encounters a tough Zhizhou, he is simply roasted on the fire.

Thinking about it, Geng Dingchen said: "The matter involves the Sun family, and the lower officials ask for recusal." ”

In other words, it is impossible for him to hand over the power of the county lieutenant, but because of the temporary avoidance of kinship, he must return to the county lieutenant division afterwards. At the same time, he does not participate in dealing with the Sun family, he can also pretend to be forced, and he can also write to the capital to cry and complain about his grievances, and maybe he can be promoted by the Cai Party because of this.

Zhu Ming and Wang Jin came out together and found that Cao Yuangui, the magistrate, was already coping.

At the gate of the county government, two or three hundred people gathered to make noise.

At least half of the scribes and soap officials in the entire county government were watching the excitement, and the archers were even more pretentious to block them, and they were more or less related to the Sun family.

Zhu Ming pressed the sword out, and Cao Yuangui shouted: "Taishou is here, don't make any more noise!" ”

No, those guys are still clamoring.

Zhu Ming asked, "Who is the deputy capital head?" ”

An archer replied: "The deputy head is sick and did not come to the county office today." ”

Zhu Ming scolded: "Did you die of illness?" Carry him over before he dies! ”

Wang Jin, who had served in Leize County for a longer period of time, was more aware of various situations, and he immediately called an archer and ten generals: "You go and find Deputy Liang Dutou." ”

But the ten generals said: "The front is blocked, and I can't get out." ”

Zhu Ming said: "Give you two choices, either rush out or be dismissed on the spot." ”

Ten generals hesitated for a few seconds, but they could only raise their knives and rush out, shouting in their mouths: "Get out of the way, get out of the way!" ”

The troublemakers deliberately squeezed in, leaving no gaps.

After a while, the ten generals returned in disheveled clothes and replied, "Taishou, I can't get out." ”

"Why don't you have your crossbow arrows with you?" Zhu Ming asked.

The Ten Generals said, "There are generally no bows and crossbows in the city. ”

"What do you want?" Zhu Ming said to Wang Jin, "This person is not qualified for errands, and Wang County ordered you to deal with it." ”

Wang Ji said: "Since it can't be done, I will be removed from the post of ten archers." Saber handed over! ”

The ten generals didn't expect that he was really being stroked, he took off the saber and threw it directly on the ground, not taking the governor, the county, and the county order in his eyes at all.

Whether it is taxation or looting, it needs the cooperation of these officials and archers, and it also needs the support of the Sun family, otherwise nothing can be done in the future. They are conceited that Wang Keshu is in the capital as a minister, and Wang Keshu has Cai Jing above, a little Zhizhou is a fart?

Seeing that the ten generals threw away their sabers, the rest of the archers no longer stopped the troublemakers, and Qi Shushu took a few steps back.

And the two or three hundred troublemakers took the opportunity to take a few steps forward and occupied all the steps in front of the ya.

Zhu Ming smiled: "Retreat into the gate." ”

The magistrate, the county order, the main book, the clerk, and the Xu official all followed Zhu Ming back to the gate of the county government.

The troublemakers really didn't dare to follow up, they were not thieves, but organized "good citizens". The nature of clamoring at the entrance of the county government is completely different from rushing into the county office.

The two sides confronted each other through an open door, and it was a stalemate.

Zhu Ming sighed: "The folk customs of Jingdong Road really live up to its name. ”

The phrase "2,000 stones are rarely insulted" means that the prefect of Jingdong Road is rarely bullied by local tyrants.

Zhu Ming just arrested the Sun brothers, ordered to arrest people yesterday, and was blocked in the county office today.

Zhu Ming asked: "Do you know who is the leader of the noise?" ”

Cao Yuan returned: "Most of them are members of the Fresh Clothes Society. ”

"Underworld," Zhu Ming muttered in a low voice and asked, "Can Wang Xian Ling dare to go to the countryside to recruit archers?" ”

"At this time?" Wang Jin was a little hesitant.

Zhu Ming pointed ahead: "Just go out from there." ”

Wang Jin's heart is empty, Shandong counties are strong, and there are more than one or two cases of killing county officials without permission. But when Zhizhou spoke, he could only muster up the courage to say: "Why don't you dare?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "Li Bao, Bai Sheng, you escort Wang Xian Ling out of the city. Deng Chun, you lead people to guard at the gate. Who will move the chair for Lao Tzu? ”

Cao Yuangui personally went to move the chair and asked Zhu Ming to sit down and watch the play.

Wang Ji took Bai Sheng and Li Bao to the backyard of the county government to bring three horses. They could have left through the back door, but they deliberately went through the gate and forced their way through the troublemakers.

Bai Sheng used to use guns, but it was better to use knives in the crowd.

He picked up the saber thrown away by the ten generals, and escorted Wang Ji through with Li Bao, one left and one right.

The leader of today's troubles is Gao Huaguang, the head of the Xianyi Society, that is, the underworld boss in Leize County.

In Shandong in the Northern Song Dynasty, there were many thieves in the countryside and the underworld in the city.

And there is also a saying, called "Cao Pu people are designed for thieves". It is about Puzhou, where Zhu Ming worked, and Xingren Mansion next door where Wang Jie served, and the people in these two places especially like to be thieves. Xingren Mansion is even more serious, "Cao is a thief area, and the law cannot be stopped."

The thieves outside the city are mostly composed of ordinary people who can't survive.

The underworld in the city often colludes with the big clans to form various associations. For example, Zeng Gong, a famous minister, punished the "Overlord Society" in Zhangqiu, and the leader of the Overlord Society alone has 31 people, and most of the members are from local powerful families.

The fresh clothes club in front of me is of the same nature as the Overlord Society.

Several community leaders are all sons of Haoqiang, who are attached to the Sun family to do evil.

"Get out of the way!" Wang Jin scolded.

Gao Huaguang, the boss of the club, sneered with his nostrils facing the sky: "Don't let it." ”

Wang Zhen said, "Give me the knife." ”

Bai Sheng handed over the saber.

Wang Jin posted to Gao Huaguang: "I am the commander of Leize County, and the official of the imperial court." If you don't get out of the way today, there will be only two results, either I kill you, or you kill me! ”

"You kill me!" Gao Huaguang doesn't care.

Without saying a word, Wang Jin raised his knife and slashed forward.

Gao Huaguang didn't dare to make trouble with his weapon, he only had a stick in his hand, and hurriedly blocked it with a stick, and said angrily: "You bird official, you really dare to use a knife!" ”

Wang Jin doesn't know martial arts at all, so he just slashes with a knife.

Gao Huaguang blocked left and right, and the people behind him also retreated again and again, this guy was forced to be helpless, so he had to shout: "Let this bird official out!" ”

The three of them led the horses out of the crowd, and Wang Ji couldn't get on the back of the horse even after trying a few times, so he collapsed and said, "Help me get on the horse." ”

Bai Sheng and Li Bao hurriedly helped him to ride a horse.

Don't look at the majesty just now, Wang Jin was so frightened that he was weak, and he half lay on the back of the horse and rode out of the city.

Gao Huaguang called a member of the community and whispered in a low voice: "Inform Xu Er, let him set up an ambush in the suburbs, and when this county order comes back, he will be slaughtered directly!" A bird knows the state, and he dares to come to Leize County to show his majesty. really annoyed me, and even he Zhizhou was killed. ”

The underworld did not dare to kill the county magistrate in the city, but dared to contact the country thieves to make a move.

Xu Er is a well-known horse bandit in Leize County, and the thieves under his command are all small and medium-sized landlords who were forced to bankruptcy by Ma Zheng.

Killing officials and rebelling is commonplace, and it's a big deal to hide and avoid the limelight, and then recruit people in the government afterwards.

(End of chapter)